Chapter 117: Reaping the Benefits and Still Playing Innocent

After following the young girl out, Bai Feiyu ran for a long while before the two of them finally collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

Still panting heavily, Bai Feiyu cast the girl a grateful glance. If she had not stepped in to help him out of a sense of justice, he might not have escaped today.

To be honest, fighting desperately against the old servant in that condition would not have been worth the risk.

Of course, Bai Feiyu was not worried that the old servant would catch up with them. He was certain that, in his current state, the man would never pursue him.

The Imperial City was enormous. Even the Zhao royal family could not search every corner of it.

What was more, they were free now and could go wherever they pleased. There was no way the other side would be able to find them.

“Miss, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might truly have been in grave danger today.”

Bai Feiyu thanked her sincerely. No matter what, she had saved his life, and he owed her his gratitude.

Without her righteous intervention, the matter today probably would not have been resolved anytime soon.

“Haha, you don’t need to thank me. I was merely upholding justice. Aren’t you doing the same?”

The young girl laughed heartily. Then, looking at Bai Feiyu with a strange expression, she asked, “Why did you pretend to be Xiao Ai’s younger brother?”

Bai Feiyu stared blankly. “They came to that conclusion themselves. I never said I was her brother.”

The girl smiled. “I like your personality. I’ve always loved standing up for what’s right, and after meeting you today, I find you very much to my taste…”

Bai Feiyu gave an awkward smile and said nothing. Inwardly, he prayed that Qianshuang would never see this.

Otherwise, the misunderstanding would be enormous.

A woman’s heart was as deep as the sea, and something like this could never be explained clearly. Qianshuang might even think he had come out specifically to meet this young girl.

“Which sect are you from?” the girl asked as she stood and dusted the dirt from her clothes.

Bai Feiyu answered honestly, “The Guixu Sect. And you?”

“The Guixu Sect? You’re really from the Guixu Sect?”

The girl’s expression grew peculiar when she heard this. After all, Bai Feiyu had claimed earlier that he belonged to the Guixu Sect, but the old servant had refused to believe him.

She had never expected it to be true. This fellow had remarkable nerve—he had actually dared to announce his affiliation so openly.

The girl did not think Bai Feiyu would lie to her. There was no reason for him to do so, especially since she had just saved his life.

“I’m not from any sect. I’m the Fourth Princess of the Zhao royal family. Normally, I love nothing more than upholding justice. Most of the time I spend outside the palace is devoted to that very pursuit.”

“Now that I’ve met you, I find you more pleasing the more I look at you. There aren’t many people like us in this world.”

The Fourth Princess regarded Bai Feiyu thoughtfully.

Bai Feiyu was rather surprised. He had not expected this young girl to be a member of the Zhao royal family.

Yet after examining her carefully, he could indeed sense the extraordinary bearing about her, as well as the heavenly treasures adorning her from head to toe. Every single one of them would have caused a frenzy if placed on the market, yet on her, they seemed as commonplace as ordinary trinkets.

Moreover, the girl looked one or two years younger than him, yet her cultivation had already reached the first level of the Shackles Realm.

Such talent was enough to reveal the extraordinary nature of her background.

“So you’re the Fourth Princess. Thank you for your help this time,” Bai Feiyu said.

“It was nothing. You must have come to participate in the sect grand competition, right? Don’t worry. From now on, I’ll look after you. My imperial father dotes on me greatly. During the sect grand competition, as long as you achieve even a little something, I’ll have him reward you handsomely.”

As she spoke, the Fourth Princess raised her chin proudly, looking extremely pleased with herself.

Bai Feiyu could not help laughing.

People truly could not be compared. Simply because she found him agreeable, she could directly influence the outcome of his performance in the sect grand competition.

Children raised in families like hers also tended to possess an almost disarming innocence.

If Bai Feiyu had harbored ill intentions, the girl would probably have been deceived at once.

“Very well. Thank you, then.”

Bai Feiyu clasped his hands in salute. He was not a rigid man. Since she had made him a promise, he saw no reason not to accept it.

Compared with the Fourth Princess, he considered himself a poor man. He was certainly not so noble that he could refuse wealth without a second thought.

“Mm, that’s more like it.”

The Fourth Princess studied Bai Feiyu with great interest. In the past, whenever she encountered others who claimed to uphold justice and offered them similar rewards, they would invariably refuse with righteous indignation, which often left her irritated.

This young man, however, had accepted without hesitation, and that immediately made him stand out in her eyes.

“Since that’s settled, let’s go look around somewhere else and see whether there are any more injustices that need to be dealt with.”

The girl was exceedingly spirited, clearly determined to join Bai Feiyu in righting wrongs wherever they found them.

Bai Feiyu touched his nose and gave an awkward smile.

“Perhaps we should forget it. I already have a cultivation partner. If she sees the two of us going out together to uphold justice, I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain myself.”

“Wow!”

At his words, the Fourth Princess seemed to have discovered an entirely new continent. Her eyes shone brightly.

“I never thought you were such a warm-hearted man!”

Her voice was so loud that it immediately drew the attention of everyone nearby. Quite a few people turned to look at Bai Feiyu curiously.

Bai Feiyu was speechless.

With countless gazes fixed upon him, he felt his face grow unbearably hot.

“Fourth Princess, my name is Bai Feiyu, and I’m from the Guixu Sect. Well, I should be heading back now.”

As he spoke, Bai Feiyu hurriedly tried to slip away. Being with this bold princess made him feel thoroughly unsettled, and he desperately wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

However, the Fourth Princess clearly had no intention of letting him go. Before Bai Feiyu could get far, she seized him by the arm.

“Hmph, you’re not allowed to leave. What are you afraid of? We’re completely innocent. We haven’t done anything!”

Bai Feiyu felt as if two heads had suddenly grown on his shoulders.

Why was this little princess refusing to let him go?

Could she be planning to drag him across the world with her, wandering from place to place and upholding justice together?

Bai Feiyu was helpless. Yet faced with her identity—and especially the reward she had promised him—he did not dare offend her lightly. All he could do was wear a strained smile as the Fourth Princess dragged him away.

Before leaving, Bai Feiyu wore an utterly despairing expression, causing the other men around them to gnash their teeth in envy and resentment.

That fellow was simply too infuriating.

He had gained all the benefits and was still pretending to be miserable.