Chapter 67: Returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well
At Shrek Academy, Bai Yu led Liu Erlong to her private log cabin and said to her:
"I'm leaving now. See you in a few days."
"Wait!"
Liu Erlong subconsciously called out to Bai Yu, who was about to leave, then felt a bit awkward.
"Where are you going?"
Bai Yu turned around and blinked.
"I'm going to Sunset Forest for something. Do you want to come too?"
To be honest, Liu Erlong wanted to go. She was a little curious about what Bai Yu was going to do.
But she had just been reluctant, and now she was eagerly following along. Did she not care about her dignity? She shook her head immediately.
"I'm not going. I'll just familiarize myself with my Spirit at the Academy and cultivate the Sun Dance you gave me, so I can break through to Level 80 sooner."
Seeing her insincere expression, Bai Yu's lips curved slightly upward. Just as he was about to tease her, he suddenly thought of something.
"Oh, speaking of the Sun Dance, I estimate Yu Xiaogang won't give up so easily. If you don't come with me, he might come looking for you and try to get you to trick the cultivation method out of me."
Upon hearing the name Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong’s previously somewhat flushed face instantly turned frosty. She squinted at Bai Yu.
"Heh heh, so you just gave me the cultivation method like that? Aren't you afraid I'll turn around and give it to Yu Xiaogang?"
Bai Yu smiled and waved his hand.
"I trust you! Alright, I have to go now. I'll be back in a few days."
Liu Erlong watched Bai Yu's retreating figure, bit her lip, and her eyes glazed over for a moment before she muttered to herself:
"Yu Xiaogang, you'd better not come looking for me, or I'm afraid I won't be able to resist killing you!"
Walking outside, Bai Yu also murmured to himself:
"With your personality, give him the cultivation method? Don't you know that once a love-struck brain awakens, it becomes a complete hater? I'm afraid you'd tear him apart."
"But speaking of this time, the little cat and the others shouldn't be in the dormitory, right? Tsk, troublesome!"
Then Bai Yu shook his head, unfurled his Domain to envelop the entire Shrek, then retracted it and walked towards the training ground.
When Bai Yu found Zhu Zhuqing, he almost burst out laughing. Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation environment could be described as a cat shelter.
The big and small cats around her were either lying down, playing wildly, or a small one was curled up on her shoulder.
Bai Yu snapped his fingers, startling Zhu Zhuqing, who looked at Bai Yu in confusion and asked:
"What's wrong, Bai Yu? Is something the matter?"
Bai Yu nodded and beckoned to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Something is. Come with me to Rongrong's place. I'll tell you two when we get there."
Zhu Zhuqing got up and followed behind Bai Yu, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
Speaking of which, cats are very curious, and Zhu Zhuqing, influenced by her Spirit, was naturally very curious as well.
However, her previously suppressed life meant she dared not think of anything else besides cultivation, but now that she had someone to rely on, various emotions surged.
Before long, the two arrived at Ning Rongrong's cultivation spot. This place wasn't actually from the Academy, but arranged by Ning Rongrong herself, with various rare treasures scattered all around.
"Zhuqing, Bai Ge, why are you here?"
Before they could speak, Ning Rongrong bounced over.
Bai Yu reached out and poked her forehead, saying with a half-smile:
"Not cultivating properly, slacking off again?"
Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue, hugged Bai Yu's arm, and began to act spoiled.
"Oh, I've been cultivating for so long, I just rested for a little while, hehe, Bai Ge, why are you two looking for me?"
Looking at Ning Rongrong, who was trying to cutely get away with it, Bai Yu shook his head and narrowed his eyes, saying:
"I'm leaving for a few days to handle some matters. When I'm not here, you must cultivate properly! If your spirit power hasn't improved when I come back, see how I'll deal with you!"
Ning Rongrong got a little anxious seeing that Bai Yu didn't believe her, and explained loudly.
"I really just rested for a little while! Believe me! I... forget it, I'm unlucky today, just got caught by you!"
"Let's not talk about this. Bai Ge, where are you going? Can we come?"
Ning Rongrong’s face turned red from explaining, then she dejectedly gave up.
Bai Yu looked at her expression, amused, and ruffled her head, coaxing softly:
"Alright, alright, I believe you."
"I'm going to Sunset Forest. If you want to follow, you can, but the living conditions aren't great. You might have to be wild for a while."
When Zhu Zhuqing heard about going to Sunset Forest, she immediately lost interest. Anyway, Bai Yu would still come back.
When she ran away from home before, to shake off those idle pursuers, she kept hiding in forests. Now, seeing a forest made her uncomfortable.
"I'm not going. Rongrong, if you want to go, go with Bai Yu, but the forest is very boring, and there are many bugs."
Originally, Ning Rongrong wanted to go, but seeing that her little sister wasn't going, and hearing about the many bugs, she also didn't want to go anymore.
Looking at the still hesitant Ning Rongrong, Bai Yu smiled and said to her:
"You shouldn't follow either. The place I'm going is full of poisonous miasma. If you go, you can only stay by my side, and since the little cat isn't accompanying you, it won't be much fun."
As soon as Ning Rongrong heard where Bai Yu was going, she immediately didn't want to go. She made a funny face and looked up, saying:
"Then I'm not going either. You go by yourself, and come back soon!"
Bai Yu reached out and pinched her face, then pulled Zhu Zhuqing closer and squeezed her prominent peaks, letting out a laugh.
"Haha, then you two take care of yourselves. If you have trouble, go to Dugu Mansion and tell Dugu Bo my name."
After a while, Ning Rongrong watched Bai Yu's figure disappear, then immediately turned to stare at Zhu Zhuqing's chest, her face full of envy.
She then couldn't help but rush over, grabbing one in each hand, kneading them fiercely.
"Zhuqing! Tell me quickly, what's your secret recipe? Ah, so annoying!"
Zhu Zhuqing's face was a little flushed, but after such a long time together, she was almost immune to this level of teasing.
So she didn't speak, but just smiled, glanced at Ning Rongrong's chest, then moved her gaze away.
"Ah ah ah! What do you mean by that? Zhuqing, I hate you!"
Ning Rongrong got even angrier, hanging onto Zhu Zhuqing and constantly pulling at her.
...
At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bai Yu looked at the huge mandarin duck pot before him, his expression filled with emotion.
"Time really flies, doesn't it? The last time I was here was five years ago. Hmm, these Immortal Herbs have actually sprouted, but it's still a long way from maturity."
Then he picked up the pouch hanging at his waist and released Ah Yin.
Just out, Ah Yin swayed her grass leaves in confusion. These days, she had mostly been absorbing her Spirit Bone and wasn't very aware of the outside world.
After drifting with the wind for a while, Ah Yin reacted, forming a human-like phantom, looking at Bai Yu in confusion.
"Where is this? Is there something you need me for?"
Hearing Ah Yin's question, Bai Yu's lips curved upward, and he said with a faint smile:
"This is a place where you can recover quickly. Here, I can use my Domain to mobilize more power to help you recover in a short time."
Ah Yin was in a trance for a moment, then carefully sensed her surroundings.