Chapter 40 Immortal Lord 040%
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There was a strong burning smell in the room.
When Xie Qingxun woke up, he had difficulty breathing and Qu Yaoyao was sleeping on top of him.
Perhaps because she was afraid that he would be cold, Qu Yaoyao not only covered him with all the quilts, but also almost emptied the closet of thick clothes, piling them layer by layer on the quilt, and she lay swaying on top of these clothes and quilts.
Snap——
Something was burning on the ground.
Xie Qingxun tilted his head and saw a large brazier not far from the ice bed. The fire in the brazier was still burning fiercely, and some paper and cloth scraps were scattered on the ground. Xie Qingxun squinted his eyes and vaguely saw the pile of clothes in the fire. Most of the colorful clothes had been burned.
What on earth did Qu Yaoyao do while he was unconscious...
Xie Qingxun's chapped wounds had healed, but his head still ached. He was about to stand when Qu Yaoyao's fingers, gripping the book, slowly loosened. With a dull thud, Xie Qingxun's vision went dark, and Qu Yaoyao's book landed squarely on his face.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? I was reading it..." Qu Yaoyao opened her eyes with a start.
She slept restlessly, her mind preoccupied with the 'ice sculpture' beneath her. Almost as soon as the book left her hands, she woke up quickly, yawning and reaching for the book that was on Xie Qingxun's face.
"I'm sorry, I'll continue reading right away." Qu Yaoyao was so sleepy that tears welled up in her eyes and she didn't notice anything unusual about her body.
As her hand touched the cover, a faster hand flipped the book open before her. The man's pale, gloomy face looked excessively exquisite up close, his dark, beautiful phoenix eyes reflecting Qu Yaoyao's face. He twisted the book slightly with his slender fingers, glanced at it, and said, "The Tyrannical Immortal has fallen in love with me..."
"Qu Yaoyao, is this the book you just read to me?" What a shabby book that is meant to harm children.
Qu Yaoyao had already been stunned the moment Xie Qingxun opened the book, so how could she hear what he was saying?
"You, you..." Qu Yaoyao was still looking at Xie Qingxun.
She watched as frost formed on Xie Qingxun's body, turning him into an ice sculpture. She was nervous all night, fearing that he would freeze to death and never wake up. But when she woke up, she found the ice sculpture beneath her suddenly transformed into a living person. For a moment, she didn't know how to react.
"Is it really you?" Qu Yaoyao was afraid that she was dreaming.
She reached out her hand to touch Xie Qingxun's cheek. The delicate skin was as cool as porcelain, but no longer as cold as before. Qu Yaoyao rubbed it vigorously for a few times until Xie Qingxun impatiently slapped her hand. Qu Yaoyao smiled softly and sweetly, feeling the pain, "It seems this is not a dream."
Xie Qingxun really woke up.
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The house was in a mess, all thanks to Qu Yaoyao.
When Gu Tianci brought people in to clean up, he saw the mess all over the room and the couch and thought something had happened. After putting out the fire in the brazier, Gu Tianci saw that all the clothes he had carefully prepared for Qu Yaoyao were burned. He said a little aggrievedly, "Master, did you have a fight with Qu Yaoyao?"
You can’t burn clothes even if you have an argument.
Xie Qingxun had a cold face and did not answer. When Gu Tianci was about to go out with the brazier, a corner of silver-white embroidered material hung down from the brazier, which looked very familiar.
"Wait." Xie Qingxun's eyelids twitched.
Under Gu Tianci's confused gaze, Xie Qingxun walked to the brazier, reached into the basin full of ashes with his bare hands, and pulled out a piece of clothing that was not burned.
This is a divine robe that can resist attacks from water and fire and is invulnerable to swords and guns.
Qu Yaoyao was too anxious at the time. She burned her own clothes first and then had to go find Xie Qingxun's clothes to burn. For some reason, the fire she had worked so hard to light suddenly went out. In order to get the flames to burn again, she wasted a lot of clothes.
"With it here, of course you can't light your fire." If this robe hadn't been wrapped in several ordinary robes, Qu Yaoyao wouldn't have been able to light a fire even if she tried to do it all night.
Now, the sheen of this robe no longer turns gray.
Qu Yaoyao vaguely felt that she had gotten into trouble. She hung her head, not daring to look at Xie Qingxun. She only asked in a low voice, "Then... can I still wear this robe?"
Before Xie Qingxun could speak, Gu Tianci said, "It's wearable. Wash it and it'll be as good as new."
