Chapter 83 Eighty-Three Cuts "I just love big dog hooks"...
Wei Qing found it hard to believe that there were creatures in the Heavenly Realm who enjoyed eating, drinking, and having fun just like him.
So he happily piled all the food he had brought onto the table in front of Xie Changming and then left.
After he left, Luo Mingshu crawled out of Xie Changming's arms and began to taste the pastries.
Seeing that she was eating too quickly, Xie Changming transformed back into human form, broke the pastries into small pieces, and slowly fed her.
The food in these celestial realms is exquisite. Xie Changming fed Luo Mingshu in the same way before, and he even remembered clearly what she liked to eat.
So later, after Luo Mingshu posted on the spirit network with the name "Beautiful 300-year-old with water spirit root, super easy to fool," that she liked to eat peach blossom dew, Xie Changming asked her how to make peach blossom dew, because he remembered that Luo Mingshu really liked to eat it.
However, after finishing her meal, Luo Mingshu took out a white handkerchief, touched her mouth, and said, "I think the food from the Heavenly Realm is delicious, but eating too much of it always feels a bit strange."
Xie Changming paused for a moment after hearing her words, and then slowly said, "You've said that before."
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Xie Changming, who used to disguise himself as a minor god in the Heavenly Realm, thought that Luo Mingshu was the most troublesome little dragon in the world.
The food presented to her by the Heavenly Realm was exquisite, with each dish undergoing numerous processing steps, but Luo Mingshu was still unsatisfied even after eating a lot.
"I won't eat the pear blossom pastry." Luo Mingshu tilted her little dragon head to one side.
Xie Changming wouldn't indulge her, so he ate the pear blossom pastry in his hand in one bite.
He broke off some more sesame shortbread and offered it to Luo Mingshu. Luo Mingshu bit his finger and protested, "I ate this sesame shortbread three days ago. Are you trying to choke me?"
Xie Changming started munching on sesame shortbread again, asking her between bites, "Little Fish, what do you really want to eat?"
“These foods were all made by minor gods in the heavens. Every step they take is exactly the same, without the slightest difference.” Luo Mingshu rolled on the table in anger. “Changming, do you know that, just like the firelight that lit up the room that day, their magical firelight was cold, only the firelight in your hands was warm?”
Xie Changming understood her meaning somewhat. No matter how precious the ingredients or how complicated the process, the food created by the little god was devoid of any emotion.
Luo Mingshu is actually a very sensitive little dragon; she can even taste the emotions hidden in food.
"Can you cook?" Luo Mingshu asked, jumping onto his shoulder.
After Xie Changming was born from chaos, he was captured and brought to the Heavenly Realm. How could he possibly make food?
Even in the Demon Realm, no Demon Lord has ever been able to cook, and most cultivators with cultivation levels don't know how to cook.
"No," Xie Changming answered honestly, finding Luo Mingshu quite annoying.
He pulled her into his arms to stop her from speaking further.
But Luo Mingshu's head peeked out from between his fingers, the small dragon horns on her head shimmering with a faint light: "Changming, you can learn it, can't you?"
Xie Changming: "?" I'll learn whatever I want. I can tell you've never been hungry, you little troublemaker.
Although he thought so, in the end, he still carried Luo Mingshu to the kitchen of the Heavenly Realm. The people coming and going here were all silent minor gods, and Xie Changming blended in without feeling out of place at all.
Carrying Luo Mingshu, a little Yinglong of noble status, Xie Changming traveled unimpeded and obtained a kitchen and a house full of ingredients.
"I want to drink peach blossom dew," Luo Mingshu commanded, sitting on the food shelf.
Xie Changming pushed her aside: "I'll cook you in a bit, add some tofu, and it'll be fish head tofu stew."
"I want fish head tofu stew," Luo Mingshu announced loudly.
Xie Changming: "?" How come you eat everything?
"Something simpler," he said with a sigh.
"Then... let's make cornbread then." Luo Mingshu vaguely remembered that cornbread was one of the most basic foods for humans.
Of course, the most basic does not mean the simplest. Xie Changming has no talent in cooking. He barely managed to make a batch of steamed buns according to the recipe.
The cornbread was undercooked, and he himself felt it was a failure. But the instant it came out of the pan, Luo Mingshu flew over and quickly took a bite with a loud "whoosh." Small. Piano. Organizing.
"Delicious!" Luo Mingshu exclaimed. "I'm going to eat them all."
Xie Changming was taken aback. He reached out and gently touched Luo Mingshu's head.
He thought to himself that the little dragon could be quite cute at times.
