Goodbye, pervert!
The complexity of the capital city is beyond description.
They went to the most bustling street in the capital and tried all the famous dishes at the restaurants there...
Then we went to the moat and strolled on the painted boats organized by literati, and went to the largest teahouse in the city to hear about the deeds of the thirteenth princess of the previous dynasty... In the story, the thirteenth princess was intelligent and courageous, sacrificed herself for her country, and was righteous and awe-inspiring. Even after her death, she cared about the people of the Xing Dynasty...
Xu Yi listened intently in the private room on the second floor, her brows furrowed, unsure how to react...
Wu Zi knew Xu Yi's identity and naturally found it funny, just like Xu Yi. But Bai Er didn't know, so he asked the two of them, "What's so funny?"
Xu Yi leaned against the wooden railing of the private room and said listlessly, "Thirteenth Princess, it's me."
"You are the thirteenth princess of the previous dynasty?" Bai Er was also surprised: "I...I have heard of the thirteenth princess's deeds..."
"Even you've heard about it?" Xu Yi was truly amazed by the extent of the emperor's policies: "It seems that the dog emperor has been terrified of me, otherwise how come people are still talking about the Thirteenth Princess even though the incident in Quhua Town happened so long ago?"
"I..." Bai Er began slowly, "I heard it from other laughing monsters on the mountain before, saying that the Thirteenth Princess died in the place of the marriage alliance..."
“Hmm,” Xu Yi nodded, “That makes sense. I died in the place where I was sent to marry a foreign ruler, and I went there willingly to die.”
"Back then..." Bai Er glanced at Xu Yi, "I thought to myself, how could the Thirteenth Princess be so stupid as to willingly go to her death?"
"Hmm..." Xu Yi sighed, "She is pretty silly, I think she's silly now too..."
"You've learned to be aware of your past self, that's good..." came the supervisor's voice from the next private room. The three looked at each other, then got up and went to the next private room together...
The private room contained only the supervisor, who was dressed in plain clothes with his hair tied back with a cloth ribbon. He had no magical artifacts with him and looked like an ordinary old man...
"Supervisor?" Wu Zi asked in surprise, "What brings you here, sir?"
"Listen to a story..." the supervisor replied matter-of-factly, "The text of this story is quite well written!"
Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he sat down next to the supervisor and asked him, "This document, you didn't write it, did you?"
"Ahem..." The supervisor cleared his throat: "What? Is it not allowed?"
“Yes…of course you can…” Xu Yi turned her head to look at the supervisor: “But why did you come up with the idea of writing this text?”
"Didn't I report to His Majesty before that I wanted to build up the reputation of the Thirteenth Princess? I tried many methods, but the results were not ideal, so in the end, this is how it is..."
"Hmm..." Xu Yi nodded in agreement: "You're quite the strategist..."
"You flatter me, Thirteenth Princess." Unexpectedly, the supervisor addressed Xu Yi's identity in a very serious manner.
Xu Yi looked at the supervisor with disbelief: "Supervisor, if you have any orders, just say so. Please don't do this..."
After listening to Xu Yi's words, the supervisor patted Xu Yi's head with a smile: "Little Xu Yi has a good heart, no wonder you can take this path." After saying that, he waved to the two people next to him: "Go and have fun, there are so many places in the capital, go around and enjoy yourself."
“Alright…” Xu Yi had already lost interest, so she took the lead and walked outside. Wu Zi bowed to the supervisor and also bowed and withdrew…
Just as Bai Er bowed to the supervisor, he heard the supervisor say to him earnestly, "Bai Er, some partings are for better reunions."
Bai Er suddenly raised his head, and after a long while, he bowed again and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Supervisor."
The three of them went out to a street full of snacks. The snacks on both sides were both beautiful and delicious. Xu Yi kept eating along the way, while Wu Zi and Bai Er kept paying for her.
The three of them walked along the street to the marriage temple in the north of the city. Just as they were about to offer incense, they saw an acquaintance...
Axi had just emerged from the matchmaking temple with a simply dressed woman when he saw Xu Yi and the others. He instinctively paused, then watched the woman leave before awkwardly bowing to Xu Yi and the others, saying, "What a coincidence, everyone..."
Xu Yi looked at A Xi with curiosity and asked him, "So... you've changed your target again?"
"No, no, no!" Ah Xi quickly waved her hand, "I really didn't this time..."
Xu Yi stood in front of the temple of marriage. The others who were blocked from seeing her grumbled at her. Xu Yi moved a few steps to the side apologetically, signaling A Xi to follow, and then walked to a corner where no one would notice her...
Once in the corner, A-Xi obediently knelt down. Xu Yi frowned and pulled him up, saying, "Why are you kneeling again? Get up first!"
Axi looked at Xu Yi with a surprised expression, and couldn't help but become more respectful: "Thank you, thank you."
"What's going on with you? I don't see any red threads on her or you," Xu Yi casually mentioned that she could now see red threads, leaving Wu Zi and Bai Er stunned...
