Chapter 96: Out of Their League
Chapter 96: Out of Their League
“Not only that, the relationship between those two isn’t what you saw. Clearly, that Dao-Entry Grade fox spirit was trying to curry favor with Young Master Ling!”
“Young Master Ling’s status is definitely… far more noble than what you understood!”
“It’s a shame our sect has ordered us to take you back at this time. Otherwise, if you could stay by his side, you might have hooked this big fish!”
“And about last night’s incident, we suspect it’s likely related to this Young Master Ling.”
“Just now, that demon cultivator took out tea to entertain us. Even our Sect Master wouldn’t drink such tea lightly on ordinary days!”
“Ah, what a pity!”
“Ah, what a pity.”
The two senior sisters spoke one after another, leaving Qin Jiuyue utterly dumbfounded.
She couldn’t help but glance back toward the depths of Baihua Lane, thinking to herself: I knew you were extraordinary, but are you really that incredible?
Whether incredible or not, she was ultimately about to embark on the long path of cultivation… Asking when you’ll return has no answer. When will that day of reunion come?
Inside the old house.
The little fox spirit looked at Ling Yi with a giggle, a smug expression on her face. “I scared the pants off those two silly girls from the Moon Gazing Sect!”
Ling Yi glanced at her. “Speak properly.”
Hu Xiaoxian stuck out her tongue and chuckled. “Really, I just took out some extremely high-quality tea, enduring the heartache. It’s very beneficial for cultivators at the Dao Enlightenment stage. Those two are both at Dao Enlightenment. They have to acknowledge this favor. Besides, they both saw I’m a Dao-Entry Grade fox spirit. And then, I’m just a maid by your side. They must have been terrified… Hahaha!”
Ling Yi felt somewhat helpless and smiled wryly. “Yeah, what’s the point?”
Hu Xiaoxian grinned. “I’m happy to!”
“What a cunning little fox spirit!”
A cold snort from the enchantress suddenly echoed in Ling Yi’s mind.
Holy crap!
Was the enchantress finally back?
Honestly, the feeling last night, like a deity descending, was indeed great.
That power, as if he could control the whole world, was truly intoxicating.
He was indeed tempted, wanting to see more of such sights.
But for Ling Yi, that boastful, sarcastic enchantress was also indispensable. Only the enchantress made him truly feel secure.
“You’re finally awake, that’s great!”
Ling Yi waved at Hu Xiaoxian. “I have something to attend to, we’ll talk later…”
After saying that, he swiftly entered the room.
Hu Xiaoxian puffed her cheeks, rolled her eyes, and conscientiously started tidying up.
As a little maid, she had to have a little maid’s self-awareness.
Inside the room.
Ling Yi looked pleasantly surprised.
The enchantress in his mind, however, sounded as if she had just recovered from a serious illness, listless and weak. “What does that little fox spirit mean? Planning to cling to you?”
“She was awed by your mighty display,” Ling Yi said with a laugh.
“Who wanted to display such might… Sigh, the energy inside the Starstone is almost completely depleted… Who knows how long it will take to recover.” The enchantress’s tone was full of unhappiness.
“You mean the power that swept away the Beast Tide last night came from that stone?” Ling Yi asked.
“Otherwise?” the enchantress retorted.
“…”
He asked, somewhat confused, “The person last night… wasn’t you?”
“It was me.”
Somewhat to Ling Yi’s surprise, the enchantress admitted it.
“Perhaps that… was the real me.”
The enchantress mumbled gloomily.
“So… have you completely regained your memories now? Do you know who you are?” Ling Yi asked eagerly.
“Sealed again,” the enchantress replied weakly. “Didn’t you take the chance to ask last night?”
Ling Yi looked speechless. “I asked. She said her name was Zhou Tang, but she refused to say more. Her demeanor was very cold too. She said to ask you when you woke up, and that you can tell me if you want.”
“Nonsense, that’s utter rubbish!” the enchantress said indignantly. “She is my primary personality. I am the second personality born from her subconscious desires. She’s asleep, in a self-sealed state, with all key memories frozen. What could I possibly know?”
“…”
“Oh, I just learned my own name from you. Zhou Tang, right? She sealed herself even more thoroughly this time… Even knowing the name, I can’t remember anything.”
Primary personality?
A second personality born from subconscious… desires?
Ling Yi felt he somewhat understood.
The enchantress who awoke last night should be called Zhou Tang. Her personality was indeed completely different from the enchantress’s, hardly seeming like the same person.
It almost made Ling Yi mistake them for two different people.
In last night’s situation, if it were the enchantress, she might have been more inclined to run away with him.
But Zhou Tang chose to consume the remaining energy in the Starstone to help him save the lives of everyone in the city.
But caring for all under heaven is actually a very tiring matter.
Perhaps, deep down, the enchantress didn’t like being such a person. She preferred being like the enchantress he knew… free, unrestrained, laughing, scolding, and doing as she pleased.
So, who exactly was the enchantress?
Even those two disciples from the Moon Gazing Sect, based on mere speculation, were so respectful in front of him.
How illustrious must her true identity be?
“Of course, her not telling you has another reason,” the enchantress said. “It’s probably to protect you. If you knew now, it wouldn’t do you any good.”
Ling Yi nodded silently, then asked, “Why did you suddenly fall asleep before? I called you many times, but there was no response?”
The enchantress said, “It was the things that little fox spirit told you that triggered many sealed memories. Then she woke up, and naturally, I fell asleep.”
