Chapter 52 Immortal Lord 052%
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Huang Ying was the last disciple Xie Qingxun accepted.
Compared with Gu Tianci, she does not have a huge and stable backing; compared with Di Shu, she is not hardworking enough; compared with Mo Xuanxiao, she does not have a clean and admirable family background.
It can be said that Huang Ying is the most bizarre and confusing of Xie Qingxun's four disciples. When Xie Qingxun accepted her, it caused quite a stir.
"Is she the junior sister you are talking about?" Qu Yaoyao said softly.
For some reason, looking at the two people standing side by side in the cold pond, she suddenly felt timid. Or perhaps it wasn't timidity, but a very strange feeling, an indescribable, somewhat bitter emotion, an emotion she had never felt before.
Qu Yaoyao retreated.
Blinking her eyes, she rubbed her nose and said to the ground, "Or I'd better go back."
Di Shu was puzzled. "Since you're already here, why don't you go over?"
Qu Yaoyao shook her head and said, "He seems to be busy, so I won't bother him."
Xie Qingxun is indeed busy.
Standing quietly by the cold pond, he listened to Huang Ying's report expressionlessly, his tone indifferent, "There's no need to alert the enemy. Just investigate secretly and immediately. If you find any spies who have infiltrated the True Ruins, find a reason to deal with them."
Huang Ying said hello.
She had been away for several months and had accumulated a considerable amount of intelligence that she had yet to report to Xie Qingxun. She had been sorting it out for the past few days. Just as she was about to say something, her master beside her suddenly turned his head to look out the hallway. Huang Ying followed his lead and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Looking at the corner of the sleeve disappearing in the corridor, Xie Qingxun frowned slightly, "Nothing, please continue."
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After Qu Yaoyao left, she decided to go back to her room to rest.
On the way, she couldn't help but ask Di Shu, "Can you tell me about your junior sister?"
Qu Yaoyao was full of curiosity about her. She wanted to know what kind of outstanding and capable girl could catch the eye of Xie Qingxun and be accepted as his apprentice.
Di Shu thought for a moment and said, "Huang Ying was born in the lower realm. She grew up in a remote village and was disliked by the villagers. The first time my master and I met her was in a monster's den. She was offered as a sacrifice to a great monster and was nearly eaten by it."
"So you were the ones who saved her?" Qu Yaoyao was a little surprised.
Di Shu responded and continued, "After Master rescued her, Huang Ying wanted to follow Master and serve him as a reward. Master felt sorry for her and took her in as his disciple, bringing her back to the upper realm to teach her magic."
Qu Yaoyao was listening intently when Di Shu suddenly stopped. She waited for a moment, looked at him eagerly, and asked, "Is that all?"
Di Shu didn't understand what else she wanted to hear, and nodded hesitantly, "That's all."
Qu Yaoyao was a little confused. "Huang Ying said she wanted to repay her gratitude, so Xie Qingxun accepted her as his disciple. Was there no trouble in this?"
"No." At this point, Di Shu couldn't help but sigh: "Among the four of us, Huang Ying's apprenticeship process was the easiest and simplest."
Needless to say, it was very difficult for Di Shu to become his disciple. Even Gu Tianci, who came from a powerful family, had to spend a lot of effort to become his disciple. For this reason, after Huang Ying entered Wangxu, Gu Tianci complained for a long time.
The more Di Shu said this, the more confused Qu Yaoyao became. "Is Huang Ying a genius cultivator with excellent physique?"
Di Shu smiled, a rare moment. "Which of the disciples who can become disciples of Qingxi Immortal Venerable is not a genius with excellent aptitude?"
He modestly said: "Except me."
It's not just Wangxu. Looking at the entire Xianxu, what it lacks the least is talented cultivators. If we talk about those with the best roots and the most intelligence, they are Mo Xuanxiao and Gu Tianci. Although Di Shu's roots are a little worse, he is diligent and hardworking.
Thinking about Huang Ying's style over the past few years, he commented, "Contrary to what you said, Huang Ying's aptitude is mediocre, not hardworking enough, and not a genius in cultivation. His only advantage is probably his intelligence and understanding."
Qu Yaoyao was even more puzzled, "Is there something special about Huang Ying?"
Di Shu was speechless.
He subconsciously thought of Huang Ying's eyes, and roughly knew why Xie Qingxun accepted her as his disciple, but this involved some secrets of Xie Qingxun, which Di Shu could not tell Qu Yaoyao.
