Love Barrier
Xu Yi obediently sat down in the bathtub. The water was clearly not ordinary water... It was extremely cold when it touched her skin, but once it entered her body, it brought a warm and comfortable feeling... It was very comfortable...
Xu Yi was drowsy, immersed in the warm feeling, when she felt a familiar spiritual force approaching. Xu Yi opened her eyes and saw that the spiritual force had transformed into the image of Tong, standing by the bathtub and looking at Xu Yi.
"Brother Tong?"
"It's me, Xu Yi." Tong then glanced at Xu Yi in the bucket and asked, "Are you injured?"
"Hmm, the tendons and veins have been ruptured..."
"No wonder the little wooden sword's energy was rapidly depleting..." Yu Tong turned and glared at the supervisor, her tone unfriendly: "Did you do this?"
The supervisor smiled and asked in return, "Which matter are you asking about?"
Yu Tong kicked the shadow beneath her feet, making it tremble. The shadow tried to run towards the supervisor at top speed, but Yu Tong's kick successfully pinned it down, and no matter how much it struggled, it couldn't break free...
Seeing this, the supervisor finally lost his composure and raised his hand to stop him: "Hey, hey, be gentle..."
Yu Tong remained silent, only looking at the supervisor for an answer. The supervisor clicked his tongue twice: "No, no, we encountered a leopard demon. Xiao Xuyi helped me, which is why her meridians were ruptured."
Xu Yi, sitting in the tub, naturally couldn't see the movements under Yu Tong's feet. He only heard the supervisor explain and echoed, "Yes, it was a leopard demon. I didn't notice that I had torn my tendons while trying to stop it."
Yu Tong glanced at the supervisor, then turned to look at Xu Yi, whose displeasure had vanished. With a swift movement, she released the shadow, which broke free and quickly swam to the supervisor's feet, disappearing into the shadow.
Yu Tong turned around and patted Xu Yi's head, praising, "Not bad, little Xu Yi." Then she looked at the supervisor again, and said with an air of dominance, "Little Xu Yi's path is different from all of yours, and there can be no mistakes."
“I know,” the supervisor also dropped his joking expression. “With me here, I will naturally protect her. Besides, how can she improve if she doesn’t strengthen her meridians? And besides, don’t you still have your little wooden sword? Nothing will happen to her.”
When Xu Yi first heard the phrase "different paths," she curiously tugged at Yu Tong's sleeve: "Brother Yu Tong, what do you mean by 'different paths'?"
"It's nothing..." Yu Tong turned around and smiled at Xu Yi, patting Xu Yi's head reassuringly: "It's okay, little Xu Yi, soak it more, it will be fine after soaking."
Xu Yi felt that Yu Tong was coaxing her like a child, but she still appreciated the care from an elder, so she smiled and said, "Yes, I understand, Brother Yu Tong."
"Okay, be good, I'm leaving now." After saying that, he patted Xu Yi's head again before leaving.
The supervisor sighed again, then glanced at Wu Zi and said, "Let her go to the bar by herself."
After saying that, he took the silent Wu Zi out. Xu Yi was soaking in the warm bathtub and didn't notice anything.
The immense yin and ghostly energy in the water continuously repaired Xu Yi's meridians, warming her entire body until she unknowingly fell asleep. When she woke up again, she saw Wu Zi sitting on a stool in front of the bathtub. Seeing that she was awake, he asked, "How are you, Xu Yi?"
Xu Yi felt her body's meridians were stronger and nodded: "Yes, much better. My meridians have almost recovered. Soon, I will be able to absorb all the ghost energy and yin energy from the little wooden sword."
"That's good. Are you thirsty? Hungry?"
"I'm not thirsty or hungry," Xu Yi looked into Wu Zi's quiet eyes. "What's wrong, Wu Zi? You seem a little sad today?"
Wu Zi blinked: "It's nothing. It's just that I might have to go back to the sect soon. After that, you might have to go on your own."
"Why?" Xu Yi asked anxiously, climbing to the edge of the bathtub. "Aren't you coming with me? Going back to the sect? Aren't you from the Imperial Observatory? Going back to the capital? I can stay in the capital..."
Xu Yi rattled off a long string of words, causing Wu Zi's heart to ache again. But he and Xu Yi were not destined for each other; nothing could happen. He feared that staying together any longer might lead him to do something irrational. Therefore, he needed to find a time to leave. He patted Xu Yi's head and said, "My sect is called Wu You, but it's only nominally affiliated with the Imperial Observatory. The sect… isn't in the capital; it's located on the secluded Wu You Mountain…"
"Closed off? Does that mean I can't come to see you?"
Wu Zi stroked Xu Yi's hair again, his eyes full of reluctance: "Without my sect's token, you really can't get in."
"Could you give me your token?"
"I can't... Xu Yi, although I really want to..."
"Then how should I find you? Can I wait for you at the entrance of your sect?"
"No need, Xu Yi. Disciples of my sect only descend the mountain once in their lives to travel, and never leave the sect again... You will not be able to wait for me."
"Why, Wu Zi?" Xu Yi burst into tears. "Do we have to leave? Does it have to be like this?"
