She had already spat out blood after he threw her to the ground to the whip and her face was already starting to grow pale, he realized that he might have taken things to far, she was after all ill before this incident.

"For their sake, I will forgive you but the next time you make such a mistake, you will not see the end of my anger," the sect leader said then he dropped the whip on the floor while the first elder removed his grip on the whip. ​​

"Get out!" the sect leader shouted with his back turned so that he wouldn't see her pitiful expression.

"Thank you, sect leader," they all chorused except Huo Ying.

"Father, I…." Huo Ying said but before she could complete her sentence, he…

"I said get out!! Before I change my mind" the sect leader shouted then he turned to face her with his finger pointed towards the entrance of the room, they quickly moved closer to her then they all assisted her to stand up and helped her leave the room but the elders stayed behind, before she left the door she turned back to see her father's expression but he didn't even bother to look at her as she left the room.

The carried her into her room then they laid her on the bed, Huo Mei left the room then she came back with a bowl of water and a towel in her hand, she sat beside Huo Ying on the bed then she dipped the cloth inside the water and squeezed it afterwards, they all kept looking at her pitifully, they wouldn't have imagined that this day would come. The sect leader hardly raised his voice at her not to talk of punishing her in such a severe way, she didn't even bother to look at their faces, she just had a straight look on her face with no emotions whatsoever, she was too deep in thought to even bother with the melancholy look they were giving her, they knew that deep inside she wanted to cry but she definitely wouldn't do such a thing in front of them.

Huo Mei gently wiped the blood at the edge of her mouth then she held out her hand and wiped her hands, they were all waiting for her to say something at least they would know what to do to comfort her but she didn't say anything, they glanced at each other hoping that someone would break the awkward silence in the room.

"Young mistress, are you alright?" Bingchen asked, they all fixed their gaze on her hoping for a reply but there was none, then they glanced at each other again, signalling each to speak first.

"Huo Ying, we are all worried about you, at least say something," Huo Qiang said, they were really hoping that she would say something but she still didn't say anything. Huo Qiang gave Huo Mei a glance that seemed to be telling her to leave her bedside so he can sit there, she understood immediately then she stood up from the bedside.

"Are you trying to make us feel guilty, if you keep ignoring us, it means you are angry at us?" Huo Qiang said but something totally unexpected happened.

Tears began to roll out of her eyes, as she quietly sobs. They glanced at each other again in surprise, they expected her to say something really emotional but they ever expected her to burst into tears, this is when they realized that she must have been really hurt by the way her father treated her.

She has always been a princess in front of her father but in front of others, she is always the badass young mistress, the; last time they had seen her crying was probably when they were still children and they didn't understand much. She slowly turned her head to face them, then she scrunched her face and started crying really loud.

OHOH!!

This was totally unexpected!

"My father is really angry with me," Huo Ying said silently as she cried loudly.

"Huo Ying, you don't have to be this sad, the sect leader was just angry temporarily, he will still forgive you," Bingchen said then they all nodded their head in agreement.

Who would have known that the first time they will agree on the same thing would be in this kind of situation…?

"No, No, no matter what I did before he has never been this angry, he will definitely not forgive me," Huo Ying said in a childish voice amidst her tears, they glanced at each other again wondering hat they could see to soothe her, she was being too childish that they didn't even know what else to say in that situation.

"Huo Ying, calm down, you…." Huo Qiang said but before he could complete his sentence…

She had already jumped on him, she wrapped her hand around his neck, drawing him closer to her then she hugged him. This is not the first time that she is hugging him today but only the four of them knew that. They widened their eyes, as she jumped on him, he didn't know what to do, he just hands but of his arms in the air while she cried on his cloth, the warm tears landed on his back and he could feel her the warmth of her tears, the first time she hugged him, he wasn't in the position to take notice of the scent on her body but now that he did, he really likes it but now was not the time to enjoy the scent.

"He even shouted at me and told me to get out" Huo Ying mumbled as she continued crying

"Huo Ying, why don't you let go of him then you can talk to us," Bingchen said, he was a little bit jealous that Huo Ying has hugged Huo Qiang twice today but he has never even been that intimate with her. Huo Lian and Huo Mei chuckled as they watched her cry, they have been trying to hold their laughter since she started crying but they couldn't hold it anymore.

"Huo Ying, why don't you let go first," Huo Qiang said, his neck was bent forwards so his neck was aching and her grip on him was too tight.

