Chapter 64: Who is my wife's older sister?

The sunset glow bathed the valley, wildflowers swayed in the breeze, and the air was filled with the faint aroma of grilled fish mixed with the fragrance of flowers, making one's mouth water.

In the middle of the valley stood a crooked little wooden house, with a campfire crackling in front of it. The dancing flames cast long shadows of two people standing by the fire onto the rough wooden door.

The fish is very fragrant. Even without seasoning, the natural sweetness of the fish is delicious enough, not to mention the subtle charm it contains.

Bai ate without even looking up, his sharp little tiger teeth tearing off large chunks of snow-white fish meat. His little mustache swayed gently with each chew, proving that his owner was in a very pleasant mood.

Unlike her, Zhong Jiuli didn't wolf down her food. Instead, she pinched the fish meat with her slender, white fingers and brought it to her lips little by little.

As the fish was swallowed, wisps of spiritual energy flowed through his meridians, and his long-parched dantian finally had a little bit of spiritual power.

This amount of spiritual energy isn't much, but it's enough for their current situation.

At the very least, Bai can transform back into human form and replenish his spiritual energy by opening his storage ring and consuming healing pills and rejuvenating pills.

The only bad news was that their reserves of pills in their storage rings were running low, so they had to use them sparingly. On this island, the only way to replenish their spiritual energy was through pills and spirit stones.

Bai Ye originally wanted to revert to human form as soon as possible, but then he thought of the image of himself squatting next to Zhong Jiuli, naked and feasting.

The scene was too beautiful, and she forced herself to hold back.

After dinner, the sun had completely set, and the two lit a fire and returned to the cabin.

Bai also hid on the bed and returned to human form. He took out his clothes from his storage ring, dressed himself, got out of bed, walked to Zhong Jiuli's side, and stood side by side with her, looking at the flower sea outside that was beginning to mutate.

The two of them had fallen into a deep sleep last night. When they woke up, the valley had become a world covered in frost. Tonight, they witnessed this miraculous change with their own eyes.

"Do you think there's something in this valley that caused this mutation?" Bai asked, his imagination running wild.

After all, something unusual must be going on.

Zhong Jiuli shook her head slightly, "No matter what's unusual, it's not suitable for us to investigate now. The key is to heal our injuries."

After she finished speaking, she slowly closed the door, shutting out the gradually spreading chill from outside.

"How are Jiaojiao and the others?"

Bai followed her to sit down by the fire. In the firelight, their figures clung tightly together, intimately close.

"After the great formation was broken that day, I had Jiaojiao take Alian back to Storm Island. According to the schedule, they should have arrived by now."

Zhong Jiuli nodded slightly. With A-Lian around, the others should have nothing to worry about.

Storm Island holds a special position, and even the eight great families have to be wary of it. It's likely that even if those people find out about Storm Island, they won't dare to act recklessly.

"Where is Liu Xianyue?" Zhong Jiuli asked again.

"I placed her on the Creation White Lotus to nurture her." After saying this, Bai took out the small crimson egg.

As soon as the little egg appeared, it began to tremble violently, as if protesting the cold air in the valley.

Zhong Jiuli took the small egg from her hand, closed her eyes, and released her divine sense to probe into the eggshell.

As you can see, the miniature version of Liu Xianyue's soul is curled up in the center of the eggshell, like a tiny flame, weak yet stubbornly flickering.

"Keep it in the White Lotus of Creation to nurture it; it will benefit her." She handed the egg back.

"How is she?" Bai Ye's divine sense was not strong enough to pass through the barrier of the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, so he could not see what was happening inside.

"She's a little weak, but nothing serious. Once we leave this place, we'll feed her plenty of rare and precious herbs, which will help her rise from the ashes as soon as possible," Zhong Jiuli said.

Bai also knew that Zhong Jiuli was the one who was most heartbroken by Liu Xianyue's passing.

