When My Edited Character Became Real - Chapter 96
Chapter 96: Celestial Maiden, Auntie, Little Boy
Translation by: Weebsread👹
"Tell me—why!"
Lu Yuyin fixed Bai Xuan with a frosty gaze, her voice sharp and cold.
She truly couldn’t comprehend it. She had performed the Bond Severance with her own hands; by all rights, their paths should never have crossed again. Yet here they stood, face-to-face once more—something she had never anticipated.
Confronted with her demand, Bai Xuan answered simply, "I won’t tell you."
Lu Yuyin’s brows drew together. "You—!"
"Unless," Bai Xuan interrupted, "you restore my memory."
He needed to reclaim what had been erased—to uncover why fate had allowed him to encounter Lu Yuyin again.
It was his memory, after all. No one had the right to take it from him without his consent.
Lu Yuyin hesitated, silent for a long moment. At last, she relented.
She raised a slender finger, and a jade vial materialized soundlessly in her palm.
"Don’t move." She dipped her fingertip into the crimson liquid within, then flicked it lightly toward Bai Xuan.
The instant the liquid touched his skin, a fine, tingling sensation swept through his mind.
In that moment, memories surged up like a tide, and scenes once lost returned to vivid clarity—
It was Qingming Festival. Rain fell in an endless drizzle.
Lu Miaoyin walked beneath an umbrella through the bustling city streets.
People scattered in panic, fleeing from a supernatural calamity raging nearby—but she alone moved against the tide.
Just as she neared the heart of the chaos, a little boy with a red backpack stepped into her path.
"Auntie, there’s danger ahead. You shouldn’t go any farther."
"Oh?"
Lu Miaoyin regarded the boy with a hint of surprise. "You—can see me?"
"I’m not blind, of course I can see you."
Bai Xuan’s childish voice was earnest and sincere.
"Is that so—"
She smiled faintly, her gaze shifting past him to the distance.
There, a giant white tiger, wings unfurled, rampaged through the streets, laying waste to all in its path. Constables had arrived, gunfire and sirens blaring, but even armed, they could barely restrain the beast.
"Auntie, it’s too dangerous here. Let’s go."
Bai Xuan reached out, tugging at Lu Miaoyin’s sleeve, hoping to lead her away.
Lu Miaoyin gently patted his head, her voice soft as falling rain. "Don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you."
"?"
Before young Bai Xuan could react, she had already drawn the long sword at her waist.
The blade seemed almost alive, leaping from her grip and transforming into a streak of light that pierced straight through the white tiger’s brow.
With a mournful roar, the giant beast collapsed to the ground, its rampage ended at last.
"Amazing!"
Bai Xuan stared, eyes shining like stars, utterly entranced by what he’d witnessed.
"What do you think?" Lu Miaoyin smiled. "Am I amazing?"
"Yes! Auntie, you’re incredible!"
Bai Xuan nodded vigorously, excitement flooding his heart.
He had just witnessed an Ability User in action!
As Bai Xuan’s heart soared, Lu Miaoyin herself felt a mixture of joy and puzzlement.
She was supposed to be apart from the mortal world, invisible to ordinary eyes—so why could this child see her?
Could it be fate? Or was he born with the body of an Immortal?
Yet, upon examining Bai Xuan’s constitution, Lu Miaoyin discovered he was neither an Immortal’s vessel nor even possessed of Spiritual Roots.
"Strange… where did I go wrong?"
She couldn’t find an answer, so she could only attribute it to destiny’s workings.
"Alright, little one—"
Lu Miaoyin bent down, speaking gently. "It’s safe now. You should head home."
She turned, ready to resume her solitary path of cultivation.
But just then, Bai Xuan called after her, "Wait! Celestial Maiden Auntie!"
"Yes?" Lu Miaoyin paused, glancing back, genuinely curious—what more did this unusual child have to say?
"Celestial Maiden Auntie, can you teach me magic?" Bai Xuan’s small fists clenched, his eyes brimming with hope.
"Oh?"
At his request to learn Celestial Arts, Lu Miaoyin’s lips curved in a mysterious smile.
She knelt, gently patting Bai Xuan’s head. Her voice softened. "Then tell me—why do you want to learn magic?"
"If I learn magic, I can protect my sister!" Bai Xuan replied without hesitation. "And I can protect you too, Celestial Maiden Auntie!"
"Protect me?"
Lu Miaoyin blinked in surprise, then her eyes softened with amusement and she let out a gentle laugh. "Very well, I’ll teach you. But you must promise me—when you’ve learned, you’ll protect me well."
"It’s a promise, Master!"
At Bai Xuan’s bright, innocent grin, the shadows lingering in Lu Miaoyin’s heart quietly dispersed.
