A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 217

Chapter 217: An Inexplicable Sense of Transgression, Liu Lian’s True Identity?

Dugu Xue didn’t dare to speak, feeling a hint of resentment in Master’s words.

But she also realized that Master wasn’t trying to do anything untoward, just examining her body.

For some reason, Dugu Xue felt a slight sense of disappointment.

Luo Xue composed herself. She had wanted to see if Dugu Xue had developed True Phoenix Dao patterns, but she hadn’t.

It seemed the modified Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture was quite different from the original.

The most important aspect of the original scripture was the True Phoenix blood essence; the cultivation technique was just to amplify its power.

The modified version only focused on stimulating the potential of a pure Yin body, so there wouldn’t be any True Phoenix Dao patterns.

“It’s fine, you can get dressed now.”

Luo Xue sighed, a hint of regret in her eyes.

“Master, did I… cultivate incorrectly?”

Dugu Xue asked worriedly, looking at Luo Xue’s expression.

She didn’t get dressed immediately, but looked at Luo Xue cautiously, afraid of being scolded.

“No, I just… confirmed my guess.” Luo Xue shook her head, then said seriously, “But one thing is certain, even if you successfully cultivate, your illness… can’t be cured.”

Luo Xue didn’t want to deceive Dugu Xue, and since Dugu Xue already knew how serious her illness was, there was no need to hide it.

“I see… I’m fine, Master.” Dugu Xue gently touched her chest, her eyelids drooping. “But at least after cultivating the technique you gave me, I feel much better… that’s enough.”

The torment of illness had always been with Dugu Xue.

Only after receiving Master’s inheritance did it lessen.

Dugu Xue was already content.

But it was still a difficult path.

Luo Xue was silent. She wanted to comfort Dugu Xue, but she couldn’t find the words.

She had just briefly checked. The Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture did effectively suppress the withering caused by her mutated bloodline, but it couldn’t cure the bloodline itself.

As long as the strength of her Snow Maiden bloodline didn’t reach a certain level, Dugu Xue’s illness would continue until she was paralyzed and died.

Cultivation could only delay the inevitable. Even though Dugu Xue was close to Foundation Establishment, her body was weaker than a mortal’s, she couldn’t even walk on her own.

It wasn’t that she was just a vase with a high cultivation level, but that her weak bloodline was holding her back.

Actually… Luo Xue knew of a way to cure Dugu Xue: the will of immortality.

But this “cure” was a twisted one, with potentially terrifying consequences, so Luo Xue quickly dismissed the idea.

If there was truly no other way… it was better to let Dugu Xue reach the end of her life peacefully than to have her suffer an eternal curse.

Dugu Xue sat on the stone bed, hugging her knees, looking at Luo Xue with her beautiful, timid eyes, like a cute little kitten.

Luo Xue’s heart softened. She reached out and gently combed Dugu Xue’s messy hair.

“Why didn’t you go to the Nangong Sacred Land? The environment here is poor, not good for your health.”

“I… I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to find me when you came back.” Dugu Xue shrank back slightly. “Did I… do something wrong…”

Luo Xue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

“There’s no right or wrong… It’s fine, Xue Ling has set up the cave quite nicely.”

When she first entered, Luo Xue almost didn’t recognize this as the cave where she had left Dugu Xue.

Xue Ling had expanded it tenfold, even imitating the little princess’s bedroom in the imperial palace.

And with the things sent by the Nangong clan, it was much better than Luo Xue had expected.

“I set it up, not Xue Ling.”

Dugu Xue raised her head proudly, as if unwilling to miss any chance for praise from Luo Xue.

Luo Xue chuckled inwardly, seeing Dugu Xue’s childish behavior, but still rubbed her hair.

“Okay, okay, you’re amazing.”

But playfulness aside, Luo Xue hadn’t forgotten the important matter.

After organizing her thoughts, she told Dugu Xue about what happened in the barbarian lands.

“By the way, Little Dugu, your father and I… made a deal.”

“Father?”

Dugu Xue’s expression froze, and she became nervous.

“Master, you’re not going to send me back to the imperial palace, are you…”

She hadn’t forgotten her father, and her feelings towards him, the one who gave her life but whose true intentions were unknown, were complicated.

She knew that her father loved her, but this love… was always behind other things.

Dugu Xue wasn’t stupid, she understood many things.

For example, this southern tour was her father’s choice, she had been abandoned.

If not for Luo Xue, the news of the little princess’s death would soon be announced in the imperial palace.

Dugu Xue could understand her father’s choice, but… she still felt a bit unwilling…

“No, it’s not about you… it’s about Immortal Slaughter.”

Luo Xue said, then showed Dugu Xue the small Immortal Slaughter ship she had received from Dugu Di—she didn’t take it out directly, as the cave wasn’t big enough.

Even the smallest Immortal Slaughter ship was still quite large.

Luo Xue felt that since this matter was related to the imperial family, Dugu Xue should know.

Hearing that the deal wasn’t about her, Dugu Xue’s face showed a hint of disappointment. She still had some expectations for her father.

However, seeing the Immortal Slaughter ship, Dugu Xue’s eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape.

“This… Father gave you an Immortal Slaughter ship?”

This was Immortal Slaughter, the foundation of the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, Dugu Di’s most prized possession, and it even had some other significance.

Even when the ancient clans offered a hefty price for just the simplest Immortal Slaughter ship, her father hadn’t agreed, but now…

Dugu Xue looked at Luo Xue as if she had seen a ghost. Just what kind of deal could make her father give away an Immortal Slaughter ship?

Wait, could it be…

“Is this… my dowry…”

Dugu Xue murmured subconsciously.

“Hmm?” Luo Xue blinked. “What did you say?”

What dowry?

What was Little Dugu talking about…

“No-, nothing.”

