Deep down, Ye Ying couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up for her quick wit and intelligence: Ye Ying, you did a fantastic job!

Ji Wuchen was caught off guard by Ye Ying's words, and he shook his head with a wry smile. In fact, he only said that to change the subject, so that Ye Ying would not realize his special feelings for her and thus distance herself from him.

He deliberately brought up a topic without carefully crafting his answer beforehand; he simply asked it off the cuff.

Why……

To his surprise, his few words, spoken without thinking, were met with such a sharp rebuttal from Ye Ying, leaving him completely bewildered and unsure how to continue the conversation, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he was trying to strike up a conversation!

The air seemed to freeze instantly, and time seemed to stand still.

Ji Wuchen gave a bitter smile, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere: "I was just asking casually, I really didn't expect it to excite you so much..."

However, before he could finish speaking, a commotion suddenly arose from afar.

The noise interrupted Ji Wuchen's thoughts and eased the tense atmosphere slightly.

"It seems something's happened over there. Xiaobai and I will go check it out first. Please make yourself at home, Teacher Ji." Ye Ying said calmly, then turned around, picked up the little white fox Tianyao in her arms, and strode towards the source of the disturbance.

Watching Ye Ying's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Ji Wuchen couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow and loss.

At this moment, what was happening not far away was no longer important to Ji Wuchen.

He was completely disoriented, as if in a dream, his eyes involuntarily following the direction Ye Ying had gone, but Ye Ying never once turned around to look at him again...

Ji Wuchen hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to follow.

He stood a little further away, silently gazing at Ye Ying.

She was seen carrying the adorable little white fox as she struggled to squeeze into the noisy crowd.

As Ji Wuchen moved a little closer, he could hear the noisy chatter of people around him.

"I've heard that the monster that appeared this time is exceptionally ferocious, and has already injured many innocent people!"

"Indeed, it's fortunate that the Ye family's experts are here to oversee things; otherwise, we really wouldn't know how to deal with this catastrophe..."

Ji Wuchen felt a pang of anxiety, and couldn't help but worry about Ye Ying's safety.

Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly saw Ye Ying flash past like lightning, and a sharp long whip appeared in his right hand, lashing out fiercely at the monster with a sharp whistling sound.

The long whip danced rapidly in mid-air, making a crisp and loud sound as it cut through the air.

Caught off guard, the monster was struck hard and collapsed to the ground with a miserable howl.

Ye Ying pressed her advantage, unleashing several lashes of her whip, each one containing immense power, leaving the monster utterly powerless to retaliate and ultimately forcing it to surrender.

A deafening cheer erupted from all around. Ye Ying smiled calmly as she looked at the crowd, a subtle glint in her eyes.

Ji Wuchen silently observed all of this, and his admiration for Ye Ying grew even stronger.

Although Ji Wuchen knew in his heart that with Ye Ying's powerful martial arts skills, it was unlikely that any unexpected situation would occur.