Half a month later, at the Sect's gates.
"Please, can't we stay another two days?"
Qinghe clutched Xie Lingyu's sleeve and pleaded, "Really, just two more days."
Xie Lingyu's expression was icy. "If you want to stay and play, stay by yourself. It's not as though I'm forcing you back to the Heavenly Derivation Sect!"
Qinghe was no fool, of course. If she really let Xie Lingyu return alone, there was no telling whether she would even be allowed out of the Heavenly Derivation Sect next time.
Xie Lingyu had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If she stayed to keep Qinghe company, she really would make excuses for Qinghe when Granny Bai came looking for trouble.
Unlike Granny Bai, whose heart was as hard as her tongue. When she said she would cut off Qinghe's horns, both horns had rolled onto the ground before Qinghe could even react.
If Granny Bai saw Xie Lingyu return to the Heavenly Derivation Sect alone, she might rush over to catch Qinghe that very day. Then that Black-Hearted Brat would probably laugh at her again.
How infuriating!
Why did someone else's master cook such delicious food, and someone else's sect have so many fun things to do?
Besides, she had finally managed to make a dear friend-Chen Baiqing.
Young as she was, she really was so adorable!
She brewed good tea and spoke so pleasantly, often saying things that touched Qinghe's heart.
Whenever she chatted with Chen Baiqing, Qinghe felt as though she were basking in a spring breeze, as though her soul had been washed clean.
If Chen Baiqing had not gently refused, Qinghe would have loved to stick with her even at night.
The way Chen Baiqing spoke and handled things was nothing like a child.
Sometimes Qinghe even wondered