I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 12

“Did I… actually say those words?”

Zuo Wuyi pondered for a long time on the way, and it wasn’t until the sky began to darken that she finally unearthed the relevant scene from the depths of her memory.

To say something so childish and overbearing, it must have been when she was still in university. If she remembered correctly, it was after she had spent a long time finally conquering Mo Xiao, who was as stubborn as a hard rock. Presuming upon the intimate relationship she had established with Mo Xiao, she had said that sentence jokingly.

It seemed that after that, Mo Xiao, who barely accepted gifts in the first place, truly never accepted another gift again.

“It’s getting late. Let’s take a break and rest here for the night.” As the sky began to dim, Mo Xiao stopped in front of a cave.

After leaving the initial area where they were attacked, Mo Xiao’s group did not encounter any further dangers. They collected a lot of useful minerals and spiritual herbs along the way, achieving a bountiful harvest.

“Then I’ll go find some dry firewood nearby and start a fire.” Seeing that they were resting, Yun He immediately assigned herself a task.

“No need to go,” Mo Xiao called out to her. “I’ve already prepared these things.”

With that, Mo Xiao took the spiritual sword and entered the cave first. After confirming there was no danger around, she took out a pile of processed dry firewood from her storage space. After neatly stacking them in a tic-tac-toe pattern, she conjured a small fireball and lit the pile.

“Senior Sister, you even prepared this!” Yun He was full of surprise and curiously leaned towards the fire. “Senior Sister, is this the Red Tong Wood from the back mountain?”

Mo Xiao nodded. “The wood here is enough to burn for five shichen (ten hours).” After speaking, she waved her hand, and a wooden plank bed with its own bedding and two straw mats appeared in the clearing. “Tonight, we will meditate and regulate our breathing. Junior Sister (Zuo Wuyi), you sleep on the bed.”

Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but look at Mo Xiao. “Senior Sister, you prepared so thoroughly!” What’s going on? Why is Mo Xiao suddenly being so good to me? Didn’t she say a few days ago that she and I were the most familiar strangers? What is she up to?

“Since I brought you along, I naturally had to prepare thoroughly,” Mo Xiao said, lifting the hem of her robe and sitting cross-legged on a mat. “Do you have Pill of Abstaining from Grains (Bigu Dan)?”

“Yes,” Zuo Wuyi nodded, then added, “Senior Sister gave me a lot last time; I haven’t eaten much of them yet.”

Mo Xiao nodded, then said nothing more, immediately beginning to meditate and let the spiritual energy circulate within her body.

Yun He rubbed her nose when she saw this, then fumbled in her storage bag and pulled out a bag of dried meat slices, quietly stuffing it into Zuo Wuyi’s hand. She whispered, “I only brought this one bag. Junior Sister, eat slowly.”

Zuo Wuyi smiled at Yun He. “Thank you, Third Senior Sister.”

“Good girl.” Yun He also smiled, wanting to reach out and pat Zuo Wuyi’s head.

But before she could, Mo Xiao spoke first, calling out her name in a firm but not harsh tone, “Yun He.”

“I’m meditating now!” Yun He quickly retracted her hand and sat cross-legged on her mat, refraining from any other small actions.

Zuo Wuyi looked at Mo Xiao, then at Yun He, who was tightly closing her eyes, the corners of her mouth slightly curving up. She didn’t go straight to sleep. Instead, she took off her shoes and walked directly to Mo Xiao’s side, sitting down practically right next to her.

Zuo Wuyi didn’t do much. She simply propped her chin up with one hand, tilting her head to observe Mo Xiao.

Compared to the Mo Xiao in her memory, the Mo Xiao in front of her seemed even younger. With her eyes closed, Mo Xiao’s features seemed to soften, and the usual sense of indifference and distance on her face disappeared.

Just as Zuo Wuyi’s thoughts were beginning to wander, Mo Xiao, who was regulating her breathing, opened her eyes. Their eyes met, startling Zuo Wuyi into holding her breath.

“Y-You, why aren’t you meditating?” Zuo Wuyi stuttered from the shock.

The reaction amused Mo Xiao. “If you don’t sleep now, you won’t grow taller.”

“Impossible,” Zuo Wuyi retorted. In her past life, she cultivated during the day and at night, and she still grew to be over one meter seventy tall. Besides, with spiritual energy present, a lack of sleep wouldn’t have any major effect.

“If you can’t sleep, then cultivate. Don’t waste time,” Mo Xiao said. “I’ll give you two choices: do you want to rest on the bed, or cultivate with me here until morning?”

“I choose neither. I want to cultivate for a while, and then go to sleep,” Zuo Wuyi raised her chin, showing a hint of provocation. Mo Xiao wanted her to choose, so she deliberately chose neither.

Mo Xiao didn’t say anything, only reached out and pinched Zuo Wuyi’s cheek, then let out a sigh.

“Why are you sighing?” Zuo Wuyi’s small eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Do you think I’m being unreasonable?”

“No,” Mo Xiao denied. “I’m just wondering why Junior Sister, who is only eight years old, has such a thick skin.”

“Are you insulting me in a roundabout way?” Zuo Wuyi’s brows were lowered even further. “How am I thick-skinned?”

“Junior Sister, you know me,” Mo Xiao said, pinching the other side of Zuo Wuyi’s cheek. “Except for you, I have never given anyone a second chance.”

Zuo Wuyi’s eyebrows relaxed slightly, and a trace of unnoticed tension flashed in her eyes. “What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

“But sometimes accidents suddenly arrive, catching everyone off guard,” Mo Xiao seriously said, rubbing the joint of her index finger with her thumb. “The relationship between Elder Sister and Junior Sister is a new beginning. I originally didn’t want this relationship to change, but if a certain person insists on changing it, I will give her a chance.”

Zuo Wuyi understood Mo Xiao’s meaning almost instantly, working hard to suppress the urge to smile. “Senior Sister, are you speaking nonsense?”

“Wuyi, you know I never joke,” Mo Xiao said. “Both you and I made mistakes in the past. I wonder if the two of us now will repeat those same mistakes.”

“If someone makes the same mistake twice in the same place, she’s definitely an idiot,” Zuo Wuyi was now certain that Mo Xiao was willing to give her another chance.

“Is that so?” Mo Xiao chuckled softly. “A certain person has made more than just two mistakes, hasn’t she?”

“Oh, those were mistakes made in the past life! I definitely won’t make them again in this life!” Zuo Wuyi vowed confidently.

Mo Xiao smiled without speaking. This wasn’t the first time she had heard similar words.

However, since Zuo Wuyi was willing to put aside her dignity and act like the naive person they were when they first met, Mo Xiao was also willing to temporarily adjust her mindset to that time, giving them both a chance.

Speaking of which, in the original world, she and Zuo Wuyi were together for six years, weren’t they?

I wonder when the significant divergence of opinion will occur this time? Mo Xiao stared blankly at the temporary barrier she had set up.

It shouldn’t be that they won’t even make it six years this time, right?