Chapter 333

Chapter 333: Wondering If She Dug Up Master Qing Yan’s Ancestral Grave
Bai Ling had always been calm and rational, but when it came to the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise, he could not stay calm at all.

Bai Mei bit her lip hard and held back her tears.

She knew that crying could not solve anything.

But they had already searched all around Spirit Mountain for a hundred li and still could not find any trace of the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise.

She could not think of any better way to lessen her guilt either.

Bai Ling’s gaze flickered. After a long time, he said in a low voice: “Take everyone and keep searching outward. If you cannot find it in a hundred li, then search three hundred li. If three hundred li is not enough, then five hundred li. But do not make too much noise. Do not let the other clans notice anything.”

“Yes!”

After he watched them leave, Bai Ling rushed straight to Qingqiu Mountain.

The moment he saw Nine-Tails, tears fell from his eyes before he could even speak.

Nine-Tails’ teasing smile faded from her face. Her expression turned serious: “What happened?”

“The Bixi Dragon-Tortoise is missing.”

“What?”

Nine-Tails shot to her feet. The charming fox eyes on her beautiful face were now full of a sharp light.

With a choked voice, Bai Ling told her everything that had happened when the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise disappeared.

Nine-Tails wanted to scold him at first, but when she saw the deep sadness and panic on his face, her heart softened.

“Do not think too much about blame right now. We need to focus on finding the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise first.”

“I have already sent all the White Peacocks out to look for it, but I am afraid that is not enough.”

Nobody knew if the Bixi Dragon-Tortoise had wandered off by itself, or if someone, or some demonic beast, had taken it away. The number of White Peacocks was far from enough for such a big search.

So Bai Ling had come to ask Nine-Tails for help.

She was the only ally he could fully trust.

“I will arrange it right away.”

Nine-Tails worked fast. She immediately called in the other Nine-Tailed Foxes and assigned tasks.

Very soon, the whole Nine-Tailed Fox clan was on the move.

As the old neighbors of the Nine-Tailed Foxes, the Three-Eyed Leopards could not help noticing their activity.

Hua Tu volunteered at once: “Chieftain, let me go. I will definitely find out what is happening.”

The chieftain of the Three-Eyed Leopards hesitated.

Everyone knew that the Nine-Tailed Foxes hated Hua Tu the most out of all the Three-Eyed Leopards. They hated him so much that they would spit on the ground whenever he came near.

Sending Hua Tu over did not sound like an investigation. It sounded more like trouble.

“Chieftain, please let me go. I can do it.”

Hua Tu’s attitude was very firm. In the end, after his endless pestering, the chieftain agreed and warned him again and again not to cause trouble.

Hua Tu gave a few vague answers and hopped away.

Heh heh, he could finally go out and play again.

He wondered if he could get any news of Yu Zhao’s whereabouts this time.

He still had several new outfits with no chance to show them off yet.

Right, if he had the chance, he also wanted to visit South Wind City again.

He still cared a lot about the next part of that storybook.

…

“System, how many Favorability points does Wu Shao Zhen have toward me now?”

[Ding! Host, Wu Shao Zhen’s current Favorability is 60 points.]

“Still 60 points?”

Ye Cong Xin was very upset.

Back when Wu Shao Zhen was still Wang Sheng, his Favorability had already been 60 points. Now they had been living together day and night for a while. She had gone out of her way to match his tastes, and she could clearly feel that Wu Shao Zhen was becoming more and more gentle toward her. Yet his Favorability had not risen at all.

Who said only pretty women were good at fooling people?

Handsome men were not any better.

Since Wu Shao Zhen did have a face that was pleasant to look at, Ye Cong Xin decided to be patient with him a little longer.

If his Favorability still did not change, she would have to use some extreme methods.

After hesitating a moment, Ye Cong Xin said: “Help me check the Favorability of those people from Lone Moon Peak too.”

She still had not given up and was holding onto a tiny bit of hope.

[Ding! Fang Cheng Lang’s current Favorability is 0 points.]

[Ding! Lan Zi Yu’s current Favorability is 10 points.]

[Ding! Su Ming’s current Favorability is 1 point.]

[Ding! Cui Jue’s current Favorability is 0 points.]

[Ding! Quan Ye’s current Favorability is 0 points.]

[Ding! Master Qing Yan’s current Favorability is -100 points.]

If the first few results were within Ye Cong Xin’s expectations, the last one made her burn with anger.

Minus 100 points?

Did that not mean Master Qing Yan’s hatred for her had reached the point where even her death could not wash it clean?

“Ha.”

Ye Cong Xin felt it was ridiculous.

[Did I dig up Master Qing Yan’s ancestral grave or something, for him to hate me this much?]

“Qing Qing, were you talking to me?”

Wu Shao Zhen’s voice suddenly sounded from behind her.

Ye Cong Xin quickly put on a gentle face.

“Shao Zhen, I am fine. Are you done cultivating for today?”

“Yes. I also have to thank you for preparing spirit stones and pills for me. In a short time, I should be able to try Foundation Establishment.”

“That is really great.”

Ye Cong Xin’s smile was bright, but her heart had already been eaten full of holes by jealousy.

Yu Zhao was the most talented person she had ever seen.

Even so, Yu Zhao had still taken almost five years to reach Foundation Establishment.

And how long had Wu Shao Zhen been cultivating?

Only one month.

Even though Wu Shao Zhen had explained that he used to be a cultivator and had lost all his spirit power because of an accident, that still could not calm Ye Cong Xin’s heart.

Why was it that everyone around her was a genius with amazing talent, but she alone was nothing, and was even dragged back by her ruined body?

Thanks to years of experience, although her heart was in turmoil, not a trace of it showed on her face.

Wu Shao Zhen did not notice the difference between her thoughts and her smile. His gaze grew even softer.

Besides his dead family, nobody else in the world treated him as wholeheartedly as Bai Qing Qing.

After being reborn in an insect’s body, he had lost all his cultivation and had to start from the beginning. Yet Qing Qing volunteered to give him spirit stones and pills, and never asked for anything in return.

Qing Qing was also the most gentle and thoughtful young woman he had ever met. He thought that if he could take revenge for his family, he would be willing to give up everything and live hidden in the mountains with Qing Qing, like a couple who loved each other and did not even envy immortals.

Maybe because he thought about this so much by day, it showed up at night in his dreams.

That night, Wu Shao Zhen had a dream.

In the dream, a young woman was cooking soup for him. He could not see her face clearly, but he could feel the deep love in her every move.

“Brother Shao Zhen, come taste this sweet soup and see if it is good.”

Wu Shao Zhen slowly walked toward her.

The woman’s blurry face became clearer and clearer.

It was a face he had never seen before, yet somehow it felt very familiar.

Pure and clean.

His heart shook. He jerked awake from the dream.

Wu Shao Zhen covered his face. His ears rang with the sound of his own loud heartbeat.

[Who is she?]

[Why do I feel something special the moment I see her?]

When he thought of a certain possibility, Wu Shao Zhen’s face flushed red.

The next day, when he saw Ye Cong Xin again, he felt guilty for no reason, and his eyes began to dodge.

Ye Cong Xin was very sharp. She noticed at once that something was off about Wu Shao Zhen’s mood.

So she tested him openly and secretly several times, but Wu Shao Zhen did not say anything. Even his own heart was still wavering, so he could not give Ye Cong Xin the answer she wanted.

Ye Cong Xin understood very well how to be loose and tight at the right times. She did not press him too hard. Instead, she shifted her attention to another matter.