Chapter 12
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Chapter 12: I Won’t Let You Die
Actually, Bai Lian was already very tired.
Physical exhaustion.
The heart was more tired.
In the past, when she felt a little discomfort, she would lie down.
She has always been a person without ambition.
To become a Heavenly Lord?
C’mon.
That’s too tired.
Forget it.
This is Bai Lian’s truest thought!
This time the situation is completely different from before.
She doesn’t want to sleep.
She can’t sleep either.
Once she laid down, there was no turning back from all that has happened.
That is an ending more fearful than death.
A world full of countless unknown images surrounds Bai Lian now, those images intertwine together like a torrent that can sweep away everything.
She held her ground firmly.
She knows that if she loosens up even a little, she will lose her self and become a tyrant that only vents negative emotions.
She was afraid.
In a dark and lightless world, she felt loneliness like never before.
She desperately wanted to find someone to share her troubles with.
“The pain I am feeling is so much worse than if my body was torn apart, it’s unbearable.”
To know that she was afraid even of getting a shot before.
She still endured it grudgingly this time.
She was afraid.
After sitting for a while, a tempting voice sounded in her ear.
“Take it easy, once you relax you won’t feel the pain anymore.”
No.
“You’ve done enough.”
No.
“All the crises have been resolved so you don’t need to fight anymore.”
“Really?”
Bai Lian asked aloud.
Is it really true that she doesn’t have to fight anymore?
“Really!”
That voice gave an unmistakably affirmative answer.
Then…
Bai Lian’s mouth was slightly opened.
Obviously, she just needed to simply say “I understand” to gain freedom, but instead, she felt as if something was deeply blocking her throat.
She couldn’t even pronounce one syllable.
Gradually, she even forgot to breathe.
Her brain was in a state of blankness for a long time.
A moment.
She suddenly woke up.
No.
It shouldn’t be like this!
Bai Lian kneeled on the ground, tightly pinching her thighs.
Just like the thought that came to Jiang Jing’s mind right before he passed away.
[There’s not much difference between me and ordinary people!]
If given the choice, Bai Lian would only want to be an ordinary person.
She didn’t want to be rich or powerful.
All the radiance she wears is her protective color.
Such is the name of the Immortal Emperor.
Such are the various Special Effects given by the system.
She is always careful, she always fights with others with ten times her own strength.
Despite always being able to smile in the end, she doesn’t actually want to fight.
Because this is really tiring!
But…
Most people cannot escape it when living in this world.
Bai Lian knows that, because of her feelings towards her master, she cannot lie down at this time no matter what.
The crisis has not been relieved yet, unless she can kill Red Dust Heavenly Lord by her own hand.
Confused.
Pain.
Fear.
These things are piled up together, even if it is ten times as high, she still needs to take out ten times more courage to overcome them.
The root of exhaustion lies here.
So.
“If you want to get rid of tiredness at its root, isn’t it just as simple as letting go of that obsession?”
“…”
In other words, give up the treatment, right?
An Lan?
She’s a piece of trash.
She has neither chest nor butt, and her temper is so bad that ordinary people can’t bear it. Where is the good in this person?
Is it only because her face is attractive?
There are so many good-looking people in this world.
Not to mention far away, even in the Duxian sect, there are several people who are not inferior to her in terms of appearance.
Not to mention Si Yunshang in the Lingxu sect, who had already made a promise before.
With just one kick to push An Lan away, all worries will be gone!
The sky will become blue.
The air will be filled with an intoxicating scent of flowers.
Even the birds will be singing to celebrate their return to freedom.
Make a choice!
Bai Lian gazed blankly at the two options before her.
[Task 1, “I don’t like An Lan at all!”]
[Task 2, “…”]
This is the option without a reward.
Without a reward, it is impossible to determine which option carries the greater risk.
She had never encountered such a situation before.
“I…”
Bai Lian’s gaze wavers uncertainly between two options.
She was at a loss.
It seems that no matter which direction one takes, there is a huge risk.
It seems that even picking randomly won’t have any consequences.
Bai Lian turned her head.
In the pitch-black world, she couldn’t see anything, but she could feel another person kneeling across from her.
That’s the person who has been talking to her.
[So, what do you choose?]
[If I were you, of course I would choose Task 1. That way, you won’t feel tired anymore.]
Bai Lian nodded.
She understood.
Since that’s the case, then all I have to do is make a completely opposite choice!
She tapped Task 2 with her hand.
Then…
Bai Lian did something even beyond her own expectations.
She suddenly stood up, took a step forward, and clasped the neck of the person opposite.
