Chapter 929: Self-Disrupting Sense of Measure, Leukosia

"What are your conditions?" Lei Xi'er looked over, her God-Devil Pupils subtly swirling, displaying an extraordinary mystique.

Xu Xiaoshou stated firmly, "Once we're out, all actions will be guided by me. You cannot act recklessly, nor can you leave my side or act on your own!"

Lei Xi'er's eyelashes fluttered, and the corners of her lips curved slightly. Before a smile could fully form, it faded. She immediately realized that Xu Xiaoshou was still treating her like his junior sister, afraid she might cause trouble.

"Alright," she replied softly, then asked again, "Are there any other conditions?"

"No," Xu Xiaoshou said, spreading his hands, surprised by how agreeable Lei Xi'er was. "As long as you don't cause trouble, there might be a series of operations later where your abilities will be needed. Remember, during the Imperial City Trial, everything will be under my command."

"What about after the trial ends?" Lei Xi'er suddenly asked.

Xu Xiaoshou paused, not having thought that far ahead. There was already too much chaos and too many immediate concerns. After a moment's contemplation, Lei Xi'er quietly said, "After the trial ends, I may not remain at Heaven's First Tower. Now that I've awakened, I have my own matters to resolve."

She's leaving? Xu Xiaoshou's heart immediately tightened. He had previously sensed that Lei Xi'er wouldn't stay by his side for long after awakening. However, he had unconsciously avoided the issue. Now that it was directly brought up, he wasn't sure how to respond. His junior sister had never traveled far before... Without Elder Sang, without him, what if something happened to her?

"I have my own things to do," Lei Xi'er repeated, as if sensing Xu Xiaoshou's hesitation.

"Are you going to look for Lei Shuangxing?" Xu Xiaoshou asked suddenly. He figured that whatever Lei Xi'er intended to do must be related to the Lei family, and this would inevitably involve another Lei family member: Lei Shuangxing.

Lei Xi'er neither confirmed nor denied it. She simply gazed into the distance, shaking her head slightly, "That's my own business. You don't need to ask further..." Although many years had passed since the annihilation of the Void Lei family, the matter was riddled with doubts, and there might even be more than one mastermind behind it. Xu Xiaoshou was still at the Grandmaster level. In his junior sister's eyes, Xu Xiaoshou was indeed omnipotent. However, from Lei Xi'er's current perspective, this was a grave matter, and Xu Xiaoshou lacked the ability, so he naturally shouldn't get involved. Since his junior sister was so worried about him, she would do him a favor by keeping him completely out of it, thus preventing harm.

Xu Xiaoshou stared intently at the silver-haired woman, who once again seemed a stranger, for a long time before sighing. "Let's talk about what happens next, later. Perhaps whether you and I can even leave the Yunlun Mountains alive is still a question."

Lei Xi'er looked back and nodded. "Okay."

With the discussion concluded, the plan was essentially ready for execution. Xu Xiaoshou said nothing more, only giving a final instruction: "Wait here for a moment. When a spatial tunnel appears, you can simply exit the Yuan Mansion."

After speaking, he looked at Greed God, who was wandering around the Pill Cauldron World, and with a flicker of his body, appeared beside the little white cat. As soon as he approached, Greed God let out a "meow" and affectionately leaped into his arms.

It's gotten fatter... As soon as Xu Xiaoshou picked it up, he could tell Greed God's weight had increased significantly.

"Meow, meow!""Master, are you taking me with you?"

Xu Xiaoshou could understand Greed God's affectionate meows. He smiled, scratched its nose, and said, "Yes, this time, I'm taking you out!"

"Meow?" Greed God was stunned. It had just asked as usual, not really expecting anything. Having spent so much time in the Yuan Mansion world, Greed God had almost forgotten the outside world. It certainly longed for freedom, but Greed God also knew it was still too weak and needed to grow. Its master never took it along on trips. Unexpectedly, this time, after asking as usual, its master actually agreed!

"Meow, meow!" Greed God's ears perked up in excitement.

