Amber, who was eating nearby, shrank back, even swallowing more quietly.
The moment Yiyi saw him like that, she knew he must have done something wrong...
She pursed her lips and asked Lu Ye, "What did Amber do wrong?"
Lu Ye turned and glared at Amber, briefly recounting how Amber had rashly charged out when they went to rescue her. Then he said, "You remember the first rule of our three-part agreement, right?"
Yiyi sat properly before him, her back ramrod straight, and immediately replied, "In all things, you come first. If our opinions differ, we listen to you!"
"Your memory's not bad."
Yiyi turned her head and shouted in a low voice, "Amber!"
Amber whimpered, his brawny body slowly shuffling over to Yiyi. He raised his eyes and looked at her pitifully. Yiyi raised a hand and smacked Amber on the head. "Lu Ye already told you not to act rashly, so why didn't you listen? You couldn't just charge in at a time like that. You had to follow the plan."
For every sentence, she gave him another slap.
Yiyi also knew Amber's earlier rashness had nearly ruined things. In the end, Lu Ye had killed those four cultivators and rescued her, but if Amber had been able to endure a little longer, things would certainly have gone more smoothly. Perhaps Lu Ye would not have fallen unconscious because of it.
Her escape this time had depended entirely on Lu Ye's decisive action. When Amber had rushed out then, if Lu Ye had hesitated in the slightest, he would have missed the perfect opportunity.
Yiyi kept this debt of gratitude in her heart. And to teach Amber a lesson, she showed no mercy, smacking his head until it thudded loudly.
"Enough." Lu Ye stopped her and looked at