Leveling Up by Kissing My Disciple - chapter 26

With this plan in place, much of the gloom weighing on the two was dispelled.

They regained their spirits and returned to the Cave Abode. Mu Chenxi began to focus on recovering from her injuries, while Bai Yue racked her brains, pondering the next steps.

Both of them waited anxiously for the next nightfall.

When the moonlight once again bathed the land, the two were already prepared.

It was the same posture as before: Mu Chenxi rested peacefully in Bai Yue’s embrace, closed her eyes, and actively welcomed that familiar drowsiness, sinking into the dream.

Just like last time, when she opened her eyes, she found herself already arrived.

Her Master, Bai Yue, was right in front of her, meeting her gaze.

“Chenxi, remember the code words.”

This time, Bai Yue wasted no words, her expression serious.

“Alright.” Mu Chenxi nodded earnestly.

“You must remember: Imperial Palace Jade Liquid Wine, one hundred eighty-one per cup.”

“Also remember, the most stylish thing about Northeast Rain Sister is her jade feet.”

“Also remember, the owner of the Heavenly Fortune Gu is Thimble.”

“And, the Stomach Sac’s race is the Weizhen Clan.”

“And…”

To be safe, Bai Yue rattled off a whole bunch-these were all nonsensical jokes that could never exist in this world.

She said so many mainly out of concern that, if the Diviner had left similar knowledge on the Heavenly Mechanism Stone, her verification would fail.

Bai Yue hadn’t finished listing all her carefully prepared jokes when a pitch-black spatial rift tore open in the sky, and the menacing Fire Demon slowly emerged from within.

However, Bai Yue was in a hurry and didn’t notice the Fire Demon’s arrival.

Mu Chenxi did sense it, but ignored it, continuing to listen intently to the jokes.

The Fire Demon saw Bai Yue speaking seriously about things it couldn’t understand at all, thinking it was some kind of otherworldly secret.

It didn’t attack immediately; instead, it hovered in the air, its four eyes wide open, listening intently.

Just like that, Bai Yue spoke for a full minute, forcing the violent Spirit Transformation Stage Fire Demon to stand frozen in place for a minute.

“Damn it! What the hell are you babbling about! Die!”

The Fire Demon felt it was being toyed with and instantly flew into a rage.

It opened its bloody maw, spewing out a massive fireball. With this furious strike, Bai Yue and Mu Chenxi were blasted to pieces.

This time, death came swiftly and painlessly; Chenxi didn’t feel much pain.

In reality, Mu Chenxi suddenly opened her eyes, looking at Bai Yue with excitement.

“Master, I received all the code words you gave me, and I’ve memorized them all!”

“Then… let me test you.” Bai Yue suppressed her excitement and began the verification.

“Mm!”

“If Hakimi loses all four limbs, what does he become?”

“Hakimi Ten.”

“What’s the favorite sport of the brother with a center part and suspenders?”

“Basketball.”

“Where is it most dangerous to drink Mixue Ice City?”

“At the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower.”

…

Bai Yue asked one after another, and Mu Chenxi answered all the jokes fluently.

Although she didn’t understand their meaning at all, she felt they seemed quite impressive.

“Master, these code words seem to contain some kind of mysterious power. Could you explain them to me?” Mu Chenxi asked curiously.

Bai Yue was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh and cry: “These… are all meaningless nonsense, there’s no need to explain.”

“But…” Mu Chenxi looked puzzled, “That Spirit Transformation Stage Fire Demon was completely absorbed listening to them. It only attacked us after you finished speaking.”
“That must be because those words were too strange, too abstract…” Bai Yue speculated with a wry smile. “Maybe it was trying to probe for some secret, but found out it was really just useless nonsense, so it got angry out of embarrassment…

“So that’s how it is.” Mu Chenxi nodded, a little disappointed. She had thought they had found some way to restrain the Fire Demon.

“Don’t pay any attention to that nonsense.”

Bai Yue’s eyes lit up: “Since we really can influence and observe the future, I have a new plan!”

“What new plan?” Mu Chenxi hurriedly asked.

“We’ll return to the Purple Flower Secret Realm and investigate the secret of that Tombstone.”

“Maybe there’s truly a legacy left by a predecessor there that can help us break the deadlock!”

“Great! Let’s set out right now!” Mu Chenxi said, preparing to summon her Flying Sword.

“No, there’s no need to set out.”

Bai Yue stopped her and explained, “As long as we set this plan in our hearts, our future selves will carry it out. We’ll just wait here until the next night, and the result will come naturally.”

“So that’s how it works.” Mu Chenxi suddenly understood.

The two returned to the Cave Abode. Mu Chenxi continued to heal her injuries, while Bai Yue sat beside her, lost in thought.

When night fell again, the two sat together under the moonlight as usual.

Mu Chenxi tried to fall asleep as she had before.

However, this time, she did not enter that ‘real dream.’

Only a blurry image flashed through her mind.

In front of that blood-stained Tombstone, she and her Master were pierced by swords, turned into two hedgehogs.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Yue saw that Mu Chenxi hadn’t fallen asleep, but was instead frowning deeply, and couldn’t help but ask.

“Master, the Tombstone in the Purple Flower Secret Realm can’t be touched.” Mu Chenxi opened her eyes, still shaken. “I saw… we triggered a Restriction and died in front of the Tombstone.”

“Sigh… That was to be expected… That’s the fate of tomb robbers, after all…”

Bai Yue sighed.

She hadn’t set out immediately because she had considered this possibility.

She hadn’t expected the worst outcome to actually happen, and they had wasted a precious night.

“Master, is there any other way?” Mu Chenxi still chose to trust Bai Yue unconditionally.

“There is.” Bai Yue pondered for a moment, her eyes turning resolute. “After dawn, we’ll set out for the Ancient Battlefield. We’ll search for an opportunity to break the deadlock there.”

The Ancient Battlefield was a place of both danger and opportunity.

To survive, Bai Yue could only take a gamble.

“This time… are we not just planning in our hearts, but actually going?” Mu Chenxi asked.

Bai Yue explained, “The Ancient Battlefield is vast, and opportunities are elusive and unpredictable. We must go in person to try and explore as much as possible within the limited time.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to Master.”

Mu Chenxi nodded, glancing up at the moon in the sky.

The moon was even more incomplete, meaning the time left for them was even shorter.

A sense of urgency welled up in her heart, and she subconsciously gripped Bai Yue’s hand tightly.

“Don’t worry.” Bai Yue gently squeezed her hand in return, soothing her softly.

She silently prayed in her heart, hoping her luck would be better and that she could truly find an opportunity to break the deadlock in the Ancient Battlefield.

At dawn, Mu Chenxi’s injuries had mostly healed, and she had regained her Nascent Soul Stage strength, which was good news.

She took Bai Yue and turned into a stream of light, flying toward the direction of the Ancient Battlefield.

After two hours, Mu Chenxi suddenly stopped.

Her gaze fell upon an inconspicuous little hill in the distance.