116: I don't know

In the blink of an eye, the panicked expression on his face shifted into a perfectly measured look of innocent confusion, mixed with a hint of simple-mindedness.

He held up the half of the Phoenix Head token in his hand toward Bai Luoli, offering a smile that looked more painful than crying.

“Sect... Sect Master.”

His voice stuttered slightly due to extreme tension.

“You... you see, the craftsmanship of this token of yours is truly exquisite.”

“Even when it falls on the ground, it... it still glows.”

He spoke with such “sincerity” and “honesty.”

It was as if he truly were some country bumpkin who had never seen the world, frightened by a glowing token.

Bai Luoli: “...”

She looked at Qin Feng, staring at his innocent face that practically screamed, “I don't know anything.”

Those phoenix eyes, which had lost focus for a moment due to shock, gradually refocused.

A cold, sharp, and scrutinizing light once again emerged from the depths of her eyes.

Was this kid playing dumb with her?

Who was Bai Luoli?

Having been in charge of the Tianxuan Sect for over a hundred years, what kind of Genius or Prodigy had she not seen?

What kind of conspiracies and intrigues had she not experienced?

How could Qin Feng's clumsy acting possibly escape her eyes?

She knew very well.

Just now, the moment her half of the token fell.

At the very instant the two tokens resonated.

She had clearly felt a fluctuation of the same origin—a mysterious connection—emanating from Qin Feng's body!

Although that fluctuation vanished in a flash.

It absolutely could not escape the Divine Sense perception of a Tribulation Stage Great Expert like her!

He definitely had the other half on him!

Bai Luoli reached a judgment in an instant.

But she didn't expose him on the spot.

She watched Qin Feng, observing his comical appearance as he continued his hard-working performance.

Interesting.

This was getting more and more interesting.

This kid was not only a Prodigy in terms of talent, but his gall was also boundless.

Facing her, he actually dared to play such petty tricks?

She wanted to see.

Just how long he could keep up the act.

“Is that so?”

Bai Luoli spoke slowly, her voice returning to its cold and indifferent tone, devoid of any emotion.

She didn't reach out to take the token Qin Feng was holding out.

Instead, she paced forward and stopped right in front of him.

Qin Feng's heart sank abruptly!

“This Disciple... this Disciple wouldn't dare deceive the Sect Master.”

Fine beads of cold sweat broke out on Qin Feng's temples.

“Just now, when this token fell on the ground, it really did glow, and it... it even buzzed...”

“Oh?”

The corners of Bai Luoli's mouth curled into a cold, faint smile.

She reached out her long, slender, jade-like hand.

However, she didn't go for the token.

Instead, her hand lightly came to rest on Qin Feng's chest.

Qin Feng's body froze instantly!

He felt as if the blood in his entire body had solidified at that moment.

“In that case, why don't you make it glow and buzz for me again so I can hear it?”

Bai Luoli's voice was airy.

She knew everything.

She hadn't believed him from the very beginning!

She had been watching him act the whole time!

This realization caused the last bit of hope in Qin Feng's heart to vanish instantly.

He looked at Bai Luoli, looking at her face so close to his, which was written all over with the words “keep pretending.”

His mind went blank.

Bai Luoluo.

A bold and crazy thought suddenly exploded in his mind!

In that case, he might as well place a massive bet!

He looked at Bai Luoli, and the panicked expression on his face slowly faded away.

It was replaced by an unprecedented composure and... frankness.

He didn't answer Bai Luoli's question.

Instead, in a soft, almost dreamlike voice, he asked a question that struck Bai Luoli like a bolt from the blue.

“Sect Master.”

“Do you know a girl named Bai Luoluo?”

When the name “Bai Luoluo” was clearly uttered from Qin Feng's mouth,

Bai Luoli's jade hand resting on his chest trembled violently!

Every expression on her beautiful face froze completely at that instant!

Those sharp phoenix eyes contracted to the extreme!

Even though it was only for a split second,

And even though she quickly used her powerful Dao Heart to forcibly suppress all emotions,

It was still keenly captured by Qin Feng, who had been staring at her intently!

The gamble was right!

Bai Luoluo!

This name definitely held an extraordinary significance for her!

“You...”

Bai Luoli looked at Qin Feng, and for the first time, an emotion called “suspicion and uncertainty” flickered within those deep phoenix eyes.

She wanted to ask, how do you know this name?

But the words reached her lips, and she forcibly swallowed them back.

No.

She couldn't ask.

Once she asked, it would be as good as a confession.

An admission that she had some unspeakable connection to that name.

She stared fixedly at Qin Feng, trying to find some clues from his now-calm face.

Who exactly was he?

Why would he know a secret that even Zhao Muxue didn't know—a secret that belonged only to her?

One absurd guess after another flashed wildly through Bai Luoli's mind.

Only to be dismissed by her one by one.

No.

Impossible.

“I don't know her.”

Ultimately, Bai Luoli still chose to deny it.

Her voice returned to that aloof coldness, as if the momentary loss of composure just now was merely Qin Feng's hallucination.

She slowly withdrew her jade hand from his chest.

Her movements were composed and elegant.

As if nothing had ever happened.

Qin Feng looked at her and laughed inwardly.

Don't know her?

If you really didn't know her, would your reaction have been so strong?

If you really didn't know her, why would you be trying to cover it up now?

However, Qin Feng didn't expose her on the spot either.

He knew that there was a limit to everything.

Pushing too hard would only be counterproductive...