And what Xuannv wanted to exploit was precisely this psychology of Lijing's. This was his territory, and his magical power far overwhelmed the two of them combined, so he simply wouldn't take their little tricks seriously. Deep down, he looked down on them, believing that neither she nor Sujin could stir up any waves under his very nose. Therefore, performing ambiguous little tricks right under his nose was actually the safest course of action; it was only when he couldn't personally keep watch that countless pairs of eyes would surround her and Sujin.
And so what if Lijing saw? He didn't know the secrets the two martial sisters had kept between them for years. Two strokes of the hand signified success, three strokes signified failure, and a stroke down the back—whether stroked twice or three times—looked entirely like comforting. So what if he saw it? Besides, the two of them rarely had the chance to cross paths; if messages weren't passed now, once the two were separated, it would be even less possible.
Sujin did not raise her head to look at Xuannv, because doing so would make their interaction look like signaling. Instead, she timely shed two teardrops and continued eating with a stubborn expression. It looked as though she was terrified inside, yet putting on a brave face so as not to show cowardice in front of Lijing, but upon receiving her sister's comfort, she still couldn't hold back a couple of tears.
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