Chapter 0.25 The Bai Family Ancestor
A night passed, and though seemingly nothing happened, a peculiar talisman known as ‘Demon Master’s Strike’ now rested quietly within Qin Gou’s Nas.
He was alone in his room, his eyes bloodshot, muttering to himself, “What’s your response? Have I lost some memories or not? If you keep playing dead, isn’t that an admission?”
“How about this, I’ll rephrase. As long as you give me an answer, I guarantee I won’t get angry, nor will I ask for the reason again,” Qin Gou gritted his teeth and asked, “Did I lose my memory for some reason?”
“Yes.”
Qin Gou immediately stood up, his eyes shining brightly, “So, A’Yuan very likely is my daughter. But I’ve completely lost the memory of it, which is why she’s always acted so strangely in front of me? Damn it, how could I have misunderstood A’Yuan like that before! When she said I wasn’t gentle with her before, it was because I only saw her as a regular disciple and disciplined her strictly back then!”
As he spoke, Qin Gou was about to find A’Yuan to clarify everything, like whether she was once a part of his body and who her mother was.
But then he thought, saying such things would make him the ultimate scumbag, so Qin Gou ultimately held back. He needed to proceed carefully.
As they were about to set off, Ye Qishuang was deliberately lulled to sleep. If she knew her Master-Daddy was leaving temporarily, she would undoubtedly throw a tantrum. However, given her current state and the perilous nature of their journey with Qin Gou, it was too risky to bring her along.
“Father, A’Yuan will accompany you,” Qin Yuan said softly.
“No, none of you will accompany me this time. The Bai Family is too powerful, and this journey is filled with too many uncertainties. But rest assured, I can at least guarantee my own safety,” Qin Gou spread his hands, subtly glancing at Gu Feiyan.
Hmm, Xiao Yan’s expression didn’t change negatively because of A’Yuan’s ‘Father’ just now. Pitiful Xiao Yan probably still thought A’Yuan called him that out of respect for her elder. How should he explain this matter clearly to her? The Celestial Master felt both joy and pain.
However, Qin Gou had unintentionally overlooked someone.
Overnight, the shift from ‘Master’ to ‘Father’ sent chills down the spine of the Little Gambler, Li Yuanzhen. For a moment, her little face turned red with strain; she truly couldn’t imagine what terrifying events had transpired last night!
Without such a mystical Spirit Tool as ‘Invisible Slash,’ how dare he bite the grass near his own den!? Although she didn’t say anything, the Little Gambler knew in her heart that the Demon Master had already won too much from her.
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Several days later, in Das.
Bai Lianqiu picked up the unfamiliar Jade Slip on the table and examined it closely for a moment before bursting into laughter, “Hahaha, interesting, truly interesting! This Qin Yue of the Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace is truly seeking her own death!”
“Lianqiu, what’s making you so happy?”
At that moment, a gaunt, bald old man with no eyebrows or beard walked in and asked in a calm tone.
“It’s about that little Demon Master from the Mystic Maiden Palace that I mentioned to you earlier. He sent me a challenge before, which even alarmed Ancestor Ye. But only a few days have passed? I never expected this brat to be so impatient. I don’t know what method he used, but he sent me another challenge, moving the fight up. The time is set for three days later, and the location is still at my Bai Family!”
Bai Lianqiu sneered with a dark look, “A mere Hidden Weapon Realm cultivator, he’s truly courting death! It seems I overestimated him before. It’s good that he’s coming. This beast has caused me to be attacked and harassed by that mad dog Tang Jianhao of the Sword Questioning Sect multiple times. My anger still hasn’t subsided, so I’ll use the life of this culprit to vent my frustration. After all, Ancestor Ye also promised that she would not interfere with the outcome of this battle.”
The bald old man chuckled grimly, “Lianqiu, don’t let anger cloud your judgment. Since that Qin brat dares to come looking for you, he naturally has some backing. We must be wary! However, I am very curious. What kind of profound trump card could give a mere Hidden Weapon Realm cultivator the courage to provoke a Dharma Aspect Realm mighty figure? It’s no different from an ant trying to shake a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot.”
“You are absolutely right. If it were any other time, Lianqiu might have overthought this unusual challenge and been uneasy. But man proposes, heaven disposes. That Qin Yue likely never imagined that you would happen to emerge from seclusion and appear at this Bai Family Branch!” Bai Lianqiu laughed triumphantly, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
A sharp glint flashed in the bald old man’s eyes, “Indeed. Lianqiu, you can rest assured. These two challenges from that brat are equivalent to directly slapping the face of my Bai Family. He even dares to try and protect that damned bastard with his own strength? How laughable. As long as he, Qin Yue, truly dares to show up, even if Ye Qishuang herself comes to protect him, I will attack with all my might and will not spare this brat’s dog life!”
“Thank you, Ancestor!” Bai Lianqiu smiled slightly and respectfully saluted.
Mentioning Ye Qishuang now, Bai Lianqiu no longer felt the same fear as before. This was because the aged and withered old man before him was none other than the Bai Family Ancestor, Bai Kufeng, whose combat power and realm were on par with the generation’s Ancestor Ye.
With the elder’s intervention, Qin Yue would have no way of returning, with ten deaths and no life.
Meanwhile, within the Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace.
“Master-Daddy, Master-Daddy, where is he?” Little Ye Qishuang’s small face was filled with anxiety.
Qin Yuan approached her, leaned down, and said softly, “Second Senior Sister, what’s wrong? Is there something you need to tell Master-Daddy?”
“Qishuang has something she wants to tell him, but where has ‘Master’ gone these past few days! Big Sister, tell Qishuang, is Master deliberately avoiding me? Is it because I was too naughty before and made him angry? Is he punishing a disobedient child in this way?” Ye Qishuang’s clear and innocent eyes welled up with grievances.
Qin Yuan couldn’t help but smile gently and said, “Of course not. He just suddenly had something very important to do, and it was for your own good that he had to go! However, it won’t take too long. How about this, Second Senior Sister, why don’t you take a nap? By the time you wake up, perhaps he will have already returned?”
Qin Yuan didn’t react immediately.
“But, Qishuang really wants to tell Master this good news. Can’t Big Sister think of a way to make Master appear before Qishuang right now?” Ye Qishuang said naively.
“I’m not a god…” Suddenly, Qin Yuan’s dark eyebrows furrowed, and she said in surprise, “Second Senior Sister, you’ve been calling him ‘Master’ just now, instead of Master-Daddy? But you’re still calling me ‘Big Sister’… Does that mean you only remembered Master?”
“Qishuang just suddenly wants to tell Master that I am no longer a Stone Maiden Spiritual Physique! Qishuang is a complete girl now, hehehe…” Ye Qishuang shook her head and giggled proudly for two moments, then said with a confused expression, “But Qishuang has no idea what a Stone Maiden Spiritual Physique is, nor why I’m so happy about it? It’s very strange.”
