Volume 1, Chapter 79 – That Girl is Like a Blank Sheet of Paper

When night fell, the group finally arrived at the gates of Snow White City.

As the name suggested, Snow White City was a fortress built at the foot of a vast, snow-covered mountain range.

Because it sat beneath snowy peaks all year round, it naturally earned such a name.

“Wuu, disciple, you go into the city first and check the item shops or weapon shops to see if they have any equipment or items that can hide a race or faction identity. If you find one, come back and we’ll put it on Xiaobingxue.”

Since it was already late, it would be too cruel to go into the city to rest while leaving Xiaobingxue alone outside.

With that in mind, Tianyin gave a very reasonable suggestion.

“Mm-hmm, got it, Master. But don’t go wandering off, okay? I’ll be right back.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll wait here with Xiaobingxue for you to come back.”

“Alright, don’t wander around, Master.”

To be honest, Mengyao wasn’t very reassured. She knew better than anyone how unreliable Tianyin could be.

“Suu…”

Watching Mengyao walk away alone, Bingxue, who had been silent all this time, came closer and looked up at Tianyin curiously.

“What’s wrong, Xiaobingxue? Is something bothering you?”

“Suu…”

Bingxue nodded, her pure blue eyes clear yet full of confusion.

Seeing that puzzled look in her eyes, Tianyin was momentarily dumbfounded.

“Wuu… are you wondering why Xiaomengyao went in alone?”

“…”

Bingxue nodded again.

And that confirmed Tianyin’s guess.

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“Well, don’t worry. Xiaomengyao went to buy some items. Didn’t I tell you before? She’s going to get you an item that can hide your undead aura and identity. That way, Xiaobingxue will be able to blend into the human world just fine~”

Speaking of which, this world was, after all, just a game. In essence, Bingxue, Tianyin, and all the NPCs weren’t that different, only their settings varied.

“Suu…”

Bingxue’s eyes were still full of curiosity. Earlier on the road, Tianyin’s group had met a traveling NPC merchant who happened to sell all sorts of strange things.

Although that merchant didn’t have any items that could hide one’s information, they did find something called 【Endless Sheet of Paper】 and 【Never-Ending Pen】, both of which sounded rather peculiar.

At first glance, those items seemed completely useless for boosting stats, but for the undead loli Bingxue, they turned out to be surprisingly fitting.

After all, the undead loli couldn’t speak properly. Though she could write, writing on the ground all the time was too troublesome.

Now that she had 【Endless Sheet of Paper】 and 【Never-Ending Pen】, she could easily express her thoughts by writing on the paper.

And right now, Bingxue was using those new tools to write down what she wanted to say.

“What kind of item is it?”

The undead girl’s handwriting was neat and clean.

“Well, like I said, it’s an item to help you, Xiaobingxue. Since you’re an undead, that identity might cause trouble for people around you. So to avoid unnecessary problems, we’re getting you equipment that can hide your undead identity.”

Tianyin straightforwardly explained the purpose of the item. Though to be fair, her wording was rather gentle.

“I see.”

“Then why would it cause trouble for others?”

“Because I’m undead, does that mean I’m troubling you too, Xiaoyin?”

To Tianyin’s surprise, Bingxue suddenly looked flustered after hearing that explanation.

If she weren’t undead, her little face would probably have gone pale.

“Eh? Why do you think that?”

It wasn’t hard to see why she would think so. Tianyin had just said that her being undead would trouble others, and that naturally included herself.

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Realizing she might be bothering Tianyin, Bingxue grew anxious.

She bit her lip tightly, her blue eyes glimmering with moisture.

Even her hand gripping the pen trembled slightly, and the other hand holding the paper trembled as she showed Tianyin what she’d written.

It was a rather extreme reaction.

But that only showed how uneasy Bingxue was feeling at that moment.

Because, even though she was an undead, she had lost all memories of her past life. To her, who knew almost nothing about this world, she was as simple and blank as a sheet of paper.

And now, that girl like a blank sheet of paper was looking at Tianyin with eyes full of fear and confusion.

“Eh…”

Realizing that something was clearly wrong with Bingxue, Tianyin finally understood her feelings after thinking about her question.

