"What's to be done?" Xia Yi didn't dare speak. She wrote a few words with tea.
I shook my head and gestured for Shao Zi to handle it. Clever as she was, Shao Zi grabbed Xia Yi and went outside, while I remained in my original seat. I lifted my tea and savored the top-grade green tea unique to the Xia family.
"Senior, elders, my master was already starving and seeing stars after traveling all this way. After eating, he fainted right at the table. The situation is rather undignified, so he can't receive guests for the time being. Once he wakes up later, my master will certainly apologize and pay his respects. I hope the elders can be magnanimous." Shao Zi lied without batting an eye, speaking in a gentle voice. I frowned. This child had clearly caused no shortage of trouble for others before. Fortunately, it was me; if it had been someone else, that would have been improper. No wonder even Senior Brother was unwilling to take her along. Damn birds.
Thinking back, wasn't it the same when I went adventuring with Senior Brother? One troublesome matter after another came rushing in, and I had nearly lost my life several times. Those memories were intoxicating in their own way.
"This... will do. Little Daoist friend, may I ask your honored master's Daoist name?" Xia Yunxuan's instincts were not bad. Hearing how formidable the child made her master sound, he naturally didn't believe that her master was merely an ordinary Daoist.
"My master is called True Person Tianjiu. His name is unknown to the world, and his title is not spread beyond our circle. Even if the elders ask others, they probably won't know him. Still, I will convey your careful consideration to my master." Shao Zi's outrageous