Somewhere in the Abyssal Sea Palace, inside a secret chamber.
Lu Ruoxi was focused intently on activating the Pill Furnace, refining the medicinal herbs Yu Xiaoyan had gathered.
Outside the chamber, Pei Yuhang, dressed in robes whiter than snow, leaned against a corridor pillar, silently standing guard for his Senior Sister.
"Master, I can't believe so much happened after you left the Dao Sect..."
"And—"
Yu Xiaoyan tugged on Pei Yuhang's sleeve, shaking it forcefully as she spoke with a resentful tone, "Senior Sister is just too much! We clearly agreed to look for you together, Master, but she went and hogged you all to herself!
She found you so long ago but didn't say a word to me or Mistress, making us worry for nothing... Senior Sister is so manipulative!"
She began bad-mouthing Qing Yueqiu, her cheeks puffed out like an angry pufferfish.
Pei Yuhang gently stroked his young disciple's head, as if calming an agitated puppy.
