Chapter 116

Black and White Flying Bear

This trip was not for training, but to visit friends at the Jin Bo Sect. The style was naturally extraordinary. Seeing Tianlu had pointed out several mermaid maids and servants from the Purple Void Heaven to accompany them on the left and right, each with Golden Core cultivation. They accompanied the carriage in the sky, holding flower baskets, precious vases, and other auspicious items in their arms. Fragrant breezes blew, and flower petals drifted; it was truly an endless display of immortal wealth. Seeing Tianlu, however, still felt it wasn't enough and sighed, "The True Person has only recently achieved the Grotto-Heaven, and there are no Nascent Soul monsters among the dependents. Otherwise, when a personal disciple goes out, how could there not be a Nascent Soul attendant by their side?"

Ruan Ci said, "Isn't this enough? I'm just going to the Jin Bo Sect. Walking from the Green Jade Bright Hall, at most I'll encounter one or two Foundation Establishment monsters. What else is there that I can't handle myself?"

Wang Wang Panpan, however, was very accustomed to Seeing Tianlu's extravagance. Coiled in the soft couch, she laughed, "What's this? In the past, when Sister Xie Sister Xie Yan Yan Huan went out to play, were there ever fewer than ten attendants by his side? This silly deer is ultimately doing this to give you some face. You are going to a place like the Jin Bo Sect; you will always have to meet Li Pingyan's teachers, right? How they treat you depends on your clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and how they treat Li Pingyan depends on you, right?"

For this trip, Seeing Tianlu also set up a Cloud Palace Jade Boat. There were many rooms in the boat, and it was a magic treasure that could only be driven by someone with Golden Core cultivation. The tiger servant driving the carriage was also a Golden Core monster; his human form was a middle-aged man, and he was currently sitting to the side. Counting it up, Ruan Ci had seven Golden Core attendants accompanying her on her trip. She couldn't help but sigh, "These power struggles are sometimes not as satisfying as just having a fight."

The tiger servant laughed, "Miss Ci, that is where you are wrong. If one were to resort to violence for everything, it would certainly be satisfying to settle grudges, but this is not good news for either cultivators or mortals. Thinking back to ancient times, perhaps within sects and between sects, it was all this direct; if there was a disagreement, they would speak with magic tools. However, as time went on, everyone naturally realized that acting this way only resulted in everyone being unable to achieve the upper realm, which is why rules were gradually formed."

"Miss has now entered the path for thirty years and has experienced many storms. Can you see that the cultivators of the Langhuan Zhou Tian are not timid, especially in the Central Continent? If a cultivator cannot look lightly upon life and death, it is very difficult to move forward. But it is precisely because everyone has such a bold and reckless nature that many strict rules are needed to restrain each other. Take the Jin Bo Sect, for example; they have always been on good terms with our Profound Heaven Sect, and there are many connections. If Young Master Li is on good terms with Miss, can he still be valued by his teachers? Naturally, there are different views within the sect. If both sides were to fight directly and couldn't stop in time, damaging their Dao foundation, what would happen? And if Miss Ci were to feel injustice for Young Master Li, would you really have to go to their door and have the old servant kill those elders who make the decisions one by one?"

Ruan Ci had only said one sentence, but it had provoked quite a lecture from him. However, what the tiger servant said was quite reasonable. Ruan Ci also thought of Chi Pengpeng because of this and couldn't help but sigh, "Calculating layer by layer like this, the most cost-effective method is to invite Uncle Tiger out at this time, let the Jin Bo Sect see our glory and future in the sect, and know how to choose, right?"

The tiger servant laughed, "That's right. If the Jin Bo Sect sees our sincerity and still doesn't know how to choose, then it won't be too late for Miss Ci to order this old servant to take action."

Although Ruan Ci was on good terms with Li Pingyan, she wouldn't go so far as to invite Uncle Tiger or even Lu Lu Huangning to kill high-level cultivators of the Jin Bo Sect for his future. But on second thought, if Li Pingyan relied on her but was treated coldly by the Jin Bo Sect, that was no longer just Ruan Ci's problem; it also concerned the face of the Purple Void Heaven. She couldn't help but feel a trace of irritation and said stubbornly, "Why invite Uncle Tiger to take action? When my cultivation is higher, there will be no need to worry about these things. Whoever makes me unhappy, I will just kill them and be done with it."

This tiger servant was very calculating. When Wang Wang Panpan mentioned Sister Xie Sister Xie Yan Yan Huan in front of him, he acted as if nothing had happened. At this time, when Ruan Ci said these foolish words, he just smiled slightly and did not continue to persuade her. Wang Wang Panpan stretched and laughed, "That depends on how high your cultivation is. Even if you are a Grotto-Heaven True Person, if a small disciple of the Shi Sect makes you unhappy, would you dare to bully the weak with the strong and kill him directly?"

Ruan Ci couldn't continue, and after a moment, she said bitterly, "Wang Panpan, why do you like to argue so much!"

