Chapter 228: Yin and Yang, Black and White

“Ahhh!”

As soon as part of the Yin Holy Spirit and Yang Holy Spirit entered the dantian, Shui Miao suddenly felt an intense pain there and couldn’t help but cry out in agony!

But the pain vanished just as suddenly…

Shui Miao was astonished to discover that the original single, fist-sized ball of immortal energy within his dantian had split into two—one white and one black—slowly rotating in harmony.

“How could this happen!?”

Shui Miao quickly opened his eyes, bewildered. This was completely unexpected—it wasn’t supposed to be like this in cultivation at all!

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“What’s wrong with you?”

At that moment, the young girl from the lower bunk stood up and looked at Shui Miao.

Shui Miao held his lower abdomen and shook his head slightly, saying softly, “Nothing, just a little stomachache.”

“You… you did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

Upon hearing this, the girl frowned immediately.

Her stomach had been aching faintly for a while, and now Shui Miao was also complaining of stomach pain. She immediately suspected he was trying to flirt with her.

“What do you mean?” Shui Miao asked, puzzled.

“You’re insane,” the girl muttered, shooting Shui Miao a glare before lying back down.

Shui Miao blinked, then swept his spiritual sense outward and detected a faint trace of yin energy near the girl’s dantian. Suddenly understanding her meaning, he immediately used his power to dispel the yin energy. Then, cautiously, he tried guiding the Yin Holy Spirit and Yang Holy Spirit into his dantian again—but this time, there was no pain at all.

At that moment, the girl stood up again, looking at Shui Miao with a strange expression, and asked, “Was it you doing that?”

“What?”

Shui Miao felt conflicted. Was helping her actually a mistake?

The girl paused, then asked again, “How did you do that?”

“Are you crazy? What are you even talking about? I don’t understand a word you’re saying,” Shui Miao replied, slightly annoyed. This girl was really pushing it.

The girl sneered coldly, “Don’t want to talk? Fine, we’ll discuss this when we arrive in Zhonghai City.”

After saying that, she returned to her bunk, took out her phone, and made a call. “Brother Bao, I’ve encountered a sinister person on the train, almost killing me. Hurry and bring some people to the station to help me get revenge.”

“Yes, she hurt my stomach for quite a while…”

“Okay, I’ll call you when we’re about to arrive.”

After finishing the call, the girl muttered again, “Dare to mess with me? Do you think I’m that easy to play with?”

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What the heck was that?

The more Shui Miao listened, the more upset he became. What bad manners this girl had! How could she say he was messing with her and even hurting her stomach for a long time? It must have been Bai Feng’s doing—now he was taking the blame for something he didn’t do. He felt like he had been framed—no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t wash away this accusation.

Faced with such a situation and such a girl, Shui Miao really wished she would reap what she sowed; otherwise, he would feel too wronged.

By accident, Shui Miao suddenly noticed that his hands appeared to have turned one white and one black!

Quickly unbuttoning his shirt to check his stomach, he found indeed a clear black-and-white line dividing his body in half—one side resembling a Caucasian, the other a person of African descent!

“Little beauty, do you have a mirror?”

Wanting to check his face, Shui Miao quickly leaned down to ask the girl for a mirror. However, she was in the middle of adjusting her miniskirt, and upon seeing half of Shui Miao’s face white and the other half black, she snorted coldly and said, “You brat, don’t think pretending to make a funny face will cheer me up. Listen, it’s already too late now—I’ve already made the call, so just wait for your doom.”

“I’m really not in the mood for nonsense!”

Shui Miao extended his hand, and the mirror inside the girl’s bag flew straight into his hand.

Seeing this, the girl was shocked and immediately stood up, pointing at Shui Miao and whispering in a low, suspicious tone, “I knew it—you’re a sinister person. Now you’ve finally revealed your true colors. Are you trying to flirt with me, making me interested in you so I’ll spare you? Hmph! Let me tell you, I’m not that kind of easy girl.”

“Here, take your mirror back.”

After looking at his black-and-white face in the mirror, Shui Miao handed the mirror back to the girl, then lay down, turning his back to her while pondering in his mind. This wouldn’t do—he had become a yin-yang split person! How could he show his face in public like this? If he returned home in this condition, no one would recognize him anymore.

“Wow! You, how did you do that? Why can your hair also turn black and white? Are you a magician?” Seeing Shui Miao’s hair gradually split into distinct black and white sections, the girl became suddenly excited.

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Shui Miao quickly turned around, grabbed the mirror, and took a look. Indeed, even his hair was now half white and half black.

“Damn! I’m ruined!”

Shui Miao took a deep breath, glanced around, and saw everyone staring at him curiously. It seemed they all thought he was a magician.

Suddenly, the girl smiled at Shui Miao. “Okay, don’t worry. I was just teasing you earlier—I didn’t really make that call. Since you went to such great lengths to perform for me, I won’t hold it against you. They say that a fight can lead to friendship, so now we’re officially acquainted. Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xiao Hong, and I’m an acrobat in a circus troupe. The reason I was dressed like this is that I had just finished a performance and didn’t have time to change before boarding the train. So… by the way, what’s your name? Since your magic tricks are so good, I can recommend you to our troupe leader for a performance.”

“My name is Shui Miao…”

Originally, Shui Miao had no intention of responding to Xiao Hong, but after hearing her explanation, he felt she wasn’t as impolite as he had imagined. He felt a bit guilty for being so cold to her, especially since he was still holding her mirror.

“Wow, what a unique name! Haha, you look really special too. If you walk outside like that, you’ll definitely be super cool!” Suddenly, Xiao Hong appeared kind, enthusiastic, and innocent—completely different from the impolite girl she had been moments ago.

Right! Isn’t this appearance of mine actually quite good? Shui Miao thought for a moment. Perhaps turning into this state wasn’t necessarily a bad thing! After all, he was a cultivator—why should he care too much about his outward appearance? Now, his immortal essence was undergoing transformation, and he believed his cultivation power would soon multiply. If sacrificing his appearance could lead to such progress, what was the big deal? Perhaps he could just return to Zhonghai City disguised as a magician and secretly observe what that thousand-year female ghost was up to?

As these thoughts passed through his mind, Shui Miao calmed down.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Suddenly, Shui Miao twitched his ears and heard two gusts of wind. Then he saw Bai Feng and Hei She Yao returning.

“Master, what happened to your face?”

Hei She Yao was shocked and almost couldn’t recognize Shui Miao.

“Wait a second…” Bai Feng stepped forward, examining Shui Miao’s face carefully from every angle before stepping back and shaking her head coldly. “You’re definitely not Shui Miao. Shui Miao doesn’t have this kind of aura. You only have yin and yang energy. Who are you really? Tell me quickly—where have you taken Shui Miao?”

Bai Feng took a combative stance, her aura fierce and threatening, ready to attack at any moment.

“Uh!”

Shui Miao was momentarily stunned—could it be that even Bai Feng didn’t recognize him!?