Chapter 5 Part 2
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Chapter 5 Part 2: Like You Like You Like You (2)
If the jade rabbit really bites a hole in its own ear, it wouldn’t be very pleasant.
When the jade rabbit tried to eat its own ears like noodles, a hand, as delicate as a lily, suddenly extended from above her head.
Pull!
The ears of the jade rabbit were firmly grasped, preventing her from reaching them.
“?”
The jade rabbit found that she couldn’t reach her ears to bite them. She pulled hard, but it felt as if she were trying to pull a mountain.
“Spit it out.”
The clear, cool voice mixed with the evening breeze drifted into her ear.
The jade rabbit’s body stiffened. She would never forget this sound.
It was Bai Lian!
She suddenly lifted her head and saw Bai Lian looking down at her. Bai Lian’s usually gentle face now looked cold. Though Bai Lian hadn’t transformed into her Snow Spirit Lord form, the jade rabbit still shivered all over.
“Haw (me)”
Subconsciously, the jade rabbit obeyed Bai Lian’s command and stuck out her ears.
Bai Lian wiped the drool from her ear with Spiritual Power, then gently picked up the jade rabbit and brought her closer, staring at her intently.
Look!
Staring at the jade rabbit, it finally lowered its head.
It was over. It was really over. Bai Lian had seen everything. The jade rabbit must look crazy in her eyes now.
“Haw haw (that’s unexpected)”
The jade rabbit attempted to explain, but as soon as she spoke, she regretted it because Bai Lian couldn’t understand what she was saying!
Ah, she was dying.
If she hadn’t been caught, the jade rabbit would have done anything to find a hole to crawl into and never face Bai Lian again.
At this moment, Bai Lian suddenly hugged her and stood up, walking all the way to a thick twig as wide as a thigh before stopping.
The jade rabbit looked at Bai Lian in confusion.
She watched as Bai Lian sat down comfortably and placed her on her chubby thighs.
This place was still a little cold.
Just as the jade rabbit had this thought, a soft voice sounded once again.
“Is it delicious?”
“…”
The jade rabbit couldn’t speak.
Bai Lian raised her hand and gently flicked the jade rabbit’s ear.
Touching gently. Stroking as if she were caressing premium silk.
“There are tooth marks,” Bai Lian said, “If you apply more force, I’m afraid it will bleed.”
The coolness emanating from Bai Lian’s palm immediately calmed the jade rabbit’s restless heart.
She realized she was wrong.
She remained motionless now. No matter what Bai Lian did, she wouldn’t resist.
But to her surprise, Bai Lian didn’t make any further moves.
She stared straight ahead, her expression emotionless, as still as an ice sculpture, her gaze unwavering for a long time.
The jade rabbit curiously followed Bai Lian’s gaze.
The evening wind blew.
What came into her sight was the starry sky, one she had already seen countless times.
The deep blue sky mirrored the sea below, and the shimmering starlight looked like countless drifting flower boats.
The starry river was beautiful, yes. It always was. But after seeing it so many times, it no longer held the same excitement.
Alas.
Bai Lian let out a sigh.
At first, she planned to severely discipline the jade rabbit.
“Eating your own kind? Hum? What’s wrong with you?”
Pa pa pa!
But in the end, she gave up on this plan. She understood the root of the jade rabbit’s troubles.
Even if she scolded and beat her harshly, the jade rabbit might relapse again, as long as the root cause wasn’t addressed.
Treating the illness with targeted medicine was the right approach.
Bai Lian said, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you find a way to break through to the Soul Changing Stage. If the Flying Fog can’t help, we’ll go to Qingxu. If we can’t find a solution there, we’ll go to the Four Sects. If the Four Sects can’t help, we’ll go to Tonglu Mountain. If Tonglu Mountain doesn’t work, I’ll take you to those ancient ruins…”
She thought it through.
Now, there were still twenty days until her Master’s birthday. These twenty days were enough for her to travel to all the places she just mentioned with the jade rabbit.
Even if there was no ultimate gain, this journey with the jade rabbit was still worth it.
Speaking of it, she hadn’t been alone with the jade rabbit for a long time.
“Haw!”
The jade rabbit’s gaze trembled slightly, and she was about to say something when Bai Lian’s palm fell on her head.
Caressing. Kneading.
That hand was clearly cold, but the jade rabbit felt like a ball of fire had ignited on her head.
This was Bai Lian.
She recalled the scene of meeting Bai Lian in a dream, covered by the laurel tree.
A heavy rain fell.
