"Auntie, my relationship with Lei Li is purely platonic," Tang Rao rolled his eyes and said, not knowing what Bai Xiaotong was thinking.

Lei Li grew up with you, and you just sold her out like that?

"Come on, I get it, you young people. Drink up, and then go have fun with Xiao Li," Bai Xiaotong, holding a bottle of booze, her face flushed red.

Tang Rao slightly frowned; Bai Xiaotong seemed a bit off.

Had she been hurt?

Heartbroken?

No way, I haven't heard of her having a boyfriend recently.

"Drink! What are you looking at me for? Drink!" Bai Xiaotong clinked bottles with Tang Rao, and then she tilted her head back and guzzled down the beer.

An entire bottle of beer, gone in three, four gulps.

"Let's go, dance with me!" After the beer came the ruddier complexion, Bai Xiaotong abruptly stood up, grabbed Tang Rao, and headed straight for the dance floor.

Once on the dance floor, Bai Xiaotong started to sway.

Following the thumping music, she twisted her body frantically, as if having a convulsion.

Tang Rao smacked his lips, looking dejected.

He used to frequent nightclubs and knew his way around a wild dance. But now, Tang Rao didn't feel like dancing.

Because it was too embarrassing.

What's all this, a neural spasms? Like a dying thrash.

"Auntie, let's not dance," Tang Rao suggested to Bai Xiaotong.

Bai Xiaotong didn't pay any attention, engrossed in the blasting music and dancing even more vigorously.

"Come on!"

At the VIP booth, Ye Xiaobai had his mouth wide open enough to fit a salted duck egg.

"F*ck, really? That intense?" Ye Xiaobai muttered.

"An illusion, it must be an illusion!" Ye Xiaobai kept telling himself.

"It's just my imagination, it has to be," Ye Xiaobai swallowed nervously, his expression stupendous.

"Ye Xiaobai, where are you?" Suddenly, a voice reached Ye Xiaobai's ears.

Ye Xiaobai looked up.

"Ah, Lei Li." Ye Xiaobai naturally recognized Lei Li, after all, she had been Tang Rao's bodyguard for a while.

"Where is he?" Lei Li asked with an icy demeanor.

"Uh, the dance floor," Ye Xiaobai pointed.

Lei Li turned to look, her eyes immediately fixing on the location of Tang Rao and Bai Xiaotong.

Lei Li's brows slowly furrowed.

"That, Lei Li, don't misunderstand, they're just dancing. They're... just really happy," Ye Xiaobai said.

Lei Li said nothing, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Her gaze, however, remained on Tang Rao and Bai Xiaotong.

"Auntie, what's gotten into you?" At this moment, Tang Rao also stretched out his hand and steadied Bai Xiaotong's shoulders.

Seconds ticked by, and Bai Xiaotong's breath grew heavier.

Suddenly, two clear tears slid from Bai Xiaotong's eyes, silent yet heartbreaking.

Tears quickly covered Bai Xiaotong's entire face; her body trembled.

"Xiu He... I miss you so much... Xiu He..." Bai Xiaotong murmured repeatedly.

The surroundings were noisy, but Tang Rao heard every word clearly.

Xiu He...

He had heard Bai Xiaotong mention the name once before, and later when he asked Bai Yushu, she didn't say anything.

Perhaps this Xiu He was the love of Bai Xiaotong's heart.

"Sit down!" Lei Li glared at Ye Xiaobai as he stood, speaking coldly.

"Lei Li, can't you see?"

"I said sit down!" The light in Lei Li's eyes flashed, her aura imposing.

Ye Xiaobai gazed at Lei Li, taken aback. He had investigated Lei Li and knew she was not a Cultivator, so why... was her aura so strong, completely overpowering his?

This world, Ye Xiaobai felt that he was beginning to not understand it.

In the dance floor, Bai Xiaotong was already crying a river.

"Lu Xiuhe, you jerk, it's been eight years! Jerk!" Bai Xiaotong raised her fist, pummeling Tang Rao's shoulders.

Tang Rao bore it all calmly.

"Yo... what's all this?" Suddenly, a frivolous voice sounded beside Tang Rao.

A few young men, looking to be in their twenties, eyed Tang Rao and Bai Xiaotong with bad intentions.

"Coming out to play and making the lady cry?"

"Tsk, if you can't handle it, let us brothers take a go."

"We guarantee to make this beauty happy."

Tang Rao took a deep breath; at this moment, he didn't want to get physical.

Bai Xiaotong was venting her emotions. Often, feelings need to be expressed in order to heal. Suppressing them, hiding them, they will cause issues one day.

"Scram!" Tang Rao cursed, a bunch of scumbags, you better wise up.

"Yo! So tough!"

"Right, when you're in a nightclub, you need to keep your eyes sharp."

Tang Rao's curt 'scram' immediately angered the young men. Bobbing their heads, they encircled Tang Rao and Bai Xiaotong.

"Today, I, the top dog of the East City, really gotta seize the beauty by force."

"Heh heh, bro, it's a mature lady, a top-notch one."

"I freaking know, stop blabbering."

...

Ye Xiaobai had also noticed the disturbance from the booth.

"Damn it, some little bast*rds asking for a deathwish." Ye Xiaobai stood up again.

"I told you to sit, can't you understand!" Lei Li slammed her palm onto the booth, Spiritual Energy erupting.

Mid-stage of energy gathering!

But in terms of aura, in terms of combat ability, Lei Li could definitely compare to the late-stage.

No choice, Thunder Spirit Root is just that powerful.

Ye Xiaobai instantly cowed, sitting down obediently.

"Eight years ago today..." Lei Li suddenly began.

Ye Xiaobai was startled slightly, eight years ago today? Sect conferences happen every four years, always at the same time.

Eight years ago, that would mean the day the second to last Sect conference ended...

Ye Xiaobai's face changed abruptly.

"The gifted talent: Lu Xiuhe..."

...

"I'll say it again, scram!" Tang Rao's patience was depleted rapidly; you never caused trouble before, and now of all times, you come and try to die during Bai Xiaotong's emotional release.

Really asking for death.

In Tang Rao's eyes, a killing intent emerged.

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