Xifeng pulled Taile some distance outside, her expression suddenly turning stern as she reached up and grabbed his ear.
"You brat, how many times have I told you not to go near the edge of the oasis when you've got nothing to do?"
"What if you run into bad people? Are you going to leave your big sister all alone in this godforsaken place?"
"And do you even know what happens to the ninjas in Rōran in the end? You weren't helping those two guests—you were harming them!"
The pain in his ear twisted Taile's expression, and he kept sucking in sharp breaths.
"Hiss~"
"Xifeng, my ear's going to fall off! Stop pulling~"
"I know I was wrong! I won't do it again!"
Only after hearing that did Xifeng let go of his ear, shooting Taile an annoyed glare.
Taile raised a hand and kept rubbing his ear as he began to explain.
"Xifeng, it's only local Rōran ninjas who disappear. Travelers don't, so what are you worried about?"
"Besides, they're just outsiders. If something happens to them, it has nothing to do with us."
"Even if I hadn't received them, someone else would have."
"I only did it for those two kunai."
Hearing this, Xifeng looked at Taile with a complicated expression, her eyes filled with helplessness and heartache.
"Sigh~"
"I can't control what other people do, but I still hope you can become a kind person."
"Go make dinner first. I'll check on those two guests inside."
With that, she turned and walked into the wooden cabin, while Taile went to one side, piled up some dry wood, and began building a fire.
After entering the room, Xifeng looked at Senya and Hikari, who were seated off to one side, and told Senya about the strange happenings in