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After hearing this, Chu Tiankuan was overjoyed and surprised.

He stood there, his expression looking like he was hit hard by something, and for a moment he couldn't utter a word.

Only Song Qingchi was crying and laughing at the same time, and he gritted his teeth, showing an expression that showed he didn't know whether he should be angry or not.

He recalled the time when he ghostwrote homework for his senior and junior brothers and sisters, and was caught by his father.

The three of them laughed and ran away in three different directions, begging for mercy and shouting, "Master, Master, please stop chasing me."

But when they came back to eat in the evening, they were still forced to stand in a row under the eaves, each carrying a bucket of water on their shoulders.

His father was so angry at that time that he said: "Do you think you are helping them? You are harming them! This will only hurt yourself!"

——But the problem is, nine out of ten teachers in the world say this.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs running. Basically every child, from childhood to adulthood, has heard similar scolding from a teacher.

A lie repeated a hundred times becomes the truth; truth repeated a hundred times becomes easy.

It was because this truth had almost worn people's ears out and had become a cliché that they didn't take seriously, so when the prophetic criticism came true, Song Qingchi cried bitterly and was extremely sad.

He thought that although Chu Tiankuan copied the homework, he at least went through it once.

With our senior brother's wit and intelligence of having a photographic memory, he should be able to recognize it after just copying it by hand.

Who knew that he didn't use his brain at all, and his actions were not influenced by his heart.

His grandfather's!

——He didn’t even recognize the Soul Nurturing Orb? He didn’t even recognize the Soul Nurturing Orb!

After hearing this, Wu Manshuang and Ling Shuanghun had strange expressions on their faces.

Wu Manshuang obviously thought of herself.

After all, not long ago, he was helping Yan Luoyue solve the formation assignment set up by Ji Qinghong.

As for Ling Shuanghun...

Judging from the subtle expression of Baihe historian, Ling Shuanghun must not have been a good and obedient child when he was a student in the clan.

Yan Luoyue took a bite of mung bean cake and a sip of tea while listening to Chu Tiankuang telling a story.

When she was describing this scene, she bit her snack and almost fainted from laughing on the table.

Considering how difficult it was for Senior Brother Chu, Yan Luoyue wanted to say something fair on behalf of Chu Tiankuo:

In fact, even if Chu Tiankuo did the homework himself, he might not be able to recognize those soul-nourishing beads.

After all, Song Qingchi obviously didn't know that there were such a group of magical college students in the world.

They can cram and memorize all the key points of a book a week before the exam, and then forget all the knowledge a week after the exam...

But no matter what, it is a good thing to discover the souls of Taotao and other people in Shancha Town.

Before burying Taotao, Song Qingchi put a Piyi bead in her mouth that could protect the body from decay.

In this way, as long as Taotao accumulates enough strength in the soul-nourishing bead, and then uses magic tools and some rituals to assist, the little sister's soul will be able to return to its place.

By then, Tao Tao will still be that lovely and lively little sister, and she will be many years younger than the eldest and second senior brothers!

The more troubled ones are the townspeople of Son Tra Town.

They are mortal souls, unlike Taotao, who is a cultivator and has a naturally strong soul.

Song Qingchi tried to contact them with his spiritual consciousness and found that the consciousness of these mortals was in chaos. If they wanted to restore their state before death, they would probably need to rest for at least several decades.

And their bodies had been burned by those people in Shancha Town.

In other words, Song Qingchi had to refine some puppet bodies for them, so that at least these people could live out the days they should have.

However, these are just small things.

Song Qingchi sniffed heavily, wiped away the tears of excitement that welled up in his eyes, and when he raised his head again, there was a smile on the corner of his lips.

Chu Tiankuo quickly asked: "What did Taotao say?"

Song Qingchi said embarrassedly: "Taotao asked me to change this white dress... She said that she still likes me to wear green clothes, which looks better."

"...Oh." Chu Tiankuo responded expressionlessly.

It’s not that he has any objection to his junior fellow students falling in love.

We grew up together and have a good relationship with each other.

That is to say...um...if possible, could you please not film the specific content of the flirting in front of his face?

