Chapter 108
Chapter 108
“Are you referring to that kiss just now?” Di Xiulan said lazily. “You were the one who taught me.”
Ye Piaoling: “???”
Her eyes went wide. “Nonsense! When did I ever teach you that?”
Di Xiulan said, “In the Soul-Departing Dream. You practiced with me every day, so I mastered quite a few things.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She refused to take the blame for this!!!
“Utter rubbish!” Ye Piaoling stood up in a huff. “I’m done soaking. Where’s the change you were talking about? Why haven’t I seen it yet?”
Di Xiulan pulled her back into the water and rolled up the sleeve of her bathrobe. “Here.”
Ye Piaoling lowered her head and stared. Her mouth fell open in shock.
The swastika-shaped mark on her pulse gate, the one that represented her Immortal Pulse, had been soaking in water for so long, yet it had not faded in the slightest. It was as clear as ever!
“This…”
Ye Piaoling could hardly believe it. She quickly wet her hand and scrubbed at it hard a couple of times.
The swastika mark was still bright and vivid!
“What’s going on? It actually won’t wash off anymore…” Ye Piaoling muttered to herself. Then her head snapped up as realization struck. “Don’t tell me my Immortal Pulse really has recovered?!”
Di Xiulan nodded, a meaningful smile on his face.
Strictly speaking, it had not recovered. A new Immortal Pulse had been born.
The original owner of this body had failed her tribulation, and her Immortal Pulse had collapsed. After Ye Piaoling took over the body and went through so many twists and turns, her soul and form had finally become one with this body. With that, the Immortal Pulse belonging to Ye Piaoling had appeared as well.
Ye Piaoling was a little excited. “From now on, I’m finally not a fake anymore! Oh, right. I heard people with Immortal Pulses are all cultivation geniuses. Does that mean my cultivation speed is going to improve by leaps and bounds from now on?”
“Naturally,” Di Xiulan said with a smile. “Your future is limitless.”
“Oh yeah!” Ye Piaoling was instantly over the moon.
The unexpected trip to the Eternal Life Origin Realm might have been a disaster for everyone else, but for her, it had been completely worth it. Not only had she obtained new equipment, even her Immortal Pulse had somehow recovered!
Amid her delight, Ye Piaoling suddenly whipped her head around.
“Wait a second!”
“If the only change was that my Immortal Pulse recovered, couldn’t you have just told me to wash my hand? Why did I have to bathe with you?”
Di Xiulan’s lips curved into a smile, and he lazily closed his eyes.
“True. How did I not think of that?”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
You look so innocent with that divine face and beastly heart!
It was clearly a problem that could have been solved by washing her hand, yet he insisted on making her soak in the hot spring… If he had not taken the chance to get so much advantage out of her, she might actually have believed him!
Ye Piaoling felt like she had suffered a huge loss.
But when she thought of the joy of having her Immortal Pulse restored, she could not be bothered to argue with the man. Secretly flipping him off, she flew away.
After changing her clothes, she returned to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
Ye Piaoling began packing her luggage with great enthusiasm.
Anything that might come in handy went into her storage pouch.
She had heard that Forbidden God Canyon was breathtakingly beautiful. Not only did it have deep valleys, but also meadows, forests, and lakes, a Shangri-La-like paradise hidden from the world. She might as well treat it as a trip!
As for transportation, Ye Piaoling suddenly thought of her electric scooter. That scooter could cross mountains and rivers as if traveling over flat ground. If only she could bring it with her…
[System, System, emergency call!]
[Ding! Host, long time no see, quack quack quack!]
Ye Piaoling: [I want to take the electric scooter on a long trip. Is there any way to charge it with extra power all at once?]
Sand Sculpture System: [Have the Regent King sit on it, and he can charge the electric scooter!]
Ye Piaoling was stunned. [So Di Xiulan can act as a portable power bank?]
Sand Sculpture System: [Yep, yep!]
Ye Piaoling was utterly amazed.
Di Xiulan, a walking power bank capable of charging an electric scooter!
Absolutely freaking legendary!
After she finished packing, Ye Piaoling called Fox Shadow over.
“I’m going on a long trip. I may be gone for several days. During this time, I’ll have to trouble you to put more effort into managing the business at Bing-le-me’s Divine Weapon Pavilion.”
“Don’t worry, Young Miss. While you’re away, I guarantee profits won’t drop.”
Fox Shadow thumped his chest in assurance. By now, he was already a mature vice president.
Seeing this, Ye Piaoling nodded in gratification.
Fox Shadow asked again, “Where are you going, Young Miss?”
Ye Piaoling said, “To Forbidden God Canyon in the south.”
“Forbidden God Canyon?” Fox Shadow’s gaze flickered. “Why are you going there?”
Ye Piaoling couldn’t be bothered to tell the whole story, so she didn’t mention the Three Po Souls of the Evil Lord. She simply said, “To sightsee, and handle a little something on the side.”
“But I heard Forbidden God Canyon is very dangerous…”
Fox Shadow looked worried as he said with concern, “Young Miss, should you bring that triangular coffin with you too? That way, if you lose your life, you can just lie down in the coffin and come back. Super convenient!”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
After a moment of shock, she couldn’t help sighing. “Fox Shadow, you really are so thoughtful! Having you around is truly my good fortune!”
Fox Shadow smiled modestly. “It is my duty to think ahead for my Young Miss.”
Ye Piaoling accepted his suggestion, cleared out some space in her storage pouch, and stuffed the coffin inside as well.
Now, everything she might need on the road was fully prepared!
Next, Ye Piaoling went to the alley to say goodbye to her grandmother. Since she was going on a long trip, she had to let her grandfather and the others know.
Gu Liuxian happened to be there too. When he heard Ye Piaoling was going to Forbidden God Canyon, his expression immediately changed.
“No! There are many wild beasts in the canyon, and the Cannibal Tribe lives there too… It’s too dangerous. You can’t go!”
Ye Piaoling said, “I’m going with the Regent King.”
Gu Liuxian was taken aback. “The Regent King?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Yes. Di Xiulan is going to the canyon and asked me to accompany him.”
Gu Liuxian said, “Oh. Then go ahead.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
Gu Liuxian said, “With the Regent King there, nothing should happen. With his abilities, he should be more than capable of protecting you.”
Ye Piaoling chuckled dryly.
Grandpa really had confidence in Di Xiulan. Little did he know, that man had even said she should protect him…
Granny Li, however, was still worried. She poked Gu Liuxian. “You muddleheaded old fool. How can you feel at ease handing our granddaughter over to a man? In my opinion, you should go with them too!”
Gu Liuxian agreed readily. “That works! Ling’er, then I’ll go to the canyon with you as well!”
“Sorry, but there are no spots left,” Ye Piaoling said regretfully. “We’re a five-person team, and it’s already full. You can’t join.”
Gu Liuxian quickly asked, “Who are the other three?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Hua Wuhuang, Elder Lu Yin, and one deadweight handpicked by the Regent King.”
Hearing that Hua Wuhuang and Lu Yin were going too, Gu Liuxian and Granny Li felt a little more at ease.
This lineup was honestly more than decent.
As for that deadweight, they didn’t care. Whoever it was, whatever.
Granny Li suddenly thought of something and asked, “Oh, right. I heard you and the Regent King have been very close lately. Are the two of you… interested in each other?”