Xuanwu
When pulling the poisonous insect out, Xu Shulou seemed to have an illusion in front of her eyes, and a very gentle voice whispered seductively in her ear.
"Why bother? Aren't you in pain? Wouldn't it be better to just leave it there? You can be an ordinary girl and experience love. You don't need to be strong or powerful. Someone will love and pamper you, accompany you under the moonlight, and protect you from the wind and rain.
You don't need to be someone else's big sister and take care of them, someone should take care of you.
There is no responsibility in this world that should be borne by you.
You don’t need to remember to add clothes for others, you can also be pampered by thousands of people…”
In the illusion that appeared before her eyes, under the candlelight, Lu Beichen smiled gently and put a robe on her. The whole picture looked warm and safe...
He stood in front of her and stretched out his hand to her, as if waiting for her to place her delicate hand on it so that they could hold each other's fingers and never separate again.
As she was slow to extend her hand, the voice in her ear rose in pitch, seeming a little anxious.
"If you live your life in solitude, you will not be able to experience the joy of having a harmonious family and children around you."
Xu Shulou continued pulling, pulling the insect out completely. After making sure that its whiskers and tail were intact, he slapped it flat and said, "What a mess! It hurts so much, who has the heart to listen to your nagging?"
If the insect still had a spirit in heaven, it would probably sigh and give a wink to the blind man.
Xu Shulou lowered his head to look at his injuries. Apart from the meridians that he had carefully avoided, he had almost dug a hole in his left shoulder.
She quickly found some hemostatic and tissue-growing medicine and sprinkled it on the wound.
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Bai Roushuang was petrified. She had only gone out to buy some wine and food, and when she came back the courtyard door was wide open. The room was full of blood, and even Gao Ming, a living person, was gone.
Xu Shulou was standing in the bloodstains, holding a mop, and smiled at her warmly: "What wine did you buy?"
"Senior Sister, are you... mopping the floor?" Bai Roushuang almost thought that it was her senior sister who had killed that annoying doctor and quickly dismembered him, and was now cleaning up the scene.
"When I was digging out the Gu, blood was splattered all over the floor. I'll clean it up for Daoist Gao. After all, it's someone else's bedroom."
Gao Ming's yard was very small, with three rooms in total, namely the bedroom, the woodshed, and the kitchen. Xu Shulou chose the relatively reasonable one to dig out the Gu.
"Oh, let me help you. Wait..." Bai Roushuang couldn't believe her ears. "You have already dug out the poisonous insect?!"
Xu Shulou pointed to a flat object on the table and said, "Look, there's the poisonous insect."
"You wanted to get the poisonous insect, but you deliberately sent me away?"
Xu Shulou looked innocent: "But I left the poisonous insect here for you to see."
Bai Roushuang leaned over and stared at the disgusting thing, becoming even angrier: "Who wants to see this?"
Xu Shulou lowered her eyes. She had a pair of almond-shaped eyes, and when she lowered them like this, she looked inexplicably pitiful. "Then I'll burn it."
"..." Bai Roushuang suddenly felt guilty for bullying her senior sister. She cleared her throat, trying to sound tougher. "Did it succeed? Are there any hidden dangers?"
"Maybe it's gone, but just in case, I need Dr. Gao's help to check it out."
"What about the others?"
"They were taken away by the people from Xuanwu Building," Xu Shulou smiled at her, "I'm just about to go to Xuanwu Building, how about you stay here and help clean up the blood on the ground?"
"I'm with you, don't try to get rid of me again!"
"Okay, shall we set off now?"
"Wait," Bai Roushuang handed over the food and wine very stiffly, trying to make her realize that she was still angry. "Eat the food and wine first. I'll pack up and you can recover at the same time. It must be very painful to dig out the Gu."
Xu Shulou took the food and drinks, looked down, and smiled softly: "Junior sister bought all the food I like to eat."
Bai Roushuang covered her chest and muttered, "Isn't it said that love poison makes people obedient? Why are you so irritable when you are poisoned, but become softer after the poison is removed?"
Although the magic medicine had been applied, Shu Lou's flesh and blood had not yet grown back for a while, so he dared not move his left hand and opened the lunch box with one hand. When Bai Roushuang saw this, she cursed and came over to set the food and pour the wine for her.
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "Junior sister, you are the opposite. I still remember when I first met you, you spoke softly and gently. Now you are more lively and active."
...Are you trying to say something shrewish? Bai Roushuang glared at her: "Who am I doing this for?"
Xu Shulou immediately changed the subject: "My plan is to stake out near the Xuanwu Building and see if I can kidnap two Xuanwu Building disciples and put on their clothes to sneak in."
Bai Roushuang sarcastically said: "Oh? You are so brave that you can dig out the Gu with your bare hands. I thought you were going to use a sword to hack your way in."
