Playing in the snow and ice
Winter has arrived on earth, the temperature has dropped sharply, the Endless Sea has not yet frozen, only mist is floating on the water surface, and the red maple leaves on both sides of the river have begun to shed, making the place seem even quieter and more peaceful.
Xu Shulou was boating on the lake, looking at his junior sister who was studying the pill formula obediently: "I may have to go into seclusion again soon."
She had some understanding of the Cangsheng Sword Technique and planned to retreat to break through to the second level of "Slaughter". Her own cultivation level also seemed to be improving.
Bai Roushuang was shocked and felt reluctant: "Is this retreat for two months or five years?"
“I don’t know.”
"Oh." Bai Roushuang didn't say anything else, but her face was full of disappointment.
Xu Shulou raised his hand and touched her hair: "I'll accompany you to go around today and have a good day."
Bai Roushuang immediately became happy: "Okay!"
Neither of them had any destination, so after the boat docked, they just walked along the shore at will. Bai Roushuang had sharp eyes and noticed at a glance that the male cultivator who had robbed them before was soliciting customers again not far away.
The male cultivator also saw her, was stunned for a moment, left a female cultivator who was negotiating the price, and turned and ran away.
"Stop!" Bai Roushuang chased after him immediately.
Xu Shulou smiled as he looked at her from behind. He explained to the stunned female cultivator: "That man is a robber. If you need a boat urgently, I can lend you mine."
The man was stunned: "Does the girl still have the boat with her?"
"No, I also stole it from that villain."
...Who is the villain? The female cultivator took a step back without leaving a trace.
Xu Shulou smiled, put the boat on the shore, and turned to leave, but was stopped by the female cultivator: "Miss, may I ask if you are back from Mr. Dan?"
"Yes, but I don't have much experience to impart," Xu Shulou said truthfully, "I only know that if you want to ask Mr. Dan for help for your own cultivation, you don't have to take this trip by boat."
"..." The female cultivator fell silent, and after a moment she asked again, "Miss, how can I return this boat to you?"
"No need, just tie it to the shore after use, so it will be convenient for those who come later."
Xu Shulou waved at her and wandered over to a nearby food stall and ordered two bowls of wontons and two bowls of fish soup. This area of houses was built along the lake, and the food sold was mostly fresh fish and shrimps. The wontons were made of chopped fish mixed with shrimp meat, and although there was no special seasoning, they were fresh and delicious.
The shop owner was very quick and efficient. After receiving the copper coins, he opened the lid of the pot and put in the wontons that had been wrapped in advance.
By the time the big pot was emitting a fragrant aroma, Bai Roushuang had already turned around triumphantly: "I taught him a lesson and frightened him severely. I guarantee he won't dare to come again!"
The boss just brought two bowls of wontons. Bai Roushuang held her head high and chest out, posing in an upright posture: "I suddenly feel like I'm killing Hua Xiong with warm wine."
Xu Shulou laughed and took out a pair of bamboo chopsticks from the bamboo tube beside the table: "Eat quickly."
"Hmm, not bad." Bai Roushuang tasted a wonton and smiled at her, "Senior sister, you didn't follow me just now. Do you have confidence in me?"
Xu Shulou nodded: "Your previous problem was that you didn't react well enough on the spot, but you are smart and have good awareness. You can be said to be aware of what you need to be aware of and react to it."
Bai Roushuang noticed something was wrong: "Senior Sister, are you insulting me?"
Xu Shulou laughed: "The key point is the next sentence. This shortcoming has been gradually made up by you. I have more and more confidence in you."
She intended to give her junior sister some more advice before she went into seclusion. Bai Roushuang understood her thoughts and listened carefully. From time to time, the two of them exchanged some fighting experiences.
The wonton stand was not busy at the moment, so the boss gave them two cups of hot wine: "This year's newly brewed lotus leaf wine, I'd like to give it to you two guests to try."
"Thank you, store owner."
Bai Roushuang looked at the wine and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, Senior Sister, you left a spiritual power in the 'Story Brewing' shop in the Never-Sleeping City. The wine should be brewed by now. Let's go get it when we are free."
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "I can probably guess the taste of my jar of wine, so I won't go get the wine. One day next year, after I ascend to heaven, if you miss me, go get the jar of wine and drink it."
"..." Bai Roushuang was stunned. "Why do you say that as if you are making arrangements for your final wishes?"
Without waiting for Xu Shulou to reply, she quickly shook her head and said, "Pooh, pooh, pooh, no, no, ascending to heaven is a good thing, Senior Sister, don't listen to my nonsense!"
Xu Shulou patted her shoulder and said, "I was just saying this casually. I will be staying in this world for a long time."
Bai Roushuang squeezed the wine glass in her hand, and hesitated to speak: "Senior Sister, are you...about to enter the Tribulation Period?"
Xu Shulou did not deny it, but just smiled and said, "How do you know?"
"You have been restrained all the time, not using your high-level pressure to overwhelm others," Bai Roushuang lowered her eyes, "but in the Cave of Ten Thousand Insects, that move of yours... made me feel something."
"I see."
"When we first met, you should have been in the early or middle stages of the Spiritual Transformation. After five years of seclusion, you were able to fight Wei Xuandao, which means you must have reached the peak of the Spiritual Transformation," Bai Roushuang analyzed. "Above the Spiritual Transformation is the Tribulation Transformation. I wonder if it is the credit of the Cangsheng Sword Manual that has brought you to the critical point of a breakthrough."
