"You guess?"
Bai Sheng Yi looked up, a playful smile on her lips.
"What! Bai Sheng Yi, you've got some nerve!" Yu Shen finally understood, suppressing his excitement, his gaze fixed ardently on Bai Sheng Yi.
A boy's admiration often came easily. Yu Shen now felt that although Bai Sheng Yi was the sister of that annoying brat Bai Si Cheng, she was far more pleasing to the eye than him.
"Um, I want to apologize first. I shouldn't have treated you like that before." Though Yu Shen was usually arrogant and prone to babbling, he was actually accountable and true to his nature. Now that he accepted Bai Sheng Yi, he decided to apologize straightforwardly.
Bai Sheng Yi waved her hand. "I accept your apology."
Compared to the scheming Jiang Ruo Mei, Yu Shen was much more likable.
"But I'm really so relieved!" Yu Shen exclaimed.
Bai Sheng Yi looked at Yu Shen, puzzled.
Yu Shen lowered his voice and explained, "You don't know, that pervert Jin Ling Yun, relying on his status as the Crown Prince of Jin Que Kingdom, has often harmed the senior and junior sisters of the academy. My sister was harassed by him before."
"Then how did Jiang Ruo Mei separate from you and go with him?" Bai Sheng Yi asked, trying to elicit information.
"It might be because of Jiang Ye; Jin Ling Yun and Jiang Ye have a good relationship." Yu Shen then asked Bai Sheng Yi, "What level of Qi Condensation are you at now? I felt like you were holding back your strength when you killed the Fire Poison Bees today."
"Level three," Bai Sheng Yi explained helplessly. "I wasn't holding back. I encountered a few unimpressive third-rank demonic beasts earlier..."
Yu Shen's gaze toward Bai Sheng Yi became even more admiring. Could this be considered trash? Who had spread such rumors!
After walking for a while, Bai Si Cheng stopped and asked everyone.
"It's getting late, shall we set up camp here?"
No one had any objections.
Bai Si Cheng then said, "Shen Mo, Shen Jing, you two come with me to hunt demonic beasts. Yu Shen, please take care of A Yi."
"Okay, no problem." Yu Shen, uncharacteristically not arguing with Bai Si Cheng, readily agreed.
He turned around and saw Bai Sheng Yi looking at the other two. He smiled and introduced them, "This is Shen Mo, this is Shen Jing. They are brothers. The one who left with Ruo Mei is Du Zhong."
Bai Sheng Yi noticed that although Yu Shen often disliked Bai Si Cheng, he had good relationships with everyone in the team.
As Yu Shen introduced them, Shen Mo and Shen Jing nodded at Bai Sheng Yi and then left with Bai Si Cheng.
"They don't talk much," Yu Shen explained.
Bai Sheng Yi smiled. "I noticed."
"Bai Sheng Yi, you're nothing like the rumors say."
All along the way, although Bai Sheng Yi couldn't see, she was completely unhindered in her movements. Moreover, she was generous and self-possessed, not at all as unsightly as rumored.
Bai Sheng Yi curved her lips and chuckled, "Perhaps because I have confidence now?"
"That's true." Yu Shen began to babble to Bai Sheng Yi about how he was bullied at home before his spiritual root was tested.
Bai Sheng Yi's ears were aching from the incessant talking. She stood up and took a few steps.
Suddenly, a chill ran down her back, and she quickly rolled to the ground.
"Bai Sheng Yi, how could you... Heavens! A third-rank Azure Python!" Yu Shen hurriedly drew his sword and charged forward.
The Azure Python was best at ambushing and didn't have high attack power. It was dealt with by Yu Shen in no time.
"Are you alright?" Yu Shen quickly sheathed his sword and walked to Bai Sheng Yi's side, extremely worried. He had been careless; he hadn't even noticed the Azure Python ambush here.
Bai Sheng Yi couldn't help but sigh. "I'm fine, my ankle is just sprained."
