Suspect
Li Bai had just learned a new spell and was happily drawing water from the well to water the flowers and plants on both sides of the gravel road. Chang Xia glanced at her from a distance and saw that the gravel road over there was already half wet.
"Master never told me about this."
"So I came here to tell you." Xie Fengxue followed her gaze, and Li Bai happened to look up. Xie Fengxue waved at her, and the little girl ran over quickly.
"Can Senior Brother continue to teach you magic tomorrow?"
Li Bai had just experienced the joy of controlling water, and at this moment he naturally nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
When Li Bai grew tired of playing with water control, Chang Xia used a kite to order food from Shi Wei Tian. Adding a few spirit stones, they had it delivered to her door—very convenient. After the three of them had their meal in the Lihua Courtyard, Xie Fengxue also decided to leave.
After making an appointment to teach Li Bai tomorrow, he looked at Chang Xia and said, "Junior sister, why don't you send me off?"
Changxia was already full of doubts about Xie Fengxue's trip, so after telling Li Bai some minor details about the sect, he followed him away.
The four seasons in Cangfeng Mountain are distinct. Practitioners will sense the cold and heat in order to conform to the great Dao. It is early spring now. Although there are new buds on the thin grass on the roadside, the evening wind blowing on the face is still a little chilly. However, after a long summer, I have become accustomed to the coldness of Qianrenfeng Mountain and even feel that this wind is quite warm.
Instead, Xie Fengxue coughed lightly twice.
Changxia suddenly stopped.
"Would it be convenient for me to take your pulse?"
"I'm not sick." Xie Fengxue said.
"But it's injured."
Xie Fengxue stopped talking.
She knew Xie Fengxue so well that she sensed something was wrong when Xie Fengxue mentioned taking over Li Bai.
"I don't see anything wrong with Li Bai, but the fact that Master accepted her as his last disciple and that you wanted to teach her personally shows that something is very wrong with Li Bai."
Chang Xia lowered his head and chuckled softly, "The thing that both you and Master are better than me at is divination."
"The injuries on your body are the backlash of the star map, right? Have you seen any extraordinary future?"
Xie Fengxue didn't say anything. He put his hands behind his head and walked forward, saying lazily, "What can I hide from you about Master and me?"
"Because you can't hide it, you revealed so many flaws and then made up a half-true, half-false story to fool me," Chang Xia sneered, "My senior brother can't even hide a few coughs."
"Yeah." Xie Fengxue suddenly turned around, her eyes curved into crescents as she leaned closer to Chang Xia. "The effect has been achieved. Anyway, you won't believe me if I tell the truth now, so don't ask me."
"You!" Chang Xia was furious, but she had no way to deal with him. Finally, she was so angry that she stepped forward and kicked him. Unexpectedly, this guy took the opportunity to fall on her and couldn't get up.
"I'm injured and it'll take ten plates of sweet and sour fish to heal me," said Xie Fengxue.
Chang Xia supported him expressionlessly and said, "You've injured me internally. I need ten plates of sweet and sour fish and ten plates of crystal dumplings to heal."
Xie Fengxue was amazed: "Junior sister, you are becoming more and more shameless now."
Chang Xia continued expressionlessly: "It's all thanks to my good teachings, Senior Brother."
The two of them were like brothers and sisters at this moment, and then they went their separate ways at the next fork in the road.
Changxia’s own yard is at the highest point of Zangfeng Mountain.
Due to some historical reasons, Cangfeng Mountain was considered the master's private territory. The master was not in Yunting all year round, so in the beginning, there were only her and Xie Fengxue on the mountain.
After the Morning Star Mountain incident, the master felt that if he left the two children to guard the mountain, they would inevitably be bullied by others when he was not around, so he began to allow Yunting Jianxiu to move into Cangfeng Mountain. Later, the mountain gradually became lively.
Even so, the top of the mountain is still the sect's private territory, and only a few of their fellow brothers and sisters can enter.
Initially, she had placed her third and fourth junior sisters on the mountaintop. However, this was where the Yunting sword energy converged. Aside from the house where Xie Fengxue had set up the formation, every step outside was met with a barrage of countless sword energies, requiring constant concentration to resist. Her junior brothers and sisters, who had more diverse skills, were fine for a short time, but couldn't handle it for a long time and moved out. So, she relocated her fifth, sixth, and seventh junior sisters to the mountainside.
Changxia lit the lamp, and the lights in the courtyard next door also lit up early. That was Xie Fengxue's house.
She knew that Xie Fengxue was probably fiddling with his star map, because he always said that dusk and dawn were the times when yin and yang converged, and that was the most accurate time for stargazing.
She could even imagine his posture and expression at the moment.
It is so familiar, after all, they have been together for thousands of years.
Chang Xia didn't understand why her master and Xie Fengxue didn't want her to interfere in Li Bai's affairs, but it didn't matter. She wouldn't go into details or explore the matter. After all, the only sense of responsibility she had towards Li Bai was that of a senior sister.
But Xie Fengxue was different. After all, at the beginning, there were only her and Xie Fengxue in Zangfeng Mountain. At the end, there were still only her and Xie Fengxue here.
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The next day, Changxia woke up early again and made some porridge and side dishes, packing them into a lunch box to bring to Libai. Based on her experience of being raised by Xie Fengxue, she knew her senior brother wouldn't be so attentive as to prepare these things. To prevent another junior sister from starving to death, Changxia had to worry about these things until Libai was old enough to take care of herself.
As soon as she pushed open the gate, she saw two people, one big and one small, sitting on the stone steps under the eaves. Seeing her coming over with the box, Xie Fengxue smiled and said to Li Bai, "See, I told you someone would bring food."
