Chapter 95 095 Where Did the Wild Boar Come From?
After spending the whole day browsing the treasure vault and library, and irritating Hua Shalan all day, Song Chi still couldn't find an excuse to go to the Immortal Dust Pavilion.
And we also need to go to Hua Shalan's bedroom inside the Immortal Dust Pavilion!
Just thinking about it made her unable to resist taking out the golden scroll from her sea of consciousness and looking at it again. She truly wanted to torture those damned cultivators from millions of years ago a hundred times over in her heart.
What a human being!
If you were to change courtyards, or simply spend the day strolling through the garden, you would have plenty of excuses to enter without worrying about arousing Hua Shalan's suspicion.
The only good thing is that she still has time. It's just unknown how long Hua Shalan's enthusiasm for this platonic romance will last.
In the book, he remained a gentleman for the first three months; three months should be enough time for her to get to know him. However, there's no guarantee that Hua Shalan won't suddenly stop pursuing this kind of platonic romance. Therefore, everything must be done as soon as possible.
But how do I get to Hua Shalan's bedroom... Damn it, forget about the bedroom, I haven't even found a chance to go to the Immortal Dust Pavilion. She mentioned being interested in that Immortal Dust Pavilion at least three times today.
But Hua Shalan pretended not to hear, dragging her to see some treasure vault. Did he think she was some kind of greedy person? Song Chi couldn't understand what Hua Shalan was trying to do. But what Song Chi really didn't expect was that although the Hua family was mentioned in the book as a reclusive family, they were extremely wealthy. Yet, despite their immense wealth, they didn't possess a single piece of spirit jade marrow.
This clearly shows that the eldest brother really spent a lot of money on her.
Of course, now is not the time to reminisce about these things.
The goal now is—to get to Hua Shalan's bedroom!
To be honest, if Hua Shalan knew that this was what she was so eager for, she would probably think she was crazy.
Even she herself felt that she was a little crazy.
In the side courtyard under the cover of night, Song Chi rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the still resplendent Immortal Dust Pavilion next door, its lanterns gleaming. As she contemplated the possibility of swallowing some poisonous pill and collapsing before its gates, Hua Shalan, her clothes fluttering in the moonlight, landed in her courtyard.
During the day, this person wore a soft, light blue robe and a flowing hair ribbon, exuding a gentle and refined air. At first glance, one might mistake him for Mo Shubai who had suddenly appeared.
Now he had changed into his favorite light green shirt with a white background and bamboo branches, and came with a silver crown and jade belt.
He also took out a set of exquisite rattan table and chairs and placed them in the courtyard, then brought out the food and drinks one by one.
Song Chi was somewhat speechless. This immortal manor didn't have a single servant; he probably had to arrange all the food and wine himself. Not only were the women beautiful, but their cooking skills were also quite good.
But... she wasn't in the mood for food.
Hua Shalan gestured for her to enter. "The menu is simple, please don't mind, Junior Sister Song."
Song Chi rested his hand on his cheek and pointed directly at the Immortal Dust Pavilion next door.
"I have no appetite in a garden like this, with all those vines and messy flowers and plants. Unless I go to the garden next door!"
Nonsense. The garden is actually quite beautiful, with its flowers and plants arranged in a pleasing manner and surrounded by lush bamboo, but that doesn't stop her from lying through her teeth.
She originally thought that Hua Shalan would refuse again.
To his surprise, he gave her a speechless look. "It seems Junior Sister Song really does like the color gold and glitter."
She wasn't obsessive-compulsive to that extent, but that didn't stop Song Chi from nodding in agreement.
Hua Shalan stared at her for a moment, then smiled. "Alright, then go to my courtyard."
"Really—!" Song Chi was a little surprised by the sudden good news, but to cover it up, she pulled her head back and glanced at Hua Shalan. "I bet you're hiding some treasure in your garden and you don't want me to go in and take a look."
