Chapter 102: I’m Here
In Burial Dragon Valley, the first area.
Jiang Huai and Bai Li had reached the snowy peak of Burial Dragon Valley.
The view here was expansive, and they could see almost the entire Burial Dragon Valley. Jiang Huai was dressed in unstained white, while Bai Li wore a black cheongsam embroidered with golden irises, her legs wrapped in sheer grey silk.
Jiang Huai glanced over unintentionally, and in his line of sight, the girl’s silver hair was gently moved by the wind.
With only two hours left until the closure of Burial Dragon Valley, the two had found many spiritual herbs. Their exploration of the secret realm had been fruitful, and once they left, it would be time to go their separate ways.
“Where do you plan to go after we get out?” Jiang Huai asked softly.
“Hmm, just wander around the mortal world and visit the next Burning Heaven Secret Realm.”
The Burning Heaven Secret Realm would open in a month. Jiang Huai quietly calculated the days in his heart; it would coincide with the Yuelan Continent competition. The Yuelan Continent competition would be held together with the Rimian Continent, and he might not be able to participate in the exploration of the secret realm.
“I might be busy during the Burning Heaven Secret Realm, so I won’t be able to come.”
“It’s okay.”
“Do you want to use the sword?”
Jiang Huai was about to hand over the Ye Ning sword, but Bai Li shook her head lightly, “The Burning Heaven Secret Realm only allows up to the fifth level of Divine Transformation to enter. Now, most fifth-level Divine Transformation cultivators can’t kill me, I can always escape.”
“Take it for safety, besides I also…”
Bai Li reached out and knocked on Jiang Huai’s head, raising her face.
“When will you stop being so fussy?”
Jiang Huai looked at her helplessly, but Bai Li just turned her face away.
“I’ve said it’s not needed, I’ll be careful.”
Jiang Huai could only nod lightly.
The wind blew, flowers fell, and snow filled the sky. Snowflakes floated around them, and Bai Li silently used her spiritual energy to sweep away the snowflakes near them. Her legs still occasionally swayed gently, and the world seemed to become incredibly quiet.
Bai Li was neither too close nor too distant from him. Previously, Bai Li always liked to snuggle into him. Her body was fragrant and soft, and Jiang Huai would gently embrace her in his arms, as if holding a little cat. But now, there seemed to be a strange distance between them.
Where did it come from?
It seemed to have started after he fed her medicine… Jiang Huai couldn’t help but let his mind wander to strange thoughts when he suddenly heard Bai Li ask.
“I’ve heard many people say that your future partner is very good-looking?”
“Um, quite good-looking.”
“How does she look like?”
“Shall I draw it for you?”
Jiang Huai took out paper and pen and began to draw seriously. Bai Li waited quietly by his side. After a while, Jiang Huai captured Luo Qingyu’s appearance on paper. Bai Li picked up the drawing, placed it next to Jiang Huai’s face, and stared intently for four or five seconds before smiling.
“Indeed, you’re well-matched.”
Then she tilted her small face slightly.
“You call me sister, so according to the customs of your human race, should she also call me sister when she sees me?”
“That’s the idea.”
“That’s nice.”
Bai Li stood up and stretched, “Shall we go? Let’s wander around some more.”
“Alright.”
Jiang Huai stood up and together they continued to traverse the Burial Dragon Valley secret realm until the color of the sky within the realm began to change, signaling that the Burial Dragon Valley secret realm was about to close. Jiang Huai gently grabbed Bai Li’s hand, so that the realm would send them out together.
After a slight dizziness, the Burial Dragon Valley secret realm closed. The night was deep, and the moon shone like silver.
When they emerged from the Burial Dragon Valley, the sky outside was dark, and the previously dense spiritual energy had thinned. When the secret realm opened, all the surviving cultivators were transported out. In total, two hundred and seventeen cultivators had entered the Burial Dragon Valley secret realm, and Jiang Huai roughly estimated that a little over a hundred remained.
These people wouldn’t leave immediately. Most of the casual cultivators would use the opportunity to trade, exchanging their gains from the secret realm for things they needed. Jiang Huai and Bai Li should have left immediately, but Bai Li yawned and looked at him.
“I’m still a bit sleepy, will you accompany me to sleep?”
“Sure,” Jiang Huai nodded gently.
So they got up and rented a room at the Ziyun Inn. Bai Li liked to sleep in his arms. The girl sat on the edge of the bed, lifted the hem of her cheongsam to her waist, and carefully pulled down her stockings. Then she moved onto Jiang Huai, clinging tightly to him, her long legs entwining him like white pythons. Jiang Huai’s hands always seemed out of place, eventually resting gently on her legs.
The girl’s thighs were soft and slightly warm. A gentle poke with a fingertip would sink in and then immediately rebound. Bai Li closed her eyes, and her breathing soon became even.
Outside the window, a pair of foxy eyes quietly glanced at the two, eyes filled with amusement.
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Suddenly, a downpour began outside.
Jiang Huai was woken up by a knock on the door, and Bai Li in his arms woke up as well. The girl stretched and reached out to Jiang Huai.
“New clothes.”
