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Xu Changge stayed in front of the bookshelf with Qi Yushu to memorize the book. Du Heng sighed, "If I were Qi Yushu, I would bring my pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to the bookshelf and slowly write on the rare copy!"
Xuan Yu said: "Actually, you can do this, but ordinary cultivators can't afford to lose face." Du Heng was puzzled: "What does this have to do with face?"
Xuan Yu said: "If you can't remember these things when you reach the end of your cultivation, how can you tell others about them?"
Du Heng thought that there was nothing shameful about it: "Wouldn't it be more embarrassing if I made a mistake just to save face?" However, he was a person who could make mistakes even when copying a book, so he had no right to criticize others.
There was a lot of noise outside the library. As soon as Du Heng stepped out, he heard Xiao Xiao's tragic cry: "Chirp, chirp!"
Du Heng looked carefully and saw Xiaoxiao struggling vigorously in the water of the spiritual spring. Du Heng was startled: "Xiaoxiao!"
How did Xiaoxiao fall into the spiritual spring? How could this be possible? Du Heng was just about to pull Xiaoxiao out of the water when he heard the monk next to him say, "Don't do it! This is a cold pond, be careful of getting poisoned!"
This cold pond was used by the sect master when he practiced the Frost Art. It was not originally here. At some point, a green lotus grew in the cold pond. A rare spiritual creature grew in the cold pond used by the sect master. This was proof of the prosperity of the sect! So this cold pond was moved from the valley where Ye Wenqiu practiced in seclusion to the front of the library. This graceful green lotus became the sect's treasure and was carefully guarded.
If a cultivator walks to the edge of the cold pond, he will be injured by the cold poison accumulated in the cold pond. There is a formation next to the spiritual spring to prevent unsuspecting cultivators from mistakenly entering the cold pond and getting infected with the cold poison. In this case, let alone using the green lotus as medicine, even approaching the cold pond will be risky.
However, Xiaoxiao fell into the cold pond and fluttered around, which made the monks feel anxious. There were monks who had just come out of the stone forest illusion near the library. They recognized the bird in the cold pond as the one selling snacks at the Taoist altar.
The monks threw ropes into the cold pond and used a scoop net to fish Xiaoxiao out. However, the ropes and the scoop net froze as soon as they touched the cold pond water. The severe cold air spread along the ropes, and the monks holding the ropes had to let go of them for fear of being frozen.
Du Heng didn't care about that. He lifted his sleeves and wanted to go down, but Xuan Yu stopped him: "Xiaoxiao wanted to pick lotus leaves, he was pretending."
Du Heng looked at Xuan Yu in confusion, then at Xiao Xiao. Until his eyes were fixed on Feng Gui and the others on the shore, he saw Feng Daxianer and Jing Daxianer standing by the pool with exaggerated expressions: "Xiao Xiao, swim to the side quickly!"
But when Xiaoxiao heard Jing Nan's voice, she fluttered towards the green lotus with nine lotus leaves in the middle of the spiritual spring. Finally, amid the exclamations of the cultivators, Xiaoxiao climbed up the stem of the lotus leaf.
He struggled to grab the pole and climb out of the water, but the seemingly solid green lotus pole was hollow after all. The green lotus pole gradually bent toward the water surface, and after a crisp sound, a lotus leaf was broken off by Xiaoxiao.
Ordinary lotus leaves would float on the water after being folded off, but the green lotus leaves actually sank as soon as they entered the water. Xiaoxiao didn't know if he was frozen or what, but he actually sank down by pulling the leaves.
Du Heng exclaimed: "Xiaoxiao!"
At this moment, a blue-white spiritual light flashed before his eyes, and Ji Qingyan, who looked like a banished immortal, passed by the cold pond lightly, spreading a chill. He bent down and picked up Xiaoxiao, who was dragged out of the cold pond by the lotus leaf quilt by her claws.
Ji Qingyan tapped the remaining green lotus with his toes and flew lightly to the shore.
Du Heng and the others rushed over to greet him: "Xiaoxiao!"
Ji Qingyan took out a pill from his sleeve and stuffed it into Xiaoxiao's mouth, then checked him again. Finally, he handed the wet Xiaoxiao to Du Heng: "This bird seems to be a fire-type monster. It has not been in the cold pond for a long time. It should be fine after taking the rejuvenation pill."
