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It’s not cold after hugging

Bai Tu was so enraged that his chest ached.

He never imagined the considerate and lovable little apprentice before he would appear to outsiders as some kind of ruffian. Had it not been for his current disguise, he would have already—

Bai Tu staggered backward after being caught off guard by his unexpected attack. Soon after, something flew past close to his eyes and sank deep into the trunk beside him with a crisp thud.

It was a razor-sharp bamboo arrow.

Bai Tu immediately realized that they must have set off a trap within the secret realm.

Without a second to spare, more bamboo poles shot out from the woods in all directions. Bai Tu would innately disregard such a trivial trap. 

He was about to avoid it when Yun Ye rushed out and grabbed Bai Tu’s arm.

Behind them, a row of bamboo poles pierced deep into the ground.

After avoiding the wave of traps, Yun Ye released his hold, and said with his sight elsewhere, “Be careful, little idiot.”

‘Don’t ever call me that, screw off!!’

Bai Tu’s rage intensified, and steam puffed out from his ears. He glared at Yun Ye and ignored him. The latter simply looked at the fuming young man with great interest. He thought his current appearance was adorable and could not stop himself from teasing him. “Why? So terrified that you can’t even speak? ”

Bai Tu: “…”

‘Just you wait.’

Bai Tu closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down. A few breaths later, he said, “It’s dangerous here.  Let’s go back first.”

Yun Ye’s lips curled up in an arc, but his eyes weren’t smiling. “Why should I listen to you?

“You—”

Before Bai Tu could finish, Yun Ye had already strode further into the woods, leaving him with an image of a departing back. 

‘This person—!’

Bai Tu stomped his feet a few times and trotted after him in the end. 

“Why don’t you listen ‘til I finish talking?”

Yun Ye kept walking ahead. “Why are you so long-winded?”

“When was I ever long-winded? You ignored me first!”

Yun Ye abruptly came to a halt in his steps. Bai Tu was caught off guard and rammed into the other’s solid back.

As Bai Tu rubbed the injured part of his head, Yun Ye looked at him over his shoulder. His eyes filled with menacing coldness. “Let me get this straight. I don’t have time to mess with you. So…

“Get lost.”

Yun Ye ignored Bai Tu’s reaction and continued on his way after saying those words.

Bai Tu was astonished for a moment. He wanted to drag the other back here, but he did not know what else to say. So he just stood there motionless, watching the person’s back vanish into the dense fog.

He exhaled a soft sigh. Just as he was about to take a step forward, Bai Tu felt pain in his abdomen.

The pain could go unnoticed, as it merely resembled a small hammer tapping from within. However, for Bai Tu to feel this was something strange.

He had already escaped the confines of the mundane and transformed into an immortal body. Contacting common illnesses was no longer possible, so how could he suddenly experience abdominal pain?

Bai Tu condensed a small amount of spiritual power in his palm and was about to examine himself when shallow footsteps sounded in front of him. A shadow loomed over his curled frame.

Bai Tu raised his head, meeting Yun Ye’s solemn expression with flippancy. “Didn’t you already leave?  Why are you still here?”

‘… What’s wrong with this person? Are you the owner of the woods? And free to come and go as you please?’

“I…”

“You don’t dare walk this way, do you?” Yun Ye crossed his arms with a look of “I have seen through you.”

Bai Tu: “…”

He had no clue how many times, but Bai Tu sincerely regretted why he refused to choke him to death in the swamp the first time he met the wolf cub.

Bai Tu religiously chanted in his heart several times, ‘This is a cub raised by me. I must endure revolting.’ He patiently said, “I will leave now.”

When Bai Tu turned around to leave, Yun Ye opened his mouth. “Wait.”

“… What? ” Bai Tu clenched his teeth before asking in a low voice.

Yun Ye made a clicking motion with his tongue. “Rather than pretending, if you’re afraid, just say it.  I’ll send you back. Lest you return and blame me once you’re out.”

Bai Tu refused to comment.

Regardless, Yun Ye ultimately agreed to accompany Bai Tu. The two retraced their steps, but when they reached the clearing from when they first entered the realm, not a single soul was there.

“Something’s not right,” Yun Ye muttered to Bai Tu. “You should be cautious.”

Bai Tu responded with a hum and swiveled his head left and right. In an instant, his eyes lit up, and he dashed toward a nearby tree. “Come here.”

Yun Ye walked over.  Three deep ravines gouged out on the tree trunk, which seemed to be caused by some giant beast.

“The scratches of a monster beast,” Yun Ye observed.

Bai Tu gave a nod.  “Sure is.”

As soon as his voice fell, a slight noise winded off within the woods not far away from their location.

Bai Tu and Yun Ye met each other’s gaze and trod quickly towards the sound.

An entry-level disciple laid on the ground covered with grass. Blood spurted and gushed out from three long and deep gorges on his back, staining a large portion of his clothes as well as the grass he was sleeping on was red.

