Fang Chaozhou felt that he had a very comfortable sleep. If his face had not been itchy, he would not have wanted to open his eyes. But as soon as he opened his eyes, he was faced with a fluffy cat face.

Um?

How come there is a cat?

This cat seems to look familiar.

It’s Tubai!

But why did he feel that Tubai had become bigger?

"Meow~" The cat made an almost coquettish cry and rubbed Fang Chaozhou's face with its head. After being rubbed a few times, Fang Chaozhou couldn't help but reach out to touch the other person's head, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was stunned.

Why did his hands become smaller?

"woke up?"

Before he could be stunned, a voice from the side interrupted Fang Chaozhou's thoughts.

Fang Chaozhou turned around and found Zhongli Yueshui sitting on a stool not far from his bed. Zhongli Yueshui stood up indifferently and walked to the bedside.

Because of his approach, Fang Chaozhou couldn't help feeling dizzy.

"Fang Chaozhou, I sealed you in the magic puppet for your own good and for Xue Danrong's good. He was originally poisoned by the Yunjiang Snake, and then bitten by a demon beast called the Shimo Beast in the northern border, which caused him to have a demon in his heart. It will take time to completely eliminate the demonic energy, so in order to prevent his demon from getting worse, I sealed you in the magic puppet. Now you have become a person without cultivation. The poison of the Yunjiang Snake only works on cultivators, so your influence on Xue Danrong can be minimized."

Zhongli Yueshui paused for a moment, and then said something that surprised Fang Chaozhou.

"Just in case, I have erased all of Xue Danrong's memories of you over the past two years. I hope you won't mention anything about you two in front of him."

Zhongli Yueshui erased Xue Danrong's memory.

That means Xue Danrong doesn't remember what happened between them in the past two years.

This... this is a good thing.

But Fang Chaozhou soon realized that this was not a good thing, and even felt worse.

He was sealed into the puppet and had no way to leave Zhongli Yueshui. Even when they were a little further away, he could feel his body beginning to stiffen, as if he was turning back into a puppet.

But when he got closer, he felt dizzy.

In addition, his body became smaller, now only about two years old, making it inconvenient for him to do anything. He couldn't comb his hair or put on his clothes properly. Even when he wanted to walk out the door, he would get hung on the threshold because it was too high.

And he seemed to like sleeping more.

Zhongli Yueshui would enter a state of meditation every day, and Fang Chaozhou would secretly hide away and sleep when he did. Because of distance restrictions, he couldn't hide very far away, so he spent most of his time hiding in the closet.

Sleeping on the bed is too obvious, so sleeping in the closet is safe and hidden, and the clothes you use as a pillow are soft.

Sometimes Tubai would smell the scent and come over, and even sleep with him. Tu Bai would lick Fang Chaozhou awake before Zhongli Yueshui finished his training, and then Fang Chaozhou would quickly come out of the closet and pretend to have been reading the jade slip.

Although he no longer needs to practice, he still needs to read the exercises on the jade slips. In other words, although he no longer needs to practice in practice, he still needs to learn theoretical knowledge.

But today, when Fang Chaozhou was curled up in the closet to sleep, Tu Bai did not come over to sleep with him. It did not show up at all, causing Fang Chaozhou to oversleep and he did not even know the closet was opened.

Zhongli Yueshui looked down at Fang Chaozhou who was sleeping with his clothes as his pillow, his eyes darkened. I have to say that after Fang Chaozhou became smaller, he looked no different from a glutinous rice dumpling, with milky white skin, red lips and black eyebrows. He fell asleep with his two little hands curled up in front of him.

After a while, Zhongli Yueshui finally said, "Fang Chaozhou."

The person he called did not respond and continued to sleep soundly.

Zhongli Yueshui frowned, then he snapped his fingers, and almost immediately, he saw the sleeping glutinous rice dumpling tremble, then slowly turned over, buried his face in his hands and continued to sleep.

Even this won't wake him up.

Zhongli Yueshui simply bent down and reached out to grab the person who was still sleeping. With this grab, the person finally woke up and opened his eyes in a daze. Because he had slept for too long, his cheeks were flushed, as if a layer of April peach blossom powder was applied on them, bright and red.

