"Lin Yang, you..."
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice calm. "You already knew Shi Nian had a Soul Bone?"
"More or less!"
Lin Yang put the Soul Bone into his Storage Bracelet and said casually, "A Soul Bone went missing from the Heaven Dou Auction House a while ago. You've heard about that, haven't you?"
Shui Bing'er looked astonished. "Don't tell me it was this one?"
"That's right." Lin Yang gave a soft chuckle. "I'd had my eye on that old bastard for ages. I meant to use myself as bait, but he wouldn't bite. He set his sights on you instead."
Haha, so a pervert targeted me because I was too weak. Thanks so much for that!
Shui Bing'er grumbled inwardly.
The thought that she had just been imagining Lin Yang liked her made her want to dig a hole and bury herself in it.
Luckily, she hadn't said it aloud, or Lin Yang would definitely have thought she was a narcissist.
Even as she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a trace of disappointment welled up inside her.
After disposing of Shi Nian's body, Lin Yang dusted off his hands. "Come on. I'll take you back."
Once he had escorted Shui Bing'er to the hotel where Skywater Academy was staying, Lin Yang turned to leave.
"Lin Yang," Shui Bing'er called after him.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yang stopped and turned slightly.
"Thank you for today."
She looked at him earnestly, her gaze clear. "Whatever your reasons were, you saved my life. I'll repay that favor."
The corners of Lin Yang's mouth curved slightly. "Sure. If we run into Skywater Academy in the Grand Finals, just go easy on us."
Shui Bing'er couldn't help rolling her eyes. Just who should be going easy on whom?
Still,