The deity is so well-behaved!
As for Qin Zhao, she didn't need to guess; her intention was clearly to seize this opportunity to build her persona and continue to string Ming Yu County Princess along!
However, she might be able to take this chance to call off her engagement with Qin Zhao.
Bai Shengyi pondered in silence, her spiritual power transforming into a sharp blade, killing the Gurū beast with a single strike. She carried it back to the little tiger cub's den.
"Shengyi, why are you back so late?" Cui Yu, seeing Bai Shengyi exceptionally disheveled today, her clothes stained with blood, exclaimed, "Are you injured? Who was it! I'll go get revenge for you!"
"It's nothing. That person is already dead."
Bai Shengyi didn't want to involve Cui Yu in her personal vendettas. She changed the subject, "Xiao Yu'er, I found some honey. Can I roast a new flavor of grilled meat for you?"
Upon hearing about meat, the innocent Xiao Yu'er's attention was immediately captured. "Okay, wuu! Shengyi, you're so kind."
While roasting the meat, Bai Shengyi replied, "Then when you go back, don't forget me, your friend."
"Of course not!" Cui Yu said, then gloomily added, "After I go home, I might have to wait until I'm an adult before I can go out for training."
But he was just childlike. After Bai Shengyi ruffled his fur, he flapped his golden wings again, circling around Bai Shengyi excitedly, "But Shengyi, you can come find me! My home is in the Wuwang Yunhai of the Golden Sparrow Kingdom. It's also suitable for training, wuu."
Bai Shengyi was so charmed by him that her heart trembled. She placed the grilled meat on the rack, reached out, and scooped him into her arms, stroking him, "Okay."
Cui Yu was already accustomed to being petted. He even purred comfortably, like a big golden cat curled in Bai Shengyi's arms, his large eyes narrowed, and in a childlike voice, he said, "Aowuu, then we've made a deal."
"Mhm."
After Bai Shengyi finished grilling all the meat, she bid farewell to the reluctant Cui Yu.
Only after Cui Yu left did she set off back to the capital.
The Dongyue Jungle was vast and boundless, its area immeasurable. On that day, to avoid Bai Sicheng and his group, she had ventured deeper into the jungle. Therefore, the journey back was not peaceful.
Moreover, today did not seem to be a good day for travel.
After Bai Shengyi repelled five third-tier spirit beasts whose meat was not tasty, she unexpectedly ran into Jiang Ruomei. She was not with Bai Sicheng but was following behind two men.
"As expected, some people just can't resist being talked about," Bai Shengyi muttered, turning to change her path.
However, the other party clearly did not intend to let her leave.
"Bai Shengyi! What a coincidence, we meet again!" Jiang Ruomei, upon seeing Bai Shengyi clearly, had all her previous annoyance disappear. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly ran in front of her.
After seeing Bai Shengyi clearly, Jiang Ruomei couldn't help but gloat, "Oh my! Why do you look so miserable! See, I told you not to leave with us earlier."
From the previous battle with Xie Yun, Bai Shengyi's clothes were already tattered and bloody. After a fierce battle with several spirit beasts just now, she now looked truly disheveled.
However, this did not in any way diminish her beauty.
The man walking at the forefront asked with great interest, "Junior Sister Ruomei, who is this?"
"This is Brother Sicheng's sister." Jiang Ruomei's gaze shifted slightly, and she smiled, "Senior Brother Jin, isn't Bai Shengyi pretty?"
"Mm, pretty." The one called Senior Brother Jin smiled meaningfully.
"That blind girl from the Bai family?" The other man said arrogantly, "Isn't she a cripple? How dare she come to the Dongyue Jungle?"
"Brother Jiang, you shouldn't say that. Bai Shengyi is very capable."
Jiang Ruomei defended Bai Shengyi with a sentence, but when she looked up, she saw that Bai Shengyi had already stopped, her arms crossed, and she was leisurely watching her.
