The deal between Lin Bai and the Pill Dao Academy was settled.
A month later, Gu Yueqing would once again set up her furnace in the dojo and refine the Human Sovereign Pill.
The news immediately spread throughout Divine Relic Ridge, causing a great commotion.
By then, Gu Yueqing had already taken Lin Bai to her secluded cultivation grounds.
On the way,
Gu Yueqing said, "You really shouldn't have done that."
Lin Bai asked with a smile, "Done what?"
Gu Yueqing said, "When we left just now, you shouldn't have provoked Chou Yun Kui."
Lin Bai said, "Did I provoke him?"
Gu Yueqing smiled. "Although you didn't clash with him verbally, it was obvious that he cared about me a great deal. And those things you said—about going to my boudoir and being unable to wait... Those words provoked him far more than cursing him would have!"
Lin Bai shook his head indifferently. "Since he's already stepped on top of my head, was I supposed to let him shit and piss on me?"
"I really did come to the Pill Dao Academy to ask you to refine pills. He was the one who twisted things around and made a fuss for no reason."
"Since he insisted on making trouble, he can't blame me."
"If I'm unhappy, then no one gets to be happy!"
"Better to shatter like jade than remain whole as a clay tile!"
Lin Bai's voice was cold.
Gu Yueqing said, "You should know that he's a martial artist on the Hero Ranking, and the Blade Dao Academy's chief senior disciple at that. You've provoked his anger, and there's nothing to gain from it right now!"
Lin Bai smiled. "If that's how you put it, then I have even less to worry about."
"He's not the only Hero