Outside the cave, Yu Yao watched as the two demon beasts, having ceased their attack, stood still. With Ye Tang dead and the long spear destroyed by Bai Feng, there was no one left to command them. The empty shells of the demon beasts naturally halted their advance.

“Could someone have been controlling these two demon beasts?” Yu Yao pondered, initially thinking her earlier escape from the cave was merely a stroke of luck. Now, it seemed there was more to it. “It looks like Junior Brother Bai scared them off, or even dealt with that person.”

Sighing, she felt a wave of frustration wash over her. As a senior sister, she felt utterly useless, needing protection from her junior brother.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Without hesitation, she raised her sword and swiftly beheaded the two demon beasts before returning to the cave.

Inside, Bai Feng had already been settled by Su Lanqian. Curious disciples gathered outside, while beneath him lay bedding and clothes brought by unknown hands, alongside a pile of pills gifted by senior brothers and sisters.

“Junior Brother, I’m coming in!”

Yu Yao stepped lightly into the room, noticing that aside from Bai Feng, only Su Lanqian was seated nearby.

She tilted her head—was her timing off?

After all, it was Su Lanqian who had first spotted Bai Feng and rushed out without hesitation.

“Senior Sister,” Bai Feng greeted the blurry figure, recognizing her instantly, even if he couldn’t identify the others. “By the way, how did you find me?”

Yu Yao was unaware of Bai Feng’s thoughts but was delighted that he recognized her so quickly.

“Hehe, we just sensed a battle outside. It was Su Junior Sister who said you were in trouble, so we rushed out. I had to hurry to keep up! Tell me, did you give her something to track you? I had no idea it was you out there; otherwise, I would never have let you face them alone!”

Su Lanqian felt a bit awkward. She knew the reason Bai Feng was nearby was simple: as the battle intensified, the previously noisy heart demon had suddenly fallen silent.

“By the way! I saw the two demon beasts stop moving. Were they being controlled by someone?” Yu Yao suddenly recalled something and asked Bai Feng, “Were you fighting the person controlling the demon beasts?”

“Pretty much,” Bai Feng nodded. “It’s a complicated story.”

Yu Yao contemplated for a few seconds, a dangerous expression crossing her face for the first time. “Who was controlling those demon beasts?”

“You really don’t want to know. Let’s talk about it after we leave, or when you see Bai Yumo,” Bai Feng replied, shaking his head. After all, Ye Tang still held a reliable image in the eyes of ordinary disciples, and revealing the truth would be hard to believe.

It would be better to let the sect announce it after they left, saving a lot of trouble in explanations.

He had no intention of hiding the truth, especially since Ye Tang had collaborated with the Feng Ling Sect. This was something that couldn’t be concealed.

However, he was curious about why Ye Tang dared to collaborate with the Feng Ling Sect. Such actions, driven by selfish desires and disregarding the lives of his own disciples, showed he didn’t see them as fellow sect members. In any righteous sect, such behavior would lead to expulsion.

Or did he have other means to ensure the disciples of the Feng Ling Sect kept this matter under wraps?

And the demon beasts he controlled were clearly abnormal…

Yet, it was thanks to Ye Tang’s choice to collaborate with the Feng Ling Sect and endanger his own disciples, disregarding their lives, that Bai Feng felt bold enough to confront him. Such inhumane actions would likely go unpunished even if the sect found out.

Yu Yao thought for a few seconds before deciding not to press further. She smiled and reached out to ruffle Bai Feng’s hair. “Alright, Junior Brother, you rest easy. I won’t disturb you any longer.”

“…”

Don’t take advantage of me just because I can’t see clearly!

After ruffling his hair, Yu Yao cheerfully skipped out of the room, closing the door behind her.

Thus, in the makeshift room, only Bai Feng, lying down, and Su Lanqian, sitting nearby, remained.

“Forget it, I’ll take a break for a while.”

The formation of the Feng Ling Sect had been completely altered by him. With the loss of control over the formation, the disciples of the Feng Ling Sect were now trapped within the very formation they had built. Getting out would likely require considerable effort, so for now, this place was still safe.

As he closed his eyes, the fatigue of body and mind lulled him into a deep sleep.

