Beauties in Simulation Cross over into Reality

Chapter 79: Chapter 70: Mr. Xiao, Do You Have Any Last Words?

The first day of the third month.

Winter had passed, and spring had begun.

Xiao Qing had also awakened from her hibernation.

Less than three days remained until Bai Ruxue’s Tribulation Crossing.

Bai Ruxue was about to set off for Ganyue Port, the starting point for her River Transform to Dragon.

That morning, Bai Ruxue rose early to make one last breakfast for Xiao Mo.

After breakfast, Bai Ruxue washed the dishes, swept the courtyard, and laundered Xiao Mo’s clothes.

When all the chores were done, Bai Ruxue glanced at the sky.

She knew it was time for her to leave…

“Xiao Mo, I’m leaving now…” Bai Ruxue said reluctantly, standing before him. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon!”

“Mm,” Xiao Mo nodded. “Don’t be rash during your journey. No matter what you encounter, just keep swimming forward. Believe in yourself. This River Transform to Dragon is nothing for you.”

“I know.” Bai Ruxue nodded emphatically. “You have to take good care of yourself.”

Xiao Mo smiled. “Don’t worry, Xiao Qing is here. Do you not trust her?”

Bai Ruxue lifted her gaze and looked deeply at Xiao Mo. “Then… then I’m going…”

“Go on. Be careful on your way.”

“Sister, we’ll wait for you to come back…” Xiao Qing said, handing a bundle to her older sister.

In her heart, Xiao Qing was still very worried about her sister.

Although her sister had made many preparations during this time, and Brother Xiao had explained many key points to her, the River Transform to Dragon was, after all, no simple matter.

Countless members of the Snake Race had cultivated for most of their lives only to fall at this very step.

And then there was the Nine Dragon Profound Thunder Tribulation.

Not every member of the Snake Race was qualified to face the Nine Dragon Profound Thunder Tribulation.

But her sister’s talent was too extraordinary. Furthermore, she had True Dragon Essence Blood in her body; her bloodline had already atavised.

Her sister was well aware of this.

’Even though she seems a bit dazed most of the time, she’s not actually a fool.’

’She knows her talent is exceptional, and she knows it’s likely to attract the Nine Dragon Profound Thunder Tribulation.’

’Otherwise, she wouldn’t have decided to attempt the River Transform to Dragon in the first place.’

’But the Nine Dragon Profound Thunder Tribulation… it’s a trial with a slim chance of survival…’

“Don’t worry, Xiao Qing. Your big sister is very capable,” Bai Ruxue said with a smile. “But Xiao Qing, I’m leaving Xiao Mo in your care now. You must be attentive to him every day.”

Xiao Qing nodded firmly. “Yes, I will definitely take good care of Brother Xiao.”

“Then I’m off,” Bai Ruxue said, looking at Xiao Mo and her sister.

“Be careful all the way.”

Slinging the bundle over her shoulder, Bai Ruxue walked away, one step at a time.

But she kept looking back every few steps, her eyes filled with reluctance to leave.

Finally, Bai Ruxue turned, waved her hand forcefully, and then took a step, flying off into the distance and vanishing over the horizon.

“Don’t worry. Ruxue will successfully complete her River Transform to Dragon,” Xiao Mo said, retracting his gaze and gently patting Xiao Qing’s head.

“Mhm,” Xiao Qing nodded. “And Sister will definitely bring back the Dragon Thunder Liquid to extend your life, Brother Xiao!”

“We can’t force it,” Xiao Mo said with a gentle smile. “Come, let’s go back to the courtyard.”

“Slow down, Brother Xiao.”

Xiao Qing helped Xiao Mo walk back into the courtyard.

After her sister left, Xiao Qing took even more meticulous care of Xiao Mo.

When Xiao Mo wasn’t reading, he would sit in the courtyard, tapping his fingers against the stone table again and again, as if he were divining something.

At night, Xiao Qing would heat water to help Xiao Mo wash his face and feet before returning to her room to rest.

Late at night, past the midpoint of the Hour of the Ox.

Xiao Mo opened his eyes. He put on a set of green robes, pushed open the door, and walked toward Xiao Qing’s room.

Xiao Mo’s steps were light, and he had concealed his presence with the Mountain and River Fortune. Coupled with the fact that Xiao Qing was completely unguarded, she had no idea Brother Xiao had come to her bedside.

He sat on the edge of her bed, extended a finger, and lightly tapped the spot between her eyebrows.

Xiao Qing fell into a much deeper sleep. She wouldn’t wake even if someone shouted her name, as if she had entered hibernation once more.

“You’ve worked hard all these years.”

Xiao Mo pulled the blanket up for Xiao Qing, then left the room. He returned to his seat in the courtyard, gazing at the quiet, starry sky, listening to the chirping of spring insects, and waiting for day to break.

The Hour of the Rabbit.

An indigo blue still hung heavy overhead, where a few lingering stars glimmered as faintly as dying embers. The distant mountains were reduced to a thick, dark, hazy line lying across the border of heaven and earth. In the eastern sky, however, a crab-shell green had quietly emerged, gradually spreading and lightening from deep to pale.

Dawn was breaking.

The morning glow dyed the horizon red, its light falling upon the old man.

“It’s about time.”

Xiao Mo stood up, brushed a leaf from his clothes, took the broom to sweep the courtyard one more time, and then took down the clothes from the bamboo pole and folded them neatly.

Finally, Xiao Mo changed into the pair of shoes Bai Ruxue had made for him and put on the worn-out green robes he had owned for who knows how long.

After finishing all this, Xiao Mo continued to wait in the courtyard.

Around the Hour of the Dragon, a woman in Daoist robes arrived at the courtyard.

Fuchen glanced at Xiao Mo, then at the side room. “Is Xiao Qing asleep inside?”

“Yes. In Xiao Qing’s heart, her sister is more important than her own life. But she would certainly try to stop what I’m about to do, so it’s best to let her sleep. By the time she wakes up, it will all be over.”

Xiao Mo stood up and bowed with his hands clasped to Fuchen. “I’ll have to ask you to take good care of Xiao Qing, Fairy.”

Fuchen replied calmly, “Xiao Qing is my disciple. It is only right that I, a humble Daoist, look after her.”

Xiao Mo smiled faintly. “Actually, I have been somewhat curious. Fuchen Fairy, why do you value Ruxue so highly? Is it merely because of that one chance meeting?”

Fuchen shook her head. “Ruxue reminds me of a friend of mine. Her personality was very similar to Ruxue’s. After she perished, she left behind a single drop of Essence Blood. Since Ruxue obtained that Essence Blood, she also received my friend’s legacy, making her a disciple of sorts.

Helping her is my way of supporting my friend’s successor.

However, the matter that comes next involves a karmic debt too great for this humble Daoist to interfere in.

Please forgive me, Mr. Xiao.”

“You’re too kind, Fairy. You have cared for them greatly over the years and have already helped more than enough. I dare not trouble you further. For what comes next, this old man alone should be sufficient,” Xiao Mo said with a smile.

Fuchen: “…”

Xiao Mo looked up at the sky. “It’s getting late. This old man ought to be on his way.”

Seeing the calm and open-minded look in Xiao Mo’s eyes, Fuchen couldn’t help but sigh with regret in her heart. “Mr. Xiao, do you have any last words?”

“Last words?”

Xiao Mo straightened his sleeves and looked around at the dilapidated old courtyard, at the old locust tree within it, and then at the distant She Mountain.

“On the southern face of that mountain, there is a small path.”

“Follow that path all the way up. About halfway up the mountain, there is a large rock.”

“If there is a body left of me.”

“Bury it there.”