"Sigh... you must forgive me for the embarrassment. The boy in my household has been misbehaving and causing no end of trouble."
Verdant Green Maiden sighed, then gave Wang Xizhi and the soldiers behind him another look. "Wang Yishao, what are you doing here? And why have you brought so many soldiers?"
Wang Xizhi replied, "Over the past month, there have been reports of Demonic Creatures in several counties of Kuaiji. To reassure the people, I brought troops to hunt them down."
Hearing this, Verdant Green Maiden glanced back at Yang Jian and Sun Huo Wang.
The two blinked, then looked away in unison.
Verdant Green Maiden: "..."
Sigh. Let it go.
They were her own, after all. She could scold them herself, but whether Wang Xizhi and the others had the ability to bring them to justice was beside the point—Verdant Green Maiden wouldn't allow it.
She was fiercely protective of her own, especially since they hadn't committed any grave offense.
"I've already dealt with the Demonic Creatures here. You can go back now."
At her words, Wang Xizhi's face lit up with joy. "Really? Fu Niangzi, you truly have the heart of an Immortal! On behalf of the people of Kuaiji, I thank you!"
"Think nothing of it."
Verdant Green Maiden waved a hand, then looked at Yang Jian and Sun Huo Wang. "Why are you still here? Waiting to get kicked?"
The two hurriedly bowed to her. "Goddess, please calm your anger. We're leaving right away!"
"Wait!"
Just as they were about to go, Verdant Green Maiden suddenly called them back.
Sun Huo Wang froze, then turned to look at her. "Goddess, you're not going to hit us again, are you? Just look at us—we're still recovering from that Lightning Strike..."
Verdant Green Maiden glared at him,