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âThank you, thank you so much.â Huan Yinâs voice was filled with emotion as she reached for Bai Yanâs hand to give her gratitude. Thereâs so much things she wanted to say right now but didnât know how to express herself. âI donât know what more to say, without you, I would never have been able to cultivate in this lifetimeâ¦.â Eventually that heartfelt voice had devolved into a whimpering cry, indicating how much this truly meant for the girl whoâs been mocked numerous times behind her back.
Sure, Huan Yinâs ability in alchemy may be very high much thanks to her own effort, but make no mistake, being unable to cultivate remains a huge regret that she couldnât shirk off. But now, Bai Yan has saved her! So how could she not be excited?
âYou donât have to thank me. If you want to thank someone then thank Sir Xuan Huan here. Itâs he who used a Blood Ginseng to save you.â
At first the womanizer still didnât process what she meant by that due to the suddenness of the claim, but that soon changed to an exploding jump into the air: âHEY!! When did I promise to give you the ginseng?â
âJust now,â she smiles like a fox in return.
âI promised you a Blood Ginseng only if you could help me make a breakthrough. You didnât do that so why should I give you it?â
âHmm,â rubbing her chin like sheâs musing the logic in that, âa Blood Ginseng is too cheap for me to help you make a breakthrough, however, its more than enough to help Miss Huan Yin here. For someone who claims to be a friend of all women, arenât you being a bit petty?â
Grinding his teeth at being put in the spotlight, the womanizer never thought he be taken advantaged of like this, not after spending the last twenty years having his way in life!
âFine, I can give you the ginseng if you like, but you must let me have a look at your face.â Without giving any time for the other side to refuse, Xun Huan wanted to take the chance to jump the gun.
Unfortunately for this man though, Bai Yan has never been one to let her guards down, especially in some public event filled with strangers. Cold to the glare, she eyes that hand like sheâs going to chop it off if it inches another step closer. âTry and you can lose that hand.â
Flinching right at the last second, the womanizer normally wouldnât fear any threat from the opposite. After all, he wouldnât be a womanizer if he couldnât handle a few threats from the opposite sex. However, Bai Yanâs threatening gaze just rubbed him the wrong way like thereâs something creepy to it.
âFine, fine, fine, I wonât look if you wonât let me. Jeezes, scared baby I to death there.â Retracting his hand to pat his own chest, the man looks like heâs still not quite back to normal due to the sudden fright.
Now its Bai Yanâs turn to feel creeped out. Getting goosebumps all over, she didnât expect something so corny and hair-raising to come out of someone so old!
At least donât act like a child when youâre one of the oldest here!
Against the picture of the two fluttering around her opponentâs side, the high standing woman who started all of this didnât look so good. In particular was the fact that her pursuer had just pretty much ditched her for this nobody. Sure, she doesnât like the guy to begin with, but that doesnât mean itâs alright to let otherâs take whatâs supposed to be hersâ¦
Then just as Mu Leng was ready to open that mouth in order to attract attention, a loud rocking suddenly shook the boat and cut her off.
âWhat happened? Why do I feel like something is hitting the boat from underneath?â A random person from the crowd exclaims.
âDonât scare me, what could be in the water? It must be your illusionâ¦â Another man voices his fear and looked like heâs about to faint.
The rocking and swaying only got worse and worse following every second to the point where those on shore could now visibly see the distress. Everyoneâs starting to panic and hurried to spread away as a result, afraid they might get caught up in the mess somehow.
âCalm down everyone!â Mu Leng puts on a strong face after seeing the crumbling situation, âI speculate its just a big fish in the water. It will leave soon enough. Remember, this is the Dragon River, thereâs no monsters here.â
âBut⦠but I heard thereâs supposed to be a dragon living in the river!â The young man who cried out earlier in terrible fright calls out this fact.
âPlease be assured everyone,â Mu Lengâs palm was also getting sweaty despite the strong front. Nevertheless, she persists and doesnât falter in the face: âIâve been here for many years already, never once have I seen a dragon. If there is one though, be at ease, I would love to tame such a wondrous creature as my own pet!â