Chapter 940: From the Divine Realm A Girl

"You... stop!"

A blue shadow flickered in front of Yun Che, and the girl in blue appeared before him as if teleporting, still tightly cradling the woman in white. "Master just said... she was saved by someone, and even the poison has significantly weakened. Could it... could it really be you who did it?"

"No, no, no, of course not. I'm a big liar and a despicable, shameless scoundrel. How could I possibly have saved her?" Yun Che turned his head away irritably. "Your Master has been returned to you. Why are you still lingering here? Hurry up and leave."

"I, I..." The girl in blue panicked momentarily and quickly said, "I know it must be you, because you were the only one who touched Master just now. I misunderstood you. Please... please save my Master, okay? You just said yourself that you have a way to save her."

Yun Che glanced at her, speaking quite impolitely, "Yes, I do have a way to save her. And I've always been kind-hearted. When your Master fell, I not only caught her, but after sensing her abnormal aura, I immediately took the initiative to preserve her life and expel the poison. Yet, you, as her disciple, not only failed to thank me, but you immediately cursed me as despicable and shameless, accused me of desecrating your Master, called me a big liar, threatened to kill me, and finally even held my Senior Martial Aunt Murong hostage to threaten me... It seems you truly wish for your Master to die quickly, so I can only return her to you."

"So, why don't you hurry up and leave? I promise you, in less than fifteen minutes, she will be completely gone, and not even a deity could save her. Just take her corpse and return to where you belong."

Yun Che's face was as dark as a pot bottom. After speaking, he didn't spare the girl in blue another glance, simply striding past her.

The girl in blue was stunned by Yun Che's shouting. Seeing him about to walk away again, she quickly blocked his path once more, saying with a timid, aggrieved tone, "I'm sorry, it was my fault. I shouldn't have cursed you. It was... it was all my mistake. I didn't know you were saving Master at that time. I... I never imagined you were so powerful..."

Yun Che stopped, casting a sidelong glance. "Did you just say... you were wrong?"

"Yes, I was wrong, I was truly wrong." Seeing Yun Che stop, the girl in blue immediately nodded like a pecking chick. "Please, I beg you, will you save my Master? I will... I will definitely repay you."

"Since you know you were wrong," Yun Che said slowly, arms crossed, "then tell me, where exactly were you wrong?"

The girl's profound strength was astonishing, yet her disposition was unexpectedly naive, making her no match for an old fox like Yun Che. Under the circumstances, she didn't even think of resorting to force, only obediently saying, "I... I shouldn't have cursed you, shouldn't have misunderstood you, shouldn't have... In short, it was all my fault. I truly know I was wrong. Please, you must save my Master."

Seeing her appear both aggrieved and anxious, as if she might burst into tears if he pressed further, Yun Che still maintained a cold expression. "So, am I still a big liar?"

"No, no." The girl in blue quickly shook her head.

"Then am I still a depraved person?" Yun Che asked indignantly.

"..." The girl in blue hesitated for a full two seconds before lowering her head, her face slightly flushed, her voice much softer. "No."

"...!" This little girl's lies were so obvious!

"Alright, since you've admitted your mistake, I forgive you. Goodbye." Yun Che magnanimously waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Ah?" The girl in blue froze, then hastily teleported again, blocking Yun Che's path once more. "Wait! I've tried so hard to admit my mistake, and you said you forgave me, so my Master..."

"What about your Master?" Yun Che sneered. "It's only natural for you to admit and apologize for your mistakes. We're barely even now. What does that have to do with your Master?"

"You..." The girl in blue was angry, anxious, and aggrieved. "How can you be like this! I've already admitted my mistake, you... why are you still unwilling to save my Master?"

"Why should I save her?" Yun Che retorted. "Your Master is afflicted with a terrifying poison. Given the extent of its spread, it's certain she's lived with this poison for a long time. To forcefully resist this poison and prolong her life for so long must have come at an enormous cost. You should realize how difficult and costly it would be to cure this poison."

"I..." The girl in blue's lips parted.

"She's not my relative, nor my friend, and certainly not my wife. She's a complete stranger I've never met. Why should I expend such a huge cost to save someone completely unrelated to me?" Yun Che said with a stern face.

"I... I..." The girl in blue was utterly speechless.

"Actually, I was genuinely going to save her. After all, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and saving a beauty is even more... *cough cough*, but unfortunately, a certain peeping tom took it the wrong way, threatened to kill me, and showered me with insults. Why should I bother saving her now!" Yun Che turned his head, swiftly bypassing her. "Don't follow me again! Otherwise, I'll really chase you away."

