At the foot of the mountain, Yun Huoyue had been pushed all the way down by Bai Jin'er.
Then her aura sank, and the bashfulness on her face vanished in an instant. With a bang, a surge of her aura sent Bai Jin'er flying back, and she asked coldly,
"What are you trying to do?"
"Uh!"
Bai Jin'er jumped at her icy demeanor!
Oh no! This woman is at the golden core peak!
With a flicker and a whoosh, Bai Jin'er fled the spot.
Yun Huoyue ignored her and instead looked toward the figure seated on the rock atop the mountain.
The moment she saw Chun Xiaobai, a shy blush instantly returned to her icy face.
It seemed that bashfulness of hers only worked on Chun Xiaobai.
With anyone else, it was another story.
Still, she did not dare go back up. Instead, she ran to a large tree nearby and sat beneath it, her face filled with self-reproach.
She seemed to be blaming herself for being so hopeless.
Or perhaps she was wrestling with whether she should compete with that disciple first and follow Chunniang's advice from the Pleasure Immortal Tower: "The first to strike gains the upper hand."
"Assemble! Assemble!"
Chun Xiaobai suddenly waved at the Grand Supreme Elders chatting and joking in the distance.
Li Qingfeng and the others hurried over eagerly, all smiles.
"Great King! What are your orders?"
At the back of the crowd, Mu Qinglan seethed at Li Qingfeng's fawning behavior!
Well, well! Li Qingfeng, you little bastard! How come you never treated your Sect Master like this before?!
Just wait until we get back to the sect! I'll settle this score with you!
The surrounding Grand Supreme Elders, who had also been planning to flatter Chun Xiaobai, noticed the chill around them