Qiao Qiu had no intention of joking; she was more worried about Yu Ge than what her father had told her the night before.

Although the poison has been cleared, he still can't walk. Yesterday she only left some soup there. What will he eat this morning?

"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Hui asked when she noticed that she was lost in thought.

Qiao Qiu snapped out of her reverie. "I wasn't thinking about anything."

Seeing that she looked a little listless, Xiao Hui suddenly remembered, "Oh right, Miss, you haven't eaten anything yet. I fed you some liquid food last night, but it wasn't very filling. You must be hungry now."

Xiao Hui scrambled to her feet and ran outside, but she forgot that she had been lying there all night. As soon as she stood up, her legs gave way, her vision went black, her body swayed, and she fell backward.

Qiao Qiu reacted quickly, pushing the blanket to the side of the bed, and Xiao Hui fell right onto the blanket.

"Sister Xiaohui, be careful. You lay here all night last night, your legs must be sore. Take your time to recover."

"Look at me, I'm so happy I forgot everything," Xiaohui laughed. She looked at the blanket behind her, slowly stood up, and piled the blanket on the bed. "Thank you, Miss, otherwise I would have gotten hurt again."

"Sister Xiaohui, I'm hungry, you should go now." Qiao Qiu changed the subject.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Xiaohui rubbed her leg and walked outside.

Qiao Qiu threw off the covers, got out of bed, and dressed herself.

"Xiao Jie, how's Yu Ge doing?"

"Thanks to you, he's doing well now. If his leg injury hadn't been still healing, he probably would have already come down the mountain to find you," the ring said.

"It's good that he's alright. Has Gu Youying found Bai Shu yet?"

“Found her, but she’s not as capable as you. Besides helping Bai Shu protect the Dharma, she’s useless.”

"Oh," Qiao Qiu replied indifferently.

"Master, aren't you going to help him?"

"Why should I help him? What benefits would I get?" Whenever she was with Yu Ge, she would feel that flutter in her heart. Yu Ge had told her many things about him, and that he was Ji Rufeng.

Bai Shu is a cursed person; they are destined to be enemies, and there will be no other unexpected events.

Seeing her like this, the ring felt a little relieved. "It's good that you understand."

She's right, we really shouldn't help Bai Shu anymore; they're enemies.

Qiao Qiu got dressed and combed her hair, and Xiao Hui came in carrying a tray.

"Miss, why don't you rest a little longer?"

Xiao Hui put the food on the table.

"No need, that's enough time since last night." Qiao Qiu stood up; she felt quite refreshed after a good night's sleep.

Xiao Hui laid out all the food. "Miss, come and eat."

"Sister Xiaohui, why don't you go and have something to eat too?"

"Miss, how are your knees feeling?" Xiao Hui was very worried about her. She had been kneeling for so long last night. Could her knees handle it?

Qiao Qiu was slightly taken aback. Her knee? What's wrong?

After a moment's thought, she understood. She had been kneeling for so long last night, and she had used her internal energy to recover her strength and protect her body. So even if she had been kneeling for three days, let alone just one afternoon, she would be fine as if nothing had happened.

However, few people knew that she possessed martial arts skills, and her behavior was too normal, which easily aroused suspicion.

"I'm fine. Have you forgotten that I know a little about medicine? A little more massage will make me feel much better. I'll apply some medicine later and I'll be completely fine."

"That's great."

"Xiaohui, go eat quickly, and you can come back and clean up the table after you finish eating."

"Alright, then I won't disturb Miss's meal any longer." Xiao Hui left.

Qiao Qiu sat at the table, eating liquid food today as well, but there were also one or two steamed buns, probably because they were afraid she would get hungry.

Mr. and Mrs. Qiao were talking about her in the main room. Mr. Qiao paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking quite troubled.

Mrs. Qiao frowned as she looked at him and said, "Master, you also love your daughter. You were heartbroken to see her collapse from exhaustion yesterday, weren't you? How can you bear to punish her today?"

"But what if she doesn't learn her lesson? She's our only daughter." Mr. Qiao was also very worried about this. How would his daughter get married in the future?

After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Qiao said, "Master, why don't we ask our daughter who she saved first?"

Mr. Qiao looked at her, "What does Madam mean?"

"My daughter is so nervous about that person, maybe it's someone she likes," said Mrs. Qiao.

Mr. Qiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, let's go check if our daughter has woken up yet."

“She woke up a while ago and is eating right now. Let’s go ask her how she can eat since she didn’t eat anything yesterday.” Qiao’s mother was very thoughtful and genuinely cared about her daughter.

“Let’s go ask her why she can’t eat anymore,” said Mr. Qiao.

Mrs. Qiao shook her head, not wanting to talk to him anymore. "Dad, how did you feel when your parents asked you about our marriage back then?"

Mr. Qiao understood and said with a smile, "Madam is so thoughtful. We'll go later, we'll go later."

Qiao Qiu slowly finished her meal and pretended to apply some medicine to her knee.

After Xiao Hui came over and cleared away the dishes, Qiao Qiu went to the main room.

Seeing the two elderly people waiting there, he guessed they must have been waiting for quite a while, so he went over and knelt down on his own.

Startled, Qiao's mother quickly went over to help her up, saying, "Qiu'er, you don't need to kneel anymore. We don't need to kneel today."

Qiao Qiu looked at her, and Qiao's mother glanced at Qiao's father, gesturing for her to call for help.

Qiao Qiu nodded and obediently called out, "Dad."

Mr. Qiao already knew she was coming, but as a father, he needed a way to save face.

Qiao Qiu's calling him "Dad" gave him that perfect excuse.

Mr. Qiao turned around. “Last night you said you knew you were wrong, but you didn’t repent. Today, I won’t ask you about your mistake. I’ll just ask you, who was the person you saved?”

Qiao Qiu's words got stuck in her throat.

Yu Ge is a wanderer, and in her father's opinion, she is a person without a fixed abode, who cannot settle down and live a peaceful life. If she said this to him, what would her father do?

Qiao Qiu didn't know what to say, and it wasn't easy for her to say.

"Qiu'er, do you like him?" Seeing her silence, Mr. Qiao felt a pang of unease. His daughter had learned to hide things, and she was hiding them for another man.

Qiao Qiu hesitated for a moment, "Father, it's Yuge."

She decided to tell the truth anyway. Since she was going to get hurt no matter what, she might as well be honest and deal with whatever came her way. She would solve the problems one by one.

"Who did he fight with?"

"Bai Shu".

"How did they end up fighting?" asked Mr. Joe.

"I don't know about that," Qiao Qiu said honestly.

"You saved Yuge, but does Yuge like you?" The reason they fought was secondary; Qiao's father was more worried that she had misplaced her affections.

"Father, I went to save him. When I found him, he had been bitten unconscious by a poisonous snake. I saved him, and after making sure he was alright, I left. He was still asleep when I left, and I don't know if he likes me. Mother was still alive when I last saw him. Does Mother think he likes me?" Qiao Qiu said innocently.