How could someone as well-behaved as Sister Yue possibly be a playboy?

Gongxing is dead.

The Xiaoyao Sect was in an uproar. The higher-ups didn't hide the matter and announced it directly, making it known to everyone in no time.

The disciples were deeply saddened.

The Sword Peak Master is actually a demon who has practiced evil arts... Who would have thought? He usually greets his disciples in a peaceful manner.

Approachable public conduct carries this purpose.

The peak master of Danfeng sneered, "I told you this guy was faking it, but you didn't believe me."

He had already seen it.

Despite the sighs, it didn't affect too many people.

……

Xu Bai entered the room and looked at the girl who was still unconscious on the bed. He sat down and leaned against the soft couch with worry in his eyes.

She is still asleep.

Several days have passed.

The girl fell into a coma after rescuing him that day and has not woken up since.

Xu Bai didn't understand the specific reason, but she knew that rashly entering someone else's sea of ​​consciousness would cause great damage, especially since she was the one who launched the final attack and won.

As time went by, he became increasingly uneasy.

Xu Bai lowered his eyelashes, his face seemingly calm, but his trembling eyelashes betrayed his inner turmoil as he suppressed his possible speculations.

If he doesn't wake up in a day, then he... will wait another day.

The girl on the bed slept peacefully, her breathing steady, unlike her usual lively and energetic self, who was like a blazing little sun.

At this moment, she is more like the moon hanging in his heart.

His deep gaze lingered on the girl's face, his eyes gentle yet undisguisedly aggressive, and the coldness between his brows and eyes dissipated somewhat.

The indifference of before was gone.

Half a month later.

Xu Bai walked into the room as usual, but stopped a second later.

The gauze curtains on the bed were half-open, and there was no one inside.

He was stunned for a moment, then his heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of joy welled up inside him.

Woke up?

Xu Bai searched the palace but did not see the girl. He then spread his divine sense outwards, and in no time, the entire palace was enveloped in his divine sense.

However, there was no trace of the girl.

The only sounds in the room were the gentle breeze and the soft swaying of the gauze curtains.

The palace was almost identical to usual, except for the absence of a certain figure, which left him with a strange emptiness in his heart, as if a piece was missing.

Xu Bai lowered his eyes, his fingers curling slightly.

……

"Huh? Didn't the boss tell you? She's going back to the Xuanling Sect. She just left not long ago." Li Xingye looked bewildered and pointed at the gate of the Xiaoyao Sect in surprise.

If he knew all this, how could his senior brother not know?

How could that be? Aren't they living together now?

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure in front of him rose into the air and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Xingye looked at the people in the distance who had turned into white dots, slowly closed his mouth, and the confusion in his eyes faded away, replaced by excitement.

Sure enough, he said that his senior brother had a problem!

As dusk fell, the twilight glow cast a soft light upon the earth.

Having broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, he immediately left the Free and Unfettered Sect.

There were many pedestrians and cultivators on the road, and it was still lively even in the evening, but... there was no familiar red-clad figure.

Nearby was the bustling city of Heyang, filled with the clamor of voices that reached his ears.

Xu Bai didn't know where the girl was, but without hesitation, he headed towards the Xuanling Sect.

He only realized it when he arrived.

The Xuanling Sect was built against the mountain, standing high on the cliff. The fog at night added to its ambiance.

Xu Bai remained hidden in the shadows, filled with anticipation.

The dim night obscured his figure, but it could not conceal the hidden tremor in his heart.

Because it was night, there were almost no disciples coming and going, and he didn't even see the figure he longed for.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Bai loosened his grip on the hand.

He moved and disappeared from the spot.

……

Outside the Xiaoyao Sect.

In the pitch-black night, a crescent moon hung high in the sky.

A young woman in a white dress sat outside the tavern, holding a slightly empty wine jug and shaking it as she said, "Waiter, another jug, please!"

"okay!"

The waiter immediately brought over a pot of wine, saying, "Here's your wine, sir."

"This is the last pot, the shop is closing!" The waiter glanced at the somewhat bewildered female cultivator and couldn't help but speak up.

The girl didn't even look up; she simply waved her hand to indicate that she understood.

It was already late at night.

After leaving the Xuanling Sect, Xu Bai wandered aimlessly back to the Xiaoyao Sect without using any spiritual power or riding any magical artifacts.

It was just a simple walk.

As usual, Xu Bai would only feel that this kind of thing was a waste of time.

Aside from necessary activities, he spent most of his time cultivating.

After a while, Xu Bai paused in his steps.

Looking at the Xiaoyao Sect not far away, so close at hand, he slightly moved his thin lips and lowered the hand that was hidden at his side.

That's it.

Just as Xu Bai was about to fly back, he heard a familiar, clear voice. His calmed heart skipped a beat again.

"Ugh, I feel so dizzy..."

He looked up.

The girl held the wine glass in one hand and poured wine with the other, her expression extremely serious.

But most of the wine in the pot was spilled and poured onto the table.

Completely unaware, she held the wine glass in her slender, pale fingers and brought it to her lips, but after waiting for a long time, no wine entered her mouth.

The girl blinked blankly, then suddenly realized and called out, "Waiter... another pot, please!"

One second, five seconds.

No one responded to her.

The girl stood there stunned for a long while, then, as if she had thought of something, she said "Oh," put her hand down, and stopped calling out.

The girl lay on her side with her hands on the table, her mouth opening and closing as if she were muttering something.

The cool moonlight shone down, illuminating her face and giving it a glow.

Xu Bai could only hear it when he got closer.

"Senior brother...why don't you like me?"

The girl's eyes were slightly closed, and she gently sniffed. Her cheeks were flushed, and she kept repeating herself.

Her voice was not as clear and lively as usual; it sounded somewhat hoarse at that moment.

"Why, why!"

She buried her head in her arms, and a muffled sound came from her, a low, trembling voice that was so pitiful and endearing that it softened one's heart.

Xu Bai's heart skipped a beat, especially noticeable in the quiet night, and continued to rise.

The girl's sobs, filled with grievance, echoed repeatedly, as if tolling a bell in his heart.

He was somewhat flustered and subconsciously reached out his hand, "I... I didn't."

The defenses that had been rebuilt and erected collapsed suddenly at this moment; they were all thrown to the back of one's mind.

All he wanted was for the moon in front of him to stop crying.

"……Um?"

Hearing the sound, the girl looked up.

Upon seeing the person approaching, she puffed out her cheeks in displeasure, stood up, and swayed slightly as she walked towards the man.

Tears still clung to the girl's long eyelashes, her nose was bright red, and her pupils, washed by tears, were clear and innocent, blinking like tiny brushes.

It brushed lightly across his heart, leaving a ticklish sensation.