How exactly was she supposed to explain this?
What kind of excuse would be better?
How could she explain it so that Old Man would believe her?
Seeing Old Man's face completely darken as he glared at her with rage in his eyes, Xiao Yue felt especially uncertain.
Was she going to be grounded again?
"I..."
Xiao Yue lowered her head and silently picked at her thumb. For the moment, she had yet to figure out what to say.
"What are you hesitating over? If there's a problem, just say it."
What was there that she couldn't say?
The more Xiao Yue acted like this, the angrier Xiao Zhan became.
If she explained the matter clearly, what could he, as her father, possibly say?
He wanted to see exactly what excuse his little girl could come up with.
If it failed to satisfy him...
Hmph, hmph...
"Old Man, I got too absorbed in training, so I came back late!
If I trained a little more, I might even be able to make another breakthrough!"
Could she be blamed for coming home late?
It was not like she had wanted this!
Just thinking about the thrill of practicing swordsmanship was unforgettable.
If she could keep practicing, she might become even more familiar with her current swordsmanship. At the very least, she would not be left utterly defenseless when fighting Uncle!
Was it easy for her?
"So what you mean is, it's my fault?"
What kind of nonsense was the little girl saying?
Was she blaming the rules he had laid down?
She had played herself silly, yet she blamed him for not letting her play properly?
Had she become this openly brazen about breaking the family rules? Did she even still respect him as her father?
If he did not rein