Right.

What she had said earlier was far too blunt. Simply telling Bingxue that being undead would trouble others was careless.

In truth, Tianyin didn’t feel troubled at all. On the contrary, she really liked this pure, innocent undead girl.

And after realizing why the undead girl had asked that, Tianyin gave a soft, apologetic smile.

“Well… really, that was my mistake. Actually, I think Xiaobingxue is really cute, you know? In my eyes, such an adorable Xiaobingxue could never cause me trouble~ Of course, Xiaomengyao must feel the same way too~”

“Of course, Xiaobingxue should understand that the undead identity is special and might trouble strangers, though~”

Originally, when she heard the first part, Bingxue’s eyes brightened, but after the second part, that light dimmed again.

“I see… then I still cause you trouble, Xiaoyin?”

“But… I just wanted to be together with you two…”

Right now, Bingxue’s thoughts were simple.

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When she first asked Tianyin to bring her along, she hadn’t thought much of it. But as time passed, she grew to truly enjoy being with Tianyin and Mengyao.

Before that, after waking from her grave, she had only wandered aimlessly, her existence meaningless.

If she had to choose, Bingxue would rather stay with Tianyin and the others.

But if she was causing trouble for Tianyin…

As her heart grew heavy, the thought of leaving crossed her mind.

“Wuu, Xiaobingxue, that’s not right at all! You silly girl!”

Suddenly, Tianyin’s voice rose beside her, sounding a bit angry.

Bonk~

At the same time, a small hand gently tapped Bingxue’s head.

“Silly Xiaobingxue, don’t you get it? I like you so much, there’s no way you’d ever trouble me!”

Tianyin puffed her cheeks, pretending to be upset.

“If you keep thinking like that, I’ll really get mad! When I said it would trouble others, I meant strangers! For me and Xiaomengyao, does it matter whether Xiaobingxue’s an undead?”

“Suu… but it would still trouble Xiaoyin, right?”

“Silly, silly, no it won’t! Stop worrying about that! If you keep thinking you’re troubling me, that’s what’ll actually trouble me!”

“Suu… I understand.”

Bingxue decided it was best not to upset Tianyin any further.

“That’s more like it. See, Xiaobingxue, the item that hides your undead identity is only so you won’t trouble people other than me and Xiaomengyao. That’s all. So once you get that equipment, don’t take it off casually, got it?”

“Suu… I got it. I will wear it properly.”

“Mm-hmm, that’s the Xiaobingxue that puts me at ease~”

“Then… Xiaoyin, why does being undead trouble other people?”

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Although she now understood that she wouldn’t trouble Tianyin or Mengyao, Bingxue was still curious why her undead identity would bother anyone else.

“Well… that’s… how should I put it…”

Tianyin couldn’t just tell her that the undead were naturally hostile toward the living. Even though undead were of the Chaotic Good faction, everyone knew that chaos and order had always been opposites.

If an undead like Bingxue appeared in a lawful territory, people would immediately move to eliminate her.

That was exactly why the identity-hiding item was necessary, to prevent such a thing.

But would it be okay to tell her that truth directly?

Tianyin could already imagine that if she did, innocent Bingxue would insist on leaving them so she wouldn’t drag them into trouble.

After all, she would never want to burden them.

“Wuu… it’s just… well, the undead race isn’t exactly… liked. Think about it, Xiaobingxue. In a sense, you’re technically someone who has already died. So if others found out you were actually a dead person, most normal people would be scared, right? That’s why it would trouble them~”

After thinking hard, Tianyin finally came up with a somewhat reasonable explanation.

“Suu… I see…”

The pure-hearted Bingxue seemed to accept her reasoning.

“Then I suppose the item really is necessary, so I won’t scare any normal people.”

“Mm-hmm, exactly! Xiaobingxue understood so fast, that’s amazing~”

“Suu… then…”

Her face slightly flushed at Tianyin’s praise, but she didn’t stop writing.

“According to what Xiaoyin just said… doesn’t that mean Xiaoyin… isn’t normal either?”

Tianyin: “Hmmmmm…”