Chapter 69 Lost Zhong Jiuli That scumbag woman, I just slept with her and then...
"Zhong Jiuli?"
Bai Ye's voice echoed in the twilight, but no one answered. She knew without entering the cabin that it was empty.
His divine sense probed out, covering the entire valley, but there was no sign of Zhong Jiuli.
"Where did you go..." Bai couldn't laugh anymore.
She felt abandoned.
"Waaaaah, Zhong Jiuli." Bai also squatted down, hugging her knees, looking bewildered and helpless.
She couldn't understand it. They were just being affectionate a moment ago, so why did he suddenly abandon her?
Bai sniffed, trying hard to recall everything that had happened during the day. Had she misbehaved? But Zhong Jiuli was clearly, clearly very comfortable.
When he kissed her, hugged her, or even bit her, Zhong Jiuli didn't push her away. Instead, he hugged her even tighter, as if he wanted to become one with her. He seemed to really like her.
Why did they suddenly leave without saying goodbye?
"Hey kid, do you think it's possible that the plot is playing tricks on us?" Xiao Wang guessed wildly.
"What do you mean?" Bai looked up, her eyes red and swollen, tears clinging to her eyelashes, looking utterly pitiful.
[Exactly, haven't you already had close contact with Zhong Jiuli? Maybe in the plot, after each mission, the female lead will automatically disappear, or she'll stop liking you? Then you can take the opportunity to pursue other female leads?]
"I don't want any other female lead, I only want Zhong Jiuli." Bai Ye stood up angrily. "I'm not the kind of person who's fickle."
"But..." Xiao Wang added weakly.
[It's not a question of whether you want her or not, it's that she doesn't want you anymore.]
"Wang Cuihua!" Bai Ye's tears started falling again. "You'd better shut your mouth."
After making those harsh words, the little tiger returned to the cabin, sobbing, and buried his face in the blankets that still carried Zhong Jiuli's scent, weeping silently.
Hey kid, do you want to hear a song? I'll sing one for you.
silence.
【Happy breakup~ I wish you happiness~ You will find someone better~】The cheerful song echoed in Bai Ye's mind.
"......"
Bai slowly raised his head, his eyes flashing with firelight.
"Wang Cuihua, do you believe I'll smash my head against the wall and shake my brains to pieces so we can die together?"
[Waaaaah, you're mean to me, I'm not talking to you anymore.]
Xiao Wang logged off in tears.
Bai shoved herself back into the mattress, feeling utterly miserable.
Zhong Jiuli is like that scumbag woman who seduces an innocent girl; she just slept with her and then turns her back on her.
It was her first time, her first time dating, her first time kissing someone. She got all the benefits, how can she just say she doesn't want it anymore?
"Waaaaah, Zhong Jiuli, you scumbag! Don't let me find you, or I'll spank you!" Bai Ye thought to herself as she sobbed.
Above Misty Island, Zhong Jiuli's figure emerged from the clouds.
She had already left, but after flying a distance, she still couldn't let go of her worries. She was afraid that if she left, Bai wouldn't be able to leave the Endless Sea safely on his own, so she turned back.
To her surprise, even from such a distance, Bai Ye was still able to hear the conversation between him and the woman named Wang Cuihua.
Judging from their tone, they seemed unaware of why she had suddenly left. However, the little tiger's firm statement calmed her anger somewhat.
"At least you have some conscience." Zhong Jiuli murmured softly, her gaze piercing through the layers of mist and landing on the little tiger who was crying and hiccuping while hugging the blanket.
She has no intention of showing up.
Since Bai is also going to seduce other women, she wants to see just how stunningly beautiful they are that she would go to such lengths to seduce them.
Inside the wooden house, Bai was also crying intensely.
"What's wrong?" Little Flame's voice came from the doorway.
Bai turned around and looked at the little flame figure standing outside the wooden house. The little figure was about two or three years old and its whole body was made of blue and white flames. It tilted its head and looked at her, looking rather cute.
"I... my wife doesn't want me anymore." Bai's nose was red, like a cowardly child who had been bullied outside and could only complain to his weak friend. "She slept with me and then ran away. She's a scumbag."