Bai Er's eyes flickered, he looked up at Xu Yi again, and finally made up his mind...
Axi exclaimed in surprise, "Grandma, you can see the red line now? Your cultivation has improved again! Congratulations!"
Xu Yi waved her hand dismissively: "I'm talking to you. She didn't tie the knot with you, so why have you been following other people around?"
"Oh, she accidentally fell into a dry well when she passed by Gushan Temple. She was terrified but kindly collected my bones and buried them. I followed her because I wanted to repay her kindness."
"Aren't you a lecherous ghost?" Xu Yi asked, puzzled. "Your clinging to her will only drain her yang energy. How is that repaying a debt of gratitude?"
“I didn’t!” A-Xi shook her head: “I’ve never entered her dreams, nor have I ever bothered her. I just wanted to follow her and protect her or help her when necessary…”
“This…” Xu Yi looked at Wu Zi and Bai Er: “Will this work?”
Wu Zi raised an eyebrow: "If A Xi doesn't pester her, and simply follows without disturbing her, it won't have any impact."
"Just following and protecting, this state is more like a guardian spirit..." Bai Er explained.
“However…” Wu Zi looked at Xu Yi: “He is a lustful ghost. He is still missing a specific step from being a ghost to a guardian spirit.”
"What steps?" Xu Yi had never encountered this kind of knowledge before and was very curious: "Can I help you?"
Wu Ziyi stiffened, and as if lost in thought, he turned his head away and fell silent...
Bai Er sighed before continuing, "We can't help him right now; we're not qualified to help him. If there's a chance in the future, you'll find out."
Seeing the silence, Axi waved her hand to smooth things over: "It's okay, it's okay. As long as I can help her by following her, my identity and such are not the most important things."
“Yes,” Xu Yi nodded, “In terms of heart, you only want to protect her; in terms of actions, you are only protecting her. Identity and such are not the most important things.”
Axi bowed to Xu Yi and said, "Thank you, Grandma. Well then... I'll be going now?"
"Okay, go ahead!" Xu Yi generously let A Xi go.
After A-Xi left, Bai Er also began to say goodbye. His bright eyes looked at Xu Yi, full of reluctance, but he said it very decisively: "Xu Yi, I have to go too."
"What? Where to?" Xu Yi didn't react at first.
Bai Er swallowed hard. "I already exchanged that spiritual spring with Fellow Daoist Wu. My brother still needs to rest, so I plan to take him to a secluded and tranquil place where no one will disturb him, to help him recover..."
"Huh?" Xu Yi thought Bai Er was just delayed by other matters, but she didn't expect Bai Er to go into seclusion and live a life of seclusion. The thought that she might not see Bai Er again in the future made Xu Yi's heart clench. "Do we really have to leave? Is there no place in the whole world where we can live in seclusion?"
Bai Er breathed a sigh of relief and gently touched Xu Yi's temples: "If fate allows, we will meet again."
Xu Yi felt a dull ache in her heart, but Bai Er had clearly made up his mind, and all she could do now was to grant his wish... So she suppressed the tears that had just welled up in her eyes and accepted the fact: "Then... then I'll take you..."
“Okay,” Bai Er nodded heavily.
The three of them said nothing more and silently escorted Bai Er out of the city gate, all the way to a small mountain path leading into the mountains. Xu Yi took out two sachets from his pocket, giving one to Wu Zi and one to Bai Er: "I embroidered these sachets myself when I was bored in the bathtub. I originally planned to give them to you as soon as we came out... I didn't expect to see this..."
Bai Er looked at the auspicious cloud embroidered with white and gold threads in his hand, admiring it dearly: "It's so beautiful, Xu Yi, thank you."
Wu Zi looked at the purplish-black five-petaled flower in his hand, and touched it again and again...
Xu Yi looked at Bai Er, feeling quite reluctant to part with him, and tentatively asked, "Then, after you find the place, can you tell me? I... if I have the chance, can I... can I come to find you?"
Bai Er remained silent for a long time before shaking his head with difficulty at Xu Yi: "No..."
"Why?" Xu Yi really didn't understand why she couldn't go to see Wu Zi after he left, nor could she go to see Bai Er after he left. Unable to suppress the bitterness in her heart, her voice trembled: "Wu Zi's sect is strict and doesn't allow me to enter the mountain gate, so it's understandable that I can't go to see him; but is there some kind of prohibition against entering the secluded place you found yourself?"
“No…” Bai Er shook his head and gave a bitter smile, “It’s just that once I see you, I can no longer cultivate in peace…”
Although Xu Yi had already cried once when she heard that Wu Zi had left and she couldn't go to see him, hearing that Bai Er also forbade her to go, stirred up the reluctance in her heart and magnified it countless times. Tears fell uncontrollably in large drops, and she could only repeatedly ask, "Why? Why?"
Bai Er explained in a low voice, "You weren't at the same stage as me and Wu Zi, so naturally you wouldn't know..."
"What stage is it? How is it different?" Xu Yi really didn't know what the difference was: "Tell me... or can you teach me?"
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