After Kissing the World-Weary Female Supporting Character [Transmigration] - Chapter 77

Kuí did not notify the Nine-Tailed Fox or Mèng Bǎimò. Upon entering the Demon Realm, he carried the injured child straight to Mount Kunlun. The matter of Song Xingzi’s inner core being dug out in her sleep was too bizarre, and he had to consult with Bái Zé first.

“How is it? How did Pine Nut’s inner core inexplicably disappear?”

Kuí sat on a cushion mat, seeing Bái Zé stroke his long beard, his expression solemn and silent. He asked anxiously, the burly, dark-bearded man as nervous as a newly enlisted soldier.

“Let’s talk outside,” Bái Zé gently stroked the little squirrel rolling on the coffee table. He said kindly: “Pine Nut, Grandpa and your Uncle Kuí are going out to discuss. You play in the room for a while.”

“Okay!” Song Xingzi shook her head, tumbling from the coffee table onto the cushion mat, fiddling with the grass strings. “See you later, Grandpa Bái!”

Kuí followed Bái Zé out the door. Bái Zé casually threw up a barrier behind him to isolate the little squirrel who was attempting to eavesdrop at the window.

Kuí glared at the window, and only after seeing Song Xingzi roll away with her tongue sticking out, did he grab Bái Zé’s hair: “Old Bái, what’s going on? Pine Nut has been in the Human Realm for less than a day. How could her inner core be dug out?”

“You let go of my hair first, you’re killing this demon,” the gentle and kind old man flashed a strongly threatening smile. After tidying his hair, he said sternly, articulating every word: “The Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique.”

“What?!” Kuí’s beard and short, black hair stood on end, his voice like thunder and rain. “The Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique?! How is that possible? How does Pine Nut know that? In less than a day, who could be worthy of her using this ancient forbidden technique?”

The Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique is an ancient forbidden technique. Because its conditions for application are harsh, requiring extremely high standards for both the caster and the recipient, and because it is irreversible once cast, it had long faded from the legends of the Demon Realm. Only old demons who had lived for tens of thousands of years, like them, still had some memory of it.

Bái Zé stroked his long white eyebrows, speaking with certainty: “Pine Nut’s inner core was taken by her own hand. Although her spiritual power is depleted, her meridians and dantian are undamaged. She also awakened the Treasure-Spitting Rat bloodline. If not for intense emotional stimulation, how do you suppose her seal was broken? Did she really just ‘sleep on it’?”

Kuí felt his friend was moments away from tapping his forehead and calling him an idiot.

Kuí was bewildered: “The Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique, in less than a day, who could be worth Pine Nut entrusting her fate and spiritual power to? Who would she willingly sacrifice her life to supplement the life of? Even if Pine Nut was silly from reading storybooks and was tricked like this in a day, to willingly give her heart and soul? For the Nine-Turn Resurrection to work, both individuals must be deeply infatuated with and willing to sacrifice for the other. Even if Pine Nut is naive and was tricked, how could the other person also have fallen deeply in love with Pine Nut in less than a day? How is that possible? She’s so clueless!”

“Let’s not talk about that for now,” Bái Zé pinched his eyebrow, looking serious. “There is still residual Dì Tīng bloodline power in Pine Nut’s meridians. She must have awakened two bloodlines simultaneously, using one as a sacrifice to perform the Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique.”

“What?!” Kuí grabbed Bái Zé’s shoulder with his iron hand, shaking him up and down until he was about to fall apart. “How does it keep getting more complicated? Two bloodlines, and using the Dì Tīng bloodline as a sacrifice? Pine Nut isn’t an idiot. With how stingy she is, how could she bear to do that?”

Bái Zé smiled and gently pushed his friend’s hand away: “That is the truth. Now let go, my old bones are about to be shaken loose by you.”

Kuí: “Then if we can’t find that person, wouldn’t the Dì Tīng be truly extinct? I should have just locked Pine Nut in Qīngqiū. I shouldn’t have let her go to the Human Realm no matter what. How long has it been, and she’s caused such trouble! Forget it, I should have just broken Little Treasure Song’s dog legs and forced him to seduce the Dì Tīng sister.”

You would dare lay a claw on Little Treasure Song? Bái Zé touched his beard, ignoring his friend’s rambling.

