Bai Xuanling did not indulge her. She raised her other hand and threw a punch straight at Xuanle.
Xuanle raised a hand to block, but the punch carried such overwhelming force that it sent her flying, the left half of her body dissolving into motes of light.
Yet her face remained full of smiles as she spoke, seemingly in mockery:
"Why are you getting upset, Sister? You invited him into your Sea of Consciousness, yet you won't let him see this or that. What did you let him in for, then?"
"Could you be covering your ears while stealing a bell, using tricks meant to fool children to fool yourself?"
Chu Xingchen watched Bai Xuanling's killing intent gradually rise, but said nothing more, simply waiting in silence for her choice.
Xuanle steadied herself, and the surrounding energy began filling out her body. After she stood there for just a moment, her body was restored. She looked at Bai Xuanling with a somewhat aggressive gaze, her voice rising and falling dramatically:
"You were impressive enough to suppress me with all your might for centuries, Sister, but deceiving yourself with lies for centuries is rather too pathetic."
"Is it that you dare not let anyone see, or that you yourself dare not look, Sister?"
Bai Xuanling scoffed at that:
"Only people of no standing tell others everything. Why should I need anyone else to judge whether something I've already decided is right or wrong?"
"Times have changed, and the clouds and mist of those days have long since dispersed. What could there still be that I can't let go of?"
"Your attempts to stir people's emotions are so utterly useless they make me want to laugh instead."
Xuanle looked at Chu Xingchen and chuckled:
"Little Xingchen, let me tell you, this sister