Chapter 152: The Secret Passage Discovered

"Master, you say it, and I’ll go!" Ye Shiyuan didn’t even wait for Bai He to finish speaking.

He immediately agreed and showing not the slightest hesitation.

Wanyan Xinyi pointed at him angrily.

"You weren’t like this just a moment ago."

"Try staring at my Master again, and see what happens!"

Wanyan Xinyi withdrew his gaze: "I’ve never seen such a strange disciple before."

Ye Shiyuan didn’t care about Wanyan Xinyi’s opinion of him. He naturally sat down beside Bai He: "Master, he’s not a good person. Don’t get too close to him."

If he had know it earlier, he should have waited longer before going out.

Letting Wanyan Xinyi experience a little more hardship would have been better.

The current pitiful state was far from enough.

"Shiyuan, sit a little farther away."

"Master, I sit here so I can protect you. Earlier, he was so unruly toward you. If it weren’t for you needing the Nuwa Stone, I would have thrown him down directly."

Ye Shiyuan’s temper had always been quite mild, at least that’s what Bai He had believed.

But now... it seemed he wasn’t really that kind of person.

...

Bai He had Xu Feng go down the mountain to gather information and found out that the entire city was searching for Wanyan Xinyi, including them.

The main target was still Wanyan Xinyi.

After all, he was still the former Young Manor Master of Jurchen Manor.

"I’ve thought of something," Wanyan Xinyi suddenly said.

Bai He jumped slightly: "Why do you keep startling me like that?"

"I just suddenly remembered. We can sneak into Jurchen Manor without anyone knowing." Wanyan Xinyi paused, his excitement evident. "I remember there’s a secret passage somewhere in this mountain. My mother told me about it when I was a child."

Bai He was too lazy to search himself, so he let Xu Feng and Wanyan Xinyi to look for it together.

That way, he could stay in peace.

Besides, the two of them seemed to get along quite well.

This could also be considered a case of "birds of a feather flock together."

"Master, if you’re tired, you can rest your head on my shoulder for a while."

Ye Shiyuan said as he sitting down beside him and patting his shoulder acting as if it were completely natural.

Bai He awkwardly smiled: "No need, I’m not tired."

"Master, may I accompany you all the way to complete Sky Cutting Sword’s trial?"

Bai He had a very clear understanding of himself.

"Shiyuan, you know yourself, although my cultivation has improved now, I’m still terrible at fighting! If you don’t go with me, just relying on Xiao Feng definitely won’t work. Even by myself, I probably won’t make it."

"Master, you don’t need to belittle yourself. At your age, you were already much stronger than I was at the same age. Being accepted by the Grandmaster as his disciple is a proof that your talent is naturally not inferior to anyone else’s."

Bai He still looked worried.

"Then do you have any method to make me strong in combat? Really strong?"

Holding Sky Cutting Sword and flying through battles against others would definitely be a cool scene, Bai He thought.

Although he had wielded Sky Cutting Sword before in fights, it had been somewhat childish.

Compared to the way Ye Shiyuan wielded a sword, it was simply not impressive enough.

Sigh...

Even though the Sky Cutting Sword sword in his hand was also a divine weapon.

"If Master needs it, I can teach you."

Uh...

Something about this felt strangely unusual.

"You teach me? How about I just call you my master instead?" Bai He suggested.

Ye Shiyuan couldn’t help but laugh and only Bai He could come up with such a topic: "Of course not. You’re a disciple of Grandmaster Yi Xing and also an elder of Lingguang Sect. How could you call me Master? Besides, I’ve already formally entered under your guidance."

"Even though you say that, I’ve never really taught you anything. Now, asking you to teach me, it would really be embarrassing if anyone knew."

"If Master doesn’t say it, no one will know."

"Xiao Feng knows."

Ye Shiyuan paused for a moment: "He wouldn’t dare say it."

With Ye Shiyuan’s words, Bai He felt much more at ease.

Xu Feng wasn’t afraid of him, but he was afraid of Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan listened to Bai He, Xu Feng listened to Ye Shiyuan, and as for himself—no one listened to him.

Seeing Xu Feng and Wanyan Xinyi returned while laughing with light steps and bright expressions, Bai He immediately knew that they had found it.

He quickly stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.

"Master, we’ve found the entrance to the secret passage. Let’s go there now."

"Alright." Bai He readily agreed.

This secret passage was indeed very well hidden, with wild weeds growing all around.

If it weren’t for Wanyan Xinyi knowing that such a place existed, it would have been impossible to find.

Because of his familiarity with the terrain, Wanyan Xinyi walked at the front, Bai He and Ye Shiyuan followed closely behind and Xu Feng trailed at the very end.

While holding a torch in his hand, Wanyan Xinyi carefully led the way deeper into the passage.

As they walked, Bai He began to sense that something was off, especially around his ankles, which felt unusually chilly.

He looked down in surprise and immediately let out an involuntary scream as he clutching Ye Shiyuan tightly beside him.

"Help! There’s a snake..." Bai He had never encountered anything more frightening than a snake in his entire life.

Ye Shiyuan immediately grabbed the snake and threw it aside while one of his hand still holding Bai He’s waist protectively.

"Master, so you’re afraid of snakes."

"Who isn’t afraid of snakes!"

In this world, were there really people who weren’t afraid of snakes?

Bai He’s eyes were glistening with tears, his expression pitiful and trembling.

"Master, in that case, why don’t I carry you?"