Chapter 179: The Cannon Fodder Who Can’t Survive Three Chapters (22)
Bei Xing had been diligently preparing for the metaphysics conference, only to learn from Su Mingxiu that the prize, a dragon tendon, had been stolen, and the conference might be postponed indefinitely.
Like studying hard for a final exam that gets cancelled. She was annoyed,
But soon, she had other things to worry about. Su Mingxiu, having somehow acquired Su Jin’s phone, showed her a message: Chu Yinxi had invited Su Jin to meet, the location a remote house near Bei Mang Mountain.
“What… does this mean?”
The invitation seemed like a blatant trap.
Even she could see it, Su Mingxiu, a cunning jiao, wouldn’t fall for it.
—”I’ll go,” Su Mingxiu said.
Bei Xing: “?”
Su Mingxiu, stroking her hair, added: “But… in a different form.”
Now, even more confused, Bei Xing, thinking about Chu Yinxi’s strange behavior, swallowed her questions and nodded. “Take me with you,” she said.
After all…
Chu Yinxi had genuinely tried to help her before.
And if Chu Yinxi was in trouble, she would help, within her limited abilities.
Su Mingxiu agreed, but later that night, after Bei Xing had fallen asleep, she went to the location, an ordinary house, no signs of a trap or a protective array.
And no sign of Chu Yinxi.
As she was searching, she sensed the array around Bei Xing’s room being broken. She was startled, turning to go back—
But a transparent barrier, rising from the ground, enveloped Bei Mang Mountain.
Not something a modern cultivator could create.
At the same time…
Bei Xing, asleep, felt a chilling aura. Since Su Mingxiu’s merging with Su Jin, the jiao’s coldness had replaced the ghost’s, less intense, but still noticeable.
She struggled, her eyelids heavy, unable to open her eyes.
Then, she was suddenly awake.
Even with her eyes closed, she knew something was wrong. After chanting a calming mantra, she was able to move, her hand finding a talisman in her pocket.
It was a simple purification talisman, not as powerful as the Five Thunders Talisman,
But it was enough.
The talisman ignited, a golden light dispelling the surrounding darkness, and she heard panicked shouts, then a falling sensation, landing hard on the ground.
She was awake now.
Opening her eyes, she found herself lying on a street, in her pajamas. She was stunned, then remembered she could draw a tracking talisman. Thankfully, she didn’t need tools anymore, Su Mingxiu’s power allowing her to draw them with a single thought.
A faint blue light—
Five grey lines extending from the ground, their destination unknown.
The Five Ghosts Transportation Technique?
She sat there, scratching her head, wasn’t this spell for stealing money? How could it be used to transport people?
Wary, she wondered how to get home, this deserted place unfamiliar, her phone left behind, these ghostly paths probably not leading anywhere she wanted to go.
Having grown up in the city, with no survival skills, she stood up, patted her pajamas, and checked her pockets for talismans, finding them empty.
Oh no.
After a moment of thought, she chanted a spell, a red chain extending from her wrist, trying to contact Su Mingxiu, but the chain stretched towards the mountains—
Her expression changed.
Su Mingxiu saw unfamiliar faces at the edge of the transparent barrier, Chu Yinxi among them, her expression worried, talking to the others, but getting no response.
Then, Su Mingxiu looked at the barrier, initially thinking it was an ancient formation, but she quickly realized it was a crude imitation, its weakness easily found.
“Second Uncle, Eldest Uncle,” Chu Yinxi said, although she had heard the stories of the evil dragon, she still tried to defend it. “The dragon has already paid the price, I’ve spent time with her, even as a ghost, she didn’t harm anyone, and this jiao hasn’t committed any crimes, why can’t we let her go…”
“Xiao Xi, you don’t understand, a black jiao’s transformation into a dragon will always bring disaster, it’s inevitable, and besides, you…”
“Just go somewhere safe, don’t get hurt.”
Su Mingxiu, now in her jiao form, a massive black serpent coiling within the barrier, suddenly lunged towards the northeast, and as the barrier shattered, the cultivators gasping in pain, a red chain appeared around her neck, pulling her towards her destination.
“How?”
“Its power is so strong?”
“According to the records, even back then, this dragon didn’t understand formations…”
…
Bei Xing, following the chain, saw the massive black serpent descending from the sky, and she squinted, then jumped and reached out.
The jiao hovered before her, its massive head close enough to touch, and Bei Xing, stepping forward, touched one of its horns, a wide smile on her face.
“Want to go for a ride?” Su Mingxiu asked.
“Yes!”
As the jiao’s tail helped her onto its head, her hands gripping the horns, it soared into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.
The wind roared, but a barrier protected her, the cool air a gentle caress. She saw the moon hidden behind the clouds, a breathtaking view, her smile widening.
“Can you pick a star for me?” she asked the jiao, leaning forward.
“Already did.”
“Where is it?” Bei Xing, expecting a surprise.
“On my head,” Su Mingxiu’s voice came from below.
Bei Xing paused, almost falling, then, relaxing in the cool breeze, the city lights twinkling below like a river of stars, she felt a wave of drowsiness. “Are you in danger?”
“No.”
Bei Xing, after a moment of thought, “Then I’ll talk to Chu Chu tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
“Aren’t you going to ask what I’ll talk about?”
“Oh, what will you talk about?”
…
The black jiao circled slowly in the sky, no one seeing the girl in blue pajamas on its head.
Bei Xing had fallen asleep, so the jiao stopped, hovering in mid-air, its tail swishing gently.
Moonlight filled Bei Xing’s dreams,
The earlier panic and fear replaced by a peaceful calm.
As she drifted deeper into sleep, her hand gripping the jiao’s horn, she murmured: “I really like you.”
Su Mingxiu, looking down at the city lights, thought,
Me too.
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