Chapter 59 Immortal Lord 059%
When Qu Yaoyao and the others arrived at Dongyuan, it was in chaos and people were fighting over treasures.
"I saw it first! It's mine!"
"It belongs to me now that it appears inside my house. If you dare to steal something from me, I'll chop you into pieces!"
Two figures, one white and one blue, engaged in a fierce exchange. They were the ugly twin-bladed man from the Wenxin Sect and the senior disciple, Xu Yuan, from the Canglei Sword Sect. As a result of the clash, the surrounding Wenxin Sect and Canglei Sword Sect disciples also drew their swords and engaged in a fierce verbal exchange.
"I don't know what you, the Wenxin Sect, are asking about. You've been robbing the people every day and now you've even made it to the upper realms. The face of the cultivation world has been completely disgraced by scum like you!"
"Bah! How can your Cang Lei Sword Sect be any better? How dare you, a small sect, act so wildly against me? I think you are nothing but a bunch of thieves."
"Who are you calling a thief?"
"Grandpa is scolding you, the Cang Lei Sword Sect!"
As the two sides were about to clash, Qu Yaoyao quickly unleashed Lian Chao, interrupting the clash with a flash of sword. Although Lian Chao couldn't reveal his true form, the golden light and sword intent he radiated was enough to intimidate everyone. She stepped forward and declared, "Stop!"
Mo Xuanxiao protected Qu Yaoyao and said at the right time: "Madam Yao is here, who dares to be presumptuous?"
When they heard the words "Mrs. Yao", everyone stopped and looked over. Qu Yaoyao's back was soaked with cold sweat, and she forced herself to straighten her back and look at them.
Everyone knew that the entire Ten-Step Herb Garden was under the control of Qu Yaoyao. Though young, she was the only wife of an Immortal Lord in the Immortal Ruins, and with the support of Immortal Lord Qingxi, she held real power. To offend her was to offend Xie Qingxun.
The onlookers also felt the surging sword intent and looked at Qu Yaoyao in surprise. Qu Yaoyao heard someone whisper, "I didn't expect Madam Yao to have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age."
"Otherwise, I think the most powerful thing is the sword in her hand."
Many people secretly looked at the Lian Chao in Qu Yaoyao's hand, but after a long while they couldn't figure out what it was. "How come I've never seen such a powerful immortal sword before?"
Qu Yaoyao clenched the Lian Chao in her hand and walked between the two factions accompanied by Mo Xuanxiao. She asked in a clear voice, "What exactly happened?"
The figure in white who had just been fighting stepped forward and said while calming his breath, "I am Xu Yuan from the Cang Lei Sword Sect. Madam Yao, please make the decision for my sect."
Xu Yuan said that he had just returned to his room to rest when he saw a white light flickering in the corner of the corridor. He looked closer and found it was a magical herb. He had just picked up the magical herb and showed it to his fellow disciples when the group from the Wenxin Sect returned. Upon learning that they had found a treasure, they all came over to take a look.
Xu Yuan was a little angry when she said this. "At first, they clearly came over to watch the fun, but then they suddenly changed their attitude and reached out to grab it..."
The people from the Wenxin Sect hurriedly said, "Stop talking nonsense here!"
"Madam Yao, please listen to what I have to say." The ugly man with two swords from the Wenxin Sect squeezed over despite everyone's obstruction.
He was tall and strong, with a naturally odd and ugly appearance, and earned his name because he often carried two large swords. Qu Yaoyao was startled when she saw him approaching with a ferocious look. Mo Xuanxiao immediately stood in front of her and said, "No need to come closer. Just stand there and talk."
"Okay." The big man with two swords grinned, and his facial features piled together made him look even uglier.
He said: "Xu Yuan picked up this spiritual herb from my mouth, my mouth!"
He pointed to the room behind him and said confidently, "If this spiritual herb had fallen in Xu Yuanli's mouth, I would never touch it. But it fell on my territory. Why can the Cang Lei Sword Sect just take it away?"
