185: White Emperor Arrives

After watching the excitement from a distance for a while, Lin Xiao withdrew his senses. He was interested in such gossip, but not overly so.

“Hmm, a bit boring.”

Lin Xiao clasped his hands behind his head, looking at the gradually darkening sky, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

“Oh, System, use the Great Emperor Realm Summoning Card!”

This item had been in his storage for a day and he hadn't used it. Now that he had nothing to do, he might as well use it and see what kind of character would appear.

“Ding! Great Emperor Realm Summoning Card successfully used. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Great Emperor Realm powerhouse, Bai Xiaochun.”

As the System’s voice faded, a figure instantly appeared out of thin air not far away. He bowed to Lin Xiao, and a clear voice followed.

“Bai Xiaochun greets Palace Lord.”

“Oh, no need to be so polite. Please rise first.”

Lin Xiao said as he curiously sized up the person in front of him. He was dressed in a green robe, his face looked similar to his own, both appearing youthful, and a bright smile was constantly on his face, giving people a very sunny and comfortable feeling.

As for the other party’s cultivation, it gave Lin Xiao a small surprise. He was a Three-Realm Great Emperor, just like Zhu Rong. It seemed his luck was quite good.

Although Wuji Palace was already the strongest force in the world, who would complain about having too many experts? The more, the better, naturally.

“Thank you, Palace Lord.”

Seeing the other party stand up, Lin Xiao pointed to the empty chair next to him. The former was not polite and strode forward to sit down.

“I say.”

Lin Xiao curiously looked him up and down for a while, then spoke.

“Elder Bai, your name is quite unique.”

Currently, the Great Emperor Realm experts Lin Xiao had either summoned or met in reality had names that were one more domineering than the last.

For example, Bone Cultivator, or Kaido, or An Lan. A name like Bai Xiaochun was indeed rare among powerhouses.

“Hahaha, thank you for the compliment, Palace Lord.”

Bai Xiaochun rubbed the back of his head and grinned.

“My parents gave it to me, hoping I would maintain my original intention.”

“Is that so? Then it is indeed a good name.”

The two of them ate fruit and chatted casually. It wasn't until the sky completely darkened that they realized the time.

“It’s already dark.”

After glancing at the sky, Bai Xiaochun looked at Lin Xiao and smiled.

“Do you want to rest, Palace Lord?”

“No.”

Lin Xiao refused very decisively. He had been sleeping all day and felt no drowsiness at all; on the contrary, he felt extremely energetic.

“Let me think…”

Lin Xiao’s gaze began to wander around, and soon it locked onto the dark mountain range in the distance, covered by moonlight. No, to be precise, it was a large lake inside the mountain range.

“Got it.”

Lin Xiao’s eyes lit up instantly, and he smiled.

“Let’s go fishing.”

Lin Xiao just realized that he hadn't fished since he came to this world. Today, he was free, so it was a good time to satisfy his craving.

Bai Xiaochun naturally agreed immediately. The two first went into the forest, casually made two crude fishing rods from thousand-year black spirit wood, and then excitedly headed towards the lake.

After sitting down, the two tied on their bait and entered sage mode, sitting there motionless, waiting for the fish to bite.

…

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Xiao’s originally calm expression had completely darkened. His wooden bucket, which he had made for himself, was empty.

On the other side, Bai Xiaochun, however, caught a fish almost every half minute; as soon as he cast his line, a fish would bite, forming a stark contrast with Lin Xiao’s side.

“Damn it.”

After waiting a while longer and still not catching any fish, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but curse, flinging his fishing rod aside and angrily saying,

“This place has bad feng shui; there are no fish.”

“No way, Palace Lord.”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaochun directly flashed to Lin Xiao’s side with his wooden bucket, and as he cast his fishing rod, he chuckled.

“Wait a moment, let me try.”

Seeing the other party cast his hook, Lin Xiao snorted softly.

“You try, just try…”

“Splash!”

Before Lin Xiao could finish speaking, a crisp splash instantly sounded, and then he saw a silver fish as thick as his arm arc in mid-air before finally landing in Bai Xiaochun’s hand.

“…What the heck!”

Seeing this, Lin Xiao instantly broke down, angrily saying,

“This must be luck, impossible…”

“Hehe.”

To this, Bai Xiaochun merely grinned. The hook entered the water again, and a few seconds later, another completely black fish shot out of the water, finally landing at Lin Xiao’s feet, flapping continuously.

