A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 202

Chapter 202: The Evil Ghost Subduing Pestle and the “Mystic Dark Eyes” 

The eagle demon stared at the city’s entry records, his face full of confusion.

“Did I make a mistake? Or is Miss’s formation malfunctioning…”

He glanced at the calm Li Guijiao and quickly said,

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken ill of Miss…”

“…The formation isn’t malfunctioning. And even Miss’s formations can’t be guaranteed to be flawless.”

Li Guijiao’s brow twitched. She didn’t know how her image had become that of an arrogant dictator.

She hadn’t used her authority much… just maintaining formations, occasionally gathering the demonic beast tribes for… team building and ideological education… basically, just fooling around.

“But…”

The eagle demon’s expression was filled with worry.

This meant he had been negligent in his duties.

Normally, negligence wasn’t a big deal. This city wasn’t an ordinary city, it housed the troops of the Eagle Demon tribe, guarding the border of the Nangong ancestral land under Miss’s orders.

Anyone who snuck in would most likely be torn to shreds if discovered.

But now… with Miss’s envoy right here, his negligence became a serious matter.

“Don’t blame yourself. Miss’s city defenses aren’t so weak that they can be easily breached.” Li Guijiao shook her head. “The other party must have some special method to bypass the formation, but fortunately, they left a record.”

Li Guijiao took control of the formation using the eagle demon guard’s authority. Sure enough, a few more runes showed signs of being contaminated by the will of immortality.

“Just which great deity is this… Could it be an ancestor of the Nangong clan, resurrected?”

Li Guijiao felt a headache. She already had a resurrected White Tiger spirit beside her, another resurrected old monster wouldn’t be surprising.

But why was this great deity running around? Didn’t they know how dangerous they were?

Li Guijiao sighed and said,

“I’ll go and take a look.”

“Envoy… should we notify the Eagle Demon troops?” The eagle demon guard asked tentatively. “If the other party has malicious intentions…”

“No, there’s no need. With their strength, the Eagle Demon troops wouldn’t be a match.” Li Guijiao said. “There hasn’t been any commotion yet… They probably don’t have any malicious intent. I’ll go and negotiate, to avoid alerting them.”

If it truly was an ancestor of the Nangong clan, the Eagle Demon troops, whose strength was at most Soul Transformation, would be cannon fodder. Fighting would be the worst option.

This garrison was here to monitor the Nangong ancestral land, usually very idle. For the Eagle Demon troops, it was just a change of scenery for their closed-door cultivation, a rotation every hundred years, a form of rest.

“You work so hard, Envoy.”

The eagle demon guard said with a flattering expression.

Li Guijiao ignored him and entered the city.

The eagle demon guard didn’t dare to sleep anymore and waited nervously for news.

…

Inside the city, Luo Xue found it to be like a silent tomb.

Although the buildings resembled those of humans, they were all empty. The shops on both sides of the streets were closed, without any aura of cultivators within.

Luo Xue walked alone on the main street, seemingly the only person in the entire city.

“So… it’s even more difficult to use Divine Sense here than outside…”

Just like in the Blood Sea Secret Realm, her Divine Sense’s range was less than a hundred meters, even more restricted than in the imperial palace, making it impossible for Luo Xue to locate the demonic beast settlement.

It seemed some force was deliberately restricting it. Luo Xue estimated that with her full strength, she could break through this restriction.

But… it would be impolite.

This was the territory of a demonic beast tribe. Giving the owner a “surprise” upon entering would be like… robbery.

Luo Xue entered a building that looked like a restaurant. Inside, dust had accumulated, seemingly untouched for decades.

“This looks familiar,” Luo Xue blinked. “Similar to the one in the Nether Spirit forbidden area…”

The one where Li Guijiao had hidden.

Luo Xue walked familiarly towards the back kitchen and entered the cellar.

But this time, there was no teleportation formation.

However, the wine in the cellar was still there, all the jars tightly sealed.

