Bai Lian'er's Disbelief — Your Daughter Has Come to Save You
Bai Lian’er’s Disbelief — Your Daughter Has Come to Save You
At this moment, within a mountain ridge a hundred thousand li east of Northcreek Ancient City.
A ripple spread through the void, and immediately two figures tumbled out from within it.
The first to hit the ground was a young man with a grimy, somewhat pale face.
His blood and qi churned violently, and he felt as if his internal organs had all split apart — the pain was unbearable.
It was none other than Bai Kun’s final disciple, Bai Hua.
And the alluring woman who fell out of the void behind Bai Hua was Bai Lian’er.
Bai Lian’er’s condition was not much better than Bai Hua’s. Her exquisite, palm-sized face was utterly bloodless, and her dress was stained with a great deal of blood.
“This Gu Changge’s strength is truly formidable...”
“If I hadn’t reacted quickly, I’d probably have been left behind there.”
Bai Lian’er’s gaze was ice-cold. She swiftly retrieved a large quantity of pills from her Storage Ring and swallowed them down to recover from her injuries.
She paid no mind to Bai Hua, who was watching her with a face full of worry.
Instead, she silently regulated her own wounds, rapidly mending her shattered bones and organs.
With her cultivation at the peak of the Sacred King Realm, she had suddenly taken a palm strike from Gu Changge just now.
Caught off guard, with no time to fight back, she had only managed to summon an artifact to block it — and yet she had still suffered such heavy injuries.
From this alone, one could see just how terrifying Gu Changge’s strength truly was.
Moreover, Bai Lian’er had no idea how Gu Changge had detected her and Bai Hua’s whereabouts.
She had clearly employed her unique secret technique and even activated the Jade Pendant her father had given her — yet even so, Gu Changge had still noticed their trail.
At that moment, Bai Lian’er’s heart had truly been shaken, unable to believe it.
As for... Gu Changge, this junior, she had naturally heard quite a few rumors about him.
Whether some time ago or recently, he had been basking in a dazzling halo, enjoying an invincible momentum where all of his generation bowed their heads before him.
But Bai Lian’er had never taken it seriously, never paid it any mind. At the end of the day, he was just a young junior.
Even at the fastest, it would take Gu Changge a hundred years to reach her level.
But... it was only during this recent period.
As the Longevity War erupted and the Purple Mansion was destroyed, Gu Changge finally forced her to take him seriously.
She had done her best to keep the assassins of the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion from accepting any missions related to the Longevity Gu Family or to Gu Changge.
As an assassin organization living in the world of shadows, she had naturally seen all manner of missions.
For example, attacking and assassinating Gu Changge.
Because there were simply too many orthodoxies in the Beyond — a tree that stands tall in the forest will be battered by the wind. Gu Changge’s brilliance was too dazzling; there would always be orthodoxies consumed by jealousy, wishing they could destroy him.
This was perfectly normal.
But Bai Lian’er never imagined that one day her own father would offend Gu Changge — and worse, that he would incite Bandit Thirteen to go rob the secret treasure Gu Changge had forged.
With a grudge this deep, Gu Changge would certainly never let the matter rest.
But things had already come to this point, and she was powerless to stop it.
Having offended Gu Changge, her father was certainly not going to have a good time.
Thinking of this, a faint sorrow still couldn’t help but rise in Bai Lian’er’s heart. Though her temperament was cold, that did not mean she was heartless.
Though she had once harbored hatred and resentment toward her father, six thousand years had passed. As her only kin left in this world, how could she possibly remain unmoved?
The next moment, Bai Lian’er’s jade hand suddenly waved, and from within her sleeve emerged a... crystal-clear mirror.
“Lian’er-jie, what is this...?”
Though Bai Hua was grimacing in pain, he couldn’t help but ask upon seeing it.
Bai Lian’er gave him a cold glance without saying much. As her magic power surged, light rippled across the mirror’s surface, and an image suddenly appeared.
“Shifu...”
Bai Hua’s eyes went wide, and he couldn’t help but cry out.
The scene appearing in the mirror was precisely that of Northcreek Ancient City, where Gu Changge had dispatched Cultivators to escort Bai Kun toward a prison cage.
