This remark gave her a bit of face-saving grace, otherwise it would have been a scolding right to the face: You deserve it!
They didn't actually care about such a little bit of pain.
But the fact that it was concealed and not stated plainly still gave them the feeling of being schemed against, especially since… such pain was originally unnecessary.
Therefore, even though they knew about the internal principle of Tianji Gate that "the secrets of heaven must not be revealed," they still mocked Yuan Xi with cold derision.
Yuan Xi became even angrier, but was powerless to do anything about it. He could only curse under his breath that these fools didn't understand the severity of not revealing the secrets of heaven—what if they spoke too openly and something unforeseen occurred due to eavesdroppers?
Lianzi reluctantly accepted Yuan Xi's explanation after listening to so much amusement. He moved aside and released Fang Ritu.
The farce came to a temporary close.
