Chapter 185 Dual Blades, Icy Brilliance in the Martial World (54)

This formation consisted of ten layers in total. Bai Tang combined it with some principles of heaven and earth. Only by breaking through all ten layers in one go could one enter the cave. If one failed to break through all ten layers and left, reentering the formation would mean facing an entirely new challenge.

Weng Quan watched as Bai Tang finished her tasks, then pulled out a whistle. “Ah Tang, this is a special means of communication from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. Your elder brother can’t accompany you on your travels anymore; I need to manage the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion properly. When you blow this whistle, it will fly to you. You can use it to send messages or small items. Your elder brother hopes we can stay in touch regularly.”

Bai Tang nodded. “No problem, take care, elder brother.”

This time, Bai Tang was accompanied by Jiesheng.

Jiesheng’s sudden appearance earned Bai Tang the nickname “femme fatale”, which was a playful title given by everyone unexpectedly but one that Bai Tang didn’t mind.

Bai Tang hadn’t planned to stay in Yaoyao’s body for a full ten years. During these two years of traveling, she let Yaoyao take the lead while she stepped back to guide. Only in life-threatening situations did Bai Tang take over the body.

Every month, Bai Tang would write scattered letters to Weng Quan, sometimes accompanied by drawings and some odd items. Whenever it was close to festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival or Double Ninth Festival, Bai Tang would return in advance. Occasionally, she’d bring a dish called “beggar’s chicken” to Qi Jiayan before leaving.

Two years passed quickly. Yaoyao didn’t want Bai Tang to leave her body, but Bai Tang’s decision was unchangeable.

“Today isn’t the Double Ninth Festival, not the Dragon Boat Festival, not the Mid-Autumn Festival, nor the Lantern Festival… You… are leaving?” Qi Jiayan held the warm beggar’s chicken.

Time really flies…

Bai Tang took out the bottle of medicine he had given her. “I’m leaving. Do you still want this medicine?”

Qi Jiayan’s brows furrowed slightly. “I won’t take back things I’ve given.”

Bai Tang smiled and placed it into the new space she had opened in her sea of consciousness. Here, she stored the things they had given her, almost everything from everyone.

Finally, Bai Tang said, “Young Master Qi, I’m leaving. After I’m gone, this place will be completely sealed. When you look back on your life, it won’t be all darkness, will it?”

“No one saved me.” While languishing in that icy dungeon, while being trampled underfoot, while almost being violated by Shuang Hua, he had survived on his own.

“Young Master Qi, as long as you don’t harm innocent people, I’ll come to save you.”

In principle, Bai Tang was not willing to back down.

Qi Jiayan’s eyes flickered with a hint of mystery, his gaze deepening. “Bai Tang, do you know who I am? Yet you boldly claim to save me.”

Bai Tang was slightly startled for a moment. “I know. Wen Su, the one they sealed away with the power of the God Realm, right?”

This information came from a little tampering she did, obtained from System 168. She always felt that there was something not quite right about it, which is why she chose to continue to the next world.

For the very first time, Wen Su appeared, with all the memories of the previous three worlds in his mind. After he went through the memories in a flash, lazily leaned against the cage. “Since you know, aren’t you afraid of antagonizing the God Realm?”

Bai Tang replied earnestly, “If you are guilty, then you deserve punishment. If you are innocent, then I will find a way to release you and seek justice for you. This doesn’t constitute opposing the God Realm. Not everyone from the God Realm is foolish. Being imprisoned without cause means someone has ulterior motives. Those individuals don’t represent the entirety of the God Realm.”

“Hahaha… I don’t believe you. Trust is the most hypocritical thing in this world.” Wen Su suddenly laughed, yet within him arose a yearning.

Was this person worthy of his trust?

Or was she like those who used various systems, beautifully named claiming to strategize against him but actually hiding many dirty and filthy things?

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