All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 110: The Sun Illumination Scripture

After Baizhi left, Bai Wu and Bai Liu entered the hall with anxious hearts.

“Greetings, Family Head,” the two lowered their eyes, not daring to look directly at Bai Yulou. Both were orphans raised in the Bai family since childhood, considered Bai Yulou’s confidants.

“What exactly happened? Explain to me!” Bai Yulou sternly rebuked.

Bai Liu tugged at Bai Wu’s sleeve, indicating he should speak. These two Profound Realm experts were now as silent as cicadas in winter.

“Fa-Family Head, when the young miss ran away secretly, we couldn’t find her. We only found her in Pearl City, and by then she was already with that boy. They boarded a ship to Ghost Island together and stayed there for a year. We only brought her back after a year. It… it must have happened during that year,” Bai Wu said.

Bai Yulou’s face immediately darkened. Baizhi had stayed with a man for a year? How would the Golden Pill Cultivator react if this got out?

“Who is that man?” Bai Yulou pressed.

“He said… his name is Zhan Zilong…” Bai Liu answered, “He… he also said that the young miss’s lifelong happiness should be her own decision. If she faced any mistreatment after returning, he would come to demand an explanation! The consequences might be more than the Bai family could bear.”

“Outrageous!” Bai Yulou slammed his palm on a nearby table, instantly shattering it. The pressure of a Spirit God Realm expert spread out, causing Bai Wu and Bai Liu to break out in cold sweat.

“What realm is that brat in, and where is he from?” Bai Yulou’s face was as dark as water. No one had ever dared to speak to the Bai family like this before.

“He… he’s around the fifth stage of the Soul Control Realm Realm, but as for where he’s from… we don’t know,” Bai Liu said nervously.

“Fifth stage of Soul Control Realm? A mere mortal dares to speak so brazenly? Are you two useless? Has the Bai family raised you for nothing all these years? A mortal realm boy insults the Bai family like this, why didn’t you bring him back?” Bai Yulou glared at them, eyes wide with anger. In his lofty position for so long, he had never encountered such a situation.

Bai Wu and Bai Liu exchanged glances, deciding to tell the truth. “Fa-Family Head, that boy is very strange. Plus, the young miss has broken through to the Profound Realm. Together, we might not be a match for them.”

Hearing this, Bai Yulou’s usually dignified face turned extremely ugly. “You’ve been in the Profound Realm for several years. Working together, you couldn’t handle a newly-entered Profound Realm Baizhi and a mortal realm boy? What are you talking about? Tell me the truth, or you’ll face family punishment!”

At the mention of family punishment, the two fell to their knees in fear.

“Family Head… we grew up in the Bai family since childhood. How dare we deceive you? That boy’s methods are truly strange. He not only knows techniques similar to earth traversal, but also possesses a battle skill that can harm us, definitely not below orange-grade! We don’t know his background or origin, so naturally, we didn’t dare offend him carelessly. We hope the Family Head will understand!” Bai Wu knelt, his head buried in the ground.

Hearing this, Bai Yulou calmed down, narrowing his eyes, “Earth traversal? Orange-grade battle skill? If what you say is true, he indeed has an unusual background. Your decision not to act rashly was correct. Considering you brought the young miss back, it’s a great achievement. I won’t pursue this matter with you two this time. You may rise.” These two were Bai Yulou’s confidants, and he naturally knew they wouldn’t dare lie to him.

A mysterious force lifted the two up, and they stood, quickly expressing their gratitude.

“Not a word of this is to be leaked outside, especially not to the Golden Pill Cultivator. Understood?” Bai Yulou said sternly.

The two nodded hurriedly, “We understand. We haven’t said a word about this all the way back.”

“From that brat’s tone, it seems he intends to come to our Bai family to demand an explanation? Take Bai Da and Bai Er with you and guard the city gate. Alchemy Capital only has one gate, all comings and goings must pass through there. You must capture him alive and bring him to me before he enters the city,” Bai Yulou instructed. He believed that no matter how skilled the boy was, he couldn’t escape from four Profound Realm experts. Once they captured the boy and locked him up, they could deal with Baizhi’s matter first. Even if the boy had some background, as long as they didn’t harm his life, it wouldn’t be a complete falling out. Everything could be negotiated, after all, Baizhi was a member of the Bai family, and public opinion would naturally favor them.

