"Don't bother me!" Bai Jin'er slapped his groping hand away, then went right back to clacking away at her abacus.
"Stop counting! We... we need to run! The Sect..."
Before he could finish, Zhang Xuanhe, standing nearby, suddenly realized what the brat was about to say.
He lunged forward, clamped a hand tightly over his mouth, and hauled him aside!
"How dare you!"
Bai Yutang knocked Zhang Xuanhe aside with his folding fan, then straightened his moon-white scholar's robe, showing the Grand Supreme Elder not an ounce of respect.
Zhang Xuanhe did not take offense. He hurriedly lowered his voice. "What do you think you're doing, brat?!"
"What am I doing?" Bai Yutang jerked his chin toward Mu Qinglan, who was surrounded by elders in the distance. "Didn't you notice that the Sect Master snuck in?"
"I did!" Zhang Xuanhe nodded.
"But don't worry. The Sect Master probably won't... hold it against Chun Xiaobai, right?"
Bai Yutang froze. "Is that really the issue here?! Don't you know what the Great King's grand ambition is?!"
Zhang Xuanhe hurriedly grabbed Bai Yutang and whispered, "Shh!"
"Whatever you do, don't tell the Great King!"
"You know the Sect Master's temper. If Chun Xiaobai tries to drive her away, no one will be able to stop that spear of hers!"
"Hiss!" Bai Yutang sucked in a cold breath. "Then doesn't that mean... the Great King's life could be in danger at any moment?!"
"It won't come to that!" Zhang Xuanhe waved a hand and patted his chest, brimming with confidence.
"With me here, the Great King will be safe!"
Well... well... well... Bai Yutang scratched his head. He had to admit, the old fellow actually had a point!
Chun Xiaobai and the others had only just joined the sect, so they might not know