Bi Xia always being able to retort with her made Chu Wu very happy. After all, not many people could bicker with her, and if it were any other time, she would have eagerly bantered with Bi Xia. But now, even though she had the thought, she lacked the spirit.

She didn’t know how long had passed. When Chu Wu placed Bi Xia by her side, she held her hand to her heart, "Bi Xiaojiu, let me tell you a bedtime story. It’s a bit long, but that’s good. This way, I can ensure that even after you fall asleep, the story won’t be over yet, so I won’t have to think of a second story. How about it?"

Feeling the rhythmic beating of the heart beneath her palm, Bi Xia was silent for a moment, but then nodded calmly. She slid down slightly, appearing extremely relaxed and comfortable, her head resting against the back of the sofa, tilting slightly, as if she were a child needing to hear a prince and princess bedtime story before sleeping.

Since she was lying on Bi Xia’s legs, Chu Wu could see Bi Xia’s face by just raising her eyes. Watching Bi Xia close her eyes obediently like a child, ready to listen to her bedtime story, Chu Wu chuckled softly, oh silly girl, this isn’t a pleasant bedtime story...

"This story happened a long, long time ago, so long that I’ve forgotten when. It’s just like how I forgot at what age I discovered Wu, but Wu told me she’d existed for a long time." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I know how she appeared, but I just never wanted to accept or think about it."

As Chu Wu started speaking slowly, Bi Xia’s tightly closed starry eyes moved slightly, the azure spiritual power seeping out from her mind little by little, wrapping around the two of them, entering Chu Wu’s mind, relaxing her spiritual power gradually. Chu Wu didn’t notice any of this, but Wu, hidden deep within Chu Wu’s body, noticed.

Wu watched as the spiritual power seemed to grow eyes, approaching her bit by bit, transforming into a hand in front of her, gently stroking her long hair, ’Nine.’

As the words fell, the hand began to disperse, then condensed back together to form a silhouette. Bi Xia didn’t know how she managed it, staring blankly at Wu in front of her, but she could clearly feel that another part of her consciousness was still inside her body, able to hear Chu Wu’s words distinctly.

[Don’t worry, sister,] Xiao Wu’s voice echoed in her mind, [This is an extension of your awakening abilities, very normal. I’ll explain the specifics after it’s over. For now, don’t let Wu and Chu Wu notice anything unusual.]

[Their emotions are very low right now; a little stimulation or doubt will cause them to collapse. This is the downside of one mind controlling these two minds. You need to comfort them well, keep it up.]

Bi Xia: ... My spiritual power is truly out of this world!

Turning to look at Wu, who was staring blankly at her, Bi Xia suddenly felt that the confusion she had just experienced was nothing significant. Compared to Wu, she was already quite calm, wasn’t she?

Thinking about it, she chuckled softly, made a shush gesture towards Wu, and then pointed outside, whispering, ’Xiao Wu doesn’t know.’

Hearing Bi Xia’s words, Wu understood, and seeing Bi Xia’s cautious actions and tone, Wu’s face, always expressionless and without a hint of a smile, changed slightly, her lips twitching as she tried to force a smile but finally found it was perhaps a difficult task for her, so she simply gave up, just retracting her cold and distant demeanor.

’It’s okay, as long as I don’t want to, Xiaowu can’t hear our conversation.’ Wu said softly.

The two sat side by side, listening to Chu Wu’s words. Wu said slowly, ’Actually, I also don’t know when I appeared, because at that time, Xiaowu didn’t even know what year or month it was, so how could I know.’

"I’m afraid of pain, I’m really afraid of it," Chu Wu’s voice sounded, her phoenix eyes gazing at the ceiling, her pupils extraordinarily calm, but with turbulent waves hidden beneath, "Those people captured me, beat me, didn’t give me food, made me undergo training, in summer lying in the mud, in winter staying in ice water, and at other times pretending to be a beggar to beg outside, that’s when Wu appeared."