Their long-standing friendship and countless times of working side-by-side in tacit understanding certainly wouldn't make them as calm as she appeared.

"Zhong Jiuli, do you want to cry?" Bai Ye moved closer, carefully reaching out his hand and hovering it on Zhong Jiuli's shoulder, not daring to let it fall.

"If you want to cry, you can lean on my shoulder."

Zhong Jiuli's gaze fell on the wooden wall, where the shadows of the two people swayed in the firelight, and the abrupt claw was clearly visible in the firelight.

She chuckled and shook her head. "In my life, I have witnessed too many partings, with friends, fellow disciples, and students. Crying is the most useless thing for me."

"Then you can do it now." Bai turned his head to look at her, his bright eyes reflecting the flickering firelight.

"Zhong Jiuli, you can share your joys and sorrows with me from now on."

The two locked eyes. Zhong Jiuli paused for a moment, then broke into a bright smile. She slowly leaned forward and rested her head on Bai Ye's slender shoulder.

"Why do you have to lean on my shoulder? It's all bone, it's uncomfortable." She said softly, but didn't move from the shoulder.

Bai held the egg in one hand, and finally placed the other hand on Zhong Jiuli's shoulder. "I don't know why I have to lean on your shoulder. In the TV shows I used to watch, people would lean on each other's shoulders when they were dating. Maybe it looks better on camera. But you can lean on my whole body. Or you can rest your head on my stomach, it'll be more comfortable."

"The wound will reopen."

"Wait here, I'll find you some good stuff." Bai also rummaged through the small green space, and the spiritual herbs that had grown next to the Creation White Lotus had all matured.

She placed the small egg on her lap, took out a hibiscus fruit, and picked a few more Tianyuan fruits. "Here, eat all of these."

As soon as the hibiscus fruit appeared, the little egg, which had been sitting quietly, became restless. She kept jumping on Bai Ye's lap, trying to reach the hibiscus fruit in her hand.

"Hmm? Liu Xianyue, do you want some fruit?" Bai Ye asked, handing the fruit to her.

The little egg kept shaking, as if it were nodding.

"Alright, I'll help you refine it." Bai chuckled, first popping a Heavenly Origin Fruit into his own mouth, then giving the rest to Zhong Jiuli.

After the spiritual energy in his dantian had increased slightly, he used his spiritual energy to guide the true solar fire contained in the Fusang fruit into the eggshell.

A golden-red halo intertwined, the true fire of the sun and the natal fire of the Vermilion Bird merged, and the eggshell gradually became transparent, vaguely revealing a featherless Vermilion Bird chick inside the eggshell, its little mouth wide open, just like a baby bird waiting for its mother to feed it, waiting for the true fire of the sun to flow into its mouth.

Bai also found it somewhat amusing, "What the heck is this? It's kind of ugly, isn't it?"

Zhong Jiuli scolded, "Don't laugh at her. All cubs are like this. You were probably even uglier when you were little."

"Yes, yes, you're right, I'm ugly." Bai nodded repeatedly, then thought of another question, "With her like this, wouldn't she need a mother bird to incubate her?"

"There's no mother bird, but there is a mother tiger. Your thick fur is perfect for incubating the eggs."

Bai's eyes widened. "So, I'm going to become a mother without any pain?"

Soon, the little Vermilion Bird had absorbed the hibiscus fruit. She smacked her lips in satisfaction, her smooth, fleshy wings fluttering to wrap around her tiny body, and she fell into a deep sleep inside the eggshell.

Bai Ye looked at the shiny, ugly Vermilion Bird inside the eggshell and couldn't help but laugh. Where was the flamboyant and bright appearance of Liu Xianyue?

Her eyes darted around, and with a mischievous grin, she pulled out a recording stone from her storage ring, capturing what Boss Liu looked like as a cub. She even adjusted the angle to give a close-up of that hairless head.

"Liu Xianyue, look how good I am to you. This is a 4D ultrasound, I even took a picture of it for you." Bai also muttered to Xiaodan.