Had heaven really taken back its favor for her being its darling daughter so soon? Or was this retribution for pretending to be blind in front of Jin Ling Yun earlier?
As Bai Sheng Yi silently grumbled, Bai Si Cheng returned.
Upon learning that Bai Sheng Yi's ankle was sprained, Bai Si Cheng handed the task of roasting meat to the others and prepared to treat Bai Sheng Yi. However, he saw Bai Sheng Yi fiddle with her ankle herself, and it was already better.
"A Yi?" Bai Si Cheng asked in surprise. "When did you learn this?"
Although the original host had been trained as the heir to the Bai family's medicinal texts, she had only learned theoretical knowledge. Due to her timid nature, she never dared to perform any actual operations. Because of this, many in the Bai family were dissatisfied with her as the heir.
But who was Bai Sheng Yi? She was already extremely skilled in medicine. In the Federation, she had combined traditional Chinese medicine with spiritual power to create her own healing method to perfect her healing arts.
It could be said that with the original host's theoretical knowledge, Bai Sheng Yi's healing abilities could only improve.
It was just that she had been neglecting her healing arts because she wanted to improve her strength during these days. However, these were all etched into her bones and had become her instinct.
A mere fracture, Bai Sheng Yi chuckled dismissively, "I already knew how."
Bai Si Cheng remained silent for a moment. "It was my fault for underestimating you."
Bai Sheng Yi did not speak. After eating the meat and recovering her stamina and spiritual power, she stood up and prepared to take her leave.
"This is my payment. Thank you for taking care of me. Brother, I need to return to Kyoto first." Bai Sheng Yi handed a third-rank spirit grass to Bai Si Cheng.
"What are you doing!" Bai Si Cheng, usually gentle, was rarely angry. "Not to mention that you saved Ruo Mei and the others, but you are my sister. Isn't it my duty to take care of you?"
"It was my mistake." Bai Sheng Yi humbly admitted her error, put the spirit grass back, and waved goodbye with a smile. "Then I'll take my leave now."
Only then did Bai Si Cheng realize he had been outmaneuvered by Bai Sheng Yi. "Wait, A Yi..."
But Bai Sheng Yi didn't walk slowly; in fact, within a few words, she was already far away.
"Bai Si Cheng, your sister is truly remarkable." Yu Shen looked at Bai Sheng Yi's retreating figure, resting his chin. "Confident and unrestrained, brave and resourceful. How did such unfavorable rumors spread about your Bai family back then?"
Bai Si Cheng remained silent. He was also asking himself what had happened in the Bai family to make A Yi seem like a completely different person.
Not long after Bai Sheng Yi left, Jiang Ruo Mei and Du Zhong arrived with Jin Ling Yun and Jiang Ye. Jin Ling Yun and Jiang Ye had clearly paid a high price, as their injuries had recovered so quickly. Only Jiang Ruo Mei's face was still swollen.
"Brother Si Cheng, Yu Shen, where is Bai Sheng Yi?" Jiang Ruo Mei asked anxiously.
She hadn't expected that Jin Ling Yun, who had already taken a liking to Bai Sheng Yi, would still try to take advantage of her. She had no choice but to find a way to bring him back, hoping Jin Ling Yun would quickly go and wreak havoc on that seductive Bai Sheng Yi.
Bai Si Cheng said, "A Yi has left."
"Why didn't you stop her?" Jiang Ruo Mei raised her voice.
Yu Shen looked at Jiang Ruo Mei in confusion. "She's not our teammate, why would we stop her? Ruo Mei, what's wrong with you?"
Sensing Yu Shen's suspicion, Jiang Ruo Mei took a deep breath and gave a dry smile as she explained, "I just felt that I was very wrong before and wanted to apologize to her." She had used the same excuse when she returned with Jin Ling Yun and Jiang Ye.
Yu Shen instinctively felt something was wrong. He saw Jiang Ruo Mei walk over to Jin Ling Yun and whisper something to him, which only intensified his sense of unease.