Wang Wang Panpan meowed and licked her fur on her own. Seeing Tianlu, however, said, "Actually, most rules are still to protect the weak. Miss Ci is currently protected by the rules. When you grow into a great cultivator in the future and understand more about the essence of the universe, perhaps you will also take the initiative to maintain the rules, or even set your own rules. Without rules, there is no square or circle. No matter where you are, there are always some rules that seem unreasonable but are precisely extremely necessary."

He was usually childish, but occasionally saying these words was quite thought-provoking. Ruan Ci heard this and couldn't help but be lost in thought. Remembering the rules in the Eternal Dao City, she couldn't help but sigh, "That's right. In our Langhuan Zhou Tian, cultivators only live one life and cannot start over. Everyone treasures their own life, but the differences between realms are huge. If one were to act without any scruples, no one would survive, which is why so many rules were set."

"If it were a universe where one could reincarnate endlessly, one could only implement new rules, telling cultivators to avoid getting involved in external karma as much as possible, so as to avoid endless disputes. Otherwise, you kill me, I kill you—since everyone can constantly start over, then hatred would never be resolved. As time goes on, it would really become a mess."

Seeing Tianlu laughed, "Uncle Tiger, this is what Miss Ci saw in the Hengze Heaven. That is the Great Dao that once existed in the old universe. Being able to hear this today is truly a rare stroke of good fortune, isn't it?"

The tiger servant was also surprised and happy, and hurriedly raised his hand to thank her. Seeing Tianlu quietly winked at Ruan Ci to sell a favor. Ruan Ci found it both curious and funny. She called Seeing Tianlu to her side and asked, "Seeing Tianlu, did you think of those words just now yourself?"

Seeing Tianlu shook his head and said, "It's what the True Person told me. I've only been born for less than fifty years; how could I have such insight? This is my first time going out."

As he spoke, he ran to the window and looked at the scenery outside with great interest, as if even a blade of grass or a cloud was extremely fresh.

Ruan Ci was slightly surprised in her heart. She had originally thought that Seeing Tianlu was at least hundreds or thousands of years old, after all, he at least had Golden Core cultivation and was extremely knowledgeable. She didn't expect that Seeing Tianlu was actually about the same age as her, which was truly an anomaly. But on second thought, she was relieved: perhaps what Seeing Tianlu meant was fifty years since taking human form. Before taking human form, monsters had muddled intelligence and could not be considered truly born. Perhaps when he was still a little deer, he was often called to True Person Wang's side to be petted, and through ear and eye contact, after taking human form, it all became Seeing Tianlu's own knowledge.

How fast was the speed of a Golden Core True Person driving a magic boat? When Ruan Ci crossed the Green Jade Bright Hall, it took her about half a month. Under the tiger servant's control, it took only three days to reach the place where Ruan Ci had killed the snake with one sword. Ruan Ci told the tiger servant to stop the carriage, jumped down from the clouds with Seeing Tianlu, and gestured as she told Seeing Tianlu how she had displayed her divine power at that time. Seeing Tianlu listened and exclaimed repeatedly, and was very envious of the Bamboo Leaf Clear Dew they drank the next day. Ruan Ci decided to stay for one night, and together with Seeing Tianlu, lay on the bamboo leaves, looking up at the starry sky while whispering about the black and white flying bears, planning whether to stay a few more days now, or to come back after finishing the business at the Jin Bo Sect and carefully look for a flying bear to see. The most important thing was not to hurt the little bear, because Ruan Ci was very soft-hearted, "If that flying bear is very cute, we'll just take a quiet look and touch it a few times, and that will be enough."

Seeing Tianlu couldn't help but ask curiously, "What if it's not cute?"

Ruan Ci said, "Then we'll just take a look and leave! Otherwise, what else would we do? We won't even catch the cute ones; if it doesn't look good, would we specifically catch it back?"

Seeing Tianlu was amused and laughed, saying, "Miss Ci, if you like it, catching one is fine too. Life in the Purple Void Heaven is so comfortable. Look, those mermaid sisters, which one of them isn't happy? And Miss Wang Panpan, she also sleeps all day long."

Ruan Ci said, "Seeing Tianlu, don't call her Miss just because Wang Panpan is fierce—forget it!"

Seeing Tianlu was undoubtedly at a disadvantage when facing Wang Wang Panpan, so Ruan Ci didn't ask him to have more backbone. She hugged her knees, pressed her face against them, and whispered to Seeing Tianlu, "I don't necessarily need to keep cute things by my side. If that black and white flying bear is caught by me, it might have a father and mother, or brothers and sisters, or a wife and children. How sad would it be to lose a blood relative? Besides, who would want to be in a cage if they could be free? I don't want to arrange other living beings like this, because, because I..."

Seeing Tianlu's big eyes sparkled, looking gentle and innocent in the darkness. He said, "Because Miss Ci was arranged by others when she didn't understand anything, right?"

Ruan Ci whispered, "Yes, from before I was born until now, which step of mine hasn't been arranged by others?"