“Yes!” The two quickly agreed. Although they weren’t confident themselves, with Bai Da and Bai Er’s help, it should be an easy task. However, none of them realized that Zhanyue was already in their Bai family compound, assisting with pill refining in the Pill Fire Courtyard. The fifth-grade Bai elder’s pill refining process was going extremely smoothly, and he had been praising Zhanyue to the skies.

In the inner courtyard, in a quiet garden, leaves covered the ground with no one sweeping. Baizhi looked at this messy garden with great dissatisfaction. “Is this how you take care of my grandmother? After all, she’s the wife of the former family head!”

The Enforcement Hall elder, Bai Jinhua, explained, “Young Miss, it’s not that we didn’t send servants to care for her. She refused their care herself. We have no choice.”

Baizhi’s anger hadn’t subsided. “Then you stay here. I’m going in to see Grandmother. You surely don’t need to watch me every step of the way.”

Bai Jinhua smiled awkwardly, “That’s not necessary. As long as you don’t leave the Bai family compound, it’s fine.” Bai Jinhua’s task was to watch Baizhi and prevent her from running away again. As long as she didn’t leave the Bai family, there was no need to follow her every step. Besides, with her Sun Profound Realm cultivation, it was impossible for Baizhi to escape.

Cheng Lingxin’s courtyard was the most low-key in the Bai compound. The ground covered with fallen leaves made it look as if it had been desolate for a long time.

Baizhi knocked on the door, and a series of coughs came from inside.

“Cough, cough, cough. Who is it?” a slightly weak voice asked.

“Grandmother, it’s me. I’m back,” Baizhi said.

The door opened, and an old woman with white hair wearing green clothes and a haggard face came out. Her illness made her look much older than her actual age, but her proportionate figure and regular features hinted at her past beauty through the cracks of time.

“Child, why have you come back?” Cheng Lingxin looked at Baizhi with a complex expression, both happy and worried.

“They said your health was failing, tricking me into coming back,” Baizhi said honestly.

Cheng Lingxin’s face turned ugly. “Those dogs, how despicable. Ah, child, you shouldn’t have come back. The secret passage from last time has been blocked. It’s impossible to escape now. Come in.”

Cheng Lingxin led Baizhi into the room and closed the door.

While asking Baizhi about recent events, she took out paper and pen, writing, “Be careful, the walls have ears. Let’s communicate through writing.”

Baizhi nodded, “Grandmother, how is your health?”

“Still the same. It’s been over a year since we last met, and you’ve already entered the Profound Realm. Was it hard out there?” Cheng Lingxin asked, while writing, “I know Bai Yulou’s purpose. He tricked you back, it seems he still wants to force me to hand over the ‘Sun illumination Scripture’. But I’m worried that even if I give him the scripture, he won’t let us go.”

“What’s the ‘Sun illumination Scripture’?” Baizhi wrote. She had never heard of it before. At the same time, she answered, “It wasn’t hard. Many things happened during this time. We should have a good chat tonight, it’s quite exciting.”

“The ‘Sun illumination Scripture’ is a soul cultivation technique I brought from my maiden family. Your father and grandfather both practiced it, which is why their soul power is much stronger than others. He wants to use your marriage to force me to give him the scripture. I don’t have any storage treasures, and I’m afraid he’s already searched my room thoroughly, but he couldn’t find it. Unfortunately, only men can practice the ‘Sun illumination Scripture’, so I never told you about it,” Cheng Lingxin wrote.

Baizhi remembered Zhanyue’s words and frowned, writing, “No, even if we give it to him, he won’t let us go. He’s a Spirit God Realm expert. Even if he breaks his promise, we can’t do anything about it.”

The two chatted for a long time, from how she met people from the Thousand Steeds Association during her escape to how she met Zhanyue, and then about the secrets of Ghost Island. Cheng Lingxin listened, sometimes worried, sometimes smiling.

After a long while, a figure quietly left from not far away. It was Bai Jinhua! Unfortunately, she didn’t hear anything important. All the crucial matters were communicated through writing, and the used papers were all put into Baizhi’s divine space, leaving no trace. The only information she could get was that the man’s name should be Zhanyue, but it wasn’t important because she didn’t know him.