As long as it is not a world-destroying fire like the Red Lotus Karma Fire, ordinary flames cannot hurt it at all.
Gu Tianci had good intentions; he was worried that his master was still angry and would ignore the girl. But he had no idea what had happened between the two of them. After receiving a cold stare from Xie Qingxun, he left in disgrace, holding the brazier.
The bedroom was quickly cleaned up, and the icy jade bed became tidy and clean. However, there were only a few scattered pieces of clothing left in the open wardrobe, and the two boxes of clothes that Gu Tianci bought for Qu Yaoyao were even pitifully small.
"Why are you burning the clothes?" Xie Qingxun asked coldly when they were the only two left in the room.
Qu Yaoyao stirred her dress and sniffed softly, "I'm worried you'll be cold."
"Burn your clothes when you're cold?"
Qu Yaoyao felt wronged, "I didn't want to burn it either, but I had no choice."
"I watched as frost and ice formed on your body. I tried everything I could, but it was no use. I couldn't save you. You were so cold and you didn't wake up. I could only use the dumbest method to keep you warm."
In order to help Xie Qingxun melt the ice, Qu Yaoyao first exhausted her own spiritual power, and when it failed, she began to think of other ways. She burned her own clothes first, and then burned Xie Qingxun's clothes. She didn't mean to cause trouble.
After she finished speaking, Xie Qingxun was speechless for a moment, unable to maintain his outward coolness any longer. He asked again, "Why don't you find someone to help?"
"Who do you want me to find?"
"Who else can I turn to?"
Qu Yaoyao finally looked up at him, her moist eyes bright and clear. She said angrily, "Di Shu said you had many enemies in the Immortal Ruins. You came back so badly injured, but you refused to tell me a single word. How can I know who hurt you and who should I trust?"
Most of the time, Qu Yaoyao just looked silly, but it didn’t mean she didn’t care about anything.
After Xie Qingxun was poisoned by the viper, she remembered what Di Shu said to her outside the inn, so when Xie Qingxun returned seriously injured, it was not that she did not want to find someone for help, but that she did not dare to.
She was afraid that she would find the wrong person and cause Xie Qingxun to lose his life.
Qu Yaoyao's words were all from the perspective of protecting Xie Qingxun. Every word was sincere and frank, without any distractions.
Xie Qingxun looked at the little girl in front of him and met her clear gaze. His heart seemed to be hit by something again and again. Her every word echoed in his ears, and he couldn't take his eyes off her for a while.
Qu Yaoyao had almost no sleep all night, and her eyes were itchy and uncomfortable.
She didn't look at Xie Qingxun for too long, and quickly lowered her head to rub her eyes. Finally, she added in a low voice: "Don't treat me as a fool. If you really trusted your disciples, you wouldn't be so badly injured and come to me."
"Xie Qingxun, although this bedroom is yours, you didn't think twice about tying me up before you passed out."
"You let me do whatever I wanted while you were asleep. Do you really think I'm more reliable than Di Shu and the others?"
This person was truly insightful, even more insightful than Xie Qingxun himself. It was as if his secret thoughts had been exposed. Xie Qingxun was stunned at first, then suddenly enlightened, and smiled gently with the corners of his lips curled up.
"What are you laughing at?" Qu Yaoyao rubbed her eyes for a long time, and when she looked up, she saw Xie Qingxun laughing.
He smiled silently, but it looked more genuine than any other smile he had ever had. Qu Yaoyao didn't know if her eyes were too uncomfortable, but in the mist, she felt that Xie Qingxun's eyes were bright and the corners of his eyes seemed to have flowers blooming, making him look handsome and gentle.
Leaning over, Xie Qingxun picked up Qu Yaoyao.
Now the short little girl had no ability to return his hug, so she could only hook her arms around his neck, nestle softly in his arms, and yawn sleepily.
"Can I go to sleep now?" Qu Yaoyao was really sleepy.
Xie Qingxun nodded softly, noticing her excessive fatigue. He placed his palm on her back, feeling the lack of spiritual energy in her body and the weakness, and couldn't help but frown.
"What happened?" Xie Qingxun put the person on the jade bed, "You didn't go to the cold pond last night?"
"Yes."
Qu Yaoyao rolled on the quilt, curling herself up into a fat ball in comfort. "I had recovered some spiritual power, but then I saw you were too cold, so I used it to keep you warm."
It turned out to be because of him again.
Xie Qingxun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stroked the little girl's hair and said in a complicated tone, "You are really generous."