Her eyes, which were blurry due to sleepiness, suddenly became clear when she saw the man in front of her. However, she was awake for less than a moment before she became dizzy again because of the pressure from the other party.

When he was put on the ground, he almost fell down.

"Is this how you learn? Fang Chaozhou." Zhongli Yueshui's voice was stern.

Fang Chaozhou knew that he had been caught, so he dared not say a word. He stood obediently with his head lowered, hoping that the other party would show leniency, but Zhongli Yueshui did not let him go.

"Put your hand out."

When Fang Chaozhou heard this, he knew that he could not avoid today's punishment, but he was even more afraid of pain now, perhaps because his body had become smaller. Last time, he did not walk steadily and fell, and he almost cried because of the pain.

"Master... Grandmaster, can... can you... not punish me?" Fang Chaozhou stuttered.

Zhongli Yueshui looked at him coldly and said only one word -

"hand."

Fang Chaozhou gritted his teeth and could only stretch out his hand. When he stretched it out, his whole hand was trembling, but soon he changed to another hand.

It’s better to use your left hand, since you still need to rely on your right hand to eat.

He has become smaller now and has no cultivation. He is still hungry even if he eats fasting pills. He doesn't know how Song Lianyi managed to survive. He cannot live without food.

After stretching out his hand, Fang Chaozhou glanced up cautiously and saw the familiar ruler. No, it was not familiar, because he found that this ruler was much smaller than the one that hit him last time.

Zhongli Yueshui is really good at punishing people. He became smaller, and the ruler used to punish him also became smaller.

When the ruler fell, Fang Chaozhou could not help but pull his hand back, but he failed because his hand was fixed. After three consecutive slaps, his hand was able to move freely.

Fang Chaozhou looked at his hit left hand, blinked once, then blinked twice, raised his left eyebrow, raised his right eyebrow, and then blinked again, but still couldn't help sobbing.

The boy in the snow-covered clothes walked into the courtyard and was visibly stunned when he heard the crying of a young child. Then he walked out of the door and called out "Master" in a low voice.

"Come in." Zhongli Yueshui's voice came from inside, and at the same time, the door opened from the inside.

When the young man stepped into the door, he saw Zhongli Yueshui sitting on a chair and the young child sitting in Zhongli Yueshui's arms. The little child cried sadly, his tears rolling down like raindrops hitting lotus leaves, and he looked at his swollen palms with aggrieved eyes.

However, when the child saw him, the crying stopped suddenly, as if it was frightened, but the child also hiccuped uncontrollably, and the tear hanging on the chin trembled slightly and fell on the clothes.

The young man withdrew his gaze from the child and bowed to Zhongli Yueshui, "Disciple Xue Danrong pays respects to the Grandmaster."

"Okay, go wait for me in the cubicle, I'll come over later." After Zhongli Yueshui finished speaking, the boy turned and went to the cubicle.

Fang Chaozhou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched Xue Danrong leave. It has been a few days since he became a small child. He has met Xue Danrong several times. The other party seems to have really forgotten what happened in the past two years. He has almost no reaction when he sees him and doesn't even give him a glance.

Xue Danrong comes here every day because Zhongli Yueshui wants to help him expel the inner demons in his body. Although he came here every day, Xue Danrong did not live on Huali Mountain. He once heard Zhongli Yueshui ask Xue Danrong through the screen why he didn't move here, and Xue Danrong replied that he was used to living in Zhichunzhou.

So the golden-winged bird would pick up Xue Danrong every day and then send him back.

But I don’t know how long it will take to exorcise the demon. Fang Chaozhou really doesn’t like the feeling of becoming smaller. In fact, he felt that there was no need for Zhongli Yueshui to seal him. Zhongli Yueshui wanted to help Xue Danrong get rid of his inner demons. If he was afraid that he would get in the way, he could just let him go back to the cave to meditate.

He could lock himself up for a long time and ensure that he would not see Xue Danrong.

Maybe Zhongli Yueshui didn't trust him and was afraid that he would delay Xue Danrong.

I can understand that, but he is suffering so much.

