Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 454 Pain! It hurts so much!
The cold wind on the ice lake just now suddenly turned into a warm breeze with a strange fragrance, and the moonlight of this world poured down like melted silver.

The willows are dark and the flowers are bright, and the moon is in front of the flowers. This is a beautiful scene that the women of Beiaozhou rarely see in their lives. But even if it is the first time, those women who have been tempered and grown up in ice and snow will naturally think of the word romance.

This is instinct, it is nature. It has nothing to do with wind and snow, it only has to do with romance.

You Su curled up beside the clear pool reflecting the moonlight, his dark clothes soaked with cold sweat, veins bulging under his skin like a dragon swimming. He seemed to be out of tune with this quiet and ambiguous world.

Venerable Qianlong's fingertips, covered with frost, brushed across his hot forehead, and as soon as the ice crystals touched his skin, wisps of white mist rose up.

"The mysterious energy in his meridians is running wildly." Bai Ze bit his fingertips, his amber pupils reflecting You Su's spasming back. "I really don't know how he has persisted for so long... If he delays any longer, he will probably be burned into a hollow shell by his own Dao Fire."

Pink mist seeped out from the cracks in the glazed floor tiles, transforming into thousands of translucent silk threads that wrapped around the ankles of the three people. Venerable Qianlong's sleeves rolled up, and the phantom of the dragon tore up the enchanting gauze, but a few strands still climbed up her plain skirt, staining her pure face with peach color.

"It's my fault." She suddenly spoke, her voice three notes lower than usual, "I failed to notice his abnormality, took him everywhere, and even allowed him to kill evil spirits at will."

"What do you mean by admitting your mistake now?" Bai Ze raised his eyes, but his eyes were a little unfriendly.

"His condition is not right." Venerable Qianlong frowned and looked at her, "This is not just a simple expansion of Xuanqi, there are very serious complications. His whole body is burning, it's because the fire in his body has been pent up for a long time. What that person said is right, there is something wrong with his practice."

"It's not that there is a problem, it's just that it's too profound."

The Palace Master of Jianlong Palace in Bai Ze's body is also a master of magic. She didn't want You Su to suspect her before, so she didn't dare to probe into You Su's body. Now she finally has the opportunity to carefully observe You Su's internal organs, and she quickly sees his skills:

"He practices the Yin-Yang Dao, but he doesn't seek harmony between Yin and Yang. Instead, he focuses on refining Yang energy to its purest and most refined state. No wonder his body temperature is always warmer."

"The Yin-Yang Dao that specializes in cultivating Yang energy? What if the Yin-Yang is out of balance?" Venerable Qianlong was well-informed after all, and he quickly understood, "He is practicing... a dual cultivation technique?"

"How could it be possible for such a young age to have such high cultivation without taking shortcuts?"

“But his Xuan Qi is strong and his foundation is solid. It doesn’t seem like he would take shortcuts.” Venerable Qianlong still had some doubts.

"Taking shortcuts does not conflict with having a solid foundation. Ordinary cultivation requires a lot of practice, so why can't shortcuts be taken thousands of times? It's called a shortcut, but it just means faster results."

Bai Ze was very interested in You Su's technique. His fingertips wandered over You Su's chest. "This shouldn't be the technique that Venerable Lian Jian taught him. He has another master. By the way, he said his master was called Guan Chujun. Do you know this person?"

Venerable Qianlong was lost in thought just like Bai Ze was when he first heard the name, and then he shook his head, "He must be a hermit master."

Bai Ze agreed with this: "It is not easy to refine such pure Yang Qi. His original master's attainments in the cultivation of Yin and Yang are probably the best in ancient and modern times."

"How can we save him?" Venerable Qianlong couldn't help himself when he saw that she didn't say the point.

Bai Ze crushed a blooming mandala with his toes, "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"

Yes, in fact, she had vaguely guessed it since that person sent them to the sixth floor. In order to stabilize this man with pure yang energy, the only way was to balance his yin and yang, and yin energy could only be given by the outside world.

You Su had used the Dao fire in his body to burn off the poison that Venerable Ningshuang had given her. At that time, she knew that You Su's skills were not simple. It was just that You Su's gentlemanly demeanor made her automatically ignore this point, which was the most insignificant "stain" on this young man.

He may even have had no choice since he was a child. The fact that he could suppress himself like this just shows his self-control and restraint. In essence, he is still a good person who is dedicated to saving the common people.

