Upon hearing this, Bai Yao's face turned deathly pale. "Master...aren't ghosts really scary?"
"With your immortal sword in hand and your cultivation at the Nascent Soul Realm, ghosts are more likely to be afraid of you than anything else, except for some powerful vengeful spirits. So don't worry... Go back and rest early!" Xiao Yuhan saw through the little girl's thoughts at a glance.
Bai Yao frowned. "Master...can ghosts really appear in Cold Maple City?"
"That's possible. Didn't I say that this place is very close to the Northern Ghost Plains?"
Bai Yao's expression grew increasingly panicked. "Master, can I really defeat ghosts with this immortal sword?"
"Hahaha, Yao'er...you're scared, aren't you?"
Bai Yao avoided eye contact. "Who...who's scared?"
Xiao Yuhan knew exactly what she was thinking, and immediately said, "Alright, Yao'er, go to sleep now. Your master lives next door. If anything happens, just shout and your master will come right away!"
Hearing Xiao Yuhan's words, Bai Yao's expression softened a bit. "Master... Yao'er isn't afraid. I have the immortal sword that Master gave me. I'll kill those little devils one by one! Humph!"
As she spoke, Bai Yao got up and prepared to leave, but just as she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and turned back to ask, "Um... Master, if Yao'er is really attacked by bad guys, I'll call you!"
“Okay~” Xiao Yuhan replied with a smile.
"Well... Yao'er isn't really scared, Yao'er is just... just afraid of encountering an enemy she can't defeat!" Bai Yao said again, her little eyes practically filled with fear.
Xiao Yuhan thought to himself, "You insisted on coming along, but now that you're here, you're scared." But all he could do was smile wryly and say, "Don't worry, Yao'er, just call me if you need anything, and your master will be right there!"
Bai Yao nodded solemnly, then took her leave.
Xiao Yuhan got up to wash up, but suddenly heard Bai Yao scream from next door. He rushed over to check, and as soon as he opened the door, Bai Yao appeared in front of him, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "Master! Master! There's a ghost!"
Xiao Yuhan leaned closer to take a look, but found nothing. She immediately asked, "Where is it?"
"There's a human head on the screen!"
Xiao Yuhan hurriedly went over to check. Bai Yao hid behind him, clutching his clothes tightly. Xiao Yuhan could feel the girl's nervousness. He then went behind the screen and saw that it was just a projection of a vase. "Yao'er, see clearly what this is! And you still say you're not afraid of ghosts?"
Bai Yao breathed a sigh of relief after realizing it was the reflection of a vase, but still stubbornly insisted, "But... there was clearly a head just now..."
Xiao Yuhan said irritably, "You, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, are afraid of ghosts? You could have destroyed this inn with a single sword strike! So what if a ghost really appears? You're clearly timid and terrified, yet you still insisted on coming here, asking for trouble."
Bai Yao said somewhat aggrievedly, "But Yao'er has never seen a ghost before... Besides, Yao'er came along... just to stay with Master, I'm just afraid that Master will be here in the Northern Territory for another three or five years..."
Xiao Yuhan sighed and patted the little girl's head. "Alright, it's okay. Go to sleep now!"
Bai Yao still gripped Xiao Yuhan's clothes tightly, her palms sweating, refusing to let go or utter a word.
Xiao Yuhan understood what she meant, and could only sit down at the table and say, "Today I told you to sleep in the same room as Ai Yue, but you want to sleep alone again. Whose fault is that?"
Bai Yao thought for a moment, a sly glint in her eyes, "But... Sister Ai Yue likes to sleep alone, she doesn't like sharing a room with others!"
Xiao Yuhan was somewhat helpless and could only stay in Bai Yao's room. "Hey! Go to sleep quickly. Your master is sitting at this table and will leave after you fall asleep."
But Bai Yao wouldn't let go. Xiao Yuhan was quite helpless and could only coax her like a little sister, telling her stories and trying to get her to sleep. After finally getting her to sleep, he went back to his room.
Back in her room, Xiao Yuhan couldn't stop thinking about it. She thought that Ai Yue was always clinging to Bai Yao. If she weren't a girl, Xiao Yuhan would have thought that Ai Yue was attracted to Bai Yao's beauty. If Bai Yao really wanted to sleep in the same room as Ai Yue, how could she disagree?
Could it be that this girl is just trying to trick me into going to sleep?
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