Ice formed on Xiaoxiao's shivering fur, and Du Heng quickly used his spiritual energy to melt the ice on his body and dry his fur. As for the lotus leaf that Xiaoxiao was holding in his claws, Jing Nan had already quickly put it away.
Du Heng held Xiaoxiao in his arms to keep her warm, and at the same time, he did not forget to thank Ji Qingyan: "Thank you, Master!"
Ji Qingyan frowned slightly and looked at Jing Nan, but Jing Nan lowered his head and bowed with Du Heng, making it difficult for Ji Qingyan to say anything.
Ji Qingyan glanced at Du Heng calmly and said, "Take good care of your pet. There won't be a next time."
Du Heng agreed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."
Ji Qingyan put his hands behind his back, and disappeared with a flash of light. Du Heng stood up and reached into his clothes to feel Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, are you ok?"
Xiaoxiao's body felt a little cold to the touch. He was still shivering, and his voice was trembling: "Chew...Chew...Chew!"
Jing Nan was shocked: "Oh, you caught a cold? Didn't they say that Bendan and Xiaoxiao wouldn't catch a cold?" Before he finished speaking, Du Heng slapped Jing Nan on the head: "Is it possible to torture children like this?!"
A stove was lit in the dining hall, and Xiaoxiao wrapped herself in a blanket and leaned against the oven and stove. Nianniansuisui and Ciba lay down next to Xiaoxiao, who closed her eyes and fell asleep, though she occasionally made a sound of difficulty breathing.
Jing Nan was scolded by Du Heng, and Jing Daxian hid in his room and dared not come out. Feng Gui comforted both sides. He did not dare to offend Du Heng, nor did he dare to speak loudly to Jing Nan. He could only come to see Xiao Xiao after a while and send him some spiritual energy.
In fact, Xiaoxiao has almost recovered, but seeing his uncle and Jingnan being humiliated, he may be a little weaker.
Du Heng was stirring the batter angrily, complaining to Xuan Yu as he stirred: "I've never seen such an unreliable elder. He let the child freeze like this just for a lotus leaf. This is because Ji Qingyan is here. If it weren't for him, who knows what would have happened to Xiaoxiao!"
Feng Gui explained in a low voice: "Before we took action, we watched carefully. It was because we saw Ji Qingyan nearby that we let Xiaoxiao go down. Don't worry, we won't do it again in the future."
Du Heng's voice suddenly rose: "There will be a next time! Do you dare to have a next time?!"
Feng Gui muttered, "No more, no more." Damn it, he was obviously Xiaoxiao's uncle, why did Du Heng protect Xiaoxiao more than him? Children of the Phoenix Clan always have to go through hardships, otherwise how can they grow up?
Xuan Yu comforted Du Heng, "Don't be angry, Xiaoxiao is fine. When your cakes are baked, he will be full of energy."
Du Heng sighed: "I hope Xiaoxiao doesn't have a good memory and must not remember such a tragic childhood." His uncles actually made him jump into a cold pond just for a lotus leaf...
Feng Gui changed the subject and said, "By the way, what have you been doing since just now? It smells sweet."
Du Heng really followed Feng Gui's words and said, "Ah, I'll bake some crackers for Xiao Xiao."
When Xiaoxiao heard that there was something delicious, he stopped pretending and his eyes widened. When he was about to make a comment, he saw his uncle's back, and he quickly shrank his neck and chirped weakly.
Xuan Yu translated: "Xiao Xiao said that she asked you to do more."
Du Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, you will have food to eat. I made two flavors for you, one sweet and one salty, I guarantee they will taste good."
There was a Tianhu scale on the table, and next to it were roasted melon seeds and sesame seeds. Feng Gui wanted to reach out and grab a handful to eat. Du Heng stretched out his chopsticks and slapped the back of Feng Gui's hand: "These are the melon seeds I just weighed, and the ones you eat are next to it!"
Feng Gui looked at Du Heng with frustration. The usually arrogant and domineering Feng Meiren was not so domineering today. He said with frustration: "Okay."
Then he rolled to the table to crack melon seeds. His tall figure looked so desolate that Xuan Yu looked at him a few more times.
