Gu Liyan scratched his head and chuckled, "I'm really sorry, I just became a cultivator yesterday and I'm not used to controlling the energy in my body yet... I'll have to trouble you to fix it for me, Brother Bai."

Bai Chen smiled and said, "It's alright. Now that you're awake, go wash up first. I'll wait for you downstairs."

After saying that, Bai Chen turned and left.

After Bai Chen left, the smile on Gu Liyan's face froze.

At this moment, Mo Chen, who was in the contract space, couldn't help but speak up and mock, "Your acting is so fake, isn't it?"

Gu Liyan raised the corners of his mouth. "But that's why he's started to fear me, isn't it?"

Mo Chen remained silent upon hearing Gu Liyan's words.

As Gu Liyan himself said, he had seen from the beginning that Bai Chen was using him to get rid of Wenhao's pursuit.

Moreover, Bai Chen not only manipulated Gu Liyan, but also cleverly saw through Gu Liyan's wisdom, admitting his mistakes to lower Gu Liyan's guard. However, no matter how kind he pretended to be on the surface, he would eventually be exposed in front of Gu Liyan's Painting Soul Eye.

The red aura conveys irritability and anger.

The black aura signifies bad luck and death.

...

At that time, Bai Chen's body was displaying a pink aura. This pink color signifies a peach blossom calamity. Bai Chen was born with a constant stream of romantic encounters, and even without Gu Liyan's interference, this peach blossom calamity would still have arisen.

Having already become wary, Gu Liyan naturally dared not have much interaction with him. Regardless of winning or losing this competition, Gu Liyan would leave this town and go to the next location to start a new life in a low-key manner.

Perhaps out of a sense of responsibility for his mission to the Nine Springs Realm, or perhaps out of an unwavering desire to live, he absolutely could not die easily!

As for whether Bai Chen was intentionally or unintentionally taking advantage of him, the sense of conspiracy emanating from Bai Chen already made Gu Liyan uncomfortable.

Before fully understanding Bai Chen's purpose, Gu Liyan had no reason to entrust her back to this person she had only met once!

Mo Chen sighed and helplessly reminded him, "Although that Young Master Bai is using you, you don't need to expose your strength so obviously, do you?"

Gu Liyan shrugged. "He's smarter than you and I think. This way, he'll only be more afraid of me, not take advantage of me."

Mo Chen frowned. "What exactly is his reason?"

Gu Liyan put on his coat and said, "No matter what, there will be a fierce battle soon."

"A fierce battle?! Don't be ridiculous, that noob can handle it with ease." Mo Chen curled his lip.

"The main point is how to win against that Young Master Wen discreetly in front of everyone." Gu Liyan thought for a moment, then realized that losing would be unfair to Bai Chen for teaching him how to introduce spiritual energy...

Suddenly feeling a bit lost, I thought, "Oh well, what's done is done. Sometimes being too timid isn't a good thing. I'll see what happens!"

"One minute you're very serious, the next you're very casual. I really don't know what you're thinking," Mo Chen sighed and commented helplessly.

Gu Liyan squinted at himself in the mirror and said softly, "It's okay... No matter what the outcome, I just need to survive!"

——

Arena battles have been a rare occurrence in this city for a very long time.

Guided by Bai Chen, Gu Liyan arrived at the center of the arena, surrounded by a cacophony of voices under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"Isn't he the boy who just arrived in the city that day? He doesn't seem to have any special skills."

"His spiritual energy is so weak! How can he be qualified to compete with Young Master Wen for Young Master Bai?"

"That's right! No matter how beautiful someone is, in this world where strength reigns supreme, she's no match for Young Master Wen! Young Master Bai, you've probably misjudged him this time!"

"No, no! Look how well he and Young Master Bai match! If Young Master Bai didn't like him, how could he have agreed to be with him? As a fan of Young Master Bai, I must support the other Young Master Bai!"

"Go, go! Young Master Bai!"

"Idiot, it's not like Young Master Bai is fighting in a tournament, why are you cheering for him?"

"You're the stupid one! Isn't that young master Bai also dressed in white?"

...

Hearing the cheers from below the stage, Gu Liyan was somewhat dumbfounded.

In the eyes of this group of people, it seems that they are not concerned about winning or losing this battle, but about Bai Chen's future husband who is standing beside them!

Bai Chen smiled slightly, his face as calm as still water.

"At Qingge Hall, every shopkeeper's choice of a spouse is the focus of everyone's attention."

Gu Liyan opened her mouth as if to say something, but no words came out. At this moment, a gasp came from the crowd:

"Make way! Make way! Don't you know you're blocking the way?" Awei pushed through the crowd, making way for everyone.

"The Wen family has arrived!"

"A literary genius! So handsome!"

"The Wen family is truly domineering."

Ignoring the words of the people around him, Wenhao stepped onto the stage with a cold face.

Seeing Wen Hao's gloomy face, Gu Liyan suddenly became interested, cupped his hands and asked, "Did you sleep well, Young Master Wen? I went to bed early at Brother Bai's place last night. Oh! By the way, I heard someone eavesdropping on my snoring in the corridor last night! Could it have been someone you sent, Young Master Wen?"

Gu Liyan's smiling face was filled with disgust in Wenhao's eyes, who was so angry that he clenched his fists and trembled all over.

Seeing Wenhao's disheveled appearance, Bai Chen couldn't help but smile and say, "It seems that Young Master Wen didn't sleep well. I wonder if it will affect today's competition?"

Wenhao sneered, "Hmph, this young master isn't afraid of someone like you who doesn't even have spiritual power..."

Having said that, Wenhao stared at Gu Liyan in shock. A faint yet extremely pure spiritual energy emanating from Gu Liyan made him pause in astonishment. "You, aren't you a cultivator? How come you have spiritual energy within you?"

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