Chapter 79

When Xitie said goodbye to the three people, he lent them a puppet that he took out from a storage container. It was not as useful as his guard puppet and was rather bulky, but it had no problem steering the boat and setting the direction, without the need for manpower to control the flying boat.

This puppet has another type of oil paint on its face. It seems that most of Xitie's puppets are of this style.

Yue Ming took the flying boat for a tour and was very satisfied. He chatted with Chu Jinglan and said that it was worthy of being the Moon Lord's thing.

Xiao Mo used the spiritual herbs and spiritual spring water to make tea. They were all spiritual things, so he could drink them himself. He poured a cup for each of the three people. Yue Ming sipped the spiritual tea and sighed, "This is the downside of being with you two. I'm used to fasting. I won't start to be greedy later, right?"

Xiao Mo held the teacup in his hand and said leisurely, "That only proves that you actually like to eat, but you just suppressed it."

In the air filled with the aroma of tea, he said to Yueming, "Can you tell me more about what happened in the Nine Secret Pagoda?"

Yue Ming drank tea, thought for a while, and tried to pick out some useful things to say: "I will give you a general map at that time, but the small locations of each level of the secret realm often change, and new things may appear. You have to explore it yourself."

Yue Ming raised his hand and used his spiritual power to outline a simple tower shape in the air: "The first floor is mostly forests, the second floor is mostly seas, the third floor is the cave of the fallen ancestor of the Wang family, the fourth floor is a desert, the fifth floor is mostly poisonous swamps, the sixth floor is mostly dangerous cliffs, and the seventh floor is a pure trial secret realm."

The first seven levels contain various formations, natural dangers, or ferocious monsters.

"The eighth floor is more interesting. It is a fantasy world. If you want to find treasures on the eighth floor, it is important to communicate with the people inside. However, many people say that even if they help them, they often come back empty-handed. Some people are lucky enough to find the entrance to the ninth floor inexplicably."

Yue Ming waved his hand and dispersed the pagoda made of spiritual power: "The ninth floor is very mysterious. Some people have seen the same thing, while others have seen something very different. The eighth and ninth floors should be related to training the mind."

"I've only been to the fifth floor before," Yue Ming said, "I got into a fight with someone and wasted time."

The reason is yes, it's very moonlight.

Xiao Mo looked at the spiritual herbs floating up and down in the teacup and asked: "Can everyone in the secret realm communicate with each other?"

"Yes, it would be best if we could work together with the other sects. After all, you guys know how to steal treasures in secret realms."

Every year, many disciples die or are injured in various secret realms. Many die there, and no one knows who the murderer is. Even if fellow disciples and relatives want to seek revenge, they have nowhere to go.

Chu Jinglan asked: "What is the maximum level of the monsters in there?"

"There is an eighth-level monster guarding the sixth floor. There is an agreement with the Wang family not to kill people. Unless the eighth-level monster goes crazy and wants to kill him, the person who has taken the Gentleman's Order cannot kill the eighth-level monster. The highest level of the rest is seventh level," Yue Ming said, "It is said that there were other eighth-level monsters before, and the Wang family cleared them out themselves."

Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan had a rough idea and were calculating in their minds. At this time, Yue Ming took out the communication jade token and looked at it. His eyebrows moved, and he took a sip of tea, pretending to be calm and continued the conversation: "Come to think of it, you two get along so well, do you also quarrel?"

How did the topic jump to this? But idle chat is idle chat, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan looked at each other, and Xiao Mo said: "We have quarreled. It's inevitable for people to have some friction. It's not a big problem."

It's really not a big problem, it's just that I felt it was a life-and-death situation, huh.

Yue Ming glanced at the jade token again: "Really? Then how did you two know each other? Did you really meet when Chu Jinglan's Dantian had not yet recovered? And then you supported each other all the way, never left each other, and fell in love with each other... until you became a Taoist couple?"

Xiao Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped his teacup on the table: "You are not right."

When did Yueming become so gossipy?

Chu Jinglan also hit the nail on the head: "Who are you communicating with using the jade token?"

Yue Ming saw that he had been exposed and placed the jade token on the table: "Okay, I'm asking on behalf of my fellow disciple."

Xiao Mo was surprised at how quickly the news spread: "They know it now?"

"Yes, I don't know whether it was Lin'an Academy or Lingxiao Sect that spread the news first," Yue Ming said, saying that she was innocent, "but now all the fellow disciples in the sect know that you two are a couple."

"Some people want to ask you two for advice, after all, it's not easy for a sword cultivator to find a Taoist partner; others just want to hear gossip, but due to Chu Jinglan's seniority, they choose to ask me."

Xiao Mo: "You're gathering information for them in vain?"

"That's not possible." Yue Ming said proudly, "You can exchange it with me or help me with something."

Just know.

Chu Jinglan pressed the jade token back to him and said, "Stop asking."

Yueming: "It's just a few words——"

Chu Jinglan said: "Actually, I can discuss seniority points with you."

"——I also think it's not good to ask too much." Yue Ming immediately changed the subject, "After all, it's a private matter, yeah."

