Free Web NovelIn the desolate village, beneath the withered well, deep within the Zhanfu Tribe's settlement, the clear emerald glow of a healing Spell illuminated the simply furnished cave walls.
On a bed covered with animal hides, the unconscious Fragrant Basil lay on her side, her upper garment half-removed, exposing her wheat-colored shoulder. Under the light of the healing Spell, the ghastly, bone-deep wound on her shoulder continuously wriggled, and in a short while, only a faint pink scar remained.
“Phew...” After healing the last of Fragrant Basil’s injuries, Bai Kai slowly exhaled a turbid breath, stopped the Spell, and then reached out to feel Fragrant Basil’s forehead.
Her temperature was a bit high, indicating a persistent low fever.
He withdrew his hand, silently helped Fragrant Basil put her clothes back on, placed a damp towel on her forehead, then Bai Kai retreated to a nearby chair and sat down, quietly observing Fragrant Basil, deep in thought.
Should he stay and wait for Fragrant Basil to wake up?
However, if he delayed his return, he might easily miss the optimal time to enter Yumen Pass.
Although his speed allowed him to travel between the desolate village and Sanlongsha in just a few minutes, Yumen Pass was already close to descending when he left Sanlongsha.
Should he immediately set off back to Sanlongsha?
But Fragrant Basil was currently severely injured and unconscious; should he abandon her?
Without a single word of complaint, without any superfluous actions, the anxious and oppressive atmosphere in the air gradually intensified under Bai Kai's influence.
As a result, Fragrant Basil, who had already woken up and originally intended to feign unconsciousness to gain Xiao Bai's concern, finally couldn't bear it any longer and sat up.
“Xiao Bai Gege...”
Hearing Fragrant Basil's soft call, Bai Kai collected his thoughts, looked at her, smiled, and said softly, “You're awake? Do you feel better?”
“Much better!” Fragrant Basil said.
As she spoke, she even deliberately waved her arm vigorously, seemingly wanting to prove to Xiao Bai that she had truly recovered.
“So, you should leave quickly, right?”
“Leave?” Bai Kai was stunned for a moment, and asked knowingly, “Go where?”
“Go where you should go!” Fragrant Basil said, “Actually, I already guessed that you came back to the Gobi Desert this time not for me.”
“Don't worry! I won't hold you back. I will make sure my tribe and I stay quietly in the settlement. Once I feel better, I'll immediately lead them to the place we've already scouted...”
She already knew? Bai Kai was momentarily lost in thought, unsure if it was because Fragrant Basil knew he was deceiving her but still tried her best to cooperate with his “performance,” or because this was the first time in nearly ten years that he had been deceived by a woman.
Fragrant Basil waited for a moment, and seeing that Bai Kai still hadn't moved, she took another deep breath and called out to Xiao Bai, “Xiao Bai Gege!”
“Hmm?” Bai Kai snapped out of his daze and tilted his head, looking at Fragrant Basil.
“You should go! I don't need you to stay with me anymore.” Fragrant Basil raised her voice a few more decibels.
After speaking, she lowered her head and slumped her shoulders, as if that single sentence had drained all her strength.
From the day Bai Kai pulled her out of the Bo Ci Clan, Xiao Bai had been her unique hero in heaven and earth, and everything she had experienced in these short two days proved that she had never misjudged him.
However, heroes are meant to save the world; they shouldn't stop for one person.
Therefore, she didn't need Xiao Bai to stay with her anymore, and she wouldn't need him ever again...
Thinking of this, Fragrant Basil's expression turned cold, and she shouted, “Someone! Get this person out of here!”
Less than a minute after her words fell, two warriors of the Zhanfu Tribe rushed in, grabbed Bai Kai's arms, one on each side, lifted him up, and dragged him out of Fragrant Basil's dwelling.
Then, they dragged him all the way out of the Zhanfu Tribe's settlement and threw him heavily onto the wind-swept sand.
“...”
Lying sprawled out on the sand, Bai Kai was stunned for a few seconds before he chuckled wryly. He silently stood up, brushed the sand off his clothes, and then, with a flicker of his figure, sprinted towards Sanlongsha.
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Ten minutes later, near Sanlongsha.
A man of about forty stood on a prominent boulder, gazing into the distance.
He had a handsome face, sharp eyebrows, and deep, indifferent eyes. He wore a well-tailored, meticulously crafted black Zhongshan suit, and his posture was upright, just like the uniquely shaped halberd in his hand.
The man was Lord Bing.
He had been waiting here for a long time.
In fact, even before receiving the message Bai Kai sent via the bao sang cang xiao badge, he had already taken a pot of good wine to Liao Zhai Tavern and prepared to depart, only a few hours later than Lu Yibei.
