LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 35
“Master, I want to become stronger so I can protect the sect!” Hong Qianye exclaimed.
“It’s fine, the sect has me,” replied Ye Junlin.
“Well, then I want to get stronger too! I want to help my Master!”
“Forget about it!”
“……”
Hong Qianye realized that the other party was doing this on purpose, preferring to let those mediocre people go in instead of giving him a chance.
“Damn it, I see you’re just scared of me surpassing your cultivation level!”
Hong Qianye thought to himself.
“Master, since Senior Brother Hong really wants to go, just let him go! I can handle things here with Mouse!” Suddenly, a tender voice broke in—it was Bai Xiaoxi.
Ye Junlin sighed, “I’m afraid you can’t handle it all on your own.”
“It’s okay, I can leave it all to Mouse!”
After giving it some thought,
Ye Junlin lightly cleared his throat, “Alright then, I permit you to go train at the sundial.”
The sundial had a very limited capacity. Opening it required a massive expenditure of resources, so it wasn’t without its limitations.
Most importantly, he didn’t want to lose such a free labor source!
But since Bai Xiaoxi was up to the task, Ye Junlin agreed.
“Thank you, Master!”
Hong Qianye felt a surge of joy inside.
“Why are you thanking me? You should be thanking your junior brother!” Ye Junlin reminded him.
Hong Qianye stood up and clasped his hands toward Bai Xiaoxi, saying, “Thank you, junior brother, for pleading for me!”
“Hehe.”
Bai Xiaoxi playfully scratched her cheek, feeling a bit shy.
Then,
Hong Qianye turned to leave, a cold smile crept onto his lips, filled with burgeoning ambition.
“Just you wait! The day I step out is the day you, Ye Junlin, bow down to me!”
Watching Hong Qianye’s departing figure, Ye Junlin shook his head, not taking it to heart.
Ye Junlin knew very well what this dark sect leader was thinking.
He was just eager to get stronger and stage a dramatic comeback.
Too bad, the stronger he was, the stronger Ye Junlin became!
There was nothing to worry about!
“Mouse finally finished brewing fifty cups of new tea! Which one should I reward myself with? How about this cup of Herbal Jelly?”
Bai Xiaoxi picked up a cup of milk tea and happily sipped through the straw, a satisfied look on her face.
“Xiaoxi, come here so your Master can pat you.”
“Okay~”
At one point five feet tall, the white-haired Mouse eagerly leaned in, and Ye Junlin couldn’t help but exclaim, “Others are petting cats, but here I am petting a mouse.”
“Cat? Where’s a cat? Mouse is most afraid of cats!” Bai Xiaoxi gasped and looked around, her expression comically exaggerated.
Ye Junlin chuckled, “With that supreme immortal body you have and your many subordinates, why would you fear a cat?”
Possessing the strongest immortal body of the heavens and the loyalty of a hundred thousand alien races, anyone else would immediately become invincible with such conditions.
“Mouse is just scared!” Bai Xiaoxi scratched her head.
Ye Junlin rubbed his chin, “Why aren’t you going to train at the sundial? A hundred years in there is just a day outside!”
Bai Xiaoxi replied, “Mouse doesn’t want to, even if it’s just one day outside, it would mean a hundred years without seeing Master, and that would make Mouse sad!”
“And training is really boring! Mouse likes eating good food with Master!”
Upon hearing this,
Ye Junlin burst into laughter.
This white-haired Mouse really suited his style!
Unlike that cunning dark sect leader, who was always plotting to replace him!
“By the way,”
Ye Junlin suddenly thought of something, “Isn’t it said that once the Demon Race reaches the Transformation Stage, they can take on human form? Why have I never seen you become human?”
Though he didn’t care, it didn’t mean he wasn’t curious!
Ye Junlin wanted to see what this silly white-haired Mouse looked like in human form.
Bai Xiaoxi froze, “Because Mouse forgot…”
She had always maintained her true form and, due to her rapid ascension in cultivation, hadn’t had a chance to transition, so she never transformed into a human.
“Then go ahead and transform now.”
Ye Junlin forced a smile, realizing she truly was a silly Mouse!
“Okay!”
Bai Xiaoxi obediently complied.
Swish~
A milky white light burst from her body, and within that glow, a delicate little figure gradually appeared.
Ye Junlin had just taken a sip of his milk tea when, after seeing her shape, he couldn’t help but spray it out, staring in shock, “W-What the hell is this?!”
A petite little body with skin as smooth and white as milk, two slender legs, and an aura of youthful vibrance—she looked like a standard little loli.
In his past life, this would have meant at least life imprisonment or worse!
But now, Ye Junlin felt a strange discomfort in his heart.
There was this cute and delicate loli body, but perched atop it was a mouse head, with wide rolling eyes and a nervous little voice asking, “Does Mouse look ugly?”
Ye Junlin, “……”
Not just ugly? This was too scary!!
A perfectly cute loli form, but with a mouse head on top?
According to human aesthetic standards, it was downright bizarre!
“Xiaoxi, are you messing with me on purpose?”
Ye Junlin grumbled.
“Absolutely not! Mouse has been trying really hard to change!” Bai Xiaoxi waved her hands rapidly.
Then, looking a bit dejected, she lowered her head, “But I don’t know why I can only stay like this. Mouse feels very wronged…”
Ye Junlin’s lips twitched.
It seemed his cheap disciple was indeed a bit slow in the head.
He couldn’t hold too high expectations!
“N-No, it’s fine. Just transform back.” Ye Junlin rubbed his aching temples.
At this rate, it was better to maintain her true form!
“Okay!”
Bai Xiaoxi clenched her tiny fists and deeply inhaled.
Half a stick of incense later, crows could be heard cawing in the sky.
“Hey, hurry up and transform back!!” Ye Junlin shouted in despair.
Bai Xiaoxi made a sad face, “Master, Mouse suddenly can’t do it.”
Ye Junlin: “!!!”
Are you sure your true form is a mouse and not a pig?!
This intelligence level was utterly infuriating…
“Don’t worry, Master! Mouse will keep practicing these next few days and will definitely be able to transform back!”
“Eh, just do your best.”
Ye Junlin felt extremely drained. He shouldn’t have started this whole thing; who would have thought the outcome would be so outrageous?
“Master, do you want to keep patting Mouse?”
Bai Xiaoxi leaned in eagerly, her big shiny eyes full of anticipation.
Looking at this bizarre creature with a mouse head and human body, Ye Junlin suddenly found the milk tea in his hand completely unappetizing…
“Get away! I want some peace and quiet.”
“Ah?”
Bai Xiaoxi felt really hurt, thinking she was being rejected.
She hurried to the lake’s edge to examine her reflection, scratching her mouse head in confusion and wondering, “How strange, isn’t this pretty?”
In the days that followed, Ye Junlin had no choice but to accept Bai Xiaoxi’s new appearance.
“Just get used to it; this little thing gets more unique the more you look at it!”
Behind the scenes, Ye Junlin consoled himself.
Meanwhile, the entire Eastern Domain fell into turmoil, countless cultivators stunned as they gazed at the sky-blocking fleet of warships, unstoppable and grand, heading straight for the Arid Province!
Their target? The Xuantian Sect!
There was no doubt—a once-in-a-lifetime large-scale battle was about to begin!