On the way, Gu Shaojun learned that Xiao Man had caused trouble in the Gongsun Family's alchemy room, essentially ruining a cauldron of highly anticipated Elixir Pills. He smiled and ruffled her hair. "You little troublemaker. You spent all that time just to do that? I thought you had your eye on something of Gongsun Ruxue's."
"Tch! What could she possibly have that I'd want? I just thought her carved wooden building was quite exquisite and had a certain charm, similar to the Twin Towers in my Treasure Pearl Space. I wanted to go inside and see its internal structure, but then I overheard her badmouthing me! I was originally going to give her a good thrashing, but when I heard she was about to add herbs to Gongsun Li's Pill Furnace, I changed my mind and found a different way to let off some steam—let Gongsun Li come back and beat her up. It's less work for me and much more satisfying!"
"There's no way she could have seen you. How was she badmouthing you?"
