"Master, Master, look—I saved a little kitten. Isn't it cute?"
Xiaoyao watched Nannan skip toward him with the kitten in her arms, his brows nearly furrowing into deep vertical lines.
"Kneel."
Xiaoyao barked sharply. At his reprimand, the smile on Nannan's face vanished at a visible speed, eventually turning into a pitiful, aggrieved look as she obediently knelt on the ground.
Her fingers absentmindedly teased the little kitten in her arms.
Meanwhile, Red Tiger rolled his eyes from afar. His massive body lay beneath a tree as he watched the scene with utter boredom.
He had no idea how many times this had happened. His master scolded the little master like this every time, but what happened afterward? The little master always acted as though nothing had happened.
"I reminded you again and again not to run around, but what did you do? You cause trouble and stir up problems all day long. Right now, when you make mistakes, I can still clean up after you—but what about later? What if one day you provoke an enemy even your master cannot deal with?"
"What will you do then?"
Xiaoyao spoke word by word, his tone incomparably stern, with a hint of frustration at her failure to live up to his expectations.
"Master, aren't you very powerful? In this world, no one is stronger than you."
Nannan was unconcerned as she continued speaking. She believed that there was no one in this world more powerful than her master.
No matter what she did, her master would silently stand behind her, becoming her strongest support.
"You're wrong. The world is vast. People stronger than your master are everywhere. What if one day you provoke someone even your master can't defeat? What will you do then?"
Seeing Nannan's utterly impervious attitude, Xiaoyao immediately