Meet old friends
The dishes have their own merits?
The two people who had been looking at her eagerly just now suddenly didn't want to pay any attention to her.
The two looked at each other, and Bai Roushuang cleared her throat first: "Well, actually your footwork is very powerful. I can't tell where you will step next."
"Your swordsmanship is not bad either," Yue'er said politely, "I can see that your basic skills are very solid."
With Xu Shulou's evaluation in mind, the two of them felt an inexplicable sense of mutual appreciation when they looked at each other.
Xu Shulou smiled as they flattered each other, and took the opportunity to give his junior sister some pointers: "When Yue'er steps on the Li position, you should move the sword to your left hand and thrust it upwards with force, and you can defeat the enemy with one move."
Bai Roushuang reviewed the whole thing in her mind: "I understand, but I just couldn't react at the time."
"Just get used to fighting people."
Yue Er asked curiously, "What about me? What flaws do I have?"
Xu Shulou thought for a moment and said, "Maybe this is the way to go." She demonstrated it herself. She stepped forward slightly with her left foot, touched the ground with her toes, spun around, drew an arc, and accurately stepped on the next landing point.
Yue Er was surprised: "You've only been watching for a while and you've already understood my steps? The world of cultivation is indeed full of hidden talents."
Bai Roushuang retorted: "It's not that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the world of cultivation, it's that my sister is amazing!"
"Don't brag about me," Xu Shulou said with a smile, and there was a knock on the door. "It should be the lunch I ordered. You two should sit down and wait for the meal."
"Okay!" Bai Roushuang nodded. She had unconditional trust in her senior sister. Since Yue'er was brought back to the room by her senior sister, she didn't bother to worry about whether the demons were good or bad. She sat down peacefully and waited for the meal.
Xu Shulou opened the door and returned with a large tray: "We ordered Hunan cuisine today. Try this divine chicken. Do you like it?"
The two washed their hands and gathered around the table obediently, dividing the bowls and chopsticks. Bai Roushuang took a chopstick of the tender and juicy chicken and commented, "Master will definitely like it."
"He really likes it," Xu Shulou sighed, "I once accompanied him to search for the most authentic divine chicken in the mortal world for a month."
Bai Roushuang laughed: "If you don't know, you might think that Master is a fox."
Yue'er was standing by and also praised the divine chicken: "It's delicious! Xu Shulou, you saved me, the chicken leg is for you."
Bai Roushuang was not to be outdone, and she took another chicken leg and gave it to Xu Shulou: "Senior Sister, all are yours."
So Xu Shulou happily ate up both chicken legs.
Bai Roushuang suddenly became alert. When it was just her and her senior sister, they usually each got one chicken leg. Now there were three of them, and both chicken legs belonged to her senior sister. Would her eldest sister fall in love with this kind of life with three people together?
"Why did you suddenly stop eating?" Xu Shulou asked her.
Bai Roushuang came back to her senses and suddenly found that what she had just thought was really funny. She quickly stuck out her tongue and said, "Nothing."
Hunan cuisine is delicious and this meal is very satisfying. The steamed cured meat is savory and delicious, the stewed ox marrow is tender and fragrant, and the Qifengdu fish noodles made several people eat like rain.
Yue'er was indeed not picky about food. Even the spicy winter bamboo shoots and chestnut-braised cabbage hearts that Xu Shulou had barely touched were finally eaten up by her.
After the meal, Xu Shulou prepared a pot of tangerine peel and hawthorn tea on the small stove. Several people sat on the recliners, looking at the scenery, drinking tea and enjoying the quietness of the afternoon. Yue'er said that she never wanted to go back to the demon world again.
Not long after, the cruise ship arrived at the City That Never Sleeps and docked there. Although Yue'er was reluctant to leave, she didn't want to continue causing trouble for Xu Shulou, so she prepared to say goodbye to her.
Xu Shulou saw her eyes full of reluctance and said, "The cruise ship will stay in the Never-Sleeping City for three days. If you are willing, you can join us for the tour. But after leaving here, you should go home quickly. The world of cultivation is indeed a bit dangerous for you."
Yue'er nodded excitedly: "Okay, it's a deal!"
The three of them got off the boat together and entered this city that never sleeps on the grassland.
