Betty's eyes swept over the two sleeping sisters, then paused.
Her brows creased slightly.
"…Where's the mute girl?"
Liu Mei blinked. "Huh?"
Yuu crossed her arms. "Zhao Yun's there. Zhao Mei's there…"
Everyone looked.
"…So who's missing?" Liu Mei tilted her head, still not getting it.
Betty turned her head slowly, her gaze narrowing like a tightening noose.
"I'm talking about the mute girl. The one you took in as a disciple. Remember?"
"Ohhh! You mean Alice?" Liu Mei perked up. "She's fine. She signed that she needs to go out and take a leak, so I let her out."
There was a beat of silence. The kind that carried weight. A very concerned silence.
Yuu blinked. "…You know she's not a cultivator, right? Besides.... she's being gone for too long.."
Liu Mei blinked. "Yeah?"
Silence.
Then everyone stared.
"...Wait," Liu Mei said slowly. "That was bad, wasn't it?"
Betty sighed, pinched the bridge of her nose, and muttered under her breath,
