The sage was determined to die.

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Seeing that Chu Ze still had that smiling fox look, Ji Ying didn't say anything more, but she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

He had only met Ji Bai once and was not very familiar with him, but Ji Bai's current demeanor, like that of a Beggar Clan leader, was quite different from when he first met him.

What happened to him amidst the mountain of books? Why did he pretend to be like this?

The question remained unanswered, and not long after, Ji Bai arrived.

But he didn't come looking for him.

……

To be honest, Ji Bai wasn't too worried about being recognized.

He didn't hide it; his decision to meet Chen Ji was somewhat deliberate.

Since no one was willing to go with him, he came to the Chen Kingdom's camp alone.

The Chen people had all witnessed the farce that had just gone unnoticed. When they saw Ji Bai approaching like a clueless fool, they immediately became wary, but made no unnecessary moves.

Two or three meters apart, Ji Bai stood in front of Chen Ji again.

Chen Ji's expression was displeased, but he became much more composed: "What do you want?"

Ji Bai nodded, his tone relaxed: "I heard you tried to integrate a second literary heart before. I already have a high-grade literary heart and want to obtain another one. Do you have any objections?"

The people of Chen immediately looked around, pretending they hadn't heard anything.

Chen Ji's already dark face now resembled the bottom of a pot that had come to life. He froze for a moment, then slowly chuckled and said, "What do you mean? Did you come here specifically to show off to me?"

Ji Bai couldn't help but feel a little guilty, after all, one of the two Wenxin he was carrying was taken from the other party.

"I didn't say I wouldn't pay you back," Ji Bai thought to himself.

"You're a really strange person."

In the past, Chen Ji would never have tolerated such a clown jumping around in front of him, but since leaving the Puppet Forest, he has changed a lot.

"You managed to persuade that collateral branch of the Wang family with just a few words? Where did you come from?"

Chen Ji, unusually, didn't lose his temper and seemed genuinely thinking, "You weren't in the Qi army before, were you?"

Ji Bai was surprised that Chen Ji could control his temper, which was somewhat different from what he had expected.

"He's not here," Ji Bai said honestly. "I prefer to be alone."

Chen Ji, who never loses his temper, seems like a normal person. He glanced at the unworthy children in the distance and said sarcastically, "I really didn't expect you to be like this."

Ji Bai shrugged, somewhat listlessly, and said, "I originally wanted to provoke you so you'd beat me up, but I didn't expect you to be so calm."

Chen Ji had learned a bit of the essence of shamelessness from a certain shameless person. He suppressed his true nature and said, as if joking, "Now that I've lost Wenxin, even if I kill you, wouldn't it be a loss for me?"

"In that case..."

Ji Bai extended his hand to him, offering a friendly suggestion: "Would you be willing to cooperate with me?"

Chen Ji stared at him like he was an idiot, standing there motionless as Ji Bai withdrew his hand.

"I already said that I had my own adventures in the mountain of books."

Ji Bai's attitude was so sincere, like that of a master liar. He said unhurriedly, "You just need to get these people from Chen to put on a show for me, and maybe I can help you find a Wenxin who is more suitable for you?"

Chen Ji instantly became alert.

"How did you know?"