"Is this all you've got?" Gu Jinli laughed: "You are indeed a clever person, but you are not the only smart person in the world. Don't take everyone for a fool, thinking they don't know what crooked ideas you're harboring."
She pointed at Master Xia, unsparingly declaring: "Xia Gu, let me make it clear now, Brother Cheng is from my family, and you are merely his teacher. Agreeing to let Brother Cheng attend school was because you possess true knowledge. Your duty is to teach him to be accomplished, as for the rest…"
Gu Jinli laughed, a murderous intent filling her smile: "That is but wishful thinking!"
Master Xia knew Gu Jinli was fierce, but he did not expect her to dare to be so confrontational. Her words were a blatant slap to his face. He, Xia Gu, had been respected for decades, even giving the Emperor of Great Chu a pause for thought, yet now he was being pointed at and scolded by Gu Jinli.
Infuriated, Master Xia retorted: "I know Brother Cheng is your family's child, but…"
