We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 50 This sleep may be a lifetime

It was noon on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

In a courtyard in Shiqiao Village, two sisters are eating their meal.

Perhaps because Xiao Mo had left, leaving only the two sisters, the dining table felt somewhat deserted.

Moreover, in the past, Bai Ruxue would often think of different recipes because she considered that Xiao Mo was very tired from studying.

However, after Xiao Mo left, the two sisters ate a simpler diet, basically consisting of one meat dish and one vegetable dish.

"Sister, let me wash the dishes," Xiaoqing said to her sister after lunch.

"It's alright, I'll take care of it. I don't have anything else to do anyway." Bai Ruxue smiled and shook her head, carrying the rice bowl into the kitchen.

But a short while later, the sound of a rice bowl breaking came from the kitchen.

Xiaoqing quickly went inside.

In the kitchen, clay bowls were broken all over the floor, and the older sister was leaning against the counter, looking like she might collapse at any moment.

"Sister, are you alright?" Xiaoqing helped her sister up, her eyes full of worry.

"It's alright." Bai Ruxue shook her head.

"Sister, you don't look alright at all." Xiaoqing sighed. "I'll handle this. You should go and have a seat."

Bai Ruxue wanted to clean up the broken mud bowl herself, but Xiaoqing pulled her out and made her sit down in the courtyard.

After Xiaoqing finished cleaning, she walked out of the kitchen and saw her sister sitting in the yard, staring at the path leading to the yard.

Lately, whenever my sister has free time, she sits on the stone bench in the yard and gazes into the distance, just like last time.

But the difference is that last time Brother Xiao only went out for two or three days.

This time, Brother Xiao won't be back until at least April.

Xiaoqing watched as her sister's head bobbed up and down, her eyelids already half-closed, as if she would fall asleep at any moment.

But whenever my sister was about to fall asleep, she would suddenly wake up, shake her head, and continue looking at the path.

Xiaoqing walked to her sister's side, squatted down, and held her sister's small hand: "Sister, go and get some sleep. Brother Xiao will be back in the spring, and you'll be awake by then."

Bai Ruxue smiled and said, "Xiaoqing, I think I'll wait a little longer. Besides, I feel that this hibernation might be different."

"How is it different?" Xiaoqing asked in confusion.

Bai Ruxue shook her head: "Sister doesn't know either. She just feels that this time she will hibernate for a very, very long time. She doesn't know how long it will take for her to wake up."

"Oh dear, sister, you're overthinking it. How long can we snakes sleep? We'll wake up in May at the latest," Xiaoqing advised.

But Bai Ruxue just smiled gently and said, "It's alright, it's just one winter without sleep, I can manage. But Xiaoqing, you should hibernate, you've been feeling really sleepy lately."

"But my sister isn't asleep yet."

"I'll wait for him to come back."

"Sister!" Xiaoqing was speechless.

For the next few days, Bai Ruxue would sit in the yard after finishing her housework every day.

Xiaoqing also noticed that her sister was getting sleepier and sleepier.

But my older sister just won't hibernate.

Even by the tenth day of the lunar month, my sister was worried that if she fell asleep, she would hibernate, so she simply stopped sleeping at night.

Bai Ruxue wouldn't sleep, and Xiaoqing, worried, also forced herself to stay awake. One day, while Bai Ruxue was washing clothes...

A woman dressed in a Taoist robe came to the outside of the courtyard.

"I wonder who the Taoist priest is looking for?" Xiaoqing looked at the female Taoist priest warily, worried that her and her sister's identities had been exposed and that the priest had come to exorcise demons.

Fuchen smiled and said, "Miss, there's no need to be so nervous. I know Miss Bai and Young Master Xiao. I have something to discuss with her. I wonder if Miss Bai is here? Besides, it's already deep winter. Are you still awake at all?"

"!"

As soon as Fuchen finished speaking, Xiaoqing was startled. Her eyes instantly turned into vertical blue pupils, and she was about to strike first!

With a gentle touch of his fingertips, a stream of spiritual energy shot into Xiao Qing's brow.

In just a moment, Xiaoqing felt that she could not move.

"What do you want to do?" Xiaoqing felt afraid, but she did not back down at all.

“I am from the Tianxuan Sect, and my name is Fuchen. I have no ill intentions in coming here. I came here once before, hoping to take Miss Bai as my disciple, but Miss Bai refused that time. I know that our fate has not yet arrived, so I will not force you. If you do not believe me, you can ask Miss Bai yourself when she returns.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she flicked her slender, jade-like fingers again, and another beam of light shone into Xiaoqing's brow.

Xiaoqing's immobilization spell has been lifted.

Looking at the female Taoist priest in front of her, Xiaoqing's eyes still held a hint of wariness, but she felt that the other party should not have any ill intentions. Otherwise, given the other party's level of cultivation, she could do whatever she wanted to her and her sister without having to waste her breath.

"What do you want with my sister?" Xiaoqing asked.

"A few days ago, I had a sudden whim and did some divination. I learned that Miss Bai has reached a certain level of cultivation and needs to go into seclusion to transform into a python. After she comes out of seclusion, Miss Bai can directly enter the water and become a dragon."

However, Miss Bai's life force is strange; she seems unwilling to hibernate for a long time. This humble Taoist has come to inquire about the reason. I wonder if Miss Bai has anything to ask?

He asked, "I have a whisk."

Xiaoqing glanced at the female Taoist priest and gently bit her thin lips: "Brother Xiao has gone to the capital and will not be back until after the provincial and palace examinations. My sister is waiting for him. She said that if he hibernates, he might never wake up again, so she has been reluctant to hibernate."

"I see." Fuchen nodded. "This is Miss Bai's fate."

"What did you mean by calamity just now, Daoist Master?" Xiaoqing asked worriedly.

How did my own sister end up in such a calamity?
Fuchen explained, "When the snake race reaches a certain level, they will transform from pythons into boa constrictors and undergo a metamorphosis. Their bodies will become larger and more resilient. This is in preparation for becoming a dragon. The whole process takes several years."

If your sister doesn't sleep, she won't be able to shed her skin and transform into a python. And your sister's current body can't withstand the gradually reverting ancestral bloodline within her, let alone her current level of cultivation.

Therefore, if your sister doesn't hibernate soon, not only will it damage the foundation of her Dao, but it could even endanger her life.

Hearing the other person's words, Xiaoqing angrily said, "You female Taoist priest, you're talking nonsense!"

Fuchen wasn't angry: "This humble Taoist is not talking nonsense. May I ask if Miss Bai's complexion has been getting worse lately, as thin as paper?"

Recalling her sister's recent state, Xiaoqing's mouth slightly opened, her eyes trembled, and she lowered her head as if muttering to herself, "What...what should I do?"

"It's fate, it's destiny."

Fuchen sighed and took out a pill.

"If Miss Xiaoqing trusts me, let your sister take this pill, and she will fall asleep and transform into a python."

"However, Miss Xiaoqing, you must be aware of your sister's obsession."

"Because this sleep may be for a lifetime."

"Your sister may never see him come back."

(End of this chapter)