Though Bai Kun’s expression was calm, in the image he was bound in chains, looking utterly wretched.
This sight made Bai Hua’s fury blaze; his fists clenched tight, filled with boundless anger and hatred.
“Good...”
Bai Lian’er cast him a faint glance, her delicate brows furrowed as she continued staring at the images in the mirror.
However, the next moment her expression abruptly changed.
She even couldn’t stop herself from retreating several steps backward, and the mirror in her hand nearly fell to the ground.
In the image, a young man dressed in dark robes, handsome as jade, with even his hair strands shining brilliantly like a god, suddenly raised his head and smiled faintly at her — as if he could see her across the endless distance.
Immediately after, the mirror’s surface before her blurred and shattered, then split apart with a kacha.
“How is this possible... How could he have sensed the traces I left behind back then...”
Bai Lian’er drew a deep breath and calmed herself down.
Her brows were knitted tightly, her heart filled with shock and uncertainty, sinking into deep unease.
Just how terrifying was Gu Changge’s perception? He could even detect something like this? How could he be so unfathomable? Was he really of the younger generation?
“He shouldn’t have seen me — he merely sensed my methods.”
Soon, Bai Lian’er regained her composure. With a cold expression, she glanced at Bai Hua and said, “Let’s go.”
“Lian’er-jie, where are we going now? To the Demon World?”
Bai Hua asked as he got up. He had also swallowed quite a few pills, and his injuries had mostly recovered.
“I’m going to find someone first. Since Gu Changge didn’t kill Father on the spot, he must intend to keep him alive for now.”
“There’s no way I can ignore... whether Father lives or dies.”
Bai Lian’er said indifferently. As the master behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion, she had cultivated quite a few informants over the years.
And now was precisely the time to put them to use.
“Didn’t Shifu tell us not to worry about him, and not to seek revenge on Gu Changge? Why...”
Bai Hua asked, puzzled.
Toward... Bai Kun, he held heartfelt reverence, so he never disobeyed his words.
Though he also very much wanted to rescue Shifu and avenge him, considering what Shifu had said, he felt he should still follow Shifu’s instructions.
“That was on the premise that Father would be killed by Gu Changge. Now that Gu Changge has no intention of killing him, there is a way to rescue Father.”
Bai Lian’er said coldly, “Once I’ve made the arrangements, we’ll head to the Demon World to find the Jun Bufan Father spoke of.”
At this, she glanced at Bai Hua and shook her head inwardly.
Both of the younger generation — why was the gap between him and Gu Changge so enormous? Describing it as the difference between heaven and earth would hardly be an exaggeration.
Though Bai Hua had inherited her father’s mantle, in her eyes he was just a naive young prodigy who had seen little of the world.
Possessing the Heaven’s Physique, with the ability to spy on heavenly secrets and penetrate the void — to her, such a talent was quite useless; keeping him around would only be a burden.
It was only because he was her father’s final disciple that Bai Lian’er had no choice but to bring him along.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you, Lian’er-jie. Oh right, Lian’er-jie — that... Jun Bufan Shifu mentioned, do you know him?”
Bai Hua nodded, then thought of something and asked in confusion.
Bai Lian’er’s expression shifted slightly, but she did not answer his question.
For her now, even if Jun Bufan was still alive, he could at most be considered a stranger.
Six thousand years ago, her heart had already frozen over.
Afterward, the two transformed into divine rainbows and swiftly departed, crossing numerous mountain ridges and great marshes without stopping...
The news that Bai Kun, remnant of Bandit Thirteen, had been captured by Gu Changge in Northcreek Ancient City quickly spread throughout the Beyond, causing a huge sensation.
To the Demon World, Bai Kun was naturally no stranger.
The once-renowned Demon Master, whose power had reached the heavens, had gone blind from peering into too many heavenly secrets.
Then, after the Demon World’s turmoil, he was branded a traitor by the current Empress Yao Xi of the Demon World, hunted for many years, his whereabouts unknown.
Now that Bai Kun had reappeared in the world, the sensation it caused among the various clans and orthodoxies was considerable.
Many Cultivators and living beings were speculating about how Gu Changge would deal with Bai Kun after imprisoning him.