Xu Shulou blinked obediently: "How could that be?"
Bai Roushuang looked at her and saw that her senior sister had changed into a dark black dress and her hair was simply tied into a ponytail. She softened her heart again: "You even changed your clothes and hairstyle. Are they all soaked with blood and sweat?"
Xu Shulou was very happy: "It's just a small price to get the love Gu, what's that?"
Bai Roushuang could only sigh and change the subject: "By the way, I just passed by the casino when I went to get some wine and saw Shen Ji."
Xu Shulou's eyebrows moved slightly: "Oh?"
"Can you tie up Shen Ji?"
“It’s not a big problem.”
"Don't be so stubborn," Bai Roushuang reminded, "Don't forget that you are still injured."
"It's because I'm injured that I say it's not a big problem," Xu Shulou said with a smile, "If I wasn't injured, I would answer you that it's absolutely fine."
“…”
Two hours later, Bai Roushuang looked at the left protector of Xuanwu Tower, who was lying unconscious on the bed in only his underwear, and had to believe that what he said was not just bragging.
Next to him lay a strange man dressed in the uniform of an outer disciple of Xuanwu Tower, and Xu Shulou was considerate enough to put a pillow under the man.
Bai Roushuang began to strip the outer disciple of his clothes, asking as she did so: "How did you bring Chen Ji back? Almost everyone in the city recognizes his face, right?"
"The first step is to follow him to a deserted place and knock him out. The second step is to change his appearance. If you don't have a magic weapon to change your face, a piece of cloth covering your face can also have a corresponding effect," Xu Shulou taught the little junior sister the steps of tying a person seriously. "The third step is to carry the person back and fly faster so that others can't see clearly."
She had already changed into heavier clothes and was stuffing cotton into her belly to make it more consistent with her body shape.
The magic weapon for changing faces can only change faces. Xu Shulou couldn't help but start to fantasize that maybe one day in the future he could rob a magic weapon that could change shape to use with his friends.
Bai Roushuang was much simpler. He just put on a beard, tied his hair up, added thick eyebrows, and followed his senior sister to the Xuanwu Tower.
There were many outer disciples of low status in Xuanwu Tower, and the gatekeeper could not recognize them all. When he saw that she had a token, he let her in.
As for the left guardian, Chen Ji, he didn't even need a token. He always had a bad temper. When the gatekeepers saw his face, they didn't dare to ask him for a token. They just smiled and said, "The fifth young master asked me to say hello to you and said that the things you wanted have been delivered to your room."
Xu Shulou nodded coldly and entered the door. Bai Roushuang came over and asked, "What could it be that Chen Ji wants?"
"Now we are facing an even more serious problem," Xu Shulou looked up at the intricate and intertwined suspended ladders and corridors hanging in the air, "Let alone the things in the room, I don't even know where the room is."
Bai Roushuang also took a breath of cold air. Who would have thought that getting lost would be a more serious problem than being exposed.
Fortunately, people can always come up with solutions. Xu Shulou pondered and said, "I'll hide first. Later, you can stop a disciple and say that you are new. The left protector asked you to deliver something to the fifth young master. Find out where the fifth young master's room is. We will go directly to find Gao Ming."
"good!"
Xuanwulou had probably been the local boss in Ruzhou City for too long and didn't have much precautions regarding security, so he was easily tricked by Bai Roushuang into revealing the location of the Fifth Young Master's room.
The two men couldn't tell where these aerial corridors led to, so they simply flew to the fifteenth floor where the Fifth Young Master lived. As soon as they landed, they ran into the Fifth Young Master Gao Jie head-on.
A group of followers followed him. When they saw Xu Shulou, they immediately winked at her: "How is it? Do you like the things in the room?"
Xu Shulou said in a deep voice: "I haven't returned to my room yet, what is it?"
Bai Roushuang was very surprised to hear that her voice had changed into a deep male voice. She didn't know whether this voice-changing skill was a by-product of the face-changing magic weapon or a ventriloquist skill that her senior sister had acquired herself.
Gao Jie laughed: "You'll know when you get back, it's a surprise."
Xu Shulou nodded: "Did you bring Gao Ming back?"
Bai Roushuang became nervous. If she was so straightforward, would the other party notice something was wrong?
Gao Jie didn't suspect anything, but waved his hand impatiently: "Oh, you heard about this? Which kid below is talking too much again?"
Xu Shulou's mind moved very quickly, and he immediately glanced at his lower body: "What's the problem again?"
"Shh, you... keep your voice down!" Gao Jie leaned close to him and whispered, "Don't tell anyone. You know I've been indulging myself in sexual activities recently, so I asked him to stay with me for a while to help me recuperate. Please don't tell my father."
"Why would I bother you with something like this?" Xu Shulou cleared his throat. "Just one thing. When you're not busy, ask him to come to my room and help me take a look."