Little Flame didn't know what it meant to sleep and then run away, but she knew Bai must be very sad. Just a moment ago, the little tiger was excitedly describing how wonderful the outside world was, and now he was crying so miserably.
The little fire-element figure stepped into the wooden house, and a chill rapidly spread from her, instantly lowering the temperature inside to freezing. She silently withdrew her outstretched hand, quietly hiding it behind her back.
The little flame looked helplessly at the ice crystals spreading beneath its feet and said dryly, "Then don't cry."
Bai wiped her face hastily, forcing a smile, "It's okay, no need to comfort me, come here for a hug!"
She noticed the little flame's movements just now.
"No, it will freeze you." Little Flame took two steps back in slight panic.
Bai also rolled off the bed and pulled the little flame figure that was trying to escape into his arms.
"Hiss~ Have you never been hugged before? How does it feel?" Bai also grimaced as he hugged the little fire figure; the temperature was indeed unbearable.
But the other person is still a baby, and she wants the little flame to know that friends are there to warm each other.
The little flame huddled listlessly in her arms.
This was the first time since she was born that she had felt the warmth of an embrace. Although Bai Ye's entire body was visibly frosting over, the feeling of being held in someone's arms gave her a strange warmth.
Clearly, she herself is a small flame.
"I like being hugged," Little Flame said honestly.
"Right? That's how you should comfort a friend." Bai patted her head and said, "But you can't just hug anyone, or you'll easily get tricked, you know? Once you leave this Misty Island, there are bad people everywhere, especially scumbags like my wife!"
The little flame nodded as if it understood, "So, are you still going?"
Bai also looked out the door; the night was deep. "Yes, I'll leave at dawn. My friends are still waiting for me to go back; I can't stay here any longer."
The little flame glanced at Bai Ye's frozen face and said, "If you want to go home, I want to go home too."
After saying that, she transformed back into a cluster of flickering flames, disappearing into the night like a streak of light.
"Hiss..." With his arms empty, Bai covered his frozen hands and breathed on them for a long time before he could barely regain some feeling.
The cabin returned to silence, and Bai lay dejectedly on the bed, gazing at the starry sky through the cracks in the roof. Clouds drifted by, and the starlight flickered.
The star is dim and not bright at all; it's not pretty.
Bai rolled over in annoyance, facing inwards, and muttered to himself as he looked at the pillow beside him, "You scumbag, I'm going to throw your pillow away tomorrow, so you'll never have a pillow to sleep on again."
Above the clouds, Zhong Jiuli almost couldn't resist rushing down to give that heartless little tiger a good beating.
However, within moments of separation, rumors were spreading everywhere that she was a scumbag. It's likely that in a few days, the entire cultivation world will be abuzz with the reputation of Zhong Jiuli for starting something and then abandoning it.
She looked coldly at the tossing and turning tiger cub below, feeling that guarding this place was simply...foolish.
She decided to stop guarding the place and find somewhere to rest.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Bai woke up.
Actually, she didn't sleep last night either. No one can sleep on the first night after a breakup; everyone tosses and turns for a long time.
【You were asleep, but you were still cursing Zhong Jiuli in your dream.】
"You're talking nonsense," Bai retorted loudly. "I didn't dream at all last night."
Xiao Wang didn't argue with her; he simply released the recording.
"Waaah, Zhong Jiuli, next time I'll spank you fifty times, you scumbag...scumbag..."
[The rest are all jerks, I'm too lazy to record them.]
Bai gritted his teeth, "Wang Cuihua, when you can't sleep at night, can't you find a night shift? Why do you have to watch me sleep?"
"But I'm worried~" Xiao Wang's voice sounded aggrieved.
[Zhong Jiuli isn't here, so you're all alone, little tiger. What if you get carried off by a wild animal? I'll definitely keep watch for you this night.]
"Never mind, don't record me talking in my sleep next time, it's a bit embarrassing," Bai muttered softly.
Okay, shall we go and try to seduce the next female lead?