Chang Xia stopped and turned to leave. Xie Fengxue came over and grabbed her, or more precisely, grabbed the food box in her hand.
"It's already done, it would be a shame not to eat it."
Without caring about Changxia's reaction, Xie Fengxue opened the lunch box and took a look at the food inside.
"I clearly did my share, but you're just saying one thing and thinking another, Junior Sister."
Chang Xia glanced at him and said, "I feed the spirit beasts at the foot of the mountain."
Xie Fengxue smiled and said nothing.
The food eaten by the spiritual beast at the foot of the mountain finally ended up in Xie Fengxue's stomach.
All morning, Chang Xia lazily slumped against the window lattice, watching Xie Fengxue teach Li Bai the Five Elements Technique. When Xie Fengxue was serious, he was a good teacher, and Li Bai was a good, obedient student. The two of them were like brothers and sisters, with a certain sympathy for each other.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Chang Xia was fiddling with his kite and preparing to order when Xie Fengxue, who was teaching his younger sister, suddenly said, "Eight Treasure Gourd Duck, Steamed Skateboard Fish, and Stir-fried Tofu."
Changxia didn't say anything. He quickly placed the order and showed it to Xie Fengxue, but he covered the prices underneath.
"Cheng Hui, a piece of top-grade spirit stone."
Xie Fengxue didn't even turn his head, "Remember it on my Junior Sister Changxia."
Very rigorous, and even specifically mentioned the name.
Chang Xia replied: "It's okay to keep accounts, nine out of thirteen return."
At this time, Li Bai, who was practicing the Five Elements Technique, suddenly leaned over and asked, "Senior Sister, what is Nine Out and Thirteen Return?"
Xie Fengxue stretched out his hand and turned her head back.
"Children should not learn this."
While waiting for the food, Changxia took out a small yellow notebook with curled edges. It was covered with dense words, some of which were crossed out with a red pen, and some were not.
Changxia turned to a new page and wrote on it: "On the third day of the third month of the 810th year of the Fourth Alliance, Xie Fengxue owed Changxia a top-grade spirit stone. Nine out, thirteen back."
Then he put the notebook back into the storage bag with satisfaction.
During this time, Xie Fengxue's gaze lingered on the small notebook in her hand for a moment, then turned back as if nothing had happened and continued to teach Li Bai.
Food for Heaven's dishes were delivered quickly. The five-layer food boxes were engraved with a fresh-keeping spell, so the food tasted like it was fresh out of the pot.
Xie Fengxue picked up a piece of stingray meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it for a few times, and his brows unconsciously frowned.
"It's not Lao Zhou who's cooking today."
Old Zhou is an elder of Food for Heaven, in charge of one of the pavilions. He is a humble man. Although he is a senior in the Spiritualization stage, he still cooks for the disciples of Yunting at the stove every day.
His dishes are usually hard to get, but Changxia is different. Lao Zhou cooks every dish Changxia orders individually.
Changxia's tongue wasn't as sensitive as his, so she thought it tasted the same as before. She asked, puzzled, "How did you tell?"
Xie Fengxue put down his chopsticks and clasped the table with his hands.
"Today's dish is too rigid. For example, the salt is precise to the grain, the oil is precise to the drop, and the stir-frying times must be exactly as per the recipe. It must be made by his apprentice, who is not as skilled as Lao Zhou."
Changxia thought about it and realized that Lao Zhou's apprentice was a child she had rescued from a monster several years ago. His surname was also Zhou, and his name was Zhou Xiaosu. Lao Zhou felt that they were destined to be together, so he accepted him as his disciple.
I didn’t expect that I could already be the chef.
She picked up a piece of fish and gave it to Li Bai, and then picked up another piece for herself and put it in the bowl.
"Anyway, I can't tell the difference. Junior sister, your senior brother is picky, so let's eat more."
Xie Fengxue hurriedly picked up the chopsticks and the bowl, hugging it to his chest as if protecting the food: "I didn't say I don't want to eat."
You need to wash your own bowls and chopsticks, and then collect them when the next disciple comes to deliver the food. Changxia and Xie Fengxue didn't want to clean up, so they decided by playing rock-paper-scissors that the winner would do it. The reasoning was that if you lose the game and have to clean up the mess, it would be too miserable.
Finally, it was Xie Fengxue who went.
While watching him control the water to rinse the bowl, Changxia said to Li Bai, you can learn magic from your senior brother, but don't learn how to be a good person from him. Your senior brother is so lazy and undisciplined, he doesn't set a good example for his junior brothers at all.
Xie Fengxue was too lazy to pay attention to her and casually shot a water arrow over, but it was easily dispersed by Changxia.
Chang Xia said to Li Bai, "See, I hit Senior Brother where he's hurting, and he's getting angry out of shame."
Li Bai widened her eyes, not knowing which side to support.
After a while of commotion, when Xie Fengxue had put everything in order, Changxia said she had to go out.
Xie Fengxue asked curiously, "You actually have something important to do?"
Chang Xia hit him and said, "Chen Siyan wants to talk to me about something."
The news arrived that morning, but Changxia figured that given Chen Siyan's personality, she must have a pile of files waiting for her help to review, so she put it off until the afternoon. She walked slowly along the way, and once she finished her business, she used the excuse that her junior sister hadn't eaten yet and she was anxious to come back.
She was determined not to let Shen Siyan take advantage of her in the slightest.
After hearing the whole story, Xie Fengxue suddenly said in a strange voice, "Didn't you just finish your shift at the Privy Council? Why are you still running there every day?"
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