"MASTER!" his voice exploded in her mind, indignation and relief battling for dominance. "A WEEK! You blocked me for an entire WEEK! Do you have ANY idea how BORING it is to be trapped in your spiritual space with nothing to do and nowhere to go? I reorganized your warehouse supplies—TWICE!"
His mental voice carried such dramatic outrage that Li Hua had to suppress a smile.
"I'm sorry, Little Firefly," she replied internally, trying to maintain appropriate dignity despite the his theatrics. "It was... necessary."
"Oh, I KNOW what was necessary," Little Firefly retorted with unmistakable innuendo in his spiritual voice. "I may have been blocked, but I could still feel the general... energy fluctuations. Seven straight days of 'cultivation practice,' hmm? Very thorough 'dual cultivation' indeed!"
Li Hua's blush deepened despite her best efforts to maintain composure. "Little Firefly," she warned, "if you continue this, I'll be forced to reinstate the barrier."