It wasn't that Du Heng was cautious. He wasn't very good at baking desserts. The few dessert recipes he could remember were all from watching his family members make them. If the weight was too much or too little, he would fail.
Take this sweet crisp for example, it sounds simple, just mix egg white, sugar, flour, oil and nuts together and bake them on a baking tray. But when it comes to the actual operation, every step is a pitfall.
First of all, let’s take the ratio of egg white and white sugar as an example. One pound of egg white requires half a pound of sugar. More will make it too sweet, and less will make it bland.
The flour should be low-gluten flour, but there is no low-gluten flour in the cultivation world, so Du Heng can only add starch to ordinary flour and stir it evenly to replace it. One pound of starch should be added to four pounds of ordinary flour. If there is more or less, the taste of the food will be wrong.
As for oil, corn oil is generally used for baking in his hometown. However, Du Heng has never seen corn in such a long time in the cultivation world. He usually uses soybean oil for baking, but recently he found that the oil extracted from the fruit of another palm tree is very similar to corn oil. So palm oil is used in today's thin crisps.
Palm oil and flour both need to be added 5.7 liang, and then add more than 7 liang of sesame. After all these ingredients are placed in a wooden basin and stirred thoroughly and carefully, Du Heng also sprinkled a small spoonful of salt and stirred it evenly. In this way, a portion of batter for making sweet and crispy dough is ready.
He took out the baking tray used for baking egg yolk rice crusts, placed a layer of wax paper under the baking tray, and then scooped the batter onto the wax paper with a spoon.
The sticky batter piled up on the wax paper, and Du Heng used the back of a spoon to stir the batter and push it away. When he took the spoon away, he had pushed the spoonful of batter into the size of a palm.
Xuan Yu said, "Let me help too." As he said that, he took out another baking tray and scooped the batter on it.
Du Heng slowly explained the precautions: "You should scoop a small amount of batter, and don't pour too much at once. When spreading it, try to make it as thick and thin as possible, so that it will be thin and crispy when baked."
After Xuan Yu tried two, he found the feeling. Du Heng smiled with relief: "Xiao Yu is still considerate."
Feng Gui said coldly: "What do you mean by considerate? Let me do it. I promise to do it better than him!"
Du Heng glanced over, and Feng Gui actually felt that Du Heng's eyes were full of murderous intent. He turned his body and continued to crack melon seeds. At the same time, he did not forget to spit on himself: "I am so cheap, what's wrong with someone doing something."
Since childhood, Feng Gui has never been able to compete with Xuan Yu for favor. Now that he has grown up, Feng Gui is no match for him.
Xuan Yu was spreading the sweet batter, while Du Heng took the opportunity to mix the salty batter. The method of making salty crisps is similar to that of sweet crisps, except that a large amount of sugar is replaced with a small amount of salt when making the batter.
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Du Heng put the same amount of eggs into the wooden basin, and scooped out the egg yolks and placed them in the large bowl next to him. Now that there are more people in the dining hall, the egg yolks can be used to make scrambled eggs, and there are more people to help consume them.
This time he added flour, palm oil and melon seeds to the egg white first. Because he couldn't control the amount of salt, he used chopsticks to taste the saltiness while stirring the ingredients.
Cooks have an intuition that they can estimate how much salt to add by looking at the amount of ingredients. Du Heng added salt twice, and the salty batter tasted about right.
At this time, Xuan Yu had just spread sweet batter on all the baking trays, and the wax paper was covered with irregular circles the size of a palm. The circles were covered with white sesame seeds and smelled sweet.
Xuan Yu asked, "Can we put it in the baking pan?" Du Heng nodded, "Almost."
A small bowl of batter actually held quite a lot of it. Xuan Yu put the baking tray into the oven and said, "It will probably take three times to bake." Du Heng smiled and said, "Yeah, about three times. But this will take very little time to bake. I estimate that one stick of incense will take a whole batch of batter to bake."
Du Heng's estimation was correct. Two cups of tea later, a sweet smell wafted outside the kitchen. Du Heng looked through the oven door at the baking tray inside and saw that the batter inside had turned yellow, but not yet golden. There was still pink and white batter in it.
