65 It's bothersome

Gao Manor

Sunrise was near, Gao Lan Mei went back to her courtyard wanting a short rest.

"Clean this." She suddenly blurted out after seeing the blood on the ground.

One of the protectors following her immediately reacted. It was the one with the dark green Oni mask with a cockatoo.

Her father arranged for the two protectors to follow her wherever she went. She wanted to refuse, but, seeing her father's worried eyes made her relent.

The one with a dark green Oni mask was the noisy one from earlier. She did not want a noisy person to be around her. When she said this, the protector stopped talking immediately.

Arriving in front of her room, she saw that there was no way for her to sleep comfortably. Her door, that was still lay broken across her bed. Yes, there was the screen panel as a temporary cover, but the privacy it gave was still not enough for her comfort.

Moving near the plum tree, "I do not like you following me." she instead stated to the protectors after sitting on the chair next to the tree. "You shadowing my every move does not sit well with me." Her tone was indifferent, but the two protectors felt her hostility.

'Is she mad that we did not help her earlier?' The other protector wearing a blue Oni mask with hawk claw mark on the right cheek thought so.

Respectfully, "Young miss, we apologize for our mistake earlier. We would like to protect you closely to make amends. Please give us a chance!" he said with a sincere voice.

He was the Zicuìyù Regime's vice-captain, but given what happened, redeeming himself was a must. He must prove to the Gao household that he deserved his position.

Raising her brow, "I do not trust anyone who wears masks." She said this with an indifferent tone. With her scarred face, she sounded very intimidating. She dismissed them before they could try to explain further.

The mask was a symbol of their rank and their service to the Gao family. Each mask was enchanted with spells that bound them to avoid betrayal.

The only one who could remove them was the holder of the Zicuìyù Regime token which the young miss rejected when Gao Qi tried to give it to her earlier. Her reason? "Its bothersome."

After what the young miss did last night, most of the Zicuìyù Regime grew some respect for her. But, after hearing her two-word reason for rejection, some of the protectors felt insulted.

Their current master Gao Qi nervously laughed it off, "Think about it first, before you reject." his last words before Gao Lan Mei went back to her courtyard.

"Here." Showing her hand which had two bright green pills, "Take it if you really want to follow me." She said indifferently.

Gulping, "Young miss, what is this?" said the one wearing the dark green Oni mask, then bowed his head when he saw her glare. Right. He was supposed to shut up. Always.

Smirking at them, "It will be whatever you want it to be."

Finalizing his decision, the one wearing the blue Oni mask nervously took one of the pills, placed it on his mouth and swallowed down.

Then, the others followed preparing for the worst, as their punishment for failing to protect her.

They were anticipating pain or a rush of weakness but neither came. Instead, they felt their senses becoming more sensitive to spiritual energy.

Not giving up the chance, immediately sitting in the lotus position, they gathered the spiritual energy in the courtyard. It revolved around them, slowly being absorbed by their bodies.