Bai Feng breathed evenly, and at that moment, Su Lanqian, sitting beside him, turned her head slightly to look at him.

She reached out, grasping the fabric of her shoulder, and gently sniffed it. It seemed she had picked up his scent while supporting him.

She could even feel that the heart demon was least active at this moment, far more effective than merely standing next to Bai Feng.

‘This scent is so comforting.’

Su Lanqian watched the sleeping Bai Feng, swallowing hard. But then she quickly shook her head, turning her face away and forcing herself to close her eyes, trying to stop her racing thoughts.

…

“Damn it, how did our formation end up like this? Who did this?”

“Stop thinking about it; we need to find a way to break the formation!”

“What about Senior Brother? Hurry and call him for help!”

“Senior Brother is still mumbling about illusions. What on earth did he encounter?”

Inside the Feng Ling Sect’s formation, chaos reigned in the camp.

Long before Bai Feng and Ye Tang had fought, they had discovered that someone had altered the formation. They had nearly lost all control, and even the escape routes had been erased.

Currently, their only option to escape was to break the formation.

“This is a disgrace; it’s a disgrace to the Feng Ling Sect!”

“Don’t let me find out who did this!!”

While the disciples of the Feng Ling Sect were in a frenzy, their Senior Brother, Yu Ping’an, stood atop a tree, muttering to himself.

“Senior Brother, come help us!”

Ignoring the calls from his disciples, he pretended not to hear.

“An illusion, it must be an illusion! How could anyone alter the formation mid-battle? Even if someone could, it wouldn’t be something a Golden Core disciple could do! Don’t mess with my mind; wake me up!”

Meanwhile, the person in question, Bai Feng, sat up in bed and yawned.

He had slept soundly, feeling much less fatigued in both body and mind. Even his eyesight had improved slightly, though he still couldn’t see clearly.

“Um… do you want some porridge? I added a lot of spirit beast meat and herbs to help you recover faster.”

A timid voice suddenly rang in his ears.

He instinctively turned to look, but all he could see was a silhouette, as if shrouded in mist.

Yet, even without a clear view, Bai Feng recognized the voice belonged to Su Lanqian.

“You can cook porridge too!” He nodded. “Just put it here; I’ll drink it myself later.”

However, this time, Su Lanqian didn’t obediently comply as before. Instead, she mustered her courage and softly replied, “Your eyes still can’t see clearly, so… let me feed you…”

As she spoke, her face turned crimson, and her hands trembled slightly as she held the bowl.

Even Bai Feng, unable to see clearly, could tell the figure before him had flushed red.

“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to force yourself.”

Bai Feng shook his head, watching the blushing figure, finding the scene quite amusing.

“No!” Su Lanqian quickly shook her head. She scooped a spoonful of porridge mixed with spirit beast meat and held it to her lips, gently blowing on it. “Um, please open your mouth.”

Bai Feng didn’t think much of it and opened his mouth to drink the porridge.

After swallowing, he suddenly remembered something—wasn’t the Feng Ling Sect’s child of destiny pursuing Su Lanqian? Would being fed by her fill him with luck points?

But when he checked the system, it was as clear as ever, without any ‘white mist’ obscuring it, and there were no new notifications.

Strange, had the system changed its behavior?

Or did he have to let the child of destiny know in person for the system to grant him luck points?

“Um, please open your mouth.”

“Ah…”

Forget it; he had already eaten, so what was one more spoonful?

As long as the child of destiny from the Feng Ling Sect didn’t find out, it would be fine.

Wait, is it wrong to think like this? Am I getting a bit too full of myself?

Bai Feng fell into deep thought.

No, this isn’t good. This time, I only attracted one child of destiny. What if I attract two next time? After all, this world is full of children of destiny!

I need to stay grounded and keep my wits about me!

“You just rest; I’ll go wash the bowl.”

Su Lanqian lowered her head, quickly carrying the empty bowl out of the room.

She glanced around cautiously, then chose a direction where no one was present.

“Got it… got it.”

In a secluded corner, Su Lanqian picked up the spoon Bai Feng had used, instinctively swallowing hard.