"I'm not going to take them down. I'm going back to find Jiaojiao. I'll send them back to the White Tiger Tribe first, and then go to Zhongzhou to demand an explanation from Zhong Jiuli." Bai Ye put away the Hundred Beasts Bed and stepped out of the small wooden house.
Are you going to go find the little flame?
"I'm not looking anymore." Bai shook his head. "Saying goodbye once is enough."
She spread her wings, took off, and flew into the sky without looking back.
She left that valley, that sea of flowers, and that crooked little wooden house behind.
"Wait a minute." A streak of light shot into the sky, chasing after Bai Ye's figure.
Bai hovered in the air, looking at the little flame that had chased after him. "You can't bear to leave me?"
“Mmm.” Little Flame nodded vigorously. “I thought about it for a long time last night. I still want to go out and see the world, but you said there are a lot of bad people, so I decided to go wander with you.”
Bai chuckled and held out his hand, "Let's go then, do you want me to carry you?"
The little flame shook its head and said, "I can change shape. What do you want me to become?"
"You shouldn't ask me, you should ask yourself." Bai also stopped smiling, his gaze gentle, with the air of a teacher.
"This is your life, or rather, your destiny. You can face the world however you want to be, not as someone else's appendage."
“I want to be like you,” the little flame replied emphatically. As she finished speaking, the blue and white flames began to surge, outlining a small human figure in the morning light.
A moment later, the light faded, and a little girl of about three years old stood barefoot in mid-air, her chubby face intelligently conjuring up a blue and white dress that looked incredibly cute.
Bai also reached out and pinched her round little face. It was warm and soft to the touch, like the temperature of a human. "You can really turn into a human?"
The little girl proudly puffed out her chest, her skirt, formed from flames, fluttering gently in the wind. "Yes, I told you, I can transform into countless shapes."
The child's sweet, childlike voice couldn't hide his pride.
"So what's your name?"
"The True Fire of Yin!"
Bai couldn't help but chuckle, "I can't exactly call you Taiyin or Zhenhuo, that would be too strange, no one would call you by such a name."
"What's your name?" the little girl asked.
"My name is Bai Ye, but my friends call me Da Bai or A Ye."
"Then I'll be called White Fire!" the little girl made a decisive decision.
"Oh, isn't this too simple and crude?" Bai also scratched his head. "This name isn't very cute. Let me help you think of one."
She pondered for a long time, then clapped her hands, looking like she had come up with a super awesome name. "How about Bai Tai Huo? It sounds cool and domineering."
"Pfft~" Zhong Jiuli couldn't help but laugh out loud, almost revealing her body.
She rubbed her forehead, the names the little tiger had given her flashing through her mind: Little Black, Big Black, Little Green—none of them had a proper name.
Bai looked up in confusion at the sky, "Did you hear laughter?"
The little girl shook her head blankly, "No, I didn't hear anything."
"Alright, maybe I was just imagining things," Bai muttered, picking up the little girl. "Let's go then."
"Let's go! Bai Taihuo is setting off!" the little girl shouted.
Bai also looked into the distance and confidently chose a direction, "This way."
Zhong Jiuli watched helplessly as the two figures, one large and one small, flew foolishly into the depths of the endless sea.
Her head was throbbing even more. How could she possibly warn that silly tiger that she had gone the wrong way without revealing her identity?
Looking down at the surging waves, Zhong Jiuli resigned herself to following them. She regretted not strangling her in bed yesterday, so she wouldn't have to run after this silly tiger now.
Bai flew for most of the day and found that the surrounding sea was becoming increasingly empty, faintly exuding an ominous aura.
There wasn't even a single reef to be seen on the vast sea. She remembered that when she was on the run, she could still see a few scattered islands.
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Bai also felt that he might have gone in the wrong direction.
"Xiao Wang, can you turn on a navigation for me?"
"Hey kid, my navigation only covers a range of 1,000 kilometers. You could get there in a few flaps of your wings. It's no use me using it; it's all seawater here, there aren't even any landmarks."
"Oh no, am I lost?" Bai muttered to himself.