A small number of people thought the ugly man with two swords made sense, but the majority laughed at him with disdain, "Ugly man, the spiritual herb fell into your mouth, so why don't you tell me first, is it yours?"
"Yeah, if it's not yours, what if it falls into your mouth?"
"According to what you said, if Madam Yao stood at the door of your room, could she become yours too?"
Swish——
A silver sword stretched out, pointing directly at the person who had just been teased.
The usually gentle Mo Xuanxiao now had a cold expression on his face as he rebuked, "If you dare to disrespect Madam Yao again, you will be expelled from the Wanli Immortal Sect and will never be allowed to enter again."
The man was startled and stammered, almost falling to his knees. "I, I, I, I... I was just saying it casually."
Qu Yaoyao hadn't expected Mo Xuanxiao to be so protective of her. A warm feeling washed over her. She secretly tugged at Mo Xuanxiao's sleeve and said, "Forget it, let's deal with business first."
Qu Yaoyao didn't feel offended. She was just a little curious. She was curious about why the ugly man with two swords, with such a domineering and arrogant attitude, didn't just lie and say that the spiritual herb was his if he wanted it.
Having a bad feeling, she asked, "Who has that spiritual herb now?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Xu Yuan said, "It's with me."
"Can I take a look?"
Xu Yuan opened his mouth.
He seemed reluctant to take it out, but he couldn't find a reason to refuse Qu Yaoyao, so he could only reluctantly take the thing out of his arms. Qu Yaoyao looked at him with a bit of amusement, and she comforted him, "Don't worry, I won't steal your treasures."
When Qu Yaoyao saw the spiritual herb in Xu Yuan's hand, her smile froze.
Star-like lights emanated from Xu Yuan's hands, and the onlookers all came over to take a look. Even those who didn't know the value of the item could tell that it was something extraordinary, and asked curiously, "What kind of spiritual herb is this?"
Most people present didn't know, and the few knowledgeable cultivators who occasionally did not dare to speak up. Qu Yaoyao stared blankly at the thing in Xu Yuan's palm and whispered, "This is--"
"Honghu Zhu."
The white phoenix plant was exactly the same as the ones Qu Yaoyao had buried in the snow before.
“…”
The Dongyuan incident was not properly resolved in the end.
The Honghu plant involved the ancient Phoenix clan, and since neither the Wenxin Sect nor the Cang Lei Sword Sect was willing to give in, Huang Zhangli had to come and deal with the matter personally. Since the owner of the spiritual herb could not be found and the Wanli Xian Sect was unable to take over, it was temporarily guarded by the Cang Lei Sword Sect.
"I always feel that the appearance of the Honghu plant is a bit strange." When they returned, Qu Yaoyao and Mo Xuanxiao analyzed the matter.
"It's truly bizarre," Mo Xuanxiao said. "During the previous snowstorm in the Lower Realm, many cultivators saw the Honghu plant. The major immortal sects in the Upper Realm all sent people to investigate, and later discovered that those Honghu plants all came from the Demon Realm and were all fake."
"Fake?" Qu Yaoyao was a little surprised.
Mo Xuanxiao nodded. "Now that the Honghu plant has reappeared in the Wanli Immortal Sect, it's still hard to tell whether it's real or fake. But one thing is for sure: the location where it appeared is too clever, as if it was deliberately intended to attract competition."
"What do you mean?"
Mo Xuanxiao looked at her, "Madam Yao, you may not know that the Wenxin Sect and the Canglei Sword Sect have had a long-standing feud. They have fought several times in the past over the seizure of magical instruments in the secret realm."
Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, and then she had a rough idea of what she was thinking. She said soothingly, "It's indeed too much of a coincidence, but it's also possible that we're overthinking it."
"I hope so." Mo Xuanxiao also hoped so.
However, things were not as simple as they hoped. This was just the beginning of the coming storm.
