Xu Yi said, "Brother Bai, you flatter me. I hope you'll forgive me for what I did just now."
Bai Jizi said, "It's all right. If I were in your shoes, Brother Xu, I'd have done the same. As long as you don't hold it against me that I failed to help you while under Old Demon Su's thumb, I'll be more than grateful."
Bai Jizi's composure greatly surprised Xu Yi. Smiling, he said, "Brother Bai, aren't you curious about what kind of Precious Medicine I fed you?"
Bai Jizi said, "Whatever it is, it must be some kind of restriction that can keep me in check. There's no need to ask. Go ahead and ask me what you want, Brother Xu. I believe there's no grudge between us that can't be resolved, and no conflict of interest that would force us to fight to the death. Besides, you must have some use for me. So I have just one request: after you've finished using me, would you please remove the restriction inside me?"
Bai Jizi was so frank that Xu Yi almost felt embarrassed.
He had used the Origin Seal Bead to set traps for people more than once or twice, but he had never seen anyone cooperate so calmly.
For a moment, he really didn't know what to say.
"By the way, Brother Xu, how exactly did you see through my little trick?"
Bai Jizi was the first to ask.
Xu Yi said, "A little trick? You're too modest, Brother Bai. Such wondrous transformations have stolen the secrets of Heaven and Earth. How can you call that a little trick?"
Bai Jizi waved a hand. "It can only turn me into a dead tree and help me lie low. And in the end, it still didn't fool you.