Encouraged by Luo Mingshu, Xie Changming developed dishes such as burnt corn and charred green peppers. Of course, no matter how badly he made them, Luo Mingshu ate them with great relish.
Her enthusiastic support gave Xie Changming the illusion that "my cooking skills are very good".
This misunderstanding carried over into the last trial in the Misty Star Sea, completely shattering his self-esteem.
Of course, Luo Mingshu still likes his cooking just the same.
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“That’s how I learned to make undercooked cornbread and burnt corn,” Xie Changming said to Luo Mingshu. “So last time in the Misty Star Sea, you can’t blame me for being too confident, because you gave me that confidence.”
After hearing this, Luo Mingshu covered her eyes with her two paws and collapsed in despair beside the plate. She simply couldn't understand why she could have eaten such food back then.
To be honest, she was quite pitiful. She must have been very lonely back then, but fortunately, Xie Changming was by her side. Although this devil was extremely evil and even despised her, he still had some affection for her.
At that time, she herself must have longed for warm feelings.
Even now, perhaps it is still the same, Luo Mingshu sighed softly, thinking wistfully.
If she didn't yearn for such feelings, she wouldn't have thought of looking for Liu Hongying, especially since even her sect had given up hope of finding her.
Luo Mingshu's sigh caught Xie Changming's attention. He lifted Luo Mingshu's chin with one finger, turned her head, and asked, "What's wrong?"
She lowered her head and placed her small dragon horns against Xie Changming's palm: "I still want to find my master."
To be honest, Xie Changming was somewhat jealous of her master. After all, he was the one who hatched her in the first place, and he was the one who stayed by her side all the time. It was just that an accident happened later.
It must have been that escaped immortal lord who took Luo Mingshu away, Xie Changming thought.
But he still comforted Luo Mingshu: "After we resolve the matter in the Heavenly Realm, I will accompany you in the search."
"If that immortal lord wants to harm you, your own safety is more important. After all, entering the Misty Star Sea with your divine sense does not mean death." Xie Changming saw things very clearly.
Before a cultivator ascends, their divine sense and body are not yet fully integrated, so exploring the Misty Star Sea only involves their divine sense entering. However, after an ascension, a cultivator's divine sense and body enter together.
Luo Mingshu and he naturally arrived in the Misty Star Sea, but the physical bodies of the other ordinary cultivators should still remain in that chaotic space.
“Perhaps after this exploration scenario ends…” Luo Mingshu said softly.
She cheered herself up: "Forget it, let's stop playing and go find that coward."
Xie Changming responded, then his form changed into that of a black wolf, and Luo Mingshu jumped onto his head.
Xie Changming's fur was thick and dense, allowing Luo Mingshu to easily slip into it and hide herself.
He led Luo Mingshu onto the roof and ran towards Wei Qing's residence.
At this moment, Wei Qing was indeed slacking off. He was holding a storybook in one hand and eating melon seeds in the other. This appearance easily reminded Luo Mingshu of A Fa.
Most people who slack off in the world are like this, Luo Mingshu peeked out and observed.
Sure enough, Wei Qing made a move soon after; he received a telepathic message from Ye Xuan.
After returning, Ye Xuan thought of many ways to hide, but he couldn't come up with any ideas.
However, in the end, he thought of his good friend Wei Qinglai.
If there's one immortal in the celestial realm that Xie Changming and Luo Mingshu wouldn't suspect, it's Wei Qing.
He once went to the lower realm and appeared in front of Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming. When he escaped, Wei Qing was still recuperating from his injuries at the Yuling Sect's medical clinic.
Wei Qing considered him a close friend and trusted him completely, so even after he became the Immortal Lord of the Western Realm, Wei Qing had no suspicion of him whatsoever.
Ye Xuan had once studied special spells and used them on Wei Qing. If Wei Qing hadn't trusted him completely and had no reservations, he wouldn't have been able to successfully cast the spell.
However, Wei Qing is just like that; he has no ill intentions whatsoever and is easily trusting of others. It was precisely because of this that Ye Xuan added a trace of his own divine sense when helping the Southern Realm Immortal Lord to seal his cultivation.
Simply sending the system to cooperate with Lu Yaoyao is not enough. Ye Xuan knows that Wei Qing is an envoy sent by the Heavenly Realm to find Luo Mingshu. He dares not let the Heavenly Realm find Luo Mingshu, otherwise his plan will not be able to be implemented.
The divine sense he placed on Wei Qing would be activated when he encountered Luo Mingshu, and would slowly influence Wei Qing's actions and judgments. All of Wei Qing's actions would conform to his original goals, but would also become extreme.
