Cold Clouds

Ye Lan had a rare good sleep tonight.

She opened her eyes dazedly, and in front of her appeared a girl who was shorter than herself, with clothes stained with dust, and who didn't look very cute.

The girl had a gentle smile on her face and stuffed a fruit into Ye Lan's hand: "Little Ye, eat well and grow up well. When your spiritual roots awaken, your master will teach you how to practice. When you have cultivated well, you can have whatever you want!"

Ye Lan recognized at a glance that the person in front of her was Lin Xiaoxiao when she was a child. She picked up the fruit and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it with a smacking sound, and let Lin Xiaoxiao hold her hand and walk away.

"Xiao Ye Zi, listen to me," Lin Xiaoxiao led Ye Lan to a small path and pointed at a hill. "Look, there is a cave on the hill over there. I heard there is a great opportunity inside. I heard it from my master. I don't know if my master is lying to me."

I am just deceiving you. Ye Lan wanted to say this because that cave was clearly where Tang Zhen asked Lin Xiaoxiao to collect herbs. If Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't been lucky, the killing array in the secret realm of the cave wouldn't have kept her there until she was driven down the mountain.

When Tang Zhen was unconscious, he told Lin Xiaoxiao that it was safe inside and asked Lin Xiaoxiao to go in and collect herbs. Then he used this excuse to drive Lin Xiaoxiao down the mountain.

Ye Lan wanted to speak, but she couldn't say what she wanted to say at all, and could only say the same words as she did back then.

"Wow, that's amazing! I must go and see it someday!"

Ye Lan smiled bitterly in her heart. Although she couldn't say what she wanted to say, she would have to go back and destroy that damn secret cave sooner or later.

Ye Lan wanted to say a lot of things. She wanted to say that Tang Zhen was a bastard. He didn't even look at her before her spiritual roots awakened. After her spiritual roots awakened and she discovered that she was gifted, he took all the resources of other people to herself. She thought it was a great thing at the time, until Lin Xiaoxiao was driven down the mountain.

She also wanted to say that Tang Lan and Tang Zhen were just guys cut from the same mold and would ignore her before her talent was revealed. Sister Xiaoxiao, please stop being wishful thinking.

Fortunately, after Lin Xiaoxiao was driven down the mountain, she no longer cared about the puppy.

Now that Lin Xiaoxiao has the Medicine King Valley, she has become very successful, and Ye Lan is happy for her.

She wanted to say a lot more, but she was in this dream-like memory and could only watch everything that had happened happen again.

Suddenly, Ye Lan's eyes blurred and she felt an illusory pain in her body. She looked carefully and saw that there was a bite through her abdomen. It seemed to be that incident.

Ye Lan looked forward and saw Lin Xiaoxiao covered in blood, gasping for breath, with the knife stuck in the throat of a demon ape.

"It's okay, Xiaoye, Sister Xiaoxiao will take you back to the sect." Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Ye Lan with blood all over her face and a smile on her face.

"Hmm..." Ye Lan's eyes were filled with tears. Even though she had experienced this before, she was still very moved.

He sneaked down the mountain and was attacked by a demon ape. Lin Xiaoxiao found out and reported it to Tang Zhen, but Tang Zhen didn't give a shit. In the end, Lin Xiaoxiao went down the mountain alone to save him.

I remember that Lin Xiaoxiao had a scar on her left hand because of this incident. I wonder if it is still there. It should have been repaired by the medicinal herbs in the Medicine King Valley, right?

Ye Lan felt the pain in her body, but she felt a sense of peace of mind in her heart. This sense of peace was much stronger than when Tang Zhen was by her side.

Lin Xiaoxiao used all her strength to pick up Ye Lan and limped towards the sect gate: "Little Ye, don't close your eyes, don't fall asleep, or you might not wake up, don't fall asleep."

Lin Xiaoxiao was nagging while panting: "Xiao Ye, listen carefully. When we get back, your sister Xiaoxiao will steam you a cake to celebrate. I'll cook for you, okay? Don't sleep. I'll steam some red bean paste for you, okay?"

"Little Leaf?" Lin Xiaoxiao, who didn't get a response, turned her head to look at Ye Lan. Seeing that Ye Lan was still awake, she felt relieved. "Little Leaf, listen carefully. I heard that there are many beautiful things in this world. There are big fish that can turn into birds, snakes that can swallow elephants, and flowers that can bring back the dead to life..."

Lin Xiaoxiao kept on chattering, and Ye Lan smiled, trying hard to stay awake.

Ye Lan leaned on Lin Xiaoxiao's thin body with her eyes half closed. To be honest, she had been practicing so hard just to one day be able to see the things that Lin Xiaoxiao said.

This world is vast, and Lin Xiaoxiao only talked about what she could think of, but it was these things that gave Ye Lan the motivation to practice hard. Perhaps Lin Xiaoxiao has forgotten that she had said these words.

His eyes blurred, and when he saw the face in front of him clearly again, he couldn't help but sneer.

Now is the time for her spiritual roots to awaken. She looked at the light flashing in Tang Zhen's eyes and wanted to slap him.

Tang Lan suddenly put on a smile: "Oh, now I have to congratulate my junior sister. She has successfully awakened her spiritual roots, and they are rare ice-attributed spiritual roots. This is a blessing! Junior Sister Ye is really the light of our Lingxia Sect!"

Heh, you were still calling me "little burden" and "little waste" yesterday, but today I'm the light of Lingxia Sect? Why didn't I see you take it so seriously before?

"Hahaha, this is indeed a blessing for our Lingxia Sect!" Tang Zhen had a smile on his face, "With Ye Lan here, our Lingxia Sect will have hope of rising!"

"Xiao Ye Zi is so awesome, you have to protect me from now on~" That night, Lin Xiaoxiao stuffed a fruit in her mouth and looked at Ye Lan with a bright smile.

The next day, Ye Lan was arranged to stay in a separate room.

Later, Ye Lan picked up the stone tablet for the first time, and inside it was Li Tianyuan. From that day on, Li Tianyuan began to teach her magic, completely replacing the mediocre teacher Tang Zhen.

Haha, whoever wants to learn the “Tang Style Vertical and Horizontal Formation” can learn it.

Well, Sister Xiaoxiao, wait, I will definitely protect you. This is what Xiao Yelan thought at the time.

"Girl! Hang in there!" That day, Ye Lan fainted when she officially accepted Li Tianyuan's inheritance. Li Tianyuan used his spiritual energy to protect Ye Lan's heart. "Once you get through this, you'll be reborn!"

When she woke up, she learned from Lu Miyi that Tang Zhen had tricked Lin Xiaoxiao into going to that damn cave.

Then, Ye Lan heard from Tang Zhen that "Lin Xiaoxiao is dead".

Ye Lan now knows that Tang Zhen had driven Lin Xiaoxiao down the mountain without telling her and sent people to hunt her down, but she was really sad for a long time at that time. She even built a cenotaph for Lin Xiaoxiao, planning to offer those precious things to Lin Xiaoxiao when she grew up.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Lan felt her consciousness becoming clearer and she could gradually control her movements.

Then, Ye Lan woke up.

"It's a rare good sleep..." Ye Lan was stunned for a moment, touched the scar on her abdomen that was left by the monster ape, and smiled slightly, "There are still many things to do today..."

"First, go...destroy that damn cave."