Qu Yaoyao found out on the second day that the clever thing about the appearance of the Honghuzhu was not only that it chose the two conflicting factions, but also that Xu Yuan and the ugly man with two swords happened to have a battle at the Fairy Sword Conference, which happened to be early that morning.
In terms of strength, the ugly man with two swords was more powerful than Xu Yuan, and his chances of winning this battle were extremely high. However, perhaps due to the influence of last night, the ugly man with two swords actually lost to Xu Yuan, and it was a crushing defeat that no one had expected.
Some people began to spread the rumor that Xu Yuan was able to defeat the ugly man with two swords because he possessed the Honghu plant, which could temper the body and improve cultivation. Some even said that whoever obtained the Honghu plant would be invincible.
That day, Qu Yaoyao felt uneasy for some reason, as if something was about to happen. That evening, as she was about to go to the Ten-Step Herb Garden for her routine inspection, Di Shu, who was supposed to be in Chengyu Hall, suddenly came over and said, "Madam Yao..."
Seeing him stuttering, Qu Yaoyao stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
Di Shu said, "Master has had a headache since last night, and it hasn't gotten better yet."
Qu Yaoyao opened her eyes wide, "What's going on? Have you asked someone to take a look?"
Di Shu nodded. "They said I was overworked and should rest, but Master didn't take it seriously at all. He hasn't rested since last night and is still busy with official business."
Di Shu came this time just to ask Qu Yaoyao to go to Chengyu Hall to persuade Xie Qingxun. She was the only one who could handle the matter that others could not.
Qu Yaoyao was a little embarrassed, "But at this time, I should go to the Ten-Step Herb Garden..."
"It's enough to have Mo Xuanxiao there. As the wife of the Immortal Lord, you don't need to go there every day."
Di Shu asked in a complicated tone, "Could it be that in Madam's heart, Master is not as important as those trivial matters in the vanilla garden?"
Naturally, Xie Qingxun is more important.
Qu Yaoyao was still more partial to her husband. However, on the way there, she couldn't help but explain, "The vanilla garden is not a trivial matter. You may not know that a swan plant appeared in the vanilla garden last night."
The Honghu plant symbolizes the Phoenix clan, and many people shudder when they hear it, but Di Shu just nodded perfunctorily and didn't even raise his eyelids when he heard these three words.
"Madam, please come in quickly." Di Shu urged.
Qu Yaoyao pushed her way into Chengyu Hall. A thick screen divided the main hall, and the lights inside were as bright as day. She walked around the screen with light steps, only to find that Xie Qingxun was not handling official business as Di Shu had said, but was leaning on his forehead in deep thought.
The bright candlelight poured down on his profile, revealing not warmth but a hint of coldness.
"What are you thinking about?" Qu Yaoyao hugged him from behind and rubbed her cheek against his.
Xie Qingxun's eyelashes trembled, and he came back to his senses and used his hands to steady the man. He replied calmly, "Nothing."
Seeing that his face was a little pale, Qu Yaoyao sighed and pressed his forehead, asking softly: "Does your head still hurt?"
"Hmm?" Xie Qingxun seemed not to understand what she was saying, and pulled the person onto his lap and hugged him.
Qu Yaoyao thought he was going crazy from the pain, so she poked him gently with her finger and said, "Don't you have a headache? Di Shu said you've had a headache since last night."
Xie Qingxun blinked slowly, as if he had just realized something. He rested his chin on her shoulder and said lazily, "I do have a headache."
"Then put aside your official duties for now. I'll massage your body. In return, you have to talk to me."
Feeling the gentle pressure on his forehead, Xie Qingxun smiled a few times and said, "Okay."
"What do you want me to say to you?"
Qu Yaoyao thought for a long time. Actually, she didn't know what to say, so she said, "Did you know about the Honghu plant that appeared in the vanilla garden?"
