Fool

Ah Xi ran incredibly fast, and being small and thin, if Shi Yuzhen hadn't possessed such high cultivation, she would have barely been able to sense his pace.

When they arrived at the place where Ah-hsi wanted to ask for help, Shi Yu-zhen still raised an eyebrow in surprise—A-ya Fried Chicken.

Now, Aya's fried chicken shop is wide open, with only a faint candlelight emanating from inside.

Ah Xi, looking disheveled and anxious, pointed inside the house, gesturing for him to hurry in.

Without hesitation, Shi Yuzhen immediately stepped into the house.

Xu Ya's face had turned from pale to ashen; if she had been any later, she might have been gone.

Without a second thought, Shi Yuzhen straightened Xu Ya's body, which was lying prostrate on the bed, and quickly positioned her in a meditative posture.

He lifted his feet onto the bed in a meditative posture, channeling spiritual energy into her from behind.

This was used to investigate Xu Ya's situation.

When Shi Yuzhen touched Xu Ya's burning hot body, she knew something was wrong.

He also used his own spiritual energy to cool her down first.

Little Ah-Xi, with a furrowed brow, propped himself up on the bed with both hands, watching the immortal treat Xu Ya, sweating profusely with anxiety.

Shi Yuzhen's not-so-dominant spiritual energy circulated within Xu Ya's seven orifices, investigating what had caused this situation.

Upon reaching the dantian, Shi Yuzhen seemed to understand.

Unlike the day he explored her sea of ​​consciousness, Xu Ya's dantian was now as full as that of a Qi Refining stage cultivator, which was quite unusual.

This is common knowledge in cultivation. What kind of person can transform from an ordinary person with five spiritual roots almost overnight?

Shi Yuzhen wondered to herself, "What did she eat?"

Unfortunately, no one answered him.

Ah-hsi was half asleep and didn't realize what Hsu-ya had put in her mouth.

Shi Yuzhen calmed her restless mind and carefully considered what Xu Ya would eat.

Thinking back to this afternoon, Zhan Zhengzhen and Cai Wenle visited his residence, carrying a familiar food box, and informed him about the situation of Xu Ya's fried chicken shop.

...Spirit stones...three spirit stones...rest and recuperation...

As if struck by lightning, Shi Yuzhen instantly grasped the whole picture.

Xu Ya must have used the profits to exchange for spiritual medicine to regulate her own breathing!

It's a pity she might have gotten the wrong treatment!

The pills given to cultivators are often divided into strict grades, just like cultivators are divided into three ranks, spirit stones are divided into three ranks, and food that helps cultivation also has a detailed classification.

For food and medicine that can be taken orally, the efficacy increases with each level up, but the requirements for the cultivator's own qualifications also become relatively higher.

Perhaps Xu Ya didn't understand the intricacies and mistakenly ingested mid- or high-level medicine.

This is a difficult situation.

According to the conventional advancement path, someone with Xu Ya's physique must take several courses of low-level medicine to get her body in a smooth state before she can start cultivating. However, mid- to high-level medicine does not have the effect of opening up the meridians; instead, it will directly cause blockages and even endanger her life!

Shi Yuzhen had never seen such a stupid woman.

He also had a preconceived notion that Xu Yaxu was targeted by villains because she was too close to him.

But it turned out to be such a misunderstanding.

Shi Yuzhen once again regulated her breathing and transferred spiritual energy, and a gentle spiritual energy slowly enveloped the various acupoints in Xu Ya's body, gradually repairing them.

After a night of recuperation, Xu Ya's complexion finally turned from dark to pale.

Shi Yuzhen still dared not take too much at once, and each time she transferred spiritual energy, it was only one-thousandth of her own.

In an instant, all the blockages in Xu Ya's body were completely cleared by the gentle, nourishing spiritual energy of Bi Shi Yu Zhen.

Xu Ya slowly regained consciousness and instinctively felt the pain in her dantian subside. She felt as if she had been pulled out of the water, covered in cold sweat.

Shi Yuzhen laid Xu Ya flat on the bed and used a cleansing spell to wipe away all of Xu Ya's cold sweat.

He moved the person further inside and sat down on the upper bunk again.

Xu Ya was trapped in a long nightmare, though it didn't quite feel like one.

The surroundings were all white, as if we had returned to the thick fog we encountered when Shi Yuzhen was feeding fried chicken.

Xu Ya couldn't help but call out, "Shi Yuzhen?"

The sound seemed to echo back several times from within the cave, the hollow space and visual perception clashing, causing Xu Ya to feel inexplicably anxious.

She was like a blind person, able to see in all directions, yet holding her hand up for fear of touching something.

“System?” “Teacher Xu?” “Xiaofan?” “Dean Zhu?” “Axi?” Xu Ya called out the names of all the people she knew, and even her former colleagues from Talden.

It was still a hollow, cavernous sound transmission.

The further you go in, the clearer the sky becomes.

Xu Ya saw a withered tree.

Beneath the withered tree... there seemed to be a figure... but Xu Ya couldn't make it out clearly no matter how hard she tried.

...

Xu Ya suddenly opened her eyes.

Her system alarm went off.

She...she yesterday...

Her memories returned, but they were fragmented, as if she had been drinking too much. She only remembered swallowing the precious pill whole... her lower abdomen swelled, and afterwards she was in excruciating pain...

Xu Ya got up, feeling dizzy and disoriented. She shook her head to try and clear her head, but then she saw a white figure in front of her.