The street, which had been brightly lit with bustling pedestrians, suddenly became deserted.
That night, she stood under the umbrella held by Bai Lian, and the two of them stayed there until the rain stopped and dawn arrived.
That was when she understood what her feelings toward Bai Lian really were.
Like her!
Like her like her like her like her like her…
That was when the jade rabbit realized that Bai Lian had always been alone.
She felt sorry for Bai Lian, but she was happier for herself.
Because her opportunity had come!
As long as she seized this opportunity and successfully squeezed into Bai Lian’s heart, she could become the happiest Yaoguang Rabbit in the Flying Fog.
But…
It was a pity.
The so-called opportunity only lasted before Xiao Jinse joined Qiongming Peak.
On that day, when the fragile girl, bruised all over her body, became a new member of the Qiongming Peak, everything changed.
The jade rabbit was not convinced. She had arrived at Qiongming Peak first.
Moreover, feelings were not a matter of first come, first served. Feelings were about long-term companionship, and only those who stuck to the end were the true winners.
Go, go!
The jade rabbit felt like she was on fire.
She decided to face herself.
Even if the enemy standing before her was strong, she would never back down for Bai Lian.
This was a war without gunpowder, but it would be extremely brutal!
This night, Bai Lian held the jade rabbit and watched the sea all night.
The next morning, before Bai Lian could take any action, the jade rabbit actively approached Qiong Zhi.
“Leave?”
Bai Lian was surprised when she received the message.
“It actually doesn’t matter if you stay a few more days.”
But the jade rabbit shook her head. Time was money, and she was a ‘miser.’
With the jade rabbit’s persistent insistence, Bai Lian could only bid farewell to Qiong Zhi and the others.
That morning, they set out for Qingxu.
The road wasn’t far, but Bai Lian didn’t walk easily.
She had clearly underestimated the power of the phrase “it’s not yet time.”
Over three days, she thoroughly searched Qingxu, but every herb she found was useless to the jade rabbit.
“We’re going to Thousand Sword City.”
Bai Lian touched the jade rabbit’s head.
There was no trace of disappointment on her face, only a heartwarming smile.
(,,´•ω•)ノ”(´っω•｀。)
And so, Bai Lian turned direction and, in the following ten days, visited Thousand Sword City and Yaochi Holy Mountain one after another.
Because of all the traveling, rumors about the Saint’s Journey to the East started to spread.
Bai Lian didn’t take this to heart. She had become accustomed to it.
What concerned her more was that, once again, she had left empty-handed.
Thousand Sword City was skilled in swordsmanship, but the jade rabbit couldn’t make a breakthrough even with their secret medicinal pills.
Yaochi Holy Mountain had many things that could improve one’s cultivation base, but none of them, whether medicinal pills, magic circles, or forced enlightenment from other cultivators, could further the jade rabbit’s cultivation.
It seemed like the jade rabbit’s body had turned into a bottomless pit—nothing could touch the lid of the Yin Fire Disaster.
“I don’t believe it!”
Bai Lian gritted her teeth.
She had only visited two of the four sects.
However, after weighing the options, Bai Lian decided to cross out the Taixuan Taoist Sect and the Taiqing Taoist Sect from the list.
In the past, the Taixuan Taoist Sect had resorted to ruthless means, secretly assassinating Gong Xuexin to maintain their orthodox status within the Taoist community.
Who knew if they’d cause trouble again this time?
In short, Bai Lian had no favorable impression of the Taixuan Taoist Sect.
She wished for the Taixuan Taoist Sect and the ambitious Marquis Wu’an to destroy each other, so she could easily vent her anger.
After setting her goal, Bai Lian flew straight to Wushan Holy Palace.
But after only flying for an hour, she stopped for some reason.
Still above Taicang Basin.
It was still the hometown of fish and rice.
Looking at the wandering souls beneath her feet, her expression became increasingly gloomy.
“Why?”
She had already destroyed that ancient magic array, and before leaving, she deliberately brought down a heavy rain full of vitality.
Under the watering of that rain, even dying flowers and plants had instantly recovered their spirits.
But what did she see now?
Bones exposed in the wilderness, and not a single rooster crowed for a thousand miles!
Well.
Nameless anger surged in Bai Lian’s heart, greater than the undulations on her chest.
“Haw?”
The jade rabbit nestled in Bai Lian’s arms sensed something unusual.
Bai Lian shook her head and said, “I’m fine, let’s go downstairs and see what’s going on.”
The jade rabbit naturally had no objections.
Bai Lian quickly flew toward the settlement her Divine Sense had investigated.
