Uncle Rong strongly rejected his suggestion to cook, so Chen Xiao tasted his own cooking and had no choice but to agree. After this experience of making the rice porridge smell burnt and the stir-fry vegetables turn into dried pickles, Chen Xiao had to admit that maybe he had no talent for home cooking.
Master Xi had not expected that the two of them would cook for a patient who was lying in bed and could not get up. So after that, Chen Xiao continued to eat dry food and drink hot water - the only thing he could do in the kitchen was to boil water. Du Rong took the Bigu Pill and Yangxi Pill for a few more days, and his broken ribs were almost healed, and he could get up and walk.
After he was able to walk again, the first thing Du Rong did was to cook a dish of stir-fried vegetables and meat - which, even though not very delicious, was several times better than Chen Xiao's, filled his and Chen Xiao's stomachs.
Chen Xiao was deeply moved by the food and never dared to despise ordinary cooking again. Only by comparison can we know how to cherish. Food with ordinary taste is always better than food that can destroy the taste buds.
After Du Rong was able to move, his injuries were recovering almost every day. Xi Yunting said that Du Rong would recover in two or three months, without any mistakes. Two months after they encountered the beast, Du Rong had basically recovered. During his recovery from the injury this time, he had a sufficient supply of rest pills, and his state was much more energetic than the last time when he was tired.
Now that Du Rong has recovered, Chen Xiao plans to bid farewell to Xi Yunting and continue his interrupted training.
Before, Du Rong was recovering from his illness, and Chen Xiao was so bored that he could almost count the number of trees in the valley. Occasionally, he would see Xi Yunting, and the two would talk. But most of the time, Xi Yunting would ask Chen Xiao if he needed anything. At first, Chen Xiao was embarrassed to ask for anything, after all, he had already disturbed Master Xi. But in the end, he was so bored that he asked Xi Yunting to find him some books to read.
Master Xi agreed and brought back several travel notes from Hanshan City for Chen Xiao. Most of these travel notes were summaries of practitioners' experiences. Practitioners just used them as a kind of data record. There was basically no interesting anecdotes, and the content was rigid and dry. However, Chen Xiao read them with great interest. Such books were not available to ordinary people at all, and only practitioners could access such records of secrets and miscellaneous notes.
In addition to helping Chen Xiao bring books, Xi Yunting usually does not leave his yard. Chen Xiao feels that practitioners can endure loneliness better than any otaku in the world.
It had been five or six days since the last meeting. Chen Xiao and Du Rong came to the East Courtyard, where the gate was wide open. It was not usually closed. The two walked directly to the main door, and Du Rong said loudly to the room: "Master Xi, thank you for taking me in during this period. Today we are here to say goodbye."
Xi Yunting was meditating in the quiet room. He came out and invited the two into the living room. He said, "Master Du has just recovered. There is no need to leave in a hurry."
Du Rong chuckled and said, "My bones are almost rusty from being fed so much, I just can't wait to move around."
Seeing Du Rong say this, Xi Yunting stopped trying to persuade him and just turned to ask Chen Xiao: "Is your luggage ready?"
Chen Xiao was in high spirits and replied neatly: "Thank you for your concern, Master Xi. I'm ready."
The last time Du Rong packed his bags was in late winter and early spring. He bought dry biscuits directly. This kind of biscuit is specially prepared for practitioners. After dehydration, it can be kept for a long time without spoiling. This time they were in the valley and there was no place to buy those hard dry biscuits. Du Rong just baked some with flour from the kitchen, and it would be OK if it was air-dried.
Although Chen Xiao was looking forward to going into the mountains again, he still felt a little regretful. He wanted to help Xi Yunting study his problem, but he was not strong enough and could not make any progress. Even if he told the other party, it was impossible for him to believe him and cooperate actively. However, Chen Xiao was not discouraged, but planned to strengthen his own power first. When the time was right, he would explain it to Xi Yunting.
Xi Yunting nodded slowly, then said: "In that case, let's go."
Chen Xiao and Du Rong stood up together, preparing to bow to Xi Yunting and leave. Unexpectedly, Xi Yunting stood up. Before the two could speak, he walked towards the door.
Du Rong quickly said, "Master Xi, you don't have to see me off!"
Xi Yunting turned around and said, "I'm not sending you off, I'm traveling with you two."
"Ah?" Du Rong and Chen Xiao exclaimed in surprise.
Xi Yunting put one hand behind his back and smiled calmly: "I have accepted the mission from Zhishitang and need to go and investigate the reasons for Wuyanqing's recent unusual movements. It happens to be on my way to you two, why don't we go together?"
Chen Xiao nodded immediately: "Okay, that's what I want!" This way he could observe Xi Yunting's situation more closely and study whether there was any evil spirit leaking out.
But he didn't know that Xi Yunting happened to have the same plan in his heart.
During this period of time, Chen Xiao did not find any traces of Xi Yunting's appearances and times. Xi Yunting deliberately controlled the time to increase again and again, and the intervals between their meetings became shorter and shorter. Obviously, his special abilities were not tamed at this time, but Chen Xiao was not affected at all.