In front of a group of stingy cultivators, Qu Yaoyao gave away the spiritual power she had accumulated with great difficulty without any consideration for herself.
Qu Yaoyao really didn't think about it that much. She only cared about one thing, "I tried so many things for you last night. Did I make you feel even a moment of warmth, even a little bit?"
As long as she could help Xie Qingxun, she felt it was all worth it.
Xie Qingxun stared at her seriously.
"Warm." He replied with one word first.
To be honest, the coldness of millions of years had already seeped through his bones and flesh, making it difficult to warm him up. However, Qu Yaoyao's actions did melt some of the ice in his bones.
When Qu Yaoyao whispered in his ear, the sounds of laughter and noise cut through the loneliness. For a moment, Xie Qingxun forgot about his surroundings and found that this long, dark and endless life was not so difficult to endure.
"Yaoyao..." Xie Qingxun called softly.
Qu Yaoyao has fallen into a deep sleep.
Using his slender fingers to trace her eyebrows and eyes, Xie Qingxun looked at her as if he was looking through her to see something nearby. After a long pause, he murmured softly, "I seem to...see the light again."
It was no longer the vague illusion as before, and Xie Qingxun seemed to gradually see the outline of the light.
But it’s not enough.
When people are in darkness, they always look forward to the appearance of light. However, when they finally see the light, they greedily hope to hold it in their hands forever.
Xie Qingxun saw the light,
He wanted to hold that light in his own hands.
“…”
The wardrobe that was burned empty by Qu Yaoyao was soon filled up again.
She no longer had an indifferent attitude. This time, all of Qu Yaoyao's clothes were selected by Xie Qingxun himself. There were five large boxes full of everything from capes and boots to hair accessories and bracelets. Qu Yaoyao looked at them and shook her head, saying that she didn't like any of them.
"That dress is too colorful. I'm really embarrassed to wear it out."
"Why are all the fairies wearing light-colored flowing white clothes, but mine are all bright red and green? I don't care, I want to wear white too."
When she was just reborn, Qu Yaoyao thought that Yunzhi had a problem with her taste, until she met Qu Yingsi and Gu Tianci, and then her clothes became more and more fancy.
Xie Qingxun has a cold personality and only wears white clothes. When Qu Yaoyao heard that the clothes this time were all chosen by him, she thought that she finally had a beautiful white dress to wear, but Xie Qingxun was even more excessive.
Qu Yaoyao wore a pink and tender little skirt, with a circle of small bells hanging around her waist. When she hung her head dejectedly, a furry little cloak covered her head, and two little rabbit ears hung on both sides of the hood, making her look like a little rabbit demon.
"You are so childish." Xie Qingxun pinched the rabbit ears on Qu Yaoyao's hood.
Her silent resistance did not make Xie Qingxun waver, and he couldn't help but say it again: "Xie Qingxun, you are so childish."
"Well, I'm childish." Xie Qingxun finally replied to her lightly. His overly frank answer made it difficult for people to find a point to attack him.
Since when, Qu Yaoyao no longer had the freedom to dress freely. Xie Qingxun was in charge of her daily outfit. She was also very puzzled. She had lived in Xie Qingxun's palace for so long, and except for that time when he was unconscious, she had never seen him come back to sleep at night. But every time Qu Yaoyao woke up in the morning, he would already be meditating in the outer hall.
Wearing such a cute furry outfit, Qu Yaoyao was watering the flowers outside the bedroom with a small kettle.
In the past, she was ignorant and believed the words of the guards of Xianxu, thinking that Xie Qingxun was a flower lover. After getting along with him for a long time, she found out that he never took care of the flowers in Xianxu. It was Gu Tianci and other disciples who occasionally helped him water them.
Now that Qu Yaoyao had nothing to do, she took over to help him water the flowers. Perhaps because they were all the same kind, these flowers bloomed particularly well in Qu Yaoyao's hands, and even saved a few dying herbs.
On this day, Gu Tianci saw a 'rabbit demon' running through the flowers from afar, and when he got closer he found out it was Qu Yaoyao.
Remembering his master's instructions, he called out to Qu Yaoyao and asked, "Do you like rabbits?"
Qu Yaoyao originally liked it, but after wearing the bunny skirt, she felt angry and replied, "I don't like it."
"Then what do you like?" Gu Tianci wanted to know Qu Yaoyao's preferences.
Qu Yaoyao mistakenly thought he was asking what animal she liked. After thinking carefully, Chong'an's figure appeared in her mind, so she replied: "I like the phoenix."
