It didn't want to be separated from Zhao Nuanyue, either. Its cultivation speed increased significantly when it was near her.
"Er..." After a moment of thought, the Little Red Carp said, "I can't leave here right now! Besides, if you go too far from Nianqiao Village, the Dragon Scale's power won't work for you anymore. Let me think... Is there another way?"
"Please," Zhao Nuanyue said, clasping her hands together and giving the Little Red Carp a pitiful look. "Little Red Carp, my stepfather's family is awful. Nuanyang and I used to work nonstop at home and still didn't have enough to eat. It was miserable. After the New Year, I'll be sixteen—seventeen by traditional reckoning. You see how pretty I am, a peerless beauty. What if he gets any wicked ideas... I... my life will be ruined..."
Although it sympathized with its master, the Little Red Carp couldn't help but twitch a little upon hearing her praise her own "peerless beauty."
'Women are so confident about their looks!'