Before that, when he was still in the Chongxuan Sect, fellow disciples who had similar brief and close contact with him would suffer from all kinds of indescribable situations, such as getting diarrhea from eating spoiled food, accidentally getting hit on the head by falling tiles, or falling while walking on flat ground.
When he first tried, Xi Yunting was ready to stop contact at any time to prevent any accidents from happening to Chen Xiao, and was willing to explain and compensate Chen Xiao when something really happened. Although this plan failed, Xi Yunting was particularly surprised.
All this was done quietly and secretly. Chen Xiao didn't even notice that Xi Yunting had been deliberately avoiding Du Rong after he moved into the South Courtyard. It was only today that they met again. Du Rong was also careless because Chen Xiao would always go back and tell him after meeting Xi Yunting. So, he didn't realize that something was wrong.
Chen Xiao had no idea what was happening to Xi Yunting, but Xi Yunting was certain that Chen Xiao was the only person who had not been affected by his special ability. He didn't know if this condition was temporary or permanent; if it was caused by external forces or if Chen Xiao was born with it. If he could figure out why Chen Xiao was not affected, maybe Xi Yunting would be able to stop bringing misfortune to those around him when his ability was out of control.
The two people surprisingly had the same goal without any communication.
Xi Yunting had a smile on his face, Chen Xiao was even more delighted, and only Du Rong was confused. Even if they received a task from Zhishitang, they shouldn't have chosen people like them to hold them back when forming a team!
Du Rong was puzzled, but being able to have a Jindan-stage immortal cultivator traveling with him was a very safe thing, so he had no reason to refuse.
The group left the canyon and continued the journey that Chen Xiao and his team had not completed last time.
Du Rong was carrying his and Chen Xiao's bags; Chen Xiao was also carrying a smaller bag; Xi Yunting was looking very casual, with his sleeves fluttering in the wind. Chen Xiao guessed that Master Xi must have more advanced storage equipment than the square box on Tong Nuonuo.
Thinking of Tong Nonuo whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Chen Xiao couldn't help but frown and said worriedly: "I don't know how Nonuo is doing recently? That black-eyed green came out from the depths of the mountains. Will their team be affected?"
During Du Rong's recovery, Chen Xiao occasionally mentioned it to him. However, one of them was injured and the other had no cultivation at all, so they were both powerless. They could only hope that their team would not be so unlucky and have any encounter with the black-eyed green.
Du Rong could only comfort him at this time, saying, "Master Tong is a lucky person, and nothing will happen to him."
Xi Yunting heard the conversation between the two and asked, "Who is Master Tong Xian?"
Du Rong replied, "Master Tong's name is Tong Nonuo. He is also a casual cultivator who specializes in mechanical engineering. We met by chance while he was out for training." Du Rong still remembered that Tong Nonuo was stubborn and proud, so he embellished his story a little and didn't say directly that he was picked up when he was lost.
Chen Xiao also said, "Last winter, we arrived at Hanshan City by boat. At that time, he accepted Zhishitang's mission and joined a team led by a Jindan-stage cultivator, and together they set out into the mountains. It has been more than five months since then." He paused, turned his head and said to Du Rong, "Since the cultivator leading the team is also a Jindan-stage cultivator, he should be able to defeat Wuyanqing if he meets him, right?"
Du Rong had only been active in the outskirts of the area where the beasts were active before. Whenever there was any movement of the beasts, he would flee with the rest of the group. That was the only time he had faced a beast directly before. How could he know what it would be like for a Jindan-stage cultivator to face Wuyanqing? From his own personal experience, he only had one feeling, which was that he was powerless to resist and could only run for his life.
So, facing Chen Xiao's question, Du Rong had no answer. He said, "I don't know."
Xi Yunting frowned and said, "It depends on whether the fellow in the Jindan stage has experience. If he is an experienced fighter, maybe we can have a fight."
The skin of the black-eyed green beast was tough, so it was difficult to break through its defense. Its sharp claws could easily tear through the breastplate of a cultivator. It also had a flexible tail, which could allow it to launch sneak attacks. In addition, it had the ability to recover from water. If it wasn't killed in one blow like Xi Yunting, and it got stuck in a tug-of-war, it would probably be in danger if it was only in the Jindan stage.
Xi Yunting didn't say it explicitly, but that didn't mean Chen Xiao couldn't guess. Although he didn't see the scene of Master Xi fighting the beast with his own eyes, he saw that Wu Yanqing's skull was sunken and his head was almost split in half. Perhaps, not every Jindan-stage cultivator in this world can be as powerful as Xi Yunting.
After this thought came to mind, Chen Xiao's mood became heavy, and the team suddenly fell into silence. Du Rong was used to such silence. In the training team, no one had the leisure to chat. They all kept their mouths shut and paid attention to their feet and surroundings, and hurried on their way seriously. Xi Yunting was even more used to this atmosphere and never took the initiative to bring up a topic.
The silence was broken only when they found a body consisting of only one leg and half a waist on a gravel beach.
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