Bái Zé: “Compared to the Nine-Turn Rebirth Technique, we must first heal Little Pine Nut’s injury, and then find Mèng Bǎimò to see if there’s any way for her to remember what happened in her dream.”

Kuí thumped his chest, swearing solemnly: “Of course we have to treat her! Why else would I come straight to you the moment I entered the Demon Realm?”

Bái Zé, too lazy to deal with the brawny and simple-minded Kuí, stated directly: “I’ve brought a helper. Her medicine will certainly be effective for Pine Nut.”

Kuí was confused, scratching his short hair as he pressed: “Who is it? Should I go catch a Hénggōng fish from the Stone Lake for Pine Nut to eat to dispel evil, or should I have Little Nine bring some Chìrú from Qīngqiū, which can also cure diseases and nourish spiritual energy?”

Bái Zé glanced at him, pretending to calculate with his fingers. He suddenly looked up at the western sky, a joyful smile spreading across his old face. He even deliberately changed into a younger appearance and waved to the Qīngluán descending slowly: “Sister Qīnglán, why did you come personally?”

The huge bird, whose feathers were gorgeous, whose shape resembled a peacock, and whose tail feathers were like a phoenix, slowly descended. Just before landing, she rotated her figure, transforming into a beautiful woman in her twenties.

The visitor was the only Qīngluán in the world, also known as the Blue Bird. Before the collapse of the Spirit Realm and its merger with the Demon Realm, she constantly attended to the Queen Mother of the West and was skilled in pharmacology.

Upon seeing Qīnglán, Kuí rolled his eyes, finally understanding the reason for Bái Zé’s hurried appearance. He grumbled internally: The old scoundrel, why isn’t he worried about being fancied by a demon now? Such a fuss.

“Brother Bái Zé sent a plum blossom letter, so it must be an urgent matter. My attendants aren’t as fast as I am, and I was afraid of delaying Pine Nut’s condition, so I came myself,” Qīnglán greeted Bái Zé and Kuí, saying softly: “Brother Kuí is here too. Where is Pine Nut? It’s been so long since she came to Mount Wēizhī to play. The little ones miss her dearly.”

“Pine Nut is inside. The situation is this: Pine Nut studied diligently for ten years and finally obtained a permit to live in the Human Realm. Before Little Nine could even hold her farewell banquet, she snuck off to the Human Realm to play in the middle of the night. This morning, Pine Nut called Kuí…”

Kuí rolled his eyes, watching the pure-hearted Grandpa Bái, as the cubs called him, subtly push him aside and eagerly converse with the Qīngluán.

Seriously, darn it. Brothers are like hands and feet, and women are like clothes. You can chop off hands and feet easily, but you can’t be careless with clothes!

Bái Zé’s voice was gentle, making his words feel like a spring breeze. Qīnglán nodded as she listened. Only after Bái Zé had finished explaining Song Xingzi’s situation and his conjectures from beginning to end, did she frown delicately and ask gently: “Pine Nut is so deeply devoted. That is truly moving, completely worthy of my dear younger brother. It is indeed wise not to tell Pine Nut the truth before investigating. Brother Bái Zé is thoughtful.”

Kuí: …Why do I feel that calling Little Treasure Song ‘dear younger brother’ is a bit strange? Forget it, it must be my delusion. Sister Qīnglán is so gentle and polite.

“I brought some prepared elixirs with me this trip, all beneficial for restoring spiritual power and repairing meridians,” Qīnglán touched the emerald hairpin on her head, retrieving a cyan jade bottle from her spatial storage, containing the elixirs she refined. “Let’s go in first and see Pine Nut. It’s been a while; I miss her quite a bit.”

“Good, good, good,” Bái Zé assented three times, removed the barrier, and followed Qīnglán into the room.

Kuí followed with a cold face: Go ahead and change back into the old grandpa if you dare! Why aren’t you afraid of the junior falling in love with you now? Humph, men!

“Aunt Qīng!” Seeing the gentle aunt, Song Xingzi’s initial sadness from being kept in the dark by Uncle Niú immediately lifted. The little white fluffball smiled and pounced into Qīnglán’s arms, whining sweetly: “Aunt Qīng, Pine Nut’s inner core was dug out by a bad guy, wuwuwu, all the spiritual power I saved for so many years is gone.”

