Looking at the rankings on her Jade Token.
Qin Baiyi's hands began to tremble.
Third place!
A trial with tens of thousands of Cold Sea Continent's prodigies taking part.
She, an independent cultivator whose cultivation was nothing exceptional, had actually shot straight into third place!
"Prefect Ye..."
Tears swiftly welled up in Qin Baiyi's eyes as she covered her face with her sleeve.
"I truly don't know how to repay your immense kindness!"
"From now on, if you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. If you tell me to lie, I won't speak a single word of truth."
"If you need someone to warm your bed, I can also..."
"Enough."
Pei You'an interrupted her irritably.
"Are you asking for another slap? We should've had Ye Li beat your backside raw earlier."
"Great idea!"
Qin Baiyi's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly.
"Why don't you give me another couple of smacks, Prefectural Lord?"
"Otherwise, I really don't feel comfortable accepting so many points!"
"..."
Pei You'an ignored her and lowered her head to look at her own Jade Token, her expression complicated.
She had intended to rely on her own sword to secure a place in this contest for the Dao.
But after entering the Secret Realm...
Never mind competing for the top three on her own.
Without Ye Li, she might not even have been able to deal with the people who had surrounded them earlier.
"I owe you again."
Pei You'an sighed and put away her Jade Token.
Ye Li shook his head.
"It was no trouble."
"The commotion just now was too big. Someone else will probably come looking."
"Let's wait a little longer."
The two women nodded at his words and immediately began suppressing their auras.
At the other end of the