Chapter 9
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Chapter 9: Bai Lian Never Stays Beneath, Except..
The development of events differed slightly from what Bai Lian had imagined.
This meal is definitely one she must eat.
Initially, she thought that this meal was like going to one of those trendy restaurants where the focus was not on what you ate, but what you talked about.
But she soon realized that she was mistaken.
The chef for today’s main meal, Miss Si Yunshang, prepared a grand feast that far exceeded her expectations!
"The night is long, and we have plenty of time, so please enjoy at your leisure."
Besides the fresh and delicious food that was expertly arranged in front of Bai Lian, there were also numerous utensils that even someone as experienced as her couldn’t recognize.
She picked up one of the purple utensils.
After carefully sizing up for a while, she humbly consulted Si Yunshang.
"What is this?"
Si Yunshang caressed her cheek, her eyes filled with both delight and a natural charm.
"This is a good thing invented by a former leader of the Clear River Xuan Nu Sect. When I was still the leader of the Lingxu sect, she favored me and gave me many of the treasures of the Clear River Xuan Nu Sect…"
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Bai Lian stared blankly at the cutlery in her hand.
Isn’t Clear River Xuan Nu Sect the famous witch sect?
No wonder the shape of this thing looks a bit familiar. It turns out to be a custom soup spoon driven by spirit Qi, designed specifically for soup mixing and with a certain degree of elasticity!
Different trades have different specialties.
In the field of soup cooking, Clear River Xuan Nu Sect, which has been studied for many years, can indeed be called the best in the world!
Si Yunshang covered her mouth and laughed, "Are you jealous? This was over two thousand years ago, and I didn’t even accept her at that time, nor let her touch my hand."
Bai Lian shook her head quickly, "Nonsense, how could I be jealous of such a small matter?"
"So you must be thinking that if that woman was here, we could ‘drink’ her like a soup?" Si Yunshang laughed even more joyfully.
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Bai Lian stared hard at Si Yunshang, and only after a while did she say, "Do you think I am a glutton? I don’t eat everything."
Soup? I would rather eat the Qiongming Peak hot pot!
Si Yunshang stared back at Bai Lian without being polite, "Isn’t it true?"
"If you say so, then I will go outside to taste some local specialties. Let’s see if you can handle it!"
"No!" Si Yunshang quickly hugged Bai Lian’s right arm. "Miss Bai, it’s my fault. Please forgive me."
It’s too late!
And your apology lacks sincerity. A true apology requires you to expose your vulnerability.
What?
It’s already out, so it’s alright now.
After being stuck to Si Yunshang at close range for quite a while, Bai Lian finally calmed down.
Although the night is long, there is a time to end, and for now, one must enjoy this final dinner!
It must be said that Si Yunshang’s preparation was very thorough.
This thoroughness was not only superficial, but also internal.
In addition to being excited, she had already entered a state and exhibited a culinary skill far beyond her usual level.
The appetizer before the main course is fresh berries, which are also coated with seasoning that she personally prepared.
The rich aroma lingered in the room, the dim candlelight flickered in harmony, and together they made one’s mouth water, making one unconsciously want to savor every taste on the plate.
After the appetizers comes the soup, which is divided into two types: clear soup and thick soup, with the latter served after the main course.
After Bai Lian’s taste buds were completely activated and she began to feel hungry, Si Yunshang thoughtfully brought out the tableware and the main course one by one.
The process of dining needs no elaboration.
Essentially, it was just the story of two cultivators with far greater appetites than normal humans, eating for over an hour as they tried many flavors they had never tasted before, and finally resulting in their mouths watering and oil spilling out from their lips.
After enjoying soup and small desserts after the main course, this unimaginably grand feast finally came to an end.
In front of the half-open window.
Two bodies, glistening like jewels, stood side by side, their room behind them already in chaos.
That’s just how it is when dining, especially when there’s a lot to eat and the meal lasts for a long time – the room always ends up becoming messy.
There’s now an unfinished soup spoon lying beside Bai Lian’s foot.
