Qin Jishi heard it clearly; Baihe's words carried a reprimand.
Angry?
Heh heh!
Qin Jishi grinned. "Baihe, the fact that you responded puts my mind at ease." Baihe: "..."
Not to mention Baihe scolding him—if she came out and gave him a proper lesson right now, he would still find it incredibly dear, even enjoy it.
Within the blood-red world, Qin Jishi had truly believed, for a time, that Baihe had been controlled by that person.
It was all fake!
Fake!
Wonderful!
Only at this moment did Qin Jishi truly let out a long breath.
"You're still laughing? Let me tell you, it's only because your life is tough. Otherwise, you'd be a corpse by now."
"Hmph!"
As she spoke, Baihe gave a cold snort. "You threw every word I told you to the back of your mind. Right now, I truly want nothing more than to punish you properly."
Although Baihe did not know what Qin Jishi had experienced, she knew how dangerous illusions were.
After all, Baihe had personally experienced that person's methods.
Qin Jishi chuckled and shook his head. "Baihe, aren't I fine? Do you know? After going through all this, I suddenly feel very fortunate."
Black lines appeared across Baihe's forehead. "I'm being serious. What did you experience in there?"
"Tell me!"
Qin Jishi could tell that Baihe cared greatly about what he had experienced.
Could it be because of the Masked Man?
With that thought in mind,
Qin Jishi recounted the entire sequence of events.
After hearing him out, Baihe suddenly fell silent.
A moment later, she slowly asked, "You mean that the Masked Man wanted to drive you into despair, but you did not do as he wished, so you escaped disaster?"
Qin Jishi nodded. "That's right. Exactly so." Baihe: "..."
Seeing Baihe fall