The batter will expand when it is baked, and some places will even have fine bubbles. Du Heng was very interested in watching, and he would occasionally call Xuan Yu to come and see: "Xiao Yu, look!"
Xuan Yu leaned over to take a look. He didn't know what the two saw, but they were laughing happily.
Feng Gui looked at Xiaoxiao dejectedly. He took out a handful of melon seeds from the basket beside him and cracked them hard.
After a while, the batter turned golden yellow, and the pink batter was no longer visible, nor were the tiny bubbles bubbling. Du Heng estimated, "It's almost done, shall we start the oven?"
Xuan Yu received the instruction and opened the oven door. A wave of heat and a sweet smell came to his face. The crisps in the baking tray suddenly got cold and some of them made a crackling sound.
After baking, the oil paper turned from white to slightly yellow. Du Heng picked up the oil paper and shook it gently, and all the crackers on the baking tray moved.
He took out a bamboo plate and placed the baked crispy food on the plate. The crispy food was golden and hot, but not very crispy at this time.
By the time Du Heng put new wax paper on the baking tray, the temperature of the crisps had dropped. He pinched a piece and broke it open, only to hear a crisp sound.
This crispbread is great, baked just right! Du Heng showed off: "Xixi, come and eat some crispbread!"
Feng Gui was immediately happy when he heard the call, he dropped the melon seeds in his hand and floated over. But when he saw how Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu were treated, he became depressed again.
Du Heng took Xiaoxiao out of the nest and put her next to the plate. He stuffed half of the crackers into Xuan Yu's mouth and the other half into Xiaoxiao's mouth.
Hearing the crispy crunching sounds coming from the two people's mouths, Feng Gui... angrily pinched a piece of sweet crispy food into his mouth. I have to say, this thing is really good, fragrant, crispy and sweet. The crispy food is thicker than paper, and you can see a faint light shining through it when you look out the window.
You can feel the beauty of the crispy cracking in your mouth without chewing it. If you hold it in your mouth, the crispy biscuit will become softer when it is soaked in saliva. You can taste the rich fragrance of the cracked sesame seeds after chewing it. For people who like to eat sweets, this biscuit is wonderful.
Xuan Yu ate four slices with Du Heng's hand, not to mention Xiaoxiao. He didn't even pretend to be weak, and was squatting beside the plate, eating vigorously, and even fluttering his wings and humming a few words when he was happy.
Today is a good day. Uncle and Nan Nan suffered a setback, but he sold a lot of spirit stones and got some delicious food to eat when he got home. It’s great!
Feng Gui also loved this kind of crackers. He ate a few slices, pinched a handful of crackers and walked out of the kitchen. Du Heng knew at a glance that he was going to bring food to Jing Nan.
Seeing Xiaoxiao regain her vitality, Du Heng's anger disappeared. He originally wanted to ask Jingnan to come out to eat together, but thinking that Jingnan was probably refining pills in the room again, he said from behind: "Ask Nannan what she wants to eat tonight."
Feng Gui responded and walked towards the backyard, saying as he walked: "Nannan, Du Heng wants to ask you if you want to eat spicy chicken tonight?"
Du Heng and Xuan Yu looked at each other. After a while, Du Heng sighed, "These two are really... grown-ups, but they act like children."
Xuan Yu was busy spreading the batter on the baking tray, while Du Heng was secretly feeding wonton and glutinous rice cake with crackers. The sweet smell was mixed with Xiao Xiao's humming...
This was the scene Tai Shuhong saw when he entered the house. For a moment, he did not dare to enter the house. He was afraid that he would destroy the tranquility and peace as soon as he entered the house.
However, Du Heng and Xiao Xiao still spotted Tai Shuhong. Du Heng smiled, "Tai Shu! You're here? Come and try the freshly baked sweet crisps. We made a lot today, remember to take some away later."
Taishu held a small brocade box in his hand. He placed it next to Xiaoxiao and said, "I heard that you fell into the cold pond. Why are you so careless?"
Xiaoxiao rubbed Tai Shuhong's palm for a while, and he stuffed a piece of sweet crisp between Tai Shuhong's white jade fingers in a flattering way: "Chirp."
Tai Shuhong said: "I brought you a top-grade rejuvenation pill that can remove the cold poison. Don't be so reckless in the future."