She straightened, taking his small hand. "Come, I’ll bring you to my cave abode."
"I can’t go yet," Bai Xuan shook his head.
"Why not?"
"I need to return to the orphanage first. My sister is waiting for me."
"Then—shall I come find you later?"
"Okay."
Bai Xuan stood there, letting the fragments of memory wash over him. Though they were only scattered pieces, it was enough to understand how fate had woven his life together with Lu Miaoyin’s.
"Why is it only part of the memory?" he asked, looking up at Lu Yuyin.
"If you want the rest, then answer honestly—how did you and Miaoyin reunite?" Lu Yuyin crossed her arms, her tone icy and unyielding.
"It’s simple," Bai Xuan shrugged. "It’s fate. If you want to become Immortals, you need me. Understand?"
"Arrogant!" Lu Yuyin spat. "You don’t even have Spiritual Roots. How could you possibly help us ascend?"
"Believe it or not. But there’s one thing you can’t deny," Bai Xuan said calmly, raising a finger.
"And what’s that?"
"Lu Miaoyin needs me."
"You—!" Lu Yuyin bit her lip, her jade-white fingers tightening on her whip, barely restraining her anger at Bai Xuan’s shameless confidence.
"Yuyin!"
Just then, Lu Miaoyin stepped through the shimmering curtain of water and appeared before them.
"?!" Bai Xuan’s eyes flickered with realization.
It seemed Lu Miaoyin’s inner demon had completed its manifestation, allowing them all to exist in the same time and space.
"Miaoyin, you shouldn’t have come for him again!" Lu Yuyin turned, her voice icy.
"This is my choice," Lu Miaoyin approached, her steps unhurried. "This time, you won’t separate us again!"
"Hmph!" Lu Yuyin snorted, sweeping her sleeves as she strode toward the cave entrance.
At the threshold, she shot Bai Xuan a frosty glare. "I’ll expose your lies. You’re nothing but a charlatan!"
With that, she vanished into the world beyond.
Once she was gone, Lu Miaoyin hurried to Bai Xuan’s side, concern written in her eyes. "Are you alright, Lord Xuan?"
"I’m fine," Bai Xuan replied, shaking his head. Then he asked, "She is…?"
"She’s my confidante," Lu Miaoyin said gently. "We’ve walked the path to immortality together for many years. But recently, certain matters have come between us."
Translation by: Weebsread👹
"Tell me—why!"
Lu Yuyin fixed Bai Xuan with a frosty gaze, her voice sharp and cold.
She truly couldn’t comprehend it. She had performed the Bond Severance with her own hands; by all rights, their paths should never have crossed again. Yet here they stood, face-to-face once more—something she had never anticipated.
Confronted with her demand, Bai Xuan answered simply, "I won’t tell you."
Lu Yuyin’s brows drew together. "You—!"
"Unless," Bai Xuan interrupted, "you restore my memory."
He needed to reclaim what had been erased—to uncover why fate had allowed him to encounter Lu Yuyin again.
It was his memory, after all. No one had the right to take it from him without his consent.
Lu Yuyin hesitated, silent for a long moment. At last, she relented.
She raised a slender finger, and a jade vial materialized soundlessly in her palm.
"Don’t move." She dipped her fingertip into the crimson liquid within, then flicked it lightly toward Bai Xuan.
The instant the liquid touched his skin, a fine, tingling sensation swept through his mind.
In that moment, memories surged up like a tide, and scenes once lost returned to vivid clarity—
It was Qingming Festival. Rain fell in an endless drizzle.
Lu Miaoyin walked beneath an umbrella through the bustling city streets.
People scattered in panic, fleeing from a supernatural calamity raging nearby—but she alone moved against the tide.
Just as she neared the heart of the chaos, a little boy with a red backpack stepped into her path.
"Auntie, there’s danger ahead. You shouldn’t go any farther."
"Oh?"
Lu Miaoyin regarded the boy with a hint of surprise. "You—can see me?"
"I’m not blind, of course I can see you."
Bai Xuan’s childish voice was earnest and sincere.
"Is that so—"
She smiled faintly, her gaze shifting past him to the distance.
There, a giant white tiger, wings unfurled, rampaged through the streets, laying waste to all in its path. Constables had arrived, gunfire and sirens blaring, but even armed, they could barely restrain the beast.
"Auntie, it’s too dangerous here. Let’s go."
Bai Xuan reached out, tugging at Lu Miaoyin’s sleeve, hoping to lead her away.
Lu Miaoyin gently patted his head, her voice soft as falling rain. "Don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you."
"?"
Before young Bai Xuan could react, she had already drawn the long sword at her waist.
