The medicine is not bitter

Is it that the medicine is not bitter, or that people are not bitter?

Bai Roushuang hugged Xu Shulou with red eyes, and the latter hugged her back: "Don't be afraid."

The gentler she was, the more she wanted to cry.

Bai Roushuang wanted to say that she was not afraid and that she was more worried about her. She wanted to ask Xiao Ya if she had irritated her.

But she didn't say it in the end, she just nodded firmly: "Well, I'm not afraid with my senior sister here."

Xu Shulou laughed and continued to boil the medicine seriously. Bai Roushuang stayed with her quietly beside her.

It turns out that there really are such gentle people in the world, Bai Roushuang thought. She had just relived everything that happened, and in the end she remembered to personally make a bowl of mind-calming soup for her junior sister.

"It's ready." Xu Shulou had no idea what his junior sister was thinking. He used his spiritual power to cool down the earthen jar, then reached out and took out a porcelain bowl from his Qiankun bracelet, poured the medicine into it, and handed it to Bai Roushuang.

Bai Roushuang raised her head and drank the bowl of medicine without hesitation.

Xu Shulou stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth: "So good."

"This medicine...is not bitter at all," Bai Roushuang stared at her, full of questions. After thinking about it for a long time, she finally asked only one question, "Senior Sister, did you meet the young man in the illusion later?"

"That number one scholar," Xu Shulou smiled slightly after hearing Bai Roushuang's question, "I went to see him later. His hair and beard were all white. He said he was sorry for me, but he had lived a life that was worthy of the people."

“Is that… just like that?”

"That's enough." Xu Shulou rinsed the earthen jar clean and put it away.

That’s enough... Bai Roushuang originally wanted to ask if you have ever been moved, but finally swallowed the question back.

Love or not, what does it matter? A hundred years have passed, he has no regrets in his life, she lives a free and brilliant life.

Even if they really had love, it never occupied too much space in their lives, and it was never the most important thing in their lives.

Bai Roushuang suddenly felt relieved. She knew that she and her senior sister would probably never mention what they had heard and seen in each other's inner demon realm again.

Xu Shulou took out a recliner from his Qiankun bracelet and said, "You've been tossing and turning in the Heart Demon Mirror all night. Take a rest first."

What on earth is in your Qiankun bracelet? Bai Roushuang laughed and lay down as she was told. She watched Xu Shulou take out another thick blanket and put it on her.

Remember to put on more clothes when it’s cold.

This was the last sentence that the Queen of the Xu family left for her daughter, and Xu Shulou obviously remembered it very well. With her cultivation, she was no longer afraid of the cold, but she still carried these things with her, ready to help others keep warm at any time.

Bai Roushuang felt sour and soft in her heart. At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten all the hatred and resentment in the past. She was free from worries and fears. She felt the wind blowing over the mountain top, listened to the chirping of insects, smelled the fragrance of green grass in the air, and slowly fell asleep.

———

When she woke up again, Bai Roushuang found that several of her senior brothers and sisters were squatting by a small pond on the top of the mountain fishing. Before they caught any fish, they were already imagining making grilled fish or fish soup.

When they saw her, no one complained that she wasted everyone's time, but just invited her to have dinner later.

Xu Shulou placed a stove not far away. Bai Roushuang walked over to take a look and was surprised: "Sister, you even brought onions, ginger and garlic?"

"It's better to be prepared." Xu Shulou said as he looked at the group of fishermen. "I have set the table. Have you caught any fish?"

"No, Senior Brother Five jumped down and caught it!" Ji Ci reported to them in real time, "He caught a crab as big as a washbasin!"

Is the basin that big? Bai Roushuang came over curiously and looked at the fifth brother's record: "There is such a big crab. I will make a stuffed crab for the brothers and sisters."

Everyone nodded frantically, and Ji Ci was very happy: "If Junior Sister wasn't here, we would just grill it casually, which would be a waste of ingredients."

Jiang Yan threw two more big fish up. Everyone looked at the little junior sister eagerly, but Bai Roushuang looked at Xu Shulou: "Senior sister, how do you like this fish to be cooked?"

Xu Shulou laughed and said, "We just discovered matsutake mushrooms, so let's have a matsutake fish soup."

"No problem!" Bai Roushuang started to process the fish, and Xu Shulou handed her a razor at the right time.

Since the crab was a little big, she cut it into two and cooked it in two different ways: stuffed crab and pan-fried crab.

I cut one of the fish into thin slices and made a fresh minced meat dish, and added sweet and sour fish and matsutake fish soup.

Bai Roushuang wanted to give her senior sister a heartier meal, so she prepared four dishes and a soup for her in the wild.

The fish in this cold pond tasted extremely fresh, a bit like shad in the human world, but without so many fish bones. Everyone enjoyed the meal with relish.

"Junior sister, has your state of mind improved?" During the banquet, Jiang Yan and the others were very happy for her. "It seems that the Heart Demon Mirror is really effective."

Bai Roushuang shook her head: "It's not the work of the Heart Demon Mirror."

"What is that?"

Bai Roushuang looked at Xu Shulou and said softly, "It's Senior Sister."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shulou looked up and smiled at her, regardless of the huge crab leg in his mouth.

Bai Roushuang covered her face, unable to bear to look.

After the meal, everyone got ready to set out on the road of exploration again.

In view of Bai Roushuang's two adventures, everyone began to pay special attention to her, and they were just about to tie her to the senior sister.

