Upon hearing the question, Zhou Ying and Bai Ying's faces flushed and paled in turns, their expressions quite embarrassed. They truly didn't know where Bai Ying lived.
Zhou Ying hesitated, her voice slightly unnatural: "After Bai Ying came back, Xiao Di suddenly felt unwell. We were all focused on Xiao Di, and we didn't have a moment to visit Bai Ying. So we didn't know where she lived."
The Grand Elder was so angry he almost laughed. He simply couldn't understand why these two were acting so absurdly.
Bai Di is very important to them; he is the child they raised with their own hands. But isn't Bai Ying also their own flesh and blood?
Bai Ying went through countless hardships to find her, and we don't know how much suffering she endured, yet her abilities are still astonishingly outstanding. If such a genius had grown up in a family, she would have been pampered and spoiled.
But look at these two, they only have Bai Di in their eyes. In all this time, they haven't even gone to Bai Ying's place to take a look.
If Bai Ying were just an ordinary child, it wouldn't matter, but she's a true genius! With her around, who knows how much help she can give the Bai family!
Suppressing his anger, the elder looked at Bai Ying with piercing eyes and questioned, "Then how did you find Bai Ying when I asked you to lock her up?"
Bai Ying shrank back and answered cautiously, "I only know where she cultivates, so I went there to find her. I don't know anything else."
The elder, filled with helplessness, looked around and raised his voice to ask the surrounding clansmen, "Does anyone know where Bai Ying lives? If you do, please take me there immediately!"
At this moment, the Grand Elder no longer wanted to see Bai Ying and his family. He decided to go to Bai Ying's residence first and wait for her there.
To his surprise, the vast square was completely silent, and not a single person answered him.
Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Someone in the crowd spoke up: "We only know where Bai Ying cultivates, but we don't know where her room is."
Then someone else chimed in, "Yes, Bai Ying often cultivates next to the family's stone tablet. As for her room, we've never heard of it..."
The elder's eyes widened in disbelief, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
"That's impossible! How could no one know where Bai Ying's room is?"
He was extremely anxious and quickly looked at Bai Yang, who had been the first to receive Bai Ying, and asked, "You don't know which room Bai Ying is staying in either, do you?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Bai Yang's face. He lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, "Elder, I really don't know."
The elder immediately became agitated: "How could this be? When you received them, didn't you arrange a room for them?"
Bai Yang was so frightened that he trembled all over. He stammered, "Her...her biological parents are here. I thought they would arrange a room for her themselves. After all, if relatives or anything like that came before, everyone would arrange it themselves. I thought it would be the same this time."
The elder stared at Bai Yang in disbelief, then abruptly turned to look at Bai Ying and his wife.
The two of them looked completely bewildered, as if none of this had anything to do with them!
Bai Ying said awkwardly, "The day Bai Ying arrived, Xiao Di fainted, and we couldn't take care of her... Later, she had a fight with Xiao Di and left in a huff. We thought the people in the tribe would arrange accommodation for her..."
The First Elder could hardly believe his ears: "So, all these days, Bai Ying hasn't even had a room in our Bai family? What kind of parents are you?!"
Everyone at the scene was stunned, their faces filled with bewilderment and shock.
They never imagined that after Bai Ying returned to the Bai family, she wouldn't even have a place to stay!
This is absolutely absurd!
A commotion arose in the crowd, and someone couldn't help but mutter, "I knew it! Why does Bai Ying spend all her time cultivating in front of the stone tablet? I used to think she was obsessed with cultivation and wouldn't go back even when it was completely dark. I never imagined that she actually doesn't have a place to live."
Another person chimed in, "My God, this is terrifying! What will Bai Ying think of our Bai family? If word gets out, the Bai family will lose all face!"
Bai Yanfeng stood aside, listening to the surrounding chatter, feeling quite uncomfortable. He stiffened his neck, a hint of resentment on his face: "Isn't Bai Ying very capable? So what if she has nowhere to stay? We didn't expect her to come back! Anyway, no one in our family welcomed her from the beginning." The disdain and disgust in his tone were undisguised.
The First Elder, who was already suppressing his anger, stepped in front of Bai Yanfeng upon hearing Bai Yanfeng's reckless words and slapped him hard across the face with a loud "smack".
The slap was extremely powerful, and a red mark instantly appeared on Bai Yanfeng's face.
The elder was trembling with rage, roaring, "You worthless wretch! You are utterly incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, completely muddle-headed! You and your stupid sister must immediately go and reflect on your actions in seclusion. Without my order, neither of you is allowed to step out of that room!"
Bai Yanfeng staggered from the slap. His eyes widened in disbelief as he slowly raised his hand to cover his burning cheek.
In his memory, the Grand Elder had always been very kind to him and had personally taught him various skills.
But now, just because of Bai Ying, who has only recently returned to the Bai family, the Grand Elder has dealt him such a heavy blow.
That damned Bai Ying, why did she have to come back? If she hadn't insisted on coming back, their family would be living a much better life.
They insist on coming back! They insist on coming back!
This time, if she's going to leave, she should leave as far away as possible and never come back!
Zhou Ying still wanted to speak up for her two children. Although she had promised Bai Ying that Xiao Di would have to face the wall in repentance, Bai Ying was not here now, so Xiao Di's punishment could be completely waived.
"Elder, look, neither of them has ever been imprisoned before. If they were suddenly locked up, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle it..."
But the elder sternly rebuked him, "Don't plead with me, it's no use no matter who comes! Lock them both up properly!"
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At that moment, Bai Ying found a hidden cave, set up a defensive formation there, and went inside.
The Bai family fought over the daytime, but Bai Ying didn't care at all about where she lived.
She was only interested in the stone tablet in the Bai family. Even though she had a place to live, she would still always cultivate in front of the stone tablet.
At this moment, she took out the jade pendant she had won in the arena and held it tightly in her hand.
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