Amid the constantly rising flames, Yao Wan raised her hand and guided one of the pills before Xiao Se.
"I understand."
"Mm, go on."
After Xiao Se left, Qing Lin could not help asking, "Miss... is this really all right?"
"They have both survived bloody battles, after all. It is not as though they cannot handle something like this, is it?"
"Master, Qing Lin means, between Young Master and Master..."
Even Feng Qing'er, who was usually taciturn, unusually spoke up. Yao Wan unconsciously raised a brow and turned to glance at her, making Feng Qing'er hurriedly lower her head. "Qing'er has spoken out of turn. Please punish me, Master!"
"No, even if you have some strange proclivities, I cannot possibly indulge you every single time, Little Phoenix."
Yao Wan spoke with some exasperation. She had merely looked at her—was there really a need to react so strongly?
Then again, she had no right to say that. After all, she had indeed been too harsh back then and turned Feng Qing'er into this. Naturally, she had no reason to complain about her being so jumpy now.
Shaking her head lightly, Yao Wan replied, "If Little Phoenix likes it, you can stay by Xiao Se's side. The Endless Fire Domain has plenty of affairs to handle anyway. If you have no interest in continuing to manage the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, you can work for him instead. He is not particularly fond of running around everywhere, after all. It should be a pretty good job for you, shouldn't it?"
"M-Master?"
Ignoring Feng Qing'er's surprise, Yao Wan looked at Qing Lin. "The same goes for Qing Lin. But you are more the type who prefers finding things to do in the first place, so it is up to you."
"Young Master has already