Although Sun Wukong was surprised by the various signs on Yang Xue, he didn't press for details and also refused to remove the golden hoop.
Even though he was dissatisfied with many current arrangements, he never really thought about quitting.
Yang Xue put away the book with no words on it.
For her, the book now had words on it, so she named it Snow.
Since it was given to her, it was her book. It made perfect sense to name it after herself.
The time they met was hard - won. Although he had a way to create a substitute, a long - term substitute was bound to have flaws.
Sun Wukong never thought that one day he would be so worried about a woman. Every day he was thinking about how to visit Yang Xue without anyone noticing.
"Great Sage, it's late at night. Go back and rest." Although she had an immature thought, considering how easily embarrassed Sun Wukong was, she decided not to bring it up for the time being. She would wait until they got more familiar with each other.
It was already the fourth watch. Sun Wukong was sitting on the roof, looking at the starry sky above. He was reluctant to leave for a moment.
"Yeah, I'll sit with you for a while longer." He put his hands behind his head, lying on the roof and looking at her. "Zhao Gongming is from the Heavenly Court. You'd better be careful."
"Yeah."
"If there's an emergency, be sure to summon me. Take out that hair and call my name three times. I'll appear in front of you immediately."
"Yeah." Looking at Sun Wukong who was just an inch away from her and had been talking to her all night without even holding her hand, Yang Xue felt it was a bit unreal.
She was in a relationship with Sun Wukong! It was just like a primary - schooler's relationship.
No, it was even worse than that.
But she was content, because she could deeply feel Sun Wukong's care and concern.
"We'll reach the Land of Daughters soon. Wait for me." He was quite cute when he didn't say "This Great Sage".
"Yeah." Yang Xue nodded. Thinking that Tang Seng would meet the Queen of the Land of Daughters soon, she couldn't help feeling a bit excited. "There'll be a good show soon."
"Hmm?" Sun Wukong frowned. "You already knew we'd pass by the Land of Daughters?"
"Err... It's the only way." She couldn't let him know that she knew much more, like he would meet the Six - Eared Macaque soon.
Sun Wukong didn't press further. He moved closer to her, stared into her eyes and said gently, "I'm leaving."
Yang Xue reached out and patted his shoulder, looking like she was saying goodbye to a brother. "Be careful on your way."
"That's not right." He suddenly moved forward quickly and gently kissed her on the forehead. "This is the way it should be."
"... " A cool touch passed across her forehead. Although it was just a light peck, it stirred up the ocean in her heart, making waves constantly.
Sun Wukong grinned proudly and flipped away on his somersault cloud.
"Hey~" She suddenly remembered that before the master and his disciples reached the Land of Daughters, they would encounter the Mother River. Drinking the water from that river would lead to pregnancy!
Forget it. Anyway, the Great Sage wouldn't get pregnant.
She went back to her room to sleep. She had to cook tomorrow. So many people were staying here, disturbing Boss Hua. She had to repay her somehow.
Surprisingly, the next day, after she steamed buns for several kids and made fried dumplings, when she came to Yue Bai's room to call Xiaoshan for breakfast, she saw the black leopard coming out of the room.
"Err... Why are you here?" Tens of thousands of questions popped up in her mind. Yang Xue sized up the sleepy - looking black leopard. "Are you reconciled with Yue Bai?"
"Err... Not yet." He stretched and walked out. "What delicious food did you make? It smells so good."
Yang Xue walked into the room and looked at Yue Bai curiously. "You and him... You still like him, right?"
Yue Bai's expression was calm, but she didn't meet Yang Xue's eyes, which meant her calmness was just a pretense.
Yang Xue suddenly felt happy for her. If the black leopard had a conscience and wanted to be with her again, Yue Bai might not have a gloomy face all day long, which would be better for Xiaoshan's growth in the future.
However, if she got back together with the leopard spirit, would she still adopt Xiaoshan?
"He's just used to me chasing after him. Now that he finds no one loves him as much as I do, he thinks my existence is extremely important." She sat in front of the mirror to do her makeup. Her voice was still cold.
Avoiding the main issue, as expected, she still liked the leopard.
Looking at Xiaoshan who was still sleeping soundly, Yang Xue asked softly, "If he changes his mind and only loves you, what about Xiaoshan..."
"I'll always raise her as my own child," Yue Bai interrupted her. "He was attracted to your appearance before, and now he might fall in love with your soul. We'll never get back together."
Yang Xue shook her head. "No. I've only met the black leopard twice, but it's obvious that he's not a womanizer. He was just curious about me."
"A leopard can't change its spots!" Yue Bai put on a light - blue gauze dress. Her expression was as cold as the dress. "Even if he just admires you, since you have someone you like, he'll surely give up. But the journey is long. Who knows if he'll be fickle again when he meets a good - looking girl next time and abandon me?"
Yang Xue was silent. She didn't know how to comfort her.
After all, she was just an outsider.
"The black leopard's name is Xuan You. He hates it most when others say he's black." She walked straight past Yang Xue, came to the bed and called Xiaoshan to get up.
"..." Yang Xue pointed at herself speechlessly. So she was the clown!
Yue Bai was defending the black leopard. She clearly couldn't let go, but she still refused to get back together. She was really a stubborn woman.
After a hasty breakfast, Yang Xue went back to the kitchen to cook. There were quite a few people coming for Sichuan cuisine today. The business had been getting better recently, and Hua was smiling more brightly.
Surprisingly, she had casually mentioned to Hua last night that she could open a hot - pot restaurant in the future, and today Hua followed her around, carefully asking about the ingredients for hot - pot and calculating how many mandarin - duck hot - pots to order at the beginning. It was obvious that Hua was serious.
Yang Xue was worried that if she stayed any longer, she would become Hua's shopkeeper.
"Wow..."
Just as Yang Xue was about to have lunch, Xiaoshan's crying filled the air.
"Sister... Sister..." Xiaoshan cried.
Yang Xue quickly ran towards the room. The black leopard got there one step ahead of her and rushed to Yue Bai.
Yue Bai was lying on the bed, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth and her face pale.
"She's suffered a backlash from cultivation," Xuan You immediately picked her up. "All of you get out!"
Yang Xue quickly dragged Xiaoshan out of the room so as not to cause any trouble.
After an incense stick's time, Xuan You came out of the room with a gloomy face. "She tried to break through forcefully. Now I can't wake her up either."
"What shall we do then?" Yang Xue comforted Xiaoshan, feeling sad.
"Wooh... I want to see Sister..." Xiaoshan called Yue Bai "Sister". Big teardrops rolled down her face. Obviously, she had developed feelings for Yue Bai and started to rely on her.
"I'll go and get some magic pills. Please take care of her." Xuan You gritted his teeth, looking worried. "I sense that there are demon - hunters on the street outside. Normally we don't have to worry, but now her aura is unstable. She's easy to be exposed. You have to watch over her. If you can't hold them off, just run!"
It was really adding insult to injury. Why did demon - hunters appear?
"Don't worry. Go ahead. I'll protect her." She was at the Great Vehicle realm now. Unless the demon - hunter was stronger than her.