He couldn't control himself at all now. Even though he knew he shouldn't sleep, he couldn't control himself, just like he clearly didn't want to cry just now, but he couldn't control himself.

My hand hurts so much. It's red and swollen, and it feels like burning.

Fang Chaozhou looked at his red and swollen palms, and tears welled up in his eyes again.

"Now that you feel the pain, will you be lazy again next time?" Zhongli Yueshui said coldly.

Fang Chaozhou blinked, trying to hold back his tears, his voice filled with tears that he couldn't hide, "No...any more..."

Just as he answered, a slender jade-white finger was placed on his lips, and scarlet blood was oozing from the fingertips.

That touch of scarlet instantly attracted Fang Chaozhou's attention. He moved closer uncontrollably, then almost impatiently held the other's fingertips in his mouth, trying his best to absorb the blood oozing out of the other's wound.

Zhongli Yueshui lowered his eyes and looked at the child who was sucking his blood without saying a word. After a while, he pulled his hand away. Sure enough, he heard a whimpering sound of grievance from the other's throat. The child even grabbed his hand with two small claws and bit his fingertips with his teeth anxiously, trying to make the wound bigger and let more blood come out.

The thin teeth gnawed on his fingertips for a long time, but apart from the itchy sensation, it had no offensive power.

For a powerful being like Zhongli Yueshui, it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to bite him with his teeth.

Zhongli Yueshui paused for a moment and pulled his hand back abruptly, "That's enough. I have to go and exorcise the evil spirit for Dan Rong. You read the jade slips by yourself. I will check your homework when I come back. If you slack off again, you will not be allowed to eat tonight."

When Zhongli Yueshui came back, the sun had already set. He did not go in directly, but stood outside for a while before going in. When he went in, it was quiet and silent. Fang Chaozhou, who was sitting on the ground, did not notice anyone coming in.

Fang Chaozhou was propping up his head and looking at the jade slip on the ground, with his other left hand placed beside him. He glanced at the jade slip, then lowered his head and blew on the palm of his left hand. His eyes were now a little swollen from crying, and he looked really pitiful.

"That's all for today. Let's eat."

Zhongli Yueshui spoke.

Upon hearing this, Fang Chaozhou put away the jade slip and went to wash his hands and face. When he came back and was about to climb onto the stool, he was picked up by someone first.

"Your hand is injured today, I will feed you." Zhongli Yueshui put Fang Chaozhou, who was obviously stunned, on his lap, then looked up at the meal on the table.

The meals that Zhongli Yueshui prepared for Fang Chaozhou were very simple. They were the same dishes every day: fish boiled in spiritual water, with a bowl of white rice.

It was obvious that the fish was caught from Tubai's fish pond.

Zhongli Yueshui first put away his imposing aura, then picked up the jade chopsticks, peeled off the fish skin, picked up a piece of fish meat, and handed it to Fang Chaozhou's lips.

Fang Chaozhou looked at the fish meat that was handed to his lips and glanced at Zhongli Yueshui anxiously.

Why did Zhongli Yueshui feed him?

Isn't this a farewell dinner? !

"You don't want to eat?" Zhongli Yueshui saw Fang Chaozhou only looking at him and not eating, his expression became colder, "Then you'll be hungry today."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Fang Chaozhou hurriedly holding his jade chopsticks.

This meal was a real torture for Fang Chaozhou. Fortunately, after dinner, he could eat the fruits stored in his storage ring. Unfortunately, there are not many fruits left, so he plans to eat one every day. He doesn’t know how long he will stay in Huali Mountain.

The puppet needs to be fed blood for a month before the seal can be lifted, but Zhongli Yueshui only fed him blood today in the past few days.

Fang Chaozhou held the small fruit in his hand and ate it slowly, bite by bite. The time he spent eating the fruit was now the happiest moment of his day.

Just when I was enjoying the meal, a voice interrupted me.

“Is it that delicious?”

It was Zhongli Yueshui's voice.

Fang Chaozhou paused for a moment, then took out a fruit from his storage ring and slowly pushed it towards Zhongli Yueshui. After pushing it over, he continued to eat the fruit in his hand, but Zhongli Yueshui's voice rang out again.

"I'm asking about the one in your hand."