**Chapter 124 Accepting Bai Lu**
Compared to the sensation caused by Bibi Dong reaching the level of a Soul Emperor at 17 years old, Ning Shuangjiang's expulsion from the Seven Treasure Tile Sect caused only a slight impact on society, and few people paid attention to this news.
It was mostly a coincidence that the two events happened almost simultaneously. Naturally, Bibi Dong's achievement as a Soul Emperor was far more shocking.
Furthermore, Ning Shuangjiang is not like Yu Xiaogang. He is the son of the sect leader, so this news would have been significant.
Of course, while it did not create a major sensation, many still took notice of Ning Shuangjiang being expelled from the Seven Treasure Tile Sect because of her decision to follow Gu Ziyi.
"She really chose to follow Gu Ziyi?"
Bai Lu, who had left the sect more than two years ago, was surprised when she heard this news.
She never expected that Ning Shuangjiang, who had a conflict with her during the last Soul Master Competition and even chased after her to settle scores with Gu Ziyi after the event, would actually choose to follow him willingly.
She had said she was following him, but Bai Lu knew very well.
Ning Shuangjiang, who had been forcibly kissed by Gu Ziyi, was still willing to follow him under such circumstances, which was not simply a matter of following him.
It was very likely that, like her, the other person had chosen to follow him because she had fallen in love with him.
"This guy really made her his woman!"
Bai Lu muttered bitterly.
It seemed that Gu Ziyi was not content with only one such beautiful woman.
She also looked down on Ning Shuangjiang's behavior.
After being taken advantage of during their match, she didn't seek revenge on him, but actually gave herself completely to her aggressor.
"She can follow Gu Ziyi, so if I go, it won't be a problem, right?"
However, her choice made her want to meet Gu Ziyi again.
In the last two years, Bai He had been unable to find her, but every time Bai He asked her to return, Bai Lu refused.
Since she knew how the disciples of the Haotian Sect viewed affiliated sects, she was unwilling to go back on her decision.
She had even thought about persuading her father to distance the family from the Haotian Sect.
But she also knew very well that it was easy to ally with the Haotian Sect, but it wouldn't be so easy to disassociate.
So she didn't speak about it, but she was unwilling to return to the Haotian Sect.
After Bai He tried to persuade her several times, he realized that Bai Lu was determined not to return home, so he stopped pressuring her.
Bai Lu had achieved her wish, but she had been wandering during this time. In reality, she wanted to find a stable place to stay.
It wasn't that she hadn't thought of looking for Gu Ziyi before, but she just thought about her identity as the daughter of the leader of the Min Clan, an affiliated sect of the Haotian Sect. Even though she didn't know if she could join him or not, even if she did, it would only bring shame to her sect.
So Bai Lu did not go after Gu Ziyi.
However, now that both Yu Xiaogang and Ning Shuangjiang had joined the Martial Soul Hall, she realized that it didn't seem to have much impact.
There was quite a stir when Yu Xiaogang joined the Martial Soul Hall, but that was because he was the son of the leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
This time, Ning Shuangjiang following Gu Ziyi—her news still hadn't made much of a splash?
Only because she wasn't a core disciple of the Seven Treasure Tile Sect.
So Bai Lu started to feel that, since Ning Shuangjiang had easily joined him, she should be able to as well.
After all, in terms of status, the two were actually quite similar.
Ning Shuangjiang is the cousin of the leader of the Seven Treasure Tile Sect.
Regardless of whether Tang Xiao or Tang Hao becomes the leader of the Haotian Sect in the future, the same will happen to her.
"Do you really want to go?"
Bai Lu bit her lower lip and fell into deep thought.
"Go ahead, even Ning Shuangjiang dares to go, there's nothing I wouldn't dare to do!"
However, Bai Lu didn't hesitate for long in her indecision and quickly made a firm decision.
She is a decisive person, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen to leave the Haotian Sect so directly as she did back then.
The reason she didn't go to see Gu Ziyi before was because she was afraid of embarrassing the Haotian Sect and the Min Clan by her actions, and she was worried it would be difficult for her father's situation.
Now that Ning Shuangjiang was an example, she was no longer so concerned about the consequences of her actions.
When Gu Ziyi learned that another beautiful woman was looking for him, he was shocked again. "How could there be so many beautiful women looking for him?"
"Bai Lu, it's you!"
After seeing those familiar long white legs, Gu Ziyi realized that this time it was Bai Lu who came to see him.
"Why are you here? Is there something you want to settle with me?"
"I should have told you earlier, right? There is no longer any possibility for me and your cousin. If you are here for her, please leave!"
