Chapter 28: A Misunderstanding

Bai He glanced at the exquisitely made pastries and could not control his hand.

He picked one up and ate it.

Not to mention, it tasted really good.

"Senior Brother Ye didn’t spread this matter around. He only told me! Master, how about waiting until you grow up just a bit more, then discussing it with Senior Brother Ye again? Maybe by then, he’ll agree. With how you look right now..."

After saying this, Xu feng shook his head repeatedly.

Bai He subconsciously looked himself over.

Was there something wrong with how he looked right now?

Besides, he only had less than a month left.

It wasn’t about whether he was willing, it was that time would not wait for him.

"You make it sound easy. One month, no, within half a month, this matter must be resolved!"

Xu feng was greatly shocked. "Master, why are you in such a hurry? This really goes against propriety. Even if Senior Brother Ye agrees, even if he’s a few years older than you, you’re still his elder!"

"What does this matter have to do with elders and juniors at all!"

It was completely unrelated.

Xu feng finally could not hold it in anymore. "Master, wake up already. Put away those dirty thoughts you have toward Senior Brother Ye. Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at? Even if Senior Brother Ye is extraordinarily handsome, if you want to dual cultivation with him, there’s no need to rush it!"

Bai He twitched the corner of his mouth and was very sure he had not heard wrong.

"Dual cultivation?"

"Yes!" Xu feng nodded.

That resolute expression made it impossible to believe he was joking.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to dual cultivation with him?"

This was simply slandering his innocence, in his previous life, people would be arrested for this.

"But wasn’t it Master who said you wanted to cultivate together with Senior Brother Ye, and specifically just the two of you?"

Cultivating together might not spark wild speculation, but when it was just the two of them, that was a completely different matter.

The method of dual cultivation allowed two cultivators to cultivate together and gain mutual improvement at the same time.

"Even so, I never said I wanted to dual cultivation with him. Forget it, I can’t explain this to you. I’m going to find him."

So that was where the misunderstanding lay.

Bai He had known it, there was no way the protagonist could be that petty.

Bai He quickly found Ye Shiyuan in a corner of Baize Peak.

When Ye Shiyuan saw him, his expression indeed became rather strange.

After he stood up, his gaze a little bit evasive.

"Little Elder Bai."

"Don’t be nervous."

"Little Elder Bai, I’m not nervous."

Not nervous? Even a fool could tell how nervous he actually was.

Bai He asked himself inwardly, did he really look that frightening?

He remembered that in the novel, many people later scrambled to ask to dual cultivation with Ye Shiyuan, and Ye Shiyuan had rejected them very decisively.

So why was he acting like this now?

But at the same time Bai He understood, it must be because Ye Shiyuan had not yet experienced a lot of things.

The current Ye Shiyuan was still a youthful and naive guy, and not knowing how to respond was perfectly normal.

"Ye Shiyuan, actually, about what I said to you earlier, I think it’s necessary to explain it to you alone. Last night, I discovered that my cultivation had actually improved a lot, so I thought it must have been because of you. I’m not talking about dual cultivation,I absolutely did not mean that."

In order to avoid such awkward tension, Bai He felt it was necessary to explain things clearly.

Ye Shiyuan lifted his head.

Although he did not speak, his gaze looked as though he was asking whether what Bai He said was true.

Bai He nodded very seriously. "I promise, what I said before absolutely did not mean that."

Ye Shiyuan finally let out a small sigh of relief. "It seems I misunderstood you, Little Elder Bai. I’m sorry."

Ye Shiyuan also felt utterly embarrassed.

"It’s fine. Extend your hand."

Ye Shiyuan slowly extended his hand.

Bai He directly grasped it.

It was a bit cool, but that didn’t matter.

He transmitted the spiritual energy within his body into Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan seemed to understand something and, through his other hand, also transmitted spiritual energy back into Bai He’s body.

With this back and forth exchange, the spiritual energy not only did not decrease but instead increased quite significantly.

This was something Bai He could clearly feel within himself.

It wasn’t that Ye Shiyuan improved less; rather, it was because Ye Shiyuan had already broken through a bottleneck and his cultivation speed was naturally quite fast, so the rate of improvement did not appear much faster than his usual cultivation.

"Well?" Bai He’s eyes lit up.

Ye Shiyuan was equally surprised. "Do you wants to cultivate through this method?"

"Yes. This is the best method I could think of. You’ve seen it before, I’ve also been cultivating very diligently, but there hasn’t been much improvement. I ask for your help. Thank you."

Bai He looked utterly sincere and even bent at the waist.

Ye Shiyuan immediately helped him up. "Little Elder Bai, don’t do this. You cannot salute me."

"This matter brings you benefits without harm. Please agree to it."

"Little Elder Bai, I never said I wouldn’t agree."

As long as it wasn’t what he had originally thought, and was simply this kind of method, what reason did he have to refuse helping?

What’s more, in Ye Shiyuan’s heart, Bai He was his lifesaver.

Even if he had misunderstood before,

He had already been seriously considering whether to agree.

"So, this means you’ve agreed? Ye Shiyuan, you said it yourself, no backing out now."

Ye Shiyuan replied with the utmost respect, "Little Elder Bai has shown me kindness as heavy as a mountain. If this small sacrifice of mine can greatly increase Little Elder Bai’s cultivation, then this disciple is willing."

"Hahaha, mutual help, mutual help indeed." Bai He’s brows lifted in delight and his smile turned radiant.

At last, one major problem had finally been resolved.