High Demon

For dinner that day, they indeed had fresh seafood.

Steamed crabs, served with vinegar and wine on the side.

The spicy conch meat, served on an exquisite porcelain plate and accompanied by red oil sauce, is mouth-watering.

The thin-skinned and large-filled shrimp roe and fresh meat steamed buns are a perfect match with the fresh clam soup.

Large sea urchins are cut in half for the guests to enjoy, and there is also sea urchin egg custard, sea urchin and shrimp fried rice, or even dumplings stuffed with sea urchin.

Bai Roushuang tasted a dumpling, looked up and smiled at her senior sister, "This is delicious, especially fresh. Let's make this at Mingyue Peak during the next New Year."

"Okay," Xu Shulou nodded, "I'll remember to send those guys to the sea to catch sea urchins in advance."

"That's great," Bai Roushuang smiled, "Let's use up the energy of our brothers in advance, so that they won't continue to harm Jiaozi."

Xu Shulou deeply agreed with this.

After dinner, the sun was setting and the sky was not yet dark, so the two of them strolled on the deck in the afterglow.

In just a few days, the cruise ship had flown from the icy land to a place where it was spring all year round, and many mortals on the ship had already changed into thin clothes.

There are several giant slides on the easternmost side of the deck. When the monks slide down, they will fall into the air and dance with the clouds.

Since the landing point is in the air, it can only be said that this slide is not recommended for mortals to play. There are maids guarding on the side to prevent the children of the mortal world from sneaking up.

The children gathered in a circle, looking at them with envy. Xu Shulou spotted the girl he had rescued yesterday. The girl also noticed her and her eyes lit up: "Beautiful sister!"

Xu Shulou saw through her intention and sighed: "Go up, I'll catch you."

With shining eyes, the child stuffed his snacks, a few candies wrapped in paper, into Xu Shulou's hands as a thank you gift, then happily ran over, slid down from a great height, waved his arms and cheered, and was steadily caught by Xu Shulou.

She shook the child in her arms and said, "You're not afraid that I'll fail."

The girl smiled innocently, as if no one understood what she was saying.

The other children seemed to understand something, and they all came to Xu Shulou, stuffing snacks into her mouth as her wages. Those who didn't have food ran to ask their families for it, and then looked at her eagerly.

In just a moment, Xu Shulou picked up a handful of green bean cakes, peanut crisps and other snacks from the mortal world wrapped in oil paper, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The children had no idea of ​​dividing into groups, and sometimes people fell down from several slides at the same time. Fortunately, Xu Shulou was quick-witted and threw them all back onto the deck without missing a single one.

Another person fell down the middle slide. Xu Shulou saw from the corner of his eye that this person seemed to be taller than the children. Then he heard the person shouting, "Senior sister, catch me!"

Xu Shulou flew over, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and hugged his junior sister tightly: "Why are you joining in the fun?"

Bai Roushuang said confidently, took out a piece of orange candy and stuffed it into Xu Shulou's pocket: "It's not like I won't pay you for your work."

Xu Shulou stuffed the orange candy into his mouth with one hand and grabbed his junior sister by the scruff of the neck with the other hand, forcing her to work for him.

The two of them played until the sun set, then went back to their rooms to rest.

The big bed was as soft as a cloud, making one fall asleep as soon as they touched the pillow. The last thing Xu Shulou was aware of before falling asleep was that he was thinking about buying a bed before getting off the boat and taking it back to Mingyue Peak.

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The next morning, Xu Shulou woke up refreshed, changed her clothes, went out and knocked on the door opposite, and found that Bai Roushuang was not in the room. She went out and stepped onto the deck, and saw that her junior sister was already practicing with someone.

The opponent was a male cultivator, who like her was also at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage. He was using a rare weapon in the world of cultivation, the sickle-shaped hand guard. It was obvious that Bai Roushuang had little experience against this kind of weapon, and was having a little difficulty dealing with it.

Bai Roushuang's sword had no length advantage over the gauntlet sickle. She wanted to close the distance, but the opponent did not give her the opportunity and swung the gauntlet sickle tightly.

Xu Shulou smiled. In the mortal world, weapons are said to be stronger by an inch longer, but this is not the case in the cultivation world. He wondered if his junior sister could react to this.

On the field, Bai Roushuang was forced away by the sickle again. At this distance, the opponent's weapon could hit her, but the tip of her sword could never even touch the corner of the opponent's clothes.

She gritted her teeth unwillingly and looked down at the sword in her hand, as if she was hesitating whether to throw the sword away.

She seldom used such moves, and always felt that she had to hold the sword in her hand to feel safe.

Bai Roushuang gritted her teeth. Right now it was just a sparring match, and with her senior sister by her side, she could certainly hesitate, but what if it came to a real life-and-death situation?

She raised her hand and threw the sword out, using her spiritual power to control the weapon and fight with the opponent.

Xu Shulou watched her control over the sword gradually improve from clumsy to proficient.

Even if Bai Roushuang was defeated in the end, she had made progress by taking this step.

Xu Shulou arrived at the right time, as if he was someone who had come specially to pay the spirit stones.

She gave a spiritual stone to the male cultivator who defeated her junior sister. Bai Roushuang waved to the others who were about to challenge her, indicating that she needed to rest for a while.

