Chapter 40: A Favor Before the Tournament

The consequences were extremely tragic.

In the original story, Su Yuluan’s face had indeed been seen by the male protagonist.

But Bai He felt that it had not been the protagonist’s fault.

Instead, Su Yuluan had fallen in love with Ye Shiyuan and had intentionally revealed her appearance to him.

She must have believed that, with her beauty, Ye Shiyuan would surely not reject her.

Unfortunately, Ye Shiyuan was truly the kind of monster who kept himself distant from women.

He showed not the slightest interest in her.

Later, the matter was discovered by Qixiu Valley and Su Yuluan was punished because of it.

The male protagonist who is kind-hearted as he was went to rescue her, which only caused her to misunderstand him further.

In the end, her love turned into hatred.

Thinking of this, Bai He could not help but let out a soft sigh.

What a doomed entanglement.

It was not that Su Yuluan was not beautiful.

It was simply because the author’s setting.

The male protagonist was destined to remain single for life.

Even a celestial fairy who is descending from heaven would have been useless.

"Master, you don’t have to feel inferior either. You’re still so young. Sooner or later, you’ll grow taller."

Hearing Bai He sigh earlier, Xu Feng fancied himself clever and actually tried to comfort him.

Bai He shot him a cold glance. "What exactly are you implying?"

"Isn’t Master sighing because you saw the women from Qixiu Valley, so you..."

"What kind nonsense are you talking about!" Bai He could not help but retort.

What nonsense was Xu Feng spouting?

Who was jealous of them?

One day he would grow taller anyway, what was there to be jealous about?

At last, all the sects had arrived.

Bai He had originally planned to follow everyone to Yaoxing Peak, but instead he quietly slipped away with Xu Feng.

He had no desire to go.

There was no need to think about it, because once inside, they would not be able to leave for at least two hours.

Yao Xiangli might not excel at many things, but on occasions like this, his skill with words was unmatched.

After returning to Baize Peak, Xiao Cui and Xiao Wan washed the spirit pills and spiritual fruits they had gathered and neatly set them aside before heading off to cultivate.

Ye Shiyuan had already finished his own cultivation session.

Bai He held a bright red fruit in his hand and took a bite before speaking, "Xiao Feng, you’ve seen what you wanted to see. Now you should go cultivate. Don’t forget, you’ll be fighting in the competition. I don’t expect you to win, but at the very least, don’t lose too miserably. That would be too embarrassing."

"In any case, I’m your disciple, Master. If there’s something embarrassing to be done, we’ll do it together. What do I have to be afraid of?"

Bai He thenraised his hand and about to strike.

Xu Feng who is long accustomed to being hit nimbly dodged the attack aside.

Bai He’s palm cut through empty air and his face darkened.

"Why are you running so far? Get back here."

"Master, I’m going to cultivate. I’m leaving!"

Watching his retreating figure disappear outside, Bai He muttered angrily, "You’re lucky you ran fast."

"Heh..."

Bai He looked up in confusion at Ye Shiyuan.

Had he just laughed?

Ye Shiyuan immediately wiped the smile from his face as if Bai He had only imagined it.

"Ahem. Shiyuan, sit down first. I have something to tell you."

Ye Shiyuan sat across from Bai He and waited quietly for him to speak.

In his heart, Bai He had already rehearsed what he wanted to say. "You know about the upcoming competition among the major sects, right? What do you think? You can tell me."

"Of course, this disciple hopes that Lingguang Sect can continue to maintain its prestige among the cultivation sects."

Although Ye Shiyuan did not acknowledge Yao Xiangli as his master, he had to admit that without Lingguang Sect, he would not be who he was today.

Moreover, his Little Elde Bai was also part of Lingguang Sect.

"And if the first-generation disciples of Lingguang Sect are no match for the disciples of other sects, would you step in?"

Ye Shiyuan paused. "Little Elder Bai, please don’t joke. As things stand, I am no longer the Sect Master’s disciple. Naturally, I cannot be considered a first-generation disciple. How could I take action?"

Those qualified to compete were, in principle, all first-generation disciples of Lingguang Sect.

Second-, third-, and fourth-generation disciples only needed to observe and learn.

But Ye Shiyuan no longer needed to learn.

The four elders, along with Yao Xiangli, could not possibly stoop to bullying the younger generation.

"As long as you’re willing, it’s not as though there’s no way."

Right now, the most important question was not whether Ye Shiyuan counted as a first-generation disciple.

It was whether he was willing.

Ye Shiyuan hesitated for a moment. "This disciple will not participate in the competition as someone under the Sect Master."

Bai He smiled slightly. "Then why don’t you participate as a member of Baize Peak instead? I am also an elder of Lingguang Sect. All my senior brothers and sisters will send several disciples to compete, but I only have one disciple. So I’d like to ask you for a favor."

Bai He was not sure whether this request was excessive, but in order to complete the task, he had no choice but to use whatever means necessary.

"If it is for Little Elder Bai, then I agree."

"Really?" The happiness came so suddenly that Bai He did not even react at first.

Ye Shiyuan nodded. "Yes. Little Elder Bai has shown me immense kindness. This disciple has no way to repay you. If I can help you with such a small matter, then it is naturally my duty."

As expected of the male protagonist, he repaid kindness with loyalty.