At the unexpected sound of that voice, Qing Xue froze in his tracks. His large strides had already brought him near the entrance of the residence, but now, with a speed that rivaled a viper’s strike, he turned on his heel and ran across the entire length of the front courtyard to reach the gate once again.
Yet in that relatively short period of time, Bai Ruyi had somehow managed to hurl more angry words at him over the seven-foot-high wall separating them.
“Qing Xue, have you forgotten how I raised you with so much care?! Is this really how you repay me, you rogue?! What a knave you’ve become! And what’s this, you will not even let me in, you brat—?! I live there too, you—”
At that moment, a winded Qing Xue finally managed to pull open the gate again, surprising everyone with the abrupt