A blush appeared on Venerable Qianlong's peerless face, which was the most beautiful of all time. She suddenly realized that she didn't know why she was thinking about all this.
It’s as if... as if it’s persuading myself what to do.

"W-What did you do?"

Venerable Qianlong looked up in surprise, only to see Bai Ze suddenly throw out a mica screen. Twelve screens embroidered with pictures of mountains and rivers surrounded the clear pool into a secret realm.

"You harmed him, and I saved him." Bai Ze said coldly, but only she knew that there was not much confidence in her words.

If she said that she had no responsibility for You Su's transformation, that was impossible. If she hadn't been greedy for the boy's embrace like a kitten, how could she have dragged him around in the mysterious liquid pool?

"You save her?" Venerable Qianlong seemed very surprised, but his hand was faster than her words, and he directly grabbed the girl's shoulder, "We should go find Fairy Wangshu! She and Yousu are Taoist couples, and she is the most suitable candidate."

Bai Ze broke free from her hand and said, "Go and look for it then. Don't come back if you haven't found it yet."

How could Venerable Qianlong not understand such a clumsy trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain? Regardless of whether Wangshu could really be found in this dream, Yousu's current situation was already a matter of seconds. And now it was clear that if he was not rescued, the dream would not end.

"This matter was caused by me, so...I should solve it for him." The woman's voice couldn't be any lower.

Bai Ze's pupils slightly dilated, and even she seemed to feel that she had heard something wrong, and she actually felt a sense of resentment: "You are Lord Bei Ao!"

"Aren't you also going to see the Dragon Palace Master?"

"You wanted to kill him before!"

"So I should be the one to atone for my sins."

Bai Ze seemed to be in a hurry, and stuttered for a long time before he continued: "When I heard about the way of dual cultivation in the sacred mountain, you came back and wrote "shameless" all over your diary!"

"I'm talking about those who are shameless and dissolute. The union of yin and yang between two people who admire each other is the law of nature."

Bai Ze's eyes widened, "Isn't this the reply I gave you in the diary?!"

It was as if she was meeting this other self for the first time, with disbelief written all over her face: "You are not an old cow eating young grass, you are a dying old cow digging up grass seeds that haven't even sprouted yet and destroying them!"

"It's better to say that it's a blessing for this old cow to meet its favorite grass species when it is about to die." The woman looked at You Su, her relief unconcealed between her brows.

"You like this grass seed, but it may not want to be eaten by you!"

"If he didn't appreciate me, he wouldn't come to help me. I don't mean to interfere in his life, I just want to save him. Besides, this is a dream, he may not remember it when he wakes up." "You, you are in the Cave Void Realm! You can't help him!"

"Do you think that in his current state, is there anything in the world that his sword cannot pierce?"

The woman answered fluently and was not angry at Bai Ze's provocation. It seemed that she had already made up her mind and would not be shaken in the slightest by anyone else.

Bai Ze's chest heaved with anger. He couldn't seem to find any other reason to make her give up. He could only flush his face and squeeze out a sentence:
"I was here first! I met him first! I've already given my body to you, and you still want to snatch the person I love from me!"

The resolute face of Venerable Qianlong finally showed some emotion, as if he felt a little guilty, but he still refused to give up:
"I wanted to give my body back to you, but you rejected me."

Of course, she also noticed that there seemed to be something wrong when the Lord of Dragon Palace faced You Su. The two of them traveled together in dreams and had already discussed the matter of the two souls becoming one, but Bai Ze sternly refused.

She asked the reason, thinking that the palace master was still angry with her, but she never expected that the palace master's answer was that she had a new identity - You Su's sister. She also repeatedly told her that as long as she hid the secret that she was pretending to be young, the palace master would write off the previous hatred between the two.

Only then did she realize that Bai Ze had been using this method to win the boy's favor.

"You guys... stop arguing."

You Su suddenly grabbed Bai Ze's wrist with astonishing force.

"Brother, are you okay?" Bai Ze leaned on his chest, his eyes full of concern and innocence.

For a 400-year-old woman to deceive a 19-year-old boy, she relied not only on experience but also on caution. Although she was arguing with Venerable Qianlong, she had already set up the sound spell so that only she and Venerable Qianlong could hear each other's voices.

You Su shook his head at her, his skin was as red as flowing lava, and his breath burned the snow-white skin on her neck, causing a slight red turn.

