Bai Yunxi is lost in her thoughts. Su Kang spoke again, observing her face.
"I have one last favor to ask of you. I hope you will agree with it."
Bai Yunxi came out of her thoughts. She looked at his face. He was looking at her with a pleading expression. They stared at each other, but he didn't remove his eyes from her face. She became very fidgety.
"What favor?" Can you tell me?"
"I want one chance to pursue that woman. But I don't know what to do. Can you pretend to be that woman for me? Your situation is similar to that woman's." He said.
"This ... is not appropriate. How can I do something like this?" She refused.
"I have a feeling that I will be rejected. That's why I need to be prepared. Just one week is enough for me." His eyes didn't leave her face.
She is avoiding his eyes. She didn't dare to look at him. But after hearing this, she looked at his face.
Both of them are looking at each other's face. His face is filled with sadness and pleading looks; meanwhile, her face is filled with confused and indecisive looks.
She knew that everything was out in the open. He also knew that she understood it as well, and he is going to be rejected by her. She also understands that he already knows her intention.
"One week is enough for me to prepare; after that, I will let her know my intention. Then even if she rejected me, I am fine with it." He pleaded again.
She thought about it. He is just going to pursue her for one week. He has done so much for her; at least she can grant him this favor.
"Okay, I will pretend to be that woman for only one week." She said while looking at his face.
His expression lit up. He smiled happily and thanked her.
"Thank you. One week is enough for me. So from tomorrow morning, you have to pretend to be the woman whom I'm going to pursue."
Bai Yunxi agreed with it, and she left immediately. She didn't want to eat together after this conversation.
She returned to her mansion. But this time the gaze of the servants didn't bother her. Her mind was occupied with various thoughts. She directly went to her bed without dinner.
She is very troubled in her heart. If she was a young girl, then she might be very happy. But she is the mother of Li Fang. She always thinks about her son before herself. After the Li family started facing setbacks, her parents also faced many threats. Bai's family wasn't from Qin city; her parents were working there.
As Li Xiao's wife, she was forced to face his enemies hatred. Her parents weren't spared off. They disappeared when they went to attend a guild meeting about trade and commerce.
She has to protect Li Fang by herself. The Bai family was weak compared to the Li family, so she can't even think about remarriage. As a widow with a child, it was hard to marry into an influential family, but there were many who were still infatuated with her.
But even then nobody was ready to welcome her with Li Fang. Li Fang is the son of Li Xiao's, and they were afraid to give him protection. In the end she could only rely on herself to protect her son.
Even inside the Li family, she has to keep her guard up. Many members of the Li family started to openly show their dislike towards her and her son. Then she suffered from a poison incident. She somehow survived, but she has suffered side effects of remaining poison.
She was tortured in pain where she used to feel like many needles were being inserted in her meridians. Once a month for decades, she endured this kind of pain until her son found an elixir for her.
She didn't have any dreams about her future. Her heart is lost. Her life is colorless. She is not comfortable with the relaxed environment in the Su manor. This is like a dream for her. But deep down she is still thinking about her son.
After he joined the Qingyun sect, then she was relieved. She knew that he was safer in the sect. But then she started to hear about her son's achievement; before she could even enjoy that moment, his fights with various people reached her ear.
Her son was like her husband; he kept making enemies in his rise. Her heart became more and more worried. Although her son always came out victorious, her heart was always in turmoil.
Now that she knows that Su Kang helped her son for her, she is deeply touched by this. But she feels inferior to him. Her background is nothing compared to his. He is young, handsome, and talented, but she is an old widow who has given birth, a weak Qi refining cultivator, and she might bring him disaster and shame with her.
Bai Yunxi's mind was filled with many inexplicable thoughts. She could hardly sleep at all. Tired by her thoughts, she managed to fall asleep before the morning came.
Su Kang visited her mansion in the early morning. He used his divine sense (spiritual consciousness) to scan her mansion. He found her in the bedroom. He directly came to her bedroom and dismissed all the maids near them.
She is still sleeping. He went to her bed and sat down near her. Her face is still filled with a troubled look. His eyes became complicated.
He started all this for the power of destiny, but he is not heartless. He really did not want to cause her any suffering. He could get her body with illusion and mind manipulation, but he did not want to use such methods.
Moreover, after spending so much time with her and observing her expression, he really likes her. He is tired of looking at how she is used to suppressing her desires. She did not even buy the jewelry that she liked.
"Fate, look at her destiny and tell me where I can find anything that can make her happy."
"I cannot answer something like this. There are many things that can make her happy, but her desires are ultimately suppressed by her; even you know about it."
"Then answer me something about her."
"Are her parents really dead? If they died, then tell me about their remains."
"Something like this will cost the power of destiny. You will have to use your destiny to do this."
"It's better to do this with the help of cultivators who practiced techniques related to destiny. It will be more efficient compared to using my power."
Su Kang thought about it. He will have to go back to the Qingyun sect for this. The Su family did not have such masters who are proficient in the divination. He can't wait to do this.
"Use my destiny powers to do it."
Su Kang has only one week; he can't waste time traveling to the Qingyun sect.
A few seconds later, Su Kang felt his soul trembling. After a few seconds, Fate said.
"Her father is dead." Only bones of his left hand have preserved. He was eaten by beasts, but her mother is alive now."
After hearing this, Su is surprised and happy. He thought even finding their remains would be enough, but unexpectedly her mother is alive.
Then he asked about their whereabouts. After finding their location, he realized it will take him 7 days to go to her mother's location himself.
"How much power of destiny do I have right now?"
"7000 in numbers. You have lost around 1000 in numbers. It's way more than the average Divination cultivator will have to spend for two qi cultivators."
Su Kang knew he suffered a loss. He was supposed to gain more powers with the help of Fate, but he already lost 1000 in numbers just now.
"Well, sometimes you have to lose something in the process to be the ultimate winner," he muttered.
Su Kang then put his hand on Bai Yunxi's forehead and sent his Qi. She went into a deep sleep. Then he used his powers to lift her up. Then he left with her mansion.
He took out his third-level flight artifact. This exquisite level treasure is not big enough for two people, but he has to use it now. This boat is small compared to the previous one, but it is a lot faster than that.
He went into the boat with a small cabin. He brought a small bed with him and put it inside the cabin, then placed Bai Yunxi on it. Then left after sending a message to Su Manor.