Chapter 132
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Chapter 132: Little Bai, Let’s Go
Wen Yun became a spy.
Ye Shubai has been sealed at The Tenth Peak for a hundred years. During this time, she thought of various formations while guarding Little Bai in the cave.
During this time, Qingliu Sword Sect went through many events. It slowly recovered from defeat and started accepting more disciples.
The older generation who mourned for Ye Shubai gradually passed away, and the new generation remembered Ye Shubai only as a senior who died in the war between good and evil. After two more generations, the name became like a historical figure recorded in the books, disappearing from the disciples’ memory.
Wen Yun saw Wan family’s spies sneaking into Qingliu Sword Sect, starting from the outer elders and servants to a certain disciple in the inner sect chores hall. They all silently watched the direction of The Tenth Peak.
It turned out that Wan family had been waiting for him to return so early.
Ye Shubai on the peak began to gradually awaken under the nourishment of the Phoenix tree. The Phoenix tree slowly turned from a wooden sword into a dry stick, then gradually transformed into a tender sapling resembling delicate grass.
Every two days, Wen Yun went to see the little sapling, finding comfort in her heart.
On a hot summer afternoon, three young people raced to the mountaintop, crying bitterly as if it were a final farewell –
"Master!"
Wen Yun glanced over, oh, these were her three incompetent senior brothers, it was about time for them to recover from their injuries and come out.
Since that day, The Tenth Peak had become much livelier than before.
Wen Yun was often interrupted in her formation contemplation by the drunken grave-crying of Yue Xingzhou.
And whenever Xu Wanfeng was heartbroken, he would sigh and come to the mountaintop to talk to the master in a low voice.
Of course, the root of the nightmare still lay with the obedient disciple, Bai Yushan.
"Huh? I just weeded out the grass last month, how come there are weeds growing near the master’s cave again!"
Bai Yushan casually pulled out the little sapling and threw it aside, then respectfully bowed towards the cave, suddenly feeling a chill behind him.
He scratched his head in puzzlement. He wondered why, even though he had reached the Soul Changing Stage, he still felt a chill down his spine every time he came to visit his master.
Wen Yun gazed softly at Bai Yushan, then sighed as she looked at the Phoenix tree that had been uprooted for the third time.
"Little Bai, oh Little Bai, it’s truly compassionate of you not to have killed this disciple later," mumbled Wen Yun as she watched the Third Martial Brother leave, shaking her head helplessly.
The only consolation was that Bai Yushan occasionally uprooted the Phoenix tree. Although it affected Ye Shubai’s awakening time, it helped Ye Shubai practice the rules of life and death to a certain extent.
After all, each time the Phoenix tree was uprooted, it was like Ye Shubai dying again. And each time it grew back, it was like his rebirth…
Going through life and death so many times, it was no wonder that Ye Shubai’s rules of life and death progressed so rapidly later on.
However, Wen Yun silently noted the number of times Bai Yushan uprooted the Phoenix tree.
By the eleventh time it was uprooted, a new female disciple had joined the Qingliu Sword Sect’s outer sect.
That child was named Wen Yun.
She also had another name, Little Jiu.
*
Summer thunderstorms always come suddenly, with a loud clap of thunder followed by heavy rain pouring down from the sky.
Little Jiu curled up in a small cottage in the courtyard, her body burning hot, her breath getting weaker and weaker, almost to the point of no breath left.
Ever since Xie Family took away her Golden Core, she had become a mortal, barely holding on until now out of sheer unwillingness to give up.
But now, she couldn’t hold on any longer.
Wen Yun hung outside the courtyard, unable to help but sigh.
The little girl’s vitality was completely drained, her spirit was about to leave her body, not even Wen Yun’s healing spell could save her.
Stepping into the small thatched house, she saw the spirit of the little girl about to dissipate into the world in front of the stack of grass.
The latter seemed to sense something and looked at her blankly, "Are you the ghost messenger here to fetch me?"
Little Jiu’s spirit was dimmer than Wen Yun’s, like a candle on the verge of extinguishing. The walls of the shack were crumbling with cracks, lightning flashed outside the window, the fierce wind rustled the leaves, carrying the scent of mud into the room. Her spirit also shattered into pieces along with the storm.
Wen Yun felt a sourness in her heart, protecting her with her own spirit, gently embracing the young girl and shielding her from the storm.
Little Jiu’s spirit, a small ball, looked up at Wen Yun in confusion.
When she was alive, she was always alert against sneak attacks from the shadows, resisting anyone who came too close, ready to step back immediately.
But for some reason, this other spirit made her unable to resist, feeling a sense of peace she had never experienced before in the embrace of the other person.
Like a sister from another world.
Wen Yun softly asked her, "Do you want to see the bad people punished with your own eyes, to repay what they owe you?"
Little Jiu was taken aback.
After a long time, she firmly said, "Hmm."
Wen Yun smiled and softly said, "Okay, I’ll do it for you."
She protected Little Jiu’s remaining soul with her own spirit, and guided her back into the small body on the bed.
Back to the beginning of the story.
It’s okay to lose, she knows the test content this time.
She will never write the wrong answer again.
*
Shortly after Wen Yun’s rebirth, she finally returned to The Tenth Peak and saved the Phoenix tree for the twelfth time from Third Martial Brother, following the plot she remembered.
She couldn’t hide her excitement when looking at this small tree seedling.
Of course, she was very excited and impatient in her past life too, but last time it was the impulse to carve the Phoenix tree into a wand, and this time it was waiting for Ye Shubai to come out.
Wen Yun thought that when she saw the living Ye Shubai appear in front of her again, her first reaction would be joy.
But when the man slowly opened his eyes and looked at her, like in a previous life, his voice was cold yet firm as he said, "We’ve met before."
"We have met before."