As a native of the immortal cultivation world, Chu Tiankuo didn't know what "stuffing dog food" meant.

But at this moment, he realized with his excellent fighting awareness that there might be many, many more similar incidents in the future...

Song Qingchi added: "She has something else to say to Senior Brother."

Chu Tiankuo was invigorated: "Oh?"

Song Qingchi sighed, "Taotao said that there's not much room in the Soul-Nourishing Pearl. Can we get rid of those murderers first? They're almost squeezing her to death!"

Chu Tiankuo: “…Oh.”

Yes, the soul-nourishing beads were inlaid on the hairpin to act as peach blossom cores. Originally, they were just two or three light white beads the size of rice grains, and they looked cramped just by looking at them.

Moreover, Taotao is a cultivator, and her soul is inherently stronger than that of an ordinary person...which means that it occupies a larger area.

Without waiting for Chu Tiankuo's response, Song Qingchi took action diligently and took out the souls of the evil people that were collected first.

When the dead souls saw the sunlight, they were like ice and snow under the scorching sun. In just a moment, they were hissing and burned to ashes.

In the world of cultivating immortals, although there is a method of giving up one's soul to cultivate one's soul, there is no such thing as reincarnation.

If one is an ordinary mortal, generally when he reaches the end of his life span, his soul will age together with his body.

At that time, the body exhales its last foul breath, and the soul naturally leaves the body.

The soul, without any consciousness or awareness, will dissolve and die in the sunlight, turning into spiritual dust between heaven and earth, just like the skin that decays and decomposes in the soil.

In comparison, the souls of immortal cultivators are much stronger.

If one could find a treasure similar to the Soul-Nourishing Pearl to store the soul, and nurture it for a period of time to recover one's strength, perhaps one could use this treasure that contains oneself as a foundation and transform back into a ghost cultivator.

However, the way of ghost cultivation is much more difficult than that of ordinary people.

So for a while, the story of "picking up a portable grandpa/grandmother/big brother/big sister" was very popular among ordinary people.

This is probably what happens when a mortal is lucky enough to have an encounter with an immortal cultivator who has managed to preserve his own soul.

Because most of the mortals in Shancha Town died tragically along the way, their souls did not age.

Moreover, they were taken in by the Soul-Nourishing Pearl halfway through.

So when these mortals regain consciousness, they will be able to live out the time they deserve on earth.

Although by that time, they will certainly have to face the drastic changes in the world and the changing emotions.

But as long as one is alive, one has every hope.

…

After confirming that Tao Tao was still alive, the two men's madness eased a little.

Song Qingchi reflected on himself and felt that refining his senior brother into a magical weapon was too unprecedented and was indeed a dangerous path.

He said to his senior brother: "Otherwise... let's put the weapon refining project on hold."

It just so happens that they have just started, and there is still time to stop now.

Just after proposing this idea, Song Qingchi found that his senior brother was looking at him with a very, very, very scary look.

Chu Tiankuo smiled brightly, revealing his sparkling white teeth.

He pointed to his right ribs and asked word by word, "Junior brother, do you still remember what you said half a year ago?"

Song Qingchi knew that he was guilty, and he murmured repeatedly: "The kidneys are responsible for the production of bones and marrow. After much thought, I think the most harmless starting point of this art of refining instruments and bodies is to start with refining the kidneys."

Chu Tiankuo kicked him out: "Go to hell! You even refined one of my kidneys, and now you say you don't want to do it anymore?"

Song Qingchi: "..."

Song Qingchi thought about it and felt that this seemed to be the case.

"Then Senior Brother, I..."

Chu Tiankuo was determined: "Keep practicing, and try again and again. We have a lot of time and patience, until we kill that demon beast with our sword!"

After hearing this, the two boys expressed their empathy.

Ling Shuanghun nodded repeatedly: "If we stop now, the sacrifice will be too great - that's a kidney!"

Wu Manshuang also sighed: "Yes, this is what you called 'sunk cost', Luoyue - that's kidneys!"

Yan Luoyue: “???”

I really don’t understand what you guys are thinking about every day?

Of course, Chu Tiankuo’s resolute attitude was not because of his already refined kidneys…well, it was not entirely because of his kidneys.