Last night, Xie Qingxun hadn't returned to his bedroom. Qu Yaoyao, exhausted, went back and fell asleep immediately, not being able to talk to him. Now, the two of them leaned against each other, and Qu Yaoyao told Xie Qingxun about what happened last night, hoping that Xie Qingxun would help her analyze it.
"Do you think this is a coincidence, or did someone do it on purpose?" She said that and went to look at Xie Qingxun.
Xie Qingxun only showed her his side face, resting his head lightly on Qu Yaoyao's shoulder. His eyes were closed quietly, as if he was asleep.
"Hey." Qu Yaoyao knew he wouldn't sleep, so she used her hand to brush his eyelashes. She said angrily, "You agreed to talk to me, why don't you pretend to sleep?"
Xie Qingxun was forced to half-open his eyelashes and grasped the rebellious little hand with his big palm. He said in a leisurely voice, "I am listening, just continue."
"I'm done." Qu Yaoyao puffed her cheeks, "Were you listening to me just now?"
"I'm asking you now, what do you think about this matter?"
How else can he see it?
Xie Qingxun slowly sat up and said with little interest, "I don't really watch it."
He had no interest in this topic and refused to help Qu Yaoyao analyze the problem. He also didn't want to hear anything about the Honghu Plant from her. To help Qu Yaoyao divert her attention, he leaned over and pecked her soft lips, his eyes dark as he said, "Why don't we do something interesting?"
"What's interesting?" After being kissed by Xie Qingxun, Qu Yaoyao successfully shut up.
Looking at the handsome face in front of her, she naively thought Xie Qingxun's lips looked really nice, and suspected that he had secretly applied rouge on her lips. She stretched out her fingers and tentatively rubbed his lips. Xie Qingxun narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly opened his mouth and bit her.
"What are you doing?" Qu Yaoyao felt pain.
Xie Qingxun curved his lips and smiled, his eyes fixed on her. He whispered two words in her ear, successfully making Qu Yaoyao blush.
It has to be said that although Xie Qingxun disliked the book "The Domineering Immortal Fell in Love with Me", the amount of knowledge covered in it is difficult to estimate. Qu Yaoyao learned too many things in the book that she did not understand.
The two words Xie Qingxun just uttered were exactly what the immortal in the text often said when he was entangled with the little fairy. Qu Yaoyao had a good memory. As soon as these two words came out, she remembered the eating scenes in the book.
The following process was exactly as it developed in the book. Xie Qingxun took off Qu Yaoyao's clothes.
The candlelight beside the table flickered softly. A gentle breeze rustled the willow branches outside the window, and the shadows on the palace walls stretched infinitely, gradually blending into one. After Qu Yaoyao's first accusation, Xie Qingxun had become accustomed to turning pages. He flipped through the pages of "The Tyrannical Immortal Fell in Love with Me," scratched Qu Yaoyao's chin, and asked, "Which other passage do you want to try?"
Qu Yaoyao's skin flushed red as she hugged Xie Qingxun's neck, refusing to read. She said in a muffled voice, "I don't want it anymore."
Xie Qingxun seemed not to hear Qu Yaoyao's words. He flipped through a few more pages and raised his eyebrows slightly. "How about this part?"
Qu Yaoyao didn't look, so Xie Qingxun touched her hair, tilted his head to look to the right and said, "Let's take this section. The windowsill of Chengyu Hall is a perfect place for you."
Qu Yaoyao: QAQ!
“…”
Something happened at the Ten-Step Herb Garden again.
When Mo Xuanxiao hurriedly found Qu Yaoyao, she was still being forced to eat in Chengyu Hall. Before she could even reach the high steps in front of Chengyu Hall, she was blocked by Di Shu. Di Shu coughed and said, "Master is busy. No one is allowed to disturb us."
Mo Xuanxiao could only stop and say, "I'm not here to look for Master, but to look for Madam Yao."
"That won't work either." Di Shu said coldly, "Master and Madam Yao are both busy."