Gao Ming was immediately happy, and he put his hand on her shoulder with an expression of sympathy: "So the Left Protector also has this problem of insufficient energy? Very good, very good, no problem, no need to be ashamed. Given our relationship, if you need, I will let him go to your room tonight and help you take a good look."
Bai Roushuang covered her face, thinking that after Chen Ji learned the truth, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood. Not only was he impersonated, but he was also rumored to be lacking in energy.
After they returned to the room and saw the things on the bed, Bai Roushuang felt that the rumor was very appropriate.
The so-called "surprise" or "thing" turned out to be a woman who was tied up and gagged with fairy chains, wearing thin clothes, and seemed to be waiting for Shen Ji to come back and have his favor.
Xu Shulou strode forward and took off the cloth gag. The woman's eyes were filled with tears: "Let me go! Please let me go, okay? You can take my essence, but don't kill me. I promise I won't say anything!"
This girl turned out to be the fat rabbit that Xu Shulou touched in Zuishenglou about ten days ago.
"Ping'er, it's me." Xu Shulou wiped his face with his hand, took off the magic weapon for changing his face, and returned to his true appearance.
"Girl?" Ping'er's eyes widened, she was both happy and surprised, "Why are you here? And wearing Chen Ji's clothes? Where is he?"
"It's a long story." Xu Shulou untied the ropes on her body.
Unexpectedly, just after being untied, Ping'er threw herself into her arms: "Wow, girl, thank you, I was scared to death. People in the building said that Shen Ji was worse than beasts behind his back, so every time he came to the building, my sister asked me to hide in the yard. I didn't expect that they would catch me back. Wow, I thought I was dead."
"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Xu Shulou patted her back gently, listening to her sobs gradually subside.
Bai Roushuang also sighed softly, took out a handkerchief, soaked it with water in the room, and wiped Ping'er's face with it.
After Gao Ming came, perhaps he would have to wait until evening. Xu Shulou wanted to take this opportunity to wander around the Xuanwu Tower.
But Bai Roushuang insisted on following her, and Ping'er was probably very scared, so she hugged her and refused to let go.
Xu Shulou had no choice but to come up with an idea: "How about you change back to your original form, and I'll take out the cotton from your waist, and you hide it inside?"
Ping'er nodded immediately.
Xu Shulou sighed, and began to take out the cotton stuffed between his outer robe and inner garment without complaint, letting Ping'er nestle in. Feeling the warmth in her abdomen, her heart softened, and she gently rubbed its head through her clothes. She also deliberately opened the collar of her outer robe a little wider to let her breathe.
Xu Shulou changed her appearance again, and walked leisurely on the land of Xuanwu Tower with a man and a rabbit. She walked all the way to the 20th floor, and suddenly asked her junior sister: "Do you want to see the spiritual beast of Xuanwu Tower?"
The cute one? Bai Roushuang nodded immediately: "Yes!"
Speaking of spiritual beasts, Xu Shulou suddenly seemed familiar with the place and quickly led his sister into a door.
Bai Roushuang then looked at the giant beast in front of her that occupied about the size of a ten-story building and fell silent for a moment: "Is this the guardian beast of Xuanwu Tower?"
"yes."
"No, I thought you meant the kind that's fluffy and round," Bai Roushuang gestured hard, "the kind that feels soft to the touch."
Xu Shulou was puzzled: "The guardian spirit beast of Xuanwu Tower is, of course, Xuanwu."
"But it... didn't you say it was cute?"
"Oh," Xu Shulou realized, and began to show his junior sister, "It can become smaller. It does look very cute when it's small."
"How small?" Bai Roushuang tried hard to understand. "Is it as big as the three-piece buns we eat for breakfast, or as big as the seven-piece biscuits we eat for lunch?"
"As big as a tangram."
"Senior Sister!" Bai Roushuang saw Xuanwu suddenly move and quickly warned, "It seems that it doesn't like being compared to a pancake!"
Xu Shulou had been tightly wrapped up by Xuanwu's snake tail, and could hardly move. He quickly protected the rabbit in his arms and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Thank you for reminding me, I've realized it."
Xuanwu spoke in human language, and his voice rumbled in Xu Shulou's ears: "Chen Ji? I thought I warned you not to appear in front of me again."
How come Chen Ji is even more hated than me? Xu Shulou had no choice but to wipe his face and return to his true appearance.
"It's you?" Xuanwu's voice sounded even more shocked. "What are you doing here?"
Without waiting for Xu Shulou to answer, Xuanwu's snake body came over and took out a shivering rabbit from her collar: "What is this? You brought a rabbit to see me?"
"I...this..." Xu Shulou was stared at by Xuanwu's two pairs of big eyes at the same time, and he inexplicably felt a guilty feeling.
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