What's more, apart from this method, no matter the data they found or the facts they inferred, it seems that they can't do anything to the monster.

——They can’t just rush over and kill the victim with a single sword when the monster has chosen its next victim to “dine”!

"So, Senior Brother Chu and Senior Brother Song persevered, worked hard, and blazed a trail that no one had ever blazed before, and finally achieved today's results."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Ling Shuanghun's face.

Wu Manshuang also relaxed her shoulders and leaned her upper body back slightly, with a satisfied expression on her face, as if she had just heard a very good story.

"Now, it seems that there is only one problem left."

"What?"

Ling Shuanghun smiled slyly and pointed at Yan Luoyue: "Xiao Yan, how do you know so much?"

——The three of them were arrested at the same time, why was there such a huge difference in the amount of information between the two sides?

Could it be that when Ling Shuanghan and Wu Manshuang were both knocked unconscious, Yan Luoyue was not killed by Chu Tiankuo's knife, but was listening to someone telling a story?

"Yes."

Yan Luoyue nodded solemnly, and took out some snacks from his storage bag—wait, why was Yan Luoyue's storage bag not sealed!—and shared them with the two of them.

"While you were knocked unconscious, I was eating mung bean cakes, red bean cakes, osmanthus cakes, honey three-knife cakes, and listening to Senior Brother Chu telling stories."

Wu Manshuang: “…”

Ling Shuanghun: “…”

It was not until Yan Luoyue handed the pastries to them that the two realized: not only had their cultivation been sealed, but they hadn’t eaten for several days in a row!

A long series of gurgling sounds came out from the stomach at a very timely moment.

The two boys took the snacks, squeezed out the water bags, and filled their cheeks like two squirrels chewing desperately.

As they devoured the food, they listened to Yan Luoyue tell them the ending of the story.

"Senior Brother Chu and I exchanged information, and only then did I know that Senior Brother Chu was a returning victim... Well, I mean, Senior Brother Chu set up a game within a game."

…

At that time, Yan Luoyue's attitude was very firm.

Even if Chu Tiankuo was going to have her memory sealed in a moment, she had to know Chu Tiankuo's original plan first.

After thinking for a while, Chu Tiankuo smiled and shook his head at Yan Luoyue.

Before Yan Luoyue could express her disappointment, Chu Tiankuo said:

"There's no need to seal your memory. It's a good thing that there's someone who knows the inside story and is looking after the three of you."

Moreover, according to previous plans, Chu Tiankuo would also seal an important memory of his own.

This memory is about how they discovered the soul-nourishing beads and learned that Taotao and other townspeople in Shancha Town were still alive.

Yan Luoyue raised her eyes in surprise: "Hey, why?"

Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "The plans can be linked together, but the emotions must be real."

If the bait was not real, how could he attract the gray fog, and how could he make the gray fog regard him as prey again?

Therefore, the pain and despair that Chu Tiankuo exuded at that moment must be accurate and real.

Capturing Wu Manshuang and the other two to the old site of Shancha Town and letting them put on a good show was only the first step of the plan.

In order to hide their true colors and express their real intense emotions, Wu Manshuang and Ling Shuanghun were kept in the dark.

In Chu Tiankuo's subsequent plan, Yan Luoyue and the other two did not have to kill each other.

As long as he hands the dagger to Wu Manshuang, Song Qingchi will appear.

At that time, Chu Tiankuo had an idea and planted a seed of "breakup" in the rainstorm.

Finally at this moment, the arrangements from the past blossomed and bore fruit, growing to the point where the fruits could be picked.

When talking about Song Qingchi's plan, Chu Tiankuo was rather vague.

After all, even he himself didn't know what method his junior fellow apprentice would use, which made him feel heartbroken for a moment.

Chu Tiankuo touched his chin and said expectantly: "Junior brother said that he has a very suitable arrangement on how to turn against me..."

Out of trust in Chu Tiankuo's aesthetic sense, Yan Luoyue couldn't help but feel a little curious.

So when a slim female figure appeared behind the stage, holding a pipa, looming in and out of sight, Yan Luoyue's appetite could not help but be whetted to the maximum.

