"Block me?" Azure Ao asked back in his flat tone, his polite smile still flaring on his face. To other people, he looked playful and jovial.
To the other three Guardians, they knew the meaning of this smile was war.
"General Ao works under the Council. If the Council asks you to drown yourself in the ocean, you will not climb the mountain, instead, will you?" A nameless elder, because the face was so ordinary, Chiaki wouldn't bother to match it with a name, spoke up.
Practising the Path of Indifference in this working environment was a challenge in itself, Chiaki thought. Nevertheless, she must endure. She almost lost control several times a week regarding Lance Hua and the Council. Hearing how they trampled on Azure Ao's power irritated her even more.
She straightened her back and talked in her imposing voice, the tone she used to speak to her disobedient subordinates, and Gin, if the lad made a scene when he was younger.