Zhong Jiuli smiled and said, "If Liu Xianyue finds out, she will definitely not let you off the hook."

“You definitely won’t tell her, right? Besides, it’ll be a long time before she hatches and grows up, right? By then, I’ll definitely be very powerful.” Bai Ye said as he led her to the bed. “It’s time to sleep. We’re all injured.”

Standing by the bed, Bai blinked and looked at Zhong Jiuli, "You sleep inside, I'll stay outside and keep you warm."

After Zhong Jiuli got into bed, Bai also took off his coat, lifted the covers, and got into bed.

The two lay upright on the bed, with a small gap between them, looking like two unfamiliar friends sharing a bed, exuding an inexplicable awkwardness.

"Sigh." Bai sighed inwardly. Tonight, both of them were awake, so they couldn't sleep together like they did yesterday.

Zhong Jiuli didn't have much on her mind. She ate the Tianyuan Fruit and healing pills, and was now circulating her cultivation technique to slowly repair her injuries.

Her physical body is much stronger than Bai's, and repairing it requires an even greater amount of spiritual energy.

Now, on this desolate island, all we can do is wait for the wounds to slowly heal.

As night deepened, the chill inside the house grew increasingly biting.

Bai hesitated for a long time before finally turning over and pulling Zhong Jiuli's somewhat cold body into his arms, asking in a breathy voice, "Are you cold? It'll be warmer if we hug each other."

Zhong Jiuli leaned into her arms, enveloped by the little tiger's warmth, and softly replied, "Much better than last night."

The two tacitly refrained from using their spiritual power to resist the cold air, as every bit of spiritual power was precious on this island.

"Okay, go to sleep and get some rest," Bai said.

The room fell silent, save for the occasional crackling of burning wood. Under the brocade quilt, two slender bodies pressed tightly together, Bai Ye's body heat radiating through her thin undergarments like a small stove, gradually raising the temperature inside the quilt.

Bai also held Zhong Jiuli in his arms, his amber pupils glowing slightly in the darkness, his slender fingers slowly tracing Zhong Jiuli's thin spine.

She wasn't planning on doing anything; their injuries hadn't healed yet. It was just that her fingers moved unconsciously as she was thinking.

Bai also thought a lot: the siege by the Guzhou aristocratic families, the strange void creatures, and the somewhat schizophrenic black dragon.

She felt she might have grasped the main theme of the book.

Based on the world-destroying war seen in the Great Creation Scripture, perhaps those void creatures in ancient times once ravaged the Nine Provinces, and were later killed by the combined forces of various races.

Perhaps it was because of this great battle that Lizhou was transformed into the desolate state it is today.

Of all these, what Bai Ye cared about most was the dragon pearl she had swallowed. After recovering her spiritual power today, she looked into her dantian and found that the golden core had grown much larger, with a small black dragon coiled inside, quietly accompanying the three-legged golden crow.

Little Green slumped listlessly in its lower abdomen, looking rather sickly. It's unclear when it will recover.

Although he successfully reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm due to the Dragon Ball, the Great Creation Scripture technique has come to an end, and he doesn't know how to cultivate it next.

"How am I supposed to sleep like this?" Zhong Jiuli raised her head in her arms, her voice low and slightly hoarse.

"Huh?" Bai also came back to his senses and realized that his hand had unknowingly slipped to her slender waist.

She quickly withdrew her hand, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, I was thinking about something and got a little distracted. Did I disturb you?"

Zhong Jiuli sat up, almost leaning against Bai Ye's chest, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. As she sat up, her loose inner garment slipped down a little. "I wasn't asleep either; I was just refining the medicinal power."

Bai disconnected from his brain once again.

All worries about the Eight Great Families, the Black Dragon, and the cultivation techniques were thrown to the back of their minds at this moment.

Her gaze fell on Zhong Jiuli's beautiful collarbone, on the curves that rose and fell slightly with her breath.