The Never-Sleeping City is one of the four cities built by the cultivators, and it is the only one currently open to mortals. Of course, mortals cannot find this place unless they take a cruise ship. It is a movable city, usually located in the heart of the grassland, and at other times it moves according to the mood of the owner.
It is said that the residents of the city protested countless times, because when they opened their eyes in the morning, they often found that they had moved to another place along with the city, while the cattle and sheep they raised on the grasslands outside the city were still in the same place. They had to fly several more times and carry them one by one.
But the owner of the City That Never Sleeps is willful and insists on moving everywhere, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Sometimes he wanted to bask in the sun, so he moved the entire city to where the sun was the strongest. Occasionally, when he wanted to get caught in the rain, he moved along the path of the dark clouds.
Xu Shulou and his group happened to arrive on the day when the willful city lord wanted to get caught in the rain.
She held up a spiritual power shield around her body, so the rain could not wet her. Instead, drops of water fell on the transparent shield, which was very beautiful.
Yue'er looked at her with some envy and whispered, "The demon clan's magic shield is blood red. Isn't it a bit too conspicuous?"
That was indeed very conspicuous. Xu Shulou opened a gap in the spiritual power shield and invited Yue'er, "Come in."
Bai Roushuang took one look and immediately retracted her spiritual power shield: "Senior Sister..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Xu Shulou saw through her thoughts and sighed helplessly: "Come in too."
Bai Roushuang squeezed in with cheers. The three of them walked on the street as if they were wrapped in a transparent bubble, sometimes walking in a straight line, sometimes in a V-shape.
Sometimes, Bai Roushuang and Yue'er would turn at the same time without any tacit understanding, one to the left to look at the magic weapons in the store, and the other to the right to look at the fruits sold by the vendors. Xu Shulou could only stand in the middle, with his whole body pressed against the stretched and flattened spiritual power shield, and sighed softly.
"Friend Xu!"
A few people were walking on the street when they suddenly heard a shout with a hint of surprise.
Xu Shulou looked over when he heard the voice and was also a little surprised: "It's you!"
Bai Roushuang looked over and saw a man and a woman walking towards her from the end of the long street. They were both wearing wide robes and sleeves, and were very elegant. When they came closer, they bowed to Xu Shulou and said, "Friend Xu, it has been a long time since we parted in Xiaomingzhou."
There were quite a few cultivators who shouted at her to kill her as soon as they met her, but it was the first time she saw someone bowing down so much that Bai Roushuang couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Xu Shulou had explained to her, "More than ten years ago, there was a demon beast causing trouble near Xiaomingzhou. I was ordered by my master to go and eliminate the demon. It was there that I met Daoist Fellows Xi and Peng."
The male cultivator surnamed Xi laughed and said, "We got the wrong information at that time and misjudged the number of monsters. We thought we were going to die there. We wanted to explode our golden elixir and die together with the monsters, but we thought we should spread the news before we died to prevent others from accidentally running in and dying in vain. But Daoist Xu saw the note and rushed in instead. Wanxi was almost fainted by her anger at that time."
Bai Roushuang nodded. Very good. She almost fainted from anger. The last sentence described the familiar taste of her senior sister.
A woman named Peng Wanxi recalled: "The situation was critical at the time. I yelled at Daoist Xu and asked her if she hadn't received the news. She answered innocently that she came in because she had received the news. I took the time out of my busy schedule to look back at her. I saw Daoist Xu had the pet I sent squatting on her shoulder. In one hand, she was holding a note I wrote warning of danger, and in the other hand she was holding a white jade folding fan. She looked so leisurely, like a dandy out walking his bird. I was so angry that I almost cursed."
The male cultivator continued, "At that time, we thought it was some newly minted disciple from a famous sect who was eager to compete for merit, but who would have thought that Fellow Daoist Xu was a divine warrior sent from the sky. When she swung her heavy sword down, the ground was shaking. It's true that one sword can be as powerful as a million masters."
Xu Shulou smiled bitterly: "One million is a bit too exaggerated."
The male cultivator smiled and said, "Since he's my lifesaver, of course I have to exaggerate."
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The female cultivator continued, "Fellow Daoist Xu's cultivation was unfathomable at that time. I'm afraid he has already reached the Spiritual Transformation Stage now, right?"
