"Cang Liuyu, tell me, are you even eighteen?"

The wind stopped, and the leaves fell still.

The squirrels have stopped gnawing on pine cones.

Even the birds flying overhead folded their wings, perched on the branches, and tilted their heads, waiting to hear Cang Liuyu's answer.

Cang Liuyu: "...Boring."

He raised his hand, and with a light tap of his sword, the booklet snapped shut.

"There are three hours left in the trial."

"If you don't want to lose, then keep up."

He had just turned around when Shen Zhiyi grabbed his sleeve. "Wait."

Cang Liuyu looked down at her, "What's wrong?"

"You've killed so many demonic beasts, aren't you hungry?" Shen Zhiyi blinked with concern. "Would you like something to eat?"

Cang Liuyu: "Not hungry."

"Aren't you hungry?" Shen Zhiyi sighed. "But I prepared food for you."

Cang Liuyu raised an eyebrow with interest. "Oh?"

Where?

Shen Zhiyi pointed to the spirit tree not far away: "It's on that tree."

Cang Liuyu followed her gaze and caught sight of an enormous spiritual fruit hanging from a tree.

A moment of silence.

He turned his gaze back to her.

"You mean that spirit fruit that grows on the tree?"

"Mmm." Shen Zhiyi nodded. "I heard that this spiritual fruit is very juicy and incredibly sweet. It's delicious."

After she finished speaking, she swallowed hard.

My stomach rumbled at the worst possible time.

She clutched her stomach, gave an awkward laugh, and said in a serious tone, "I've prepared all this good food for you. Just go and get it."

"No need to thank me too much."

Cang Liuyu: ...

He pinched the bridge of his nose and said helplessly, "After we finish picking them, should I bring you some drinks on the way back?"

"Is that okay?" Shen Zhiyi's eyes lit up.

"It doesn't need to be too complicated." She excitedly pointed to the beehive opposite her, "Just dig out some honey, add dew and flower juice, and then use your sword energy to stir it for me."

"Hehe..." she blinked, "I'm very considerate of you, aren't I?"

"I haven't troubled you too much."

Cang Liuyu: "...Is this how you pursue people?"

Shen Zhiyi pouted.

"Well, I don't have any experience either..."

"Otherwise, I'll go practice with other male cultivators first. Once I'm more familiar with them and know how to pursue someone, I'll come back and pursue you."

After she finished speaking, she turned to leave.

Cang Liuyu grabbed her wrist, his expression sour. "Wait."

Shen Zhiyi watched him fly up the tree with a smile.

"Yes, yes, pick the redder one, it should look tastier."

"Oh, and that one too!"

"That one that's furthest away looks pretty good..."

Cang Liuyu simply took out his storage bag, picked the few beautiful spirit fruits, and put them in the bag.

Then, he flew over to the neighboring beehive to collect honey.

A swarm of bees buzzed, blocked by his sword energy, and watched helplessly as he took the honey away.

Shen Zhiyi found a comfortable spot in the shade of a tree and lay down.

She watched with considerable admiration as Cang Liuyu, with a cold expression, flew around in mid-air, fetching drinks for her.

"Hmm..."

“Those broad shoulders…that narrow waist…those hands…”

"That handsome face..."

The more she looked at it, the more she couldn't stop drooling.

Completely unaware, she sensed a rustling sound approaching her from the grass behind the tree...

After a while.

Cang Liuyu, carrying the spirit fruit and the prepared drinks, flew down and landed beside her.

"Get up and eat."

His voice was cold.

He carefully handed her the item, making sure the drink didn't spill.

Shen Zhiyi chuckled, scrambled to his feet, took the drink, took a big gulp, and then pulled out a spirit fruit to gnaw on.

"Mmm...delicious!"

She handed him a spiritual fruit. "Want some?"

Cang Liuyu looked down and saw that her cheeks were bulging, and her eyes were bright, just like the little squirrel not far away.

The moment a hint of a smile appeared in his dark eyes, he immediately composed himself, turned his head away, and composed his lips.

"I'm not hungry."

"Then I'll eat them all." Shen Zhiyi didn't stand on ceremony and devoured all the spiritual fruit drinks.

Then, she patted her belly and sighed contentedly.

Two people flew by on swords in mid-air.

Shen Zhiyi tugged at Cang Liuyu's sleeve, gazing at his sharp jawline with her eyes crinkling, and exclaimed, "My God, this must be love."

"Look at them, aren't they romantic?"

Unusually, Cang Liuyu did not pull back the corner of his clothes, but instead lowered his head and looked at her with a hint of mockery.

"That's your sword, don't you recognize it?"

Shen Zhiyi froze for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and looked again at the two figures that were gradually disappearing into the distance on the horizon.

He sprang up from the ground with a whoosh!

"Holy crap, a thieving duo!"

She angrily made a hand gesture.

His body rose into the air.

It had barely taken off when it "thumped" and fell from mid-air.

Shen Zhiyi, who had just eaten a mouthful of dirt: ...

"Waaah... Cangliu Yu..." She looked up at him, her face covered in dust, tears glistening in her eyes.

Cang Liuyu pursed his lips, suppressing a smile.

It disappeared in a flash.

Then it came right back in a flash.

Thump thump—

"Ouch!"

Two figures and a sword landed with a clang beside Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi's eyes widened, and she immediately crawled over, hugging her soft sword and wailing, "My soft sword, my top-quality soft sword! I almost lost such a good magic weapon, waaaaah..."

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