Chapter 223: The Captive in the White Cat Mask

"Go inside."

Bai He and Xu Feng were pushed into a room.

Xu Feng could not help but speak. "Master, this is all your fault."

My fault? At a time like this, he was blaming me? Bai He took a deep breath and decided to ignore him.

This place did not look shabby at all.

In fact, the room was very well furnished.

The vases and porcelain were of the finest quality, even the tables and chairs were made from excellent wood.

The painting hanging on the wall was also exquisitely crafted.

The only thing that puzzled Bai He was that the content of the painting seemed somewhat familiar, yet he could not recall where he had seen it before.

Bai He had thought they would definitely be thrown into a filthy, chaotic prison filled with rats and cockroaches, and then be subjected to harsh torture.

But given the current situation, he instead felt a bit at a loss.

What exactly was going on here?

"Master, people said a master should protect his disciple. Later, you let me escape first, and you stay behind to deal with them."

Only Xu Feng could say something like that.

If Bai He’s hands were not tied, he would definitely twist his ear and teach him a lesson.

"Shut up. When I came alone last time, nothing happened. This time you came with me and something went wrong. You are really a jinx."

"You actually called me a jinx..." Xu Feng pretended to look heartbroken.

Bai He glared at him. "You are."

"Master, you really hurt my feelings. I was joking with you. How could I possibly leave you here alone? If Senior Brother finds out, he will chop me to pieces. No matter who comes later, I will deal with them. You run first."

No matter the outcome, that at least sounded like something a decent person would say.

The door suddenly opened, accompanied by a man’s somewhat arrogant voice.

"I did not expect that in a place like this, you would still have the mood to joke around. Are you confident that the two of you will not die here?"

Bai He did not speak, but Xu Feng could not hold back. "I am warning you, you had better release us obediently. Otherwise, when our people come looking for us and trace it back to you, if they do not find us, you will be finished."

He had already told him to keep a low profile, so why would he not listen?

At a time like this, why act so high profile?

The man wearing a white cat mask let out a cold laugh and slowly crouched down.

"So people from the Lingguang Sect really do have such big mouths?"

"You, you actually know we are from the Lingguang Sect? Since you know, why don’t you hurry up and let us go?"

"Heh, because I know you are from the Lingguang Sect, I specifically want to capture you."

Bai He thought to himself, this is bad.

From the tone of this person, it was most likely that he had some personal grudge against the Lingguang Sect.

Bai He was calculating what he should say to make this person let him go, when Xu Feng somehow had already broken free from the ropes.

Just like what he had said earlier, he actually charged straight toward the man in front of him.

However, the man in the white cat mask let out a faint laugh, full of contempt.

He blocked Xu Feng’s attack with ease and casually cast a immobilization spell on him.

"Wait." Bai He shouted.

The white cat man did not continue attacking.

"Little boy, is this your disciple? Why is he so disobedient? Trying to fight me? Does he not know his own limits?"

Bai He could feel it.

This person was very strong.

"You... what exactly do you want? Since you brought us here, there must be another reason."

The white cat man crouched down again and pinched Bai He’s chin, examining him carefully.

Bai He looked into his eyes, somewhat confused.

"You are the youngest disciple of Yi Xing?"

"Yes, so what? Who are you exactly?"

"Dai Mubai."

He calmly spat out those two words.

Bai He suddenly felt that this name sounded somewhat familiar.

"Mo Zhu, quickly help me check this."

"Alright, host."

The white cat man released his fingers.

"Looks like you really do not remember this name. Not surprising. It is normal that you do not remember."

"Do we... know each other before?"

But in his memory, he was only around fifteen years old at most or maybe even under ten.

If he had to remember something from that time, it would be asking too much of him.

"Tell me honestly, what are you doing in Spirit Pagoda?"

"Can I refuse to answer?"

"Do you think this place is like your Lingguang Sect? Where your senior brothers and sisters dote on you and indulge you in everything?"

For no reason at all, why was he so angry?

Bai He felt uneasy.

The anger this man had toward him clearly had nothing to do with the Spirit Pagoda.

It was entirely directed at the Lingguang Sect.

"You have a grudge against the Lingguang Sect?"

"Of course I do. Especially against you."

"Me?" Bai He widened his eyes. "Did you mistake me for someone else? How old am I now? I rarely leave the Lingguang Sect. Before I was fifteen, I never even left the sect. How could I possibly have offended you?"

Bai He urgently tried to explain.

Since he had recognized the wrong person, then he should just let them go.

However, the man in the white cat mask spoke again.

"You really did not leave the Lingguang Sect. That is even better. You offended me inside the Lingguang Sect."

So this person used to be a disciple of the Lingguang Sect?

"Host, Dai Mubai’s information is ready. It will be transmitted into your mind immediately."

"You know, back then you offended me. Now tell me, how should I deal with you?"