Chapter 271: Let’s Develop The Romance
After bidding farewell to Xie Yanning in the dreamscape, Ming Zhaoshuang followed Bai Bai back into her own dream. Before Bai Bai could say anything, she lay down in the dreamscape and fell into a deep sleep.
Sorry, she was really tired.
After all, she hadn’t slept for days and nights.
The dreamscape gradually faded. Bai Bai yawned, surprised that the dreamscape had turned out this way, which truly made him sigh.
He had thought Ming Zhaoshuang would choose to watch Xie Yanning make her decision, or perhaps stop Xie Yanning from leaving.
He didn’t expect her to immediately give the Heavenly Dao over a dozen slaps, which was both hilarious and incredibly satisfying.
Wrong, how could she see the shadow of the Heavenly Dao?
Bai Bai was stunned for a moment.
Then, he noticed that as the dreamscape disappeared, a snow-white light emanated from Ming Zhaoshuang’s entire body, like flying frost and snow, like shimmering stars.
This is… the Bright Soul Realm?
No, it’s not. Although she had broken through the barrier of the Bright Soul Realm, her cultivation was still too low.
The Bright Soul Realm requires at least the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivation.
However, thinking about it, she wasn’t far from the Bright Soul Realm. She would likely enter it once she broke through to the Spirit Transformation Stage.
While Bai Bai was still surprised, he saw a ethereal figure walk up beside him and squat down in front of Ming Zhaoshuang.
His snow-white hair dangled down to Ming Zhaoshuang’s cheek.
His golden eyes cast downward, carrying a hint of heartache.
Bai Bai clicked his tongue, and in a flash, remembered that he had another purpose for letting Ming Zhaoshuang sleep.
He leaped in front of Ming Zhaoxue, “How about I create another dreamscape for her to meet you in?”
Ming Zhaoxue shook his head, “She’s very tired. It’s not necessary.”
“She is tired, but you aren’t doing well either, are you?”
Bai Bai wagged his tail, annoyed, “I’ve told you many times, your current divine soul simply cannot support the conditions for entering a dream. Now you insist on seeing her, aren’t you asking for trouble? Just tell me, does your divine soul hurt right now?”
Few people in this world could endure the pain of a torn divine soul. This guy, risking such pain just to catch a glimpse of Ming Zhaoshuang in a dream, was really asking for it.
And now, she had fallen asleep before even seeing him.
Bai Bai felt that Ming Zhaoxue was incredibly, impossibly miserable.
Ming Zhaoxue did indeed feel a severe pain in his divine soul, but the moment he saw Ming Zhaoshuang, he felt it was worth it.
After his divine soul was mended, he had consciousness and could clearly feel Ming Zhaoshuang’s sadness, despair, helplessness, and bewilderment in his sea of consciousness that day.
She wasn’t always strong; she could also feel hesitation, loss, and even disappointment due to the consequences she caused.
She also possessed a softness that she didn’t show to others.
At that time, Ming Zhaoxue wanted to break free, to stand before her and tell her that she had done very well, even if the results were not satisfactory, she had done her best.
But he couldn’t.
The extent of his divine soul’s injury was even more severe than Feng He’s.
It was his powerlessness.
Fortunately, Ming Zhaoshuang was far more resilient than he imagined. She didn’t succumb but quickly regained her senses and even used this opportunity to set a trap for the Heavenly Dao.
She was so indomitable, and so calm and rational.
She didn’t need his comfort, nor his companionship; she could rise from the ruins on her own, bloom from the desolation on her own.
She was good, truly very, very good.
Ming Zhaoxue shook his head and whispered, “I’m fine. As long as she is well.”
Seeing that he hadn’t hurt Ming Zhaoxue, Bai Bai felt a tickle of curiosity.
He teased, “Not only that, you wouldn’t have been in so much pain originally. You could have directly entered the dream.”
“But she insisted on giving the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk to your mother first, which resulted in your divine soul being stuck in this in-between state. When I asked her to sleep just now, she didn’t mention you at all, only your mother.”
