Chapter 68 It’s too hot, so I take my sister outside to play.
(Sixty-eight)
"Grandpa Elder!"
The two little cubs jumped into Elder Teng's arms and rubbed him affectionately.
Elder Teng leaned over and picked them up, his face wrinkled with laughter. "Persimmon and Orange have come to play with Grandpa again. Grandpa will give you some cakes."
Li Shanglu sat at the table drinking tea. He watched him carry out a stack of cake boxes taller than a man from the side hall. He almost spit out his tea. "How can you eat so much? Are you feeding the pigs?"
Elder Teng glared at her and opened the box of pastries for the two children. "It's not too much at all. Children are still growing."
The two little guys’ favorite place is Danfeng, because every time they come here, Elder Teng will prepare a lot of delicious food for them, especially those sweet pastries that Shen Changyi doesn’t allow them to eat too much, so they can only eat until they are full at Elder Teng’s place.
Little Orange couldn't wait to pick up the cake and was about to stuff it into her mouth when she suddenly paused and looked at Li Shanglu, "Mom, eat it."
She raised the cake to Li Shanglu's lips and swallowed.
Li Shanglu lowered his eyes to look at her, rubbed the little boy's head, and said with a smile, "Who taught you?"
"My brother said that if I treat Mom well, she will love me forever." Orange's eyes sparkled, and her voice was soft. "Do you like me now?"
Li Shanglu picked up the little girl and kissed her on the cheek. "I like them. Mommy loves oranges and persimmons the most."
Hearing what they said, Persimmon quickly came over and handed the cake to her lips, "Mom, I want one too."
Li Shanglu had no choice but to carry him on his lap again. The two cubs were so heavy that it was hard to hold them. He kissed each of them and said, "You two can eat. Mother is not hungry."
Persimmon and Orange sat obediently on her lap, eating cakes with red faces.
Shen Changyi had never kissed them so gently before. It was a strange feeling, but he was very happy.
It’s great to have a mother.
"Ascension in half a month? That's too fast." Elder Teng grumbled somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Why rush? What's the harm in waiting another two or three years?"
Li Shanglu knew that he was reluctant to leave him and his two cubs, so he chuckled and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, after I ascend to heaven, I will become an immortal, and you will definitely benefit from it."
Hearing this, Elder Teng opened his eyes and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I'll go make friends with the immortals who control lifespans," Li Shanglu muttered, "and have them add another three to five hundred years to your lifespan. How do you think that is?"
"You crazy girl!" Elder Teng was terrified. "How can you increase your lifespan so casually? Even if you become an immortal, you must follow the laws of heaven. I don't need you to take such a big risk. I'm already content to live for over a hundred years."
Li Shanglu ignored him and leisurely took a sip of tea. "How do you know it won't work if you haven't tried it? Immortals were also mortals before they became immortals. I can just find a way to bribe them. Don't worry about it."
Elder Teng looked at her in shock. He had never seen such a bold and unruly crazy girl like Li Shanglu in his life, and this crazy girl was his good disciple.
"No, you must not act recklessly. The Heavenly Realm isn't as simple as you think." Elder Teng, fearing she would ruin her own future, said in a panic, "I don't know what the Heavenly Realm looks like, but the immortals who can fly there are all top-notch people who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. It's like there are Sword Immortals everywhere, but not all of them are as approachable as them. You don't have to do this for me. I'll be relieved if you just live your life well."
Li Shanglu supported his chin and agreed perfunctorily. It was obvious that he was not listening carefully.
Zhu Xuan said that the people in heaven are all honest people who never go out and only know how to practice. They should be not much different from Shen Changyi. She has become an immortal, so can't she open a back door for her master?
If you can't even do this, there's no point in becoming an immortal.
However, on second thought, even after Zhuo Xuan ascended to heaven seven hundred years ago, his master did not live a few more years. It must be that Zhuo Xuan was too stupid to talk and did not know how to win people's hearts.
She said goodbye to Elder Teng and took the two cubs back to Shutong Pavilion. On the way, she met Xie Du who had returned from exorcising demons to report.
