Chapter 41
The little girl suspected if it was her illusion. Did Senior Sister just kiss her again?
Without time to think, the warmth from Song Weizhi's lips quickly spread. It heated Song Zhixia's heart, and she closed her eyes, feeling Song Weizhi's lips and allowing her to kiss.
Song Weizhi felt the softness where her lips touched. Her Xia Xia's lips were too soft; the taste seemed even softer than pastries she had tasted before. She kissed Song Zhixia several times before releasing her. The girl's cheeks were slightly red, nestled in Song Weizhi's embrace, having forgotten about crying.
Leaning on Song Weizhi's shoulder, Song Zhixia gazed at her with peach blossom eyes, wanting to ask why Song Weizhi kissed her, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to ask.
Song Weizhi pursed her lips, looking at the peach-colored lips of the girl. Did she feel like she didn't kiss enough just now? Thinking about what she had just thought, Song Weizhi quickly shook her head to clear these thoughts. She and Xia Xia were sisters; it would be strange to be kissing each other so much.
While Song Zhixia was still confused, Song Weizhi took out the pale yellow gas from the wooden box and whispered in Song Zhixia's ear, "Be a good girl, Senior Sister is going to integrate the Soul Fragment into Xia Xia's Soul."
"But…" The little girl tugged at Song Weizhi's sleeve, feeling a bit anxious.
"No 'buts.' When Xia Xia has something good in the future, just give it to me," Song Weizhi said with a gentle smile.
Seeing the little girl no longer resisting, Song Weizhi used her spiritual qi to push the pale yellow gas into Song Zhixia's body. Soon, this yellow mist fused with Song Zhixia's Soul.
Song Zhixia felt the spiritual qi in her body surge, and her Soul strength seemed to have increased significantly.
"Xia Xia, let the little chicken out and take a look," Song Weizhi hooked her waist and spoke softly.
Song Zhixia released the little chicken, and the originally frail chicken seemed to have grown a bit. The illusory gray feathers had turned into a light yellow color. Although it still looked small, it was stronger than before.
After being released, the little chicken was excited, with its eyes fixed on Song Zhixia and Song Weizhi, seemingly puzzled by the postures of the two.
Feeling a bit embarrassed under the chicken's gaze, Song Zhixia, with peach blossom eyes, glanced at Song Weizhi and whispered, "Senior Sister, please put me down. The little chicken is watching."
Song Weizhi's lips slightly curved, smiling, "The little chicken doesn't understand anything. Besides, isn't it comfortable in Senior Sister's arms?"
Seeing Song Weizhi teasing her again, Song Zhixia could only shake Song Weizhi's sleeve gently and said, "Senior Sister, don't talk nonsense."
Song Weizhi looked at Song Zhixia's gradually reddening earlobes and said, "Okay, Xia Xia, be careful." She then lifted the girl from her lap.
Song Zhixia pursed her lips, thinking about being kissed by Senior Sister just now. The peach color on her face deepened, and she didn't dare to look at Song Weizhi anymore. She crouched down, with her back facing Song Weizhi, and started playing with the little chicken. The chicken had become stronger, and its small eyes were now sharper, appearing more intelligent than before.
Song Weizhi took advantage of the time when Song Zhixia was playing with the chicken, she wiped the thin sweat on her forehead. The consumption of spiritual qi was too great, and after a day of recovery, she had only restored thirty percent. Moreover, refining the Soul Fragment for Song Zhixia just now also consumed a portion of her spiritual qi. At this moment, Song Weizhi felt her body getting a bit weak. However, she didn't want Song Zhixia to see her in this state, or her little girl would blame herself again.
"Xia Xia, the Soul Fragment has just been integrated into your body. Later, you can refine your spiritual qi again. I'll go back first," Song Weizhi stood up and said softly.
Song Zhixia, still thinking about the taste on her lips, dared not look at Song Weizhi. She replied, "Okay, Senior Sister."
As soon as Song Weizhi left the room, the smile on her face disappeared. It was replaced by a pale complexion, the thin sweat on her forehead, and she hurriedly walked to her room. She set up a barrier in the room and started taking pills to restore her spiritual qi.
On the other side, Song Zhixia sighed in relief after Song Weizhi left, holding the chicken in her arms. While cuddling the chicken, she talked to it, "Little chicken, do you think Senior Sister likes me or not? If she likes me, how can I be her Dao Companion? But if she doesn't like me, why does she treat me so well, even risking her life to help me find the Soul Fragments, and even kiss me twice?"
As Song Zhixia spoke, her fingers rubbed the place where Song Weizhi had just kissed. The chicken didn't understand what its owner was saying. It just nuzzled and cuddled in Song Zhixia's arms, while also looking around the room. Unfortunately, it could only make chirping sounds, and Song Zhixia had no idea what it was trying to convey.
Song Weizhi spent a full five days in cultivation, luckily without any disturbances during this time. Song Zhixia had come to find her several times, but seeing Song Weizhi immersed in cultivation, she didn't disturb her.
After circulating her spiritual qi in her body for one last lap, Song Weizhi opened her eyes. The spiritual qi in her body had fully recovered. Only then did Song Weizhi relax slightly.