His silence caused Qu Yaoyao to misunderstand.
Forcefully smiling, she murmured, "Without a family background to support me, my mediocre physique and lack of diligence, I don't have anything special about myself. Your master..."
"It's so casual to accept a disciple."
Qu Yaoyao felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that she was jealous of Huang Ying, but rather that her experiences reminded her of herself. Before she transformed, although Xie Qingxun hadn't saved her, he had raised her. When she developed consciousness, she had also tried to transform and follow him to repay his kindness. However, her love was shattered by Xie Qingxun's palm before she could express it.
She couldn't help but wonder, if Xie Qingxun hadn't lost control and fallen into evil on the day she transformed, if he had gone to look for her as usual, then after they met, and she confessed her love to him, would Xie Qingxun have accepted her as easily as he did Huang Ying?
Maybe he would accept her as his disciple and teach her magic.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world, and spilled water cannot be undone. What has already happened cannot be regretted or repeated. Qu Yaoyao looked up at the sky and said from the bottom of her heart: "I envy her a little."
I envy Huang Ying for easily realizing the dream that Qu Yaoyao had pursued for hundreds of years.
She did not return to her room. As she walked, she unknowingly walked outside Chengyu Hall. She wanted to come and see the flowers she had taken good care of, but unexpectedly she saw a field of withered flowers.
"What's going on?!" Qu Yaoyao was stunned.
Chengyu Hall is Wangxu's meeting hall, frequented by the sect leader and others. Naturally, the flowers planted here are the most precious and rare. After marrying into Wangxu, Qu Yaoyao, heartbroken by the flowers, would tend to them daily, pruning them. She had worked so hard to keep them vibrant and full of life, only to find them, now shrunken and lifeless, their branches drooping.
"Who did this!" Qu Yaoyao was a little annoyed.
Seeing Qu Yaoyao running to the flower bed, Di Shu hurriedly followed. He could tell at a glance who the remaining spiritual energy on the flowers belonged to, but he didn't dare to say it.
Seeing that Qu Yaoyao was really angry, he pulled out a scapegoat, "I had previously explained to Tianci that he would let Mo Xuanxiao come and take care of these flowers. I guess Tianci forgot to mention it, or Mo Xuanxiao forgot to come."
Qu Yaoyao said nothing. She squatted in front of the flower plant and reached out to touch the withered petals. It was such a gentle movement, but these flowers were as fragile as paper and broke and fell directly at Qu Yaoyao's fingertips.
Seeing her eyes redden, Di Shu felt somewhat bewildered and consoled her, "I will definitely report this to Master and have him investigate this matter thoroughly and severely punish Mo Xuanxiao and..."
"Earth."
Qu Yaoyao suddenly interrupted him.
A girl in a pink dress squatted in front of the withered flowers, curled up dejectedly. She picked up the petals on the ground one by one and asked him in a muffled voice: "Do you think I'm a fool?"
She was a flower, a water-born snow lotus, but her essence was the same as these flowers, and she understood their properties and weaknesses better than anyone else. It wasn't that she couldn't see that these flowers had been destroyed by humans, deliberately using spiritual energy to destroy them. It wasn't something that could be dismissed as simply neglecting to care for them.
Someone destroyed the flowers on purpose.
She ruined the child she had taken such good care of.
Di Shu didn't expect Qu Yaoyao to be so perceptive. He didn't understand flowers and he didn't mean to lie to her, it was just...
"Madam Yao." Di Shu didn't know how to explain: "That's not what I meant."
Qu Yaoyao's mood became increasingly depressed. She hugged herself with her arms, buried her head in her knees, sniffed, and said, "Stop talking."
She didn't blame him, her tone was weak and soft, with a hint of pleading, "Please let me be quiet for a while."
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Xie Qingxun thought Qu Yaoyao had returned to the bedroom, but when he returned to the room, he found it empty and deserted.
After receiving a reply, he casually asked, "What is she doing in Chengyu Palace? Let her come back."
Di Shu looked at Qu Yaoyao in the flower garden with mixed feelings, "I'm afraid it's not possible yet."
"Master, Madam Yao..."
Di Shu hesitated to speak, and finally said, "You should come to Chengyu Palace to see her."
In the past, Xie Qingxun would have ignored it, but this time he keenly sensed something was wrong, so he left Huang Ying who was still waiting for him to deal with important matters, pursed his lips and walked to Chengyu Hall.