At that moment, only one thought was in my mind: my wife looks so good, and with her clothes half undone, she looks absolutely stunning.

I want to kiss her, I want to kiss her, I want to kiss her.

This sentence flashed through Bai Ye's mind.

"Zhong Jiuli~" Bai also heard his own voice trembling.

She really likes to be called by her full name.

It has always been a very romantic thing to openly and honestly say your lover's name.

When you call out the name of the girl you like in a crowd, and she turns around to look at you, a slight smile on her lips, her bright eyes reflecting your image, that's even more incredibly romantic.

"Hmm?" Zhong Jiuli responded softly, her voice rising slightly at the end.

"Did you...did you hear any strange noises?" Bai also felt that his heartbeat must be very loud, deafening.

Zhong Jiuli chuckled, placing her palm on Bai Ye's chest. "It's very noisy here."

His palm pressed tightly against her chest, capturing every subtle curve. Bai's breathing quickened; she felt a fine layer of sweat on her back; she was very hot.

I want to kiss you...

These three words, which were about to be uttered, were swallowed back down.

Bai closed his eyes, suppressing his surging hormones. It wasn't the right time yet; their injuries were too severe. If they kissed now, things would definitely get out of control.

Moreover, it's not formal enough. Kissing the girl you like should start with a successful confession, which could be on a sunny afternoon or under a starry night sky.

In short, it shouldn't be when the two of you are lying in bed with your clothes disheveled, as this will inevitably make the other person feel that you are frivolous and that you just want to have a moment of pleasure.

Zhong Jiuli was somewhat surprised; she had thought Bai would definitely pester her to take advantage of her.

After all, her reddened eyes, rapid breathing and heartbeat, and her bright, almost scorching gaze all clearly spoke of her longing.

But it was precisely at this moment that Bai Ye's restraint was more touching than all the sweet words she had said before.

“You…” Zhong Jiuli began to speak.

Bai opened his eyes, wrapped the blanket around her a little tighter, and hugged her even tighter. "Go to sleep, Zhong Jiuli. When you wake up, we'll go on a jungle adventure."

"Okay." Zhong Jiuli responded with a smile, then nestled against the little tiger's chest, listening to its still-restless heartbeat, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

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Morning light filtered through the cracks in the wooden walls, illuminating the cabin. On the bed, the two who had been sleeping in each other's arms opened their eyes one after the other.

Bai released his hand from Zhong Jiuli's waist and greeted her energetically, "Good morning, Zhong Jiuli! How are you feeling today?"

She realized something was wrong as soon as she finished speaking.

Zhong Jiuli propped herself up, a hint of seriousness in her eyes. The two exchanged a glance and said in unison, "The spiritual power we just recovered yesterday has disappeared."

"This place is really more terrifying than we imagined," Bai murmured softly.

Zhong Jiuli said, "I have seen records about it in ancient books. It is said that the most terrifying thing about the Ghost Vine is that its root system can grow indefinitely."

"You mean, the roots of the Ghost Vine found us, so it silently absorbed our spiritual power last night?" Bai asked with a solemn expression.

Zhong Jiuli shook her head. "It's just a guess. If it were Ghost Vine, we should have been able to detect it last night. I don't know the specifics, but it can't be worse than yesterday. At least our injuries have improved."

“You’re right, the two of us together are invincible, there’s nothing to worry about.” Bai got up from the bed, pulled on his coat, tied his belt, and handed Zhong Jiuli’s clothes to her.

Zhong Jiuli quickly dressed, and the two pushed open the door and went out. The valley was no different from yesterday, still peaceful, with wildflowers blooming all over the mountains.

Bai also looked at Zhong Jiuli, "Valley exploration?"

"Let's search and see what secrets this valley holds. Perhaps our guesses are wrong, and it's not the ghost vine, but something else causing trouble." Zhong Jiuli said, then stepped out.

