Chapter 13 Part 2
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Chapter 13: A Cry of ‘Dao!’ and the Sword Appears! (2)
For the sake of what you did for me before, I reluctantly agree to your request.
“What else do you want to say?” Bai Lian asked.
The rain had become even heavier now, and aside from the sound of the raindrops pounding on the umbrella, there was no other noise.
Bai Lian had no choice but to use her spirit Qi to create a transparent barrier to enclose both her and Xia Qingqing.
The sudden silence, coupled with the confined space, instantly warmed up the atmosphere.
Xia Qingqing paused for a long time, her mind clearly deep in thought, before finally speaking.
“My father and my mother love me very much.”
She rolled her eyes.
Come on. I can see that without you having to say it. Otherwise, why would your personality be the way it is now?
You’re the one who’s spoiled!
“I was very naughty when I was young,” Xia Qingqing continued, her eyes now moving away from Bai Lian’s chest and instead turning inward, deeper into her own thoughts. “If my father wasn’t the sect leader, I would have been punished to stay in Seven Star Cliff. Martial Brother Zhao said that Seven Star Cliff is a very terrible place and he never wants to go there again.”
Bai Lian cooperated with her, adding, “Is it really that terrible? Seems like there’s no such place at Qiongming Peak…”
Her voice softened.
Hmm.
Actually, there was such a place on Qiongming Peak, but after An Lan became the leader, she flattened it and turned it into a cave where she lived.
Bai Lian shrugged.
Why are there so many troubled girls around her?
She listened as Xia Qingqing continued to recount her “glorious achievements” from childhood.
For example, she once fought with the daughter of the deputy sect leader and made her cry.
Or how she accidentally set an elder’s beard on fire.
Her mother scolded her a lot, but her father, Xia Guiyuan, often stepped in to plead on her behalf.
No wonder she always says, “My father has never scolded me.”
Bai Lian couldn’t help but smirk.
She almost started feeling sorry for Zhao Haiya again.
[He’s a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, but he’s more like Xia Qingqing’s nanny.]
But soon, she realized that Zhao Haiya had his own set of problems.
Based on what Xia Qingqing said, this guy liked anything that looked cute.
As long as it was cute, he could endure anything!
Xia Qingqing’s voice broke through her musings.
“I made a mistake again this time.”
Bai Lian shook her head. “No, you didn’t make a mistake.”
“I was wrong!” Xia Qingqing insisted. “If it wasn’t for me…”
The Tianji sect wouldn’t have suffered misfortune.
Those lovely people wouldn’t have died so tragically.
Her mother wouldn’t have been lost.
Her father wouldn’t have been arrested.
But sorry, there’s no chance now.
Xia Qingqing forced a smile.
“But there’s no point in worrying about it now,” she added.
She raised her hands, letting them fall naturally to her sides. Her head lowered slightly, like a child who had done something wrong and was waiting to be scolded.
She often struck this pose when Bai Lian scolded her.
This time, however, Bai Lian didn’t scold her.
Scolding…
It wouldn’t mean anything.
“The dead are dead.”
Bai Lian sighed.
“Bai Lian, you are very kind.”
Xia Qingqing clasped her hands together in front of her chest.
“Like those predecessors, you treat me so well, but that feeling is different. Honestly, I get nervous when I see you, even now.”
She suddenly grasped Bai Lian’s hand.
Bai Lian noticed Xia Qingqing trembling slightly.
She gave her hand a firmer grip.
Once her hand was tightly held, Xia Qingqing stopped shaking instantly.
“I’m not afraid now.”
“That’s good.”
“Bai Lian.” Xia Qingqing called softly.
“Hmm?”
“Do you hate me?”
“No.”
“Then I can rest assured.”
Xia Qingqing lowered her head again.
There was no more speaking, neither from her nor from Bai Lian. Even the sound of the rain had faded, and the world was deathly still in that moment.
After a long while, feeling uneasy from the silence, Bai Lian finally asked.
“What else do you want to say?”
Xia Qingqing nodded almost imperceptibly, her voice faint.
“Hmm.”
Bai Lian waited for her to speak.
“I’m a little worried.”
“?”
“What if you scold me?”
Xia Qingqing looked up, meeting Bai Lian’s gaze. Her eyes shimmered with a thin watery glimmer, making her seem so vulnerable, it was hard not to feel pity for her.
Bai Lian answered, “Why would I scold you if you don’t act on impulse?”
Xia Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.
“I promise I won’t act on impulse this time. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time!”
“Tell me about it.”
“OK.”
Xia Qingqing finally mustered the courage to speak.
In this matter, she was undoubtedly conflicted.
She always acted fast, but when it came to the final step, she often hesitated, unsure whether she should cross the line.
She had a plan—
Since she didn’t dare confess directly, she decided to take it one step at a time!
“OK.”
Bai Lian agreed faster than Xia Qingqing had imagined.
She stood there, allowing Xia Qingqing to open her arms wide and embrace her tightly.
To be honest, Xia Qingqing used to have an instinctive aversion to any physical contact with other women.
Wasn’t it disgusting?
But soon, she realized how wrong she had been.
She disliked it simply because she hadn’t found the right person yet.
“Bai Lian, I’m so happy.”
Xia Qingqing cried out joyfully.
She deliberately twisted in her embrace.
Bai Lian rolled her eyes. “I’m in a good mood too.”
Of course not.
Taking advantage of the moment, Xia Qingqing pursued further.
“Bai Lian, do you remember when you touched me on the Cloud Chasing Boat?”
“Didn’t you touch it yourself?”
“You pulled my hand!”
“Yes, yes.”
Xia Qingqing then asked, “Bai Lian, can I touch you too? I promise I’ll just touch it and not do anything else.”
Huh?
This doesn’t seem appropriate, right?
Though the place was quite remote, there was still a tree nearby.
Xia Qingqing whispered, “Ruomu can’t see.”
Sigh…
Bai Lian sighed. “Just a moment!”
Well, a hundred million moments.
Xia Qingqing raised her hand gently, placing it on Bai Lian’s chest.
She wasn’t doing anything extravagant as she had promised.
What her hand touched was simply coldness.
Bai Lian’s face remained calm.
This kind of touch didn’t stir her inner spirit.
Time passed.
Xia Qingqing blinked, as though trying to erase something from her eyes.
She looked up and asked, “Bai Lian, can you kiss me?”
“…”
Bai Lian’s mind processed a new task.
[Task 1: Agree to Xia Qingqing (Reward: Hard Skill +6).]
[Task 2: Reject Xia Qingqing (Reward: Light Skill +2).]
She may not be a genius, but she could read the atmosphere.
So far, things had unfolded just as she imagined.
In this moment, her mind wandered to many people.
They represented her attachments to this world.
Because of these people, the world no longer felt strange.
Because of these people, it felt like it would be alright to stay here forever.
Xia Qingqing whispered, “Can’t you?”
“Yes.”
If it’s just 6 points of Hard Skills…
“Not charity?”
“No.”
“Then…”
Bai Lian gazed at Xia Qingqing with a serious expression.
This must be the setting for “Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian.”
“No matter how hard I try, the name of ‘bad woman’ will never leave me.”
She considered giving up on treatment.
Bai Lian gently wrapped her arms around Xia Qingqing’s shoulders.