Mo Xuanxiao had no idea what Di Shu was saying. His mind was full of the scene he had just witnessed in the vanilla garden. He frowned and said, "Something happened in the Ten-Step Vanilla Garden. I have something very important to report to my wife."
As if Di Shu already knew what was going on, he didn't even ask a single question. He said in a cold voice, "Master has ordered that anyone who trespasses into Chengyu Hall will be killed without mercy."
Mo Xuanxiao glanced at him sideways, and no one spoke for a moment.
At this time, in Chengyu Hall, Qu Yaoyao was lying weakly in front of the memorial table. Xie Qingxun found his clean outer robe and put it on her, then stood up to pour water for her.
"Drink it." Putting the warm water on the table, Xie Qingxun saw that she moved twice as if she didn't have the strength to raise her hands, so he picked up the cup and handed it to her lips.
Qu Yaoyao didn't appreciate it at all. She turned her head away and sniffed, "I don't want you to be so fake."
She stubbornly took the cup, picked it up and drank it in small sips. After drinking more than half a cup, she felt better. Seeing Xie Qingxun standing beside her and watching her, she put down the cup, pulled up her outer robe, and curled up in the chair into a round ball.
A slight breeze came in through the gap, causing Qu Yaoyao to sneeze.
The spring breeze was no longer as chilly, but she had just sweated a lot, and the breeze was uncomfortable. She followed the wind and found that the window was not closed tightly. She looked at herself for a moment, her fair face rosy and slightly damp with sweat. She didn't know what she was recalling, and her long eyelashes kept trembling.
"I'll go turn it off." Noticing Qu Yaoyao's little expression, Xie Qingxun curled the corners of his lips and walked to the window.
He raised his hand to close the window, but his eyes fell outside the window and he suddenly stopped. After a moment, he gently closed the window and returned to the desk.
"Are you sleepy?" Holding the person on his lap, Xie Qingxun leaned back in the chair.
After all the tossing and turning, Xie Qingxun's aura was now rich, mixed with the cold fragrance of lotus, and quite invasive. Qu Yaoyao shrank her shoulders, not wanting to get close to him, but struggling to break free, she could only lean into his embrace and utter two words stiffly, "I'm not sleepy."
"I'm not sleepy." Xie Qingxun stroked her hair from time to time, his tone drawn out.
He seemed to be stumped by some question. After thinking for a moment, he grasped Qu Yaoyao's chin with his slender fingers and leaned closer.
He first tried to bite lightly, then tried shallowly. Just as he was about to go deeper, Qu Yaoyao gasped and pushed him away. Xie Qingxun grabbed her wrist and asked, "What's wrong?"
He didn't move away, and spoke almost against her lips.
Qu Yaoyao felt both embarrassed and annoyed at being controlled by him. Her voice was weak and soft, without any aggression. "Did you really have a headache last night?"
"Um?"
Qu Yaoyao said, "I feel like I've been deceived by Di Shu."
Xie Qingxun didn't look overworked at all; he was clearly brimming with energy, just like she had just emerged from the Kunlun Stone. Aside from the initial casual mention of a headache, Qu Yaoyao had never heard him complain of pain again.
Xie Qingxun smiled.
His deep laughter was a little hoarse. He didn't answer Qu Yaoyao's question, but pressed his lips against hers again, twisting and turning. Qu Yaoyao's breathing was unstable, her consciousness was blurred by the pulling back and forth, and she was about to fall completely, when a melodious flute sound came from outside the window, dispersing the beautiful scenery in the whole room.
"It's Mo Xuanxiao." Qu Yaoyao pushed Xie Qingxun away again.
She had heard Mo Xuanxiao play the flute before, and the melody was exactly the same as the one she heard now.
As she regained consciousness, she remembered what happened at the Ten-Step Vanilla Garden. Just as she was about to stand up, her wrist was gripped by an icy hand. Xie Qingxun said coldly, "Where are you going?"
Qu Yaoyao broke free, "Mo Xuanxiao is outside the palace. He must have something to talk to me about."
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