Chapter 250: Old Wounds and Misunderstandings

Bai He repeated himself twice before the crowd finally scattered.

After carefully examining Bai He from head to toe, Xu Feng said with a meaningful expression,

"Master, did you get shorter again?"

A question mark practically appeared over Bai He’s head.

What kind of thing was that to say?

He obviously...

Bai He looked up at Xu Feng.

It was not that he had gotten shorter.

It was simply that his rate of growth could not keep up with Xu Feng’s.

How infuriating!

He glared at him angrily.

"Can being tall fill your stomach? Believe it or not, I’ll..."

Bai He deliberately raised his hand.

The sight frightened Xu Feng so much that he immediately dodged to the side.

"Master, you’re actually threatening to twist my ear again? Right in front of so many people? Can’t you leave me a little dignity?"

"Hmph. From what I can see, you’ve gotten along quite well with all of them. I wonder who it was that solemnly promised me before I left that he’d devote himself to cultivation."

"Master, are you really trying to compete with me in terms of cultivation?"

Bai He felt that he should already be used to this by now.

There was no point arguing with Xu Feng.

The man was a cultivation fanatic.

Why was he even trying to compare himself to someone like that?

"Forget it. I’m done talking to you. Head back to Baize Peak first. I need to go speak with Senior Brother, and after that I still have to find Second Senior Brother."

"You mean the Second Elder? He’s in Yaoxing Peak right now."

That...

Wasn’t that just a little too convenient?

Bai He entered Yaoxing Peak to find Yao Xiangli and Dan Zhu playing a game of chess.

This was one of the very few hobbies the two of them shared.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother."

"I knew you’d be back sooner or later. I just didn’t expect you’d return this late. Where did you go off to have fun?"

Dan Zhu did not even lift his eyes from the chessboard.

On the other hand, Yao Xiangli glanced Bai He over before saying, "A’Zhu, aren’t you going to turn around and look at our Junior Brother?"

"Stop talking. I’m definitely going to beat you today. Are you trying to disrupt my concentration?"

Dan Zhu’s competitive spirit instantly flared up.

Bai He thought there was probably nothing for him to do here anymore and was preparing to quietly slip away.

However, just then, Yao Xiangli suddenly said, "Junior Brother, where did that outfit come from? Why is there a Red Moon Flower embroidered on the cuff?"

Bai He raised his sleeve and examined it.

There really was one.

Because the clothing itself was rather vibrant and colorful, the Red Moon Flower was not especially noticeable at first glance.

But upon closer inspection, it could be clearly identified.

The chess piece in Dan Zhu’s hand slipped and dropped onto the board.

Yao Xiangli smiled faintly.

A trace of triumph flashed through his eyes. Then he calmly placed a decisive killing move onto the board.

He had won.

Unfortunately, Dan Zhu no longer seemed interested in the outcome of the game.

He rose to his feet somewhat irritably and strode over to Bai He.

"Didn’t I tell you not to go looking for her?"

"Second Senior Brother, what does that have to do with you? Why can’t I go see Sister Yao Guang?"

"You dare tell me you had enough money to buy that outfit yourself?"

Bai He was rendered speechless.

Well...

He really hadn’t had the money.

"So you’ve accepted more favors from her again?"

"Second Senior Brother, don’t act as if everyone is waiting around for you. Sister Yao Guang is so beautiful that there are already other people around her. She gave me these clothes simply because she likes me. At most, I’ll gather the money and pay her back later. Who cares about you?"

Dan Zhu’s brows immediately knitted together.

"What did you just say?"

"Nothing."

"Did she send you here to deceive me? You can actually tell lies like that on her behalf? Looks like you’ve received quite a lot of benefits from her after all."

Bai He felt like crying inside.

When had he ever done that?

Other than these clothes, he genuinely had not received anything else.

"I’m not lying to you. Believe it or not, that’s your choice. By the time you regret it, it’ll already be too late."

Flushed with embarrassment and irritation, Bai He turned around and ran out of Yaoxing Peak.

"Honestly, he’s so stubborn. It’s been a hundred years or more, and he’s still this petty about it."

Mo Zhu flew around Bai He in circles.

"Host, Yao Guang and Dan Zhu were once very close. But there was a time when Dan Zhu fell into a desperate situation and his life hung by a thread. At that same time, Yao Guang happened to be pregnant with his child. By the time Dan Zhu survived against all odds and returned, Yao Guang’s child was already gone. On top of that, he saw her embracing another man. Dan Zhu came to believe that Yao Guang considered the child a burden, which was why she had gotten rid of it."

Yao Guang was stubborn by nature.

Dan Zhu was not much different.

One of them lived with a misunderstanding.

The other hated explaining herself.

And so, after all these years, things remained exactly the same.

Neither of them was willing to see the other.

"But I think Sister Yao Guang has already forgiven him."

"But Dan Zhu hasn’t forgiven Yao Guang."

Bai He grabbed at his hair in frustration.

"But none of that was Sister Yao Guang’s fault!"

What right did Dan Zhu have to talk about forgiveness?

What a scumbag!

"Host, the main issue is that Dan Zhu never knew the full truth back then. It really doesn’t have much to do with him being a scumbag. In fact, Dan Zhu fell into that life threatening situation because he was trying to obtain a medicinal herb for Yao Guang. If he hadn’t been holding onto thoughts of the woman he loved, he probably would have died long ago."