Leveling Up by Kissing My Disciple - chapter 25

Mu Chenxi suddenly turned around and tightly embraced Bai Yue beside her.

“Master… Master…”

Her voice was hoarse and broken, trembling violently.

The so-called dream was so real.

So real that she couldn’t distinguish it at all.

Burned to ashes together with her Master by raging flames.

The pain and despair were so vivid that she truly couldn’t tell-she really couldn’t tell.

To witness her Master turn to ashes with her own eyes had truly terrified her, utterly frightened her.

“Chenxi, it’s alright, it’s alright…”

Although Bai Yue was curious about what her Disciple had seen, she knew that comforting her frightened Disciple was most important at this moment.

She hugged her tightly in return, gently stroking her sweat-soaked back, soothing the violent tremors wracking her body.

She didn’t want her obedient Disciple to collapse like this.

Under Bai Yue’s gentle comfort, Mu Chenxi’s rapid breathing gradually steadied.

She made up her mind-she must not be defeated by fear, she had to pull herself together!

The dream was too real, but the more real it was, the more she had to change that ending!

She absolutely could not let Master meet such a cruel fate!

Mu Chenxi’s gaze grew resolute in the darkness.

“Master, I’m alright.”

“That’s good.” Bai Yue let out a long sigh of relief, then impatiently asked, “Chenxi, what exactly did you see in the dream? What happened that made you lose composure like this?”

Mu Chenxi hesitated, worried that the cruel scene would also crush her Master.

Seeing her hesitation, Bai Yue spoke seriously, “We, as Master and Disciple, should bear things together. Besides, this concerns my life and death-whatever it is, I must know.”

Mu Chenxi nodded, but the scene was impossible to describe accurately in words.

So she simply pressed her warm palm to Bai Yue’s forehead, using her Spirit Soul as a bridge, and presented everything she had experienced in that ‘dream’ directly into her Master’s mind.

Although Bai Yue did not experience it as Mu Chenxi had, upon seeing the invincible Fire Demon-and finally, witnessing herself swallowed by flames in utter despair-her face instantly lost all color, cold sweat beading on her forehead.

“Master, are you alright?” Mu Chenxi asked worriedly.

Bai Yue took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging fear in her heart, her gaze complicated as she looked at Mu Chenxi.

The Fire Demon was so powerful, nearly unbeatable.

Did she and Chenxi… really stand a chance?

She felt despair, even the last remnants of hope and confidence in her heart gradually collapsing.

The Master and Disciple fell silent, the atmosphere in the Cave Abode oppressive, shrouded in despair.

At that moment, Bai Yue suddenly looked up, meeting Mu Chenxi’s worried gaze. A bitter smile appeared on her face, her eyes dimming.

That smile, that look, made Mu Chenxi’s heart tighten.

“Chenxi, perhaps… you shouldn’t stay by my side,” Bai Yue said softly, her voice tinged with exhaustion. “That monster is clearly coming for me-its goal is to kill me.”

“How about this: you go back and seek help from the Sword Sect. We act separately-this way, at least you can avoid danger.”

If Chenxi left, she shouldn’t be implicated by Bai Yue, and wouldn’t have to die.

In the past, Bai Yue had indeed thought of using Mu Chenxi to protect herself.

But as their bond deepened, she couldn’t bear to let Mu Chenxi die with her.

Now, since that terrifying Fire Demon had set its sights on her, and with no way to defeat it for now, at least… at least Chenxi must survive.
“Master, seeking help from the Sword Sect is simply too late.” Mu Chenxi retorted without hesitation, her tone firm. “I would have to cross the entire Ten Thousand Mountains to return to the sect. Even with my Escape Technique, I wouldn’t make it in time, let alone going there and back.

“You already know when the Fire Demon will descend?” Bai Yue asked in astonishment.

“Yes, Master,” Mu Chenxi replied in a deep voice. “The Fire Demon descends at the full moon. Now the moon has already waned, and there is less than a month until the next full moon.”

“I promised to protect you forever, Master.”

Mu Chenxi reached out and grasped Bai Yue’s hand.

“Silly Disciple, why do you insist on this…” Bai Yue sighed softly, her heart a mix of emotions.

Seeing Bai Yue’s furrowed brow, Mu Chenxi held her hand tightly, as if trying to offer some comfort with the warmth of her own palm.

Bai Yue subconsciously returned the grip, as if in this way she could hold on to the faint hope that “both of them could survive.”

“Master, I will continue to enter the dream tomorrow. I must find a way to save you,” Mu Chenxi said resolutely. “I won’t leave. This is what we agreed upon.”

Seeing her so determined, Bai Yue gave up on further persuasion, a warm feeling growing in her heart.

She took a deep breath and pulled herself together.

Since her Disciple had already made up her mind, she could not remain so dispirited.

She would strive to survive together with her Disciple!

“Master, we still have time,” Mu Chenxi encouraged Bai Yue as she saw her spirits lift. “Although time is short, since there is such a miraculous ‘dream,’ I believe we will definitely find a way to kill the Fire Demon!”

Hearing this, Bai Yue nodded heavily.

Her mind began to race.

A dream so real…

So real that even Chenxi could not distinguish it from reality…

Is it possible… that it is not a dream at all?!

But that Mu Chenxi’s Spirit Soul, aided by some mysterious power, truly descended onto the timeline of the future?!

Bai Yue began to hypothesize boldly, and this wild idea made her eyes light up.

If that is the real future, not just a simple dream, then the possibilities for action are endless!

Every action they take now, every thought, could influence the course of the future!

Every choice could change that inevitable fatal outcome!

So, how could they prove this?

How could they verify its authenticity, and not just treat it as a simple dream?

Bai Yue continued to frown in thought.

Mu Chenxi also noticed the constant changes in her expression, but did not interrupt, simply watching her quietly.

Her eyes were full of anticipation, hoping that Master could come up with a way to break the impasse.

After a moment, Bai Yue’s eyes lit up again!

She had it!

If the “dream” is truly the real future, then in the future she need not urge Chenxi to run, but could instead pass a secret signal to Mu Chenxi.

But this secret signal could not be told to Mu Chenxi now.

She would have to wait until Mu Chenxi experienced the “dream” again, and then the two of them could compare the signal.

If they matched, it would prove that it was not a dream, but the real future!

A future that could be changed!

Bai Yue’s spirits lifted, and she immediately explained this bold method of verification to Mu Chenxi in detail.

After hearing it, Mu Chenxi’s eyes instantly brightened, and the gloom that had weighed on her heart was swept away.

Now that she had a clear direction after having no options, she would of course cooperate with Master unconditionally and with all her strength!

“Alright!” Mu Chenxi replied, her voice full of excitement.