Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 75 Falling to Earth (8)

Su Wusi glanced at the sky, her expression somewhat grave: "Senior Sister, we may not be able to say, but I do know some things."

What do you know?

Luo Zai Shui stared at her with a sullen face, the oppressive aura of her senior sister from the past returning. Su Wu Si couldn't help but avoid her gaze.

"I..." Su Wusi didn't know what was wrong with her. She had clearly developed the ability to remain calm no matter what happened a long time ago, but in front of her senior sister, all of that was useless. "Senior sister, you have no spiritual power or talismans here. If lightning strikes, we will all die..."

Luo's eyes seemed to blaze with anger: "Then just kill us. You let us know so much, but we can't do anything about it. You might as well just kill me."

Su Wusi instinctively tried to cover her mouth, but a muffled clap of thunder boomed, followed by large raindrops falling.

"Why is it raining? Hurry, hurry, the laundry hasn't been brought in yet."

"Hey, you over there, give me a hand! This grain can't get wet in the rain!"

"Quick, quick, run home! Don't get gonorrhea!"

"Hey, grandma, it's raining so hard, don't rush home yet. Come to my house and take shelter from the rain."

Passersby hurried along, unaware of the reason for the sudden downpour.

Su Wusi suddenly grabbed her hand, and her sincere eyes met Luo Zai Shui's: "Senior sister, I will handle these things. Trust me."

Standing in the rain, Luo Zai Shui abruptly pulled her hand away. This was the first time she had emphasized her words since she met Su Wu Si: "Su Wu Si, we are not fools, nor are we useless."

“Since we are fellow disciples, we should naturally face things together. Why are you being so secretive? What do you take us for? We have always treated you as the junior sister of Xianyun Peak, but what about you? You don’t speak up when things happen and just want to bear it all alone. Are we not worthy of your attention? Or do you think we will cause you trouble? If that’s the case, why did you come to Xianyun Peak in the first place?”

Su Wusi panicked and tried to grab Luo Zaishui's hand again: "Senior Sister, no, it's not like that... I'm just... I'm just too scared... If lightning strikes, what will you..."

Luo Zai Shui let the rain lash his face: "Tell me, I want to see whether this heavenly lightning strikes me or those wicked people. I want to see if the heavens have eyes at all. With so many people's lives hanging in the balance, will it save them first or take my life first!"

"explain!"

Another rumble of thunder sounded, and Su Wusi unconsciously took a half-step back: "Senior Sister..."

She didn't know why Luo Zai Shui was suddenly like this, and she inexplicably felt like crying.

"Do you want to just stand by and watch those innocent people die here?"

Luo Zai Shui took another step closer, and Su Wu Si subconsciously wanted to retreat again, but the nameless pressure emanating from Luo Zai Shui made her unable to move an inch.

"Tell me, did you come back just to watch these people die again?"

Luo Zai Shui's relentless questioning made it hard for Su Wu Si to breathe. The oppressive feeling she hadn't experienced in a long time returned. She hugged her head, slowly squatted down, and gasped for breath.

"I don't know... I don't know... I can't say... What if... what if I cause my senior sister's death... I don't want to... I don't want to..."

Rain soaked her silk skirt, dripping down her hair and onto her cheeks, mingling with her tears.

A voice sighed in her heart; it had been a long time since she had been this disheveled, Su Wusi thought.

“You know,” Luo squatted down to meet her gaze, “What are you so afraid of? Are you simply afraid I’ll die?”

She sighed, "I'll die sooner or later. If my death can save them, I will naturally die without hesitation. Is it really for my own good that you're trying to stop me from my fate?"

"No—no—" Su Wusi suddenly threw herself into Luo Zaishui's arms, hugging her tightly, crying like a child, "I don't want Senior Sister to die, I don't want—I don't want—"

The rain drowned out her heart-wrenching cries, and the long-suppressed emotions finally burst forth.

"Why, why do you have to die? I don't want to—" Su Wusi sobbed, "I just want you to live, I just want you to live, that's all I want, Senior Sister, I've already lost you once, don't make me leave you again..."

Luo Zai Shui sighed helplessly and gently patted her back. Her thoughts suddenly drifted. Wu Si's true nature must be that she was so prone to crying and making a fuss, rather than the calm, quiet, and unsmiling junior sister she usually was.

"Senior sister, it hurts so much...it really hurts so much..." Su Wusi's whole body was trembling. "I don't know where it hurts, but it really hurts so much...I feel like I want to rip my heart and lungs out, but it's still not enough...please don't leave me alone...please..."

Luo Zai Shui seemed to be her only source of warmth. Su Wu Si held her tightly, and Luo Zai Shui couldn't break free at all. She could only stay with him in the rain and wait for her to finish crying and for her to slowly catch her breath.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing standing in the rain?"

Holding an umbrella, Nie Xushuang saw the two people embracing tightly in the rain, her brows furrowed: "Luo—in—the—water—"

Luo Zai Shui was startled. Oh no, Senior Sister Nie called her by her full name! She quickly pulled Su Wu Si up and instinctively tried to run away with her. Just kidding, if Senior Sister Nie got angry, all the disciples in the cultivation world would tremble. Before she could even take two steps, she was caught by Nie Xu Shuang.

"Why are you running? What kind of romantic drama are you putting on in the rain, or did you get some new inspiration for drawing talismans in the rain? Are you feeling much better now? How long have you been soaked? Huh?"

Luo Zai Shui was really struggling to withstand Nie Xu Shuang's anger, but Su Wu Si was still caught up in her own emotions, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and admit her mistake.

"Senior sister, I was wrong!"

"Senior Sister Nie, I lost control of my emotions and made you get soaked in the rain with me."

The two voices rang out at the same time, and Nie Xushuang subconsciously looked at Su Wusi's eyes, which were red from crying.

Su Wusi quickly explained, "It was because I saw so many people whose lives were hanging in the balance and there was still no clue what was going on that I was really scared and couldn't control my emotions for a moment..."

At this moment, Su Wusi's pale face, coupled with her forced smile, was indeed very convincing, but it was not enough to quell Nie Xushuang's anger.

"Go back and change into dry clothes, then come back for acupuncture and medicine, and finally submit a 3,000-word self-criticism to me tonight!"

Nie Xushuang held an umbrella in one hand and pulled them back with the other, as if the rain behind them no longer mattered to them.