"This is just an excuse you came up with because you don't want to help Old Li catch that divine turtle, isn't it?"
The woman's words were sharp.
"That's the truth."
Xiao Xiao said only that, then fell silent.
He didn't want to argue with the woman.
If he wasn't willing to help, then he wasn't willing to help.
Why did he have to make her accept his reasons?
She was the one asking him for help in the first place.
But even though he stopped talking, the woman had no intention of doing the same.
She continued, "I know. Doing this is a little ungrateful."
"But it's just a turtle."
"And now you're not even calling it a divine turtle."
Zhuge Yun muttered in a voice neither loud nor soft.
The woman was taken aback. A hint of irritation appeared between her brows. "A divine turtle is still a turtle."
"What's the difference?"
"Then catch an ordinary turtle. Why catch a divine turtle?"
Zhuge Yun grumbled, "Besides, that divine turtle saved Old Master Li's life."
"You—"
The woman was at a loss for words.
If she said that a divine turtle was different from an ordinary turtle... wouldn't that contradict what she'd just said?
She wasn't about to slap herself in the face.
But she couldn't think of anything else to say in rebuttal.
She suddenly felt awkward, and her cheeks grew hot.
The air grew somewhat tense.
Zhang Bo discreetly gave Zhuge Yun a thumbs-up.
Zhao Luzheng also shot him a look that said, "Well done."
Zhuge Yun modestly waved a hand.
They all understood how the woman felt.
But that didn't give her the right to criticize Xiao Xiao so self-righteously.
She'd been unreasonable first, so she couldn't blame him for being blunt.