Chapter 59: Wolves and Memories

Within the territory governed by Qingqiu City, a bubble slowly emerged from the water.

After lying on the lakebed for three full days and nights, Tong Qiu finally drifted with the current to the woods outside Qingqiu City. The water was now too shallow for the bubble to continue.

Tong Qiu first listened carefully, sensing that no one else was around. Then, using the method Little Wu had taught her, she circulated her spiritual energy, driving the bubble to the surface.

She popped the bubble and, panting heavily, supported Bai Jiujiu as they stepped onto dry land.

“Really, when you wake up, Senior, I’ll make you give me a raise in gold ingots as compensation!”

Tong Qiu muttered a few complaints but still carried Bai Jiujiu, who was half a head taller than her, toward Qingqiu Mountain.

Inside the bubble, she had memorized the map of the Qingqiu region down to the last detail. It was as if she had a living map in her head.

Qingqiu City and Qingqiu Mountain were adjacent. Standing on the mountaintop, one could see everything inside the city. So Tong Qiu didn’t need to enter the city; she just had to follow the mountain path forward.

The problem was that they had been underwater the entire time, and their spatial rings barely held any dry rations. When she encountered Red Soul, it was already night. She had been busy buying a suitable weapon and had skipped both lunch and dinner.

Underwater, Tong Qiu had been constantly on edge, not even daring to doze off. She feared that if she fell asleep, Red Soul would catch up to her in the next second.

Now, Tong Qiu was both hungry and exhausted. Fortunately, thanks to the soup she had made from Bai Jiujiu’s earlier concoction, she had advanced to the Condensation Core realm. She could rely on her inner core to sustain her basic daily needs. Her physical functions had already surpassed those of mortals, so she didn’t need to eat or sleep to survive.

But three days and nights of hunger and fatigue still clung to Bai Jiujiu. After carrying her for only two hours, Tong Qiu felt her legs as heavy as a thousand pounds. Lifting them to move forward seemed like a luxury.

‘When I get back, I’ll definitely make Senior go on a diet!’

“Hah… hah…”

Sniff sniff.

What’s that smell?

A familiar scent entered Tong Qiu’s nose.

It lifted her spirits a bit.

In a daze, she followed the scent forward.

Pushing aside the leaves, the smell grew stronger and more pungent.

It seemed like…

the smell of blood!

Ha!

After realizing, Tong Qiu immediately sobered up.

This thick scent of human blood, and the pungent stench of a demon!

A demon is harming someone here.

Her years of experience as a bailiff made her instantly understand what was happening!

What she saw confirmed her thoughts: two standing wolves were lolling their tongues, tearing at a human whose heart and belly had been ripped open.

Seeing the magical weapon loosened in the victim’s hand, it seemed they were a cultivator.

As Tong Qiu noticed the two demons, they noticed her too. They drooled and glared fiercely at her.

“Oh oh, there’s another Condensation Core cultivator here.”

“Big brother, we’re only at Yin Spirit realm, we can’t beat her!”

The silver-furred wolf demon behind seemed to be the younger brother of the black-furred one. The black wolf sat enjoying its meal while the silver one stood respectfully behind.

“Fool, can’t you see? This one is just a cultivator who just reached Condensation Core, her inner core has just formed. And I can see that her spiritual energy is almost depleted.”

The black wolf licked its bloodshot teeth, its eerie moon-pupiled eyes fixed on Tong Qiu.

“If I eat her, I’ll be close to breaking through to the Demon Mansion realm.”

“Big brother is mighty! Big brother is domineering!”

The two wolf demons dropped the half-eaten corpse, drooling, and walked toward Tong Qiu with cruel sneers.

Two wolf demons moving together, and those moon-pupiled eyes…

‘Could it be that these two demons are the earth-rank wanted fugitives, Heisha and Yinsha of the Moon Wolf clan!’

Tong Qiu’s eyes widened!

With her current mental state and equipment, she was absolutely no match for them!

“Dad, Mom, I’m back!”

Bai Jiujiu carried a basket of firewood, shook her white hair, and pushed the door open.

Seven years had passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival. Bai Jiujiu had successfully transformed from a little girl into a loli attending a private school!

Congratulations!

“Jiu’er, you’re back. Dad is cooking your favorite sweet potato porridge. The master gave some ribs and corn today. Later, I’ll make a rib soup too.”

“Um, can you make braised pork ribs instead?”

“Good children don’t be picky.”

‘As expected, no matter where, she could never accept soup except water.’

‘Even though the snake had transformed from snake to human, she would no longer be stewed into snake soup. But in her soul, she still had a psychological shadow from such things. Soup couldn’t have any other impurities, otherwise Bai Jiujiu would feel nauseous just looking at it.’

“So, did the teacher teach you well today?”

“The teacher taught me the way of being human!”

“Oh, can you tell Dad, Jiu’er?”

Bai Hegui looked at Bai Jiujiu kindly while simmering the sweet potato porridge.

Two years ago, the household registration officials came. Su Po and Bai Hun’er, being demons, hid in the mountains. They reissued Bai Hegui and Bai Jiujiu’s civilian records, allowing them to work in the city.

A landlord in the town heard that Bai Hegui had achieved the top scholar in the imperial exams, and hired him as a tutor for his children at a high salary of four thousand silver coins a month.

Knowing that the landlord was a well-known good family, Bai Hegui agreed, thinking that the children couldn’t just eat sweet potatoes and coarse grains every day.

So Bai Jiujiu was taken by Bai Hegui to a private school in town to study.

Originally, Bai Hegui wanted to take Bai Jiujiu to the nearby Qingshan Sect to cultivate immortality, but the gatekeeper only glanced at Bai Jiujiu’s civilian record. Since Bai Hegui couldn’t offer bribes, they declared Bai Jiujiu had no spiritual root and drove them away.

Without even testing, a single glance was enough to declare Bai Jiujiu had no spiritual root.

Listening to Bai Jiujiu recount the teacher’s lessons verbatim, Bai Hegui felt both gratified and a little regretful.

‘If Jiu’er truly walked the path of cultivation, then after he died, Su Po would have a family member by her side.’

“Alas, Jiu’er, you are so intelligent. When I visited the palace to see the emperor, I saw the cultivator immortals there and asked about cultivation. With your knowledge and temperament, you would surely go far on the path of cultivation.”

“But I’ve cut ties with those old friends, and I find bribery utterly shameful…”

“It’s fine, being an ordinary person is good.”

‘This was the truth.’

‘In the ten years since coming into this dream, she had truly experienced the beauty of being an ordinary person, a person with a family. Something even her former life had never had.’

‘To live an ordinary life, then dig a hole and bury herself, never waking up. Perhaps she might accidentally return to reality from this dream.’

‘Anyway, it was a dream. Let the name Bai Jiu’er not go through the original history’s magnificent events. Just live as an ordinary person. Surely the original Taiqing Heavenly Venerable wouldn’t blame little snake!’

‘Little snake really, really wanted to be with family.’

Bai Jiujiu put the firewood into the stove while secretly taking the corn.

‘As long as she took the corn, Dad wouldn’t make rib soup.’

“Ah, you also know your mother’s dream.”

“Mm, to make this world like Mom and Dad, harmony between humans and demons.”

Originally, Bai Jiu’er had achieved it. She spent a hundred years bringing harmony between humans and demons. Though some conflicts remained, demon cultivators could openly perform on the streets. If Su Po could come to the Yuanping era two hundred years later, she would be very happy.

‘But I am not Bai Jiu’er. I am just a snake seeking affection, a cowardly Bai Jiujiu.’

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