“Enough, enough, enough, enough…”
A shriek burst out of Bai Lian’s throat.
The person she had pinned down was completely unable to resist and eventually was forcibly strangled by her.
Puff…
That person fell out of the darkness and landed at her feet.
Bai Lian lifted her shiny foot and stepped on the person’s stomach.
Repeatedly ravaged.
Until that person was tormented to face her.
“Eh?”
Isn’t this person just myself?
Bai Lian stood still in place.
She always jokes that she’s an expert to solve other people’s internal demons.
In the end, the one who really has a problem is herself!
Haha, hahaha….
She suddenly began to laugh as she looked at another version of herself.
In that instant, her emotions became extremely unstable.
Who did she kill?
Who killed her again?
She…
Bai Lian covered her chest.
The little bit of warmth that had just risen on her body quickly ebbed away like a tide. However, this process didn’t last too long.
She noticed a warmth radiating from her wrist. Under the influence of that warmth, the pain in her body disappeared.
It was warm.
Bai Lian felt enveloped in a cocoon, as if she were tightly wrapped up in a warm room.
Very comfortable.
Even more comfortable than being in close contact with the master in the Past World.
Speaking of it…
Isn’t this just the temperature of the master?
Bai Lian suddenly woke up.
Similar to her, the master’s exterior was cold, but deep within her body lay warmth!
She tried her best to open her eyes.
Therefore, after enduring the severe pain of ripping, Bai Lian finally broke through the dark tunnel in front of her and arrived at a vast and boundless world.
A faint light shone into her eyes. With that glimmer of light, she could make out the person in front of her.
It was Shifu.
She forced out a barely noticeable smile and said, “Master, I want to have a good sleep.”
“Well, sleep.”
Bai Lian immediately relaxed upon receiving a response. She had been afraid to fall asleep, but with the master standing by her side, she was no longer afraid of anything.
She slowly closed her eyes. Just before her lips parted completely, she spoke again:
“If one day I become someone different from before, please kill me, Master.”
“…”
An Lan’s hand, which was gently stroking Bai Lian, froze. She sat there, looking like an emotionless porcelain doll.
Bai Lian was already asleep. She had fallen asleep at an astonishing speed.
In An Lan’s view, Bai Lian’s body glowed with a brilliant starlight. Bit by bit, Bai Lian’s body dissipated into countless stars.
They floated.
They flew.
They plunged into the boundless world in front of An Lan.
An Lan lightly embraced a strand of “fresh air” that still lingered in front of her.
This was Bai Lian’s soul.
Floating in another place was an eyeball. That eyeball looked like it was made of countless ice crystals. One side was snow white, and the other was silver. It was simply a perfect piece of art.
This was Qianhuan Real Eyes.
Also Bai Lian’s eyes.
An Lan looked into Bai Lian’s soul and then into Bai Lian’s eyes.
She said, “I won’t let you die.”
Even if you do something bad to me, I won’t kill you.
Before dawn, An Lan stood up after sitting for a long time. She carried Bai Lian’s soul and also her eyes.
Let these stay by her side until Bai Lian recovers!
Squeak—
An Lan exited from Bai Lian’s room. She carefully closed the door and, just as she turned around, she was astonished to see five anxious faces in front of her.
“Master, Elder Martial Sister… how is she…”
Xiao Jinse was the first to speak.
Su Youwei, Yu Ying, Ling Xuan, and the jade rabbit closely followed.
They knew Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had agreed to return before daybreak today. They had also heard that the Master had returned with Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian.
“She…”
An Lan pursed her lips and didn’t say anything for a moment.
Indeed.
She was not the only one who cared about Bai Lian. Bai Lian’s Martial Sisters, the two fools from Qingyu Peak, Yan Yue, and many others… they all cared about her.
An Lan nodded and smiled. “Bai Lian is fine. She was just a bit hurt—it’s a common occurrence. She’ll be back to normal in no time.”
“Oh, I see.”
Xiao Jinse nervously nodded her head. Her blue-black hair flew in the wind, and her deep purple pupils glowed with a hint of something unusual.
An Lan added, “Come back when it gets light, and you’ll be able to see her then.”
Hmm.
Under An Lan’s comfort, Xiao Jinse and the others dispersed.
An Lan went straight back to her cave. She placed Bai Lian’s soul into the blue lamp. Then she took out a jade bottle and poured the clear liquid from the bottle into the empty cavity of the blue lamp that stored lamp oil.
That was the Elven Spirit Essence, brewed by Yue Wuyang for Bai Lian with Spiritual Herbs. It had the effect of nurturing the soul.
