Chapter 5 Lu Ziting dreams of Ye Li's misfortune

Big Black!

Ye Li eagerly awaited the next installment.

Staring at Su Ying'er's mouth, he wished he could pry it open and ask her where Da Hei was!

It's hateful that she only said that one sentence before changing the subject.

Ye Li could only comfort herself that since Dahei was still waiting for her, it meant that its life was not in immediate danger.

Even if she could find Big Black, what could she possibly do as a mere spirit in her current state?

late at night.

Unable to find out any information, Ye Li returned to her courtyard.

Unlike her fellow apprentices' elegant villas, her nameless cottage looked messy and chaotic.

Because of this, she was even laughed at by her fourth junior brother, Bai Xiaosheng, who said she didn't seem like a cultivator, but rather like a down-and-out from somewhere.

The courtyard was piled with stone mills, kilns, and stoves.

A string of dried talisman papers hung horizontally on the rope. Ironically, those talisman papers were what she planned to sell for money when she went down the mountain.

There was no need for him to be in such a sorry state.

The Heavenly Gate Sect provides each inner disciple with one hundred high-grade spirit stones per month, which is more than enough for expenses and the purchase of pills.

However, Master Qingyu said that cultivators should be free from desires and wants, so the hundred spirit stones were reduced to ten.

The Lotus Sect has disciples like Mo Hannian and Yuan Ce with extraordinary aptitudes who constantly need elixirs and herbs. In addition, Master Qingyu often helps the poor during his travels, which has made the Lotus Sect's finances very tight.

Ye Li tried to bring it up with Master Qingyu, but was rebuked after only a few words.

"How can a cultivator speak of money? If you entered the Lotus Sect for pleasure, you should leave now."

Ye Li was so apprehensive that she dared not bring it up again and had no choice but to find a way to handle it herself.

They refine elixirs and sell talismans.

During sect trials, she always took the lead, just so she could get more supplies.

In the end, however, he was seen as competitive, attention-seeking, and even offended many of his fellow disciples.

Ye Li surveyed the messy courtyard.

On the east side, herbs were planted to alleviate Mo Hannian's Gu poison attacks, and on the west side, spiritual herbs were planted to increase Yuan Ce's cultivation.

Beside the stone mill were berries used to feed the master's cranes, and on the ground lay the animal bones that the fourth junior brother wanted.

Every place was for others, yet there was not a single place for her to settle down.

With a creak, it made a sound.

The noise at the courtyard gate caught Ye Li's attention.

Turning her head, she saw her fourth junior brother, Bai Xiaosheng, sneaking into her courtyard.

She looked at the animal bones on the ground, assuming he had come to take them.

But instead of leaving after collecting the animal bones, he went straight to her inner room.

Ye Li recalled that her fourth junior brother seemed to be the only one who hadn't spoken ill of her too much.

She followed him inside to see what he was going to do.

He muttered to himself, "Second Senior Sister, since you're not coming back, the things in this courtyard are just sitting there anyway, so I'll help you put them away."

As he spoke, Bai Xiaosheng happily opened his storage pouch and stuffed in all sorts of spiritual herbs and magical artifacts.

Ye Li didn't stop it, and besides, she couldn't stop it anyway.

She watched coldly as he took the last item from the room, squeezing out every last bit of value she had left.

At this moment, her heart was completely unmoved.

Some were even grateful for Master Qingyu's decision; such a sect and such fellow disciples were better off without.

It's unknown what the Lotus Gate will be like if she refuses to accept the precepts in three days.

A light rain began to fall outside the window. Ye Li thought of her own corpse and wondered if anyone would find her and help her collect her body.

The light rain turned into a heavy rain, and the raindrops became increasingly rapid.

There is a grape trellis in Lu Ziting's yard, which is perfect for providing shade on sunny days, but it gets a bit noisy on rainy days.

On the bed, Lu Ziting's brows furrowed and relaxed in his sleep, while the twin swords on the table flickered as if giving him some hints.

“Ah Li…”

In his dream, Lu Ziting returned to the camphor forest.

Seeing Ye Li standing with her back to him, he frowned and walked forward. "Ye Li, didn't you receive Master's telepathic message? Why are you still here?"