Of course, in the eyes of many, Bai Kun’s fate was entirely self-inflicted.
Perfectly fine, yet he went and robbed Gu Changge’s secret treasure — wasn’t that like the God of Longevity hanging himself, tired of living?
This matter caused an uproar across all the heavens of the Beyond. Some speculated that the Demon World might send people. Because of this, the True Immortal Academy specially cleared out an underground dungeon for Gu Changge, dedicated solely to holding Bai Kun.
However, Bai Kun’s cultivation had already been sealed by Gu Changge, so there was no worry that anyone would dare take the enormous risk of coming to the True Immortal Academy to rescue him.
After returning to the True Immortal Academy, Gu Changge contacted Empress Yao Xi in the Demon World while setting his next plans in motion.
According to his investigations, the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion had risen six thousand years ago — precisely when the Demon World fell into chaos.
Of the Six Demon Overlords of the Demon World, aside from the Lunar Demon Overlord, the whereabouts of the other five Demon Overlords were unknown.
And Bai Kun, as the Demon Master under the Solar Demon Overlord, was also a close friend of his.
With this connection, it was easy for Gu Changge to deduce that the person behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion had also left the Demon World back then.
“Bai Kun had only one wife in his life. Because he peered into heavenly secrets back then, he incurred a curse that caused his wife’s early death... Furthermore, Bai Kun has a daughter named Bai Lian’er, who also vanished without a trace six thousand years ago.”
Gu Changge flipped through the various pieces of intelligence he had gathered, falling into deep thought.
Yin Mei had not disappointed him. Among the many pieces of information gathered, there was one that was quite crucial.
Because her mother died young, Bai Lian’er believed her father had caused her mother’s death, and so her relationship with her father was like fire and water.
“So it seems, of the two who escaped from Northcreek Ancient City that day, the other one was... Bai Lian’er. I just don’t know if she’s the mysterious master behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion. I’ll have to find a chance to meet her...”
Gu Changge narrowed his eyes.
Back then, she had forcibly taken his palm strike in haste — her strength was at least at the Sacred King Realm or above.
What he was uncertain of now was... whether Bai Lian’er would actually rescue her father. After all, the records showed that Bai Lian’er and her father Bai Kun were like fire and water.
Gu Changge planned to find an opportunity to sound out Bai Kun.
During this period, all the disciples of the True Immortal Academy had gone to train in the newly emerged Ancient Divine Tomb of the Godly Illusion Clan, so things were rather quiet.
Yue Mingkong would send back news to him from time to time, about the various fortuitous encounters appearing within the Godly Illusion Clan’s tomb.
Besides the True Immortal Academy, other orthodoxies and great sects had also dispatched their young prodigies.
For example, the Hidden Ji Family, the Hidden Wang Family, and some even more mysterious clans, which were now gradually revealing their traces.
In the vast Beyond, quite a few innate races had appeared since the creation of the world, but by now they were rarely seen.
It wasn’t that those races had disappeared — rather, they were hidden away in small worlds, cut off from contact with the outside.
The power of these... clans could not be underestimated; their heritages were so ancient they spanned countless epochs.
The Godly Illusion Clan was one such clan. The Godly Illusion Will flowing in their bloodline was a mysterious power comparable to the light of Flying Immortals.
Blessed with this power, one could possess unmatched battle strength, finding no rival within the same realm.
This time, the emergence of the Godly Illusion Clan’s tomb had not only alarmed the other clans — even the mysterious princess of the Godly Illusion Clan had shown herself.
Moreover, what Gu Changge found most interesting was that, according to the reports of his Demonic Puppets, Jiang Chen had also mixed his way in.
By his side was not only that princess of the Godly Illusion Clan, but also a somewhat mysterious monk.
One could only say, as expected of a Fortuitous One — wherever there was fortune to be found, there he would appear.
Originally, Gu Changge had no intention of going to this Godly Illusion Clan tomb, but with the Fortuitous One showing up, good things were bound to appear.
That being the case, he simply had to go. In the meantime, he could have people continue investigating Bai Lian’er’s whereabouts, and wait for Empress Yao Xi’s reply while he was at it.
