A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 278

Chapter 278: Falling Flowers Scatter

It took Bai Zhanying a while to accept the current situation, mainly because she saw Su Yiyao with Luo Xue.

Su Yiyao was the former Holy Maiden of the Demon Abyss, and it was unlikely for her to appear as an illusion.

After some confirmations, Bai Zhanying finally accepted that her Little Junior Sister was truly back.

However, she still had one question.

“Little Junior Sister, after all these years, why… haven’t you grown at all?”

Luo Xue’s brow twitched. Why did Senior Sister also like to point out this sore spot?

She hadn’t grown, but she was older.

“Some special reasons.” Luo Xue glossed over it and asked, “By the way, Senior Sister, what were you doing, piloting Immortal Slaughter alone?”

Hearing this, Bai Zhanying remembered her mission.

“Did you pass by Dugu Xue’s world fragment? Did you notice anything unusual?”

Luo Xue and the others exchanged glances, and Luo Xue said apologetically,

“Our first stop after arriving in this world was Little Dugu’s world fragment. I think the disturbance you detected… was us.”

“…I see.”

Bai Zhanying was relieved. Dugu Xue was Dugu Di’s most beloved daughter, and anything happening to her was concerning, but if it was Luo Xue… then it was fine.

Luo Xue naturally knew Dugu Xue’s special and awkward situation. As her master, it wasn’t appropriate for her to say anything.

“But… I didn’t expect you to still be so bothered by what happened back then.” Luo Xue smiled. “It wasn’t really your fault, I was just too stubborn.”

Back then, if she hadn’t cultivated diligently, reaching at least Spirit Condensation, she wouldn’t have been able to save Ling Ling after returning to the post-apocalyptic world.

Bai Zhanying’s face flushed red, and she looked away, embarrassed.

She had only revealed her feelings because she thought she was about to die…

With Bai Zhanying’s reserved personality, she would have kept these feelings buried until her death. If not for this coincidence, Luo Xue wouldn’t have known.

“This is…”

To change the subject, Bai Zhanying looked at Ling Ling and asked.

She knew Su Yiyao, but not Ling Ling.

Bai Zhanying wondered inwardly why her Little Junior Sister was so good at… picking up people.

At Falling Flower Peak, she had taken away Senior Sister Li. In the Demon Abyss, she took the Holy Maiden. In the Great Thousand Worlds, she had taken the little princess. And now, in another world, she had picked up another one… truly impressive.

Meanwhile, Ling Ling and Su Yiyao were thinking, Why does Xue’er/Ah Chou always find beautiful girls wherever she goes? The competition is fierce…

Fortunately, this one seemed to be an elder, and elders wouldn’t… right?

They both relaxed slightly, their gazes towards each other softening.

At least there wouldn’t be more competitors…

“Ling Ling, she’s… sort of the leader of another world.” Luo Xue patted Ling Ling’s shoulder—she had wanted to pat her head, but Ling Ling was too tall now. “She’s like… my little sister? Ahaha… she was shorter than me back then, really.”

“…I see,” Bai Zhanying’s eyelids twitched slightly, her thoughts hidden, but her expression remained calm. “Hello, my name is Bai Zhanying. If you don’t mind, you can call me Senior Sister, like Xiao Xue.”

“Senior Sister!”

Ling Ling and Su Yiyao said in unison.

“Miss Su, there’s… no need for that.” Bai Zhanying looked at Su Yiyao. “You’re the only true disciple and blood descendant of Phoenix Venerable and the Phoenix Emperor… You’re much more senior than me.”

Luo Xue wasn’t truly their disciple, so Su Yiyao was indeed the only one.

Su Yiyao’s usually indifferent face showed a slight blush, and Luo Xue, seeing her embarrassment, quickly changed the subject.

“Let’s not worry about that. Senior Sister, please take us to Mother. There are some things… we need to discuss.”

Bai Zhanying’s expression turned serious.

“I’ll give you the directions. And about the recent events…”

During the short journey, Bai Zhanying told Luo Xue about what had happened, including the complete fall of the nine provinces and four domains and Li Guijiao’s disappearance.

And the mystery of how they had communicated through Su Yiyao’s bloodline was finally solved.

It was because of… the Sea of Withering.

Su Yiyao’s bloodline came from the Sea of Withering, and she had a deep connection with it, a connection that transcended worlds.

As for why the person she contacted was Luo Huaxin… because Luo Huaxin was the one who stayed at the Sea of Withering, so she was the only one who could receive the message.

The first response received by Xuangu Ship had also come from the Sea of Withering, because the Primordial Chaos in the Great Thousand Worlds, just like before, was filled with scattered wisps of withering power, remnants of the Phoenix Emperor’s death.

However, there was one detail that intrigued Luo Xue.

Bai Zhanying mentioned that in their eyes, it was a silver-haired figure who sent the message.

This figure was blurry, its face unclear, but it had an alluring beauty, as if encompassing all definitions of “beauty.”

This silver-haired figure appeared after the second communication and lingered near the Sea of Withering, usually silent, only speaking when Luo Xue sent a message.

However, after the fall of the nine provinces and four domains, the Sea of Withering was contaminated by the otherworldly demon, severing the connection with Su Yiyao’s bloodline.

“Now? Where is this figure… now?” Luo Xue asked quickly, this description seemed familiar.

She had seen a similar figure when making a deal with a certain god to cross the world barrier.

Could there be a connection…

Bai Zhanying pondered for a moment. “I remember Master took her away from the nine provinces and four domains, so she wasn’t contaminated. But after that, without any news from you, I didn’t pay much attention… I don’t know where Master sent her.”

