Lodge a Malicious Complaint Against It

Outside Yunmeng Ze, at a shrine pavilion.

Chen Baiqing held a book in her hands, slowly turning the pages with a natural expression.

Lu Lingyi stood to the side, naturally looking at Chen Baiqing with a hint of longing and admiration in her eyes.

Unlike Cui Hao, who had left to do his own things not long after arriving, Lu Lingyi spent most of her time acting as Chen Baiqing's clerk.

She could deeply understand how Chen Baiqing accurately grasped that thread of opportunity from amidst a cloud of fog.

Everything was orderly, everything was so natural.

When even Lu Lingyi felt a headache and found things difficult to handle, Chen Baiqing could always start from an unexpected angle and completely open up the situation.

It was not just the gap in cultivation; that gap in thinking was even more astonishing.

Moreover, her breadth of knowledge was extremely vast, as if she knew everything.

Although the things Cui Hao did were also quite surprising, compared to what Lu Lingyi had witnessed with her own eyes, there was inevitably a gap in her heart.

Lu Lingyi watched the sunlight gradually fade and the bright moon shine. After thinking for a moment, she still asked:

Captain, can Junior Brother Cui really make it back to rendezvous today? Letting him go see Zheng Zhaoling... will he be detained?

Chen Baiqing gently closed the book and looked toward the direction of Yunmeng Ze:

Naturally not. If she pretends to know nothing, then it is just some baffling faction that started a fire in Yunmeng Ze, which has little to do with her.

But if she detains Cui Hao, then she won't be able to escape involvement. A person like her absolutely wouldn't do something so unrewarding.

Furthermore, Cui Hao is not someone she can keep just because she wants to.

Chen Baiqing's tone was certain.

After all, Cui Hao was carrying their Master's Wanban. Although it was unknown how much power Wanban still had after leaving Master, just revealing it was enough.

Everything would automatically shift from Cui Hao to their Master.

After all, there was nothing more convincing than one's own spiritual treasure.

Rather than saying Master gave Wanban to Cui Hao to double his combat power and protect himself, it was better to say that a single Wanban could make the entire Yunmeng Pavilion weigh the consequences.

Lu Lingyi did not overthink it. She quietly nodded in agreement with Chen Baiqing's words, even though nothing was explicitly explained.

Chen Baiqing picked up the book again and carefully flipped through it.

Although with her current cultivation, sweeping it with her divine sense would be faster, Chen Baiqing still felt that this way made her memory of it deeper. Or rather, she was already used to turning it page by page.

Fortunately, they did not have to wait much longer.

About an hour later, Cui Hao popped his head in to regroup.

Senior Sister, I am here.

Mm. Chen Baiqing looked at her book and gently nodded. Have you finished dealing with your mess?

Cui Hao approached with a playful smile:

I am not that stupid. If I hadn't finished, how would I dare come see you, Senior Sister.

Hearing this, Chen Baiqing shifted her gaze to Cui Hao's face. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she raised an eyebrow:

I am talking about Zheng Zhaoling. Did she not make things difficult for you?

Cui Hao said proudly:

Naturally! I just need to treat her to a meal later and it will be settled.

Although Chen Baiqing did not think a meal would settle it—how could Zheng Zhaoling, who managed to become a core disciple, be someone so easy to talk to?

However, there would naturally be a great tonic pill waiting for Cui Hao.

Sometimes, a senior sister's earnest advice was not as memorable as a single pill from their master.

One only needed to look at Yuan Kong.

Even now, his calves would tremble when he saw Master.

That is good then. Chen Baiqing put the book back into her spatial ring. You can return to Master's place today.

Hearing this, Cui Hao acutely caught the detail and asked in a strange tone:

I can go back? What about you, Senior Sister?

Naturally, I am going back to hand in the mission.

That will not do. Master told me to follow you, Senior Sister.

Chen Baiqing chuckled upon hearing this:

I am guessing the place you arranged to eat with Zheng Zhaoling is not in the Xuanqing Heavenly Sect.

If you really settled Zheng Zhaoling, then I naturally have no objections to you following me. But if you haven't, and Master later wants to feed you some new ideas...

Chen Baiqing did not finish her sentence, but said with a leisurely expression:

Do not say your Senior Sister does not care about you. If it were anyone else, they would not get the chance to have me remind them so much.

I am doing this for your own good. How you handle it is up to you. Following me is fine too. After all, as your Senior Sister, I naturally won't drive my Junior Brother away.

Looking at Cui Hao's stiff expression, the smile on Chen Baiqing's lips deepened.

A mere Cui Hao was nothing more than this.

We are heading back the same way anyway. You still have time to think about it slowly, no rush. Chen Baiqing stood up, signaling Lu Lingyi to prepare to set off, and then looked at Cui Hao, saying,

Your Senior Sister is still willing to look after you a bit.

Listening to these words and looking at Chen Baiqing's calm and breezy expression, Cui Hao naturally knew in his heart—this Third Senior Sister definitely had him completely figured out.

After all, thinking back carefully, in all the time since he joined the sect, he had never truly escaped Third Senior Sister's grasp.

The probability of being completely outplayed by Third Senior Sister was currently still a terrifying one hundred percent!

Even a clay figurine has a temper!

Cui Hao reached for Wanban at his waist, lifted it a bit, and found that it was still the motionless Lord Wanban.

Then Cui Hao spoke:

Thank you for your understanding, Senior Sister. However, if I go back just like this, Master will inevitably scold me for being heartless and abandoning you.

Chen Baiqing stopped walking and watched Cui Hao's attempt at a struggling performance.

Cui Hao took Wanban from his waist and held it forward:

How about we let this Lord in my hands decide? If Senior Sister can unsheathe it, I will listen to you. If you cannot, why don't you take some time to go back with me and hear what Master has to say?

Chen Baiqing glanced over lightly, a smile on her lips. She did not speak, but merely raised her hand gently.

The next moment.

Wanban, along with its scabbard, flew itself right into Chen Baiqing's hand.

Cui Hao was dumbfounded. He had not sensed a single ripple of spiritual energy, which meant that his Senior Sister had not used spiritual energy to pull it over; instead, Lord Wanban had gone over on its own. However...

Lord Wanban, how can you treat people so differently?

Senior Sister! Did you use an illusion? Cui Hao asked doubtfully.

Chen Baiqing still did not speak, she merely shook the scabbard gently.

The true intent of Wanban flowed out from the scabbard!

Cui Hao's eyes widened, and then he said with a still-certain tone:

This must be an illusion again! What kind of skill is it for you to bully me with illusions, Senior Sister?

Chen Baiqing remained silent and simply tossed Wanban back into Cui Hao's arms.

The bond between her and Master did not need to be proven by whether or not Master gave her Wanban.

Making comparisons was beneath her.

Cui Hao's eyes shifted, as if he had grasped the main point:

Senior Sister, you must have used an illusion to trick Lord Wanban!

As Cui Hao spoke, he hurriedly shook Wanban in his arms and said:

Lord, look carefully. The person in front of you is not Master. Don't fall for the illusion.

Chen Baiqing stood up and walked outside. When she passed by Cui Hao, she decisively reached out and patted him on the forehead, saying:

Do you still not know the reason why your Lord doesn't like paying attention to you?

Cui Hao said with absolute certainty:

It must be because I haven't filed a complaint against it yet!