All of this was to completely suppress Luo Mingshu; Ye Xuan would not let go of any opportunity to control this little Yinglong.
Therefore, Wei Qing acted so unusually in the Misty Star Sea, but the result was still beyond Ye Xuan's expectations, because Luo Mingshu actually won? You must know that Wei Qing was an ascended cultivator who had broken the cultivation seal at that time.
Later, the system returned to Lu Yaoyao. When the system was first sent out, it also had the mission of helping to unlock all the cultivation seals on Wei Qing. Because if Wei Qing unlocked all the cultivation seals, his actions would be controlled by Ye Xuan. At that time, with Wei Qing's powerful strength, killing Luo Mingshu or imprisoning her would be a piece of cake.
Ye Xuan finished recalling, but it was clear that his previous arrangements had all failed; this little Yinglong's luck was truly excessive.
This time, in order to conceal himself, he had no choice but to do this: send his own divine consciousness into Wei Qing's body, occupy his sea of consciousness, and continue to hide in Wei Qing's image.
To be honest, Wei Qing's cultivation level was actually much higher than his, but when it came to the matter of divine sense intrusion, it only depended on the level of trust between the two parties. Wei Qing had no defenses against him.
Although Wei Qing is his friend, this is the Misty Star Sea, isn't it? No matter what he does, it won't harm the real Wei Qing.
Ye Xuan had already made his plan and sent a telepathic message to Wei Qing. However, he did not expect that Xie Changming had already arrived at Wei Qing's side and discovered his presence through subtle details about him.
When Xie Changming sensed someone communicating with Wei Qing, he led Luo Mingshu into the bushes. Using the guise of a black wolf to eavesdrop was surprisingly harmless.
Xie Changming slashed his claw across the void in front of him, and a clear conversation could be heard. He had stolen the voice transmission between Wei Qing and Ye Xuan.
"Brother Ye, what's the matter?" Wei Qing asked directly after taking a bite of the pastry.
"Are you still in the immortal abode in the Southern Realm?" Ye Xuan asked.
"Yes," Wei Qing said cheerfully; he was always in a good mood.
"Want to play chess again?" Ye Xuan asked. "At that Cloud Cliff again."
"Sure, Brother Ye, this time, please don't mess up the game," Wei Qing teased.
"I won't do that. This time I'm determined to beat you." Ye Xuan pretended to agree with his teasing.
"Then let's meet at Cloud Cliff in seven days," Ye Xuan said.
"Alright." Wei Qing seemed to remember something else. "Do you know what I discovered in the Southern Border recently?"
He simply shared the interesting things that had happened to him recently with his close friends, as was his usual practice.
Upon hearing Wei Qing's words, Luo Mingshu couldn't help but grip Xie Changming's fur tightly with her claws. If Wei Qing were to speak out, the people on the other end of the communication channel would become suspicious, thus alerting the enemy.
The problem was that Ye Xuan had never actually considered Wei Qing as a friend, so he interrupted Wei Qing's sharing: "Brother Wei, there's no need to say that. Let's share it on the day of the game."
Wei Qing responded and then cut off the telepathic communication.
He went into the room to get his chess set. Luo Mingshu watched his retreating figure, stroked her chin, and said in a puzzled tone, "This is so unlike him from the Misty Star Sea."
Xie Changming had no interest in who Wei Qing resembled. He left with Luo Mingshu, waiting for the two to meet three days later.
"We can basically conclude that the 'Brother Ye' on the other end of the telepathic communication is the escaped Immortal Lord." Xie Changming used his mouth to pry open the door, led Luo Mingshu inside, and then skillfully closed the door with his tail. "Moreover, the other party is from the Western Realm, and many details match up."
"Do you remember there was such a person in the Western Border?" Luo Mingshu asked curiously.
“I killed all the cultivators from the original Four Directions Immortal Lord faction in the Western Realm, but a few survived. However, I imagine the remaining cultivators weren’t very strong, so it’s unlikely that such a villain would be allowed to ascend to the position of Immortal Lord,” Xie Changming said slowly. He knew a bit about the rules of the Heavenly Realm. “His cultivation at that time should have been considered above average in the Heavenly Realm, but far from top-tier. After I eliminated many cultivators in the Western Realm, the Heavenly Realm had no choice but to choose the best among the worst and let him become an Immortal Lord. Then, in his position as an Immortal Lord, he obtained a lot of resources, and his cultivation was finally on par with the other Four Directions Immortal Lords.”
"Is that so?" Luo Mingshu could somewhat understand why this person craved power so much. "Perhaps he wasn't strong enough before, so once he obtained such powerful cultivation, he would greedily want more. But what does that have to do with me?"
