The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Although it seems a bit troublesome, some aspects of his plans must be changed.

When Bai led Xiao Hong and Mei Ling back to the mountaintop they had once stood on, it was exactly noon.

Huo Qing'e was sitting on the edge of the cliff, gazing absently at the sea of ​​clouds below, seemingly lost in thought.

"...Teacher!? You're finally back, and this time the timing seems..."

Sensing his return with remarkable keenness, Huo Qing'e quickly stood up. However, when she saw the red-haired little girl beside her teacher, holding her hand and looking at her with curiosity, she couldn't help but feel slightly taken aback.

"...Teacher, who is she...?"

“Hong Meiling, my fourth student, let her sleep with you from now on.”

Seemingly having a headache, Shi Bai pressed his forehead with his hand, then let go and turned to walk into his bamboo house.

"I'm going to rest for a bit. Call me when it's time for dinner."

"Uh... okay, old man..."

Almost subconsciously, Huo Qing'e nodded.

However, just as she opened her mouth, another energetic voice rang out.

"Okay, Daddy!!"

...Dad...Dad...!?

Huo Qing'e stared in disbelief at the red-haired little girl who was earnestly raising her hand.

"Snapped!!"

A whole box of lollipops in various flavors, specially designed for attracting little girls, landed in front of Xiao Hong Meiling, followed by a sound that clearly indicated a toothache.

"Good boy, call me brother."

"Okay, Daddy, no problem, Daddy!!"

"........."

As he approached the door, his body suddenly swayed, and for no apparent reason, he felt a sudden wave of sadness.

After closing the bamboo door, Shi Bai walked a few steps to the bedside and simply lay down on the bamboo bed, covering his head with the quilt.

The mental strain that lasted for two whole months, while not a major issue for him, was still quite unpleasant due to the dizziness, so a good rest was definitely necessary.

"Strange, the blanket smells different now... Did Qing'e change it?"

Slightly puzzled, Shi Bai pulled back the covers and simply used them as a pillow behind his head.

"Forget it, we'll deal with the future later. It's just taking care of a child, right? It's not like I've never taken care of children before..."

After muttering something to himself, Shi Bai closed his eyes and instantly fell asleep.

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SpongeBob, do you know how starfish eat?

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I'm Patrick Star from Texas, and I always carry a gun with me.

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Crabs feed on starfish!!

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Hey everyone, come quick! There's a food here that can never be finished!!

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"Tsk... It feels like I'm recalling some really bad memories..."

With a dark expression, Shi Bai sat up in bed and pressed his forehead hard with his hand.

Perhaps because he had been busy laying out the dragon vein for the past few years and his mind had been in a state of tension, he had a terrible dream after finally relaxing.

However, rather than a dream, it was more like his painful and unbearable past experiences.

For example, there's the Cthulhu version of SpongeBob, the dark version of Doraemon, the berserk version of Black Cat Detective, the twisted version of Tom and Jerry... When he was kicked out of this world and wandered into other worlds, in the very beginning, he was targeted and killed almost the entire time.

"So why would I suddenly have this kind of dream... I should have... uh?"

He subconsciously reached for his neck, only to find it empty. He looked down in surprise and realized that the lucky star pendant he used to wear was nowhere to be found.

After sitting on the bamboo bed and thinking very seriously for a long time, Shi Bai finally remembered that when he brought Xiao Hong Meiling back with him, she liked to grab his clothes and hair and climb on his body. So, to coax her, he casually took off the lucky star pendant hanging around his neck and let her play with it...

"...Never mind, I'll take it back later."

His lips twitched involuntarily, and Shi Bai turned his head to look out the bamboo window.

Although a few faint lights still lingered on the horizon, the sky was beginning to darken. The streetlights placed on both sides of the bamboo house emitted a soft glow, quietly illuminating the area.

The bamboo door was carefully pushed open, and Huo Qing'e's figure appeared behind it. After seeing him sitting up on the bed, Huo Qing'e was slightly stunned at first, and then respectfully spoke to him.

"Teacher, dinner is ready."

"I'll be right there... Where's Xiaohong Meiling?"

Shi Bai reached out and pressed his forehead, then stood up from the bedside.

"...She said earlier that she was a little sleepy, so she wanted to go to sleep..."

After hesitating for a moment, Huo Qing'e pointed behind him.

"Uh……"

Turning his head, Shi Bai immediately saw Xiao Hong Meiling, who was sleeping soundly on the inside of the bed, hugging her own pillow, with a small lucky star pendant tightly clutched in her hand.

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"You've learned to use chopsticks by yourself. You're a grown adult, why do you still need someone to feed you?"

Facing the pitiful little red-haired girl Meiling who pushed her bowl in front of him, Shi Bai scolded her in a very impatient manner.

"Good habits need to be cultivated from a young age. You need to learn to be independent and self-reliant, do you understand?"

"But I want my dad to feed me."

With her head tilted back, the little girl looked pitiful.

"Call me brother."

Holding his own bowl, the person turned his head away without any hesitation.

Putting everything else aside, this way of addressing me that would definitely cause misunderstandings absolutely needs to be changed. Otherwise, if Yuuka misunderstands, I'll definitely be hunted down to death by Kazami Yuuka!

...What's more, I'm just a weak, helpless, and pitiful eighteen-year-old young man!

"dad."

"Call me brother."

"father!"

"Call brother!"

"dad!!"

"Call me brother!!"

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"........."

