Chapter 133: Meeting the Melon King (Third Update)

"Great, you're finally awake!"

Yue Hongling was overwhelmed with emotion, crying tears of joy.

Bai Qiulan's condition had nearly scared her to death. Another attack of Chaos Venom, even more severe than the last.

Last time, Bai Qiulan had merely fallen unconscious, but this time, even in her coma, she had been moaning in pain.

Sun Ruowei was also deeply distressed.

Watching her dear friend suffer like this while her medical knowledge proved utterly useless filled her with despair.

Bai Qiulan slowly opened her eyes, the pain still lingering in her gaze.

"Master, how are you? Are you feeling better now?"

A faint, strained smile appeared on Bai Qiulan's face.

"It's fine, don't worry. I'm alright now."

Yue Hongling was furious. "Did senior brother do something to you? You collapsed right outside his door, and he didn’t even care—what kind of person is he?"

Mentioning Lu Ye made Bai Qiulan's eyes darken instantly.

"It's not his fault. I collapsed after he left. He didn’t know."

"Master, go ask senior brother to help you detoxify! Each attack is worse than the last—sooner or later, you won’t be able to endure it!"

"No, there's no need..."

"Master!!!"

"No!"

Watching this scene, Sun Ruowei realized that, in the end, the root of everything lay with Lu Ye.

She would go find him!

She couldn’t let her dear friend slowly march toward death like this.

She stood up and left, heading toward Lu Ye’s residence.

At that moment, a figure approached from the opposite direction.

Sun Ruowei halted, staring at the breathtakingly beautiful woman walking toward her.

At first glance alone, Sun Ruowei couldn’t help but feel an indescribable sense of awe. The woman’s multicolored dress seemed woven from the fabric of the Avenue itself, her graceful figure embodying the perfect interpretation of beauty. Her face, blessed by the heavens, was the epitome of elegance and purity.

Sun Ruowei had often heard the others talk about the stunning woman by Lu Ye’s side, endlessly praising her beauty. She had always wondered—just how beautiful could she be?

Among them—Yue Hongling, Shangguan Huanling, Bai Qiulan—who wasn’t beautiful? Who wasn’t more stunning than the last?

And most importantly, with her own presence here, Yue Hongling kept going on and on about how beautiful another woman was.

Sun Ruowei could only scoff inwardly at this.

A bunch of people, blind and ignorant, unable to distinguish the king from the pawn.

But now, seeing this woman, Sun Ruowei was utterly stunned.

Well, she had been a bit too confident.

She could hardly imagine that such beauty truly existed in the world—beauty that made her feel overshadowed.

"Shen Xitong, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

Shen Xitong looked at Sun Ruowei, her eyes brimming with warmth, her attitude unprecedentedly friendly.

A kindred spirit!

A kindred spirit!

With Sun Ruowei here, Shen Xitong felt that her path was no longer lonely.

"F-Fellow Daoist, hello... I'm Sun Ruowei..."

Sun Ruowei even stuttered a little.

"Ruowei, don’t be nervous. I feel a connection between us. The moment I saw you, I felt an inexplicable closeness. Could it be that we share something in common?" Shen Xitong, having finally met someone like herself, was in an exceptionally good mood, smiling brightly.

Her smile seemed to dim the brilliance of the world.

Sun Ruowei was momentarily entranced.

"What’s wrong? Is my smile ugly?" Shen Xitong touched her face.

Had her expression twisted from laughing too hard?

"No, no, not ugly—too beautiful! Fellow Daoist, you truly are the epitome of heavenly beauty. Every woman in the world would pale in comparison upon seeing you." Sun Ruowei praised sincerely.

"But you said you felt a closeness upon seeing me, that we share something in common. What did you mean?"

Sun Ruowei couldn’t help but feel a flicker of joy. Could it be that her own beauty had finally been recognized?

Wasn’t Shen Xitong’s greatest strength her beauty? She was beautiful too—ah, a shared trait! How delightful!

"I’m not sure either. Why don’t we each share our preferences and see if there’s any overlap?" Shen Xitong suggested with a smile.

Preferences...

Sun Ruowei was a little disappointed.

Our commonality is our looks, dear! Can’t you see that?

Such a stunning girl, yet blind—how infuriating!

"Let me start. I love delicious food," Shen Xitong said.

Sun Ruowei shook her head. "I’m not particularly interested in food. I enjoy medicine."

Shen Xitong also shook her head.

"I’m not too interested in medicine. I like gossip."

Sun Ruowei spoke up, "I don't have much interest in gossip either... Wait, what did you say?"

Her eyes widened in shock.

Shen Xitong was inwardly overjoyed, but she put on a bashful expression, as if slightly embarrassed.

"I... I like gossip."

"Eating watermelon?"

"No... I mean the kind of gossip about people's love and hate, their drama..."

At that moment, Sun Ruowei's eyes grew even wider.

She simply couldn’t comprehend how such a stunningly beautiful woman could have such a lowly, unrefined habit as enjoying gossip.

Indeed, beautiful women really do have

something in common!

"I love gossip too!" Sun Ruowei exclaimed excitedly.

"Really?" Shen Xitong looked delighted.

"Absolutely! I’m obsessed with gossip, especially about people around me. Even the slightest rumor makes me insanely curious!"

"Same here! I also love gossip about people close to me. Ahhh, we really are kindred spirits—no wonder I took to you so quickly!"

"Yes, yes! What a coincidence! I usually have no one to share gossip with. Do you really like it? Can I share some with you?"

"Of course! I have tons of juicy gossip with no one to tell—it’s been driving me crazy!"

The two were practically vibrating with excitement and joy, clutching each other’s hands, their eyes shining with mutual recognition as fellow gossip lovers.

They immediately exchanged communication stones for future gossip-sharing sessions.

"By the way, where were you heading?" Shen Xitong asked.

"Well, I was going to..."

Sun Ruowei, who had been caught up in the moment, suddenly sobered up.

This Shen Xitong... wasn’t she Lu Ye’s woman?

"Do you know Lu Ye?" Sun Ruowei asked.

"Of course! I’ve gossiped about him the most—so much drama, super entertaining," Shen Xitong replied matter-of-factly.

"Ah? He has that much gossip?"

"Absolutely! Let me give you an example—like the unavoidable situation between him and his master, Bai Qiulan. Right now, Bai Qiulan is poisoned with Chaos Venom because of her Chaotic Yin Divine Body."

"As they say, pure yin cannot sustain life, and pure yang cannot grow. Bai Qiulan’s condition is due to excessive yin energy, and Lu Ye actually has a solution. Guess what it is?"

Shen Xitong wore a peculiar expression, her eyes brimming with amusement as she even covered her face with her hand.

Sun Ruowei leaned in closer, listening intently. Though this involved Bai Qiulan’s peril, right now, gossiping while gathering information was—

Simply perfect!

"What is it?"

Sun Ruowei whispered.

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