As the sound of Elder Ji's cough reached all observers, including Jiho, the Li family turned around in unison.
A collective shift in their expressions, from resignation to annoyance, swept across their faces as they locked eyes with Elder Ji.
A sigh, laden with familiarity and weariness, escaped their lips, accompanied by subtle eye rolls that spoke volumes about their exasperation with Elder Ji's confrontational nature.
In the midst of this collective response, Elder Ji's visage darkened with anger, her features contorting in frustration at the reception she received.
Elder Ji's thoughts raged like a tempest as she locked eyes with Jiho, her teeth gritted in frustration.
'If this woman was not a scholar,' she seethed inwardly, her mind a whirlwind of suppressed anger, 'I would have killed her by now.'
