Chapter 124: A Confession and a Conflict

"No, it’s not! Perhaps you see me as just a child who hasn’t grown up, still that boy who called you ’sister’ back then. But Qi Yunfei, in my heart, I have never regarded you as my senior, nor as my sister."

Qi Yunfei’s expression remained calm as though she were listening to something completely unrelated to herself.

"I... have always regarded you as the one I love most in my heart. I know that after saying this, the result may not be what I want, but I don’t want to wait any longer. That boy Bai He though he can be unreliable at times at a moment like this, he seemed to give me great courage. He told me that perhaps saying it out loud wouldn’t be such a bad thing."

At the very least, after saying it, there would no longer be confusion in his heart.

Perhaps he would still continue to hold onto his feelings, but he would no longer remain entangled within them.

"I know," Qi Yunfei said in just three words. "I’ve lived for so long... How could I not know what your gaze toward me means? I was only wondering when you would finally tell me."

It was clear that Gu He felt somewhat embarrassed.

In the end, Qi Yunfei still did not give him a definite answer.

As for Bai He, he had originally been waiting outside.

But unexpectedly, several people suddenly surrounded him.

Bai He looked at them curiously.

They seemed unfamiliar, about the same age as newly admitted disciples of Lingguang Sect.

Presumably, they had come along with their masters to gain some experience.

"You all... are you looking for me for something?"

"Did you steal my jade pendant?"

Steal?

When had he ever stolen anything?

Bai He had just been about to refute the accusation when someone grabbed his wrist.

"The jade pendant is still in your hand, and you’re still saying you didn’t steal it?"

Bai He was truly at a loss for words.

There was indeed a jade pendant in his hand, but he absolutely hadn’t stolen it... It was something he had just picked up earlier.

Moreover, this wasn’t even some particularly valuable jade pendant.

Did he really need to secretly hide it?

If Bai He had truly intended to keep it for himself, he wouldn’t have been holding it so openly in his hand.

"Which sect are you from?"

"Listen carefully... We are all disciples of the Qinghai Sect."

The three of them looked full of arrogance.

The prestige of the Qinghai Sect among cultivation sects spoke for itself.

It was obvious that these people were looking down on Bai He.

During the previous competition, they hadn’t had the chance to go to the Lingguang Sect, so naturally they didn’t recognize him.

On top of that, Bai He was standing here alone and looked like he hadn’t fully grown up yet, so they came over to pick trouble with him.

In truth, they could have just spoken properly and Bai He would have returned the jade pendant to them.

But now, Bai He seriously suspected that this jade pendant didn’t belong to them at all.

With a slight exertion of his other hand, he shook off the hand that was gripping his wrist.

"Let me go."

"I’m telling you, don’t refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Hurry up and return the jade pendant to me, or the three of us won’t be polite anymore."

Bai He frowned. "Do you even know where this is? And you still dare to make a move here?"

"Hmph, you stole our jade pendant and refuse to return it. No matter where we argue this, we’re the ones in the right!"

Bai He was speechless—completely speechless.

He had never seen such shameless people.

"Are you sure? I’m giving you one last chance. Leave immediately, or the one who won’t be polite will be me."

Bai He didn’t like causing trouble, but he wasn’t afraid of it either.

These people had actually come to bully him of course he was extremely angry.

"Hmph, as if we’re afraid of you."

As he spoke, one of them had already drawn his sword.

To Bai He, the sword looked quite ordinary.

Just as Bai He was about to draw his own sword, Gu He came out.

"What are you standing here for?"

When Bai He saw Gu He, he immediately ran toward Gu He and throwing himself into his arms.

Gu He was completely stunned.

His junior brother... Although he had been very young when he first entered the sect and had been taken care of by his senior brothers and sisters, he never made such a move before, like acting spoiled and clinging to them like this.

Gu He was at a loss. "What happened?"

"Senior Brother, they’re bullying me. They even want to hit me."

One of them was still holding a sword, which showed that Bai He wasn’t lying.

Gu He frowned and noticed the clothes they were wearing.

"Are you from the Qinghai Sect? Doesn’t your sect know how to discipline its disciples?"

Because of the distance, they hadn’t heard Bai He call Gu He "Senior Brother," but they could vaguely guess that Bai He and Gu He were connected in some way.

"Greetings, Elder Gu He."

They didn’t recognize Bai He, but they did recognize Gu He.

"Hmph."

"Elder Gu He, it was he who stole my jade pendant and refused to return it to us, so I was only planning to scare him a little."

Gu He’s brows furrowed even deeper. He didn’t believe a single word of that statement. "Do you think that someone from our Lingguang Sect would take a liking to a trivial jade pendant of yours?"

"I know the Lingguang Sect is wealthy and powerful, but Elder Gu He, the jade pendant is still in his hand. How do you explain that?"

There was indeed a jade pendant in Bai He’s hand, Gu He hadn’t noticed it earlier.

But now, upon closer inspection, he took it from Bai He’s hand.