Chapter 114 One Thing Subdues Another, Causing Misfortune That Lasts a Thousand Years
Bai Zhixing went straight to the wizard's residence.
The wizard had no fixed abode, living year-round in the deep mountains and forests, guarding Wangyue Mountain.
However, he would only stay at the Bai residence for a few days when there was something to do. He preferred quiet and usually lived in a secluded and quiet courtyard, which was far away from the main courtyard.
Is the wizard present?
There was only one servant sweeping the courtyard; the doors and windows were tightly closed, so it was impossible to tell whether anyone was there.
"Reporting to Master, the wizard is resting inside and has instructed me not to serve him," the servant hurriedly replied, fearing that his master might think he was idle if he wasn't by the wizard's side.
"Okay, tell the wizard I'm looking for him when he wakes up."
"yes."
Just as Bai Zhixing was about to leave, he suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood. He frowned, recalling that he had not shown any signs of injury when he left the government office earlier that day.
He suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Can you smell anything?"
Upon hearing this, the servant frowned seriously and took a deep breath.
Then he shook his head.
"No, sir. Oh, perhaps the flowers are blooming today..."
Bai Zhixing didn't speak. He approached the door and confirmed that the faint smell of blood was coming from inside. He was about to kick the door when it opened by itself.
"Come in."
The stench of blood was overwhelming.
Bai Zhixing was momentarily embarrassed, but then the smell of blood overwhelmed him. He took a few steps back, dismissed the servant, and went to find the family physician.
"No need, it's just a minor injury," someone inside said.
The servant hesitated, unsure which master to listen to.
Bai Zhixing had no choice but to let him go.
"What happened? Everything was fine when I left this morning?"
Bai Zhixing frowned as he walked in. The stench of blood seemed to hit him right in the head, making him dizzy for a long time.
"I went out at noon." The wizard was hidden behind the screen, his appearance indistinct, but he was completely naked, as if he were treating himself.
"But is there something strange about Wangyue Mountain?"
Although the official explanation is that the Bai family's treasures were stolen, this explanation is unlikely to convince the public. Those innocent people who were implicated might rebel. Therefore, the purpose of going to the government office today is to discuss telling the truth. However, it requires a certain skill to tell the truth in a reasonable and well-founded way without telling the whole truth.
"No, it was just that we encountered a poisoned and crazed beast."
Bai Zhixing frowned. This was the first time he had seen him injured by a spirit beast, but after hearing what Bai Yuheng said, he believed it to some extent.
"Hmm!"
The person behind the screen cried out in pain.
"Do you need my help?" Bai Zhixing knew that this person loved cleanliness and did not like being served by others. Looking at his body, he couldn't help but ask.
"No need."
Hearing him speak with energy and spirit, Bai Zhixing felt relieved.
What brings you here?
Bai Zhixing sat outside, speaking to him through a screen.
"Yes, I have something to discuss with you."
Bai Zhixing briefly explained Bai Yuheng's request, and the person behind the screen paused upon hearing this.
Bai Zhixing said, "The immortal master of Tianyan Sect is not a vicious person. He has no bad intentions. He is only trying to save his lover... Didn't you want to go deeper into the sect before? This is perfect. You can have a companion to go together."
The shaman behind the screen remained silent for a long time before saying, "The sacred mountain is the origin of my people and is a forbidden area. How can we allow outsiders to enter and leave at will?"
Bai Zhixing's opposition to him was not unexpected.
"She's my wife's younger sister, she's not an outsider." Bai Zhixing had gone to great lengths to gain favor with Fang Xichun.
"..."
The wizard remained silent for a long time.
How many of them are there?
"Three!" Bai Zhixing knew that the chances of winning were halfway there when he heard the question, and quickly replied.
"..."
Feeling the sharp gaze from behind the screen, Bai Zhixing gave an awkward smile.
"Things have changed quite a bit since the trip," the wizard said leisurely.
Bai Zhixing knew he was being mocked, so he scratched his head and said, "You know I'm not young anymore. I've finally found someone I love, so of course I'll cherish her. I'd be willing to go through fire and water for her."
The wizard snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more in objection.
"It's possible, but you must do everything I say."
Bai Zhixing immediately smiled, his usually stern face beaming with joy: "Thank you, Wizard!"
After saying that, she gave him the highest level of respect in the clan.
Hearing a cold laugh, Bai Zhixing was not annoyed. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he asked him a few questions about his arrival. When he saw that Bai Zhixing was trying to shoo away his guest, he left without even drinking the tea.
