Lexuan, Think of the Bigger Picture!

By the time Zhang Lexuan returned to Sea God Island, Ma Xiaotao had already dried her clothes with heat.

The moment Ma Xiaotao saw Zhang Lexuan, her mournful face turned into a fawning smile.

Usually, she hissed at anyone who came near. Now she approached like a docile kitten and clung to Zhang Lexuan's arm.

"Sister Lexuan, today was all a misunderstanding. How could I really hurt them?"

When Zhang Lexuan's expression remained unchanged, Ma Xiaotao knew her senior sister was truly angry. "Sister Lexuan, there were too many people around earlier. I was wrong. I'll kneel and apologize!"

As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao released Zhang Lexuan's arm, stepped forward, and made to kneel.

Just then, a refined, gentle voice sounded.

"Xiaotao! What did you do to make Lexuan angry this time?"

A handsome middle-aged man in white walked toward them as though he were merely passing by.

It was Ma Xiaotao's master, Yan Shaozhe, who was also the head of Shrek's Martial Soul Department.

"Master!"

"Senior Brother!"

Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan greeted Yan Shaozhe in turn.

Mu En had taken Zhang Lexuan in and trained her, so she counted as his disciple. That made her and Yan Shaozhe senior brother and junior sister.

But in the Inner Court, disciples ranked one another by age and cultivation rather than by master-disciple ties. Thus, Ma Xiaotao simply called Zhang Lexuan Senior Sister.

"Master! I felt my Evil Fire becoming hard to suppress again, and that reminded me of the Outer Court students I accidentally injured when I lost control."

Ma Xiaotao hurried to explain. "I wanted to find them and apologize, then ask about the ice-attribute Soul Master who intervened. It's just—"

She paused, stole a glance at Zhang Lexuan, and stuck out her tongue awkwardly. "I was too impatient