Hua Shalan chuckled softly, seemingly pleased, and without saying a word, gestured for her to follow the path out the door.
It means he doesn't hide any treasures in his garden, so she can come and go as she pleases.
Song Chi immediately stood up, looked down at himself, and said, "Senior Brother Hua, wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes. This outfit is too simple."
She was dressed simply in a white top and her hair was tied up; it might be considered a bit plain. But to dress up specifically for this occasion clearly meant she wasn't crazy.
Rather, it was because Song Yun had refined a kind of insect-attracting pill, which was originally intended to attract evil insects for her cultivation. Later, her junior uncle brought back that peculiar evil insect, so the insect-attracting pill was hardly used anymore.
However, Song Chi had tested the medicinal properties before, and it was indeed able to attract many flying insects.
Song Yun once said that the insect-attracting pills are more potent when they are used in places with abundant spiritual energy that have been uninhabited for a long time, making them a great help in his refining of poison pills.
The book mentions that only Hua Shalan lived here when he was young, and it's usually closed off and uninhabited. Over the years, with the unusually rich spiritual energy here, it's likely to attract some powerful insects.
If even a single insect jumps onto her, she will panic and scream to change her clothes. Then she will rush straight to Hua Shalan's bedroom to change.
This reason makes perfect sense no matter what.
As for being afraid of bugs... she's actually not that afraid, so this will be a test of her acting skills.
As Song Chi changed into a pale yellow dress, she felt a pang of heartache at the thought that it would likely be ruined soon. But aside from the exquisite clothes her senior brother had prepared for her, she truly had nothing else to replace it with.
In the end, she had no choice but to give up. Speaking of which, before she was kidnapped by Hua Shalan last night, she was crawling all over the ground and there was blood on her face from hitting her dantian, so her white robe with its heavy lotus shadows was almost ruined. This was actually her favorite outfit.
After changing her clothes and tying her hair into a simple bun, with a small gold hairpin and two pale yellow velvet flowers, Song Chi even applied some face powder and lip rouge.
She was a little hesitant to believe that her acting skills could fool Hua Shalan, so she put on some makeup to cover it up, so that her 'disfigured face' would seem more realistic.
After she finished tidying up, she went out with the colorless and odorless insect-attracting pill in her sleeve. Hua Shalan was bathed in the light and shadow of the moon and lanterns. Her soft green clothes swayed gently in the wind. At this moment, her serene appearance made her look both elegant and refined, as handsome as a swaying green bamboo.
He turned around at the sound and seemed quite pleased with her bright outfit. Although his expression changed slightly, his eyebrows and eyes relaxed a little.
He then gestured for them to go, and the two of them went together to the neighboring Immortal Dust Pavilion.
Upon entering, Song Chi felt utterly doomed. This courtyard held a hidden world within itself, remarkably similar to Cui Luoying's Zhu Ying Pavilion, boasting a massive scale with countless pavilions and towers.
Where else can you find the bedroom so easily at a glance?!
Song Chi nearly choked on his own blood, and couldn't help but glance at Hua Shalan sideways. Why make such a small mansion so extravagant!
Hua Shalan chuckled softly, then began to explain.
"This house has been uninhabited for a long time and has been neglected. Once I've cleaned it up, I'll welcome you to move into the east courtyard. What do you say?"
Who wants to live in your east courtyard?
Where is the bedroom? You'd better tell us already.
"So, Senior Brother Hua, you don't live in the East Courtyard?" She planned to use the process of elimination.
Hua Shalan nodded and smiled generously. "I live in the Green Bamboo Residence in the main courtyard." He pointed to the back courtyard surrounded by lush bamboo.
Song Chi glanced at it from afar.
"That expanse of lush bamboo must be so beautiful when the wind blows. Why don't we have our meal in that courtyard?"
This was such utter nonsense that even Hua Shalan couldn't help but glance over silently.
