Chapter 111 111 Cold Cold Cold
As Song Chi followed Mo Shubai down the mountain, he initially felt dizzy and wanted to flee. However, he gradually calmed down once they reached the foot of the mountain.
The wind and snow were heavy tonight, and it seemed much colder than in previous years. As a result, there weren't as many people on the streets as in previous years, but on such a beautiful night, with merchants coming and going and shouting, and many of the newly initiated disciples having arranged to stroll around and see the lanterns together, it was still quite lively.
After entering the city, Mo Shubai asked if they wanted to have a meal together. Song Chi declined, saying that her heart was currently focused on... seduction, no, on the mission. Besides, she still felt pressured in front of Mo Shubai, and she figured eating would be a painful experience.
“Then let’s go to the Baijiang River to see the lanterns; that’s the liveliest place,” Mo Shubai suggested.
This suited Song Chi's wishes perfectly, so the two of them happily strolled over.
Along the way, there were lanterns leading to the shore of Baijiang River. As the two walked, Song Chi inadvertently glanced at two lanterns: one was a small peach blossom lantern, and the other was a round, translucent orange-yellow glass lantern. Mo Shubai had bought them for her and handed them to her. For a moment, she couldn't help but wonder if this counted as liking her, but then she thought about how her senior brother had given her two lanterns... it seemed quite reasonable. Besides, Mo Shubai had bought her and You Qin many clothes and jewelry... so this shouldn't count.
Upon reaching the lakeside, the area was indeed ablaze with lanterns and teeming with people. The occasional bursts of fireworks illuminated the sky, dispelling much of the chill. Looking at the vendors along the way, Song Chi, for a moment, had a sudden, audacious thought: to buy a sachet for Mo Shubai. In the cultivation world, a woman giving a sachet to a man was tantamount to directly confessing her love.
However, firstly, the sachets along the way were simply too crude. Her taste had become too discerning over the years thanks to the clothes and accessories Mo Shubai had given her, and she genuinely looked down on these. Secondly, considering she had already given Mo Shubai the Lotus of Love twice, giving him another sachet seemed to prove nothing. Thirdly, she feared that if she gave it to him, Mo Shubai would be scared away, and then what would happen to her mission?
Ultimately, her career-obsessed spirit remains intact, even now that she's at the level of a level ten romantic overload.
Therefore, Song Chi stopped her from having such ulterior motives.
They had already traveled some distance around the lake when Jin Juan suddenly prompted, "The Silver Fish Exorcism Array has been activated. Quickly get on the lake and take a boat."
It's another exorcism. But that makes sense, since the second melody related to the unsealing of the Flying Immortal Platform is indeed crucial, and we can't afford to be careless.
"Senior Brother, how about we take a boat trip?" Song Chi quickly suggested. Anyway, her goal was... to seduce—no, for the mission. In short, let's get to the pine and bamboo forest to the east as soon as possible.
Mo Shubai simply said "okay" to her suggestion, and then, when he was about to call for a pleasure boat, Song Chi said that using his own boat would be more appropriate.
She had prepared a small boat, though it was rather rustic. Before she could even launch it, Mo Shubai placed the Mo family's exquisitely carved, white boat, adorned with lotus symbols, onto the water. Naturally, he rode in it.
After rowing on the lake for a while, Song Chi suggested that they avoid the crowds and head to a quieter spot to the east to watch the stars and fireworks.
But there weren't any stars tonight; the sky was dark and snow was falling softly. The fireworks were far away in the pine and bamboo forest, so we couldn't really see much of them.
But that didn't stop her from making things up on the spot. And Mo Shubai still smiled and said, "Alright."
To avoid appearing too calculating, Song Chi actually rowed the entire way. However, using her spiritual power made it effortless.
Baijiang Lake is vast. By the time we reached this pine and bamboo forest, we were actually more than ten miles away from the main lake. We couldn't see any of the fireworks over there at all. All we could see was the swirling snowflakes, the distant rustling of the pine and bamboo forest, and the sound of snowflakes falling from the bent bamboo stalks as they straightened up.