However, Boss Hu was in a bad mood after being provoked by Lu Yibei, and upon hearing that Lord Bing wanted his help, his first reaction was to kick Lord Bing out.
If Lord Bing hadn't pulled out the Feng Chan Wolf Smoke and held it to his neck, “imprisoning” him for a long time, Boss Hu would not have sent Lord Bing to the wilderness five kilometers from Sanlongsha.
Many years ago, there was a post station there where Boss Hu had done a few businesses, but with the changing times and the gradual proliferation of Half-Guitan in the Gobi Desert, Boss Hu hadn't visited for a long time.
Upon arriving near Sanlongsha, Lord Bing immediately rushed to the agreed meeting point with Bai Kai.
When he arrived, he didn't see Bai Kai, but he happened to witness a group of Half-Guitan following the Miracle Order's footsteps, entering the newly opened Yumen Pass city gate.
Logically, as a Guardian of the Night Watch, he should have stopped those Half-Guitan.
However, he was worried that if he left, Bai Kai would appear and they would miss each other, so he allowed those Half-Guitan to enter Yumen Pass.
Anyway, even if all those Half-Guitan attacked him together, they wouldn't be a match for him, and Yumen Pass was fraught with danger, so even if they entered, they wouldn't cause much trouble.
Immediately after, more than fifty Night Watch agents who had received the mission also entered.
Then came the illegal Spiritual Energy organizations from who knows where, ready to profit from the chaos.
Strangely, the Eclipse Society members, as indicated in the intelligence, did not appear. They were likely hidden among the Night Watch agents, the Miracle Order, or those smaller illegal Spiritual Energy organizations, having blended in.
He waited for a long time, and as the wind and sand weakened, and the city gate of Yumen Pass was about to disappear, Bai Kai still hadn't arrived.
If they missed this opportunity, who knew when the next one would be.
Although entering Yumen Pass didn't necessarily require going through the “main entrance”; one could also “climb the wall” like Lord Huaiyuan and the previous heads of the Yumen Sand Sea lineage, as long as Yumen Pass descended from the void onto this Gobi Desert.
In fact, if Miracle Order members hadn't opened the Yumen Pass city gate, Lord Bing and Bai Kai had originally planned to emulate Lord Huaiyuan and Nanling Qifeng by “climbing the wall” to enter.
But now that the city gate was open, why risk injury to climb the wall?
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The last time he waited for someone this long was before he went abroad to study, waiting at the airport for his first girlfriend to come and ask him to stay.
That day, he waited for three whole hours, but ultimately, the expected face never appeared...
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That guy, he's not coming, is he?
Lord Bing, whose emotions were growing increasingly anxious, was hesitating whether to go on his own without Bai Kai, when a familiar whooshing sound suddenly echoed from afar.
In the past, when he helped Bai Kai adapt to his newly acquired power, he had heard similar whooshing sounds countless times. Without even seeing the person, just hearing the sound, he knew it was Bai Kai.
He raised his hand and checked his watch. When Lord Bing looked up again, Bai Kai had just stopped beside him, and he spoke the words he had been holding in his heart for a while, perfectly timed.
“You're late, ten minutes and thirty-seven seconds past the agreed time.”
“Is it because of that Half-Guitan Miss?”
“...” Bai Kai opened his mouth, about to argue, but suddenly saw the desolate, scarred wilderness and the massive city gate faintly visible in the wind and sand, seemingly about to disappear at any moment. He couldn't help but be stunned.
“What, what's going on here? I was only gone for a little while, how did it...”
How did it get so messy?
Look at the ground, red, black, and gold patches everywhere, like someone's paint palette was knocked over.
“You'll have to ask your good niece about that,” Lord Bing said expressionlessly.
“What?” Bai Kai exclaimed in surprise, “Xiao Hua did that?”
After a brief moment of astonishment, he thought about it carefully and felt it was unexpected yet reasonable, after all, Nanling Rao Hua was a little devil when she was young, and she caused him a lot of trouble.
“I'm talking about Lu Yibei...” Lord Bing rolled his eyes at Bai Kai and said, “Although I don't know what she did, there are residual Spiritual Energy fluctuations of hers all over this wilderness, as well as remnants of the Alchemy bombs she made after they exploded.”
Bai Kai, “...” If it was Xiao Bei, then it was even more reasonable; she was a genuine big devil.
“Where is she now?”
Lord Bing looked at Bai Kai, then at the distant majestic pass, and pointed, “She went in.”
When he arrived there, he happened to see Lu Yibei's figure, like a plastic bag caught by a strong wind, flying through the sky and being sucked in by the open gate of Yumen Pass.
It was even slightly earlier than those Half-Guitan tribes.
“Oh, she went in... Wait!” Bai Kai suddenly snapped back to reality, grabbed Lord Bing's collar, and growled, “You watched her go in, and you didn't stop her? Don't you know how dangerous it is in there?”
