Scolded by his own father again, the Third Master doubled down, "She truly has no way out. If we leave her in the village, I'm afraid she'll lose hope. It would be better to bring her back. At the very least, for the sake of Xi Xian and Su Chu, what would become of the two children otherwise?"
The senior master snorted. A rotten shoot from a bad bamboo, but this time he did not object.
The Third Master felt a sigh of relief in his heart, then continued, "Xin Yi has sent me a reply. I also want to discuss with you, Father, what we should do next."
"You tell me."
