Chapter 343: Jealousy and Unspoken Feelings

Maybe that would be better.

Suddenly, his arm was grabbed.

Bai He flinched in fright.

"What are you doing?"

"You think I’m going to hurt you?"

The fear in Bai He’s eyes made Ye Shiyuan’s heart turn cold.

Yet his movements remained incredibly gentle as he carefully examined the wound on Bai He’s arm.

"Shiyuan?"

"You’re really good at enduring pain. If this had happened in the past, you would have been crying already."

"Although it really did hurt back then, there were so many people watching. How could I possibly cry?"

Ye Shiyuan’s palm carried a gentle warmth as it rested against Bai He’s arm.

"Although you’ve already applied medicine, the Dawnmaker Divine Sword is different from ordinary divine weapons. Its wounds are very similar to the pure fire poison you suffered before. Fortunately, you’ve already consumed the Qingluan Lotus Seed, so you’ll be fine."

"So this is why you used the Dawnmaker Divine Sword against me, but used the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword against everyone else?"

Ye Shiyuan pressed his lips together.

He had only been angry.

He had never intended to target Bai He.

However, from Bai He’s point of view, Ye Shiyuan had clearly been targeting him.

"After absorbing the Qingluan Lotus Seed, your injury will heal very quickly."

"Xiao Feng already applied medicine to it for me."

Ye Shiyuan shot him a glance.

"Who do you think gave that medicine to my junior brother?"

Bai He blinked his eyes in surprise.

"Was it... you?"

Ye Shiyuan looked at Bai He with an expression that clearly said, At least you still have some brains.

Bai He felt extremely embarrassed.

"I didn’t know it was from you. Thank you."

"Master, there’s no need to be so distant with me. You provoked me. You don’t seriously think I’m just going to let you off that easily, do you?"

When Ye Shiyuan became fierce, he was truly terrifying.

"You said it yourself. Crying in front of other people is embarrassing. Besides, don’t think that just because you cry, I’ll soften my heart."

Bai He lowered his gaze.

"Who asked for your sympathy? There will naturally be someone who softens because of my tears. Besides, you injured me, and now you come pretending to care about me. I won’t appreciate it."

Ye Shiyuan continued wrapping the wound on his arm.

"Was it really me who injured you, or did you throw yourself into my attack? You know the answer yourself. Your defensive ability might be enough against someone like Nangong Tian, but did you actually think it could withstand the Dawnmaker Divine Sword?"

Bai He muttered quietly under his breath.

"I only thought... you would stop in time."

He had no idea whether Ye Shiyuan had heard him or not.

The movements of Ye Shiyuan’s hands never paused.

"That was a sparring match. Who would have thought you wanted to win that badly? By the time I realized it, it was already too late to stop completely. And I did hold back."

"I didn’t want to lose either."

"So you were willing to throw away your life for it? Do you know that if your opponent hadn’t been me, but someone else, your arm would already be gone by now?"

Bai He nodded.

"I know. But precisely because it was you, I dared to do something like that."

The sincerity in Bai He’s eyes was so genuine that for a brief moment, Ye Shiyuan seemed to forget everything that had happened between them.

He had grown tired of hearing sweet words like these.

Yet no matter how many times he had heard them, because they came from Bai He, they still made his heart waver.

He really had fallen completely into Bai He’s hands.

"Master, during all the time I was gone... did you ever think about me?"

"I... Of course I did."

Ye Shiyuan let out a quiet laugh.

"Then what exactly is your relationship with Hu Jintao? Don’t tell me you’re really planning to marry him. I already told you just now. Once you’ve provoked me, it won’t be so easy to get rid of me."

Bai He looked at Ye Shiyuan with a pitiful expression.

"Shiyuan, don’t be so fierce. Can’t you just talk to me properly?"

"I was far too gentle with you before."

Bai He bit his lower lip.

"Then, Shiyuan... you can’t keep treating me like this forever. I’m still your master. How can you treat your master this way?"

"Master?"

Ye Shiyuan gave a faint hum.

"You are indeed my master. But do you really not know why I became your disciple in the first place?"

"Oh... I know."

Bai He lowered his head in disappointment.

There was nothing he could do about it.

After all, he had never truly been worthy of the title.

By now, Ye Shiyuan most likely no longer acknowledged him as his master at all.

"I’m already fine. You’ve checked everything that needed checking. If you don’t have anything else to do, then you should leave."

Ye Shiyuan’s brows immediately furrowed.

He could not believe that Bai He was actually telling him to leave.

They had not had a proper conversation for such a long time.

In the end, it seemed that he had been the only one reminiscing about the past.

To Bai He, perhaps he had never really meant anything at all.

Ye Shiyuan still remembered those words he had heard with his own ears.

Bai He had wanted him to leave.

If Bai He had not already grown tired of him, then why would he have wanted him to leave?

"I can leave."

Ye Shiyuan’s voice was cold.

"But don’t let me see you together with Hu Jintao again. Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you. My next opponent is Hu Jintao."

Bai He immediately raised his head.

"Y... You’re not planning to take revenge through the match, are you?"

Ye Shiyuan raised an eyebrow.

"Whether I take revenge or not depends entirely on you, Master. Do you understand?"