She knew the taste of the things that had happened to her, so she didn't want other living beings to taste them too. If she said this to the tiger servant, she would probably be lectured again; if she said it to Wang Wang Panpan, she would be mocked. Even if she said it to Qu Qu Tan Yue, Li Pingyan, and others, they would smile on the surface, but in their hearts, they would definitely be mocking her for being soft-hearted, childish, and unable to accomplish great things. But Ruan Ci truly thought this way in her heart. Sometimes she killed without blinking, and sometimes she was inexplicably soft-hearted.

Only Seeing Tianlu, hearing her say this, not only didn't laugh at her, but rubbed against her shoulder and said softly, "Miss Ci is so good... I like Miss Ci so much..."

Ruan Ci also rubbed against him, a smile appearing on her lips, her heart feeling soft. Seeing Tianlu thought for a while and said again, "The True Person must also like Miss Ci very much."

Seeing Tianlu always mentioned the True Person in every three sentences. Ruan Ci smiled slightly and pouted, "Master doesn't like me at all; it's good enough that he doesn't hate me. Seeing Tianlu, who in the world can make this master of yours like them?"

She asked as if unintentionally, but Seeing Tianlu thought seriously, pondering for a long time before saying, "It seems there is no one."

He was very embarrassed and hung his head, "I thought for a long time, it seems the True Person doesn't even like the Great Master very much... But he must like Miss Ci very much!"

Ruan Ci had long been amused to the point of stifled laughter, and suddenly had a whim, "Seeing Tianlu, what do you think the Master is doing now? After he achieved the Grotto-Heaven, has his true body ever left the Purple Void Heaven? If one day the Master takes us out, I wonder what it would be like. Would it be extremely fun, or very boring?"

Seeing Tianlu thought seriously again, and couldn't help but say his true thoughts, "Maybe... it would be very boring. The True Person is always in seclusion. If there's nothing to do, even his Foundation Establishment incarnation rarely comes out..."

The two talked and talked, and before they knew it, the sky was already dawning. They looked up together at the strange and wonderful scene of the yin and yang energies meeting to give birth to infinite phantom shadows of monster snakes. However, this time, the shadows did not turn into reality. The yin and yang energies produced spiritual dew, which dripped onto the bamboo leaves. Ruan Ci was about to float up to collect a few drops, but as soon as her spiritual sense moved, she raised her eyebrows and glanced at Seeing Tianlu. Seeing Tianlu stood there foolishly, and Ruan Ci couldn't help but chuckle a few times before signaling him to sense a certain place in the southwest.

With Seeing Tianlu's Golden Core spiritual sense, his mind was even more sensitive than Ruan Ci's. A look of surprise appeared on his face. His sleeves flew out and wrapped around Ruan Ci. Their figures blurred, and silently, they appeared above the bamboo leaves, suddenly rolling up the incredibly large leaf, and saw a black and white furry little face revealed underneath the bamboo leaf.

This flying bear had two round little black ears, and two black eye circles on its white face. Its dark eyes sparkled in the black fur, looking extremely funny and cute. It was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage; how could it sense Seeing Tianlu's arrival? It was greedily eating the clear dew on the bamboo tip when it suddenly bumped into the two of them. It was stunned for a moment, then screamed, let go of its four claws, and jumped under the bamboo. There was a faint spiritual light flickering in its front and back claws; it was a thin film formed by spiritual light, helping it drive spiritual energy and shuttle through the forest.

Having finally seen the black and white flying bear she had been thinking about for so long, and it being so cute, Ruan Ci couldn't help but be overjoyed. Seeing Tianlu was also so happy that his feet kept stepping on the leaves. The two looked at each other, both having a tacit understanding, and chased after the flying bear. Seeing Tianlu still asked via sound transmission, "Miss Ci, what do these flying bears eat? Are they very fierce? If, if they aren't fierce, and it doesn't have any relatives or friends, shall we talk to it properly and invite it to settle down in the Purple Void Heaven?"

Ruan Ci said, "Senior Brother Li said it's a benevolent beast that eats bamboo! It's not fierce at all. Whether to take it back... we'll see how you talk to it in a while!"

As the two were talking, they were chasing after the flying bear. The flying bear was so scared that it screamed loudly. Ruan Ci couldn't bear it when she saw this, stopped, and said to Seeing Tianlu, "How about we forget it? It's so pitifully scared."

Seeing Tianlu also felt it was a bit inappropriate, stood still, looked into the distance with reluctance for a while, sighed, and said to Ruan Ci, "Then let's go back."

Just after flying a few steps, his expression suddenly changed, and his figure flickered and disappeared. Ruan Ci only heard a light scream a moment later, which was exactly the cry of a bear. Her heart shook, and she immediately followed in Seeing Tianlu's direction without hesitation.

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Updated, but I have to go out today, so this is an update from the draft box. I know the comments reached 40k today, so the extra update should be at 6 PM. I'll come back then to send out the red packets for the previous chapter.

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