Chapter 1362

The door was pushed open at the sound, Ye Zhangqing, who had originally fallen into a deep sleep, was startled awake immediately.

In such an environment, Ye Zhangqing naturally dared not relax his vigilance; even while sleeping, he maintained absolute vigilance.

Therefore, when Qiu Baiyi just pushed open the door, Ye Zhangqing was startled awake.

But before he could make any move, a powerful pressure directly bound him.

Seeing her face flushed, she walked into the room, turned and closed the door, then step by step approached his Qiu Baiyi, Ye Zhangqing felt numb.

This woman is off, completely off, coming to his room in the middle of the night with that expression—what does she want to do?

"What do you want to do?"

His body unable to move, he could only speak; hearing this, Qiu Baiyi had already come to the bedside, her expression—shy yet revealing a hint of determination in her eyes.

"Zhangqing, why don't you like me?"

Then she spoke again, sounding resentful; hearing this, Ye Zhangqing frowned, wondering what this woman was up to.

"I......... how can feelings be forced?"

"Really? But I really like you."

At first, Qiu Baiyi perhaps mainly wanted to keep Ye Zhangqing by her side for the sake of a meal.

But as time passed and they interacted, even though Ye Zhangqing had done nothing from start to finish.

But for Qiu Baiyi, she had already unknowingly come to like this person.

For Qiu Baiyi, who had never experienced love in her life, Ye Zhangqing's appearance let her feel what it means to love someone.

So, without knowing when it started, Qiu Baiyi's feelings toward Ye Zhangqing had completely changed.

That's why, upon learning that Ye Zhangqing had used that Emperor Sovereign Chuānyīn fú, Qiu Baiyi became so panicked.

Because she didn't know when Ye Zhangqing would leave her, or when he would meet his former dao companion and abandon her.

So she couldn't stay still.

Seeing Qiu Baiyi becoming increasingly odd, Ye Zhangqing felt a bit numb, but he still tried to reason with her, hoping to temporarily calm her.

"Valley Master, can you... give me some time?"

"Too bad I have no time."

This remark was originally meant to temporarily calm Qiu Baiyi, but her answer left Ye Zhangqing dumbfounded.

"What do you mean 'no time'? What are you saying? I can't understand at all."

Before Ye Zhangqing could figure it out, Qiu Baiyi had already sat on the bed and continued speaking.

"Zhangqing, I actually have always wanted to win your heart; I don't want you to dislike me, but......... sorry, I................."

"No, what are you doing? Why are you taking off your clothes?"

It was a "grief-stricken" night; when the next morning came, Qiu Baiyi finally woke up, and only then did she lift the restriction on Ye Zhangqing.

With the binding gone, Ye Zhangqing leapt up immediately, his eyes full of anger as he looked at Qiu Baiyi.

"Are you crazy? I have a dao companion."

Meanwhile, Qiu Baiyi was calm-faced, sitting on the bed and softly replying.

"I know."

"Then why are you still.................?"

"I don't want to leave you, so I will spare no means."

"You............"

Crazy, this woman is truly crazy, completely hopeless—listen, is this something a person could say?

"Zhangqing, aside from forcibly abducting you to Bai Song Gu, have I ever wronged you in any other way?"

Having dressed, Qiu Baiyi calmly looked at Ye Zhangqing and asked.

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing shook his head, dismissed the matter, and indeed Qiu Baiyi could be said to be completely obedient to him.

Even his secret contact with the Heavenly Union Merchant Association to purchase that Emperor Sovereign Chuānyīn fú, Qiu Baiyi never obstructed it in the slightest.

Even if she knew, she always pretended to be completely unaware.

"Then why won't you accept me?"

This is Qiu Baiyi's most painful point—she has clearly done her utmost to learn how to love someone.

Although she knows nothing about these things, for Ye Zhangqing she can change, she can change anything, yet why won't Ye Zhangqing accept her?

She herself has clearly already given him so much.

Faced with Qiu Baiyi's inquiry, Ye Zhangqing remained silent for a long time, then finally replied.

"Valley Master, is this really love?"

"Why not?"

Qiu Baiyi doesn't understand, but in Ye Zhangqing's view, he has always felt that what he and Qiu Baiyi share is not really feelings.

In Ye Zhangqing's eyes, Qiu Baiyi's actions are merely for his Chúyì.

Yet what Ye Zhangqing didn't expect was that when this woman goes crazy, she even gives herself away for nothing.

This left Ye Zhangqing feeling somewhat confused; this price seems perhaps too high.

To be frank, a woman like Qiu Baiyi—what man couldn't find? There's no need to go to such lengths.

In appearance, she is no inferior to the Three Hundred Flowers Fairy Maidens; in cultivation, she even surpasses them all, being at the Emperor Sovereign Realm, her strength exceeding that of Yun Xiantai by a notch.

From every angle, Qiu Baiyi can be considered perfect.

But Ye Zhangqing doesn't care about those; he has always felt that Qiu Baiyi is only after his Chúyì, so she wants to bind him to her side.

So, even if Qiu Baiyi is perfect, what does that have to do with him? Ye Zhangqing's sole thought is to leave.

But after last night's events, Ye Zhangqing felt somewhat numb.

Is this woman for real?

Seeing Ye Zhangqing's complex expression, Qiu Baiyi also noticed a change in his gaze and couldn't help feeling delighted.

This was the first time Ye Zhangqing showed such an expression to him; unlike before, he had always been as calm as an ancient well, and no matter what he did, it seemed to have no effect on him at all.

She stepped forward, stood before Ye Zhangqing, the two extremely close, and Qiu Baiyi spoke softly.

"What must you do to finally believe me?"

"This question, Ye Zhangqing couldn't answer right away—how exactly could he believe her............"

After a long silence, Ye Zhangqing finally spoke.

"I think we both need to calm down—I need to, you need to—think carefully: do you like me as a person, or my cooking skills?"

"If one day I lose these cooking skills, what would you do then?"

"Cooking skills?"

Hearing those words, Qiu Baiyi froze; she had never considered this question, and now she somewhat understood why Ye Zhangqing had always kept his distance from her.

In his heart, she basically never had any feelings for him; from beginning to end, it was all for his cooking skills.

So, everything she had done before, in Ye Zhangqing's view, was all just an act.

"Facing someone who is just acting, how could there be any stir in the heart? How could one be moved?"

She didn't even know when Ye Zhangqing had pushed her out of the room; only when the door shut with a bang did Qiu Baiyi come to her senses.