Chapter 134: Shocked
The moment Miao-Miao screamed, her spiritual energy instantly erupted outward chaotically as she directly slapped toward Tian Jian Wun’s face without hesitation.
"Monster!"
Tian Jian Wun’s expression immediately stiffened before he hurriedly tilted his head sideways to dodge the incoming strike.
Before anyone could react further, Miao-Miao immediately grabbed the pillow beside her and threw it toward him furiously. "You stay away from me!"
Tian Jian Wun dodged once again almost instinctively but in the next instant
Thud.
The pillow flew straight into Lin Xiao Tian’s face behind him and the entire cultivation chamber instantly became quiet.
Even Tian Jian Wun froze briefly afterward. Meanwhile, Miao-Miao also became stunned the moment she realized what she had just done.
The earlier panic inside her expression immediately paused as fragmented memories slowly resurfaced within her mind.
The secret realm, the demonic cultivator and the battle.
Her expression slowly became blank afterward.
Seeing this, Tianhe suddenly rushed forward without hesitation before tightly hugging her. "Junior Sister..."
His voice trembled slightly while relief filled his face completely after finally seeing her awake safely.
But Miao-Miao instantly panicked again the moment Tianhe hugged her. "Stinky brother! Stinky brother, do not kill me— ahhh!"
She immediately began struggling wildly within his arms like a frightened cat, seeing that reaction, Tianhe’s face instantly darkened completely.
Without another word, he directly released her.
Plop.
Miao-Miao immediately fell onto the floor awkwardly afterward. Ow..."
For the briefest moment, warmth finally appeared within Lin Xiao Tian’s eyes seeing the familiar interaction between the two.
The heavy atmosphere inside the chamber quietly loosened slightly but that warmth quickly faded once again afterward.
Lin Xiao Tian slowly lowered the pillow from his face before his expression gradually hardened once more. "Tianhe," he said calmly.
Tianhe immediately straightened himself afterward. "Explain everything that happened to her."
Then Lin Xiao Tian slowly turned around before walking toward the chamber exit. "And afterward..."
His voice paused briefly. "Come meet me where you already know."
Hearing this, Tianhe’s expression instantly became serious.
Meanwhile, Miao-Miao remained sitting on the floor while rubbing her head in confusion, still completely unaware of why the atmosphere around everyone suddenly felt so strange.
In the next instant, Lin Xiao Tian directly teleported away together with Tian Jian Wun.
The surrounding scenery distorted briefly before both of them appeared once again within the quiet burial grounds of the sect.
Cold mountain wind slowly drifted through the ancient trees while flower petals moved gently across the stone paths beneath the moonlight.
Lin Xiao Tian silently walked toward Bai Xue’s grave afterward.
The surroundings remained completely quiet except for the faint scent of incense lingering throughout the burial grounds.
As his eyes landed on the grave once more, he quietly sighed before slowly kneeling down and placing another bundle of fresh flowers beside the jade tablet.
For several moments, neither of them spoke.
Seeing this scene, even Tian Jian Wun quietly sighed afterward before stepping closer and lightly patting Lin Xiao Tian’s shoulder.
"Those who pursue the path of defying the heavens..." he said calmly, "if they fall, then they simply return back to the Dao."
Hearing those words, Lin Xiao Tian’s pupils slowly lost focus briefly.
For a moment, he entered a strange trance while staring toward Bai Xue’s grave beneath the moonlight. Return to the Dao...
The quiet sentence continuously echoed inside his mind but before his thoughts could drift further, footsteps suddenly approached rapidly from behind.
Lin Xiao Tian slowly regained his senses afterward before turning around.
Tianhe and Miao-Miao had already arrived nearby. Yet compared to earlier, Miao-Miao’s entire expression had completely changed.
The earlier cheerful anger and confusion lingering within her face had entirely disappeared.
In its place remained only sorrow, conflict, and confusion.
The moment her eyes landed on Bai Xue’s grave, her face instantly turned pale. "No..."
Without hesitation, she hurriedly ran toward the grave before collapsing onto her knees directly before it. "No, Sister Bai Xue..."
Her trembling hands slowly touched the cold soil while tears rapidly filled her eyes. "Who... who will make tasty snacks for me now..."
As she spoke, memories continuously surfaced within her mind. Bai Xue secretly bringing snacks for her, her warm smile whenever she called her little glutton.
The memories endlessly surfaced one after another while tears slowly dropped onto the grave beneath her.
Then suddenly, Miao-Miao hurriedly turned around and ran toward Lin Xiao Tian before grabbing his robes tightly. "Master... why?"
The simple question instantly struck Lin Xiao Tian harder than any attack ever could. For a brief moment, his entire chest nearly collapsed once again.
Yet he still clenched his teeth tightly before barely managing to answer. "We... cannot change everything."
His voice sounded hoarse and exhausted beneath the quiet moonlight.
Hearing this, Miao-Miao’s tears continued falling as she looked toward him helplessly. "But then... why did Senior Brother leave too, Master?"
The moment those words entered his ears, Lin Xiao Tian’s heart nearly shattered completely.
Xiaoshan silently leaving behind his sect robes immediately resurfaced inside his mind again.
For several moments, he could barely even speak properly. "We... must respect his choice."
"And..." Lin Xiao Tian slowly closed his eyes briefly afterward. "He knew the rules."
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian’s expression becoming increasingly unstable, Tianhe immediately stepped forward before hurriedly pulling Miao-Miao backward. "Enough, Miao-Miao," he said quietly.
Only then did Miao-Miao finally realize that every additional question she asked only deepened the pain surrounding everyone further.
She immediately lowered her head afterward while biting her lips tightly. The burial grounds gradually descended into silence once more.
Lin Xiao Tian quietly calmed his increasingly chaotic heartbeat afterward before finally speaking again. "You both should leave now."
His expression slowly hardened once more. "You will both enter closed-door cultivation for the next two years."
Neither Tianhe nor Miao-Miao dared argue after hearing that.
In the next instant, Lin Xiao Tian directly waved his sleeve before teleporting both of them away from the burial grounds entirely.
Only he and Tian Jian Wun remained afterward.
The cold moonlight quietly illuminated Bai Xue’s grave while flower petals continued drifting through the silent wind.
Several moments later, Lin Xiao Tian finally teleported back toward his residence together with Tian Jian Wun.
As they arrived outside the courtyard, Tian Jian Wun slowly cupped his fists toward him. "I will return to Golden Leaf City for now."
Lin Xiao Tian quietly nodded as neither of them spoke much afterward.
The next instant, Tian Jian Wun directly rose into the night sky before disappearing into the distant horizon once more.
