Qi Yu's eyes were filled with terror, and Feng Xiao reluctantly explained, "Don't worry, he won't die from the burn. It's just to help him detoxify faster."
Sure enough, the pale flame accelerated the melting of the ice sculpture, and the solid ice on Venerable Broken Moon's body gradually melted away.
At the same time, seemingly to prove that the quality of her products was absolutely guaranteed, a system notification sounded in her mind.
[Congratulations on successfully completing the "Do a Good Deed Every Day" quest! Your arrival brought hope to a cultivator suffering from the torment of the cold poison. You are awarded 200 points as encouragement!]
Two hundred points!
The system was quite generous this time!
It seems he's genuinely unconvinced by her criticism.
However, this meant that the 200 points she spent on the Six Cleansing Detoxification Pill were offset by the system reward, meaning she essentially got a promise from Venerable Poyue for free.
Great deal!
Qi Yu smiled as he looked at Venerable Poyue, whose half-body of ice had melted, and thought to himself that this trip was worthwhile.
After a while, Venerable Poyue finally opened his eyes. He was soaked in ice water and his body was trembling slightly.
He remained silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Qi Yu.
Qi Yu was startled by his sudden movement and quickly stepped aside, "What is Your Excellency doing?"
Venerable Poyue straightened up and looked solemnly into Qi Yu's eyes, saying, "I had prepared myself to be plagued by the cold poison for the rest of my life, but I never expected to be able to get rid of it today. Once I have said my word, I will keep it. If you need anything from me in the future, I will never refuse."
Qi Yu scratched her head, not expecting that Venerable Poyue would be so honest. Considering the rewards given by the system, she really hadn't lost anything on this trip. She still felt a little unworthy of Venerable Poyue's sincere thanks.
“Your Excellency, I am truly unworthy of such a promise from you. Furthermore, Master Hua has taken great care of me during my time at the Spirit Academy. You are not only Master Hua’s old friend but also my current elder. It is only right that I do this.”
Upon hearing this, Venerable Poyue's eyes dimmed slightly, and he said, "I am not worthy to be considered her old friend."
Qi Yu tilted her head in confusion.
What does this mean? She had always thought that Venerable Poyue had a crush on Hua Nongying, but after hearing what Venerable Poyue said, it seemed like there was a melodramatic past involved.
Venerable Poyue sighed deeply and said, "Nongying and I were childhood sweethearts, and we cultivated together in the Spirit Academy and joined the Flying Star Sect together. I... have always been in love with her, but I didn't dare to break the ice between us, for fear that she would dislike me and we wouldn't even be able to remain friends. We've always maintained this... not-too-close, not-too-distant distance, until..."
Qi Yu blinked, her eyes sparkling with gossip.
"Until the appearance of Honglian, the balance between us was broken."
"?" Qi Yu thought for a moment, recalling the image of the Red Lotus Fairy from her memory. The Red Lotus Fairy was enchanting and beautiful, and did indeed seem to resemble Hua Nongying somewhat...
Is this yet another melodramatic love triangle?
Venerable Poyue seemed to be lost in the past, his brows and eyes filled with a deep sense of melancholy.
“Honglian... she looks a lot like Nongying, and she always wears red like Nongying. That day, I arranged to meet Nongying in the bamboo forest, intending to confess my feelings to her while I was drunk, but for some reason, I mistook Honglian for Nongying.”
Qi Yu: "???" This is too melodramatic!!
“I have a decent alcohol tolerance, and the wine was just sake, but I got inexplicably drunk that day. I didn’t notice anything wrong, so I told Honglian what I had been holding in my heart, and then Nongying overheard it.”
"I didn't know how to explain it. Honglian pulled me back, and the alcohol made it hard for me to take a step. I could only watch Nongying leave."
"Then, Nongying accepted the invitation from Yunyang Sect and went to Yunyang Sect."
After speaking, Venerable Broken Moon closed his eyes, and a faint sense of dejection emanated from him.
Qi Yu looked at him speechlessly, and couldn't help but say, "Venerable One, no offense, but what's the point of your mouth? You have to use it! Even if you're extremely drunk, you can still find someone to explain things when you sober up. This misunderstanding isn't that big, and once it's explained, everyone will be happy."
Venerable Poyue kept his eyes closed and whispered, "That day, I watched Nongying leave so resolutely, and I was so anxious that I fainted. When I woke up, I saw... I saw Honglian naked with me..."
Qi Yu immediately adopted the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, and his feet involuntarily took two steps back.
Venerable Poyue opened his eyes, saw her movements, and said with a bitter smile, "I am already... impure, so how dare I go to see her again?"
Qi Yu frantically grabbed his hair, yelling, "That's not right! You're drunk, so that thing shouldn't be usable anymore, right? You...you..."
Venerable Poyue said dejectedly, "Nothing happened between me and Honglian, but now that I have seen her body, I am no longer the pure person I once was. I am not worthy of Nongying."
Qi Yu closed her eyes, thinking to herself, "Don't say I'm unclean anymore. Hearing this disgusting talk has truly made my ears unclean."
Moreover, according to Venerable Poyue's own account, this incident was full of suspicious points.
How could a cultivator with a good alcohol tolerance get so drunk that he can't even walk? And why did Fairy Red Lotus happen to appear at the place agreed upon by Venerable Broken Moon and Hua Nongying? Venerable Broken Moon even confused his beloved with Fairy Red Lotus.
Then Venerable Broken Moon mysteriously fainted, and when he woke up, he and Fairy Red Lotus were lying naked in bed.
It seems like the Red Lotus Fairy is the mastermind behind everything!
She strongly suspected that all of this was orchestrated by the Red Lotus Fairy!
This was so similar to some of the melodramatic plots she had seen before!
"Venerable One, haven't you ever suspected that Fairy Red Lotus might have tampered with things?"
Venerable Poyue sighed and said, "Even if she did something, the matter is already settled, and we can't go back to the way things were."
"...You idiot," Qi Yu swallowed the curse, put on a formulaic smile, and said sweetly to Venerable Poyue, "Alright, Venerable, actually, if I'm not mistaken, given Master Zhaohua's personality, if you don't explain, she won't lower herself to come back to you."
"Of course, if you think it's good to wallow in self-pity like this, then keep doing it this way, stay locked in with Fairy Red Lotus, and respect and bless her!"
Venerable Broken Moon remained silent and did not answer.
Qi Yu touched the Spring Breeze Hairpin tucked into her hair bun, deciding to give one last helping hand.
“I once studied at the Spirit Academy in Martial City of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom. If Your Excellency uses a flying magic weapon, it shouldn’t take long to get there.” She let out a slight breath and said, “Didn’t Your Excellency say that you could grant me any request? I would like to ask you to help me send something back to Martial City.”
"Would the Venerable One refuse?"
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