"I really want to hear someone talking bad about me behind my back, don't I?" A cold and pretty voice suddenly rang out, startling the three of them. They quickly turned around and saw that Su Yuewan had appeared behind them at some point.
"Absolutely not! I'd like to see who dares to say anything bad about you!" Bai Hao immediately said with a righteous expression.
He pointed at Fan Ziming, then at Zheng Long.
"Is it you? Is it you?"
"Absolutely not me! I have absolute respect for the Sect Master and have never uttered a single disrespectful word!" Fan Ziming immediately swore an oath with two fingers and shouted loudly. Why not three fingers... simply because he dared not truly swear.
Su Yuewan glanced at Fan Ziming and Zheng Long with annoyance and said indifferently, "This is none of your business. You can all go back now."
"yes!"
Having received Su Yuewan's approval, Fan Ziming felt like he'd been granted a pardon and quickly pulled Zheng Long away. Before leaving, he glanced at Bai Hao, his eyes filled with a look of deep emotion... "Take care, Brother Bai!"
[Damn, leaving like this is so disloyal!]
Bai Hao glared at Fan Ziming, trying to communicate with his eyes, but the latter walked away without looking back, leaving only Su Yuewan and Bai Hao behind.
The surroundings fell silent immediately. Su Yuewan didn't say anything, but just stared at Bai Hao with a sharp look in her eyes that made Bai Hao's heart tremble.
Finally, Bai Hao broke the silence, cautiously saying, "Um, Sect Master, listen to me, it's not what you think. Actually, I was just... just joking with Little Fatty, I didn't mean to talk about you..."
"What did you discuss about me?" Su Yuewan raised an eyebrow, not in a hurry. Leaning against a tree, she wanted to see what excuse Bai Hao could come up with.
“We were just discussing… Sect Master, you are so charming, youthful and beautiful, bright and gentle, how could you possibly sell us out? Even if you really did sell us out, we would be happy to help you count the money.” Bai Hao finally found a reason and hurriedly finished speaking in one breath, almost unable to breathe.
"Hmm, that sounds nice. I forgive you. Go back now." With that, Su Yuewan got up and walked down the mountain.
"Huh? You forgive me just like that?" Bai Hao was taken aback.
He was even prepared to face Su Yuewan's fierce and torrential treatment, but Su Yuewan made a lot of noise but did little, and nothing happened.
Strange, very strange.
He muttered to himself, but still followed.
It's a good thing that Su Yuewan isn't making a fuss. Why is he so worried? Does he have masochistic tendencies? Does he only feel happy when Su Yuewan scolds him?
...
Along the way, Bai Hao followed behind Su Yuewan. Han Shan at the foot of the mountain should have already left with Fan Ziming and the others, but he left the carriage behind.
Su Yuewan walked directly to the carriage and sat down, while Bai Hao, being very sensible, quickly went up and personally drove the carriage towards the direction where the person had fallen into the water.
On the way, Su Yuewan suddenly spoke up, "After we return, the Yunshui Sect of Hanshan will become an affiliated sect of our Luohai Sect. Although most of their disciples have been poached by the Shenhai Sect, they are still a second-rate sect. The addition of the Yunshui Sect is very beneficial to us."
"But the Yunshui Sect can betray the Shenhai Sect today, and they can betray us tomorrow just as easily. The same goes for all the other sects, big and small, that have come to us. They can come to us today, and they can come to another sect tomorrow. So we can't have too much hope for them."
"Oh," Bai Hao simply responded, nodding without offering any comment.
Seeing his reaction, Su Yuewan was instantly furious. She had said so much to him, and Bai Hao had only replied with a single "hmm"? He wouldn't even say another word?!
She couldn't help but raise her voice, saying, "I've said so much to you, can't you even give me a response?!"
Bai Hao thought for a moment, then nodded immediately and said solemnly, "Hmm... I think what you said makes a lot of sense, Sect Master. I will definitely keep it in mind!"
"You!" Su Yuewan was furious again.
This guy is just trying to annoy her on purpose!
Seemingly sensing the cold gaze behind him, Bai Hao quickly added,
"Actually, I think that now that those sects are willing to come and join us, we can make use of their potential to become the Divine Sea Sect. It's better to use them than not. Also, I remember that guy said something about the ruins opening soon. We happen to be short-handed, so we can use them as cannon fodder."
He gave a serious review, demonstrating his sincerity.
Although these words came out naturally after his mind had been working quickly, he was still confident in his words.
That's a reasonable and well-founded argument, so Su Yuewan can't exactly say he's wrong anymore, can she?
Su Yuewan, however, fell silent and stopped speaking.
The sudden silence only made Bai Hao feel more uneasy.
Could it be that Su Yuewan is really angry?
"Um, Sect Master, you're not really angry, are you?" He cautiously glanced back, but didn't see any displeasure on Su Yuewan's face.
"No, I'm hungry. You can cook for me when we get back," Su Yuewan said with a slight snort, shrinking back slightly.
But Bai Hao was relieved. The fact that Su Yuewan wanted to eat meant that she wasn't really angry, and there was still hope.
"Okay, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you when I get back."
"I want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes," Su Yuewan replied almost immediately.
"no problem!"
Bai Hao cheered in response, then whipped the horse's rump again, speeding up the journey.
Inside the carriage, Su Yuewan stared blankly at Bai Hao's retreating figure.
Actually, she saw the whole fight between Bai Hao and Du Shanhai.
The spatial teleportation array inside the jade pendant was already activated, allowing her to come over at any time and also observe the surrounding environment through the pendant.
At first, she knew that Bai Hao and the others hadn't encountered any real danger, so she deliberately didn't come out, wanting to see how anxious Bai Hao would be. But who knew that Bai Hao would actually throw away the jade pendant, and that's when she came over.
However, she remained hidden in the shadows as she arrived, watching Bai Hao and his group's actions.
From the moment they were chased by the giant snake, she had already wanted to take action, but she held back because the danger hadn't reached a critical point.
It wasn't until they entered the blessed land that Bai Hao and his companions faced an attack from countless strange vines. At that point, she was about to make her move when Bai Hao suddenly unleashed a sword strike, which surprised Fan Ziming and Zheng Long, and also took Su Yuewan, who was secretly observing from the outside, by surprise.
Turns out, this guy was really hiding his true abilities!
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