Chapter 102: The Sister’s Scolding

A few days later, at the main city beneath the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, Ten Thousand Industries Town.

This colossal steel city, forged entirely from mystic iron, stood like a towering fortress embedded among the mountains.

Its surface was covered in intricate defensive runes, making it appear as impenetrable as an iron bucket from afar.

Inside the city, all was peaceful. On the streets paved with bluestone slabs, cultivators in plain elegant robes gathered in teahouses and taverns in twos and threes, discussing scriptures and the Dao.

Some played chess, their moves stirring up bursts of spiritual light. Others wielded brushes, their ink giving rise to real phantom mountains and rivers.

It was a scene of utter relaxation, as if there were no crises in the outside world—as if disasters and calamities would never descend.

And indeed, that was the truth.

Around this iron bucket of a town, hundreds of floating grand arrays operated day and night.

Each array was as massive as a palace, inlaid with extremely precious top-grade spirit stones.

And what these arrays supported was a sky-covering complex of floating pavilions!

Legend said that the roc’s wings could eclipse the sun and moon, but this floating complex was even more magnificent than the roc.

It was not a single building, but a wonder formed by thousands of interconnected pavilions and towers suspended in the air.

From afar, it looked like a celestial palace hanging in the clouds.

The spirit stones consumed daily to maintain these arrays would be enough for a third-rate sect’s expenses for a hundred years!

But this was the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Sect, the richest top-tier power in the cultivation world, bar none.

From this, one could see just how enormous every one of the Seven Great Immortal Sects was.

At this moment, in the main pavilion of the Talisman lineage at the center of the complex, within the pink master’s boudoir.

Xia Baiqian knelt obediently on a cushion, facing the person opposite her.

The other party was petite, the same size as Xia Baiqian, but far stronger in presence.

“Hey, how did you manage to be such a useless disciple? How did you let your master get messed with by that old man from the Netherworld Sect? What are you even good for, you little fish Baiqian?”

“Mmph… I-I didn’t expect that guy, who was about to die, still had the strength to make a final counterattack.”

“A little fish dares to talk back?”

“Mmph… I was wrong…”

Xia Baiqian wanted to retort, but the other party was speaking the truth—she had indeed failed to protect her master.

Otherwise, at normal times, if someone dared to speak to her like this, she would have already pounced to pinch them.

As for the subject of their discussion, Chu Huaizhou, he was lying nearby with his eyes closed, listening.

He had just woken up and happened to hear a little girl’s voice speaking in a very mature manner, scolding his disciple.

This person was none other than Xu Mengdie, his childhood friend who, though not related by blood, had grown up with him in the orphanage, reincarnated together as babies, and spent over a decade developing separately in this game world before finally reuniting.

She was like family, his sister in all but name—though she preferred to be called his little sister.

‘Perhaps,’ Chu Huaizhou thought, ‘it’s because I normally have no way to deal with the mischievous Xia Baiqian, yet now she’s being exceptionally obedient. I’m quite interested to see how this plays out.’

So he pretended not to be awake and continued eavesdropping on their conversation.

After all, his body felt no discomfort, his soul seemed extremely active—like it had been injected with stimulants.

He was perfectly safe now; it was fine to relax a little.

Before he had passed out, Chu Huaizhou had clearly known that the remnant soul of Tu Tianyi was trying to possess him.

But it had been eliminated by some automatic defense mechanism of his soul.

He just didn’t know what Tu Tianyi had seen during the possession attempt that made him go mad on the spot.

Too bad he hadn’t had time to ask before his soul’s defense mechanism crushed and killed him.

Chu Huaizhou wasn’t entirely sure how he had managed that, but it didn’t matter much.

His cultivation base had undergone incredible changes just by eating a pill; it was normal for his soul to be a bit special, right?

‘The real danger afterward was simply absorbing too much soul energy and not being able to withstand it.’

Anyway, since he was lying here safe and sound, with Xu Mengdie, Xia Baiqian, and Bai Li around, everything must have been resolved. He had faith in his sister, his disciple, and the fox.

If he were still in danger, they wouldn’t have the leisure to question him like this.

Xu Mengdie continued to scold Xia Baiqian, watching her struggle with her reluctance but forced to obey because she was in the wrong. It made her feel quite satisfied.

‘This little green tea b*tch. I don’t know why, but from the very first meeting, she hasn’t gotten along with me. It’s really inexplicable.’

In the past, it was fine—she’d just silently stick out her tongue at me. As long as I ignored her, Xia Baiqian would be the one to lose out.

But later, she learned some kind of soft-spoken, sweet talk that threatened to overpower me.

‘If I were to explain it with game terminology, she and I are very similar in many aspects, occupying the same ecological niche.’

‘But this isn’t a game or a novel. What does the same ecological niche matter?’

‘Could she be jealous of my close relationship with big brother since childhood?’

‘Hmph, that’s unlikely—she’s just his disciple.’

After finishing her scolding of Xia Baiqian, Xu Mengdie turned her gaze to Bai Li.

“And you, little Bai Li. Isn’t your escape technique supposed to be the best in the world? How come you couldn’t avoid it and take big brother with you? You’re truly a clumsy fish.”

Bai Li was in her fox form, her two back short legs kneeling, and her front short legs propped on the cushion.

Her nine large tails drooped lifelessly behind her, and her two big fox ears lay flat.

Hearing this, she immediately lifted her front short legs, like a New Year’s greeting, and shook her two pink paw pads together.

Xu Mengdie’s harsh words were stifled by the sight.

‘Oh no, little Bai Li is just too cute! How could there be such an adorable creature in this world?’

She just couldn’t bring herself to scold her.

Yes, like her big brother Chu Huaizhou, Xu Mengdie was also a devoted fluffy fan.

She clearly had no resistance to Bai Li’s overwhelming cuteness.

“Ahem. Bai Li, change back to human form. Discussing such a serious matter while in energy-saving mode is too disrespectful to me.”

“Meow, this one didn’t mean to. This one will change now.”

Poof—

The white smoke dissipated.

“Duang~”

Whether intentionally or not, when Bai Li transformed into human form, she still kept her hands together in a bow, eyes closed.

The immense ‘sin’ on her chest swayed with the movement, barely contained within the pomegranate-red palace dress.

“Meow! Little Die Die, you must listen to this one. The situation was really too complicated.”

Of course, the one most likely to forget about her top-tier figure was Bai Li herself.

Tsk.

It’s said that the less you have, the more you care.

But her gesture instantly transformed the previous cuteness into seductiveness, as if she were deliberately flaunting.

Xu Mengdie and Xia Baiqian’s faces both fell. One looked down and saw her toes; the other looked down and saw her pale knees with a hint of pink.

Now, Xu Mengdie had completely lost her pity. She scolded without mercy:

“No matter how complicated the situation, you mean to say you didn’t even have time to use your escape technique? I think big brother spoils you too much.”

“You have little combat experience, and your reaction speed is too slow in critical moments.”

Bai Li covered her big white fox ears with her jade hands, her voice low, not daring to retort.

Her nine big tails swept back and forth on the ground like they were cleaning the room.

“I understand… Once he wakes up, this one will go back and train hard.”

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