"Because I already saw the staircase appear right in front of me. But the exact moment my eight-hour limit expired, the pagoda's laws took hold, and I was forcibly transported out before my foot could even touch the first step." Bai Xifeng explained, her voice carrying a heavy, annoyed huff of genuine frustration.
Ji Yuan fell silent for a brief moment, his gaze fixed on her as he processed her words internally. This girl truly was an enigma, a walking deviation from the norm. Even among the sea of countless geniuses he had encountered throughout his long life, Bai Xifeng's advancement speed was something that could only be described as monstrous. Deep down, a faint sense of paternal pride warmed his heart at her accomplishments, though naturally, he had no intention of expressing such a sentiment openly and potentially inflating her already significant ego.