Next, Song Qingchi appeared——

Yan Luoyue: Wow, a man dressed as a woman, great!

Chu Tiankuo: What? My junior brother has fallen to this point and is actually wearing Taotao’s clothes?

Song Qingchi showed his true face——

Yan Luoyue: Hiss, what a ruthless man! He burned half of his face? Is this true?

Chu Tiankuo: For this plan, Junior Brother actually went to such lengths...

Obviously, Chu Tiankuo took Song Qingchi's disfigurement seriously.

Because of this, the pain he expressed was so real that it even fooled the Gray Mist Demon.

Later, Song Qingchi recited a passionate and yandere speech with a blank expression on his face...

Chu Tiankuang almost covered his chest on the spot, feeling a sharp pain in his heart: Good! This reason is too real and perfect!

Yan Luoyue's first reaction was: Huh? What kind of genius straight man wrote this yandere script?

...The huge difference in the way men and women feel when it comes to emotional breakup drama can be seen from this.

After hearing Yan Luoyue's expression of her feelings, Wu Manshuang and Ling Shuanghun secretly looked at each other.

While Yan Luoyue's attention was diverted, Wu Manshuang asked uncertainly: "I think... this script is well written?"

Ling Shuanghun also whispered: "I also think that this script is well written."

After a short silence, Wu Manshuang sighed and said, "Don't tell Luoyue about this."

Ling Shuanghun nodded resolutely: "Don't let Xiaoyan know."

Yan Luoyue knew nothing about the secret communication between the two friends.

She looked not far away and saw that the tug-of-war between Chu Tiankuang and the gray mist was almost over.

Just now, Yan Luoyue used her own actions to find out the mechanism by which Gray Mist was injured.

This guarantee undoubtedly gave Chu Tiankuan a strong shot in the arm.

Thanks to his efforts, the man who has been refined into "Magic Weapon Chu Tiankuo" can use magic weapons, formations and sword power at the same time to maximize his various performances.

He was like an inescapable tornado vortex, pulling the gray mist and grabbing it bit by bit into the magic weapon named Chu Tiankuo.

Although Yan Luoyue compared Chu Tiankuo to a sword, this does not mean that Chu Tiankuo was actually forged into a sword.

——Whose sword is hollow and can finish five bowls of rice in one go?

Considering that the world's first machine for washing clothes was called a washing machine, and the first machine for automatically cooking rice was called an electric rice cooker.

If we follow this naming idea, the name of the magic instrument version of Chu Tiankuo should now be called "Fully Automatic Gray Mist Unhappy Death Ceremony".

This instrument performed its task perfectly.

After taking in the gray mist, Chu Tiankuo released the spiritual seal on his memory, and waved to Yan Luoyue and the others with a smile.

Yan Luoyue's eyes lit up, and he pulled Wu Manshuang and Ling Shuanghun and ran over.

"Brother Chu."

She stared at Chu Tiankuang closely, looking him up and down two or three times: "Are you okay now?"

“This is my best moment.”

Yan Luoyue asked again: "What about Senior Sister Tao Tao, is she okay now?"

Chu Tiankuo's smile became more brilliant: "She has already returned to her spiritual state a long time ago - well, do you want to see Taotao?"

He turned around and waved to Song Qingchi: "Hey, Junior Brother, when will Taotao——"

He stopped talking halfway through.

I saw a beautiful girl in pink clothes and green skirt walking towards me from a distance.

She walked briskly, hopping like a little rabbit, and soon she was next to Song Qingchi.

"Finally, I saw Senior Brother succeed in subduing the demon. I've been waiting for so long!"

As Tao Tao said this, she opened her arms like a young swallow flying into the forest and hugged...Song Qingchi affectionately.

Chu Tiankuo: “…”

Chu Tiankuo turned around and asked without any emotion: "Do you still want to see your Junior Sister Tao Tao?"

Yan Luoyue saw at a glance that the makeup on Tao Tao's face was exactly the same as the half-makeup Song Qingchi had worn when he dressed up as a woman just now.

Suddenly, she was given a handful of dog food.