The two walked side by side through the wildflowers covering the hillside, their tense expressions unconsciously relaxing.

Although the place was somewhat eerie, the scenery was undeniably beautiful. The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated, and the dewdrops condensing on the petals seemed to glow in the morning light, as if all the flowers were shining.

"Zhong Jiuli." Bai stopped, his fingertips resting on a half-open, light purple wildflower. "What color flower do you like?"

Zhong Jiuli's gaze followed the tip of her finger.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the entire sea of ​​flowers seemed to come alive, with dew-kissed blossoms swaying softly in the wind.

She reached out, not to pick a flower, but to gently support Bai Ye's wrist.

"Flowers should bloom on the branches." Zhong Jiuli's voice was very gentle.

Bai Ye's hand hovered in mid-air, his fingertips still feeling the dampness of the petals. He turned his head to look at Zhong Jiuli, feeling that none of the flowers on the mountain could compare to the person in front of him.

She gave a thumbs-up and praised, "As expected of Sect Leader Zhong, your ideological awareness is truly high."

Zhong Jiuli smiled slightly and reached out to brush away a petal that had fallen on Bai Ye's shoulder. "Let's go."

"Mm." Bai took her hand and continued walking.

The sea of ​​flowers was gradually left behind by the two of them as their figures entered the depths of the valley and disappeared into the dense forest.

Yesterday, Bai only took a quick look at the valley; she didn't even set foot in many places.

Today, the two ventured much deeper, passing through the dense forest at the edge of the lake, and unexpectedly discovered another lake outside the dense forest.

This lake is much larger than the one outside, with a deep blue water and a faint mist rising from its surface.

There are a few small hills shaped like buns by the lake, but otherwise it's all barren, with not even aquatic plants growing.

"Don't you think the temperature seems a bit lower?" Bai said, taking a step towards the lake.

Zhong Jiuli stopped her, "Don't be reckless."

Bai also obediently stopped in his tracks, and pulled a small porcelain bottle from his pocket as if presenting a treasure. "Luckily, I was prepared and took out a bottle of Rejuvenation Pill yesterday in advance, just in case something unexpected happened."

She put one Rejuvenation Pill into her own mouth and held the other to Zhong Jiuli's lips.

Zhong Jiuli took the pill into her mouth using her hand, her soft lips inadvertently brushing against her fingertips, leaving a moist sensation.

Bai also withdrew her hand and silently put it behind her back. If Zhong Jiuli wasn't there, she might have put it in front of her and examined it carefully to see the fingertips that her wife had kissed.

Zhong Jiuli noticed her subtle movement and quietly curled her lips into a smile.

After circulating through their meridians, the Rejuvenation Pill flowed into their dantian, giving the two of them a slight fighting ability.

"Let's go see what's going on." Zhong Jiuli stepped into the barren area.

Bai followed closely behind, taking Big Black out of her storage ring and holding it in her hand.

As they approached the lake, the chill became more pronounced, and the two of them slowed their pace in unison.

Before we had even gotten very close to the lake, a faint "click" sound suddenly came from a small hill in the distance.

The small hills cracked open simultaneously, and countless ice crystal fragments shot out like a torrential rain.

"Be careful." Zhong Jiuli reached out and grabbed Bai Ye's arm, pulling her behind her.

She made a hand seal, and a silver moon-like wheel appeared between the two of them. Ice crystals crashed into the wheel and shattered.

After the shattered ice crystals landed, they turned into wisps of blue-white flames, burning out of thin air on the bare ground.

"Is this fire?" Bai stared at the flames on the ground. The fire was clearly burning, but it emitted a bone-chilling cold, and the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly.

Before Zhong Jiuli could answer, a series of explosions rang out!

The nine small hills exploded completely, and the Xuanbing Beast that burst out of the ground roared to the sky.

They resemble ancient ferocious beasts, their bodies carved from millennia-old ice, with wings on their backs, horns on their heads, and several meters tall. With each flap of their wings, countless ice crystals shoot out.