“Even if I can succeed in this retreat, I will only be in the early stage of the Tribulation.” Seeing her reluctant eyes, Xu Shulou smiled and said, “Each level of the Tribulation is very difficult. It takes many cultivators hundreds of years to go from the early stage of the Tribulation to the real Tribulation.”
Bai Roushuang bought another pot of wine from the store: "Senior Sister, I offer you a glass of wine. I hope you will be able to successfully advance to the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing during this retreat."
She knew that with her senior sister's qualifications, it would definitely not take hundreds of years, but no matter how reluctant she was, she was willing to give her blessings.
When his junior sister brought up this topic, Xu Shulou thought about the day when he would have to say goodbye to his fellow disciples, and naturally felt very reluctant to leave.
She has always loved being lively, but she is not afraid of leaving this world alone. However, parting is always sad.
But Xu Shulou was carefree after all. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, throwing away the sadness lingering in his heart. He clinked glasses with his junior sister. Even if they had to part one day, so what? Someday in the future, they might be able to meet again in the fairyland.
———
After leaving the wonton stall, Bai Roushuang had returned to normal. She pulled her senior sister aside and asked where they should go next.
Neither of them had any good ideas, so Xu Shulou took his sister and flew in the air for two circles. Bai Roushuang closed her eyes and pointed in a direction at random, and the two of them landed in the direction she pointed.
This place was quite desolate. The two men squatted on the ground and watched the squirrels build nests for the winter. They helped a forgetful and stupid squirrel cover the tree hole with hay. They accidentally stepped on and woke up a snake hibernating in the crevice of a rock, and then they broke into a cave with a bear. Finally, they had to admit that this was a bad idea.
The two eventually headed north and found a city that was frozen over for thousands of miles to play in the snow and ice.
At the top of the snow-capped mountain outside the city, Bai Roushuang held up a round spiritual power shield, preparing to slide down from the top of the mountain. She tripped and fell in the spiritual power shield, leaving a human-shaped pit at the foot of the snow-capped mountain.
With the cover protecting her, she didn't get hurt, but she was a little embarrassed. Xu Shulou laughed beside her, and Bai Roushuang glared at her: "Senior sister, were you also this embarrassed when you first played?"
"No," Xu Shulou shook her head. When she was in the mood to play, her control over her spiritual power had reached a very subtle level, but she didn't say much, just scratched her face with her fingers to shame Bai Roushuang, "Little fool."
Bai Roushuang was not convinced, so she tried it a few more times, and finally she was able to slide down the snow mountain smoothly, and together with her senior sister, she stretched out her arms to imitate the posture of a flying bird.
After playing enough in the snow, the two went to the outskirts of the city. The world is so big and the climates are all different. You can still go boating on the Endless Ocean, but the river here has frozen very hard and there are many mortals playing here.
They watched the people's ice Cuju here, cheering for the team they supported amidst the laughter. The team they favored won in the end, and the leader was happy, so he treated all the supporters to sugar-roasted chestnuts sold at a nearby stall. Xu Shulou also lined up to get one, and found that there were people who had just cheered for the enemy team mixed in the line to get chestnuts.
Bai Roushuang saw someone riding on an ice bed and found it interesting. This ice bed was not made of ice, but of wood. It could be pulled and slid on the ice for fun. It was also used to transport supplies in winter. At this time, there were also wealthy merchants who built very luxurious ice beds with canopies on the ice. They had a drink on the ice bed. Drinking on the bed in the ice and snow was quite elegant.
Seeing that his junior sister's eyes were wandering around those ice beds, Xu Shulou suggested, "I will enlarge the Qiankun Cave Mansion, place it on the ice and use spiritual power to drag it along. It will definitely be more impressive than those ice beds."
"Will the ice collapse?" Bai Roushuang laughed. "How about we just take out a bed and play with it?"
"Okay," Xu Shulou took out a large carved bed from his Qiankun Ring, and used the Ice Hairpin to condense a layer of ice on the bottom of the bed to facilitate sliding. Then he gestured to his junior sister, "Sit on it, and I'll pull you up."
Many people nearby noticed the large bed and asked curiously, "Girl, this bed looks very heavy. Can you pull it by yourself?"
"no problem."
Not only did Xu Shulou have no problem, she dragged her junior sister around for a few laps and even spun the bed on the ice like a top, quickly earning the envious looks of the surrounding children.
Bai Roushuang raised her head unconsciously and felt proud.
The two of them got along very fairly. After Xu Shulou beat his junior sister, Bai Roushuang took over and started beating his senior sister.
Xu Shulou lay on the ice bed, looking at the rapidly spinning sky in front of him, listening to the laughter of the people around him, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
It's strange to say, monks have the ability to go to heaven and earth, but they still find pleasure in this ordinary way of entertainment.
———
After playing for a whole day, the two of them headed back to Xuancang College. When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Xu Shulou suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, by the way, I remembered that I have something to do back at Wuchen Island. Junior sister, you should go back to Xuancang first."
"Okay." Bai Roushuang did not doubt him and walked into the gate of Xuancang College. As soon as she entered, she ran into Master Zhou.
Master Zhou looked at her with a smile: "Hey, you came back just in time, just in time for this college test."
Bai Roushuang felt like crying but had no tears. No wonder her senior sister "suddenly had something happen to her".
Senior sister, why didn’t you take your beloved junior sister with you when you were escaping from the academy test?
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