Chapter 290: Compromising?

After arriving, the young attendant left.

Xu Feng quietly spoke up.

"Master, don’t you feel that when Valley Master Huo looked at Senior Brother, his gaze was very strange?"

"He was not looking at Shiyuan. He was looking at the sword in Shiyuan’s hand."

"It is almost the same thing."

"Rest assured. Even if he truly had such intentions, he does not have the ability. A divine sword recognizes its master. It is not a joke. Do you think it can be stolen just like that? If it were that easy, it would not be worthy of being called a divine sword."

Xu Feng nodded.

"Yes, Master, that makes sense."

"And Shiyuan himself is quite interested in these matters. The two of them might even get along quite well. When Shiyuan returns later, we will discuss how to find Gui Baozhou. Also, take this."

Bai He took out a pill and handed it to Xu Feng.

"What is this?"

Bai He blinked at him.

"Poison."

"Master, don’t joke around."

"Fine, fine. I will not tease you anymore. This is a pill that hides your aura."

Xu Feng ate it without the slightest hesitation.

He did not worry that Bai He would harm him.

Out of nowhere, what reason would his Master have to harm him?

After taking the medicine, Bai He sent Xu Feng out.

He himself still needed to rest for a while.

In a dazed state, he slept for an unknown amount of time before he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Master."

It seemed Bai He had a dream, so for a moment he did not react.

He sat up and there was still faint sweat on his forehead.

"Shiyuan, you are back."

"Master, what is wrong?"

"I had a nightmare. It is nothing serious... how did your conversation with Valley Master Huo go?"

Ye Shiyuan did not hesitate to praise him.

"Valley Master Huo does indeed have his own unique insights. Being able to talk with him for an hour has been extremely beneficial to me."

Bai He hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Then, did you find any other clues?"

Sending Ye Shiyuan to talk with Huo Huayan was not simply just talking.

The most important purpose was to let Ye Shiyuan try to extract information from Huo Huayan and see if there were any other clues, such as whether there were any newly recruited disciples recently.

Ye Shiyuan shook his head.

"I have already asked. Liehuo Valley has not taken in any new disciples for three years. However, I did find out that not long ago, more than ten disciples left the sect and went out from Liehuo Valley to sell some treasures. They only returned five days ago."

Bai He narrowed his eyes, becoming quite alert.

"But Master, there were no unfamiliar people who returned to the sect."

In other words, those who came back were all originally from Liehuo Valley.

Bai He had originally thought there was some progress, but now he began to worry again.

It seemed there was still no real breakthrough at all.

"Master, you do not need to worry. The Reveal Glass will not make a mistake in its judgment. He is definitely somewhere around Mt. Ember. Apart from Liehuo Valley, the only other place in Mt. Ember is the Heartbound Platform. Master, why not accompany me tonight to take a look around the area near the Heartbound Platform?"

Look at him, Ye Shiyuan still had not given up on going to the Heartbound Platform.

Seeing Bai He remain silent, Ye Shiyuan asked cautiously, "Master, do you not wish to go with me to the Heartbound Platform?"

How was Bai He supposed to answer that?

"Shiyuan, do you not think this is a bit too early for us right now?"

For cultivators, their age was really nothing significant.

For example, his Second Senior Brother was already over a hundred years old and he still had not married Sister Yao Guang.

Meanwhile, he was not even twenty yet.

Ye Shiyuan’s expression visibly turned somewhat disappointed.

"Alright, I understand, Master."

After Ye Shiyuan walked out of Bai He’s room, it took Bai He quite a while before he seemed to finally understand something.

What did he understand?

Bai He himself did not even understand what he had just said.

"Host, do you not like the protagonist?"

Mo Zhu sounded as if it was questioning him.

After thinking for a while, Bai He replied, "I do like him, but I am not sure what kind of liking it is. At first, I liked him as a character in the novel. Later on, I felt that he was handsome, kind to me, and he’s also the key to my survival."

"So you are compromising yourself just to complete your mission?"

Compromising?

Bai He thought about it and firmly denied it.

"It is not compromising at all."

Being with Ye Shiyuan, he actually felt quite happy.

Where was the compromise in that?

"Mo Zhu, in this world, love is not always the kind where people go to extremes and give up everything for each other. I think... I might not be able to do that."

H did not want to die.

He wanted to live properly.

"Host, I believe that in the same situation, the protagonist would not let you sacrifice yourself."

Bai He did not say anything more.

He opened the window and the scenery at night here truly had a unique charm.

When he looked up at the full moon in the sky, Bai He jumped out through the window.

Just outside was a small lake.

Bai He released the Water Mirror Image Beast and it plunged straight into the water, swimming happily.

After circling once, it returned to Bai He’s side.

It poked its head out and looked at him.

Bai He could not help but reach out and gently touch its head.

By now, the Water Mirror Image Beast had grown to the size of a horse.

In appearance, it somewhat resembled a mix between a horse and a deer.