"Teacher Zhou, what do you mean by that?" Bai Pufeng naturally understood the meaning behind those words, and he retorted in an unfriendly tone.

"So, can you tell me why you like her so much?" Zhou Hengyue asked, voicing his doubts. "From your submitted account of your upbringing and experiences, it seems you've always been on your own planet."

Bai Pufeng's gaze was indifferent. "Your Highness once visited my star and helped purify its water source."

Although he didn't want to tell others about his past with His Highness, judging from Zhou Hengyue's words, it seemed that he had many misunderstandings about His Highness, and he had to help His Highness explain.

"So, it's because of this?" Zhou Hengyue raised an eyebrow. If it was because of this, then he had something to say.

“No,” Bai Pufeng shook his head, “Back then on my star, I was bullied by children. They locked me in a dark room, didn’t give me any food, and wouldn’t let me out.”

I was so hungry I was almost fainting when His Highness appeared and saved me, even leaving me food and money.

"You nearly fainted, did you actually faint?" Zhou Hengyue grasped the key point.

"I was somewhat conscious. I only knew that something had been stuffed into my hand. When I woke up, there was food and money on the ground, and in my hand was half a jade pendant." Bai Pufeng spoke of his childhood memories with deep emotion, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Then how do you know that it was Her Highness the Princess who saved you?" Zhou Hengyue was somewhat surprised when he heard this story.

If it were when they were children, it's possible that the one who saved them was the princess. After all, people change, and perhaps that princess was really kind when she was young.

“Because at the time, it wasn’t just His Highness; there seemed to be a woman who said something like His Highness couldn’t even take care of himself, yet he still showed kindness.” Bai Pufeng lowered his eyes. “However, what I’m most certain of is the half of the jade pendant His Highness gave us.”

As he spoke, he carefully pulled the jade pendant up from around his neck.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hengyue moved closer and examined the half of the small jade pendant.

After looking at it carefully, he understood why Bai Pufeng was so certain that Mu Xueyao was the one who saved him.

Because only Mu Jingfeng possesses jade pendants of this quality.

Well, it shouldn't be said that it's the quality of the jade pendant, but rather the quality of the jade itself.

The black and white Qilin appeared at an auction twenty years ago and was eventually acquired by a private buyer at an extremely high price.

Later, he heard that the black and white Qilin had actually been bought by the king and given to the queen.

People change; what they were like in the past doesn't mean they'll be like that in the future...

"Teacher Zhou, just say what you want to say directly. There's no need to beat around the bush like this." Bai Pufeng was also annoyed by Zhou Hengyue's indirect reminders. He frowned irritably and interrupted him in a cold voice.

That's incredibly rude.

Zhou Hengyue's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered. After all, he was criticizing the white moonlight that someone had kept hidden in their heart for so many years, so it was normal for him to have a bad attitude.

"It's like this. Years ago, I happened to visit a few other stars and ran into Your Highness. At that time, Your Highness had just finished purification and was resting in the rest room. I originally intended to visit you, but I overheard some unpleasant words."

Zhou Hengyue tried to explain things in the most plain language possible. In fact, if he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he wouldn't have believed that the little princess, who appeared so gentle and kind in front of the camera, would speak like that behind his back.

If it weren't for his connection with Lao Ling, and his appreciation for Bai Pufeng's talent, and his reluctance to let him go against Mu Qingyun, who was likely to be his future partner, for the sake of such a two-faced person, he wouldn't have revealed this matter.

"Teacher Zhou, what does that have to do with me?" Upon hearing this, Bai Pufeng did not show the shock he had expected. Instead, he was quite dismissive. "All I know is that it was His Highness who saved me back then."

Well, all his words were wasted.

Zhou Hengyue was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head in annoyance. Well, it seems he was just being presumptuous. It turns out that what she liked wasn't Mu Xueyao herself, but the kindness of her saving him back then.

Since that's the case, there's no point in trying to persuade them any further.

Anyway, he had already warned him, so even if Bai Pufeng regretted it later and paid the price, it had nothing to do with him.

“Repaying kindness is the right thing to do, but if your way of repaying kindness is to hurt others, you’d better think about it more.” Although Zhou Hengyue was inwardly cursing himself for talking too much, he couldn’t help but say another word.

It's likely that no one outside of the two of them fully understands the ins and outs of the feud between Mu Xueyao and Mu Qingyun.

He felt that there were many ways to repay a debt of gratitude, and there was absolutely no need to get involved in such an unclear dispute.

"Thank you for the reminder, Teacher Zhou, but I don't think I did anything wrong." Bai Pufeng said coldly, "I will do anything for her. After all, when she saved me, she didn't think about whether I was a good person or a bad person."

Zhou Hengyue: "..."

It sounds reasonable, but I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with it.

After frowning and thinking for a few seconds, Zhou Hengyue suddenly understood.

What does this have to do with him? If anyone should say, it should be Lao Ling who tells Bai Pufeng. Why is he getting all worked up about it?

"Return to the team." He waved casually, ignoring Bai Pufeng, and turned to put the black bead in his hand into the instrument, starting to clean up the video recordings stored inside.

...

The afternoon training was significantly easier than the morning training. Zhou Hengyue's method of training mental strength was no different from others, and Mu Qingyun's focus was always on Xiong Ruoyou.

Xiong Ruoyou performed with ease during the afternoon training, and her mental strength level did not seem fake.

Could it be that she guessed wrong?

She frowned, and focused solely on her own training, paying no further attention to Xiong Ruoyou.

But not long after she turned her head, Xiong Ruoyou immediately looked at her and subtly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Qingyun, who happened to turn her head and glance at Xiong Ruoyou, was speechless.

She swore she hadn't been paying any special attention to Xiong Ruoyou, but by sheer coincidence, she just happened to turn her head.

After the afternoon training session, Mu Qingyun went to see the doctor first.

When she arrived at the doctor's house, he was holding a cup of goji berry tea and reading the newspaper. When he saw her, he sat back down on his sofa without turning around. "What brings you here?"

"I have something to ask you." She treated the room like her own home and walked over to the professor. "Do you think there's a way to suddenly grant someone incredibly powerful mental abilities, without anyone noticing?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor paused, his hand holding the cup still, and turned to look at her with a strange expression. "Qi Luo and I discussed this issue a long time ago."