"Phoenix?!" Gu Tianci seemed to have heard something terrifying.
He vaguely sensed Xie Qingxun's presence, and knowing that his master was nearby, he quickly helped her out, "There are so many Phoenix clans, including the White Phoenix, the Honghu, the Blue Phoenix, the Qingluan, and the Purple Phoenix..."
In short, among so many phoenixes, she would never like the type of phoenix that is most taboo in the world of cultivation.
Qu Yaoyao wasn't very clear about the taboos in the world of cultivation, nor did she know which type of Phoenix clan Chong'an belonged to, so she described it to Gu Tianci, "I like the phoenix with a body of red gold and radiant color."
Chong'an was truly the most beautiful species she had ever seen.
“…” Gu Tianci was speechless.
Subconsciously searching for his master, he looked up and saw Xie Qingxun leaning against the railing of a high pavilion not far away, looking over here. His snow-white robe was blown by the wind, and the elegant and handsome man's profile was like jade. He stared at the girl among the flowers, and heard her conversation with Gu Tianci in his ears.
The young man said angrily, "Qu Yaoyao, don't say anything careless. Do you know that the golden phoenix you are talking about is from the ancient demonic phoenix clan? They are bloodthirsty and cruel by nature and are despised by the heavens. Anyone in the cultivation world has the right to kill them..."
"I don't allow you to say that about him!" Qu Yaoyao was also a little annoyed.
She didn't care what the worldly rumors said, she only believed what she saw and felt. In her heart, Chong'an was not a monster. He had never hurt anyone and was gentle and humble. He was definitely not the bloodthirsty and evil demon phoenix that Gu Tianci mentioned.
"I like him."
"No matter what you say, I think it's enough that he is fine." Qu Yaoyao subconsciously grabbed the pendant around her neck.
Di Shu appeared silently behind Xie Qingxun. He had also heard the conversation between Qu Yaoyao and Gu Tianci and asked hesitantly, "Master, how did Qu Yaoyao know about the Emperor Phoenix Clan?"
Xie Qingxun did not answer.
After a long while, he finally muttered to himself, "I thought no one in this world would like Phoenix anymore."
Whether it is the Honghu, Qingluan, Emperor Phoenix or Demon Phoenix, it has been too long since anyone in this world dared to mention the name of the Phoenix.
But then again, who would dare to bring it up?
Xie Qingxun pressed his forehead and smiled softly. The name of the Emperor Phoenix carried the bloodshed that inflicted the wrath of both gods and men, and even the crimes committed by both humans and demons were all attributed to him. No one dared to mention it, as to do so would be like reopening the old scores.
I think many people have forgotten those truths that are too far away.
But it doesn't matter, he will help them remember.
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That night, blizzards hit all parts of the Netherworld and snow beasts appeared.
It was no longer a minority. That night, many cultivators found white phoenix plants on the snow beast. For a time, people were in panic. Some were puzzled about the appearance of the phoenix plant, some were jealous and fought for it, and the huge commotion alarmed the upper realm.
At the same time, in the cold pond, Qu Yaoyao was leaning against the pool wall and looking at her pendant.
There was a flash before her eyes, and something fell from the sky. The sparkling thing swayed in front of her eyes. Qu Yaoyao couldn't help but reach out to grab it and quickly held it in her palm.
"What is that thing?" Qu Yaoyao was afraid it would run away.
She clasped her hands together, opened a tiny gap and looked inside. In the pouring moonlight, she saw a phoenix pendant lying in her palm. The pendant was made entirely of pure gold and was so lifelike that it looked like Chong'an's real body.
While she was stunned, Xie Qingxun appeared behind her without her knowing when.
He sat by the cold pond, half leaning on his arms, and heard the little girl sigh from the bottom of her heart, "It's good..."
It seems like Chong'an.
Feeling Xie Qingxun's breath, she stroked the phoenix pendant and looked at the pendant around her neck, then changed her words and said, "It's so beautiful."
This is also the truth.
Although she couldn't see Xie Qingxun's expression, Qu Yaoyao seemed to hear him laugh.
Reaching out to take the pendant, he brushed aside Qu Yaoyao's hair from her neck, looked at the red line on her snow-white neck and said casually: "Throw this away as soon as possible, I..."
As he spoke, he made a move to untie the pendant from Qu Yaoyao's neck. However, before his hand could touch it, the girl in front of him reacted violently, protecting the pendant on her body and saying, "You can't throw it away!"
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