Chapter 116 It's Hard Not to Be Moved: I've Found You

The two sat facing each other on the jade bed.

Su Wenxin rarely sits with anyone, especially when they are only an arm's length apart.

This excessive intimacy made her extremely uncomfortable. She moved her body back, trying to get away from the person next to her, and even further away.

Even though she couldn't see, Xi Congshuang could hear her little movements. If she didn't speak soon, she was going to get out of bed and run away.

She wouldn't ask why Su Wenxin didn't want to stay and be taken care of by her, and why she was willing to poison herself to escape.

She asked, "You've always wanted to leave, to go even further, and never be caught by anyone?"

Su Wenxin retorted, "You keep preventing me from leaving. Aren't you afraid I'll do something to you when you're not looking, making your illness even worse?"

Xi Congshuang didn't laugh at her for overestimating herself: "Immortal Su's swordsmanship is the best in the world. He has been slaying demons and monsters for many years and has made countless enemies. You used to be the adopted daughter of the Crimson Golden Bird, but now you are Su Ying's orphan. Your identities are different, and the hatred on your head is also different."

"Are you really willing to accept a life where demons and monsters who want to kill you and take revenge will constantly harass you?"

Su Wenxin retorted, "I don't have 'I am Su Ying's orphan' tattooed on my forehead, so who would know whose daughter I am?"

"If only things in the world were that simple." Xi Congshuang didn't argue any further, and offered a solution that would completely convince her: "Have you ever played hide-and-seek?"

Su Wenxin found it strange: "Why haven't I played it before?"

Her foster mother, who had been driven out of her tribe, transformed into human form and took her to live in a village in the human world. They moved every five years, but because Su Wenxin was good-looking, many children still liked to play with her.

If it weren't for the adoptive mother finally remembering that this was a child with a Heavenly Spiritual Root and moving to live near a city with many cultivators, the Su family members who went out to train would not have seen him.

Xi Congshuang: "I've never played this before, and I'm not good at any games. So today we'll play hide-and-seek, and I'll be the one to hide."

Su Wenxin was confused: "?" Is there any connection between the preceding and following sentences?

She quickly realized the connection; the seated woman raised a finger and stated the rule.

"The rule is that if I don't find you within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you win. I will give you enough spirit stones to live on, release you from the Flying Immortal Palace, and you will have nothing to do with me from now on."

That sounds great. If you win within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you'll not only gain your freedom but also spirit stones.

When asked to change from one finger to three, Xi Congshuang said, "I swear to Heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint rumble of thunder flashed across the sky, signifying that the oath had been made.

Her speed was so fast that it caught everyone off guard. Even Su Wenxin, who was only half-baked in the field, knew that cultivators could not make oaths casually, as failing to keep them would truly lead to death.

Just for such a ridiculous bet?

Now that things have come to this, Su Wenxin only wants to win, showing no awareness whatsoever of bullying a blind person.

After thinking for a while, she pointed out the flaw in the game: "This is not fair. There are so many restrictions in the Immortal Pavilion, and there are many places I cannot go."

If Su Wenxin were to truly hide, she could only hide in a few fixed locations, making it not too difficult for Xi Congshuang, who knew everything, to find her.

Xi Congshuang agreed: "You're right."

She raised her hand and snapped her fingers. A subtle sensation, like a wave, passed through Su Wenxin's body, and ninety percent of the restrictions on the Immortal Pavilion were lifted.

Originally, only a few places were accessible; the remaining seven or eight out of ten were inaccessible.

Xi Congshuang: "There are only three places that are still restricted: the artifact storehouse, the library, and the treasure room. You can't go to these three places, but you can go anywhere else without any obstacles."

Su Wenxin's expression changed slightly, and her eyes darkened.

Immediately afterwards, Xi Congshuang said, "My eyesight is not good, and my temper is also average. These three places will be randomly scattered with spiritual weapons that I throw away when I'm in a bad mood. Most of them are offensive, and if used carelessly, they will backfire and attack a living person with thousands of arrows. You can't handle that, so you can't go."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenxin subconsciously put her hands behind her back, hiding the bruises on her elbows.

Yesterday, the young palace master walked straight in and threw the ink dragon wooden staff on the ground. Su Wenxin still pinned her hopes of escaping on the staff and poured spiritual power into it, but was hit several times by the staff in a frenzy.

The bruises on my arm haven't completely faded yet.

In just one night, she tried everything she could, and only when she had absolutely no other choice did she return to the door to wait.

Xi Congshuang then asked, "Is there anything else you feel is unfair?"

Su Wenxin wasn't going to stand on ceremony and actually came up with another idea for her: "Yes, with your cultivation level so high, it's very easy for you to find me. A cup of tea's time is too long."

Xi Congshuang asked gently, "Then what do you want?"

