Chapter 53 53 "Fu Shenxing, how did you learn to step on milk?" ...

After the instructor was replaced by Elder Bai, the atmosphere became noticeably more relaxed.

Elder Bai has always been the one with the best temper among all the elders. Today he was in high spirits and was particularly easy to talk to. During the break, he even gave candies and spiritual fruits to the disciples.

Su Xiaoyuan was still a little concerned about the Gu worm and wanted to ask Senior Sister Wu about it during her break, but she unexpectedly came to her first: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, you drank so much Moon Flower Wine yesterday. Are you okay when you go back?"

Su Xiaoyuan didn't hear the hidden meaning in her words: "I drank too much and feel a little drunk. I feel a little dizzy when I wake up this morning."

"Just dizzy?" Senior Sister Wu looked at her suspiciously.

What else? Su Xiaoyuan made her feel a little uneasy: "That should be it... What happened to Yuehua Niang?"

Senior Sister Wu: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, do you know that moonflower honey can be used as medicine?"

Su Xiaoyuan opened her eyes wide: "Really? I didn't know."

Senior Sister Wu slapped her forehead. "Oh, I forgot. I don't think we learned this in the introductory pharmacology class. Moonflower honey is a key ingredient in our Yunyu Sect's unique love potion, so... ahem..."

Seeing Junior Sister Xiaoyuan's expression turn from confusion to fear, Senior Sister Wu hurried to comfort her, "Everyone's sensitivity to Moon Flower Honey is different. Maybe Junior Sister Xiaoyuan is just not very sensitive and fell asleep right after drinking it. Anyway, as long as she didn't do anything outrageous, it's good."

Su Xiaoyuan bit her lip: "Actually... I seem to have done something outrageous..."

Senior Sister Wu: "Hmm?"

"I was just about to ask Senior Sister..." Su Xiaoyuan lowered her head and crossed her fingers. "Um, if I accidentally become involved in a marriage with a puppet, what are the consequences?"

"Huh?" Senior Sister Wu was surprised.

Sure enough, this kind of thing is perverted in the eyes of others. Su Xiaoyuan felt a little regretful for asking.

"It's okay, it's okay," Senior Sister Wu patted her shoulder. "Every year, there are accidents when people drink too much Moon Flower Wine. Your case is nothing... But I've never heard of such a thing. I'll ask your senior brother."

She turned around and called out, and the foodie senior brother from Moon Village came running over.

Senior Sister Wu asked, "What will happen if a human and a puppet plant a Gu?"

"Who poisoned the puppet?" the senior brother asked in surprise.

Senior Sister Wu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Just answer whatever I ask you. Why are you asking so many questions?"

The senior brother was knowledgeable and experienced: "It depends on what kind of Gu it is."

"Where's the Lianli Gu?"

The senior brother said, "The Lianli Gu is planted on the soul and follows the soul. A puppet has no soul, so it cannot be planted on it."

Su Xiaoyuan no longer cared about being embarrassed: "But the spirit bag was opened and the poisonous insect disappeared."

Senior Brother: "The Gu insect has probably flown back to the Gu Forest."

Su Xiaoyuan: "Oh! Thank you, Brother."

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be a false alarm.

Because we needed to make up for the progress we missed yesterday, we practiced until dusk.

After coming out of the temple, Su Xiaoyuan and Xiahou Che immediately rushed to the outside of the sect and took a wing boat to the place where they would keep vigil tonight.

This is a small temple built on a remote island, made of white stone. Except during the annual Wushan Festival, almost no one comes here.

The small island is located at the westernmost end of the entire Yunyu Sect territory. The end can be seen at a glance, and there is vast lake water on all sides.

They arrived just as the sun was setting. The clouds in the sky dyed the water surface a brilliant color. The ancient white stone temple stood in the rosy glow, peaceful and picturesque.

There is a small stone beach in front of the temple, and a wooden trestle extending into the water is a small ferry.

