Gu Baizhi's vision gradually blurred, but she could still make out who the woman who had attacked her was.
"Qin Wan!"
"Sister Baizhi, you actually still remember me! Please don't blame us for what we did to you~"
"Shameless and despicable! The poisoning of the cultivators in Qinzhong City and me was all your doing!"
"Little Baizhi is so clever and well-behaved! I did it. Do you want a reward or a lesson for me?"
"Okay, put this on her."
The man next to her threw a pair of handcuffs into Qin Wan's hands.
"Sorry, Bai Zhi~"
After saying that, she slowly walked to Gu Baizhi's side and then squatted down next to Gu Baizhi.
"My sister is not only incredibly beautiful, but her hands are also so fair and smooth. I really can't bear to put these heavy handcuffs on her hands. I would be heartbroken if I hurt her wrists."
After saying that, Qin Wan smiled again.
"Glib-tongued"
After cursing, Gu Baizhi turned her head away and refused to look at her anymore.
"What you said, little sister, really hurts my feelings Well, don't blame me for being heartless then"
After saying that, she gently lifted Gu Baizhi's hands, which were as smooth as ice and as delicate as jade, and then handcuffed them to Gu Baizhi's hands.
Gu Baizhi immediately felt her spiritual power rapidly disappearing, and her body felt as if it had been hollowed out, leaving her with no strength at all.
"Spirit-Suppressing Lock!?"
"Bai Zhi is indeed clever; she guessed it just by sensing it!"
Qin Wan playfully patted Gu Baizhi's cheek. At this moment, Gu Baizhi wanted to cut off her hand, but Gu Baizhi had lost her spiritual power and her hands were restrained, so she could only let Qin Wan's "dirty hand" pat her face humiliatingly.
"Get your filthy hand off my face!" Gu Baizhi glared fiercely at Qin Wan.
Qin Wan withdrew her hand.
"She really is just a stray cat~" Qin Wan looked at Gu Baizhi and smiled teasingly.
Suddenly, a golden light emerged from the demonic tiger beast.
"Qin Yu, go see what wonderful things our little sister Bai Zhi has prepared for us!"
Gu Baizhi stared intently at the small, dark golden sphere bathed in golden light. That was the core of the Demonic Tiger Beast, which she had painstakingly defeated after exhausting all her resources. And now, someone like Qin Wan had snatched it away. Gu Baizhi glared at Qin Wan and Qin Yu, her face filled with anger and resentment.
"then!"
Qin Yu tossed the beast core to Qin Wan, who caught it.
"What a delicate little ball! Don't you think so, Sister Baizhi?"
"snort!"
Gu Baizhi didn't speak, but gave a mocking snort and turned her head away.
Qin Wan clearly noticed Gu Baizhi's angry, resentful, and somewhat aggrieved expression. With a forced smile, she waved the small ball in front of Gu Baizhi.
Gu Baizhi turned her head to the other side. Qin Wan then moved the beast core to the other side and waved it in front of Qin Muxue. Gu Baizhi couldn't hold back any longer; she stared intently into Qin Wan's eyes.
"Will this ever end?!"
"It seems that older sister took something that younger sister Baizhi liked, which made younger sister Baizhi unhappy."
"Take it if you want, I don't want anything you've touched!" With that, Gu Baizhi turned her head away again, no longer looking at Qin Wan, this disgusting green tea.
In truth, Gu Baizhi was still quite aggrieved.
It's impossible not to feel heartbroken when all your hard work has been used to benefit someone else.
Gu Baizhi clenched her fists so tightly that her fingertips turned white.
"But Sister Baizhi, there's something you've misunderstood."
"Um?"
"Nothing belongs to you whatsoever, including this beast core, and even more so, yourself!"
Gu Baizhi looked at Qin Wan with some fear.
"What do you mean? I don't understand..."
"So, to put it simply, the beast core is ours, and so are you—you've always been our bargaining chip."
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves approached.
"Alright, Sister Baizhi, it's time to leave this place."
As soon as they finished speaking, a carriage appeared in front of them. The carriage was used exclusively by the royal family. Behind the carriage was a rectangular object completely covered by a black cloth.
Gu Baizhi gave a cold laugh. She knew without even thinking that it was a cage prepared for her.
Sure enough, the coachman dismounted, lifted the black cloth, and a cage came into view.
Qin Wan opened the cage door, looked at Gu Baizhi who was slumped on the ground, and revealed a playful smile.
"Little Baizhi, would you like me to help you inside?"
"Need not!"
After saying that, Gu Baizhi forced herself to stand up and walked unsteadily to the front of the cage.
"Please, Sister Baizhi."
Qin Wan pulled on the iron door of the cage and gestured "please".
They have ulterior motives, but they're quite the convincing imposters.
Gu Baizhi thought to herself.
Once inside the cell, Qin Wan slammed the door shut and locked it herself.
"Little sister Baizhi, the journey ahead is a bit long, but it's nobody's fault but your insistence on coming all the way to my place."
After saying that, she boarded the carriage at the front. Gu Baizhi was left limply on the floor, feeling the jolting of the carriage on the road and the endless darkness.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped at a certain place, and the cage was opened from the outside by someone else.
"Bai Zhi, come down, we've arrived!"
Gu Baizhi forced herself to walk out of the cage. What came into view was an even larger cage. Inside, there was nothing but handcuffs.
"Little Baizhi, would you like to go in by yourself, or should we escort you in?"
"No need, I'll go in myself."
After saying this, Gu Baizhi walked slowly and laboriously into the cage. Then Qin Wan also walked in with a fake smile on her face.
"What are you doing in here? Get out!"
"It's alright, Sister Baizhi I don't care about this place. I'm just worried that a beauty like Sister Baizhi with such stunning looks and figure might run away, so I'm taking some precautions."
After saying that, she picked up a waist cuff and moved it towards Gu Baizhi's waist. After cuffing her waist, she picked up the leg cuffs and cuffed Gu Baizhi's ankles as well.
"Are you really afraid I'll escape if you lock me up so tightly?"
"I'm not afraid you'll escape, but the Southern Barbarian King is very worried that you might."
Gu Baizhi's body suddenly trembled, as if she had heard something particularly terrifying. Gu Baizhi shrank even more tightly.
"What do you mean the Southern Barbarian King is worried I'll run away? What does that have to do with him?!"
Seeing Gu Baizhi's frightened expression, Qin Wan dropped the pretense and tore off her hypocritical "mask." She looked at Gu Baizhi with a mocking expression.
"That's right, the Southern Barbarian King will be here in a few days to take you back to the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. I want to see if Sister Baizhi will still be as unruly as she is today. We'll have the Southern Barbarian King teach you a lesson in the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. I'm sure next time we meet, Sister Baizhi will be as obedient as a puppy, haha~"