Nothing to ask for

Xu Shulou? The Xu Shulou from Wuchen Island?

The monks in line immediately turned their admiring eyes to the male cultivator who shouted, "Brother, you are so powerful! Haven't you heard about it? She just killed the elder of Lingxiao Sect recently. You dare to seek revenge on her. Your cultivation must be very powerful!"

The male cultivator received everyone's gaze and couldn't help but straighten his back.

Bai Roushuang sneered, "What do you mean by searching high and low for someone you can't find? My senior sister has always been called Xu Shulou from Wuchen Island. She has been staying on Wuchen Island, and you haven't come to her house to seek revenge in all these years. Why are you saying such nonsense here? You thought that if you were to cause trouble here, the monks on the ship would come to help stop the fight, so you dared to yell at my senior sister, right? I tell you, you made a wrong calculation. If my senior sister really wanted to kill someone, you would be dead by the time the people trying to stop the fight came around."

"Who are you? What do you know?!" the male cultivator shouted angrily.

When Xu Shulou was fighting Wei Xuandao in the cave, he summoned his own natal sword, but later he used the young man to kill people. Her natal sword would not return to the sheath unless it drank blood, so she temporarily hung it on her waist, and at this time her fingers rubbed the hilt. The male cultivator looked away, looking at the sky and the ground, but no longer at her.

Tsk, it's boring, let's go. Everyone quickly saw through his timid appearance, and the monks who had already paid the spirit stones immediately dispersed. The monks who were still in the queue cast a contemptuous look at him and no longer looked at him.

“…”

Seeing that he was silent, Bai Roushuang approached Xu Shulou and said, "Senior Sister, who is this person? What is the grudge between you and him?"

Xu Shulou stretched his neck to take a closer look at the male cultivator and thought hard: "I can't remember."

"I understand," Bai Roushuang patted her, "You don't have to worry about too much debt, right?"

"You can't say that. As the saying goes, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one," Xu Shulou was worried, fearing that he would teach his junior sister bad things. "I will try my best to be a peaceful and good person. Don't learn from me."

"..." Who can learn from you? This worry is really unnecessary.

Bai Roushuang was about to complain when the cultivator in charge of collecting spirit stones interrupted her: "May I ask your name, young lady?"

She collected her thoughts, gave her name, and took the business card and the intricately carved red bracelet handed to her by the cultivator.

"Every guest on board has a bracelet," the cultivator explained with a smile, "This red one represents a top-level guest. With it, you can enter all restaurants, taverns, gambling houses, etc. on the ship."

Bai Roushuang looked at the monks who had paid spirit stones and were about to board the ship. Sure enough, everyone had a similar bracelet on their wrist, but the colors were different, including blue, green, etc.

The two took it, thanked them, and put the bracelet on their wrists. Because they had booked the most expensive room, someone came to lead them on board.

When Bai Roushuang flew up and caught up, she saw a gangway being lowered from the bottom of the ship for the mortals who had bought tickets to board. The figures carrying large and small bags and luggage quickly turned into black dots in her eyes.

As expected of a room that costs one thousand high-quality spirit stones, the space is very wide. There are only two rooms on this floor. The two entered the room and looked around. The two rooms are of different styles, one elegant and the other luxurious. The same thing is that they are both equipped with a square hot spring bath with hot water. There is a very soft big bed in the room, which feels like clouds. There are also exquisite small spirit formations everywhere to provide convenience for life. The cultivator who led the way introduced them to a few things. For example, if the guests want to fall asleep during the day, they can click on the small spirit formation at the head of the bed, and the room will turn into night, and it will automatically block the sound outside. There is even a small spirit formation that can simulate the sea breeze, giving guests the wonderful feeling of soaking in the hot spring and blowing the sea breeze. Although it is useless, it is really interesting.

Bai Roushuang looked around and couldn't help but exclaimed: "The owner of the Never-Sleeping City is really ingenious."

"I heard that he is a business genius," Xu Shulou said with a smile, "Over the years, every business he set his sights on has been successful, except for the teleportation formation."

"What teleportation array?"

"It is a formation that can instantly transport people from one place to a place thousands of miles away."

"It sounds very practical," Bai Roushuang asked curiously, "Why hasn't it been done?"

"Because something went wrong, the people who passed through were all missing arms and legs. Although it can be cured, most monks don't like this experience. They would rather go through the trouble of flying through on their swords."

Bai Roushuang glanced sideways: "Just most of them?"

Xu Shulou laughed, walked to the tea table and poured himself a glass of warm fruit wine: "Well, not bad."

The incense burner nearby is burning with a refreshing fragrance that can calm the mind and is a very warm smell.

Bai Roushuang leaned over to take a look and found that there was an extra portion of unlit incense prepared nearby for any monk who liked it to take away.

The cultivator who led them reminded them that it was best to wait until the ship set sail before going out on the deck, so the two of them sat on the lounge chairs by the window, basking in the sun and chatting casually, waiting for the ship to set sail.

Xu Shulou handed a pot of fruit wine to the junior sister: "By the way, when Wei Xuandao was executed a few days ago, I noticed that Lu Beichen seemed a little strange. Have you asked about it..."

Bai Roushuang interrupted her softly: "Senior Sister, I have broken up with him."

Xu Shulou was slightly startled: "When did it happen?"

