My Wife Is The Final Boss-Chapter 892 - 495: The Flowers in Li Zhibai’s Eyes...?! (Double-length)
The women here, even those with a half-demon identity, can be accommodated. I suppose Ah Li must be very pleased to see this.
As for the half-demon serving her wine, Li Zhibai didn’t think it was an issue. After all, from the bits of information she had vaguely overheard here, today’s banquet was specially prepared to integrate this woman into the Flower Moon Building.
In the heart of the half-demon, she probably thinks that, like in Chang’an, she and Tong Jun were both invited to lend their support?
She silently surveyed the women in this hall, trying to take in every detail of Tong Jun’s daughters’ appearances, while seriously pondering one question.
Why did Tong Jun choose to enter the world like this?
Is it for Refining Heart?
If Tong Jun ignored the women in this hall, what would happen in the end?
Li Zhibai knew very well that people like them, whatever they touched, would eventually turn into a wisp of dust, blown away clean by the wind.
Just like her family once did, calling her "Ah Bai", the close friends with whom she used to have tea parties, or like the ordinary Observatory Master in a Daoist Temple, all turned to dust under the wash of time.
In the end, only Tong Jun, who had mastered cultivation, remained by her side.
This is what cultivation is about—having little entanglement with the mundane world, quietly witnessing the passing of old acquaintances—Li Zhibai always did things like this.
It’s as if holding fine sand in one’s hand, the harder you grasp, the quicker it flows away. So, even when she reached the Sword Hall, she kept her distance from the students there, and almost after the Open Source... she withdrew from their lives.
Now, Wen Li regards calling her "sir" as too much to ask for.
Li Zhibai, who could once calmly face the departure of old acquaintances, now feels a mix of helplessness and confusion about her sister’s capriciousness.
But now Zhu Pingniang has chosen another way to deal with her ties.
[I want it all.]
In order to let these daughters live a bit longer, she intends to bring them all into the Immortal Sect and use her elixirs to elevate their status.
If there’s any way, Zhu Pingniang absolutely doesn’t want to let any girl disappear.
This attitude is almost the polar opposite of Li Zhibai’s.
Li Zhibai sighed softly.
Yes, her Tong Jun is such a willful person.
She then remembered that she herself was not a particularly rational person either.
If she were rational enough, she wouldn’t have been persuaded to Muyu Peak by a few words from Zhu Pingniang back then.
If she were rational enough, she wouldn’t have looked up to the Sect Leader in such a way.
If she were rational enough, she wouldn’t have intentionally distanced herself from those students of the past.
She is the kind of teacher who protects her own.
There was still a faint fragrance of wine lingering in Li Zhibai’s mouth. She thought that these things now would certainly become unforgettable memories in the future, and even if they slip away... occasionally recalling them would be like this wine, leaving a lingering taste.
’Indeed, after Ms. Yun came, I also changed a lot.’
The once lifeless and negative woman has now become vibrant and greedy.
Seeing Zhu Pingniang’s desire to have it all, Li Zhibai actually felt moved, and deep inside began to agree that what she was doing was right.
Indeed, it was because she had entered the Immortal Sect long ago that when she looked back, the matters of the mundane world seemed so distant.
Seeing the warm and harmonious atmosphere in this hall, Li Zhibai felt a tremendous sense of alienation, knowing that she couldn’t fit into such a beautiful atmosphere no matter what.
Now, she found that even returning to the mundane world was much harder for her than it was for Tong Jun.
’Entering the world...’
Li Zhibai admired her own Tong Jun, her confusion never lessened.
The so-called knowing white.
Knowing its white, guarding its black, and returning to the infinite.
Do those who pursue the Heavenly Dao really need to enter the world?
Isn’t this a mistake?
The Li Zhibai who never seemed to be confused was now, facing the warm atmosphere of the hall, and the young zither master on stage resembling a young Tong Jun, became unclear of her path ahead after being served a cup of wine by a little girl.
Li Zhibai stood quietly for a while.
Suddenly, she felt that maybe the Sect Leader could give her an answer, because, according to Zhu Pingniang, the Sect Leader has changed a lot now, not only having personally arrived in Beisang City to take the Dao Rhythm Array Map, but also caring about Zhu Pingniang’s health.