Xiao Mo laughed so hard that his shoulders trembled. Finally, he finished a cup of spiritual tea, put the cup down and shook his head.

But it wasn't a good thing for the news to spread so quickly. He touched the Taoist seal on his forehead and thought, why not remove this mark?

He and Chu Jinglan were not in a Taoist couple relationship, but they kept pretending to be one, which was inappropriate.

However, Yue Ming and the others had already seen their Dao Couple Seal. If the seal was suddenly removed, the outside world would spread the rumor that they had divorced right after they formed a marriage alliance. Then, if someone exaggerated and made up stories, it would seem even more chaotic.

This question is actually a bit troublesome.

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It takes about two days to travel from Jinxiu Pavilion in Yuzhou, Caidie Town. That night, Xiao Mo returned to the sea of ​​consciousness, preparing to cultivate his consciousness before unlocking his memories.

Maybe it was because they happened to talk about their previous quarrel during the day, but after Xiao Mo broke a chain this time, the memory of his quarrel with Chu Jinglan emerged in his mind.

It turns out that they had quarreled in their previous life.

It seems that their personalities haven't changed much.

In the scene in the memory, judging from the layout of the house, they are still in the middle realm. Chu Jinglan's cultivation has not recovered yet, so he should be around seventeen years old. The quarrel has already ended, and both of them are so angry that their chests are heaving. Arguing is simply more tiring than fighting.

【Xiao Mo murmured: "We are just a business relationship, why should I argue with you about this..."

Chu Jinglan had just finished arguing, and her mouth was still hard: "You actually still remember it, I thought you forgot it."

Xiao Mo snorted and said, "I remember that I still have the blood contract in your hand, but I have nothing to fear, you can do whatever you want."

Chu Jinglan responded to him half mockingly.

Then they both turned their faces away at the same time and stopped talking.

The quarrel started in the morning. In the evening, Xiao Mo used a piece of cake to get some time alone with Chu Xia. As the little girl was happily eating snacks, Xiao Mo prepared himself mentally before asking awkwardly, "Chu Xia, if you want to apologize after quarreling with someone, what should you do?"

In early summer, snack crumbs slipped from the corners of my mouth.

Xiao Mo was nervous, but his expression didn't show it. He just lowered his voice again and said, "Very difficult?"

Chu Xia wiped the corners of her mouth, shook her head and laughed. The little girl's voice was crisp and pleasant. She waved at Xiao Mo and said to him in a whisper: "I told you secretly, Senior Brother, at noon, the master came to me and my brother and asked the same question."

Xiao Mo was stunned.

Chu Xia covered her mouth and smiled: "Senior brother and master had a quarrel? As long as it's not a big problem and both sides want to reconcile, then it's the simplest. Just hold each other's hands and say sorry. That's what my brother and I did!"

It is impossible to hold hands, but you can say "I'm sorry".

It was the first time for Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan to apologize to someone. After they said this, they both saw surprise in each other's eyes, and then... they both laughed for a moment.

Xiao Mo laughed out loud, and a light light appeared in Chu Jinglan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth only slightly curved, but it was also like ice and snow melting. 】

After reading the memories, Xiao Mo nodded. It was really not a big deal if people had some friction with each other. The key was to handle it well afterwards and get along better with each other, rather than leaving the problems unresolved and gradually drifting apart.

This was also his feeling after the quarrel with Chu Jinglan. It was okay for teenagers to have minor quarrels. Look how peacefully they get along now. Fighting is love and scolding is affection. The relationship between the two brothers is now very good.

After Xiao Mo finished reading the memory, he came out of his sea of ​​consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the fire in the room was still on and Chu Jinglan was leaning against the head of the bed, flipping through a book.

Xiao Mo originally thought it was another new technique or sword manual, but just as he approached, Chu Jinglan was surprised to see him coming out, and subconsciously closed the book, allowing Xiao Mo to see the cover.

It turned out to be a storybook.

The action was too fast. Chu Jinglan realized his overreaction only after he had finished. It was like he was trying to cover up something. He and Xiao Mo looked at each other in bewilderment.

Chu Jinglan had just been meditating for two hours and came out of his trance early. It was still dark and there was some time left, so he took out the storybook and began to study it.

This time he bought the script himself, but Chu Jinglan was not as experienced as Xiao Mo in choosing scripts, who would flip through the first two pages first. At that time, the owner of the bookstall in Caidie Town had thoughtfully classified the books, and there was a sign on the pile of books that read "Deep Love, Beautiful Moon and Blossoms", so Chu Jinglan bought it directly.

However, after he opened the book in his hand, he realized that he didn't know whether the book was full of deep emotions, but it was definitely very urgent.

Because the first page tells the story of a mortal scholar walking into a dilapidated temple, and on the second page a fox spirit appears, transforming into a man and starting to strip the scholar's clothes.

The words used are very meaningful and the writing is very beautiful, but no matter how beautiful it is, it cannot change the essence of the matter.

