Everyone thought Elder Whitebrow had given up. After all, he had left with his head hanging in dejection, clearly having been firmly rejected by Elder Duanmu.
Even Lan Yue thought so. That morning, while riding Er Dan to Spirit Valley Hall to collect breakfast, she suddenly spotted Elder Whitebrow and stopped in surprise.
She had only paused for an instant, but Elder Whitebrow immediately came sprinting toward her, his face alight with excitement.
"Lan Yue, it really is you!"
Looking at Elder Whitebrow's rosy face and shining eyes, Lan Yue suddenly had a bad feeling.
As he drew closer and closer, she took to her heels without even sparing a thought for Er Dan beside her.
"Lan Yue, don't run! I came to ask for your help!" Elder Whitebrow was frantic. His long white eyebrows fluttered wildly, and he didn't even notice when one fell off as he ran.
At his words, Lan Yue ran even faster. Even Er Dan, frantically flapping his little legs as he flew after her, couldn't catch up.
Er Dan's eyes went round in midair, his expression utterly incredulous.
"Sorry, Elder Whitebrow, I really don't know you!" Lan Yue had witnessed Elder Lu's relentless pestering. How could she dare exchange another word with him? She was terrified of becoming the next Scarlet Moon Sect Master or Elder Duanmu.
"Lan Yue, we're already so close! I even gave you spirit stones and pills last time! You can't just watch me die without lifting a finger!" Elder Whitebrow chased desperately after her.
"We're not close! Really, we're not! I don't know you!" Lan Yue sped up again.
Of course, she hadn't forgotten the spirit food she had worked so hard to fetch from Spirit Valley Hall. Even as her legs blurred beneath her, she hugged the lunch