The sage was determined to die.

Ji Bai looked at her with surprise. Although he didn't say anything, he practically cursed her with his face: "I didn't expect someone with your IQ could understand my unspoken meaning."

The old woman, who was having a heart-to-heart talk, said smugly, "That guy was a scholar from Qi, wasn't he? I don't believe everything you say. I'll find out when I kill a scholar from Qi myself."

Ji Bai raised an eyebrow and said, "You really think you can kill? Do you know how to circumvent the rules of Book Mountain? If you break the rules to kill someone, won't you still die?"

The mother-in-law, during a heart-to-heart talk: "..."

"If you can do it, there's no reason why I can't."

"I can read, can you?"

Ji Bai defeated his opponent with just seven words. He narrowed his eyes slightly, displaying the superiority complex of someone who had read books.

The mother-in-law shut up after the heart-to-heart talk.

Ji Bai silently breathed a sigh of relief.

He bent down and picked up the dusty Wenxin, holding it in his hand with a light touch.

The old woman who talked to him didn't know that he could control two Wenxins. What he showed her was that he could insert Wenxins without dying.

Ji Bai certainly wouldn't seek death for no reason.

He first used that "iron wall" to protect his heart and lungs, and then pretended to insert Chen Ji's Wen Xin. Although he suffered some superficial injuries, with the Wen Xin protecting him, the actual damage he suffered was nothing more than a drizzle.

Closer to home.

Ji Bai once again revealed his villainous face, saying with a hint of admiration, "Ji Bai is different from the other candidates. Apart from him, everyone else in Qi is just a bunch of insignificant fools..."

At this point, Ji Bai couldn't help but click his tongue, wondering how he had accidentally revealed the truth while lying.

The mother-in-law initially wanted to tolerate the loading man, but the more she listened, the more irritable she became.

She interrupted, "Alright, I don't care about anything else, I just need a way to get out. Name your price, what do you want in exchange?"

I've run into such an gullible guard.

He cleared his throat and said, "Okay, I'll reserve your spot for now, but I'll definitely ask for an exorbitant price later."

The mother-in-law, during a heart-to-heart talk: "..."

Just as she was about to say something, her ear twitched, and a soft whisper, like the buzzing of mosquitoes, entered her ear.

A moment later, the two appeared in a grove of trees, their eyes fixed on the group of people who were acting suspiciously.

At this moment, Yan Ming and his companions were unaware that they were being watched by two pairs of eyes behind them.

After confirming that the people from Chen and Chu had left, Yan Ming and his companions finally couldn't resist the temptation and entered the Puppet Forest.

The towering locust tree almost swallowed them up. The group huddled together, forming a position that made them easy targets for robbery.

The cold wind threatened to shatter their fragile unity.

Someone couldn't help but shudder and broke the silence, asking, "Brother Yan, do you really think Ji Bai could be here?"

Yan Ming said with hopeful anticipation, "I would rather he were dead, but there's an old saying, 'A scourge can live for a thousand years.'"

The others nodded in agreement.

That makes sense.

After praising Yan Ming, the man couldn't help but shake his head and say, "But Brother Yan, if that grandson Ji Bai has already obtained Wen Xin, wouldn't we have to listen to him?"

After saying that, the man realized he had misspoke and carefully glanced at Yan Ming's expression. He had almost forgotten that Yan Ming had also won Wen Xin's heart.

"Look what I said." The man slapped his mouth. "Even if Ji Bai comes back, of course we still have to listen to Brother Yan."

"Ji Bai is a despicable man; how can he compare to Brother Yan, who personally led us out of danger."

They started chattering amongst themselves.

At the same time, the wind blowing towards them became even colder.