The blade seemed almost alive, leaping from her grip and transforming into a streak of light that pierced straight through the white tiger’s brow.
With a mournful roar, the giant beast collapsed to the ground, its rampage ended at last.
"Amazing!"
Bai Xuan stared, eyes shining like stars, utterly entranced by what he’d witnessed.
"What do you think?" Lu Miaoyin smiled. "Am I amazing?"
"Yes! Auntie, you’re incredible!"
Bai Xuan nodded vigorously, excitement flooding his heart.
He had just witnessed an Ability User in action!
As Bai Xuan’s heart soared, Lu Miaoyin herself felt a mixture of joy and puzzlement.
She was supposed to be apart from the mortal world, invisible to ordinary eyes—so why could this child see her?
Could it be fate? Or was he born with the body of an Immortal?
Yet, upon examining Bai Xuan’s constitution, Lu Miaoyin discovered he was neither an Immortal’s vessel nor even possessed of Spiritual Roots.
"Strange… where did I go wrong?"
She couldn’t find an answer, so she could only attribute it to destiny’s workings.
"Alright, little one—"
Lu Miaoyin bent down, speaking gently. "It’s safe now. You should head home."
She turned, ready to resume her solitary path of cultivation.
But just then, Bai Xuan called after her, "Wait! Celestial Maiden Auntie!"
"Yes?" Lu Miaoyin paused, glancing back, genuinely curious—what more did this unusual child have to say?
"Celestial Maiden Auntie, can you teach me magic?" Bai Xuan’s small fists clenched, his eyes brimming with hope.
"Oh?"
At his request to learn Celestial Arts, Lu Miaoyin’s lips curved in a mysterious smile.
She knelt, gently patting Bai Xuan’s head. Her voice softened. "Then tell me—why do you want to learn magic?"
"If I learn magic, I can protect my sister!" Bai Xuan replied without hesitation. "And I can protect you too, Celestial Maiden Auntie!"
"Protect me?"
Lu Miaoyin blinked in surprise, then her eyes softened with amusement and she let out a gentle laugh. "Very well, I’ll teach you. But you must promise me—when you’ve learned, you’ll protect me well."
"It’s a promise, Master!"
At Bai Xuan’s bright, innocent grin, the shadows lingering in Lu Miaoyin’s heart quietly dispersed.
She straightened, taking his small hand. "Come, I’ll bring you to my cave abode."
"I can’t go yet," Bai Xuan shook his head.
"Why not?"
"I need to return to the orphanage first. My sister is waiting for me."
"Then—shall I come find you later?"
"Okay."
Bai Xuan stood there, letting the fragments of memory wash over him. Though they were only scattered pieces, it was enough to understand how fate had woven his life together with Lu Miaoyin’s.
"Why is it only part of the memory?" he asked, looking up at Lu Yuyin.
"If you want the rest, then answer honestly—how did you and Miaoyin reunite?" Lu Yuyin crossed her arms, her tone icy and unyielding.
"It’s simple," Bai Xuan shrugged. "It’s fate. If you want to become Immortals, you need me. Understand?"
"Arrogant!" Lu Yuyin spat. "You don’t even have Spiritual Roots. How could you possibly help us ascend?"
"Believe it or not. But there’s one thing you can’t deny," Bai Xuan said calmly, raising a finger.
"And what’s that?"
"Lu Miaoyin needs me."
"You—!" Lu Yuyin bit her lip, her jade-white fingers tightening on her whip, barely restraining her anger at Bai Xuan’s shameless confidence.
"Yuyin!"
Just then, Lu Miaoyin stepped through the shimmering curtain of water and appeared before them.
"?!" Bai Xuan’s eyes flickered with realization.
It seemed Lu Miaoyin’s inner demon had completed its manifestation, allowing them all to exist in the same time and space.
"Miaoyin, you shouldn’t have come for him again!" Lu Yuyin turned, her voice icy.
"This is my choice," Lu Miaoyin approached, her steps unhurried. "This time, you won’t separate us again!"
"Hmph!" Lu Yuyin snorted, sweeping her sleeves as she strode toward the cave entrance.
At the threshold, she shot Bai Xuan a frosty glare. "I’ll expose your lies. You’re nothing but a charlatan!"
With that, she vanished into the world beyond.
Once she was gone, Lu Miaoyin hurried to Bai Xuan’s side, concern written in her eyes. "Are you alright, Lord Xuan?"
"I’m fine," Bai Xuan replied, shaking his head. Then he asked, "She is…?"
"She’s my confidante," Lu Miaoyin said gently. "We’ve walked the path to immortality together for many years. But recently, certain matters have come between us."
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