"I’ve seen stars in many places, but it’s this place that always makes me feel the most at ease," Si Yunshang suddenly exclaimed.
She leaned against the window frame, her hips arched back, forming a stunning curve.
Bai Lian lightly tapped her waist and gazed at the stars, casually asking, "Do you plan to live here forever?"
Si Yunshang lowered her head and thought for a moment, "Although I have such thoughts, I certainly won’t do it."
"Why not?"
"If I do, I won’t be able to stay by your side forever. I’m sure I’ll be excluded by other women."
Bai Lian deliberately showed a look of disdain, "You don’t have to stick so tightly."
Si Yunshang stood up and hugged Bai Lian from behind, "No, that won’t do. We have trained together so many times and yet you still don’t know me? If it’s possible, I’d like to practice with you every day."
She was wearing nothing but a sheer veil, and her pose involuntarily captivated onlookers.
Bai Lian trembled, "How can you eat so much? Are you a pig or something?"
Si Yunshang chuckled and licked her lips, "Don’t you like it? To be honest, I have to blame you for this – I used to think only about killing people but since you came along, all I can think about is devouring you."
"Nonsense."
Bai Lian slapped away Si Yunshang’s hand.
Si Yunshang "winced" and wiped her beaten hand with the back of her hand on Bai Lian’s back, saying, "It will be dawn in one hour. Are you leaving at dawn?"
Bai Lian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, you know, my master’s injuries are improving, but she has not yet fully recovered."
"Okay."
Si Yunshang responded with a muffled voice, bowing her head in Bai Lian’s long hair and remaining silent for a long time.
Bai Lian said, "I’m sorry."
Si Yunshang clapped her right hand, making a snapping sound and said, "I’m not upset, I’m just thinking."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I’m thinking about when to meet your master. I may be an ugly bride, but I still have to meet my in-laws. When a concubine enters the door, she should go to see the wife too."
"Stop it!"
Bai Lian instinctively stopped Si Yunshang.
"What’s going on?"
Si Yunshang gazed at Bai Lian in a daze, freezing her movements for a moment.
Bai Lian explained, "If you rashly come to the door, being severely injured is the least of your worries. Let me and my master settle things first."
"That’s fine," Si Yunshang nodded. "I didn’t realize your master was so stingy."
This is not just about being stingy or not being stingy!
Bai Lian said, "If my master hears this, you’re in big trouble."
Si Yunshang nodded solemnly. "I understand what kind of person your master is. It looks like the methods I used to deal with your Martial Sisters won’t work on your master."
Do I need to say it?
"My master would eventually accept it…but, in reality, it doesn’t matter." Bai Lian suddenly sighed.
Bai Lian suddenly let out a sigh.
By then, whether to accept or not, what does it matter?
Her only consolation was that the Demon Emperor had already died. Her master and Martial Sister no longer needed to desperately seek revenge for her, they could live for themselves.
The scenery outside the window was pleasant, and the food inside the window was appetizing, but Bai Lian suddenly felt exhausted.
Despite her best efforts, her eyelids were fighting each other, and the sudden fatigue made her consciousness dizzy and heavy.
Really?
According to her previous estimate, she should be able to rely on the power of Qianhuan Real Eyes for another four or five days.
Could it be because she ate too much earlier?
"Hey."
A dissatisfied voice sounded.
"Why don’t you respond at all? My feet are numb. While it’s still dark, can you accompany me for a while…"
"I am feeling a bit tired," suddenly said Bai Lian.
Si Yunshang paused, "Tired?"
"Mhmm," Bai Lian shook her head and gently fell into Si Yunshang’s arms. "I want to take a nap."
Si Yunshang already sensed that something was amiss, "I cannot believe it. Just a few days ago, I was extremely ill, and you were completely fine. What happened today?"
Bai Lian’s lips grew slightly pale, and she forced a smile, "Perhaps my injuries have not yet completely healed. You are foolish to think that I could defeat a foe of Demon Emperor’s caliber without suffering any injuries. I simply pretended that everything was alright before to prevent Martial Sisters from worrying."
