"You..."
Xu Jingyi was slightly taken aback, then said, "Why would you think that?!"
"As her master, I naturally dote on my disciple. How could I force her? Naturally, it was consensual."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself when you see her later."
Xu Jingyi was not angry. He merely said with some melancholy, "Her life has been difficult. She has few friends, yet at a time like this, the two of you still came to visit her. I imagine she must be very happy inside."
Seeing how every word came straight from his heart, Qi Zi and Ji Chutong were both somewhat puzzled.
Have we been overthinking it? Everything he did looked nothing like an act, but why then...
One could never be too wary of others.
Qi Zi's gaze hardened. After pondering, he said, "Palace Master, I'm a little curious."
"At a juncture like this, would my sister and I barging in disturb Lan Cai'er?"
"No."
Xu Jingyi smiled. "Nothing has begun yet. We're still in the preparation stage."
"As her master, I also want her to have no regrets. So you came at just the right time. That's why I said your timing was perfect."
"Mm. We're almost there."
"Since time is short, I won't take you around the Witchcraft Gu Holy Hall. Ahead lies the forbidden ground of our Witchcraft Gu Holy Hall. Normally, even the elders of my hall may not enter or leave freely—but today, there's an exception!"
He brought Qi Zi and Ji Chutong to a stop before a curtain of light.
The curtain of light was translucent purple. Through it, they could see that the so-called forbidden ground was actually a bleak forest of stone pillars.
Unlike most places in the Witchcraft Holy World, which were vivid in