Gong San waved a hand impatiently. "Relax. Since I agreed to escort you, I'll naturally keep your little life safe."
Gong Qi fell silent for a moment. "Keep my little life safe? So it doesn't matter if I lose an arm or leg, or end up severely injured and crippled?"
Gong San remained utterly calm. "As long as you're alive, even if you only have one breath left, you can be saved. What are you afraid of?"
Biting a handkerchief with an aggrieved look, Gong Qi said, "I'm afraid you won't take responsibility."
Wouldn't losing arms and legs and becoming crippled be miserable enough?
She was living perfectly well. Why would she want to court disaster?
What Gong Qi really wanted to say was that Gong San was unreliable.
Gong San: "..."
That expression of hers made it seem as though she were accusing Gong San of being some heartless philanderer.
Gong San had thought herself shameless enough, but only upon seeing Gong Qi did she learn what true shamelessness looked like.
Gong San waved her hand impatiently. "Enough. I'll take a look around nearby. If anything happens, I'll come back immediately."
Only then was Gong Qi satisfied, though her clear, wide eyes remained fixed tightly on Gong San.
Wherever Gong San went, Gong Qi watched. Her gaze made Gong San's scalp go numb, and she slipped away as swiftly as if oil had been smeared beneath her feet.
The moment Gong San vanished, Gong Qi shed her childish demeanor and became much more composed. "Master, do you think something happening to my second sister was Third Sister's doing?"
Qingyun pondered for a moment. "I arrived in the Northern Realm late. The events of that year have already settled beneath the dust of tens of thousands of years, and little