The two were arguing and bickering when a righteous voice suddenly broke through from the other side of the stream, "Under such a bright and clear sky, I never thought a vicious demon would harm people. I will take you in!"
Xie Xuanzhao quickly hugged Liu Qinglan into his arms, flicked his sleeves, and grasped the long whip placed on the edge of the stone in his palm.
"Wait a minute."
She followed the sound, and when she was about to see the other person clearly, she stopped in shock.
Liu Qinglan was upset that he hadn't made the mark properly, and he timidly poked his head out from under the beautiful queen's arm, wanting to see who was so short-sighted.
A book was floating in the air above the stream, shining in the evening light as if it was coated with a layer of gold.
Liu Qinglan swallowed his saliva, quickly transformed into his original form, and jumped out of the arms of the beautiful queen.
She pounced on the book, enthusiastically slapped it on the grass with one paw, and rolled over. "Master, it's me, Xiao Liu!"
Xie Xuanzhao put down his whip and looked at the book in amazement. So, this is a book spirit?!
The old scholar with blurry eyes finally recognized that it was indeed the Feifei he had taught for some time.
It had just used too much force and was knocked to the grass by Liu Qinglan's claws, making it feel like all its old bones were falling apart.
Liu Qinglan leaned over and gently nudged it with her paw, "Why aren't you talking?"
"Yeah." The book spirit responded lightly, very mature.
Xie Xuanzhao tidied himself up, wrapped the whip around his waist, and walked over.
The book lying on the grass was completely closed, front side up, with three words written on the cover: Tao Te Ching.
This book is also known as "Laozi" because it was written by Laozi, the founder of Taoism.
Xie Xuanzhao also began to respect it. This was a serious book. It was good that Xiao Liu could have such a serious book as his master.
However, it is estimated that he did not learn it well. Fortunately, he did not learn it, otherwise the person standing in front of him now might be an old scholar, Kitten Liu.
Seeing that the book was not moving, Xie Xuanzhao could not help but ask, "Qinglan, is your master injured?"
"I don't know either. Why don't you pick it up and take a look, beautiful sister?" Liu Qinglan subconsciously changed "Queen Sister" to "Beauty Sister" because she didn't want to reveal Xie Xuanzhao's identity as the Queen.
Xie Xuanzhao bent down and picked up the book as he was told.
The book spirit felt itself being held up by a pair of delicate hands, the warmth of a beautiful woman's palm still lingering on it. Its face flushed, and it rose again, hovering before them.
Liu Qinglan rolled on the grass and turned back into human form. Then he stood next to Xie Xuanzhao and looked at the hanging book.
"It is the master who taught me how to draw talismans to protect myself."
Xie Xuanzhao was puzzled: "Talisman paper?"
"It can inject spiritual power, and then achieve different effects depending on the different talismans drawn. Just like last time, I used the peach blossom beauty talisman, and I became beautiful~" Liu Qinglan explained patiently.
Xie Xuanzhao quickly understood what was going on, and thought to himself: You still have the nerve to mention that peach blossom makeup incident. It shows you're really not very skilled. You can even turn a good beauty talisman into a make-up afterward...
Liu Qinglan coughed softly. She remembered that when she first met the beautiful queen, she mistakenly replaced the "gentle and honest" talisman with the "tenderness and affection" talisman on the Ruyi.
She scratched her ear and said, "Okay, I admit that I didn't learn to draw talismans well!" But if I hadn't drawn the talisman incorrectly, causing the Beauty Queen to misunderstand me, how could we have such a happy marriage now? Thinking of this, Liu Qinglan proudly raised her tail again.
"Xiao Liu, you haven't introduced the human woman next to you yet. Why did you suppress her just now?" The ignored book spirit finally took the initiative to speak, because it suspected that if it didn't speak up, these two would really forget about it completely.
Well, a book has such a lack of presence. What's more, young people nowadays don't like to read the Tao Te Ching.
Liu Qinglan came back to his senses and quickly said, "She is my woman."