His fierce demeanor suggested he was ready to fight to the death.
This was like your long-time friend seeing your underage daughter sneaking into an underground establishment to play on the street, and not even trying to stop her.
What kind of place was that underground establishment? Didn't Bai Kai know?
Could a pretty Little Girl go in and come out completely unscathed?
“There are three reasons. First, there wasn't enough time to stop her. Second, I was afraid I'd miss you if I left...” Lord Bing explained unhurriedly, “Third, why stop her? I originally invited her to act with us, but I just hadn't received her reply yet.”
“You damn... You actually invited Xiao Bei behind my back?” Bai Kai's eyes widened, and he tightened his grip.
Now the situation was even more serious; his own Miss not only went to play in the underground establishment, but she was invited by the strange uncle next door.
Why hadn't he noticed before that Lord Bing, this seemingly upright guy, was actually a pervert who kidnapped Little Girl?
“Don't you know why I invited her?” Lord Bing retorted, “Lu Ming not only possesses the Spell that only the legendary Yumen Armored Soldiers know, but he is also the only one among generations of your Yumen Sand Sea lineage who has escaped the fate of guardianship. His child must have something special about her.”
“Besides, she's actually very strong now, strong enough to stand on her own. You shouldn't always treat her like a child.”
“Senior Brother was able to escape his fate because...” Bai Kai stopped halfway through his sentence, as if remembering something, his brows furrowed, and he slowly released his grip on Lord Bing's collar.
Lu Ming successfully escaped his fate after meeting that woman, Wang Meili. Bai Kai himself didn't believe that Lu Yibei had nothing to do with it.
Seeing Bai Kai let go, Lord Bing patted his shoulder, “It seems you've figured it out.”
“Hmph!” Bai Kai snorted noncommittally and said fiercely, “Although what you said makes some sense, there's one thing I will never agree with! No matter how strong Xiao Bei becomes now or in the future, she is my child, and I will bear everything for her first.”
“Alright.” Lord Bing shrugged, “Since that's the case, there's no use worrying here. You might as well go in early; perhaps you can still catch up with your two nieces.”
Bai Kai was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide as he looked at Lord Bing, “Two? Wasn't it just Xiao Bei?”
Lord Bing pouted, “Nanling Rao Hua saw Lu Yibei being sucked into Yumen Pass and chased after her.”
Bai Kai's face darkened, “And you didn't stop her?”
Lord Bing thought for a moment and said, “Hmm, I also have three reasons for not stopping Nanling Rao Hua. Do you want to hear them?”
“Three my ass! Let's go!” Bai Kai roared, and like carrying a dead pig, he hoisted Lord Bing onto his shoulder and rushed towards the magnificent city pass, which, as the wind and sand weakened, was now only a blurred outline.
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In a hazy state, Lu Yibei felt herself tumbling.
It was as if she had been stuffed into a giant blender; if not for Lingtai Pure Karma protecting her body, she would probably have been pulverized.
In the darkness, there seemed to be many people around her, countless eyes watching her, whispering, and faintly, the metallic clang of weapons could be heard.
She tumbled and drifted like this for an unknown amount of time, when suddenly, her eyes began to burn intensely. Immediately after, a blurry image “appeared.”
She said she saw it, but her vision was completely dark, as if something was blocking her eyes, yet the images truly kept appearing, like a dream from the past that accidentally intruded into her mind.
She saw a figure clad in chilling armor, kneeling on one knee before the majestic city gate of Yumen Pass, receiving a silken jade scroll document from a man in luxurious attire, seemingly being conferred a title.
After that figure took the document and stood up, the man in luxurious attire leaned forward and whispered something in his ear. The next moment, an astonishing scene unfolded.
The figure suddenly drew the sword at his waist and cleanly severed the head of the man in luxurious attire.
Accompanied by a gush of crimson blood like # Nоvеlight # a pillar, a group of black-armored soldiers rushed out from behind the city gate, and in a breath, they surrounded the attendants who had been with the luxurious man.
The scene ended abruptly there.
The darkness before her eyes gradually dissipated, like thick fog being scattered by the wind.
Lu Yibei opened her eyes and saw a familiar face.
The woman leaned towards her and said with a mischievous grin, “You're awake? You should already know what I'm going to say next, right?”
“Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to see you turn into a little golden person after a few days. I have to say, you look much more pleasing like this, even if you still have that stoic face.”
Lu Yibei, “...”
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But what was she holding in her arms?
Some kind of pirated Pokémon doll? She really wasn't afraid of a cease and desist letter, huh?
As Lu Yibei was thinking, the “doll” in Chatterbox Girl's arms suddenly moved and waved at her...
