Chapter 388: The Master of the Third Floor

The atmosphere at the scene became extremely awkward and tense. It became so serious that no one dared to make even the slightest sound.

Ye Shiyuan usually did not provoke other people. No one knew what had gotten into him today.

Bai He also found it strange, since creating an enemy for no reason was not a good thing. So, he immediately grabbed Ye Shiyuan’s hand and quietly questioned him. "Shiyuan, what are you doing?"

Ye Shiyuan looked at Bai He with an aggrieved expression. "Was it not you, He’er, who said you wanted to know who the person inside was?"

Bai He indeed wanted to know, but they could not use this kind of method. Using such a method was simply not a good idea, even just thinking about it made him feel uncomfortable.

However, that person did not seem to have any reaction. Bai He also did not know why he, as the master of the third floor, had come to this place for no apparent reason.

In any case, they did not know him, and there was no way he could have come here because of them. So, why not take this opportunity to leave this place first and talk about it later?

Bai He immediately pulled Ye Shiyuan’s hand and left under everyone’s watchful eyes.

The master of the third floor did not show the slightest reaction either.

"Fortunately, he did not hold it against you. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome."

"He’er, do you really not think he looks familiar?"

After hearing Ye Shiyuan say that, Bai He seemed to recall the sense of familiarity he had felt when he first saw that person. "He does feel somewhat familiar, but we should not know him, right? After all, we do not know that many people here."

Bai He immediately thought of Xu Feng, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it should not be Xu Feng either.

If it were Xu Feng, given his personality, he would have already rushed over to recognize them. How could he possibly hide his identity? Since it was not Xu Feng, Bai He could not think of anyone else.

"Leaving in such a hurry?" A serious and somewhat cold voice came from behind them.

Bai He turned around and looked at the person. Was this not the master of the third floor from earlier?

Bai He had actually thought that this person had a fairly good temper. However, perhaps he simply had not reacted at the time. Now that he had finally realized what had happened, he had chased after them to demand an explanation.

Bai He could not help sighing inwardly. He felt that this whole matter was Ye Shiyuan’s fault. Why had he thrown a cup at someone for no reason?

"There is no need to hide your head and reveal your tail. Just because He’er could not discover you does not mean I could not." Ye Shiyuan stepped in front of Bai He. The words he spoke left Bai He completely confused. Then he heard the man let out a low laugh and said, "He’er? I remember that before this, you called him Master."

"How I address him has nothing to do with you."

"True. I wonder, back then, when you left me behind, what exactly were you thinking?" That sentence seemed to be directed at him. For a moment, Bai He felt as though he had become some kind of heartless person who had abandoned someone after leading them on.

He curiously pointed at himself. He had abandoned someone after leading them on? Had he? No, right?

"What kind of person are you, exactly? When did I ever leave you behind?" Bai He only saw the man slowly remove his hood, revealing an incredibly familiar face. "Master, do you still remember me?"

The expression on that face had completely changed. Although it was exactly the same face, Zhang Hao at this moment looked more like a capable and powerful king rather than the little disciple who had followed Bai He around and called him Master. Although Bai He had never actually agreed to take him as his disciple.

"So it was you? You are the master of the third floor. Then why did you..." Bai He could hardly believe it and immediately threw out countless questions. "Why did you pretend to be so weak before? Why did you appear alone in a place like that? And why did you insist on following me and calling me Master?"

Bai He really did have all of these questions. This was simply too unreasonable. Since this person was the master of the third floor, that alone meant that his strength was beyond question. Since that was the case, why had he done this? Could it be... because of him?

No, that did not make sense. Bai He had only just arrived in this place, so he should not have any enemies here.

"Master, back then, I was thinking about whether there might actually be someone different in this place. Whether there might be someone who was truly kind and sincere. At first, I thought that person was you, Master... After all, you and I did not know each other, yet you still saved me."

So was Bai He somehow wrong for saving him?

He then continued speaking. "But I never expected that you would leave me in such a dangerous place and leave with him..." Back then, Bai He had simply forgotten about him. He had never truly intended to abandon him. "I... I went back to look for you afterward."

Although he had gone back somewhat late, Bai He had already thought about finding him as soon as he arrived at the ninth floor.

It was just that something unexpected had happened at the time, and Si Xia had delayed him. Otherwise, he would have gone to look for him much earlier.

"Do not lie to me anymore. Do you think I did not stay there and wait for you? But I waited for a very long time, and you never appeared. At that time, I thought that perhaps you really were no different from them. To you, we were merely strangers who happened to cross paths. Even though you clearly knew that if you left me there alone, I would definitely die, you still left me there without the slightest hesitation, did you not?"