"This... this won't do. Your father will blame you. I'm homeless anyway, so anywhere under heaven can be called home. But, Miss Mao, you're the descendant of a prestigious family. You absolutely can't let my sake drag your family and another prestigious household into conflict." I put on a worried expression.
"Big Brother Xia, it's really not as exaggerated as you make it sound. Our two families aren't particularly close to begin with. The occasional dispute is unavoidable." Mao Chuchu argued in her defense.
"Is this really all right?" I thought. Looks like I've managed to fool this little girl. All those performances weren't for nothing.
"Of course it is! I don't care what anyone says—I'm not going to let anything happen to you! Could I, Mao Chuchu, really be unable to protect a friend?" Mao Chuchu declared righteously.
"This... all right, then. Since Miss Mao thinks so highly of me, if anything happens because of me, I won't let you fall into the slightest danger either!" I said solemnly. Mao Chuchu's face flushed faintly, but she still nodded and said, "You said it yourself. If you fail to protect me, just wait and see how I deal with you!"
"Certainly." I smiled, and she smiled along with me.
Soon, to prevent Granny Duan from catching up with Ren Xianghe, we hurried toward the Zongyun Immortal Domain, flying at the fastest speed she could manage.
Ren Xianghe naturally knew this, so he pursued us relentlessly. But before two days had passed, news of Granny Duan arrived. The news left Mao Chuchu both amused and worried, and she said to me, "Hmph, Granny Duan went after the spy herself, but apparently she was surrounded by the Original Immortals. She was injured and fled back, so she couldn't help Ren Xianghe at