Chapter 187: Days Without Bai Yu by My Side
“Little sister, give your big sister a smile, and I’ll buy you some candy~”
On the way home, the vacant and silent mountain forest echoed with the Dragon Lady’s sweet giggle as she walked behind the White-haired Fox, playfully teasing the little person perched on the fox’s back with a leaf.
Only one of the two bodies made it out with Bai Yu.
The other was left behind—not only because there was no place to put it, but also to keep the two Godmothers in check. It was best they didn’t both decide to come over and ruin everything.
Besides, having two wouldn’t be all that helpful; the evil thoughts she could absorb were limited, and one was more than enough.
Under the clear moonlight, Bai Yu was seated sideways on the back of the Moon Fox.
With black hair and a black dress, her bl**d-red eyes reflected a youthful and pure-looking face that didn’t quite match the age of her body—cold and devoid of any emotion. As her waist-long hair swayed with the night breeze, Bai Yu, hearing the Dragon Lady’s endless chatter, pursed her colorless lips and decided to ignore the creature.
Just moments ago in Eternal Life Village, the Dragon Lady had been crying and shouting about how her body couldn’t handle it, how every part ached, and that she needed to be held to get up.
Now, outside the village, the Dragon Lady was back to her old self in a second.
With her bangs dangling over her forehead, Bai Yu absentmindedly brushed aside a lock of hair behind her ear.
A natural, yet very girly pose.
Click!
A flash went off from a smartphone.
The Dragon Lady, cupping her phone with both hands, stared at the photo on the screen, her smile gradually becoming a bit… sinister, even emitting a weird “Hehehe” laugh.
Bai Yu remained silent. This was precisely why the Dragon Lady and Zhao Mingyue were like sisters; sometimes they seemed like they were cut from the same mold—no one would believe they weren’t siblings.
Just look at that smile on the Dragon Lady’s face; it was no different from Zhao Mingyue when she had secretly taken a photo—exactly the same, even the laughter.
The Dragon Lady’s phone showcased a perfectly composed photograph: a proud loli flipping her hair with one hand, eyes half-squinted in arrogance, leaning against a radiant silver moon. Her black-and-red outfit paired flawlessly with bare feet, while beneath her resided a sacred white-haired fox resembling a divine steed.
Silently setting this picture as her wallpaper, the Dragon Lady shut off her phone.
“Ahem, Bai Yu, I’d like to know why you’re wearing a dress; it doesn’t seem like your style.”
“Shut up.”
“Okay, okay, I’m shutting up.”
Why she had turned bl**d threads into a dress? Simply because it was easy; she hadn’t thought much about it.
“Speaking of which, if it weren’t for that Qian Mu guy, this trip would’ve been a waste. The village had absolutely nothing.” The Dragon Lady stretched and began massaging her shoulders.
After searching the temple, she and Bai Yu had spent nearly an hour combing through every possible location, but to no avail—not a single clue remained.
An embryo had been present before, but it had been destroyed.
“Believe that guy one time—if he dares to trick me, I’ll take both of them down!”
“So, when are you free, Bai Yu? Let’s go out and chat with those Gatekeepers.”
The Thousand Eyes Godmother had mentioned the matter of the Ghost Gate and the Gatekeepers. She didn’t know much, so she only provided a general overview; what she said was already known to Bai Yu from the intel received from Li Tianan.
The Gatekeepers were connected to one another and held regular meetings.
Chen Yunshi had hinted that there would be an action against an evil spirit the night after tomorrow. If Bai Yu wanted to go, she could provide clues.
“The night after tomorrow.”
“Mhm, sounds good.”
Arriving at the village, the Dragon Lady stepped forward to pull open the car door, a smile appearing on her face. “Young Lady, please get in.”
At first, she thought Bai Yu would just bring back a little maid, but surprise! She ended up with a high-and-mighty young lady instead.
“Ah, my bad, my bad! It was my oversight; the Young Lady has no shoes.”
“Come on, I’ll carry you into the car.”
With a cheerful grin, the Dragon Lady approached the fox and reached out to scoop up Bai Yu, but before she could, Bai Yu’s foot gave a kick.
Instinctively, the Dragon Lady lunged to grab her, but Bai Yu suddenly flipped off the fox’s back, her black skirt billowing as she landed on one foot on the Dragon Lady’s right shoulder.
Arms crossed, Bai Yu glared down into the Dragon Lady’s eyes. The next moment, she landed on the ground barefoot and hopped into the back of the car.
“Tsk, if I had caught your foot just now, you’d be in for it today!”
When the Moon Fox, Bai Shuang’er, shrank down and hopped into the back seat, the Dragon Lady revved up the car and made a U-turn.
The task in Eternal Life Village wasn’t complicated, but the difficulty level was definitely not low. The catch was that there weren’t any direct benefits, so even if news got out, no Female Madman would go to her d*ath.
This time, the only benefit was bringing back a Young Lady.
“Bai Yu, what do you think is going on with Mingyue now?”
“No idea.” Bai Yu stared out the window, looking down at her own body. “I trust Mingyue, though.”
“If she sees you with such a big fox, she’ll be over the moon! She’s loved cats and dogs since she was little, but too bad there are no dogs in Eternal Life Village.”
“I’m a Moon Fox,” Bai Shuang’er protested softly.
“Okay, okay, Moon Fox!”
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“Um, big sister, have you seen my mommy?” A girl in a white dress held a cotton candy, looking pitifully at Zhao Mingyue.
“I saw them; they went that way. Go have a look there, and if you can’t find them, ask someone else, okay, little sister?” Zhao Mingyue’s smile stiffened as she patted the little girl’s head and pointed in a direction.
“But…”
“I have some things to take care of, so I’ll be going ahead, okay? I can’t accompany you to find your mom and dad. My mommy and daddy are lost too; I need to find them.”
The little girl wanted to say something more but nodded and walked away after hearing Zhao Mingyue’s words.
Zhao Mingyue wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead and sighed with relief.
One of the mission hints was to never bring a little girl to find her parents.
Not long ago, she had seen a poor soul who couldn’t find a suitable excuse to refuse and got dragged onto the ferris wheel by a child.
Once up there, that unfortunate soul never appeared again.
bl**d threads formed into a mask on Zhao Mingyue’s face as she quickly walked away.
She cast a worried glance at the faceless Security Guard not far off, her expression becoming very serious.
This amusement park was bathed in broad daylight, yet the sun hanging in the sky offered no warmth at all, like the façade of an oversized spotlight.
The light was cold and too pale, casting an otherworldly dreamlike illusion over this amusement park.
“No wonder it’s a four-and-a-half-star mission; without Bai Yu, this is really tough.”
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