After all, the Green Bamboo Residence where she had previously lived was surrounded by similar lush bamboo. But she had just complained that it wasn't pretty and insisted on coming here.
Song Chi, though unconvinced, immediately turned back with a sidelong glance. "Oh, so you're not welcome then. I'm leaving." He then made a move to turn back.
Naturally, Hua Shalan blocked her way with his arm.
“Let’s go to Qingzhu Residence,” he said.
Song Chi then followed him to his small courtyard. Apart from the magnificent building, the garden was adorned only with bamboo and a few scattered white flowers, with virtually no other decorations, yet it was quite elegant. To be honest, Song Chi really liked it.
The two were enjoying drinks and chatting under the stars, which was quite comfortable.
Even after several rounds of drinks, we didn't hear of any insects attacking.
Song Chi almost thought the insect-attracting pill had expired, and was about to make an excuse to go to the toilet to check when he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from underground.
I immediately thought to myself, "Here it comes!"
To make his acting seem realistic, Song Chi began to act out the actions and expressions of someone who had lost their composure.
But I don't know why.
Shh! Shh!
Shh! Shh!
Those moving things, she didn't know what kind of insects they were. A chill ran down her spine for no apparent reason.
And despite such a commotion, Hua Shalan remained completely unmoved.
So when the third rustling sound came, Song Chi couldn't help but ask.
"Senior Brother Hua, didn't you hear anything?"
Hua Shalan listened intently for a moment, then said, "Aside from the rustling of the green bamboo in the wind, there was no other sound. Did Junior Sister Song hear anything unusual?"
He had barely finished speaking.
Something burst forth from the ground, radiating spiritual light.
Song Chi felt a sudden weight on her back, and some kind of sticky fluid instantly soaked her back.
She glanced back with her divine sense and almost died on the spot.
She saw a worm that was half the size of her back, at least two feet long, covered in golden slime.
The head with the large maw was struggling to bite down on the back of her head.
"Brother Hua, help me!"
At this moment, there's really no need to test any acting skills. She's not afraid of ordinary insects, but this kind of epic, huge, and disgusting insect... truly exceeds the limits of her mental tolerance.
Therefore, the look she gave Hua Shalan must have been incredibly pitiful. In fact, she could have easily swept it away with a single finger of her spiritual power, but she held back to avoid making Hua Shalan pale.
And this bastard who was supposed to be killed a thousand times, when he drew his sword to help her cut the worm.
Song Chi saw that he clearly smiled. Although he concealed it extremely quickly, his expression returned to one of concern after he sliced the insect open with his sword.
But the smile in his eyes betrayed him.
"Go ahead and laugh, or you'll laugh yourself to death!"
"Where's your bedroom? Where's your bedroom?!"
Even at this moment, Song Chi is still thinking about the mission; he feels he's practically a workaholic.
"Junior Sister Song, you may go to the guest room in the west courtyard to change your clothes..."
Bang!
Song Chi pretended to be deaf and rushed into the east bedroom.
"That's mine..." Hua Shalan said these words and then stopped talking.
Anyway, Song Chi had already rushed in. While she was changing her clothes, the Fairy Jade Lotus flew out and sniffed around like a puppy.
While she was busy searching for that immortal demon spiritual root, she really couldn't care less about anything else.
He ripped off his clothes with a loud bang and poured several jugs of spiritual spring water over them. After washing away the horrible sticky liquid from his back, he quickly changed his clothes.
Sure enough, a moment later, the fairy lotus silently knocked open a magic array from the shelf by the bed and took out a piece of white, jade-like root, which looked fresh.
The golden scroll notification was displayed.
"Obtain the Root of Immortals and Demons!"
Song Chi didn't care about anything else. He evaporated the water droplets scattered on the ground and then rolled the clothes into a ball.
It dried out as soon as it stepped out of the bedroom door, so I just set it on fire. I'm sorry, Senior Brother, another of your carefully prepared, precious clothes are ruined.