"You've grown stronger. You shouldn't just be a simple pill-refining cat. Now that I'm going out, there might be times when I need your help." Xu Xiaoshou thought of the "Three Animosity Pupils" that Greed God had swallowed. He patted the little white cat's head and said, "Let me see your eyes."

Greed God responded, its left eye trembling. The gray three-petal pattern began to rotate within its pupil, revealing a mysterious power.

"Can you control it?" Xu Xiaoshou realized that after adapting for some time, Greed God could now basically control the concealment and appearance of the "Three Animosity Pupils," so it didn't have to constantly display them and risk being discovered.

"Meow, meow!" Greed God nodded, so happy about going out to play that it would reveal anything.

"How much of its power can you control now?" Xu Xiaoshou pressed, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Meow?" Greed God fell into a state of thought. How much power... It didn't quite know that.

"I'm being foolish," Xu Xiaoshou said, slapping his forehead. It was just a cat. It was already impressive that it could adapt to the special power of the "Three Animosity Pupils." How could it know what percentage it had mastered?

Just then, a fragrant breeze swept past from behind, bringing with it a voice of astonishment. "Three Animosity Pupils?"

Xu Xiaoshou turned his body, and indeed saw Lei Xi'er looking at the little white cat with wide, astonished eyes, her red lips slightly agape. "This...?" He thought of something and immediately felt awkward. The "Three Animosity Pupils" originally belonged to the Lei family, and Lei Xi'er was the surviving orphan of the Lei family. Before, as Mu Zixi, she didn't know about the Lei family. Now that she had awakened, all her memories had returned, and to personally see her family's pupil installed in a cat's eye... Ahem! This, this, this... How complicated must Lei Xi'er's feelings be at this moment? Wasn't this like seeing part of her ancestors' organs dug out by outsiders and installed onto a pet? Just thinking about it, Xu Xiaoshou felt a surge of grief and indignation, let alone Lei Xi'er.

"I..." He hesitated, stammering a bit, "I think I might need to explain..."

"You certainly do need to explain." Lei Xi'er was shocked that Greed God, with whom she had spent so much time, possessed the Lei family pupil. At the same time, she looked towards one of the Yuan Mansion's treasures—the Eye of Heavenly Knowledge. This had been formed from the Heavenly Knowledge Bead that Xu Xiaoshou had tricked Jiang Xian into giving him while disguised as Bazun An. The Eye of Heavenly Knowledge was originally trapped within the Heavenly Knowledge Bead. Upon entering the Yuan Mansion world, it transformed into a world-suppressing treasure, its power liberated with the aid of the world's energy. However, Xu Xiaoshou still hadn't figured out the functions of the "Eye of Heavenly Knowledge." Yet, now there was someone with Lei family blood standing right in front of him...

Xu Xiaoshou felt that if he didn't explain everything in detail, Lei Xi'er's rapidly spinning God-Devil Pupils could, with just their ocular power, tear him to shreds!

At once, he recounted everything: how he disguised himself as Bazun An to enter the Jiang family mansion and seize the Heavenly Knowledge Bead; and how he used Elder Sang's body to infiltrate the Heaven's Prayer Forest and forcefully take a "Three Animosity Pupil" from the Yama Organization. After explaining everything, Xu Xiaoshou added, "I know you might not believe it, but that's what happened. Greed God accidentally swallowed the Three Animosity Pupil; I had no control over it. This wasn't intentional desecration, just an accident... As for the Eye of Heavenly Knowledge, if you want it, I can return it to you immediately."

He felt he had never been so humble, especially in front of his junior sister. But what could he do...? The Lei family pupils belonged to them, and he had somehow acquired two, only to be discovered by the rightful owner. Even after explaining, Xu Xiaoshou himself still felt like a thief.