Huo Qing'e silently gripped the chopsticks in her hand.

Among those who cultivate Taoism, there is a concept called "abstaining from grains," which means that after reaching a certain level of strength, one does not need to eat at all and can sustain oneself solely by relying on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

During the three years she practiced under her teacher, for some special reason that she herself did not know, her progress in cultivation was rapid, and she had long since met the requirements for fasting.

However, her teacher's requirements were quite strange. She still insisted on having three meals a day. In her teacher's words… no one could stop her from drinking sugary drinks, not even fasting!

Although she never understood what her teacher meant by "fat otaku's happy water"...

However, looking at the two figures, one large and one small, in front of her, she felt a strange pang of jealousy.

...I was here first, okay?!

After spending an afternoon with this strange being brought back by her teacher, Huo Qing'e roughly understood some things, which made her feel slightly relieved.

For example, the other party isn't actually the daughter of one's teacher who works outside the marriage...

However, the other party was neither human nor monster, and she couldn't tell what race Xiao Hong Meiling belonged to.

What she found most infuriating was that she couldn't beat the other person... who was just a little kid!

So now, apart from a little bit of jealousy in her heart, Huo Qing'e also seemed extremely depressed.

...the kind of feeling that is extremely, extremely, extremely frustrating.

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Although the overall layout of the dragon vein has been completed, some finishing touches still need to be done.

After resting for a few more days on the summit of this unnamed mountain, Shi Bai led Huo Qing'e and Xiao Hong Meiling on their journey once again.

Unlike his previous visits to famous mountains and rivers in search of suitable dragon vein nodes far from human habitation, this time Shi Bai chose to step into the vast mortal world.

As the dragon veins took shape, the number of monsters born from the abundant spiritual energy also increased accordingly, including some powerful monsters born near the nodes of the ten major dragon veins.

Since the reason this happened was due to his own plan, Shi Bai felt that he still needed to deal with it a little, and he could also take this opportunity to train Huo Qing'e and Xiao Hong Meiling.

Although Huo Qing'e had been cultivating with him for three years, she had never actually fought a single battle during those three years. This was because he had been busy laying down the dragon veins for three years, so he had never been able to suppress the invisible pressure and aura emanating from him. Unless the monsters wanted to commit suicide, they would never appear in front of him.

For this reason, even if Huo Qing'e wanted to find a few monsters to test her skills, she couldn't find any, so she could only bury herself in her cultivation.

In their only real battle, Xiao Hong Meiling completely shattered their confidence...

Theoretical discussions are not advisable; practical combat is still necessary. Although Xiao Hong Meiling is naturally powerful due to her own characteristics, she is completely incapable of fighting.

It's like a young child holding an armed helicopter, but not even knowing how to fly it.

Shi Bai watched the battle between Huo Qing'e and Xiao Hong Meiling once more. After watching for three minutes, he couldn't bear to watch anymore, so he covered his eyes with his hands and turned his head away, his mind filled with only one thought.

If you two want to fight, go fight in the dance studio...

They're evenly matched, like two peas in a pod. It's like Ultraman fighting a monster and suddenly they're both doing a Swan Lake dance...

If Huo Qing'e had experienced a few battles before, she might have been able to defeat Xiao Hong Meiling, but reality is often so harsh.

As for Xiao Hong Meiling, after taking into account her situation, Shi Bai decided to teach her martial arts.

After all, martial arts were indeed the most suitable thing for her, so Shi Bai stuffed all of them into her hands, whether it was the Great Shift of the Universe, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, or the Yi Jin Jing.

And Xiao Hong Meiling certainly did not disappoint him. For example, a month after she first came into contact with martial arts, she was already able to greet people upstairs on a busy street with a full of energy, cupping her fists and speaking.

"I am Zhang Wuji, the leader of the Ming Cult. If you fellow martial artists upstairs trust me, then jump down from here, and I will use the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to catch you all!!"

"That's why I shouldn't have told her the story of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber..."

With a helpless sigh, under the unbearable gaze of his student Huo Qing'e and the inquisitive eyes of the crowd, Shi Bai decisively stepped forward and took Xiao Hong Meiling away.

...Then, at lightning speed, he and Huo Qing'e, who pretended not to know him, fled together.

P.S.: Good morning! ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

Chapter Thirty-One: A Light Rain on the River, An Umbrella Opens

This was the best of times, this was the worst of times.

Due to the sudden and explosive surge of spiritual energy in the world, all kinds of cultivation geniuses emerged among mankind, thus ushering in a magnificent golden age of cultivation.

However, as the saying goes, things reach their extremes and then reverse. Correspondingly, all sorts of powerful monsters were born one after another, including some extremely terrifying evil beings.

Among these powerful monsters, the most representative and threatening is a pseudo-dragon who calls himself the Holy Lord. He not only possesses all sorts of strange abilities, but also has a certain degree of immortality, which once gave righteous cultivators a lot of headaches.

In the end, it was Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, who descended to earth with his sword, stripped him of his flesh, destroyed his magical powers, and sealed him forever in an ancient stone.

At this moment, the passage between the mortal and immortal realms is open. Whenever any malevolent monsters that are beyond human control are born, an immortal will surely descend to earth to punish them.

Over the decades, immortals have occasionally descended to earth to play among humans, leaving behind their teachings, enlightening and guiding people.

The so-called "destiny for immortality" is no longer something elusive and untraceable. Anyone who cultivates virtue may receive guidance from immortals and ascend to immortality in a single day.