“Help… save me…” As the two approached, the disciple reached out to them, blood trickling from his mouth.

Bai Tu crouched down to examine the disciple’s injury. “You can’t save him,” Yun Ye scoffed as he stood beside him, watching. “Don’t squander your energy.”

As soon as he said that, Bai Tu realized the disciple was gravely injured and shed a lot of blood. Moreover, he had tried his utmost to recover himself countless times.

When the disciple heard this, he dived to grab Bai Tu’s sleeves. “No, no, please save me.  I don’t want to go, I want to enter Tianyang Sect. I… want…”

His pupils dilated as the light in his eyes dimmed.

A white light emanated from his body and blanketed the disciple. As the glow fizzled and disappeared, the corpse vanished in its place.

Death within the secret realm was counted as a failure of the trial. 

Disciples who lost their lives were teleported out of the Mysterious Realm of the Absolute Beginning by a spell without worrying about their lives outside.

This was also the reason Bai Tu and Yun Ye encountered no corpse along the way.

Bai Tu stood up, his brows knitted. “What kind of monster beast is so powerful that it can kill so many people all at once?”

The realm’s space was larger than an entry-level disciple could imagine, and each area was unique on its own. When the teleportation array was activated, it would send the disciples in batches to different areas at random. There were also 20 or 30 people who teleported with them, and they were all eliminated in such a brief instant. 

Bai Tu pursed his lips, always feeling strange.

So far, many people in their group possessed cultivation bases decent enough not to be called weak. There was no reason not to band together, and yet even a single monstrous beast could not be defeated.

All of a sudden, the surrounding ground shook violently.

Their complexions changed at the same time, just as a roar of a wild beast reverberated from the depths of the forest. A white tiger as tall as an adult man leaped out of the bushes. Its scarlet pair of eyes looked upon the two as if they were ants. 

The white tiger bellowed and rushed towards the two of them.

A bright flash of a sword came from the forest as the long sword behind Yun Ye was unsheathed. But the sword blade pierced straight out, merely scratched along the tiger’s fur, as if hitting a hard brick wall with a loud clanging noise. 

Baihu was pushed back by the sword intent on a few steps, yet his body was sustained, not an angle cut at all.

Yun Ye tsked. “Trouble.”

He readied into a stance and was about to launch forward when he caught sight of the young boy beside him taking something out from the cloth bag and hurled it to the Baihu. A vial spell exploded near Bai Hu’s feet, and a glowing blue barrier shackled the white tiger like a cage.

Yun Ye asked, “Where did you get these things?”

Bai Tu was not in the mood to explain, and just left it with, “It won’t last long. Let’s escape first.”

Yun Ye thought about it and said nothing in the end. He darted farther into the woods with Bai Tu.

The two ran to the end of the forest, but there was only a cliff ahead of them. Yun ye squatted on the edge of the cliff, looking towards the bottom of the cliff. 

A grayish mist shrouded the bottom of the cliff, and only the faint gurgling of water could give away its unknown.

Yun Ye quipped, “This is the way you lead?”

Bai Tu: “…” 

In all honesty, the Mysterious Realm of the Beginning was so vast. Plus he had only entered this once, so was it odd that Bai Tu could not find his way?

He never visited these woods!

Bai Tu refused to answer him about this, and remarked instead, “There’s something up with that monster beast.”

“Naturally, something is wrong,” Yun Ye asserted. “Otherwise, how could there be such a powerful monster beast in the secret realm who could murder 20 to 30 people in an instant and remain unscathed under the sword, with my full strength?”

“You mean someone meddled with the realm? How could this be possible…”

Yun Ye’s mouth hooked up to an arc. “Why is it impossible?”

Bai Tu was at a loss for words. 

After all, this was only a trial. Even if you die within the realm, you would just be teleported out of the Tianyan Sect unscathed at all. If there was something worth tampering within here, could it be…

Recalling what the previous disciple breathed a while ago, Bai Tu became aware.

He hesitated. “They did it for…”

Yun Ye: “For Immortal Lord Zhaohua.”

Yun Ye’s eyes glowed with a mocking smile. “The Tianyan Sect announced to the public Immortal Lord Zhaohua intended to choose an apprentice from among the level-entry disciples. Therefore, this trial is built differently from the previous ones. For those who come to take part in the trial, the fewer the people leaving the secret realm smoothly after seven days, the more favorable it will be.”

Bai Tu could already foresee that in seven days, only an awful little number of people would leave the Mysterious Realm of the Absolute Beginning without a hitch.

This may be the legendary saying to steal the chicken, only to end up losing the rice used to lure it.

“What are your plans now?” Bai Tu inquired.

Yun Ye looked at him with a frown. “I’ve been benevolent and righteous in keeping you by my side for so long.  Why do you still want to follow me? ”

What’s the point of him coming in if he did not follow him?