Gu Ziyi hadn't paid attention to news about Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu in the past two years, so he didn't know that she had already left the Haotian Sect a while ago.
"I'm not here for my cousin, I'm here for myself!"
After hearing Gu Ziyi's words, she replied briefly.
Then she continued with a smile: "You probably don't know that I left the Haotian Sect two years ago, right?"
From what Gu Ziyi said just now, she knew that he wasn't aware of her situation, otherwise he wouldn't have mistakenly thought that she was here because of her cousin Tang Yuehua.
"You left the Haotian Sect?"
"Why did you leave?"
When he heard this, he immediately looked at Bai Lu with surprise and asked.
He was truly surprised and didn't understand why she left the Haotian Sect.
"Because my father wanted me to marry Tang Xiao, but I didn't want to, so I ran away from home and have no plans to go back!"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Bai Lu's face, but she still told the reason.
She came to follow Gu Ziyi, so she had to make things clear to him!
"Bai He really wanted you to marry Tang Xiao?"
After hearing this, Gu Ziyi understood why she left the Haotian Sect.
"So why are you coming to me now..."
Before he finished his sentence, Gu Ziyi also realized why she came to him, but he was still a bit unsure.
It was possible that Tang Yuehua would come to him after leaving the sect. After all, Gu Ziyi knew she still liked him.
But with Bai Lu, the situation was different!
"I... I'm here to follow you, just like she did. Just tell me if you're willing or not!"
Seeing his doubtful look, Bai Lu's cheeks turned slightly red and then she pointed to Ning Shuangjiang behind Gu Ziyi and explained why she was here.
"Sister Bai Lu, it turns out you like him too!"
Ning Shuangjiang, who had been watching the scene as an observer, now understood what was going on and immediately laughed when she heard the girl.
"I..."
Bai Lu's beautiful face turned even redder when Ning Shuangjiang revealed her feelings for her crush, and then she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Gu Ziyi.
However, with her appearance like that, she had already revealed the answer to him.
"…"
Gu Ziyi was stunned and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.
He really hadn't expected Bai Lu to actually like him. After all, he had never tried to court her before.
When they were at the Tianbao Academy, he actually liked her, but chose to pursue Tang Yuehua instead, so he didn't dare to make a move on Bai Lu.
After all, he didn't have any assets at the time, so he didn't dare to pursue both of them at the same time. He simply chose to go after one of them at the start.
Little did he know that Bai Lu would fall for him even though he didn't court her.
'When did you fall for me?'
Gu Ziyi almost let that slip, but fortunately, he stopped himself in time.
"Yes, of course!"
"Bai Lu, don't worry, since you've chosen to follow me, I won't treat you poorly!"
He quickly made a statement and accepted her.
Ning Shuangjiang was accepted by him, so how could he let Bai Lu go?
Gu Ziyi couldn't stop admiring her long legs. Now that he had the chance to get his hands on this artwork, he would never get tired of them!
Soon after Ning Shuangjiang followed Gu Ziyi, Bai Lu was also able to follow him.
To his surprise, Ning Shuangjiang welcomed her arrival.
Since she also knew Bai Lu's identity, it could be said that they were in the same boat, so she naturally felt some sympathy for Bai Lu.
After accepting Bai Lu, Gu Ziyi didn't rush to bed with her. Instead, he focused on attacking those beautiful legs of hers.
Those long legs that Gu Ziyi had been thinking about for so long were finally touched by him.
What he liked the most was having her on his shoulders.
"Bai Lu, if you're going to stay with me from now on, you'll be my sword assistant and be responsible for helping me carry this Flaming Peach Tree Sword (Zhutao)!"
"When I don't need to use this sword, you can also use it to fight!"
After fully accepting Bai Lu, Gu Ziyi handed the Zhuotao Wooden Sword to her and asked Egret to act as her sword assistant to help hold it.
This way, Gu Ziyi wouldn't have to carry Zhuotao all day.
As her sword assistant, Egret could also use the Burning Peach when it wasn't needed by him.
And with Zhuotao in hand, Bai Lu could fully utilize her speed advantage.
Except for Gu Ziyi, no one else could use Zhuotao, but they simply couldn't use the soul skills of Zhuotao. However, she could still hold it in her hand and use it as a normal weapon.
This might not be much help for other Soul Masters, but for Bai Lu, it was very practical.
Also, she couldn't use the two soul skills that her sword had, but the Sword Spirit Xiao Tao within Zhuotao could use those soul skills for her.
"Seriously, can I use this sword?"
After Bai Lu held the Flaming Peach Tree, her face suddenly looked surprised.
