Reversing the Milky Way

Wen Yuanning narrowed her eyes upon hearing Xue Qin's words: "It's Fu Wenhao, isn't it? Master told you long ago to cultivate diligently, yet you still got involved with Fu Wenhao?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Liyun went to Xue Qin's private room to check, and found two empty bottles on the floor. One was labeled "Mandarin Duck Entwined Powder," and the other "Drunken Dream Without Trace Dew." She picked them up to examine them, and found that both bottles were empty.

Upon seeing this, Xue Liyun frowned: "I was wondering why the medicine was so potent. Turns out they poured the whole bottle in."

Then she got up to check and was shocked to find another woman lying on the bed—it was Li Yuting, who had taken the Qingxin Pill earlier. Seeing this, Xue Liyun shouted, "Xue Qin! Come here!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qin ran over excitedly and asked, "Cousin, what's wrong?"

Xue Liyun pointed at Li Yuting on the bed and asked, "This! How do you explain this?"

Upon seeing this, Xue Qin immediately explained, "Hey, cousin, it's not what you think! She did take the Qingxin Pill. It's possible that the effects of the whole bottle of Zuimeng Wuhen Dew were too strong and weren't completely neutralized, so she's temporarily unconscious. Sigh, I told Wenhao long ago that putting in so much would definitely cause problems, but he wouldn't listen and insisted on putting both bottles in. I didn't expect that girl named Yueling to go berserk like that. I had no choice."

Hearing this, Xue Liyun grabbed Xue Qin's ear and said, "Fine, you still say it has nothing to do with you? Wait until your uncle gets back, and see how he deals with you!"

As she spoke, Xue Liyun continued to twist Xue Qin's ear, continuing to lecture him. Xue Qin cried out, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle!"

Bai Cheng's side.

Wei Ran carried Bai Cheng out of Wuling Town, and the crowd below all looked up to watch. After Bai Cheng pointed out the direction, Wei Ran controlled the flying sword and flew towards Yu Family Village.

"It's truly astonishing. When I met you two months ago, you were just an ordinary person. Now, you've actually reached the mid-stage of the Body Refinement Realm."

After hearing Wei Ran's words, Bai Cheng lowered his head and replied, "So what if you're in the mid-stage of Body Refinement Realm? When you encounter a cultivator, you're still powerless to fight back."

After listening, Wei Ran shook his head and said, "You can't say that. With your talent, if you have a physique for cultivation, you can reach the Qi Condensation Realm in less than two years. But before that, you need to hide your strength, otherwise you will bring trouble upon yourself."

After speaking, Wei Ran turned to look at Yue Ling behind Bai Cheng: "Especially this girl, she looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she has already reached the mid-stage of Qi Condensation Realm. I have never seen such a thing, not only in the Bai family, but even in the Fire Cloud Kingdom."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng remained silent for a moment before saying, "Thank you, Brother Wei Ran. If it weren't for you, things probably wouldn't have turned out well today."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran slowly replied, "No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank my young lady."

After hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately replied, "Then thank you very much, Miss. I don't know your Miss's name yet."

“My young lady is the eldest daughter of the Bai family in Baifeng City, Bai Muwan, and I am her personal bodyguard, Wei Ran.”

After hearing this, Bai Cheng continued, "I will definitely pay back the money as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Wei Ran turned to look at Bai Cheng and said, "Eighteen hundred silver coins is no small amount. If you don't have some ability, it's basically impossible to pay it back within three months. As for why Miss acted as your guarantor, I don't know."

After saying that, Wei Ran suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, when you were covered in blue patterns, were you practicing the Overlord Sect's body-forging secret technique?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a surge of nervousness. He knew that in front of so many cultivators, he would inevitably be exposed under those circumstances. Seeing Bai Cheng's troubled expression, Wei Ran immediately said, "I was just curious. If you don't want to tell me, then just pretend I didn't ask. After all, there are countless cultivation techniques in the world, many of which I haven't even seen before. I'm just curious."

After saying that, he controlled the flying sword and accelerated towards Yu Family Village.

Before long, Wei Ran brought Bai Cheng to Yu Family Village. The villagers below, upon seeing the flying sword, all looked at it and began to discuss it.

After flying around the village for a while, Wei Ran and Bai Cheng arrived at the courtyard of Yu Qing'an's residence.