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "Almost. How about the two fellow Taoists?"
The male cultivator answered quickly: "We have become a Taoist couple!"
The female cultivator kicked him and said, "I'm asking about your cultivation level. Who's asking you this?"
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "Congratulations to both of you."
The female cultivator shook her head and said, "Don't pay attention to him. When we first became Taoist partners, even if he caught a thief, he would tell people that I was his Taoist partner. It's been so long and he still can't change this bad habit."
Xu Shulou smiled. After defeating the monster that year, several of them stayed to help the local residents rebuild their houses. They spent some time together and became friends. She could see at that time that the two of them were in love with each other. Both of them were independent cultivators without any sect, and their skills complemented each other. The woman focused on attack, while the man practiced assistance, was responsible for healing and replenishing mana, and could also give the woman an attack bonus.
Moreover, both of them are kind-hearted people with lofty ideals. When the monsters were causing chaos, they took the initiative to go and help.
Xu Shulou was always happy to see such a loving and like-minded couple finally become a couple.
The male cultivator invited them very warmly: "Wanxi and I live in this city that never sleeps. If you have time, how about coming to my humble abode and having a chat?"
Xu Shulou readily agreed, and she did not hide the fact that Yue'er was a demon. Peng Wanxi was slightly stunned: "Since Fellow Daoist Xu trusts her, there will be no problem."
When the group arrived at the couple's residence, they were a little surprised that the houses in this city that never sleeps were actually built on trees.
In front of them were towering ancient trees, with tall clouds blocking out the sun. Some houses were built on the branches of the trees. Xu Shulou and his companions followed behind Peng Wanxi and the others, jumping on the huge leaves and arriving in front of their tree house.
I thought the tree house would be a little cramped, but once I went in, I realized it was a different world. The tree houses are far apart and will not disturb each other. It was raining at this time, and the sound of rain hitting the leaves outside the window was quite quiet.
There were large flowers blooming by the window, and the few people could not recognize what kind they were. They only saw the male cultivator Xi Cheng sticking his head out and saying something to the huge beehive next to him. Then the spirit bee queen flew out to look at him and nodded reluctantly. Then Xi Cheng took some spirit honey from the beehive, crushed several kinds of cherries and sour plums, and made a few cups of honey fruit drinks for everyone.
Xu Shulou took a bite and found it sweet and sour, with spiritual energy filling his mouth.
The two were about to prepare food, but Xu Shulou stopped them: "We have already had our meal on the boat."
"Is it the cruise ship?" Peng Wanxi asked, "Is it fun on the ship? Xi Cheng and I want to try it too."
"Not bad." Xu Shulou told them in detail about everything that happened on the ship. She must have a talent for storytelling, as Peng Wanxi was fascinated by her story.
During this time, Xi Cheng saw that they had finished the honey fruit drink, so he opened the window and talked with the swallows that had built a nest by the eaves. The swallows then flew away, and after a while they came back with the stem of the fruit in their mouths, and stuffed the fruit into his mouth.
Xi Cheng washed the spiritual fruit, put it on a porcelain plate and served it to them.
Yue'er held the spiritual fruit in her hands, examining it carefully and nibbling it in small bites with care.
Bai Roushuang was surprised and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xi, how did you get the bees and swallows to help you?"
Peng Wanxi smiled slightly: "He likes to build houses. He built our tree house with his own hands. He also helped build the beehive and swallow nest outside the house. There are also rabbit nests and tree frog nests. Occasionally, rabbits will come to bring us vegetables."
Bai Roushuang opened her mouth and said, "... the cultivation world is indeed full of talented people, and there are all kinds of people."
Xu Shulou laughed: "This kind of life is not bad."
Peng Wanxi looked at her and said, "It's just not suitable for you."
Xu Shulou asked curiously, "Why? I really like a peaceful and comfortable life."
"I could see it back then," Peng Wanxi shook her head, "the kind of ease you like is the ease during an adventure, not this kind of long-term ease."
Xu Shulou was stunned: "Is... that so?"
Bai Roushuang nodded: "That's right."
Xu Shulou was surprised: "Even you can see that?"
Bai Roushuang was depressed: "Do you have to use such a surprised tone? As if I'm stupid."
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