Lei Xi'er listened in a daze. Some of the details Xu Xiaoshou mentioned were things she had never heard of during her time as Mu Zixi. For instance, she knew Xu Xiaoshou had acted alone before, but she never imagined he would be so bold as to impersonate the Eighth Sword Immortal and trick Jiang Xian, a true semi-saint successor, into giving him an "Eye of Heavenly Knowledge" from his mansion. Was he not afraid of death? What if he got caught! And Heaven's Prayer Forest... An organization like Yama, which coveted the Lei family pupils, had members with Dao Severing cultivation, each possessing "Flower Immortal Eyes" and "Cross-Patterned Heterochromia." Yet, Xu Xiaoshou, with only innate cultivation, managed to obtain a "Three Animosity Pupil" from them. Incredible! Did this guy even have a brain? If the plan failed, wouldn't he lose his life?

Watching Xu Xiaoshou's trepidation, as if he feared she wouldn't believe him, Lei Xi'er was actually more startled by his boldness and actions. After a long silence, she said nothing else, merely whispering "Yama," a name Xu Xiaoshou had mentioned, as if realizing something.

"I believe you." Under Xu Xiaoshou's anxious gaze, Lei Xi'er regained her serene expression. After speaking softly, she pointed at the "Eye of Heavenly Knowledge" floating above and said, "I won't forcefully take the Three Animosity Pupil, but you must return the 'Eye of Heavenly Knowledge' to me."

"Of course!" Xu Xiaoshou waved his hand, and the "Eye of Heavenly Knowledge," which was still hovering above, flew down. He took the eyeball and handed it over, saying, "It's returning to its rightful owner. This is its destiny."

Destiny... Lei Xi'er took the "Eye of Heavenly Knowledge," gazing at it silently for a long time. Her God-Devil Pupils suddenly stopped spinning, and a look of sorrow appeared in her eyes. "Uncle Tian..." she murmured to herself.

Xu Xiaoshou watched the silver-haired woman's long eyelashes tremble, as if she were about to weep. His heart ached, feeling the sorrowful aura surrounding Lei Xi'er. He found it hard to imagine how Lei Xi'er, still a child when the Void Lei family was annihilated, managed to escape such a catastrophe. Perhaps his junior sister's appearance was destined, not an accident. Or perhaps, her reawakening was chosen by fate, not achieved by human effort. But... Sometimes, not knowing might actually be a form of happiness!

"I'm sorry, I made you recall unpleasant things." Xu Xiaoshou didn't know how to comfort her, so he simply stood by, quietly waiting. Greed God also seemed to sense the unusual atmosphere, shrinking into its master's arms, not daring to move. It remembered a long time ago, this girl with a familiar aura, who used to feed it in the Yuan Mansion world. Although her appearance had changed, Greed God recognized her as the same person. It slowly extended a paw, seemingly in comfort, scratching lightly at the air, and letting out a soft "meow."

Lei Xi'er snapped back to reality, looked at Greed God, and then suddenly smiled sweetly. She extended a slender hand, stroking Greed God's soft white fur, then looked up at Xu Xiaoshou, her eyes now filled with determination: "We should go out now."

Xu Xiaoshou was startled by her resolute gaze. He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up to advise, "Although I told you about Yama, they are too powerful and too mysterious, even I wouldn't dare to act recklessly... With your current cultivation level, you might not even be able to defeat one of their members. Once we're out, you absolutely must not act on your own."

"Don't worry," Lei Xi'er said indifferently.

Xu Xiaoshou took a deep breath and said no more. His junior sister was no longer there. What Lei Xi'er would do afterward was something to consider later. For now, he needed to resolve the immediate situation!

"Wait a moment." With a wave of his hand, Xu Xiaoshou effortlessly conjured a realistic image clone of "Mu Xiaogong," capable of moving, speaking, and acting.

At this moment, in the Yunlun Mountains, on the path leading to the Ninth Dragon Vein, a small girl in a green dress with twin ponytails was running forward. Suddenly, her figure paused slightly. As if a frame had frozen, in that almost imperceptible detail, Xu Xiaoshou's main body and his image clone swapped places. One continued along the mountain path, though slightly deviating from the original direction. The other, meanwhile, vanished into the Yuan Mansion.