Si Yunshang grew anxious, "So, you wished for me to worry then?"
"Originally, I didn’t wish for you to worry."
However…
Some things cannot be predicted as easily as you think.
Just like it is now.
A slight pain burst out from the bottom of her right eye.
Gradually, the world in front of Bai Lian became blurry.
Is Qianhuan Real Eyes going to go completely blind?
The situation seems to be too terrible. In that case, isn’t she going to fall apart in front of Si Yunshang later?
If so, the bloody and blurry appearance would be too ugly.
Bai Lian, who is accustomed to this body and this way of thinking, doesn’t want to change anything.
She struggled to lift the blanket that Si Yunshang had just covered her with, "Help…help me get dressed."
Si Yunshang muttered, "What’s wrong with sleeping naked?"
"No!"
Bai Lian’s voice grew resolute, yet to Si Yunshang it sounded like she was throwing a tantrum.
Who can resist the tantrums of a fragile young girl?
"Of course, can’t I help you get dressed?"
Si Yunshang carefully dressed Bai Lian.
She didn’t hurry to leave, but lay on her side beside Bai Lian, watching her profile with interest.
"How do you feel?"
"Thank you."
"You’re welcome, I’m happy today."
"Then I’m relieved."
Bai Lian reached out and, after some groping, held Si Yunshang’s hand.
"Don’t let go, even if I fall asleep, don’t let go, or else…"
"Or else what?"
Would be afraid.
Would be afraid to reveal the completely unappealing state to others!
Bai Lian realized for the first time how terrifying it was not to see anything and to have her Divine Sense unable to explore.
She was deeply trapped in a dark quagmire where nothing was visible.
Her body and mind kept sinking downwards.
Fear, unease…
Various emotions were raging in her heart, only when she held Si Yunshang’s hand could she stop trembling.
"Okay, I won’t let go. Hey, you’re just like a kid now. I heard that you became small for a while, can you show me later? Sister will take good care of you."
Si Yunshang poked Bai Lian’s nose with her hand, but suddenly stopped after two pokes.
Bai Lian still had her eyes open, seeming to be staring back at her.
However, her normally bright right eye appeared particularly unusual today, as if covered by a layer of gray and became unsightly.
Si Yunshang’s hand froze in mid-air.
"Bai Lian, are you really okay with your injury?"
Bai Lian had no reaction at all.
No response, and her eyes didn’t even blink.
Si Yunshang waved her hand in front of Bai Lian’s eyes, but there was still no response.
"…"
She tested Bai Lian’s breath again and found it to be irregular.
She hastily pressed her ear against Bai Lian’s chest, and although her heart was still beating, it was so weak that she could barely feel it.
Si Yunshang immediately panicked.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have pulled you, I was too selfish, I…I’ll go find someone to save you."
The witch’s countenance could no longer remain composed.
Her eyes were slightly red, glimmering with tears.
She climbed out of bed, disregarding her lack of clothing, and called for Yu Ying and Qing Luan.
However, at this very moment, the grip on her hand made her stop in her tracks.
Even now, with only Bai Lian’s hand in hers, she remembered what Bai Lian had said.
"Don’t let go, even if I fall asleep."
Si Yunshang bit down hard on her lip.
She wouldn’t let go.
She absolutely couldn’t release her grip, because if she did, Bai Lian would leave!
Si Yunshang shouted at the top of her lungs, but at that moment, the tightly locked door suddenly opened, and Qing Luan rushed in anxiously.
"Qing Luan, you have arrived just in time. Bai Lian, she…"
Qing Luan interrupted Si Yunshang, "Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s hand! Please hold it down for me, and make sure she doesn’t move."
"Ah?"
Qing Luan walked to the bedside, "The night we were together, I left a spark in Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s body. That was the original spark born from my transformation into a phoenix."
Si Yunshang was puzzled, "Spark?"
