"Would you really not hesitate at all?" Ru Jin asked.
"I might hesitate... but opportunities vanish in the blink of an eye. My instincts wouldn't let me take even half a step back." Xing'er was actually quite strong-willed. Ever since Senior Sister Xu had been killed, she had become even more tenacious in the way she handled things.
Ru Jin stood up and said, "What an instinct that won't let you retreat. If you can do it, why can't I? Compared to your state of mind, I'm far behind."
"Senior Sister, where are you going?" Xing'er asked blankly.
"To find Auntie Miao. I'll offer up my fortune. If you can face life and death without fear, then what can't I do when all I'm losing is a strand of fortune?" Ru Jin had finally made up her mind. Perhaps Xing'er's experiences had truly shaken her deeply.
"That's more like it. How could Junior Martial Aunt possibly flee in the face of danger?"
Shen Xiaoyu's voice came from the woods, startling Xing'er as well. "Why are you here?"
"Why can't I come? I have to pay my respects to Grandmaster!" Shen Xiaoyu immediately floated over, then prostrated himself before Xing'er, his face full of misery. "This disciple's grandson didn't know Grandmaster was inside Junior Martial Aunt's mind. I failed to fulfill my duties as a disciple's nephew toward Grandmaster and Junior Martial Aunt. Father has punished me to face the wall in the rear mountain. Shen Xiaoyu has come especially to apologize and bid farewell!"
"Go on, then. You're usually quite unruly, and Senior Brother Shen is right to say so. You really should face the wall and reflect for a while." Ru Jin spoke with a calm expression.
"Junior Martial Aunt!" Shen Xiaoyu looked as though his parents had died.