Reversing the Milky Way

Bai Cheng couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this. "It seems that Uncle Yu really loves Yue Ling."

He then went to Yueling's side, and just as he was about to ask about her condition, he paused and asked, "Ling'er, have you... grown taller?"

Bai Cheng said this because Yue Ling's height used to only reach Bai Cheng's shoulder, but now it reaches Bai Cheng's nose. In addition, Yue Ling seems to have matured, giving the impression of a composed young lady from a noble family.

"Brother Bai Cheng, I think you've gotten shorter!" Yue Ling said, then broke into a hearty laugh. Bai Muwan stepped forward at that moment. Looking at Bai Muwan approaching, Yue Ling was somewhat puzzled. "And who is this lady?"

White wooden bowl: "Have you forgotten? We met at Xuefu Restaurant."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Ling'er, what exactly happened to you at the restaurant that night?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling began to ponder. "I think I was drunk at the time, and I don't remember anything after that. But I feel like I've seen this lady somewhere before, but I can't remember where."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran and Wei Tao stepped forward and asked, "Do you still remember the two of us?"

After hearing this, Yue Ling stared intently at Wei Tao and Wei Ran in front of her. "Hmm, they seem somewhat familiar, but I can't quite place them."

After hearing this, the group exchanged glances.

Bai Muwan: "It seems that Yue Ling doesn't remember what happened that night."

Bai Cheng sighed and said, "That's good, it saves me from remembering some bad things. Anyway, it's good that you're alright, Ling'er."

Soon, the group began chatting idly in the courtyard. At the same time, in the direction of Mirror Moon Lake, Xuan Taiming, carrying a large bundle, flew from Cloudfall Forest on his sword.

Xuan Taiming: "Brother, you should go back first. Keep the Golden-Winged Thunderbird feathers with you for now, and remember not to mention this to outsiders."

Xuan Molin: "Then I'll go back to Hejia Village first."

Immediately afterwards, the two brothers parted ways at Mirror Moon Lake.

Xuan Taiming flew directly onto his sword, entering Yu Family Village from the north gate. Several guards at the north gate saw this and began to discuss among themselves.

Guard Number One: "Hey, Brother Zhang, look, isn't that Xuan Taiming, the garrison commander?"

Zhang Hai looked up and saw Xuan Taiming flying into Yu Family Village on his sword, carrying a huge package on his back.

Zhang Hai: "It's probably because Xuan Taiming, the garrison commander, went into the forest to pick some spiritual herbs again. It's best for us cultivators to keep quiet about their affairs."

Not long after, Xuan Taiming returned to his courtyard and sheathed his flying sword. He immediately used his divine sense to scan the surroundings, and after confirming that there were no traces of people around, he went to the water vat in the corner of the courtyard.

The tank has a bottom diameter of about three meters, a top diameter of five meters, but a height of only one meter. It is filled with water, and many fish of unknown species are swimming inside.

Xuan Taiming activated his spiritual power, and the water in the vat immediately began to swirl, creating a central area. Then, the bottom of the vat opened up, revealing a hidden passage leading downwards. Xuan Taiming then jumped inside.

This is the cellar that Xuan Taiming built himself, and it is also his personal treasury. Over the years, he has planted all the spiritual herbs and medicines he has collected in this cellar. The earth-attribute spirit storage beads around it can keep the area around the cellar dry all year round, while the metal-attribute spirit storage beads can keep the light inside the cellar.

Besides the spiritual plants, the cellar also contained various items he had collected, most of which were gifts from certain villagers. After looking around, Xuan Taiming gently put down the bundle on his back and carefully placed the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's egg on a pile of hay.

The Golden-Winged Thunderbird's egg had a pale golden shell, and faint, rhythmic rays of light could be seen emanating from it. Seeing this, Xuan Taiming rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Wow, this is a huge profit! This is a real windfall! This high-level demon beast egg is at least equivalent to a fifth-grade spirit beast, and it's a rare lightning-attribute demon beast at that. If we were to auction it off, the starting price would be at least five thousand silver coins!" Immediately afterward, bursts of wild laughter echoed from the cellar.

