Chapter 351
In the middle of the night, Bai Yu suddenly opened his eyes.
"They're here," he reminded himself.
My heart, which should have been calm, was beating unusually fast, and my breathing, which should have been steady, became slightly rapid.
He got up and opened the window.
With a creak, the noise made Bai Yu feel uneasy.
The scenery before my eyes was completely different from what I had seen before.
Half Moon Peak is covered in snow all year round, and if you don't look at the sky, there should be no difference between day and night.
But tonight the darkness is exceptionally thick; it's so dark outside the window that you can't see your hand in front of your face.
A cold wind rushed into the room, and Bai Yu raised his hand to close the window, but the window, which could usually be closed easily, remained motionless.
His expression remained unchanged as he channeled demonic energy into his fingertips, causing the window to sway slightly.
But this time, the hand didn't exert any force; instead, it froze on the window and remained motionless.
He saw a faint candlelight appear in the distance amidst the ink-splashed world outside the window.
The candlelight was as sticky as blood, emitting an eerie glow.
Where Bai Yu's gaze was focused, Ling Wu, draped in a black robe, held a bright red candle.
The candle was emitting a faint, dark red glow.
"Are you happy to be meeting an old friend?" A cool female voice asked gently from beneath the black robe.
The candlelight flickered, and the person inside, though in excruciating pain, still answered:
"happy."
Ling Wu asked casually, "How happy are you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark figure appeared in the candlelight.
The man's black robe was disheveled, his face was pale, and his lips were colorless, as if a gust of wind could shatter them.
His temples were throbbing with pain, yet a carefully ingratiating smile remained on his lips: "I'm so happy I want to be with you for all eternity."
After saying that, as if worried that he might displease her, he added, "Actually, as long as I'm with you, I'm happy no matter who I'm meeting."
The candle flame was so hot to the demon soul that it made its soul tremble, but when it fell into Ling Wu's palm, it was as warm and cool as spring water.
The demon soul had long been tormented by the pain of being burned by raging fire. Now, covered by the coolness, although it was still painful, it made him feel so comfortable that he wanted to sigh.
Ling Wu glanced at him.
He swallowed the sigh and became as obedient as a clingy dog.
Upon seeing this, Ling Wu opened her lips: "I still remember the way you were when we first met, so unwilling to admit defeat."
After much thought, the demon soul finally remembered the misunderstanding that day when he only had time to say "no" in the Sumeru Ring.
But he didn't refute her at this moment. Instead, he nodded in agreement and even lit up Ling Wu's path.
"It's all because I've done many bad things, been disobedient and disobedient, that you're punishing me." He bowed his head devoutly, longing for her response.
Unfortunately, Ling Wu ignored him and instead smiled at Bai Yu through the gilded mask.
Upon seeing this, the demon soul lowered its gaze, and looking in that direction, a look of disgust towards Bai Yu appeared in its eyes.
This good-for-nothing used to fight him for his body, and now he wants to fight him for her.
But he dared not show a trace of malice in front of her.
Over the years, even though he was burned by flames every day, he could never adapt to the fire that was his natural enemy.
Only when she touches him can he catch his breath.
As time went on, he could no longer figure out why he had submitted to her.
"If...if he comes too, can you touch me first every time you appear?" The handsome, gloomy man suddenly uttered this absurd question.
But he still didn't receive a response, only the sound of endless frost and snow falling softly.
"Is it okay?" He endured the pain, unwilling to give up, and looked into the eyes beneath the gilded mask.
Those eyes remained cold and indifferent.
He had accompanied her at her desk several times and witnessed her gentle responses to Song Baifuxue and others. He even knew how tenderly she treated Bai Yu when she appeared as a Celestial Venerable.
She was always indifferent to him, but not to him.
The demonic soul, which received no response, seemed on the verge of shattering.
The person he longed to gaze upon was now standing opposite Bai Yu through the window, holding a candle.
“Little brat, look at this light, does it look familiar?” she asked.
Bai Yuben's turbulent emotions were inexplicably calmed by this question, and he also looked down at the candle that was shining in the dark night.
"This is what I obtained ten years ago, when I broke off my arm under that sycamore tree in the secret realm." Bai Yu glanced at it, then looked up to meet the eyes behind the gilded mask. "I also know that you came here this time to steal the treasures I obtained in this secret realm."
