Bai Suzhen, I really need to punish you properly.

As dawn broke outside, everything settled down.

A raging fire burned away all the sins here.

With a thought, Wang Xuan summoned Mingzhu and Nie Xiaoqian together.

The soft morning light shone down, illuminating Nie Xiaoqian's skin and making her even more radiant than at night.

She was surprised to find that when the rising sun shone on her, it did not cause her any burning pain.

She couldn't even remember the last time she had been able to move freely in the sunlight.

Even though she wasn't very knowledgeable, she knew that the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl must be an extremely rare treasure, yet Wang Xuan had so generously given it to her.

Wang Xuan looked at Mingzhu and asked with a smile, "You must have been bored inside for so long."

After all, the scenery inside the portable cave is always the same, and being alone in it inevitably feels lonely.

Mingzhu gently shook her head and asked softly, "Has Young Master already eliminated all the evil demons here?"

Wang Xuan tossed the thousand-year-old tree heartwood in his hand and laughed, "Yes, this is all that's left of what was burned here."

Mingzhu praised him generously, saying, "Young master is truly remarkable."

Wang Xuan looked at the two women and asked, "You two should know each other, right?"

Mingzhu nodded gently.

"Let me introduce her briefly again. Her name is Nie Xiaoqian, and she's a kind-hearted female ghost." Wang Xuan then looked at Nie Xiaoqian. "Her name is Mingzhu, and she's a simple-minded female demon. Xiaoqian, you can just call her 'elder sister.'"

Nie Xiaoqian was slightly taken aback, not expecting that this gentle older sister would actually be a demon, but she still called out softly, "Sister."

Mingzhu had already heard Nie Xiaoqian tell her about her pitiful background and felt great sympathy for this beautiful girl, so she replied, "Sister."

"We'll go retrieve your ashes first."

The three of them arrived together under a poplar tree.

Under this poplar tree, there are several urns containing ashes buried.

The tree spirit used these methods to control a group of female ghosts to serve her.

Wang Xuan used his magic to clear away the soil and quickly found Nie Xiaoqian's urn, which he then casually placed into the cave.

Now there's no need to worry about Nie Xiaoqian being controlled by others.

Only then did Nie Xiaoqian belatedly remember the promise Wang Xuan had made before entering her.

I will take you away from here before dawn.

Wang Xuan really did it.

Let's go.

Before leaving, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but stop and look back at the place one last time.

Wang Xuan took her hand and said gently, "When the sun rises, forget yesterday. But don't forget what's between you and me."

Nie Xiaoqian's pretty face flushed slightly. How could she forget the sweetness of last night?

"Young master, where are we going now?"

"The Xuan Nu Palace," Wang Xuan said bluntly, without hiding anything. "I want to go there to swindle something."

"cheat?"

Both women were surprised.

Wang Xuan added solemnly, "But I won't take it for nothing."

In the original drama, when Xiao Yao, the successor of Tianshan Sect, came to Xuan Nu Palace to seek the palace's most precious treasure, Dragon Saliva Dew, he had already been deeply corrupted by the Blood Demon. Even after consuming the Dragon Saliva Dew, he was still powerless to reverse the situation.

In the end, when the Blood Demon was about to completely consume him, Xiao Yao had the Xuan Nu Palace attendant kill him.

In conclusion, rather than wasting this bottle of ambergris, it would be better to give it to Mingzhu.

Of course, the Palace Master of Xuan Nu Palace would not give away the palace's most precious treasure to an outsider for no reason.

Therefore, Wang Xuan prepared to impersonate a successor of the Tianshan Sect!

However you look at it, this is ultimately bad behavior.

If he succeeds, he will leave a letter to express his attitude.

In the future, he will help Tianshan Sect and Xuan Nu Palace to eliminate the Blood Demon that is harming the world, and when he has the ability, he is willing to give Xuan Nu Palace more treasures.

I just hope that Xuan Nu Palace doesn't misunderstand it as mockery.

……

The three headed west.

Every place has its own unique customs and traditions, and each has its own distinctive food, drink, and entertainment.

Along the way, they stopped frequently, pausing to experience anything that stood out.