Clearly, the Sect Leader who used to single-mindedly pursue the Heavenly Dao had changed too, and found a new path.
So... Li Zhibai thought, as a weaker version of the ’Sect Leader’, she could safely pursue the path of the one she admired.
"Indeed, it still has to be the Sect Leader."
Li Zhibai chuckled softly, just recalling that name brought peace to her heart. In her eyes, there was only that one girl who shone so brilliantly, who captivated and inspired reverence.
At that moment, Li Zhibai suddenly heard a girl’s voice, with a hint of sobbing.
"Why is it always Sister Shi who wins? Are you all... helping sister to bully me? I’m not playing anymore."
Li Zhibai was startled upon hearing this.
Shi? 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Given her age, she knew some things no longer known to many people, such as... the name ’Shi Qingjun’.
Her heart skipped a beat and she glanced over, almost involuntarily.
She saw the hall illuminated by a warm stone lamp, reflecting the shadows of several girls.
A group of girls were gathered playing Jade Tokens, and one little girl had her face full of stuck tabbies, indicating a crushing defeat, while each of the girls around her had clean faces, only she had nowhere left to stick anything, and was crying tearfully from being bullied.
Such an amusing and heartwarming scene made Li Zhibai’s blood surge.
The blood coursed rapidly through veins that seemed made of fine jade, and a huge wave of emotion swept over her, pressing heavily on her, cutting off her breath, leaving her chest heaving violently but unable to hear a single breath, the air was static.
Because Li Zhibai saw a woman.
That woman was dressed in the simplest of pale skirts, not like before in bright red with floral embroidery, yet still elegant and mysterious. She was clearly just sitting there quietly but was like a deep and unfathomable black hole, devouring everything between heaven and earth.
Such a being, yet she was holding a stack of Jade Tokens in her hand, her lips still coated with a bit of confectionery sugar.
Li Zhibai: "..."
Staring blankly at the woman in the distance, she clenched her clothes without realizing it, and her little finger trembled so fiercely, her lips moved but no words came out.
Until that woman glanced at her, smiled lightly, and then... continued sticking tokens on the place on the girl’s face where there was no space left.
"A bet is a bet, that’s the rule."
Li Zhibai heard her saying this seriously, without realizing she was bullying anyone.
She couldn’t think anymore.
Enter the world?
What world to enter.
Li Zhibai couldn’t see it clearly anymore, but at least she understood one thing... that what she was doing was right.
She silently lowered her head and left this place.
——
The painted boat hung quietly on the lake, motionless. Through the half-transparent high canopy, rain poured down endlessly. Li Zhibai, following the arrangements Zhu Pingniang had communicated through sound, made her way up the stairs to the deck.
Compared to the cabin, the deck of the large ship was naturally swept by a biting wind, and some rainwater blew in slantwise, soaking the corners of the canopy.
At this moment, the empty deck showed no sign of any young girl. Li Zhibai silently walked to one side, and sure enough, a small table sat at the center, surrounded by various wine jars, and at this point, a faint fragrance of wine reached Li Zhibai’s nose.
She looked around and, making her way around, discovered Zhu Pingniang half-reclining against a railing.
It was clear that Zhu Pingniang had specially changed outfits for this wine feast prepared for her, with a black waist belt accentuating her slender waist, the white tight-fitting sleeves adorned with plum blossoms, half in bright red plum, and half in light white snow plum, and a single silver hairpin inserted in her low-lying hair.
Leaning alone on a long pole under the moon, with her face illuminated by the lamplight, her features were distinct, her skin like jade, displaying the unique allure of a Hehuan Sect woman.
"Ah Bai, you came."
Upon hearing Li Zhibai’s footsteps, Zhu Pingniang turned her head delightedly, but the expectation in her voice suddenly disappeared.
"...?"
Zhu Pingniang’s gaze lingered on Li Zhibai’s face for a long while, her eyes widened significantly.
Only to see Li Zhibai’s dazed expression... her spirit scattered, not knowing what had happened.
"Ah Bai, are you okay?"
