Meng Yutong's gaze at that moment was anything but kind, like she was looking at prey crying to be fed.
"Master, you misunderstood. I was only asking offhand, how could I possibly hide something like this from you!" Duan Shuyun hurriedly squeezed out a smile.
"Hmph! Big Senior, you're the most capable one. How wonderful it would be to hide something like this from me. When Heng'er came back from the Northern Continent and brought his own birth mother with him, wouldn't it be so interesting to give me a huge surprise?"
"No, no, no, Master, you really misunderstood me!"
"Master, don't blame First Senior Sister... while you were away, it was all thanks to First Senior Sister managing the affairs on the peak. She was so busy she could hardly attend to everything." Mu Liuxi spoke up for her.
"Hmph, Ye Ting is here right now... I won't deal with you girls first. Once she leaves, come over on your own initiative and kneel in a row."
After Meng Yutong gave a light snort, she vanished straight from the chair.
Duan Shuyun was breaking out in a cold sweat, already able to foresee her own ending.
"(T?T) I'm finished. Master's cultivation has recovered now, and Junior Brother isn't home... the Little Black Room is definitely unavoidable."
"Sigh! Master holds grudges very tightly. It's not just you, First Senior Sister, we won't end up much better either."
"It's not the same. I was the mastermind. And besides, I repeatedly pretended to be someone on Master's side and offered her strategies... then, well, Master gave herself away for free every time." At this point, Duan Shuyun herself couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Hahaha..."
"First Senior Sister, you..." Seeing her suddenly start laughing mid-sentence, Mu Liuxi was stunned.
"If I'm shut in