No…." Huo Ying shouted

"I can't breathe," Huo Qiang said, he had no choice but to lie to her so she could loosen her grip on him, she unwrapped her hand from his neck then she sat upright.

"Are you okay now?" Huo Qiang said

"How am I supposed to be okay when my dad is angry at me!" Huo Ying snapped, then she sniffed her nose to stop her tears. She held his hand and the used his sleeve to sipe the tears on her face, the scene in front of them was really awkward that they all scrunched their faces slightly.

"What if my mom?" Huo Ying asked

"Aah, Aah! Hmmmn! Sect leader told me to give her sleeping pills so that she wouldn't know of what happened" Huo Mei replied

"That is good, as much as I hate to admit it, if it was my mom, she would do worse than what my dad did to me," Huo Ying said

"The sect leader will still come around, he has always treated you like a princess even though you never act as one" Huo Lian said

"I am hungry," Huo Ying said with her eyes focused on Huo Qiang, this was another unexpected situation, she was just crying loudly and now she is hungry.

"Alright, I will cook something for you," Huo Qiang said then he stood up and left the room with Bingchen following behind him.

After both guys left the room, the twins started laughing, Huo Ying looked at them in confusion, she just couldn't understand why they were laughing but she decided to wait till they were done before she asks.

"Are you done laughing?" Huo Ying asked with an embarrassed expression on her face.

"Huo Ying, you have really made my day," Huo Lian said as they both try to restrain themselves from laughing.

"Yes, yes, this is the first time I have seen you being so childish, there is no way I would ever forget this day" Huo Mei added

"Are the both of your serious right now, you are rubbing salt on my wound?" Huo Ying said

"We are not but you really made history today, I think when your sister returns, we would have so many stories to tell her including today's incident," Huo Mei said

"I will not be bothered by you two" Huo Ying said

"Haven't you guys noticed something strange about her" Huo Li who has been quiet all along said, then Huo Ying turned her head to look at her, she was curious to know what she was going to say.

"I have but say your first" Huo Mei replied

"Huo Qiang…." Huo Li said with a broad smile on her face, then they all turned to look at Huo Ying who had already turned her face away.

"When she arrived with the golden eagle to save us, she was running towards us but we didn't expect her to jump on Huo Qiang, she hugged him really tightly that we were all surprised by her" Huo Li said

"oooooh! Huo Ying are you in love" Huo Mei asked

"You…You, what are you talking about?" Huo Ying said, her cheeks had already started turning red and she was trying to conceal the smile on her lips.

"Just now, when Bingchen tried to make you talk, you didn't say anything but when Huo Qiang sat beside you, you were willing to talk to him and you even hugged him" Huo Lian said

"That…that was"

"Don't deny it, we have already known it for a long time?" Huo Mei said

"I don't, I just feel that he is really easy to talk to and pour out my feeling to, it is really nothing like what you think," Huo Ying said

"You like him but you really should restrain yourself, if you keep hugging him like that then it isn't good for your reputation," Huo Mei said

"I don't like him in that way, we are friends so why can't I hug him, I also hug you too," Huo Ying said

"then are you saying that you can hug Bingchen in that way too," Huo Lian said

"I…yes I can, there is nothing wrong with that" Huo Ying replied

"Male and female should not be in close proximity with one another, have you forgotten that" Huo Li said

"Since when did we follow such rules, those rules are meant for daughters from aristocratic families," Huo Ying said

"you must have forgotten that you are also a princess, all the sect was founded by princes of the royal family, if the emperor decides to reinstate each sect leader's title as a member of the royal family then you will officially become a princess," Huo Li said

"That would be so nice, I really hope that day comes," Huo Lian said

"Do you think that emperor has any intention of doing that, if not for the fact that he feared that with the flame sect power, the former sect leader might become more powerful than he is and then attempt to take the throne, do you think he would have allowed the battle of ever night to happen or even give my sister to the flame sect?" Huo Ying said with a frown on her face

"The emperor said that we can't bring her to the flame sect but he didn't say that we can't see her until the test, why don't we talk to the sect leader about visiting her in the flame sect," Huo Mei said

"That is indeed true, the imperial decree only stated that the wind sect will keep Huo Lan until she can control her power but it didn't say that we can't see her," Huo Ying said with a broad smile on her face.

"I will go and inform my father about this now," Huo Ying said, then she stood up from her bed.

"But the sect leader is still angry with you, if you go now, he might lash out on you," Huo Mei said, then Huo Ying sat back on the bed with a downcast look.