“Tsk tsk, I say, Xuexue, it’s not that your uncle is mocking you, but your technique for pursuing girls isn’t very good.”
Ming Zhaoxue said, “She’s still young.”
Bai Bai remained noncommittal, “Young, my foot! In your mother’s era, she was already in her twenties. Look at her soul body; it’s not the scrawny bean sprout you remember at all. If you want to pursue her, hurry up. If you miss this chance, you’ll regret it deeply.”
The dreamscape gradually shattered and collapsed, and darkness began to seep in from the surroundings.
Ming Zhaoxue smiled faintly, “Even if I want to pursue her now, I can’t, can I?”
Currently, it was difficult for him to even appear before Ming Zhaoshuang, let alone “pursue” her.
Bai Bai pouted, finding it hard not to agree, “There’s no helping it. Who told you to stubbornly endure the Heavenly Thunder? Moreover, she now has over a dozen divine bones, so your Mountain River Brush is no longer necessary.”
She doesn’t lack divine tools anymore!
Ming Zhaoxue, however, said, “You’re wrong. Those divine bones are filled with vengeful energy and cannot be as obedient as the Mountain River. With her current abilities, she cannot subdue those divine tools.”
Bai Bai said, “Yes, yes, you’re right. Your ribs are the most obedient.”
He really disliked people who sacrificed themselves like this.
If Ming Zhaoxue hadn’t tinkered with the Mountain River Brush, Ming Zhaoshuang wouldn’t have gone looking for the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk, and Feng He wouldn’t have become like this.
But then again, making the Mountain River Brush for Ming Zhaoshuang was Ming Zhaoxue’s destiny.
Bai Bai couldn’t help but wonder, “What exactly do you like about her? It’s not like she cares about you that much. That Life and Death Contract was forced upon her by your mother, not her own will.”
“Later, being with you was at most because she was afraid you would die if your spiritual power ran out.”
Ming Zhaoxue smiled, his eyes clear, “Do I only like her if she cares about me? Regardless of the Life and Death Contract, she saved me. But even without the Life and Death Contract, I would still like her.”
Bai Bai said, “But it didn’t reach the point of digging out bones from your chest for her, did it?”
Ming Zhaoxue raised an eyebrow, noncommittal, “Didn’t I promise her earlier that I would give her a divine tool?”
Bai Bai gritted his teeth fiercely, “There are so many divine tools in Beyond the Heavens, you could have given her any one of them.”
Ming Zhaoxue’s fingertips trembled as he traced Ming Zhaoshuang’s cheek, carrying both coolness and warmth.
“I can’t go to Beyond the Heavens, you know that. The sooner she gets the divine tool, the better.”
Ming Zhaoxue said, “I don’t feel this sacrifice is very great. On the contrary, I am happy that she can use my bones to draw the talismans she wants to draw and set up the formations she wants to set up. For me, this is a joyous occasion.”
Seeing this, Bai Bai could only sigh, “It’s just a pity she didn’t get to see you.”
Ming Zhaoxue said, “Seeing or not seeing makes no difference.”
She was confident, self-reliant, and self-strengthening.
She could walk out of darkness by herself, and break free from constraints by herself.
Ming Zhaoxue coming to see her was merely his own desire to accompany her at such a time.
He only sought peace of mind.
It would be the icing on the cake if Ming Zhaoshuang could see him, but if she were tired, he would also let her rest first.
This was his love.
Ming Zhaoxue’s robes were gradually being swallowed by darkness, yet he continued to gaze at the young woman before him, a flicker of longing flashing in his extremely faint eyebrows.
“When will I be able to enter a dream again?”
“I don’t know. It will likely take about half a year to a year. Next time she’s looking for something, I’ll remind her to find what you need, to try and wake you up sooner.”
“No need to tell her. Let her grow well. I can still endure.”
After Ming Zhaoxue finished speaking, his entire body shattered and gradually turned into a wisp of flying dust in the darkness, completely dissipating into the darkness.