"Half a year ago, you were still in seclusion."

"Why?"

Bai Roushuang sighed softly and told her senior sister the whole story: "About half a year ago, Senior Brother Lu rescued an orphan girl. She...she was somewhat hostile to me."

"What?"

Bai Roushuang smiled bitterly: "Anyway, once that orphan girl framed me in front of him, and Senior Brother Lu seemed to believe her. This story sounds familiar, doesn't it... Wait, Senior Sister, don't be impulsive, put down the sword!"

"…Please continue."

"Her methods are crude, and they are nothing to me. I can easily get this orphan away from Senior Brother Lu. Who wouldn't set up a trap?" Bai Roushuang chuckled sarcastically. "Rather than being angry, I wanted to laugh. Who am I? I'm Bai Roushuang, who came from a brothel. How could I lose to her by pretending to be pitiful and trying to gain sympathy? I immediately raised my eyes to look at Senior Brother Lu, tears welling up in my eyes. I was ready to personally demonstrate to her what it means to be better than others."

“…”

"But the moment I squeezed out the tears, I suddenly didn't know what I was doing," Bai Roushuang bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, "Even if I beat her, what does it matter? Do I really like Senior Brother Lu that much? I don't know how to describe my feelings at that moment, it's just... I suddenly felt it was quite boring. Besides, at that time I was trying to reach the peak of the foundation building stage, and I really didn't want to get involved in these things."

“…”

Bai Roushuang looked at Xu Shulou with some grievance: "Senior Sister, can you understand my feelings?"

"I understand. You don't like her methods," Xu Shulou nodded confidently. "In the world of cultivation, why use such methods? If you don't like me, just come up and stab me. If you can't do it, then practice hard for a while before stabbing me."

"That's not what I meant," Bai Roushuang said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She paused and said, "But the strange thing is that it seems to fit in a subtle way."

"Um?"

"Anyway, I told Senior Brother Lu that I wanted to separate temporarily so that I could concentrate on seeking the Dao," Bai Roushuang lay on her back and looked at the sky outside the window. "He was a little reluctant to let me go, but he also expressed his understanding."

“…”

"I wanted to return the magic weapon he gave me, but Senior Brother Lu insisted on not accepting it," Bai Roushuang smiled, "We can say that we parted ways amicably. We can still be friends when we meet again in the future."

Xu Shulou leaned back in the soft chair and listened to her carefully.

"He treated me well when we were together, so I have no reason to blame him. I also don't blame him for saving the orphan girl. After all, you can't just stand by and watch her die," Bai Roushuang said softly. "But what happened later, whether Senior Brother Lu was attracted to the orphan girl or not, has nothing to do with me. That's the dispute between the two of them."

“…”

"It's a pretty ordinary story, right?" Bai Roushuang shrugged.

Xu Shulou smiled and said, "You have grown up."

Bai Roushuang pouted, "Only you, Senior Sister, would think I've grown up. Others might think I'm stupid for giving up a perfect husband like Lu Beichen for such a small matter. He's really not bad, handsome and elegant. If you have to find some faults, it's that he's not very smart when it comes to women. He always likes to be partial to the weaker side. He doesn't reject others' advances to him thoroughly enough."

Xu Shulou lit the small stove in the room: "My junior sister is not stupid. If you like each other, you can be together seriously. If you feel bored, you can part ways amicably. As long as you don't do anything to betray each other, what's the big deal?"

Bai Roushuang was enjoying the cool breeze outside the window and warming herself by the small stove. She smiled when she heard the words, "That's right, I'm not stupid, but... I can only be as carefree as you say if I have nothing to ask of the other person."

"Nothing to ask for? That's great." Xu Shulou smiled and felt that the warm fragrance in the room made him look more gentle.

Bai Roushuang leaned over and rested her head on her shoulder: "It's nice to have someone to talk to about these things."

"What else can I do?" Xu Shulou gave his sister special permission, "Next time you are separated from someone, even if I am in seclusion, you can pull me out to talk."

Bai Roushuang was amused and said, "That's not necessary. Your cultivation is more important."

Xu Shulou recalled a section of the story in his dream: "Oh, right, the orphan girl that Lu Beichen saved... couldn't she be called Zhe Lan?"

"Senior Sister, how did you know?" Bai Roushuang looked at her. "Oh, right, Sixth Senior Brother told you, right? He also knows about this."

Xu Shulou blinked. There was also such an orphan girl in her dream. She was saved by Lu Beichen, but in the end she failed to shake Bai Roushuang's position. Instead, she was caught with dirty tricks and kicked out of Lingxiaomen. Unfortunately, she encountered the demon clan and died.

In the story, Xu Shulou tried to prove to everyone that she was framed by Bai Roushuang, but as usual, no one was willing to believe him.

Bai Roushuang came up to her and acted coquettishly: "Although I am no longer sad, shouldn't you comfort me as usual, Senior Sister?"

"Well," Xu Shulou thought about it seriously and comforted him, "There will always be opportunities to separate from other male cultivators in the future, but a room worth one thousand spirit stones is rare, so enjoy the present."

"... Senior Sister," Bai Roushuang said in a muffled voice, "promise me one thing."

"What's up?"

"Don't comfort people so easily in the future. You're really not very good at it."

Xu Shulou smiled and raised his hand to stroke the hair of his junior sister: "Okay."