Dugu Xue quickly realized what she had just said and blushed, wanting to find a hole and hide.

“I can’t reveal the specifics of the deal, but I’m doing him a favor, and this Immortal Slaughter ship is a gift, a token of goodwill.” Luo Xue nodded.

The price of the transaction hadn’t been settled yet. Who knew how much work it would take to repair all the Immortal Slaughter ships? She charged by the hour, not a fixed price.

“Even this Immortal Slaughter ship is just a gift…”

Dugu Xue couldn’t imagine what kind of deal could make her father pay such a price.

“But… I’m not the one doing this… it’s a friend of mine.” Luo Xue touched her nose. “Oh, right, I also told the Immortal Emperor about your situation.”

“What did Father say?”

Dugu Xue was nervous. She hoped her father missed her, but she didn’t want to be forced to return to the imperial palace.

“What did he say…”

Luo Xue recalled carefully.

“He didn’t really say anything, it’s like… he entrusted you to me.”

Dugu Di had acknowledged Luo Xue as Dugu Xue’s master and even addressed her respectfully as “Master Luo.”

From this perspective, he had indeed entrusted Dugu Xue to Luo Xue.

“Anyway, he does have his reasons… although it might seem cruel to you.”

Luo Xue sighed.

Having seen Dugu Di’s true side, she could understand why he made this choice.

But for Dugu Xue…

“I know.”

Dugu Xue said softly.

But she quickly cheered up and looked at Luo Xue.

“But since that’s the case… Master, I can stay with you forever, right?”

“Well… that’s true, but I feel like your words have a… hidden meaning…”

Luo Xue looked at Dugu Xue, the hopeful look in her eyes seemed familiar.

She seemed to have seen it in both Senior Sister Li and Xiao Yao…

Thinking of this, Luo Xue suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of… impropriety.

“Hee hee.”

Dugu Xue just giggled and took Luo Xue’s arm, leaning against her shoulder.

…This scene looked a bit awkward, since Luo Xue’s current puppet body was only about ten years old.

“Is there anywhere you want to go?” Luo Xue asked.

With Dugu Xue’s current condition, Luo Xue wasn’t sure how much longer she had.

But at least… before that, she wanted to give her some happy memories.

And she had Immortal Slaughter now. Wherever they wanted to go, with Immortal Slaughter, the entire Great Thousand Worlds was within reach.

“I… I don’t really have anywhere I want to go.” Dugu Xue said softly. “If possible, I want to see… Master’s hometown…”

Although she had seen it many times in the memory fragments, Dugu Xue still wanted to see that disaster-ridden world with her own eyes, to see where Master grew up.

“My hometown? The nine provinces and four domains?”

Luo Xue was stunned. She didn’t remember telling Dugu Xue about her true origins.

Out of caution, she had avoided mentioning the nine provinces and four domains, at least until the situation was clearer.

“Is it called the nine provinces and four domains?” Dugu Xue blinked. “I only know… it’s a place with alternating day and night, and constant natural disasters.”

“…”

Luo Xue was truly shocked.

This was the first time she had heard a description of the post-apocalyptic world in the Great Thousand Worlds. She even stopped rubbing Dugu Xue’s hair, stunned.

“Master?”

Dugu Xue looked up at Luo Xue blankly.

“Who told you about this?” Luo Xue’s tone turned serious. “Or rather, where did you see such a world?”

Seeing Luo Xue’s serious expression, Dugu Xue couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“It was in the inheritance memories you gave me, some fragmented pieces…”

Dugu Xue told Luo Xue everything she had seen, and Luo Xue was silent for a long time after hearing it.

She hadn’t expected to reveal her origins from the post-apocalyptic world in such a way.

“Master, did I… see something I shouldn’t have…”

Dugu Xue realized that this seemed to be Master’s important secret.

“It’s not exactly something you shouldn’t have seen.” Luo Xue shook her head and sighed. “It’s just… there’s no need for others to know.”

She had kept this hidden because she was worried about being treated as an outsider.

But now it seemed there were quite a few with similar experiences, at least Dugu Di was one of them.

There were many world fragments scattered throughout the Primordial Chaos, and the Great Thousand Worlds, being the largest, naturally had many descendants from other civilizations, like Dugu Di.

Luo Xue didn’t believe that the ancient clans didn’t know about this. At least, the Nangong clan had subtly hinted at it.

“Yes, the place you saw in the memory fragments is my hometown… Like the Immortal Emperor, I’m also an ‘outsider’.” Luo Xue took a deep breath and admitted her identity. “However, it’s difficult to go there.”

Normally, she would have to travel through the Primordial Chaos, deep space, to reach the post-apocalyptic world.

But Luo Xue had neither the experience of navigating the Primordial Chaos, nor the specific coordinates of the post-apocalyptic world.

Another way… was for Luo Xue to die.

But with her current Eternal Soul of Antiquity, dying might be difficult.

“Can’t we go to the nine provinces and four domains?” Dugu Xue looked a bit disappointed.

“It’s not that we can’t… ah, it’s not the same place.”

Luo Xue scratched the back of her head. It seemed Dugu Xue had misunderstood.

After briefly explaining the difference between the nine provinces and four domains and the post-apocalyptic world, Dugu Xue nodded thoughtfully, then said,

“So that’s what the nine provinces and four domains are… I think I’ve heard of a similar place somewhere before.”

“Hmm?”

Luo Xue’s expression turned serious.

“Something about a ‘small world’ and a ‘cage.’ My second sister mentioned it in a letter she sent to the Imperial Capital before she disappeared.” Dugu Xue said. “Her Immortal Slaughter ship crashed in the Primordial Chaos, and she’s been missing ever since…”

“My second sister’s name is Dugu Liu Lian.”