Luo Xue rarely drank alcohol, except for the immortal wine given to her by her convenient mother, Luo Huaxin.

Not that she disliked it, she just found it… uninteresting.

Now, as a soul, she was slightly more interested.

Perhaps it was because the things she couldn’t do were the things she desired the most.

Luo Xue chose the oldest-looking jar, lifted it with her soul power, brought it to the front hall, found a seat, and sat down.

It was the same spot where she had reunited with Li Guijiao.

Luo Xue poured a bowl of wine, then, after a moment of thought, poured another bowl for the seat opposite her.

“To you.”

Luo Xue condensed her soul power, lifted the bowl, and made a toast.

Unfortunately, she was a soul now and couldn’t drink. The usual way to offer wine to a ghost seemed to be pouring it on the ground…

Just as Luo Xue was hesitating, the door of the restaurant opened, and a girl with a calm expression entered.

With her Divine Sense restricted, Luo Xue hadn’t noticed her arrival and was stunned.

She was very familiar with the girl who had just entered, having used the same appearance countless times.

—It was Li Guijiao, in her ghostly girl disguise.

Luo Xue hadn’t expected to find her target so easily, before even starting her search.

After being separated by two worlds for so long, their reunion was in this ordinary restaurant, an ordinary meeting, nothing dramatic happening.

But times had changed.

“…Did you know I was coming?”

Li Guijiao frowned slightly. She naturally couldn’t recognize Luo Xue in her current Sacred Soul form, with Nangong’s appearance.

She saw the two bowls of wine on the table, one placed directly opposite the door.

And the moment she entered, the other person raised her bowl in a toast.

If this was a coincidence, Li Guijiao wouldn’t believe it.

There was only one possibility… the other party already knew she was coming.

Moreover, the clues of the will of immortality left behind earlier were deliberately placed, to lure her here.

Li Guijiao wasn’t being paranoid. In her thousand years in the southern barbarian lands, she had dealt with many ancient monsters, and besides their strength, they were also troublesome.

They always spoke in riddles, saying things like “it’s destiny” or “those who understand, understand.”

And the delicate woman before her might even be from the ancient era, an existence even those old monsters called an old monster.

The familiar voice made Luo Xue feel a sense of displacement, and she couldn’t help but smile.

However, Luo Xue didn’t reveal her identity immediately, but smiled at Li Guijiao and said softly,

“So, you’ve come for our appointment.”

As expected!

Li Guijiao’s pupils constricted. Fortunately, she was using a puppet body now. Otherwise, facing such an existence, she would have immediately fled.

The White Tiger spirit had repeatedly described the terrors of the ancient era to Li Guijiao, and even the White Tiger spirit itself still had lingering fears.

The slight change in Li Guijiao’s expression didn’t escape Luo Xue’s notice. Knowing Senior Sister Li very well, she knew what she was thinking.

The always cautious… overly cautious Senior Sister Li must be thinking about how to escape, right?

However, Senior Sister Li definitely wouldn’t meet her with her real body. Although Luo Xue couldn’t tell that the person before her was a puppet, she believed it was because Senior Sister Li’s puppetry skills were incredibly advanced.

Therefore, after a moment of thought, Luo Xue decided to tease Senior Sister Li a bit more.

“It’s a pity… that I can’t drink with you personally, what a shame.” Luo Xue feigned disappointment. “But… being able to see you, even if it’s not your real body, I’m still very happy.”

She saw through it!

Li Guijiao’s face paled instantly, her expression as if she had been struck by lightning.

In Luo Xue’s vision, Li Guijiao’s hair even stood on end, her reaction more intense than Luo Xue had expected.

“You… what are you talking about… I don’t understand.” Li Guijiao’s voice trembled slightly.

Despite saying this, she started to slowly retreat, as if even her puppet wanted to run away.

Li Guijiao wasn’t arrogant. She knew there were many ways to harm the main body through a puppet, and although she had taken precautions, it didn’t mean she was completely safe.