The wing boat docked next to the pier. Su Xiaoyuan got off the boat and stood on the pier for a while, admiring the magnificent scenery in front of her.

Xiahou Che walked silently to her side and stood side by side with her.

She was looking at the scenery, but he was looking at her.

I don't know why, but when I saw this girl in front of the temple today, she seemed different in some ways. Not only was her appearance more beautiful, but she also had an indescribable charm about her, but she still looked pure and innocent.

In short, it became more fascinating.

Su Xiaoyuan looked for a while and came back to her senses. She turned her head and met a pair of beautiful fox eyes.

"Sorry, Senior Brother Xiahou, I was so lost in thought..."

"It's okay. I'm fascinated by it too." Xiahou Che curved his fox eyes, which reflected the sunset, adding a bit of color to his already gorgeous appearance.

Su Xiaoyuan's heart skipped a beat. Such seemingly plausible words were too easy to cause ambiguity.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xiahou Che's tone returned to his usual relaxed and cheerful tone: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, is this your first time on this island?"

Su Xiaoyuan nodded.

"Then I'm lucky."

Su Xiaoyuan looked confused.

Xiahou Che looked at the water reflecting the sunset glow. "This island is also called Tongxin Island. From the air, it looks like two connected hearts. I heard that if you watch the sunset here together, you will receive the goddess' blessing."

Su Xiaoyuan could see that all the scenic spots in Yunyu Sect were related to love.

However, as a modern person, she has a strong resistance to this kind of marketing tactics and doesn't take it seriously.

"Senior Brother Xiahou also participated in the Wushan Festival a few years ago, right?" Su Xiaoyuan said casually, "Then you must have seen it many times."

I'm a little envious. It's quite a luxury to spend a vacation on such a beautiful island in modern times.

Xiahou Che's smile froze.

Just then, Su Xiaoyuan vaguely heard a faint cat's meow.

"Did Senior Brother Xiahou hear that?" she asked.

"What?"

"Cat's meow," Su Xiaoyuan asked, "Are there cats on this island?"

Xiahou Che frowned: "I've never heard of cats on this island. Is Junior Sister Xiaoyuan too tired?"

He hesitated for a moment, then said casually, "Actually, cats are mostly seen in the mortal world. Cats are rarely seen in the entire immortal world. I was a little surprised when I saw Junior Sister Xiaoyuan's cat last time."

Of course, Su Xiaoyuan couldn't tell him that the cat was created by the system, so she could only laugh it off: "Really? The cat ran here on its own, and its leg was injured. It might have been captured by some other animal from the mortal world."

"Maybe," Xiahou Che said, "It's almost sunset. Let's go to the temple and light the sacred fire first."

"Okay, okay." Su Xiaoyuan just thought she was hallucinating due to neurasthenia and didn't take it to heart.

The two walked into the temple and found that the space was not big, but quite clean. There were low stone couches against the walls on both sides, covered with clean mats.

"We'll take turns guarding the fire at night, so the other person can take a nap. Did Junior Sister Xiaoyuan bring any bedding?" Xiahou Che cast a purification spell on both beds. "It'll be a little chilly by the water at night."

"I brought it."

After the beds were allocated, Su Xiaoyuan took out the bedding from the Qiankun bag at her waist and began to make the beds. Xiahou Che lit the sacred fire in front of the shrine, then picked up some dead branches from outside and started a fire in the middle of the temple.

After Su Xiaoyuan made the bed, he took out several spindle-shaped white objects from his Qiankun bag like a magic trick.

Su Xiaoyuan asked curiously, "What is this?"

Xiahou Che smiled and said, "This is a spiritual potato. Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, haven't you tried it? It smells especially good when roasted with holy fire."

As he spoke, he set up the iron net, placed four spirit potatoes on it, and occasionally used branches to turn them over.

After a while, a sweet aroma similar to that of roasted sweet potato wafted out. In addition to the sweet potato flavor, there was also a hint of milky aroma, just like cheese was spread on the roasted sweet potato.

