Strolling
Xie Fengxue followed and patted the dust off the old man's body. As he did so, he kept muttering, "Why are you joining in all this fun?"
The old man, Xun Ansheng, said with a smile: "I can't help but take care of it when I see it."
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Li Bai: "Is this your junior sister?"
Chang Xia replied, "Master brought it back a few months ago. Li Bai, I haven't met your Xun...Grandpa Xun yet."
Li Bai walked over obediently and whispered, "Hello, Grandpa Xun."
Xun Ansheng said "good" several times and took out a seal from his sleeve and handed it to her. Li Bai was already very experienced in receiving gifts and she took it swiftly and said thank you.
When Changxia saw this scene, he remembered that his master seemed to have said before that Xun Ansheng had recently become interested in seal carving.
This is probably not his practice work.
The street wasn't a good place to talk, so Xie Fengxue placed a ban on each of the two scholars. Meeting Xun Ansheng's disapproving look, he explained, "It was just a few hours of mute spells. Truth isn't something you argue about, it's something you think about."
Changxia and he half-reluctantly, half-invited Xun Ansheng to the inn where they were staying.
Xun Ansheng and Li Bai sat on either side of the table, their old and turbid eyes meeting the innocent and naive eyes.
Li Bai asked, "Master, are you really as tall as an eighteen-story building?"
Xun Ansheng stood up, turned around with his hands raised, and asked, "How tall do you think I am?"
Li Bai blinked, "Only five feet and one inch."
Xun Ansheng replied: "Then I am five feet one inch tall."
Chang Xia leaned against the door, crossed his arms, and rolled his eyes: "Just go ahead and make trouble with her."
Xun Ansheng sighed and said disapprovingly, "It's rare to meet a young friend."
Li Bai also interrupted: "Senior Sister, the teacher called me little friend."
Chang Xia said: "He even called me sir."
Xun Ansheng was a mischievous boy with a strong curiosity about all new things. For a while, he wanted to learn swordsmanship, but Bie Jingchun didn't want to teach him, so he tricked Changxia into teaching him. But Changxia was young at that time and fell for his tricks.
"If you're not teaching students at Luhu, what are you doing here?"
Xun Ansheng's face fell. He said, "Over the years, I've finally figured out a way to teach in a way that students can understand, but they seem to have gotten used to the old way."
"When I cough, they can interpret it in a hundred or eighty ways."
"Then you shouldn't cough." Xie Fengxue continued.
Xun Ansheng's face fell even more: "They will start to wonder why I didn't cough today."
Changxia, Libai, Xie Fengxue: ...
Li Bai had a better understanding of the two Confucian scholars arguing on the street. The Southern Territory seemed to have an extreme reverence for the Master, with his every word and action subject to excessive interpretation.
Chang Xia said, "You are no longer a teacher. You are a statue of a god, fit to be hung high on the wall."
Xie Fengxue objected: "Then the students will wonder why it is hung on the wall instead of suspended in the air. The teacher must have a deep meaning for arranging it this way."
Xun Ansheng: ...
He cleared his throat and changed the subject: "Are you visiting the Southern Territory? Then I can at least serve as a guide."
Chang Xia glanced at Xie Fengxue, only to hear the latter say, "That's perfect. We just went to Void Realm and want to go to Lu Lake for a stroll."
Xun Ansheng's expression changed instantly: "Can we not go to Luhu?"
Xie Fengxue said, "It would be good to go to the Zen sect and see Master Hui."
Xun Ansheng said, "It's also nice to go to Luhu Lake."
Li Bai tugged at Chang Xia's sleeve, and Chang Xia whispered to her, "Some time ago, Mr. Xun was learning to carve seals. He wanted to use the best wood, so he broke off a branch of the Zen Bodhi tree. The Zen master hasn't forgiven him yet."
Li Bai suddenly felt that the seal in his storage bag was a little hot.
Chang Xia saw her thoughts and comforted her, "Don't worry, the Zen Master won't bother with a junior like you."
You can't just go to Luhu Lake.
The old man threw a tantrum and tried every trick in the book, forcing Changxia and the others to play outside for a while longer.
The southern border doesn't have the wind and snow of the northern border. Because it's close to the sea, it's spring all year round. Many of Li Bai's clothes at Yunting were no longer wearable. Zhu Lingyao also made her some spring clothes, but after trying them on, she found that only a few of them were wearable. The other skirts were too short.
Chang Xia was surprised and said, "Junior sister has grown taller."
Li Bai held up her shortened skirt and said with a bitter face: "Senior Sister, I have been your junior sister for almost half a year."
The time of a cultivator has always been short. Decades may pass by in a casual retreat. Now, seeing Li Bai, a child who is still growing, Chang Xia has a real feeling of the passage of time.
Xun An stroked his gray beard and said, "Time flies by like an arrow, never ceasing day or night."
Chang Xia pulled Li Bai and said, "No matter whether it's day or night, I'm taking my junior sister to buy a skirt. Sir, are you going?"
Xun Ansheng wanted to say that it was unreasonable, but Xie Fengxue stopped him and said, "Master, have you never been to a store that caters to girls?"
Just this one sentence made Xun Ansheng's heart itch - before it was pointed out, he didn't think about it and it was okay, but after it was pointed out, he felt a little uncomfortable. He has always had no resistance to things he has never tried.
Xie Fengxue continued, "It's certainly not appropriate for a man from Luhu to visit a women's clothing store, but you're just a grandfather who wants to buy new clothes for your granddaughter. What a caring heart you have."
So Xun Ansheng went along with them.
Changxia and Libai walked in front, Xun Ansheng was half a body length behind them, and Xie Fengxue walked at the end with his hands behind his back.
