Chapter 107 - Is It Funny That the Reincarnated Senior Sister Is Also Being Pursued?

Bai Lian frowned slightly. Jian Li's emotions seemed a little off. But why? Even in the game, she rarely saw unrest on Jian Li's face. Jian Li lost her parents at a young age, living alone without any relatives. After being brought back to the Taihua Sword Sect by Lingering Frost, she continued to hone herself in the pursuit of swordsmanship, allowing her to break through to the late stage of Qinxin in less than two years from entry. It's worth noting that most cultivators in the cultivation world may not even break through to the late stage of Qinxin after practicing for decades. In addition to her extraordinary talent, it is also imaginable the hardships she experienced in her practice. She has always been a resilient girl, just like her sword. But now, such a girl is showing signs of determination and unease. As she contemplated, she did not stop her steps. Her boots made a crunching sound on the fine snow of the Frostpeak Mountain, awakening Jian Li who had been immersed in her emotions. She looked up and saw the stunning girl walking towards her in the snow, with bright eyes and a fluttering dress, like an exiled fairy. She couldn't help but feel a little fascinated. It was her senior sister. The senior sister she almost caused trouble for. "Jian Li, what are you doing here?" Bai Lian walked up to Jian Li, curiously asking. But Jian Li directly grabbed her hand. "Senior sister! How are you? Did my master do anything to you?" Ever since learning from the gate disciple that Lingering Frost had brought Bai Lian into the main hall, Jian Li had been restless. Considering the things her senior sister had done to her master in her previous life, if her master had really been reborn, he might use the excuse of trespassing the Autumn Leaf Garden to retaliate against her senior sister. Given her senior sister's current strength, it was impossible for her to escape from her master's control. But she was anxious and didn't dare to rush into the hall. With this in mind, Jian Li felt a little despondent. She was well aware that the reason she didn't dare to rush into the hall was that she was afraid of witnessing a heart-wrenching scene. With her current cultivation level, what could she do even if she felt unwilling? Perhaps the only thing she could do was plead with her master to let go of her senior sister. So she pretended not to see, deceiving herself that nothing had happened. In both her previous and current lives, she was always a coward in front of her senior sister. She didn't even dare to express her feelings to her senior sister, clinging to the faint hope that if she could make her senior sister her own, she could avoid others taking her away. Jian Li, you are truly pathetic... Jian Li felt increasingly tormented, and her voice was filled with regret and self-reproach. "It's all my fault... It's all my fault that you were implanted with the mark. Otherwise, it wouldn't have..." "Silly girl, how could this be your fault?" Bai Lian frowned slightly, then gently held Jian Li's slightly cold hand. She squeezed Jian Li's hand and said, "The Realm of Bliss Palace is a place we've explored before. The unexpected situation inside is something none of us could have anticipated. And the mark was created because I was too careless, it's not your fault." Hearing Bai Lian excuse herself, Jian Li felt even more regretful. Clearly, her senior sister had suffered because of her, yet here she was comforting her! Why did she have the right to do that?! "But senior sister, I..." Bai Lian raised her finger and lightly pressed it against Jian Li's lips, stopping her self-blame. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Jian Li. Although I sneaked into the Autumn Leaf Garden and was caught by the sect master, she didn't blame me. She even gave me the Sword Heart Grass directly, so I should be able to remove the mark soon. You don't need to worry." As she spoke, she took out the Sword Heart Grass from her storage ring to prove she wasn’t lying. "But as a condition for getting the Sword Heart Grass, the sect master asked me to go to Xia City." In an attempt to ease Jian Li's guilt, she no longer hesitated to mention her former identity as Bai Lian, expressing her helplessness, "Jian Li, do you think the sect master could be a reincarnator? If she is, she shouldn't have been without any action." "But I don't feel she is... She's behaving strangely, and I feel she has a purpose in many of her actions. I dare not tell her about the mark now. Thankfully, she's just like you used to be, not interested in things that don't concern her; otherwise, I would be worried about what she might do to me." "I wonder what she wants by sending me to Xia City..." "Senior sister, please stop talking about my master." Bai Lian was suddenly interrupted by Jian Li. She raised her head in surprise, but was met by Jian Li's deep gaze. The emotions in those eyes were inscrutable. Bai Lian felt her hand being tightly grasped by Jian Li, as if she was afraid she might run away. The force was so strong that it even caused her a faint pain. "Now, it's just the two of us, and I don't want to hear anything about my master," Jian Li said softly. Bai Lian fell silent for a moment, then obediently said, "Alright, I won't mention the sect master." Bai Lian's gentleness somewhat improved Jian Li's mood. It was as if she had turned into that little wolfhound that only had her senior sister in her eyes, speaking in a cheerful tone, "Senior sister, let me take you to a place." "What place?" "You'll know when you follow me, senior sister." Bai Lian looked into Jian Li's bright eyes and responded gently, "Okay." At this point, how could she not realize that Jian Li's emotions were tied to her? But she didn't ask further, instead silently holding Jian Li's hand as she followed her. Having spent her life accompanied by the sword, Jian Li had developed a straightforward character. Whether in her past life or present, she was not someone who would bury her feelings deep inside. At this point, she seemed so entangled, there must be something she found difficult to confess. Jian Li seemed to feel deeply guilty about Bai Lian being marked. As if it was... all because of her. Suddenly, Bai Lian recalled the nights she spent with the reborn Jian Li, and how Jian Li would secretly use some incense on her. At that time, she thought Jian Li simply wanted to retaliate for the things she had done in her past life. Coupled with the fact that after pretending to be unconscious, Jian Li didn't do anything extreme to her, she didn't take it to heart. But now it seemed that the situation was not as simple as she once thought. Watching Jian Li's thin figure, Bai Lian began to speculate. As the once overlooked details became clear, her speculations became more and more realistic. She let out a long sigh. She didn't expect Jian Li to really... At this point, she didn't know what emotions to use to face Jian Li. Indifference? That was impossible. Even a mud-made Buddha had some temper, let alone a living person? But if she were to sever her relationship with Jian Li because of this... Could she really bear it? She knew very well that Jian Li's love for her was pure, so pure that it bordered on obsession. And all of this, in a way, was something she had created with her own hands.