Xiao Man scoffed inwardly. 'So the Gongsun Clan actually has a strict hierarchy? Judging by their ranks, Gongsun Ruxue and the two younger girls are cousins. But even though they call her "sister," they act like servant girls from the old days in her presence, letting her scold and order them around at will!'
Shi Jiu, who was standing under the covered walkway, was clearly defiant toward Gongsun Ruxue. Seeing her two older cousins walk away, she stomped her foot, muttered a curse or two under her breath, and chased after them.
Xiao Man naturally followed Shi Jiu. 'Gongsun Li set a specific time, telling his great-granddaughter Gongsun Ruxue to go add herbs punctually, even in the middle of the night. They must be refining some kind of elixir, right?' Thinking of the pitch-black, spinning Pill Furnace of indiscernible material in her own Treasure Pearl Space, she grew curious about what the Gongsun Clan's Alchemy Furnaces looked like. 'Since I'm here, I might as well take a look.'
