However, the bittersweet feeling in my heart when I heard Xu Yuehuai's name was impossible to erase. Only when I closed my eyes and went to sleep could I temporarily escape from that sad or distressing emotion.
Fu Ziyi completely ignored Baili Xiuwen, and Baili Xiuwen also found it meaningless. Sitting next to Fu Ziyi, he watched his good friend gradually transform from a carefree and unrestrained person into someone who was infatuated with love.
The contrast between above and below was striking. After listening to the Fifth Elder's words, Xu Yuehuai smiled and replied, "Elder, don't worry. Last time it was just an accident. Nothing will happen this time."
The thing inside her body had been there all along, but she just hadn't said anything about it.
The Fifth Elder did not pursue the matter further.
After exchanging a few words with the Fifth Elder, Xu Yuehuai and the Fifth Elder parted ways. Xu Yuehuai began to read through the book, row by row, starting from the parts she hadn't finished reading last time. Today, she was even in better condition than usual, and she could understand what the book was about at a glance.
It was late at night when Xu Yuehuai decided to leave. There were few people walking outside the library. She calmly returned to the sect leader's peak and sensed that two people were following her.
From the moment she left the library, she had a constant feeling that someone was following her. Xu Yuehuai could guess who was behind her even with her toes.
The Fifth Elder had not mentioned that there were still people in the Party and government of the Library Pavilion, but Xu Yuehuai's intuition told her that it was not that simple. Just then, when she was looking at the other side, she looked up and saw a piece of fabric that looked very familiar to the clothes Fu Ziyi usually wore.
In a short time, Xu Yuehuai roughly guessed that Fu Ziyi was also here.
After the two escorted Xu Yuehuai back to the sect leader's peak, Baili Xiuwen couldn't help but complain on the way: "If you really wanted to escort her, then show up openly. What's the point of sneaking around behind her? Are you worried about her safety?"
“I advise you to think this through. She’s the senior disciple of the sect now. Who would be so foolish as to go back and anger her? I see you, you just can’t let go, but you don’t say it. You’re just constantly fighting with yourself. It’s really pointless.” Baili Xiuwen usually doesn’t talk much, but he talks a little more when he’s alone with Fu Ziyi.
Especially when he's finding fault, he'll talk a lot. On the other hand, Fu Ziyi rarely speaks in this situation, just quietly listening to Baili Xiuwen, occasionally interjecting a word or two, but mostly refuting Baili Xiuwen's views.
When Xu Yuehuai returned, the lights in the room where Zisangyi was staying were already off. Fu Ziyi pondered deeply; Baili Xiuwen's words left him feeling uneasy, yet he was helpless to change it.
"Say less," Fu Ziyi said, unusually.
Baili Xiuwen glanced at his brother, then sighed and shook his head, saying, "Fine, consider it me meddling. I'm not getting involved anymore. Good luck to you!"
Baili Xiuwen stood with his hands behind his back, looking as if he had completely come to terms with things.
Baili Xiuwen glanced at him and didn't even want to say what kind of creature he looked like.
The next day, after Xu Yuehua woke up, she followed the same route: cultivating, then going out. This time, she left the mountain peak just in time.
However, she did not see Xiaoqian outside the mountain. Thinking of Xiaoqian's appearance yesterday, she realized that she must have encountered some particularly difficult situation, otherwise she would not have come here to wait for her and choose to ask her for help.
Xu Yuehuai waited at the door for a while. At first, she thought Xiao Qian was late, but after an hour, Xiao Qian still hadn't arrived, so Xu Yuehuai turned around and left.
Meanwhile, a dark figure watched everything Xu Yuehuai did from behind a large tree.
After Xu Yuehuai left, she entered the secret realm.
Meanwhile, outside the dark room, Ming Qing was already waiting, eagerly anticipating the opening of the dark room's door. Today was the day Ji Yaocen would complete her punishment.
Not long after, the door to the dark room was pushed open, and a woman covered in blood, supporting herself with one hand, struggled to walk out. Ming Qing stepped forward to help Ji Yaocen.
With support, Ji Yaocen felt the little weight on her body instantly dissipate, and the sudden weight even caused Ming Qing's body to sway.
The usually noisy Mingqing remained silent this time, lowering her head and helping Ji Yaocen walk forward. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she knew Ji Yaocen would hear her if she spoke. She didn't want things to be like this.
Even if Mingqing didn't speak, based on Ji Yaocen's understanding of her, she knew exactly what Mingqing was doing.
"Alright, see, I'm still alive, aren't I? So don't be sad for me, because there's nothing to be sad about," Ji Yaocen said, comforting her after she had calmed down a bit.
Ji Yaocen's words were better left unsaid; once she opened her mouth, Mingqing's tears flowed like a burst dam, unstoppable. "When I saw you come out... you were covered in so much blood... Waaah, it scared me to death! I was so worried that something might happen to you. Why didn't you care about yourself at all!"
Ming Qing spoke through tears, and Ji Yaocen smiled helplessly, not feeling impatient at all. It felt quite nice to be the center of attention. "I will live. And besides, no one dies in this dark room, have you forgotten?"
The atmosphere that Ming Qing had just managed to build up was instantly shattered by Ji Yaocen's words. She said with dissatisfaction, "You! You really are something else. I definitely won't bother with you next time!"
Ming Qing said angrily, but who knows if he will care next time?
...
Xu Yuehuai entered the secret realm. This was her first time in this place. There were many secret realms to choose from, and people chose them according to their own strength. Most people would choose to challenge those whose cultivation was slightly higher than their own.
Xu Yuehuai was the same.
There were still quite a few people gathered at the entrance. After looking around, Xu Yuehuai walked into the secret realm.
Only after everyone left did people dare to whisper among themselves.
"I thought this new senior sister's cultivation level was much higher, but it's nothing special, not even as high as mine. So how did she defeat Senior Sister Ji Yaocen?"
"Could it be that they conspired with Senior Sister Ji Yaocen beforehand? Just to put on a show in front of us?"
"Senior Sister Ji Yaocen must have been threatened! How could she willingly do such a thing!"
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
But Xu Yuehuai emerged from the secret realm in a short while, and the sect token at his waist was emitting a green light.
There are only two situations in which a person can be invited out of the secret realm: either they are unable to defeat the opponent and fail, in which case the token will be red, or they have successfully defeated the opponent and the token will be green.
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