Her heart suddenly trembled, feeling as though all her hidden thoughts had been seen through by Bai Shengyi.
"Bai Shengyi, why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"
Bai Shengyi just watched her performance, "You didn't say anything wrong. But I'm just thinking, we're not close at all. Why would you be so kind?"
"Hmph, you're overthinking! Let me tell you, this is Senior Brother Jin Lingyun, the First Prince of the Golden Sparrow Kingdom. This is my Jiang family's youngest artifact refiner, and also the Patriarch's legitimate son, Brother Jiang Ye."
Jiang Ruomei said reluctantly, "It's because of Brother Sicheng that I'm treating you as a friend and thinking about your future entry into Shenqi Academy, that's why I'm introducing them to you."
Bai Shengyi sneered inwardly. If Jin Lingyun's gaze were a little more proper, and Jiang Ye's disdain were a little more restrained, she might have believed Jiang Ruomei's blabber!
"Then I should thank you, shouldn't I?" Bai Shengyi couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"You! You're simply ungrateful!" Jiang Ruomei, as if angered by Bai Shengyi's lack of appreciation, huffed and was about to leave.
"Junior Sister Mei, don't be angry." Jin Lingyun comforted Jiang Ruomei a few times.
Then he stepped forward with a smile, taking advantage of Bai Shengyi's blindness, and reached out to touch her face.
This face was indeed exquisite. Although it was stunningly beautiful and enchanting, it also carried a cold, aloof aura. Any more would be excessive, any less would be bland. It was exactly the type he liked.
Bai Shengyi was extremely disgusted by his scrutinizing gaze and subtly took half a step back to evade him.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, what are you doing?"
"Junior Sister Bai is quite alert." Jin Lingyun was slightly surprised but still didn't take Bai Shengyi seriously. He withdrew his hand with great ease.
He said gently and affably, "Junior Sister Bai, there's no need to be nervous. I'm not a bad person. I just want to invite Junior Sister Bai to travel with me. Jiang Ye and I are most skilled at guiding junior sisters and brothers through training. We absolutely won't let Junior Sister Bai get hurt again."
"Ugh!"
Bai Shengyi directly vomited.
"Junior Sister Bai?" Jin Lingyun froze in place, his expression instantly turning grim.
Bai Shengyi casually wiped her mouth and said, "Sorry, Fellow Daoist Jin. I might have been overwhelmed by the stench."
A stench? Where was the stench! Only he was standing in front of her now!
But Bai Shengyi was blind, so he couldn't possibly tell her that only he among them was being alluded to?
"Ugh!" Bai Shengyi gagged again and said to Jin Lingyun, "Fellow Daoist Jin, why don't you stay away from me?"
Saying this, before Jin Lingyun could speak, Bai Shengyi herself took several steps back.
Jin Lingyun's expression had already turned somber, "What does Junior Sister Bai mean by this?"
Bai Shengyi wiped her mouth and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Jin, you're too sensitive. I just felt nauseous and vomited, I didn't mean anything else."
"Then Junior Sister Bai is unwilling to travel with me?" Jin Lingyun was certain that this woman was doing it deliberately.
But she was a beauty, and he could tolerate a little temper.
After all, once he had set his sights on her, she wouldn't be able to escape his grasp.
Bai Shengyi shook her head, "Then I won't trouble Fellow Daoist Jin. I'm rather solitary and prefer to be alone."
"Then I hope Junior Sister Bai's training goes smoothly and you don't regret it." Jin Lingyun did not hide his threat at all.
Bai Shengyi seemed to be overwhelmed by the stench again and took a few more steps back, then smiled, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jin. I also hope that you and the two Daoist Jiangs have a smooth training journey."
Bai Shengyi looked towards Jiang Ruomei, a hint of killing intent in her eyes. This woman had definitely brought Jin Lingyun to her intentionally!
However, she was no match for these three at the moment. She would remember this debt!