Su Xiaoyuan hadn't eaten roasted sweet potatoes since she traveled through time. She didn't expect that there were such substitutes in the fairy world. She immediately felt hungry and swallowed her saliva.

The holy fire is different from ordinary fire. It can even roast sweet potatoes very quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, the skin will crack and the caramel-scented honey will ooze out.

Xia Houche picked up one, peeled half of it, wrapped it in a handkerchief and handed it to Su Xiaoyuan: "Be careful of the heat."

Su Xiaoyuan thanked him, took it and took a bite, her eyes suddenly lit up: "It's delicious!"

Xiahou Che smiled and said, "This is the method that Senior Brother Lin taught me. When it comes to eating, no one in the entire sect can compare to him."

Su Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment before she realized that Senior Brother Lin was the foodie Senior Brother from Moon Village.

Xiahou Che continued, "I heard that Junior Sister Xiaoyuan went to Moon Village last night? Which Senior Brother did she go with?"

"I went there with Mianmian." Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly.

Xia Hou Che squinted his eyes slightly and asked, "Is it fun?"

Su Xiaoyuan nodded: "It's quite fun..."

"Have you tried the Moon Flower Wine? Is it delicious?"

“It’s delicious.”

"By the way, Junior Sister Xiaoyuan must have gone out to catch poisonous insects, right? Did you catch anything rare?"

"I caught a pair of Lianli Gu."

Xiahou Che widened his eyes slightly. "This Gu is very rare and very ancient. Junior Sister Xiaoyuan is very powerful."

Su Xiaoyuan blushed: "I heard it's a chicken rib Gu."

Xiahou Che shook his head. "That's just nonsense from someone with limited knowledge. The Lianli Gu is one of the oldest Gu insects, born directly from the Lianli tree. Legend has it that it can transcend life and death."

"Really?" Su Xiaoyuan was a little surprised.

"I just heard it from others." Xiahou Che said with a smile.

"But I accidentally let the insect escape." Su Xiaoyuan said regretfully.

"How come?"

"Drank too much Moon Flower Wine..." Su Xiaoyuan blushed, "and opened the spirit bag."

Xia Houche laughed: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan is really confused. But because of this, she is also very cute."

Su Xiaoyuan heard that something was wrong, and the sweet potato in her mouth suddenly lost its flavor: "Brother Xiahou, I'm full."

He cleaned his hands with the Jing Jue technique and took out the bag of homemade snacks from his Qiankun bag: "Brother, try some of the food I made."

"Xiao Yuan is truly a refined and elegant person," Xia Hou Che praised, holding the bottle in his hand but not moving it. "I'm not hungry. It's rare for me to be alone with Junior Sister Xiao Yuan, so I want to chat with you more."

Su Xiaoyuan's heart skipped a beat.

Even if she was slow-witted, she could still sense that Xiahou Che was somewhat interested in her. Before coming, she was worried that he would take advantage of the opportunity between them to say something nonsense.

It's okay if you confess directly, and rejection is fine too. But what I fear most is if you beat around the bush and try to hint at things, then she won't know how to deal with it.

She steeled herself and asked, "What did Senior Brother Xiahou want to talk about?"

Xia Houche: "I have known Xiaoyuan for such a long time, but I rarely hear you talk about yourself. I want to know more about you."

"My experience is quite boring, there's nothing worth talking about." Su Xiaoyuan said.

"I heard Xiao Yuan's hometown is Suzaku Island?"

"Yes," Su Xiaoyuan answered according to the script arranged by the system, "It's a small border town."

"Why did Xiao Yuan join the Yunyu Sect?"

"I'm not talented enough to practice other techniques, and I'm not very smart. I heard that the leader of the Yunyu Sect is quite good, and the sect is quite tolerant, so I decided to give it a try."

"So that's how it is." Xiahou Che said.

