Chapter 298 - 267: Can You Find Me in the Sea of Flowers?

"I became even more rebellious, especially after I found out about my own talent.

So, your grandmaster often beat me.

She’d beat me, and I’d fight back.

I couldn’t win, so I’d get beaten again.

But I wouldn’t submit, so I’d just fight back again.

Back then, you know what I, your master, was thinking? I was just waiting until I grew up and my Realm surpassed that damn broad’s. Then I’d string her up and beat her!

She beat me every day, so I was going to let her taste what it felt like to be beaten. I was going to beat her big ass black and blue!"

"So dutiful..." Xiao Mo blurted out subconsciously. But on second thought, that really did sound like Blood Demon’s style.

"So dutiful? HAHAHAHA..." Blood Demon froze for a moment, then burst out laughing so hard that tears streamed down her face. "’So dutiful,’ hahaha... That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that one. You’ve got a sharp tongue for a kid."

Wiping the tears from her eyes, Blood Evil’s laughter gradually subsided. She took a deep breath. "But... when I found out your grandmaster had ’died’ in the White Bone Forbidden Land, my whole world collapsed.

That day, I sat in the courtyard for a long, long time.

It was only then that I realized... that old woman... she was actually pretty important to me."

Blood Demon reached out and gently caressed the tombstone. "This mountain is where your grandmaster was born. She once said that when she died, I should bury her here.

I couldn’t find her body, so I could only set up a cenotaph for her. This is it.

But the more I thought about it later, the more something felt wrong. I started to think your grandmaster wasn’t dead.

So I went looking for her.

Eventually, I found a Secret Realm.

It was an ancient tomb.

I have no idea how long that tomb had been there or who it belonged to, but the dangers inside... even thinking about them now makes my heart pound."

"Inside that ancient tomb, there were many Heavenly and Earthly Treasures. The Arrays within were extremely profound. Many Cultivators had their souls scattered the moment they set foot inside. And that’s where I was severely injured."

Blood Demon turned her head and looked at Xiao Mo seriously.

"Knowing Qing Yuan’s personality, she must have told you everything while I was unconscious.

Three thousand years ago, after I returned to the Wandao Sect, I told Qing Yuan that I was seriously injured because I had failed to break an Ancient Array in the tomb.

In reality, I was lying to her."

"There, I encountered the Residual Soul of an Ancient Female Cultivator. We had a huge battle. Her mastery over Arrays was terrifying.

Although I managed to suppress what was left of her, my own Spiritual Vein Root Bone was almost completely destroyed.

Fortunately, I found a Forbidden Technique in that tomb. I traded my future on the Great Dao for about three thousand years of life.

And the only reason I managed to survive my encounter with that Residual Soul was thanks to this."

As she spoke, Blood Demon pulled an emerald Jade Key from her robes. The key was covered in obscure, ancient inscriptions.

"What is this?" Xiao Mo frowned.

"Who knows."

Blood Demon shook her head.

"This is the token of the Peak Master of Blood Sin Peak, passed down since its founding. Back when I was about to die at the hands of that Residual Soul, this key erupted with a dazzling light.

That Ancient Female Cultivator just stood there, mesmerized, muttering ’I’m sorry’ over and over.

I don’t know what happened, but I used that chance to destroy her."

"Now..." Blood Demon stepped forward and placed the Jade Key around Xiao Mo’s neck. "With your grandmaster as a witness, this key is now yours. From now on, Blood Sin Peak is in your hands."

Gazing at the Jade Key, Xiao Mo’s expression was complicated.

"Alright, I’m a bit tired. Let’s go back." Blood Demon patted Xiao Mo’s shoulder and left the mountain peak.

But on the flight back to Blood Sin Peak, Blood Demon’s speed grew slower and slower. Her eyelids grew heavy, and she looked as if she was about to fall asleep.

Seeing Blood Demon’s state, Xiao Mo couldn’t help but lower his gaze.

Right now, Sister Qing Yuan was still performing Alchemy for Blood Demon.

But Blood Demon’s Life Fire had dwindled to a mere spark. He feared she wouldn’t be able to hold on until Sister Qing Yuan finished the Elixir.