That’s great, he thought to himself. Not only is there someone who will share the hardship of accompanying a girl shopping with him, but there is also someone who will pay him to be the sucker.
What, you don’t want to give?
Li Bai called you grandpa!
Everyone in Cang Xuan knew that if they were looking for magic weapons, they should go to the shops in the Western Territory. People from the Western Territory visited many secret realms, and because they had no money, many of them had side jobs as blacksmiths. A swordsman's sword was enough to conquer the world, so they would sell the magic weapons they no longer needed.
Needless to say, if you want to find ancient books, go to the shops in the southern border. Both scholars and monks are famous for their knowledge of classics and history.
If you want to find weird things, go to the shops in the North. There you will find the most bizarre food cultivators, the richest tool cultivators and the most powerful magic cultivators. They can always make some weird but very useful things.
As for the East Territory, perhaps because it was once the site of the Imperial City, it was home to many aristocratic families, and eating, drinking, and having fun were their forte. Nowadays, most of the food, toys, and clothing stores on the market are run by people from the East Territory.
The owners of Sheng Sheng Man and Tai Ping Lou, who published storybooks for Sixth Junior Sister, are also from the East.
Although Xun Ansheng had been delayed for several days, they had indeed continued their journey towards Luhu Lake. Luhu Lake was considered one of the centers of the Southern Territory, and the closer you got to Luhu Lake, the more prosperous it became. The city they were currently staying in was also considered the third largest city in the Eastern Territory.
The second largest city is the one at the foot of the Zen Mountain.
Monks always manage to deceive many wealthy believers.
At first, Xun Ansheng could still smile while accompanying Li Bai to pick out clothes, but as the two of them went in and out of more and more stores, Xun Ansheng gradually couldn't smile anymore.
It's not a matter of money - he has been writing books and educating people over the years, and people in the southern region are eager to pay attention to his words. His books are even more fanatical, to the point where almost everyone has a copy. Although he doesn't care about material things, he never lacks money. Li Bai will buy whatever he likes.
only……
Master Xun pulled Xie Fengxue aside and asked quietly, "Xia Xia, is this always the case when you go shopping?"
At that time, he had seven or eight boxes stacked together in his hands, which were almost half a head taller than him.
Xie Fengxue was no less slouch. He struggled to pull his head out of the box and said, "It's always been like this."
And he was not allowed to put things into the storage bag.
In Changxia's words, shopping is more enjoyable if you show off in the market. She has no interest in the so-called fancy clothes and night walks.
The two people looked at each other knowingly.
Changxia shopped from morning to night, and only let Xun Ansheng and Xie Fengxue go when their eyes were blurry.
According to common sense, cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage and the Fusion Stage usually do not feel tired, but they are now extremely exhausted.
The two people stood in the corner watching Changxia and Libai enthusiastically discussing the jewelry they bought today, and could only attribute it to the girls' extraordinary talents.
Xie Fengxue handed a glass of water to Xun Ansheng and asked, "Master, how do you feel?"
Xun Ansheng spun his cup around and said cheerfully, "How fortunate!"
Xie Fengxue: Hmm?
Xun Ansheng continued, "No need to come again."
Xie Fengxue: Oh.
I thought he was really enjoying his shopping.
Li Bai took a box and put it on her back. She jumped in front of Xun Ansheng and handed it to him embarrassedly.
Xun Ansheng pointed at himself and said, "Is it for me?"
Li Baicui said: "Thank you, Grandpa Xun, for buying me clothes. I bought this with my own pocket money."
Xun Ansheng's face was smiling like a flower. He took out a scroll of scriptures from his sleeve pocket and stuffed it into Li Bai's hand without saying a word.
"Next time you want to go shopping, ask grandpa to go with you."
Xie Fengxue: ...
Coax the little girl, you even gave away the Shanhai scroll, right?
After nightfall, Changxia coaxed Libai to sleep and tiptoed out of the room.
She sensed Xie Fengxue's presence and found that he was already waiting for her on the roof of the inn.
Changxia jumped up and Xie Fengxue threw something to her.
Changxia took a closer look and found that it was wine.
She shook it and found half a bottle left, so she pulled out the cork and took a sip in the moonlight.
"Ask whatever you want to ask now. Once I'm drunk, I won't be able to say some things." Xie Fengxue seemed to be a little drunk, with a pair of smiling eyes, the color of the water was tender and sparkling.
Chang Xia asked: "What is Li Bai's identity? What are you and Master Xun planning?"
Xie Fengxue smiled and said, "I knew that Mr. Xun has been upright all his life, so it would be easy to reveal his true colors if he tried to please a little girl."
Chang Xia frowned: "I originally thought that Li Bai was just a private matter of Cangfeng Mountain, but now it seems that there is more to it than that. What exactly are you and Master hiding from me?"
Perhaps others cannot see it, but as a close friend of Xie Fengxue and Xun Ansheng, Changxia can easily see that the two of them treat Li Bai very differently, and even have some flattering intentions.
Is there anyone in this world who is worthy of their flattery? Even the Emperor of Man would find it difficult to get a glance of approval from the Master.
Moreover, the North and South territories have already gotten involved, so what about the West and East territories?
Xie Fengxue didn't say anything. He shook his head and staggered to his feet.
The next moment, one of them accidentally fell down.
Changxia reached out to help him, and Xie Fengxue took the opportunity to fall into her arms, his hands climbing onto her neck.
Warm breath fell on her neck.
She heard Xie Fengxue say:
"Xia Xia, you have to believe that Master and I love you the most."
Then his hand fell down. Changxia called out twice and found that the man had fallen asleep in her arms.
Changxia touched his face for some unknown reason.
A little hot.
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