Yan Luoyue slowly turned her neck back to its original position and murmured, "Actually, I don't really want to see you..."

At this point, Chu Tiankuo finally took off the cast iron mask on his face.

Under the iron-gray cold mask, the man's handsome face was full of energy, just like when he was a teenager.

Yan Luoyue asked: "Where is that gray fog now?"

Speaking of this, Chu Tiankuo's originally hearty smile inevitably became more ruthless.

He tapped his chest absentmindedly, producing a steel-like echo.

"Here. I'm playing a game with it now."

Yan Luoyue was slightly stunned: "What game?"

Chu Tiankuo pressed his knuckles and said, "Over the years, in addition to refining weapons, my junior brother and I have also made some modifications... Well, for fun, I asked my junior brother to install a maze in my body."

"Well, a maze full of forks in the road." Chu Tiankuo nodded seriously, "Let this grandson always like to make multiple-choice questions - this time I will let it choose enough!"

Yan Luoyue: “???”

Huh? What? This is all possible?

——No, what do you mean by 'for fun'? Senior Brother Chu, you are too brave!

Chu Tiankuo narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Just like now..."

Not knowing what choice the gray mist sealed in his body made, Chu Tiankuo shook his head in a pretended regretful manner:

"No, brother, this road is blocked. There is a flood of fire on this road!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he tapped his chest - perhaps he activated a certain sound-producing array.

For a moment, Huiwu let out a hoarse scream that rang out throughout his body, shocking Yan Luoyue so much that he suddenly jumped back a small step.

"Did it scare you?"

Chu Tiankuo smiled apologetically, put the formation back to its original position, and said lazily: "Okay, shut up, you are a bit noisy."

As he moved, the sound of the gray mist was once again confined to a corner, without even the slightest sound of wind being able to penetrate.

"Brother Chu, are you...are you in pain?"

Chu Tiankuo laughed dumbly: "Of course not, I'm not stupid, if I was in pain, wouldn't I know how to tell you?"

At this moment, Yan Luoyue's eyes were filled with awe.

——Not only can he refine the living Chu Tiankuo into a weapon against monsters, but he also has the spare time to build a maze inside his body.

Is this still considered the art of refining weapons?

This is basically the immortal world’s version of human alchemy!

But anyway...

Yan Luoyue smiled and bowed to Chu Tiankuo: "I would like to congratulate Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother Song, and Junior Sister Tao Tao in advance."

——The culprit of the evil has been captured, and the souls of the people of Shancha Town have almost recovered.

With all the evidence, the former champion of the sword competition can finally regain his glory and clear his name.

Hearing Yan Luoyue's blessing, Chu Tiankuo also smiled slightly.

"Then I would like to congratulate you in advance, little junior sister."

"Huh?"

"Look back." Chu Tiankuo smiled and held Yan Luoyue's shoulder.

He moved his arm slightly, allowing Yan Luoyue to turn around: "Look, your senior brother is here to pick you up."

Although he confiscated all the paper cranes that Yan Luoyue had sent for help, he sent a paper crane to Jiang Tingbaifa and wrote down the whole story in the letter.

After all, if you kidnap someone else's junior brothers and sisters to work for you, you have to tell the parents about it.

As for why I didn't write to Ji Yaozun...

Well, let’s forget about this.

Yan Luoyue raised her head slightly, and saw a ray of sword light coming from the horizon. A moon-white sword robe moved in the wind, pushing aside the sea of ​​clouds, and in an instant, the outline of a familiar face was revealed.

"Big Brother!"

"Well, here I come."

Jiang Ting put away his sword neatly and plucked a piece of bright red camellia hanging on his collar.

He looked at the harmonious and friendly atmosphere between Chu Tiankuang and Yan Luoyue, and walked towards them with big strides.

Jiang Tingbai first gathered his fellow junior brothers and sisters and Ling Shuanghun behind him, then he raised his hand and performed a sword salute towards Chu Tiankuan.

"Brother Chu." "Brother Jiang."

Jiang Tingbai said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for eighty years, and Brother Chu is still as charming as ever."

Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "Eighty years have passed like a snap of the fingers, and Brother Jiang's swordsmanship has greatly improved!"

