"Come here. Tell me what happened." Chen Ze beckoned Zhao Ling'er over. Her face was streaked with tears like rain-drenched pear blossoms.
Zhao Ling'er obediently walked closer, yet she still looked frightened and uneasy.
Seeing her like this, Chen Ze felt a blaze of anger rise within him. "Who bullied you? Tell me, and I'll go chop him to death."
No matter how Chen Ze thought about it, he could not understand how Zhao Ling'er had turned out like this after merely going out for a trip.
If no one had bullied Zhao Ling'er, Chen Ze simply would not believe it.
"Master, I caused trouble." Zhao Ling'er still said the same thing, her voice choked with sobs as she lowered her head further and further, nearly burying it in her chest.
"It's fine. What's there to fear about causing trouble? You came back from Myriad Things Space. Who could possibly find you? You wouldn't cause trouble for me anyway. Even if you did, there's nothing to fear. Just chop them down and be done with it."
Seeing Zhao Ling'er like this, Chen Ze knew he definitely would not get the full story out of her right away. What he needed to do now was soothe her emotions first.
"Really?" Zhao Ling'er finally raised the head she had nearly buried, her round eyes rolling as she looked at Chen Ze.
"Really. Let's sit down and talk. Let's see exactly what kind of trouble you caused for me." Chen Ze was so exasperated by her expression that he laughed.
Afterward, Zhao Ling'er told Chen Ze everything exactly as it had happened, from the moment she left the residence onward.
As Chen Ze listened to Zhao Ling'er's account, spiritual energy surged through his body several times, and he nearly drew his sword and