"..." Wen Zheng cracked another egg into the pan and started poking and prodding the egg pancake, completely oblivious to what he was doing.
He felt he had completely lost his language ability, and all he knew was the ability to get married.
Let's get married!
This is something I've always dreamed of!
Why can't I move my mouth?!
"I understand," Bei Sining suddenly said, her voice tinged with a hint of disappointment, before turning to leave.
Wen Zheng felt a tingling sensation throughout his body, which made him much more awake, and he grabbed Wen Zheng's wrist.
This time he was finally able to open his mouth, but his voice became completely hoarse within a few seconds, which startled him.
"What...do you know?" He tensed up, trembling, and looked at Bei Sining with a serious expression. "Of course I want to, don't you know?"
The cat spirit wore his own magnificent clothes at night to condense the demon core.
He was in great shape, with rosy lips and white teeth, looking just like the god-like figure who once crashed the server.
His expression wasn't good, as if he was hiding something.
Wen Zheng's wildly pounding heart quickly calmed down, and he asked with a serious face, "What happened? Did something go wrong with your cultivation yesterday?"
The cat spirit's gaze had been fixed downwards, but then she made up her mind and looked directly at him: "I can feel my companion stone."
The feeling of having a bucket of ice water poured over your head is just like this.
For some reason, Wen Zheng remembered an old song called "When Dreams Awaken".
What does that mean? He sensed the companion stone? Wasn't the companion stone left in his original world? Does this mean... he's going back?
He thought it was absurd.
However, Bei Sining's voice quickly pulled him out of his daze.
"If you're willing to marry me, I'll go and get it back."
“………………” Wen Zheng was so startled by the heavy breathing that his heart almost stopped. Suddenly, he was so angry that he didn’t want to do it anymore. He threw the pot down and said, “Get the hell out of here.”
Bei Sining: "...???"
This afternoon, Rongda had a class, and Wenzheng was at home playing the "Don't Get Angry" song on a loop with surround sound while sitting on the sofa playing on his phone.
Bei Sining was frustrated as she cleaned up the pot of awful fried eggs made from eggshells in the kitchen.
Finally, after washing the pot clean, someone rang the doorbell. The smart home system started announcing the delivery driver's number. Bei Sining dried her hands and came out; Wen Zheng had already returned carrying two large bags of food.
"Can you please stop this song? It's awful." The cat spirit sat down to wait for its food, clearly disgusted.
“No,” Wen Zheng opened all the pan-fried dumplings and buns, poured vinegar into a small dish, and said earnestly, “This is a good song with profound meaning. Listen carefully and learn from it.”
Here, the kind old lady begins to sing.
Life is like a game; we meet by chance. Husbands and wives should be harmonious and cherish their bond.
"Why get angry over something so trivial? You should say sorry."
Bei Sining paused with her chopsticks, glancing frequently at Wen Zheng.
Wen Zheng glanced at him.
Bei Sining lowered her head and ate her fried dumplings.
After listening to it once, Wen Zheng finally took pity on him and turned off the ear-piercing audio, asking Bei Sining, "What's the deal with that companion stone? Tell me in detail."
"Hmm." Bei Sining stirred the porridge with her spoon, her eyelashes drooping and trembling slightly. "I was surprised too."
The Companion Stone is equivalent to the Demon Core of the Fate Cat, which is like a second life. As long as it exists, it can be sensed even when separated by thousands of miles.
However, "ten thousand miles" is obviously limited. After Bei Sining passed through the spatial rift to reach this place, he never felt his companion stone again.
There are two possibilities: either the stone was blown away, or the two worlds are too far apart.
Yesterday, with the recovery of his demon core, the subspace was further refined. Although there is still time before he can fully control it, the laws have been erased by Bei Sining and branded with his own mark.
Although the former Immortal Cave Palace was destroyed, this space filled the gap, and Siming Cat, who has excellent spatial talent, benefited greatly from it.
But what shocked him most was that this subspace had become a rift connecting him to the original world.
His companion stone is still there.
With the companion stone as a guide, once his strength is restored, he can even try to enter the space and go to the world where the companion stone is located.
Wen Zheng paused for a moment: "Then how did you come back?"
Bei Sining said nonchalantly, "I'll leave the demon core to you."
This answer was unexpected. Wen Zheng wanted to scold him for being audacious, but for some reason he couldn't say it, and his throat felt blocked.
"It's too dangerous. Aren't we told not to go too far?"
"Not too long is fine," Bei Sining said. "If we're close by, we can stay away from each other for three days. If we're far away, we can always manage for a day."
Wen Zheng tried his best to restrain himself: "What if something unexpected happens? Like, they've hidden the companion stone, or they know you're coming and set a trap to ensnare you? Those people have no moral bottom line at all; it's not impossible that they'd do something even more terrible, if..."
"Wen Zheng."
Bei Sining looked at him, their eyes met, and Wen Zheng fell silent.
“First of all, I won’t rush over there before my injury has healed,” Bei Sining said in a low, gentle voice.
"Secondly, I'm not that weak."
"I deserved to be in that situation, but it wasn't because I lacked strength. The human race, when they all joined forces, laid a trap that could not hold me back if I wanted to get out."
"When my heart is with you, nothing can defeat me."
Wen Zheng listened quietly for a long while before saying, "I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't care whether you give me the Life Stone or not. When humans get married and register their marriage, all they need to bring is their body, their feelings, and their commitment. You have all of that."