From a distance, he saw Di Shu standing by the door. The usually indifferent and expressionless man now frowned and looked towards the flower garden from time to time. When he saw Xie Qingxun coming, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Master, please go in and take a look."
Xie Qingxun didn't find Qu Yaoyao at first glance, so he asked casually, "What happened to her?"
Di Shu glanced at him and said cautiously, "Madam Yao discovered that the flowers in Chengyu Hall were destroyed."
"Just because of this?" Xie Qingxun obviously didn't take the matter to heart. "It's just a few flowers. If they're ruined, they're ruined. If she likes them, I can just plant some new ones for her."
"But Madam Yao knows that these flowers were destroyed by humans. Judging from her expression, I'm afraid..."
Di Shu didn't dare to say the last half sentence.
Xie Qingxun sneered: "I was the one who destroyed these words. Could it be that she wants to kill me after she finds out?"
Having said this, he entered Chengyu Hall with an indifferent attitude. However, when he saw Qu Yaoyao curled up in the flower garden, the smile on his face gradually faded.
Qu Yaoyao didn't cry, but she just squatted quietly in the flower garden in a daze. She looked so quiet, so quiet that it was a little sad. It was a look that Xie Qingxun had never seen before.
In his memory, Qu Yaoyao always had a lively look and eyebrows. She was heartless and seemed to never be sad. She looked like a very well-behaved and docile girl, but sometimes she was so naive and simple that she was a little naughty, making people neither angry nor scolding her.
"Yaoyao." The smile on Xie Qingxun's face completely disappeared.
He walked a few steps to Qu Yaoyao's side and pretended to be indifferent and said casually: "Are you planning to squat here and let the grass grow on you?"
"Let's go, come back with me."
Qu Yaoyao ignored him, looking pitiful and helpless, like someone who had been abandoned. Xie Qingxun could no longer pretend to be indifferent to her. He could only squat beside her, touch her head and ask, "What's wrong?"
Qu Yaoyao didn't want to talk.
She sniffed, blinked her eyelashes, and didn't even look at Xie Qingxun, just staring at the withered flowers on the ground.
Xie Qingxun had been somewhat aggressive and fearless when facing Di Shu just now, but now he was so gentle and helpless. He stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms. He hugged her and rubbed her cheek, sighing, "Yaoyao, I'm asking you a question."
"Answer me, what happened?"
Qu Yaoyao breathed in the familiar lotus fragrance on him, which should have been left over from the cold pond.
She hadn't intended to cry, but after being embraced by Xie Qingxun, she inexplicably began to feel wronged. She clutched Xie Qingxun's sleeve tightly, and she choked with sobs as she spoke, "These flowers..."
"The flower is dead." She couldn't save it.
Xie Qingxun glanced at the withered flowerbed. He didn't mention that he had destroyed them. He patted her on the back and said, "It's okay. If you like, we can plant more."
He said it rather coldly, completely unaware of what these flowers meant to Qu Yaoyao.
She said, "These flowers have been growing in the Ruins of Delusion for nearly a hundred years and have long been imbued with spiritual energy. Although they cannot speak, they can sense the world and hear people talking. If we give them more time, they will be able to develop spiritual consciousness and then cultivate and transform."
When Qu Yaoyao was taking care of these flowers, she found that several of them had shown signs of spiritual awareness. Sometimes when Qu Yaoyao touched them with her hands, they would gently rub her with their leaves.
When Qu Yaoyao has nothing to do, she will talk to these flowers and plants just like Xie Qingxun talks to herself. She expects them to become more and more beautiful, waits patiently for them to grow and take shape, and treats them like her own children.
"You're still a child yourself, and you still treat these flowers as children?" Xie Qingxun listened quietly to Qu Yaoyao's story, chuckled and comforted her, "Even if the flowers can develop consciousness, it's not easy to cultivate and transform by absorbing spiritual energy. Yaoyao, you think too simply."
Since ancient times, flowers and plants have been the most difficult of all things to cultivate and transform. It is even more difficult for ornamental flowers like these that are of little use to transform.
He is not a small snow lotus, nor is he a flower plant, so no matter how gently he treats Qu Yaoyao, he cannot develop feelings for this plant that is almost a dead thing in his eyes. So the words he said were obviously comforting, but in Qu Yaoyao's ears, each word sounded colder than the last.