When Zhong Jiuli saw that they had finally realized they had gone down the wrong path, she thought they could turn back before it was too late, but it turned out that the woman named Xiao Wang was also unreliable.
"Big White, are you lost?" the little girl in my arms asked, looking up.
"No, I'm not lost. I was just wondering where to dig up some medicinal herbs." Bai stubbornly refused to admit it; how could she possibly confess to a young girl that she didn't know the way?
"You want a elixir? Wait, I'll help you find one." Bai Taihuo closed her eyes after saying that, and invisible ripples spread out from her.
"Fly that way, there's an island there, and there are lots of medicinal herbs on it," Bai Taihuo said, opening his eyes and pointing southeast.
Zhong Jiuli saw that they had returned to the right direction, and her heart finally settled down.
Then she felt a little annoyed. Even though she had made up her mind not to pay any attention to this little liar, she still hid behind her and followed her, watching their every move.
Bai Ye and Bai Taihuo were completely unaware that they had been followed ever since they left Misty Island.
After flying around for most of the day, Bai looked at the setting sun on the horizon and the familiar Misty Island in the twilight, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated. "So, we've just been wandering around this sea all day?"
Bai Taihu said excitedly, "We also saw a lot of beautiful scenery, and we even saw the seafood you mentioned."
"That's not seafood, that's a powerful demon that can kill us." Bai sighed, rubbing his forehead.
On their return journey, the two were unlucky and encountered a level 10 demon that had come to the surface for fresh air. They were almost swept into the depths of the sea by the demon.
Fortunately, Bai was fast enough to quickly shake off the great demon.
Actually, if she hadn't shaken off the great demon, Zhong Jiuli would definitely have been unable to resist coming out to save people; she almost showed herself back then.
It's all because Bai's survival talent points were too maxed out.
"Shall we go back to the island to sleep and set off again tomorrow?" Bai Taihu asked.
Bai shook his head, "Let's go pick medicinal herbs. I want to go back quickly."
"Okay, let's go then."
With the little girl's navigation, Bai no longer got lost. The next day, as dawn broke, the two finally arrived at the island full of medicinal herbs.
“This is it.” Bai Taihu jumped down from her arms, his bare feet stepping on the sand, hopping excitedly. “It’s the place with the most concentrated spiritual energy, and there’s a strong medicinal fragrance.”
Bai looked up and saw the entire island bathed in the glow of the sunset, filled with spiritual energy, with towering ancient trees and intertwined roots, and spiritual herbs and medicines everywhere.
She didn't rush in, but first used her Insightful Golden Eyes to carefully observe the area. After confirming there was no danger, she grabbed the little girl by the collar and led her inside.
"Why are you lifting me up?" the little girl protested, her short legs kicking wildly in the air, but she could not touch the ground.
"Because you're too short, I'm afraid you'll get blocked by the grass and won't be able to find it." Bai Ye took out a small shovel from his storage ring and handed it to the little girl. "When you see any spiritual herbs later, help me dig them up."
"I have a bad feeling about this." Bai Taihuo gripped the small shovel, his chubby little face scrunched up. "The way you're talking sounds like you're swearing at someone."
"That's not true. Go ask around, which neighbor lady in the surrounding villages doesn't praise me as a good child? I practically have 'good person' written all over my face." After saying that, Bai casually tossed the little girl away.
"That area is full of medicinal herbs, hurry up and dig them up, I'll collect them later." After she finished speaking, she took out a small shovel and started digging for medicinal herbs.
Two figures, one tall and one short, squatted in the woods, digging for medicinal herbs.
Not far away, on a towering ancient tree.
Zhong Jiuli's figure was hidden in the bushes, watching the little tiger working diligently through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
However, the Vermilion Bird in her arms was impatiently flapping its wings, looking anxiously at the medicinal herbs scattered on the ground.
"You want to steal their elixirs?" Zhong Jiuli asked.
"Chirp chirp chirp~" The little Vermilion Bird excitedly raised its head and nodded repeatedly.
"Then you must be careful not to be discovered by them. You are only allowed to steal the spiritual herbs that the little girl dug out." After Zhong Jiuli finished speaking, a wisp of spiritual light flicked from her fingertip, concealing the little Vermilion Bird's figure.
