139: Chapter 139 Green Tea Goes Online Tonight

[The pen drops.]

[The handwriting is not your usual style, but deliberately carries some trembling and hesitation, as if the person writing the letter is desperately suppressing their emotions.]

["To my husband."]

["Feisen: Seeing these words is like seeing me. Forgive Wanwan for leaving without saying goodbye."]

["There are some things I lied to you about. I am not an ordinary woman. I carry things that cannot be spoken of, and some people have been looking for me. Before this, I hid in Yunjin City, thinking I could hide for a lifetime. It was naive of me."]

["Today, our wedding day, is the happiest day of Wanwan's life. But the greater the joy, the deeper the fear. Their people have already arrived nearby. If I don't leave, they will come knocking, and then you, my mother, and everyone in Yunjin City will suffer because of me."]

["I must go."]

["Husband, I love you. It is precisely because I love you that I cannot watch you die for me."]

["Please take good care of Mother for me. She is old and cannot handle upheaval. Tell her I went to a faraway place for business and will return."]

["When those people stop chasing me, I will definitely come back to find you. Wait for me."]

["Your wife, Lin Shuangwan."]

[Perfect.]

[You nod with satisfaction, put down the pen, gently blow the letter dry, fold it, and place it by Wei Feisen's pillow, ensuring he will see it the first moment he wakes up.]

[Then you stand up and take one last look at the bridal chamber.]

[The red candles are still burning, the wedding curtains are still hanging, and the red bridal veil that was just lifted lies scattered on the floor. The man on the bed sleeps quietly, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he is having an uneasy dream.]

[You withdraw your gaze without a shred of lingering attachment.]

[Change clothes.]

[You rummage through the wardrobe and find a set of dark-colored training clothes. You tear off your bridal gown in a few quick motions and toss it on the floor, changing into a short-sleeved top with narrow sleeves and trousers with bound legs. You take off all the pearl and jade hair accessories, tie your long hair into a neat bun, and finally cover yourself with a gray-black cloak.]

[Before leaving, you use the incantation to find the Black-robed Puppet in the side room, and you come before the Puppet.]

[You press your finger on the hidden mechanism on its chest and give it a gentle twist.]

[Click.]

[The hidden compartment pops open.]

[Inside, six thumb-sized Spirit Stones are neatly arranged, their surfaces shimmering with a faint light; they are Low-Grade Spirit Stones.]

[You take out four, hide them in your inner pocket close to your body, leave the remaining two where they are, and close the hidden compartment.]

[You stand up, take the white veil from the dressing table, and tie it over your face, revealing only your eyes.]

[Everything is ready.]

[You push open the window, and the night breeze rushes in, carrying the scent of sulfur from the burnt-out firecrackers and the lingering fragrance of the banquet dissipating in the distance.]

[There are four groups of guards patrolling the courtyard, rotating every half an incense stick of time. You stand by the window for three breaths, sweeping your gaze over their patrol routes, and find the gap when two groups cross paths.]

[You kick off the window sill, and your figure blends into the night.]

[No one notices.]

[On the Black Tiger Gang leader's wedding night, everyone in the gang has been drinking, and the patrols are just a formality. Who would have thought that the bride would knock the groom unconscious in the bridal chamber and then climb out the window to run away?]

[You scale three courtyard walls, avoiding the sporadic drunks on the street and the night watchmen. Twenty breaths later, you are already out of the Black Tiger Gang's territory.]

[Another quarter of an hour passes, and the silhouette of Yunjin City is left behind you.]

[You do not take the main road.]

[Under the propulsion of your Yuan power, your speed far exceeds that of a normal person. You dash across the deserted wilderness, moving almost flush against the ground, your cloak snapping loudly in the wind.]

[Your goal is very clear—Daliang Mountain.]

[Two hours later, Daliang Mountain.]

[The moonlight is quite bright, the pine waves in the mountains rustle, and the air carries the damp scent of grass, trees, and earth.]

[You stand before that familiar mountain hollow, sweeping your gaze around.]

[This is the place where you met Xiao Wang in the last simulation: the flat land by the stream, a few large rocks, and further in, a thicket of bushes.]