Ye Li didn't answer, staring at something as if in deep meditation.

Lu Ziting looked in the direction she was looking and realized that it was the very place where they had talked during the day.

Su Ying'er was thrown down by Da Hei, and several of her fellow disciples chased after her, including herself.

Everything was exactly the same as during the day.

Lu Ziting realized he was being haunted by a nightmare. He turned around and Ye Li was gone.

He heard the sound of chains dragging across the ground, heading towards the back of the mountain.

He instinctively chased after him, and then he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

He cried out in anguish, "Ah Li!"

"call-"

Lu Ziting suddenly jumped up from the bed, covered in a cold sweat.

The image of Ye Li covered in blood in her nightmare, her neck snapped by iron chains, is still vivid in her mind.

Was it a dream? But why did it feel so real?

Just as Lu Ziting was starting to panic, he noticed the twin swords on the table, their blades emitting a faint glow.

The Twin Swords can predict the fortunes of Daoist partners. Could it be that Junior Sister is in danger?

Lu Ziting immediately drew his sword and went to find Su Ying'er, "Ying'er!"

Strangely, his junior sister, who always liked to stick to him, didn't open the door for a long time. Just when he was worried and about to break down the door, Su Ying'er's voice came from inside.

"Senior Brother, I've already gone to bed. Is there something you need?"

Hearing that Su Ying'er was alright, Lu Ziting breathed a sigh of relief. "I was worried about you because I saw the Twin Swords were acting strangely. I'm glad you're alright."

etc.

If Su Ying'er wasn't in danger, then who was it?

Could it be Ye Li?

Thinking of that dream, Lu Ziting felt uneasy and couldn't help but ask, "Ying'er, has your female sword changed at all?"

Inside the side room.

Su Ying'er looked at the female sword that was flashing red light and swallowed. "No, is something wrong with Senior Brother?"

"Did you hear me?" Lu Ziting said, relieved. "I just dreamt that Ye Li was in trouble. When I woke up, I saw the Twin Swords were acting strangely. I thought, if the female sword is also acting strangely, perhaps she really is..."

"How could that be? Second Senior Sister is a Nascent Soul cultivator, how could anything happen to her? The reason you're having this dream is because you've been looking for Second Senior Sister all day, and what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Besides..."

Her voice softened slightly, "Senior Brother has already given me this sword. Does Senior Brother still have feelings for Second Senior Sister?"

These words successfully diverted Lu Ziting's attention. He moved a few steps closer to the door and said, "You are the only one in my heart. When Ye Li comes back, I will break off my engagement with her and become your Daoist partner."

Su Ying'er gave a charming hum, "That's more like it."

Lu Ziting was so unsettled by her words that he no longer cared about his nightmare. He spoke softly to her through the door for a long time before reluctantly leaving.

Just as Su Ying'er said, since the Twin Swords were given to Su Ying'er, they have nothing to do with Ye Li, so how can one predict Ye Li's fortune?

However, Lu Ziting only knew one aspect of the Twin Swords technique.

The Twin Swords are called Twin Swords because, unlike inanimate objects, they are bound to a master from the moment they are forged.

Even though he gave the sword to Su Ying'er, it still only recognized Ye Li.

The twin swords kept flashing because Ye Li was in danger at that moment.

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At midnight, all was quiet.

Ye Li looked warily at the camphor forest.

Just a moment ago she was in the nameless cottage, and the next moment she appeared in this misty camphor forest.

The fog had thinned out a bit by now.

But she inexplicably felt that this was not the camphor forest she had seen before.

Sure enough, when she tried to leave, she couldn't find her way out, even though she remembered the path.

She remembered that the camphor forest wasn't very big, but now it seemed like she couldn't walk to the end no matter how hard she tried.

Thinking that she might have remembered the wrong direction, she changed sides and walked again. This time, everything around her was even more unfamiliar.

A dark cave suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the woods, with a campfire faintly glowing inside.

The cave entrance looked like a giant, man-eating maw in the darkness. Just as Ye Li hesitated about whether to go in and take a look, the sound of chains rang out.

The chains dragged across the ground, making the same sound she had heard before the attack.

It's that masked man!