Chapter 34 – The Statue of The Seven That Dances to the Beat

At that moment, Zhongli spoke up, easing the awkwardness in the air.

Seeing this, Qiu Bai quickly picked up the conversation.

“That’s right, I heard about it from Zhongli, so that’s how I know the Traveler and Paimon.”

Qiu Bai hurriedly explained, then slowly walked toward the three people before him with his pristine jade-like feet.

Zhongli, however, continued to gaze at Qiu Bai with a look of astonishment.

He could sense that his old friend before him had truly transformed into a woman.

Was this the Authority of the God of Yin and Yang?

But why had he never seen her take this form before?

Zhongli looked thoughtfully at the exquisitely beautiful woman, lost in contemplation.

Meanwhile, the Statue of The Seven behind him kept responding as Qiu Bai approached.

“What’s going on with this Statue of The Seven?”

“Earlier, the incense paste only gave one response, but now it’s responding every few seconds?”

Paimon wore a big question mark on her face as she looked toward the Statue of The Seven.

Lumine was also taken aback, turning her head to look at the statue behind her, which was frantically responding.

“Ahem…”

Zhongli twitched the corner of his mouth, then somewhat awkwardly moved his fingers, causing the statue to finally settle down.

Of course, all of this was done when the Traveler and Paimon couldn’t see.

“Lumine, Paimon, Zhongli has mentioned you to me before.”

“I never expected to see you here.”

The woman smiled as she looked at Paimon and Lumine.

Seeing the beautiful woman break into a smile, Paimon and Lumine couldn’t help but stare in a daze.

“Big sister, you’re so pretty.”

“You’re even prettier than any woman Paimon has ever seen.”

Paimon smiled and stomped her feet lightly, while Lumine quickly nodded in agreement.

“Hahaha, to receive such praise from little Paimon and the Traveler…”

“I truly feel honored!”

As she spoke, Qiu Bai reached out and patted little Paimon’s head. Surprisingly, this time, little Paimon didn’t shy away.

Instead, she smiled at the beautiful big sister, then slightly closed her eyes, looking as if she were asking for more pats.

This made Qiu Bai secretly sigh in relief.

“Thank goodness she didn’t recognize me.”

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to explain it.”

Then, she felt something was off—why had Paimon disliked it when she patted her head before, but not now?

“Wow, big sister’s hand is so warm!”

Seeing Paimon like this, Qiu Bai twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling the stark contrast in treatment.

Who would have thought Paimon liked beautiful big sisters?

So everyone is like Rex Lapis, huh? Wait, no, isn’t Zhongli into white hair? Her hair is black.

At this moment, Lumine also looked expectantly at Qiu Bai, signaling for her to pat her head too.

“Big sister, I want one too!”

Lumine smiled at the beautiful big sister and leaned her head forward.

Qiu Bai chuckled softly, then gently patted Lumine’s head with her jade-like hand.

Lumine: “I’m going to add her to my harem.”

Afterward, she withdrew her hand and looked at Zhongli, who stood not far away with a composed expression.

“Oh, right, big sister, what’s your name?”

Paimon asked curiously, as the beautiful woman hadn’t yet mentioned her name.

Qiu Bai thought for a moment. Right, what should she call herself now?

(The female name for the protagonist will be decided by the highest-rated comment in the chapter!)

Qiu Bai looked at little Paimon and Lumine, smiled brightly, and said, “It’s a secret.”

“I’ll tell you later, okay?”

The woman gently placed her hands over her abdomen, giving Lumine and Paimon the impression that the gentle and beautiful older sister before them had gained an added touch of quiet elegance.

This was not something Qiu Bai had intentionally done; rather, after transforming into a woman, his personality and behavior were greatly influenced.

“Alright!”

“Then Paimon will temporarily call you the beautiful older sister for now!”

Paimon said happily with a smile, and Lumine also nodded in agreement!

Although they didn’t know why the older sister before them wouldn’t reveal her name, they felt she harbored no ill intentions.

