Yuebai quietly apologized to Yang Xue. She had been instigated and knocked on their room door without much thought.
Sitting at the dining table, Yang Xue felt a bit shy. Since everyone had cultivation, they must know what they had been doing.
Even if they didn't know, seeing how angry Sun Wukong was, they could probably guess.
Yang Xue waved her hand pretending to be calm. "It's okay. I'm hungry anyway. Let's eat."
"Are you really not angry?" Although Yuebai was hundreds of years older than Yang Xue, now that she was bound by the spiritual contract, she naturally didn't dare to underestimate her.
"I'll get angry if you keep asking!" Yang Xue walked past her towards the dining table. "Have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet. We've been waiting for you and the Great Sage." Actually, she had something to ask of Yang Xue, so she was being so proactive.
Yang Xue noticed that Yuebai's eyes were constantly on her and then casually looked away.
She glanced at the Great Sage sitting beside her, leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong with Yuebai? Is there something on my face?"
"No. Maybe it's because she thinks you're beautiful and can't help but take a few more looks." Saying that, he picked up a piece of chicken for Yang Xue. "You've slept for three days. Have something to replenish your vital energy."
"..." Yang Xue was helpless. The Great Sage was so natural when complimenting her that she couldn't refute.
Xuan You couldn't hold back any longer. Sun Wukong hadn't given him a definite answer.
"Sun Wukong, the demon world is waiting for your nod. Are you going to be the Demon King or not?" Xuan You's eyes casually passed over Yang Xue. "Although you have a beauty in your arms and the Great Sage has indeed indulged in the gentle embrace, you don't have much time to indulge in love now. The Three Realms have started to be in turmoil. If you don't nod soon, Tang Seng may be captured and eaten."
"Does this Great Sage have a reason to refuse?" Sun Wukong didn't even raise his head. His eyes were full of Yang Xue. "But I'm not in a hurry. What's wrong with the world being in chaos?"
Yang Xue deeply agreed. They were in a dangerous situation now. If the world was in chaos, it would only be beneficial to them.
"Miss Yang, I have something to ask of you." Seeing how lovey - dovey they were, Yuebai finally couldn't help but speak. "Can you cancel the spiritual contract with me or go to Qingqiu with me to meet the Fox Emperor?"
Yang Xue frowned and looked up at the flustered Yuebai, not understanding.
"Yuebai has a noble status in Qingqiu. If you don't cancel the spiritual contract with her, there may be many inconveniences in the future." Xuan You grabbed Yuebai's hand and explained for her.
Yang Xue understood. Yuebai was much older than her, had good cultivation, and was an important figure in Qingqiu. Naturally, she couldn't be restricted by a White Bone Demon like her.
Hearing this, Sun Wukong couldn't help but curl his lips faintly, thinking that if the contract was cancelled, Yuebai would surely regret it.
"Sure. It must be uncomfortable to be restricted by me. The spiritual contract doesn't do me much good either." Just when Yuebai thought she wouldn't agree, Yang Xue nodded painfully, put down her chopsticks and stood up. "I can cancel it now."
"Don't be in a hurry..." Seeing her being so proactive, Yuebai felt a bit ashamed instead. After all, she was saved by her and thus had this bond.
"Don't be shy. It's good to cancel it early!" Saying that, Yang Xue had already walked in front of her, reached out her hand and gently stroked the top of her head, closed her eyes and started to make hand seals. "It'll be quick."
Qingqing and Dongzhu came back from playing outside and saw Yuebai spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing limply into Xuan You's arms.
"Sister!" She quickly ran over and asked anxiously, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. It's just that since the spiritual contract is cancelled, I can no longer protect her spiritual core. The old injury from going mad during cultivation has recurred and it'll be a bit unstable." After saying that, Yang Xue raised her hand to simply heal her and then sat back to continue eating.
Xuan You couldn't help but angrily question her, "You knew it all along? Then why did you cancel the spiritual contract so painfully without saying a word?"
As soon as Sun Wukong heard someone blaming his wife, he immediately jumped up from his chair and was about to fight Xuan You.
Yang Xue gently pressed his hand, looked up into Xuan You's eyes and said calmly, "Don't you know? You're over a thousand years old. Can't you think of this?"
"..." Xuan You was immediately speechless.
"Xuan You... I know it's not her fault... Cough!" Yuebai leaned weakly in his arms. "Help me go and rest for a while."
Yang Xue looked at Yuebai's pale lips and finally felt a bit sorry, but because she knew some truths, she couldn't be overly kind and sympathize with her.
"Actually, you've had deficiencies for a long time. The reason you asked Qingqing to invite me to Qingqiu was probably not to win me and the Great Sage over, right?" She spoke softly without any emotion, looking at Yuebai's obviously stiff back.
She actually felt a bit reluctant in her heart, but she no longer pretended not to know. She exposed her purpose in the calmest tone. "If you hadn't cancelled the spiritual contract with me because of face, maybe you could have recovered in three or five hundred years living in peace. Whether you admit it or not, I already know that the real purpose of inviting me to Qingqiu was to take a fancy to my spiritual core that can evade the heavenly secrets."
"What!" Sun Wukong immediately flew into a rage, slapped the dining table to pieces with one palm and looked at Xuan You angrily. "You knew about this too?"
"I knew a bit, but Yuebai didn't really plan to take your spiritual core." Xuan You, who had been calm before, spoke in a much smaller voice when he saw the furious Sun Wukong. He couldn't help but tightly protect Yuebai in his arms. "I also know that their idea is just wishful thinking. Since your spiritual core can evade the heavenly secrets, Yang Xue must not be an ordinary person."
Qingqing opened her mouth in surprise, turned to Dongzhu and whispered, "Is what they said true?"
Dongzhu pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
"How could Mother and Father..."
"They didn't know before that you've become friends now. Moreover, they did it for Yuebai's sake. If she doesn't change her spiritual core, even the great immortals may not be able to save her." He added in a low voice, "She doesn't have much time left."
"How much time?" She looked at Yuebai in horror and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. "You've all been hiding this from me and made me do such a thing!"
"Qingqing, come here..." Yuebai wanted to explain. In her anxiety, the qi in her chest rushed upwards and she fainted.
"Take her to the room to rest quickly. We can talk when she wakes up." Yang Xue didn't want things to develop like this either. "Health is the most important. Qingqing, you don't need to be anxious. After all, I haven't gone to Qingqiu yet, right?"
"How could it be like this..." Qingqing was young and shy. "I'm sorry, sister. I..."
"Go and take care of Yuebai. I'm not angry." She was actually a bit angry before, but now that she was being protected in Sun Wukong's arms, she suddenly didn't care how others schemed. Anyway, the people she trusted were protecting her.
Yang Xue knew that if she hadn't stopped him, Sun Wukong would have rushed up to beat Xuan You long ago.
In a short while, only she and Sun Wukong were left in the hall.