Xie Changming affectionately licked her little dragon horn: "I don't know either."
Luo Mingshu covered her head with her paw: "You spit on my head."
Xie Changming raised his claws slightly and flicked Luo Mingshu's long, thin dragon tail.
Luo Mingshu felt itchy, so she quickly curled up her tail.
Xie Changming said to her with a stern face, "You're acting like an animal."
Luo Mingshu proudly puffed out her chest: "I wasn't even human to begin with."
“Like a seahorse,” Xie Changming said.
Enraged, Luo Mingshu lowered her head and rammed it against his nose, using her dragon horn to push up the soft flesh below his mouth.
This made it look like Xie Changming was baring his teeth, revealing his gleaming white teeth.
"You're so fierce," Luo Mingshu retorted.
Xie Changming opened his mouth and gently picked her up, scaring her: "I can be even fiercer."
Luo Mingshu curled her tail and slapped his chin: "Is this how you used to take care of Little Yinglong?"
Thank goodness she didn't die young.
Xie Changming thought for a moment and said to Luo Mingshu, "You used to be more well-behaved."
After all, Luo Mingshu used to like him, but now Luo Mingshu is only thinking about going to the Demon Realm to find a handsome man with a dog's tail like him.
In the Demon Realm, she certainly wouldn't find a more outstanding dog-tailed handsome man than him.
Luo Mingshu eventually obediently sat on Xie Changming's head. When it was time to sleep that night, she occupied the largest bed and forbade Xie Changming from getting on the bed.
Xie Changming placed his two paws on the edge of the bed, revealing a fluffy little wolf head. He innocently said to Luo Mingshu, "You used to let me sleep with you."
Luo Mingshu's long, thin dragon took up the entire bed. She moved back a little and said, "Xie Changming, you used to be a human."
Xie Changming rolled over and jumped onto the bed, then his body changed, and he returned to human form.
He pulled Luo Mingshu close, holding her in his palm: "You mean this?"
Luo Mingshu looked up at him and couldn't help but swallow. She had to admit, Xie Changming's human form was really handsome.
It was because she was naive and hadn't seen much of the world before, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have taken a liking to Xie Changming, who was quite ordinary-looking at the time.
Thinking of this, she raised her head and bumped Xie Changming's chin with her dragon horn.
While Xie Changming was in a daze, Luo Mingshu stretched out her claws and swiftly took back the glass bead hanging around his neck with both hands.
The moment the glass bead returned to her hand, she transformed into a human, while Xie Changming, due to some strange rule, transformed into a black wolf.
Luo Mingshu guessed that it was because she was still in her dragon form at this time, but after retrieving the glass bead and coming into contact with her advanced energy, she had to transform into human form.
However, according to the established rules, one of them, Xie Changming, must not be human.
Therefore, it became clear that no one can become a person without the glass bead.
"Xie Changming, I've got you figured out, haven't I?" Luo Mingshu said smugly, showing off the glass beads in her hand.
Xie Changming rested his head in her arms, temporarily accepting the fact, and lazily wagged his tail.
Luo Mingshu began to pet the big dog, stroking it from its head to its back, and then secretly touching its belly.
Xie Changming: "..." What are you doing?
Although he felt that Luo Mingshu was being unreasonable, he still obediently rolled over, and his tail kept wagging.
Xie Changming couldn't resist and gently licked the back of Luo Mingshu's hand.
Luo Mingshu disgustedly wiped the saliva off the back of her hand from his body: "Xie Changming, you're the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm, okay?"
Just thinking about it makes her angry. She simply can't imagine that the person snuggling in her arms and acting coquettishly now is the same Demon Lord who, according to the original book, would betray her.
Xie Changming paused in his act of licking Luo Mingshu's hand. Maintaining the form of a black wolf would indeed lower his IQ; after all, he was the Demon Lord.
Luo Mingshu lay down; she was a little sleepy, but thankfully Xie Changming was beside her, making her feel very safe. (Small. Piano. Tidying.)
After all, nothing makes you feel more at ease than having a big dog by your side.
She tilted her head and rested it on Xie Changming's neck, where it was soft and fluffy, and the touch was quite nice.
Xie Changming moved his head with difficulty, trying to move it away because Luo Mingshu's loose hair was tickling his eyelashes.
"I love dog hugs. If you don't let me hug you, then you can't sleep on the bed." Luo Mingshu hugged his neck and commanded loudly.
Xie Changming lowered his head and licked her cheek again. His voice was deep and resonant, with the unique strength of a beast.
“Okay, goodnight,” he said to her.
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