Su Xiaoyuan was afraid that if he continued to ask, she would reveal her true identity, so she hurriedly changed the subject away from herself: "Where is Senior Brother Xiahou? How did he end up in the Yunyu Sect?"

After asking, he realized that he had touched a sore spot, and quickly added, "If Senior Brother Xiahou is not comfortable saying it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Xiahou Che smiled and said, "My story is no secret in the sect. Junior Sister Xiaoyuan must have heard about it. I was originally the most promising young man among the direct descendants of the Xiahou family to inherit the family business. However, due to a fight between the elders in the clan, I was poisoned and my spiritual roots were destroyed.

"Junior Sister Xiaoyuan may not know that in the Xiahou family, useless people are not even considered human beings. After I became an adult, I was kicked out of the family, while the person who harmed me is now very proud and may even become the next head of the family.

“Thanks to my mother’s kindness, she gave me a portion of her private property, so I didn’t have to sell myself into slavery.

"However, my mother was also implicated by me. I heard that her life in the Xiahou family was not easy after I left home."

It was the first time Su Xiaoyuan heard about these things and she didn't know how to comfort him.

“I joined the Yunyu Sect because the Hehuan Dao is the only way for a useless person like me to quickly improve my cultivation without having to enter the evil ways.

"I was exiled by the Xiahou Family long ago, but I used the Xiahou Family name to pawn myself off. The day I entered the Yunyu Sect, I made up my mind. Even if it meant trampling on my dignity, I would return to the Xiahou Family, take back what was mine, and make those who harmed me pay the price."

Su Xiaoyuan opened her eyes wide in surprise. Although she had some guesses about the reason why Xiahou Che joined the Yunyu Sect, if he said it out loud himself, it would be like exposing his own scars.

She had always been soft-hearted, so her heart ached when she heard this. She asked cautiously, "Why did Senior Brother Xiahou tell me these things?"

Xia Houche chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Maybe it's because I'm too lonely. I always need to find someone to talk to about my inner thoughts. I know Junior Sister Xiaoyuan won't look down on me for this."

He raised his eyelids, and the firelight shattered into countless points of light in his eyes: "Xiao Yuan, I really..."

At this moment, Su Xiaoyuan suddenly heard another cat's meow.

"Wait, Brother Xiahou, did you hear the cat meow?"

This time even Xiahou Che heard it and looked vigilantly towards the dark temple gate.

Although Su Xiaoyuan couldn't believe it, she still called out tentatively, "Fu Shenxing?"

“Meow—”

Su Xiaoyuan wondered: "It doesn't seem to come from outside..."

She suddenly realized something, rummaged through her bag, and unexpectedly touched a furry object.

She pulled the cat out: "Fu Shenxing, how did you get into my Qiankun bag?!"

The cat stared at her with its green eyes.

Su Xiaoyuan always felt that the cat's eyes were different from usual, particularly sharp, and a little human.

Xiahou Che unconsciously moved to the side.

Su Xiaoyuan quickly hugged the cat tightly in her arms: "Brother Xiahou, don't be afraid, I'm holding him and won't let him attack again..."

Before he could finish his words, the cat arched its back and breathed fiercely at Xiahou Che.

Xiahou Che was still frightened: "I'll go outside and collect some more firewood."

"Okay, okay." Su Xiaoyuan grabbed the cat tightly.

As soon as Xiahou Che left, the cat instantly relaxed and lay softly in her arms, completely different from its previous ferocious look.

Su Xiaoyuan kissed the tip of his nose: "You, you..."

The cat stuck out its pink little tongue and licked her mouth.

It's strange to say, usually this cat will run away within a minute of being held, but today it snuggled in her arms obediently, squinting its eyes and letting her touch it, making a "purring" sound, and putting its two front paws on her chest, stretching out its little paws and stepping on it.

Su Xiaoyuan opened her eyes wide: "Fu Shenxing, how did you learn to step on milk?"

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