"But anyway."
Kaisa lightly trailed her fingers across the pool's surface, stirring up spreading rings of ripples. "If Qin Feng really was behind what happened in the Hundred Flowers Star System, that boy has some nerve. The Insect Race might not be much of a threat, but they're still an unresolved issue left over from the Form War. Touch one part, and the whole thing shifts. He just quietly went over and wiped out their nest?"
"When has he ever lacked nerve?"
He Xi rolled her eyes, her tone carrying the resignation of someone forced to accept her fate. "He even dares to flirt with Liang Bing to her face. What wouldn't he dare do?"
The corner of Kaisa's mouth twitched. She did not take up that topic, merely raising a hand to tuck her wet golden hair behind her ear.
"Let's find out what happened first. I'll contact Yan and have her try to reach Zhi Xin. If Qin Feng really did it, it might not be a bad thing for us."
"Might not be a bad thing?"
He Xi tilted her head toward her. "You certainly take it in stride."
"The Insect Race lost the Form War. We have every right to eliminate them in the first place. If Qin Feng really can take the Hundred Flowers Star System, that's better than letting those bugs keep occupying it. Besides..."
She paused, a meaningful glint in her golden eyes as she looked at He Xi. "Don't you want to know how that student of yours is doing now?"
He Xi fell silent for a moment, then sighed and sank deeper into the hot spring until only her face from the nose up remained above water. Her reply came out muffled.
"Fine, fine. Do whatever you think best."
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