"What nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever say I had such... weird preferences?" she snapped, her eyes flashing dangerously. Everyone instinctively swallowed hard.
"Eh? Really?" Tang Ning asked in surprise, feeling both relieved and a bit guilty. Maybe I misunderstood, she thought.
"Yes, really," Hui Mei replied curtly.
Then, from the side, one of the Peak Masters foolishly chimed in, "Then, Sect Master, why haven't we ever seen you with a partner all these years?"
Everyone turned slowly to look at the audacious speaker, eyes filled with pity.
"W-Wait—n-no—!" the Peak Master stammered as a glowing portal suddenly opened beneath him and sucked him in, destination unknown.
'Idiot,' everyone thought at once.
This was Hui Mei's go-to punishment for those who got on her nerves—and whatever happened to the victims inside that portal remained a mystery. All they knew was that when those people returned... they were much quieter, no longer loudmouths.
