Qin Zhao was angry, and Bai Shengyi was even more so than him!
Did he think Bai Shengyi was a docile cat to be petted just because she wasn't showing her tiger claws?
She dropped the pretense. Her smile was as bright as her words were venomous.
"Qin Zhao, do you really think you're something just because I call you Prince? I've never met anyone as shameless and greedy as you! Shouldn't you prepare your mother's birthday gift yourself? Did you not get enough by demanding treasures from me?"
Bai Shengyi counted on her fingers, rattling off a list: "Fourth-tier Fragrant Galangal Grass, Rouge Feather Flower, various third-tier pills from the Bai family's shops, and even the life-saving pills and talismans my father left me were all coaxed away by you! What did you give me in return?"
Thinking of this, she grew even more indignant. She put her hands on her hips and sneered, revealing her sharp canine teeth.
"Those who know understand that this young lady fancies a prince. Those who don't would think this young lady fancies a dog. Throwing a steamed bun out and having it eaten by a dog without a sound!"
"You! You're being utterly unreasonable. I will teach you a lesson today!" As he spoke, he raised his hand…
"Slap!"
"Ah!"
Qin Zhao let out a scream and looked at his hand, which was firmly grasped. He turned around and cursed, "Who's the blind fool who… Bai… Second Master Bai?"
Qin Zhao swallowed the curse back down and forced a smile, "Second Master Bai, what brings you here?" This second master of the Bai family had already reached the Golden Core stage a year ago; he was someone Qin Zhao simply couldn't afford to offend.
Bai Shengyi also looked at her Second Uncle Bai with a bewildered expression, surprised to see him.
After all, she had been prepared to risk offending royalty and teach Qin Zhao a lesson herself!
That scoundrel was truly too much of a scoundrel!
She had never met such a selfish person. He took advantage of the original owner's affection for him and meticulously calculated everything in her life, which was utterly disgusting.
"If I hadn't been here, I wouldn't have known that Prince Gong was planning to lay hands on my little niece?" Bai Yu stared at Qin Zhao expressionlessly.
Qin Zhao trembled inwardly, fearing Bai Yu's wrath.
He quickly said, "This Prince did not. How would this Prince dare? Second Master Bai, I like A'yi so much. I was just trying to advise A'yi not to be so shrewish and overbearing."
Qin Zhao not only labeled his previous actions as being for Bai Shengyi's own good but also turned to show weakness and apologized to Bai Shengyi with a wronged expression.
"A'yi, I'm sorry. But could you please quickly explain to Second Master on my behalf? I like you the most, and I just didn't use the right approach in my urgency."
Seeing Bai Shengyi unmoved, Qin Zhao added fuel to the fire.
"Second Master is a Golden Core cultivator, and I'm only at the Qi Condensation stage. He hurt my hand so badly like this; I'm afraid it will affect my cultivation from now on. A'yi, please say something."
In the past, Qin Zhao always complained that Bai Shengyi didn't prioritize him, saying that Bai Shengyi didn't truly love him. Over time, whenever Bai Shengyi saw Qin Zhao wronged, hurt, suffering, or in distress, she would immediately find a way to solve it for him.
Qin Zhao thought today would be no different.
However, he had miscalculated.
Bai Shengyi did speak up for him, but it wasn't in his favor.
"You're that weak? Are you even capable?" Bai Shengyi turned to Bai Yu and said, "Second Uncle, for my sake, could you give the Prince a good training session? He's so delicate and pitiful; I worry just looking at him."
"What if, during an argument, I perform too well and accidentally anger him to death?" Bai Shengyi waved her hand at Bai Yu, "Please trouble you, Second Uncle."
Bai Yu almost couldn't suppress his smile!
When did his niece's words become so eloquent?
"It's no trouble. You're right, Prince Gong does need some exercise," Bai Yu said, tossing Qin Zhao into the air.
"Ah!"
Qin Zhao screamed in a cracking voice out of fear!
Damn Bai Shengyi! Damn Bai Yu!
What did he mean by "this Prince is incapable"? What did he mean by "delicate and pitiful"?
Qin Zhao was so angry he wanted to curse them out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Bai Yu threw him into the air again. "Ah… Second Master, Second Master, I know I was wrong. I won't bully A'yi again…"
A Foundation Establishment cultivator could already fly with their swords, but Qin Zhao, who was only at the Qi Condensation stage, was suddenly tossed up and down in the air, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat. He repeatedly begged for mercy.
He deeply regretted choosing such a secluded place to make Bai Shengyi easier to control, as now, being tormented by Bai Yu, there was no one to help him.
"Second Uncle, I think that's enough," Bai Shengyi said, seeing Qin Zhao hoarse from shouting. It was very satisfying.
Bai Yu, as requested, placed Qin Zhao on the ground. Seeing Qin Zhao lying on the ground with his legs as weak as mud, he sternly warned Qin Zhao, "Prince Gong, not only your physical training needs to keep up, but your cultivation cannot be neglected either. From now on, I will often visit you…"
"Second Master, this Prince has other matters to attend to. I shall take my leave now!" Qin Zhao, terrified, jumped up from the ground and fled in a hurry!
In a moment, he was gone without a trace.
"Hahaha…" Bai Shengyi laughed unceremoniously, "Coward!"
"A'yi!" Bai Yu gently reprimanded Bai Shengyi, but he himself couldn't help but smile, "What's gotten into you recently? Your attitude towards Prince Gong… has changed?"
Bai Yu had actually arrived much earlier and had heard the entire conversation between Qin Zhao and Bai Shengyi. He had initially intended not to appear if his niece was still so infatuated with Qin Zhao that she had lost all common sense and had truly given away the Immortal Ascension Jade. He would have mostly stayed out of her affairs from then on.
But he hadn't expected his niece to surprise him.
Bai Yu couldn't quite describe the feeling. It was as if the former Bai Shengyi treated Prince Gong like a treasure, losing all self-respect for him and having no sense of self.
But the current Bai Shengyi didn't regard Prince Gong as important at all.
She did show some of the spirit of her father and mother.
"It's nothing, I just figured some things out," Bai Shengyi explained. "Second Uncle, did you come to find me for something specific?"
She knew that this Second Uncle of hers, besides her father, generally didn't interact much with people surnamed Bai, and yes, that included herself.
"Yes, there is something. Let's find a place to rest and talk slowly."
Bai Yu thought for a moment and took Bai Shengyi to the nearest restaurant, booking a private room.
"A'yi, do you want to enter the Divine Revelation Academy?" Bai Yu got straight to the point, asking Bai Shengyi after she sat down.
Bai Shengyi was taken aback. She hadn't expected this, and it happened to align with her recent deliberations.
Seeing Bai Shengyi not responding, Bai Yu assumed she was unwilling and frowned, "If you're not going to the Divine Revelation Academy, have you thought about how to resolve the matter of the Grand Princess's mansion?"
Sensing Bai Yu's misunderstanding, Bai Shengyi quickly explained.
"I want to go! Second Uncle, I know myself that given my current situation, entering the Divine Revelation Academy is indeed the best option, but…"
Bai Shengyi hesitated for a moment before confiding her concerns to her Second Uncle Bai.