Shantao called out to Lu Ya, and together they helped Si Shuo move Ji Xiao Cheng Liang to the back courtyard. Once the clamor and lights from the front faded into the distance, she stopped and chuckled softly.
"Ji Liang, put up a Protective Shield. I have something I need to say to you both."
The words had barely left her mouth when Ji Xiao Cheng Liang, who had just been feigning drunkenness, sat up straight. He clapped his hands, and a misty Protective Shield enveloped the three of them, shutting out Lu Ya, who wore a dark expression.
To be precise, the Protective Shield enveloped four people. From behind a large tree, Miao Juan emerged.
Si Shuo's expression changed in an instant. She instinctively fell back behind Ji Xiao Cheng Liang, clutching his arm tightly. "Shantao, who is she? Why is she here?"