In that moment, Wen Yun’s chest felt like it was harshly twisted, so sour that it almost made it difficult for her to maintain her calm demeanor, even breathing became difficult.
She thought, she and him had much more than just met.
The length of time she had passed through had been long enough to turn the seas into mulberry fields, so long that besides her, perhaps no one else could, or would dare endure that long solitude.
Wen Yun’s heart began to burn, so much so that she felt tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.
I’ve been running nonstop, pushing myself to come back here and catch you.
In the end, she kept these words in her heart quietly, the girl lifted her chin slightly, her eyes turning red, but her voice cheerful—
"I am your owner, Wen Yun."
As she spoke, she reached out her hand towards the man on the ground, ready to help him up.
Ye Shubai silently gazed at the delicate and pale hand on the ground, his gaze slightly complicated.
Wen Yun felt uneasy under his gaze, so she pretended to glare back fiercely.
What are you looking at?
Just holding hands, right?
I even kissed you!
I will still sleep with you in the future!
Wen Yun was worried about changing the future and knowing that Supreme Immortal Shangxuan was spying on Ye Shubai from time to time. Even though Wen Yun knew what would happen every day in the future, she still did not change it, but instead followed her memories to recreate it exactly as it was.
When trying to outsmart a Supreme Immortal, one cannot have any hope of luck and must be extremely cautious.
Everything that followed felt like Wen Yun was reliving an old dream.
Whether it was the people or the words spoken, everything was repeating scenes from the past life.
What used to be ordinary scenes to her a long time ago, now experiencing them again felt like a rare and precious good time.
As for the various strange behaviors of Ye Shubai and those gentle details that Wen Yun had previously ignored because of her straightforward nature, now, every detail seemed to have a deeper meaning in Wen Yun’s eyes since Ye Shubai had previously admitted to having ulterior motives.
For example, when Jiang Si first appeared, Ye Shubai blocked her line of sight. Upon closer inspection, whenever a good-looking male cultivator caught her eye, Ye Shubai intentionally or unintentionally blocked her view. If the male cultivator was not good-looking, he stood silently behind her like a silent guardian.
Tsk.
Whenever Wen Yun mentioned "wand spirit," Ye Shubai’s expression changed, and his words turned sour. Every time a certain magic was mastered, it seemed like Ye Shubai unconsciously wanted to compare it with Little Hong.
Tsk.
For example, when the little dragon just came back, it wanted to sleep next to Wen Yun. But Ye Shubai would always casually say, "I put new gems in your dragon’s lair, don’t you want to go see?" And he easily tricked the dragon away from her bed like that.
Tsk, men!
One such thing would have been forgivable, but unfortunately it happened too many times, making it hard to attribute it all to coincidence.
Those jealousy-induced words, those carefully guarded actions, that limitless trust and indulgence, all of these turned out to be gentleness that was only meant for her.
Wen Yun at this moment felt like a student who cheated and sneakily peeked at the answer, having a proud understanding, and a delightful feeling of discovering treasures she had overlooked before.
"So he liked me so early, I truly can’t hide my charm."
*
Time flies by.
Wen Yun is now following the process from her past life, starting to cross the heavenly tribulation and getting ready to fly to the upper realm.
Unlike in her past life when she was nervous during the thunder tribulation, this time she is…
Well, she’s become quite tough and brave, not afraid of pain.
Wen Yun’s body is indeed the same as in her past life, her cultivation level seems similar at first glance, but her sword skills and spiritual power are much stronger, and as for the Power of Rules, it’s already close to perfection.
Earlier, Shang Wuyang’s cultivation level was already full, but his progress with the Power of Rules was stagnant, so he couldn’t break through the barrier to the immortal realm.
On the other hand, Wen Yun was the opposite, outwardly appearing to be a newbie facing ascension, but actually already stepping half into the immortal realm, just lacking enough cultivation for now.
Due to her strong spiritual power, when the hundredth thunder descended, she remained calm, even feeling like taking a bath in the thunder pool.
Thinking about Ye Shubai’s cry of "Ayun" just now, she couldn’t help but sigh, realizing that in her past life, she was struck by lightning and missed out on hearing this sound.
You should know that Ye Shubai usually only calls her by her formal name.
Wen Yun took a sneak peek at Ye Shubai, feeling proud secretly and keeping a record in her little notebook in her mind.
"Ye Xiaobai’s three hundred and eighty-sixth unhidden crush."
He naturally noticed her occasional glances, but he couldn’t understand Wen Yun’s strange look. He thought she was in pain, so he frowned and comforted her gently, "If you can’t bear it, just fly up."
He clenched his hands tightly, completely losing his usual calmness, with slightly red eyes and a trembling voice.
Wen Yun had planned to pretend to cover her chest and say, "Little Bai, it hurts", to make him worry a bit. But seeing Ye Shubai like this, she couldn’t bear to let him worry anymore.
Beside them, Immortal Su Yuan had already loudly counted out the number, "One hundred and twenty-two!"
It was time to go to the upper realm.
Wen Yun silently looked at the golden sky staircase leading to the upper realm. Last time she went up, she thought there would be enemies guarding up there, so she had been on high alert, ready to flee with the teleportation scroll. There was no one up there, and she had thought it was just luck back then.
This time, Wen Yun knew that someone was actually waiting for them in the upper realm. That person was in the far east, high above looking down in their direction, coldly calculating their fate.
When they go to the upper realm, she and he will meet many, many people just like in their past lives, and they will experience many, many things together again. He will once again reveal his "unfaithful heart" to her.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan will arrive at White Cloud City on that day according to Wen Yun’s calculations.
But this time, Wen Yun is already prepared.
Her Ye Xiaobai will not die again.
Wen Yun reaches out her hand towards Ye Shubai.
"Little Bai, let’s go."