"I need to talk to you about something." Jing Cheng directly said. "Alone." He added and looked at Xi Ning, Xi Shi, and Xi Xing surrounding Xi Ming.
"… can I not?" Xi Ming said hesitation was on his face as he looked at Xi Xing.
"You still like to act like a nanny." Jing Cheng said. There wasn't malice in his words.
Xi Ming wasn't offended either. "I can't leave them," he said.
"You can call for your fellow disciples and have them watch your siblings and cousin." Jing Cheng suggested.