After everyone had left and the building was empty, a voice from behind the screen chuckled coldly.
"He is indeed a devoted lover."
I don't know who said that.
*
The family dinner that evening was a joyous occasion. As Fang Xichun had said, Madam Bai was indeed kind and easygoing. When she learned that they were disciples of the Tianyan Sect, she was overjoyed and excitedly insisted on drinking three hundred bowls of wine with them despite her illness. This surprised Bai Yuheng and the other two, who were left speechless with amusement.
The family dinner was filled with peace and joy.
At night, Bai Yuheng released Pei Yuan from the Qiankun bag, fed him the medicine brewed by Cen Ying, and then channeled some spiritual energy into him to maintain his fluctuating life.
Looking down at his quiet, pale face, Bai Yuheng reached out and gently stroked it, smoothing his slightly disheveled sideburns. Her warm fingertips softly slid from his smooth forehead down to his sharp, sword-like eyebrows, then along his brow to his high, undulating nose, lightly tapping the tip of his upturned nose a few times.
Tiny specks of golden light danced merrily on his face as her fingertips slid across his skin.
"Wake up soon." Bai Yuheng lay on her side beside him, propping her face up with her hand, and murmured.
"..."
The only response she received was his slightly rising and falling breaths.
"I'm going to get angry if you don't wake up soon..." Bai Yuheng pressed her face against his cheek, the cool touch making her panic. She hugged his face with one hand and pressed herself close to him with the other.
Their cheeks touched, and Bai Yuheng could see his long, curled eyelashes trembling slightly out of the corner of her eye. She was overjoyed, knowing that he could sense her closeness to him!
She rubbed against him, his towering nose sharply blocking her view.
My thumb accidentally touched his dry lips.
I got up to pour water.
The moment she stood up, the corner of her mouth curved slightly at the touch of the other woman's lips.
The moment she stood up, she noticed something unusual outside the window. Bai Yuheng's gentle expression hardened. She opened the door and coldly surveyed the situation outside. The bright moon hung in the sky, frogs croaked incessantly, and occasionally a cat meowed.
Bai Yuheng's furrowed brows relaxed.
"..."
She muttered something under her breath, turned around and went back into the house, where she fed Pei Yuan a few sips of warm water to moisten his lips.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, she received a telepathic message from the Tianyan Sect.
It was Yuan Guang's voice transmission.
After the battle with Gu Pingzhi that day, Cui Mingcan and the others learned of her identity. Although she did not deliberately hide it anymore, she did not want to publicize it, so she had no choice but to consult with Yuan Guang, whom she knew best.
But to my surprise, the old fox showed no surprise at all when he found out she was Hengluan; his smiling face was truly infuriating.
Bai Yuheng secretly grumbled to herself.
"Couldn't you give me even a little bit of a reaction?" Bai Yuheng said disdainfully. "This ruins all the surprise!"
Yuan Guang smiled gently and said softly, "I've heard a saying..."
Bai Yuheng became interested and asked, "What did you say?"
Yuan Guang smiled, covering his face with a fan. His fox-like eyes, unlike their usual clear and gentle appearance, were now gleaming with a sharp light. Bai Yuheng immediately felt alarmed, narrowing her eyes and gritting her teeth, knowing what kind of nice things he was about to say.
Good people don't live long.
—A scourge can last for a thousand years.
really!
Bai Yuheng knew that this scoundrel wouldn't spout anything good!
He pretends to be a gentle and refined gentleman in public, but he's actually a vicious and sharp-tongued scoundrel!
"Xie Chang'an!!!" Bai Yuheng gritted her teeth.
Yuan Guang knew she was about to explode, so he quickly soothed her, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore... You even called out names from so many years ago..."
Yuan Guang immediately said some nice things that she wanted to hear, which calmed her down. He then lamented that she was not destined to die, since everyone had thought she had truly sacrificed herself and vanished into nothingness...
After expressing his feelings, he got down to business.
"So you suspect that there's a mole in our sect from Gu Pingzhi?"
After listening to her analysis and learning that Gu Pingzhi had been reborn, Yuan Guang's gentle brows couldn't help but furrow.
If this demon were to emerge, things would become very complicated.
It's unclear when this person planted a mole in the Tianyan Sect, but it hasn't caused any trouble for so many years.
"I understand, I'll handle this."
