4. Great Love Warms the Lost Girl! _2

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So it is.

This thing is called the "Shadow-stealing Pearl". It is a magical artifact crafted by my own mentor, Bail Qingling, using the demon core of the Blood Pool Flies. It can monitor every action of others and relay the images back as per the artifact owner's intent!

And ever since they joined the Sect, their every move was being watched by that man!

As Second Senior Sister put it...

In that man's eyes, they were not disciples but rather tools kept in captivity!

They were his untouchable forbidden love!

"Under Second Senior Sister's instructions, I have endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens all these years, pretending to be unaware of the existence of these pearls, allowing him to voyeuristically watch, crazed as he was..."

"But why... why would he voluntarily show this thing to me?"

The girl's thoughts were turbulent, and her little hands were sweating from rubbing against her back.

She dared not look directly at the man beside her, whose scheming was as deep as an abyss.

"Xing'er, lift your head and take a good look."

In the dead silence, the Qingling Demon Sovereign spoke again, his voice as indifferent as ever.

"Yes, Master."

Cen Xing'er bit her lip, looked up, and saw about a dozen Shadow-stealing Demon Beads overhead, simultaneously refracting beams of crimson light, interwoven like a wine flushing.

In the blink of an eye, a huge light screen was formed in the void.

At the same time.

Vivid scenes appeared on the light screen.

The first scene emerged.

In the image, a girl about five or six years old with pigtails knelt before the corpses of her parents, wailing loudly. Behind her was a man who looked like a mountain bandit with a fierce appearance and a cold knife in his hand.

The little girl's cries seemed to have made the bandits somewhat impatient.

Whoosh.

The steel knife eventually reached towards her.

The little girl closed her eyes in despair.

Just then, the bandits' grinning laughter abruptly stopped.

Immediately, the sound of the wind and the rustling of the leaves all vanished.

Time and space seemed to freeze.

In the image, a young and handsome man in a black robe appeared.

He stepped over a pile of bandit corpses and walked step by step to the girl.

Until the tall figure overshadowed her small figure.

Only then did the little girl come to her senses, looking at the face of her savior, asking in a hoarse voice:

"Who... who are you?"

"My name is Bail Qingling."

"Are you an immortal from the heavens, rescuing those in distress? I beg you, save my parents!"

"The gods ignore the world, but the Demon Path does not abandon the living."

The man looked at her, speaking each word with an irresistible allure in his voice: "Child, come with me."

"Where... where to?"

"Home."

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the man extended his pale hands and gently cupped the little girl's rosy cheeks.

The scene froze at this moment.

"Master...."

The past memories resurfaced, and Cen Xing'er could no longer hold back, tears streaming down like rain!

It was the Master!

Back then, he was still her most reliable, strong and gentle Master!

She could even recall the warmth of those big hands reaching out to her!

Amidst all the mixed emotions, she took a furtive glance at the man beside her.

Yet he remained expressionless, only saying calmly: "Time flies, and it's already been ten years."

Cen Xing'er held back her sobs and looked again.

In the next moment.

The light screen in the void changed again, showing another image.

That was her own master, personally combing her hair and dressing her in the Sect's attire!

Her eyes couldn't help but redden once more.

Swish. Swish. Swish.

In the time that followed, the images on the light screen kept switching.

The protagonist of the images transformed from a chubby little girl to a graceful adolescent girl.

But the silent, reticent man appeared less and less in her footage, less and less...

At this moment, Cen Xing'er seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of her visit, covering her face and weeping uncontrollably.

Bai Feng glanced stealthily at her reaction, finally sighing with relief.

Only by settling this girl could he continue with the next step of his fate-altering plan!

He sighed and said:

"Xing'er, as you have seen, your every move over the years has been under Master's control."

"You lost your parents in childhood and had a miserable youth. Back then, Master only hoped to protect you in the days to come, preventing you from suffering any harm."

"However, Master dares to admit not being able to accomplish this...."

"Your Master has lived a life unrestrainedly, making countless enemies. You, as my disciple, naturally attract the hidden vendettas of many."

"And with Master busy cultivating, unable to stay by your side at all times, he crafted these Shadow-stealing Heavenly Beads to protect you in times of danger..."

"But in my view, this is far from enough...."

"So over the years, Master deliberately enslaved you, scolded you, trampled your dignity in public, and let the world know that I treated you harshly. So when the world rises against me one day, and if I were to fall, the three of you would still have a reason to stand against me, securing your own safety...."

"Master was originally planning to bury this secret forever, but now..."

"Seeing your hatred towards me, even with a heart for parricide, I... sigh!"

Saying this, Bai Feng pretended to let out a heavy sigh of sorrow:

"Forget it, forget it."

"I, your Master.... only wish for my Xing'er's life to be safe and joyful, and as for anything else, it doesn't really matter..."

Just as he finished speaking.

All of a sudden, there was a "wail", and the girl beside him burst into tears!

"Master! Xing'er was wrong!"

"Xing'er shouldn't have listened to others' provocations! Xing'er is a big fool! Xing'er should have known long ago that Master is the one who treats me best in the world!"

"Xing'er really was wrong! I beg for your forgiveness, Master! Xing'er actually...."

"Truly loves Master so much..... waaaaah......"

The girl shattered the pill bottle in her hand, kneeling before the man.

At this moment, her hair fluttered over her face, her tearful eyes looking hazy, making her delicate face appear even more beautiful and moving.

"There's no need for that."

Bai Feng seemed to shake his head in sorrow, then bent down, gently pinching the girl's warm cheek.

"A broken mirror is hard to mend."

"Since you have the heart for parricide, our mentor-disciple bond ends here."

As he spoke, his hands slid from the girl's cheek to her slender white neck, then placed them on that Beast Control Necklace....

He gently raised his hand.

The necklace was removed.

"You're free now."

"From now on, the world is vast, free for you to come and go."

"Go, don't force me to change my mind."

Bai Feng's cold tone had just finished speaking.

The next second, an unexpected scene unfolded!

Only to see Cen Xing'er gently take back the necklace from his hand and put it back on her own neck!

Then, she sat obediently in a "duck seat" in front of her own knees, raised a lovely face full of tears and smiles:

"Won't happen!"

"Xing'er.... willingly be Master's little puppy for life!"

Bai Feng: ╭(⊙o⊙)╮

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