Although I didn't succeed in leaving a mark just now, I have already registered with Taohua Yao and established a relationship with her, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with saying that.
The book floating in the air suddenly stopped moving, and the pages that were originally rustling in the autumn wind also stopped moving.
The world is going downhill, the world is going downhill. Now everyone has a wife!
Xie Xuanzhao couldn't hide his smile, hooked the hand of the little beauty next to him, and said, "She is my woman too."
The book spirit, struck by 10,000 points, was somewhat unstable. After reluctantly accepting this reality, it looked at Liu Qinglan and said, "You haven't introduced yourself as her master yet."
Liu Qinglan quickly looked at his beautiful queen again, "He is my master, a master of books."
"..." The book spirit really wanted to fly over and knock his stupid disciple on the head. Nonsense, do I need you to introduce this?
Xie Xuanzhao curled up his fingers, put them to his mouth and coughed lightly, "I've already seen it."
Liu Qinglan was confused, "So, Master, why do you still want me to introduce you?"
"I think I understand what it means." Xie Xuanzhao patted Liu Qinglan's head, then took a step forward and extended his hand. "Hello, Qinglan's Master. My name is Xie Xuanzhao. How should I address you?"
The book spirit finally calmed down a little, and then he looked carefully at the intelligent beauty in front of him, thinking that it was a good thing that Xiao Liu had found her, as they were quite complementary.
"You can call me Huaidan, this is my name." Shujing said gently.
Xie Xuanzhao couldn't help but ask, "Your voice sounds very young, not like an old man."
Huai Dan smiled happily, "You are indeed a smart and clever person. I am indeed very young, so you don't have to be so polite. I am younger than you."
Liu Qinglan listened from the side and glanced at his master.
Huai Dan felt that he was being questioned by them, so he changed his body, exposed his legs and fell to the ground. When the white light on his body dissipated, a handsome young man stood in front of them.
Only then did Xie Xuanzhao believe that this was indeed a young book.
"Beautiful sister, don't be fooled by my master. It has lived for thousands of years and is already a bag of old bones." Liu Qinglan despised this book spirit for using such a pure and beautiful appearance to cheat people. She didn't know how many ignorant girls she had deceived.
Huai Dan took out a folding fan from his sleeve, with the demeanor of a scholar. He said calmly, "I have a secret to maintaining my beauty."
Xie Xuanzhao: ...
After a flurry of pretense, Huai Dan finally remembered his business. His expression grew serious again. "I'm going back to Huoshan to gather some herbs. An evil spirit has appeared in nearby Qingfeng Town, spreading a plague that has already killed many people. The county magistrate, afraid to report the incident to the court, has taken matters into his own hands, burying countless civilians. I need to hurry back to save as many people as possible. Xiao Liu, your cultivation is still relatively young. Besides cultivating yourself, you need to do some good deeds to help it grow. Since we've met here, why don't you follow me and take a look?"
As soon as Liu Qinglan came down the mountain, she was captured and taken to the harem, and then she was busy rubbing the spiritual energy of the beautiful queen. It was difficult to do good deeds in that place. She couldn't help but feel moved when she heard this, so she looked at Xie Xuanzhao next to her and asked for her opinion.
Xie Xuanzhao's expression grew serious when she heard about this. This matter concerned the imperial court, and she couldn't just ignore it.
The Qingfeng County Magistrate actually dared to conceal the truth. I don't know who gave him the courage to do so. The governor who was in charge of supervising the local area did not even investigate. There must be a bigger secret behind this.
Xie Xuanzhao pondered, "Such a terrible thing has happened. I'll go with you to investigate. I know several officials in the court. Once I write a letter, they should send someone to investigate. Let's go to Qingfeng Town and see what's going on." She looked at Liu Qinglan beside her. "You can also train with your master to improve your cultivation."
Seeing that she agreed to go with him, Liu Qinglan nodded quickly, "Okay. Beautiful sister is the best!"
Xie Xuanzhao couldn't help laughing and touched her hair. This is the best. You are too easily satisfied.
Huai Dan returned to the bank of the stream and found his herb basket, which was already filled with a lot of herbs picked in Huoshan.
