Based on the descriptions in the original work and the information gathered so far, Xiao Yuhan can basically conclude that the woman inside Bai Yao's body is a powerful figure from the demon race.
The original novel describes her as a reincarnation of a demon god, but the later Empress storyline only mentions that she became incredibly powerful because she awakened the power of her past life. This makes sense; the woman inside her was indeed very powerful.
Another point is that her Core Formation attracted the Phoenix, a supreme being of the Fire element. This is likely because either Bai Yao's bloodline is noble, or the phoenix is her soul from her previous life. That's why Xiao Yuhan was injured when he examined Bai Yao's Golden Core last time.
Moreover, the tiger demon showed a strange fear of Bai Yao today. Why would a demon who no longer cares about life and death be afraid? It must be due to the suppression of bloodline. Therefore, the woman inside Bai Yao's body is very likely the emperor of the demon race.
Thinking about it this way, Xiao Yuhan fell into another question: what exactly is the connection between "it", Su Li, the demon emperor in Bai Yao's body, and the system?
The only thing that's certain now is that "it" and the system are mortal enemies, the kind that will fight to the death. And now, he's learned from the Demon Emperor inside Bai Yao's body that there's another "she." Xiao Yuhan's mind is getting more and more confused.
Just then, a knock came at the door. Xiao Yuhan said softly, "Come in!"
Bai Yao, carrying a bowl of white fungus soup that she had somehow obtained, walked up to Xiao Yuhan and said, "Master! Here!"
Xiao Yuhan took the white fungus soup, drank a couple of sips, and put it aside. "Is the little girl feeling better?"
Bai Yao nodded and said, "She's already asleep. Sister Feng Xi is fine. She'll definitely figure things out."
"Then you should get some rest too..." Xiao Yuhan seemed a little absent-minded.
But Bai Yao didn't leave as instructed. Instead, she looked at Xiao Yuhan with a worried expression. "Master... Sister Feng Xi said today that her mother is a very kind person, but she never expected that she would raise a vicious tiger with her own hands..."
Xiao Yuhan looked at Bai Yao, seemingly lost in thought, and sighed helplessly, "Everyone's fate is predetermined..."
"Master...why do humans hate demons?"
Upon hearing this question, Xiao Yuhan was at a loss for words. If he were to answer according to his status as an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the response would simply be "those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts." However, he was not Xiao Yuhan; influenced by so many literary works, he dared not readily assert that either side was necessarily wrong. After pondering for a long time, he said, "Girl, don't think so much. I can only say that this is a matter of opposing camps. The nature of this opposition cannot be explained in a few words. I believe that every race has both benevolent and malevolent beings. War is never a matter of right or wrong, but rather a matter of stance."
“Master, Sister Fengxi told me today that when I was at Little Lotus Temple, I wasn’t myself anymore…”
Hearing this, Xiao Yuhan finally understood why Bai Yao had been behaving so strangely today. It turned out that she had already noticed the abnormality in her body. Xiao Yuhan didn't know how to explain this to Bai Yao.
But at this moment, Bai Yao's eyes were filled with tears. "Master... was it because of Yao'er that you were seriously injured after returning to the mountain on the Lantern Festival?"
Xiao Yuhan felt a pang of heartache seeing this, "No!"
"But Master is injured again this time. I've thought about it carefully. No one present today could have hurt Master. Could it be because of Yao'er?"
Xiao Yuhan reached out and stroked the little girl's head, laughing, "You, if you want to hurt your master, you'll have to cultivate for at least another hundred years. Don't have any wild thoughts!"
Bai Yao seemed somewhat disbelieving, "Master, you're lying to me! Your eyes dart away when you lie, Yao'er knows that!"
Xiao Yuhan was somewhat helpless, thinking to himself, "When did this girl become so difficult to fool?" He immediately said, "Yao'er, don't be silly! Your teacher is just a little tired lately!"
Bai Yao wasn't sure what was going on, but she could sense something unusual about the presence of another soul in her body. So she asked with increasing suspicion, "Master, why did Yao'er become another person? And when I was attacked and knocked unconscious by the tiger demon, why did I wake up in a place so far away from Lianhua Temple?"
"That's because his accomplices wanted to kidnap you to threaten your master!" Xiao Yuhan explained quickly.
"But Sister Fengxi said that no other monsters appeared today!"
Xiao Yuhan slapped his forehead and said somewhat impatiently, "How could they possibly discover powerful demonic beasts with their meager skills? What? You don't even believe Master's words anymore? Go back to sleep!"
Unexpectedly, Bai Yao immediately burst into tears, sobbing, "Yao'er is afraid... afraid that I will hurt Master... Yao'er feels that ever since... ever since she formed her core, her body... has often experienced some strange changes... Is Yao'er a monster...?"
Seeing the little girl sobbing and explaining, Xiao Yuhan felt even worse. "Don't cry!"
Unexpectedly, Bai Yao cried even harder. Xiao Yuhan thought to himself, "She's supposed to be an empress in the future, how come she's such a crybaby?"
It was both infuriating and amusing, but Xiao Yuhan patiently comforted the little girl until she finally stopped crying.
Xiao Yuhan knew that hiding it from her wouldn't be as easy as before, and to put her mind at ease, he explained again, "Yao'er, you're not a monster. Trust your master, one day you'll understand that the fault isn't yours. There's a magical power within you that protects you when you're in danger, but you've never hurt your master, you know? Your master is truly dedicated to studying the cultivation method. Remember the Blood King Gu incident? Long Xiaoyu's cultivation was forcibly transferred to me, so the two spiritual energies within my body can't fully merge, which is why I often get injured, but it's not a big problem..."
After hearing Xiao Yuhan's explanation, Bai Yao's expression softened a little. She looked at Xiao Yuhan with great concern: "So Master's illness is due to the lingering effects of last time? Are you sure you'll be alright?"
"Don't worry, everything will be fine!"
"But...but won't the power within Yao'er harm Master?"
"Silly girl, that's your power. Would you hurt your master?"
Bai Yao blinked, and this time she said very firmly, "Yao'er will not hurt Master!"
"That's settled then, go and rest! Also, you must keep the power within you a secret, no matter who you tell, understand?"
Bai Yao wasn't really clear about the hidden power within her body, but she knew that something was constantly influencing her, so if Xiao Yuhan continued to hide it, he definitely wouldn't be able to fool her.
These half-true, half-false words reassured the little girl quite a bit.
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