Chapter 321: Jealousy

Zhang Wuji walked over to Bai He and raised his hand to gently stroke his hair.

Bai He’s expression froze.

He stood rooted to the spot.

He could practically feel the anger radiating from Ye Shiyuan at that very moment.

Please.

They were only friends right now.

Wasn’t this kind of behavior from Zhang Wuji a little inappropriate?

"Little boy, we’re friends. Friends don’t need to thank each other for helping one another."

Only then did Bai He feel somewhat relieved.

Perhaps he had simply been overthinking things.

Maybe it was not what he had imagined at all.

"The Qingluan Lotus Seed is so precious, yet you gave it to me. Don’t worry. If you ever need help in the future, just tell me. And you can always come to Lingguang Sect to find me."

No matter how he looked at it, this was a tremendous favor.

Bai He would remember it.

"Go to Lingguang Sect? Are you trying to send me to my death?"

That was true.

With Zhang Wuji’s identity, going to Lingguang Sect really would not be appropriate.

"Well..."

Bai He hesitated.

If that was the case, then how was he supposed to repay this favor in the future?

"Little boy, don’t worry. If I ever need your help, I will definitely find a way to locate you. Just make sure that when that time comes, you aren’t stingy."

Bai He pressed his lips together and nodded.

"Mm, alright."

"There’s one more thing."

Zhang Wuji slowly stepped closer.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Ye Shiyuan.

Bai He immediately became even more nervous.

However, just as Zhang Wuji was about to come right up to him, Bai He reached out and pushed him away.

Bai He, Bai He.

You can’t forget about Ye Shiyuan just because someone else is handsome.

It had only been a few days since he last saw Ye Shiyuan.

"If you have something to say, you can just stand there and say it. There’s no need to come so close."

"So it really is exactly as I thought."

Zhang Wuji stepped back several paces.

Not only was he not angry, but he looked as though he had suddenly come to a realization.

Bai He blinked his eyes.

He had no idea what Zhang Wuji was talking about.

"Anyway, even between friends, there should be some distance."

Zhang Wuji had never had friends before.

He might have confused friendship and romance.

Bai He understood that much.

"Alright. I understand."

With a mysterious smile on his face, Zhang Wuji turned around and left.

At that moment, however, Ye Shiyuan suddenly pulled Bai He into an embrace.

Bai He froze.

"Shiyuan?"

"Master."

There was a trace of sadness in his voice.

"Shiyuan, I’m already fine."

"I know, Master."

Of course Ye Shiyuan was happy that Bai He was alright.

But during the few days he had been away, an unfamiliar man had suddenly appeared at Bai He’s side.

That man kept insisting that he was Bai He’s friend.

Yet whenever Ye Shiyuan saw that person getting close to Bai He, he could not help feeling angry.

Even knowing that the man had saved Bai He did not change that feeling.

"Shiyuan, are you jealous?"

Only then did Bai He begin to suspect it.

He asked cautiously.

He was not completely sure himself.

"Master, that person is not a good man."

Ye Shiyuan spoke with a hint of grievance in his voice.

Because Zhang Wuji was Bai He’s savior, he could not exactly tell Bai He to cut off all ties with him.

"I know. He is half-human and half-demon. Strictly speaking, he should be considered part of the demon race. As an elder of Lingguang Sect, a righteous cultivation sect, I really should not have any connection with someone from the demon race. But Shiyuan, Zhang Wuji is different from other demons. We are truly just friends. And he cannot be compared to you."

Bai He’s words successfully pleased Ye Shiyuan.

A trace of joy immediately appeared in his eyes.

"So, Master, am I still the most important person in your heart?"

"When did I ever say that you were the most important person in my heart? Besides, Shiyuan, I find it very strange. Xiao Feng spends every day with me too. Why aren’t you jealous of him?"

"Junior Brother?"

Ye Shiyuan pursed his lips.

"Junior Brother does not have those kinds of feelings toward you. Master, you really are too full of yourself."

"Then what makes you think that other people do?"

"I never said other people do."

Ye Shiyuan immediately explained.

It was not that he believed others definitely had such feelings.

He was simply not sure whether they did or not.

"Master, if I am not the most important person in your heart, then who is?"

Ye Shiyuan continued pressing the question.

He was determined to make Bai He reveal who truly occupied first place in his heart.

"I’m not telling."

"Hurry up and tell me."

Clearly, Ye Shiyuan was not someone who could be fooled so easily.

Bai He blinked his eyes innocently.

"It’s still my Master and my Senior Sister and Senior Brothers are all the most important people in my heart too. Shiyuan, you’ll have to keep working harder."

Ye Shiyuan had finally been appeased.

As a result, Bai He’s mood improved as well.

The four of them sat around a table, each occupying a different side.

On the table were several spiritual fruits that had come from who knew where.

They had been brought by the people whom Zhang Wuji had temporarily given life to through his techniques.

After serving the fruit, those people all withdrew.

Although Ye Shiyuan had been comforted, the atmosphere remained extremely awkward.

"Little boy, are you leaving?"

"Mm. Even between friends, it’s not necessary to stay together every moment of every day."

Zhang Wuji picked up a fruit and handed it to Bai He.

Bai He accepted it somewhat awkwardly.

"Thank you."