nycdaug Chapter 127 Meeting with Xu Xiaoli
Chapter 127 Meeting with Xu Xiaoli
"Wake up, wake up, wake up! Xie Wanning!"
Xie Wanning opened her eyes and saw someone who looked exactly like her.
It was just a dream! I'll go back to sleep.
The moment she closed her eyes, a fist slammed into her face.
"Who are you? How dare you ambush me!" Xie Wanning jumped up and saw the person in front of her clearly.
"We meet again, are you surprised?" The "Xie Wanning" in front of me was dressed in a light green robe with her hair tied up in two buns. If you ignored her scarlet eyes, you could mistake her for a cute young girl.
Xie Wanning stood there, stunned. She recognized the person in front of her as her inner demon.
The inner demon smiled and approached Xie Wan Ning step by step: "I said I would always wait for you. I didn't expect that the time we spent apart would be so short, and we would meet again."
"I didn't want to see you." Xie Wanning turned her head away coldly, refusing to look at her inner demons.
"The green hills remain still, but people move. I didn't come to you on my own initiative; you came to me."
"I didn't." Xie Wanning hurriedly turned her head, only to meet the cunning smile of her inner demon. For a moment, she felt a chill run through her entire body.
The inner demon didn't say much, but turned and walked away from Xie Wanning. Her steps were light, causing her green robes to sway and her two light blue hair ribbons to dance in the wind.
Xie Wanning suddenly recognized it—wasn't this what she wore when she was a rogue cultivator? What was this inner demon up to?
"Xie Wanning, do you think you were happier as the little sister or as Xie Wanning?" The inner demon smiled brightly, his eyes gleaming.
Xie Wanning remained silent. She understood that this was a trick of her inner demons, but she couldn't help but tremble in her heart.
As a rogue cultivator, Xie Wanning only needed to care about which secret realm to explore, which spirit beasts to fight, and what to eat for her next meal.
As Xie Wan Ning regains her memories, she has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the senior disciple of the Mu Xue Sect, and complete the tasks of finding the chosen one and avenging her past life.
However, she neither knew why she had to find the chosen one, nor had she truly experienced her past life. She had to complete one task after another given to her by her sister, but all she received in return was scars and pain.
"Why not let go? As long as you abandon your past memories, you won't have to care about anything else. Wouldn't it be better to be a free and unrestrained demonic cultivator? You can travel through countless mountains and rivers, meet new people, without being bound by the filth of the past. Revenge is exhausting, searching for the chosen one is too troublesome, and you also have to worry about your identity being discovered. Why don't you run away now!" The inner demon's voice was seductive, each word striking Xie Wan Ning's heart like a heavy hammer.
After a long while, Xie Wanning calmed down, pushed away the inner demon in front of her, and her tone, though cold, softened considerably: "I will not agree to your request."
She didn't want to abandon her current sect and friends; there were still people who cared about her, so she wouldn't leave.
Xie Wanning's figure disappeared from the space of consciousness.
The inner demon chuckled, "Looking forward to our next meeting!" With that, she vanished from the spot.
Xie Wanning finally woke up, only to see Lin Xuanjin beside her covered in cold sweat and his face noticeably pale.
The disciples of the Twilight Snow Sect surrounded her.
"What happened?" Xie Wanning asked, puzzled.
Suddenly, Mu Ruo rushed forward and hugged Xie Wan Ning tightly.
She wept bitterly, saying, "Senior Sister, you almost fell into demonic possession. Master helped you exorcise your inner demons, but you still haven't woken up."
Xie Wanning wiped away Mu Ruo's tears and comforted her, "It's okay. Look, I'm not being controlled by my inner demons anymore, am I? Senior Sister isn't that fragile."
Mu Ruo then grunted an "Mmm" and climbed off Xie Wan Ning.
Xie Wanning looked at her fellow disciples with gratitude, chatted with them for a few words, and then Meng Qingyue led the other disciples out, leaving Xie Wanning alone in the room to rest.
