"Yes, Captain Bai, say a few words!" Ma Huai said with a wicked grin, eager for more drama.
She sighed and slowly walked onto the stage. Facing the expectant and adoring gazes below, Bai Ran lowered her eyes.
"One day, I hope to meet you all at the summit."
The disciples below were stunned for a moment, then erupted in even louder cheers.
Sect Leader Xiong watched her with satisfaction, and Jing Feng, hidden in the shadows, was also moved.
Over the years, he had accompanied Miss Bai through so much. Perhaps at first, he didn't understand why their Venerable Lord would fall for an ordinary woman from the lower realm.
But year after year, he now understood, completely and utterly...
Miss Bai had been a useless girl with no spiritual energy since childhood, orphaned and alone, enduring countless hardships and insults.
She was always disappearing, always making him worry. He often complained why their Venerable Lord ordered him to protect her. Why did he have to care for her when she was so weak?
But the stunning woman before him had proven everything with her actions.
She didn't talk much, but she dared to act. Though she was weak, she never retreated.
Her love and hate were clear. She was never lenient with her enemies, but she was genuinely good to her own people...
She was stepping towards the highest point, never stopping. Such a determined and unyielding woman, who could not be won over...
"Wuji, I really like her so much!" Luo Qianqian had never wanted to be friends with anyone so badly before, but today, she had found her.
Dongfang Wuji propped his chin, his face full of tenderness. "Go ahead, she will like you."
"The competition is over! Que Tian Sect becomes the head of the Four Great Sects!" The referee quickly announced the result as the crowd quieted down.
"We must also work hard," Qin Bai whispered with a heavy sigh and a smile.
"Yes, one day, I hope to make Sister Bai proud of me," Fang Tianhui clenched her fist, her eyes firm.
"Sect Leader Xiong," Bai Ran glanced at the person beside him. "Do you see those female disciples tied up below?"
Sect Leader Xiong's smile never left his face. "I do. What is it?"
"They are the ones who prevented you from receiving the message," she smiled. "My first condition is that you cannot speak, but you must expel them from Que Tian Sect within seven days."
"Huh???" Sect Leader Xiong suddenly turned, disbelieving what he had heard.
"Not allowing me to speak, but expelling these people??? Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Bai Ran spread her hands. "Solutions are created by people."
Sect Leader Xiong gnashed his teeth in anger but was helpless. He had given his word, and no matter how unbearable it was, he had to accept it.
With the sect ranking competition over, the various sects began to leave. At this time, Luo Qianqian excitedly approached Bai Ran.
"What's your name?" Her appearance was extremely sweet, with two dimples when she smiled, making her very cute.
"What is it?" The cold tone instantly made Luo Qianqian a little timid.
"I... I want to be friends with you." Her hands were tightly clutching her skirt.
Bai Ran was already tall, a head taller than Luo Qianqian. Now, Luo Qianqian lowered her head, afraid to look at her.
Bai Ran raised an eyebrow. "Be friends? Why?"
Luo Qianqian fidgeted, unable to utter a word for a long time. Dongfang Wuji walked over. "She... she admires you a bit."
Bai Ran glanced at Dongfang Wuji. He looked like a fool in love.
"Bai Ran," her voice was still calm, but upon hearing it, Luo Qianqian immediately smiled.
"Yes! My name is Luo Qianqian!"
Dongfang Wuji draped his long robe over her. "Your body hasn't recovered, and you're always sensitive to the cold. Go back to your room and rest."
Luo Qianqian happily bid farewell to Bai Ran and left with Dongfang Wuji.
"It is indeed a bit cold." She linked arms with Dongfang Wuji, their retreating figures appearing extremely loving.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Elder Lin looked at Sect Leader Xiong with confusion.
"Sect Leader... what exactly do you want to say?" He seemed troubled.
Sect Leader Xiong pointed at Gu Ke and the others who were tied up, then pointed at the gate of Que Tian Sect.
Wasn't the meaning obvious! Expel them from Que Tian Sect!
Half an hour passed, and Sect Leader Xiong was so angry his lungs felt like they would explode. Elder Lin still stared at him blankly.
"Sect Leader, can't you speak? I really don't understand what you mean by gesturing like this..."
The veins on Sect Leader Xiong's forehead bulged. "Idiot! Look at my movements!"
He gestured wildly at Gu Ke and the others. Elder Lin shrunk his neck, looking dazed.
Sect Leader... what happened...
...
At night, Bai Ran sat lazily in her room. "Jing Feng."
Jing Feng instantly appeared from the shadows, standing respectfully before her. "Miss Bai, what are your orders?"
"Is Zeng Rou dead?" Bai Ran twirled a strand of her hair.
"Yes, this subordinate personally watched her being swallowed by the ten-thousand-year python. Half an hour later, when the python's belly was cut open, she was already dead."
Bai Ran nodded. "I ask you, is there any difference between the Luo Qianqian before she died and the Luo Qianqian now?"
Jing Feng pondered for a moment. "There's generally no difference, except that she wasn't so clingy to Dongfang Wuji before."
Not so clingy to Dongfang Wuji... Bai Ran lowered her eyes. If Luo Qianqian knew of his devotion, it would be normal for her to be so attached to him...
"Miss Bai, are you suspecting Miss Qianqian?" Jing Feng blinked. "Miss Qianqian is truly a very good person."
"Jing Feng," Bai Ran looked directly at him. "You've been with me for so long, you should know that I can see the dark energy on demonized people, right?"
"This subordinate knows."
"Luo Qianqian also has it."
Jing Feng froze. "Miss... Miss Qianqian also has it...?"
Bai Ran propped her chin, her expression calm. "The very first time I saw her in the underground passage of Purple Cloud Sect, I saw it."
Extremely dense dark energy... Denser than any demonized person she had seen before, even giving her a sense of crisis.
"But it was only that one time. The dark energy existed. After Luo Qianqian was revived, I couldn't see it anymore."
Jing Feng took a long time to recover. "Miss Bai means... Miss Qianqian is likely a demonized person?"
Bai Ran looked at him without speaking.
"Impossible! Miss Qianqian was indeed born in the Demon Realm. She's a true demon..."
Bai Ran sighed. "I never said she wasn't from the Demon Realm, only that she died once."
Hearing this, a cold sweat broke out on Jing Feng's back, as four words appeared in his mind.
Possession by a revenant...
Seeing his expression, Bai Ran knew he understood. "Luo Qianqian died because she single-handedly lured away the demonized people. Perhaps after her death, her soul left her body, and the demonized person injected a new soul into her."
Jing Feng clenched his fist. "And Miss Bai's divine and demonic blood directly caused the demonized soul within her body to awaken..."