“Convenient Mother… I see.” Luo Xue said softly, then asked, “What about Senior Sister Li? What… happened to her?”

Bai Zhanying’s eyes flickered with sadness.

“On the day the nine provinces and four domains fell, she left alone, using her real body. Even Master didn’t know where she went… she’s been missing ever since.”

If it were anyone else, Luo Xue might have thought they chose to die with the nine provinces and four domains.

But… anyone could do that, except for Senior Sister Li. With her personality, running away was more likely.

And since even Senior Sister Bai and the others couldn’t find her, Luo Xue had no clues either.

As for other matters…

After the Great Thousand Worlds and the nine provinces and four domains fell, there was no longer a distinction between the two.

The ancient clans were almost all annihilated, only a few disciples escaping. The barbarian lands, thanks to Li Guijiao’s formation, fared better, at least 70% of the demonic beasts survived.

These tribes still considered Luo Xue their leader, a considerable force among the remnants of the Great Thousand Worlds.

…Luo Xue had gone back to her hometown, and somehow, she became a powerful figure.

Besides the nine provinces and four domains and the Great Thousand Worlds, there were also some powerful cultivators in the other world fragments. Unlike the nine provinces and four domains, they weren’t limited by a small world, so there were quite a few experts above Sea Crossing.

However, even with their combined strength, they could only barely hold on against the otherworldly demon’s invasion.

After this short journey, Luo Xue, having learned everything that happened after she left from Bai Zhanying, felt a sense of melancholy.

However, arriving at the world fragment where the remnants of the Great Thousand Worlds had taken refuge, she was stunned.

“This is… the Peerless Summit Sect?”

Indeed, it was a place identical to the immortal peaks of the Peerless Summit Sect, clouds and mist swirling around the mountainside, a gentle breeze rustling through the ancient trees, everything just as she remembered.

“This isn’t the Peerless Summit Sect, just… Master and I were used to it, so we reshaped this world fragment to look like our home.” Bai Zhanying said softly. “There were many Peerless Summit Sect disciples here at first, but now… few remain.”

Luo Xue hadn’t asked about the elders, but she already knew the answer.

The nine provinces and four domains had experienced chaos, then the collision with the Great Thousand Worlds, then the invasion of the otherworldly demon.

Honestly, the only reason Senior Sister had survived was because of her master, Luo Huaxin.

“Master is in the courtyard at the depths of Falling Flower Peak, but she’s not… sleeping in a tree this time.” Bai Zhanying pointed towards a hill covered in falling flowers. “I won’t go with you, you two must have a lot to talk about.”

With that, Bai Zhanying turned and left.

“Senior Sister…”

Luo Xue looked at her receding figure, her eyes flickering.

Although Senior Sister had become very powerful, a top genius, she was still young, less than three thousand years old, and couldn’t do much in this disaster, where even Saints could barely protect themselves.

Senior Sister was very responsible, the Peerless Summit Sect was her everything, but she had witnessed a disaster she couldn’t prevent, which took everything from her.

Her current calmness was the result of time and healing.

“Sigh,” Luo Xue exhaled softly, composed herself, looked at the familiar Falling Flower Peak, and her face turned serious. “I wonder… how is convenient Mother doing now…”

…

In the courtyard at the depths of Falling Flower Peak.

“Xiao Yingzi’s Immortal Slaughter signal… is acting strangely…”

After finishing her work, Luo Huaxin took a quick look and frowned deeply.

Although the ship’s location was within the world fragment, the signal was constantly being interrupted, not like it was being piloted, but more like… being dragged.

Could something have happened to Xiao Yingzi?

But… that didn’t seem right…

Luo Huaxin looked towards the soul lamps hanging on the wall, their cold, blue flames steady.

This meant that Bai Zhanying’s soul wasn’t even injured.

Luo Huaxin was puzzled and was about to contact Bai Zhanying when there was a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

Luo Huaxin relaxed slightly, thinking it was Xiao Yingzi.

But the next moment, she became alert.

That wasn’t right!

There were… three sets of footsteps!

Luo Huaxin extended her Divine Sense, but she couldn’t see anything, as if they were ghosts.

“Who’s there!”

Luo Huaxin immediately stood up, her hand on the gourd at her waist, ready to unleash her power.

“It’s me.” A small head peeked in, and Luo Xue, seeing Luo Huaxin, blinked. “Oh, Mother, don’t you recognize me?”

“It’s…” Luo Huaxin was stunned, then her pupils constricted. “An illusion!”

Luo Xue: “…”

Truly master and disciple, the same reaction as Senior Sister…

It wasn’t surprising that Luo Huaxin reacted this way. This world fragment wasn’t stable, and there were occasional leaks from the Primordial Chaos.

The illusions that came with it had already claimed the lives of many cultivators, even Sea Crossing Realm experts, and the otherworldly demons also invaded through these leaks.

“It’s really me.” Luo Xue smiled wryly and pinched her cheek. “Look, I’m real.”

Luo Huaxin, however, quickly realized that this wasn’t an illusion.

And the arrival of Su Yiyao and Ling Ling further confirmed this. Illusions wouldn’t show such… unexpected figures, or those without any emotional connection to her.

However, this also meant… that her… daughter had returned to this world of despair.

“You… sigh, never mind.” Luo Huaxin’s expression turned complicated, and she sat back down, saying softly, “Actually… Xiao Xue, you shouldn’t have come back.”