"So it's the Taiyin True Fire, and these are the companion spirit beasts of the True Fire," Zhong Jiuli explained softly, her breath condensing into white mist in the air, as the temperature here was already extremely low.

Bai's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Then let's take it and nourish that featherless little Vermilion Bird."

As soon as she finished speaking, she transformed into lightning and charged into the horde of beasts. Lightning flashed across her great black sword, and with a single slash, the lightning sword energy cleaved a charging Xuanbing beast in two.

The Xuanbing Beast exploded into dust, turning into countless ice crystals that fell to the ground.

Zhong Jiuli formed hand seals, and the Silver Moon Wheel emitted several silver chains that flew towards the Xuanbing Beast and entangled its limbs.

The two worked together seamlessly. The instant Zhong Jiuli controlled the Xuanbing Beast, Bai also moved.

Her figure soared into the air amidst the beasts, spinning in mid-air, unleashing a torrential downpour of lightning sword light.

Eight bolts of lightning sword energy exploded simultaneously, and the body of the Xuanbing Beast disintegrated in the lightning. Ice crystal fragments scattered everywhere, each shimmering with blue and white light, as if flames were burning within them.

The scattered ice crystals began to devour and recombine each other while still in mid-air, and in the next instant, an even larger Xuanbing Beast appeared in mid-air.

It was several times larger than the previous ice beasts, and its body was no longer transparent ice crystals; instead, it had a layer of burning flame armor on its surface. Two clusters of eerie blue flames flickered in its eyes, making it seem much smarter than the previous dull-witted ice beasts.

"How come it has infinite resurrection and evolution?" Bai Ye flashed back to Zhong Jiuli's side, looking at the Xuanbing Beast in mid-air.

"This is the Mystic Ice Beast King. Its true fire never goes out, and these Mystic Ice Beasts can be reborn by borrowing its fire."

The two of them talking so obliviously to everyone else angered the Ice Beast King in the sky.

It raised its head and let out a deafening roar, while flapping its wings and sending countless frost arrows hurtling towards it.

Bai Ye grabbed Zhong Jiuli's waist, and a pair of small golden wings sprouted from his back as he took to the air.

"Fighting like this is so frustrating!" Bai grinned his little tiger teeth, looking very distressed.

Before they had even made a move, the spiritual energy in their dantian was already depleted.

Zhong Jiuli was in the same situation; she could only use the most basic spells to assist Bai Ye in battle.

The Xuanbing Beast spewed out eerie blue flames, chasing Bai Ye around in all directions.

Thick frost had formed all around, and frost was also condensing on Bai Ye's little wings as she swung through the air while holding Zhong Jiuli.

"If we back out now, will it let us go?" Bai asked, panting heavily, as he whispered in Zhong Jiuli's ear.

Her lustrous earlobes were slightly red, and a tingling sensation ran through the tips of her ears.

Zhong Jiuli tilted her head slightly, avoiding Bai Ye's slightly rapid breathing. "The Xuanbing Beast King has developed intelligence. Even if we retreat now, it will come looking for us when the cold wave arrives at night."

As they spoke, another pillar of fire swept across. Bai suddenly tightened his arms around Zhong Jiuli's waist, spinning her rapidly through the air.

"Since we can't escape, let's kill it," Bai said, grinding his little tiger teeth.

“Don’t be reckless. As I just said, the Taiyin True Fire is the key.” Zhong Jiuli pointed to the lake in the distance. “I will hold off the Xuanbing Beast King here. You go and get the Taiyin True Fire.”

"No way." Bai also refused decisively. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, and there's no spiritual energy here. How are you going to fight this beast king?"

Zhong Jiuli reached out and pinched Bai Ye's cheek, asking with a sweet, fragrant breath, "Who is my sister?"

Bai blurted out, "It's my wife."

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Author's note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers] The innocent little tiger has finally openly called out his wife's name.