Chapter 128: Emperor Garden Ganmu saw the white tiger boy Gu Congxing holding up his head...
Lu Wu carried the two men in his hands and walked them straight to the nursery. Then he raised his sleeves, turned around, and walked back with firm steps.
If he wasn't still bleeding, just looking at his majestic appearance, one would really think he was unharmed.
"He... just went back like that? He didn't take your immortal fruit, nor did he pick some healing herbs?"
Wen Yushu watched Lu Wu disappear, blinking as he said, "This guy is usually so fierce, but he's a man of principle."
Gu Congxing also stared at the white shadow, a thoughtful look on his face.
That night, it was drizzling.
In the Imperial Garden Nursery, the alternation of day and night, of sunshine and rain, has always been a perfectly regular pattern. When the golden crow sets in the west, the playful immortal flowers return to their resting places and fall into a peaceful slumber.
For them, sleep is the best opportunity to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and it must not be missed.
Gu Congxing also stood in the depths of the garden. He was the only immortal tree here. Although he was not the thickest, he was blessed with great fortune and abundant immortal power, and he produced many fruits.
The Immortal Tree is a sacred tree of immortality, and its fruit has the magical effect of bringing the dead back to life, restoring the meridians, flesh and bones of the eater, comparable to the magic elixir refined by the Jade Emperor.
Ever since he had condensed his human form into an immortal, fairies would gather his fruits at every annual Peach Banquet. He had originally offered them all without reservation, until one day, a fairy servant complained that his fruit wasn't enough and forced him to expend his immortal energy to ripen it further. He then became cautious, and whenever the fruit ripened, he would secretly keep a few for himself.
Like, maybe it could come in handy right now.
Gu Congxing stared at the white tiger leaning against him, watching its nine shiny long tails curled up into a ball, barely covering its injured abdomen.
There was a long scarlet wound there, and although it had been treated, it was still bleeding.
"Hey, Big Tiger, how did you get hurt today?"
The white tiger raised his eyes, quickly glanced at the ancient tree, and then lowered his head silently.
——As expected, you don’t talk.
Gu Congxing has known this white tiger for a long time. Ever since he gained spiritual consciousness, he has discovered that it always comes over at night, leaning its majestic body against the tree trunk and sleeping under the shadow provided by its canopy.
It always has its eyes half-closed, and its tail sways slightly in the breeze, looking very comfortable.
Seeing him like this, Gu Congxing didn't want to disturb his sweet dreams, so he let it grow up with him like this.
Wen Yu said that he has a natural healing power that can make all living creatures that approach him feel comfortable and at ease. I guess the white tiger is the same.
Gu Congxing thought, that’s not bad.
Until one day, he condensed an immortal body. When the white tiger came to sleep beside it again, he quietly changed into a human body, squatted down and stared at its head silently. The white tiger was very sharp and opened its eyes in an instant. The young man's face was reflected in its golden pupils.
"White Tiger, look, I already have a human body!" Gu Congxing still looked like a young boy, wearing only a thin feathered robe - he had seen too few immortal kings and immortal maidens, so he only learned to wear the one he thought was the most beautiful.
He propped his head up with his hands, revealing a large portion of his white wrists, and said with a grin, "When will you be able to transform into a human?"
Upon hearing this, the white tiger suddenly stood up, with its nine long tails standing upright, and stared at him for a long time.
Gu Congxing waited for its response, but it just gurgled in its throat and did not open its mouth to speak.
Yes, it has not even cultivated a human body, so it certainly cannot speak like a human.
Gu Congxing looked at its soft, furry head and felt really itchy. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his sinful hands and directly grabbed the white tiger's ears!
"!" The white tiger suddenly opened its eyes wide, and its nine long tails exploded at the same time!
"roar--"
A low growl rolled out of its throat, and it immediately shook its head violently, let go of Gu Congxing's hand, kicked off with its hind paws, and suddenly leaped up, jumping over Gu Congxing and walking on the clouds.
"Ouch!"
Gu Congxing was startled by his action and suddenly fell to the ground. He rubbed his buttocks and whispered, "How stingy! He only rubbed it once..."
I don’t know if the white tiger held a grudge against me for this action, but it has never appeared since then.
——Until today.
A year later, the white tiger leaned against the tree again, looking seriously injured.
Gu Congxing looked at it steadily, thinking over and over again in his mind.
He had reflected on it after scaring the white tiger away. Perhaps he had acted rashly and offended her. Or perhaps, as Wen Yu had said, he was already far ahead in his immortal form. Rubbing its ears would have been like provoking it and hurting its pride...
In short, perhaps I should be the first to say sorry.
But he was not a talkative person, and even if he wanted to apologize, he always couldn't open his mouth.
However, seeing Baihu's current state, he suddenly came up with a good idea -
Giving it a spiritual fruit to help it heal its wounds, not only can it resolve the past grudges, but it can also be grateful to me, isn't it killing two birds with one stone?
"White Tiger, White Tiger!"
Gu Congxing made up his mind and kept calling it, making the tired tiger eyes open again.
"Go on! This is some good stuff!"
The branches and leaves above the treetops swayed slightly, and in the blink of an eye, a glittering fruit fell down and was caught by the white tiger's tail.
Its tail was wrapped around the immortal fruit, and it brought it to the eyes, but it showed a confused look.
"This is my fruit. Eat it and all your injuries will be healed!"
As he said this, he shook the branches and leaves with a certain pride, making a rustling sound.
The white tiger tilted its head and looked at the fruit, but did not put it into its mouth.
"Eat it! Are you afraid it might be poisonous?"
Seeing his hesitation, Gu Congxing became inexplicably angry and spoke more hurriedly, "My fruit is a rare treasure in the Ruins of Kunlun! The Queen Mother is waiting eagerly for it, so don't be suspicious!"