After obtaining it, she understood the preciousness of the sword in her hand. It was a miraculous and super powerful weapon!
"Well, this Flaming Peach Tree is very powerful. I used it to defeat Hu Yanzhen, the young leader of the Armored Elephant Sect. He was even a Soul Emperor!"
"If you use it and combine it with your speed advantage, you'll have no trouble dealing with most Soul Kings!"
Gu Ziyi said with a smile.
Bai Lu's talent was relatively average, and she was only a Level 42 Soul Ancestor so far.
A 21-year-old Soul Ancestor was far from mediocre on the Douluo Continent.
However, it depends on who she is compared to. If compared to Bibi Dong and Gu Ziyi, she is a very average person.
"So amazing!"
After hearing this, Bai Lu liked this sword even more.
"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but because this sword is connected to me, only I can unleash its true power!"
"Don't think it's just a sword, it's actually a soul bone with a hundred thousand years of cultivation."
Seeing how much Bai Lu was in love with Zhutao, Gu Ziyi revealed the truth about the origin of this sword.
Whoooosh!
And right after Gu Ziyi finished speaking, the Burning Peach that was originally in her hand suddenly turned red and disappeared from her hand.
Before Bai Lu could react, the red light turned into a beautiful figure and appeared in front of her.
"Bai Lu, right?"
"I am Xiao Tao, please take good care of me from now on!"
After Xiao Tao transformed, she sweetly greeted her.
"Ah..."
Bai Lu was immediately shocked by the scene in front of her.
"She... she..." Bai Lu looked at Gu Ziyi with shock on her face.
She did not expect his weapon to actually transform into a human being.
By the way, he had just said that the sword was born from a soul bone.
"Xiao Tao, explain it to her!"
Now that Xiao Tao appeared, Gu Ziyi was naturally lazy and left it to her to explain to Bai Lu.
As for Ning Shuangjiang, she wasn't here at the moment, but she already knew about Xiao Tao's existence.
Since Xiao Tao often practiced her transformation ability, Ning Shuangjiang had already discovered this, mainly because of the times the sword transformed into a human.
"Yes, Master!"
After Xiao Tao obediently replied, she told her her origins.
"…"
Only then did Bai Lu learn the origin of Xiao Tao, but she was even more shocked by this revelation.
She did not expect Xiao Tao to be transformed from a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone.
At the same time, she also understood why Gu Ziyi did not give her the sword but made her his sword assistant because Xiao Tao and Gu Ziyi were really linked.
However, Bai Lu was not disappointed. After learning the truth, she was just shocked.
Even though she was only holding Zhutao as Gu Ziyi's sword assistant, she was already very satisfied.
This is a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone!
She had never dared to hope that she could possess a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone. She was already very excited that her man allowed her to use it as a weapon when he didn't need the sword.
In this way, Bai Lu became Gu Ziyi's sword assistant.
...
Not long after, the Min Clan also found out that Bai Lu had chosen to follow Gu Ziyi and join the Martial Soul Hall.
After all, she is the eldest lady of the Min Clan. Even though she left the Haotian Sect, they would still pay attention to her!
"This girl..."
"No wonder she didn't want to marry Xiao'er at first. It turns out she really fell for someone else!"
After Bai He received the news about his daughter, he finally understood why Bai Lu was unwilling to marry her cousin, Tang Xiao.
Regarding this, Bai He was also having a headache.
Although there had been precedents with Yu Xiaogang and Ning Shuangjiang, he still didn't know how to face his brother-in-law after his daughter chose to follow Gu Ziyi and join the Martial Soul Hall.
But this matter couldn't be taken lightly.
"Aaah~"
"Forget it, at most it will just be a scolding. If Lulu wants to follow that kid, let her go..."
He should have been very unhappy with his daughter being taken by Gu Ziyi.
This is his precious daughter.
But no matter how unhappy he was, now that this uncooked rice was cooked, there was nothing he could do to stop it.
"It turns out that Xiao'er's son is going to be born in the next few days, so let's wait a few days and talk to my brother-in-law when he's in a good mood!"
Bai He then thought that Tang Xiao's wife was about to give birth, so he decided to talk to Tang Wei about his daughter's matter a few days later.
Tang Xiao's wife had been found for him by Tang Wei after his daughter left two years ago.
Gu Ziyi also knew this and was very surprised back then.
Tang Xiao, who had never married in the original story, actually married early because of his intrusion in this timeline.
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(End of chapter)
N/E: I'll take this little break to focus on the test I'll be taking on the 15th, wish me luck. Thank you to my dear and lovely readers.
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