Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Bai Xiaobai was woken up by an itch, because something furry kept snuggling into her arms.

Without thinking twice, she tried to push away what was squeezed into her arms.

"You damn woman, why are you bringing all sorts of things back with you? Wake up right now!"

Little Red kept snuggling into Little White's arms while fanning her face with her wings.

"Wake up, or I'll slap you."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Bai Xiaobai was stunned for a moment.

The next moment, she threw Little Red, who was flapping its wings, away.

When Little Red was accurately thrown into Shen Ji's arms, who had already woken up, it immediately stuck out its tongue and stared with its round eyes, pretending to be dead.

Bai Xiaobai slowly sat up, her mind still a bit foggy, and she was somewhat confused about the situation.

Just as she was resting her forehead on her hand, racking her brains about how she ended up in the sea of ​​consciousness, she suddenly felt as if something had been added to the sea of ​​consciousness.

As she lifted her eyelids, she saw her master, dressed in coarse linen clothes, yet still incredibly handsome.

Seeing the little red bird in his arms, its round eyes wide open but its tongue lolling out as it pretended to be dead, she was completely bewildered.

The sea of ​​consciousness? My own master?

So how did he end up in his own sea of ​​consciousness?

Are you still dreaming?

Yes, it must be a dream.

Her master should still be enjoying a nice bath right now.

She decided to lie back down.

As her body collapsed, Little Red, who had been pretending to be dead, could no longer continue. It decided to escape from this extremely dangerous man and then completely wake up the person who had casually brought strangers into its consciousness space.

However, before it could make a move, it felt its proud and cherished wings being lifted up by a pair of large hands.

"Divine beast cubs? Little White is actually raising five divine beast cubs in his sea of ​​consciousness?"

Confirming that the voice he heard was indeed his master Shen Ji, Bai Xiaobai sat up abruptly.

She stared blankly at Shen Ji, who was holding Xiao Hong in his hand, and it took her a while to come back to her senses, her face full of astonishment.

"Master...Master, is it really you? How...how did you get here? How did you enter my sea of ​​consciousness? Where is Changling? When did you come in?"

Faced with Bai Xiaobai's barrage of questions, Shen Ji released the little red object from his hand.

The arrogant mythical beast, having lost its balance, made a solid, intimate contact with the ground. But it had lost all its usual arrogance, instead hobbling its short legs into Bai Xiaobai's arms, trembling all over.

Xiao Hong's actions puzzled Bai Xiaobai.

A mighty ancient divine beast is actually so afraid of its gentle and refined master.

Her master is clearly handsome, and his smile is like a gentle breeze, so why does Xiao Hong look like she's seen a ghost?

A certain mythical beast, terrified, clung tightly to Bai Xiaobai's clothes.

Xiao Hong: Waaah, this is so scary! Does this damned woman even know who the people she brought are?

Shen Ji never expected that his little disciple's sea of ​​consciousness would be such a sight, not only containing a divine beast cub, but also being so full of spiritual energy.

Moreover, the size and environment of this sea of ​​consciousness space are more like a beautiful secret realm.

Even experts above the Nascent Soul stage probably don't have a sea of ​​consciousness space as impressive as their disciple's.

So, is the little one really just a princess from the spirit world?

Bai Xiaobai was unaware of Shen Ji's thoughts. Now that her consciousness space was exposed, she no longer intended to hide it.

And how should I put it, she actually felt a sense of accomplishment.

For example, she really felt that her sea of ​​consciousness space was very powerful. Not only could it store treasures and spirit stones, but now even her powerful and beautiful master had been stored in it. Wasn't this a kind of extraordinary talent?

She casually tossed Little Red, who was in her arms, aside, and then skipped and hopped over to Shen Ji's side.

"Master, Master, how is it? Isn't this disciple's sea of ​​consciousness space amazing? But how did you get in, Master?"

Bai Xiaobai's words completely pulled him back from his slumber.

Only after confirming that her consciousness had not been eroded and that her body showed no other abnormalities did Shen Ji feel relieved.

He bent his index finger and lightly flicked the forehead of Bai Xiaobai, who was tilting his head back.

With a soft "thud," the force was not strong, but it brought a tingling sensation.

Bai Xiaobai raised her hand to cover her forehead, her eyes widening slightly, but she didn't dare to look away.

"I sealed your spiritual power because I was afraid you would act recklessly and run into danger. Yet you still dared to listen to Changling's instigation and venture into dangerous places alone. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would be one of those vengeful spirits now."

Shen Ji's eyes held a faint smile; though he was scolding, there was no harshness in his tone.

Thinking of the endless vengeful spirits that could never be killed, Bai Xiaobai still felt a wave of fear.

"Master, I know I was wrong. Changling only wanted to recover her strength as soon as possible, so this matter cannot be entirely blamed on her. I was reckless, overestimating my own strength and underestimating my opponent's. Master, how is Changling?"

Seeing her with her head down, and thinking of the perilous situation she had faced, being torn apart and devoured by countless vengeful spirits, Shen Ji couldn't bear to be harsh with her.

"You must not act so recklessly in the future. However, it was fortunate that your divine beasts helped pull us back to your sea of ​​consciousness this time. Otherwise, if the resentment had invaded your sea of ​​consciousness, even your master would not have been able to save you. As for Changling, since you want to devour the resentful spirits, then devour them to your heart's content. You don't need to worry."

Hearing this, Bai Xiaobai was relieved. Remembering that she had only seen Xiao Hong but not the other little ones, she hurriedly looked around.

"Little Red, where did Little Black and the others go?"

After two close encounters with the ground, Xiao Hong, though still afraid of Shen Ji, realized that the man with the dangerous aura didn't seem to have any hostility, and then unleashed a barrage of attacks on Bai Xiaobai.

"You just realized that Xiao Hei and the others are missing? If you weren't so weak, and if they hadn't tried to save you, how could they have exhausted their spiritual energy? And how could they have fallen into a deep sleep again? You still have the nerve to ask? Humph."

Following Xiao Hong's gaze, Bai Xiaobai then noticed the few little ones curled up and sleeping soundly in the corner.

She quickly stepped forward, slowly squatted down, and gently stroked the bodies of the little black cats, feeling a pang of self-reproach.

While feeling guilty, I also sensed that something was wrong.

"So they used up their spiritual energy to save me and fell into a deep sleep, and you're standing here perfectly fine? Tell me, is it because you didn't exert any effort that you're unharmed? You did exert some effort, but not your full strength, right?"

Faced with Bai Xiaobai's questioning, Xiao Hong took a few steps back, feeling somewhat guilty.

"Of course I contributed, it's only because this divine beast is so powerful that I didn't... Get off... Get off... If you dare to pull this divine beast's feathers, this divine beast will set you on fire."

"No...don't pull that, I was wrong, Master, I'll never do it again."

"..."