"Put me down!"
After they had walked some distance and the Heavenly Court elder and the others were no longer in sight, Bai Su spoke up.
She had woken up long ago, but Li Su had happened to be trading with the Heavenly Court elder at the time. Since it was inconvenient for her to make a sound, she had remained silent.
Only after Li Su had carried her for a while did she finally speak.
Hearing this, Li Su set her down.
Her body was still somewhat weak. Mainly, her soul had been tainted by resentful power, throwing the balance between her consciousness and flesh out of order. The reason she had only spoken now was to restore that balance, lest she get down and have him take advantage of her again.
After a while, Bai Su finally stood steady and shot Li Su a sidelong glare.
Naturally, he had sensed that she was awake. Yet after carrying her for more than ten li, he had never once mentioned letting go, holding her with utterly righteous confidence.
Still, she did not dwell too much on it. This was already considered mild, and she had grown used to it.
Bai Su took a breath and slowly said, "Why did you sell the armor to the Heavenly Court? It should be important to you too."
Her meaning was clear. Aside from being a disciple of the Interception Sect, Li Su was also from the Xia Kingdom—effectively the ruler of ninety percent of the Xia Kingdom.
From Li Su's conversation with the Heavenly Court elder, that suit of armor was of ordinary value to an individual, but to an organization, it was astonishingly valuable—practically priceless.
"It's not a big problem."
Li Su did not hide it from her and said directly, "Red