Chapter 21

Bai Caiyi woke up a bit earlier than Hu Qing.

At first, she was unwilling to speak for a long time, but later she improved a bit.

One afternoon, she went with me to see Hu Qing, and on the way back, she kept glancing at me quietly.

Her expression amused me: “If you want to say something, just say it.”

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then asked me, “How have you been feeling lately?”

I was taken aback. Now that she mentioned it, it had indeed been a long time since I felt any pain.

How could this be?

I hadn’t thought much of it before, but her words truly hinted at something peculiar.

I looked at her expression, clearly she knew something.

I grabbed her by the neck and pulled her closer.

“Caiyi, tell your sister the truth, what exactly do you know?

“If you don’t speak, I don’t mind having an extra dish tonight…”

Bai Caiyi looked at me in horror:

“Rabbits are so cute, how can you eat rabbits?”

I shouted, “Then speak quickly!”

…

I returned somewhat dazed to where Hu Qing was staying.

Bai Caiyi’s words kept echoing in my mind.

She pointed at my core, saying that what was residing there now was Hu Qing’s inner elixir.

Why did I find this hard to understand?

What did she mean by Hu Qing’s inner elixir, and why was it in my body?

Bai Caiyi said, “That day when you were drunk, he exchanged his inner elixir with you.”

Thus, all the suspicious aspects of the past, like a fog, could be explained.

For instance, why I could retreat unscathed when confronting Qingshan.

For instance, why he, despite his high level of cultivation, couldn’t dodge even a single arrow.

And for instance, how he could find my location in the vast palace and rush to save me without hesitation.

This foolish fox.

With this, I truly have to take responsibility.