Chapter 148: Midnight Plan

After Bai He sat down, he spoke, "In a place like this, are you sure you’re in the mood to talk?"

"Of course. Only in a place like this do you have a chance of success when discussing matters. Little beauty, if you agree to be with me, what are these vulgar women worth?"

Bai He rolled his eyes at him speechlessly, then pointed toward where Ye Shiyuan was. "Are you sure you want him to hear what you just said?"

"So, you’re well aware of it, yet pretending not to know?"

"Why do you care so much? I only know that if he hears you saying anything flirtatious to me, he’ll definitely beat you up."

Wanyan Xiyin shrugged. "Fine then. Let’s talk about what you came here to discuss."

"Of course, it’s about your stepmother."

"I’ve already said it, she’s not my mother."

"Alright then, let’s talk about that lady. Since you’re so certain that the Nuwa Stone is in your father’s wife’s hands, have you ever thought about snatching it back?"

Wanyan Xiyin gripped the wine cup in his hand, looking as though he was suppressing something. "Do you think I haven’t thought about it? But every time, she discovers me. And I’m simply not her match."

"You mean she’s very powerful?"

"At the very least, she’s much, much stronger than me. Little beauty, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it. Why not let your disciple go? I think your disciple is truly formidable."

The one he was referring to was, of course, Ye Shiyuan.

"But having him go bully a woman, wouldn’t that be inappropriate?"

"When you had him bully me, you didn’t say that."

"That’s because you’re not a woman!"

Bai He replied.

Wanyan Xiyin was immediately rendered speechless. "I don’t really care, but you’re the one who wants the Nuwa Stone. If you don’t go, then who will? If you’re still worried about this, then forget about getting it."

"Why do I feel like you’re using me?"

"I do hope you can drive that woman away from my father’s side, but that doesn’t count as using you. We’re helping each other, right? Little beauty, the Nuwa Stone is in that woman’s hands, and I know that every night at midnight, she comes out once and uses the stone to cultivate for an hour. That would be the perfect time for you to find her."

The Nuwa Stone was a treasure.

Not only could it help awaken divine weapons, but it could also assist in cultivation and increasing the speed of cultivation to a certain extent.

Bai He stood up and let out a cold snort. "Fine, I understand. I’m leaving."

"I’ll be awaiting your good news, little beauty."

Bai He left the place with Xu Feng and Ye Shiyuan.

This really wasn’t a good place.

Xu Feng had drunk quite a lot of wine.

His cheeks were flushed red and he staggered as he walked.

Bai He looked at him speechlessly. "Xiao Feng, you’re becoming more and more unruly."

"Master, I’m a bit sleepy."

Bai He sighed and replied, "Shiyuan, take him back to rest."

"Yes, Master."

Bai He sat in the courtyard waiting for midnight to arrive.

He believed that Wanyan Xiyin wouldn’t deceive him.

There were many stars tonight and the sky was exceptionally beautiful.

Ye Shiyuan came out from Xu Feng’s room and walked over to sit beside Bai He. "Master, what did you talk about with Wanyan Xiyin?"

Because the distance had been a bit far, Ye Shiyuan hadn’t heard their conversation, but he really wanted to know.

"Shiyuan, when midnight comes, you need to go somewhere with me."

"Where?"

"To find that lady. Wanyan Xiyin said that every day at midnight, she comes out, and at that time she will take out the Nuwa Stone. Shiyuan, I have a feeling that that lady doesn’t seem human. But..."

Bai He hesitated.

Although she didn’t seem human, he couldn’t sense any demonic aura from her.

"Perhaps it’s because of the Nuwa Stone?"

"Hm?"

"The Nuwa Stone can conceal the demonic aura of a demon. I only learned this by chance from others, but I didn’t expect it to be true. Master, if she really is a demon, then I won’t show any mercy."

So Ye Shiyuan meant he would strike ruthlessly?

Actually, Bai He didn’t mind much, but he still felt it was a bit of a pity.

"How about we capture her first, question her clearly, and then, depending on her crimes, send her to the Demon Cave to repent?"

Usually, this was how Lingguang Sect handled such demons.

Unless those demons had committed countless evil deeds, slaughtered many, and were beyond redemption, only then would they be executed.

"That works. Let’s do it that way."

With Ye Shiyuan here, Bai He truly felt an inexplicable sense of ease, perhaps this was what security felt like.

"Shiyuan, I’ll have to trouble you."

"Master’s matters are my matters. It’s not trouble. Master, in the future, no matter what it is, you must tell me. Whether there is danger or not, I will do it."

When Bai He heard that, he swallowed his saliva without he realized.

Ye Shiyuan’s face was truly flawless.

Hearing him say such ambiguous words made Bai He’s heart pound rapidly.

Even though he had repeatedly denied the idea that Ye Shiyuan liked him,

with him acting like this again and again, he was afraid that if this went on for too long, he wouldn’t be able to hold out.

Please, he wasn’t without a heart.

With someone so handsome treating him so well, he wasn’t a saint.

If time went on and he couldn’t hold back, what if he really fell?

He didn’t want that... he didn’t want to fall for a fictional character.

Even though he admitted that he had once liked Shiyuan before, that was in the past.

Who could have expected that one day it would become reality?

What a mess.

While suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Bai He turned his head away. "It’s still early. I’ll go back to my room first. Shiyuan, you should go rest as well."