Lingwu remained silent, only stroking the dim flame of the candle with her fingertips.
“If I guess wrong, I’ll guess again,” she said.
Bai Yu was slightly taken aback, his gaze drawn to her fingertips as she fiddled with the fireworks.
The bright red flames clung to her palm like bloodstains, and she played with them casually as if she were petting an obedient dog.
Startled by this strange feeling, Bai Yu regained her senses, raised her jade-like face, and said with a light sarcasm, "Why should I guess?"
Ling Wu's fingertips, which were manipulating the flames, never stopped, but her gaze drifted lightly to his face.
"Not going to guess?"
"No guessing!"
"In that case, I shall take my leave."
"Pshaw." Bai Yu didn't believe it.
As expected, the man in black robes took a step to leave, but Bai Yu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute!"
As soon as he said it, he knew he had her figured out again, so he frowned almost imperceptibly.
"Then guess." Ling Wu said indifferently, looking down and focusing on poking at the flames, seemingly not caring about answering at all.
Bai Yu deliberately said in a disgusting tone, "I guess you miss me."
But to everyone's surprise, Ling Wu lazily patted the fireworks, then held up a candle and went into the room, saying, "You guessed right."
"Did you hear what I just said?" Bai Yu was slightly taken aback.
Ling Wu said calmly, "I didn't hear it."
"You're doing great!" Bai Yu laughed in exasperation, and relaxed a lot for a moment.
Once she's in this room, she's definitely not going to be able to get out.
Therefore, when he saw the black-robed man acting as if he were in his own home, he smiled slightly.
Lingwu poured the candle wax onto the table and placed the candle in the wax.
This candle was quite domineering; in that instant, it extinguished all the light in the room, leaving only its dark red glow.
"There are two formations here. Although these formations are useless to you, you should still be careful." The demon soul's face showed worry.
Ling Wu ignored him and instead sat leisurely opposite Bai Yu, glancing sideways at the unseen night outside the window.
Seeing the black-robed man's series of inexplicable actions, Bai Yu knew that his plans had been disrupted once again.
But as long as the result is the same, that's enough.
This time, he obtained an ancient formation in the secret realm. Once you enter the formation, there will be no distinction between friend and foe. Everyone will lose their cultivation and become like a mortal.
This formation has already been activated.
The other formation was the one he used for sacrifice, which could be activated with just a drop of his blood.
At that time, the black-robed man in front of him, whom he hated to the core, would become the last stepping stone on his path to following his master!
Unfortunately, just when he thought he could retaliate against her for all the pain, she sat quietly opposite him without saying a word, making it difficult for him to make a move.
Bai Yu pondered, his unease amplified to an extreme.
"What are you up to now?" he asked, frowning.
A puzzled voice came from beneath the large hood: "Since you already have a foolproof plan, why are you still so timid as a frightened bird?"
Bai Yu's eyes grew colder. "Since you knew I had a foolproof plan, why did you dare to step in so easily?"
The man in black robes was clearly taken aback, then seemed to be amused, letting out a slight smile.
The laughter was no longer as indistinct as before, neither male nor female, but rather had a certain familiarity.
Startled by the laughter, Bai Yu suddenly stood up!
The movement was so forceful that it knocked over some scattered medicine bottles on the table, which spun around and finally fell to the ground with a thud, shattering into pieces.
A rich aroma of herbs filled the room.
Lingwu bent down and picked up the round pill.
Her fair fingertips gently brushed away the non-existent ash from the pill before placing it on the table.
She remained calm, while Bai Yu, with countless backup plans, was thrown into disarray, his breathing disordered.
He exhaled a breath of stale air, strode forward, and the shadow instantly enveloped the man in black robes.
Sitting up, Lingwu had no choice but to tilt her head back, causing her hood to almost fall off.
Upon seeing this, Bai Yu's hard-won courage vanished instantly, and he took another step back.
Lingwu no longer needed to look up, but she still let the hood stay on her head.
"Who are you?!" Bai Yu was almost going crazy.
He had long been prepared to reclaim his chance, unveil her, and sacrifice her, but now he hadn't accomplished a single step!
At this moment, the man in black robes added fuel to the fire, saying, "You've gotten so used to being abused that you've developed a dependence on me?"
Bai Yu dismissed everything because of these words, and swung his dagger at her black robe.
"Then let me personally expose your true colors, bit by bit!"
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