I lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. I had a nagging feeling that something was amiss.
What was an Yin Ming Snake? That was a creature that could eventually reach the level of a Ghost Emperor. How could the Fifth Prince have given it to me so easily? And he even made me sign a soul contract with it, allowing it to slowly accept me until it recognized my identity.
What was the Fifth Prince's purpose in doing this? Was it just to have me guard the Half-Yin Realm for him? But I had already refused that. He could have taken Bai Ling'er back, raised her himself, and if he cruelly fed her with large amounts of living people, in a hundred years or so, she would have become a great master at the Ghost Emperor level.
At that time, let alone the Heavenly Masters of Longhu Mountain and Maoshan, even if all the Heavenly Masters in the world were gathered together, it was uncertain whether they could defeat Bai Ling'er.
Honestly, having such a spiritual creature at my service made my heart skip a beat. I had always regarded Bai Ling'er as a "little sister." Now that our identities had suddenly changed, I was finding it difficult to accept.
I didn't know how many times I had turned over in bed. Just as I was drifting off, feeling drowsy and about to fall asleep, I suddenly felt as if someone else had entered the room.
After the dream that Fifth Gege had given me last time, my sleepiness vanished instantly. I looked towards the chair by the window and indeed, a blurry figure was sitting there. Who else could it be but Fifth Gege?
Fearing I was half-asleep and confused, I rubbed my eyes, only to confirm it was indeed Fifth Gege.
"Fifth Gege?"
"Mm! Not bad, you've improved since last time. You woke up as soon as I appeared."
I gave a wry, awkward smile in my heart. It wasn't that I was alert; it was that I hadn't been asleep at all. If you had come half an hour later, I would have been fast asleep.
Adjusting my mindset, I asked in a low voice without turning on the light, "What brings you here so late?"
"I've come for two reasons. First, to give you the Yin Tie Ruler. Second, I wanted to ask you what you've been feeding Bai Ling'er?"
I was a bit happy to hear the first piece of news. It seemed the threat inside had been dealt with by Fifth Gege. But when I heard about Bai Ling'er, I sat up straight in bed and looked at her nervously.
"What's wrong with Bai Ling'er? Did something happen to it?"
My heart already felt a pang of guilt towards Bai Ling'er. Now, hearing that something was wrong with it, I wished I could rush to its side immediately and see how I could help.
"Why are you so nervous? I didn't say anything had happened to it, I just asked what you fed it."
Hearing that Bai Ling'er was fine, I breathed a sigh of relief, but then my heart rose again. Something had still happened, otherwise, why would Fifth Gege have come personally to 'interrogate' me?
"It's been eating well and drinking well, always lamb, except for today..." I paused here and quickly said, "It ate the lightning-struck wood today. It's been eating it for quite some time." I gestured to show her how much lightning-struck wood Bai Ling'er had consumed.
Fifth Gege stood up in surprise. "Lightning-struck wood? Are you sure it ate lightning-struck wood?"
Her words confused me. Bai Ling'er had eaten a lot of things during its time with me, but it ate whatever I ate. The only thing it ate that I didn't was the lightning-struck wood, and nothing else.
My head spun. "Sister, I didn't feed it this. It stole it itself. Look, the remaining lightning-struck wood is still here."
Although the dagger Zhang Dabiao carved for me had become useless, I couldn't bear to throw it away. After all, it was his gesture of goodwill. I casually took the lightning-struck wood dagger from under my pillow and handed it to Fifth Gege.
With a wave of her hand, the dagger flew into Fifth Gege's palm. She examined it closely for a moment before crushing it into powder.
I jumped out of bed excitedly. "What are you doing? That was a gift from Brother Zhang, made with great effort. How could you..."
Fifth Gege's eyes seemed exceptionally bright in the night, like two small light bulbs. But when both eyes turned completely white, the chilling sensation made it impossible for me to finish my sentence.
*Clang—*
At this moment, Zhang Dabiao also sensed something amiss in my room and rushed in, holding his mountain-splitting axe.