In this world, many people keep spirit pets. Some spirit pets can deliver messages for their masters, and mounts are also a type of spirit pet. Given the myriad forms of spirit pets, their uses are diverse. Of course, some people also keep demonic beasts, but demonic beasts are inherently violent and extremely difficult to tame. Only powerful individuals with sufficiently high cultivation levels dare to keep demonic beasts. Once a demonic beast submits, it can become a significant fighting force for its master.

At this moment, on the outskirts of the Yunluo Mountains.

A pair of enormous wings swept across the forest, and a bird's cry carried for miles. All the forest animals that heard the call were terrified; even some of the larger predators lay prostrate on the ground, tails drooping, eyes fixed on the sky, too afraid to move. This was the returning male Golden-winged Thunderbird. With a flap of its wings, it spread its wingspan to forty meters, flying towards its nest like a fighter jet.

Soon it reached the nest, only to find it empty. It then flapped its wings and began searching the area around the nest. Nearby, the male Golden-winged Thunderbird discovered a huge crater, the trees around it neatly collapsed outwards. Inside the crater lay the female bird, its feathers plucked, her body bald, her eyes empty, and her claws missing. Upon seeing this, the male Golden-winged Thunderbird's pupils instantly turned crimson. It flapped its wings, its body crackling with lightning, and then it let out a long cry to the sky, unleashing a massive bolt of lightning that shot straight into the heavens.

Then, dark clouds gathered, thunder roared, and lightning flashed, shrouding the evening sky as if it were night. Following this, as the lightning continued to churn within the clouds, cold raindrops fell upon the earth. A fierce storm raged, and rainwater streamed down the face of the Golden-winged Thunderbird.

Immediately afterwards, it spread its wings and soared into the air, circling the large pit a few times before flying out of the forest. Its destination was Yu Family Village, hundreds of miles away.

At this time, at Yu Qing'an's home in Yujia Village, the group had already eaten dinner.

Bai Muwan: "Alright, it's getting late. We need to head back to our lodging in Wuling Town. We'll be returning to Baifeng City first thing tomorrow morning. After all, we've been keeping this from Father for quite some time now. Uncle, are you really not taking Ling'er back with you?"

Yu Qing'an shook his head and said, "No, please give my regards to your father." He then sighed deeply, his eyes seemingly filled with sorrow.

Seeing this, Bai Muwan looked somewhat helpless, and then said to Bai Cheng, "Bai Cheng, you can consider what I told you today."

After speaking, Bai Muwan handed a token to Bai Cheng, who took it and examined it carefully. The token was imprinted with the large character "Bai" and appeared to be entirely white, like some kind of jade. Then, Bai Muwan stood up, bid farewell to Bai Cheng and the others, and flew away on her sword with Wei Tao and Wei Ran.

After Bai Muwan left, Bai Cheng remained staring blankly at the token. 'Looking at the jade, it seemed even more translucent than the jade on Blue Star; holding it in his hand, it felt as if it possessed a spiritual energy, slowly flowing within it.'

While Bai Cheng was still in a daze, Yu Qing'an said, "This is the identity token of the Bai family, representing their own people. With it, you can freely enter and exit many Bai family territories, such as the White House Academy you are going to."

After speaking, he picked up a glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and his expression revealed a sense of vicissitude. Beside him, Yue Ling tilted her head, gazing at the stars in the night sky, lost in thought.

Suddenly, she spoke up: "Brother Bai Cheng, let's go for a stroll around Mirror Moon Lake. You've never seen Mirror Moon Lake at night before, have you?"

Bai Cheng was slightly taken aback after hearing this. He had been in this world for several months and had never been to Mirror Moon Lake at night. Yu Qing'an, standing beside him, said that he had to go to protect Yue Ling's safety.

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling rolled her eyes and then took Yu Qing'an's arm, saying, "Oh, Father, it's just me and Brother Bai Cheng." After a bit of coaxing and pleading, Yu Qing'an finally agreed. After all, Mirror Moon Lake was located to the northwest of Yu Family Village, and quite a few people went there to admire it at night.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Cheng and Yue Ling left their house and headed north towards Yu Family Village.

