Chapter 148: The Farewell Embrace

“Phew…”

After several cycles of breathing exercises, Xia Baiqian had fully recovered from her injuries.

Only the rhythm of the Dao felt a bit unstable.

Not the kind of instability from injury, but rather a fluctuation between strength and weakness.

Chu Huaizhou knew this was a sign that she was about to comprehend the Dao.

“Master…”

Xia Baiqian smiled sweetly and suddenly stood up to embrace him.

Chu Huaizhou was taken aback, wondering what she intended.

But sensing she had no other thoughts—

Her body didn’t move restlessly, nor did her hands wander.

He relaxed and placed one hand around her waist, the other gently stroking her hair.

Xia Baiqian’s heart was full of conflicting emotions.

She desperately wanted to stay by her master’s side.

There would be many people in the upcoming Sacred Glory Secret Realm.

She couldn’t rest easy.

Especially since he had just comforted her, making her feel that his heart was entirely with her.

Xia Baiqian wanted to cling to her master and never part.

But… circumstances forced her hand.

After losing his memory and cultivation, her master had encountered so many dangers.

She could sense that this world was slowly undergoing changes.

The legendary Great Era of Strife had arrived.

Her early Nascent Soul cultivation was far too weak.

She couldn’t protect her master at all; many times she was just a burden.

Now that her cultivation had finally advanced and she felt on the verge of a breakthrough,

She had to seize this opportunity to go into seclusion and break through!

Moreover, after absorbing that fleshy mass, its rich life essence,

Couple with some gains from her trip to the extreme north,

And the Gu-raising secret techniques she obtained from the Corpse Sect master’s storage ring,

She had received many astonishing inspirations.

It was time to settle down and transform them into her own strength.

So, despite her deep reluctance, Xia Baiqian made a decision.

To bid farewell to her master and return to her lair for cultivation.

“Sniffle…”

“Master… your disciple can’t bear to leave you…”

Hearing her tone, Chu Huaizhou guessed she was planning to go into seclusion for a breakthrough.

“It’s all right. I’m always here, and I’ll always have you in my heart.”

His words were genuine, without a hint of falsehood.

But in his heart, he also included Leng Qingqiu, Bai Li, Meng Yinlu, and Xu Mengdie.

They were all his wings.

“Eh… hehe…”

Xia Baiqian sobbed in Chu Huaizhou’s arms.

Her hands tightly wrapped around his waist, as if she didn’t want to part.

She cried like this for a while before finally pulling away.

Struggling to compose herself, she said:

“Master, your disciple… may need to go into seclusion and won’t be able to see you for a while.”

As she spoke, she started crying again.

“Sniffle, I don’t want to leave you, Master!”

Chu Huaizhou said helplessly:

“Alright, alright, why are you crying? It’s not like we’ll never see each other again, right?”

“Surely not. As they say, a small separation is for a better reunion.”

“Baiqian, since you have a chance to advance to mid-Nascent Soul, you must seize it.”

“Many early Nascent Soul cultivators get stuck there for life without such an opportunity.”

Xia Baiqian nodded, a pitiful expression on her face.

If outsiders saw this scene, they would probably be shocked speechless.

She was known in the outside world as the eccentric, unpredictable Gu Saint,

Who made countless people tremble in fear, her smile like honeyed poison.

What a powerful cultivator.

Yet at this moment, she seemed like an ordinary little girl.

A pitiful sight.

Xia Baiqian took a deep breath, as if mentally prepared.

She looked up into Chu Huaizhou’s eyes.

With an adorable face, she pretended to be fierce:

“Master, you must wait for me to return. In the meantime, no close contact with other women, and absolutely no hugging or cuddling.”

“If I find out, you’re done for!”

Though she looked soft and utterly lacking in intimidation.

Chu Huaizhou didn’t dare take it lightly.

He quickly nodded in agreement.

Xia Baiqian sniffled, putting on an irresistibly cute expression.

“Alright, then one last thing: Master, please give me a set of your clothes.”

“Huh? … Hmm, okay.”

Chu Huaizhou was puzzled about what she would do with his clothes.

He didn’t refuse and was about to take out a clean set from his storage ring.

But Xia Baiqian stopped him.

“Master, I want them ‘original flavor’!”

“Eh?”

Chu Huaizhou was baffled, a black question mark popping up in his mind.

Realizing her slip, Xia Baiqian quickly corrected herself:

“Ah, no, I meant ‘original fate’—the fate of destiny.”

“I mean the ones you’re wearing now.”

“With them by my side, I can use a secret technique to see the moments we shared.”

“That way… it’ll feel like you’re right here with me.”

Of course, that was a lie. Such a secret technique existed, but it had nothing to do with Baiqian, who only used Gu insects.

It was purely to deceive her master into getting his clothes.

To dispel loneliness when she felt isolated.

Xia Baiqian tugged at his sleeve, her big watery eyes staring at him pitifully.

Ah, very well.

Hearing her explanation, Chu Huaizhou relaxed.

Though it still felt a bit off, since his disciple had made the request,

He might as well give it. It wasn’t like he’d lose anything.

So he took off his clothes and even prepared a set as requested.

He even took off his socks, but his underwear…

That crossed the line; he absolutely wouldn’t give it.

Xia Baiqian came over with slight regret.

Then she took out a platinum sphere from her storage ring.

“Master, do you remember this? It’s the Spiritual Armor that Cheng Qingshuang wore.”

“I retrieved it and used special Gu insects to fill in the gaps, repairing it.”

She held the sphere with both hands and offered it to Chu Huaizhou.

Chu Huaizhou was deeply moved. Baiqian made it sound easy, but filling in the gaps and repairing it—

The runic formations inside were no simple task.

He could imagine how much effort Xia Baiqian, who didn’t understand formations, had to put in to fix this item.

The previous discomfort completely vanished.

Little did he know, before he lost his memory, he had shown great interest in this item.

Xia Baiqian had keenly noticed, so long ago she had pestered Xu Mengdie

To obtain several special formations that could automatically repair the armor with one click.

Today, it came in handy, and she even upgraded the grade of Cheng Qingshuang’s Spiritual Armor.

The process was a bit different from what she imagined, but her intention was sincere.

Taking the sphere, Chu Huaizhou was about to say he liked it, but taking someone else’s belongings wasn’t right.

Xia Baiqian seemed to sense what he was about to express.

She smiled lightly and said: “Don’t worry, Master. I gave her a life-saving ‘Great Bell and Cauldron Plate’.”

“It can automatically emerge to block damage when she’s in danger.”

Chu Huaizhou swallowed his words and smiled.

“Good, Baiqian. You’re thoughtful. I’ll accept it with peace of mind.”

Xia Baiqian came closer again and gave him a tight hug.

As if to imprint his scent deeply in her memory.

Then, from her sleeve, she pulled out a cyan-green talisman covered in white runes, different from the usual ones.

This was a miniature teleportation talisman jointly made by Xu Mengdie and Leng Qingqiu—the Void Bridge Talisman!

The production cost was enormous, and it could only teleport to fixed points.

She only had two of them: one to teleport directly back to her Gu Nest, and one to return to the Tianyuan Sword Sect.

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