The basin overstepped its bounds, I feel sorry for her.
Xie Jinhui said he was not neglecting his duties, nor did he skip class.
Today, the Twelve True Faces Fairies are officially named, and will begin as Lady Jieyu, no.
Now she's called Fairy Yuyan, and I serve her.
Xie Jinhui treated his disciples differently than Zu Jun, who disregarded the father-son relationship. He also made them study and practice diligently every day.
His disciples, whose foundations were already established, were given a little freedom, a few days of leisurely enjoyment. This was a manifestation of his kindness and benevolence as a teacher.
I managed to steal a half-day of leisure from my busy life.
But Xie Jinhui was still in a bad mood, lying down and sighing to me, complaining that Zu Jun wouldn't let him go.
The ancestor instructed him to return to Moxu Chenyuan immediately after teaching his twelve disciples to make up for the missed immortal arts lessons.
This poor child, he only recently acquired a complete immortal body, and you're already forging him like this? Are you trying to make him so brave and invincible that he can carry Mount Feikong all over the immortal realm before you're satisfied?
With great power comes great responsibility, which is why I often shirk my duties – I don't want to take responsibility.
Now, fate has placed this guy, born into a high position but living a life of high pressure and danger, in front of me...
I admit, I feel sorry for him.
Xie Jinhui said he would be leaving early and returning late, and it would be difficult to see him for a long time to come.
I'm quite good at comforting him, so I told him the whole story of how I brought him out of the Ancient Temple today to heal the Heavenly Emperor's body.
He immediately shifted his attention and asked me if I had any discomfort after wearing the fairy clothes and having the jade marrow removed.
I stretched my arms and legs to check them out, and there was no creaking or cracking; they worked perfectly.
I'm really tired today because I've used up too much energy.
Xie Jinhui didn't shower my fairy clothes with praise. Instead, he stared at them for a while and said with concern, "They are beautiful, but this beauty makes me uneasy."
After the matter of seeking medicine for the Heavenly Emperor is completed, I still hope that Yuan'e will no longer wear it.
That's exactly what I was thinking too. Although this fairy robe is beautiful, it's more like a box for storing things, a fairy bottle for holding treasures.
The chalcedony on the clothes is gone, like an empty box or a broken bottle.
As for me, I'm just a porter of chalcedony, running back and forth.
It is indeed very unsettling.
I nodded to the basin, "This matter is settled, I will never wear it." Then I had a reluctant thought of a replacement.
“Xie Jinhui,” I asked him, “would your pond be interested in growing something similar to this fairy robe, also covered in tinkling jade stones?”
He sat up, examined my fairy robes carefully, and spoke clearly and logically.
"I will let the pool produce some water jade and fluorite, and then cut some cloud brocade and flowing light from the Moxu Chenyuan to make fairy clothes."
These pieces combined are much prettier than this one.
"Yuan'e, do you want it?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" I blinked my eyes at him frantically.
Xie Jinhui's face was beaming with joy, and I knew the basin wasn't shaking.
He was trying to confuse me and make me panic.
"Yuan'e," Xie Jinhui said softly, blowing on the water's surface, "how about this one be your wedding dress when it's finished?"
...
Xie Jinhui's gaze sharpened, but who was staring at him? It was a trap!
It happened in the blink of an eye.
I plunged an awl into the basin, piercing the rippling water.
Unexpectedly, the basin had been improved at some point, and the awl appeared directly in Xie Jinhui's screen, aiming at his cheek.
This won't do. If I get disfigured, who will I look for?
I plunged my hand into the basin and reached into the space on the other side.
Xie Jinhui's image scattered like water droplets, splashing in the air, onto the table, and then bouncing back.
Fortunately, I managed to catch that awl.
However, my wrist was also grabbed.
At this moment, I'm still a little excited, thinking: Hey, I've actually reached into the abyss of nothingness!
Alas, the abyss of dust.
Then it dawned on me...
The awl was removed from my hand, and then I felt a soft, angular texture against my palm.
I abruptly pulled my hand away, but the scoundrel on the other side of the basin wouldn't let go. His breath fell on the base of my palm, and his thin lips, seemingly about to fall, pressed intimately against my hand.
"Yuanhe, touch it and see if there's anything wrong with my face."
As he spoke, he even bowed slightly.
With my other hand, I clenched my fist tightly against my chest; my heart was beating so fast that I couldn't help but tremble.
Xie Jinhui thought I was trembling with anger, so he quickly apologized and let go.
I pulled my hand back, looked at the water splashing and turning into a mess, and shouted at him while trembling.
"Thank you, thank you Jinhui, please remove this function from my account, otherwise, otherwise..."
Xie Jinhui couldn't see me, so he assumed I was just angry.