The two men looked at each other and immediately became eager to fight.

Jiang Tingbai's long sword has not been unsheathed, but the two sword intents between his eyes are not inferior to any sword in the world.

"At the sword competition that year, I was not as skilled as you and lost to Brother Chu by one move... Now that it is a good time for the sword competition, I wonder if Brother Chu still has the same spirit as he did in the past?"

Chu Tiankuan patted his chest, and immediately slapped away the gray mist sealed in his body, causing him to scream suddenly.

He answered word by word: "My heart has not changed."

——I want to buy some osmanthus flowers and carry some wine with me, just like the days when I was young.

…

Although Jiang Tingbai and Chu Tiankuang both wanted to duel with swords, now was obviously not a good time.

Since Jiang Tingbai received the news, he has been traveling day and night, covered in dust and dirt, to pick up his fellow junior brothers and sisters.

Chu Tiankuo took great pains to catch his greatest enemy of the past eighty years.

Now it finally has a happy ending for the whole family. Compared to the previous fight where swords were raging, it is much more joyful for everyone to sit together, drink some good wine and have a hearty meal.

Chu Tiankuo turned around and didn't forget to pat Yan Luoyue on the head:

"Come on, I won't treat you this time. I'll take you to eat real hot pot meat."

The group came to the largest restaurant in Shancha City and reserved a private room on the second floor.

Yan Luoyue's seat was right next to Song Qingchi.

Taking advantage of the spare time before the dishes were served, Yan Luoyue took the initiative to ask him about the art of "body training".

"Of course, this is Senior Brother Song's unique technique after all..."

If Song Qingchi is unwilling to teach, it is understandable.

Yan Luoyue didn't want to repay the favor.

Song Qingchi was slightly stunned at first, then he smiled casually:

"There is nothing that cannot be taught. I have compiled my experience in recent years into a book. If Junior Sister Yan is interested, you can copy a copy of the jade slip and take a look."

After a short pause, Song Qingchi added: "It's just that it may be too early for Junior Sister Yan to study this now."

This physical training technique, which he had spent eighty years of hard work to develop, has three key points.

One is the formation method.

Before refining, one must first use the corresponding formation to change the state of the corresponding position, and even allow the effect to directly penetrate the skin and muscles and reach the internal organs and bones - otherwise, wouldn't it be like roasting a living person, and who should suffer this?

The second is in consciousness.

Most of the techniques of physical training can only be completed with the cooperation of spiritual consciousness.

“…”

Hearing this, Yan Luoyue's heart moved slightly.

Theoretically speaking, spiritual consciousness is a special method that can only be cultivated when one reaches the Golden Elixir Stage.

But she just discovered... after this birthday, in addition to her health points multiplied by 10 and her health bar increased to 10 million, there was another change.

Turning her gaze towards the top of her head and concealing it by adjusting her headband, Yan Luoyue quietly tapped the red blood bar.

With a flick of his finger, the very long life force that had penetrated the entire restaurant and occupied most of the street vertically was finally folded up.

Then, a new surprise was revealed hidden underneath.

It is a vertical bar shaped like a golden needle, and its current value is "1".

It's half intuition, half educated guesswork.

Yan Luoyue felt that this small golden line with the number "1" should be his spiritual health bar.

Yan Luoyue is now only in the late stage of foundation building and is still some distance away from the golden elixir stage.

But I don't know if it was because of Chu Tiankuan's spiritual attack that caused the system to feel a sense of crisis and the spiritual health bar function was also delivered.

Theoretically, since she has a spiritual health bar, she might have spiritual power to use.

...Well, when the time is right, Yan Luoyue will try it.

Song Qingchi didn't notice that Yan Luoyue was distracted, he continued: "In fact, I was able to practice the final physical training technique by chance... The key lies in fire."

Yan Luoyue's eyes suddenly became excited: "What fire?"

Song Qingchi dipped his finger in tea and made a bean-sized shape on the table.

"This method of physical training is unheard of. It has put Senior Brother in danger several times."

"Especially during the last step of quenching, the situation was the most dangerous. I didn't want to harm my senior brother, so I thought it was better to forget it."