Venerable Qianlong watched quietly, feeling inexplicably lost.

The innocence of her other self became a weapon that she was proud of. If it were her, how could she call a boy "brother" so naturally?
"Brother needs someone to help me now..." You Su raised his eyes with difficulty and looked at the mature fairy beside him with a concerned look, which made the other party startled. "Go outside the screen first... wait for brother to finish his work... then come in."

Bai Ze's pupils suddenly shrank into thin lines, and his knuckles clenched the gold threads on his cuffs so tightly that they almost broke.

She looked up at You Su. The moonlight shone through the glass dome, casting a silver edge on the girl, but it made her porcelain-white face look even more unwilling: "I can also help my brother!"

You Su's back was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring, and the blood surging in his throat made his voice hoarse: "You are too young... I can't help you..."

"Small?" Bai Ze's eyelashes trembled like snow, and he said angrily, "I'm not small! I know everything! When I was in Feicheng, my brother deliberately let himself be eaten by that bad woman in order to get the talisman jade from Taoist Hua. Now it's my turn to eat me!"

"That's enough!" You Su shouted coldly, his muscles tensed under his black clothes, "What do you know, you stupid cat... If you keep making trouble, you don't have to call me brother!"

Bai Ze staggered and held onto the mica screen, and the twelve panels of splendid landscape paintings flickered behind her like weeping.

The girl stared at the determined young man, and suddenly remembered that when she was unconsciously captured by him, he stood in front of her with such decisiveness.

"Save him!" The girl bit her lower lip and glared at the woman.

She never thought that the identity of her adopted sister would become her support for enjoyment, but also a shackle that prevented her from making further progress. She couldn't describe her regret at this moment. She should have returned to the woman's body. At least now she could still be inside the screen...

The glazed floor tiles reflected the girl's hastily fleeing back. Venerable Qianlong subconsciously wanted to chase her, but the boy held his hand.

“My Lord…” You Su said hoarsely as he sat down beside the spring, the steam from the water blurring his eyes and brows, “If you don’t want to…”

Before he could finish his words, a jade finger touched his lips.

"Women in Beiaozhou are brave enough to love and hate. They are not shy southern ladies. Even though I am doing this to save you, I am willing to do it."

This sentence was no less than a statement of her true feelings. The woman withdrew her jade finger and pursed her lips and said:

"You are the one who should be asked whether you are willing or not, but even if you are not willing, I will have to let you down."

The young man shook his head, and the woman's heart trembled.

"I'm not wronged... I... I like you, too." The boy shook his head and forced a smile at her, "We... are the same kind of people."

Perhaps it is because this realm of desire makes people's desires more pure, and makes their body and mind more honest.

Venerable Qianlong lowered his eyes to look at his reflection in the pool - his usually dignified face was now tinged with crimson, and his silver hairpin with nine dragons entwined around the moon had tilted at some point, revealing a wisp of black hair that fell to the side of his neck.

She suddenly realized that she was secretly delighted.

The hot spring water slid over the gold-woven waistband, and the black ice dragon armor turned into stardust and dissipated. The woman raised her white hands lightly, and the frost-colored silk ribbon floated out from her wide sleeves, enveloping the entire warm room like a cocoon. The moment You Su's neck touched the wall of the pool, the cold fragrance of the cold plum blossoms had already come to him.

"You need to use your Yin to help your Yang at this moment." She formed an ice butterfly on her fingertips and trembled as it fell on the boy's collar. "I don't practice this way. I just act according to my past experience. If you feel uncomfortable, please come back as soon as possible..."

The unfinished words were swallowed up in the blending breath.

This was You Su's spontaneous action, and there was no record of such a procedure in any dual cultivation book. He was telling the other party that the great way was simple, and spontaneous action was the best way.

Frost gauze fell to the ground layer by layer, and the plain cloth could not hold back the surging snow waves. The shadow of a dragon rose from the bottom of the pool and entangled the two people into a pair of yin and yang fish.

He vaguely recalled the last words of Master Chengliang before his death, and felt that the old man was right. Bei'ao had been frozen for thousands of years, but the well water was really not frozen.

Outside the glazed window, Bai Ze was curled up under a plum tree. The girl looked at the flickering light of the dragon in the warm room and suddenly stuffed the giant clam pearl into her mouth.

Bitter! So bitter!
Who really wants to be your sister?
(End of this chapter)