TSFLIP Chapter 433

The eldest senior sister of the Xuanmen sect got married overnight, and many young talents in the cultivation world sighed in regret. However, a few days later, news spread that the Xuanmen eldest senior sister had a seven-year-old daughter. Everyone praised and nodded in admiration. After all, she was known as a once-in-a-century genius. Her marriage was quick and decisive, and even the speed at which she had a child was extraordinary. To have a seven-year-old child was truly impressive.

Shang Baizi sat on the Windy Cliff, gazing at the snacks placed on the stone table. He sighed deeply. These snacks were all that little girl, Xiao Xiao, had dropped that day when she collapsed on the ground. He had picked them all up, waiting for her to come back and collect them. However, after waiting and waiting, and hearing that his master, Xuan Qingzi, had announced to outsiders that he had already gotten married, he waited for another ten days, but Xiao Xiao had still not returned, and even the news of her marriage was nowhere to be seen.

For a moment, he felt abandoned. In the past, when Feng Guang had begged him to take that proud little girl as a disciple, he had been unwilling, but now that she was gone, he found himself unaccustomed to it.

Wasn’t this self-inflicted torment?

“Senior Brother, the grand ceremony for taking on the Han Yuan Sword is about to begin.”

Shang Baizi turned his gaze toward the speaker, Li Qing, and sighed helplessly. He shook his head, then proceeded to tidy his clothes and flew to the Taiji Square with his sword.

Today was the day for Shang Baizi to take on the Han Yuan Sword, and it also marked the day he would become the next leader of the Xuanmen sect. According to the usual rules, this position should have been passed on to Feng Guang, but because of his half-human, half-demon identity, he couldn’t take on the role. However, with Feng Guang now without cultivation and married off to the Ghost Realm, his indifferent master, after stroking his beard and thinking for a while, slapped his thigh and pointed at the helpless Shang Baizi, saying, “It’s you!”

Shang Baizi was stunned. “Master… Did you forget my identity?”

“Ah, life is equal for all, and identity is just a constraint imposed by the outside world. As long as you have the strength to bear it, you can hold your head high.”

Is life equal? Shang Baizi wanted to ask if the cabbage he ate every day would, after a few hundred years, be able to cultivate into a human form, and if that’s the case, would it also respect life and stop eating?

He grumbled, but in the end, he was pushed by his master to temporarily take on the role. He had to prepare for the ceremony, which might include meeting some familiar faces, such as… his long-lost father.

On the stone path, two similarly elegant men, one smiling more carefree than the other, and the other smiling more insincerely, stood face to face.

“Father, long time no see.”

“It looks like Xiao Bai has been doing well in Xuanmen. Your mother and I don’t need to worry about you.”

You threw me out of the house when I was four years old, telling me to fend for myself. Did you ever worry about me!?

Shang Baizi smiled even more perfectly. “Yes, things have been going well. I didn’t expect that, so casually, I would end up sitting in the position of the next sect leader of Xuanmen.”

“Sigh, your father has been doing far worse than you. After working hard for hundreds of years, I’ve only just recently gotten your mother pregnant again.”

Shang Baizi immediately lost his composure. “What!? My mother is pregnant!?”

“Yes, she’s about to give birth. The expected delivery date is a hundred years from now.”

…Well, for demons, a hundred years is but the blink of an eye.

The man smiled again. “By the way, I heard you took a white jade hairpin from your grandfather’s treasury. Is there someone you like?”

“No, that’s a gift I’m giving.”

“Oh? To be honest, I’ve always suspected that Xiao Bai doesn’t like women, but rather likes men. After all, when you were young, you always liked to cling to me.”

Shang Baizi rubbed his arms. “You old pervert, how disgusting.”

“Sigh, Xiao Bai, do you know how heartbroken, sad, and breathless your mother was when she heard that you took on the position of Xuanmen leader and didn’t return to Xiaosui Peak?”

Shang Baizi coldly replied, “Are you talking about my mother, the one who only ever has one expression?”

His mother was famously cold.

“Xiao Bai, aside from that pretty face, why didn’t you inherit any of your father’s humor?” That was the kind of man he was—putting others down while flattering himself.

