Xiao Yu froze, clearly not expecting Bai Ying to say such harsh words to him.
Ever since he’d met Bai Ying, she had always looked at him with admiration. He had never seen her like this before.
He simply couldn’t handle it. His face turned deathly pale.
He tried to approach her again, wanting to grab her.
He had known all along that his past actions would lead to this moment, but now that he was truly facing the consequences, he couldn’t accept it.
The moment his hand touched Bai Ying, she kicked him hard in the chest.
“Get lost!”
Her sword shot out, pointing straight at Xiao Yu.
“I already told you—get far away from me, or I’ll kill you!”
Her eyes narrowed, killing intent erupting from her. If she were strong enough to take on the elders backing him, if killing him wouldn’t bring her unnecessary trouble, she would’ve ended him right there.
Xiao Yu stood in a daze. Feeling the sharp, cold killing intent from Bai Ying, he finally realized—she truly wanted to kill him.
When Bai Ying returned, she saw her Senior Brother Su Yu standing in front of her house again—this time with Third Senior Brother Liu Qingyue and Ruan Xinrou.
She was extremely annoyed.
Back then, even when she’d wanted to see them, they kept her at arm’s length.
But now that she didn’t want to see them anymore, why were they suddenly showing up one after another?
Bai Ying frowned. Before she could say a word, Lin Yizhi’s voice suddenly rang out from behind her.
“Boss, you live in a place like this?”
Lin Yizhi stared from a distance, in disbelief. He exaggeratedly rubbed his eyes, afraid he was seeing things.
He had just been chatting with some friends when he saw Bai Ying leave, and he quickly followed.
He hadn’t expected to find her living in such a rundown house.
Lin Yizhi had heard Ruan Xinrou speak ill of Bai Ying before and assumed she was an arrogant and overbearing person.
But now, what was he seeing?
Would someone arrogant live in a place like this?
He looked at Su Yu in astonishment. “Is this how your peak treats disciples? This place is worse than where I keep my spirit beasts.”
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“There just aren’t enough houses right now…”
“But I remember Ruan Xinrou’s garden being much better than this.”
Lin Yizhi had visited Ruan Xinrou’s place before. Everything was perfect—furnished with gifts and decorations from fellow disciples. Even the room next door had been turned into a private garden for her.
“And here? My boss’s place is empty, small, and falling apart. It’s way out back, and there’s barely any spiritual energy here. What kind of treatment is this?”
Su Yu was so embarrassed he didn’t know where to look. Glancing at Ruan Xinrou, he finally steeled himself and said, “How about we let Bai Ying stay in Xinrou’s garden?”
Ruan Xinrou hadn’t expected Su Yu to say that. The thought of her carefully decorated garden being handed over to Bai Ying made her eyes instantly turn red, tears brimming.
“Senior Brother!” Liu Qingyue immediately said with concern, “What are you talking about? You know how long Little Junior Sister spent taking care of that garden. How could you give it away?”
He gritted his teeth and glared at Bai Ying, as if she were snatching Ruan Xinrou’s place.
“Bai Ying already has a place to stay. Why take Little Junior Sister’s?”
“But this place…” Su Yu looked around at Bai Ying’s run-down house. It was clearly not a place suitable for anyone to live.
He bit his lip, still prepared to let Ruan Xinrou give up the house.
Bai Ying looked at his conflicted face with nothing but mockery in her heart.
Take it from Little Junior Sister? Why not first ask who originally owned the place Ruan Xinrou lives in?
“Forget it. I don’t want to live there.”
She didn’t want to see someone she hated all day—it would only make her sick.
Liu Qingyue sneered at Su Yu. “See? You try to be nice, and she doesn’t even appreciate it.”
He then pulled Ruan Xinrou along, preparing to leave.
Ever since their last encounter, Liu Qingyue had disliked Bai Ying. If Su Yu hadn’t insisted, he wouldn’t have come at all today.
Just as he stepped forward, Bai Ying suddenly called out, “Wait!”
Liu Qingyue’s eyes filled with caution.
“What now? Don’t tell me you changed your mind and want Little Junior Sister’s garden after all?”
Ignoring him, Bai Ying walked straight up to Ruan Xinrou and grabbed her hand.
“What did you take?”
In Ruan Xinrou’s hand was a jade pendant, which she had taken from a box on Bai Ying’s desk. She had approached it just now when suddenly the system in her consciousness told her the pendant held great fortune and must be taken.
She had been careful, but Bai Ying had still seen her.
Now her wrist was gripped tightly, and Ruan Xinrou teared up. “I just thought it looked nice and picked it up to take a look…”
Bai Ying sneered. “And now? Can you return it?”
“Senior Sister, it’s really pretty. Could you give it to me?”
She clutched the jade tightly in her palm, clearly not planning to let it go.
Bai Ying recalled how, in her previous life, Ruan Xinrou had also asked for this pendant. Back then, Bai Ying hadn’t thought much and had given it to her.
But judging by Ruan Xinrou’s attitude now, this jade was clearly something special.
“I don’t want to give it to you. Put it down.”
Still clinging to the pendant, Ruan Xinrou looked at Liu Qingyue, silently asking for help.
As expected, Liu Qingyue stepped up.
“It’s just a piece of jade. Look at you, so petty. Hurry and give it to Little Junior Sister.”
“Why should I?”
Bai Ying didn’t even look at him. She simply reached out and took the pendant back from Ruan Xinrou’s hand.
Liu Qingyue’s face darkened, and he even summoned his weapon.
“You wretch! Looks like I need to teach you a lesson so you’ll know your place!”
Ruan Xinrou cried beside him. “Senior Sister, I really like it. Can’t you just give it to me? Or maybe I can buy it from you?”
Liu Qingyue pulled her behind him and snapped, “Buy it? Someone like her, who worships money, doesn’t deserve even one spirit stone.”
He still remembered the humiliation when Bai Ying once sold items at the market. It had been shameful.
He coldly said, “What’s wrong with a Senior Sister giving something to her Junior Sister? Isn’t that normal? I’ve never seen a Senior Sister as stingy as you. No matter who you ask, you’d be in the wrong here!”
With that, Liu Qingyue released his pressure.
But Bai Ying wasn’t intimidated. She summoned her artifact, completely unafraid of his bullying.
Seeing this, Su Yu hurried forward to intervene.
He had brought Liu Qingyue to make peace—how did it turn into a fight?
Su Yu quickly grabbed Liu Qingyue and started dragging him outside, calling to Ruan Xinrou, “Little Junior Sister, help calm him down. Let’s take him away first.”
Ruan Xinrou saw Su Yu trying to leave and clenched her fists in frustration. She cursed him in her heart for meddling.
But just then, a voice came from outside the door—
“Who said a Senior Sister must give things to a Junior Sister? Isn’t that just stealing?”
“Exactly! And you say it so self-righteously? Shameless!”
Startled, Ruan Xinrou finally noticed—a crowd had gathered outside the door.