"I think I understand why you like fighting, Senior Sister." Bai Roushuang put her sword back into the sheath and smiled at her. "In fighting, I can indeed find my weaknesses more quickly and improve myself quickly."

Xu Shulou glared at her: "Who said I like fighting?"

"Okay, okay, if you don't like it," Bai Roushuang was very good at coaxing her senior sister, "By the way, senior sister, your azure skirt today is so beautiful!"

"Little rascal."

"Hey, where are you going, Senior Sister?"

"Let's go to the restaurant. I just heard that they can order meals and deliver them to your room." Xu Shulou waved his hand without looking back. "You continue to play. I want to experience the happiness of eating in bed for once."

A male cultivator who seemed to be interested in Bai Roushuang came over and said, "Miss Bai, I see that your sister seems a bit lazy. She is not as hardworking as you."

If it were her in the past, she would probably be delighted by this way of belittling others and elevating herself, and would accept this goodwill.

But now Bai Roushuang just smiled and shook her head: "But she can beat at least ten of me with one hand. Isn't that infuriating?"

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After having breakfast in the room and lying in bed for a while, Xu Shulou went out again and heard a group of people gathering and making noise on the deck. She jumped down and landed on the deck. She pulled someone over and asked, only to find out that a demon had sneaked into the bunk bed.

The mortals living in the dormitory inevitably panicked. They did not have a clear understanding of what the demons were. They just thought that they were the terrifying monsters in the storybooks that were ready to devour anyone at any time. They were pulling the ship's manager to ask all kinds of questions and demanding an explanation from him.

One of the middle-aged men covered his arm and shouted loudly: "She hurt me! That devil hurt me!"

The steward forced a smile, said a few soothing words, and said that he had to go deal with the demon, and everyone let him go.

"Demons?" Xu Shulou followed the steward curiously and arrived at the dormitory floor. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a woman being controlled by several monks and pressed to the ground.

She looked to be about 28 years old and a little thin, but her small face, the size of a palm, was delicate and pretty. At this moment, she looked aggrieved and angry.

"We have something to deal with here. May I ask who you are, young lady?" The steward spotted Xu Shulou and it was obvious that he wanted to ask the outsiders to leave.

"Xu Shulou from Wuchen Island."

This name is sometimes very useful. At least after hearing it, everyone stopped stopping her. After all, she is a disciple of a famous and upright sect, and she is well-known. It is not bad for her to be a witness in this matter.

"Did she hurt anyone?" Xu Shulou asked.

The monk who was holding the girl's head answered, "No, there isn't one, but a demon is sneaking around in the bunk bed. Who knows what he's up to?"

"How did you find out?"

The monk was a little embarrassed. "A mortal man saw the little girl going out alone, so he came over to get close to her and tried to take advantage of her. As soon as he put his arm around her shoulder, she threw him away. When she attacked, demonic energy was released, and that's when we noticed it."

The steward smiled bitterly: "That man is clamoring for compensation on the deck. I let others deal with it first and I came down."

The monk curled his lips and said, "Don't pay attention to him, he just fell on his butt. I just checked and he is not injured at all."

The manager was helpless: "He just wanted to ask me for elixir, but how many elixir in the world of cultivation can be tolerated by mortals? If I give it to him and something goes wrong, isn't it our responsibility?"

Xu Shulou leaned over and squatted in front of the little girl. The girl was wearing clothes made of good material, but she had to sleep in a dormitory. She must have run away from somewhere.

The girl still insisted: "Let me go! I am a mortal!"

"What kind of mortal are you? You're a high-level demon, right?" Xu Shulou approached her with amusement, "Give me your hand."

The demons of the demon clan can be divided into two categories. The low-level demons are those who have almost no intelligence and are full of desire for killing. They are also born in strange shapes, some in human form, some in beast form, and some in between humans and beasts. The high-level demons are conscious and look similar to mortals.

There is a saying that most high-level demons are born demons, and those who become demons later can basically only become low-level demons, but this statement has not been confirmed.

The little girl looked at her warily and said, "No."

Xu Shulou signaled the others to let her go: "Then attack me."

"What?"

"I said, attack me."

"This is what you asked for." The little girl gritted her teeth, clenched her fists and rushed forward.

Xu Shulou's figure flashed, and he pinched her wrist with two fingers, and clenched her fist with the other hand. He pulled her close to him, imprisoned her between his arms and examined her carefully: "It is a clean demonic energy that has not killed anyone yet."

The thorny little girl stopped struggling after hearing this. She just sniffed a little aggrievedly: "I just wanted to come and see out of curiosity. I have no bad intentions."

"Miss Xu, then...how should we deal with this?" asked the steward at the side.

"Let her go," Xu Shulou let go of the person in his arms with a smile, "To the demons, she is still just a cub at this age."

Hearing this, the little girl stared at her with wide eyes, and the manager was also stunned.

Xu Shulou met the manager's surprised eyes and felt that he needed to explain: "It's not necessary to kill all the demons when you meet them. It's okay to let this one go when he is conscious and hasn't hurt anyone. If you are worried about being held accountable by the higher-ups, you can say that it was me, Xu Shulou, who advocated releasing him."

"No, it's not that I don't want to let her go," the butler scratched his head embarrassedly, "it's mainly because... I originally thought you wanted to kill her."

"..." Xu Shulou was sad, "Do I look like such a cruel person?"