Still, they were a bit curious as to why such a beautiful older sister would know Zhongli, that social deadweight.

After spending some time together, Zhongli always gave Paimon and Lumine the impression of freeloading and going out without Mora.

“Zhongli, long time no see.”

Qiu Bai smiled gently and greeted Zhongli, who was not far away.

Zhongli, you were peeking at me just now, weren’t you?

At that moment, Zhongli was still staring blankly at the woman.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand how his old friend had turned into a woman.

Moreover, her way of speaking and behavior were completely different from before, as if she were a different person.

Most importantly, his rock-solid heart had just skipped a beat because of the current Qiu Bai.

“Old friend, long time no see.”

Since the act was already on, he might as well play it out to the end. He could ask Qiu Bai what had happened afterward.

Zhongli watched as the woman walked up to him, smiling gently as she looked at him.

Given Qiu Bai’s current height, she had to tilt her head slightly to meet Zhongli’s gaze.

A pleasant fragrance wafted from the woman, carried by the gentle breeze to Zhongli’s nose.

The woman before him gently adjusted her hair.

Behind her, the Statue of The Seven reacted several times, as if it were dancing.

Paimon, hovering behind them, flew curiously over to the beautiful older sister, circling around her once.

Qiu Bai looked at Paimon circling around her and asked with some confusion, “What’s wrong, little Paimon?”

“If you keep spinning around your sister, you might get dizzy.”

The woman’s gentle voice pulled little Paimon back.

Then, little Paimon placed her hands on her hips, wearing a detective-like expression as she looked at the beautiful older sister.

“Hmph, Paimon knows why the Statue of The Seven keeps reacting!”

“It’s because the beautiful older sister has a really, really nice scent!”

Lumine also leaned in from the side and took a careful sniff.

“Indeed, there’s a very pleasant fragrance.”

“No wonder Rex Lapis would like it.”

Lumine waved her hand, as if everything now made sense.

“From a universal rational standpoint, indeed.”

Hearing this, Zhongli behind them twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

Looking at the delicate and beautiful woman, his expression grew somewhat strange.

He was now uncertain whether the person before him was really Qiu Bai.

Could it be Qiu Bai’s sister?

Zhongli immediately dismissed the thought. So, was the woman before him really Qiu Bai or not?

“No need to think about it, Zhongli. It’s me.”

The woman looked at Zhongli’s strange expression, pressed a finger to her lips, and spoke softly with a playful tone.

The longer she remained in this transformed state, her personality would increasingly align with that of a woman.

“It seems I should change back as soon as possible.”

Qiu Bai thought to herself.

At this moment, Zhongli finally confirmed upon hearing the woman’s words.

The beautiful woman before him was indeed his old friend, the God of Yin and Yang, Morpheus.

“We are currently preparing the Rite of Parting. Would you like to attend, my friend?”

Zhongli looked at the charming and playful woman and spoke slowly.

(Let me also add a note about the protagonist’s current strength! With the system’s tenfold enhancement, the protagonist’s power is roughly equivalent to Morax at his peak. Even after absorbing that Origin light sphere, it only increased slightly.)

(The Demon God’s Authority allows gender transformation, the Power of Yin to destroy much weaker beings, curse living creatures, or repair or shatter souls. Meanwhile, the Power of Yang can repair Erosion, purify beings, and also restore life. Most importantly, at the protagonist’s current level of strength, she can even resurrect people!)

“A thousand years ago, the protagonist learned many Immortal Arts from the Adepti and even created several of her own.”

“With the system’s unbinding, the protagonist’s strength increased tenfold. Previously, she could not resurrect living beings.)

(A reader suggested that my pacing was too fast! I sincerely thank this reader for the feedback, as I had been feeling quite lost for a long time.)

(Also, this is my first time writing a novel. If there are any shortcomings, please point them out. I am deeply grateful for everyone’s support and for the gifts from readers.)

(Initially, it was just a hobby, and I never expected so many people to read my novel. It has truly motivated me, so I can only channel that motivation into frequent updates!)