"Boss, boss, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, that woman would've starved me to death!"
"She's abusing me!"
The moment Little Flower saw Li Dao return, they lunged over and clung to his trouser leg, pouring out their grievances through tears and snot.
Li Dao saw the treasure medicine juice still smeared around their mouth, and dark lines crossed his forehead.
"Senior Brother Li, you're back. How did it go? Was everything smooth?"
Li Jiaojiao stood to one side, blushing as she asked cautiously, her eyes filled with concern.
Clang!
Li Dao flicked Little Flower on the forehead and said dryly, "Did you sneak off to steal treasure medicine again? Have you already forgotten your lesson from last time?"
Little Flower stiffened at his words, then immediately patted his knees and said ingratiatingly, "Boss, how could I forget? It's all that damned monkey's fault. They lured me into the Medicine Garden."
Listening to the account, Li Dao immediately thought of that Zhu Yan. He was utterly speechless, unable to imagine how those two had ended up playing together.
He waved a hand, suddenly feeling a little weary, and said no more about it. Turning to Li Jiaojiao, he said, "The trip went fairly smoothly. Thank you for looking after the courtyard. Here's a gift I brought back from the Hundred Broken Mountains."
Li Dao turned his hand over, and a glittering golden whip immediately appeared in his palm, wisps of golden light flowing along its length.
He had taken it from Little White Tiger after killing the beast. He had plenty of useful things, so this was just right for rewarding those close to him.
Li Jiaojiao was about to refuse, but the whip had already landed in her hands, so she accepted it.
Standing nearby, Little Flower