Bai Yuheng had confidence in his abilities, so she didn't say anything more. She simply shared some of her doubts with him, giving him more options so he wouldn't be completely lost.
Yuan Guang said he understood and would keep in touch with her if anything happened.
Finally, as she hung up the painting, Bai Yuheng suddenly said, "By the way, you can release some information about me appropriately."
"You're saying you're still alive?" Yuan Guang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but he understood her meaning. "Luring the snake out of its hole?"
Bai Yuheng nodded.
Yuan Guang smiled, his eyes narrowing: "Okay, I understand. Things are getting interesting."
Bai Yuheng suddenly shuddered. Knowing that this person had that expression, she knew someone was going to be in trouble, but she didn't know who that unlucky person was...
After a moment of silence for that person, Bai Yuheng added, "By the way, don't tell Dongxuan and the others that I'm back. He has a big mouth; the moment he says it, the whole cultivation world will probably know."
Yuan Guang couldn't help but chuckle, knowing his words, and nodded.
"I won't tell Lingzhen for now, otherwise she'll fly over overnight and fight me several times. I don't have time to deal with her right now..." Bai Yuheng rambled on, talking about these old friends as if they had never left.
"If they ask about that news, just pretend you don't know. You're a master at pretending to be stupid."
Yuan Guang smiled and nodded, agreeing to each of them.
In the end, only Pei Yuan, who had been in the past, remained unmentioned.
Yuan Guang could naturally see through the boy's thoughts. The boy thought he was hiding them well, but every time he saw him, his hatred and jealousy almost overwhelmed the entire Wangxian Mountain.
"How is Pei Yuan?"
Bai Yuheng paused for a moment, then laughed, "What else can I do? It's just like that... He's conscious, but he can't wake up. I used a soul-preserving technique to forcibly leave his primordial spirit and soul in his body..."
"You're going to find Xuan Lang?" Yuan Guang understood immediately.
"Yeah, I guess I'll go see her too."
"..." Yuan Guang remained silent.
Bai Yuheng laughed: "You haven't forgotten? If you haven't forgotten, then go and see her..."
Yuan Guang simply smiled, his eyes narrowed.
Bai Yuheng couldn't help her friend's affairs; she couldn't even sort out her own relationship situation and had no experience in being a strategist.
That's all for now.
The sound transmission talisman was still flashing, pulling Bai Yuheng back to reality.
She activated the communication talisman, and Yuan Guang's warm and soothing voice came through.
"Hengluan, we have a lead on the mole. We'll discuss it in detail when we return to the sect."
Bai Yuheng was completely focused on the communication talisman and didn't notice that the person she was carrying had furrowed brows.
"Let me say hello to her."
His voice came through again after a long while.
Bai Yuheng couldn't help but smile. Even the composed and unhurried Emperor Yuanguang had come to this. He was counting down the days until they arrived in Nanshao City, and then the time when the Divine Netherworld Realm would open. He specially sent this message, always thinking about it, yet not daring to meet it.
There's always something that can subdue another.
Bai Yuheng smiled and sighed as she stroked Pei Yuan's much thinner face. The latter's tightly furrowed brows relaxed and his lips straightened.
Several days passed peacefully.
It was also the fifteenth of each month, the day the gates to the Netherworld opened.
Bai Yuheng and the others followed Bai Zhixing to the foot of Wangyue Mountain.
There weren't many people, only five.
But the wizard was nowhere to be seen.
As dawn approached and dusk was about to fall, Cui Mingcan and Cen Ying couldn't help but feel anxious, fearing that the sorcerer might change his mind.
Bai Zhixing frowned. Although he knew the wizard was not a man of his word, he was still afraid that something might happen to him, or that he might want to use Naqiao to vent their anger and prove his identity.
Each of them had their own thoughts.
Only when the birds returned to their nests and the orange hues were fully warmed did a horse-drawn carriage leisurely approach from afar.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief to varying degrees.
The newcomer alighted from the carriage under the watchful eyes of several people. He was covered by a thick, heavy black robe, and even his eyes were covered by a black veil, so that not an inch of his skin could be seen.
Not only were Bai Yuheng and the other two dumbfounded, but even Bai Zhixing was stunned. If he hadn't spoken up, he would have suspected that someone had become a substitute for the wizard.
Bai Zhixing chuckled dryly and asked, "Wizard, why are you dressed like this?"
The person beneath the black robe muttered, "Old age makes one more susceptible to cold."
"..."
It was only early February, the beginning of spring.
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