Su Wenxin said with great interest, "It would be fair if we switched places. I'll find, and you hide."

The person beside him didn't answer, silently making a hand seal.

With her pale white hand raised and pressed down, Xi Congshuang gathered all her spiritual power and absorbed it into her body. Her breathing also became shallow, and her presence gradually diminished in front of Su Wenxin.

If Su Wenxin hadn't seen the person sitting right in front of her, she wouldn't have even noticed that there was someone there.

After doing all that, Xi Congshuang tilted her head and asked, "And now?"

If Xi Congshuang were to hide like this, and given that she is the master of the Immortal Pavilion and familiar with all the arrangements, Su Wenxin might not be able to find her even after searching for a whole day.

“…Then I’ll hide it.” Su Wenxin, being a wise man, changed his mind decisively. “You must stay the same and not change.”

Xi Congshuang smiled and said, "Okay."

The hourglass placed on the table started timing. Su Wenxin carefully examined the hourglass and found no problem with its speed. Xi Congshuang, who had sworn an oath to the heavens, would not try to find a loophole in such a small matter and cause trouble for herself.

She got up with a sense of relief, propped herself up on the table with both hands, and looked up at the person on the bed.

Su Wenxin often couldn't tell whether the person could see her or not. Occasionally, she would have the feeling of being 'seen'. However, Xi Congshuang would kick the stool and bump into the corner of the table when she walked.

The young master of the Flying Immortal Palace wouldn't bother to pretend and deceive a cultivator with low cultivation level; he must genuinely be blind, and the occasional feeling of being 'seen' is probably just his own illusion.

Just as I was thinking this, Xi Congshuang's voice came from the bed: "You've checked the things, are they okay?"

Su Wenxin glanced at the hourglass again, which hadn't lost a single grain of sand, and confirmed again: "No problem."

"Let's begin."

"good."

The girl, who had deliberately kept her footsteps quiet again, quietly left and stepped out of the gate, where a breeze blew in from the sky.

Looking up at the Immortal Pavilion from the ground, Su Wenxin felt that the Immortal Pavilion was as high as the sky. Now, standing on the Immortal Pavilion, it seemed that she could reach out and touch the flowing clouds and pluck a piece of coolness.

Looking back, the figure in the center of the hall was motionless, hazy and indistinct.

"Hehe." Su Wenxin couldn't help but smile happily as she took out the jade whistle from the hidden pocket in her sleeve.

The young palace master has indeed not left his residence for hundreds of years. How can he be so naive?

She didn't even take the jade whistle, yet she dared to agree to play hide-and-seek with her. She didn't swear an oath to the heavens.

Moreover, she remembered that the jade whistle didn't make much noise after being infused with spiritual power.

"...Ninety-nine, one hundred."

After silently counting to one hundred, Xi Congshuang moved her legs and stepped off the jade bed where she was meditating.

The surroundings quieted down. Xi Congshuang would keep her promise. She had suppressed her spiritual power, and now even the draft drawing was no longer visible.

All that was in front of her was emptiness. She couldn't detect such a large-scale commotion with her ears alone. Even if she could, Su Wenxin would only become quieter upon seeing herself nearby.

It's uncertain when Xi Congshuang might pass by and then unknowingly miss it.

Early on, Red Apple had warned Xi Congshuang that the female protagonist of this small world was obsessive and cunning, and advised her to be careful.

Looking at it now, it's clear that what he said was true.

Despite his young age, he has a big temper and is quite aggressive. He will exploit any loopholes in the rules for survival as soon as they are discovered, and he cannot be persuaded by ordinary thinking.

Well, Xi Congshuang felt that Su Wenxin didn't need any influence at all; she just needed to be useful to her.

Anyone who tries to reform her will only be mocked by her for wasting their time; this has always been her survival rule. The 'little monster' raised by the bird demon will instinctively choose the method that is most beneficial to herself.

After taking five steps outside, the pale, moonlit figure, within arm's reach of the screen, vanished from the spot.

However, when it comes to cunning, Su Wenxin still can't outsmart Xi Congshuang.

The main hall of the Immortal Pavilion appears ordinary and is exceptionally spacious. Every inch of the Immortal Pavilion is covered with various formations, the largest of which are teleportation formations.

Like a giant spider web, points can move instantly between each other.

The teleportation array has an even wider range of influence than the spirit replenishment array, which is only set up near the pavilion and does not extend beyond the pavilion.

The trigger method is for the person setting up the formation to take the corresponding steps and then step on it.

The Immortal Pavilion is actually very large, about the size of a mountain, with pavilions, towers and pavilions, as well as mountains, forests and lakes. Only Xi Congshuang lives in the huge Immortal Pavilion.

Behind Xi Congshuang's secluded pavilion lies a large, lush bamboo forest, where many mythical beasts are kept.