"This place is quiet and the night view is quite pleasant."
Mo Shubai's words surprised Song Chi, making him realize that this man also had the ability to lie through his teeth. This place was pitch black, with nothing to see except for the night snow and the cold wind. To be honest, his senior brother was far too gentle.
And the fish didn't appear, just as Song Chi was secretly watching the water. Mo Shubai then said that he had brought some fireworks and asked if he wanted to set them off. Song Chi naturally accepted with pleasure.
Mo Shubai's fireworks were quite special. They first leaped on the water's surface like fish, their crackling flames spreading out like tiny lotus blossoms. Then, they roared and soared into the sky, sometimes exploding with a loud bang as large, pure white lotuses bloomed, sometimes creating ripples that spread across the lake like gentle waves, revealing lotus leaves and lotuses stretching to the endless blue sky, and sometimes thousands of lotuses scattered like shooting stars, falling right up to the small boat and being caught as if trying to catch a shooting star… This romance was so captivating that Song Chi looked up at the sky and couldn't help but sniffle. If he weren't completely oblivious to Mo Shubai's intentions, Song Chi would have thought, "Senior Brother, you're too clever!"
As the lotus-shaped fireworks finished, the last bright red firework, which had been sizzling on the water's surface, soared into the sky and exploded with a bang, sending thousands of peach blossoms fluttering in the air. Among them, two colorful butterflies fluttered up and down, like lovers, playing and dancing amidst the pink and romantic peach blossoms. Finally, they settled in the center surrounded by peach blossoms, and the scene swayed like water. Then, a brilliant light, like the morning glow, shone out, casting a soft blush on the faces of the two people gazing at the sky.
But Song Chi also noticed that there were indeed fish swimming in the water. She really didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, but... what was next was more important.
"Senior Brother, look! Those fish are circling around. It looks rather mysterious!"
Mysterious my foot! Any spirit fish that's different from the ordinary swimming in circles is fine. This is the most common silver leaf fish in Baijiang City... as ordinary as can be. Grandmaster, you're really lazy.
Most importantly, Song Chi realized there was a problem. At this moment, unless someone had a complete brain fart, no one would risk jumping into the icy lake. All because of the sight of fish swimming in circles.
So, did these tasks even consider the executor's mind?! Seriously! How could she possibly jump down like that?
“It is indeed quite wondrous,” Mo Shubai said with a smile.
Song Chi unconsciously licked his lips. "Senior Brother, you're being way too understanding. Are you suggesting that if I pointed to the sky and said I was a spirit stone, you'd also say it was real?"
Fortunately, the fish suddenly rushed over, pulling her into the lake with a powerful suction force. This saved her brain!
"Senior Brother—!" Before being pulled to the bottom of the water, Song Chi struggled to raise her hands and shouted, but her voice almost cracked. Her acting was so bad that when she saw Mo Shubai jump in without hesitation, she quickly turned her face away, letting the cold lake water splash in her face.
The winter chill is nothing to do with my current level of cultivation.
Next—!
Her heart was pounding even before she'd thought about what to do. But now that she'd come up with a plan, she had to do it no matter what. If she didn't seize this golden opportunity, she'd be a complete coward. Senior Brother, you...you just wait!
The next formation was supposed to connect two lakes, truly dark and bottomless. Whenever Song Chi encountered water plants, he would suddenly crash into them, then secretly loosen his clothes slightly. Seeing his clothes unfurl much more quietly, Song Chi was quite satisfied.
That way, when she emerges from the water, she can mimic Hua Shalan's shoulder muscle movement, revealing her indecent, light yellow undergarment. Plan successful!
However, everything was going perfectly according to plan. Then, with a soft "pop," a wave of extreme cold suddenly washed over me, penetrating to my very bones. Damn, it's so cold! Even at my current cultivation level, I was almost frozen senseless.