Hua Shalan was pretending to gaze at the moon, but it was clear he had just laughed. Seeing her emerge, he looked at her apologetically and said gently, "Junior Sister Song, you've been frightened. Shall I arrange some hot water for a bath?"
"I want to go back to Bizhu Residence to bathe. I will never come to this place again."
Song Chi immediately snorted coldly and flew away from the Immortal Dust Pavilion. She thought, now all she needed to do was figure out how to get through that maze-like array that even a mosquito couldn't escape. Perhaps if Mo Shubai and the others came to rescue her… could they really arrive in time, just like in the book?
It seems I'll have to figure out a solution myself.
Seeing Song Chi hurriedly return to Bizhu Residence, Hua Shalan jumped into the bath with a thud. Her divine sense immediately surged forward, ready to fight against Song Chi's.
Its imposing and powerful aura meant that he was not allowed to peek.
He simply ignored it and even kindly added an extra layer of seal to her.
Then, sitting on the rooftop, gazing at the starry sky and the moonlight, I couldn't help but chuckle softly a couple of times.
All day long, no matter which courtyard Song Chi led her to, she would glance at Xianchen Pavilion, implying that no courtyard could compare to Xianchen Pavilion.
Tonight, they even specifically mentioned wanting to come here for dinner.
With such meticulous planning, Song Chi probably believed that the core of the Bewitching Immortal Array was located in the Immortal Dust Pavilion. In fact, the core was indeed located in his Green Bamboo Residence.
However, according to Hua Shalan, Song Chi's knowledge of formations was a complete mess. He barely even reached the beginner level.
Sure enough, when I lured her to this garden tonight, she didn't even notice the minor illusions or spells within.
To cater to her preferences, he deliberately concealed the various flowers and plants, only spreading out a patch of tiny white blossoms. This seemed to please her. But it also further proved her complete ignorance of array formations.
With such limited abilities, trying to break his illusionary array would probably take forever.
As for the golden bamboo worm, it is actually a beneficial insect that loosens the soil in the bamboo forest and does not harm people.
Unexpectedly, Song Chi, who usually seems indifferent to everything and always has that aloof look in her eyes, is actually just like any other girl—she's afraid of bugs. Her pitiful expression just now was truly endearing.
Such a vivid expression is truly rare.
It still makes him smile a little when he thinks about it.
To be honest, he actually found everything that happened today to be quite wonderful.
In this way, the law of possession is no longer practiced.
He actually found this kind of daily life quite wonderful. He really didn't want to see even a trace of disgust for him in Song Chi's eyes; that would ruin the beauty.
As for using dual cultivation to remove the toxins, there's no rush. Since consuming the Immortal Soul Flower, the poison has been completely suppressed. There's only occasional slight pain, which is nothing to worry about.
He wondered how moving Song Chi's cold heart would be when it was transformed by him. Then, it wouldn't be too late for them to cultivate together.
This would take time. Hua Shalan traversed several miles under the cover of night, patrolling the mountains and forests. He absolutely could not allow this immortal spirit array to have even the slightest flaw. How could he allow anyone to disturb such a beautiful day?
After returning from his inspection, he had just sat down on the roof of the Immortal Dust Pavilion when he heard a soft curse coming from next door.
He probed with his divine sense and saw Song Chi spinning on the ground like an overturned beetle, his arms and legs tumbling around.
Seeing his divine sense approach, she rolled her eyes at him, then rushed over with her divine sense and drove him away.
Hua Shalan suspected that she was frustrated because she realized his limited knowledge of formations was useless. If that were the case, he could actually start teaching her formations from tomorrow. However, it seemed that Song Chi's aptitude for formations was so limited that it might take her a hundred or two hundred years to even grasp a fraction of the intricacies of this Bewitching Immortal Formation. It was indeed a bit difficult for her.
There's a reason why Song Chiqi turned into a beetle.
Having obtained the celestial and demonic spiritual root, she thought her mission was complete. Therefore, after bathing, she secretly hid and performed another divination.
