The Cold and Aloof Palace Master's Daily Demon-Slaying Life

Chapter 114 The World Beyond the Old Land

Zuo Qingqiu watched her daydream again, finding it both adorable and somewhat poignant about her naive persistence.

She extended her slender finger and tapped Xiaobai's nose again, this time with a little more force, as if to remind him: "First of all, if you want to bear me a child, your cultivation level must be at least the same as mine, otherwise, your body simply cannot withstand my True Monarch Origin."

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai's ears drooped slightly, but she still stubbornly looked at her sister.

Zuo Qingqiu continued, "Secondly, even if you cultivate to the same level as me, it will be extremely difficult for you to seek secret techniques from the Taiyin Holy Land now. This is because the Taiyin Holy Land is no longer in our world."

"Huh? It's gone?" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, in the early stages of the Immortal Era, the specific reasons are now lost to history, the Taiyin Daoist Sect relocated, taking its sacred grounds and foundations with it to the legendary new world."

"The New World? What's that place? Can we go there too?"

"The New World is said to be located at the edge of the Four Seas." Zuo Qingqiu withdrew his gaze and looked at the curious little white dog in his arms. "But at the edge of the Four Seas, an unimaginably terrifying being has already created an endless sea of ​​mist." That mist not only confuses direction and isolates divine sense, but also conceals unimaginable dangers and distorted rules. Without sufficient strength and specific guidance, those who trespass are likely to become lost forever, never to emerge again.

Xiao Bai gasped, her face turning pale. "That scary? Then—why would that terrifying being create such a terrifying fog, preventing us newcomers from reaching the new world?"

Zuo Qingqiu gently stroked Xiaobai's hair, her tone carrying a profound meaning: "The specific reasons have long been lost to the river of time. Perhaps it involves ancient secrets, perhaps it was to seal something, perhaps it was to isolate some kind of danger. But whatever the specific reason, one thing is certain: this Sea of ​​Mist," like a giant cage, has two sides.

"Two-sidedness?"

"Yes, while it restricts the beings of our world from easily traveling to the new world, it also restricts the powerful beings or dangers that may exist in the new world, far beyond our imagination, from easily descending upon us," Zuo Qingqiu explained. "In a sense, it is also a form of protection."

"Then—how did the people from the Taiyin Holy Land get out? Aren't they afraid of the Sea of ​​Mist?" Xiaobai pressed.

"When they moved, the Sea of ​​Mist hadn't fully formed yet," Zuo Qingqiu said. "They left during the window of opportunity before the mist completely descended. Since then, the path to the new world has been virtually cut off. Occasionally, a person of extraordinary talent and extraordinary luck might find a sliver of hope to cross it, but that's an extremely rare exception, and the price is immeasurable."

After hearing these words, Xiaobai finally wilted completely.

She knew that her grand wish to "give birth to a dragon baby" for her sister was absolutely impossible to fulfill in the short term.

The new world is so far away and so dangerous, even my older sister can't go there, let alone her.

Her little face scrunched up like a deflated pufferfish, and she sullenly nestled in Zuo Qingqiu's arms, not saying a word.

Zuo Qingqiu sensed her low spirits and felt a pang of sympathy. Just as she was about to say something to comfort her, she saw Xiaobai shake her head and quickly put her frustration behind her.

"Hmm—never mind, never mind!" Xiao Bai raised her head again, her carefree bright smile returning, as if they had just been discussing someone else's affairs. "Anyway, the future is still so~so~ long~ ...

She even cheered herself up by clenching her little fist, looking like she was "very optimistic".

Zuo Qingqiu found it both amusing and somewhat envious of the pure joy that belongs to children, unburdened by the distant future, as she quickly adjusted herself.

She gently pulled her closer and whispered, "Yes, we'll talk about the future later."

As Zuo Qingqiu had predicted, Xiao Bai's attention quickly shifted to something else.

She is a typical "present-day person," whose worries come and go quickly, and who can immediately capture all her attention if there is anything interesting in front of her.

She snuggled in Zuo Qingqiu's arms for a while longer, then suddenly, as if she had discovered something new, she sat up straight again with a "whoosh," her big eyes darting around Zuo Qingqiu's hair.

"Sister!" She stretched out her little finger and gently touched a few strands of hair that fell over Zuo Qingqiu's shoulder. "Your hairstyle—shouldn't you change it?"

"Huh?" Zuo Qingqiu asked, puzzled.

Today, she simply tied her hair into a simple Taoist bun with a long jade hairpin, leaving the rest of her hair hanging down, maintaining her usual simple and aloof style.

"Look, look," Xiaobai gestured, her little face showing a serious "judgment" look, "Sister, your current hairstyle is pretty, but it's too—too mature!" Like those hundreds-of-years-old, highly respected elders! If the two of us stand together, other people will definitely think we don't look like sisters, but more like—well, more like mother and daughter!" She added her own strange association from earlier, and then nodded as if she thought it made a lot of sense.

Zuo Qingqiu: "————"

Although she was over two hundred years old, her appearance remained unchanged after she achieved the Golden Elixir, and she looked no more than twenty years old. Her temperament was aloof and otherworldly, so where did the feeling of "maturity" come from?

Not to mention "mother and daughter".

However, she didn't refute it, but just looked at Xiaobai with great interest, wanting to see what kind of trouble this girl could get up to this time.

"So!" Little White jumped off her lap, stood on the ground, tilted her little face up, and announced with bright eyes, "I'm going to give my sister a new hairstyle! A more girlish, more innocent hairstyle that makes her look more like my sister! I just learned my skills from Eleventh Sister!" She puffed out her little chest, looking like she was "very reliable".

Zuo Qingqiu expressed deep doubts about her "craftsmanship".

This little dragon is usually clumsy when serving tea and water, and can get tangled up when making a knot. Can she handle delicate tasks like combing hair that require patience and skill?

However, seeing her eager and expectant little face, Zuo Qingqiu couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm.

Anyway, with her current cultivation level, let alone just having her hair combed, even if her hair is turned into a bird's nest, restoring it to its original state is just a matter of a thought.

Just consider it playing a new game with her.

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