Chapter 708

An enviable love.

Zhao Zixun and I… will probably never have a day like this, where we moisten each other with saliva.

The ferry boat hadn't yet docked; I stopped listening to their conversation, focused my spirit, operated ghost power, and sped up the digestion of the demon pill.

Before, I had swallowed demon pills.

The first time was the demon pill of the Bai Family's little monster brought back by the mysterious cat; after I digested it, I gained part of that little monster's ability.

Later the mysterious cat also brought back several demon pills, but perhaps their cultivation wasn't high, and I didn't assimilate any special ability.

I never expected that in this 'meal' I would actually swallow six at once!

Furthermore, these blue hawks have been tamed by people, and their cultivation is not low.

When the ferry boat docked, when Wang Fuchen left, I didn't know at all.

I was immersed in the process of digesting and absorbing demon pills.

Until the yin killing qi inside the six demon pills was completely expelled from my soul body, and the power contained within was absorbed by me as much as possible, then I opened my eyes and stretched a big lazy waist.

Yu Nian leaned lazily on the bow, looking at me and asked: "Have you eaten enough?"

"I'm stuffed." I said with a smile, "Senior sister, thank you."

Yu Nian waved her hand: "No need to thank me; I was even afraid you'd blame me for bringing you into danger without permission."

"How could it be?" I shook my head, then asked: "But senior sister, what exactly is that body of water? And where did those blue hawks come from?"

Yu Nian again looked at me with that probing gaze.

Being looked at by her made my heart feel creepy.

Yu Nian then said: "Wanwan, I also know very little about that body of water; I can't explain it clearly to you, but I believe that when the time comes, you will naturally understand everything."

In other words, that body of water itself has myriad connections with me.

So...

"Zhao Zixun is in that body of water, right?"

I stared unblinking at Yu Nian's face, not missing any of her expressions.

When I asked that question, I clearly saw a hint of struggle in Yu Nian's eyes.

I then had an idea: "Or I could rephrase: Does that body of water contain Zhao Zixun's lingering battle spirit?"

Yu Nian shrugged and sighed: "Xiao Jiu was indeed not wrong; when we planned to bring you close to that body of water to test your abilities and perception, Xiao Jiu said, 'Wanwan is a girl with delicate thoughts; once you get close, you can't keep the fire wrapped in paper.'"

Yu Nian deliberately raised her voice, imitating Xiao Jiu's speech.

Lifelike.

It made me laugh along.

Yu Nian stood up and leapt onto the shore.

I followed closely behind.

"This place is crowded and noisy, not a good place to talk; let's go back first."

When Yu Nian and I returned to Dang Pu, it was already afternoon.

Xiao Jiu and Li Qingying were both there.

As soon as we returned, Li Qingying brought us something delicious to eat.

Yu Nian was hungry, picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

I myself am sustained by incense offerings, so I don't eat meals, but usually I also smell the food to curb my cravings.

But today I'm too full, even the aroma of food can't attract me.

Xiao Jiu sat beside me and asked: "Wanwan, how did you feel about this trip to the Wangchuan River?"

"It feels a bit complicated." I honestly said, "As soon as I entered the Nether Realm, I had an inexplicable sense of familiarity..."

I told Xiao Jiu everything that happened on the Wangchuan River, one by one.

After listening, Xiao Jiu said: "There are some things I can't hide, and I didn't intend to hide them from you; but we don't understand that body of water, nor your past and present lives with Zhao Zixun, so I can't explain it to you."

That's why we ultimately decided to have senior sister take you on a tour of the Wangchuan River; there are several considerations.

One, you have the ability to swallow demon pills, even essences; we want to test the limits of your endurance, because after all you will definitely venture into that realm again in the future.

Two, before Zhao Zixun came to Dang Pu to pawn the Coffin Nail, A Cheng had already, through Divination, sensed the aura of a battle spirit; the range he marked for us is exactly that body of water. After Zhao Zixun's soul left his body, we suspect his soul would be summoned by the battle spirit and enter that realm; if you approach that realm, perhaps you could sense his presence.

Three, Wanwan, do you believe in karmic entanglement?

I fully agree with the first two points Xiao Jiu mentioned.

When she asked the third point, I was stunned.

Then I firmly nodded: "I believe!"

"I also believe," Xiao Jiu said, "so I believe that your and Zhao Zixun's entanglement in this life is due to karma; if this life is the result, then there must have been a cause in a previous life; Wanwan, do you understand what I mean?"

I of course understand: "You think that I and Zhao Zixun have a past life, and the fragmented battle spirit that A Cheng sensed through divination, the most obvious part of that sensation, is in that body of water; then, my past-life entanglement with Zhao Zixun is likely also there, right?"

Xiao Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled with relief.

Li Qingying gave me a thumbs-up: "Wanwan, you're indeed perceptive."

Yu Nian didn't stint on praise: "You haven't seen her heroic figure swallowing demon pills on the Wangchuan River; at that moment I even had the illusion that she was the overlord of that body of water."

Xiao Jiu exclaimed in surprise: "Really?"

Her remark wasn't a doubt, but more a contemplation.

Immediately she then asked Yu Nian: "Senior sister, why not... you ask the City God for help to check?"

"I had him check, but he hasn't found anything yet." Yu Nian said, "If it's truly as you just analyzed, then the past life between Zhao Zixun and Wanwan might be even earlier than we imagined."

I don't hold much hope: "Perhaps I'm not as powerful as you imagine; my past life with him might just be an undisturbed karmic affinity."

Xiao Jiu patted the back of my hand and said: "Don't think too much; we're not in a hurry, let's investigate first; as long as it existed, we'll eventually find traces."

I opened my mouth, wanting to say that the time left for me is not much.

Zhao Zixun's pawn validity period is only one month.

If it weren't for Zhao Zixun, I wouldn't care about this deadline.

But if his soul is truly still...

In the end, I still didn't voice this worry deep in my heart.

Let things take their natural course.

Everything is as heaven wills.

I swallowed six monster pills at once; I need to return to the spirit tablet to continue Ghost Cultivation, converting the true qi from the monster pills further into actual cultivation.

Not a bit can be wasted.

The pawnshop is my protective umbrella.

It shields me from wind and rain, keeps me safe within, allowing me to devote myself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

This single meditation session lasts a day and a night.

When I emerged from the spirit tablet again, I immediately felt something was off.

Cold.

Inside the pawnshop, everywhere is icy cold.

This cold is not felt as temperature, but rather a pressure that seeps in from outside, permeating the air.

I immediately went out and ran into Li Qingying in the main courtyard.

I asked her: "Sister Qingying, what happened? Why is the pawnshop so cold?"

Li Qingying said: "They're all here looking for you; go out and see, then you'll know..."