Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 35 Bright Moon

Inside Xiao Bai's courtyard at the Xiao family residence.

In the courtyard stands a large Golden Fire Peach tree, which is currently in bloom. This type of peach has pink petals in the center and a golden edge around the petals when it blooms, making it highly ornamental and beloved by wealthy families.

There is a stone table under the peach tree, and on the table sits a pot of fragrant tea, its aroma soothing and refreshing.

A handsome young man sat by the stone table, engrossed in reading an ancient book. Occasionally, golden and red petals drifted down with the wind and landed on his clothes.

Xiao Bai hadn't relaxed like this in almost three months.

Since successfully refining the first pill, Xiao Bai no longer devoted all his energy to pill refining day and night as before.

Instead, he refined pills during the day and cultivated his battle qi and soul at night, while also refining the few remaining Bing Fire Yang Thunder within his body.

I finally finished it yesterday, and my cultivation level has reached the eight-star Dou Shi.

He was about to set off with the old doctor in a few days, so he planned to relax for a day today.

The path of cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation. Xiao Bai didn't want to become a puppet who only knew how to cultivate. He believed that relaxing occasionally would be more helpful for his cultivation.

The ancient books in his hand were from Xun'er. The little girl often carried a book with her whenever she had time, and Xiao Bai borrowed a few from her after seeing this. These were books about common knowledge of cultivation.

For him, who had no teachers, these books were also his teachers, enabling him to broaden his horizons and gain a clearer understanding of his own laws and principles.

"Thump, thump, thump"

A knock came from outside the courtyard.

"Come in! The door's open."

Xiao Bai didn't even look up, saying that he could tell who was outside the courtyard through soul perception.

Sure enough, a beautiful figure pushed open the door and entered.

When Xiao Xun'er entered, she was captivated by the picturesque scene in the courtyard for a moment before playfully teasing her.

"Brother Xiao Bai, you're finally not staying on the mountain anymore."

"You silly girl, I finally got a day to relax, and you come here to tease your brother Xiao Bai."

Xiao Bai put down the ancient book in his hand, raised his head, and looked gently at the smiling girl not far away, waving to her.

"Hmph, it's because Brother Xiao Bai has been missing for almost three months. If I didn't know you were still in the back mountain, I would have already put up missing person notices."

Xiao Xun'er sat down next to Xiao Bai and gave a cute little hum.

Since she met Xiao Bai, she had never gone this long without seeing him before. She knew that Xiao Bai was in the back mountain.

But she never went to see Xiao Bai, afraid that he might have some secrets that she didn't want him to know, so she kept quiet.

Xiao Bai understood why she didn't come to him. The girl next to him, despite her young age, was indeed from a prominent family.

She is sensible, knows when to advance and retreat, and being with her is very relaxing, like a gentle breeze.

"Alright, little girl, don't be angry. Brother Xiao Bai has been with you these past few days, okay?" Xiao Bai looked at Xun'er, who was pretending to be angry, poured her a cup of tea, and handed it to her, smiling softly.

It's rare to see this girl throw a tantrum, so she looks quite adorable now.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun'er's previously stern face immediately lit up with a smile. She took the teacup and immediately said:

"That's what Brother Xiao Bai said himself; Xun'er didn't force you!"

"Heh~" Xiao Bai chuckled indulgently, gently stroking her pert nose without saying a word.

"Brother Xiao Bai, are you leaving in a few days?" Xiao Xun'er squinted her eyes. She was initially very happy, but suddenly seemed to remember something and said softly with a hint of reluctance.

She felt that Xiao Bai had been very busy in the past year, so busy that she could only see him once in a long while, unlike when they were children, when they could see each other every day and be together anytime.

Although she knew this day would come sooner or later, she thought it wouldn't happen until she grew up, but it came too quickly, catching her off guard.

She was mature and sensible from a young age, but she is only fourteen years old now. When she came to the Xiao family as a child, she was also confused. Since she became sensible, she has not experienced any joys or sorrows, so she feels a little sad.

Is this the price of growing up?

Xiao Xun'er thought to herself for a moment.

Seeing that her mood suddenly became a little down, as if he knew what she was thinking, Xiao Bai felt a little silent.

He couldn't help but sigh softly, patted her little head, and said gently:

"I'll be away for a while, but I'll be back soon. The bright moon represents my heart, and the gentle breeze represents my thoughts. If you miss Brother Xiao Bai, just look at the bright moon in the sky and feel the gentle breeze in the mountains. They can represent Brother Xiao Bai, okay?"

Xiao Xun'er could no longer hold back and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly.

After a long while, she nodded in his arms and softly replied, "Mmm!"

Xiao Bai gently held the delicate body in his arms, saying nothing more, and simply held her quietly.

"Brother Bai, Brother Bai, you've finally come down from the mountain?"

A lively yet slightly cheeky voice broke the silence in the courtyard.

A young man dressed in black walked directly into the courtyard. Upon seeing the scene, he paused, then his eyes darted around, a wicked smile spreading across his face. He called out loudly:

"Hey, where's my brother Bai? Why isn't he home? Sigh! Brother Bai is so careless, leaving the door wide open even when he's not home!"

After saying that, he turned around and tried to run away.

Upon hearing the commotion, Xiao Xun'er immediately got up from Xiao Bai's embrace, calmly returned to the stone bench beside her, and took a small sip of her tea.

She appeared calm and collected, though a faint blush lingered on her face.

Xiao Bai rolled his eyes, saw Xiao Yan already running to the door, and shouted:

"return!"

Xiao Yan stopped, but didn't turn around. Instead, he stood there for a moment, looked around, but didn't look back, and asked in confusion:

"Huh! I think I heard my dear Brother Bai's voice, but I can't see him. It must be my imagination... just my imagination!"

As he spoke, he nodded affirmatively to confirm, and then calmly walked out step by step.

"If you take another step forward, you'll be waiting to die!" Xiao Bai said calmly.

Xiao Yan seemed frozen in place, not turning around, and reached out to the ring on his hand, saying:

"Huh? I heard Brother Bai's voice again, teacher. Am I hallucinating because I've been over-cultivating lately?"

The old man in the ring was speechless. He had watched Xiao Yan grow up since he was a child and spent several months with him. He really didn't know that his disciple had such talent. He was simply a drama queen.

"Hehe~"

Hearing a low, chilling laugh behind him, Xiao Yan shivered, knowing he'd get beaten up if he kept up the act. He quickly turned around and laughed exaggeratedly:

"Oh dear! Isn't this my dear Brother Bai? I'm so sorry, so sorry, I've been overdoing my cultivation lately and I'm feeling dizzy. I didn't see anything just now!"

(End of this chapter)