Upon hearing this, Baihu suddenly raised his head, his eyes slightly stern, as if blaming him for his rude words.
Gu Congxing also knew that he had just offended someone, so he turned his eyes away guiltily and looked up at the sky.
Ah, the night in Kunlun is so blue.
"……Oh."
Suddenly, a very light laugh came into his ears. Gu Congxing immediately turned his head and looked around, but saw that there were no other immortal plants around, and the white tiger still looked as majestic as usual, without a smile on its face.
Could it be that I heard it wrong?
He was lost in thought when he saw the white tiger's fluffy long tail toss nimbly, sending the immortal fruit into its mouth. It chewed it and swallowed it in one gulp.
As soon as the fairy fruit entered the White Tiger's stomach, a moist and spiritual light emerged from its body, and the bleeding wound on its abdomen healed in the blink of an eye.
Baihu obviously did not expect that the immortal fruit would be so useful. He kept looking at his wound in disbelief.
Gu Congxing hummed with satisfaction, and transformed into a human form. He folded his arms and raised his head and said, "Isn't what I said right? It's amazing, isn't it?"
The white tiger stared at him intently, and a humming sound came from its throat again.
Gu Congxing knew that it was in a good mood again.
"In that case, you..." He cleared his throat and looked away awkwardly, "Don't hold a grudge anymore. I didn't mean it last time." The furry head really looked a little too tempting.
The white tiger's tail stood upright and swayed in the wind, but its eyes were somewhat confused.
But then it seemed to have thought of something, and took a step closer to Gu Congxing, and actually opened its mouth to speak:
"It's not a grudge."
"! You, you actually learned to speak?!" Gu Congxing immediately exclaimed, although his volume was not loud, it still made him very happy.
After all, he was only familiar with Wen Yu in this imperial garden. The white tiger had been with him for many years, and he had already classified it as an "immortal friend"... although it was just a divine beast that did not yet have an immortal body.
But why does this voice sound familiar?
I seem to have heard it somewhere not long ago...
He frowned in thought, speaking without hesitation: "Your voice is so familiar."
The tail, which was originally wagging happily, suddenly stopped and stood stiffly in the air.
After a moment, the white tiger opened its mouth again, but the tone was slightly different from before.
"…Maybe it's an illusion."
Why does it sound thinner than before?
The young man looked suspicious, but the white tiger obviously didn't want to say anything more. Its long fluffy tail swept across his wrist, and then it flew away on the cloud again.
The next day, Gu Congxing told Wen Yushu about this incident, which made him laugh so hard: "This white tiger has even learned to pinch its throat!"
“I think it’s hilarious, too!”
Gu Congxing leaned against him and laughed until he was shaking. Wen Yu winked cunningly and whispered in his ear:
"I also learned something interesting! Didn't Lu Wu fail to defeat Zhulong's son Gu before, and let him escape? I heard that he has been assigned another task now, and he has to go to the underworld to capture Gu!"
Wen Yu smiled with a hint of gloating: "If he leaves, I will sneak out with the fairy sisters. I heard that there are many immortals in Yaotai... Ganmu, will you come with us?"
"this……"
Gu Congxing's smile faded upon hearing this. He frowned slightly and suddenly heard a cry of surprise from not far away, spreading like ripples throughout the imperial garden.
He and Wen Yu both turned around and saw the young men and women transformed from the immortal plants surrounding a tall figure with long red hair. As if sensing the gazes behind him, he suddenly turned around and looked back -
The spiritual patterns are like flames, the pupils are like rolling gold, and the overly gorgeous face is full of nonchalance, making it difficult to look away.
Gu Congxing met his eyes and even breathed lighter. He saw that the man blinked and flew towards him quickly.
"You, should be the sacred tree?"
The gorgeous man flew in front of Gu Congxing and Wen Yu in the blink of an eye. He was wearing a long maple-colored robe, which made him look more flamboyant and unrestrained.
"I am the chief of the divine beasts, the Phoenix of the Xidan tribe."
He raised his lips and smiled: "I come to find the sacred tree Wutong in the name of my family. Are you Wutong?"
Wutong? I heard that this sacred tree existed in the imperial garden a thousand years ago, but it has disappeared in the past six months.
Wen Yu immediately shook his head, but Gu Congxing raised his eyes and stared at the phoenix in front of him, frowning and saying nothing.
Although the Xidan Divine Realm is far away from the imperial capital Yaotai, it is said that the phoenix roosts on the Wutong tree. Could he be completely unaware of such news?
Moreover, it was really strange that he came to the Diyuan Nursery in such a brazen way.
“Wow.”
Phoenix met his gaze and tilted its head: "Little sacred tree, why are you staring at me?"
Before Gu Congxing could respond, he had already taken another step forward, and the gorgeous decorations on his body jingled.
"Could it be..." He leaned forward slightly, smiling playfully, "that you are fascinated by me?"
"Ah?" Gu Congxing asked in surprise.
"Hey! You—"
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows and was about to speak out in rebuttal when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a tall white shadow out of the corner of her eye.
The noisy Imperial Garden fell silent in an instant, and all eyes were fixed on that cold face.
"Xidan tribe, Phoenix."
Lu Wu held a spear in his hand, his silver armor reflecting the sunlight, his eyes solemn.
His eyes swept over the figure who was very close to Gu Congxing, and his voice became deeper and deeper, with a completely different sense of authority than usual.
"You, get out of here."
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The author has something to say: At this moment, the sacred tree Gu Congxing is Gu·Innocent/Unpolished/Lively Youth·Congxing. He also looked like this before being neglected by his brother in the world of cultivation! [Let me see]
Gu Mingting: So everyone says my brother is beautiful, well-behaved and cute——
Gu Congxing: ...
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