The result was the same as the divination performed at the immortal manor that night. The divination method of the fleeing immortal was indeed no solution to this kind of immortal magic array, and the pentagram did not appear at all.
While he was propping his chin up by the window, pondering how to escape the bewildering array,
The golden scroll moved again.
"The immortal and demonic spiritual roots and souls are not yet awakened. They need to be nourished with the celestial music of the Soul-Soothing Grass in order to awaken them."
This time it was quite humane, even conjuring up the appearance of a soul-soothing herb. Song Chi had seen this kind of herb with blue leaves and small white flowers before; it grew in large patches near the stream on the hillside below the training room halfway up the mountain.
Those white flowers are like two triangles; when they sway in the wind, they strike each other and make a melodious tinkling sound.
Previously, when Hua Shalan led her down the mountain and introduced the scenery of the Immortal Manor, he even asked her if the celestial music of the Blue Soul Grass was pleasant to the ear.
With the spirit of wanting to infuriate as many people as possible, she said, "It's just so-so."
Actually, it sounds pretty good...
Hua Shalan had said that this was a flower species unique to the Hua family, long extinct in the cultivation world. It's likely true, since the golden scroll's reminder of the mission probably refers to completing it right here at the manor.
However, the fine print states that the celestial music of the Soul-Soothing Grass is not something she can simply listen to with her Immortal-Demon Root.
She also needs to cast a soul-soothing immortal technique, a wood-elemental spell called Bright Moon Ice Soul. She had actually seen this spell before in Hua Sha Lan's library; it was the first wood-elemental spell in the first volume of wood-elemental immortal techniques she picked up, and it was called Ice Soul.
So... wait for her here.
The spell wasn't particularly sophisticated, but the golden scroll indicated that it would only be effective if the Longevity Leaf was used. The Longevity Leaf was her magical green leaf.
Okay, all of that is fine. It won't be difficult for her to complete the task of awakening the immortal and demonic spiritual roots.
But this watering process actually takes half a month. Well… that's not a big problem. Song Chi felt that with her own abilities, she might not be able to figure out a way to escape this bewitching array in half a month. Fortunately, the tracking technique that Mo Shubai had applied to her divine essence was still active, so perhaps her master and senior brother would come to rescue her soon.
Putting that aside for now, in short, watering for half a month is not a problem.
But this golden scroll had an extravagant line of text quietly appearing at the bottom.
"After the divine soul of the Immortal Demon Root is awakened, it must be planted in the bathing pool in the backyard of the Immortal Dust Pavilion in order to truly generate the Immortal Demon Spirit Root."
Upon seeing this, Song Chi's face turned slightly red with anger.
"It must be planted at dawn on the night of the full moon, when Hua Shalan is bathing, in order to truly achieve the spiritual root of an immortal demon."
Look at this—is this written in human language?
Going to Hua Shalan's bedroom before was already quite excessive, but now they're going to plant the root of immortality and demonhood while Hua Shalan is taking a bath.
What's the difference between this and packaging her up nicely, tying her up with a pretty ribbon bow, and presenting her to Hua Shalan?
And it was she who took the initiative to deliver it.
And before, when she went to the bedroom, she could always use the excuse of changing clothes urgently. Now in the bathtub—?
Can she still use an emergency shower as an excuse? Go to hell!
What's even more outrageous is that they planted immortal roots while Hua Shalan was bathing. It's simply too much.
By this point, Song Chi was almost too exhausted to continue his tirade.
Zuiyun Sanren has remained silent since that secret realm encounter, but a trace of his divine essence can still be sensed. He was probably exhausted from sealing the evil spirit back then.
So Song Chi stared at the indifferent Jin Juan for a while, realizing there was nothing he could do. Complaining only works if the other person is a spirit.