Ah-Xi? No, not Ah-Xi. Ah-Xi doesn't have such a broad back.

Who is it?

Xu Ya screamed, and the man turned around, making a hand gesture that silenced her.

Shi Yuzhen?

"Shi Yuzhen??? The male lead??? How come he's in my bed??????"

[Host, you're awake? This is a long story...]

"???"

Shi Yuzhen, completely oblivious to being in someone else's bed, gracefully stretched out her long legs, stepped off the bed, and looked down at Xu Ya, who was stunned but had been silenced by a spell. She commented without any politeness, "Xu Ya, you are such an idiot."

"???What's the meaning???"

The male lead means you're stupid...

Shi Yuzhen extended her index finger and lifted Xu Ya's slightly chubby chin in an ambiguous manner, narrowing her eyes unfriendly, and said, "You've been involved with Danxiao Mansion? You spent 3 high-grade spirit stones to buy the Spirit Banquet Pill?"

How did the male lead find out? Wait, how did he get here? This plot doesn't make any sense.

Xu Ya was about to answer when a silencing spell was applied to her mouth, so she could only nod blankly, her eyes full of curiosity.

It's as if to say: How do you know so much?

Fool!

"What level of cultivator are you to dare take the Spirit Feast Pill? That's a supplement specially prepared for high-level cultivators. Do you know that even a low-level cultivator who accidentally ingests this pill will die instantly? Do you have any common sense?"

Xu Ya was stunned by the first time Shi Yuzhen had given her such a harsh scolding.

She struggled to process the information the male lead was saying, which meant that she had taken the wrong medicine and that if Shi Yuzhen hadn't arrived in time, she might have lost her life.

The system promptly added: [Yes, host, you consumed a pill that only high-level cultivators can take. It's possible you tricked Danxiao Mansion into giving you the medicine for Zhan Zhengzhen, so they prepared a high-level pill for you. Your frail body couldn't tolerate it and you almost died from the pain…]

[The male lead was so handsome when he fell from the sky yesterday; he truly lives up to his reputation as a powerful and arrogant protagonist in this book!]

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Xu Ya quickly grabbed Shi Yuzhen's sleeve as she was about to leave, and Shi Yuzhen turned around to look at her.

Xu Ya pointed to her mouth while making a "woo woo woo" sound.

Shi Yuzhen reluctantly lifted her silencing.

Xu Ya's screams eventually turned into tears, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

55 almost lost his life.

Xu Ya solemnly said to Shi Yuzhen, "Thank you... Senior Brother..."

Shi Yuzhen is the kind of stereotypical overpowered protagonist. The author's portrayal of him is so similar to the character designs of countless other overpowered protagonists in other books. Xu Ya once complained about this.

But now that Xu Ya had been saved by him, she suddenly felt great respect for him.

How could it be a stereotype? This overpowered male protagonist is just too amazing.

If it weren't for Long Aotian, who else could have saved her?

She recalled the dull pain in her lower abdomen yesterday and felt a wave of fear.

For some reason, Shi Yuzhen couldn't bear to see Xu Ya's eyes filled with tears. Whenever he saw her tears, Shi Yuzhen felt a slight pain in his heart. The feeling was very faint and was quickly suppressed. However, given Shi Yuzhen's cultivation level, no sensation could escape his perception.

Shi Yuzhen paused for a moment, then her tone softened: "Alright, you're fine now. I'll take care of your medicine from now on, just don't take any more random medications. I won't always know if you're in danger."

What's the meaning?

"What do you mean?? He wants to be my sugar daddy?"

【Hey, can you stop being so ambiguous?】

“I…” Xu Ya was clearly stunned. “Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Shi Yuzhen tilted her head back as a response.

Time quickly came for Aya's Fried Chicken shop to open.

The neighbors on the early street had already been pushing their goods carts through the mud, making a dull thud.

After a night's rest, Xu Ya was a little tired, but she still mustered her energy and got out of bed.

The movement woke Ah-Xi, who was curled up under the thin blanket, and he immediately hugged Xu-Ya tightly without making a sound.

Xu Ya was almost out of breath from being hugged by this little guy.

Shi Yuzhen thought about how much she had spent coaxing this person to sleep yesterday, and how she had hugged and cuddled her so early in the morning. Her brows furrowed involuntarily, and her tone turned cold: "Don't hug her too tightly."

Upon hearing this, Ah-Xi immediately obeyed and let go, not daring to make any further moves.

Xu Ya didn't think too much about it. She patted Ah Xi's fluffy head, then got out of bed and went to the front hall.

As soon as the gate was opened, there were indeed quite a few cultivators outside cursing and swearing.

"No, what happened? It's already broken after just one day? Is Master Xu's judgment not that great?"

"Is her fried chicken really that delicious?"

"Honestly, I'm really pessimistic about her fried chicken, since she's such a scumbag who you can see right through."

"Hey, did you hear? Rong Hong came to check out the shop yesterday, and said the quality wasn't worth 3 mid-grade spirit stones. Turns out, Xu Ya somehow got in touch with Senior Brother Zhan and the others, and he even got Senior Brother Zhan to stand up for her! That's really something!"

"Huh? James..."

The doorway swung open, abruptly ending the monks' discussion.

It's not because they don't whisper about it in front of others.

Instead, behind Xu Ya stood a white-robed cultivator clinging to the wall.

Looking up... it was Shi Yuzhen.

Everyone looked extremely surprised.

No, tell me, why is Senior Brother Shi Yuzhen at Aya's Fried Chicken shop?