Lifespan

"I came to pick up a certain little girl!" Xiao Bai raised his brows. He would never say he had come to check in.

When the girl heard Xiao Bai's words, the smile on her face grew even brighter, and she said playfully, "Who did Xiao Bai Gege come to pick up?"

"Playing dumb when you already know!" Xiao Bai grumbled, lightly brushing a finger over her delicate nose.

"Hehe... Then let's go!" Xiao Xun Er beamed with joy and hugged his arm in one swift motion.

Xiao Bai felt the smooth softness against his arm, and his entire body stiffened. Then he relaxed. If the girl herself did not mind, reacting too strongly would only hurt her feelings.

A little emotion welled up in Xiao Bai's heart. The little girl from back then had already grown up.

Xiao Xun Er sensed Xiao Bai's movement, and a blush rose on her cheeks. But she did not withdraw the hand around his arm. Instead, she tilted her head toward his arm.

Raising her head, Xiao Xun Er seemed only then to notice the two people standing nearby. She was not shy at all and greeted them openly.

"Cousin Xiao Yan, Cousin Xiao Mei!"

Beside them, Xiao Yan and Xiao Mei looked at the pair, speechless. Out of nowhere, they had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food.

Pah... so sweet it was cloying!

Xiao Mei hid the jealousy in her heart and said with a smiling face, "Cousin Xun Er!"

Xiao Yan nodded. Right now, he did not want to think about romance between men and women. He only wanted to grow stronger.

Xiao Bai looked at Xun Er, this little drama queen. This girl had absolutely done that on purpose just now.

He was too lazy to expose her. This could also be considered an indirect expression of his attitude. He had no thoughts about these girls of the Xiao Clan who were around his age. Since that was the case, it was perfect for Xun Er to step forward.

He turned his head to look at Xiao Yan and asked:

"Are you staying here, or leaving with us?"

Xiao Yan waved his hand and said:

"Brother Bai, you two go first. I'm going to the back mountain to clear my head."

Hearing this, Xiao Bai nodded, then gave Xiao Mei a slight nod as well before leaving with Xiao Xun Er.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Mei watched the backs of the two as they left, each with different expressions.

A moment later, the two of them looked at each other and both saw unfamiliarity in the other's eyes. The atmosphere grew a little awkward.

In Xiao Mei's heart, she felt that she and Xiao Yan were already people from different worlds. At next year's coming-of-age ceremony, he would definitely be sent down by the clan to work as a steward in one of the clan's businesses.

Even if Xiao Yan's father was the Clan Head, this point could not be avoided.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mei said directly:

"Cousin Xiao Yan, my companions are waiting for me over there. I'll head over first!"

The moment her words fell, she was already a meter away.

The corner of Xiao Yan's eye twitched. Was he that disliked?

Heh, women... ptooey...!

"Xiao Bai Gege, are you feeling better?"

On the way back, Xiao Xun Er was in a very good mood. Today, Xiao Bai had said he came to pick her up, which had pleasantly surprised her.

"I still have to thank Xun Er for the pills you gave me. Look, apart from my hair, everything else is about the same as before now."

Xiao Xun Er tilted her head and carefully sized him up for a moment, then nodded.

"That's good. Right, do you still have enough pills? If not, I'll prepare some more for you!"

Xiao Bai waved his hand and said, "No need. I still have the ones you gave me last time, and I almost don't need them anymore now!"

After Xiao Xun Er had seen his frightening appearance last time, she had taken out some healing pills for him. There were both third-grade and fourth-grade ones, and then she had hurriedly gone back.

Early the next morning, she had come running over again and given him several bottles of pills.

Black Gold Pill, a fifth-grade pill. It increased vitality and blood and was used for body tempering. It had a particularly miraculous effect on those with severe blood and vitality depletion.

Wood Spirit Pill, a fifth-grade pill. It restored life force. This kind of pill was very rare and had a lifespan-extending effect, though of course, it only worked on people below Dou Wang. This made the pill's effect rather tasteless. Strong people looked down on it, while weak people... mm... weak people did not know about it.

