Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing shook their heads like rattles without giving it much thought.
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and stammered:
"How could we?"
"Lin Xiao, I've already received so much from you. I said I'd serve you for a hundred years, and everything I've done so far was simply my duty..."
"You don't need to give me any reward."
Zhu Zhuyun shot Zhu Zhuqing a look of exasperation, then gazed at Lin Xiao with misty eyes and a pitiful expression.
"Master, are you abandoning Zhuyun?"
Lin Xiao was so exasperated that he nearly laughed.
"Who's your master? We're nothing more than partners in a mutually beneficial arrangement. Don't tell me you've turned it into a lifetime contract? I have a name. Call me Lin Xiao."
Zhu Zhuyun looked aggrieved, gazing at Lin Xiao as though he were a heartless man. Bashfully, she lifted her Phoenix Robe, revealing the enchanting Fire Lotus Mark on her fair skin.
"But Master stamped me already."
"How could you turn your back on me now?"
Lin Xiao said flatly:
"That's easy. I originally placed this mark to control you. Since you've rendered both merit and service, I'll remove it."
Zhu Zhuyun froze at first. Then her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly said:
"No! Don't!"
What a joke?!
The Fire Lotus Mark was proof of her extraordinary relationship with Lin Xiao!
The reason she dared to keep testing Lin Xiao's limits was precisely because she had this Fire Lotus Mark. It proved that she was absolutely loyal and guaranteed her absolute safety.
Besides.
She had worn it for so long that she had grown accustomed to it. It was actually quite beautiful too!!!
But Lin Xiao didn't stop.
A wisp of flame drifted out from Zhu Zhuyun's body and was drawn into Lin