Han E's headstrong streak flared up again. She stubbornly decided that since Shi Feiyang did not like her, he should stop meddling in her affairs. Whatever she did from now on had nothing to do with him.
A willful, rebellious girl like her would give anyone a headache.
She kept insisting on leaving, but Shi Feiyang naturally would not let her go just like that. "If you truly want to leave, I won't restrict you. But since you're here, have a meal with me first. You can leave afterward."
In her heart, Han E did not actually want to leave. She wanted Shi Feiyang to keep her at his side, and in practical terms, she could not leave either. She had no choice but to return reluctantly.
Shi Feiyang told her to take the seat the Stone God Princess had occupied earlier, but she did not dare. Although the Stone God Princess had never abused her, the various methods she had displayed had instilled fear deep in Han E's bones. Even in her absence, Han E did not dare overstep in the slightest.
Shi Feiyang did not insist, instead letting her sit at the side of the Stone God Princess's table.
"Tell me, where do you plan to go after leaving here?"
Han E had not expected that question. She had thought he would ask how she had fared over the years, and had prepared plenty to say, beginning with her departure from Bridge Mountain all those years ago. Instead of asking about her past, however, Shi Feiyang asked what she intended to do after leaving. Overwhelmed by a sense of grievance, she said bitterly, "I'm going to become a witch who commits every evil imaginable!"
"Mm. And how do you intend to go about becoming a witch?"
Seeing that