"Bold evil spirit, how dare you be so presumptuous in front of me? Watch me..."
When he saw who was in the room, Zhang Dabiao also fell silent, looking somewhat stunned. "How is it you?"
I gently pushed Zhang Dabiao. "She's here to settle accounts."
My words made Zhang Dabiao look taken aback. "Settle accounts? For what? We haven't done anything."
Seeing that Fifth Gege had no intention of explaining, I repeated what Fifth Gege had just said.
After listening, Zhang Dabiao's expression immediately turned grim, his displeasure evident.
"You can say my skills are lacking, or you can question my conduct. But how can you question my judgment? I personally inspected this lightning-struck wood, and it's not fake at all. You are questioning my judgment, and I demand an apology from you."
As soon as Zhang Dabiao spoke, I felt that things were about to get bad. I quickly tried to explain, but before I could speak, I felt the temperature in the room instantly drop to freezing, forcing me to swallow my words.
Fifth Gege's body emitted a faint white light, making her appear like a fairy descending to earth, except her eyes were icy cold, devoid of any emotion as she looked at Zhang Dabiao. Su Dan Novel Network
"What did you say?"
"I said..."
Seeing Zhang Dabiao about to speak again, I quickly covered his mouth. I couldn't let him continue speaking. If he angered Fifth Gege further, and they started fighting, who would I help?
Moreover, whether Zhang Dabiao was Fifth Gege's match or not, just the relationship between the two of them and me made me feel helpless.
Zhang Dabiao was truly remarkable. He traveled a thousand miles to save my life. Such great kindness couldn't be repaid even with my entire life.
It was the same with Fifth Gege. When I was forced into the Yin Bamboo Forest by Li Zuoquan, she took good care of me. When I was sent to the death room, the Fifth Prince also gave me Bai Ling'er, a spiritual creature that could grow infinitely. She had also rescued me from my predicament. And when Li Zuoquan had planted a Gu worm on me, he had sent Fifth Gege to help me, so she could also be considered my savior. Both of them had shown me kindness. If they started fighting, wouldn't that put me in a difficult position?
Seeing Zhang Dabiao trying to break free, I quickly whispered in his ear, "Brother Zhang, listen to your brother. Don't anger her anymore. Don't forget she has a father who is a Ghost King behind her."
As expected, when the words "Ghost King father" were spoken, Zhang Dabiao stopped struggling and patted me.
After I let go, Zhang Dabiao spat twice and looked at me displement. "Did you not wash your hands? Why do they smell like urine?"
Hearing this, I almost fainted from anger. At a time like this, he was still in the mood to joke.
Under my 'furious' gaze, Zhang Dabiao looked at Fifth Gege very seriously. "Since you say that's not lightning-struck wood, then produce your evidence. Otherwise, you must apologize to me."
"Fine." Fifth Gege said, and a piece of black wood appeared in her hand. She threw it to Zhang Dabiao. "Look at this. What is it?"
Zhang Dabiao took the black wood block with a puzzled expression, turned on the room light, and examined it carefully for a while, his brows furrowed. "What's wrong with this lightning-struck wood?"
Facing Zhang Dabiao's questioning, Fifth Gege did not answer. Instead, she waved her hand and snatched the black wood block from him.
"Watch this carefully."
Then, with a flash of white light in her hand, the black wood block changed. The outer layer of wood began to move slowly. The speed was very slow, but it could be detected by the naked eye.
In about ten minutes, the black wood block had turned into a pool of mud before our eyes.
The black wood block could move slowly in Fifth Gege's fair palm, but it was as if an invisible wall prevented it from moving around.
Zhang Dabiao frowned slightly, suspecting that Fifth Gege was playing some trick. He stepped forward and examined it closely.
From the first glance, Zhang Dabiao's expression grew increasingly grim, until finally, it almost turned black, darker than the bottom of a pot.
"This is impossible. How could it turn out like this? This shouldn't be happening!"