"Oh... what unfortunate timing." Li Yichen sounded a little disappointed. "Since she isn't here, I'll have to ask Cui Jue and the others."
Then he couldn't help frowning. Why didn't the Seventh Master and Eighth Master mention that Meng Po was in seclusion? Did they forget?
"What brings you here this time, big brother? Before Master went into seclusion, she told me to help you with anything I could, without asking her permission," Xia said quickly. "I can make decisions on ordinary matters myself."
Li Yichen immediately smiled at her words and hurriedly said, "Some of the maids at Meng Po's Residence are absolutely gorgeous. I'd like to borrow a few."
"Big brother... you can't do that... humans and ghosts belong to different worlds. Besides, your wives wouldn't agree." Xia nearly died of fright at his words. Does he want to do... that... with a female ghost? Does he want to try something new?
Even Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao turned pale and stared at him in horror. Clearly, they had reached the same conclusion as Xia.
Li Yichen was utterly exasperated. What's with those looks? Am I that kind of person?
He hurriedly explained, "Don't get the wrong idea. The maids aren't for me. I'm looking for ghost pets for my three roommates."
Then he recounted how Yang Weifeng and the others had pressured him into finding them pets.
"I can't get spirit beasts, so I figured I'd find each of them a ghost pet," Li Yichen said casually. "Ghost pets are pets too. That should get them off my back."
Then Li Yichen shrugged helplessly. "That's the whole story."
"Oh... so that's what happened." Only then did Xia breathe a sigh of relief. Smiling, she said, "I can handle that myself. I'll take you to choose some maids,