"Did the pollution disappear, or did I fail to trigger it?"
Gu Qingqiu furrowed her brow in thought.
"It was Little Lin!"
Seeing that Gu Qingqiu was fine, Xia Hongyao immediately brightened. "Little Lin must have purified the Rule Pollution!"
Gu Qingqiu walked to the window, bathed in moonlight as she looked outside.
It seemed Lin Baici really had taken care of it.
She had to admit, her schoolmate was truly impressive.
From the moment the pollution erupted to its end, barely any time had passed, and he'd already solved it.
"Brother Lin really is amazing!"
Long Miaomiao nodded earnestly.
Gu Qingqiu glanced at Xia Hongyao. High Ponytail was always saying that she and her schoolmate were her right and left hands.
But Gu Qingqiu knew that whenever a major crisis struck, Xia Hongyao would still consult Lin Baici first.
If Gu Qingqiu and Lin Baici disagreed, Xia Hongyao would definitely side with him.
That trust had been earned through one brilliant feat after another.
"Let's wait and see."
Gu Qingqiu didn't let her guard down. She waited another half hour, and when they still hadn't been affected by the pollution, she finally relaxed.
Lin Baici came and went like a shadow. After smashing the Ksitigarbha Statue, he returned to Gotō Mari's house as quickly as he could.
Lin Baici had nerves of steel. He'd nearly been strangled to death just moments ago, yet now he simply pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep, not worried in the least about another sneak attack.
Dawn rose from the mountain stream. The first light of day spread like a carpet, unfurled by the giant hands of two titans, bathing the mountains in golden radiance.
Woof! Woof!
The village dogs started barking.
Thump, thump! Thump, thump!
Footsteps pounded outside.