"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Sun Miaoxing was preparing materials to enter the cave when he heard Yuchi's words, and immediately his eyes darted over: "Aren't you amazing, with your high morals!"

Yuchi laughed heartily and helped Qi Baiyu up from the ground: "Alright, you don't have to keep kneeling on the ground. Let's be honest here, it's not just me who thinks this way, ask this old man Sun, doesn't he think the same?"

Qi Baiyu immediately looked at Sun Miaoxing innocently.

Sun Miaoxing, though reluctant, nodded with difficulty: "Crude words, but true meaning. I don't know how you're thinking about this situation. Trusting an elder accompanied by a little girl can be understood since I do appear quite kindly, and my disciple is a sweet-talking girl. Trusting the old and the young is no problem."

"But trusting a middle-aged man, trusting an unknown smooth-talking rogue, aren't you just throwing yourself into a pit of fire? Luckily, you got off easy this time; otherwise, you'd have been in big trouble. I've seen too many wolf-in-sheep's-clothing types. Be careful when you're out and about in the future."

"As for this Ximen Baojian, when you return, you'd better get rid of him. He's only at the Core Formation Stage and already so arrogant. Who knows how he'd con you if he reached the Golden Core Stage? Get rid of him and find someone smart, someone truly experienced in the ways of the world, to guide you for a year. Then you'll know what dangerous traps to avoid, and you won't be deceived by someone like Yuchi again."

Sun's retaliation can be quite something… Yuchi sensed the uneasiness in Qi Baiyu's heart and also wiped the dirt off her face: "As outsiders, we don't really have the right to criticize you. These are things your parents should be telling you, but I just couldn't watch you keep doing this."

Now that's been said, from a broad perspective, there's no problem, but looking closely, Qi Baiyu's actions are utterly baffling. Yuchi had already told her that if Sun Miaoxing bore her ill will and took her Divine Soul, Yuchi wouldn't be able to do anything. Things would get very troublesome, yet she still acted so recklessly.

Even though everything turned out fine, Yuchi saw firsthand the changes in Qi Baiyu, understood her physique and Divine Soul, but the result doesn't prove the process was right. Whether something is forceful or joyful is completely different.

Most importantly, such a character easily harms those around them, making her truly unsuitable for a leadership role like Sect Leader or leading troops into battle; otherwise, her subordinates would suffer for it.

As for Ximen Baojian, Yuchi didn't see anything wrong with him. He's just a guard, one shouldn't expect him to flaunt himself in front of his master, nor offer bold advice. His duty is merely to follow orders, and from that standpoint, Ximen Baojian is doing alright, not a top-notch guard, but adequate enough.

Now that Ximen Baojian's Divine Soul is already gone, what if hers went missing too? Who could expect Yuchi to sit idly by? That's impossible, it would bring great trouble for Yuchi, given it never needed to happen.

Qi Baiyu sensed the goodwill from both Yuchi and Sun Miaoxing. It's more like friendly advice; they wouldn't be troubled if she remained stubborn, because, ultimately, the suffering will be hers. Cultivating character takes more than a day or two; it stems from experience, different experiences mold different personalities, and consequently result in various Divine Souls and such.

The little girl was quite curious and poured Calming Soup from a hot teapot into Ximen Baojian's mouth, while also asking: "So, Baiyu sister, what's your background?"

"I am the youngest daughter of the Qi Family in the State Capital. My father is Qi Lin, my mother is Lu Zhiran, my eldest sister is Qi Jinyu, my second sister is Qi Shuiyu, my third sister is Qi Hongyu, and I am the youngest, Qi Baiyu. My main work involves escorting valuable items, but I also handle many other tasks."

Qi Baiyu explained carefully and seriously.

After she finished, everyone fell silent.

Qi Baiyu didn't understand why everyone was silent until Yuchi couldn't help but ask: "Forget it, Baiyu, let's say what the three of us said earlier was nonsense. I think your personality is fine, it's just that you need the right environment. If you're around bad people, you'll harm many, but if surrounded by good people, you're very easy to get along with; you don't have malicious intent."

Exactly, this ancestor nearly offered her measurements, what if we were to kidnap her?