Shang Baizi summoned the Han Yuan Sword, his expression unchanged. “Are you leaving or not?”

“Alright, alright, Xiao Bai, now that your fox tail is out, you know how to threaten your father.”

Shang Baizi twitched his mouth. “Are you leaving or not?”

“Fine, fine, I’ll leave. You’re not young anymore. Don’t be picky about finding the right woman. Bring her home soon so your mother and I can meet her. That will give us peace of mind.” Yes, the reason he came today was simply to hurry him to get married.

Shang Baizi immediately raised his sword and slashed it in the air. “I told you to stop nagging!”

The man transformed into a flash of white light and disappeared. Only his voice lingered in the air, “Xiao Bai, remember to write me a letter often to let your mother and me know you’re still alive.”

Shang Baizi let out a long howl toward the sky. “Get lost!”

He put away the Han Yuan Sword and used a fan to fan himself a few times. He told himself to stay calm, not to let that old man get on his nerves, or he’d end up with wrinkles.

After a while, he took a deep breath and finally calmed down. He turned back into the charming young master with a smile on his face.

He slowly walked back, and just as he reached the corner of a forest path, his hand was suddenly grabbed, and he was pulled into the bushes. “You…”

“Shh—” A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old girl covered his mouth, blinking cutely, signaling for him to stay quiet.

She was exceptionally beautiful, with a radiant, delicate face, and her bright eyes sparkled with a lively energy. Wearing a yellow robe, she appeared even more charming.

Shang Baizi had always thought Feng Guang was beautiful, and though she was pretty, she never made him feel any romantic attachment. After all, they had grown up together, and he regarded her as a sister. But this girl, this was only their first meeting.

Yet Shang Baizi heard his heartbeat.

He had fallen in love at first sight.

The girl didn’t look at him but instead seemed nervously focused on a man nearby, who was searching for something, showing a look of anxiety.

Hmm… Helping a beautiful woman was his forte.

Shang Baizi winked at her, signaling that he wouldn’t say anything. After a brief hesitation, she lowered her hand. He saw that the man searching nearby was Jin Ye. He took the girl’s hand and wrote in her palm: Is he looking for you?

She nodded.

He wrote again: Why is he looking for you?

Tsk, this little hand felt so soft.

The girl mimicked his actions and wrote in his palm: He’s a bad person.

Oh?

The girl wrote: He wants to kill me.

Shang Baizi: Then I’ll help you get rid of him.

The girl: Really?

Shang Baizi: Wait, I’ll send him away.

He gave her a reassuring smile, stepped out of the bushes, and casually greeted Jin Ye, then complained, “I don’t know where this wild girl came from, running so fast, she didn’t even apologize when she bumped into me.”

“Did Young Master Shang mean a little girl in yellow?”

“Exactly.”

Jin Ye hurriedly asked, “Young Master Shang, do you know which direction she ran?”

“That way,” Shang Baizi pointed carelessly.

Jin Ye cupped his hands and said, “I have matters to attend to, please excuse me.”

Moments later, he walked off.

The girl happily jumped out, expertly wrapping her arms around his, “Master, thank you for saving me!”

“You’re calling me… what?”

“Master, aren’t you Xiao Xiao’s master?”

Shang Baizi froze. “You’re Xiao Xiao?”

“Yes!”

“Impossible! How could your figure have changed so much in just a few days?”

Xiao Xiao sweetly said, “Mother says it’s because I’ve been in the mortal realm for a while, so I grew taller.”

No… oh heavens! Just kill me now!

Shang Baizi was at a loss for words. How was it that his first crush turned out to be this little girl!?

“Master, your face looks so bad, are you sick?”

“Don’t save me, let me die.”

“Master?”

Seeing her confused expression, Shang Baizi felt a sense of helplessness. He sighed deeply, “Where are your parents?”

He had learned about Feng Guang’s situation from Xuan Qingzi, and it was truly legendary.

“My father and mother are at Haomiao Peak, no one is taking care of me, so I ran out to play.”

Well… it was normal to be a bit clingy after a long separation.