“Not suited for him.” Those four words were just like a thorn stuck in Bai Luochu"s body. Whenever someone mentioned it, she would be hurt. In her past life, it was because of Lu Wenshu"s status. In this life, she didn"t wish to hear others say that she wasn"t suited for Pei Qingfeng.
When she thought about others" opinions of her, she swallowed the Field Pearl Flower in her hand without the slightest hesitation.
When she sensed the strength surging through her body, she started to feel her meridians ache. Bai Luochu sat down and crossed her legs, as she started meditating in hopes that she would be able to guide the energy evenly throughout her body.
Pei Qingfeng became extremely nervous when he saw her acting so seriously.
However, Bai Luochu clearly didn"t want Pei Qingfeng to interfere. After all, she was only able to rely on herself if she wanted to completely absorb the spiritual energy in the Field Pearl Flower.
“Don"t come over.” Taking advantage of the end of the first wave of spiritual energy outburst, Bai Luochu hurriedly stopped him, “If you really want to help me, then just watch quietly from the side and don"t disturb me.”
Knowing that Bai Luochu"s cultivation method was unorthodox, he decided not to do anything. He simply retreated to the side and observed her.
Bai Luochu quickly shut her eyes when she felt the next wave of spiritual energy surging towards her and she focused on absorbing it.
The peace in the hidden chamber was restored once again.
Even though everything seemed tranquil in the ruins, it was utter chaos on the outside.
When Bai Luochu wasn"t back even after the sun dipped under the horizon, Ying Lan started to panic. He instructed Qin Feng to close the inn before rus.h.i.+ng to the ruins.
When he arrived near the ruins, he saw Pei Qingfeng sitting dejectedly at the entrance of it.
Ying Lan felt his heart skip a beat and he became afraid that something had happened to his mistress.
“Your Highness, forgive me for my rudeness, but may I know where Divine Physician Bai is?
When Pei Rumo heard the familiar voice, he raised his head abruptly and discovered that the person speaking to him was one of the innkeepers. Not thinking much of it, he snorted in irritation, “You better leave now, n.o.body knows when Divine Physician Bai will be back.”
After he spoke, he turned back to the ruins and ignored Ying Lan. Unable to hold back his anger and anxiousness, he grabbed Pei Rumo by his collar.
“You better explain clearly! What do you mean by n.o.body knows when she will be back?!” In his moment of rage, Ying Lan completely forgot that he was still in disguise.
Pei Rumo was obviously unhappy when some stranger grabbed his collar to scream in his face. Adding on to the fact that he didn"t know if Bai Luochu was safe, Pei Rumo erupted in rage. He sent his fist flying towards Ying Lan"s face.
“Who do you think you are? Who are you to question me about Luochu"s safety?!” Pei Rumo yelled as he had no idea what the person before him wanted.
Ying Lan was startled at first, but regained his composure soon when he realized that he was wearing another person"s face right now. He ripped the mask off his face and threw it to Pei Rumo"s feet.
“Look carefully at who I am! Divine Physician Bai is from our Palace of Brilliance Resurgence, don"t you think I have the right to ask about her safety?” Ying Lan"s expression was a little deranged as he glared at Pei Rumo before him.
Pei Rumo glanced at him and felt that he was hallucinating. How could the weird innkeeper turn out to be the Hall Master of the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence?!
“You followed us from the start?” Pei Rumo asked after he had accepted Ying Lan"s ident.i.ty.
It was indeed a bad feeling to be watched by others. When Pei Rumo recalled how his every action and move in the past few days had been under the scrutiny of Ying Lan, he felt as though thousands of ants were crawling on his body.
“You can"t put it that way.” Since he had already exposed himself, there was no longer any reason to hide the truth. He might as well reveal everything.
“When Divine Physician Bai arrived, she discovered that there were many things amiss. Hence, she sent a letter asking me to come over to help. You already know everything that happened after my arrival.”
“Is the other innkeeper also a part of your palace?” When Pei Rumo thought about how he had been monitored from the start and a trace of irritation appeared in his heart.
Ying Lan felt embarra.s.sed and lightly coughed twice, before admitting to it, “Yes, he"s also one of my men. When Divine Physician Bai decided to go to the Desolate Region, I sent him over to wait for her arrival. She would at the very least be able to rest comfortably without worrying over her safety.”
“Ah, she was indeed thorough in her preparations.” Pei Rumo finally understood that his worries were like a clown"s act in front of her. No wonder she didn"t panic even after losing her sight. It seemed as though she had already made her preparations before setting off...
Unable to suppress his curiosity any longer, Ying Lan finally broke the silence and asked, “Now that I have completely explained my side of the story, don"t you think it"s time for you to tell me about her whereabouts?”
Pei Rumo"s body froze. He knew that he was no longer able to conceal the truth and the explanation slowly left his lips. “She"s currently trapped inside and I don"t have any way to get her out.”
For a split second, Ying Lan considered punching Pei Rumo"s face.
“Didn"t you guarantee her safety before leaving the capital city?! What in the world if going on now?! She"s trapped inside the ruins with G.o.d knows how many traps surrounding her and we don"t even know whether she"s dead or alive. Why the h.e.l.l are you still sitting here and weeping instead of finding a solution?”
The rage in Ying Lan"s heart nearly covered his sense of reasoning. If not for the fact that he couldn"t kill Pei Rumo as he wished, he would have already torn Pei Rumo"s body to shreds. He suddenly thought about the Qing siblings once again and he realized that they were going to be separated from Bai Luochu before even speaking to her. It was still possible to talk it out with Qing He, but he"s afraid that Qing Rong would only stop searching for Bai Luochu after flipping over the entire Desolate Region.
“Is there really no way to save her?” Ying Lan quickly asked after he had regained his sense of reasoning.
But he was destined to be disappointed. Pei Rumo shook his head in despair.