"All the herbs near Qingfeng Town have been snatched away. I have no choice but to come to Huoshan. Let's go back now."
Xie Xuanzhao led the well-fed horse from under the tree and looked at Liu Qinglan again. "You can summon small animals in this mountain. I wonder if there are any birds in the sky that you are familiar with. I want to send a letter first."
Liu Qinglan thought for a moment and finally remembered a small fat chick. "Okay, I'll call her over right away and have her deliver the message."
Xie Xuanzhao untied a red tasseled pendant from her waist and unsheathed it, revealing a tiny brush and a tube of ink. This delicate pendant had been crafted by her brother's skilled craftsman as a gift for her. Xie Xuanzhao loved it so much that she wore it constantly, replacing the jade pendant.
As for the writing paper, there is a fine book next to it, so the problem can be easily solved.
Xie Xuanzhao wrote down her whereabouts and some situations in Qingfeng Town. During the time she was writing, Liu Qinglan used her magical power to transmit a message to notify the little fat bird in the forest to fly over.
After a while, a mountain bird landed on a branch by the stream.
Xie Xuanzhao rolled up the letter paper and put it into the reed, then looked at the flying bird, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Maybe cute people always have cute friends around them. This mountain bird is plump, with a long and curled tail, and two black eyes like black beans. It is really super cute.
"Is it also a little goblin?" Xie Xuanzhao couldn't help but ask.
Liu Qinglan waved to the bird, telling it that there was no danger here. Then the bird flew down cautiously and landed on Liu Qinglan's shoulder.
Xie Xuanzhao looked at the cute little creature, which became even cuter when he looked closer.
Liu Qinglan touched her little head and said, "This is a little fairy who has just successfully cultivated. She is equivalent to a child. But she is still very reliable, Ah Yin, don't you think?"
The bird's voice was melodious and pleasant, with a hint of childishness, "I will definitely not delay Boss Liu's affairs."
Xie Xuanzhao carefully tied the reed containing the letter paper to the bird's leg. He couldn't help but touch her feathers and looked at Liu Qinglan beside him. "What kind of bird is she?"
"Ayin is a silver-throated long-tailed tit." Liu Qinglan held her in the palm of his hand and stroked her feathers with the beauty queen.
The bird curled up into a chubby ball, looking like a ball of snow, with its beautiful long tail still raised.
"Ayin, be careful on the road. Just deliver this letter to this person. Don't let it fall into the hands of others." Liu Qinglan instructed, and then let her see the appearance of the head of the Xie family clearly.
The bird flapped its wings and said, "This human man is so handsome and easy to recognize. I will definitely not make a mistake."
"That's good. Go ahead. You are so cute, but you must be careful and don't get caught, okay?" Liu Qinglan patted her little head and watched her flap her wings and fly away.
Huai Dan, who was standing by, had been waiting anxiously since he saw the two men finally finished their game. "Now that we've done it, let's get going right away."
Xie Xuanzhao saw that there was only one horse. Although the two horses were fairies and could travel a thousand miles on their own, heading to the town at the foot of the mountain like this might cause panic. So he said, "Huai Dan, why don't you turn yourself back into a book and lie in the bamboo basket. Then give me the herb basket and I'll carry it on my back and ride to Qingfeng Town."
Fortunately, before setting off, Xie Xuanzhao prepared two sets of clothes suitable for traveling, so riding a horse to Qingfeng Town was not out of place and he did not have to worry about being recognized.
Liu Qinglan quickly said, "What about me? What about me?"
She knew that it was okay for a horse to carry two people for a while, but it would be very tiring if they had to run a long distance.
Xie Xuanzhao already had a plan in mind. She put the herb basket on her back and looked at the little beauty beside her. "You should also change back to your original form and lie in my arms. I will carry you all the way over."
Little Fairy Liu looked at the Beauty Queen's fragrant embrace, her heart itching. This meant that she could openly roll into the Beauty Queen's arms and rub against her unscrupulously all the way.
"Then... let's get going!"
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