Bai Shengyi and Chu Tianle descended from the Dou Zhan Tai only to discover a crowd of cultivators gathered around, many of whom were unfamiliar faces. These were likely cultivators from Qianlian City or participants from the other two nations.
Neither of them enjoyed being the center of attention, so they turned to leave quickly.
"Daoist Bai, Daoist Chu, please wait." A soft voice called out to them.
Bai Shengyi turned back but found she didn't recognize the woman. She asked Chu Tianle, "Is she looking for you?"
Chu Tianle shook his head. "She's looking for both of us. This is Sun Ling, the second daughter of the Sun family, Sun Yun's elder sister."
Bai Shengyi understood.
"Daoist Sun, are you here to avenge your sister? Then we'll meet in the arena matches." she said calmly.
"Daoist Bai, you misunderstand."
Sun Ling was a gentle and elegant woman. Unlike the feigned generosity and gentleness of Bai Murong, she was like a lady from a classical painting, her every movement exuding a graceful charm.
Sun Ling spoke softly, "I stopped Daoist Bai to ask if your eyes were also ruined by Xing Jin?"
Xing Jin? Also?
This time, Bai Shengyi couldn't move her feet.
Seeing that the next arena match hadn't been paired yet, she said to Sun Ling, "Why don't we find a place to sit and talk?"
Sun Ling readily agreed.
Bai Shengyi originally asked Chu Tianle to go back and rest to recover from his injuries, but Chu Tianle insisted on accompanying them.
He argued, "I can recuperate my internal injuries while meditating next to you, and if Sun Ling has any issues, I can help!" Who knew if Sun Ling was deliberately saying these things to lower Shengyi's guard!
Bai Shengyi couldn't refuse him, so she let him come.
The three found the nearest restaurant and requested a private room upstairs.
After Chu Tianle went out, Sun Ling got straight to the point. "To be frank, my fiancé's eyes are also blind, and he no longer remembers me. I've searched all the Sun family's texts but found no solution. Finally, I sought out Elder Mo of Zhen Dan Peak at the academy and learned it was due to being poisoned by Xing Jin..."
Bai Shengyi listened, her eyes flickering with an unreadable emotion.
According to Sun Ling, she and her fiancé had been childhood sweethearts and were on the verge of marriage. However, two years ago, her fiancé suddenly went blind and lost his memory. He even fell in love with her younger sister. Thus, she had been searching for a way to cure Xing Jin.
"...Elder Mo of Zhen Dan Peak told me that Xing Jin is difficult to remove and even harder to find. I've been investigating this matter. A few days ago, I heard people say that you were chased by Qian Hun Chong Si at sea because of Xing Jin, and today I saw your eyes, which is why I spoke to you."
Sun Ling said softly. She hadn't held out much hope, as many people poisoned by Xing Jin wouldn't realize they were poisoned. But she didn't expect Bai Shengyi to be the exception and actually know about it.
"Did Bai Murong tell you?" Bai Shengyi asked with a half-smile.
There were only a few people present that day. Besides Bai Murong, she couldn't imagine anyone else would reveal this.
However, Bai Shengyi found Bai Murong's actions rather interesting. Why would she say it in such a way that it reached Sun Ling's ears? Was it such a coincidence?
She didn't believe it.
Sun Ling did not deny it. "Yes."
"Then what do you want to ask me?" Bai Shengyi asked.
Sun Ling said softly, "I want to know how much you understand about Xing Jin, and if this thing truly cannot be removed?" As she spoke, a trace of pain crossed Sun Ling's face.
Her once loving fiancé forgot her and fell for her sister; it was like a huge joke.
Worse still, her family now wanted to go along with the mistake, letting Yun'er marry Chang Xing Ge in her place. Where did that leave her?
But even Elder Mo couldn't do anything about this strange and peculiar Xing Jin. She was almost despairing. Seeking out Bai Shengyi now was just a desperate attempt out of unwillingness.
She thought she was hallucinating because she heard Bai Shengyi say something.
"No, it can be removed."
"Crash!"
Sun Ling excitedly swept the teacup off the table and stood up abruptly, her eyes fixed on Bai Shengyi. "What did you say!"
Bai Shengyi repeated herself.
"That's great, Chang Xing Ge can be saved, I..." Sun Ling choked up as she spoke, her voice failing.
No one knew how she had gotten through the past two years.
Nor would anyone understand how painful it was for her to be betrayed multiple times and forgotten by everyone.
Her family tried to make her compromise, her sister thought she was the victim and blamed her for meddling, and her fiancé told her to leave and didn't want to see her...
"But not now." Bai Shengyi added.
Like a splash of ice-cold water, Sun Ling instantly calmed down.
"Do you need any more spiritual medicine? Oh, right, I forgot. I heard you're an alchemist. If you need anything, I..."
"No." Bai Shengyi interrupted with a wry smile. She wondered who had spread such rumors that deserved a scolding.
"I am not an alchemist, nor do I lack any spiritual medicine. It's just that the time is not right yet."
To be precise, her spiritual power recovery was not enough.
Did Bai Shengyi not want to heal her eyes?
Of course, she did!
From the first day she transmigrated until now, she thought about it day and night!
After all, blindness not only affected her beauty but also her life to some extent.
However, she knew she could heal it, so she remained calm and never felt anxious about it.
"If you need my help, you'll probably have to wait half a year. It will be possible after half a year." Seeing the light in Sun Ling's eyes suddenly dim, Bai Shengyi couldn't bear it and gave a timeframe.
Half a year was also the deadline she set for herself.
Sun Ling said, "Okay."
She had waited for two years; what was half a year more? She just needed to think about how to further delay Chang Xing Ge's marriage with her sister.
Meanwhile, on the Dou Zhan Tai.
Sun Yun couldn't support Qin Zhao, so she could only shake his body, trying to wake him up.
"Are you okay? You scared me to death! Why were you so foolish, lying under me..." Sun Yun cried and laughed as Qin Zhao opened his eyes.
Qin Zhao was almost nauseated by her shaking, but a hint of indulgence appeared on his face. "Miss Yun is a lady; it would be bad if her appearance was ruined."
Hearing this, Sun Yun's heart was instantly filled with sweetness.
She thought, if only Qin Zhao had appeared earlier; then, it wouldn't be impossible for her to make Qin Zhao her fiancé.
As she helped Qin Zhao off the Dou Zhan Tai, she heard Qin Zhao say, "Miss Yun, I really wish I could see your sister and Bai Shengyi leave together..."
"What?"
Sun Yun's first thought wasn't that Sun Ling had gone to avenge her, but: "Why is she like this again? I was bullied, and instead of helping me, she's making friends with others. Am I even her real sister!"
"Qin Zhao, I'll take you back to rest first, and then I'll go find her. Who told her to always meddle!"
Sun Yun's face fell in displeasure. She thought about how she would make Sun Ling help teach Bai Shengyi and the others a lesson later, or else she wouldn't let Lou Changxing see Sun Ling.
Qin Zhao achieved his goal and became extremely weak again, leaning his head on Sun Yun's shoulder listlessly and nodding.