Bai Yu broke out in a cold sweat. The fall itself had not been a big deal, but the sudden tightening and release had given him quite a fright.
With a gentle lift of her left hand, Bai Yun'er steadied Bai Yu. Calm and unhurried, she showed no sign of panic or having her rhythm disrupted, as if it had merely been a casual little gesture.
Throughout the entire exchange, Bu Sha had seemed to be playing an inadvertent prank, but Bai Yun'er's reaction had been far too quick and composed, as if everything had been within her expectations—or at least within the range of speed she could handle.
A faint glimmer flickered in Bu Sha's eyes. After taking several steps back, she entered the house and did not come out again. Their meeting thus came to an end, brief yet thrilling.
Bai Yun'er did not care about Bu Sha's strange temperament. Compared to her, she herself was the stranger one. Without any intention of lingering, she turned and left.
After silently recovering for quite some time, Bai Yu did not immediately follow Bai Yun'er. Instead, he took several deep breaths, then suddenly inhaled and roared, "Just you wait, Beautiful Yama! Once I reach Tier Ten, I'll definitely come back for revenge!"
Bai Yu's voice was full of force and intense emotion. Yet while shouting his threat, he was also desperately running backward, fleeing the little house at top speed and reaching Bai Yun'er's side as if he were running for his life.
The corner of Bai Yun'er's lips lifted imperceptibly as she continued onward, quickly disappearing from the valley.
Inside the little house, a cold gleam flashed through Bu Sha's eyes. She said with annoyed indignation, "Brats are so irritating!"
"Cough, cough!"
At that moment, a bout of coughing