Bai Tuantuan said, "Just follow your heart. There's no need for so many complicated rules when making friends. I like the straightforwardness of Huanglian and the resilience of the core. It's that simple!"
The ladle and the iron pot both looked at the white ball of flesh, their faces showing confusion.
Bai Tuantuan waved her hand and said with a smile, "You're not human, you wouldn't understand!"
[Hmph, you talk as if you're human and can understand emotions and desires. If you really could, you wouldn't have been kicked off the Reincarnation Platform by the King of Hell.]
The spoon muttered something under its breath, but Bai Tuantuan clearly didn't hear it.
The iron pot glanced at the white ball of flesh who had already entered cultivation, then glared at the soup spoon with annoyance. [Hurry up and cultivate, or I'll be leaving the space before you.]
The soup spoon was shocked. It shoved the half-eaten apple into the mouth of the iron pot, rushed towards the spirit pool, jumped in, and closed its eyes to cultivate!
This series of actions stunned even the iron pot.
He tossed the apple aside, and the iron pot sat down as well, beginning its cultivation.
Meanwhile, at the Ministry of Personnel's residence, Madam Guan looked at Guan Baozhu's wounds and was both angry and furious: "That damned brat, how dare she hurt my Baozhu!"
"Mother!" Guan Baozhu threw herself into Madam Guan's arms and cried, "She's a vile woman! She bit me! Mother! Kill her!"
"Alright, alright, when she comes back, Mother will definitely avenge you." Madam Guan patted Guan Baozhu's back, comforting her.
Guan Chang, standing to the side, frowned and said, "It's already late, why hasn't that brat come back yet?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Guan's eyes lit up: "Baozhu, you should rest well first. I'll go find your father and get justice for you!"
With that, Madam Guan led Guan Chang toward the study.
As soon as they reached the back garden, they saw Master Guan seeing off an unfamiliar man, and the two were chatting happily.
After the guests left, Madam Guan hurriedly went to greet them, sighed, and said, "Master, Xin'er hasn't come back yet. It's so young, and she's not home at night. It's my fault for not raising her well, but..."
“Xin’er is at the Chen family’s house.” Lord Guan interrupted Madam Guan’s words impatiently. “The county princess likes Xin’er and has asked her to stay at the Chen family’s house for a few days. Prepare some gifts to send to the Chen family. Be careful not to send anything too stingy. The Chen family is now the emperor’s new favorite. We cannot afford to offend them.”
Madam Guan gripped her handkerchief tightly, looking at Lord Guan incredulously: "How could she have won the favor of the county princess?"
Lord Guan pondered: "The Chen family steward just came and said it was because Xin'er was kind-hearted that she helped the county princess."
At this point, Lord Guan seemed to have thought of something and slowly said, "She is just like her mother, always so kind-hearted."
These words struck Madam Guan like a thunderbolt, catching her completely off guard.
Watching Lord Guan's departing figure, Madam Guan quickly said, "You follow him!"
Guan Chang, already familiar with the route, quickly called out, "Father, wait for me, I have some questions I want to ask you."
Only after the father and son disappeared from sight did Madam Guan's heart calm down. She had gone to so much trouble to make the master disregard Guan Xin's life or death, and she absolutely could not let it be destroyed!
She's just a county princess, just a child. She doesn't believe her precious pearl is inferior to Guan Xin!
After returning to Guan Baozhu's room, Madam Guan said a few words to Guan Baozhu, who hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
The next day, just as Bai Tuantuan got out of bed, Ruotang came in with a basin of water for washing up: "Miss, Miss Guan has already been sent to the academy. Miss Huang is reading a book; it was left behind by the eldest young master."
"Okay." Bai Tuantuan yawned. "Let's go."
When we arrived at the college gate, there were already quite a few people waiting.
Bai Tuantuan glanced around and walked over to Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er. This time, they still couldn't bring maids or servants to Mount Putuo.
Just as the three or five people were chatting, Master Liu arrived.
“Five people per carriage, get on,” Master Liu said slowly.
To Bai Tuantuan's surprise, in addition to Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er, Xiao Ruyan and Zheng Yinrong also got into her carriage.
A glint flashed in Bai Tuantuan's eyes as she whispered to Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er, "If anything happens, protect yourselves and don't worry about me."
Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er were taken aback. After exchanging a glance, they both saw nervousness in each other's eyes.
"Sister, what are you talking about?" Xiao Ruyan looked at Bai Tuantuan curiously. "Can you tell us?"
"No," Bai Tuantuan refused outright. "What's your purpose in choosing this carriage?"
Xiao Ruyan looked aggrieved: "How could you think of me like that, sister? No matter what, you are still my sister. What's wrong with choosing your carriage?"
"Xiao Ruyan, do you believe it yourself? Or are you just a fool and think we're all fools?" Bai Tuantuan stared at Xiao Ruyan, not missing any expression on her face. "You know perfectly well that our relationship is worse than that of strangers, yet you still eagerly come over. If you say you don't have ulterior motives, I absolutely won't believe you."
"However... I'm telling you this: you'd better think twice before you try to mess with me."
Xiao Ruyan's expression remained unchanged, as if she didn't understand Bai Tuantuan's words: "I don't understand what you're saying, sister. Now that our parents are gone, no matter what misunderstandings you may have had about me, I still consider you family."
Zheng Yinrong glanced at Xiao Ruyan but said nothing.
Bai Tuantuan scoffed, "Even a ghost wouldn't believe that."
She didn't think Xiao Ruyan was normal, given her organized and mature demeanor.
Bai Tuantuan glanced again at Zheng Fangyu behind Xiao Ruyan, who was looking at her with red eyes.
Seeing that Bai Tuantuan remained silent, Xiao Ruyan also shut her mouth.
Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er, standing to the side, were on tenterhooks, hoping only that they would arrive safely at Putuo Mountain.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the coachman's screams could be heard from outside.
Bai Tuantuan lifted the curtain and saw that many men in black had surrounded the carriage, but there were no other carriages around.
"This isn't the road to Mount Putuo." Bai Tuantuan turned to stare at Xiao Ruyan. "The person you're looking for?"
Xiao Ruyan's face turned deathly pale: "Sister, how could I do such a thing! I don't know who they are!"
Zheng Yinrong's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head.
Bai Tuantuan approached Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er and whispered, "Don't resist, hide behind me."
Although Su Shishi was scared, she still said, "I'm older than you, I'll hold the line."
Seeing the usually gentle Su Shishi standing in front of her, Bai Tuantuan felt a warmth in her heart and did not refuse. She wanted to know what these men in black wanted to do.
Soon, the men in black tied them up and stuffed them into a carriage.
Inside the carriage, a man dressed in black stood with a knife, watching them.
Qiu Qiao'er bit her lip tightly, trying not to let her tears fall.
Bai Tuantuan stared at the man in black for a long time. Helpless, the man in black could only wink at Bai Tuantuan when the others weren't paying attention.
Bai Tuantuan: ……
It seems to be the assassin from Fengyue Pavilion, the eldest brother of Orange Two, Red One.
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