Du Heng smiled and said, "You two can go to the table and chat." He then stuffed Xiaoxiao into Tai Shuhong's arms and pointed to the round table next to them, "I'll get some snacks for you two. Wait a moment."
Tai Shuhong said quickly: "Don't bother, I'm going back to the Beast Garden soon. I've been busy these past few days."
After spending some time together, Du Heng knew Tai Shuhong's character. He must have felt embarrassed for causing trouble for Du Heng. Du Heng smiled and said, "It won't take up a cup of tea. You can chat with Xiaoxiao first."
Tai Shuhong smiled and said, "Yeah." He liked Du Heng and his group. They would not be respectful or shy away from him just because of his status. Every time he came to the dining hall to see Xiaoxiao, he would feel very relaxed.
Du Heng quickly took out several small pastries from the refrigerator. Tai Shuhong's taste was a bit similar to Feng Gui's. Du Heng took out spicy peanuts and crispy pork. These two kinds of pastries were placed on a jade-colored plate. They looked good and tasted good.
Du Heng placed the plate in front of Tai Shuhong: "You can pack some sweet crackers and other biscuits when you leave. I haven't seen you for a few days, and you don't look very well. It seems that the Beast Garden is really busy."
Tai Shuhong picked up a peanut and said hesitantly, "It's not the Beast Taming Garden that's busy, but the Punishment Hall. Su Zhan is not at home during this period, so I temporarily took over the Punishment Hall. There are many things to do in the sect. And I'm not good at handling disputes, so I'm in a mess."
Xuan Yu asked: "Tai Shuhong, how old are you this year?"
Tai Shuhong was stunned for a moment, he lowered his eyes:
"From the day it hatched, it's been more than 800 years. But it's been so long that I don't remember it clearly."
Now it was Du Heng's turn to be surprised. If he remembered correctly, Tai Shuhong was a demon cultivator, and Feng Gui wanted to train him as his successor. So his bloodline should not be bad. Xuan Yu said that many offspring of great demons need thousands of years to reach adulthood.
Xiaoxiao, who is also 800 years old, is still pretending to be cute, while Taishuhong, who is not much older than him, is already the acting elder of the sect! Comparing people to others will make people angry, and comparing birds to birds will also make them angry.
Xuan Yu nodded: "By the way, can I ask, how did you, a demon cultivator, come to Shenxu Palace?"
Tai Shuhong looked a little hesitant, and Xuan Yu added: "Ah, if it offends you, it doesn't matter if you don't say it."
Tai Shuhong shook his head and said, "I don't remember much. I only remember a flash of fire, and then I was in the Beast Garden of Shenzao Peak."
Du Heng was surprised and asked, "Fire? You were born from fire?"
Tai Shuhong could only confess: "I don't remember. Su Zhan said that I was the spirit beast of his best friend. His best friend died, so he wanted me to depend on him from now on."
Du Heng once again thought of what Su Zhan said in Jerusalem artichoke. He endured it again and again, and finally asked: "Is Su Zhan good to you?"
Tai Shuhong said seriously: "It's good. He treats me like a son and I treat him like a father. But I am just like this. Sometimes I don't know how to respond to him and I feel that he is a bit nagging."
Du Heng smiled and said, "That's good."
Xuan Yu asked, "Do you know the name of his best friend?" Tai Shuhong paused and said, "Tai Shuhong."
Du Heng showed a surprised look: "Ah." So Tai Shuhong knew the name of Su Zhan's Taoist partner? He thought he didn't know.
Tai Shuhong said seriously, "Su Zhan said that after his best friend died, only I was left. The demon race is not like the human race where a son cannot have the same name as his father. He said he hoped that I could inherit this name and be a broad-minded person like his best friend."
Xuan Yu nodded: "This name is very good, very grand."
Tai Shuhong gave a shy smile: "Yes, I like this name too."
Tai Shuhong sat for a while, and the second batch of crackers came out of the oven. This time, the crackers were half sweet and half salty. The sweet and salty ones were easy to distinguish, the sweet ones had sesame seeds on top, and the salty ones had melon seeds on top.