"You agree?" Bei Sining suddenly stood up. "You don't want the companion stone?"
“When did I say I wanted to?” Wen Zheng clicked his tongue. “Only you care about this. But if you go back, you can also look at your demon clan. I think you will care about this.”
Wen Zheng paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "By the way, if that so-and-so isn't dead... can we chop him up?"
Chapter 102
The Six Harmonies School.
Under a clear blue sky and amidst beautiful scenery, the disciples of the Six Harmonies Sect wore sorrowful expressions, each with a melancholy look on their faces.
They hurriedly filed into the Starry Sky Palace on the side peak, lining up to contribute the spirit stones they had accumulated over the years to fill the sect's protective array.
Immediately afterwards, they left in anguish, walking as fast as they could, as if they would regret it if they stayed any longer.
Ruofeng stood in the inner hall of the Star Luo Palace, gazing at the array, his expression gloomy.
Not long after, the sect leader arrived on the wind, his voice filled with anger: "That cunning fellow disregarded our alliance and actually allied himself with that group of lowly demons! Seven or eight of our disciples have already been seriously injured in Green Mountain. This cannot continue!"
"What can we do?" Ruofeng lowered his head, his voice cold: "Back then, I advocated replacing the wine with a rare poison that could kill the Demon King on the spot, but you, Father, insisted on leaving a way out for him and talking to him... Who can we blame?"
"You!" The sect leader was furious and extremely annoyed. After spinning around in place a few times, he let out a heavy sigh.
"No matter what, we have to fight back. People's hearts are already wavering. If we let the demons continue to besiege us, we won't be able to explain it to our disciples." He frowned. "It's just that the Feather Robe Sect and the Asura Sect, who allied with us that day, have been avoiding us and refusing to help... I'll go again. We clearly agreed that day to kill the demons together and share the resources of the Immortal Cave Mansion. Now they want to pretend it's none of their business. Is there any such thing as a free lunch?"
"..." Ruofeng was extremely annoyed and fed up with his father's utterly unappealing way of doing things. But he finally held back and replied, "Yes, Father."
Ruofeng is the nameless boy in the Beisining instance.
That day, the glorious moment he had envisioned did not arrive. When Bei Sining self-destructed her demon core, he was also seriously injured. After finally recovering from his injuries, he faced endless accusations and immense pressure.
Overwhelmed by the burden, his expression grew more somber each day.
They lost miserably.
As Ruofeng walked through the Six Harmonies Sect every day, the elders who were at odds with the sect leader would mock and ridicule him. Even some outer disciples, who were clearly mediocre in talent and lacked resources, dared to look at him with angry and disdainful eyes.
This reminded him of his early days, a time when he was at the mercy of others.
His close relationship with the Demon King gave him confidence and a voice. In the time that followed, he forgot what it felt like to have nothing. He only understood one thing: as long as Bei Sining protected him, the entire Six Harmonies Sect would fawn over him, and no matter how much others looked down on his mediocre talent, they wouldn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction to his face.
With his years of learning, he easily captured the Demon King's heart. Then he changed; he became greedy and wanted more.
Why should I have to be subservient to Bei Sining for the rest of my life?
He could have easily kept the resources in his own hands.
Ruofeng persuaded his father, convinced all the sect elders, found allies, and laid a trap. The only thing they hadn't expected was that the Demon King would self-destruct so decisively.
The Immortal Cave Mansion was filled with countless rare and precious treasures, a treasure trove that was only seen once every thousand years in this world, the foundation for countless young cultivators! This beast wasted such a precious resource, showing no remorse whatsoever, and destroyed it just like that!
He was even willing to risk his own life!
Ruofeng's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the miniature mountain-protecting formation and let out a long sigh.
There was something else that bothered him.
Ruofeng took out a small mahogany box from his storage bag. Inside, a companion stone with cracks on its surface lay quietly.
Its color was vibrant, originally the truest red, but now, due to the passing of its owner, it appeared dull and lifeless.
It's been half a year.
The Demon King is truly dead.
Ruofeng wanted to laugh, but couldn't. In the gloomy inner hall, he slammed the wooden box hard onto the ground.
On the other side, the Six Harmonies Sect Leader had just left the side peak when he was stopped by several disciples from the Hall of Affairs.
"Sect Leader!" The leader's face turned deathly pale, and he completely lost his composure, stumbling and tumbling off the sword he was riding: "Sect Leader, something terrible has happened!"
The head of the Six Harmonies Sect felt a headache coming on just hearing those three words. His face turned ashen as he said, "What's the panic? What kind of behavior is this!"
"It's really bad, Sect Leader! The mountain-protecting formation has been attacked again!"
"Someone's here?" the sect leader asked in surprise. "There are only so many demons in Beiyao Mountain, and they're incredibly stupid. They've surrounded us, but our great formation can hold out for another three months!"
"No!" The man was almost crying with anxiety: "It's not just the demon race... Mount Hua, the Vajra Sect, the Qingxia Sect, and even the Five Swords Sect... they've all come to attack!"
The sect leader paused, and after a long while, his voice trembled as he asked, "Is this really true?"
"How could it be false!" A female disciple behind her, her face already streaked with tears, said sorrowfully, "The disciples guarding the mountain saw it with their own eyes. They came together, greeted the demons warmly, and even drank tea together!"