Chapter 359 - Change

Chapter 359 - Change

Bai Lingmiao laughed. She laughed hard, almost as if she was venting everything inside her heart.

Even after spending so much time with her, Li Huowang had never seen Bai Lingmiao act like that.

“Quick! Return the sword!” Li Huowang hobbled towards Bai Lingmiao.

But when Li Huowang approached her, he saw the white-haired girl suddenly raise her arm and stab the sword toward his torso. She tore open his torso and revealed Li Huowang’s heart into the cold air.

Then, Bai Lingmiao walked over and hugged him, his blood staining her clothes red.

“Aaaa~” At that moment, Bai Lingmiao's face had an expression of relief.

Li Huowang wanted to say something to Bai Lingmiao, but she kissed him first.

After a few breaths, she moved backward and looked at him, her lips inching upward as she laughed.

On the other hand, Li Huowang's hands were trembling as he held her face. He felt extremely conflicted about the current situation. “Miaomiao, let’s stop. Alright?”

It was just like what happened to Lu Xiucai; the black-tassel sword’s murderous aura had transformed Bai Lingmiao’s behavior.

Hearing Li Huowang’s words, Bai Lingmiao slowly calmed down and returned back to the gentle girl she was as she spoke in a sheepish voice, “Senior Li, is this how you want me to be?”

However, when she saw the ray of hope in Li Huowang’s eyes, Bai Lingmiao’s shy expression immediately changed into one of excitement. “Hahaha! Impossible! Dream on! I will never return to my introverted self! I’ve seen many things and I don’t want to take care of all of them! I finally feel free! If I knew how nice it was to be free of such thoughts, then I would’ve touched your sword much earlier! Plus, look at you and me! We are now much more compatible! Hahahaha!”

While she was shouting, some of the features of the Immortal families, such as hairy ears or snake scales, appeared intermittently on her face.

As he heard those words, Li Huowang trembled from the pain, both physical and mental. In the end, he just hugged her gently. “Miaomiao, I’m sorry.”

Finally in his embrace, Bai Lingmiao closed her eyes and felt a sense of euphoria from smelling the stench of blood on him. “Li Huowang, you can return to the village now. Everyone’s waiting for you.”

Li Huowang released her and looked at her strange yet familiar face. He struggled a bit before saying, “Don’t worry. I will find a way to turn you back. This is my fault.”

Li Huowang swore adamantly in his heart. He was already doing what other Strayed Ones could only dream of achieving. By comparison, dispelling the murderous aura from her body was just a minor issue.

As his thoughts reached this point, Li Huowang looked at the people around him. Compared to the last time, when he was all alone and had to do everything by himself, this time around, he might be able to get some help from the people around him.

But right now, Bai Lingmiao was beside him, and so he couldn’t ask for their help.

On the way back, no one spoke. All of them were busy thinking about their own issues.

Due to their fatigue and the accident from earlier, they failed to reach a village before nightfall. However, they didn’t complain and just found some firewood to light up a bonfire and rest.

That night, Bai Lingmiao and Li Huowang slept while cuddling.

Li Huowang had not felt such comfort in a long time.

However, neither of them could fall asleep. Under the illumination of the bonfire, the two of them just stared at each other.

When she saw Li Huowang staring at her, Bai Lingmiao smirked as she slyly whispered into his ears, “Why are you staring at me like that? Are you still thinking about having sex even though you are injured so badly?”

Hearing this, Li Huowang sighed and hugged her closer.

In response, Bai Lingmiao tore open his torso and put her face into his chest cavity before kissing his heart. “Relax, I’m still the same Bai Lingmiao who will die fighting with you. I will never forget what you did for me throughout our travels. None of that will change. The only thing that has changed is the way I think.”

“But you still changed.” Li Huowang’s voice was filled with self-loathing and defeat.

“Oh? Do you dare say that you did not change at all throughout our journey? In fact, weren’t you the one who changed the most?”

“I changed?” Li Huowang shook his head. “No, I did not. I’m still Li Huowang.”

“Are you lying to yourself?” Bai Lingmiao rolled her eyes. “You’ve changed much more than me. The past Li Huowang would never chop off his fingers or gouge out his eyeballs without hesitation.”

“Are you saying that the past me is the real Li Huowang while the present me is not?” asked Li Huowang.