"You're leaving?"
Hearing Bai He's words, Yan Qingcheng's smile suddenly froze. She silently lowered her head and asked softly.
"Yeah! Didn't Land just say that Monk Yi Zhen had come looking for you, saying he wanted to resolve the grudge between you? So I guessed he came to help resolve the grudge between my master, Xiao Chen, and you!"
Bai He lowered his head to look at the dancing flames before him and spoke quietly.
"What grudge?"
Yan Qingcheng asked somewhat doubtfully.
"I killed Lu Jun, and then my master Xiao Chen probably killed Wang Zifeng and Liu Yue as well."
Bai He answered.
"Them? So what if they died? They never treated me as their senior sister anyway!"
Yan Qingcheng said indifferently.
"Sister Yan, you didn't agree to resolve the grudge because of me, did you?"
Seeing Yan Qingcheng's unconcerned expression, Bai He suddenly asked.
"Who said that? That's what I wanted from the start!"
Yan Qingcheng's body suddenly stiffened. A blush instantly appeared on her face, but she stubbornly insisted otherwise.
"Heh heh..."
Bai He chuckled, but inwardly thought.
Maybe you really don't care whether those people lived or died, but in the original story, to maintain your own authority and the sect's reputation, you truly had no intention of reconciling with Xiao Chen!
After discussing that matter, the two suddenly had nothing left to say. The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
"What a blockhead!"
Looking at the silver-haired Bai He beside her, Yan Qingcheng clenched her pearly teeth, growing anxious inside.
I'll do it myself!
Glancing at the dull-witted Bai He beside her, Yan Qingcheng suddenly felt as though she had been defeated.
I can't let him leave just like this. No matter what, I have to leave a deep impression in his heart. I absolutely can't let him forget me so easily!
Yan Qingcheng made up her mind.
"You're just leaving like that? Aren't you going to take responsibility for me?"
Yan Qingcheng suddenly raised her head. With tears shimmering in her eyes, she looked at Bai He, her voice choked with emotion.
It was as though she were saying: You heartless bastard!
"Uh... Sister Yan, stop fooling around. I really have no choice!"
Bai He gave a bitter smile as he gazed mournfully at the sky.
"Bai He, you're not planning to take responsibility for your Sister Yan, are you?"
Yan Qingcheng's expression changed at once, and she angrily said to Bai He.
"Responsibility? Responsibility for what?..."
Bai He guiltily wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Though it went against his true feelings, he really had only wanted to save Yan Qingcheng at the time.
"Sister Yan, why have you become like this? I remember when I first met you, you were so proud and domineering. How did you suddenly become so... like a little girl?"
Bai He's mouth twitched as he made a gesture.
"I..."
Hearing Bai He's words, Yan Qingcheng froze slightly, her gaze turning vacant.
Proud? Domineering?
Since childhood, she had been accepted as a disciple by the headmaster of the Undying Saint Gate and became the senior sister of the Undying Saint Gate. She had to be forceful to suppress those who wanted to challenge her position and prove that her master had been right to accept her as a disciple.
As for pride, it had merely formed naturally after she had spent so long in the Undying Saint Gate. She chose to win over powerful people of value, while she ignored weak people with no value. Naturally, that made her seem proud in the eyes of others.
But she did not want to tell Bai He any of this. She hoped that the feelings between them would be pure, without any impurities. She needed neither admiration nor pity from anyone!
"Fine, Bai He! Are you saying that I'm a tigress?!"
Yan Qingcheng suddenly pounced on Bai He and knocked him to the ground.
"Looks like I need to teach you a lesson!"
Yan Qingcheng said with a "cold" smile.
"What are you doing?"
Before Bai He could even ask, Yan Qingcheng had already acted.
So cold! So cool! But also so sweet!
That was Bai He's first thought!
Then his next thought was... I was forcibly kissed!
Bai He's eyes widened.
But while Bai He was still stunned, something nimble had already pried open his teeth and slipped into his mouth.
As a little virgin who had never even held a girl's hand, Bai He naturally had never kissed a girl either!
He could not describe what kind of feeling it was, but all Bai He could say was that it felt comfortable, warm, and wonderful! A sweet, electric sensation spread through his heart.
Bai He could not help wrapping Yan Qingcheng tightly in his arms. The two kissed passionately, forgetting themselves, but they went no further.
After a long while, they separated.
Yan Qingcheng looked into Bai He's eyes, her face flushed red. "Bai He, you definitely won't forget me, right?"
"Sister Yan..."
"Don't call me Sister Yan. From now on, call me Qingcheng!"
Yan Qingcheng extended a jade-like finger and pressed it against Bai He's lips.
"I..."
"I know. You must have some unspeakable difficulties, but... I'll wait for you!"
Yan Qingcheng hugged Bai He tightly and whispered gently into his ear.
Perhaps this was fate!
They had only spent three or four days together, yet Yan Qingcheng had already fallen deeply in love with the boy before her.
He was incomparably handsome, possessed boundless potential, and was immensely powerful. He had saved her from peril, and most importantly... he had stolen her heart!
A thousand words ultimately came together as one sentence... I'll wait for you!
Yan Qingcheng released Bai He and smiled faintly. Then she turned around and, without any hesitation, walked into the wooden cabin with her robes fluttering before closing the door behind her.
At that moment, Bai He felt as though the fragrance lingering on his clothes remained there still—a complex scent like a hundred flowers, just as complex as his feelings.
Ugh! Could I really be that kind of scumbag? The kind born with a talent for charming girls?
Bai He sighed.
He had never intended for things to turn out this way.
At first, he had only intended to play along, but as they spent time together, the two had forged karmic ties. After he saved Yan Qingcheng from Thunder Dragon's claws, things had spiraled out of control...
Bai He shook his head. Looking at the grilled fish by the campfire, he no longer had any appetite. I should sleep!
The next morning, before dawn.
Before the sky had even brightened, Bai He climbed out of bed.
He did not want Yan Qingcheng to watch him leave. That would only add to their sorrow. Let him leave alone in solitude!
He looked back at the wooden cabin where Yan Qingcheng was staying. Its door was still tightly shut, and Bai He did not know whether she had awakened.
Qingcheng, wait for me! One day, I'll ride the Seven-Colored Auspicious Clouds to marry you!
Bai He swore firmly in his heart.
Slowly spreading the crystal-clear, silver-white Undying Sky Wings on his back, Bai He looked once more at the wooden cabin behind him before turning and flying into the sky.
After Bai He left, the tightly shut door of the wooden cabin opened. Yan Qingcheng stared blankly at the silver figure gradually flying away through the sky, a sense of loss filling her heart.
If they ever had another chance to spend time together like this, it might already be countless years in the future!
In the sky, Bai He flapped the crystal-like Undying Sky Wings on his back and slowly flew toward a picturesque mountain range in the distance.
That was precisely where Monk Yi Zhen was.
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