Amid the steadily rising flames, Yao Wan raised her hand and drew one of the pills over to Xiao Se.
"I understand."
"Mm. Go on."
Only after Xiao Se left did Qing Lin somewhat fail to hold back and ask, "Miss... will this really be all right?"
"They're people who lived through slaughter, after all. Surely they won't be so useless that they can't even handle this much?"
"Master, what Qing Lin means is, between the young master and Master..."
Even Feng Qing'er, who had always kept silent, rarely spoke up, causing Yao Wan to raise a brow unconsciously and glance back at her. Feng Qing'er hurriedly lowered her head and said in a panicked voice, "Qing'er spoke out of turn. Please punish me, Master!"
"—No, even if you have some strange preferences, I can't possibly satisfy you every single time, Little Phoenix."
Yao Wan said this with some speechlessness. She had only looked at her once. Was there any need to react this strongly?
That said, she did not really have the right to say that. After all, it was indeed because she had been too ruthless back then that Feng Qing'er had become like this. Now, naturally, she had no reason to complain about her being so easily startled.
Shaking her head lightly, Yao Wan then replied, "If Little Phoenix likes it, it's fine for you to stay by Xiao Se's side. In any case, there are many affairs in the Endless Fire Territory. If you have no interest in continuing to manage the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, you can work for him instead. After all, he isn't someone who likes running around much either. It should be a decent assignment for you, no?"
"Mas... Master?"
Ignoring Feng Qing'er's surprise, Yao Wan then looked toward Qing Lin. "The