Investiture of the Gods: Childhood Sweetheart Daji, Starting with Quasi-Saint Cultivation

[Ding! Intimate interaction with your bound Daoist partner 'Jiang Xiaowu', intimacy value +600.]

[Ding! Stable environment, harmonious emotions, gained an additional 800 intimacy points.]

[Current Intimacy Level (Debt): -56425 points.]

Su Yunbai looked at the system notification.

I've finally recovered some of my losses.

But it's still a loss of 56,000.

The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.

early morning.

Sunlight just started to stream through the window.

Su Yunbai was still asleep.

【warn!warn!warn! 】

[A very high-quality potential binding object has been detected approaching!]

[Distance: 80 li! Speed: Extremely fast! Direction: Due east!]

[Scanning and analyzing... Analysis complete!]

[Target's identity: Bixiao, an inner disciple of the Jie Sect and one of the Three Immortals of Sanxiao!]

Overall score: 98 points!!! (Shocking! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!)

[Potential Assessment: SSS+! Deeply rooted! Long-lasting good fortune! The benefits after binding are immeasurable!]

[System suggestion: Immediately! Right now! At all costs! Take it! Bind it! Dual cultivation!]

[Warning: Missing out on such a valuable asset will be a sin against heaven! Host, charge! Use all your skills! Sweet talk! Force yourself on her! Make it a fait accompli! This system fully supports you!]

[Further Reminder: Estimated Rewards for Successful Binding: At least 50000 Intimacy Points! Exclusive Super Deluxe Gift Pack! Host's Loan Will Be Completely Written Off with Surplus Funds! Don't hesitate, act now!]

A series of rapid, high-pitched, almost manic system notifications exploded in Su Yunbai's mind like thunder.

Su Yunbai sat up abruptly, wide awake, veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Shut up!" he roared inwardly. "What's wrong with you so early in the morning?!"

[System: Crazy? Host! 98 points! Bixiao! The Three Immortals of the Jie Sect! Do you know what this means?! This is a direct route to the pinnacle of life! This is the wealth code to pay off your loans! This is…]

"I know! I know!" Su Yunbai rubbed his throbbing temples. "But can you calm down? Force yourself on me? Make it a fait accompli? You use this on an inner disciple of the Jie Sect? Do you want me to die even faster?!"

[System: Fortune favors the bold! For 98 points! For 50000 intimacy points! It's worth the gamble! Host, think about your debts! Think about the interest! Think about the bright future!] The system's voice was seductive. [This system can provide auxiliary items such as 'Bewitching Powder' and 'Heaven and Earth Binding Rope,' just...]

"Stop!" Su Yunbai took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Bixiao?

One of the Three Immortals?

How could she suddenly appear near Jizhou? And only eighty li away?

In the original story, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao cultivated on the Three Immortals Island until the later stages of the Investiture of the Gods, when they descended the mountain because of Zhao Gongming's affair.

The Investiture of the Gods has just begun, and Zhao Gongming hasn't gotten into trouble yet, so why is she running out here?

With a slight thought, Su Yunbai's divine sense spread out eastward like an invisible tide.

Eighty miles away.

A streak of azure light streaked across the sky at incredible speed, yet it seemed to carry a hint of... panic?

In the flowing light, one could vaguely see the figure of a girl dressed in a green dress. She was graceful and beautiful, with a charming and lively expression between her brows. However, at this moment, there was a trace of anxiety and annoyance hidden in her bright eyes.

It was Bixiao.

As she flew away, she kept looking back and muttering to herself:

"Oh no, oh no! I sneaked out to play, and that stinky black tiger found me... It's definitely going to tell my older sister..."

"My older sister will definitely scold me if she finds out..."

"We need to find a place to hide... Wait, there's a city ahead? Jizhou? I think I've heard my elder brother (Zhao Gongming) mention it before..."

"Never mind, let's go down and hide!"

She changed direction and headed straight for Jizhou City.

Su Yunbai withdrew his divine sense and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Did they sneak out?

And what "Black Tiger" discovered it?

Could it be Zhao Gongming's black tiger mount?

That's quite a coincidence.