“Don’t cry, don’t cry. Auntie brought you an immortal elixir. You’ll recover after taking it,” Qīnglán handed the cyan jade bottle to Song Xingzi, gently stroking her head. “Auntie has many more spiritual elixirs. Does Pine Nut want to come to Mount Wēizhī to recover? The little ones on Mount Wēizhī miss you dearly.”

This soft texture! Wuwuwu! It’s so nice to pet! It truly has the texture of the Treasure-Spitting Rat! I must persuade Little Pine Nut. I need my precious niece to recuperate on my Mount Wēizhī!

Song Xingzi quickly uncorked the jade bottle. She held it with both paws and dumped all the elixirs into her mouth in one go. “Cough, cough, cough.”

Qīnglán gently rubbed Song Xingzi’s back to help her breathe. “Don’t rush, eat slowly. Don’t choke.”

Wuwuwu! It’s been so long since I’ve gotten to pet a Treasure-Spitting Rat! She truly is my precious younger brother’s child, this texture! It’s so comfortable! I’d give her the entire Elixir Pavilion!

With the gentle and understanding Aunt Qīng helping her, and given that Qīnglán was a divine beast under the Queen Mother of the West, with her pharmaceutical skills inherited from the Queen Mother of the West, the elixir was naturally of extremely high purity and melted immediately upon entering her mouth.

The elixir dissolved, turning into pure spiritual power that flowed into her organs, nourishing her meridians. Song Xingzi closed her eyes, feeling the process of her dry dantian gradually filling up, and let out a sigh of satisfaction.

Qīnglán played with Song Xingzi’s fluffy tail while sitting cross-legged on a cushion mat, occupying a corner alongside Bái Zé and Kuí.

Bái Zé: “Since Sister Qīnglán brought the immortal elixir, Pine Nut’s spiritual power should recover by 20% after taking the medicine, and she should be able to re-condense her inner core soon. Regarding Pine Nut’s inner core, let’s contact Little Nine and Mèng Bǎimò first before discussing it further.”

Song Xingzi poked her head out from Qīnglán’s embrace, her little baby voice holding no threat: “Grandpa Bái, who stole my inner core? Will you get revenge for me?”

Bái Zé: “We don’t know yet. Your Uncle Kuí is frequently active in the Human Realm and is the Demon Realm Administrator, so we’ll leave it to him. You just focus on recuperating.”

Qīnglán seized the opportunity to add: “Little Pine Nut, why don’t you come to Mount Wēizhī to recover? Auntie will refine spiritual elixirs for you every day.”

“No,” Song Xingzi flatly refused. She absolutely did not want to live with the birds on Mount Wēizhī. Birds were mostly arrogant and venomous, with words that could pierce the heart as effectively as a hundred Ginseng Babies. She would rather return to Qīngqiū to face the Lily Spirits who did nothing but cry, than be ridiculed by hundreds of spiritual birds.

Having her adorable prize fly away, Qīnglán was heartbroken: “Why? Does Pine Nut not like Aunt Qīng?”

Song Xingzi scratched her head, trying to make amends awkwardly: “No, no, Pine Nut loves Auntie the most. I just want to go back to Qīngqiū. Everyone must be worried about me. I’ll come find Auntie after my spiritual power recovers.”

Heh, absolutely not. It’s already difficult for me to maintain human form. Going to Mount Wēizhī looking like a little squirrel? The scene of ten thousand birds mocking me would be too tragic. Where would I put the face of a divine chef Little Pine Nut?

Besides, she felt like she had been away from Fox Sister for too long and really wanted to go home.

A mysterious sadness welled up in Song Xingzi’s heart. She looked up at Qīnglán’s beautifully shaped jawline, feeling strongly that it shouldn’t be like this. The person holding her, the person stroking her fur, shouldn’t be Aunt Qīng.

But who should it be?

The face of the human woman she briefly glimpsed at noon flashed through Song Xingzi’s mind. That human woman was breathtakingly beautiful, yet terrifyingly aloof.

Huh? Why am I thinking of her? What does she have to do with this? Although, if that human were to smile, she would definitely look a lot like Fox Sister, especially if she wore a big red dress.