The village of Yu was brightly lit at night, with almost every household possessing a metal-attribute spirit-storing bead used as a light source. Bright spirit-storing beads also hung from the branches of trees along the roadside, resembling streetlights. Of course, these spirit-storing beads would be removed by the village patrol team late at night.

Just then, a little girl ran past Bai Cheng, holding the windmill he had made a few days earlier. The woman behind her was also chasing after the little girl, calling out, "Hey, Xiao Mei, slow down, don't bump it anymore!"

As Bai Cheng watched the two figures disappear into the distance, a few things came to mind.

At that moment, Yue Ling's voice pulled him back to reality.

"Brother Bai Cheng, what are you doing?"

Bai Cheng: "Oh, it's nothing. It's just that the village feels so peaceful at night."

Yueling: "This is all thanks to the village guards who patrol at night. It is their hard work that makes Yujia Village seem safer at night."

As the two walked and talked, a pair of eyes in the shadows were fixed on Bai Cheng. It was Zhao Haiming, whose eyes were bloodshot and whose hand was deeply embedded in the wall.

"Bai Cheng... I want you to pay for my son's life!"

After saying that, he exerted force and forcefully pulled the stone off the wall. With the force of his hand, the stone in his palm turned into rubble.

At night, Mirror Moon Lake is like a giant mirror, reflecting the bright moon and countless stars in its waters. Bright moonlight filters through the massive White Moon Tree, casting its glow onto the road, as if everything is draped in a white veil. Bai Cheng, walking along the path leading to the center of the lake, also admires the scenery along the way—a view only seen in a game.

Meanwhile, in the grass along the roadside, creatures that twinkled like fireflies could be seen. On the small island in the center of Jingyue Lake, many villagers had gathered. Because the frequency of bandit appearances had decreased recently, more people were gathering at Jingyue Lake at night.

Bai Cheng arrived at the foot of the White Moon Tree and looked up. The moonlight clinging to the petals transformed the top of the tree into a white lantern-like sphere. Gazing at this beautiful scene, Bai Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "Such a beautiful sight! I wonder what it looks like up there."

Immediately afterward, Bai Cheng placed his hand on the trunk at the base of the White Moon Tree. Instantly, a peaceful and tranquil feeling washed over him. Gradually, the sounds of people, wind, and water around him disappeared, as if the whole world had quieted down.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Cheng heard a buzzing sound in his ears, and then the objects around him began to slowly become illusory.

'Bai...Cheng...Bai...Cheng...Bai...Cheng...'

As the sound entered his ears, the whole world seemed to be shaking and swaying. Bai Cheng had never heard this sound before.

'who is it? ’

Bai Cheng shouted in his heart

Who on earth is it?!

Bai Cheng tried his best to calm himself down. Then, the scenery around him became clear, and he heard Yue Ling's voice beside him.

"Brother Bai Cheng... Brother Bai Cheng?"

Bai Cheng then came to his senses and abruptly removed his hand from the birch tree.

Yueling: "Brother Bai Cheng, what happened to you just now?"

At this moment, Bai Cheng's face was covered in cold sweat.

"What happened to me just now?"

Yueling: "I don't know. You just put your hand on the birch tree and then didn't move for about fifteen minutes."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but be surprised.

'What? I was stunned for that long? But it feels like less than a minute has passed.'

With this thought in mind, he said to Yue Ling, "Ling'er, put your hand on the White Moon Tree and see if you can feel anything?"

Upon hearing this, Yueling placed her hand on the White Moon Tree and then held her breath. Two minutes later, Yueling removed her hand from the tree, shook her head, and said, "I didn't feel anything? What did Brother Bai Cheng feel?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng's expression also turned serious: "No, it's nothing, maybe it's just my imagination."

Although Bai Cheng said that, he couldn't help but ponder it in his heart.

'Strange, what just happened? It didn't feel like the sound was transmitted to my ear; it felt like the sound came directly from my brain.'

After that, Bai Cheng stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, Yue Ling spoke up and said, "Bai Cheng, this is for you."

After saying that, he took off one of the two bells from his hair and handed it to Bai Cheng, his expression revealing one of the few serious expressions he had ever shown.

Bai Cheng was also somewhat puzzled after seeing this.

"Hmm, isn't this your mother's stuff? This must be important to you, right?"