Baima was clearly seeing Ye Ling's astonished expression for the first time, and she was stunned, unable to react.
She couldn't imagine what could make the god-like Ye Ling wear such an expression.
In her astonishment, Baima subconsciously said, "This, this is a relic my mother left me..."
Ye Ling pressed further, "Do you know where your mother got this bead from?"
Previously, Ye Ling hadn't paid much attention to Baima's protective treasure, so he hadn't observed it closely. He only knew that a phoenix was residing within the bead.
But when he touched the bead and subconsciously used his soul power to examine its interior, he sensed that ominous aura within the scorching fiery spiritual energy.
He had already clashed with the watchers several times and would never mistake them!
The watchers had tracked him to the Baiyu Continent!
"Lis, listen to my mother... it was left to her by my grandmother," Baima replied nervously again.
Although she didn't understand why Ye Ling's emotions were fluctuating so intensely, she could tell that the bead her mother left her was definitely not simple in origin!
Something that could shock the omnipotent Ye Ling might not even belong to the Baiyu Continent!
As Baima's thoughts raced, Ye Ling also murmured to himself, "It was passed down by your grandmother... this means that decades ago, the watchers had already arrived in this world."
"However, I only arrived at the Baiyu Continent three days ago, right after escaping the pursuit of the watchers. If they had caught up, how could they have arrived at the Baiyu Continent decades ago?"
In reality, the issue of time flow was not difficult for Ye Ling to understand.
After all, the time flow in each origin lower realm was different. Even if two people traveled to an origin lower realm together, even if their entry times differed by a second, their arrival times in the origin lower realm might be separated by hundreds or even thousands of years!
What puzzled Ye Ling now was that with the watchers' strength, they shouldn't be affected by time flow!
If they were indeed pursuing him, they should have arrived at the Baiyu Continent shortly after him. It was impossible for such a large time gap to exist between their arrivals.
In fact, the Baiyu Continent might have already collapsed when the watchers arrived!
After all, the watchers were terrifying existences capable of casually destroying origin upper realms.
The current situation suggested either that the Baiyu Continent was a stronghold for the watchers in the past, or that they encountered some accident when they were tracked to this world.
However, given the cultivation level of the Baiyu Continent, this world would never be chosen as a stronghold by the watchers.
It was meaningless.
Thus, after ruling out one possibility, only the other remained.
The watchers had also encountered an accident.
And in the vastness of the three thousand universes, only good and evil could cause accidents for the watchers!
"Thinking about it this way, when Evil saved me, he didn't eliminate those four watchers. Although according to Evil, Good didn't interfere with me, I still feel that Good wouldn't stand by and do nothing..."
"After I left, it must have been Good who dealt with the watchers invading the three thousand universes and sent them to the Baiyu Continent..."
Ye Ling analyzed, and to verify his hypothesis, he directly tore open space in the imperial study, attempting to leave this origin lower realm.
As expected, when Ye Ling's soul power spread to the outer perimeter of the origin lower realm, he sensed the transparent barrier set up by the watchers, trapping him here.
Sensing the barrier around the Baiyu Continent, Ye Ling's conjecture was confirmed. His gaze turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "As expected, the watchers have arrived at the Baiyu Continent. They have even set up a barrier around it to prevent me from leaving... they must have been secretly watching me."
"Was the watchers being sent to the Baiyu Continent a test from Good and Evil... or do Good and Evil have other motives? Should I follow this plan?"
Ye Ling fell into thought, contemplating all possibilities.
He now possessed the Great Qiankun Teleportation taught by Evil, so escaping the watchers' blockade wouldn't be too difficult. However, since the watchers' appearance on the Baiyu Continent was at the behest of Good and Evil, he had to consider their motives.
Seeing Ye Ling lost in thought and muttering words she couldn't understand, Baima in the study softly called out, "Benefactor? Do you need any help?"
Hearing Baima's voice, Ye Ling snapped back to attention and asked her, "I recall you mentioning that your mother was from the Ji family in the Great Yan Kingdom, right?"
Ultimately, Ye Ling chose to remain on the Baiyu Continent and track the whereabouts of the watchers.
Regardless of Good and Evil's motives for bringing the watchers here, the watchers' malice towards Ye Ling was real.
Now that Ye Ling was being targeted by the watchers, even if he chose to leave the Baiyu Continent at this moment, the watchers would eventually find him.
Instead of constantly being watched by the watchers, he might as well take this opportunity to settle things with them on the Baiyu Continent.
This time, he might even be able to obtain more information about the watchers and gain more initiative.
Baima didn't know what Ye Ling was planning, but she could tell from his eyes... because of her bead, Ye Ling had decided to continue staying on the Baiyu Continent and investigate certain matters.
When she thought that she might have inadvertently involved Ye Ling in a troublesome matter, her heart felt inexplicably uneasy. She nodded to Ye Ling and said, "Yes, yes... my mother is from the Ji family, and my grandmother is the matriarch of the Ji family. She is currently in charge of affairs in the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom."
Ye Ling said, "Since your grandmother is still alive, things will be much easier."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Baima's heart suddenly tensed, and she quickly asked Ye Ling, "Benefactor, could it be that my grandmother has offended you?"
"Don't worry, I'm just going to ask your grandmother about the origin of the bead," Ye Ling shook his head and comforted Baima. "If nothing unexpected happens, the Ji family shouldn't be involved."
"Shouldn't..."
Hearing Ye Ling's answer, Baima's heart skipped a beat.
She had already recognized Ye Ling's ruthless methods, and many of the Ji family's descendants were dissolute and arrogant. If those reckless young men were to offend Ye Ling when he went to the Ji family...
Baima dared not imagine the fate of the Ji family!
Thinking of this, Baima's heart tightened, and she quickly pleaded with Ye Ling, "Benefactor, please take me to the Great Yan Kingdom with you."
"You're going to the Great Yan Kingdom?" Ye Ling raised an eyebrow slightly. "You've just ascended to the throne of the Tianlun Kingdom. It might be a bit inappropriate to leave the Tianlun Kingdom now."
Baima said, "Benefactor, I am not only going to the Great Yan Kingdom for the Ji family. Currently, the Great Yan Kingdom has troops stationed at the border, coveting our Tianlun Kingdom. The Ji family holds great power in the Great Yan Kingdom. If I can persuade my grandmother this time, I can also prevent our country from falling into war."
"Even if I can't persuade my grandmother, I can use your influence, Benefactor, to make the Great Yan Kingdom fearful."
"Moreover, thanks to your help, my position in the court is now stable, and the court affairs are being managed by veteran officials. If my trip to the Great Yan Kingdom is successful in negotiation, it will be of great benefit to the Tianlun Kingdom."
Ye Ling looked at Baima deeply, then smiled, "Alright, with you accompanying me... it will be much more convenient for me to act. I'll take you with me."
Seeing Ye Ling agree, Baima's face lit up with joy and excitement. "Thank you, Benefactor! Baima will go and prepare now!"