Volume 11: Consciousness Demon Domain
Several years later, in a peach orchard in the wilderness of Yunzhou.
White Hair young man strolled among them, and on his shoulder sat a little black-haired girl who looked as cute as a porcelain doll, humming a song casually.
The White Hair young man carried the little girl for a while, and hearing her humming a song, he asked, "Xuxiang, who taught you this song?"
Hearing his question, the little girl on his shoulder answered happily, "Father, it was my stepmother who taught me!"
"Oh, it's Xiangxue."
The White Hair youth thought for a moment.
"Do you know what the lyrics of this song mean?"
I don't know.
The little girl answered in her childish voice.
"The word "Hui Zhi Lan Xin" sung in this song is a metaphor for a woman's purity of heart [Hui Xin] and her elegance like quality [Orchid]."
The White Hair youth told her, "When you were born, it was April when the Huilan bloomed. Your mother and I named you after a poem praising orchids. So you must be like Huilan, obedient and kind-hearted... Don't sneak in after your mother and I have gone to sleep, and don't seal your Uncle Wisdom Immortal inside the mirror again, okay?"
Bai Qiuran, a young man in his Virtual Foundation Stage White Hair who had already become a father, said to his daughter with some helplessness.
Wisdom Immortal had gone to that world with him before, but Wisdom Immortal was clearly not interested in things in the Material World. So, while in that world, Bai Qiuran hung it on the belt of his Consciousness Demon Clone, the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable. This skeletal head stayed in the Consciousness Domain for several years, focusing on observing and studying the ecology of Consciousness Demon, until Bai Qiuran and the others left that world, and then it followed them back.
Wisdom Immortal now stays at Bai Qiuran's house, treating itself as an ordinary skull decoration. Occasionally, when something new or interesting appears in the Hehuan Sect or other sects, it will fly out to take a look.
However, it is currently mainly waiting for Bai Qiuran to launch an attack on the Consciousness Demon Domain on the other side of the Consciousness Barrier, so that it can take it with it to examine the knowledge that even the Heavenly Dao does not know.
But now is not the right time. First, Jiang Lan has just given birth, Bai Qiuran cannot just abandon his wife and daughter to run to the other side. Second, although the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable and other Consciousness Demon have defeated the Blood Hatred Consciousness Demon and gained the faith of almost an entire world, they are still far behind the Super Consciousness Demon on the other side who have been entrenched for countless years. It is no exaggeration to say that they are as different as fireflies and the bright moon.
Therefore, Wisdom Immortal can only wait patiently for now. Fortunately, it is a patient person, otherwise it would not have waited quietly in Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode for thousands of years.
However, Wisdom Immortal is patient, but the new member in Bai Qiuran's family may not be. Bai Xuxiang has been naughty since birth, almost from birth until now.
Before, it was alright. At most, she would just play hide-and-seek with her mother and sisters at home, hiding in corners they didn't know about. But as she grew older, Bai Xuxiang's abilities became stronger. Some time ago, she started to hoard things, sealing some of her favorite trinkets in mirrors or Painting to hide them.
Wisdom Immortal, who was merely a "decoration," has suffered greatly lately. She has to avoid this little tyrant, and the worst part is that she can't even outrun Bai Xuxiang, which is the most infuriating thing.
Jiang Lan thought that Bai Xuxiang's mischievousness was a symbol of liveliness, cuteness and health. Su Xiangxue, Li Jinyao and Tang Ruowei also doted on this girl. Therefore, Bai Qiuran had to manage her herself and guide her patiently.
"Okay, I understand."
Upon hearing Bai Qiuran's words, Bai Xuxiang replied absentmindedly, and then suddenly vanished from Bai Qiuran's shoulder.
The next moment, she reappeared out of thin air, returned to Bai Qiuran's shoulder, and showed him her hand.
"Father, Father, look, it's a bug!"
Bai Qiuran looked closely and saw that Bai Xuxiang was holding a huge Centipede in her small hand. Countless legs were dancing in the air, and her pair of large pincers looked terrifying and were obviously poisonous. However, this Poisonous Creatures was intimidated by the Divine Power in Bai Xuxiang's body and could only let her hold it and dared not move.
He was somewhat speechless. From a genetic point of view, Bai Xuxiang inherited all of her mother Jiang Lan's traits. He wondered if Jiang Lan was just as mischievous when she was a child.
Bai Qiuran now only hopes that this girl will grow up to be as virtuous and sensible as her mother, so that her old man will suffer less.
Carrying his daughter, the father and daughter walked out of the peach grove and onto the main road. Bai Qiuran looked at the sky and then said, "Let's go, we should go home. Your mother should have already prepared dinner."
"Oh."
Bai Xuxiang nodded, then looked around and suddenly said, "Father, it seems someone over there is in trouble."
"Um?"
Bai Qiuran followed the direction her daughter Spiritual Sense and indeed found that on a secluded dirt road, a father and son were blocked in the middle of the road by a huge black bear that was almost a demon, and dared not move.
After the cataclysmic Demon Tide that swept across the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou, the population plummeted. Many City and even smaller countries were wiped out by the Demon Race. As a result, the number of wild beasts in the mountains and fields began to increase, and the number of demons that did not belong to the Monster Race also grew.
The black bear looked ravenous and was drooling, but it hadn't pounced on the father and son yet because the terrified father was still clutching a wood-chopping axe.
This beast has developed sentience and is very intelligent. It understands that panicked people are not scary, but there are children standing behind the father. Sometimes, in order to protect their offspring, elders can unleash astonishing power.
The black bear wanted to fill its stomach, but it didn't want to be injured while doing so. It wasn't the only intelligent beast in the area; several of them were currently vying for territory.
The black bear paced around the father and son, but patiently refrained from attacking, wearing down their strength, patience, and vigilance.
Go save them.
Bai Qiuran, carrying her daughter, took a step, and the two instantly appeared behind the black bear.
"Aww!"
When Bai Qiuran landed, she didn't hide her voice. The black bear was startled by the sudden sound behind it. It lunged forward, turned around, and saw two unarmed humans standing behind it. It immediately became ferocious and opened its mouth to bite the two of them.
Hey!
But just as the black bear pounced, the little girl sitting on the man's shoulders suddenly pointed at it. Immediately afterward, a phantom appeared behind her, dressed in wide robes and sleeves, like a cute doll in palace attire. This doll's two hands were exceptionally large, and it patted at the bear.
The black bear was stunned for a moment, then was slapped flat by the doll's two hands.