Wow—
After a moment, the green light lit up. Looking at the bright lights, An Lan momentarily lost her focus.
She originally wanted to stay like this until Bai Lian woke up.
“But… would this be too selfish?”
Certainly.
An Lan had decided. She would send Bai Lian back to her own room when it got light.
Before that, what she had to do was hold on tightly to this last bit of alone time!
She first pulled the blue lamp close. Then she lay on the stone table, her chin resting on her left arm, while her right hand reached toward the blue lamp.
Gently fiddling.
Like teasing a naughty child.
Although her fingers couldn’t touch anything, she clearly sensed the warmth coming from the depths of Bai Lian’s heart.
It was so tranquilizing!
In An Lan’s mind, scenes of spending time with Bai Lian flashed through.
She seemed to have returned to the Past World to be alone with Bai Lian.
There, she had Little Bai Lian.
Now in front of her was “Little Little” Bai Lian.
There was nothing different from usual in this early morning.
They were closely connected.
They were dependent on each other.
They kept each other warm.
Not until the horizon turned white did An Lan pick up Bai Lian’s storage pendant.
She still had some things to finish for Bai Lian.
For example, she had to send Tong Yao’s parents to be by Tong Yao’s side.
This morning at Qingyu Peak was not peaceful.
Master Qin had always been by Elder Martial Sister Tong Yao’s side. Even the dullest person would have noticed something unusual at this point.
“What happened to Elder Martial Sister Tong Yao?”
“I don’t know, I still want to ask you.”
“Oh, I hope nothing bad happens.”
“An… Master An Lan!”
Suddenly, with a cry of surprise, the disciples gathered at Qingyu Peak all turned their heads to look at An Lan as she walked in from a distance.
“Don’t worry about me, I’m going to look for my Younger Martial Brother Qin.”
An Lan waved and passed through the crowd.
When she stepped into Tong Yao’s room, Master Qin and Tong Yao were sitting in a corner in unusual harmony. The only difference was that Master Qin’s reaction was much faster than Tong Yao’s.
As soon as An Lan’s right foot stepped over the threshold, he immediately raised his head.
“Martial Sister?”
An Lan nodded gently.
She took out both the Netherworld Seal and the Teardrop of the Moon Sea at the same time.
“This is what Bai Lian brought back.”
Master Qin’s divine sense told him that the Teardrop of the Moon Sea held two souls within it. Before he could act, An Lan sent the Netherworld Seal, the Lord of the Hades Hall’s soul, and Qingxue’s soul out.
“Take them.”
An Lan purposely left The Teardrop of the Moon Sea behind.
That was the tear she had shed.
She could give it to Bai Lian, but she would never give it to anyone else.
Master Qin gently caught the items thrown by An Lan, and he had a vague feeling that something was not quite right.
Yes.
This should have been Bai Lian’s task!
How could such a lazy person as Elder Martial Sister An Lan possibly make a special trip for Bai Lian?
Unless…
Before he could pose the question, Tong Yao, looking a bit pale, rushed out first.
The purple-haired girl nervously gazed at An Lan. She put out her hands, trying to grab something, but there was nothing for her
to grasp. So her hands could only be suspended in midair, trembling lightly.
Tong Yao clearly remembered the words Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had said to her before she left.
“It’s getting dark, wait for me here.”
“I am Bai Lian, believe me!”
She believed in Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian.
So she had been sitting here, waiting.
On the first morning, Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had not returned.
On the second morning, Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian still had not returned.
On the third day…
No.
Perhaps there would not be a third day.
Tong Yao’s mind was in chaos. She felt as if she were standing on thin air, ready to drop into the dark abyss at any moment.
No.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian was so powerful, surely nothing bad could happen to her!
If Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian really had something happen to her, then she…
Tong Yao didn’t dare to think any further.
She asked with a sad face, her voice hoarse, “An… Master An… Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian… she…”
If Bai Lian were here, what would she do?
In a moment, An Lan tried to think.
She’d reach out, most likely.
An Lan had a warm smile on her face. She gently stroked Tong Yao’s head.
Her height was actually not very high, and could even be described as short. But compared to Tong Yao, she was still considered
tall, so this action was not at all difficult for her.
Just this unusual move made both Tong Yao and Master Qin stunned.
An Lan, who always had a cold expression on her face, actually smiled?
Not only did she smile, but she also made such an affectionate gesture!
This…
You must be Bai Lian in disguise!
An Lan said, “Don’t worry, Bai Lian is fine. You should catch up with your parents first. Whenever you have time, I welcome you to
come to the Qiongming Peak to visit Bai Lian.”