Hearing this, Ling Yi suddenly felt worried. “Does that mean… one day, when you truly awaken, you’ll still become like that?”
The enchantress remained silent for a long time before saying, “I don’t know.”
Ling Yi blurted out, “I don’t want you to become like that.”
The enchantress seemed somewhat pleased and asked with a giggle, “Why?”
“I hope you can live happily. I think the other you doesn’t live happily,” Ling Yi said.
“Mmm… maybe. I hope so too, but who knows?” the enchantress murmured.
After a while, she said, “Alright, let’s not talk about this. This little fox spirit is quite clever. If she sincerely follows you and willingly becomes your maid, it’s not impossible to give her some opportunities. But not now. We still need to observe her a bit.”
Ling Yi had no objection to this and said to the enchantress, “Regarding last night’s Beast Tide, it seems people from sects intervened in other places.”
He had seen on TV earlier that last night’s Beast Tide was indeed worldwide. Not a single one of the Seven Nations was spared.
Some places were severely affected, with countless casualties.
But in some places, powerful cultivators intervened.
Where powerful cultivators appeared, there were still casualties.
Overall, the situation in Great Qin turned out to be relatively good.
The key was that warnings had been given out early. So even though many people died, compared to the other six states, the losses were considered small.
However, some cities with weak defensive abilities were severely damaged.
This was unavoidable.
It was still better than losing both lives and property.
Ling Yi, who became an unknown hero, remained undiscovered. Qin Hao, who endured huge pressure to warn the entire nation, gained soaring prestige through this incident.
And this was exactly what Qin Hao, whose foundation was still shallow, lacked the most!
So, early in the morning, Qin Hao called Ling Yi, asking if he wanted the truth to be revealed.
Reputation was important, but in Qin Hao’s view, brotherhood mattered just as much.
Moreover, even if the truth that Ling Yi was the whistleblower was announced, Qin Hao’s gains this time would not be bad.
Ling Yi, of course, refused without hesitation.
The reason he passed the information to those around him was not to seek people’s gratitude, nor did he ever think about becoming a widely worshipped benefactor.
He only hoped fewer people would die, and that Great Qin’s losses could be smaller.
After all, no one liked seeing people suffer and land laid to waste.
By the afternoon, You Baofeng finally dragged his not-yet-healed body to visit, though he hesitated a lot.
His aunt had not returned all night, which scared him a lot.
Last night, he had frantically tried to contact Hu Xiaoxian, but she had turned off her phone.
It was not until noon today that his aunt told him she was at Ling Yi’s place.
You Baofeng was a bit confused. What was going on?
First, she went to teach him a lesson, then came back and scolded him fiercely, telling him to go apologize.
Then, in the blink of an eye, she told him she was at Ling Yi’s, and it seemed she did not even want to leave… What was this?
Could it be that she had followed Ling Yi and become his fox?
The thought felt absurd, but he still came, because he had to. He needed Hu Xiaoxian’s support!
Standing in front of No. 156, Baihua Lane, You Baofeng looked at the house number, and his heart began to race.
The previous psychological shadow was still very strong.
He especially did not want to see that young man who was much more handsome than him.
Hu Xiaoxian opened the door and saw You Baofeng. “Come in? Why are you standing there dazed?”
You Baofeng’s mouth twitched. This hostess-like manner, could it really be…
Just then, Ling Yi walked out of the room and saw You Baofeng in the yard. He was slightly surprised.
Hu Xiaoxian said to You Baofeng, “Call him Young Master!”
You Baofeng: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
Hu Xiaoxian looked serious. “Remember, Young Master Ling is my master. I call him Young Master. You are my apprentice-nephew, so from now on, you must call him Young Master!”
Ling Yi: I’m a master again? But I don’t like this grandson though!
You Baofeng: !!!
So I just became the grandson of someone much younger than me?
Hu Xiaoxian, oh Hu Xiaoxian, what on earth are you up to?
This rich second-generation heir from a prominent family in a major town south of the Yangtze felt his brain was completely overwhelmed.
He stared blankly at Hu Xiaoxian, then at Ling Yi, and finally looked up at the sun leaning west.
He secretly pinched his thigh.
It hurt.
“Still not calling?” Hu Xiaoxian glared, somewhat unhappy.
This guy was really slow-witted!
Utterly foolish!
My senior sister was truly blind!
“I…” You Baofeng wore an expression of who am I, where am I, what exactly is happening? He looked at Hu Xiaoxian’s stern face, then at Ling Yi, and finally, extremely reluctantly, uttered in a very low voice, “Young Master…”
Ugh, filled with shame.
“Did you not eat?” Hu Xiaoxian felt embarrassed.
This kind of person, who had nothing but family wealth, really annoyed her.
Ling Yi glanced at You Baofeng and smiled. “Alright, don’t make it hard for him. He doesn’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see him either. Let him go do whatever he needs to do.”
“Mm, yes, Young Master,” Hu Xiaoxian replied with a smile, then glared at You Baofeng. “Young Master doesn’t want to see you. Get lost, and don’t bother me unless you have to.”
“…”
You Baofeng came in confusion and left in confusion, never figuring out what exactly had happened.
The moment he stepped out of Baihua Lane, a sudden thought flashed in his mind. Remembering the miraculous scene from last night, his body shuddered violently, and he mumbled, “Could it be last night…”
With that thought, his face instantly filled with panic, feeling he had finally understood.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he fled in panic.
A man who could stop a Beast Tide and shatter a Spatial Rift…
He was not someone to mess with!