In recent years, the mistress of the Immortal Pavilion has been in a bad mood. On a few occasions, she came and injured many spirit beasts. Gradually, she came less and less. The carefree spirit beasts did not know what had happened to her. They only knew that when she came, they had to rely on their survival instincts to stay away and survive.

The leisurely spirit beasts had long since bred many offspring in this forest, living together in groups and turning this vast mountain area into a zoo of beasts.

But today, everything has changed, and the nightmare of the past has reappeared in the mountains.

She no longer wore the pink inner disciple's robes, but instead wore a moon-white dress, and a white silk scarf was placed over her eyes.

Although his appearance has changed drastically, his aura is still the same!

The spirit beasts: "!!!"

Run! Run fast!

Xi Congshuang, whose very presence was a source of chaos, remained motionless, allowing the opposite mountain to crumble and the beasts to erupt in uproar.

She listened intently, then reached out and stroked the lush vegetation beside her before taking a few steps forward.

With just a few simple steps, the spirit beasts who had witnessed the young palace master's madness were terrified and scattered like chickens and dogs. Upon closer inspection, they all froze in place, utterly bewildered.

Because the figure not far away had disappeared.

The spirit beasts: "???"

A figure flashed by in the room where the uneaten spiritual fruit was displayed, then all was quiet again, as if no one had ever been there.

The hourglass placed in the main hall was mostly empty, and when only the spire remained, Xi Congshuang, who had traveled through most of the Immortal Pavilion, did not finally appear at the gate.

No, I couldn't find anyone anywhere I went.

However, the barrier around the Immortal Pavilion remained intact, like a giant crystal ball enveloping the pavilion, making it impossible to enter or leave.

The disciples who delivered the medicine previously all had access tokens that allowed them to come and go freely, but Su Wenxin, who had nothing, couldn't do the same.

Time is running out.

She stood on the wide open ground, the wind constantly blowing her snow-white hair. Then she walked to the edge of the fairy pavilion, the wind whipping her robes, her sleeves filled with a gentle breeze.

If a person with normal vision stands at the edge and looks down, they can see the clouds below their feet, flowing like waterfalls, with white cranes circling around them, making the human world seem vast and distant, giving rise to a sense of grandeur where the world is theirs alone.

Unfortunately, the magnificent scene could not be seen by a second person. Xi Congshuang stopped a step away. If she took another step forward, she would fall off the Immortal Pavilion.

"Where is he? Oh, so he's here."

Red Apple, who was intermittently online, saw Xi Congshuang walking towards the edge of the ground, her back view ethereal: "Why are you the only one here? Where is the female lead who likes to run around?"

Ever since it was discovered that the less energy a Red Apple had, the shorter its online time became, Red Apple simply gave up and avoided going online unless absolutely necessary.

It saw Xi Congshuang standing on the edge, her back turned, the white blindfold tied behind her head flying wildly in the wind.

"Are you looking at the scenery?" Red Apple suddenly remembered something. "Wait, I almost forgot you can't see right now."

Not only that, but when she uses spiritual power, her meridians will rupture, causing double the pain.

"Looking for it." The figure with its back to it finally spoke.

Red Apple asked, puzzled, "Huh?"

Xi Congshuang took a step forward, then leaped off a cliff with unwavering resolve, falling like a snowflake, leaving behind only one sentence: "Looking for someone."

"..."

Red Apple screamed, "Aaaaaah! Why did you jump off the building?! Don't do anything rash!"

The incident happened in an instant; the person standing on the edge jumped and continued to fall.

She jumped so swiftly that Red Apple was caught off guard and hurriedly jumped down after her.

A bright red, round apple pierced through the clouds, flapping its wings as it looked down. It saw a snow-white figure steadily falling, seemingly lost in thought, not using any spiritual power to control her flight, letting herself fall.

The circling crane noticed the descending figure, followed the scent, and flew up towards the distant black dot.

Beneath the clouds, within the barrier, Red Apple wasn't the only one who saw the falling figure.

And then there's Su Wenxin.

Having obtained the jade whistle, and having made various agreements with Xi Congshuang, how could someone so focused on winning possibly give up such a good opportunity?

She immediately tried to run away, still holding the jade whistle in her hand.

Little did anyone know that the Immortal Pavilion was surrounded by an invisible barrier, and Su Wenxin, who did not have a waist token, could not get out at all. She could only sit on the back of the crane and keep circling.

However, she wasn't worried. Xi Congshuang, who had never played hide-and-seek before, definitely wouldn't know she was hiding there. She would wait for the time to pass, then go up and appear in front of her, which would count as winning the game.

She had sworn an oath to Heaven, so she certainly couldn't go back on her word.

