"What? Xiao Qiao was bullied!"
When she saw the Carrier Pigeon Message Ye Weiming had shared, even the usually well-behaved Sanyue bristled. "Let's go to the Ancient Tomb right now and ask Xiao Qiao what happened!"
Unexpectedly, Ye Weiming merely shook his head. "No. We'll return to the Divine Constable Bureau first and turn in the quest."
Sanyue immediately abandoned her usual obedience and protested indignantly, "A Ming, what time is this? You're still fixated on those insignificant quest rewards? Xiao Qiao was bullied!"
"Of course I know." Killing Intent still lingered in Ye Weiming's eyes. "That's exactly why I need a buffer to calm myself down, so my anger doesn't hurt Xiao Qiao."
Sanyue: ???
Ye Weiming continued, "I remember someone once telling me that girls are often very sensitive."
Sanyue raised her hand. "I said that."
"That made a lot of sense." Ye Weiming nodded in approval, then continued, "Mu Ran's letter was vague, so once we see Xiao Qiao, we'll definitely need to get the full story. But given my current state of mind, I'm worried I won't be able to remain entirely calm while asking about it."
"And Xiao Qiao has just been scammed out of something. She must be in an extremely sensitive state right now, and there's a high chance that what she lost was my Guo Jing Dagger."
"If my attitude seems more irritable than usual at a time like this, I'm afraid it might hurt Xiao Qiao a second time."
"That's why I need to calm myself down first before going to see her."
As they spoke, the two had already each activated their movement skills and rushed toward the Hankou City post station.
After hearing Ye Weiming's reasoning, Sanyue nodded seriously. Then she could not help asking curiously, "How did you