The matter of Jun Bufan, the Demon Overlord’s son, would have to wait until he went to the Demon World.
Everything being done now could only be considered advance planning.
“If Bai Lian’er is the master behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion, then following this normal trajectory, she’s bound to come into contact with Jun Bufan, the Demon Overlord’s son.”
“Six thousand years ago, when Bai Lian’er was still in the Demon World, she should have already known Jun Bufan. Following this pattern, she might well be on the female-lead template...”
Thinking of this, just to be safe, Gu Changge made a trip to the dungeon.
Bai Kun, his cultivation sealed, had been thrown in here. Though blind and crippled, he sensed Gu Changge’s arrival at the first instant.
“Gu Changge, what are you doing here? Same as before — kill me or torture me, do as you please. This old man won’t so much as frown.”
Bai Kun raised his head defiantly, his hollow eyes fixed dead on Gu Changge — a rather chilling sight.
An ordinary person would inevitably be frightened by this appearance.
Only Gu Changge’s expression didn’t change in the slightest from beginning to end. He casually sat down on a rock beside the dungeon, brushing the dust off it with his robe.
“The environment here does seem a bit gloomy, and being all alone must be rather lonely. Though I suppose Qianbei probably can’t feel any of that.”
He spoke as if to himself.
Seeing Bai Kun’s expression change, Gu Changge continued with a smile, “Of course, if Qianbei feels lonely, I can find you a companion.”
Bai Kun’s brows furrowed tightly as he asked, “What do you mean by that?”
“Purely that this place is truly too gloomy, never seeing sunlight all day. For Qianbei to stay here alone, you must feel lonely. This junior feels rather bad about it, so after some thought, I felt I should do something for Qianbei.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, his tone light as a breeze.
Yet Bai Kun felt a terrifying chill crawl up from his tailbone.
An ominous premonition seized his heart.
Gu Changge was absolutely the most terrifying person he had ever met — bar none.
Even Empress Yao Xi, whom he had long ago determined harbored a rebellious heart, fell far short in comparison.
“What exactly do you mean?”
Bai Kun asked, fighting through the tingling of his scalp.
He realized that from the moment Gu Changge entered the dungeon, the man had been controlling his emotions — making him anxious and restless, even breeding ominous premonitions.
“Your daughter has come to save you.”
Gu Changge said with a smile.
“What...”
Hearing this, Bai Kun’s head buzzed, as if struck by a great temple bell, ringing endlessly.
He simply couldn’t believe his ears.
Hadn’t he told her and Bai Hua not to concern themselves with him, and not to avenge him?
Why wouldn’t she listen? Why come to save him?
“No — you’re lying to me. My daughter couldn’t possibly come to save me. She and I haven’t seen each other in six thousand years.”
But Bai Kun was, after all, a man who had weathered great storms. He quickly calmed down, concluding that Gu Changge was most likely deceiving him, merely trying to trick words out of his mouth.
“Is that so? Qianbei’s memory is truly poor. Shall I refresh it for you?”
“The two who escaped from Northcreek Ancient City — weren’t they your disciple and your daughter Bai Lian’er? Who would have thought she’d now become the master behind the Nephrite Breeze Pavilion.”
“Don’t you think the affairs of this world are quite the coincidence?”
Gu Changge said with a smile, his tone barely changing.
But cold sweat had already begun to bead on Bai Kun’s forehead.
“What have you done to my daughter?”
He couldn’t help but shout.
Gu Changge chuckled softly. “I haven’t done anything to her. I’m merely considering whether to reunite Qianbei, father and daughter. This dungeon isn’t very big, but it should be able to hold two people.”
“Gu Changge, whatever you want to ask, I’ll tell you everything. Just don’t hurt my daughter. She has nothing to do with any of this — I’m the one who dragged her into it...”
At this moment, Bai Kun finally realized Gu Changge’s purpose, and his face twisted in grief.
His daughter Bai Lian’er was absolutely his weak spot.
Before this, he hadn’t worried about Gu Changge using Soul Search to probe his memories.
Because his soul was sealed with Restrictions — once triggered, both he and his soul would be utterly annihilated, body and spirit destroyed.
Naturally, Gu Changge would get nothing.