Just as Lin Bai walked out of the palace at the mountainside, he saw Shen Qianlang, carrying a long saber, approaching.
Coincidentally, Lin Bai stepped out of the palace and faced Shen Qianlang head-on.
Shen Qianlang’s cold gaze landed on Lin Bai emerging from the palace, and he muttered in a low voice, "Someone got here before me, yet I didn’t expect that among the warriors here, there would be someone smarter than me, who realized early on that this place is where the treasures are hidden. Did he get here by chance, or did he use his intelligence to find it?"
"He must have stumbled upon it by chance; after all, among the warriors here, there aren’t many who are more intelligent than me."
"I only just realized that this should be the treasure trove. It’s impossible for anyone else to be smarter than me."
After seeing Lin Bai, Shen Qianlang’s eyes dimmed, and he murmured to himself.
Lin Bai didn’t quite catch what Shen Qianlang was saying. He smiled, cupped his fists in a greeting, and prepared to leave immediately.
Shen Qianlang is the number one genius of Badao City. That long saber of his has claimed the lives of countless warriors. If not necessary, Lin Bai would rather avoid a confrontation with this fierce character.
Seeing Lin Bai about to leave, Shen Qianlang sharply commanded, "Stop!"
Lin Bai halted, sighed lightly, and looked at Shen Qianlang with a smile, "I wonder if Brother Shen has anything to advise?"
"Did you come here by chance or did you find it on your own?" Shen Qianlang asked.
"By chance. I stumbled upon this place, only to find there’s absolutely nothing here—cleaner than my own face," Lin Bai replied with a helpless smile.
Hearing Lin Bai’s answer, Shen Qianlang muttered to himself, "So it was indeed by chance. I thought so, how could anyone else among the warriors here be smarter than me?"
However, Shen Qianlang’s expression suddenly turned icy, and with a cold-as-steel gaze directed at Lin Bai, he asked in a chilling tone, "Are you sure it was by chance?"
Lin Bai, under Shen Qianlang’s cold stare, felt a chilling force surround him, as if it was about to freeze his blood.
Facing the pressure from Shen Qianlang, Lin Bai slightly nodded, "Indeed, it was by chance!"
Staring at Lin Bai, Shen Qianlang said, "Don’t deceive me; under heaven, no one can fool me!"
"These eyes of mine have seen through many lies!"
Lin Bai chuckled softly, took two steps forward, and met Shen Qianlang’s gaze, saying in a low voice, "Then use your eyes to see for yourself, am I lying?"
Staring into each others’ eyes, Shen Qianlang’s aura of cold saber energy surrounded Lin Bai, making him feel a chill down his spine.
Daring to meet Shen Qianlang’s gaze, Lin Bai couldn’t help but place his hand on the storage bag.
Should Shen Qianlang make a move, Lin Bai would immediately retaliate.
After staring at Lin Bai’s eyes for a while, Shen Qianlang turned away and said, "You’re not lying. You did come here by chance. My eyes don’t deceive me. You may leave!"
Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief and laughed lightly, "Farewell!"
With that, Lin Bai turned and left.
After Lin Bai departed, Shen Qianlang entered the palace and quickly found a passageway, where he heard the sounds of fighting: "Someone’s fighting?"
Shen Qianlang rushed over swiftly.
He saw Li Qingxin battling with a Corpse Demon.
By then, Li Qingxin was covered in blood. Seeing Shen Qianlang approach, she shouted excitedly, "Shen Qianlang, aren’t you going to help?"
Shen Qianlang immediately took action, slashing down with his long saber, his formidable saber qi forcing the Corpse Demon back.
At that moment, Li Qingxin’s expression turned cold, and she swiftly bolted out of the palace.
Shen Qianlang followed her out.
Once they had left the palace, Shen Qianlang seemed surprised as he looked at Li Qingxin and asked in a low voice, "How are you here?"
Li Qingxin replied irritably, "What a stupid question; of course Auntie came here on her own!"
"You found your way here on your own?" Shen Qianlang said in astonishment, "Does that mean you’re smarter than me? You found this place before I did, so the treasures here naturally belong to Miss Li Qingxin. I won’t compete for them."
Shen Qianlang retracted his long saber, showing no intent to fight.
Upon hearing about the treasures, Li Qingxin’s eyes flared with anger. She looked up, failing to find any trace of Lin Bai, and immediately roared, "What do you mean the treasures here are mine! Didn’t you see a warrior leaving the palace just as you arrived?"
Shen Qianlang’s expression remained steady as he nodded, "I saw him! But he happened upon this place by accident, so he must be a fool, not someone as smart as us. Therefore, he couldn’t have found the treasures here!"
Li Qingxin stood there, dumbfounded and fuming, her chest heaving with rage, as she angrily said, "Shen Qianlang, oh Shen Qianlang, you may be exceptional in the Saber Dao, but how can you be such an idiot!"
"All the treasures here were taken by that warrior!"
"Do you actually believe his absurd story? Do you really buy that he just stumbled upon this place by chance?" Li Qingxin furiously shouted at Shen Qianlang.
Shen Qianlang was taken aback, looking in the direction where Lin Bai had left, and asked in a low voice, "You’re telling me he lied to me?"
Li Qingxin was thoroughly disheartened with Shen Qianlang and said speechlessly, "Dealing with the warriors of Badao City, I never want to engage with such blockheads again!"
Shen Qianlang maintained a cold demeanor and said flatly, "No one under heaven can deceive me. He is the first!"
Li Qingxin glanced at Shen Qianlang with a bitter smile, "Brother Shen, with intelligence like yours, it’s hard not to be deceived!"
Shen Qianlang shook his head and said, "Miss Li Qingxin, you don’t understand. I’m very clever; I haven’t been fooled since I was a child, and he was the first to succeed in deceiving me!"
"I will kill him, as the price for deceiving me!"
"Really? He was the first to successfully deceive you?" Li Qingxin playfully retorted, her mischievous eyes shifting as she looked at Shen Qianlang and said, "Brother Shen, you’re truly handsome, you are the most beautiful man under heaven!"
Facing Li Qingxin’s compliment, Shen Qianlang’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded calmly, "Thank you for the compliment, Miss Li Qingxin. I’ve known since I was a child that I’m very handsome."
"Pft!" Li Qingxin couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Hahaha, Brother Shen, you’ve been duped; I was lying just now. You’re not handsome at all, you can’t possibly be the most beautiful man under heaven!"
Shen Qianlang shook his head and said, "Miss Li Qingxin, now you are the one lying to me. I understand that my handsome appearance is bound to make many jealous, but I didn’t expect even a girl like you to envy my good looks. The warriors under heaven are truly strange!"
"Since Miss Li Qingxin is jealous of my handsomeness, please avoid me when we meet in the future!"
With that, Shen Qianlang left with his long saber, leaving a stupefied Li Qingxin standing in front of the palace on the mountainside, dumbstruck...
"Ahhh!" Not long after Shen Qianlang left, Li Qingxin came back to her senses and shouted angrily, "What kind of people did Auntie meet today! A notorious little thief, and a narcissist!"
"I can’t take it, Auntie can’t take it anymore!"
Fuming, Li Qingxin stomped her feet and roared in anger.

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