Even if they spent another eighty years to find a new way to deal with the monsters, they could not gamble with Chu Tiankuo's safety.

Speaking of this, Song Qingchi's expression became very strange.

"Who knew that just at that moment... a flame flew in through the window, helping me complete the last and most important step."

According to Chu Tiankuan's recollection, the flames were filled with vitality.

Song Qingchi chuckled and shook his head: "I completed the last step of the physical training technique, and the flame retired. I wanted to keep it, but it seemed to have made up its mind to leave..."

He could capture it by force.

But if that were the case, how could I repay the kindness of this flame that appeared to repay me?

So Song Qingchi silently let go of his hand, letting the small scarlet flame roll away in the dusk.

Yan Luoyue asked quickly: "That flame... Senior Brother Song, can you tell me where you saw it?"

To be honest, I have some doubts about the falling moon.

She suspected that the red flame was the fire of the Crow's Cry that was lost in the world.

Song Qingchi nodded and immediately told the location where the fire appeared.

Yan Luoyue secretly kept it in mind and prepared to go and take a look when she had the chance.

Now that we have finished talking about serious matters, it's time to talk about something light and cheerful.

Yan Luoyue did this with ease.

She complimented Tao Tao, "Senior Sister Tao Tao, your makeup is so beautiful! You are even prettier!"

Regardless of age, most women love to hear such words.

Tao Tao was really happy. The girl smiled and glanced at Song Qingchi with a bit of anger.

“Actually, I don’t know how to put on makeup.”

"No, it's obviously very beautiful."

Tao Tao smiled and curled her eyes: "I really don't know how to put on makeup. Look at the makeup I have now, it was all done by Ah Chi."

"Eh?" Yan Luoyue blinked, remembering the half-made-up face of Song Qingchi when she appeared in women's clothing, "Could it be that that is also..."

Song Qingchi nodded generously and admitted, "Yes, I drew it myself."

Yan Luoyue was a little surprised: "Senior Brother Song is so skillful."

"Well..." Song Qingchi smiled embarrassedly.

Then, perhaps taking advantage of the fact that Yan Luoyue was young and couldn't understand, he openly held Tao Tao's hand under the table.

Song Qingchi said slowly: "One of the pleasures of a lady's room is to draw eyebrows."

Yan Luoyue: “…”

Yan Luoyue turned her head silently and used Wu Manshuang beside her to wash her eyes.

She didn't want to continue looking at those two people, they were too dazzling!

When Yan Luoyue turned around, she saw Wu Manshuang silently using her spiritual energy to vibrate the cups, plates, and bowls.

This effect is just like a mortal using hot water to boil a cup.

Then, Wu Manshuang naturally pushed the entire set of prepared tableware to Yan Luoyue.

…

The two senior brothers drank until the moon was at its highest point in the sky.

Chu Tiankuo drank quickly and rapidly, as if he wanted to drink out all the emotions he had accumulated over the years.

Jiang Tingbai drank slowly and lightly, and the slight hint of alcohol on his face was as gentle as his personality.

Chu Tiankuo poured himself another full glass and praised, "Your junior sister is very good."

Jiang Tingbai smiled leisurely and said, "Brother Chu, you don't know that when I defeated you with one move, I didn't envy you for being the first. I only envied you for having a junior brother and a junior sister by your side. The three of them went on stage together, how high-spirited they were..."

As Jiang Tingbai was talking, Chu Tiankuo's eyes narrowed with intoxication, as if he was recalling his youthful recklessness.

That year, Chu Tiankuo first left the Snow Region.

He has the best doctor and the best instrument maker by his side.

The junior fellow would stand on the railing of the high pavilion and throw down his sword for him - "Brother, take the sword!"

The junior sister would rush over as soon as the victory or defeat was decided and put the ink-black cloak on him - "Brother, put on the robe!"

The three of them came to the world full of flowers and colorful flowers, with a passion in their hearts to realize their ambitions and to do something big and spectacular.

They were all young at that time.

There was not a day that passed without Qingchi and Taotao by Chu Tiankuan's side.

