Xue Fuyao ran over to Xie Yichu with cheerful, pattering steps and called sweetly, "Master."
Xie Yichu glanced at her and calmly took a sip of the tea beside him. His tone was indifferent. "So you still remember I'm your master. I thought all that playing outside lately had made your heart run wild."
"Not at all." Xue Fuyao puffed out her cheeks in displeasure.
As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Nian and the others, who were teaching the others a lesson, but showed no intention of pleading for mercy.
After all, Gu Nian and the others had no quarrel with the Water Spirit Sect. They were doing this entirely to vent her anger for her. If she stepped forward now to stop them, playing the good person or smoothing things over, it would be no different from stabbing Gu Nian and the others in the back.
Still, she asked quietly, "Master, my senior sisters look so fierce. Nothing will go wrong, will it?"
Xie Yichu still wore an expression that would not change even if Mount Tai collapsed before him. He said calmly, "Don't worry. Gu Nian knows her limits."
"That's good, then."
With that, Xue Fuyao hopped onto another stone stool and settled down, then poured herself a cup of tea and drank it leisurely.
The sight infuriated Lin Ye.
This Xue Fuyao had not said a single word, acting as though none of this concerned her.
After quite a while, Gu Nian and the others returned.
The moment she saw Xue Fuyao, Gu Nian rushed straight over, wrapped her in a hug, and showered her with affection. "Junior Sister, I missed you to death! Did you miss me?"
Trapped in Gu Nian's embrace, Xue Fuyao had her head buried in that soft chest and could not