Seeing Dongfang Bubai walking towards the room, Xiao Zhao asked in confusion, "Young Master, why has Sister Dongfang been going back to her room so early every day these past few days?"

After guarding the house all night last time, Dongfang Bubai would return to his room around the end of Hai Shi (9-11 PM) for the next few days, either to cultivate or to rest early.

Furthermore, he has sparred with Yaoyue much less these past few days, spending almost all his time quietly cultivating.

Qu Feiyan said casually, "Perhaps she wants to break through as soon as possible! After all, Sister Dongfang is already at the peak of the Grandmaster realm. If someone can enter the Great Grandmaster realm at the age of Sister Dongfang, there are very few in the entire martial arts world."

Although Yaoyue didn't say anything upon hearing this, she inwardly snorted.

"This woman knows what's good for her."

A few days ago, when Yaoyue noticed Dongfang Bubai's unusual behavior, she was still clearly wary.

But now that several days have passed and Dongfang Bubai has not made any move, Yaoyue's vigilance has basically vanished.

In Yaoyue's view, the deal was already done, and she had already gotten there first.

Even if Dongfang Bubai does something, it won't change anything.

Moreover, given Yaoyue's own strength, even if Dongfang Bubai wanted to do something, Yaoyue herself would not be afraid.

The fact that Dongfang Bubai has been so sensible these past few days has saved Yaoyue a lot of trouble.

After turning his gaze away from Dongfang Bubai's room, Chu Qinghe also had a look of doubt on his face.

Based on Chu Qinghe's understanding of Dongfang Bubai, he was definitely not the type to simply let things slide after suffering a loss.

Not to mention that Yaoyue has been subtly and overtly provoking him these past few days; under normal circumstances, given Dongfang Bubai's temperament, he would have already exploded.

But in the last few days, Dongfang Bubai seems to have completely changed his personality.

Chu Qinghe was basically certain that Dongfang Bubai was definitely harboring evil intentions at this moment.

However, a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

Although he vaguely sensed something was wrong, Chu Qinghe couldn't understand what evil Dongfang Bubai was plotting.

"call out!"

"Bang!"

However, at that moment, another sound came from the sky, and fireworks bloomed in the air once again.

Moreover, its sound was far louder than those of the previous fireworks.

Almost every time a firework appeared, the sky seemed to tremble.

This prompted Qu Feiye and Xiao Zhao to plug their ears with their fingers.

Yaoyue also frowned slightly, suppressing her inner energy to avoid amplifying her hearing.

On the contrary, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but let out a soft "hmm" in his heart.

It's important to know that fireworks are not cheap, and ordinary families would not spend so much money for a moment of enjoyment.

In the past, although there were fireworks in Yushui City on New Year's Eve, they were only set off in twos and threes by the wealthy families in the city.

Those fireworks were basically all prepared by Chu Qinghe.

Therefore, these fireworks that are now obviously making a bigger splash seem rather inexplicable.

Although I felt a little strange, today is New Year's Eve.

Being able to watch fireworks isn't a bad thing, and Chu Qinghe didn't bother to investigate further.

By the time this batch of fireworks ended, it was already close to the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).

The vigil was over, and the group had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, so the effects of the alcohol were making them increasingly sleepy.

Therefore, after yawning, the group, who were clearly sleepy, returned to their respective rooms.

Yaoyue followed directly behind Chu Qinghe, clearly too lazy to wait a while before sneaking into Chu Qinghe's house.

Chu Qinghe and Yaoyue entered the room one after the other.

With a flick of his long sleeves, the door that was originally facing into the room was instantly closed.

"Buzz!"

However, Yaoyue, who was following behind Chu Qinghe, did not notice at all that as the door to the room closed, Dongfang Bubai, who had returned to the room earlier, was now standing motionless by the door.

Looking at the unsuspecting Yaoyue, Dongfang Bubai couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

The moment the voice was uttered, the true energy within Dongfang Bubai surged and instantly gathered at his fingertips.

Under the illumination of these lights inside the room, everything appeared a deep red.

At the same time, Yaoyue also sensed the fluctuations of true energy behind her.

However, although both are at the Grandmaster level, Dongfang Bubai's martial arts are primarily based on speed.

At such close range, even a Grandmaster-level martial artist might not be able to react in time, let alone Yaoyue.

Almost the instant Yaoyue realized something was wrong, Dongfang Bubai's finger pointed at her.

The blood-red fingertip approached and, with overwhelming force, pierced through the protective aura surrounding Yaoyue's body before striking her back.

The moment the finger touched Yaoyue's body, Yaoyue's body became instantly immobile.

After that one finger strike, Dongfang Bubai did not stop. Instead, he quickly raised his hand and pressed on Yaoyue's body to seal various acupoints, making it difficult for Yaoyue's true energy to flow.

Noticing the movement behind him, Chu Qinghe slowly turned around.

When Chu Qinghe saw Dongfang Bubai standing next to Yaoyue, he was stunned for a moment.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that Dongfang Bubai, who had returned to his room earlier, would now appear in his room.

However, after a few breaths, Chu Qinghe, who had come to his senses, suddenly remembered the fireworks that had risen in the night sky again after Dongfang Bubai returned to his room.

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