Chapter 26: Feng Shiyi
Mingyan came back to his senses. What was he thinking? How could he imagine his master showing him such a… side that was so out of character for her?
He shook his head, put down the rouge, and looked around.
Beside the dressing table was a rack with a short sword on it.
He picked it up. It was very light, made of ordinary iron. He could crush it into dust with his bare hands, but of course, he wouldn’t.
Everything here was important to his master. He couldn’t just casually destroy it.
He put the short sword back and noticed a small box beside it, half-open, with some wooden things visible inside.
He opened it and found some wooden, toy-like objects. Perhaps they were his master’s childhood toys.
He thought for a moment and couldn’t help but smile at the image of his young master, sitting on the floor, playing with the toys in her hands.
Even his master must have had such an adorable appearance. It was a pity he couldn’t see it.
He put them down, closed the small box, and walked to his master’s wooden bed, reaching out to touch the bedding.
It was cool to the touch. Mingyan suddenly had the urge to lie down on it, but he dismissed the thought.
He wondered how long it had been since his master had last returned… He stood up, unable to find anything else.
No wonder his master hadn’t stopped him from coming. There was nothing here that would embarrass her if he found it.
Everything here was worth cherishing for his master, but there was indeed nothing to hide.
He shook his head and didn’t linger. Although he was captivated by the scent of his master in the room, he still left the palace and the formation.
Visiting this place was just the first stop on his journey. Now that he had an Emperor-level artifact, his master could know his whereabouts at any time. He could go to more distant places.
Speaking of which, what was his master doing?
He wanted to see.
He didn’t need to hold the jade pendant to see the other side. As long as he wanted to, he could.
So, the image of his master appeared in his mind.
She was sitting cross-legged in her residence, her eyes closed, seemingly cultivating.
He looked at her face, captivated. His master was so beautiful…
Hmm, he came back to his senses. No, if he continued to look, his master might find out.
He didn’t want his master to know he was peeking.
He withdrew his consciousness, and the image of his master in his mind blurred and vanished.
He left the formation his master had inscribed and returned to the ruins.
He saw the figure of a woman. She walked among the ruins, her posture light and graceful, about twenty years old, wearing a purple brocade dress, her long hair flowing, some of it braided with a purple ribbon, beautiful and enchanting, like a celestial maiden. He was stunned. He couldn’t sense any spiritual energy from her. Was she a mortal? How could a mortal possess such an extraordinary aura?
Or was her cultivation higher than his? But if so, what was she doing here?
She seemed to have noticed him as well. Her face flushed slightly, and she ducked behind a ruin.
Mingyan frowned but didn’t want to cause any trouble. The formation his master had left was surely very powerful. Ordinary people couldn’t get in. He didn’t need to worry.
He was about to leave when the woman suddenly called out to him. “You… are you called Mingyan?”
He stopped and turned to look at the woman peeking at him from behind the ruins. “Who are you?”
“I… my name is Feng Shiyi… Can I follow you?” Her voice was soft and gentle, almost pitiful. Her eyes were watery, her expression pleading.
“Follow me?” Mingyan was puzzled. “Why do you want to follow me?”
“She said I should follow you…” The woman bit her lip and stepped out from behind the ruins, approaching him cautiously, not daring to get too close.
“She? Who is she?” He was completely confused. “What’s your cultivation level?”
“She said I can’t tell you who she is… I have no cultivation. I can’t cultivate…” Perhaps because his tone was a bit harsh, her eyes filled with tears, and she said pitifully.
“Then why should I take you with me?” He frowned. “We’re strangers…”
But if she really had no cultivation…
The woman was beautiful and delicate, her tear-filled eyes pitiful and enchanting. Her small nose twitched slightly, her expression aggrieved and beautiful…
To leave such a beautiful woman here, alone and without any cultivation, someone might take advantage of her. He sighed inwardly. Although he couldn’t just take her with him, it was best to take her to a relatively safe place.
“But… she said that if I can’t follow you, she won’t let me go back… Please let me follow you…” The woman, named Feng Shiyi, clasped her hands before her chest, her index fingers touching, her lips pouting slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, her voice filled with a thousand grievances that made one’s heart ache…
He shook his head, about to say he could take her to a safe place, but he wouldn’t take her with him.
After all, to have a woman with no cultivation following him was too dangerous. He was going to seek opportunities and couldn’t always be watching over her.
“Sob… ri… right, this is what she asked me to give you…” The woman wiped her tears and took a token from her waist, handing it to him. “She said that if you see it, you should understand…”
He frowned and took the token.
It had only two characters: “Bai Ze.”
Bai Ze? The Demon King Bai Ze of the Southern Continent?
He had heard that name before. Gu Hanshuang had mentioned it, and his master had also…
He frowned. Was this Demon King Bai Ze’s token? Was it real?
He thought for a moment and contacted Yue Wu Xia with the concentric pendant.
“Master, take a look at this token.”
Yue Wu Xia quickly replied, “This is indeed Demon King Bai Ze’s token. How did you get it?”
He briefly explained what had happened. Yue Wu Xia pondered for a moment, then said, “If Bai Ze asked you to take her, then take her. This woman is likely from the Southern Continent. She must have some means of self-protection. You don’t need to worry too much about her. Bai Ze likely doesn’t want to harm you. She knows a dark era is coming and wouldn’t do anything to you. This woman can’t do anything to you either. She indeed has no cultivation.”
He nodded. “I understand, Master.”
Since his master had said so, he would take her…
Feng Shiyi… Bai Ze… He should probably take her back. He thought for a moment. It would also be a good opportunity to visit the Southern Continent.
