Today's third update: Chapter 3451! 3/4!
Perhaps Xu Kun's stern rebuke had intimidated her, or perhaps Xu Buwan's comfort had brought her warmth. Xu Caiyi gradually stopped crying and hurriedly wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand. Her little face was flushed red as she tried hard to appear stronger.
Yet her action made the Huang Clan prodigy below, who was holding up a jade bottle and eagerly awaiting more "Dragon Tears," secretly lament. He did not dare make a sound, however, and could only helplessly put away the bottle and retreat.
Seeing that Xu Caiyi had calmed down somewhat, Xu Buwan finally raised her eyes again and faced Xu Kun directly. Her tone was calm yet firm. "Yi Yi is here. How could I, as her aunt, abandon her and leave alone?"
"Heh. You cannot even take care of yourself. You are full of openings, yet you still boast about taking care of someone else? What can you possibly use to protect her?"
Xu Kun's mockery remained sharp, directly pointing to Xu Buwan's earlier defeat.
This time, Xu Buwan did not argue with him over the matter, because it was indeed a fact she could not refute at present.
Ignoring his mockery, she continued, "Since the two of us were outmatched and became prisoners here, then this is the consequence we ought to bear. Since we are here, we may as well settle in. May I ask, Huang Lord, how do you intend to arrange for us?
Will you imprison the two of us in a dark cell and keep us under strict guard?
Or do you intend to interrogate us for certain secrets concerning the Human Race, the Phoenix Race, or other affiliated forces?"
Having decided to stay for the time being,