Jiang Huai opened his system store and selected a beautiful black dress for Bai Li. He took out two pieces, one for little Bai Li and one for big Bai Li, both fitting perfectly. Bai Li was not used to wearing such dresses, so she obediently sat by his side, her small, fragrant body exposed as Jiang Huai tied the straps on her back, as if he could smell the faint scent of her hair.
Once she was dressed, Jiang Huai got up and went to the door. Opening it, he saw someone who made his eyebrows furrow slightly.
It was Ji Qingluo.
Ji Qingluo stood straight, his eyes dark and gloomy, and beside him, apart from the Dao protector he called Uncle Qin, stood a middle-aged cultivator in white.
“What’s the matter?” Jiang Huai stepped forward, shielding Bai Li behind him.
“May I ask, Brother Jiang, have you seen my brother in the secret realm?”
Ji Qingluo’s voice was somber, with an accusatory tone.
“I haven’t seen him,” Jiang Huai shook his head.
He did things cleanly and would not admit to things he didn’t need to.
“My brother didn’t come out of the secret realm.”
Ji Qingluo’s eyes were fixed on Jiang Huai, “Brother Jiang, my Moon Wheel Sect has detained all the casual cultivators. No casual cultivator has a grudge against my brother. The only person who has a grudge against my brother is you.”
“So what?”
Jiang Huai shrugged nonchalantly, “Maybe he got eaten by a beast in the secret realm?”
“He had a Divine Transformation fifth-level Dao protector with him! How could he fall prey to the beasts of Burial Dragon Valley?!”
“The secret realm is inherently dangerous; anything could happen. If you suspect that I killed your brother, then take action and present evidence. If not, then leave and stop wasting my time.”
Jiang Huai’s tone was not pleasant.
It wasn’t because he was particularly honorable, but from the moment these people arrived, he saw the greed in their eyes. They were covetously looking at Bai Li behind him.
The three heavenly-grade spiritual medicines he took were far less valuable than Bai Li, who had now obtained dragon qi. A future potential dragon pet was something even a ninth realm cultivator would covet.
Now that Bai Li’s aura had stabilized, she could hide the dragon qi, but just after she had refined the dragon crystal, she couldn’t completely conceal the dragon qi, so this secret was known to Ji Qingluo, which was a big problem.
“My brother can’t just die without explanation. Brother Jiang, I’m willing to believe that you didn’t lay a hand on my brother, but my brother had a grudge against this snake demon before. I now believe that this snake demon is the beast that killed my brother. I want to take her back to my sect to use the soul-searching technique… to find out the truth.”
“She has been with me the whole time in the secret realm.”
“That doesn’t count coming from you, Brother Jiang. The soul-searching technique cannot be faked. Please step aside, Brother Jiang, and let me take her.”
Ji Qingluo struggled to suppress the joy in his heart, but a hint of a smile still peeked from the corner of his eyes.
He didn’t care about his brother’s death. He was just a waste, and dead is dead. He had several other brothers, all wastes, none of whom were qualified to compete for his position as the heir.
But the snake demon in front of him was a great opportunity. If he could capture her, he would have the chance to become the master of the Eastern Region.
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Now that Bai Li’s aura was stable and she could hide the dragon qi, but the secret had been discovered by Ji Qingluo, it was a big problem.
“She is my spirit pet,” Jiang Huai’s eyes grew cold.
“If you take one step forward, I will draw my sword. If you dare to touch her, I will kill you.”
“Brother Jiang, we’ve only met twice, and I’ve heard you say so many jokes.” Ji Qingluo no longer had the same wariness in his eyes as before, because his father was standing right behind him.
Ji Chongyun, a seventh-level Void Refining cultivator, Moon Wheel Sect sect master.
“I just want to take her away for a soul search. Of course, I believe in Brother Jiang’s innocence, but she is from another race and doesn’t have your slave mark on her. Brother Jiang, if you obstruct me from taking her away, then you are harboring a foreign race, and I have reason to suspect that you and she conspired to kill my brother… Brother Jiang, I only have three brothers, they are my flesh and blood. If I do something irrational, I believe anyone would understand.”
“I’ve said it, if you dare to touch her, you will die,” Jiang Huai’s eyes calmly looked at Ji Qingluo.
“I mean what I say.”
“Why?”
Ji Qingluo looked around, clearly there were only Jiang Huai and Bai Li here, one at the first level of Qi cultivation and the other at the early stage of Nascent Soul, at most with the combat power of Divine Transformation. But his father, Ji Chongyun, was here, with his seventh-level Void Refining power, he could crush the two in front of him with a single hand raise. Where did he get the confidence?
Previously in the secret realm, it was fine for him to bluff, but now, he didn’t even choose the right occasion to bluff?
“What? I take one step forward, Brother Jiang, what will you do?” Ji Qingluo took a step forward with a smile.
Jiang Huai drew his sword, and the Ye Ning sword flashed, illuminating the moonlight. The light of Water Moon appeared in an instant, and Ji Chongyun tried to intervene, but in a moment, he realized that his power was completely sealed and could not be used at all.
Next to Jiang Huai, ripples appeared in the space, and a hazy figure emerged. A hand gently rested on his shoulder.
Luo Yueguan, in a purple dress, was smiling at the scene, her eyes filled with undisguised contempt.
“It’s okay, you are Luo Yueguan son-in-law. I am here, so you can kill whoever you want.”