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"Contract? A shared fate?" Wei Wuxian looked up in surprise at the Sophora Tree. "So, Master Song, does that mean you are now in a state of life and death coexistence with this tree? No wonder Miss A-Qing and the others didn’t let me touch it!"
"It seems so," Song Lan replied calmly. "But mainly, after the contract, I developed a resonance with this tree. If anyone touches it, I will sense it, which is why they stopped you."
"Ah, then the notification Miss A-Qing mentioned must be related to this tree? No wonder I didn’t see her signal!" Lan Sizhui suddenly realized.
"Exactly. If the signal wasn’t steady or went awry and accidentally burned the tree, that would be disastrous," Lan Jingyi couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
"Hey? Jingyi, have you ever set off a signal that burned something? How do you know so clearly?" Wei Wuxian asked curiously.
"Wha… who would do something so foolish! I was just hypothesizing! Hypothesizing!" Lan Jingyi denied in exasperation.
"Really?" Wei Wuxian chuckled, not pressing further but gazing thoughtfully at the Sophora Tree.
While Wei Wuxian was lost in thought, Song Lan and Xu Ran approached me and quietly asked, "Mian Fei, does Xue know about this visitor's arrival? How did it react?"
Xue? Why are they asking about it now… Ah! Right, there’s Xue!
I paused for a moment before whispering, "No, they only saw Xuan just now and haven’t seen Xue yet. However, Xue doesn’t come around here often, so it should be…"
"Meow?"
… I hadn’t even finished my sentence! Let me say for the Nth time: damn Murphy's Law!
"Hey? Another one? Wow! This one’s call is really unique; is it also a Guardian of the Mountain Stone Beast?" Interrupted by the sudden beast sound, Wei Wuxian snapped back to reality and turned curiously to look at the Shimmering White Spirit Beast that had appeared.
I saw Xue standing not far away, looking confused as it glanced at several unfamiliar figures. When its gaze landed on Wei Wuxian, it froze for a moment before its face twisted into a fierce snarl, and then it charged forward without hesitation.
"Meow!"
I quickly stepped forward to catch it mid-air while Lan Wangji had already positioned himself in front of Wei Wuxian.
"Alright, alright, calm down." I held Snow tightly in my arms, preventing any wild movements, and kept softly soothing him.
"Meow! Ahhh!" (Let go! At least let me bite him once!) Snow struggled furiously, filled with rage.
"Huh? What's going on? Lan Zhan?" Wei Wuxian looked at the chaos before him, utterly confused.
"Gao!" On the other side, Xuan suddenly appeared, running towards me with an excited expression.
Oh my god! Is this not chaotic enough for you? I couldn't help but want to throw my head back and howl at the sky.
"Meow!" (Get away! Don't come near me!) Snow instinctively yelled at Xuan. "Meow? Meow! Ahhh!" (Wait, no! Can't you see that guy over there? That's the Yiling Ancestor! Hurry up and subdue him!)
Xuan, who had been intimidated by Snow's earlier outburst, instantly perked up and jumped around.
"Gao!" (Right! That’s it! I remembered! I wanted to meet him because everyone says he’s amazing, so I want to challenge him and see who’s better!)
...What a good reason. You might as well not remember at all! I stared at him in disbelief.
"Uh, um... Xiaohua, what's going on? Do you need help?" A-Qing cautiously asked from a distance.
I sighed in frustration and then deadpan looked up at Wei Wuxian.
"Um... Young Master Wei, Yiling Ancestor, there’s a beast here that wants to challenge you to determine who’s stronger. Would you be willing to accept?"
"Huh? A challenge? The white one?" Wei Wuxian seemed quite interested and eager. "Sure, no problem! But how do we compete?"
"No," I glanced down at the overly excited Xuan. "It's the black one."
"What? Wait, don’t joke around!" Upon hearing that the challenger was Xuan, he immediately turned pale and hid behind Lan Wangji. "Why? I shouldn't have any grudges against it!"
