Si Le hurriedly said, "She must have made that name up on a whim. I don't know what my name is, either."
His wan face softened a little. "Why don't you give me a name? One that belongs to you alone."
Li Zi was speechless. Was he flirting again?
She thought for a moment. "Then you can be called Dog Egg. An ugly name makes for an easy life."
The smile froze on Si Le's face. His mouth opened, perhaps to object, but he seemed to have no idea what to say.
Li Zi's patience ran out. She had only just broken through, and her Cultivation was still unstable. She needed time to consolidate it.
She raised a hand and flicked it. A rope shot through the air and bound Ran Zirou tightly.
"I'm taking you back to Reflection Cliff. Focus on your Cultivation and stop coming out to stir up trouble."
She had never actually intended to kill Ran Zirou.
Ran Zirou was Immortal Ziyang's daughter, her godmother's own flesh and blood. Li Zi couldn't bear to see her godmother heartbroken.
Perhaps Master had suddenly taken her on as a Direct Disciple to reassure Immortal Ziyang, too.
Before, she had worried constantly that Ran Zirou was too powerful and would set her sights on her Immortal Bone.
But now that Ran Zirou had started learning the Dual Cultivation Method, she had already gone astray. The Myriad Flower Divine Bone would be of little use to her.
There were still a few days until the Sect Competition. Li Zi wanted to use them to stabilize her Cultivation.
To her surprise, the Datura Spirit Grass arrived the very next day.
A letter from the Fifth Elder was attached.
The Fifth Elder urged her to raise her Cultivation as much as possible