“…”

After seeing this scene, Lin Xiao fell silent. He then threw the fishing rod in his hand far away, and only after watching it embed itself in a certain mountain wall did he feel a little better. He turned around, ready to go back to sleep.

“Hey, Palace Lord.”

Behind him, Bai Xiaochun asked loudly.

“Where are you going if you’re not fishing?”

“…”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao’s footsteps quickened, and his expression was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He hadn’t expected that when he summoned a Great Emperor, the System would send such a mischievous character.

“Who dares to attack this maiden!”

Just then, a delicate shout rang out in the night sky. Lin Xiao subconsciously turned to look and then discovered a streak of light breaking through the air from a distance, finally hovering above the lake where he had been fishing earlier, revealing its figure.

“Hmm?”

And upon seeing the other party, Lin Xiao was also stunned.

This was a delicate-featured little girl, looking about ten years old, with a waterfall of red hair cascading down her back to her waist.

She wore scales made of a large number of fiery red scales, and what was most striking was her lower body: a fiery red snake tail nearly two meters long!

At this moment, this half-human, half-snake little girl was pouting, her cute face puffed up as she glared at Bai Xiaochun, fiercely saying,

“Hey, human, what do you mean? Do I have a grudge with you? Why did you attack my Immortal Cave in the middle of the night?!”

Saying that, she opened her delicate little hand, revealing a fishing rod that was barely discernible in shape, and looked at Bai Xiaochun with a questioning expression.

“Ah?”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaochun was instantly stunned, then widened his eyes, turned around, and pointed behind him, hastily explaining,

“It wasn’t me, it was our Palace Lord.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, the little girl frowned slightly, lowered her head, and cast her gaze into the distance. Only then did she notice someone standing sideways in the forest.

In her anger, she didn’t pay attention to the title in the other party’s mouth. She directly flew past Bai Xiaochun and came close to Lin Xiao, opening her mouth to speak.

“Hey, did you throw this? I… Hmm?”

Mid-sentence, the little girl’s voice abruptly stopped. Looking at Lin Xiao’s fully turned face, her beautiful eyes instantly widened.

“Speak, why did you stop?”

Lin Xiao looked at the Yao Race little girl in front of him with a half-smile, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

It wasn’t surprise at the other party’s physique, but rather that the System had, for the first time, sent him a notification.

“Ding! Host, please note, a ten-star potential Disciple has been discovered. Please recruit quickly. Mission Reward: Supreme Emperor Weapon Jia Hai Purple Gold Beam, Earth Spirit Puppet X5, Quasi-Emperor Weapon Immortal Slaying Whip, Random Reward Draw Opportunity X2.”

Hiss!

Hearing the long string of notifications in his mind, Lin Xiao was also uncharacteristically startled.

It wasn’t surprise at the ten-star potential, as several of his Disciples, Hu Qianxue, Qin Wudao, and Shi Hao, were all at this level.

Lin Xiao was surprised by the richness of the rewards, which were absolutely the most generous he had received since coming to this world.

One Supreme Emperor Weapon, one Quasi-Emperor Weapon, five rare Earth Spirit Puppets, and finally, two drawing opportunities.

Generous, simply too generous.

And just as Lin Xiao was momentarily stunned, the little girl opposite him had turned pale. She stammered as she spoke to him,

“You, you, no, Your, Your Honor, Palace Lord.”

“Don’t rush, speak slowly. I’m not a ghost.”

Lin Xiao casually touched his face and couldn’t help but feel a little speechless. He was so handsome, how could he scare a child like this?

“Yes, Palace Lord…”

Seeing the other party still reserved, Lin Xiao sighed lightly and rubbed his forehead.

“I say, little girl, what’s your name?”

“Reporting to Palace Lord.”

Hearing this, the little girl quickly lowered her head. From her constantly slightly swaying tail, it was clear she was very uneasy. She whispered,

“I, I am You Bao.”

“An interesting name.”

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin, looking at the nervous girl in front of him, and asked curiously,

“By the way, how do you know me? Is my reputation in the Demon Domain so widespread now?”

“Who doesn’t know you…”

You Bao really wanted to say that, but she held back and said weakly,

“Yesterday, I was also on the Myriad Demon Plains, so I saw Palace Lord.”

“Oh, I see.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao suddenly understood. Indeed, there were so many Yao Race members present yesterday, so it was normal for this little girl to be there.

