"Damn it, Elder Chu! Why did you rush in here without knocking?! I didn't even call for you!"
The Sect Leader hastily wiped her tears after seeing Elder Chu standing by the door with a dumbfounded expression on her face.
"I-I-I am terribly sorry, Sect Leader!" Elder Chu immediately fell to her knees and began kowtowing. "I didn't mean to enter without your permission! And I most certainly didn't mean to see you cry! Please forgive this useless disciple!"
"Haaa…" the Sect Leader released a deep sigh before glaring at Elder Chu with narrowed eyes, "You will not utter a word about what you witnessed here today. Do you understand me?"
"I swear on my life that I will not say a thing!" Elder Chu shouted.
"Good. Then you are excused. Don't let anyone bother me for the next three days."
"Yes!"
Elder Chu stepped outside to stand guard. Though she wasn't required to, she felt the need to punish herself for her earlier mistake, seeing this duty as a small act of penance.
