Chapter 413 is finished; the little bird discovered it.
The moment you sink into the Pearl Pool, the whole world slows down and becomes more intimate.
The gentle flow of water enveloped their intertwined bodies, their long hair entwined in the water.
Although they can breathe underwater, Huali is not used to it. So when they take a breath, bubbles overflow from the corners of their lips, which are touching, like strings of transparent pearls rising to the surface.
Her lower back was firmly supported by Yan Xi's large hands, while his other hand held Hua Li's nape in an irresistible grip.
The silk gauze floated in the water like clouds, vaguely revealing a strong waistline.
The little girl's lips were soft and sweet, and Yan Xi couldn't help but slowly sway his tail fin. The scales brushed against her calves, causing a slight shiver.
As the kiss deepened, even Karin's fingertips began to go numb.
The underwater world was bizarre and wonderful; after an unknown amount of time—
Just before things completely spiraled out of control, Yan Xi pressed Hua Li into his chest.
"Splash—", the two broke out of the water.
They couldn't see Yan Xi's movements clearly, but as they gradually climbed ashore from the water, the water droplets on their bodies condensed into transparent beads and fell into the waves.
Huali took a breath and jumped down from his arms.
She didn't ask Yan Xi why he suddenly appeared, but was instead drawn to the unfamiliar dock. "Little bird, where is this?"
Yan Xi felt a little helpless, but also wanted to laugh.
The little girl never looked at the clothes he had carefully dressed for her. What would you call that in their world?
Oh right, straight woman.
It seems that the honey trap tactic was indeed used on the wrong person.
Yan Xi lowered his head and tied Xiao Xingyan's loose sash. "Wang Gui Pu is the most remote fishing alley in the East Sea, but it is also the place closest to the moon."
"See that glass lantern? The owner of that noodle shop is said to be a fairy maiden who has guarded the cloud shuttle for the Weaver Girl for generations."
The person, with their eyes wide open and curiosity piqued, asked, "According to whom?"
Yan Xi blinked. "I said it."
Huali: "...?"
Following Yan Xi's gaze, she saw a woman wearing an indigo apron lifting a pot lid where wisps of smoke were rising. The steam blurred the seashell wind chimes under the eaves.
Before she could speak, Yan Xi had already led Hua Li over.
"Boss lady." He sat down on the bench in front of the shop with practiced ease, two pearls slipping from his sleeve and rolling into the earthenware jar. "Two bowls of fish soup."
The environment of the small fishing village was naturally not as good as that of the city. The crooked tables and chairs were wiped white, and there were still unprocessed seashells piled in the wooden barrels in the corner. But Huali sat down naturally and asked curiously, "Are you very familiar with this place?"
In her memory, the little bird had always lived in the Cangming Sea and the Boundary Abyss. Given his top-notch appearance, it was hard to imagine that he would have any interaction with the human world.
"Your fish soup is here. Please enjoy."
Yan Xi nodded slightly, pulled one of the bowls in front of him, checked the temperature, and then pushed it to Hua Li.
Huali picked up the soup spoon, scooped up a mouthful, and drank it.
How to put it? The taste is definitely not delicious.
Yan Xi also picked up his bowl, took a large gulp from the rim, and smiled with a sigh:
"Before my soul was torn apart by the failure of my tribulation, I spent two relatively good years here."
"Before the tribulation? Is that your legendary life in the mortal realm?" Hua Li perked up. "I went to the bookstore a few days ago to look for storybooks, and I even saw someone write a novel about a male protagonist who levels up based on you. He started practicing Qi at three and formed his core at five. Even a rocket couldn't achieve that speed."
Yan Xi chuckled expressionlessly: "But I've never been the kind of person who's naturally gifted."
"When I was young, my parents sent me to study at a sect. I forgot exactly how old I was, but it should be around the same age as Xiaota. Later, I was selected by Shuanghua Sect and entered the outer sect."
"Back then, my main job was carrying water. I would get up at dawn and carry two wooden buckets that were taller than me. There were three thousand stone steps from the foot of the mountain to the outer dining hall. Every year I would fall and get covered in bruises, and I didn't enter the inner gate until I was twelve years old."
"But it's even worse once you enter the inner sect."
“What others can learn in one sword technique, I have to try hundreds of times. What others can learn incantations after watching a few times, I have to practice repeatedly for days and nights. At that time, I was most afraid of winter. My hands and feet would be covered with frostbite, and when I held the sword, the blood would stick to the hilt.”