Qing Luan sat on Bai Lian’s thigh, "It is a spark with the power of rebirth through baptism by fire. There is no time to explain now. Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian must not move!"
"I understand," Si Yunshang nodded vigorously.
Her cultivation base was currently low, and she could only place all hope on Qing Luan.
But…
Why did treating Bai Lian require lifting her skirt?
Hey, you, um, I…
Si Yunshang stared blankly, too scared to say anything.
…
In a place unknown to anyone.
Bai Lian’s consciousness finally passed through a white halo.
This may be another world, the world of the deceased!
Bai Lian thought to herself.
It seemed that things weren’t as bad as expected. She had thought that she would die and never be reincarnated.
But how could she go back?
There were no directions, no signs, and she herself was just an uncontrolled consciousness.
She drifted and drifted, not knowing how long she had drifted for, until she finally heard a vague conversation in her ear.
"I don’t have a name."
"How can you not have a name?"
"…"
"So, let me give you a name. What do you look like?"
"I don’t know."
"Well… this is difficult, do you have the same difficulty seeing things as I do?"
The other voice was somewhat unfamiliar, but the one that claimed to have no name sounded similar to little Bai Lian?
Did she mishear?
The two of them continued their conversation.
"I can see."
"Then how come you don’t know what you look like?"
"I don’t know."
"Hmph!"
The sudden sound seemed a bit annoyed, and even Bai Lian couldn’t help but laugh.
"Alright. What are some of your features? For example, what do you like to eat? What color is your hair? What color is your skin? What is your favorite animal?"
After a long pause, the voice spoke again.
"They say I am white."
"White? Then, your surname will be Bai (White)!"
"Oh."
"You still need a name, otherwise it feels weird to just have a surname."
"I don’t understand."
"You don’t have to understand, just listen to me."
"Hmm."
"Name, name, I see you looking so pitiful, how about I call you Bai Lian (White Pity)!"
"Bai Lian?"
Bai Lian was stunned.
Actually, when talking about the surname Bai, she had a vague sense of foreboding, but when this name really came out, she couldn’t help but feel deeply disturbed.
What on earth is this!
Hallucination?
Something that happened in the past?
However, she doesn’t remember anything.
A massive amount of information flooded in, Bai Lian’s consciousness becoming even more chaotic, but the two individuals who were speaking didn’t "let go" of her.
"What’s the use of a name?"
"With a name, I don’t have to call you ‘hey you’ anymore."
"It seems like there’s no difference."
"Who says there’s no difference? I can save a few words!"
"And what’s your name?"
"An Lan, just call me An Lan."
An Lan, it’s the name of the master, and Bai Lian’s headache became even worse.
"Can I touch you?"
"I don’t have a body like yours."
"Just try."
"I d.."
"You see, you just touched me. Hmm, you and I are about the same age."
"Aren’t you afraid of me?"
"Why would I be afraid? You were the one who saved me that day."
"I just happened to be passing by."
"Thank you."
A warm feeling suddenly surged up, and Bai Lian stood stunned in her tracks as if someone had hugged her.
She gazed dazedly straight ahead.
This warmth seemed to be the warmth of her master’s embrace.
However, the warmth brought not tranquility, but rather intensified pain.
Bai Lian’s body trembled constantly, but just then, in the darkness ahead, a blue light suddenly appeared.
It was…
Bai Lian’s breath was caught.
She heard it, that was the voice calling her.
"Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian!"
Qing Luan?
Sure enough, flying from afar was the divine bird Qing Luan.
Boundless power suddenly surged within Bai Lian’s body and she regained control, flying towards Qing Luan.
Before Qing Luan could start reminiscing, Bai Lian cursed loudly, "What are you doing here? Who let you come here? Do you even know how dangerous it is? Go back now!"
Qing Luan persisted, angering Bai Lian.
You foolish bird! Since you won’t go back, I’ll bring you back myself!
Bai Lian used a powerful restraining technique and flew along the path that Qing Luan had come from.
Struggling desperately was in vain for Qing Luan, and seeing this, Bai Lian smiled contentedly.