“Palace, Palace Lord…”

Seeing Lin Xiao not speaking, You Bao raised her head and cautiously said,

“I offended you just now, please forgive me.”

You Bao had witnessed yesterday how this Palace Lord had suppressed their Demon Domain and made her aunt, leading the Demon God Hall, bow in submission.

At that time, she thought she must stay far away from this Palace Lord, but she didn't expect to run straight into his gun in the middle of the night.

For a moment, You Bao felt like crying without tears. Would her Yao life end so soon?

“Hey, little girl.”

Seeing the other party about to cry, Lin Xiao was also a little speechless and said helplessly,

“I won’t harm you, why are you so nervous?”

“Eh?”

Hearing this, the little girl, who was almost crying, instantly froze. After a moment, she spoke again.

“You, you won’t kill me?”

“…”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch, and his face was full of black lines as he said,

“What, are there many rumors outside that I’m bloodthirsty?”

“Yes… No, no!”

You Bao, who had instinctively answered, quickly waved her hands when she noticed Lin Xiao’s darkened face, urgently saying,

“Everyone says you are very kind and benevolent, mm, yes, that’s right!”

“…”

Lin Xiao was speechless. Kind and benevolent? He was so young and handsome, how did those two words apply to him? Was this little girl so scared that she was starting to babble nonsense?

And You Bao soon realized she had said the wrong thing. Her small hands instantly covered her mouth, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“Alright, alright, little girl, don’t think of Palace Lord as so bad.”

Just then, Bai Xiaochun walked out from the side, carrying a fishing basket, and smiled.

“If he wanted to punish you, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?”

“Yes…”

Although she didn’t recognize the person in front of her, his words clearly calmed You Bao down quite a bit.

This human was right. This person in front of her was acknowledged as the strongest in the world. How could such an existence bother with a small, unknown Yao like herself?

Thinking of this, You Bao immediately turned her gaze back to Lin Xiao and said softly,

“Excuse me, Palace Lord, may I leave now?”

“You may.”

Seeing Lin Xiao nod slightly, You Bao’s heart filled with joy. Before she could speak, the other party spoke again.

“But can you answer two questions for me?”

Hearing this, You Bao’s heart sank, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and said crisply,

“Please ask, You Bao will tell you everything I know.”

“Do you have a master?”

“Ah?”

At this, You Bao was stunned, as if she hadn’t expected him to ask this question. Although it felt a bit strange, she didn’t think much of it and answered honestly,

“Reporting to Palace Lord, You Bao has no master. I have only been cultivating with Aunt White Pian.”

“Hmm?”

This time, it was Lin Xiao’s turn to be stunned.

“White Pian… is your aunt?”

“Yes.”

“…”

Looking at the snake tail on her lower body, White Pian’s figure immediately appeared in Lin Xiao’s mind, and his expression instantly became strange.

He remembered that White Pian’s true form was a bird, wasn’t it? The You Bao in front of him was clearly of the snake race. How were these two related?

Lin Xiao didn’t delve deeper, but the corners of his mouth curved upward slightly, and he said with a smile,

“Second question, little girl, are you willing to become my Personal Disciple?”

Lin Xiao naturally wouldn’t miss such generous rewards. Plus, this little girl in front of him seemed quite interesting, so he didn’t mind taking another Disciple.

“Ah?”

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, You Bao was stunned. When she came back to her senses, her large eyes widened, and her snake tail below seemed startled, half-rising.

“You, what did you say?!”

You Bao felt that what she experienced tonight was too surreal.

Her Immortal Cave was attacked, she went out to find the culprit, but unexpectedly encountered the strongest person in the world. She thought she was going to be killed, but he let her go and even asked if she was willing to become his Disciple.

You Bao felt dizzy now, like she had secretly drunk her aunt’s Flame Spirit Wine.

“What’s wrong with this girl?”

Looking at You Bao, who was frozen in place, Lin Xiao could somewhat understand what she was thinking. He rubbed his forehead and said,

“You don’t have to make a choice now. You can go home and discuss it with your parents or elders, like your aunt, before deciding.”

After speaking, Lin Xiao turned his gaze to Bai Xiaochun, who was watching from the side, and nodded.

“Let’s go, Xiaochun, time to sleep.”

“Hey, coming, coming.”

The two, carrying their fishing baskets, swayed into the depths of the forest, while You Bao, who stood rooted to the spot watching them leave, finally moved. After wagging her tail, she murmured in a voice only she could hear,

“Become a Disciple, huh…”