Azure Underworld Longevity Pill, a Rank 6 Pill. The user could extend their life by ten years, and it could only be taken once in a lifetime.

In truth, he was merely comforting Xun Er. Those healing pills were of no use. His condition could not really be considered an injury. After Xiao Bai took one, he felt nothing at all.

There was also the Black Gold Pill. Eating it had a bit of an effect, but not much. Right now, there was an almost imperceptible trace of silver in the blood inside his body. That was the power of thunder, and these new blood cells seemed to only be stimulated and strengthened by Yi Wood Positive Thunder.

As for the Wood Spirit Pill and Azure Underworld Longevity Pill, Xiao Bai said he did not know. The moment he swallowed them, the wood-spirit life force within the pills was devoured by the Yi Wood Positive Thunder. Only then did Xiao Bai remember that these fellows stirring up havoc inside his body were all merely Thunder Seeds.

What was a Thunder Seed? A seed of thunder was a Thunder Seed.

This made Xiao Bai feel a little bitter. How was this his aid? These were clearly several ancestors. For now, it was still fine, but once Xiao Bai's level grew to Dou Wang or Dou Emperor, he would have to think of a way to make them grow. And it was not just one. It was five.

"Can your hair still recover?" Xiao Xun Er looked at Xiao Bai's gray-white hair. It was not that she disliked it, but that for cultivators, hair suddenly turning white represented a change in Lifespan.

Just how much Lifespan Xiao Bai had left was what worried her the most.

"It should be able to!" Xiao Bai smiled without concern. He did not mind the color of his hair, as long as it was not the color of Yi Wood Positive Thunder.

"Then what realm is Xiao Bai Gege at now?" Xiao Xun Er asked in an indescribable tone.

Xiao Bai was a little surprised. This girl had never asked about this before, so why had she suddenly brought it up today?

But he did not think too much of it. He had only hidden it before because he had not wanted others to know he had crossed several realms all at once. Now that so much time had passed, it did not matter if his cultivation was exposed.

"Five Star Dou Shi!" Xiao Bai said truthfully. The Bing Fire Yang Thunder inside his body had already been mostly refined, and what remained would at most let him break through by one or two stars.

These past few months had truly put him through endless torment. That was why Xiao Bai now looked so cold and stern. Anyone who felt this kind of pain every moment of every day and could not sleep for months might look even worse than he did. No one could possibly smile through it.

Xiao Xun Er's eyes lit up. She had not expected Xiao Bai to have reached Five Star Dou Shi after only one year since breaking through to Dou Zhe, and an idea immediately surfaced in her heart.

She thought that when the time came, if Xiao Bai truly did not have much Lifespan left, she would first help him become a Da Dou Shi, then feed him a Life Devouring Pill, and after that give him resources so he could break through to Dou Emperor as quickly as possible and increase his Lifespan. Wouldn't that solve everything? Perfect!

"Xun Er, you really are a little genius!" Xiao Xun Er thought smugly to herself.

Xiao Bai had no idea that the sweet, delicate girl hugging his arm was planning to feed him a Life Devouring Pill. Otherwise, he might have packed his things overnight and prepared to run.

"What is Xun Er thinking about?"

Xiao Bai looked at the girl, whose face had suddenly turned a little proud, and asked in confusion.

Even breaking through from 9 Star Dou Zhi Qi to Dou Shi in one year probably did not count for much in the Ancient Clan, right? So why had this girl suddenly become proud?

"N-nothing?" Xiao Xun Er's eyes dodged a little.

She absolutely could not let Xiao Bai Gege know about her plan. Given how rare the Life Devouring Pill was, he probably would not recognize it anyway. When the time came, she would just trick him by saying it was a pill that restored vitality and get him to take it first.

What would happen after he took it? Wouldn't he have to listen to her then?

Xiao Xun Er narrowed her eyes like a little fox that had stolen a chicken. When she imagined Xiao Bai's helpless expression at that time, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

"Why does this girl seem a little off today?" Xiao Bai thought silently as he looked at Xun Er's expression.

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