Seeing his reaction made me unable to help but glance curiously at Snow in my arms and then at Xuan by my feet.
"Strange, why are you not afraid of snow but afraid of Xuan? Clearly, Xuan is the Suan Ni, while snow is the Bo Chan!"
"It said it wants to meet you to see who is stronger," I translated.
"You’re strong, you’re strong! I admit defeat! Is that enough?" Wei Wuxian said, completely disregarding his pride.
Seeing this, both little beasts paused in surprise.
"Meow! Ahhhhh!" (What kind of Yiling Ancestor is this? Show some spirit!) Snow shouted angrily.
"Gao?" (So, what do we do now?) Xuan looked up at me with a puzzled expression.
...I already said this is your own problem, why are you asking me?
"...Ah, great job, so impressive, you won without fighting, hurray, happy, yay." I cheered with a completely flat tone and no sincerity.
"Gao!" Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi jumped up proudly a few times.
So easy to fool.
"Meow!" (No way! This round doesn't count; let me have a turn!)
"Please don't make things worse..." I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
It seemed that the decision not to increase the number of stone beasts back then was correct; otherwise, who knows how chaotic it would be now!
In any case, continuing like this wasn't a solution; I needed to take them away first.
"Daoist, I'll take them somewhere else to calm them down. Please excuse me for now."
After signaling to Song Lan, I turned and took a few steps while still holding onto the struggling Snow, glancing back in confusion at Xuan, who remained hesitant in place.
"Xuan? Come here."
"Gah..." Xuan Yi looked at me with a mournful expression.
I had intended to head towards the statue of Snow, but Xuan was clearly frightened and hesitant to step onto Snow's territory, even avoiding it whenever possible.
After a moment of silence, I changed direction.
"Alright, let's go somewhere else."
"Gao!" It immediately brightened up, trotting along with little steps to follow me.
***
"Meow!"
We arrived at a broken Guardian of the Mountain Stone Beast nearby. As soon as I set Snow down, it turned away from me in a huff.
"Enough already, I've told you that isn't your responsibility anymore. Why are you still holding onto it?" I sat down casually behind it, while Xuan obediently lay beside me, too afraid to speak.
"Meow!" (After finally seeing the culprit, I can't just do nothing!) It growled angrily, scratching the ground with its claws.
I couldn't help but sigh.
"I mean, you've died once already. Just consider this life as completely separate from your past! That responsibility was forced upon you by others anyway; why cling to it so tightly?"
Snow remained silent for a long time before slowly turning around and lying down with a huff, still visibly irritated.
"Meow!" (I'm just not satisfied!)
I reached out to gently stroke its head and said softly, "It's okay, it's over now. Alright?"
Snow continued to grit its teeth in frustration for a while, suddenly seeming to recall something as it fell into deep thought.
“Meow…” (Speaking of which, I seem to have some impression of that person in white who stood in front of that guy…)
“Eh?” Is this referring to Mr. Han Guang? “Have you seen him before? When was that?” I asked curiously.
“Meow.” (It was when I was still the Guardian of the Mountain Stone Beast… Right, I remember he would appear every so often, searching for something. He would scour the mountains and fields, sometimes even playing the lute to attract some Wandering Spirits to ask questions, but he always returned empty-handed and disappointed.)
…The so-called thirteen years of questioning spirits, waiting for someone who never returns? I fell silent.
“Meow.” (Every time I saw him reappear, I really wanted to tell him not to waste his efforts anymore. No matter what he was looking for, after searching for so long, he surely wouldn’t find it!) Snow lay down with a look of helplessness. “Meow.” (But now, it seems like he has given up on searching.)
“…Or perhaps, he has already found it.” I said with a faint smile.
“Meow?” (Is that possible?) Snow glanced at me skeptically. “Meow…” (If that were the case, it would be great; after all, he has worked so hard for so long…)
I smiled and gently rubbed both their heads.
“Yeah.” He must have found it by now.
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