Before she could do anything else, a mechanical voice from the system sounded in her mind, [Congratulations to the host for finding the second Soul Fragment. Reward: 1000 points. The current total points for the host are 1550. Please continue your efforts, host.]
"System, can we deviate from the original plot in the future?"
Song Weizhi remembered that in the original book, she, along with the male lead Zhao Xuankun, and the female lead Song Zhixia, went to the capital of Nanming Continent, Ji Mo City. There were several prosperous major sects, and in the original story, Song Weizhi, Song Zhixia, and others went to one of them called Cold Mountain Sword Sect. In the original book, Song Zhixia was framed during her time in the Cold Mountain Sword Sect, and even her fellow disciples didn't believe her. Not only did the supposed biological parents who came from Linhai City not believe her, but she was also betrayed by everyone. After suffering humiliation, Song Zhixia was pushed into the Blood Devil Cliff, falling into the demonic path.
Song Weizhi always felt strange about following the original book's trajectory. Especially when it came to letting her little girl stay away from that Blood Devil Cliff, she didn't want her little girl to experience the hardships from the original book.
[Sorry, host. According to the system's analysis, the host needs to follow the original book's path to go to Ji Mo City to search for the remaining female lead Soul Fragments,] the system's voice echoed in Song Weizhi's mind.
Song Weizhi frowned slightly. The original book only briefly mentioned the situation in Ji Mo City, focusing entirely on how the original body abused the female lead. As a result, Song Weizhi wasn't clear about the specific situation in Ji Mo City, but she felt somewhat uneasy. After all, a capital city like that must be where geniuses gathered, and there would be many experts. Even with the system by her side, Song Weizhi couldn't help but feel uncertain.
However, if she had to go, Song Weizhi hoped that both she and Song Zhixia could improve their cultivation. "System, is there any pill that can quickly elevate our cultivation to the Perfection minor realm?"
[Host, after searching the system, the required pill has been found. It will cost 150 points. Does the host want to proceed with the exchange?]
Song Weizhi pressed 'confirm' in her mind, and the mechanical voice of the system sounded again, [Congratulations, the host has successfully exchanged for the pill. The current remaining points are 1400.]
As Song Weizhi opened her eyes, two pills appeared in her hands. She took the one that belonged to her and, using her spiritual qi, circulated it around her body. She had now reached the Perfection-Nascent Soul realm.
Song Weizhi hurriedly went to find Song Zhixia. Song Zhixia had also calmed down in the past few days. Regardless of whether Senior Sister liked her or not, she wanted to stay by Senior Sister's side.
Seeing Senior Sister coming to find her, Song Zhixia said, "Senior Sister, have you finished cultivating in the past few days? How is your injury?" She approached to check Song Weizhi's complexion, relieved to find that it didn't seem like she was injured.
"I've been fine for a long time; I just miss Xia Xia a bit during cultivation." Song Weizhi held Song Zhixia's hand, gently squeezing her palm.
Song Zhixia's eyes flickered slightly. "Senior Sister is teasing me again."
"Alright, I won't tease Xia Xia anymore. I came to talk about leaving this place. I plan to set off tomorrow, and we'll go to Ji Mo City together."
Song Zhixia had stayed here for some time and seemed somewhat reluctant to leave the small courtyard. "Senior Sister, why is this so sudden?"
"We can't learn any top-notch techniques here. We need to go to a better place. Does Xia Xia not want to leave here?" Song Weizhi asked with a smile. She herself was somewhat reluctant to leave this small courtyard.
"A bit. It feels more like home here. But wherever Senior Sister goes, I'll go." When the little girl looked at her, her eyes were bright and her eyebrows slightly curved. Seeing this, Song Weizhi couldn't help but smile.
"I feel the same. Wherever Xia Xia is, that's my home."
Song Zhixia's heart pounded at Song Weizhi's words. Her own words almost blurted out, but she suppressed them. What if Senior Sister just considers me as family? Even if it's family, I shouldn't be too greedy. As long as I can stay by Senior Sister's side, anything is fine.
"However, there are probably many powerful people in Ji Mo. Xia Xia, take this pill first." Song Weizhi's words interrupted Song Zhixia's short daydream. She now had a small pill in her palm.
"Senior Sister, you should take it." In these few months, she had received more gifts than in her previous eighteen years, and they were all from Song Weizhi. Not only did she not expect anything in return, but she also coaxed her into accepting these things. Song Zhixia's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"I have already taken it. This one is for you. By the way, let me show you something interesting." Song Weizhi handed Song Zhixia a small figure in her dantian using her spiritual qi. The figure, the size of a palm, sat cutely in Song Weizhi's hand, shaking its head and smiling.
"This is my little figure. It appears in the dantian after reaching the Nascent Soul stage. Play with it, Xia Xia." Song Weizhi handed her little figure to Song Zhixia.
Song Zhixia didn't expect Song Weizhi to give her the little figure to play with. The dantian was the core of a cultivator, and once it was destroyed, one couldn't cultivate any more. Senior Sister actually gave her such an important thing to play with?
Song Zhixia felt the little figure in her hand was warm, and her heart was also warm.
Author's note: Song Weizhi: Xia Xia, play with it as you like. What's mine is yours.
Song Zhixia: What should I do? I want to play with Senior Sister even more than the little figure.