Chapter 16: Waiting for You

Chapter 16: Waiting for You

**At nineteen, while fighting undead creatures on the front lines with the Cloud Riders, you gradually noticed that the Plentiful Envoy had been causing frequent disturbances in the Immortal Ship Luo Fu. The undead creatures caused considerable damage to the ship, but fortunately, General Teng Xiao of Luo Fu continually mobilized troops, and the Cloud Riders stationed in Luo Fu managed to minimize the losses.**

**In the battle against the Plentiful Realm's creatures, the Cloud Riders who fell into demonic corruption could not be sent to the Ten Kings Division and had to be dealt with on the spot. As a short-lived being, you were not at risk of falling into demonic corruption even when executing former comrades. Thus, you often had to deal with the corrupted soldiers.**

**The sword "Lihun," crafted for you by Xing, began to gain the ability to harm spiritual entities due to its exposure to destructive fate.**

**However, the prolonged killing of fellow soldiers and former comrades earned you the reputation of a reaper.**

**Months of combat on the front lines severely affected your mental state. Yet, you remembered how Master Jing Liu had endured such battles for hundreds of years, constantly slaying the Plentiful Realm's creatures and former comrades day after day, year after year.**

**Once, when you saw her personally kill a familiar Cloud Rider, her blood-red eyes seemed to express genuine sorrow.**

**At the end of the year, thanks to the efforts of the native residents of the Immortal Ship, the Zhi Ming clan, the fox people, and other races, the Immortal Ship Luo Fu got a brief respite. The Plentiful Envoy also seemed to show rare human-like mercy and did not cause chaos as the year came to a close.**

**As soon as you returned to Luo Fu, you contacted the online friend Wu Sha Fei Guang to share your frustrations from the past months. After listening to your pressure, the friend asked, "Logically, shouldn't you be seeking comfort from your master right now? Why come to me?"**

**Bai Heng quickly replied, "My master should also be suffering, so I don't want to disturb her. Besides, after thinking it over, you're the only friend I can confide in."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "Don't try to get close; we're not that familiar."**

**Bai Heng: "Call it what you will. After all, we've known each other for seven years… Actually, if I hadn't met my master, I might have liked you."**

**After a moment of silence, Wu Sha Fei Guang responded with two words: "Scumbag."**

**Bai Heng: "I just said it was a possibility."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "If you had that thought, it means you're not dedicated to your master."**

**Bai Heng: "Alright, alright. I'm devoted to my master. Even if you call me a scumbag, I won't change."**

**After Bai Heng sent this message, the reply took a long time to come.**

**Bai Heng continued, "Honestly, how about we meet up? You're from the Immortal Ship, but I'm just a short-lived being from beyond. I might grow old and become even less appealing in a few years, and then I wouldn't want to see you."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "...Let me think about it."**

**Seeing a glimmer of hope, Bai Heng pressed on, "If you're willing to meet, I'll cook a couple of dishes and bring out the good wine my master has hidden. You like drinking too."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "Uh... does your master know you're taking her hidden wine?"**

**Bai Heng: "That's not important. I'll just get a beating and apply some medicine at the Medicine Furnace Division."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "Seems like you can handle a beating pretty well."**

**Bai Heng: "It comes from experience."**

**Wu Sha Fei Guang: "Alright then, tonight... I'll be waiting for you on the roof of the east building of the Sword Head Mansion."**