After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 398 Heartfelt words

"The young lady has already shown you kindness by letting you stay in the ancient forest. Isn't it a bit ungrateful of her to speak to her like this?" Guan Bi suddenly spoke coldly.

Hearing this, everyone was very surprised, as they all knew that Guan Bi would never say such a thing.

"Guanbi, how could you say such a thing!" Bailu looked at Guanbi in shock.

Shen Xu frowned. "Bai Lu has indeed helped me a lot, and I will repay her in the future. But whether I am ungrateful or not is not for you to judge. Besides, if you don't want me to live in the Ancient Forest, I can move out."

“I do not welcome you, but it was Miss who let you stay in the Ancient Forest, and I have no right to kick you out.”

"Shen Xu, Guan Bi is a little out of it today. Don't take her words too seriously," Bai Lu quickly explained on Guan Bi's behalf.

“Miss, I know very well what I’m doing.” Guan Bi looked earnestly into Bai Lu’s eyes.

"Guanbi, come with me." Bailu hurriedly grabbed Guanbi's sleeve and pulled her into the attic.

"Do you know what's been going on with those two these past few days?" Shen Xu asked the remaining two women with a puzzled look after the two women left.

"I only got back today, but it seems like Sister Bai and Sister Guan haven't come out yet," Ye Zhi replied, frowning.

"It's a good thing," Li Xiaoyi said calmly.

"Good news? I think they seem to have some kind of conflict. Guanbi also seems a bit off today." Shen Xu didn't quite understand what Li Xiaoyi meant.

"Their feelings are beyond our comprehension, and there are no irreconcilable conflicts between them."

Instead of worrying about them, you should worry about that pill. Are you sure the person who gave you the pill didn't have bad intentions towards you?

“I’m not sure, but he did make a offer I couldn’t refuse; I had to meet with him.”

"Xiao Zhi, how is Wu Qi now?"

"The elder has already kept him, but the selection of a successor by the Shadow Clan elders is a very strict and complicated matter. Wu Qi is far from meeting the elders' requirements, and he may never gain the elders' approval in his lifetime."

However, the elder's love runs deep, and his criticism is severe. He's much stricter with Wu Qi than with me, so you probably won't be seeing him for the time being.

"That's fine. Wu Qi's lazy nature definitely needs someone to keep him in check."

"Brother Xu, why do you seem a little unhappy?" Xiao Ru asked, puzzled.

"I'm fine!" Shen Xu smiled and patted Xiao Ru's hair.

Guan Bi is right. He has stayed in Qinglingxi for too long and has received too much kindness from them. Now he can no longer bear to leave.

Could he really escape alone and leave Bailu and the others to die in the blood tide?

He wanted to save Bai Lu and the others, but the Blood Fiend Palace had three half-saints on the other side. Even if he could break through to the Yuan Dan realm within a limited time, what could he do in the face of such overwhelming forces?

The witch would definitely not let anything happen to Li Xiaoyi, but she might not be able to let anything happen to the others.

His only option right now is to help Zuo Chen complete his plan and make the Four Sword Saints become saints, only then will there be a glimmer of hope.

The Hundred Flowers Festival that Zuo Chen entrusted to him before leaving is very important, but what is he going to do with Qingyun at the Hundred Flowers Festival?

Thinking of this, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He hated riddle tellers more than anything else in his life!

"When do you plan to meet that person?" Li Xiaoyi suddenly asked.

"Tomorrow! It's already quite late."

“I’ll go with you tomorrow,” Li Xiaoyi said.

"No need, he only told me to go see him alone."

I think it's normal for him to be cautious since he has something so valuable; too many people might scare him away.

"Are you planning to walk there if I don't go?"

"Then Xiao Yi, I'll have to trouble you to come with me!" Shen Xu said with a fawning smile.

Ye Zhi looked on with envy at the sight, wishing she could go out alone with Shen Xu as well.

But she has important business to attend to tomorrow, and if she asks to go along at this time, wouldn't that just annoy Li Xiaoyi for no reason?

She never thought she could have Shen Xu all to herself; she just hoped that Shen Xu would pay more attention to her.

"Xiao Ruo also wants to go with Brother Xu."

"I'm going to do something that might be a little dangerous. It's not going out to play. You'll stay here with your sister Bai and the others. I'll take you out again when I have the chance."

"Okay!" Xiao Ru couldn't help but feel a little wronged. Although Qinglingxi was very beautiful, she preferred the liveliness of Tianjian City.

……

On the other side, after pulling Guanbi into the attic, Bailu immediately questioned, "Guanbi, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Miss, I'm doing what I'm supposed to do."

Didn't you understand what I told you last time?

“Miss, I understand what you mean, but my relationship with Shen Xu will only grow further apart in the future. You don’t need to worry that Shen Xu will hurt our feelings.”

"Guanbi, you know this isn't the result I wanted." A hint of anger flashed in Bailu's eyes.

"So what is the result you want, Miss? Do you want me to be with Shen Xu? Or do you want me to compete with the other young ladies? Don't you think that's too naive?"

"I am Miss's maid, and that will never change. No one is more important to me than Miss. I have been telling Miss this since I was a child. Does Miss think that is just a child's joke?"

"Guanbi..." Upon hearing Guanbi's words, Bai Lu's anger, which had just ignited, was immediately extinguished by a bucket of cold water, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

She had longed to be friends with Guanbi since she was a child, but their relationship destined them to never be friends, no matter how hard she tried to prove that she and Guanbi were equals.

But the final result was always failure, and this time was no exception.

Bai Lu somewhat regretted why she insisted on exposing Guan Bi's lies that night. If things had continued as they were, Guan Bi would very likely have left her side with Shen Xu.

That might be the only chance for Guan Bi to break away from her. After what happened that day, Guan Bi could no longer treat Shen Xu as before, and would even gradually distance herself from him. She knew that it would be a very painful thing for Guan Bi.

Bai Lu felt she had done something wrong, but she didn't know how to make amends.

But she knew she couldn't remain silent; silence meant acquiescence, and she didn't agree with Guan Bi's words.

Bai Lu approached Guan Bi, stared into her eyes, and said earnestly, "Guan Bi, you're wrong. The result I want has nothing to do with Shen Xu."

I just want you to be happy, to live freely, to boldly pursue someone you like, and to have the right to love.

I want you to remember that you and I are no different, I want you to know that I really care about you, and I want you to do many, many things that you never dared to do before…

"Guanbi, can you understand my feelings?" Bailu gently hugged Guanbi's stunned body as she finished speaking.

“Miss, I understand, but I can’t do it.” Guan Bi’s eyes were filled with sadness.