Chapter 193: Joining the Hunt Team

"I am not afraid. I just feel a bit sorry for you. You still have to stay here for one year and ten months. Shiyuan, will you have nightmares at night?"

In this place, strength was everything.

Without strength, one would be bullied and trampled on.

No one would offer help, because here, people believed that only through this could one improve their own strength.

Everything else was empty talk.

"My mental fortitude is not that weak."

Although he was not used to it, it was not to the point of fearing anything.

After all, his strength was there.

It could be said that here, there were not many people who were his match.

Until someone blocked their path.

Ning Rongrong held a black leather whip in her hand, followed by a group of underlings, stopping Bai He and Ye Shiyuan.

"You left me there just now and followed him instead? I have never seen this person before. Is he new?"

"There are so many people in the Spirit Pagoda. How could you possibly know everyone?"

"Hmph, whether I know him or not, I will investigate it clearly. Ye Shiyuan, we have not had our match yet. Your sachet is here. If you want to take it back, then fight me."

So Ning Rongrong had not thrown Ye Shiyuan’s sachet into the water at all.

No wonder he could not find it no matter how hard he searched.

How annoying, Bai He thought to himself.

Ning Rongrong’s gaze remained fixed on Ye Shiyuan’s face, and Bai He felt very uncomfortable.

"Return it to me. I do not want to say it again. Otherwise, you will regret it, even if you are not a man."

Ye Shiyuan seemed to deliberately help Ning Rongrong conceal her identity as he lowering his voice.

Ning Rongrong indeed showed a surprised expression. "You... you already knew?"

"Just now, it was... he told me." Ye Shiyuan knew that Bai He’s appearance here was strange, and it seemed no one knew how he had come.

He thought it would be better not to expose Bai He’s identity.

"You..."

Ning Rongrong looked Bai He up and down.

A thin and small figure, looking even more delicate than herself.

Two men walking together and even holding hands, truly improper and against decorum.

"I do not care. No matter what, you must fight me."

Ning Rongrong was truly relentless.

It was not that Bai He did not want Ye Shiyuan to fight, but if he injured her, would it not be Ye Shiyuan who suffered the consequences?

The loss would outweigh the gain.

"The hunt is about to begin. When the time comes, we can see who captures the higher ranked spirit beast. A competition is not limited to fighting alone."

Ning Rongrong seemed to accept Bai He’s suggestion.

She nodded. "Alright, we will meet again during the hunt."

Ning Rongrong was full of confidence and very assured of her own strength.

On the other hand, she was the daughter of the Pagoda Master.

How could she possibly lose.

Only then did Bai He react. "Shiyuan, I made that bet for you without permission..."

It seemed that he had not asked for his opinion.

"It is alright. If that is the case, then even if I win against her, it would not count as injuring her, right?"

Bai He nodded. "Yes."

Bai He knew that Ye Shiyuan would definitely win.

Even if Ning Rongrong was the daughter of the Pagoda Master, it would not matter.

By nightfall, Bai He still stubbornly refused to leave.

Ye Shiyuan had no way to deal with him, so he had no choice but to take out a quilt from his storage ring and cover him with it.

As for himself, he could live simply and make do.

Bai He had never suffered before and Ye Shiyuan did not want him to suffer alongside him.

Bai He curled up under the quilt and peeked his head out to look at Ye Shiyuan. "Shiyuan, are you cold?"

"Does Master feel cold?"

Bai He felt a little embarrassed and said shyly, "Mm, a little."

Ye Shiyuan immediately wanted to take out another quilt, but Bai He held onto his hand and did not let go.

"Shiyuan, can you hold me while we sleep?"

Ye Shiyuan paused slightly, even the tips of his ears turning a little red.

But he did not seem to want to refuse at all.

After a moment of silence, he still pulled Bai He into his arms.

It was warm and very comfortable.

His heart was beating very fast.

"Master, do not be afraid. I will not do anything to you."

"Mm, go to sleep."

There was nothing to doubt about Ye Shiyuan’s character.

He had already given his only bed to Bai He to sleep on.

Bai He slept especially soundly.

Finally, the day of the hunt arrived.

By following Ye Shiyuan, Bai He had gained a general understanding of the Spirit Pagoda.

The Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda announced the start of this hunting event within the Spirit Pagoda.

He also declared that any spirit beasts captured and tamed could be taken away.

However, indiscriminate killing was forbidden, otherwise one would face very severe punishment.

Bai He was afraid of being recognized by the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, since he was not someone from here, so he quietly hid to the side and kept a very low profile.

The hunt allowed people to form teams, or they could also choose to act alone.

Most people would select a few strong opponents as cooperation partners to search for and capture spirit beasts together.

Very few chose to act alone, because very few people were capable of capturing a spirit beast by themselves.

Ye Shiyuan did not want to cooperate with others, so he still chose Bai He.

For him, whether there was one more person or one less person made no difference.

"Hey, there are only two of you. Do you want me to join you?"