"Ancestral Master, I'll be leaving first."
After Li Sushang left, the Herrscher of Reason curled her lips and reluctantly began packing up her stall.
"Damn it, I'd only been setting up for an hour. I finally got a job, and she confiscated it."
"Coo coo—"
"What are you so pleased about!"
With a small bag on her back and Black Kite in her arms, the Herrscher of Reason headed toward Taixu Sect.
Taixu Sect's main hall.
Fu Hua sat in the seat of honor, her legs folded beneath her.
Her eyes were narrowed, and her head nodded from time to time.
She appeared to be asleep.
The doors slowly opened. The Herrscher of Reason poked her head in for a look, then tossed Black Kite inside.
To look cool, she did a flip and jumped in over the wall.
Unfortunately, the spot where the Herrscher of Reason landed happened to be where Fu Hua had recently placed six pots of flowers.
Cui Ji was still watering them nearby.
Who would have thought they would be directly trampled beneath the Herrscher of Reason's feet?
After landing, the two stared at each other for a long while.
The atmosphere around them grew strangely awkward.
Clang—
The watering can fell to the ground.
"Master Herrscher of Reason, y-you..."
"What did I step on...?"
"They're eustomas that Master bought from the market a few days ago. And... they were just about to bloom."
Her legs trembling, she carefully stepped off the flowers' remains.
Looking at the mess behind her, the Herrscher of Reason seemed to put on a mask of agony.
"Why did I have to climb over the wall? Wouldn't it have been better to use the front gate...?"
Squatting on the ground, she clutched her head and complained.
Seeing this, Cui Ji