At least, in the distant ancient era, there were some secret techniques that even the White Tiger spirit didn’t know about, techniques that might be able to harm her.

Seeing Li Guijiao’s retreat, Luo Xue’s smile widened.

Senior Sister Li was still the same…

She felt relieved.

And decided to tease her a bit more.

“Don’t leave yet, you haven’t even had a drink.” Luo Xue tapped the table and said faintly, “Or do I have to… go to your underground cave to have a drink with you?”

She even knew about the cave!

Hearing this, Li Guijiao truly panicked.

This was her deepest secret. No one in the Great Thousand Worlds, not even the White Tiger spirit, knew about the cave’s existence.

How did she…

How was this possible?

“So?”

Luo Xue raised an eyebrow.

“…”

After a moment of silence, Li Guijiao walked over stiffly, sat down opposite Luo Xue, picked up the bowl of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

“Don’t rush to pack your things, I know what you’re doing in that cave.” Luo Xue said, refilling Li Guijiao’s bowl. “Trying to escape?”

Li Guijiao’s expression froze, then she said with a mournful face,

“My lady, how… did you know?”

Indeed, after learning that Luo Xue knew about the cave, Li Guijiao’s real body, within the cave, immediately started packing, preparing to escape.

She had prepared dozens of escape plans, worried that one day, even her cave wouldn’t be safe.

But now… the other party had easily seen through her, and Li Guijiao felt a chill down her spine, her body trembling. She could only admit defeat and beg for mercy.

“Shh, because I’ve been watching you.”

Luo Xue placed a finger on her lips and smiled mysteriously.

Li Guijiao’s real body immediately began searching the cave, trying to find how this mysterious woman was spying on her.

“Let me guess?” Luo Xue leaned closer to Li Guijiao, her narrow eyes narrowed, her hands supporting her chin. “You’re not from this world, are you?”

“You come from… a cage, a place called the nine provinces and four domains.”

Hearing this, Li Guijiao calmed down slightly.

Since she knew about her cave, it wasn’t surprising that she also knew about her origins.

“What… do you want me to do?” Li Guijiao took a deep breath. “I’m just a Nascent Soul cultivator, I’m probably… of no use to you.”

At the same time, she mentally contacted “Luo Xue Unit,” telling the White Tiger spirit to come closer.

If necessary, she would have to resort to violence.

Li Guijiao didn’t like violence. She just wanted to peacefully conduct her research on formations and puppetry and find a way to return to the nine provinces and four domains.

“You’re very useful, at least… to me, you are.”

Luo Xue reached out, intending to lift Li Guijiao’s chin.

Embarrassingly, since she was just a soul now, her hand passed right through.

“…”

Even Li Guijiao noticed Luo Xue’s awkwardness. She touched her chin, feeling only a faint breeze.

“Miss Guijiao, what is your decision?” Luo Xue retracted her hand. “Do you want to continue running… or…”

However, what Luo Xue didn’t expect was that upon hearing these words, Li Guijiao’s expression froze.

She stared intently at Luo Xue, making Luo Xue uncomfortable.

“What… what’s wrong?”

Luo Xue averted her gaze slightly.

After all, she was teasing Senior Sister Li, and she felt a bit guilty.

“Is that you…”

Li Guijiao suddenly whispered, tears welling up in her eyes, her expression trembling uncontrollably.

“I…”

“Little Junior Sister,” Li Guijiao stood up, her lips trembling between a smile and a frown, an expression Luo Xue had never seen before. “Is that you… have you come…”

“I’m… I’m not your Little Junior Sister…”

Luo Xue tried to explain, but Li Guijiao embraced her.

Although she couldn’t truly hug her, she still held Luo Xue’s figure tightly.

“I only told one person my real name.” Li Guijiao sobbed, her voice choked with emotion. “And that’s you… Little Junior Sister Luo Xue.”

“I missed you, I missed you so much…”

Luo Xue was silent for a moment, the playful smile on her lips softening.

Her soul embraced Li Guijiao and whispered,

“I missed you too, very much.”