"..." This time, the girl in blue did not stop Yun Che. She stood there, motionless, gazing at the pale, weak woman in white in her arms. The tears she had been desperately holding back finally streamed down, and she let out a helpless sob. "Waa... I really didn't mean to... It's me... I harmed Master..."

The girl's tears filled Feng Xue'er with profound sympathy. She quickly stepped forward, took Yun Che's hand, and gently said, "Brother Yun, don't scare her anymore. She already knows she was wrong."

Turning around, she comforted the girl in blue. "Little sister, don't worry. Brother Yun is a very good person; he was just teasing you a little. Plead with him earnestly, and he will surely be willing to save your Master."

The girl in blue looked up, her nose twitching, but hope rekindled in her tearful eyes. She took hesitant steps forward, lowering her head, her voice quivering with tears. "Please, please save my Master, okay? I was wrong before; I shouldn't have cursed you, shouldn't have misunderstood you, shouldn't have held that lady hostage just now. My Master's kindness to me is as vast as a mountain. If Master is gone, I... I don't want to live anymore. Please... as long as you're willing to save my Master, I'll... I'll do anything."

The girl's every word was choked with tears, poignant and clear. Not just Feng Xue'er, but all the Ice Cloud women present felt their hearts ache with pity, and even Murong Qianxue, who had been held hostage earlier, cast a pleading look at Yun Che.

"..." Yun Che felt conflicted. This girl's profound strength was monstrous. The aura she had briefly released, though only for an instant, was definitely comparable to Xuanyuan Wentian's at that time, and that surely wasn't her full power.

Possessing such terrifying profound strength, she should at least be a monster who had lived for thousands of years.

But judging by her appearance and disposition... she was utterly an "innocent" girl, completely unversed in the ways of the world.

Could it be that she was truly just a teenage girl, as she appeared?

A teenager... with profound strength surpassing Xuanyuan Wentian?

This... how was that possible?!

Yun Che turned around, looking directly at the girl in blue, his gaze calm. "You just said that if I save your Master, you'd do anything?"

"Mm!" The girl in blue clearly didn't grasp the gravity of Yun Che's words and quickly nodded. "As long as you're willing to save my Master, I will definitely repay you well."

"Alright then." Yun Che nodded. "The poison in your Master's body has spread throughout. If I were to forcefully remove it, it would only make her die faster. So, we'll have to proceed slowly. To completely remove it while preserving her life will take about a month. During this time, you can be my 'bedside maid'."

"Ah?" Involuntary gasps came from the surrounding Ice Cloud women.

The girl in blue, however, simply stood there dumbfounded. "'Bedside'... maid?"

"Precisely. In simple terms, it means serving me well during the day and sleeping with me at night." Yun Che's half-closed eyes gleamed with lecherous intent.

Even if the girl in blue was incredibly naive and ignorant of the world, she should have understood what "sleeping with" meant. Her face immediately turned pale. "No... no... how can it be like that..."

"Is there a problem?" Yun Che asked without batting an eye. "I am a despicable, shameless scoundrel, so of course, I'd propose conditions befitting such a person. You just kept saying that your Master's kindness to me is immense, and that you'd do anything for her. Now, all you need to do is be my bedside maid for just one month to save your Master. What a bargain! Yet, judging by your expression, you're unwilling? It seems, in your heart, your Master's life isn't that important after all."

"It's not, it's not," the girl in blue shook her head, biting her lip tightly as tears flowed down her face again. "I... I..."

"Brother Yun," Feng Xue'er felt even more sympathy. She lightly squeezed Yun Che's hand and whispered, "She's already crying, and you're still bullying her."

"She ruined my reputation as a Palace Master," Yun Che grumbled, still seemingly bearing a grudge. What infuriated him most wasn't her immediate barrage of insults, nor her holding Murong Qianxue hostage, but... that she dared to reveal his teasing of Feng Hanyue in front of Murong Qianxue, Jun Lianqie, Mu Lanyi, Chu Yueli... and all the Ice Cloud disciples!

It was absolutely intolerable!

Feng Xue'er let out a light laugh, teasing, "Brother Yun, do you really think Senior Martial Aunt Murong and the others don't know? Your 'reputation' was ruined long ago. No, in fact, you never had one to begin with."