"This place is probably an extremely cold spirit-suppressing array..." Mo Shubai's words were shrouded in mist in the water, and Song Chi could hardly hear them.
I lurched upwards like a fish being scalded. It's so cold, so cold, I'm freezing to death!
Then, her movement to get ashore was incredibly clean and swift. Only after a leap, jumping out of the water and onto the bank, did she realize that this was, in a way, a godsend—she could have shouted "Leng!" and rushed into Mo Shubai's arms. *Slams the ground!* Sometimes, having an overly strong survival instinct isn't necessarily a good thing.
Seeing that Mo Shubai was about to catch up, it would really take courage for her to slip and fall into the water again...
Song Chi sniffed and struggled for a moment, but ultimately missed her chance, and Mo Shubai also fell into the snow next to her with a splash.
Then, in the next moment, she was enveloped in a thick, dark blue, fur-lined cloak. It carried the familiar, faint lotus scent of Mo Shubai.
"Big...Senior Brother, how could you use spiritual power?" Song Chi instantly curled himself up into a ball inside his cloak, trembling like a sparrow in a storm, his teeth chattering as he spoke. He was almost completely unrefined.
"I can still use a fraction of my Immortal Lotus power, but that's only enough to produce this garment," Mo Shubai said with a smile, a chill emanating from his body. He looked quite cold, but the beauty remained unchanged, still as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water. "Senior Brother, aren't you cold?" Song Chi felt certain he was freezing.
However, Mo Shubai simply smiled and said, "It's alright. Next, I will use the last bit of spiritual energy to send us to that mansion over there. That should be the key to breaking this formation!"
That goes without saying. That's our grandmaster's villa over there!
But the villa was built halfway up the mountain, nestled among pine trees and bamboo groves, and even now, amidst the snow-covered landscape, the elegant silhouette of the house could be faintly seen. It was actually quite far.
However, Mo Shubai's power of the immortal lotus was still quite formidable. He carried the two of them like a flying goose treading on snow, and with a few light leaps, they arrived at the foot of the mountain.
As Mo Shubai took a deep breath, his chest heaving slightly, Song Chi considered deliberately falling to continue her seduction plan. But as soon as her cloak loosened slightly, a gust of cold wind blew in, and she immediately started chattering violently... No, no, she'd have to seduce him another time. So she quickly stopped herself from carrying out the plan.
Mo Shubai then carried her in a leap, landing in front of the manor gate. Above the gate were the two characters "Qingxi" (Clear Stream).
Then the door opened silently, drawing their spiritual energy inside. The wooden floor inside was warm, as if there was underfloor heating. The spiritual energy wasn't much, but it was enough for Song Chi to quickly dry her entire body. Then she lay down comfortably on the scorching floor, instantly wanting only to lie there forever.
Mo Shubai looked around and then said, "I'm afraid we've mistakenly entered the villa where our grandmaster lived alone in his later years. I once heard my master mention that the villa where Immortal Lord Qingxiao lived alone in his later years was Qingxi Villa."
Song Chi thought to herself, "Master has never told me anything like this." Oh well, all she'd done these past years was make Master dizzy with anger. She certainly didn't have the leisure or inclination to ask Master for a story.
Mo Shubai then asked her if she was alright. He added that the formation seemed somewhat unstable, "We must find a way to break the formation and escape this place."
Song Chi was warm enough by now. So, the secret seduction plan in her heart resurfaced. She said she was much better and then lifted her cloak.
Her clothes were indeed disheveled, revealing a glimpse of her indecent, pale yellow undergarment. But when she mustered the courage to slightly raise her eyes, good heavens, Mo Shubai had already turned away sometime earlier. "Can't you stop being such a gentleman all the time?!" she thought, pounding the ground in frustration. Her seduction plan had failed miserably. Damn it!
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Author's Note: [Let me see][Let me see] I'm going to eat first, I'll write another chapter later.
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