As he channeled his immortal energy around the basin, he kept saying, "It's gone, it's gone, it's all gone, Yuanhe, I, I dare not do it again!"
Phew! Who cares if you dare or not? I just don't dare to touch it anymore. I'm afraid that my jade-like heart, which hasn't fully healed yet, will be shattered by you.
Whoosh...
I let out a long breath, watched the water gradually calm down, and smiled as I looked at the panicked Xie Jinhui.
They laughed so hard they were practically in tears.
"Xie Jinhui, I'm really tired today. I'm sorry, I'm going to sleep now."
"kite……"
After I finished speaking, I didn't care about anything else. I deserted the bed, turned around, climbed onto the inside, and curled up into a ball again.
The basin fell silent, but my heart lingered in reverie.
What's going on? Am I afraid to see his face?
I close my eyes and escape into a dream where there's nothing there, and that's fine.
Unexpectedly, my soaring heart felt as if it had landed in soft, gentle clouds, lingering there tenderly.
I was also confused, and at the edge of the dream, I grasped a wisp of smoke, which turned into a sweet fragrance on my pillow.
*
After a good night's sleep, the goddess Yuan'e was full of energy again in the morning.
The water in the basin had been still all night. I peeked inside and could still see Xie Jinhui's icy bed and flowing water pillow.
The colors of the Moxu Chenyuan at dawn may be determined by the mood of the rainbow.
Today, it is covered with a beautiful, light plum-red hue.
Beside Xie Jinhui's bed was a cloud-shaped window. Inside the window was a pot of ice-stemmed snowflakes. Light streamed in from outside, dancing like lively green hills greeting each other.
The light was warm, but I felt cold just looking at the ice bed.
I really can't figure out why a speck of dust would love ice and snow.
With my limited field of vision, I can't see any more of the magnificent scenery of Moxuchenyuan.
Before leaving, I need to seal this scene away.
Regardless of what happened in Moxu Chenyuan or in Xie Jinhui's bedroom, I have to keep it a secret for him.
Yesterday's fairy robes were still stored in my storage bag. I shook the bag and decided not to wear them yet. Then I went up to the cloud.
I stood on the ancient altar for a long time, continuing to make my previous wishes with the ancient god.
As a result, apart from the continued friendly interaction of divine and immortal powers, no chalcedony or anything else appeared.
So, I changed into my fairy clothes and stood on it again, before I could even close my eyes and pray.
Then, one after another, various pieces of chalcedony, brimming with divine power and clanging, eagerly donned celestial robes.
The number of hanging items after they were fully hung was exactly the same as yesterday, no more and no less.
I wanted to ask for more, but considering that the Ancient God was willing to give so much, there must be a reason for it.
This goddess should refrain from making any excessive requests. If she asks too many, she might end up on the Heavenly Execution Platform and get a few chops... It's not worth it.
It hurts to even think about it, but I'll just have to make a few more trips.
I arrived at the Heavenly Healer's Hall covered in miraculous medicines. Qi Tu and the others were already prepared and waiting for me to pluck my feathers.
After having my chalcedony extracted today, I'm in a pretty good mood; at least I'm not depressed.
If Xie Jinhui hadn't mentioned the wedding dress, I would have been in a better mood.
Before I left the Heavenly Medicine Clinic, Qi Tu called me back.
He was holding a piece of chalcedony in his hand, and he gave me some instructions.
“Goddess Yuan’e, this jade is too heavy. If you feel unwell, the old doctor will come at your beck and call to treat you.”
My understanding is that chalcedony is very precious, and he was worried that I would get tired from working so hard for days.
"It's alright, it's alright," I said, waving my hand at him as I jumped onto the cloud. "This goddess is in good health and can transport these jade marrows for another thousand or eight hundred years without any problem."
I rubbed my arms to show that I was strong.
Qi Tu nodded and solemnly bowed to me.
...
At night, I was carving a mountain and a bag until midnight when I noticed the surface of the water in the basin tremble.
I saw that Xie Jinhui had returned alive after completing a day of teaching and learning, and he was quietly looking at me without saying a word.
See, see, tonight I don't want to talk, I just want to be quiet.
Look at his tired, starry eyes and his chin creased from bowing.
I don't believe he can hold out for long.
I carved a canyon into the hill, then turned around and saw that Xie Jinhui was finally able to sleep peacefully. I was sleepy too.
I really don't understand why I was carving mountains and bags, and why I was carving them so late.
I covered my mouth, which was yawning repeatedly. "Xie Jinhui, I'm fine today. I'm going to sleep. You should sleep too."
He nodded on the water.
I glimpsed him lying down, and just as he settled on the tatami mat, I heard a sound coming from the basin of water.
