Chapter 413: Could it be that Senior Brother Bai got knocked down by those two?
“Heavenly Sword Sect, I’ve returned again!”
Shui Miao Miao stood on the Flying Boat, arms crossed, gazing at the gradually clearer view of the Heavenly Sword Sect. She couldn’t help but swallow hard.
It’s been ages since she last had Bai Feng’s meatballs—this time back, she definitely needs to stuff herself with meatballs till she’s bursting.
As the Flying Boat docked in front of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Shui Miao Miao walked in with eager anticipation.
Unlike her last visit, when she entered Heavenly Sword Sect filled with worries about the future of Eastern Continent and her own prospects, today was different. Now, she was the good sister of Empress Shui Xi Yu—future prospects are…
Well, maybe not all sunshine and rainbows. Aside from craving Bai Feng’s meatballs, she also came with an ulterior motive—mainly to avoid stuff.
Initially, she was the nominee for Empress, with Shui Xi Yu coming later. Shui Xi Yu’s talent and abilities far outstripped hers, and she had no desire to be Empress herself. But the people below might not think so.
Given her relationship with Shui Xi Yu, she believed Shui Xi Yu probably wouldn’t find an excuse to toss her out in a few years. However, staying in the palace all the time was just too… uncomfortable. Moreover, who knew what the future held? Even the Black Dragon Chancellor once had no interest in the throne—loyal ministers racing to support her father… but look how that turned out…
In short, she thought it’d be better to settle in the Northern Region in the future.
“Let’s check out Green Bamboo Peak first.”
Shui Miao Miao surveyed her surroundings. Though she’d been away a while, Heavenly Sword Sect seemed unchanged.
Having lived here before and having given a heads-up before arrival, her journey was smooth sailing. Soon, she reached Green Bamboo Peak and knocked on Bai Feng’s door.
“Now, at this time, Bai Senior Brother should be home, right?”
Shui Miao Miao looked up at the setting sun and guessed that Bai Feng should be resting now—according to his habits.
But she waited a moment and nobody opened the door. Her face clouded—Bai Feng was not home?! Could something have happened?
She remembered hearing about some grudges between Bai Feng and the demon witch from the Demon Path and the Divine Monarch Black Lotus—was Bai Feng beaten down by those two and captured in a cave…
Bitchy Demon Path! How dare they do that to Bai Feng?! No way, she had to rescue him!
Lost in her thoughts about how many soldiers Shui Xi Yu might need to rescue Bai Feng, Bai Feng himself yawned and strolled over from afar.
“Eh? Shui Little Sister, when did you come?”
He approached Shui Miao Miao, who was lost in thought, and patted her shoulder.
Suddenly, Shui Miao Miao sprang up in place, one hand grabbing her sword at her waist, eyes alert, looking behind her: “Who? Are you here to stop me from rescuing Bai…”
Seeing Bai Feng, she froze—then poked his chest as if checking whether he was real or just a hallucination: “Bai Senior Brother? Were you taken by the demon witch from the Demon Path?”
“Huh? What’s this? Where did you hear that rumour?” Bai Feng immediately looked confused.
At this moment, Shui Miao Miao also reacted. Her face flushed with embarrassment, and she quickly slapped her own cheeks hard: “Sorry, I was mistaken!”
…
Though Bai Feng didn’t understand what just happened, he felt like Shui Miao Miao’s condition was even worse than before.
But he didn’t press further. Instead, he pushed open the door and asked, “Wanna come in and sit?”
“Yup yup!”
Shui Miao Miao nodded eagerly and followed Bai Feng inside.
……
“So, Eastern Continent has stabilized now?”
Bai Feng sat on the sofa, with some snacks and his most anticipated meatballs on the coffee table.
“Yeah, honestly, I’m pretty much out of the loop now. But since I’m the Emperor’s good sister, it’s not very proper for me to leave halfway. That’s why I dragged it out so long,” Shui Miao Miao munched on a meatball and muttered vaguely. “Mmm, I finally got to eat Bai Senior Brother’s meatballs again! I don’t even know how I survived the days without them.”
“Then eat more,” Bai Feng chuckled, secretly thinking—who remembers these meatballs are actually Spirit Pet Feed.
“By the way, is it okay for you to just come straight here? I remember you used to be a candidate for Empress too, right?”
“No worries! Because I was a candidate for Empress before, I wanted to come out early,” Shui Miao Miao waved her hand. “Besides, I really can’t help much. Even if I stayed in Eastern Continent, I’d just be eating free rice.”
Bai Feng nodded—fine by him. It was better that Shui Miao Miao came to visit than Shui Xi Yu, the Child of Luck, barging in looking for trouble. And now, Shui Xi Yu becoming Empress meant she probably wouldn’t leave Eastern Continent easily. Essentially, she’d sealed a luckiest child in Eastern Continent.
After another bite of meatball, Shui Miao Miao suddenly remembered something and casually said, “Oh yeah, Bai Senior Brother, don’t go to commerce in Eastern Continent for now. Although the war is over, it’s still unstable. A lot of forces appeared during the conflict—they don’t care about laws and just run wild down there. Many officials have been killed by them. Recently, I’m planning to wipe out these unruly factions.”
“Got it,” Bai Feng nodded. Then he suddenly realized—do any of these factions contain the Child of Luck? If Shui Xi Yu eliminated some luckiest children from these factions, would that count against him?
【Alert: Detected that Shui Xi Yu eliminated the luckiest Child of Luck Zhang San. Because the host taught Shui Xi Yu a formation that played a key role in capturing Zhang San, the credit for eliminating a luckiest child should be shared by the host. Reward: Luck Points +2500. Unknown Immortal’s work “The True Illusion” added to the Trial Space, with a new luckiest Child of Luck appearing.】
What the hell!
Bai Feng stifled a swear, but inside he was already cursing.
He saw his gloomy future clearly. As big as Eastern Continent was, not all luckiest children would be allies of the Empress. The number? Definitely not few.
Is there a way to stop this?
Bai Feng pondered long and hard, even asking his little helper: “Little Helper, is there a way to prevent Shui Xi Yu from wiping out other luckiest children?”
Helper: “Yes, please personally eliminate the luckiest children. That way, the rewards will be richer.”
“…”
Heigh, what a brainless question. Why did he even ask the little helper system designed by the system?
Forget it. His luck points are already high enough; more is just extra trouble. When the hatred hits a certain point, increasing it further is just a matter of whether he kills with one slash or two stabs. Better to think of some more ways to stay alive.