The further west you go, the fewer people you see.

The three of them flew on the wind.

Mingzhu pointed downwards and said softly, "Young master, look, there's an abandoned temple over there."

Wang Xuan stared intently, let out a long sigh of relief, and felt a surge of joy: "Finally, I've found the entrance to the Xuan Nu Palace."

Nie Xiaoqian asked curiously, "Why did they set up the sect entrance here?"

Wang Xuan laughed and said, "Perhaps it's because they don't want to interact with outsiders."

Mingzhu asked, "Young Master, shall we go straight there?"

"No rush. We still need to buy some items."

The three turned back and arrived at a small town nearby.

Since we're going to impersonate members of the Tianshan sect, we need to make sure our attire and weapons are convincing.

After purchasing everything, the three arrived at an inn.

Wang Xuan said, "We need two rooms."

The shopkeeper looked troubled: "Sir, we only have one room left."

Wang Xuan feigned affectation and scoffed, "How can the three of us sleep in one room?"

"Sir, there are only so many people in our town, so we naturally have fewer rooms, but it's still better than sleeping outside. We're the only inn in this town."

"Never mind." Wang Xuan nodded lightly, tossed over a silver ingot, and said, "Lead us upstairs."

The innkeeper was overjoyed to see Wang Xuan's generosity and bowed to lead the way, saying, "This way, please."

Mingzhu had no concept of money, but Nie Xiaoqian was very curious as to why she had to pay the shopkeeper so much money for just one room.

After entering the guest room.

Pearl powder is made from ground pearls, mixed with lead white, lime, and egg white to create a powder for dyeing hair white.

If illusions are used, they will inevitably be exposed.

Nie Xiaoqian held a wooden comb, applied powder, and gradually dyed Wang Xuan's full head of black hair white.

Wang Xuan is now playing the role of a descendant of the Tianshan Sect, a white-haired, ethereal, and ruthless swordsman.

Looking at her completely transformed appearance in the bronze mirror, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help but exclaim, "Young master, you look so handsome!"

Wang Xuan, who is usually gentle and cheerful, had put away his smile at this moment, and his eyes and brows were covered with a distant and indifferent expression, making him look like a completely different person from before.

Wang Xuan put on a stern face and replied with an aloof expression, "Is that so?"

"Mmm!" Nie Xiaoqian turned to look at Mingzhu beside her. "Sister, what do you think?"

Mingzhu nodded gently: "Young Master looks good no matter what."

Nie Xiaoqian: ...

Wang Xuan could no longer maintain her aloof demeanor and laughed, "The way you all are reminds me of someone."

Who is it?

"Zou Ji".

"Who is he?"

"Never mind, it's irrelevant."

Before long, Wang Xuan's black hair turned completely white.

Outside the window, night had finally fallen.

Mingzhu spoke first, "Young master, I'll just meditate. You can use the bed."

"No, no, no, let's give them to the young master and sister."

Nie Xiaoqian quickly declined, still mindful of the importance of order.

Moreover, she had been keeping the young master company every night for the past few days, and she felt quite guilty about it. Tonight, she should give the young master to Sister Mingzhu.

"Ahem, your sister Mingzhu isn't my woman yet, she's my friend."

"ah?!"

Nie Xiaoqian awkwardly stuck out her tongue.

Although she had heard Mingzhu talk about Wang Xuan before, such as that Wang Xuan's wife was Bai Suzhen, she never thought that Mingzhu was not Wang Xuan's woman.

Mingzhu's cheeks flushed, and she silently moved to a corner of the room, where she sat cross-legged in meditation.

Wang Xuan whispered, "The Tianshan Sect's techniques are rather cold and harsh. Xiaoqian, could you transfer some Yin energy to me so I can disguise myself?"

Nie Xiaoqian blinked and asked in a low voice, "Young master, how should we cross this river?"

"It's what we do every night..."

Nie Xiaoqian turned to look at Mingzhu, who was meditating in the corner, and asked in a barely audible voice, "Will Sister Mingzhu hear me?"

"Probably not."

The soft, lingering sounds drifted into Mingzhu's ears; though subtle, they were clear and penetrating, lingering there.