Xiaoxiao originally thought that the sweet crackers were amazing, but when he ate the salty crackers full of melon seeds, he immediately rebelled. The salty, fresh and crispy salty crackers are full of the aroma of melon seeds when you chew them. Such biscuits will be loved by both humans and birds!
Tai Shuhong couldn't stay any longer, so Du Heng packed some snacks and baked crackers for him. He walked out with the food box in hand, and on his way out, he happened to meet Wen Qiong who was coming in.
Wen Qiong jumped in like a happy little bird: "Disciple! I'm here! What delicious food are you making? I can smell the fragrance outside."
Du Heng smiled and said, "I baked some crackers. The chef came just in time. Come and try them. Do you like them?"
Wen Qiong first rubbed Xiaoxiao hard: "Xiao Fengjun, I heard that you fell into the cold pond today? You were too careless. Are you feeling better now?" Xiaoxiao, who had recovered her blood, patted her belly: "Chirp!"
Wen Qiong smiled and asked, "Did you jump down to pick lotus leaves?" Xiaoxiao nodded and betrayed Jingnan without any hesitation: "Chirp, chirp!"
Wen Qiong burst out laughing: "Lord Jing is really cruel. He actually used this method to break the lotus leaf. Why did he throw Xiao Fengjun into the cold pond for a lotus leaf? That cold pond is where Ji Qingyan practices. The cold poison in it is very strong. It will be troublesome if Xiao Fengjun gets poisoned."
Xiaoxiao spat in response: "Pooh!" That's right, so shameless!
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Wen Qiong pinched a piece of sweet crisp and took a bite. The cookie cracked and the golden flakes scattered everywhere. Wen Qiong hurriedly caught the fallen crumbs: "Oh, so crispy. By the way, who was the beauty who just went out?"
Xuan Yu said: "He is a demon cultivator of the Feather Clan named Tai Shuhong, and now he is the acting elder of Shenzao Peak. Isn't he handsome?"
Wen Qiong was puzzled: "Huh? Tai Shuhong? Oh, he has changed so much, I almost didn't recognize him!"
Xuan Yu and Du Heng looked at each other. They had always wanted to find someone to ask about Su Zhan's past. Now, doesn't it mean... that they finally got what they wanted after searching for a long time?
Du Heng immediately took out the chicken wings and duck necks that Wen Qiong loved to eat from the refrigerator. He approached Wen Qiong with a curious look in his eyes and said, "Master, I want to ask you something."
Wen Qiong looked Du Heng up and down, and raised her eyebrows: "Hey, you smile so obscenely, and gossip is written all over your face. Tell me, what do you want to ask?"
Du Heng asked, "Master, do you know Tai Shuhong and Su Zhan?"
Wen Qiong thought for a moment and said, "I know Su Zhan. He is the second elder of Shenxu Palace and is in charge of the Punishment Hall. He has changed a lot over the years. When I met him two days ago, he felt much warmer. You may not believe it, but he practices Tyrannical Sword. He used to be arrogant and looked down on everyone. Every time I see him, I feel like he is looking down on me."
Du Heng thought of the old man with white hair and youthful face whom he met on the corridor. Why did he feel that the person Wen Qiong was talking about was not the same person he knew?
Wen Qiong said: "Speaking of his relationship with Tai Shuhong, it was really a fateful fate. During those years when the cultivation world was in chaos, some demon cultivators from the demon race came to the human cultivation world to help the human cultivators fight off the demon beasts. After the war, many demon cultivators stayed and lived with the human cultivators. I think Tai Shuhong was one of the demon cultivators who came to the human cultivation world at that time."
The duck neck exuded a strong spicy aroma. Wen Qiong chewed it while snorting, her round face turned red from the spiciness. But even so, she did not abandon the duck neck: "I have met Tai Shuhong a few times. I only remember that he was very nice and loved to laugh. He was a weapon refiner. After following Su Zhan back to Shenxu Palace, he has stayed in Shenxu Palace. By the way, he also has a mountain, which is right between the current Shenzao Peak and Shengu Peak. That is a super large area. From this point, it can be seen that Shenxu Palace treats him well."
Du Heng poured a cup of milk tea for Wen Qiong, and asked with concern: "What next?" Between the Shenzao Peak and the Shengu Peak... isn't that where the ruins are?