The two of them together become Chu Tiankuo's sword, armor, and high-spirited fighting spirit.

And now...

Fate took a dramatic and tortuous turn eighty years ago, but after many twists and turns, it finally returned to its original place.

Jiang Tingbai sighed, "Brother Chu has really done something earth-shattering by capturing this love-devouring demon and exposing the truth to the world!"

Chu Tiankuan nodded with a smile, but soon an indescribable desire to speak appeared on his face.

"Brother Jiang, you don't know something - oh, you may know it in the future..."

Jiang Tingbai: “???”

Jiang Tingbai put down his wine glass: "Brother Chu, what do you mean?"

Chu Tiankuo said drunkenly, "Even though eighty years have passed, your fighting spirit remains unchanged. But this sword and armor will form a pair on their own, and while you are working hard in front, the two of you will take the time to hug each other..."

Jiang Tingbai: "..."

Jiang Tingbai recalled the affection between Tao Tao and Song Qingchi at the banquet just now, and said cautiously:

"Jiang has never had such an experience. I am not in a position to comment on this part."

"It's inconvenient for you to publish a hammer!"

Chu Tiankuo spoke wildly and made solemn promises.

"In just twenty years—no, ten! You'll be more qualified than anyone else to express your opinions! You'll become a senior—hammer!"

Jiang Tingbai: "..."

He didn't really want such qualifications.

Jiang Tingbai coughed lightly and stopped pouring wine. He stood up and said, "Brother Chu is drunk. Let's stop drinking here today."

Chu Tiankuo nodded. He concentrated and exhaled the long smell of alcohol that had been condensed in his body. The previous drunkenness dissipated a little in an instant.

Recalling the initial topic, Chu Tiankuo said unconsciously: "Your junior sister is smart, cute, brave and capable... In the whole world, I'm afraid she is only slightly inferior to my junior sister..."

"Brother Chu." Jiang Tingbai interrupted him calmly.

"My little junior sister has been smart since she was young. Before she learned to walk, she already learned how to refine weapons. Before she learned how to transform, she already learned how to share profits with me, her senior brother... There may be no girl in the world who is smarter and more clever than her."

“…”

Chu Tiankuo kept silent, then looked at Jiang Tingbai for a few seconds.

When their eyes met, it was as if swords were clashing.

The might of the sword coming from the east collides with the grandeur of spring coming to all things, and together they create a long string of lightning sparks bursting with sparks.

Chu Tiankuo shouted as if he was shouting a slogan: "Taotao is the cutest in the world!"

Jiang Tingbai smiled and spoke softly, but without any sign of concession, he said: "Luoyue is also a very smart person who is hard to find in the world."

There was another moment of shocking silence.

Not knowing what signal he received, Chu Tiankuang drew his sword while laughing while drunk:

"Eighty years ago, a group of people watched the fight and made comments, but they still felt it was not satisfying enough."

Jiang Tingbai also placed his palm on the hilt of the sword and said calmly with a hint of alcohol in his breath:

"Coincidentally, I just felt that Brother Chu was not too drunk at the moment, at least not so drunk that he couldn't draw his sword."

Chu Tiankuo laughed: "In that case, why not——"

"Brother Chu, wait a minute." Jiang Tingbai called him cautiously.

"Jiang has nothing now... so if the wine shop is demolished halfway, how much are you willing to pay, brother Chu?"

Chu Tiankuo: “…”

Chu Tiankuo swallowed his saliva.

He murmured, "Actually, after persisting for eighty years, my savings are almost gone..."

He didn't even post a notice to announce the rewards, and the dagger and scabbard had to be distributed separately.

Jiang Tingbai looked at Chu Tiankuo, and Chu Tiankuo looked at Jiang Tingbai.

The two equally poor swordsmen sighed in unison on this moonlit night.

"Let's... find a deserted place."

"Yes, find a place where you don't have to pay."

"Brother Chu's words are too straightforward."

"I have a more straightforward question, and I'm afraid Brother Jiang will have to listen to it."

"What?"

Chu Tiankuo asked thoughtfully, "Do you think they settled the bill for the restaurant before leaving us to rest?"

Jiang Tingbai: "It should be over...right."