From the Heavens Descended an Immortal Sister

Chapter 173: Chapter 171: Mysterious Woman_1

Bai Qi realized that her tone was off and immediately shifted directions, her face twisted with conflict as she said, "Well… canceling our engagement… can only be done when both of us willingly want to part ways. Given the current situation… let's not cancel it for now."

Fang Ren simply couldn't understand who she was talking to.

Had he ever said he wanted to share a room? Had he ever said he didn't want to cancel their engagement? Why was this girl acting like she was out of her mind, making up scenarios that even he himself hadn't thought of?

"Stop, stop, stop, enough already."

Fang Ren couldn't stand her wild fantasies any longer and hastily raised his hand to interject, "First of all, we need two separate rooms tonight; and also, we must cancel our engagement. I have no idea what you're thinking, but please, I beg you to stop making things up."

"..."

Bai Qi was momentarily stunned when she heard him speak so abruptly.

Was Fang Ren actually serious when he said these things to her?

He said they needed separate rooms tonight, which seemed to her as if he was giving in on that matter, but then he said they must cancel the engagement, which confused Bai Qi.

He clearly liked her so much, so why was he suddenly so serious about canceling their engagement? And he said something about her making things up…

After briefly deliberating, Bai Qi once again had a sudden realization.

Fang Ren had already been angry at her for her willfulness before they left the Alchemist Guild, and she had thoroughly analyzed that situation before.

Fang Ren was already on a "temper," and her words just now hadn't soothed him at all but instead pushed him to a self-sustaining critical point.

There's a saying, "The straw that broke the camel's back," and Bai Qi felt that Fang Ren was in such a state now; his affection for her had brought him here, but due to her recent words, he was at the brink of his feelings for her collapsing.

After a careful analysis in her mind, Bai Qi reached a heavy conclusion: Fang Ren's feelings had finally collapsed under the weight, and he wanted to give up on her!

As for why Fang Ren said she was making things up, Bai Qi believed it must be an excuse he found to mask his emotions.

She was making things up? How was she making them up? She was analyzing calmly—all of it based on facts. Fang Ren must have been upset by her accurate guess about his feelings, hence he deliberately called her reasoned analysis "making up things."

Having arrived at all the "correct" conclusions, Bai Qi frowned deeply as she stared at the chicken leg in her hand, wondering how she should proceed. Should she comfort him? Or should she simply let him give up on her right here and now?

If Fang Ren knew about her current analytical process, he would probably want to bash his head against a block of tofu.

Watching Bai Qi staring blankly at the chicken leg in her hand, Fang Ren couldn't help but frown. This girl was really strange, and he couldn't guess what was going through her mind at all.

"Hurry up and eat, and then let's go find a place to stay. And stop guessing wildly," Fang Ren said.

He was petrified by her way of thinking; now he couldn't say two words without them being about asking her to stop making wild guesses.

"Oh…"

Bai Qi took a small bite of the chicken leg, her eyes still vacant.

Somehow, she was unable to make a decision about the matter at hand, unsure whether to appease Fang Ren or to put an end to his feelings right there.

It was a very simple multiple-choice question, and even she felt the options were straightforward, but she just couldn't make a choice.

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She was very clear in her heart that since she didn't fancy Fang Ren, she should make a prompt decision now and let Fang Ren give up on her once and for all. That would be the best option for both of them.

It might seem nice to just placate him for the moment, but what then? In the end, they would still have to face this issue.

So no matter what, she should choose to let him give up on her here and now, but... she simply couldn't bring herself to say those words.

Seeing her suddenly slow down her eating, changing from her previous whirlwind manner to taking small nibbles, Fang Ren knew that the girl had fallen into deep thought once more.

For a moment, Fang Ren felt utterly helpless. It seemed this girl would never change, so he thought... let her be.

Seeing Bai Qi like this, he estimated it would take at least half an hour before she'd be ready to clear the table and stand up.

Fang Ren shook his head, sighed inwardly, and chose not to talk to Bai Qi any further. He closed his eyes and used this brief half-hour to start practicing his soul force.

However, the moment he closed his eyes, his mind's eye extended 50 meters around him, bringing every soul in the restaurant into his view.

Sensing the souls around him, indeed, it was Bai Qi's soul that was significantly more powerful; her soul was incredibly dazzling, like a little sun.

After assessing most people's cultivation levels in the restaurant, Fang Ren prepared to close his mind's eye and further enhance his soul force by a notch.

However, just as he was about to close his mind's eye, a blindingly bright light suddenly invaded the edge of his perception.

"Hiss~"

As the light entered his mind's eye, Fang Ren instantly furrowed his brows and drew in a sharp, cold breath.

The moment the white light appeared, he felt a piercing pain in his nerves, and an overwhelming pressure that made him almost afraid to look directly at it.

The white light continued to step into his cognitive range; Fang Ren couldn't see the owner of the light because the luminous sphere was simply too large and dazzling, much larger and more glaring than even Bai Qi's soul.

As the owner of the light approached the restaurant, Fang Ren couldn't help but speculate. He immediately stopped practicing and, looking at the troubled Bai Qi opposite him, he asked, "Besides Butler Chen, has your family sent any other powerful protectors for you?"

Bai Qi looked up at Fang Ren, not understanding why he had suddenly changed the subject, but she replied, "No, there isn't."

Hearing this, Fang Ren immediately turned his head to look outside the restaurant, his brows knitting tight. Judging by the strength of the soul, the newcomer had to be a high-level warrior, at least in the mid-stage of the Xuanyang realm!

If Bai Qi had no other experts besides Chen Cheng around her, then who could this person be?

It was well known that warriors of this realm were typically on the battleground and rarely available to come out.

As the owner of the light was about to reach the door, Fang Ren's concentration intensified.

Click—

As the glass door opened, a woman entered, wearing a vivid teal sunhat and a pure white long dress.

Her hat was low, covering half of her face.

But even with only half of her face showing, the intensely focused Fang Ren was stunned.

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