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Chapter 625 Extinguishing the Source

Seeing that Bai Mianmian didn't seem to be lying, Jiang Ci's eyes flickered slightly, and his last words were, "Well, as long as you're happy."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If Uncle Shi has offended you, I apologize on his behalf."

Bai Mianmian snapped out of her daze and looked at Jiang Ci.

So, the low mood he was under was just because of the probing looks Shi Yuanshuai gave her several times tonight.

Jiang Ci, unaware of Bai Mianmian's thoughts, continued, "He meant you no harm; he was just curious about your abilities, but..."

At this point, Jiang Ci's eyes suddenly turned serious, and he said, "If his behavior disgusts you, you can express it directly, or you can beat him up."

Jiang Ci's bottom line is: he can wrong anyone, but he cannot let Mianmian suffer.

If it weren't for the fact that Mianmian didn't seem to care much about Marshal Shi's probing gaze tonight, and that Marshal Shi hadn't gone too far, he wouldn't have waited until after dinner to leave with Mianmian.

Bai Mianmian, who had been listening to him with a smile, looked at him in astonishment upon hearing this.

Did she hear it wrong?

Or did he say something wrong?

Let her beat up Marshal Shi?!
Jiang Ci couldn't help but chuckle at her appearance before gently reassuring her, "You heard me right, just go ahead and beat him up. Uncle Shi is strong enough to take it. If you really knock him down, just remember to come find me."

"Ahh~"

Marshal Shi, who was striding toward the training room, suddenly sneezed loudly.

Shi Sijin, who was following behind him in a low mood, suddenly perked up and couldn't help but smile. However, she looked worried and said, "Is Father sick? Quick, let's go to the medical department now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Sijin quickly took a step forward, reached out and grabbed Marshal Shi's arm, and was about to lead him away from the training room.

If I go into this training room tonight, I'll definitely have to lie in the medical pod once. I must take this opportunity to leave.

Marshal Shi's urge to sneeze had subsided. He raised his hand to press down on Shi Sijin's hand that was gripping his arm, and stood firmly on his feet, not moving an inch.

"I'm not sick, so I don't need to go to the medical department yet." Marshal Shi had a kind and amiable smile on his face, as if his eyes, which seemed to see through everything, only reflected Shi Sijin.

"..." Shi Sijin, who couldn't pull anyone, visibly froze.

Escape... there's no escaping!
……

"I understand." Bai Mianmian and Jiang Ci looked at each other for a moment, then nodded in response.

As for beating up Marshal Shi, I have no intention of doing so at the moment, so I'm not thinking about what the consequences would be if I actually did.
Jiang Ci nodded to Bai Mianmian with satisfaction, then pulled her along as they continued walking forward.

Bai Mianmian glanced at him, then silently followed.

However, the two stopped again before they had gone very far.

Because they both heard a commotion coming from the left.

Turning their heads to look in the direction from which the sound came, they saw a group of people flying in the same direction about fifty meters away from them.

Although it was completely dark, the lights of the camp illuminated the surroundings as bright as day.

Using the light, Bai Mianmian could clearly see the varying degrees of bruises and swelling on the faces of those people.

The only person among that group who was not injured was Sun Yuxin, who was protected in the middle of the crowd.

The group was completely unaware of Bai Mianmian and Jiang Ci's presence, and even less concerned about the Second Legion's guards who stopped to watch them go because of their appearance.

Seeing the group head straight towards the gate of the camp, Bai Mianmian turned to look at Jiang Ci, her tone both stating and questioning, "They ran away overnight."

Jiang Ci paused for a moment.

She remembered what Ah Jin had casually said. Seeing that Jiang Ci didn't speak, Bai Mianmian asked, "Shouldn't we worry about it?"

She remembered that Sun Yuxin was an S-level purification ability user. If she just let her leave like that, would Marshal Shi cause her trouble later?

"Hmm, don't worry about it." Jiang Ci said without a trace of urgency, "She left with her own guards without reporting it. If something happens, it won't be our fault."

Bai Mianmian didn't understand these things very well, and since Jiang Ci said it was fine to ignore it, she simply put the matter out of her mind.

The two then continued walking towards home.

They arrived home in silence. After the door opened and closed again, Bai Mianmian suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Ci beside her, asking, "Have you decided to tell me what's bothering you?"

He had changed the subject earlier, so she figured that since he didn't want to talk about it, she should just let him process his unhappiness on his own.

However, the fact that he still exuded a gloomy aura on his way back showed that he couldn't process his unhappy emotions.

Since he can't process it, he should just tell her what's wrong and let her hear what's making him unhappy! He should see if he can nip the problem in the bud!

Jiang Ci, who was deep in thought, was taken aback by what he heard. He looked up and saw Bai Mianmian looking at him with a serious expression.

"I..." Jiang Ci wanted to say that she wasn't unhappy.

Bai Mianmian seemed to know what he wanted to say and spoke first: "Why don't you look at yourself before you speak?"

Jiang Ci, who was about to speak, froze, his expression blank.

Was his unhappiness so obvious?

Under Bai Mianmian's gaze, Jiang Ci finally sighed, seemingly helpless, and said, "Mianmian, let's talk in the living room."

"Okay." Bai Mianmian nodded in agreement when she saw that he was not changing the subject.

Jiang Ci pulled Bai Mianmian to sit on the sofa with him before speaking, "I know I'm overthinking it, but no matter what, I still mind it a little."

"What do you mind?" Bai Mianmian frowned slightly.

What happened today that bothered him?

“You.” Jiang Ci looked at Bai Mianmian with deep eyes.

Bai Mianmian, thinking she had misheard, blinked and looked back at Jiang Ci in confusion. "Me?"

Jiang Ci, who had decided to speak out about what bothered her, continued, "Yes, it was you. You watched A Jin Shi tonight... many times, and even laughed a few times because of him."

In fact, Jiang Ci remembered that Bai Mianmian had looked at Shi Sijin a total of twelve times, and on five of those times she had laughed very happily because of Shi Sijin.

She wasn't usually like this, so he couldn't help but wonder if she had suddenly started to look at Shi Sijin differently.
This is one of the main reasons why he brought Bai Mianmian back after dinner.

Bai Mianmian was rendered speechless by his completely unexpected answer, "..."

Seeing that she didn't speak, Jiang Ci pursed his lips and tightened his grip on her hand.

“You…” Bai Mianmian looked at Jiang Ci hesitantly.

Jiang Ci, who was already feeling uneasy, noticed her hesitation and his heart skipped a beat.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha..." Bai Mianmian suddenly burst into laughter. As she laughed, she seemed to lose her balance and collapsed into Jiang Ci's chest.

Jiang Ci, who was slightly embarrassed by her sudden laughter, had to reach out and hold her tightly in his arms.

Otherwise, he was afraid she would laugh so hard she'd fall off the sofa.

(End of this chapter)