And even if she did, the Elixir would be useless.

Returning to Blood Sin Peak, Blood Demon stretched, clasping her hands above her head with a yawn. "Ugh, so tired... feels like I’ve been flying for a year..." Her robes clung to her curvaceous figure.

"Then go back to your room and rest," Xiao Mo said.

"No need." Blood Demon shook her head and looked toward the edge of the peak’s cliff. "Hey, brat, come sit with me over there."

"Alright."

Xiao Mo and Blood Demon walked to the cliff’s edge.

Just as Xiao Mo sat down, Blood Demon let out a little "oof" as she supported herself to sit down, leaning her back against his.

"Mmm... comfy..."

Blood Demon shifted against Xiao Mo’s back, adjusting herself into a comfortable position.

The master and disciple sat back-to-back on the cliff’s edge.

Blood Demon rested her head against Xiao Mo’s back, gazing into the distance.

A gentle breeze drifted through the mountain forest, carrying the scent of earth and leaves as it softly rustled her hair.

A few scattered birds flew across the sky, their destination unknown.

"Hey, brat," Blood Demon called out softly.

"What is it." Xiao Mo’s tone was the same as ever.

"Call me ’Master’ just once, let me hear it." A small smile touched Blood Demon’s lips, her eyes filled with an unprecedented gentleness. "I’ve never heard you say it before."

Xiao Mo: "..."

"Say it, just once. C’mon, say it..."

Blood Demon pleaded, just like she had that night she was drunk.

Helpless, Xiao Mo could only call out, "Master..."

Hearing Xiao Mo’s voice, Blood Demon seemed to startle for a moment. She smiled and lowered her gaze. "Say it again."

"Master."

Blood Demon hugged her knees, her eyes glistening with moisture. "Say it again."

"Master."

"Again. A little louder."

"Master." Xiao Mo said it again. "Master, how many more times do you need me to say it?"

Blood Demon turned and smacked the back of Xiao Mo’s head. "What’s wrong with you calling me Master, brat? Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be?"

Xiao Mo: "..."

"But..."

Blood Demon leaned heavily against Xiao Mo, a beautiful curve forming on her lips. "It really does sound nice when you call me Master."

Xiao Mo didn’t want to deal with her, and the two fell silent once more.

"Hey, kid." After a while, Blood Demon spoke softly again. "Do you think in reincarnation, in the next life, you can become what you want to be?"

"Who knows," Xiao Mo replied. "What do you want to become?"

"Me?" Blood Demon shook her head. "I want to become a Blood Demon Flower."

"A Blood Demon Flower?"

"Yeah..."

Blood Demon nodded.

"My master named me Blood Demon because she found me, abandoned, in a field of Blood Demon Flowers.

In my next life, I think I’ll just be a flower. That sounds nice.

But then again, if I really became a Blood Demon Flower, would you be able to find me in a sea of them?"

"Of course," Xiao Mo nodded. "It would be the ugliest one in the field."

"What are you saying..."

Blood Demon really wanted to smack the back of his head again, but right now, she felt so, so tired. Her eyes were heavy, and she just wanted to sleep.

Blood Demon’s head drooped as she tugged on the corner of Xiao Mo’s sleeve, her voice growing fainter. "I’m not the ugliest one... I’m... I’m the most beautiful one..."

"Whether you’re beautiful or ugly," Xiao Mo could barely feel the Life Fire of the woman behind him anymore. "If you really become a Blood Demon Flower, I will let you bloom in a different kind of Western Regions."

"A different kind of Western Regions?" Blood Demon’s eyelids were half-closed, her breath growing weaker. "What kind of different Western Regions...?"

"A Western Regions with rules," Xiao Mo replied.

"A Western Regions with rules... that sounds nice..."

Her eyes gradually closed, her voice like a kite with a broken string, drifting further and further away.

Her grip on Xiao Mo’s fingers gradually loosened. Her head drooped gently, and she spoke no more, as if she had fallen asleep.

Xiao Mo raised his head, looking at the vast, blue sky.

’Yeah... that sounds nice...’