Chapter 188 - Negotiating Compensation (1/2)

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“Qiao Qiao!” Bai Ti called softly. Now was not the time for her to be throwing a tantrum.

“No, I will not go back,” Bai Qiao shook her head violently. Her voice was filled with panic. “It took me a lot of effort to find this Spirit Convening Lamp! As long as I can get my hands on it… This time I will surely…”

“Qiao Qiao!” Bai Ti lowered his voice, interrupting her. He sounded slightly angered when he spoke again, “Why are you still stuck in your daydreams? Celestial Emperor Xin Han will never fall for you. So what if you manage to find that Spirit Convening Lamp? You can’t change this fact.”

“But he’s injured!” Bai Qiao explained, panicked. “His Primordial Spirit is injured – that’s why he doesn’t feel anything for me. Once he recovers, he will see who has been kind to him all this time.”

“Ai, you know what kind of technique he’s training in, right? Why are you trying to achieve the impossible?” Bai Ti let out a long sigh. Then, he continued, “Qiao Qiao, listen to me! Give up. Come back with Master. There are so many immortals in Bai Zhao. You will surely find someone better than him.”

“But they are not Xin Han!” Bai Qiao’s eyes were reddening. The tears began to flow down her cheeks. She turned around and clung on to Emperor Bai’s sleeves. “Father… I beg you, please let me borrow the Spirit Convening Lamp, will you? I promise this will be the last time.”

“300 years ago, you said the exact same thing.” Bai Di’s eyes became cool. He was beginning to get extremely impatient. “But what happened in the end? All these years, you fell from being a Stygian Immortal to a second-stage demon. Are you really intending to throw your life away for him? Have you ever thought what Father would do without you?”

“I… I…” Bai Qiao hesitated, but there was a little hope that twinkled in her eyes. “Father… Your daughter is unfilial, but all my life I only have this one wish. I… I will be careful. Nothing untoward will happen to me. I just need that Spirit Convening Lamp… I just need…”

“Haven’t you thought that he’s a Celestial Emperor? Why would he need you to help him heal his primordial spirit? Even without the Spirit Convening Lamp, he should be able to recover. What’s more…” Bai Ti explained, “Even if his primordial spirit recovers, he will not feel anything for you!”

“…” Bai Qiao stared at the ground.

Bai Ti’s heart hurt to see his daughter this way. He gathered what immortal Qi he could from his heavily injured body and transferred it into the white fox beside him, helping it to transform. After a few seconds, a teenage girl in white robes appeared. She had beautifully shaped eyebrows and huge eyes and small lips. She was truly a manifestation of a fox – she had the features of one. In her eyes, however, there was an immense sadness. She looked like she would break into tears at any time.

“Qiao Qiao…” Bai Ti sighed and continued, “You know that he’s training in the Heartless Dao. He has a heart of steel. Nobody in this immortal realm does not know that he broke off a relationship and dug his own heart out in order to become a Celestial Emperor. He was already a heartless mortal who did not care about relationships, anyone or anything. Even if you help him now, he will still remain that way.”

“But… But…” Bai Qiao could no longer hold back her tears. As a human, she looked even sadder. “I… I cannot let him go. I really cannot! Father… I only have you… Please, I beg you, help me to borrow the Spirit Convening Lamp? I promise that this will be my last time. Just take it as a favour between father and…”

Before she could finish speaking, her body was thrown aside by someone’s kick. She became a fox once again as she rolled down the hill. The rest of her sentence caught in her throat.

“Dau… Dau… Dau… Daughter…” she said as she rolled down the hill.

Shen Ying, who was holding a bowl of rice in her hand, retracted her leg. She grunted in frustration.

Lonemoon: “…”

Yi Qing: “…”

The four emperors: “…”

The crowd: “…”

(⊙ o ⊙)

Whoa!

They did not understand why the Sect Master took action, but they felt elated inside for some reason.

Shen Ying calmly sat back down and continued eating her rice, as if she had not just rushed up to kick someone off the hill. She hated hearing people dumbing themselves down and insisting on one-sided relationships. It ruined her appetite.