My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Nobody's talking? Well... it seems there really is nobody here!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai glanced at Chu Qingci in the lake out of the corner of his eye, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

But he pretended not to see anything.

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai raised his hands and continued to touch things in front of him.

"Oh dear, it's so bad to be blind!"

Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself, "I can't see anything, and what's more, I have to walk all the way back. It's really tough... for a blind person like me!"

"I'll just rely on my instincts and quicken my pace!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xiaobai turned around, took off running, and rushed out.

That speed was so fast, it didn't seem like someone who was blind at all!

Chu Qingci sat in the lake, watching Jiang Xiaobai's panicked escape. A blush appeared on her beautiful face.

After a moment, Chu Qingci sighed softly and did not chase after him. Instead, she slowly walked out of the lake.

Upon reaching the shore, Chu Qingci picked up the long dress that was placed beside her and put it on.

After a quick tidying up, the white figure, bathed in moonlight, regained its cool and aloof appearance.

Looking in the direction Jiang Xiaobai left, Chu Qingci pondered for a moment, then lightly touched the ground with her toes and soared into the air.

After a few rises and falls, Chu Qingci landed back in Qingxin Garden.

Just as she regained her footing, the door on the other side was pushed open, and the eldest princess walked out from inside.

Upon seeing Chu Qingci, the princess was taken aback for a moment, then glanced past Chu Qingci and quickly looked behind her.

But soon, a look of doubt flashed across her face.

What about Jiang Xiaobai?

Stop looking!

Chu Qingci naturally noticed the princess's gaze and calmly said, "He... has already run away!"

"Huh? Run?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess looked at Chu Qingci with a face full of surprise: "Why did he run away?"

As she spoke, the princess seemed to remember something, and raised her hand to cover her red lips, saying, "Oh dear, I almost forgot, my senior sister usually cultivates in that spring at this time!"

"Could he have... seen something he shouldn't have?"

"..."

As Chu Qingci listened, a blush returned to her cheeks. She glanced at the princess but did not respond.

"Senior sister, you can't blame me for this!"

The eldest princess explained, "He chose that room himself. I tried to stop him, but he insisted on moving in, and no matter what I did, I couldn't stop him!"

At this point, the eldest princess looked at Chu Qingci and asked curiously, "Senior sister, you're not angry, are you?"

"Won't!"

Chu Qingci shook her head, a hint of unease flashing across her face, before changing the subject: "But... Junior Sister, why aren't you staying at Jingya Garden? What are you doing here?"

"Oh, don't even mention it! I haven't been back for so long, I don't recognize the way anymore!"

The eldest princess spoke up, "Then, Elder Yu Shangwu insisted on arranging for us to come here, and I couldn't stop him!"

With that, the princess said earnestly, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask him!"

"In short, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!!"

"..."

Chu Qingci's red lips moved, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Does she not know whether her junior sister knows the way or not?

As for Yu Shangwu...

Even if he had a lot of courage, he probably wouldn't dare to arrange for someone to come to Qingxinyuan.

The eldest princess is clearly doing this on purpose, and now she's pushing all the blame onto Yu Shangwu.

However, facing her junior sister, Chu Qingci couldn't say anything more, and could only say, "Alright, since you're here today, you might as well stay!"

"But... I must return to Jingya Garden tomorrow!"

After saying that, Chu Qingci turned around and walked towards her room.

But after taking two steps, Chu Qingci stopped again: "By the way, Jiang Xiaobai ran away. I suggest you... go out and look for him!"

"Isn't that necessary?"

The eldest princess smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, he's such a grown man, how could he possibly get lost?"

"That's not necessarily true!"

Chu Qingci paused, then said without turning around, "He...is blind!!"

"what?"

The eldest princess stood there, her expression clearly showing surprise.

blindness?

Just as he was about to ask more questions, Chu Qingci pushed open the door and went inside.

The eldest princess glanced at the door with a puzzled look, but ultimately turned around and left Qingxin Garden.

Under the cover of night, the princess lightly touched the ground with her toes and quickly landed on a roof beam.

By this time, it had completely darkened. Although some lights were on inside the Hidden Peak Sect, large areas remained shrouded in darkness.

The princess, using the moonlight, continued to survey her surroundings.

Soon, she took flight again, soaring and falling among the pavilions and corridors, searching for Jiang Xiaobai's figure.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai was standing in an unfamiliar area, looking completely bewildered.

That's right. After running away from Qingxinyuan, he planned to find a place to hide for a while.

After all, what just happened was far too embarrassing.

just in case……

If the woman chases after him, how will he explain it?

Did they say they went to the wrong room?

He said he didn't see anything?

That sounds like an excuse!

So Jiang Xiaobai only wanted to hide for a while, but as he walked, he realized something was wrong.

The roads all around are winding and meandering, some passing through pavilions, some leading into the mountains, and some turning into stone steps as you walk along them.

He... got lost!

This Hidden Edge Sect is bigger than he imagined!

Jiang Xiaobai looked helpless and could only try to find his way back by relying on his memories.

However, after walking a certain distance, the surrounding environment not only did not become familiar, but became increasingly unfamiliar.

In the end, Jiang Xiaobai looked at the several forks in the road and his head started to spin.

Which way to go?

Just as Jiang Xiaobai was wondering what to choose, he suddenly noticed a secluded path on his right.

At the end of that path, a faint candlelight could be seen.

"Huh, someone's here?"

Jiang Xiaobai's eyes lit up immediately.

If he could just find someone from the Hidden Edge Sect and ask them how to get to Qingxin Garden, wouldn't he be able to go back?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai did not hesitate and quickly walked along the path.

Not long after Jiang Xiaobai went inside, a gentle breeze rustled, and the figure of the Eldest Princess landed where he had just been standing.

The princess looked around but couldn't find Jiang Xiaobai.

At that moment, she also noticed the path next to her.

The eldest princess paused slightly: "Jiang Xiaobai couldn't possibly be so coincidental as to have wandered in here, could he?"

After a moment's thought, the eldest princess finally shook her head: "Probably not!"

"Hmm, he... he can't be that unlucky, right!?"

After saying that, the princess lightly touched the ground with her toes and darted away again to continue her search.