In the forest, Bai Taihuo was diligently wielding her small shovel. Every time she dug up a medicinal herb, she would wipe the dirt off her skirt and then neatly stack them behind her.
Behind her were countless medicinal herbs, all cleaned up and free of any dirt.
A gentle breeze swept by, and the mountain of spiritual herbs behind Bai Taihuo vanished into thin air, leaving not a single leaf behind.
"Chirp chirp~" The little Vermilion Bird chirped twice and flew back to Zhong Jiuli's side, choking and stretching its neck.
Zhong Jiuli helplessly helped her refine the medicinal power, her fingertip touching the girl's tender yellow beak. "Serves you right for being greedy. You stole all the spiritual herbs. That little girl will be crying soon."
"Chirp chirp~" The little Vermilion Bird shook its head smugly.
Bai Taihuo was completely unaware of this; she dug out a small pile, and Xiao Zhuque would steal it every time.
Only when the sun was setting did Bai finally walk back, satisfied.
"That's a wrap-up day." She called out to Bai Taihuo behind the bushes, "Little girl, have you dug enough? We should go home."
"Dabai, come quick!" Bai Taihuo's voice came from behind the bushes.
The little girl emerged from the grass like a mud monkey, her chubby face covered in mud streaks and grass blades clinging to her hair.
She waved her little hands excitedly, "Look at the medicinal herbs I dug up, they're all piled up here..."
Bai Taihu stared wide-eyed at the black gemstones, blinked in disbelief, and rubbed his eyes hard, but all he saw was an empty ground.
"Huh?" The little girl tilted her head in confusion and spun around in place. "Big White, wait a minute, I think I've remembered the wrong place."
Bai watched as the little girl toddled around on her short legs, even prying open the gaps in the grass, looking just like a squirrel whose food had been stolen and who couldn't find its reserves.
"Where's my... medicine?" the little girl cried, grabbing a handful of dirt. "Big White, let's dig this up. There must be a medicine thief hiding underground."
Bai suppressed a laugh as he squatted down, ruffled her messy hair, and carefully wiped the dirt off her face. "It's okay, I dug up a lot of medicine, that's enough."
"No, I have to find this little thief who stole the medicine." The little girl sniffed and handed the crimson feather she was holding in her palm to Bai Ye. "It must have been this bad bird that stole it."
Bai also widened her eyes when she saw the feather, and she eagerly took it.
As soon as the feather came into my hand, I felt a burning heat emanating from it. Without a doubt, this temperature and this aura belonged to Liu Xianyue.
Bai's heart pounded violently, and he suddenly stood up. He activated his Golden Eyes of Truth, his gaze piercing through the entire island, but even so, he still couldn't find that person's figure.
"Zhong Jiuli!!!"
"I knew you were there! Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
Bai also clutched the crimson feather tightly, trying to tilt her head back and not let herself cry like a coward.
Like an abandoned puppy that has found its way home after struggling with all its might, it wags its tail happily the moment it sees its owner, even though it is covered in wounds.
Stubbornly proving that she is actually very useful, and that we shouldn't abandon the puppy anymore.
"You're really impolite. Even if you're leaving, you should at least say goodbye. Leaving so quietly like this is really upsetting." Bai Ye's voice was full of grievance.
Who does that? They just left, but then they followed you silently like a peeping tom.
The only sound in the woods was the rustling of leaves in the wind; no one answered.
On the treetop, the medicine thief, her belly round and swollen, nervously shrank her head into Zhong Jiuli's arms. She hadn't done it on purpose; she was probably so full of the medicinal herbs that she accidentally blew out a hair from her head.
Zhong Jiuli looked at the slender figure in the woods and felt a pang of pity. But since Bai Ye was going to get entangled with other women, why was she still thinking about her?
She closed her eyes and ultimately did not appear. Zhong Jiuli would never linger for things that did not belong to her.
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Author's Note: Bai Ye: There are so many bad people among the crowd who said my wife left, I've remembered them all! [Eye roll][Eye roll][Eye roll]
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