"Master's Wife, I heard that you and Master are preparing to ascend." Xie Du looked dusty and weathered. He immediately unhooked the sword from his waist. "When the time comes... I want to help you protect the Dharma. Please let me know in advance, Master's Wife."
"Oh, no need. Lord Duheng will come." Li Shanglu responded indifferently. Just as she was about to leave, the two little guys at her side suddenly let go of her.
"Brother!" Persimmon and Orange saw him and skillfully took out some cakes from their pockets and handed them to him. "Where have you been playing? Do you want some snacks?"
Hearing their voices, Xie Du leaned over and gently touched the heads of Persimmon and Orange. "Brother just came back from outside. You went to Elder Teng's place to steal some snacks again. Eating too much will damage your teeth. Be careful that Dad will get angry if he finds out."
He has been exorcising demons these past few days.
Whenever he thought about Shen Changyi and Li Shanglu leaving this world and becoming immortals, he felt upset. It was clearly a good thing, but he couldn't feel happy.
He had originally planned that after Persimmon and Orange grew up, he could teach them swordsmanship as their senior brother and take them out to play. But now it seems that this is no longer possible.
"Daddy won't be angry. We will share some with him," Orange said slowly. "Let me tell you a secret. If you want Mom and Dad to like you, just be nice to them."
Li Shanglu immediately covered Orange's little mouth.
This silly girl, why does she say everything out loud?
Xie Du looked at her, slightly startled, then suddenly smiled, "Really? Thank you, Orange, for telling me."
Persimmon and Orange are very lucky to have such loving parents.
Li Shanglu looked Xie Du up and down for a moment, then coughed softly. "Nothing else, let's go."
Xie Du lowered his eyes, "Well, goodbye, Master's wife, goodbye, Persimmon and Orange."
It would be great to see you again.
The cubs waved goodbye to him. They didn't know that they would soon never see Xie Du or Elder Teng again, so they continued to eat the cakes happily.
After taking a few steps, Li Shanglu turned around and couldn't help but look at Xie Du, "You don't have to come."
Xie Du was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her and gave a forced smile, "Okay, I won't go, don't worry."
He knew that Li Shanglu hated him. After all, it was his own fault, and he never thought that she had to forgive him.
If I had listened to the Sect Master at the beginning, perhaps things wouldn't have become so embarrassing.
Li Shanglu stared at him, emphasizing each word, "You don't have to come and see Shen Changyi and me off. It's not like we'll never see each other again. Go back and think carefully about what I meant, and stop pretending to be pitiful."
Hearing this, before Xie Du could react, Li Shanglu had already left with the two cubs.
He stood there for a long time, then looked up in surprise.
So... is she saying that he will ascend to heaven in the future?
But how did the Master’s wife know?
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Shutong Pavilion.
As soon as Li Shanglu came back, he saw Shen Changyi coming out of the kitchen, holding a silver cup, placing it on the table, and untying the cloth around his waist.
"Rock sugar bird's nest soup." He opened the bowl, scooped out a bowl and handed it to her, saying with some anticipation, "Try it."
Since he could no longer practice, Shen Changyi found a new hobby for himself. He was completely addicted to the kitchen and cooked different dishes every day.
This person is very scary. Once he likes something, he will be hopelessly addicted to it and will never get tired of it.
If Li Shanglu hadn't been wandering around and running around every day, he would have really gotten fat.
She glanced at him, took the small bowl, scooped a little with a spoon and put it in her mouth. Under the burning gaze of the two cubs who were swallowing their saliva frantically, she commented objectively, "Not bad."
Shen Changyi suddenly became quite dispirited, and looked at her eagerly, "Just not bad?"
"..." Li Shanglu had to compliment against his will, "Very good."
Seeing her expression, Shen Changyi frowned slightly, "Really?"
He leaned over and listened to her heartbeat. He guessed that she was lying to him again, and felt even more lost. "I want to do it again."
Li Shanglu's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We made so much and can't finish it. You are not allowed to make it again!" "No."
He rejected her decisively, tied on his apron, and went back into the kitchen.
Why.