With his true body back in the Yuan Mansion world, Xu Xiaoshou no longer maintained his disguise. With a transformation, he returned to his original appearance as "Xu Xiaoshou"—handsome and extraordinary, with a tall and well-proportioned physique. This time, he didn't even bother to conceal his glowing Treasure Body, fully displaying his true brilliance. No longer the secretive Saint Servant Xu Xiaoshou who hid his true identity. Nor the ordinary-looking, scruffy-bearded Xu Shao Xu Deyie of Heaven's First Tower. This time, Xu Xiaoshou was simply Xu Xiaoshou, without any prefixes!

"So comfortable..." After maintaining "Transformation" for so long, using "Imitator" to impersonate others, when Xu Xiaoshou returned to himself, he felt as if the world had become much cooler.

Lei Xi'er gazed in a slight daze as the person in front of her, who had appeared in the form of "Mu Xiaogong," transformed back into the familiar yet slightly different "Senior Brother" from her memories. Her mind suddenly went blank. She unconsciously smiled, a radiant bloom like a flower. She then stretched out a hand to gesture at the person in front of her, rising slightly on her tiptoes, and blurted out, "You've grown taller?"

This exclamation no longer held the unique ethereal charm of Lei Xi'er's usual voice. Instead, it sounded just like his former junior sister, simply marveling at the significant changes in height and appearance of an acquaintance whose true face she hadn't seen in a long time. Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded. These were clearly the mannerisms and tone of his junior sister. Lei Xi'er, she... Before he could think further, after her exclamation, the silver-haired woman in front of him quickly retracted her hand, like a startled young rabbit. She turned her head slightly, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush.

Xu Xiaoshou immediately understood something. He scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly, "I guess so. There were some changes when I last broke through to 'Throne Body'." As he spoke, he looked down and only then realized why he felt so cool. It turned out that his junior sister's green dress had become too short for him. Now, he was definitely a cross-dressing master!

"I'll go out first. When the spatial tunnel appears later, you can just exit the Yuan Mansion." Xu Xiaoshou's face was also filled with awkwardness. He quickly used the Vanishing Art to change clothes, then flashed out of the Yuan Mansion, rushing back to the Yunlun Mountains. He and his image clone, "Mu Xiaogong," split up, heading straight for the Ninth Dragon Vein.

Within the Yuan Mansion world, without Xu Xiaoshou and Greed God, only Lei Xi'er remained alone.

"How could this still happen..." When she was alone, Lei Xi'er relaxed slightly. She bit her lip, chastising herself with a hint of shame. She stared at the hand she had just extended to gauge Xu Xiaoshou's height... For a very long time. Lei Xi'er felt that this very hand had ruined the distinct images of "the old me" and "the current me" that she had painstakingly tried to establish in front of Xu Xiaoshou, intending to make him keep his distance. But Xu Xiaoshou *had* kept his distance. Yet she herself would occasionally lose her composure!

"Darn it..." Lei Xi'er reached out, intending to smack herself, but her hand stopped mid-air and naturally changed its motion. She squatted down with a disgruntled expression, propping her fragrant cheek with one hand, her pretty face etched with a bitter look and the corners of her eyes downturned. With her other hand, she unconsciously drew circles in the sand. "Darn Xu Xiaoshou, he left me again..."

With a buzzing sound, a spatial tunnel wide enough for one person suddenly appeared in front of her. Along with it came Xu Xiaoshou's voice: "Come out!"

Lei Xi'er awoke as if from a dream, sharply lifting her gaze to the spatial tunnel. As if her face were changing, her complexion instantly flushed crimson, as if blood might drip from it. Even her delicate earlobes turned bright red. Guiltily glancing around, and seeing no living soul nearby, Lei Xi'er finally exhaled with a long sigh, patting her chest. But this action seemed to trigger something. Lei Xi'er's body trembled, and she suddenly pouted.

"What's the rush?" After muttering to herself, she lifted the hem of her skirt and skipped into the spatial tunnel. "Coming!"