It was already evening. After Bai Cheng dismounted from his flying sword, he thanked Wei Ran again. At that moment, Yu Qing'an, who was inside the house, came out after hearing the noise: "Hmm? Why are you back so late today? What happened?"

Bai Cheng saw Yu Qing'an come out and began to recount his experiences that day. Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an's expression changed drastically: "What? How could this happen?"

However, when Wei Ran saw Yu Qing'an for the first time, his expression changed drastically, and his pupils contracted sharply. "So alike!...So much like him!"

After muttering those words, he immediately sheathed his flying sword, stepped forward, and said, "Excuse me, are you the girl's father?"

When Yu Qing'an saw the person approach and ask, he replied, "Who are you??"

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng introduced, "This is Wei Ran. If it weren't for him, Yue Ling and I probably wouldn't have made it back today."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an immediately said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I am Yue Ling's father."

After listening, Wei Ran continued to ask, "May I ask if you are from Yu Family Village?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an frowned and replied, "That's right, I am indeed from Yu Family Village. Is there a problem with that?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran carefully examined Yu Qing'an before him. Then, with a solemn expression, he said, "Alright, it's getting late. Now that the escort is complete, I must return to report."

After saying that, he summoned his flying sword again and flew away. Bai Cheng and Yu Qing'an immediately placed Yue Ling on the bed in the bedroom.

At this moment, Bai Cheng looked at the unconscious Yue Ling and slowly said, "It's fortunate that Yue Ling only fainted. I really didn't expect Yue Ling to have her spiritual power go berserk. Why is this happening? Also, isn't Yue Ling a wind-attribute spiritual power physique? Why is her whole body emitting purple spiritual power fluctuations? She doesn't seem to have a lightning-attribute physique either."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an, with a serious expression, asked, "Did the bell in Yue Ling's hair ring at that time?"

"Bell?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng recalled, "At that time, I seemed to faintly hear the sound of bells."

After saying that, Bai Cheng looked at the two bells on Yue Ling's hair. The two bells were about the size of eggs and hung on Yue Ling's twin ponytails.

Bai Cheng suddenly realized that he had never heard the bell on Yue Ling's head ring when he was with her. He had always thought it was just an ornament, but he never expected it to actually ring!

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng asked curiously, "What exactly is this bell?"

After saying that, Bai Cheng reached out and touched the bell on Yue Ling's hair, then shook it twice. He found that it didn't make a sound and there was nothing inside.

At this moment, Yu Qing'an slowly said, "This is what Yue Ling's mother gave her. All I know is that these bells can suppress Yue Ling's constitution. In the past, when Yue Ling was like this, the bells on her head would ring, and then she would calm down."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng exclaimed in surprise, "What? Yue Ling was like this before?"

Yu Qing'an nodded and said, "That's right. There's a fluctuation every three years. Yue Ling's mother specifically instructed Yue Ling to carry it with her at all times."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng asked curiously, "What kind of special constitution does Yue Ling have? I always thought that the wind attribute spiritual power she had before was a special constitution."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not too sure either."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng also raised a question: "Huh? Really? Even you, as his father, don't know?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an retorted irritably, "How would I know? This child inherited half of his traits from his mother, right?"

Bai Cheng was stunned when he heard this. Uncle Yu's marriage was too whirlwind. He didn't even understand what kind of cultivation physique his wife had before they got married and had a child.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng didn't ask any further questions. He simply stayed by Yue Ling's bedside, taking care of her. After all, Yue Ling had taken care of him in the same way when he was unconscious.

Meanwhile, Wei Ran had returned to Wuling Town. When he arrived at Xue Fu Restaurant, he found that the crowd below had not dispersed, and a row of signs indicating that the restaurant was closed had been erected in front of the entrance. Several waiters from the restaurant were also standing in front of the entrance.

Then, Wei Ran flew into the large hole that had been pierced through the restaurant and found that a group of restaurant staff were cleaning up. Even Wen Yuanning and Xue Liyun were using their spiritual energy to gather up the architectural fragments scattered all over the restaurant.

Wei Ran didn't linger; he returned to Bai Muwan's room. Bai Muwan was sitting at the table. Seeing Wei Ran return, she asked, "How did it go? Did you escort them back?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran quickly stepped forward and said, "That's right, I was just about to bring this up. When I was escorting that girl and Bai Cheng home, guess who I saw?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Muwan raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Who did you see? Why are you so surprised?"