Wen Qiong sighed, "Tai Shuhong's cultivation was quite high at that time, and he was just one step away from leaving the body. I would say that people with this level of cultivation should not be obsessed with love. It was not easy to cultivate to this level, and if he worked harder, he could achieve immortality. Tai Shuhong fell in love with Su Zhan, but Su Zhan was too arrogant at that time and did not take Tai Shuhong seriously at all."
Du Heng was stunned. Was this a story where he loved him, but he didn't love him back?
Wen Qiong said: "The last time I saw Tai Shuhong, he said that he was refining a magic weapon that could help Su Zhan resist the heavenly tribulation of leaving his body."
Xuan Yu asked: "When was the last time?"
Wen Qiong said, "A thousand years ago, because I remember it very clearly. The Ten Thousand Sects Conference is held every five hundred years. I didn't see Tai Shuhong the last time, but I saw him the time before that."
Du Heng asked hurriedly: "Then what?" He felt like he had caught something, but he was not so sure.
Wen Qiong said: "However, when Tai Shuhong was refining a magic weapon, an accident occurred. The refining furnace exploded and the entire mountain was razed to the ground. The rumor spread by Shenxu Palace was that Tai Shuhong was seriously injured and had to go into seclusion. He did not come out of seclusion during the last Ten Thousand Sects Conference."
Wen Qiong licked her fingers and pinched another duck wing: "If you hadn't told me that it was Tai Shuhong, I wouldn't have recognized him. I was wondering if his face was damaged in the explosion, and he rebuilt his skin over the years. Needless to say, he looks much better than before."
Xuan Yu and Du Heng looked at each other, and Du Heng said hesitantly: "Master, it may not be what you think."
Du Heng then told Wen Qiong about the conversation between Jiang Shangzhou and Su Zhan that he had heard from Jiu Yu. He concluded, "Master, I always feel that Su Zhan and the others are going to attack Tai Shuhong now."
Wen Qiong seemed to be thinking: "Come to think of it... There is indeed a spirit beast egg next to Tai Shuhong. The egg is very beautiful, with a white and gold shell and patterns on it. Tai Shuhong said that this is the egg he fished out from the Chaos Sea. I wonder what will hatch from it. Could it be that the one that hatched is the current Tai Shuhong?"
She scratched her cheek. "Let me sort it out. In the past, Tai Shuhong died for Su Zhan. At that time, Su Zhan didn't realize his feelings for Tai Shuhong. It was too late for him to regret it after he died, so he wanted to revive Tai Shuhong. In order to revive Tai Shuhong, he couldn't do it alone, so he needed help from Jiang Shangzhou, who was also a weapon refiner."
Du Heng nodded: "Yeah, I have the same guess."
Wen Qiong continued to analyze, "Resurrecting a dead person is nothing more than reshaping the body and stuffing the soul into it. If the original soul is still inside the body, then this behavior is called possession. If the soul is gone, then it is called possession. From the fact that Su Zhan didn't find a way to pull it out and stuff it in for Tai Shuhong for 800 years, it seems that Tai Shuhong's soul was injured in the explosion, and he may be using some magic tool to nurture it. After being nurtured until now, he finally has the ability to move."
Du Heng nodded hurriedly: "As expected of you, Master!"
Wen Qiong said, "What Jiang Shangzhou said they did is enough to get them expelled from the sect hundreds of times, which proves that they have done a lot of experiments in order to revive Tai Shuhong. It is possible that they have used humans to experiment and found that the results were not ideal. Tai Shuhong is a demon cultivator, and it is best for the demon cultivator's spirit to be able to possess the demon cultivator's body, so that the spirit can move more easily."
Wen Qiong pondered and said, "However, the act of possessing another's body is not allowed in the current world of cultivation. If the Yuan Soul in the body is not properly placed after possessing another's body, it will be destroyed. This behavior is tantamount to murder. Only demonic cultivators would not worry about so much. For Su Zhan and others who practice the righteous way, their behavior is indeed enough to get them expelled from the sect."
Xuan Yu said: "The reason why the current Tai Shuhong was given the same name as the original owner is so that after the original owner possesses him, he can replace the current one without noticing."