“Really?”
Tong Yao hesitated.
“Really!”
An Lan replied positively.
She stood there with a faint smile on her face, making people naturally believe whatever she said.
Tong Yao’s heart, which had been suspended, finally settled, and following it was an endless surprise.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian was alright. Her biological father was brought back as well.
By the way.
There was also her mother, who had been missing for many years.
“I, I…”
An Lan moved her hand away from Tong Yao’s head.
“I won’t bother you anymore. I still have to go to Zhuyan Peak.”
“Master An, thank you!” Tong Yao shouted out loud.
She needed to thank Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian the most, but she wanted to say those words in person to Elder Martial Sister
Bai Lian.
An Lan shook her head. “Nothing.”
She didn’t do anything.
She just thought Bai Lian was too tired, and she should take on some of Bai Lian’s workload.
An Lan walked very quickly, and in no time, she left Qingyu Peak.
Let the one who deserves to enjoy happiness have it.
She still wanted to go back and look after Bai Lian most of all right now.
Just as she said earlier, she still had to go on a trip to Zhuyan Peak.
On the mountain road of Zhuyan Peak, the disciples were astonished to suddenly see An Lan.
“Ah, this?”
“Is that Master An?”
“I can’t believe it, Master An is actually here with us!”
An Lan pretended not to hear. She didn’t really want to come to Zhuyan Peak, but she had to return the Heavenly Surveillance
Talismans Bai Lian got from Yan Yue.
“Take them.”
Clap!
“Hmm?”
Yan Yue looked at An Lan with a dumbfounded expression as An Lan stuffed two Heavenly Surveillance Talismans into her chest.
Was she leaving a tip here?
Did she begrudge others for having bigger chests just because she didn’t have one?
She was about to angrily scold An Lan, but when she saw that they were two crumpled-up Heavenly Surveillance Talismans, she
was stunned.
They were the ones she had given to Bai Lian, and they still had her scent on them.
“Why are these two Heavenly Surveillance Talismans here with you? Where is Bai Lian?”
Yan Yue asked anxiously.
The Blood Tree Patriarch, who had been taking a rest, extended its branches immediately. The atmosphere suddenly became
somewhat solemn.
An Lan sighed in her heart.
Bai Lian’s popularity was beyond what she had imagined.
Younger Martial Brother Qin, as well as Tong Yao, Yan Yue, and those few foolish disciples… they were all the same. They all
realized that Bai Lian was in trouble at first sight.
Thankfully, Bai Lian didn’t have any major issues. Although her body was broken, it wouldn’t be difficult to rebuild and recoalesce it
as long as her soul was well nurtured.
An Lan explained, “She was slightly injured and cannot come personally for the time being.”
Yan Yue asked anxiously, “How badly is she hurt? Is it serious?”
After she finished speaking, she felt like she had gone too far. Wouldn’t this raise An Lan’s suspicion?
But An Lan seemed to pay no attention to it at all.
“Take the time to come and see for yourself. That’s it, I won’t say anymore. I’m heading back to the Qiongming Peak.”
“That’s OK.”
Yan Yue nodded.
As An Lan walked away with a face of indifference, Yan Yue suddenly felt something was wrong.
Speak up.
Is this person really that despicable woman, An Lan?
She didn’t think it looked like An Lan at all. Given the hundreds of years of friction between them, when she asked about Bai Lian,
An Lan should have just bluntly said, “None of your business.”
Yet, An Lan not only refrained from scolding her but also explained the situation patiently.
“Am I dreaming?” Yan Yue murmured quietly.
The Blood Tree Patriarch couldn’t help but roll his eyes, his appearance as intimidating as ever. “Don’t drag it out. Aren’t you free
now? Go and check out Bai Lian first.”
The Blood Tree Patriarch was in a great hurry to see Yan Yue’s clumsy looks.
“That’s right.”
Yan Yue answered immediately. Bai Lian was injured—how could she not go take a look?
After preparing a gift under the guidance of the Blood Tree Patriarch, Yan Yue hurriedly flew to the Qiongming Peak.
…
Meanwhile.
At the Qiongming Peak, An Lan gently placed the green lamp that held Bai Lian’s soul on Bai Lian’s dressing table.
“Take a good rest!”
She stared at the blue lamp for a while, and just before leaving, she gave Bai Lian a bit of “water.”
She still had a lot to do next.
For example…
She wanted to take over Bai Lian’s burden and personally guide those foolish disciples, so they could grow up quickly and help
Bai Lian ease some of her troubles.
