Chapter 1217 The Arrogant Owl
"know?"
Looking at Qi Yun's surprised expression, Song Chunxue thought that he might really not know.
“I know him. He’s one of my sixth uncle’s men. What’s he doing here?” Qi Yun said, looking towards the door. “Is he still here?”
"He's here, perhaps he's protecting you in secret." The Moon-Accompanying Immortal raised his hand. "Go and see, he's not the only one."
Qi Yun immediately walked outside, quickly descended the steps, and raised his hand to his lips to whistle.
An owl landed on his shoulder and said calmly, "It's too bright during the day, why did you call me out?"
"Uncle Eagle, it really is you!" Qi Yun exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here? Did you stop by to see me?"
"Thump!"
He flicked his forehead with his foot. "Look at the chaos outside! You're still here like a child. You didn't even ask around before you went out. In this world, how can a fool like you go out? Huh? Aren't you afraid you'll end up being someone's alchemist?"
Qi Yun lowered his voice, "You're not referring to my master's senior uncle and the others, are you?"
"Hmph, one should always be wary of others. Although I know that the cultivators of Lingyun Mountain are not bad, people's hearts and minds cannot withstand the test of this world. Who knows when the pure will become corrupt?"
The owl pressed its head against the ground. "I was originally going to observe you for a few days, but now that you've found me, come back to Qingqiu with me. It's still too dangerous outside. If you choose the wrong master, your cultivation will be like a pig in a sty feeding itself. By the time you're taken in, it will be too late."
Qi Yun walked a little further away. "Uncle Ying, keep your voice down. I've heard these rumors before, but I don't plan to stay long. It's just that I haven't been out to train for so many years. At least there are more people with them, and Uncle Liu knows. You can come pick me up again around this time next year."
The owl kicked his head away. "You either come with me now, or I'll keep watch nearby. I've put something on you, and I'll rush to your side if there's any danger."
"It would be so much better to be a carefree fox spirit, why did you insist on becoming an apprentice!" The owl scratched his ear hard. "Being an apprentice is one thing, but you've become an apprentice of a female Taoist priest, you're really bringing shame to Qingqiu!"
Qi Yun rubbed his reddened ears and apologized in a low voice, "Uncle Ying, I was wrong, but Han Mo is also from Qingqiu. With him around, why are you still worried about me?"
"He has a powerful father now, what do you have?" The owl's voice lowered even further. "Besides, that so-called immortal is quite skilled. I've detected that his aura is impure. You need to be careful, or he might refine you. I can't beat him at all!"
Qi Yun asked curiously, "Were you the ones who went to put things in my master's room earlier?"
"No, I never go into a woman's room!" The owl nudged Qi Yun's head with its small body. "Stop playing around. How old are you? You still want to butt heads? My head is so small now, how can it hold up?"
Qi Yun smiled, held the owl in his hands, and rubbed his head against it.
"Pfft...Ptooey, ptooey, you haven't washed your hair in days!" the owl said with disgust. "You're supposed to be a fox spirit, how can you be so filthy, smelling like greasy hair."
Qi Yun blushed slightly. "Keep your voice down, they can hear you."
The owl pecked him and said angrily, "Why are you speaking so softly when you can hear me? Are you just fooling yourself?"
At this moment, Song Chunxue came up behind them.
"Since you're here, come in and have a cup of tea. After all, you're my apprentice's friend."
The owl turned its head, its eyes darting around, and looked Song Chunxue up and down.
"Expel Qi Yun from your sect and grant him his freedom. I will take him back to Qingqiu!"
Han Mo walked over and said, "Uncle Ying, what are you afraid of? They are different from those evil cultivators. That one was just being targeted by evil cultivators."
"That would be even more terrifying!" The owl jumped anxiously on Qi Yun's shoulder. "What if evil cultivators target Qi Yun and see that he's a demon, and use him as a guinea pig to refine pills?"
"This area is not clean. It's only relatively quiet in this forest. There's a white fox and a white tiger running around, but they haven't taken human form yet and their cultivation level isn't high."
Zhang Chengxuan stepped out of the door. “It turns out you’re from Qingqiu. My master said he’s very familiar with several of your Qingqiu elders. We’ve never taken any demons as disciples before, so it’s necessary to reconsider the matter of taking on disciples.”
Qi Yun panicked and pleaded while hugging the owl, "Uncle Eagle, I really don't want to go back. It's quite safe with them, and I enjoy training with them."
"What training? A hundred years from now, when the world is at peace, will be the perfect time for training. You're here at this critical juncture..."
“Then take him away. He only casually became an apprentice before, so it doesn’t count.” Song Chunxue said succinctly, “My second apprentice is an alchemist. What if he remembers one day that demons are the best ingredients for alchemy?”
Changyun stared wide-eyed and opened his mouth wide, then pursed his lips, trying not to laugh, thinking to himself, "When did I become so skilled? I must have graduated."
That's a good idea. Next time we encounter those wicked cultivators with evil intentions, we can refine them into pills, which would be doing a service to the people.
"Master." Qi Yun rushed to Song Chunxue and hurriedly explained, "I'm not leaving. Since we've already made the vows, how can we just call it off? I just want to follow you and see more of the real human condition."
The owl rolled his eyes; he had no more eye rolls to make now.
"Alright, alright, Qi Yun, I won't argue with you. I won't force you to go back if you don't want to. I'm going back to the woods to sleep."
Qi Yun was a little worried, "It's quite cold outside at night, and it might even rain tonight."
"I won't go to the cave?"
Song Chunxue looked at her senior brother, "What do we do?"
"Come in and talk, everyone." The Moon-Accompanying Immortal raised his hand. "Brother Cat, come in too."
"What cat? I'm an eagle, an owl! How am I a cat? What makes me look like a cat? Hey hey hey..."
The next moment, the owl was pulled into the house by the Moon-Companion Immortal, who raised his hand and placed it in front of the tea table, saying, "Brother Eagle, please have some tea."
"..." The owl lost its temper, twisted its round neck, closed its eyes, and pretended to be dead.
Qi Yun was overjoyed. Upon entering the room, he bowed to the Moon-Accompanying Immortal and said, "Thank you, Grandmaster."
"I was overthinking it. I was worried that you were involved with evil cultivators, but now it seems that my worries were unnecessary. Evil cultivators aren't as stupid as you."
The owl snorted coldly, "If you're so smart, why don't you take in the evil cultivators?"
“If we could just take them in so easily, we wouldn’t be evil cultivators. Their cultivation techniques are unpredictable and difficult to deal with,” said the Moon-Accompanying Immortal in a gentle voice. “That’s why I’m here to investigate.”
Several younger people watched the spectacle from the sidelines; some stood, some leaned against the wall, and some squatted on the ground, cracking sunflower seeds and pockmarks.
"But even with Brother Ying's keen eyesight, they didn't notice them, which shows how skilled they are. It's no use for you to keep an eye on them from the outside."
"..." The owl rolled its eyes again. "I saw them. They were a few shamans from the southwest. They were very evil. I tried to catch them but failed and was knocked to the ground, so I'm too embarrassed to say anything."
Song Chunxue couldn't help but chuckle; her master really knew how to do things.
"Brother Eagle, will you be staying for a few days?"
The owl turned its neck. "Do you have any braised meat?"
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