[System: Host! Opportunity! A golden opportunity! Bixiao is alone! In a panic! This is the perfect time to strike! Quick! Leave the city! Create an encounter! Show your charm! Bind her!]

[System Notification: This system temporarily offers rental services for the "Elegant Demeanor Card" and the "Quick-Tongued Conversation Skills Package," with the first hour free!]

Su Yunbai remained silent.

This system went to great lengths to get him to bind himself to high-quality individuals to repay his loans, even going so far as to create a leasing business.

"Quiet down, I know what to do." Su Yunbai rolled out of bed, waking Jiang Xiaowu who was next to him.

"Young Master?" Jiang Xiaowu asked sleepily, looking at Su Yunbai who was hurriedly getting dressed.

"I have something to take care of, I need to go out of town." Su Yunbai quickly dressed. "You can continue sleeping, or go find Daji and tell her I'll be back soon."

"Yes," Jiang Xiaowu replied obediently, without asking any further questions.

Su Yunbai's figure flickered and he disappeared from the room.

When it reappeared, it was already in a small grove of trees about 30 li outside the east gate of Jizhou City.

He concealed all his aura and even used the "Causal Shielding Talisman (Beginner)" that he had recently redeemed from the system, making himself seem to blend into the environment.

They had just concealed themselves.

The streak of blue light in the sky has arrived.

Bixiao descended from the clouds and landed on the clearing at the edge of the forest, looking around.

"It should be safe here now, right?" She patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "That stinky black tiger shouldn't be able to catch up."

She glanced at Jizhou City not far away, hesitating whether to go in.

Just then.

"roar--!"

A deep, muffled tiger roar came from the horizon behind.

The sound waves rolled on, containing powerful demonic energy.

Bi Xiao's expression changed: "So fast?!"

In the distance, a dark cloud surged rapidly in from the horizon, and within the cloud, a huge creature could be vaguely seen!

A black tiger with wings on its back, its eyes like lightning, was locking onto her.

"Black Tiger! Are you annoying me?! I just came out to play for a while!" Bixiao stomped her foot in anger, but her feet didn't slow down. She turned into a blue light and was about to escape again.

The black tiger was incredibly fast; with a flap of its wings, it had closed to within ten miles, speaking in a deep, resonant voice:

"Fairy Bixiao, please wait! Lord Gongming has ordered me to find you and bring you back! Don't make things difficult for me!"

"I'm not going back! Go ahead and try to catch me if you dare!" Bixiao turned around and made a face, her movements becoming even faster.

But Black Tiger was Zhao Gongming's mount after all, and its cultivation was not bad. Its wings were swept by black wind, and its speed was even faster than Bixiao's. It was about to catch up.

Bixiao was getting a little anxious.

She ran away without bringing any powerful magical artifacts, and once the Black Tiger got her, she really wouldn't be able to escape for a while.

If we're dragged on until our older brother or sister arrives, then we're really in trouble.

Just as she was getting anxious—

"Whoosh!"

A calm yet clear sword cry suddenly rang out between heaven and earth.

It wasn't anything earth-shattering.

Yet it seemed to carry a peculiar rhythm.

Instantly, the raging black wind paused.

Bixiao and Heihu were both taken aback.

Suddenly, a young man dressed in black appeared at the edge of the woods ahead.

The man was handsome and had a tall, upright posture. He just stood there casually, yet he seemed to be one with the world around him.

He had no sword in his hand, but the sound of a sword ringing out clearly came from him.

"This place is within the territory of Ji Province, where human cities are located."

"Isn't it inappropriate for the two of you to be chasing each other like this, creating gusts of demonic wind and disturbing the people?"

His gaze first fell on Bixiao.

What a wonderful fairy from the Jie Sect!

Upon closer inspection, Bixiao appeared even more vibrant and radiant than when she was peering through divine sense.

Her emerald green dress accentuated her snow-white skin, making her bright eyes and brows sparkle with a youthful charm and vitality!

Yet, it possesses an ethereal and pure aura, truly deserving of its 98-point rating.

Bixiao also looked at Su Yunbai with curiosity.

This person... is unfathomable?

But that sword cry just now actually managed to interrupt Black Tiger's black wind? Interesting.

And he's... actually quite good-looking.