"Yeah... which makes it the perfect time to see whether you slacked off during your time away or not." Ji Yuan replied calmly.
"Fine... fine..." Bai Xifeng sighed in defeat, clearly having no energy left to argue.
"By the way, I have not seen that beast." Ji Yuan said, suddenly changing the topic without any warning.
"What beast?" Bai Xifeng asked blankly, not immediately catching on.
"Taotie." Ji Yuan replied.
Usually, the small beast would appear the moment food was present, as if he had some sort of instinct tied to it. However, even after they had finished eating, there had been no sign of him at all.
"Ah!!!!" Bai Xifeng suddenly exclaimed, her eyes widening in horror. "I forgot about him!"
Bai Xifeng had deliberately blocked Tao-chan from coming out earlier because she was afraid someone might recognise his aura. In fact, it had already been several days since she had last let him out.
