Chapter 153: Leaving the Ruins
The air is filled with the fragrance of rice flowers, and mortals are busy harvesting.
Tao Zi stood under the shade of a tree and watched all this. She and Hua Heshang arrived at this place as soon as they came out.
Flower Monk asked quietly, "Where is this?"
"I don't know." Tao Zi also shook her head and stroked the fox fur in her hand.
The fox barked in protest.
The Flower Monk then noticed the fox and said casually, "Where did this fox come from? It's all white and looks unlucky."
The fox in my arms suddenly stopped meowing and became completely listless.
Tao Zi patted its head and said, "I picked it up as a pet."
"Well, why not pick up a red one? It's so festive."
A voice suddenly appeared in Tao Zi's mind: "What's the point of celebrating for a monk?"
Tao Zi replied in her mind, "He's a monk who betrayed the sect."
By this time, Hua Seng had already gone to chat with the villagers as if he was familiar with the place.
Tao Zi stood there, not wanting to cause trouble. After all, she looked like she had just crawled out of a coffin, and she was really unapproachable.
The fox in her arms said awkwardly in her mind: "During this period of time, I can only be an ordinary fox. Don't look for me if you have any problems."
She didn't ask why and just agreed.
The fox became even more silent and closed his eyes to rest.
Tao Zi could roughly guess what it was thinking.
Judging from its previous expression, it is a fox that has just entered the world of martial arts and still retains some innocence and sense of responsibility. It is probably sad about being a useless fox, even if it does not want to form a contract.
Well, that's a good fox.
While she was thinking about it, Hua Heshang came back and said, "One good news and one bad news."
"Good news?"
He replied, "This is the eastern part of the continent, not far from the center. We can just practice all the way there."
Tao Zi asked again: "What's the bad news?"
"There are demons causing trouble on this road." The flower monk paused, "And demons are rampant recently, so there might be big trouble."
She nodded, and suddenly remembered her inner demon, which seemed to have not appeared for a long time.
"Thank you for thinking of me, but I'm just too lazy to show up. It doesn't mean I've disappeared." These words popped up in my mind and then disappeared.
Tao Zi didn't care. She turned to look at the flower monk and asked, "Are you familiar with this place?"
"Not familiar." He hesitated to speak.
Tao Zi said: "Just say what you want to say."
"But I think we should find a place to stay first and wait until you are well enough before setting off again, otherwise people will doubt your identity."
She was silent for a moment, and suddenly remembered a serious problem: her human skin mask was gone!
After weighing the pros and cons, she said, "It won't affect your cultivation, so just go."
The Flower Monk nodded and asked, "What should we do with Junior Brother Han and the others?"
Tao Zi thought for a moment and said, "They have Senior Brother Li, a medical practitioner, watching over them, so they should be fine."
And even if something happened, there was nothing they could do. They had no idea where they were and could only head towards the central part.
For some reason, when she thought of this, her head suddenly hurt, but it quickly returned to normal.
Tao Zi did not ignore the pain. She became more alert and said, "Let's find a place to stay first."
He was about to nod when he remembered something important and asked hesitantly, "Do you have money?"
Tao Zi was silent.
In the end, it was only after the Flower Monk sold his body that he found a family willing to take them in for free.
When Tao Zi entered the house, the old woman there sighed with emotion and whispered to the old man beside her: "See? This is the girl. She was burned to death by her family because she eloped with a monk. Look at the gauze all over her body. How could her family have the heart to do this to her?"
The little girl who offered to take them in was watching them quietly, with a look of sadness and relief.
Tao Zi's mouth twitched, and she realized belatedly that what this person was selling might not be his looks, but his ability to make up stories.
After entering the room, the monk whispered, "If we told them we were cultivators, they would definitely be uneasy and reserved. We're just staying here temporarily, so there's no need for that."
Tao Zi was puzzled. "Then what did you say? I clearly saw the little girl blushing and nodding with my own eyes. How did she suddenly become like this?"
The Flower Monk smiled and said, "It's not okay to use your appearance to deceive people. It goes against my identity as a monk. As for what I said, it was naturally a made-up love story. As my senior brother said, everyone loves tragic love stories, and mortals are no exception."
The corners of her mouth twitched. It turned out that selling one's body was not an option, but making up stories to deceive people was.
After saying a few more words, Tao Zi found an excuse to drive Hua Heshang away.
She took out the hairpin and looked at it carefully. Because of the headache she had just had, she had a new guess.
Tao Zi put the fox aside and whispered, "Do you have a storage bag that hasn't been recognized by its owner? Give me one."
The fox was shocked and said, "Why do you ask me for something as if it's a matter of course?"
"I am your master."
One sentence was enough to make the fox wilted. It waved its furry hand and an exquisite ring appeared in front of her.
When she took a look, she found that it was actually a spiritual weapon-level storage bag. A hint of satisfaction appeared between her brows. The one that the master left for them was only at the magic weapon level.
She placed the hairpin and the scroll inside, then lay down on the bed.
Suddenly, a series of thoughts popped up in my mind:
"If I don't go find Han Yueshan, they might die. But if I go looking for them, it will take a lot of unnecessary time, and I may not find them."
She repeated this thought over and over in her mind, and continued to strengthen her determination not to look for them.
My head suddenly started to hurt, and a voice suddenly appeared in my mind: "Yue Qiran, they are your junior brothers and sisters. You can't give them up for your own benefit. You must protect them even if you die!"
"Yue Qiran, give up your own interests. They are a hundred times more important than you."
The voice repeated the same words over and over in her mind.
The fox looked at his master on the bed who suddenly covered his head and curled up in pain, and his face changed into a fox shape.
If the master dies, it can't survive!
It was so anxious that it broke open the door and rushed out to find the ungrateful monk.
Tao Zi covered her head with her hands, her eyes becoming increasingly empty.
At this moment, a new voice appeared in her mind. She said, "Yue Qiran, fulfilling their wish doesn't mean you want to spoil them? Then spoil them to death! Don't let them suffer even the slightest injury, don't let them suffer even the slightest pain, and don't let them worry about those difficult social interactions."
Her brows slowly relaxed and her overall condition improved.
At this time, Hua Heshang rushed back with the fox in his hand.
He casually placed the fox on the table and helped Tao Zi up: "What happened?"
Tao Zi pressed his head and said, "It's okay, it's just an old problem. Oh, right, I decided to go find Yue Shan and the others first."
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