Knock knock knock.

A knock sounded on the door.

“Who is it?”

Bai Lian opened the door and saw only the whites of eyes at first.

She blinked, and then the eyes emerged from the whiteness. “What brings the Second Elder here?”

“Can’t this old man come to greet the Holy Maiden if he has nothing to do?” The Second Elder smiled. The smile on his old face should have been kind, but because his eyes were only white, it looked very sinister: “The Holy Maiden’s cultivation has improved a lot. It is truly a blessing for our White Bone Dao.”

“You flatter me. Elder, you are the supporting pillar of our sect.”

“Hahaha. Aren’t you going to invite this old man in for a seat?”

“This…” Bai Lian looked embarrassed: “I am, after all, a young lady, wouldn’t it be inconvenient?”

“This old man has watched the Holy Maiden grow up since she was a child. You are like my own daughter. What’s inconvenient?” As the Second Elder spoke, he squeezed into the room.

He looked around and asked seemingly casually: “Why is the Holy Maiden still wearing a night veil to cover her face in her own room in the sect?”

Bai Lian blinked: “Naturally beautiful, I have to keep a low profile.”

“Hahahaha…” The Second Elder laughed, but the laughter suddenly stopped: “Ouyang is back. I can smell his scent.”

“That’s a good thing! It’s worth all our efforts and sacrificing so many hidden agents to cover his tracks all the way. Why hasn’t the Grand Elder shown himself yet?”

“Who can guess what he’s thinking?”

“If you can’t guess, Elder, I’m even more clueless.”

“Is it that you don’t know, or you don’t want to know?”

“I don’t need to know.” Bai Lian said嬌笑道: “Sect affairs are still up to the Elders to decide. I’ll just wait for the news.”

The Second Elder took a deep look at her, then got up and walked out.

He paused before stepping out of the door: “Why is the Holy Maiden so agreeable today?”

Bai Lian chuckled: “Look at what you’re saying. When have I not been agreeable? Even if I occasionally have a bit of a temper, isn’t it all for the sake of the sect?”

The Second Elder finally left, and the oppressive feeling that enveloped the room seemed to be cut off by the door.

……

“Perhaps this is the final test.”

Bai Lian murmured softly.

She sat quietly for a while, confirming that no one would bother her again. Only then did she put down a formation plate, opened the closet, and dragged Jiang Wang, who had his eyes tightly closed, out and threw him onto the bed.

At this time, Jiang Wang was in a state of five senses封印, only in this way could he avoid that pair of eyes with only the whites showing.

Bai Lian formed a hand seal and解除 the five senses封印.

Jiang Wang suddenly got up, looked at Bai Lian, and pressed his sword without saying a word.

Although he had been in the state of five senses封印, unable to hear the conversation between Bai Lian and the Second Elder, he had been repeatedly thinking about today’s events with a clear mind.

“Ask whatever you want.” Bai Lian walked to the table and sat down.

“You saved me again.” Jiang Wang’s voice was a little difficult.

Bai Lian smiled: “It’s nothing to mention.”

“This is the old nest of the White Bone Dao. Are you a member of the White Bone Dao?” Jiang Wang asked.

“We are all people of the Dao門.” Bai Lian said.

Knowing that there was no point in arguing with her about whether the White Bone Dao belonged to the Dao門正統, Jiang Wang repeated: “I’m only asking you, are you a member of the White Bone Dao?”

“Not I.” Bai Lian extended a jade finger and pointed at Jiang Wang: “It’s us.”

“What do you mean?”

“I didn’t want to tell you so soon, because your ‘蛻變’ is not yet complete.” Bai Lian sighed and asked: “But since you appeared here today, you won’t give up without getting an answer, right?”

Jiang Wang did not answer her question, but asked: “So Fang He Ling’s visit to 牛頭山 today was a trap? Who was it aimed at?”

“A spare piece of the White Bone使者, not aimed at anyone. It’s just that whoever followed Fang He Ling tonight would have died here. We’re giving up this place soon anyway. You and the 緝刑司’s sleeper agent just happened to be there.”

The White Bone Dao would soon leave 牛頭山.

Jiang Wang keenly grasped this information, but he set it aside. He turned to ask: “What does 蛻變 mean? What’s with the ‘you us’ thing?”

“The White Bone Lotus on your back, the 肉生魂回術 you suddenly mastered… Aren’t these enough for you to guess?”

“You’ve always been very understanding of me. These may all be your schemes. The White Bone Lotus may have been tattooed on me while I was unconscious, and you may have transmitted the 肉生魂回術 to me in some way… It’s impossible for me to have anything to do with the White Bone Dao!”

“I don’t have the神通 to modify memories.” Bai Lian suddenly laughed: “However, I have indeed been paying close attention to you, since you were a beggar…”

Jiang Wang was shocked!

