Afterward, to soothe the little girl, Xiao Yu spent a full hour talking her around.
"Little girl, I'm not really trying to chase you away. Think about it. You're very strong, right? Joining Xiao Court would undoubtedly make us stronger. As the Court Master of Xiao Court, naturally, I want Xiao Court to grow stronger and stronger, don't I?"
"Then why did you chase me away and knock me on the head? Hmph! Big liar!"
"Uh... I knocked you on the head to teach you to respect others. Elder Huo isn't any weaker than you. Tell me yourself, do you think you could beat him?"
"... Maybe, probably... not."
"Exactly. But why is he so afraid of you? It's not your strength he fears. It's your lawless nature."
"You're a little princess at Jia Nan Academy. Nobody dares provoke you, and everyone dotes on you. They won't hurt you, which is why they put up with you like this. But that's no excuse for being willful."
"You're not that young anymore. It's time you learned right from wrong and how to deal with people. You can't keep relying on everyone's affection, waving a chicken feather around like a commander's token and throwing tantrums."
"... I know they care about me. But I didn't even do anything."
"You were about to yank Elder Huo's beard out, and you call that doing nothing?"
"But I hadn't pulled it out yet."
"Heh. Let me ask you, why did you leave Jia Nan Academy?"
"Because Old Man Hao wouldn't let me into the herb storehouse to eat things, so I came out to find food myself."
"I knew it. Don't you know why he wouldn't let you eat them?"
"Umm... maybe because I ate too much before?"
"There's no maybe about it. That's exactly