Chapter 1543

Baili Xia looked at Guisu, her expression serious.

“I am not Lu Xuening, I wouldn’t treat my friends that way.”

Guisu’s gaze was fixed on Baili Xia’s eyes, not moving for a second.

Her words completely unsettled him inside.

For so many years, he had been following the wrong person, doing the wrong things.

But now he had met the person he truly wanted to follow, yet she would not let him follow her.

If he didn’t follow her, how would he repay her kindness?

After a while, Guisu cleared his thoughts and spoke up.

“Okay, thank you for considering me a friend, but even friends can go back with you.”

Whether she considered him a friend was her choice, but protecting her for life was his.

He didn’t think these two things conflicted.

Baili Xia still couldn’t understand why he was so set on the idea of staying by her side.

If he had a liking for her, she could reject him the way a woman would reject a man.

But he didn’t.

From his sincere eyes, she could only see loyalty, with not a hint of romantic feeling.

Loyalty…

those two words were too heavy.

Thinking for a moment, Baili Xia gently shook her head and softly said, “Guisu, it’s not that I don’t want you to come back with me, it’s just that I have something else I need to ask of you.”

“What is it?” Guisu asked immediately upon hearing Baili Xia had something for him to do.

Right now, he was eager to do something for her.

If he couldn’t do something for her, he would be uneasy and feel too indebted to her.

As long as it’s something for her, even if it cost him his life, he wouldn’t care.

Baili Xia still felt a bit unsettled inside, faced with such sincere eyes, she truly felt she didn’t deserve them.

This…

was too unfair to him.

“I hope you can stay here and help me with something,” she said, glancing at Bei Tianyou.

Her gaze returned to Guisu as she continued, “Next year, Miao Domain will hold the Guard Department’s selection, you know about this.”

“Previously, I mentioned to you that Brother You’s side lost a master due to an accident, and I stand with him in support.”

“But I must leave now, so this is what worries me the most.”

“I hope you can stay and help Brother You lead his team to victory.”

As she said this, Baili Xia’s eyes once again fell on Bei Tianyou’s face.

Bei Tianyou’s seemingly calm face tensed slightly between the eyebrows.

Although he still appeared expressionless, she could see his affirmation of her words.

It seemed Brother You was very fond of this suggestion.

Baili Xia said Guisu should stay to help him compete, and he was really surprised.

Guisu’s skills he had seen before, top-notch, much more formidable than Fan Yi.

If Guisu participated, Bei Tianyou’s power would certainly increase greatly, and he would no longer worry about losing to people from Nangong Yun.

Guisu looked at her, listening quietly, his face calm.

From the moment he heard Baili Xia had something for him to do, he had already made up his mind to complete it, whatever it was.

It’s just, if he stayed, he couldn’t be by her side…

“Guisu, Brother You’s health still hasn’t fully recovered.

If I’m not by his side, I’d genuinely be worried…”

Before Baili Xia could finish, Guisu said in a deep voice, “Alright, I’ll stay and help him with the competition.”

Baili Xia was slightly taken aback, not expecting Guisu to make a decision so quickly.

“You… aren’t you going to think it over?”