Yun Che: (⊙o⊙)! (What!?)

"Little sister, don't be afraid. Brother Yun isn't a bad person; he was just joking with you," Feng Xue'er reassured the girl in blue.

"Alright, alright." Yun Che looked helpless, and a little guilty as he glanced at Murong Qianxue and the others. Then he composed himself. "You don't have to be a bedside maid. You just need to answer a few questions truthfully, and I'll immediately save your Master."

The girl in blue raised her tear-filled eyes, still somewhat disbelieving. "R-really?"

"Hmph! There are truly few people in the world as kind as I am." Yun Che adopted a detached, savior-like posture, then asked directly, "First question, what is your name?"

"I... My name is Situ Lanlan, and Master gave me the name Mu Xiaolan," the girl in blue quietly wiped away her tears, answering very seriously. As if fearing Yun Che's dissatisfaction, she even proactively stated both her birth name and the name her Master gave her.

Situ Lanlan... A black line appeared on Yun Che's forehead. This little girl's profound strength was even more terrifying than Xuanyuan Wentian's, yet she had such a childish name!

Xuanyuan Wentian... Situ Lanlan... Just by listening to the names, the former sounded like a powerful boss, while the latter sounded like a little girl selling flowers by the roadside! Who on earth would believe she was stronger than Xuanyuan Wentian?

What was even more absurd was that the name her Master gave her was even more childish than her birth name! It was practically a baby name!

"I... I'm not lying. Both are my names." Seeing Yun Che's facial muscles suddenly twitch irregularly, Mu Xiaolan thought he didn't believe her.

"I don't disbelieve you." Yun Che quickly composed himself and continued, "Then how old are you?"

"N-nineteen." Still seemingly affected by the lingering fear from Yun Che's previous intimidations, Mu Xiaolan's answer was timid and soft.

Nineteen?

Yun Che's eyes twitched sharply, and Feng Xue'er and the other Ice Cloud women were also inwardly shocked.

This little girl who had sent Yun Che reeling with a single palm strike... was only nineteen!?

And the woman in white, whom she called Master, must be much stronger than her!

Where did these master and disciple monsters come from?!

Yun Che took a slight breath and continued to ask, "And where are you and your Master from?"

"..." Mu Xiaolan's eyes showed a flicker of panic, and she instinctively shook her head. "Th-this... I... I can't say without Master's permission..."

"Oh," Yun Che nodded, turning to leave. "Goodbye."

"Ah! Wait! I'll tell you!" Mu Xiaolan cried out in a panicked voice. She lowered her head and said very softly, "My Master and I are from the Snow Song Realm."

Snow Song Realm?

All the Ice Cloud women exchanged glances; not one of them had ever heard that name. Feng Xue'er looked at Yun Che in surprise. "Brother Yun, have you heard of that name?"

Yun Che shook his head. Mu Xiaolan's answer fully confirmed his earlier conjecture, and he suddenly understood. "As expected, you're not from this world."

"Not from this world?" Feng Xue'er's face was full of surprise. "Then, could they be..."

"Does the Snow Song Realm you mentioned belong to a place called the 'God Realm'?" Yun Che's brows furrowed unconsciously as he asked with utmost seriousness.

A nineteen-year-old girl with little cunning, yet whose profound strength could surpass the terrifying Xuanyuan Wentian – how could this girl belong to this plane? Xuanyuan Wentian, in terms of profound strength alone, had definitely entered the Divine Way. Therefore, this young girl was very likely a true practitioner of the Divine Way, and her Snow Song Realm was very likely...

"Ah?" Mu Xiaolan looked at him in surprise. "You... you actually know about our God Realm?"

Yun Che: "!!"

This sentence was undeniable confirmation... she was indeed from the plane called the God Realm!

"Brother Yun, she..." Feng Xue'er gasped, but immediately became cautious, transmitting the rest of her words to Yun Che's ear: "She's actually from your Master's world."

"..." Yun Che's chest rose and fell. Although he had a premonition, his heart remained unsettled for a long time. He desperately wanted to see Jasmine, to go to the God Realm, to know more about it. And this girl in front of him, she came from the same great world as Jasmine... perhaps he could learn many things he wanted to know from her.

And since they could come here, they must have a way back, perhaps...

"I have one last question for you." Yun Che composed himself slightly and continued to ask seriously, "What is your Master's name?"

At this point, the girl could no longer hide anything and could only continue to answer softly, "Master's revered name is Mu Bingyun."