Chapter 389: A Conversation with Zhang Hao

Bai He opened his mouth, but he did not know how to explain himself. Why had things become so troublesome? He hated troublesome things the most.

"This..."

"He’er, there is no need for you to explain yourself to this person." Ye Shiyuan spoke up to comfort Bai He. This matter was not his fault. "At that time, I was the one who took He’er away. If you are truly angry, then take your anger out on me instead. However, there is no need for you to be in such a hurry."

"What do you mean?"

Ye Shiyuan crossed his arms and spoke calmly. "I will first fight the people from the fifth floor. Once I reach the third floor, it will naturally be your turn."

Zhang Hao had seen Ye Shiyuan make a move before. He had to admit that Ye Shiyuan was indeed very powerful. However, in a place like this, there had been people similar to Ye Shiyuan before. It was not as though someone like Ye Shiyuan had never appeared here.

Zhang Hao then spoke. "Ye Shiyuan, sooner or later, you will pay the price for your arrogance. Since you said that you will eventually fight me, then I will wait for you. Just make sure you do not keep me waiting for too long."

Bai He looked at Zhang Hao’s back as he was about to leave, but he still could not help calling out. "Zhang Hao."

"What else do you have to say?"

Bai He actually did not know what he should say, so he just said, "I am sorry. I truly should not have left you behind. What you said was right. If you had really been as weak as you appeared to be back then, you would definitely have died. But I really did go back to look for you. I actually wanted to go back right away, but after entering the room on the ninth floor, I could not get out easily. It delayed me for a very long time."

Bai He thought about it and came up with this explanation. It was the truth and he had absolutely not lied.

Zhang Hao’s expression was extremely complicated.

Bai He then continued, "I know you do not believe me. But honestly, I do not dislike you that much either. Although I really never intended to take you as my disciple, I will not lie to you about that."

"I know. I was the one who kept pestering you. If you had known that I was actually very strong, and that I was not weaker than your current disciple, would you have accepted me as your disciple?"

Zhang Hao still thought that Bai He had refused him because his strength was not good enough.

However, Bai He still shook his head and said, "I am sorry, but I cannot simply accept someone as my disciple. Besides, you are already very strong. You would not gain much by following me. In fact, my two disciples have not really grown much from following me either."

Zhang Hao took a deep look at Bai He before turning around and leaving.

Bai He let out a helpless sigh. Why had Zhang Hao bothered to be so bored? Was pretending to be weak and letting others bully him really that fun?

Speaking of which... Bai He curiously glanced at Ye Shiyuan.

"Shiyuan, how did you discover that he was Zhang Hao?"

"He’er, you are too innocent, so you did not notice and ended up being deceived by him. From the very first moment I saw him, I knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person."

So Ye Shiyuan’s dislike of Zhang Hao was not only because of Bai He. It was also because of this feeling... It made him unable to help but remain cautious.

"Oh, I understand." Bai He’s expression looked somewhat disappointed.

"What is wrong, He’er?"

"I understand. You were just tactfully saying that I am not smart enough."

"He’er, that is not what I meant."

Bai He raised his head and revealed a smile. "I was only joking with you. Of course I know that is not what you meant. Alright, alright, let us stop talking about Zhang Hao. We may not have come away with nothing today."

After all, they now knew that the master of the third floor was Zhang Hao. They were old acquaintances, after all.

Ye Shiyuan had been worried that Bai He would feel upset because of this matter. Now that he saw him looking like this, he finally felt a little relieved.

"Mm."

"And there is something else..." Bai He spoke with a slightly serious expression. "Since Zhang Hao is the master of the third floor, then we can actually use him to investigate who the masters of the other rooms are as well."

When Ye Shiyuan heard this, his brows immediately tightened.

Bai He naturally did not miss that brief change in his expression. "What? Are you jealous?"

"He’er just said that we would stop discussing Zhang Hao. No matter who the opponent is, I will defeat them, so there is no need to investigate."

If someone else said something like this, it would sound arrogant and conceited. But when it came from Ye Shiyuan, it somehow seemed completely natural.

...

Bai He was awakened from his sleep. More precisely, he had been awakened by Ye Shiyuan. He rubbed the space between his brows and opened his eyes, looking rather helpless.

Why had Ye Shiyuan come to his room instead of sleeping properly?

"Shiyuan, is something wrong?" Bai He was somewhat confused.

Was Ye Shiyuan really the kind of person who did not understand basic manners?

"Master, I suddenly remembered something. Could you accompany me somewhere?"

Bai He frowned slightly. Something seemed wrong, but he wondered if he was simply overthinking it. "I have not even gotten out of bed yet. Is it something important?"

"Mm, it is very important. So, Master, you need to hurry and come with me."