Chapter 848

Xiao Jiu had imagined what kind of bloody storm Guyun Que's revenge would stir up when he returned, and she wasn't worried.

After all, Guyun Que had not only tamed the Wangchuan Ling, the Wangchuan Ling had already become his natal worm, and Wuling had left him plenty of usable manpower.

More importantly, when Wuling originally left the worm seeds, Xiao Jiu knew that what she left behind was certainly not just worm seeds.

All her lifetime of learning must have been left behind as well.

These are all meant to be passed on to Guyun Que.

This kid's fortune is yet to come!

What Xiao Jiu never expected was that after he returned, this kid actually went on a killing spree, his eyes red with rage.

Xiao Jiu basically receives news about Guyun Que's side every few days.

On the third day after this guy left Wufu Town, he tracked down Maya Yue, not only extracting her natal worm and feeding it to the Wangchuan Ling, but also planting a Thousand Threads Worm on her.

When Xiao Jiu figured out what the Thousand Threads Worm was, she even threw up her dinner from the previous night.

Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, just imagining Maya Yue's death scene made her unable to bear it.

After another week, Guyun Que personally killed his master, and the news that he had wiped out his entire sect also came back.

Xiao Jiu thought that was enough.

Guyun Que did indeed calm down for a few days.

As if he were waiting for something.

But soon he went mad, challenging Gu masters to duels everywhere, as if he didn't care about his life.

Among the evil cultivators in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, even the heavens seemed to collapse.

Out of nowhere came this hotheaded youth, stirring up a whole pool of water, causing chaos so that even chickens and dogs were unsettled.

At that moment, Hui Moqiong quietly told Xiao Jiu, Bai Shulan had returned.

Xiao Jiu exclaimed happily, "Shulan sister is back? Where is she?"

"She's back at the Bai Family Medical Clinic." Hui Moqiong said, "She seems to be in a bad mood, Xiao Jiu, why don't you go check on her?"

Xiao Jiu couldn't wait and went right away.

Bai Shulan had indeed returned, staying in her own room, drinking to drown her sorrows, her cheeks already beginning to flush.

Bai Shulan's alcohol tolerance is still decent; a few small cups already make her face red, which isn't like her.

It seems she really has something on her mind.

Xiao Jiu sat down beside Bai Shulan and poured herself a cup as well.

Bai Shulan glanced at her and greeted, "Xiao Jiu, you've come."

Xiao Jiu hummed in response and asked, "What's wrong? You came back and started drinking to drown your sorrows—did you run into some thorny problem? Tell me, I'll help you brainstorm."

"Nothing." Bai Shulan said, "I'm just annoyed, annoyed to the extreme."

Xiao Jiu asked, "What exactly are you annoyed about?"

Bai Shulan opened her mouth, her eyes flickering twice, then shook her head: "Nothing, just trivial little things. Xiao Jiu, since you're here, keep me company with a few drinks—let's get drunk today and call it a day."

Xiao Jiu wasn't in a hurry either, slowly drinking with Bai Shulan.

After a few more cups, Xiao Jiu felt her cheeks slightly warm, while Bai Shulan had already started belching from the alcohol.

Alcohol, this thing… it can't dispel sorrow.

As the ancients said, raising a cup to dispel sorrow only makes sorrow grow.

But getting drunk in a hazy, confused way like this is fine too.

Once drunk, it's easy to talk.

Xiao Jiu has been holding it in for so long!

She gave Bai Shulan a push.

Bai Shulan looked at her with narrowed eyes, her gaze somewhat scattered.

Xiao Jiu curled the corner of her mouth and asked, "Shulan sister, are you thinking about that guy Yun Que?"

"Yun Que?" Bai Shulan waved her hand, "What do I care what that little brat does? Who is he? It's none of my business!"

Huh!

Is the reaction really that big?

This is somewhat of a traumatic reaction.

Xiao Jiu laughed and said, "Exactly, we've finished what we promised Wuling; that kid afterwards won't have much to do with us."

She paused, then leaned closer to Bai Shulan, lowering her voice: "Shulan sister, I've heard that kid's Gu cultivation has gone somewhat off the rails, chasing and killing Gu masters everywhere, about to provoke public outrage—I think he probably won't live much longer; once those Gu masters band together to ambush him, even with three heads and six arms he won't be able to withstand it."

"He hasn't gone off the rails!" Bai Shulan suddenly sat up straight, speaking righteously, "He… he's just doing it for revenge."

Xiao Jiu feigned ignorance and continued, "Revenge? Who does he have a grudge against? He personally killed his master—such a teacher‑killing, ancestor‑destroying great demon…"

"He's not a great demon! His master deserved to die!" Bai Shulan suddenly became excited, "He killed Maya Yue to avenge me; making him kill his master was my idea—his master is the true great demon! Yun Que… Yun Que is rather pitiful…"

The more she spoke, the weaker Bai Shulan's voice became.

Her alcohol fumes seemed to have dissipated a bit, and she became much clearer-headed.

As she spoke, she saw the smirk on Xiao Jiu's lips and realized she had been tricked.

Instantly ashamed and angry, she raised her fist to strike Xiao Jiu: "Fine, Xiao Jiu, you've also turned bad! Even you come to bully me!"

"I'm bullying you?" Xiao Jiu burst out with grievances, "Shulan sister, you ought to speak with a conscience—you caused trouble in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, then hid yourself; that guy came to my door, do you know how stifling it was for me to lower myself and apologize to a twenty-something junior for your sake? I've sacrificed a great deal for you!"

Bai Shulan knew she was in the wrong.

At the same time, she realized her little secret probably couldn't be hidden from Xiao Jiu.

She then poured another cup for both Xiao Jiu and herself, lifted the cup and downed it in one gulp, and only then slowly recounted to Xiao Jiu how she had lured and coaxed Guyun Que into leading her to her master's gate, and how she had brainwashed him, telling the whole story.

Xiao Jiu listened, stunned: "Good heavens, Shulan sister, is the person you're describing really you?"

Bai Shulan wanted to hit Xiao Jiu again, turning her face away so she wouldn't have to look at her.

Xiao Jiu giggled and laughed.

Getting the first-hand melon feels great!

After laughing enough, she then asked: "So, you hid for so long, then suddenly came back—did you hear that Guyun Que went mad and opened a killing spree?"

Bái Sōnglán did not deny it.

"You're worried he provoked everyone's anger and got gang-attacked?"

Bái Sōnglán then said: "That's certain. He now has the Forgetting River Insect, though powerful, but his foundation is unstable; if people are determined to kill him, it's just a matter of minutes."

She paused, then angrily said: "It's just a brat, not knowing the weight of things!"

Xiao Jiu asked: "Then what do you want to do? Want to go personally and give him a good lesson?"

Bái Sōnglán rolled her eyes at Xiao Jiu: "If you want to go, you go; I'm not going."

"I actually want to go," Xiao Jiu said sourly, "but they definitely won't listen to me; besides, the trouble was caused by you, why should I always have to clean up your mess? Shulan sis, in my heart you've always been a daring and capable heroine..."

"Come on, come on, come on!" Bái Sōnglán couldn't stand it anymore: "Xiao Jiu, you've turned bad!"

Xiao Jiu laughed as she stood up: "Okay, okay, okay, I won't say more, I'm leaving, you think it over yourself."

Bái Sōnglán gave her another eye roll.

However, early the next morning, Hui Moqiong told Xiao Jiu that Bái Sōnglán had already left Wufu Town in the latter half of the night...