Chapter 18: If you want my life, just tell me

“The sword cultivators’ rest area?” Carrot head thought for a moment and pointed with his chubby little hand.

“If I remember correctly, it should be over there.”

Ning Yue tiptoed to look.

Still quite a distance.

She weakly withdrew her gaze.

“Thank you. See you again; I have to go back now.”

She walked a few steps, then turned back, remembering something.

Carrot head asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something else?”

“No,” Ning Yue smiled at him, holding up the half-eaten red fruit.

“Thank you for the fruit!”

“Oh,” Carrot head watched Ning Yue’s back, proudly puffing out his chest. “You’re welcome.”

He jumped back into the tree and touched the spot where the fruit had fallen.

A new small red fruit formed there.

“You’re lucky; I don’t give this fruit to anyone else!”

“What don’t you give to anyone else?” A gentle, clear voice came.

A handsome man in white robes appeared under the tree.

His hair was tied up with a jade crown; he had a tall and slender figure, calm and peaceful eyebrows, and eyes that always curved into a smile; he was looking up with a gentle smile.

“Liyan! You’re back” Carrot head tumbled out of the tree and threw himself into Ji Liyan’s arms.

He said excitedly, “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t be back for a few days?”

Ji Liyan smiled and patted his head. “Okay, Xiao Yu. This time I went out with my father, and we finished quickly, so I came back early.

I can just make it to the disciple recruitment ceremony; maybe I can pick a few disciples.”

“Right, what did you say you don’t give to anyone else?”

Xiao Yu got up from Ji Liyan’s arms. “Nothing, it’s a new sword cultivator disciple; she got lost and came here and ate one of my fruits.”

Ji Liyan smiled. “Is that so?”

Xiao Yu’s cheeks puffed up. “Since she’s young, I’ll forgive her this once.”

…

Ning Yue finally reached the sword cultivators’ rest area after much difficulty.

Along the way, she occasionally saw senior disciples flying on swords in the sky.

So convenient!

This further strengthened Ning Yue’s determination to learn swordsmanship!

Just so she wouldn’t have to commute on foot in such a large sect in the future!

Finally arriving at the rest area, Ning Yue received her accommodation token.

A round-faced senior sister was managing the tokens and curiously asked, “Are you from the second group?”

Ning Yue didn’t know if a second group had arrived, so she shook her head.

“I got separated on the way and went to another rest area; I don’t know which group it is.”

“I see,” the round-faced senior sister nodded and smiled sweetly at her. “Then sign your name here. Rest early; the aptitude test is tomorrow, and it’s quite important.”

“Okay.” Ning Yue smiled sweetly. After signing her name, she returned to her room.

After returning to her room, she closed the door.

Then she eagerly got into bed, closed her eyes, and entered her consciousness space.

The consciousness space was the same as before.

She went straight to her destination and opened her eyes in the central library.

The four towering trees were still the same as before

The fire tree was still lush, but the other four trees weren’t as bare; they had some leaves.

Ning Yue sighed, standing there. “These little trees are growing quite fast.”

Xiaohua appeared silently behind her, expressionless.

“…I didn’t expect your spiritual roots to grow so fast either.”

Ning Yue turned to look; Xiaohua was standing behind her.

She paused

She swore!

She really saw an expression of numbness and weariness on Xiaohua’s faceless petals.

Xiaohua paused for a moment, then shouted, “This is not the normal growth rate for a human’s spiritual roots!!!”

Ning Yue touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed. Xiaohua had to take care of this large consciousness space and these trees; it must be very busy.

After thinking for a while, she felt she was right.

“Can you blame me for having too much talent?!”

Xiaohua remained silent.

Ning Yue suddenly asked, “The trial is over; what about the person in black who you said would kill me?”

Xiaohua: “Didn’t he appear?”

Ning Yue shook her head. “He didn’t. I didn’t meet many people in black during the entire trial.”

“Oh,” Xiaohua yawned.

“That’s even better. The threat of the person in black was just a possibility prediction based on your strength at the time; it might happen, or it might not.”

Ning Yue nodded. “So that person just disappeared?”

“Of course not,” Xiaohua said. “You can understand it like this: for example, the person in black wanted to beat you up before, but seeing your strength, he didn’t dare to do it. That person didn’t disappear; his intentions changed, so the predicted outcome didn’t happen.”

Ning Yue finally understood.

She poked Xiaohua’s leaves. “…Are there any limitations to your ability?”

Xiaohua looked at her warily. “What are you going to do?”

Ning Yue gently picked up Xiaohua and placed it on her shoulder.

“Predict for me again. See if I have any other threats; I need to prepare. Otherwise, I’ll have no motivation to cultivate.”

Xiaohua proudly swayed its leaves, reluctantly agreeing. “…Fine.”

Ning Yue silently muttered in her heart, you arrogant thing!

With Xiaohua on her shoulder, Ning Yue walked into the library and casually pulled out a cushion to sit down.

Xiaohua suddenly opened its petals, looking very serious.

Ning Yue raised an eyebrow and asked, “What did you see?”

Xiaohua: “Although the predicted outcome can change, this time you absolutely cannot escape!”

Seeing how serious it was, Ning Yue’s heart trembled.

She was so anxious she wanted to eat some melon seeds.

“Tell me quickly.”

Xiaohua didn’t beat around the bush. “Three days later, in the Green Valley Secret Realm, you will be swallowed and killed by a ten-thousand-year-old giant python.”

Ning Yue: “…”

Ning Yue trembled. “…What did you say?”

Xiaohua frowned and repeated it again.

Ning Yue trembled. “…It’s not that I didn’t hear clearly; I just can’t believe it.”

Xiaohua looked quite dejected. “What to do? Even if you train day and night now, you can’t kill a ten-thousand-year-old giant python.”

Ning Yue was afraid of snakes. If it were any other way to die, she might still fight for it.

But being swallowed by a ten-thousand-year-old giant python!

She couldn’t accept it.

“Right” Ning Yue had a sudden inspiration. “What Green Valley Secret Realm! If I don’t go, then this won’t happen!”

Xiaohua looked at her with pity.

Ning Yue felt that look wasn’t friendly. “…Why?”

“Why do you think you’re going to the Green Valley Secret Realm?”

Ning Yue didn’t know.

Xiaohua: “You used ice-elemental magic in the formation trial, and your spiritual root is a bit unstable; it will burst soon.

You’re going to the Green Valley Secret Realm to pick Green Lotus to nourish your water spiritual root.”

Ning Yue: “…So I’m going to die whether I go or not?”

Xiaohua nodded with satisfaction. “Exactly.”

Ning Yue: “…”

…Just tell me you want me dead.