Bai Roushuang also wanted to tie herself around the senior sister's waist with a rope, but this request sounded too embarrassing and she was too embarrassed to ask.

Fortunately, she was not the one in trouble this time. The group heard a cry for help from afar, and the voice was so shrill that Bai Roushuang was startled.

When Xu Shulou suggested going over to take a look, Bai Roushuang was not surprised at all, and even felt a sense of "as expected".

Not long after, the group flew closer following the sound and were surprised to see a crocodile chasing and biting a female cultivator. The crocodile was huge, about the length of three people. The female cultivator's magic power was obviously about to be exhausted, and she was struggling to cope.

Xu Shulou told his fellow junior brothers and sisters to stay away, and he flew forward and pressed down the crocodile's upper and lower jaws with force, directly pressing the crocodile so that it could not open its mouth. Its huge body kept struggling and twisting, but it could not break free.

While pressing it, Xu Shulou was able to spare some energy to care about the female cultivator: "Girl, are you hurt?"

The slightly charming female cultivator shook her head sadly: "I'm fine, but it swallowed my companion."

"Did you swallow it whole or bite it off?" Xu Shulou asked.

The female cultivator was startled by the question: "I think I swallowed it whole."

"Then maybe there is still hope." After Xu Shulou finished speaking, she let go of the hand that was holding the crocodile. The giant creature took the opportunity, raised its head and rushed towards Xu Shulou to bite her. She flew up, stepped on the crocodile's head with her toes, and then stepped on it into the ground. She flew all the way to the tail, reached out and lifted its tail, and spun the huge crocodile around.

The crocodile was swung around dizzy and Bai Roushuang was stunned. Until the crocodile was forced to turn two and a half weeks in the air, it vomited and spat out a bunch of bits and pieces.

Jiang Yan had sharp eyes and saw the largest human-shaped object among them. She jumped up and took it. She endured the stench and held it in front of the female cultivator: "Your companion?"

The female cultivator shook her head in astonishment: "No."

Hearing this, Xu Shulou continued to swing the crocodile until it spit out a humanoid creature again. The female cultivator recognized the clothing from a distance and said excitedly, "This time it's the one!"

Xu Shulou swung it twice more, and when he was sure that it couldn't spit out anything, he threw it away, throwing away the unconscious crocodile.

Seeing how skilled she was, Bai Roushuang had reason to believe that this was not the first time she had rescued someone from a crocodile's mouth.

Sure enough, the Wuchen Island disciples laid the two people flat on the ground. Xu Shulou came over and skillfully flipped their eyelids. He took out a pill from his Qiankun bracelet and fed each of them a pill. He then comforted the girl and said, "Don't worry, your life is not in danger."

The woman was overjoyed and bowed to Xu Shulou: "Thank you for your help, young lady."

Sure enough, not long after, the woman's companion slowly woke up, and the two hugged each other and cried.

Seeing that everything was fine, Bai Roushuang asked her senior sister: "What should we do with the crocodile?"

"Do you want to eat?" Xu Shulou asked back.

Bai Roushuang took a step back in horror: "No, I don't want to."

Xu Shulou nodded with regret: "I understand."

What do you understand?!

The girl who had just woken up also came to thank Xu Shulou. Like her companions, she was beautiful and charming. With her graceful bow, she brought a gust of alluring fragrance.

"You're welcome," Xu Shulou helped her up, "Are you two demon cultivators?"

"Yes, because my transformation was always unstable, Honeysuckle took the risk to accompany me to find the transformation grass," the beautiful demon cultivator wiped away her tears, "the cultivators all look down on demon cultivators, and no one is willing to take us with them."

Bai Roushuang rolled her eyes in a corner where no one was paying attention. Since she had said so, her compassionate senior sister would definitely take them with her.

As expected, Xu Shulou's next sentence was: "If you two don't mind, you can temporarily explore the secret realm with us."

The demon cultivator was immediately delighted and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you for saving my life and helping me, the two of us will be back soon..."

With a "bang" sound, everyone looked in surprise and found that the demon cultivator had disappeared without a trace before he could finish his words. Only a little fox was curled up on the grass in front of them.

It seems that she really was not lying about "the transformation is unstable".

Everyone came closer to take a look. This little fox was neither bright red nor pure white. Its color was actually a mixture of red and pink. Its fur was smooth and it looked beautiful and cute.

Xu Shulou fell in love with the little fox at first sight. Seeing that the little fox was still shivering, perhaps because it was frightened, he picked it up and stroked it.

The little fox felt comfortable being touched, its ears trembled, and it kept nudging towards Xu Shulou's arms.

Bai Roushuang immediately rolled her eyes again, and the more she looked at the little fox, the more she disliked it.

Where in the world is there a pink fox like Xiang Fei? I'm afraid she was created on purpose to seduce the senior sister.

Until the evening, when she went to cook, she saw her sister sitting on a recliner, with the fox lying on her lap. After dinner, she went to meditate for a while, and the fox was still cross-legged on her lap. When she was about to go to bed, the fox...

Bai Roushuang finally couldn't stand it anymore, and she used her sweetest voice to speak softly, "Senior Sister, are your legs sore from holding it all the time? I've built a temporary nest for it, I'll carry it over there now."

The fox let out a whimper and grabbed Xu Shulou's sleeve.

Xu Shulou stroked the fox's fluffy tail with pity: "It's okay, I'm not tired, Junior Sister, you go and rest first."

Bai Roushuang almost bit her teeth off when she was rejected by her senior sister for the first time.

Bah! You are indeed a vixen, scheming and shameless!