Liao Ziqian thought for a moment, then said:
"After Master left, this disciple followed your instructions and never left the Immortal Cave. When hungry, I ate Bigu pills. Every day, I cultivated according to the plan and did not dare slack off in the slightest. However, during that time, two Outer Sect disciples responsible for cleaning said they had been ordered to clean Master's Immortal Cave and asked this disciple to open the formation."
After hearing this, a glint flashed through Xun Kun's dark eyes. He said blandly:
"Zi Qian, how did you handle it?"
"This disciple told them the truth, that you had set up the formation and I could not open it, so I told the two of them to come back after you returned.
Those two did not believe me, but they did not dare force their way through the formation, so they could only leave in frustration. The next day, they came again and deliberately spoke ill of Master outside the formation. They even said this disciple was your kept plaything!"
At this point, Liao Ziqian paused and asked:
"Master, what is a kept plaything?"
Xun Kun felt as though the veins at his temples could no longer be held down, yet he could only press his lips together and say:
"That is not a good thing to say. Do not let it dirty your ears."
"Yes, Master! This disciple also felt that what they said was not good. They seemed to be deliberately provoking this disciple, trying to make me walk out of the formation myself. This disciple did not fall for it and followed Master's instructions to activate another formation, even cutting off their voices.
Those two muttered among themselves for quite some time. Seeing that this disciple had no reaction, they left. They