Chu Jinglan froze suddenly, his hands on the edge of the book, not knowing whether to turn the page or not.

While he was wasting time, Xiao Mo came out, and he was startled and closed the book unconsciously.

…If I hadn’t moved, I might not have attracted Xiao Mo’s attention. But after seeing this, Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, and then he came up to me out of curiosity: “What kind of secret book are you looking at?”

Chu Jinglan looked at Xiao Mo's approaching face, and the scene he just saw popped up in his mind:

The fox turned into a handsome man, with a face as beautiful as jade, a gorgeous red dress, a soft waist, and skin as white as snow. The enchanting aura filled the scholar with a daze, and he was attracted by him stupidly. The fox smiled and leaned against him: "My dear."

Chu Jinglan's eyes moved from Xiao Mo's red clothes, his willow waist, to the gorgeous red lotus on his forehead. He felt an inexplicable dryness in his throat, and slightly turned his eyes away, whispering, "...It's just a story."

"I can see it's a storybook." Xiao Mo tapped the cover with his finger, "What kind of storybook is this? It's still hidden."

He climbed onto the bed with familiarity. Chu Jinglan would usually leave half a space for him on the bed. Xiao Mo moved over with ease and sat against the head of the bed, tilting his head so that his profile was very close to Chu Jinglan, but his eyes were still curiously fixed on the storybook.

The cold breath and temperature were approaching. Although it was not the warm and cozy fox in the storybook, it was the temperature that Chu Jinglan was most familiar with, the temperature that could stir his mind.

It turns out that cool air can actually burn people. Chu Jinglan felt his chest and ears begin to burn.

He couldn't help but turn his head away and lower his voice: "Mandarin version."

Mandarin version?

Xiao Mo looked at the title of the book: "Spring Night Among the Foxes", and then looked at Chu Jinglan's reaction: He couldn't see any expression from the side of his face, he should still be as calm and cool as usual, but his ears were in the light, maybe, maybe, they were a little red?

If it wasn't a visual illusion caused by the fire, then all the clues together pointed to a certain possibility -

Xiao Mo suddenly realized what was going on, and then smiled teasingly: "Is the content R-rated?"

There is no such term as "Eighteen Forbidden" in the world of cultivation, but after spending a long time with Xiao Mo, Chu Jinglan could occasionally understand the meaning of a new word he uttered. Combined with Xiao Mo's tone, Chu Jinglan immediately understood what Xiao Mo meant.

But Xiao Mo had to explain it to him: "Oh, 18+ means Spring Night——"

"I understand." Chu Jinglan finally spoke and interrupted Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo smiled: "So it's true?"

Chu Jinglan was shocked and didn't know how to respond, but Xiao Mo said calmly: "It's human nature, no need to be so reserved, I've seen this before."

Xiao Mo always read the storybooks in front of Chu Jinglan. Chu Jinglan was stunned for a moment. He turned his head aside, not caring about the burning sensation, and said in a tone that was a bit difficult to describe: "...You have read a storybook like Chun right in front of me?"

"Yes." Xiao Mo thought about it and suddenly understood Chu Jinglan's embarrassment. "I am a spirit body, I don't have any needs or the feeling of blood boiling, but you are an ordinary human body, ah, do you need me to avoid you?"

Xiao Mo said this kindly, but suddenly his vision went dark. It turned out that Chu Jinglan had covered him with a quilt. Hearing Chu Jinglan's voice through the quilt was naturally muffled. Xiao Mo heard him say, "No need."

Xiao Mo slid to the bottom of the bed, changing from sitting to lying down, and reached out to pull down the quilt, covering half of his face, leaving only his eyes, looking at Chu Jinglan with sparkling eyes.

Chu Jinglan has already put away the script.

"It's still some time before dawn," Chu Jinglan lay down with his back to him, "Sleep a little longer."

Xiao Mo smiled under the quilt: "Okay."

Oh my, Chu Jinglan actually has this side to him, how interesting.

Being young and full of vigor, Xiao Mo understood that he was a spirit body now, which gave him a unique advantage and he did not have such troubles. Xiao Mo thought, why not stay in his sea of ​​consciousness longer at night in the future to leave more private space for Chu Jinglan?

Just as he was thinking this, Chu Jinglan, who had his back to him, spoke as if he had mastered the art of mind reading: "You don't have to avoid me in the future."

Xiao Mo pinched the quilt and blinked: "Oh."

Well, maybe it would take more than just an instinct to arouse the strong desire of the lonely swordsman. Maybe Chu Jinglan had never read these before, so he just felt a little awkward just now.

The memories I received tonight were relatively relaxing. Xiao Mo fell asleep with the quilt covering him. Chu Jinglan turned his back to him. After he noticed that Xiao Mo was quiet, he slowly exhaled the breath in his chest.

Yes, reading the storybooks is no big deal. Since Xiao Mo can have sex with her in front of him without batting an eyelid, then... he can do it too.

It's all research anyway, so as long as he has a learning attitude, he will succeed.

Tonight was just a first contact and I handled and reacted inappropriately. It won't happen again.