Haotian was startled by the sudden gaze, and his brows furrowed involuntarily (How am I going to smooth things over... This is so embarrassing... What should I do...) He was already sweating profusely as he thought about it.

Diefang just kept looking at Haotian, no, to be precise, she was glaring at him, as if to say, "You're a bad uncle."

Haotian couldn't utter a single word for a long time, and then, with the sunrise, the others woke up one after another.

When Wenxin and Xinyu woke up, they discovered that all their external and internal injuries had disappeared, and not even a scar remained.

"Tell me! What happened last night!"

Diefang conjured a sword in her hand, a pitch-black sword, which she pointed at Haotian's neck. Her eyes were full of suspicion. This action caught the attention of Wenxin and Xinyu, who also turned their gazes toward Haotian.

Haotian began to ruthlessly complain in his mind.

(Hey girl! You were sleeping in my arms last night, and today you're pointing a sword at me, looking like you're going to kill me... How fickle you are...)

(Wait... that's not what I'm wondering about... how am I going to explain this?)

"What's wrong, Diefang? Pointing a sword at Xu Xian like that... isn't that inappropriate?"

Wenxin was utterly bewildered by what she saw. Haotian glanced at Wenxin with an expression that said, "I'm innocent," which made Wenxin suspect that something was amiss.

As Xinyu looked at Haotian and Diefang, her mind began to wander freely...

(Did someone attack yesterday?)

(Did Xu Xian steal something from Sister Diefang yesterday?)

(Wait... judging by this... could it be that he... did he... with Sister Diefang last night...?)

Then, as if confirming some illogical reasoning, she instantly drew her short sword. At this moment, Xin Yu regarded Hao Tian as an unforgivable sinner, a sinner for all time.

"Look at your injuries, are they all healed?"

Diefang's words jolted Wenxin and Xinyu awake. They realized that they were completely unharmed, just as they had been when they arrived. Apart from some torn clothes, their skin was still smooth and radiant, and their internal injuries were gone. Upon discovering this, they were first shocked, then bewildered, and finally stared at Haotian with their large, bright eyes, which seemed to gleam with a blinding light, a light that yearned for the truth. Haotian did not dare to meet their gaze.

Haotian strained his eyes to look at the sky.

He had just caught a glimpse of Diefang's subtly flirtatious gaze...

It's as if they're saying, "You're making my training more difficult through acting, so I'll make yours more difficult through acting in return."

(You've been out of your mind for half a year, haven't you? Where's the domineering, arrogant, and unruly Haotian of the past?)

"What happened last night! Why are all our injuries healed? Besides this, have you done anything else outrageous?"

As she spoke, Diefang placed the sword against her own neck.

He looked as if he were willing to die for his innocence.

Wenxin and Xinyu were also shocked and glared angrily at Haotian.

If Haotian could speak his mind, he would only say: 6. Turning the tables.

"That's enough, that's enough. There's nothing there, it's just some small tricks to help you recover from your injuries."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you trying to do? Kill me to cover your tracks or what?"

Haotian's acting skills are on point; he looks extremely fearful.

"Our injuries have all healed... What happened yesterday? You were on duty yesterday!"

Diefang's words were relentlessly threatening Haotian's mind, which was now racing... He felt completely overwhelmed.

"Isn't this... a good thing...? Why must we turn against each other? Besides, you can't beat me anyway."

Diefang and the others then realized that this was not a bad thing, and there was no need to fight each other. They then put away their weapons, their faces flushed.

"Tell me, what happened yesterday?"

Diefang blushed, and at this moment, the pitch-black sword had turned into smoke and dissipated in the air.

"Would you believe me if I told you? I had a close call yesterday."

Haotian deliberately drew out the sound, giving Diefang a teasing feeling.

"We believe you, please tell us quickly."

Diefang had retreated behind Wenxin and Xinyu, no longer daring to meet Haotian's gaze.

"Okay, then I'll tell you."

Haotian paused, then spoke in a serious, calm, and earnest tone.

“Last night, someone came here using a spatial magic artifact. He was very powerful, with white hair and golden clothes. I was just about to wake you up when his pressure made me unable to move or even speak. Then he waved his hand, and more and more green energy appeared around us, all of which rushed into your bodies. I was so pressured that I even felt short of breath, so I could only watch quietly. Before he left, he told me to take good care of the three of you.”

Then Haotian saw the surprised looks on Wenxin and Xinyu's faces.

“That’s right, it was our master. He came over last night while you were still sleeping.”

Haotian was talking nonsense with a straight face.

Diefang thought to herself: Let it be. I'll have a good talk with my master after this training is over.

"This...this must be our master taking care of us..."

Wenxin turned to Diefang and said that she was extremely happy because of Haotian's lie, a trivial and somewhat ridiculous lie.

"Yes, it should be our master."

Diefang nodded.

Haotian tried his best to find the right topic to avoid awkwardness.

"Yes, it's less than half a day's journey to the real center."

Diefang gazed into the distance, as if she had something on her mind.

Haotian gazed indifferently at Diefang's retreating figure, momentarily at a loss for how to respond to her words, as rays of sunlight scattered around him.

Haotian chuckled self-deprecatingly. As he watched Diefang's retreating figure, he vaguely recalled someone from the past—a hot-blooded, thoughtless, and naive fool...

"What are you laughing at? Your laughter startled me."

Diefang began to blame Haotian.

Haotian: ......

I feel so insignificant.

Indeed, I felt just as insignificant in her presence, except that she was no longer there.

Haotian smiled and shook his head.

Little Diefang, how dare you be so bold! Wait till I unleash your true power, and I'll make sure you face a life-or-death situation.

All I can say now is: ......6