Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
After a day of traveling, I thought I had done my best to keep up with everyone, but I probably still held them back. As a result, we couldn't reach the next town before dark, and we had to camp out in the wilderness.
I sincerely apologized to everyone.
Although Wei Wuxian showed understanding of my lack of experience with long-distance walking and suggested that I ride Little Apple, I panicked and refused.
"Why?" He looked at me in confusion.
"Uh... I... I'm afraid of heights..." I answered, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Huh? Little Apple isn't that high, right? It's just a donkey!" He exclaimed incredulously, only to be met with an indignant bray from Little Apple.
"As long as my feet are off the ground, it's considered high." Sorry, but I really couldn't do it!
Thus, the suggestion was ultimately abandoned.
Finding a clear spot, Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi skillfully gathered dry branches to start a fire. Wei Wuxian comforted the tired Little Apple with an apple nearby, while Lan Wangji went off to patrol the area. I was left standing there, feeling utterly useless.
It was as awkward as it could get... I could only stand there with my head down, unsure of what to do.
"Ms. Wei, please come over here and rest," Lan Sizhui called out after the fire was lit.
I glanced at him and quietly moved to sit by the campfire in an empty spot.
"Here." He handed me a piece of dry food from his pack. "Sorry, but this is all we have for tonight."
"Ah? No need to trouble yourself; I don't need to eat, it's fine," I quickly shook my head in refusal.
"Are you really that young and already fasting? Aren't you afraid you won't grow?" Wei Wuxian came over and casually sat down next to me. "Little Flower, how long have you been maintaining this look?"
"Uh?" I was momentarily taken aback. "Sorry, I don't know." I genuinely didn't.
"After fasting, one's appearance will depend on their cultivation level. Perhaps Ms. A-Qing and Master Song are both mistaken; you might actually be older than Si Chui and the others," he said with a smile as he sized me up.
Oh, how perceptive! Don't even mention Si Chui; my actual mental age might even surpass yours!
"Well... that's certainly a possibility. So, should I have the two young masters call me 'Sister' instead?" I suggested earnestly.
Lan Jingyi beside me was instantly choked up, hurriedly pounding his chest and coughing a few times before finally managing to say, "Y-You're joking, right?!"
Lan Sizhui couldn't help but look dumbfounded as well. "This... Ms. Wei, the senior must be joking; please don't take it seriously."
Wei Wuxian burst into laughter.
"Look at your reactions; is it really that shocking? I said it's just a possibility! After all, no one can be certain otherwise. Little Flower, don't make it hard for them; whether it's sister or younger sister, it's all the same 'young lady.' Just stick to the usual address," he teased with a grin. "But really, you don't know your own age?"
"Sorry, I truly don't know." I lowered my gaze and said softly, "After all, my master is quite casual about such matters, and I have no concept of counting the days."
I stole a glance at my status bar, which still showed me as sixteen after the New Year, unchanged.
So, this system's rewriting still follows some rules? Or perhaps there's a limit on how many times it can be done? What are the standards? It's truly baffling...
"I see... well, never mind; it's just a matter of age. It doesn't matter," Wei Wuxian shrugged nonchalantly. "By the way, Little Flower, how did you deal with the corpses you encountered on Wailing Hill?"
"..." I stared at him in confusion. Wasn't this topic a bit too abrupt?
In the next moment, I suddenly became alert and turned my gaze toward a certain direction.
After leaving Wailing Hill, I momentarily let my guard down, which is why I didn't notice it right away... No, it was because in the past at Wailing Hill, I had relied on Xuan He Xue for vigilance, so my sense of danger wasn't as sharp.
Not far ahead, a rigid and foul-smelling figure was swaying as it approached the firelight.
"Senior Wei?" The other two also noticed and immediately became alert.
"Wait, you two hold off for now." Wei Wuxian turned to me. "Xiaohua, what do you think?"
Was he asking me to show my skills?
I nodded silently and calmly assessed the figure—since it was just a low-level walking corpse that posed no threat, there was indeed no need for them to intervene.
I sat still, and when the figure got close enough, I discreetly unleashed my Pure Blade. In an instant, a beam of spiritual light pierced through it; the figure trembled and then collapsed to the ground, motionless, returning to the state of an ordinary corpse.
"Huh? Wait! What just happened?" Lan Jingyi exclaimed in confusion.
"Senior Wei, this is..." Lan Sizhui also looked astonished.
Wei Wuxian furrowed his brows thoughtfully, slowly getting up to inspect the corpse for a moment before returning to his seat.
"Impressive skills, Xiaohua! No wonder Master Song dared to leave you alone at Wailing Hill."
"You're too kind," I replied calmly.
"No, no! Senior Wei, I didn't see anything clearly! What exactly just happened? Si Chui, did you understand?" Lan Jingyi insisted on getting to the bottom of it.
"No, I don't understand either..." Lan Sizhui looked equally bewildered as he turned to Wei Wuxian.
"Oh, don't worry, because I didn't understand it either," Wei Wuxian said with a smile, spreading his hands. "So it seems the only one who understands anything here is Little Flower. So, Little Flower, could you explain what you just did?"
Uh? I looked at them in surprise.
What’s going on? So they really can’t figure it out?
"Well... I just purified the resentment on that person," I explained hesitantly.
"Purified the resentment? But I didn't see you make any moves!" Lan Jingyi asked.
"Um... it's like how you use spiritual energy to activate talismans with your mind; I also used my thoughts to guide the spiritual energy for purification."
"Huh? Don't you need to chant a spell?"
I slightly flinched at his question. "The spell isn't something you chant out loud for others to hear."
I had practiced this technique for a long time! Back when I had to recite it in front of Song Lan, the embarrassment was so intense that I wanted to dig a hole and bury myself right there. That’s why I forced myself to practice until I could align my thoughts without needing to speak.
"So what you mean by 'you're responsible for exorcising' is this... So, against such a low-level opponent, you don’t need to use your magical artifact? What a pity; I was quite looking forward to seeing it!" Wei Wuxian said with a hint of regret.
"Yeah, against this kind of low-level corpse walker, it's really unnecessary."
Basically, with my current abilities, I'd only need to use Fenghua if I encountered a group attack.
Comment 0 Comment Count