Chapter 182: Just a troublemaker.
Lee had seen his share of angry women in his lives, but he never figured out the secret to calming them down. No matter what he tried, it was like adding oil to the fire – they stayed mad, or somehow got even angrier. In his experience, the best strategy was to do nothing and let the fire burn itself out.
He patiently looked at her, trying to make as apologetic face as possible, without having a clue what he did wrong. Meanwhile she stared back at him, as if she could kill him with her eyes. After a silent standoff that lasted about twenty breaths, she sighed and sank back into her chair.
"What in the world did you do?" This time her voice was calmer, but still filled with annoyance.
"I’m sorry." Lee honestly said, "You’ll have to be more specific."
Elder Shen’s flaring nostrils indicated she was about to blow up again, but somehow managed to keep herself together.
She said, "I knew you were trouble when I first saw you! You began to scheme against you fellow disciples from the day one, moreover – you were already a thief! And then you were involved in the sect master’s assassination – you should’ve been put to death only because of that, just to be safe!"
She took a couple of deep breaths, forcefully calming down, and said, "But then you kind of helped out, letting us discover the perpetrators. But your skills were just too convenient! Then you started to live in the library, almost as if preparing to steal our secrets, but all you did all day long was to happily copy some worthless techniques! This doesn’t make any sense!"
Lee thought he understood her worries. When a talented kid like him showed up from nowhere, the logical explanation was that he was after something, but turns out he was mistaken.
"At first we were suspicious, but judging from your childish schemes it was obvious you’re just a troublemaker!" She said, "But then ... the Healing Hall ignored the incident on the Serrakar Plateau, calling it a lucky coincidence, and Jian Wuji’s miraculous recovery also was called such. But let me tell you – it’s not possible to save someone from the brink of death, not for a common person!"