As a result, she witnessed this scene from the back of the crane. She watched in shock as the figure fell, much like the immortal who jumped off the platform in folk operas.

At this moment, her thoughts coincided with those of Red Apple: why not use spiritual power to summon a magical artifact?

Aren't you afraid of falling to your death?!

Su Wenxin, who only wanted to win the game and didn't want to bear the blame for the death of the young master of Feixian Palace, was about to make a move.

Even though she knew she couldn't escape the barrier and that her efforts were futile, her body still moved subconsciously.

Even faster than her was a crane that flew up from mid-air. As if everything was planned, she landed precisely on the crane, which carried her steadily towards Su Wenxin's direction.

"..."

The blurry face became clearer and clearer. Xi Congshuang appeared in front of Su Wenxin, holding an hourglass in her hand. The hourglass, protected by Shi Jue, faithfully completed its task.

"Time's up, you're a man of your word?" Xi Congshuang said, with only a little sand left in her hourglass.

After she finished speaking, the last drop of water fell, and the tea ceremony officially ended.

Hearing the faint sound of the hourglass ceasing to fall, Xi Congshuang opened her palm to Su Wenxin: "The time it takes to drink a cup of tea is over."

The plan fell apart so quickly. Can a cup of tea really last that long?

But she wouldn't doubt that Xi Congshuang was lying; she had sworn an oath to heaven.

It's like swearing an oath to Heaven again, giving me the feeling of shooting myself in the foot.

After a long while, Su Wenxin, who was dumbfounded, gritted her teeth and said, "I'm willing to accept the loss!"

As she spoke, she placed the jade whistle back into Xi Congshuang's hand.

This time, the opponent was indeed more skilled, and it was because she was too weak.

Just as she thought this, the person on the other crane grabbed the outstretched hand and pulled Su Wenxin to their side.

Su Wenxin lost her balance and was supported by someone around the waist and placed to sit down. Her gaze toward Xi Congshuang was filled with complex emotions.

She never expected Xi Congshuang to go to this extent.

She could suppress her spiritual power without hesitation, and dare to jump down even when she couldn't see anything. This was the most reckless person she had ever met.

Even the wild and untamed "little monsters" dared not be cunning in front of her. After all, who wouldn't be afraid of someone who was willing to risk their life, especially someone who was terrifyingly persistent?

The crane, in accordance with its owner's wishes, spread its wings and slowly flew upwards.

This time, Su Wenxin was willing to be taken up there. Looking down, she saw disciples of the Flying Immortal Palace practicing their skills on the mortal ground.

Colorful silks and brocades fluttered in the air, and standing at the highest point was probably the meticulous Senior Sister Lan Hui.

After watching for a while, she stopped looking, her gaze moving from Xi Congshuang's hand holding the jade whistle upwards to her closed eyes.

When she calmed down, it was really hard to tell whether she was in a meditative state or awake.

There was one thing Su Wenxin didn't understand: "The Immortal Pavilion is so big, how did you find me?"

“Demon aura, you’ve been hiding something with demonic aura on you, and I’ve smelled it,” Xi Congshuang said.

The scent of demons is different from that of spirit beasts, and Xi Congshuang can confirm whether Su Wenxin is nearby by carefully distinguishing them.

On her first trip, she went to a valley where the atmosphere was chaotic and it was easy to hide.

That possibility was immediately ruled out; the room was filled with spirit beasts that had thriving offspring, and there was no demonic aura.

I didn't expect this to be the reason. The last time it was exposed was because I took it out in front of her. This time she was very careful to hide it, so how could it be exposed again?

This was something that neither the Palace Master of Feixian Palace nor the head of the Su family had noticed.

While it's possible they don't care, the probability is very small.

Her biological father was shouting that she had poisoned him, but after searching her entire body, he couldn't find any trace of poison hidden by Su Wenxin.

So the feathers hidden in the hair got away with it and were never discovered.

Xi Congshuang said casually, "So the first thing I taught you was how to hide the Crimson Bird feathers you hide in your hair."

"!"

Su Wenxin was startled and covered her braided hair.

Among her full head of black hair, only one strand of hair, faintly reddish, was hidden, its presence subtle and barely noticeable.

Not only was Su Wenxin's low cultivation level causing her to have an inconspicuous presence, but so was that feather.

Because of their innate love for magical treasures and their frequent theft of them, the Crimson Gold Bird Clan is extremely adept at concealing their aura. Regardless of their cultivation level, this is an instinct ingrained in their blood.

Her adoptive mother, who gave her the feathers, remained at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm until her death. However, the Crimson Gold Bird clan is born at the Golden Core stage, so it could be said that her cultivation remained mediocre throughout her life with little progress.

The person riding the crane flying into the sky turned his head and asked, "Do you want to learn?"

It's hard for Su Wenxin not to be moved.

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