Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower
Chapter 555: She and Him

Chapter 555: Chapter 555: She and Him

Seeing Bai Junjun rise to leave without any reluctance, Wenren Pingting finally couldn’t help speaking up.

"Wait."

"?" Bai Junjun looked back in confusion.

"You... is he traveling with you?"

"He?" Bai Junjun didn’t understand at first and took a while to realize that "he" referred to the Fox.

"You mean Li Wenli?"

Wenren Pingting’s eyes flickered, slightly nodding almost imperceptibly.

"Of course, isn’t he a retainer of my family?" Bai Junjun replied naturally.

Wenren Pingting frowned, "But you previously..."

How Bai Junjun had undermined Li Wenli’s dignity that year, how she had broken off their engagement—all within Imperial Capital were witnesses.

Frankly, Li Wenli really lacked backbone. Despite how Bai Junjun had treated him, he could set aside past grievances and escort her to the Northern Lands, even escorting her back to Imperial Capital once again.

A hint of hardly noticeable disappointment crossed Wenren Pingting’s eyes.

She couldn’t understand what was so good about Bai Junjun, this selfish little girl, that warranted Li Wenli and Yuwen Jun risking their lives for her.

"Alas, I was foolish before. Now I have grown up and know who truly treats me well," Bai Junjun answered earnestly.

"Could it be you... have reconciled?" Wenren Pingting looked up in astonishment.

"Our families have always hoped for us to be together, and them seeing us reconcile is a welcome development."

Amid Wenren Pingting’s absurd expression, Bai Junjun continued with a calm smile, "But we aren’t together at the moment; we are merely allies traveling the same path."

"!" Wenren Pingting, upon hearing this convoluted self-narrative, found herself utterly speechless.

"It’s getting late. I should leave," Bai Junjun curtseyed to Wenren Pingting, "Thank you, Princess Consort, for your hospitality. I bid you farewell."

As Bai Junjun walked out, Dian Hong glanced at her own mistress from the veranda. Upon receiving a sign from Wenren Pingting’s eyes, she then approached Bai Junjun with a smile.

"Miss, let me escort you back."

"No need, I can walk by myself. See you, Sister Dian Hong."

Bai Junjun walked out boldly.

"..." Dian Hong watched Bai Junjun puzzled, not understanding her words at first. By the time Bai Junjun had walked far, she snapped back to her senses and hurried to catch up.

Only after seeing Bai Junjun out the gate did Dian Hong return to find her mistress.

By then, Wenren Pingting had already returned to the study, staring blankly out at the moonlight through the window.

Seeing this, Dian Hong sent the surrounding maids away before returning to Wenren Pingting’s side.

"Mistress."

"What is going on with her?"

"As you’ve seen, Miss Bai may not have had a good few years; her temperament has greatly changed, and she remains quite odd."

"Weren’t the Bai Yang Clan annihilated in the Northern Lands? Who does she have left by her side?"

These years, Wenren Pingting had kept track of every bit of news about Bai Junjun, aware of every time they had been attacked.

She knew even when the Bai Yang Clan family head’s wife and other clan members died, and when Li Wenli’s Death Warriors took over.

She knew entirely about Li Wenli escorting Bai Junjun to Yuwen Jun’s territory.

But once at Yuwen Jun’s territory, the news of Bai Junjun and Li Wenli was cut off, and she searched everywhere to no avail.

The next time she heard of Bai Junjun was when, for some unknown reason, Bai Junjun arrived in Biluo and was killed by Lao San.

Speaking of which, Lao San had indeed been one of Bai Junjun’s suitors. It was plausible that his unrequited love turned to murderous intent, and that Yuwen Jun, grieving the loss of his beloved, conquered the south was understandable too.

However, Wenren Pingting did not believe it one bit.