Goodbye Little Angel

Seeing the Little Wildcat's resolute yet pleading gaze, Bai Yu smiled and said softly:

"I never said I was stopping you. I was just asking what insights you gained from this battle."

Zhu Zhuqing let out a sigh of relief. Her beautiful eyes brightened, and a smile appeared on her face as she stared straight at Bai Yu.

"Now I finally understand why, when we first met, you said those people wanted to kill me and that I wouldn't survive even a single breath!"

"Only after experiencing a real fight to the death did I realize how laughable my escape back then was. My sister, she..."

Bai Yu pinched Zhu Zhuqing's bitterly smiling cheek, then got up, took out another towel, soaked it in the stone basin, and began wiping her down again.

"Don't think too much. Once you become strong, everything in this world will be beautiful. The hardships of the past will be nothing more than a little wind and frost."

Hearing Bai Yu's words, the gloom in Zhu Zhuqing's heart gradually faded. A sunrise-like smile bloomed on her face, and she seemed like a completely reborn person.

Then, with some confusion and dissatisfaction in her eyes, she asked Bai Yu:

"Since you don't oppose my cultivation, why did you arrange this trial?"

After cleaning the blood from Zhu Zhuqing, Bai Yu took out medicine and bandages and began tending to her wounds. As he applied the medicine, he said:

"Tsk, Milk Cat, all your nutrition went to your chest. You didn't leave any for your brain. When have I ever opposed your cultivation? If I really did, I wouldn't have given you so many good things."

"This trial was only for Heart Tempering. A high-level Soul Master isn't necessarily a strong person! The strong are strong because of their state of mind. Even if you'd been scared today, I could still have helped you cultivate to Title. Your thinking was wrong from the start."

Hearing Bai Yu roundaboutly call her busty and brainless, Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes. She angrily turned her face aside and muttered under her breath.

"If you don't like them, then don't look or touch. You're always saying other people are stubborn, but your mouth doesn't seem to agree with what your hands and eyes think."

Hearing the Little Wildcat's complaint, Bai Yu looked a little embarrassed. He hurriedly finished bandaging her wounds, stood up, and released his Fifth Spirit Skill as he said vaguely:

"Ahem, your wounds are treated. Get some proper rest. I'll come heal you once every hour, and you'll be mostly recovered by tomorrow. I'll be leaving first."

With that, Bai Yu quickly left. Once outside the door, he clapped his hands together and muttered to himself.

"Disobedient, hopeless! Got caught red-handed now, didn't I? Still, they felt pretty nice. Shame she's too young. I'll have to raise her for another two years."

"Come to think of it, I'll be going to Heaven Dou City soon. I wonder how Little Angel has been these past few years. I'll go see her then."

He then went to the other rooms and began using his spirit skill to heal everyone else.

After healing everyone, just as Bai Yu was preparing to find somewhere to rest for a while, Ning Rongrong walked over with a pale face.

"Thank you for today. Otherwise, I might have died there."

Looking at the thoroughly frightened Ning Rongrong, Bai Yu reached out and rubbed her silky long hair, comforting her.

"It's fine. Don't be afraid. I told you I'd make sure none of you died. I always keep my word. Remember this lesson in the future: if you haven't seen the body, you can't be sure it's safe."

Unexpectedly, Ning Rongrong was very obedient. Even after Bai Yu patted her head, she didn't flare up. She merely looked at him and nodded seriously.

"I understand. But I still have to thank you. I need to go take care of Xiao Wu. I'll leave Zhu Qing to you. I'm going now."

Watching Ning Rongrong's retreating figure, Bai Yu nodded and muttered with a smile:

"Looks like she's realized it. Outside isn't home. People die out here."

The next afternoon, apart from Dai Mubai, whose injuries still required rest, everyone else had recovered enough to move normally despite not being fully healed. They decided to head to Heaven Dou City first and find a Healing Spirit Master to completely cure their injuries.

Bai Yu carried Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong carried Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, and Flender and the others carried Tang San's group as they flew toward Heaven Dou City.

That evening, at Blue Tyrant Academy, after receiving treatment from the academy teachers, they had all more or less fully recovered.

Bai Yu chatted with Zhu Zhuqing for a while. After she returned to her room, he flashed away toward the Crown Prince's Mansion.

Upon arriving outside the Crown Prince's Mansion, Bai Yu smiled, concealed his aura, and drifted inside like a breeze.

Xue Qinghe had not yet gone to rest. He sat beside the bed in the Sleeping Palace, carefully reading through some documents.

After a while, she set down the dossier and stretched. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of something, and her pupils suddenly contracted. Acting on instinct, golden flames ignited in her palm as she struck toward the bed behind her.

"Smack!"

The sound of their palms colliding rang out. Since Bai Yu deliberately held back, no damage was done to the surroundings.

"Little Angel, is this how you welcome an old friend? Attacking the moment I arrive is a bit too much, isn't it?"

Only then did Qian Renxue see clearly who was lying on her bed. She let out a breath, suppressed her wildly pounding heart, and was so angry that she could not speak.

Snake Lance and Pufferfish, the two elders guarding outside, sensed Qian Renxue's Soul Power fluctuation and hurriedly rushed in as well.

As soon as they entered, they saw their Young Master standing by the bed, her chest heaving violently and her face alternating between green and red, while Bai Yu lounged half-reclined on the bed with an uninhibited smile on his face.

The strange scene left both men with equally strange expressions. What were they playing at? After exchanging a glance, they spoke in unison:

"Greetings, His Highness the Holy Son. When did His Highness arrive? Young Master, did something happen just now?"

"Nothing happened. You may leave first."

Before Bai Yu could speak, Qian Renxue waved her hand and dismissed them.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Snake Lance and Pufferfish exchanged another glance, then quickly turned and left the room. They were both ancestors they couldn't afford to offend—who cared what they were playing at!

"And you, get out too!"

Xue Qinghe, transformed by Little Angel, wore an expression as cold as a glacier as she spoke icily to Bai Yu.

Seeing that Little Angel was truly angry, Bai Yu hurriedly restrained his smile and lowered his head in apology.

"Don't be so angry. We haven't seen each other in years, so I wanted to give you a surprise. I forgot about your current situation. That was my mistake. I repent!"

Hearing Bai Yu apologize, the frost on Xue Qinghe's face melted a little. You call that a surprise? That was a fright!

Seeing that Little Angel's gaze was no longer so cold, Bai Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally talked his way out of it. Then he said:

"We haven't seen each other in years. You can't receive an old friend in a fake body, can you? Get rid of the disguise. It feels strange looking at it."

Qian Renxue cast him a faint sidelong glance, her eyes filled with disdain. You really find the fake body strange to look at? Why don't I believe that at all?

"I can't change back. This is how it is. If you don't like looking at it, then get out. And get off my bed! But..."

Bai Yu had already been disappointed upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, but when he heard the turn in her tone, his eyes lit up again.

"But what? Do you need my help with something? Don't worry, I can handle it all!"