Bai Tu paused for a moment to reflect. His hand snaked and pinched a thigh, and he raised a pair of watery eyes toward Yun Ye. In the latter’s eyes, Bai Tu became a timid and delicate young man. 

Bai Tu clutched the small cloth bag slung on his shoulder with both hands and gazed at Yun Ye cautiously. “Can’t I follow you?”

Yun Ye lowered his head and gazed into the glistening, watery eyes. For some reason, the appearance of his shizun he saw in the dream when his inner demon took control of, suddenly appeared in his mind. He lost to his senses for a while, just as the Bai Hu roared again in the woods behind them. 

Five spotted white tigers stalked out of the woods, alert, intimidating, and all with ferocious faces. A white tiger, who seemed to lead the group, approached the two of them and opened its mouth, revealing a pair of razor-sharp canines.

Bai Tu: “…”

He tried his best to avoid fighting with the monster beasts, not only because he believed it was unnecessary but also was worried Yun Ye would find some clues. However, compared to trivial things, Yun Ye passing the Mysterious Realm of the Absolute Beginning smoothly and getting the Tai Chu held more importance.

A small amount of spiritual power gathered in Bai Tu’s palm, but Yun Ye grabbed his wrist at the same time.

Bai Tu turned his head, and the young man said without a change in his expression, “Hold on to me.”

Right after he said this, Yun Ye threw the long sword in his hand and jumped off the cliff riding it. 

***

A deep pond lay beneath the cliff. Twilight hovered over them, signaling the end of their first day, and the fire crackled and flickered, illuminating the cave walls beside the pool. Bai Tu knelt beside the fire and sat. His entire body was drenched, and he silently observed Yun Ye, who was lighting the fire.

Even with such excellent swordsmanship, Yun Ye lost control and caused them all to fall into the deep pool together simply because he had another person to carry. 

‘How negligent is this person of practice?’

Yun Ye picked up firewood and stole a glance at Bai Tu, who was dripping wet from head to toe. It was rare for him to feel apologetic. “I’m sorry, this is my first time flying with the sword.”

He was not lying.

Apart from not mentioning his previous life, he had indeed not cultivated well in this lifetime.

His current body was not yet in the golden core stage; he may have some skills, but executing them would be difficult without a solid foundation in cultivation.

Bai Tu was aware of his apprentice’s virtues, but he only glanced at his mouth and paid no attention to him further.

Yun Ye picked up another firewood, glanced at Bai Tu once more, and whispered, “Sorry, it was my first time to use the sword to carry people.”

Bai Tu pursed his lips, too lazy to talk to him. 

Yet Yun Ye was dissatisfied. “I saved your life. Shouldn’t you say thank you?”

“… Many thanks.”

Yun Ye was perfectly content with his ambitions. Then he remembered something and inquired, “You, little idiot, want to worship my shizun as your master too, don’t you?”

Bai Tu gritted his teeth and enunciated word by word, “Do. Not. Call. Me. Little. Idiot.”

Yun Ye: “Then what is your name?”

Bai Tu became silent for a short while, then said, “… Tu Bai.”

Yun Ye nodded. “Oh,” then said, “Little idiot, I tell you, my shizun will not accept other disciples. You can’t have your wish fulfilled.”

Bai Tu: “…”

Bai Tu paused and probed, “How do you know Immortal Lord Zhaohua won’t accept any disciples?”

Ling Weijun himself orchestrated the rumor of accepting disciples. Bai Tu never took it to heart, let alone mentioned it to Yun Ye, and the latter never asked him as well. 

‘How is he convinced that I won’t accept more disciples?’

Yun Ye’s expression became a little strange and stiff. He did not speak for a few breaths, and then said perfunctorily, “Anyway, he just won’t.”

The night was already deep, and a gust of night wind howled from the entrance of the cave, which hit Bai Tu’s body. He shuddered violently, only to feel the nipping cold all over his small body. 

Apart from it, the chill was also getting heavier and heavier. Bai Tu could no longer endure and rubbed his arms softly curling up without realizing it. 

When Yun Ye tilted his head in the boy’s direction, his eyes widened at such a scene. 

A delicate young man huddled up on a spot—his face devoid of colors and trembling like so. 

Yun Ye furrowed and asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

Bai Tu’s lips were trembling. He chattered, “… cold.”

Ever since he ascended and reached an immortal body, he had already forgotten what it was like to be chilled down to the bones for a long, long time. Bai Tu curled up his limbs into a fetal position, desperately trying to warm himself up.  

It did nothing at all.  

As Bai Tu’s consciousness gradually became blurry and muddled, he felt someone approaching his shivering body. 

The source of high heat warmed his body a little. He instinctively leaned in and stretched out his arms to trap the heat source tight enough to transfer the warmth completely.  

Yun Ye: “…”

The author has something to say:

Yun Ye: Except for Shizun, I will hug no one else.

Bai “Little idiot” Tu: Okay, here I come.