If you die, you die.
It's just a few flowers. No matter how sad you are, they will die anyway.
These words stimulated Qu Yaoyao. She suddenly remembered that when she first entered the Delusion Ruins, the disciple guarding the territory once told her that the Immortal Qingxi was a person who loved flowers.
"You don't like flowers at all." Qu Yaoyao broke free from Xie Qingxun's arms.
Because of his overly indifferent attitude, she couldn't help but think of herself again, and suddenly she wanted to know: "What if it was the Cold Pond Snow Lotus that died today?"
"What did you say?" Xie Qingxun's eyes turned cold.
Qu Yaoyao lowered her head. She didn't want Xie Qingxun to agree with her, but she really wanted to know her position in his heart, so she asked again: "If it was your little snow lotus that died today, would you also feel that it was dead?"
She had no other intentions, she just wanted to know if there was any difference between herself and these flowers. However, she didn't realize that the Cold Pond Snow Lotus was a bottom line for Xie Qingxun, and if it was touched, it would explode.
"I don't care about the other flowers, but if anyone dares to touch that snow lotus, I will kill her."
Xie Qingxun's eyes fell on Qu Yaoyao. He didn't know what she was going to do, so he just warned her coldly: "Qu Yaoyao, including you."
Including her.
The snow lotus is now in her body. If she dares to do anything that damages the origin of the snow lotus, he will not let her go.
Is this also a special preference?
Qu Yaoyao didn't know whether she should feel happy or sad at this moment. She didn't react much to his warning, but just nodded slightly, "I understand."
She did not smile at Xie Qingxun as usual, nor did she pester him to hold his hand and ask him some strange questions. Qu Yaoyao was not angry with him. She could not make everyone cherish the flowers, and she knew that Xie Qingxun had done nothing wrong. He was just sad about the death of these flowers and could not cheer up.
Unable to bear looking at the fallen flowers on the ground, Qu Yaoyao rubbed her eyes and turned to leave, but Xie Qingxun mistakenly thought that she was angry with him, so he stepped forward and grabbed her hand.
"Qu Yaoyao." He called her impatiently.
Xie Qingxun didn't like her depressed and listless look, so he asked, "What do you want?"
Qu Yaoyao looked at him blankly, "I didn't think about it."
She didn't know it was Xie Qingxun who destroyed the flowers, so she could still speak to him in a gentle tone, "I just feel a little sorry for these flowers, they are so pitiful."
"Xie Qingxun, they are also living beings. We can't just let them die in vain." There must at least be a reason to destroy them.
She couldn't understand why someone would destroy so many flowers for no reason. She murmured in front of Xie Qingxun about the man's cruelty. If possible, she didn't want to make friends with such a person.
Xie Qingxun just listened with a cold face, not saying a word.
When they reached the door, Di Shu saw two people coming out one after the other. He thought Qu Yaoyao had learned the truth and had quarreled with Xie Qingxun. Knowing that his master would never take the initiative to explain, he approached him in a considerate manner, "Madam Yao."
He said to Qu Yaoyao: "Master Hua didn't do that on purpose, don't be angry..."
Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, and it took a few seconds for her to realize what Di Shu meant. She stopped and slowly turned her head to look at Xie Qingxun. "Did you destroy these flowers?"
Xie Qingxun's eyelashes trembled.
He had endured for so long, but he didn't expect Di Shu to expose his guilt with just one sentence. His gaze fell on Di Shu, and in front of his disciple, he could only raise his chin slightly and admit coldly, "It was me who did it. What do you want to do?"
Qu Yaoyao is fine.
I just rushed forward, pushed him, and said in annoyance and disappointment, "I hate you."
Xie Qingxun was pushed back by her and took a step back. He watched Qu Yaoyao run away with an expressionless face. He looked at the pale Di Shu and said in a flat tone, "If you think your mouth is redundant, why not sew it up?"
It feels really annoying to be told that you are annoying.
The author has something to say: A bloody incident caused by clumsy hands, let us see how Xiao Xie coaxes people.
This chapter tells us that when people of different races and values fall in love, it is really easy to step on landmines everywhere hhhhhh.
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: It was Jiaojiao 1;
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: twelve 1;
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Jiaojiaoya 150 bottles; Krypton Gold Player, Ji Bei 5 bottles; Lovely Not Expanding 4 bottles; Yi Zhihu Yan, Ayun 1 bottle;
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