Xuan Xiao had just finished washing up and was about to spend some time cultivating in the cultivation room when Qiangu Dieting returned with a little girl.
Indeed, the task he had given Qiangu Dieting was to find Xiao Xiao and the family behind her, then bring them back unharmed.
The moment Xiao Xiao stepped through the door and saw Xuan Xiao, her eyes reddened. Tears welled up, ready to fall at any moment.
Qiangu Dieting tactfully withdrew, closing the door behind him to give the two of them space to talk alone.
Seeing Xiao Xiao on the verge of tears, Xuan Xiao was at a loss. He hurried over and looked at her, his voice carrying concern and confusion.
"What's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I'll go settle the score for you."
Xiao Xiao sniffled, then pointed at him, her voice tinged with hurt and reproach.
"You!"
Xuan Xiao froze, then pointed at his own nose with an innocent expression.
"Me? What did I do? I didn't bully you."
Xiao Xiao could no longer hold back her tears. Wiping them away, she spoke through her sobs.
"Yes! You! Who told you to stir up my feelings, then leave me at Shrek for an entire year without so much as asking about me?"
"Do you know how I spent this past year? Every day, I wondered when you'd come get me, but you never even wrote me a letter!"
Hearing that, Xuan Xiao felt his head swell to the size of a bushel. He hurried to explain.
"I've been wronged! You saw it yourself-I've been so busy this past year that my feet barely touched the ground. Things only just settled down, and I immediately sent Elder Qiangu to bring you here."
Xiao Xiao huffed and turned away,