That "again" had been used with remarkable finesse, yet Luo Ge, burning with anger, failed to notice that little detail.
"Su Jiu of your Ice Veil Peak doesn't seem to welcome me very much."
Indeed, relying entirely on her own imagination, Luo Ge laid the blame for all of this at Su Jiu's feet.
Ning Hai lowered his eyes slightly, his smile unchanged. "How could that be? A Jiu may seem somewhat aloof in everyday life, but she's hardly an unreasonable person."
Luo Ge pressed her lips together and sneered inwardly. Another person protecting Su Jiu.
So Luo Ge gave Ning Hai a brief account of what had happened that day.
Ning Hai chuckled twice. "A Jiu is only forty, after all. She's still rather young. If anything she did displeased you, don't take it too much to heart."
Luo Ge drew a deep breath. It seemed the Azure Tide Sect's Sect Leader had also decided not to intervene. But Ice Veil Peak had humiliated her like this-how could she possibly accept it?
At that thought, Luo Ge's expression grew colder still. "In that case, I'll take my leave!"
Luo Ge thought Ning Hai would surely stop her when he saw she was angry, giving her the chance to demand that Su Jiu be punished. Yet Ning Hai merely wore the same smiling expression. "In that case, I won't see you out. Please give my regards to your esteemed Master."
Luo Ge's face turned purple. She had never imagined that when she said she was leaving, Ning Hai would not even try to persuade her to stay. Only then did she finally realize just how unwelcome she was in the Azure Tide Sect.
But the words were already out. If only to preserve her dignity, Luo Ge could no longer