In order to escape Fang Peng Ju’s pursuit, he had disguised himself as a beggar and eked out a living in the 還真觀. That was before he had even opened his meridians. Bai Lian had been observing him since then?

Bai Lian quickly explained: “The fact that you beggars ended up at 還真觀 was a choice made under our guidance.”

Her voice was ethereal: “還真觀 is a very meaningful place, and it was chosen by the Venerable God. As early as the time of Zuo Guang Lie’s death, I was curious. So many beggars died, why were you the only one who didn’t die? Was it just a coincidence?

Why did your cultivation immediately improve by leaps and bounds after you returned to the Dao Academy?

You must have noticed it too, right?

After you opened your meridians, your cultivation speed surpassed that of ordinary people.

Most importantly, you can devour the White Bone Dao种, you can perfectly adapt to the White Bone Dao秘法, and you know the 肉生魂回術! You are not ordinary, you are the White Bone Dao子!”

Bai Lian finally said: “Later, I realized that the reason you appeared at 還真觀 was the arrangement of the Venerable God.”

“No, that’s not right!” Jiang Wang shook his head. He believed that his cultivation came from the 太虛幻境 and had nothing to do with any White Bone Dao子. But the 太虛幻境 was his greatest secret and could not be used as an argument.

“I’m just afraid that you’re saying ‘no’ but crying in your heart.”

“What Dao子!” Jiang Wang took a step back: “I said, I can never forgive the actions of the White Bone Dao. I can’t collude with you either. We’re not on the same side!”

“That’s because you haven’t seen the truth of this world yet, haven’t completely erased your hypocrisy, and haven’t found your true self.”

“I know very well who I am. I don’t need you to remind me.” Jiang Wang tried his best to control his emotions, allowing himself to think calmly.

“What is the White Bone Dao种 you mentioned?” he asked.

“It’s a very precious thing. I only have one. It can absorb the nutrients of the host it parasitizes and grow, eventually perfectly controlling the host. But I didn’t expect it to be devoured by you… So you see, the Dao种 certainly can’t affect the Dao子!”

Jiang Wang looked at her coldly: “You tried to parasitize me?”

Bai Lian’s gaze rarely showed some歉意: “At that time, we weren’t familiar yet…”

“We’re not familiar now either. You make me feel very陌生!” Jiang Wang coldly said: “No need to say any more! I absolutely don’t believe that I’m some White Bone Dao子. Even if I am, I will never collude with you guys who are beasts in human clothing!”

The word “even if” expressed determination, but it also showed колебание.

Bai Lian was not in a hurry to dwell on this point, but asked: “Is raising兇獸 and disregarding the lives of the common people considered beasts in human clothing? Or is extracting the Dao脈 of the Water Tribe to refine 开脉丹 considered beasts in human clothing?”

“Don’t try to use words to shake my 道心!” Jiang Wang’s voice was firm, as if only in this way could he resist the pressure he was under.

He tried to calm his breathing, confirming his determination: “Bai Lian, since we’re on different paths, let’s part ways. I said, my life was saved by you. You can take it back now.”

Bai Lian’s eyes were very beautiful, like anger and resentment, with autumn waves overflowing. She stared at Jiang Wang with those eyes.

“How could I bear to kill you?” Her voice softened, and she softly said: “However, as long as you cooperate, I can erase your memory of tonight. Just pretend that none of this ever happened. You will only remember tonight’s events when you are completely awakened.”

“掩耳盗铃?”

“No, it’s just that the time is not yet ripe.”

Bai Lian got up and leaned in. Before Jiang Wang could react, she pressed him down on the bed.

“Look into my eyes.” She said: “I don’t have the 神通 to manipulate memories. I’m just using秘术 to temporarily封印 this small segment of memory, so you must relax your body and mind and fully cooperate. If anything goes wrong, it could lead to mental disorder at best, and魂飛魄散 at worst.”

Jiang Wang knew very well that this was the best choice.

Tonight, he had mistakenly entered 牛頭山 and stepped into the bandits’ nest, which should have ended in death.

Bai Lian’s various concealments had already saved his life. But in any case, it was impossible for her to let him take the secrets of the White Bone Dao back to 楓林城.

And he would rather die than collude with the White Bone Dao.

Now, he could temporarily delay the choices he had to face and didn’t have to die.

Jiang Wang completely opened his mind, allowing his consciousness to be submerged by countless lotus petals.

He felt a kind of warmth and tolerance, as well as attachment.

Then, in this boundless sea of lotus petals, he saw a lotus bud floating towards him.

It grew taller and taller until it was parallel to Jiang Wang’s line of sight.

Then the lotus bloomed, and the center of the bloom was not a pistil, nor did it bear lotus seeds.

But… a black candle!

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