Beneath everyone’s gazes, the girl said bitterly, “I… I’m sorry. Just now, I was overly presumptuous…” 

This was her first time lowering her head and apologizing like this. She felt conflicted about that, as well as a bit dazed.

Was this the price of growing up?

When he saw this, Uncle Yong sighed in relief, looking somewhat gratified.

He then turned to Su Yi and said respectfully, “Mystic Master, everyone in the family has spoiled the young miss since she was a baby. She’s never experienced wind or rain; a little recklessness is almost inevitable. I humbly request your forgiveness!”

The other guards followed suit, each of them requesting his forgiveness.

Su Yi merely glanced at the girl, but he said nothing. Instead, he went up to the Six-Severings Yin Corpse and looked it over carefully.

He’d never planned to make things hard on the girl in the first place. 

It was just as he’d said; he’d come here for the purpose of killing the Six-Severings Yin Corpse. He’d just happened to save the girl and her guards while he was at it. He disdained demanding their everlasting gratitude.

When he saw this, Uncle Yong and the guards finally relaxed. They realized that Su Yi wasn’t about to take the young miss to task over her poor...