In the main hall of Lingxian Palace, Li Shiyao stepped over the red-lacquered and gold-painted threshold, took Dongfang Jue's hand, and moved to the center of the hall.

Smoothing her clothes, Li Shiyao knelt down respectfully and offered her greetings with a bow.

"Shiyao greets Master."

"Jue'er greets Master."

As usual, Master stood in front of the table, practicing calligraphy as usual, but today Su Cheng ground the ink himself.

"If you want to know anything, feel free to ask your teacher."

Su Cheng's words were neither warm nor cold; one could hear no anger nor joy in them.

Although Su Cheng didn't tell the two of them to get up, Second Madam would get up on her own.

Approaching his master, he saw three large characters on the paper: Ye Qinghan...

"Um... Master, shouldn't your long robe be washed?"

"What? Is it dirty?"

Just kidding, Su Cheng has already left the mortal world, how could his clothes be dirty?

"Um, Shiyao thinks that Master has been wearing this for several days now, it's time to change it..."

Su Cheng understood perfectly well. All his clothes were prepared for him by Ye Qinghan; apart from the one he was wearing, the rest were locked away in a closet by Ye Qinghan...

Normally, when going out, he would hand over the work of taking care of his master to Shi Yao or Yu Lan, but this time was different. This time, Ye Qinghan was knocked unconscious by Xiao Ai and taken away directly.

"I know what Shiyao means. She misses your Senior Sister Qinghan, doesn't she?"

Li Shiyao didn't expect her master to be so direct, but since her master had spoken, it was naturally even better.

"Hmm, did Master send Senior Sister away?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Cheng slowly lowered his pen. After thinking for a long time, he nodded again.

"Yes, I was the one who drove her away."

"Why? Did Senior Sister commit some unforgivable mistake?"

"Don't be in a hurry, listen to what your master has to say."

Don't rush? Second Grandma, supporting First Grandma, walked to the opposite side of Su Cheng, looking as aggressive as if she was about to grab Su Cheng by the collar at any moment!

"No! Shiyao wants to speak first!"

Suzhou: ......

"Master, even if Senior Sister is wrong, there's no reason to send her away, is there?"

"Senior Sister always tells Shi Yao that when doing things, Master should come first, then Qing Han. Master, Senior Sister didn't mean it..."

"Okay, actually, Senior Sister did it on purpose, but she meant well..."

"My senior sister said this is love!"

"Shiyao doesn't know what love is, but Shiyao knows that her senior sister loves her master!"

"Master, why aren't you saying anything? Although Senior Sister did it on purpose, she didn't mean any harm!"

Seemingly tired of talking, Li Shiyao glanced at Dongfang Jue beside her, her gaze as if she were looking at her useless husband: "Sigh! So useless..."

"Jue'er, what are you kneeling there for? Come on, say something!"

Suzhou: ......

Dongfang Jue: ......

"Master, is it wrong to want to sleep with someone you like?"

"That's right! Senior sister just used the wrong method!"

"Master, you can't send Senior Sister away just because she wants to sleep with you, can you?"

"Shiyao has also slept with Master, so Shiyao wants to help her senior sister so that she won't be so shy and can also sleep with Master..."

"So, Master, do you understand?"

"Sleeping is not a crime, senior sister is not a crime!"

Suzhou: ......

Su Cheng did a whole set of eye exercises before he came to his senses: "Is Shiyao finished?"

"Well, Shiyao, are you done speaking? Is Master willing to call Senior Sister back?"

"It's too much for you to say all at once..."

Li Shiyao shook her head, as if she thought her master was praising her, and was even a little shy: "It's not difficult, Shiyao is doing this for the good of master and for the good of senior sister!"

“Master, you’ve been so gloomy these past few days that Shiyao doesn’t even dare to talk to you anymore.”

"You've been so sullen that the entire Lingxian Palace is deathly still, like a thief crying 'stop thief!' or Sima Guang smashing the water jar!"

Su Cheng smiled wryly: "So Shi Yao means that this is all my fault?"

"Hmm! Hmm? No, Shiyao didn't mean that..."

To be honest, Shi Yao would normally dare to tease her master, but with her senior sister not around, she was afraid of getting beaten up. Besides, her master was clearly in a bad mood; he had just said that he had been feeling down lately!

Su Cheng pulled over a chair and then waved for Jue'er to get up as well, so that the two of them could sit down and talk.

"What do you think, Jue'er? I also think it's all my fault."

"Uh, Jue'er wouldn't dare, but Jue'er thinks that even if Senior Sister is wrong, it's not a huge mistake that warrants expelling her from the sect."

Su Cheng nodded: "What you all say makes sense, but I also have a question. When did I expel Qinghan from the sect?"

Li Shiyao and Dongfang Jue exchanged a glance, but it was clear that Li Shiyao's mind was working very fast at that moment!

"But Master has driven Senior Sister away!"

"Yes, but I never said I didn't want her. Qinghan went to take the exam."

Li Shiyao and Dongfang Jue exchanged another glance. An exam?

What kind of exam?

How come they don't know anything?

"Regardless of whether you pass the exam or not, I guarantee that your senior sister will return unharmed."

"The reason I didn't say it is because it's also part of the exam."

Li Shiyao was completely dumbfounded!

Dongfang Jue clearly didn't understand either!

But... since Master said that Senior Sister would come back, then Senior Sister will definitely come back, right...?

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