Baili Yiling smiled with curved eyes. âSister-in-Law is so smart.â
Tang Doudou rubbed her chin. No matter how she took it, it didnât sound like Baili Yiling was praising her.
âYiling, whereâs Lan Jia?â Baili Yu pulled Tang Doudou back into his arms and stopped her from talking to Yiling further. If she continued speaking, sheâd only get muddled even more.
Baili Yiling laughed mischievously. âBig Brother, youâre so protective of Sister-in-Law, itâs no wonder sheâs becoming more and more naively delicateâ¦â
âNaively delicate?â Baili Yu lifted his brows and patted Tang Doudouâs head. âIf you want to say that sheâs dumb, then just say that sheâs dumb. Donât bother with taking so many twists in speech and using something as indirect as ânaively delicate,â she doesnât have the patience to think so hard to figure out what you mean.â
Tang Doudou looked towards the sky. This goddamned pair of siblings! Please send some blocks of tofu and smash them to death!
Rumble!
A white light appeared through the ceiling and smashed down right next to Shuyin.
In such turbulent circumstances, even Yiling who had been nperturbed this whole time got frightened. In the blink of an eye, she had scuttled to hide behind Baili Yu. âBig Brother, counting on you!â
Tang Doudou was speechless both due to the white light and to Yilingâs words.
Good god, when did she end up gaining the talent to make inauspicious remarks?
Right after she asked the Heavens to drop something, something had dropped down⦠What if she asked the Heavens to rain gold?
âItâs lightning,â said Baili Yu. âIt seems like someone had eaten that thing.â
âWhat does it matter if someone had? Itâs just a failed product. Theyâre delusional if they think it would clean their meridians and allow them to sense the spiritual energy of the world. How ridiculousâ¦â Baili Yilingâs tone was very cold. It was clear she hated Lan Jia. âAfter eating it, heâll probably become a monster thatâs not human nor ghost. At that time, itâd be perfect timing for us to kill him as a contribution to society!â
âMayhem is probably about to break out. Yiling, take Tang Doudou with you and leave. Iâll go look for you guys once I deal with Lan Jia.â Baili Yuâs eyes flashed with something as he glanced towards the deep hole that had been left by that strike of lightning.
They had just reunited, yet he was going to make her leave again? Tang Doudou said, âNo, Iâm staying with you.â
Baili Yiling curved her eyes as she smiled. âBig Brother, see? Itâs not that I wonât take Sister-in-Law with me but that Sister-in-Law canât bear to part with you.â
âStop adding to the mess,â chided Baili Yu. Then he turned around to face Tang Doudou and said, âMy good wife, youâll be alright if you go with Yiling, and if you guys are here, itâll be difficult for me to focus, you understand?â
âYou feel like Iâm a burden!â Tang Doudou pouted unhappily. Although she knew that he was right, she really didnât want to part with him again.
Baili Yu smiled happily and pinched her nose affectionately. âMy darling Doudouâ¦â
âFine, fine, Iâm just joking with you.â Tang Doudou sighed, then looked him straight in the eye as she said, âThen you have to be careful! Donât get hurt! And⦠come look for us soon. Iâll wait for you.â
âEn, you be careful too.â Baili Yu glanced towards the thumb ring in her hand. âThis ring can be used to command a portion of the black-robed men in the Saint Tribes. If you encounter danger, make sure to use it, alright?â
âBig Brother, what danger could befall Sister-in-Law with me around? You should worry about yourself. It doesnât matter if it was Lan Jia or Shen Moru that ate that thing, they wonât be easy to deal with. Hopefully theyâve started attacking each other so that youâd be able to easily seize the advantage.â Baili Yiling was smiling as she spoke, but her eyes also contained strong worry.
After hearing what Baili Yiling said, Tang Doudou, who hadnât wanted to leave in the first place, abruptly decided not to leave after all. He was having Yiling take her out and having her leave with such a useful ring? Then when he encountered danger, wouldnât he be completely on his own without any help?
âBig evil spirit, the proverbs put it well, two hands are better than one. Let Yiling stay here to help you. Iâll behave myself and stay right by your side. I promise I wonât get in the way!â
âNo.â Baili Yuâs stance was firm. No matter what, he wouldnât let Tang Doudou face this danger with him. Just as he was about to try to persuade her again, his expression turned serious and he urged in a low voice, âYiling, hurry and leave with your sister-in-law! Lan Jia⦠is coming.â
Right after he spoke, there was a loud rumble from beneath their feet like something was trying to burst out from hell.
Baili Yilingâs expression also became tense. She stopped messing around and immediately grabbed Tang Doudou. âBig Brother, Iâll leave first with Sister-in-Law. If you canât win, just run! Ten years isnât too late for a nobleman to get revenge, moreover, Lan Jia only has a couple years left to live after eating that!â
After saying this, she pulled Tang Doudou and entered the secret passage behind them.
Tang Doudou still had things to say, but Baili Yiling sealed her acupuncture points. âMy dear sister-in-law, my brother is right. Our presence will only distract him and keep him from focusing on Lan Jia.â
Of course, Tang Doudou understood this logic, but she still had something to say!
âSister-in-Law, donât worry, I wonât leave Big Brother behind.â Baili Yilingâs words shocked Tang Doudou. This girl was seriously unpredictable. Could it be that she had some trick up her sleeve?
âSister-in-Law, if you agree to Yilingâs decision, blink your eyes. If you donât approve, then open your eyes wide and donât blinkâ¦â
Right after she said that, Tang Doudou blinked several times.
Baili Yiling clapped happily and said, âAiyah, I just knew that Sister-in-Law cared a lot about Big Brother and would definitely approve of Yilingâs decision!â
Tang Doudou wanted to cry. That was reflexive blinking, alright?
Baili Yiling was seriously too crafty. It was clear she had expected her to blink in shock after hearing those words, and that was why she had purposefully timed those words.
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