She only relaxed a little when she saw Bai Yue finish eating the entire moldy octopus without showing any discomfort.
“By the way, Chenxi, you haven’t tasted it yet!”
Bai Yue suddenly remembered something, her eyes lighting up.
“Last time you left before eating, so I kept it for you, waiting for you to come back and eat.”
“The one we just ate was the one that had been left too long and got moldy. Now I’ll bring out the fresh Teppan Grilled Squid from last night—it’s still warm.”
As she spoke, Bai Yue closed her eyes and extended a hand.
The next second, a steaming Teppan Grilled Squid slowly materialized in her palm.
Mu Chenxi watched in astonishment, completely unable to understand how the Teppan Grilled Squid could appear out of thin air.
Bai Yue had neither a storage treasure nor any spatial ability.
She couldn’t help but ask, “Master, how did you hide the Teppan Grilled Squid?”
“In my dream.”
Bai Yue smiled matter-of-factly.
“I stored it in my dream.”
“Look, Chenxi. I put it away in advance inside my dream, so it’s well-preserved and still warm.”
Sure enough, the Teppan Grilled Squid was releasing heat, wrapped in an irresistible aroma.
“Hurry and eat, eat it while it’s hot.”
Bai Yue smiled as she brought the Teppan Grilled Squid to Mu Chenxi’s lips.
Master can even store things in dreams?
Mu Chenxi was stunned.
“What are you spacing out for?”
“Oh, ah~”
Without hesitation, Mu Chenxi opened her mouth and took a big bite.
She knew Master would never harm her, and besides, the squid smelled too tempting.
Once in her mouth, the taste was fresh and savory, still hot, and the temperature was just right.
Bai Yue sat Mu Chenxi by the bedside, feeding her the entire Teppan Grilled Squid one bite at a time.
Mu Chenxi could clearly feel her damaged Soul rapidly recovering.
When she finished eating, her form gradually faded within Bai Yue’s Sea of Consciousness.
After exiting the Sea of Consciousness, Mu Chenxi saw that Bai Yue had fallen unconscious again.
She couldn’t help but lean down and take a light sniff in her Master’s arms.
She only smelled a faint scent of milk and herbs—there was none of that rotten stench from the Sea of Consciousness.
Relieved, she exhaled.
Wait, why does it smell like milk?
Mu Chenxi was puzzled, then suddenly recalled the time in the Sea of Consciousness when Master fed her milk.
Maybe that’s when the scent appeared…
“Did something happen?”
Su Qiuyue was always curious about Mu Chenxi’s experiences in the Sea of Consciousness and couldn’t help but ask.
Mu Chenxi transmitted the scene from the Sea of Consciousness to Su Qiuyue with a thread of Divine Sense, explaining, “Master inside the Sea of Consciousness is still very strange.”
Su Qiuyue found the bizarre Bai Yue in the vision especially odd.
“A Master in the Sea of Consciousness who can dream, store food in dreams, and a decaying Teppan Grilled Squid that bubbles when rotten… This is too bizarre.”
Both of them couldn’t make sense of these strange phenomena, and Mu Chenxi felt helpless.
“Looks like neither of us can understand the Master in the Patient Gown inside the Sea of Consciousness.”
There was no time to think more deeply. Mu Chenxi picked up Master and continued flying on her sword.
At this pace, they’d reach Yan Hua’s location by noon tomorrow.
***
At night, Bai Yue finally woke up with difficulty.
She had wanted to wake earlier and let Mu Chenxi enter the Sea of Consciousness again, but her exhaustion made it impossible.
Knowing Mu Chenxi could at least hold on until Yan Hua arrived eased her burden slightly, but she was still anxious for the safety of Mu Chenxi and Su Qiuyue—especially Mu Chenxi, who made her worry even more.
Night completely fell.
Mu Chenxi leaned in Bai Yue’s embrace, her consciousness descending once more into the future, facing the Fire Demon in battle.
