Bai Susu was sizing up the two doll-like little girls before her, one lively and active, the other calm and reserved.
In terms of appearance... barely comparable to how I looked as a child.
But one wouldn’t want it to be gold and jade outside but ruined within.
In the Cultivation Realm, having only a good appearance could actually invite disaster.
Playfulness arose in her: "However, I can indeed take you to the Moon Rhinoceros Lake District. But..."
Qing Jun nodded repeatedly, happily shaking a little bell.
But Zhiwei sensed something was amiss.
She nonchalantly pulled Qing Jun behind her, her cold eyes gazing at Bai Susu, and calmly asked, "Is there any other requirement?"
Before Bai Susu could reply, she continued, "Then Qing Jun and I won’t go."
Her words were straightforward and without any hesitation.
Zhiwei knew well that this blonde little girl in front of her had an eccentric temperament and that the requests she made would never be simple.
Rather than doing nothing, she preferred not to make a mistake.
To avoid not helping Chen Ye and instead making things worse for him.
Bai Susu didn’t expect Lu Zhiwei to refuse so quickly, and her eager expression suddenly froze on her face. How could she stand such a straightforward rejection when she was in a playful mood?
She immediately panicked, "Hey, wait a minute! I haven’t finished speaking yet! It’s just a small request that’s easy for you two!"
The black-haired girl, however, was unmoved. She took her junior sister’s little hand and indeed turned to leave, making a show of taking Qing Jun home.
At the same time, she courteously gave a slight bow, "Sorry to trouble Sister Bai. We are just children with low cultivation. If we go to the Moon Rhinoceros Lake District, being unfamiliar with the place, we might add trouble for Master, so it’s better not to go."
This made Bai Susu stomp her feet in urgency.
She initially just wanted to tease the two little girls and see how capable they were without Chen Ye’s protection.
If they cried and begged to go, she would find it dull instead.
But this black-haired girl, calm in appearance, yet unappreciative, decided to leave after a few words. How could she bear it?
"Hey! You two, stop right there!"
Bai Susu’s figure flashed, blocking Zhiwei and Qing Jun, her hands on her hips, puffing out her pink cheeks like an annoyed kitten,
"When I say I’ll take you, I mean it! Adding trouble or not, as long as I’m here, who dares give your master trouble?"
Zhiwei still kept her cold demeanor but with a hint of difficulty in her tone:
"We appreciate Sister Bai’s kindness. It’s just that... our master has important matters to handle at the Moon Rhinoceros Lake District. If we go, wouldn’t that further distract him?"
Her words were faultlessly stated, highlighting her own and her junior’s weakness while subtly hinting at the potential trouble Chen Ye might encounter, skillfully passing the responsibility back to Bai Susu.
Upon hearing this, Bai Susu was indeed ensnared by Zhiwei’s sensible words.
Her eyes rolled as she patted her not-so-full little chest, speaking with grandiosity:
"What could be difficult about that! Afraid your master might face trouble, right? Since I promised to take you, I will naturally take care of you. If Chen Ye really encounters some unsolvable issue, it’ll be easy for me to handle it!"
A fleeting smile flashed quickly in Zhiwei’s cold eyes, but her face still carried that respectful yet slightly troubled look:
"Sister Bai, are you sure? But... how can my junior sister and I trouble you so much?"
"Hmph! When I say something, it stands firm!"
Bai Susu, unable to stand being doubted, lifted her delicate chin and proudly declared,
"That’s settled then! As for your master... if he really suffers unforeseen trouble, I’ll take care of it as a favor!"
She didn’t realize, however, that she had already step by step fallen into the trap set by the girl in front of her.
Indeed, Lu Zhiwei’s age was so misleading that it was difficult for others to notice her schemes.
Bai Susu even considered the black-haired little girl, although appearing indifferent, rather sensible, unlike that noisy little silver-haired girl.
"Well... thank you, Sister Bai."
Only then did Zhiwei breathe a slight sigh of relief, pulling the still-bemused Qing Jun, and graciously bowed to Bai Susu.
Qing Jun blinked her big eyes, glanced at the beaming Bai Susu, then at her senior sister’s slight smile, and somehow felt... as if Sister Bai had been tricked by her senior sister?
"Alright! Speaking of which, I will take you certainly!"
Bai Susu enthusiastically sized up the two little girls,
"However, I don’t have the leisure to accompany you two little ones the entire day. At that time, I’ll escort you to the Moon Rhinoceros Lake District but won’t stay with you, to see what the two of you are capable of!"
Zhiwei hesitated, "Sister Bai, with our shallow cultivation, if we encounter danger..."
"Rest assured,"
Bai Susu impatiently waved her hand, interrupting Zhiwei’s words, and with a flick of her finger, a barely noticeable strand of golden Divine Thought quietly penetrated the two girls’ foreheads,
"I’ve left a Divine Thought mark on you. If you indeed face any insoluble trouble, I will step in to protect you. But... for minor scuffles, you have to figure it out yourselves."
And this was her true intention.
With nothing else to do, at her level of cultivation, breaking through through endless training was difficult. She might as well take some time to have some fun.