"I'm fine too. Tomorrow, Yuanhe doesn't need to wait for me."
Who said I was waiting for you? Never mind.
*
The days became increasingly similar: hanging jade pendants, going to the Heavenly Medicine Hall, returning to read books, practicing immortal arts, kneading mountain mounds, or inviting in a group of winds to shake peach-bell hairpins.
Run, whoosh, clang, ring.
My early followers all seem to be showing signs of growth.
I used to grow those two in pots, and they were indeed taller.
So I thought, once this busy period is over, I'll have Xie Jinhui secretly take a few mountain bunnies to Moxu Chenyuan to raise them.
It might work out.
In the first few days of moving the chalcedony, I would go to sleep as soon as Xie Jinhui showed up.
My body was ready to sleep, but it took me a long time to fall asleep.
I decided to stop torturing myself and just sit at my desk, doing whatever I had to do without making a sound.
Ever since the little bamboo shoots found out about the pot that hurts your feet in my house, they've stopped stealing things at night.
Instead, they come knocking on my window every now and then, asking for whatever they need.
Today, they wanted something quite unique; they asked if I had any jewelry that they could use to dress up as a beautiful fairy.
Because their bamboo family's little princess, who had been living for hundreds of years, had finally taken human form.
They planned to dress her up.
The little bamboo princess is not to be taken lightly.
I tapped the basin, fiddling with the silver mask and tassel earrings that Xie Jinhui used to wear when he descended to the mortal realm.
"Xie Jinhui, when you wear these things, does Princess Lanhai, who is sitting opposite you, like them?"
Xie Jinhui had already embedded the basin on his side into the top of the icy bed.
If I wanted to see, I could see him turn over and kick his legs several times throughout the night.
But I can't be bothered to look at him.
At this moment, Xie Jinhui rested his head on his arm and said with great satisfaction, "I like it, and the little princess will like it even more."
I rolled my eyes at him; he seemed quite smug.
"Then I'll give all these things away!" I said, handing the ornaments to the little bamboo shoot that was sticking in through the window.
“Wait,” Xie Jinhui called out to me anxiously, “Yuanhe, the veil won’t do, it kissed me.”
With my short temper, I blurted out, "Who kissed you?"
The tone was too domineering, even to my own ears. I was so embarrassed that I hurriedly took out the veil and quickly stuffed the other two pieces into the hands of the frightened little bamboo shoot.
They took the items, made no other requests, and ran off in a flash.
Xie Jinhui raised his eyelids and stared openly at me, who had once again turned his gaze to the water.
"The veil kissed me, only the veil has ever kissed me."
No matter what he says, I still feel like he's guilty.
If it were me, unless I've been kissed, I wouldn't associate it with any pot, bowl, ladle, or basin that might kiss me.
I said to the basin of water in an annoyed tone, "I've already given the little princess the betrothal gifts you promised."
If I get another wedding dress in the future, I will give it away as well.
Xie Jinhui, from now on, just hold onto those veils that once kissed you, and give up on me.
Xie Jinhui suddenly showed a look of joy.
"Yuan'e, do you... understand my feelings now?"
I poured the entire cup of tea into the basin.
"Go wash up and go to bed," I said.
*
Then one day, the Heavenly Physician brought me good news, saying that the Holy Emperor's health was getting better and better.
The officials of the Heavenly Division Palace also descended to the mortal realm to conduct patrols in various places.
Once all the unusual traces corresponding to the Heavenly Emperor and the mortal realm completely disappear, the Heavenly Emperor will be in great health.
That means once the Hall of World Divisions brings back the best inspection results, my days of wearing jade marrow and delivering medicine will come to an end.
This is the best news; victory is in sight.
The goddess Yuan'e has finally taken on this responsibility, and I've decided that until my day comes, I will be dutiful and diligent in keeping the jade hanging every day.
During the day, I was full of energy, so Qi Tu Tian Yi didn't say much.
But at night, I felt increasingly weak and often fell asleep next to the basin.
It wasn't until Xie Jinhui returned and woke me up that I groggily crawled back onto the bed.
Xie Jinhui became increasingly worried, and he reminded me that it might be because of the chalcedony that this was happening.
I shook my head in a daze, moved the basin directly to my side and slept with my face pressed against the edge of the basin.
Xie Jinhui kept calling me, telling me to wake up, get the pot down, and go to sleep.
To my surprise, I groggily clung to the basin and smiled at Xie Jinhui.
"Xie Jinhui, I know you want to watch over me all the time."
Ugh...
In a hazy dream, I felt as if I had fallen into a cool abyss, which felt very comfortable, and there was a very pleasant voice.
He said, "Yuanhe, have you already...?"
What, what?
Don't ask me anymore.
You are not Xie Jinhui.
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