Xie Wanning looked at Lin Xuanjin, who had been worried ever since she woke up, and said with a light smile, "Master, I am fine, so don't worry."
"Xiao Lin, your inner demons haven't disappeared, have they?" Lin Xuanjin saw through Xie Wanning's pretense with a single sentence.
Xie Wanning's smile faded, her eyes filled with shame and exhaustion: "Yes."
"You can tell your master what your inner demon is? Your master will definitely help you find a way to solve it." Lin Xuanjin's gaze was firm as he grasped Xie Wanning's hand.
Xie Wanning naturally couldn't tell Lin Xuanjin about the Chosen One and her past life. She turned her head away and said lightly, "Master, I'm fine, just a little tired."
Lin Xuanjin could sense that his eldest disciple was hiding something from him, but he wouldn't force her to reveal it. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and as a master, there was no need to force his disciple to talk about her unspeakable troubles.
"Xiao Lin, your master is always here. If you encounter any difficulties, your master will definitely help you. Now, rest well and don't think too much." Lin Xuanjin increased the pressure in his hands, trying to transfer strength to Xie Wanning.
Xie Wanning nodded, and Lin Xuanjin left with worry.
After Lin Xuanjin left, Xie Wanning made up her mind: her master had treated her very well, and she would not let her master be involved in matters of revenge and the Chosen One.
Xie Wanning drifted off to sleep again, only to be awakened by a soft knocking on the door.
She got out of bed, annoyed, and opened the door, only to see a figure sneaking in.
Xie Wanning instantly regained her senses, opened her eyes wide, and saw the figure clearly. Wasn't it "Xu Xiaoli"?
If she didn't become Xu Xiaoli, then who is the Xu Xiaoli in front of her?
"Close the door quickly!" came a clear, youthful voice.
Still reeling from the shock, Xie Wanning obediently closed the door.
"Don't be so surprised! I'm here to discuss something with you, you little idiot!" Xu Xiaoli sat on the edge of the bed and patted the spot next to him.
Upon hearing the familiar address, Xie Wanning instantly realized: "Sister?"
“It’s me. But now I’m Xu Xiaoli. Doesn’t Xu Xiaoli have an older sister? From now on, my older sister will be Xu Weilin.” Xu Xiaoli said very quickly.
Xie Wanning felt a little dizzy, but she still obediently listened to Xu Xiaoli.
"Xu Xiaoli's true identity has not been exposed. Everyone else thinks I am a rogue cultivator who used connections to impersonate a disciple of the Lone Peak Sect and infiltrate the secret realm. Inside the secret realm, because I saved Qiao Qingzi, the sect leader of Hundred Herbs Valley has already accepted me as his third disciple."
Xie Wanning was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth: "Sister, aren't you in my consciousness space?"
"Remember the puppet I gave you? It's a ninth-grade magic artifact. Most of my consciousness resides in the puppet, with only a small portion within you. It will only control your body when you're in danger, but it can't appear or speak to you at other times. For your safety, you can use anything in the soul storage bag from now on. I'll be using the identity of Xu Xiaoli to approach disciples from other sects, so I won't be able to stay by your side often. Therefore, you must protect yourself." Xu Xiaoli quickly explained what had happened.
He then jumped to the ground, turned around and left: "I slipped out when no one was looking, so we'll have to be careful when we meet in the future." After saying that, Xu Xiaoli opened the door and left.
Xie Wanning processed what had just been said on her own, and finally figured out the cause and effect.
'Xie Wanning' inhabited the puppet and became Xu Xiaoli, joining the Hundred Herbs Valley. Only a small part of 'Xie Wanning's' consciousness remained in Xie Wanning's body, and the storage bag in her soul had been unsealed and could be used freely by her.
Xie Wanning cannot become Xu Xiaoli's appearance; she must also exist as Xu Xiaoli's older sister, Xu Weilin.
"What kind of nonsense is this!" Xie Wanning exclaimed, covering her head.
Suddenly, her storage bag vibrated.