What surprised her was that the Fire Demon had grown even stronger.
Even though she and Su Qiuyue’s secret arts had improved, the Fire Demon’s power surged again in less than an incense stick’s time.
Helpless, they could only push the Soulburn Return Essence to its limit, exhausting their Soul’s strength just to last for one incense stick.
By the time Yan Hua arrived, their consciousness had been extinguished, returning them to their bodies.
Bai Yue had been anxiously waiting at the side. Seeing Mu Chenxi awaken, she immediately asked, “Chenxi, how did it go today?”
Mu Chenxi hesitated for a moment, then transmitted the outcome of the battle into Bai Yue’s mind, also using a thread of Divine Sense to share it with Su Qiuyue.
Upon learning that the Fire Demon could continue growing stronger, Bai Yue looked at Mu Chenxi with deep worry in her eyes.
“Master, it’s alright.”
Mu Chenxi forced down her unease and tried to reassure her.
“Qiuyue and I can keep growing stronger too. I don’t believe the Fire Demon can become infinitely stronger without end.”
But deep down, a sense of foreboding was growing.
Bai Yue still worried, but could only nod.
She couldn’t speak discouraging words or shake Mu Chenxi’s confidence.
Taking a deep breath, she urged, “Chenxi, come into my Sea of Consciousness quickly.”
“If we could meet the me in the Ice and Snow World tonight and make you stronger, that would be best.”
With only two chances left for consciousness to descend into the future, Bai Yue was growing anxious as well.
Mu Chenxi nodded, said nothing more, and sank into Bai Yue’s Sea of Consciousness.
***
This time, the setting was still the Hospital, but outside its walls.
Bai Yue had already slipped out, her face painted with panda eyes and two blushing circles on her cheeks—still as comical as ever.
“I just came out, and you arrived, Chenxi. Perfect, let’s go shopping together.”
Bai Yue took Mu Chenxi’s hand and led her onto the street.
There were hardly any people on the road; the only figures that appeared wore nurse uniforms.
Mu Chenxi then realized that the only beings in this Sea of Consciousness were faceless nurses.
After walking a short distance, Bai Yue stopped at a Zebra Crossing, waiting for the Traffic Light.
Mu Chenxi paused, puzzled.
“Master, why aren’t we moving?”
“Chenxi, we need to wait for the Traffic Light here and follow traffic rules.”
“Obeying the rules is important. Otherwise, if you get hit by a car, you die for nothing.”
Bai Yue instructed seriously, suddenly remembering her role as Master.
Mu Chenxi nodded, though she found it odd.
Why was Bai Yue, so chaotic in daily life, so strict about these things?
Were the cars here really that dangerous?
Before she could ask, the green light lit up, and Bai Yue immediately pulled her forward.
“Alright, the green light’s on—we can go now.”
As they crossed the Zebra Crossing, Mu Chenxi couldn’t help but ask, “Master, we’re clearly waiting for the green light, so why call it ‘waiting for the Traffic Light’?”
Bai Yue froze, then looked at Mu Chenxi in surprise, even reaching out to pat her shoulder.
“Chenxi, you really are my disciple—you’ve grasped my true essence. That question is priceless! If you asked those nurses, their heads would probably double in size.”
Mu Chenxi was baffled.
Could such a simple question really make a nurse’s head explode?
But with all Master’s quirks, she decided not to pursue it and risk agitating her.
“Master, where are we going shopping next?”
Mu Chenxi quickly changed the topic.
Bai Yue led her onward.
“We’re going to a clothing store to buy new clothes. Last time, the boss lady at the kebab stand saw me in a Patient Gown and called me a patient. But I’m not sick—I’m completely healed.”
“This time, I must get new clothes and change out of this Patient Gown.”
“Wear new clothes outside, and change back into the Patient Gown when we return to the Hospital.”
Saying this, she gripped Mu Chenxi’s hand tighter and quickened her pace.