Li Shanglu sighed inwardly and served a bowl to each of the two children. "Drink it quickly. You'll probably have to drink this every day for the next seven days."
Fortunately, oranges are edible, otherwise how could I digest these failed products made by Shen Changyi.
He was very demanding of himself and took cooking as a form of spiritual practice, which he took extremely seriously. However, his talent in spiritual practice was so strong that he would not be frustrated at all, but the same could not be said for cooking.
This was probably the first time that Shen Changyi was challenged in something he loved, which aroused the stubbornness in him.
Li Shanglu can no longer control her. Every morning this stupid husband pulls her out of bed.
"What do you want to eat today?"
"Let's go to the city to buy some groceries. We've run out of yesterday's groceries."
"Shanglu, help me kill the fish, I don't want to touch it..."
Before people could come to their senses, their feet were already on the long street leading to and from the city.
He formally apprenticed to the chef of Tianxiangju and learned all the dishes that Li Shanglu liked.
For some strange reason, Shen Changyi would take her shopping whenever he had nothing to do. He acted as if he was going to die tomorrow and wanted to spend all his money today. He would buy up half of the shop at a time.
Li Shanglu asked where he got so much money.
Shen Changyi said calmly that he sold the sword.
Li Shanglu was almost scared to find someone to treat him. This idiot was either seriously ill or possessed by a ghost.
How could a sword immortal sell his sword?
What's the point of being called a sword immortal without a sword?
Shen Changyi said, it’s okay, Zhu Xuan didn’t take the sword with him when he ascended to heaven, but left it in the mortal world and gave it to Lord Duheng, who then returned the sword to him.
In fact, this sword is nothing special. It is just an ordinary iron sword. If it were not for the Lord using the spiritual spring from the fairy mountain to maintain it, the sword would have been rusted and broken and could no longer be used after seven hundred years.
He also happily told Li Shanglu that he didn't know why the ordinary sword sold for a lot of money. Everyone liked it and scrambled to buy it. It must be because Shangjun took good care of it. So he gave half of the money he got to Shangjun, and the rest of the money was more than his family could spend in two lifetimes.
After hearing this, Li Shanglu was silent for a long time, wanting to say something but hesitating, and in the end he said nothing.
She finally believed that Shen Changyi had been exorcising demons for three years since he left home, and his mind had not been polluted by any worldly things. She was afraid that in the past three years, apart from the Sect Master Shangjun and Xie Du, he had not spoken a few words to anyone else.
It’s better not to tell him the truth, otherwise Shen Changyi will definitely feel guilty and think that he has cheated people out of their money, and then return the money.
Now that she has money to spend, she wants to enjoy it to the fullest.
Besides, it was a sword used by a sword immortal after all. Once Shen Changyi ascended to heaven, it would become a priceless treasure. It was a bargain for them.
Li Shanglu collected his thoughts and finished the last bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar. He looked up and saw Shen Changyi coming out with another bowl.
She was really full, but looking at Shen Changyi's cautious expression, Li Shanglu closed her eyes and still picked up the spoon to taste it.
It’s even worse than the last time, it’s bird’s nest with rock sugar, he forgot to put sugar!
No, we can't let him do this anymore. At least find him something to do.
"Shanglu, how is it?" Shen Changyi reached out and wiped the cloth, looking at her nervously and expectantly.
Li Shanglu coughed lightly, "Husband, let's practice dual cultivation."
Shen Changyi was stunned for a moment, the tips of his ears instantly turned red, and he quickly covered the ears of the two little ones, "Persimmon and Orange are still listening..."
"Don't want to? Then forget it."
Shen Changyi said quickly without thinking, "I want to."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, his cheeks flushed like red light reflecting on snow, and his Adam's apple rolled imperceptibly. He patted Persimmon's butt and whispered shyly, "Persimmon, take your sister out to play."
Orange stared at him curiously, as if finding it amusing. "Daddy, your face is so red, why?"
Under Li Shanglu's playful and mischievous gaze, Shen Changyi felt even more embarrassed.
"I-I'm so hot."
As a father, he lied to his child...he is guilty.
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