The light from the teleportation array gradually faded, and Bai Ying's figure became clearly visible. Before she could even see her surroundings clearly, a pink figure pounced on her like a whirlwind.
"Bai Ying!" Wang Miaomiao, like a cheerful little bird, threw herself into Bai Ying's arms, causing her to take a half step back. "You're finally back! We missed you so much!" The girl's clear voice was particularly loud in the empty teleportation hall.
Bai Ying's lips unconsciously curved into a smile as she reached out and ruffled Wang Miaomiao's hair: "I miss everyone too."
Her gaze passed over Wang Miaomiao and landed on the Lingxiao Sect members behind her. Those familiar faces warmed her heart, as if a long-wandering traveler had finally returned home.
Wang Qi, Murong Jin, and Xuan Yuan Chen, among others, all looked at Bai Ying with great joy. Each of them reached out and gave Bai Ying a big hug.
However, this heartwarming scene was interrupted by a few untimely snickers.
"Is this the legendary Bai Ying?" A young cultivator in purple robes glanced at Bai Ying sideways. "I thought she was some kind of three-headed, six-armed being, but she's just a little girl."
The speaker was from another sect outside the teleportation array, preparing to use it.
They had long heard of Bai Ying's great name and knew some of her deeds, and thought she was some kind of important person, but they never expected her to be just such a young girl.
"Indeed," his female companion chuckled, covering her mouth. "Look at those skinny arms and legs, she probably couldn't even withstand my 'Ice Frost Technique,' could she? Those stories about her are probably just rumors."
Wang Miaomiao's cheeks puffed up with anger, and she was about to retort when the teleportation array suddenly lit up with a dazzling light again.
A suffocating pressure surged forth like a tide, startling the gossiping cultivators, whose expressions changed drastically.
One, two, three... a total of eighteen figures emerged from the teleportation array. The aura emanating from each of them was as deep and boundless as the ocean, clearly indicating that they were all Nascent Soul stage experts!
"Seven, eight, nine..." someone stammered, and when they reached the eighteenth, the entire teleportation hall fell silent. The cultivators who had previously mocked Bai Ying turned ashen-faced, their legs trembling uncontrollably—in Zhongzhou, a single Nascent Soul cultivator was enough to establish a sect, and the sight of eighteen gathered together was simply unheard of!
An even more astonishing scene unfolded. The eighteen Nascent Soul cultivators walked in unison behind Bai Ying, the leading elder in a green robe bowing respectfully: "Fairy Bai, we have all arrived."
Bai Ying nodded lightly, as if responding to nothing more than a trivial matter. The old man then conjured a shimmering, colorful flying boat, bowed, and gestured for her to board: "Please, Fairy Bai, aboard."
Wang Miaomiao's eyes widened, her mouth agape as if she could fit an egg in it. She mechanically turned to look at the few rude cultivators—they were now slumped on the ground, their earlier arrogance completely gone.
"Let's go." Bai Ying took Wang Miaomiao's hand, her voice so gentle it seemed as if everything that had just happened was irrelevant to her. "I have something to give you."
The flying boat slowly ascended into the air, with eighteen Nascent Soul cultivators surrounding it like stars around the moon. On the ground, countless cultivators looked up at this breathtaking scene, unable to recover for a long time.
At this moment, not only the cultivators from other sects present, but even the cultivators from Bai Ying's own sect were stunned.
Only Wang Miaomiao looked at Bai Ying with an expression of adoration.
She knew Bai Ying was the most capable, and she wouldn't be surprised by anything Bai Ying was capable of.
Because she knew Bai Ying was the best; she knew it from the moment Bai Ying rescued her from the Wang family!
As soon as Bai Ying boarded the ship, she took out all the things she had prepared for the Lingxiao Sect members.
The members of the Lingxiao Sect stared dumbfounded at the mountain of treasures piled up before them.
Those top-grade magical artifacts and rare elixirs, seldom seen even in the Central Plains, were now casually placed like ordinary objects. Spiritual fruits, radiating a strange light, rolled to the ground, releasing a refreshing fragrance that soothed the soul.
"This...this is..." An elderly cultivator trembled as he held up a longsword that was entirely emerald green. "This is the legendary 'Azure Nether Sword'!"
The younger disciples stood frozen, both eager and hesitant to step forward. A young girl asked timidly, "Senior Sister Bai, can we really take all of these?"
Bai Ying smiled and casually grabbed a handful of pills, stuffing them into her arms: "Of course, these were specially brought for you." Her tone was as relaxed as if she were handing out candy, rather than referring to precious treasures that could cause a bloodbath in the cultivation world.
Xuanyuan Chen stood to the side, his long, snow-white beard trembling slightly with his smile. He looked at Bai Ying with satisfaction; the little girl he had brought back years ago had grown up to be so remarkable.
"Girl, it must have been a tough journey. I've heard about everything you went through on the Lingchuan Continent."
Bai Ying shook her head at Xuan Yuan Chen, but the next second, she was hugged by Wang Miao Miao.
Wang Miaomiao had completely lost interest in looking at the gifts Bai Ying had brought them.
She held Bai Ying tightly in her arms.
She heard about Bai Ying going to the Bai family to find her biological parents, and she also heard that those people were biased towards Bai Di and wanted to dig out Bai Ying's spiritual root.
She was furious.
"Bai Ying, from now on I'll be your family, okay? I'll be your older sister."
Bai Ying was stunned, not expecting Miao Miao to say such a thing to her, and her eyes instantly reddened.
The relatives she went to so much trouble to find didn't care about her at all.
But the person in front of me told me that she wanted to be my family.
Bai Ying felt a tightness in her throat and her eyes welled up with a sour, hot sensation.
She watched as Wang Miaomiao nervously twisted her skirt, and suddenly laughed, though her voice trembled almost imperceptibly: "Okay."
“Then call me sister!” Wang Miaomiao immediately seized the opportunity, her bright eyes full of expectation.
Bai Ying gazed at the lily of the valley swaying in the girl's hair. The wind, carrying the twilight, brushed past the two of them. She spoke softly, "Alright, my sister!"
Before she finished speaking, Wang Miaomiao cheered and unfurled a roll of yellowed animal hide, covered with densely drawn mysterious runes, the edges still stained with ink and scorch marks: "This is a teleportation array that I specially researched for you! Once I've perfected it, you won't be afraid when you're in danger, and you'll be able to escape no matter where you are."
Bai Ying traced the crooked lines with her fingertips, a gentle smile curving her lips.
Bai Ying can create the best formations herself, so she doesn't need Wang Miaomiao's at all.
But Wang Miaomiao's thoughtfulness still made her feel especially happy.
Bai Ying and the others from the Lingxiao Sect enjoyed this warm and cozy time together for a short while.
But no one noticed the deep coldness that flashed in the eyes of the Azure Nether Ancestor when he turned around.
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