White Lotus

Hearing Li Huowang ask that, Bai Lingmiao froze slightly. "Senior Brother Li, why would I lie to you? We've struggled through so much together. How I've treated you all this way—do you really still need to doubt me?"

"I know. Of course I know. But even without malicious intent, even if it's for a good reason, sometimes one of your own will deceive one of their own. I've been fooled once already, so I can't help overreacting."

Bai Lingmiao let out a soft sigh. "Senior Brother Li, whatever you want to know, just ask. I'll tell you everything. But can you please stop doubting me? It really hurts."

Li Huowang reached out, gently took her hand, and pulled it slightly toward himself. "Are there any hidden dangers in being the White Lotus Holy Maiden?"

"No," Bai Lingmiao answered softly.

"Really? Then why did they choose you to be their Holy Maiden out of nowhere? Did that so-called Unborn Mother take you for a Heart Pan?"

Bai Lingmiao looked somewhat confused. "Senior Brother Li, what is a Heart Pan? The Unborn Mother shouldn't need something like that, should she?"

"No! She does! As long as she's a Siming, she definitely needs one!" Li Huowang said with absolute certainty.

"Tell me everything that happened. Don't hide anything from me! Whatever the problem is, we'll face it together!"

Bai Lingmiao fell silent for a long while. At last, she spoke softly. "After Senior Lian took me away that day, I met the people from her White Lotus Branch."

"They were all very excited when they saw me. They said I carried the Unborn Mother's Universal Enlightenment Wonderful Dao, and they all knelt to worship me."

"I thought I'd run into a bunch of swindlers, but after they wrote many words on my body,