"Fortunately, my senior brothers and sisters in the inner sect always secretly took care of me. My eldest brother would give me pointers during sparring sessions, and my youngest brother would carry me to this fishing village when I was exhausted..."
Yan Xi pushed the empty bowl aside and picked up the rest of the pear blossoms. "Hmm... this place was much more lively a thousand years ago. There were more than twice as many shops as there are now."
"However, later wars broke out frequently, and people were displaced, so it naturally fell into disrepair."
Hua Li had never heard Yan Xi talk about this past event before. Hearing it warmed her heart, and she asked with a smile, "Is your sect still around? What about your senior brothers and sisters?"
Yan Xifeng shook his head calmly, "Dead."
Huali retracted her bared teeth in a second.
"The conflicts in the cultivation world are nothing more than the same old things: seizing opportunities, grabbing spiritual treasures, and the opposition between good and evil. It's all very old news."
"Moreover, at that time, Shuanghua Sect was just an ordinary small sect in the cultivation world, and the strongest in the sect was no more than a Nascent Soul cultivator."
"So on the day the evil cultivators attacked, the entire sect was like a paper lantern." A hint of malice flashed in Yan Xi's eyes: "And guess what happened?"
“The senior brothers and sisters who usually take care of and teach me ran away faster than anyone else. When I was pushed out to block the sword, I happened to see my junior brother tearing off the sect mark on his body.”
Pushing the empty bowl aside once more, Yan Xi rested his chin on his hand, his tone light yet undeniably captivating, "Later, when I was thrown into the pile of corpses, it was quite a spectacle. The entire sect was completely wiped out; not a single one escaped."
"That night, my dantian was torn apart by the spirit sword, but I did not die immediately. As if by some strange twist of fate, I lay in the mass grave and talked about 'healing' for three days and three nights. When I woke up again, I found that all the graves on the mountain were blooming."
"Using life as my own, by a twist of fate, I awakened the power of words."
Huali fell silent for a moment, not expecting that being a little bitter gourd in the Little Bird Cangming Sea was bad enough, but her time in the human world was just as bitter.
My heart feels a little uncomfortable.
Yan Xi watched as the little girl visibly drooped her head, and the surging black tide in his eyes suddenly stopped.
Chapter 68 of "The Cold-Faced Immortal Lord and His White Moonlight": Heartbreaking Old Dreams.
Although the book was destroyed, Yan Xi still remembered this plot.
According to the book, after saying all this, his voice should sound like shattered jade bleeding, and then when Huali's eyes redden, he should embrace her and ask her for compensation.
But as soon as the story began, he surrendered and found that he couldn't bear it, not only when his eyes reddened, but even when the little girl frowned.
...
...That's all.
Hua Li was preparing to comfort Yan Xi, but he took the initiative to come closer, saying, "The past is gone. These things are just a fleeting moment to me, leaving no trace."
"This is merely a return to familiar ground, a spontaneous expression of my feelings. My little benefactor, do you know why I brought you here?"
Karin thought about it for a moment, and considering Kotori's dark and crazy personality...
"Is it because every time you eat this, it reminds you that the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and gods, so you have to constantly remind yourself of that?"
Yan Yi was genuinely taken aback. "?"
Is he some kind of masochist?
He sighed with amusement, "Of course, it's a local specialty, so I have to try it every time I come."
Karin clearly didn't believe it: "If you were just trying it, why did you eat the rest of my portion?"
Yan Xi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, nuzzled the girl's reddened earlobe with the tip of his nose, and said in an ambiguous yet aggrieved tone, "What I really want to eat, my little benefactor... don't you know yet?"
Karin: "??"
Wait a minute? Were we just talking about how this topic has taken such a big leap?
What do you mean by "want to eat"? It can't be what she's thinking, can it?
Yan Xi saw that Xiao Zheng was blind and stubbornly refused to admit it. His thin lips lightly brushed against her earlobe. The cool touch was like pearls gliding over silk, but to Hua Li's ears, it only gave her the horror of being caught in bed with another man by his wife.
"Snow-capped mountains, Buddhist disciples..."
Karin's eyes widened in surprise.
"The Holy Capital Demon Realm, Luochuan..."
Hua Lixin's heart skipped a beat.
"Sunset City, Warm Ashes..."
Huali nervously clutched the hem of her skirt.
Yan Xi's legs slowly wrapped around the little girl's ankles under the table, his damp breath sliding down her ear and into her collar:
"Has my little benefactor forgotten?"
"The primordial yang within remains unexploded; its original aura is pure and yang, which those with powerful cultivation can naturally perceive. But I..."
"He's the strongest among these people..."
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