It's like when your own child hits someone else's child. Xiao Yuhan only thought that hurting someone was wrong, but she didn't ask her child's thoughts right away. Perhaps she was a little anxious because she saw that the other child was seriously injured? That's why she neglected her own child's feelings.
"Yao'er, it was your master's fault. I shouldn't have criticized you so soon. I saw your fight just now, and I shouldn't have asked you to hold back under those circumstances. I apologize to you..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yao's previously cold expression immediately softened, and she lowered her head and said, "Master, it was Yao'er's fault. Yao'er will pay attention to this issue from now on."
Xiao Yuhan was very pleased and wanted to reach out and pat the little girl's head, but remembering her reaction that day, he withdrew his hand halfway through. "Yao'er, do well, your teacher has high hopes for you!"
Bai Yao was stunned for a moment. She felt a little disappointed after noticing her master's actions. She was the one who didn't want her master to treat her like a child anymore, but now she felt a little disappointed.
Xiao Yuhan left.
Not long after, Ai Yue found Bai Yao again, "Little Yao Yao! What are you doing here all by yourself?"
"I didn't do anything." Bai Yao seemed a little absent-minded.
"Just now... I think I saw Uncle Xiao?"
"Yes, Master just left."
"Why are you so gloomy again? How about your senior sister takes you down the mountain to eat something nice?"
"I'm not going!"
"Let's go, let's go..."
Bai Yao couldn't quite persuade her otherwise, but considering that it wouldn't take long to travel up and down the mountain by sword, she simply agreed. After all, today's competition was over, and the next round would begin after advancing.
So the two secretly slipped down the mountain and ran to Lingsu City. With Ai Yue by her side, Bai Yao's mood improved a lot. The two played together for a long time. It has to be said that Ai Yue's taste in girls' items was much better than Xiao Yuhan's.
Inside the tailor shop, Ai Yue picked out two outfits for Bai Yao, comparing them as she said, "See? Senior Sister has good taste, right? Little Yao Yao's previous outfits were nice, but not the best. How could such a pretty face be dressed so old-fashioned? She looks like my master. People who don't know her would think you're some kind of elder."
Bai Yao looked at herself in the bronze mirror and smiled, "Senior Sister Ai Yue, I... I saw those ladies dressed like this during the Lantern Festival, but we are Taoists, wouldn't dressing like this be too flashy?"
"No, cultivation is all about the heart. If your heart is firm, your appearance is just a shell. Besides, we're not like those old monsters like our master and uncles. Girls should just dress themselves up nicely."
Bai Yao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked in a very low voice, "Then... what if Master doesn't like me dressed like this?"
"Why do you care about your Uncle Xiao? We girls dress up not to please anyone, but just for our own enjoyment. But... why do you care about Uncle Xiao's opinion? You don't happen to like Uncle Xiao, do you?"
Bai Yao remained silent and did not answer.
Seeing her silence, Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said very seriously, "I'm sorry... Junior Sister Bai Yao, I didn't mean it. You know I always like to talk nonsense, so don't mind me. It's true that liking Master is something that can't be said casually."
"Why?" Bai Yao didn't know why Ai Yue was apologizing.
"What else could it be? If a master and disciple develop feelings for each other that shouldn't exist, it will be condemned by the world. In short, it's all about those formalities. But... you don't actually like Uncle Xiao, do you?"
Hearing this, Bai Yao seemed to understand something, then shook her head and said, "How could that be? He's my master..."
As she spoke, Bai Yao's eyes grew dimmer, and her mood plummeted once again.
Although Ai Yue was usually quite unserious, seeing Bai Yao, who had been cheerful just moments before, suddenly fall silent when the topic came up, she immediately had a bad feeling. However, she dared not bring up such a thing carelessly.
After realizing something was wrong, Ai Yue became very serious, losing her usual playful and carefree demeanor.
After shopping, the two went to Linghu Lake.
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