Then, Wei Ran said with a serious expression, "I think I saw Uncle Bai!"

Upon hearing the question, Bai Muwan's expression changed drastically, and he quickly stood up, saying, "What? Is this true?"

"Yes, at first I wasn't sure, but after I got closer and observed him, I found that his manner of speaking was exactly the same as Uncle Bai's! I'm not quite sure either."

Hearing this, Bai Muwan glanced at the sky outside the window. It was already dark, and the streets of Wuling Town were lit up with lights of all sizes, making the streets look like a dream. Then Bai Muwan slowly said, "It's getting late today. Tomorrow you can lead the way, and we'll go to Bai Cheng's house to take a look."

Meanwhile, Xue Qianfu, the owner of Xuefu Restaurant and the head of the Xue family in Wuling Town, rushed back after hearing the news. Upon seeing the devastation inside the restaurant, he immediately summoned Wen Yuanning to his side.

Xue Qianfu asked with a serious expression, "What happened? How did it turn out like this?"

Seeing this, Wen Yuanning quickly recovered and said, "Master, the matter is like this..."

After Wen Yuanning's explanation, Xue Qianfu's expression softened.

"You mean, the guarantor Miss Bai vouched for him?"

"Yes, sir,"

After listening, Xue Qianfu lowered his head in thought, then questioned, "You said that little girl looks no more than fifteen or sixteen years old? Yet she has the strength of the mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Yuanning nodded again, "That's right."

After confirming the answer, Xue Qianfu asked with a serious expression, "Do you know where that girl lives?"

After hearing this, Wen Yuanning thought for a moment and then said, "I heard from that Bai Cheng that they are students from Renhui Academy." Hearing this, Xue Qianfu nodded and then left the restaurant.

Early the next morning, Bai Muwan and his two guards went to Yu Family Village. When the three of them arrived at Yu Family Village on their swords, the villagers were all very surprised. Even Xuan Taiming sensed the fluctuations of their spiritual energy and quickly flew over on his sword.

He was also taken aback when he saw the three, as their cultivation levels were no lower than his own. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "I am the guardian of this village. May I ask where you three fellow Daoists come from and what business you have here?"

Upon seeing the visitors, Bai Muwan replied, "We came to this village to find someone. We have no other business."

After hearing this, Xuan Taiming couldn't help but ponder, "Looking for someone? Who could be in this village that three cultivators would need to look for them? They don't seem to be here for revenge."

Thinking of this, Xuan Taiming continued, "Who are you three looking for? I can tell you a thing or two."

After hearing this, Bai Muwan and Wei Ran exchanged glances. Wei Ran shook his head, and seeing this, Bai Muwan said, "We already know where that person lives, so we won't trouble you any further."

After saying that, Bai Muwan left with his two guards. Xuan Taiming wanted to follow, but after being severely warned by Wei Tao, he returned with a frustrated expression.

After leaving Yu Qing'an's residence, Bai Muwan and the others flew down and put away their flying swords. Then she went to the door and knocked.

Bai Cheng and Yu Qing'an were both at home at the time. Upon hearing the noise at the front door, Bai Cheng quickly got up, went to the front door, and opened it. Then, Bai Cheng exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Bai?! What brings you here?"

"Oh, I was a little worried about that girl named Yueling, so I came to check on you. I hope I didn't bother you?" Bai Cheng replied with a relieved expression, "Of course not. If it weren't for Miss Bai yesterday, I don't know what would have happened."

After speaking, the group went inside. Bai Muwan immediately looked around upon entering. The simple courtyard was rustic yet vibrant, filled with planted crops. Although small, the courtyard was richly decorated. It was clear that the owner of this courtyard valued life quite a bit.

The group then entered the main hall. Bai Muwan immediately noticed the portrait hanging in the center. At this moment, Wei Tao beside him said, "This is... the attire of the Qingyun Sect?"

Upon seeing this, Bai Muwan asked in confusion, "Strange, the Qingyun Sect is not a sect of the Huoyun Kingdom. It is located in the Qingyun Mountains of the Yun Kingdom. Why would there be portraits of Qingyun Sect disciples in my home?"