Your Elder Martial Sister will always be your Elder Martial Sister!
It is uncertain how long she flew, but eventually Bai Lian saw the exit.
"Don’t do such foolish things next time," she said.
Bai Lian threw Qing Luan out and turned to leave, but then she suddenly had a realization.
Wait a moment.
If Qing Luan can go out, can’t she also go out? Why did she turn back?
Bai Lian immediately flew up, climbing all the way to the top before finally bursting out.
At dawn.
In the narrow room, Bai Lian suddenly opened her eyes and let out a long, delicate cry.
She’s out!
"Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian?!"
Qing Luan, weak and helpless, widened her eyes.
Si Yunshang held her breath.
Bai Lian took several breaths before she came to her senses. Her body was burning and covered in sweat. She stared at Qing Luan, who was holding her hands and sitting on top of her, and took a while to understand the situation.
The Qing Luan’s Spark in her body was "germinating".
Qing Luan tried to revive her with her own life force.
This is a strategy of trading one life for another!
"You…are infuriating me!"
Bai Lian’s cheeks swelled in anger.
Who let you do this, and moreover, you forcibly did this to me while I was asleep. Don’t you know that Bai Lian never submits to someone else?!
Odious.
Bai Lian broke free from Si Yunshang’s grasp in a moment, and then overturned Qing Luan.
Thus, the situation suddenly reversed, and she smoothly seized the commanding heights.
"Although we are not of the same peak, I am still your Elder Martial Sister. How dare you not listen to your Elder Martial Sister’s words and commit such a great act of treason?! Today, you cannot even think about keeping your seat!"
"Ah…"
Qing Luan resisted in vain and could only be severely reprimanded by Bai Lian in front of Si Yunshang until daybreak.
Si Yunshang’s legs became weak upon seeing this scene.
Terrifying!
Finally, it was Yu Ying who came in from outside and stopped Bai Lian’s punishment of Qing Luan.
"How dare you betray me behind my back? I…I…I don’t care, I want to do it too!"
She bit on a handkerchief so hard that it was nearly torn, unable to tolerate it any longer. Enough is enough!
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Sigh.
Qing Luan, who was reprimanded, felt dizzy and stood at the corner of the wall, looking pitifully at Bai Lian.
Deep down, she was actually more happy.
Originally, she intended to sacrifice herself to save Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, but after Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian was awakened unexpectedly by her, a very peculiar entanglement occurred between their souls.
She doesn’t have to die, and neither does Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, but the downside is that if either of them dies in the future, the other person will also suffer severe injuries or even pass away.
"This isn’t a bad thing, is it?"
Qing Luan thought.
It’s a bit hot.
She took out the fan that Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian gave her. It’s not the time to think randomly now, with such a good atmosphere!
…
The Qiongming Peak.
An Lan, who had been lying in bed for a long time, finally stood up on this day.
Without alarming too many people, she only told Xiao Jinse who had been waiting beside her, "I need to go out for a few days. If Bai Lian returns, let her wait for me at the Qiongming Peak. Don’t wander around."
"Ah, alright." Xiao Jinse instinctively responded, then jumped up in surprise, "Master, has your injury healed?"
An Lan nodded and shook her head, "I will go look for medicine."
"Master, let me help you look for it…"
"No need."
An Lan firmly declined.
On this occasion, she was swift and decisive, leaving the East Divine Land alone after just fifteen minutes.
She must go.
Upon sensing Bai Lian’s rapid weakening of soul strength, she had no choice but to release the seal of the Heavenly Lord’s Lance.
With her Qi exposed, Red Dust Heavenly Lord is highly likely to take notice of the commotion in this world.
If she continues to remain in the East Divine Land, there is no chance of survival for the Duxian sect and Bai Lian. Only by leaving here can they have the slightest chance of survival.
In fact, things haven’t reached this stage yet. What if Red Dust Heavenly Lord hasn’t noticed yet?
"I hope it’s just me overthinking."
An Lan gritted her teeth tightly and her heart wavered.
