Live if I Can, Die if I Can't

As Baiheng spoke, he waved goodbye to the others and then took Bai Luoming's hand as they walked away into the distance.

Seeing this, Dan Feng shook his head helplessly and shouted at Baiheng, "You can take him out to play, but don't take him racing! Otherwise, I won't bail you out!"

"Okay!"

Baiheng's voice drifted from afar. Upon hearing it, Dan Feng sighed softly and said to Jingliu and the others, "Alas, in that case, I'll be going too."

"Um."

Yingxing gave a soft hum and said nothing more, then turned and walked towards the Artisanship Commission.

"Alright, let's go. We've already wasted so much time today."

"Yes, Master."

Jing Yuan obediently followed Jingliu to her courtyard, unaware of the hell that awaited him.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Originally, Jing Yuan's talent was not great, but he was still quite hardworking, so Jingliu did not have too many demands on Jing Yuan. However, now that Bai Luoming, whose swordsmanship talent far surpasses Jing Yuan's, is ahead of him, Jingliu is dissatisfied with his eldest disciple no matter how he looks at it.

Baiheng pulled Bai Luoming deeper into the Starskiff Haven until they reached a beautifully designed Starskiff and stopped there.

She pointed to the Starskiff and said to Bai Luoming with a happy expression, "Look, this is my new Starskiff, isn't it beautiful?"

"She's beautiful, but isn't Baiheng struggling to afford food? How does she have the money to buy Starskiff?"

"Hey, there's no need to say such impolite things."

Baiheng felt somewhat helpless. If it weren't for the frequent accidents involving her Starskiff, she wouldn't have to buy Starskiff so often and pay fines from time to time, which meant that her income was often insufficient to cover her expenses.

"Got it, got it. So, what about the old Starskiff now that Sister Baiheng has a new one?"

"Old ones? Old ones are obviously for storing..."

After Baiheng finished speaking, she realized something was wrong. What was this kid talking about? What did he mean by "what to do with the old ones"? Where would she find an old Starskiff?

"Just throw the old ones away, it's none of your business."

Bai Luoming spread his hands, sighed, and made a regretful expression at Baiheng.

"Oh, what a pity."

What are you regretting?!

Baiheng was getting a little frustrated. How could this kid be so rude, always picking on people's sore spots?

"Alright, you'd better get in the car now. You're such a rude guy."

Baiheng flung open the door of the Starskiff and shoved Bai Luoming towards Starskiff.

Bai Luoming obeyed Baiheng and sat in the passenger seat of the Starskiff before speaking earnestly to Baiheng.

"By the way, Sister Baiheng, didn't Dan Feng say you weren't allowed to drive the Starskiff?"

"Hey, what right does he have to tell me what to do? I can drive however I want. If he doesn't bail me out, plenty of others will."

Baiheng casually got into the driver's seat and fastened his seatbelt.

She glanced at Bai Luoming and reminded him, "Fasten your seatbelt."

"Okay, sure."

Bai Luoming obediently pulled over and fastened his seatbelt, but after waiting for a long time, Baiheng did not start the engine. Instead, he sat in the driver's seat, seemingly lost in thought.

He looked at Baiheng with some curiosity, unsure of her thoughts.

Baiheng turned his gaze to the outside of the driver's cabin, and after a long while, he finally spoke to Bai Luoming, asking, "Is what you said true?"

"Of course it's true. I haven't lied a single word about the Shuhu Rebellion."

That's not what I meant.

Baiheng turned to look at Bai Luoming, his previous relaxed expression completely gone, and asked Bai Luoming, word by word, "Will anything major happen to us in the future?"

Holy crap, someone's cheating!

Bai Luoming was startled when he saw Baiheng like this. He had clearly not revealed any information, so how could Baiheng have sensed something was wrong?

He chuckled dryly and said to Baiheng, "Nothing's wrong. What could possibly happen?"

Upon hearing this, Baiheng's expression did not relax; instead, it became even more serious.

"Xiao Bai, your acting is indeed very good. Although there's nothing wrong with what you said, your eyes betrayed you."

"I don't see a trace of familiarity with me in your eyes. On the contrary, you seem to be very familiar with others, especially Dan Feng. Even when Dan Feng asked you that question earlier, you didn't seem to feel any awkwardness at all."

"Ah... this..."

He truly hadn't expected Baiheng to be so perceptive, able to detect the clues from his expression. He could only say, as expected of the true core figure of the High-Cloud Quintet.

"Not to mention Dan Feng, even the way you look at Jingliu Liu is different from how you look at me. There's a strong sense of familiarity in your eyes when you look at Jingliu Liu, but when you first saw me, you were incredulous, as if you never expected me to appear."

"Well, Jingliu is my master, so it's normal for him to have a slightly unusual look in his eyes..."

"Is that really so? The way you look at Jingliu Liu doesn't seem like the gaze of a disciple."

Listening to Bai Luoming's explanation, Baiheng took the initiative to change the subject and teased him.

Hearing Baiheng's teasing, Bai Luoming breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't know whether he should tell Baiheng the truth.

Seeing that Bai Luoming remained silent, Baiheng picked up the previous topic again and tentatively asked, "Will something happen to me in the future?"

Bai Luoming was taken aback, not expecting Baiheng to bring up the topic again, but since Baiheng had already guessed this, what else could he say?

"Yes."

"Based on what you said, I have a rough idea of what happened. I might have died for some reason during that so-called Shuhu Rebellion."

"... yes."

"Phew, that explains it. So it was because I was about to die."

Baiheng let out a deep breath, clearly not expecting this outcome, but considering Bai Luoming's reaction, it made sense.

However, she did not show the slightest sadness. After only a moment, she picked up the key, inserted it into the Starskiff, and started the engine.

Seeing this, Bai Luoming was somewhat puzzled. Was Baiheng's calm demeanor really appropriate?

"By the way, Sister Baiheng, now that you know you're going to die soon, don't you have any other thoughts?"

"What else can we think? If we can live, we live; if we can't, we die."

"You're really insightful."

Bai Luoming sighed softly. He admitted that he couldn't reach that mental state, so he changed the subject and asked Baiheng, "By the way, Sister Baiheng, where are we going?"

"Hehe, of course I'm taking you for a race! What else would I do?"

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