After finishing the skewers, Tongtian casually wiped his hands on his robe and leaned over to look at the timeline Su Miao had organized.
"Second Brother, what exactly is that old bastard after?"
Su Miao's heart sank.
"Master, what can I do?"
Yuanshi opened his eyes and looked at her.
"Return to the Farm Teachings and set its affairs in order. Accumulate resources.
"Put the matter of Heaven Opening on hold for now.
"Once we have cleared out Hongjun's chess pieces, we can discuss it again."
Su Miao wanted to say something but held back. She could not distract her master. While he cleared out Hongjun's chess pieces, the only thing she could do was avoid causing trouble and handle her own responsibilities well.
"I understand."
Tongtian cut in.
"What about me? What am I supposed to do?"
Yuanshi glanced at him.
"Go into seclusion at Upper Purity Peak. Do not go around causing trouble."
Tongtian bristled. "When have I ever caused trouble?"
Su Miao and Yuanshi looked at him at the same time.
Under their stares, Tongtian guiltily shrank his neck.
"Fine, fine, fine. I'm leaving. I'll leave right away. I won't disturb you, all right?"
He grabbed a Spicy Strip, stuffed it into his mouth, and spoke indistinctly.
"I'll finish this before I go."
Watching him chew crab with his cheeks puffed out, Su Miao could not help curving the corner of her mouth.
During the days Yuanshi was clearing out the chess pieces, Su Miao and Tongtian ate and drank their way through Holy City and the Tai'an Realm.
It was not that they were slacking off. Yuanshi had told her not to get in the way.
His exact words had been, "If you stay here, I'll be distracted."
It was not disgust. Yuanshi simply did not