Du Heng clapped his hands fiercely: "Yes, although Tai Shuhong is in charge of the Punishment Hall and is the acting elder of the sect, he is a bit eccentric and rarely goes out. Not many people know him. The main reason is that after he comes back, Su Zhan can make up a lie, saying that something went wrong in his practice and caused his temperament to change..."
Xuan Yu gently patted Du Heng's shoulder: "These are just our imaginations now. Only Su Zhan and Jiang Shangzhou know what the situation is like."
Du Heng worriedly said, "I understand the truth, but what if Tai Shuhong is quietly possessed by them?"
Wen Qiong sucked the meat off the bones and said frankly, "It's not that easy. If the original owner's soul was very powerful, it might be easier to take over his body, but Tai Shuhong's cultivation is not bad now. It will be very difficult for the original owner to take over his body. Based on what they said, they need to set up a soul-stealing formation in a secret place, and a soul-stealing formation is not that easy to set up."
Du Heng was still worried: "But Tai Shuhong's two fists can't beat four hands..."
Wen Qiong looked at Du Heng with a smile: "Disciple, I want to ask you something. Are you and Tai Shuhong on good terms?"
Du Heng said, "Is it okay?"
Wen Qiong smiled: "How good is it?"
Du Heng thought for a moment and said, "When the dining hall was out of food before, he gave me a lot of food. And he likes Xiaoxiao very much. People who like small animals are not bad people."
Wen Qiong said sternly, "There are many kind people in this world, and everyone who cultivates the right path can be considered a good person. If you had seen Tai Shuhong before, you might have thought that he was a good person and should not have ended up like that. Unfair things happen all the time in the world of cultivation. When the law cannot see it, even saints have shameful selfish desires."
Xuan Yu frowned slightly and looked at Wen Qiong, but Wen Qiong remained calm.
She said to Du Heng, "My disciple, I understand your desire to protect your friend. But you must remember that there are several principles to survive in the cultivation world. First, you must be strong enough; second, don't meddle in other people's business. Are you going to tell Tai Shuhong about Jiang Shangzhou and Su Zhan's little trick?"
Du Heng understood every word Wen Qiong said. But being questioned by her, he felt guilty. He could only weakly refute: "But this is wrong. That is Tai Shuhong's body. How can they use it just like that? Isn't Tai Shuhong too pitiful? He doesn't know anything."
Wen Qiong smiled slightly: "Sympathy sometimes cannot solve the problem. How about this, I will help you, and I will help you keep an eye on Tai Shuhong."
Du Heng looked at Wen Qiong in confusion: "But Master, didn't you just tell me not to meddle in other people's business? And why are you keeping an eye on Tai Shuhong? Aren't you keeping an eye on Jiang Shangzhou and the others?"
Wen Qiong pinched the duck wings and showed her white teeth: "Man proposes, God disposes, right? If everyone's calculations can succeed, wouldn't it be too boring? Since the way of heaven has allowed you to hear their plans, you must do something. People who practice Taoism can be sorry for the way of heaven and others, but they must be worthy of their own morality. If you think it's right to do so, do it."
Du Heng was confused by Wen Qiong's remarks: "No... Master, why do you oppose me one moment and support me the next?"
Wen Qiong said, "I oppose you because I don't want you to act rashly and hurt yourself; I agree with you because I, like you, can't stand these hypocritical things. For the sake of my teacher's morality and to avoid leaving you with regrets, I am ready to help you."
Du Heng was so moved that he burst into tears: "Master..."
Wen Qiong raised his hand and said, "Why are you targeting Tai Shuhong? Because Tai Shuhong is the target. Instead of targeting two scheming old guys, it's better to target a simple and ignorant target. This way, when they make a move, I'll know it first."
Wen Qiong looked up at Du Heng and said, "Master, have you understood what I have said?"
Du Heng nodded hurriedly: "I understand, Master!"
Wen Qiong said, "You understand, but why don't you practice seriously? Have you gone to look for the method today? Have you found it?"
Du Heng said happily: "I found it! What a coincidence, Master, you may not believe it, but the name of the sword technique I found is the same as your technique, both are called Everlasting Life."
Wen Qiong smiled and narrowed her eyes: "How great, it sounds like a perfect solution, especially suitable for you."
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