Chapter 58: I’m Going Too

Ye Shiyuan was startled, he then snapped back to his senses and hurriedly stood up.

"Master."

"The token..."

Ye Shiyuan immediately presented the token in front of Bai He.

Bai He was speechless.

He was not trying to take the token, all right?

He had only wanted to ask what Ye Shiyuan had been staring at so intently.

"This token is your reward for this competition. It grants many privileges within Lingguang Sect. You are no longer the Sect Master’s chief disciple, so make sure to keep it safe."

"Yes, Master."

Bai He sighed softly. "If you were still under Senior Brother’s tutelage, perhaps you wouldn’t even need this token."

There was meaning behind Bai He’s words, though they carried more sentiment than anything else. Yet Ye Shiyuan suddenly knelt down.

"Master, this disciple has no intention of returning. Please do not be angry."

"There’s a saying that a man’s knees are worth gold. So in the future, don’t kneel at every turn."

Bai He truly found it difficult to accept such grand gestures.

"You are my master. You are worthy of it."

Fine. No more dwelling on that matter.

Bai He cleared his throat lightly and spoke again, "I just returned from Yaoxing Peak and heard some news."

"Master, please tell me."

Since the matter concerned Ye Shiyuan, it was only natural that Bai He would inform him.

"It is said that a thousand-year-old great demon is wreaking havoc among the people. Senior Brother intends to send one elder, along with about five first-generation disciples, to subdue it."

This was undoubtedly a sign of great importance.

Aside from Bai He, the elders of Lingguang Sect were all highly skilled and top-tier experts.

Normally, the demon slaying missions would not require an elder to be dispatched.

Even if first-generation disciples were sent, someone like Ye Shiyuan would not usually be considered.

"Master means... the Sect Master intends to send me?"

"Yes. The one our Baize Peak will send is, of course, you. As for the elder who will lead you, it has already been decided, it will be the Fourth Elder, Gu He."

Gu He stood on the same tier as the other senior elders, while Bai He existed in a tier of his own.

Even though Gu He was the Fourth Elder and Bai He the Fifth, that distinction made no difference.

Ye Shiyuan did not actually have any objections to the matter.

However, he pressed his lips together and hesitated for a moment, before he asked, "Master won’t be going?"

Ah?

Bai He was caught off guard by the question and felt momentarily at a loss.

He had originally thought that the male protagonist would go out to gain experience while he simply stayed behind and waited for his return.

But upon further reflection, he felt that if he did not accompany Ye Shiyuan, he would never truly feel at ease.

"I... Senior Brother would certainly not agree to let me go. After all, even if I went, I probably wouldn’t be of much help."

"Master, you are not as weak as you say. In fact, you are very strong."

For the male protagonist to say such words to him against his own conscience truly moved Bai He.

"Thank you."

"Master, I am serious. I am not joking."

"Don’t worry. I will go as well."

Bai He made up his mind.

He would definitely go.

In fact, this matter did not necessarily have to be reported to Yao Xiangli.

Thus, riding the clouds and mist, Bai He made his way to Luduan Peak.

The disciples stationed there recognized him immediately and hurried inside to report his arrival.

Before long, Bai He himself strode in.

"Fourth Senior Brother! Fourth Senior Brother!"

The Fourth Elder, Gu He, was currently making arrangements in accordance with the order to eliminate the demon.

Bai He’s sudden arrival surprised him.

Could it be that he had come because of Ye Shiyuan?

"What brings you here?"

"Fourth Senior Brother, could I discuss something with you?"

Gu He cast him a glance and said, "Ye Shiyuan has just displayed extraordinary brilliance this time. If you are here to argue that he should not go on the subjugation mission, I advise you to abandon that thought. As a disciple of Lingguang Sect, he is not a flower raised in a greenhouse."

Well, Bai He had not meant that at all.

"Fourth Senior Brother, I think what you said makes perfect sense. Ye Shiyuan should go. He must go."

Bai He’s agreement took Gu He by surprise.

"Oh? Then why have you come to see me?"

"Senior Brother, may I go along as well?"

The moment those words left his mouth, Gu He’s expression changed abruptly.

He immediately slapped the table, which startling Bai He.

"Nonsense."

"Fourth Senior Brother, you just said that as a member of Lingguang Sect, one is not a flower raised in a greenhouse. Why is it that you can go, so many first-generation disciples can go, but when I want to go, it becomes nonsense?"

Wasn’t it simply because Bai He himself was not strong enough and because he was their master’s last disciple, doted upon and excessively protected by all his senior brothers?

"This matter is not up for discussion. If you want to go, don’t even think about it."

Bai He felt that he had just been thoroughly looked down upon.

"Fourth Senior Brother, I am going."

"This is not the time to be willful. Besides, if you have the ability, get Senior Brother to nod in agreement. If he approves, I will have nothing to say."

Get Yao Xiangli to agree?

That was nothing short of a fantasy.

And who knew, because of Ye Shiyuan’s matter, Yao Xiangli might still harbor dissatisfaction toward him.

Why should he go and endure someone else’s cold expression?

"Fourth Senior Brother, if you refuse to agree, then I will have no choice but to pay a visit to Elder Qi and say a few heartfelt words to her. For example... about how Fourth Senior Brother has secretly kept a portrait of her."