Chapter 1211: The Bearing of a Great General

Gu Qiaoqiao squatted down, and this time, she seriously cast her gaze on Xiao Bai.

It had been a long time since she’d seen Xiao Bai.

The last meeting was at the hospital visiting Shang Qing.

Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t have much fondness for Xiao Bai, but she didn’t have any animosity either.

All things are created by nature, and there aren’t many that can cultivate Spiritual Sense, so it is quite precious.

Just like the old peach tree in the Peach Blossom Valley.

Such spiritual beings should be treated kindly as long as they don’t commit evil deeds.

Because this is also the will of heaven.

And Xiao Bai had been by Dongfang Yu’s side all along. Saying it assisted in wicked deeds might be too harsh, but it did follow Dongfang Yu in doing some things, especially against the Gu Family.

So the fact that Gu Qiaoqiao could maintain her current attitude towards Xiao Bai was already quite good.

Thus, when Xiao Bai ran to the gate of the Gu Family just now, and now nestled at Gu Qiaoqiao’s feet, absorbing the familiar and pleasing aura from her body.

Gu Qiaoqiao pretended not to see all this and just let it be.

However, Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t expect Xiao Bai’s Spiritual Sense to be so high.

Gu Qiaoqiao wasn’t a fool and didn’t need Shang Qing to describe in detail to know how they two communicated via cards.

Gu Qiaoqiao hesitated for a moment, looking at those large, hungry purple eyes, and slowly reached out her hand, placing it on Xiao Bai’s head.

She didn’t know how many years Xiao Bai had lived, but getting to this point in cultivation was not easy. As long as it didn’t do evil again, she wouldn’t mind helping it.

And at the moment Gu Qiaoqiao placed her hand on Xiao Bai’s head, Xiao Bai purred comfortably...

Then it stretched out its limbs, laid on the ground, greedily absorbing the Spiritual Energy emanating from Gu Qiaoqiao’s fingers.

Gu Qiaoqiao looked into those purple eyes and surprisingly found that there seemed to be tears welling up there.

She didn’t know if it was moved or what, but it seemed like the first time she saw a cat cry, and do cats even cry?

Gu Qiaoqiao felt very puzzled.

She reached out and patted Xiao Bai’s head, softly asking, "Why are you so thin?"

Xiao Bai dejectedly lowered its head, burying it in its paws, without answering Gu Qiaoqiao.

At this moment, Shang Qing squatted down as well.

Gu Qiaoqiao asked Shang Qing, "Has this white cat always been with you?"

"No, it came looking for me half a month ago, looking just like a stray cat, filthy all over, even thinner than now."

Shang Qing paused for a moment here, looked at Gu Qiaoqiao, and continued with a touch of shame, "Qiaoqiao, I’m sorry, will this cause you trouble?"

Gu Qiaoqiao waved it off with a laugh, "It’s just a cat, it won’t cause any trouble."

Shang Qing studied Gu Qiaoqiao’s expression, and the next moment felt assured that Gu Qiaoqiao was telling the truth. Moreover, she saw a different kind of radiance on Gu Qiaoqiao’s face.

That expression was filled with a vibrant hue.

It came from an inner confidence, coupled with a hint of exuberance and generosity.

It seemed, without realizing it, Gu Qiaoqiao stood at a height she could look up to.

Shang Qing couldn’t describe her inexpressible feelings at that moment, but she knew that this Gu Qiaoqiao seemed to possess a certain demeanor of a leader, different from usual girls.

Shang Qing gave a bitter smile, pulled at the corners of her mouth, and slowly bowed her head.

If only that hadn’t happened, everything would be so wonderful.

Gu Qiaoqiao reached out, patted Shang Qing’s shoulder, and directly asked, "Shang Qing, do you know what happened to Dongfang Yu now?"

Shang Qing quickly raised her head, "I don’t know, I really don’t know at all!"

"Didn’t you ask Xiao Bai?"

Shang Qing shook her head decisively, "No, I didn’t."

Then looked towards Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai didn’t say anything to me voluntarily. It just told me you were back just now. I wanted to call you, but didn’t dare because of what happened before, so we came by car."

Gu Qiaoqiao reached out, pinching Xiao Bai’s ear, and asked crisply, "Xiao Bai, do you also not know where your master went?"

Only then did Xiao Bai lift its head, its cat head shaking, with a trace of nervous pleading in its purple eyes.

It truly didn’t know where Dongfang Yu went, only that he was taken away by some people. In all these years, they’d never experienced anything like this.

No one has ever been able to take Dongfang Yu away.

And there’s not been a place Xiao Bai couldn’t find in this world.

But now, these facts mercilessly crushed it.

It couldn’t find where Dongfang Yu was!

It seemed the place he went was isolated by a powerful Barrier.

This Barrier was formidable, undetectable, and even if it were, maybe it couldn’t be breached.

But even so, it still wanted to find its master.

So it wandered the city, sometimes hungry, sometimes full, but unfortunately, after more than half a month of wandering, it still hadn’t found any trace of Dongfang Yu.

Helpless, it had to look for Shang Qing because in this city, the only one it knew was Shang Qing. It also knew Gu Qiaoqiao wasn’t at home. In fact, even if Gu Qiaoqiao was home, it wouldn’t dare to find her.

But it still carried a sliver of hope, hoping Gu Qiaoqiao might help it find Dongfang Yu, although it knew this was simply wishful thinking...

At this thought, Xiao Bai dejectedly lowered its head again.

Gu Qiaoqiao smiled faintly, roughly understanding Xiao Bai’s thoughts, and softly said, "Xiao Bai, you want Shang Qing to bring you to me, actually hoping I would help you find your master, right? But honestly, I don’t know where your master went either."

Shang Qing and Xiao Bai remained silent.

Gu Qiaoqiao hesitated for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, "... your master has been away from the Mortal World for too long and is no longer familiar with the laws of the human world. He acts wantonly without any principles and limits that the Mystic Sect should uphold, only seeing his own interests, hurting those with goodwill towards him for his own gains.

But he forgot, society is advancing, humanity is progressing, there’s always someone better, a bigger world beyond this one.

That’s why the Heavenly Dao Laws won’t let him act recklessly for long, something will eventually suppress him, causing today’s situation, and I’m powerless."

Shang Qing was silent for a moment, then said word by word, "Qiaoqiao, what you said is true, Dongfang Yu is indeed like that. Whatever he’s experiencing now is the punishment he deserves."

Then turned to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, that’s my stance. If you want to continue with me, you can stay, but if you feel I’ve harmed your master, you can choose to leave."

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at Shang Qing and at that moment, confirmed that Shang Qing was telling the truth.