Tangyuan timingly hugged the elder's neck and said, "Great-Grandmaster, please agree to my mother's request. My mother never lies."
"This isn't according to the rules."
The elder persisted, but he spoke much more gently to little Tangyuan.
After a few days of companionship, he had grown very fond of this clever little girl and had even resolved to treat her like his own granddaughter in the future. He had even been tempted to agree to her request just now.
Fortunately, he was a man who had seen the world, and in critical moments, reason prevailed by a narrow margin.
He couldn't jeopardize Medicine King Valley because of his personal feelings, or else how could he face his seniors in a hundred years?
"My mother just wants my brother and Rui Rui to learn light body techniques. How is that against the rules?" Tangyuan covertly gave a knowing look.