Yunxi's eyes flickered as she gave Dugu Ye a faint glance and said with feigned propriety:
"Immortal Practitioner Dugu, I should wait until Bai Mei recovers before leaving. You may go on ahead; there is no need to accommodate us sisters."
Dugu Ye was nearly furious to death. Was it that he did not want to leave? He simply could not leave, all right?
Hua Wu and Cui Ying exchanged a glance, each catching a glimmer of amusement in the other's eyes. They knew Qian Jiao was needling Dugu Ye with veiled sarcasm.
Yuxing Chi coughed lightly without speaking. Buddha Wushen proclaimed a Buddhist title and stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Everyone, I fear there is something wrong with this little island in the lake. It is easy to enter, but difficult to leave."
After saying that, his figure flashed as he tried to leave. Yet in the next instant, he reappeared where he had been, just like Dugu Ye before him.
Yuxing Chi also gave it a try and got the same result as Wushen and Dugu Ye.
Only then did Yunxi speak as though suddenly enlightened.
"Oh! So there is no way to leave. I thought Immortal Practitioner Dugu knew how to cherish a delicate flower and treasure jade, and wished to wait until my sister recovered before leaving together. It seems I was thinking too much."
This time, Dugu Ye did not respond. He merely snorted coldly, looking as though he could not be bothered to argue with her.
Yunxi had always looked down on people whose eyes were higher than their hands. Since he was not taking the initiative to come over and invite humiliation, she naturally could not be bothered with him.
Cui Ying suggested:
"Since we cannot leave Lake Heart Island for the