Chapter 129: A Sudden Marriage Proposal

That person seemed to have fallen off the face of this world along with the Flower Burial Cultivation Method, until the ancestor, on her deathbed, told her wish to Hall Master Bai Chi, hoping Hall Master Bai Chi could fulfill it.

Hall Master Bai Chi had grown up, but refusing to dual cultivate had turned her into an empty shell, becoming the Heartless Bai that everyone knew.

She, like the ancestor, was waiting for that woman in red, until one day, she heard rumors of Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng using the Flower Burial Cultivation Method. Hall Master Bai Chi left the mountain to go seek the world-famous Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng.

That day, Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng said her first sentence to Bai Chi.

“Are you from this sect too?”

“No, This Lowly One is Shura Hall’s Hall Master, Bai Chi.”

“Pfft, is that the demon sect that especially likes dual cultivation?” Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng, who had been particularly serious just a second ago, smiled as brilliantly as a flower, even though it was a derisive smile, for some strange reason, Bai Chi was not angry.

She thought, this was the so-called destiny.

She pursued her vigorously, and if it were not for one Liu Churan, Bai Chi felt that Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng would have belonged to her.

However, because of Liu Churan’s appearance, she could not counter Liu Churan’s scheme and was driven back to Shura Hall. She was called Bai Chi, alias Heartless, but due to Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng, there were still great waves in her heart.

That was Heartless Bai’s Internal Demon¹, as well as her karma, and from then on, she lost heart in cultivation, which led to Shura Hall’s current state……

It was a very long, very realistic dream, as if Ye Wenxin was experiencing Hall Master Bai Chi’s story.

The sky brightened, and she awoke from her dream, but Ye Wenxin’s eyes were a little vacant.

“Why show me these things? It’s not like I can stay.” Due to the fatigue from yesterday, Ye Wenxin did not block Bai Chi’s mental attack, yet she did not regret seeing this story.

Nevertheless, since she had gotten up, it also meant the beginning of farewell.

Luo Miaoyi was very surprised to hear that Ye Wenxin was leaving, she completely did not understand why Ye Wenxin would do this so abruptly. Ye Wenxin smiled, saying that they would meet again if fate allowed, and immediately after, she went to find Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue but found that Qian Bingxue was not in her room.

So she went to find Liu Yansheng.

Liu Yansheng was still sleeping in her bed, she looked extremely cute curled up in a ball in her original form.

Seeing Ye Wenxin showing up without any warning, Third Senior Sister Liu Yansheng flew into a rage out of embarrassment, driving Ye Wenxin out.

Ye Wenxin stood at the door smiling wryly, and continued to say facing the room, “Senior Sister, I’m here to say goodbye.”

An odd noise sounded inside, and only after a few breaths did Liu Yansheng’s voice came through. Hearing Ye Wenxin’s goodbye left her very upset, “Hmph, you’re truly too much, peeping at me even when you’re saying goodbye!”

Thinking that Third Senior Sister Liu Yansheng’s original form was a snow-white fox, Ye Wenxin cracked a joke, “Mmhm, your fur is really resplendent, let me have a good feel next time.”

There was a thumping sound, probably Liu Yansheng getting so angry she was venting it onto a table. She could not open the door either, because of her injuries and because Ye Wenxin had swayed her Demon heart, she could not maintain a human form to go out.

This was also intentional on Ye Wenxin’s part, if she got badgered by Liu Yansheng for too long, she might not be able to depart even after dark.

“Well then, Senior Sister, I’ll be going after bidding farewell to Master. I wish you a good recovery.” Ye Wenxin placed a bottle of wound medicine on the floor before swiftly leaving.

Although she was a little regretful she could not see the face of Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue one last time, these days Ye Wenxin had spent here were also very pleasant.

She knocked on the door, entered the room of Shura Hall’s Hall Master, and then saw Shura Hall’s Hall Master there, still maintaining the same posture from yesterday.

“I’m going.”

“Will you return?”

“What do you think?” Ye Wenxin talked roundaboutly.

“You’re a member of Shura Hall, you will return.”

“You forced that on me.” Ye Wenxin was baffled, thinking carefully, as soon as she set foot in Shura Hall, she had already been entrapped by Shura Hall’s Hall Master.

There was a moment of silence, and when Ye Wenxin thought that the Hall Master was in a daze again, the Hall Master moved, got up, and handed a thick stack of documents to Ye Wenxin.

“These are all my research on the Iceborn Constitution, hope it can help you.”

Ye Wenxin was somewhat surprised, she eagerly took those documents, glanced at the contents a few times, and thanked the Hall Master.

“Thank you, I really had no clue what to do.”

“I’m still your master,” replied the Hall Master, leaving Ye Wenxin feeling like she had been exploited. But since the matter was already over, she did not refute anything, put the documents in her bag of holding, and then respectfully bowed to the Hall Master.

“A teacher for a day, a parent for life; if Shura Hall faces difficulty in the future, I, Ye Wenxin, would spare no effort to help,” Ye Wenxin responded seriously, then felt Hall Master Bai Chi reach out to touch her head.

“Ye Wenxin, is this your real name?”

Following the stroking, came Bai Chi’s inquiry. Ye Wenxin was a little against having her head touched like this, but she restrained herself and did not slap Hall Master Bai Chi’s hand away, saying quite helplessly, “Don’t overdo it, Hall Master Bai. I may look young, but I’m already a granny in my fifties. As for whether Ye Wenxin is my real name, you don’t need to worry about it. All you need to know is that I am Ye Wenxin now.”

Hall Master Bai Chi did not seem to care at all, she once again stretched out her hands and made a hugging gesture, “But I’m centuries old, no matter what, I’m your elder.”