[Under the moonlight, a large, fluffy-looking white tiger is curled up behind a blue rock, dozing off.]

[The iconic golden "Wang" character mark on the tiger's head is exceptionally clear in the moonlight.]

[It is Xiao Wang.]

[You squat down, the corners of your mouth curving slightly.]

["Xiao Wang." You call out softly.]

[The white tiger's ears twitch.]

[Then it suddenly opens its eyes, a pair of golden slit pupils, as bright as lamps in the darkness, instantly locking onto you.]

[It springs up, limbs tense, back arched, emitting a low, threatening growl from its throat.]

["Grrr..."]

[All the fur on its body stands on end.]

[You do not move.]

[It does not recognize you.]

[In this lifetime, Xiao Wang has just reached adulthood. There is no connection between it and you. In its eyes, you are just a strange human who has rashly intruded into its territory.]

[But it does not attack.]

[You notice this point. Although it has struck a defensive pose, it does not pounce like it would on prey. In those golden eyes, there is more curiosity and confusion.]

[You slowly squat down, lower your body, look directly into its eyes without dodging or avoiding, and then you extend your hand, palm up, fingers slightly curled, making a harmless gesture.]

["Come here." Your voice is very light and soft. "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."]

[The white tiger's slit pupils contract slightly, and the low growl softens.]

[It tilts its head and twitches its nose a few times, seemingly sniffing your scent.]

[You do not urge it, just maintaining your posture, waiting quietly.]

[One incense stick of time.]

[Its fur finally smoothes down, its arched back slowly levels out, and it hesitates, testing, moving toward you step by step.]

[When it reaches a distance of one arm's length from you, it stops, stretches its neck forward, and its wet, cool nose nudges forward, gently touching your fingertips.]

[Then it retracts.]

[Then it nudges forward again, touching you once more.]

[Then it retracts again.]

[You cannot help but laugh.]

["Are you a hamster?"]

[The white tiger lets out an "Awoo," as if it understands you are mocking it, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashes in its slit pupils.]

[But the next second, as if it has made some major decision, it falls over with a "thump," lying on its side, belly up, exposing its fluffy white belly completely before you.]

[Its big tail wags back and forth on the ground, its golden eyes squint into two slits, and a comfortable purring sound emits from its throat.]

[You reach out to stroke its belly, your fingers sinking into the soft, thick white fur.]

[The warm, strong heartbeat transfers through the fur into your palm.]

["Welcome home, Xiao Wang."]

[For the next few days, you prepare to stay on Daliang Mountain.]

[You mainly do two things: Cultivate a bond with Xiao Wang, and attempt to Cultivate the Burning Heaven True Art.]

[Xiao Wang is not much of a problem. This guy is naturally affectionate toward people, or rather, naturally affectionate toward you. From the second day on, it follows you around happily. Wherever you go, it follows. When you meditate, it lies beside you and brushes your legs with its tail. When you squat by the stream to wash your face, it brings its huge tiger head over to drink water, splashing you all over.]

[You sit cross-legged at the cave entrance, recalling the records about the Opening Aperture Realm in the qingling notes.]

[According to the records in the qingling notes and the cultivation common sense you obtained from the last simulation: the human body has nine spiritual apertures, distributed at the top of the head, between the eyebrows, at the throat, the heart, the Dantian, the palms of both hands, and the soles of both feet. A Mortal's spiritual apertures are closed, like blocked wellheads; Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi cannot enter, and the spiritual power within the body cannot exit.]

[The task of the Opening Aperture Realm is very simple: chisel open these nine wells, one by one.]

[Once the first aperture is chiseled open, you have stepped into the Opening Aperture Realm.]

[After all nine apertures are opened, Spiritual Qi simultaneously pours into the body through the nine apertures, converging in the Dantian. When the nine apertures unite, that is the Qi Refining Realm.]

[You take a deep breath and, following the incantations of the Burning Heaven True Art, attempt to guide the surrounding Spiritual Qi into your body.]

[At the same time, in the bridal chamber in Yunjin City.]

[Wei Feisen clutches the back of his neck and wakes up from his coma.]