After beating up the three children, Bai Lu walked over with a refreshed expression, watching as the children ran away crying for their parents.

"Are you here to deliver medicine to this child?"

Bai Lu stared at the little girl in front of her for a moment and realized that she was an immortal being, and that she was blind.

"Yeah, thank you, Bailu. You look really cool when you beat people up."

Qiong gave Bailu a thumbs up and said.

"That's~"

Bailu wagged her tail triumphantly.

"Thank you, everyone... I'll be going now. Please also thank Lord Dan Shu for me."

The little girl took the medicine, bowed, and said...

Shall we take you home?

Qiong thought that since the little girl couldn't see the road, it probably wouldn't be easy for her to get home.

The little girl was taken aback, then quickly shook her head.

"No need... My older brothers and sisters have already helped me a lot, I can't be a burden to them any further."

"Oh, don't make excuses. You only got bullied by those three bad guys because you didn't have anyone with you. I can tell they're all good-for-nothings, all bark and no bite. Next time you go out, bring a friend with you, and they definitely won't dare to mess with you."

Bai Lu said to the little girl.

"I...I have no friends..."

The little girl's mood suddenly plummeted, and she said weakly.

"Forehead..."

Zhou Xingxing and Qiong were immediately embarrassed; Bai Lu was truly a genius at conversation.

"What's wrong with not having friends? I don't have a mom and dad yet!"

Bai Lu also felt that she might have said something wrong, so she quickly added a sentence to try to comfort her.

"I see... I don't have a mom or dad either."

Upon hearing this, the little girl also spoke softly.

"We're quite similar, aren't we? I don't really have many friends, just a maid who plays with me. I've only known these two older brothers and sisters for a short time, but they're both very nice. If you'd like, I can be your friend too."

The awkwardness vanished instantly after Bai Lu said that.

When the little girl heard that Bailu also had no friends or parents, she immediately felt a sense of sympathy for her.

"Be my friend? Really... But I'm a Celestial Imperfect being, I'm blind..."

"It's okay, I don't care about that. Otherwise, why wouldn't I be friends with those three guys? And you heard what happened, right? I beat them up, and they screamed like there was no tomorrow!"

"puff..."

Hearing Bai Lu's smug and genuinely unpretentious tone, the little girl finally couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing that the bastard who has bullied you for so long has been beaten up would make anyone happy.

"Thank you, you're amazing!"

The little girl finally stopped being so careful in rejecting other people's kindness and happily praised Bai Lu.

"hey-hey..."

Bai Lu smiled and scratched her head upon hearing the praise.

"By the way, my name is Bai Lu, what's yours?"

"My name is Ning Yun."

"Okay, Ning Yun, now that we're friends, I'll take you to eat my favorite smoked meat burger!"

Bai Lu held Ning Yun's hand and said happily.

"Hey, is this really okay?"

Ning Yun was experiencing such kindness for the first time and asked in disbelief.

"Of course, and I also need to buy milk tea... Let me see..."

As Bai Lu spoke, she rummaged through her pockets, and after searching for a while, she looked at the two of them somewhat awkwardly.

"Um... I forgot to bring any money with me when I went out, could you lend me some?"

"So you want us to pay for your meals and drinks when you go out, right?"

Qiong smiled helplessly.

"Alright, consider it my treat."

As Qiong spoke, she nudged Stephen Chow with her elbow.

Zhou Xingxing shrugged, then added Bai Lu as a friend and sent her a red envelope.

"Hey! It's because after I recommended soda soy milk to you guys the first time, I ran into Miss Tingyun and Brother Xing having dinner together on Jinren Street. I ordered several extra smoked meat burgers and milk tea to apologize! Otherwise, I still have enough of the secret stash of money I've been saving!"

Bai Lu couldn't help but sigh when she thought of that time.

Ning Yun couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she heard this.

I never imagined that this friend I just met had done such a 'bad thing'.

"Hmm? Going to dinner with Miss Tingyun?"

Qiong's brows suddenly furrowed, as she recalled Tingyun's earlier remark, whether intentional or unintentional.

"I quite like my benefactor's optimistic and humorous attitude."

For a moment, Qiong's gaze darkened, and then she looked at Zhou Xingxing with a deep look.

"Yes, and Brother Xing is a really good cook. Miss Tingyun didn't have much of an appetite, so he personally cooked a pot of fried tofu, which made Miss Tingyun wag her tail with delight."

Bai Lu nodded, feeling obligated to accept gifts and praise Zhou Xingxing incessantly.

However, Stephen Chow was already sweating profusely because a murderous aura emanated from the side.

He quickly winked at Bailu.

Bai Lu looked around and realized something was wrong. Had she said something wrong?

But there was no time to think about it too much; anyway, I had already received the money.

Bai Lu grabbed Ning Yun's hand and ran off in a flash.

Only Qiong remained, staring at Zhou Xingxing with a benevolent expression.

"Why don't you explain yourself to me? I'll let it go last time, but why did you go out to eat with Miss Tingyun the very first day we met?"

"I..."

Just as Stephen Chow was about to explain, he felt a sharp pain in his cheek.

"Hey! Stop pulling! I haven't even started explaining yet!"

"Stop explaining! It's all just excuses! I don't want to hear it!"

Chapter 148 The evidence is conclusive

"Okay, okay, I really didn't sneak out to eat behind your back. Didn't you and Bronya both leave on March 7th? I couldn't very well stop you two best friends from going shopping."

Somewhere in Changletian, Zhou Xingxing walked up to Qiong with two cups of Immortal Happy Tea and said.

"Hmm, that seems to be true."

Qiong drank the milk tea and pondered as she sipped it, and it seemed to make sense.

"Besides, it's just cooking. When we get back to the train, I'll cook whatever you want to eat."

Stephen Chow patted his chest confidently and assured them.

Qiong rolled her eyes at Zhou Xingxing, took a sip of milk tea, and then muttered something under her breath.

"It's not because of the food..."

"What did you say?"

Because it was too quiet, Stephen Chow didn't hear it clearly.

"That's all, let's hurry up and report to Dan Shu."

"Okay, let me send a message."

Zhou Xingxing picked up his phone and sent a message to Fu Xuan, asking him to send a few Yunqi soldiers to Changletian to help him escort someone away.

After sending the message, he put away his phone, finished his milk tea in one gulp, and threw it into the trash can.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Qiong nodded, unaware of Zhou Xingxing's next plan.

The two returned to Dan Shu's place, and as always, Dan Shu turned around to greet them before they even arrived.

"You two have worked hard. How's the baby?"

"When we arrived, the child was being bullied by three unruly kids."

Qiong got angry just thinking about the faces of those three brats. They looked young, but they had such sharp tongues.

"I see. But this is to be expected. After all, in many people's eyes, this seems to be a perfectly normal thing."

Dan Shu's words contained little sympathy, but rather a sigh.

Seeing Dan Shu like this, Qiong couldn't help but recall what Ning Yun had said earlier.

"When I first met that child, she was very afraid to accept our help. Later, when I asked her, she said, 'Is this how you taught her?'"

Qiong asked Dan Shu.

After all, Dan Shu was a physician, doing the work of healing and saving lives, yet he taught Ning Yun to refuse help from others and rely on herself.

This struck Qiong as odd and somewhat contradictory.

“Those of us who are born without talent inevitably suffer humiliation when we are young. As a long-lived being, she will only experience more of this kind of painful time. She must get used to relying on herself. No one can help her forever.”

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