But having already accomplished this much, Song Chi gritted his teeth and decided that tomorrow morning, while enjoying the scenery, he would use the Ice Soul Technique on the hillside with the Soul-Soothing Flower to awaken the root of this immortal-demon. As for the rest… he could only take it one step at a time.
Honestly, for some reason, Hua Shalan was keeping a very close watch on the Immortal Dust Pavilion. She estimated that she might not even be able to enter the courtyard of that pavilion, let alone go to the backyard... to watch Hua Shalan bathe and plant the immortal root.
Look at this, is this a task that a human could accomplish?
Song Chi suddenly understood that the laughter of Immortal Lord Qiongyu when he reminded her to complete the task before leaving had a hint of undisguised amusement. Now that she knew, Immortal Lord Qiongyu probably already knew how absurd this task was... Although he was handsome and exceptionally beautiful, he was really not a good person.
The next morning, Hua Shalan was awakened by the spirit of the immortal demon while he was cultivating.
It turned out that after a day and a night, the spirit jade marrow was reduced to a pale yellow, transparent spirit crystal shell, as the jade marrow inside had been completely absorbed.
The spirit of the immortal demon indicated that its soul was damaged and needed the celestial music of the Soul-Soothing Flower to soothe and calm its soul.
The Soul-Soothing Flower is the Blue Soul Flower passed down from our ancestors, and a large area of it has been planted along the stream at the foot of the western hillside for many years.
However, at this moment, the spirits of the immortals and demons believed that this patch of Soul-Soothing Flowers lacked immortal energy and needed to be dug up and replanted.
Furthermore, it must be a Soul-Soothing Flower that has been watered by a cultivator with the Metal, Water, Wood, and Heavenly Spiritual Roots using the Ice Soul Immortal Technique, in order to truly soothe its damaged soul.
There was one such cultivator with the four spiritual roots of metal, water, wood, and earth right before them. Twenty years ago, during the Blue Soul Flower incident, Hua Shalan believed that Song Chi should have cleansed the last trace of impurity from his spiritual roots. This was because, of his original four spiritual roots—metal, water, wood, and earth—his water spiritual root was originally not at its full value of ninety-nine, but after consuming the Blue Immortal Flower, that impurity had been completely cleansed. Therefore, Song Chi should have done the same.
As for the Ice Soul Immortal Technique, Song Chi read the first volume of immortal techniques in the library yesterday, and the first immortal technique in it was Ice Soul.
The technique wasn't very complicated, so Song Chi should have been able to memorize it at a glance.
No matter, Hua Shalan first went to the library to put the scroll of immortal techniques into her storage ring. Then she went to the stream.
Before dawn, they quietly uprooted the entire patch of *Sedum morganianum*. Then they sowed seeds and planted another large patch.
Then Hua Shalan sat on the hillside, pondering how to trick Song Chi into composing a melody to water the Soul-Soothing Flower.
A figure in white strolled slowly through the morning mist from afar.
To be honest, he originally thought that after kidnapping Song Chi, she would at least be panicked, if not shed a few tears. But instead, look at her relaxed demeanor as she leisurely went out for a walk early in the morning; anyone who didn't know better would think she was strolling in her own garden.
Although it will certainly be her own garden in the future, his things will naturally also be hers.
Soon, Song Chi walked to this hillside and looked at the swirling mud along the stream below.
She opened her eyes slightly and then said something.
"Where did this wild boar come from, rooting up this land?"
Hua Shalan: "..." Well, how should I put it? This brat's ability to annoy people is truly first-rate.
The first burst of energy for the day has arrived successfully.
“You don’t dislike these Blue Soul Flowers, so I tore them all down.”
"Oh, it's Senior Brother Hua."
Hua Shalan was speechless and gritted his teeth; she was still cursing him.
In fact, he knew that Song Chi really liked these tinkling blue soul flowers. When he led her down the mountain that day, her eyes lit up when she saw this sea of flowers, but she pretended to be a fairy and said something like, "It's just so-so." She probably just wanted to annoy him.
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