Looking into Xu Yi's wet eyes, Wu Zi finally managed to suppress the urge to pull her into his arms after a long time. He forced an ugly, bitter smile and said, "Xu Yi, our paths are different. We were never meant to walk together forever. We were destined to part ways."
"We were destined to be apart?" Xu Yi murmured in disbelief. "Did it really have to be this way?"
"The destiny of heaven and earth is predetermined and cannot be changed."
Xu Yi's tears fell incessantly onto the surface of the bathtub, splashing out strings of reluctant emotions... She stood up, hugged Wu Zi, and cried uncontrollably...
This was the most dangerous time Wu Zi had ever faced in matters of the heart. Wu Zi was already filled with reluctance, affection, and longing, and the person he cherished was still nestled tightly in his arms. At this moment, the person in his arms was soaked with sweat, and his beloved was crying with reluctance as she held him. A surge of desire to never be separated again welled up in Wu Zi's heart, and even a kind of obsession with forever welled up inside him...
As his emotions stirred, Wu Zi felt a mixture of desire and possession; he could even clearly feel the changes in his body… But his clear reason reminded him that Xu Yi was reluctant to part with him because she considered him family… The words 'our paths are different' echoed in his ears…
After a long, long time, he took a deep breath, lowered his hand that was about to embrace Xu Yi, closed his eyes, and calmed the delusions in his mind caused by emotions, seeking only his clear reason...
With his senses returning, Wu Zi gently patted Xu Yi's shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay, don't cry... There's a time for gatherings and partings, and besides, this isn't the time to end things yet." Wu Zi pressed Xu Yi back into the bathtub, smoothed her hair, and said, "No matter what, I'll take you to the capital to be with Bai Er and the others before I leave."
"Really?" Xu Yi's voice sounded pitiful. "Not now?"
“No,” Wu Zi patted Xu Yi’s head, “Not now. Be good, soak in the water and get your body back to normal first.”
Although Xu Yi knew that parting would be painful, she felt a little better when she heard that it wouldn't be now. But she knew that Wu Zi's words were true, so she could only hold back her tears and say, "Okay," and then reached out and took Wu Zi's hand: "Will you stay with me?"
Wu Zi looked at Xu Yi holding his hand, and his heart skipped a beat. His mind, which had just regained its clarity, became muddled again. He wanted to reach out to her, to agree, to stretch their time together to a lifetime, or even to eternity...
Wu Zi swallowed hard, flicked Xu Yi's head with his finger, and said casually, "Men and women shouldn't touch each other, what are you saying? Enjoy your time, I'll wait for you outside."
"Oh," Xu Yi only then realized that she was in the bathtub and completely soaked. She withdrew her hand somewhat embarrassedly and smiled sheepishly at Wu Zi: "Then you have to wait for me outside."
"Yes, I will." He then patted her head again before leaving.
After Xu Yi finished absorbing the yin and ghost energy of the small wooden sword, he went outside and saw Wu Zi waiting for him. Wu Zi turned around and looked at Xu Yi: "All done?"
"Okay, all done." Xu Yi grabbed Wu Zi's arm and shook it: "Wu Zi, before you leave, you have to spend some time with me eating and shopping."
"Okay, of course." He then pulled Xu Yi along, wanting to take her out for a stroll. They happily reached the inn's entrance when the little bell between Xu Yi's eyebrows lit up…
Bai Er's anxious voice came from inside: "Xu Yi, come help me quickly..."
Xu Yi quickly activated the little bell and asked Bai Er, "What's wrong? Where are you? What happened?"
But no sound came from the little bell for a long time. "It's broken?" Xu Yi looked at Wu Zi, who also frowned. "We need to head to the capital immediately."
“Alright,” Xu Yi nodded, then asked Wu Zi, “Where is the supervisor?”
"The Imperial Censor only set off for the capital two days ago, so he should not have arrived yet."
"Okay, let's do it as soon as possible."
The two returned to their room, packed all their clothes, and rushed towards the capital. During this time, Xu Yi kept trying to send messages to Bai Er using the small bell, but there was no reply…
Xu Yi's heart sank little by little, and the two walked faster and faster, becoming more and more anxious.
The two worked tirelessly, and finally arrived in the capital ten days later...
But the capital was calm and peaceful, without any rumors. Xu Yi also went to pay his respects to the Director of the Imperial Observatory. No one in the Imperial Observatory had heard of anything unusual... Except for the small bell between Xu Yi's eyebrows that kept glowing, no one else had heard of or seen Bai Er and his companion, as if they had never come to the capital at all...
Xu Yi could only wander around by the light of the little bell every day, hoping to find some clues, but after several days, he had no clue at all... Wu Zi had used Bai Er's snakeskin to set up a formation to trace auras since he arrived in the capital, but the formation had been floating in the courtyard of the Imperial Observatory for so many days without giving any feedback... At this point, both of them knew that something had happened to Bai Er and the others, and it was not a big deal...
The Bai brothers were, after all, ancient demons, and only the most outstanding members of the Imperial Observatory could capture and imprison them without revealing their presence. However, after the head of the Observatory thoroughly investigated the group, he found nothing...
At this point, the whole situation reached a stalemate...
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