"I..." Yan Shaozhe's face reddened even further as he weakly tried to justify himself.
"Isn't there still Xiaotao?"
"Xiaotao's martial soul isn't an Ultimate Attribute. It's hard to say who'd be helping whom." Xian Lin'er was rather speechless.
"Besides, Little Hui was frail to begin with, and his martial soul is unusual. If an external Fire Attribute gets involved too, who knows what consequences it might bring?"
"Ice and fire are two opposing extreme attributes. Even an idiot knows that."
"Yan Shaozhe, if it were you, would you be willing to gamble your only child's life?"
Yan Shaozhe opened his mouth, but no words came out. His old face had turned nearly purple from holding it in.
Elder Song, Xian Lin'er's mother, spoke up then. "Shaozhe, don't overthink it. Qingyi and Ming Chen sent Little Hui here at this time, so his condition must have stabilized. They still care about the academy, and they care about you and Xiaotao as well. As for what Du Busi said to Elder Xuan, he was probably afraid that no one would look after Little Hui once he came here. That was why he deliberately brought up old favors to provoke Elder Xuan."
"His only purpose was to make Elder Xuan keep a closer eye on him. There's nothing wrong with that."
"Come to think of it, if not for Little Hui, Du Busi might not have stepped in to save us back in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Exactly. The academy still owes them a favor." As Qingyi's best friend, Xian Lin'er took the opportunity to twist the knife.
"It's clearly because Shaozhe's reputation outside is too terrible. Even Du Busi had no choice but to worry for his own disciple." Xuan Zi promptly stabbed him in the back, conveniently changing the subject.