Ye Wenxin did not know how she should deal with Hall Master Bai Chi anymore, looking again at that soft and immature doll-like face, Ye Wenxin eventually succumbed.

“You…Forget it, I’ll hug you.”

Ye Wenxin reached out and hugged her, and her regressed physique seemed to give Ye Wenxin the illusion of having a little sister. If not for this little sister’s expressionless face, Ye Wenxin might have been a bit more doting.

But Hall Master Bai Chi hugged increasingly tighter, Ye Wenxin struggled a few times, and only then did Hall Master Bai Chi obediently release her.

Ye Wenxin could not fling any fierce words to this doll face, only repeating, “Alright, I’m heading out now.”

Hall Master Bai Chi nodded, just staring blankly at her, Ye Wenxin walked a few steps, and unable to bear it, she continued, “If there’s a chance in the future, I will come over to cure your Alzheimer’s. You were already blank enough to start with, if you go on like this Shura Hall will collapse.”

Hall Master Bai Chi simply murmured an ‘Mm’ at Ye Wenxin’s sneer, saying nothing further. Hall Master Bai Chi just watched as Ye Wenxin’s figure got farther and farther away, and those usually emotionless eyes were dyed with a touch of spirit before quickly returning to normal.

After walking along the road for a while, Ye Wenxin stopped, glanced a few times at Shura Hall, and then sensed a figure concealed not too far away. She was hiding very covertly, but to Ye Wenxin, these concealments were useless.

She explored with Divine Sense once more. This concealed person turned out to be Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue.

Ye Wenxin revealed a wry grin and suddenly muttered to herself, “It looks like I’m not the only one bad at saying goodbye.”

After saying this, she turned and left.

But even if she was not used to it, she had a long road ahead of her, and down the mountain, there were still people waiting for her return.

Ye Wenxin should not stop, this was merely a short, one-time journey, her final destination was still the Azure Wings Sect.

With this in mind, she increased her pace and moved down the mountain. That concealed figure finally came out. Qian Bingxue was still dressed in white, but she held a token with the character ‘Qian’ in her hand, after a moment of thinking, she ultimately left via flying sword.

When Ye Wenxin arrived at the foot of the mountain, she met Head Senior Sister Qian Bingxue, who had already been waiting there for who knew how long. She also saw Third Senior Sister Liu Yansheng dressed in black robes to hide her body.

Ye Wenxin pretended she did not notice the two of them, planning to leave just like that. Qian Bingxue and Liu Yansheng moved to stand in front of her, their faces bearing their respective signature expressions.

Qian Bingxue’s iceberg face that had not melted for a thousand years, and the charming beauty in Liu Yansheng’s eyes, immediately, the two looked at each other and then made the same movement.

Startled, Ye Wenxin jumped back, assuming these two were planning to tie her up and bring her back up the mountain, but looking again, she saw that they were fishing out tokens.

Familiar tokens, a familiar pattern, the scene before her reminded Ye Wenxin of a proposal.

But they three were all women, and Ye Wenxin was truly not happy in the slightest, she could only force out a faint smile, “Senior Sisters, what are you two doing?”

Just as Qian Bingxue seemed like she wanted to say something, Liu Yansheng already beat her to it, hastily smiling as she said to Ye Wenxin, “There’s nothing much to give at the moment of parting, so just take away Senior Sister’s most precious thing.”

Listening to Liu Yansheng’s wording, Qian Bingxue coldly swept her gaze over, finally saying, “Likewise.”

She cherished her words like gold (not wasting words) as usual, but the meaning behind them was something that Ye Wenxin could not accept.

Indeed, in the eyes of Shura Hall disciples, Dao companion tokens were absolutely precious, but to her, they had no function at all. Besides, if she actually accept them, their pure senior sister-junior sister relationship would deteriorate.

Whether it was Qian Bingxue’s or Liu Yansheng’s, Ye Wenxin felt that she could not accept it.

“You’re both lusting after my body. I’m not that kind of casual person. Senior Sisters, please go back.” Ye Wenxin was quite helpless and finally made a beckoning gesture, hoping the two would back out of this awkward situation.

During this speech, the two met eyes once more, and Liu Yansheng spoke up first again, “Junior Sister, you’ve misunderstood our intention. This Dao companion token indeed has such connotations, but it’s the best communication tool in the world. With this, even if you’re far away in the Azure Wings Sect, we can still use the tokens to chat or speak with you.”

Liu Yansheng smiled as she explained the token’s wonderful use, and Ye Wenxin immediately recalled Thousand Li² Sound Transmission (Qianli Chuanyin). But unlike the Thousand Li Sound Transmission, there was no need to consume cultivation. This Dao companion token required blood essence (also known as lifeblood or lifeforce) and refined high-quality steel, as long as one carried this Dao companion token, both parties could communicate over long distances.

But because blood essence served as the medium, Ye Wenxin needed to drop her blood essence into both tokens at the same time to activate them. Now the problem arose: both of them were handing her their Dao Companion tokens. Should she accept all or refuse all?

Despite the saying that only children made choices, while adults wanted them all, Ye Wenxin found herself in a dilemma.

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Footnotes:

1. – In Xianxia, a “heart demon,” “internal demon,” or “inner demon” (心魔) refers to a manifestation of negative emotions, desires, or doubts within a cultivator’s mind. These manifestations can hinder a cultivator’s progress on the path of cultivation and may even lead them astray.
   
   Internal Demons are often symbolic of the cultivator’s personal struggles, fears, or unresolved issues. They can take various forms, such as illusions, temptations, or traumatic memories, and they typically arise during moments of intense emotional turmoil or when the cultivator faces significant challenges. ↩︎
2. 
   – A li, or Chinese mile, is equal to approximately 0.5km or 0.3 miles ↩︎