Her happiness
The sky brightened, the mist was no longer heavy, and the overnight wind brought the smell of grass, trees and soil. A seven or eight-year-old child dressed in white and blue was walking in the breeze, carrying a few exquisite sachets.
Her eyes were calm, her lips were pursed in a faint smile, and she was leisurely counting and planning the trivial matters of the day in her mind.
Suddenly, a strong and pungent smell of rust and blood was carried in the wind, and the dull sound of heavy objects being dragged came from afar. She subconsciously frowned and turned to look.
A child in a black and red robe was struggling with his bloodstained hands to pull a black, dead object that was taller than the child and as big as a hill. He squinted his eyes, and his face showed an expression of effort as he moved up the hillside step by step with difficulty.
It dragged out a winding trail of blood.
Xu Xianlin saw the familiar figure, and his brows furrowed even deeper. Like a wild child! Xu Xianlin pursed his lips and straightened them.
Although where there is light there must be shadow, and behind the bright and clear sky there is bound to be blood, but their Beigui Shuangque is well-known abroad, so how could they so carelessly expose such filth?
Don’t even know how to cover it up properly!
Xu Qinglin's eyes were full of dissatisfaction and annoyance.
"Hmm? Xu Xianlin!"
As if he suddenly noticed her gaze, the child who was dragging the heavy object suddenly let go of his hand, turned around, waved his hand high at her, and had an innocent smile on his face.
"Xu Xianlin, you are here too! Are you back from outside too? Where are you going, Xu Xianlin?"
Xu Qinglin kept chattering excitedly.
Only then did Xu Xianlin see that her black and red robe was covered in blood, with varying shades of dark and light. His face changed, and although he was watching from a distance, he suddenly took two steps back.
"Why are you walking on the road like this?"
Xu Xianlin suddenly shouted angrily.
Xu Qinglin paused, the excitement and excitement on his face disappeared, and he blinked in confusion, "Why can't I walk anymore?"
"You're covered in blood!" Xu Xianlin was furious. "And what's that thing you're holding? It's such a mess, with blood dripping all over the place. Aren't you afraid of others seeing it?"
Xu Qinglin uttered an "Ah," his expression becoming increasingly bewildered. "If you saw it, then you saw it. Why can't others see it?" He raised his bloodshot hand and pointed at her from a distance. "What's wrong with the blood? The road you walk on is also covered in blood every now and then, and you're still walking fine."
Xu Xianlin was instantly speechless.
Xu Qinglin looked nonchalant again. He reached out and tugged at the black, heavy object's skin, saying, "I'm just learning. This is the task assigned to me by my master's wife."
Xu Xianlin pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, then suddenly said "I'm leaving", turned around and strode away.
Xu Qinglin on the hillside blinked in confusion, then turned around indifferently, grabbed the black dead thing again, and moved it up the mountain with difficulty.
Xu Xianlin, who had walked a long way out quickly, slowed down her pace a little bit. Her hands unconsciously rubbed the strings of several delicate sachets. She cursed in her heart with displeasure on her face: "Wild child!"
Wild child, dirty child... She only knew these two sentences to curse over and over again. The more she repeated them, the more irritated she became. She was so angry that tears flashed in her eyes.
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew on his face, and Xu Xianlin came back to his senses. He raised his head and saw a cloud of mist and fairy air in front of him. Among the pavilions and towers, there were ethereal figures walking slowly, which was as unreal as a fairyland.
Xu Xianlin paused, the misty light in his eyes gradually dissipated, he pursed his lips, took the sachet in his hand, and walked in with an upright posture.
"Hurry up and send the herbs here. Junior Sister will need them in half an hour!"
"He's here to ask Junior Sister to make an elixir again... I heard someone is dying, so I went to ask Junior Sister if she would accept the job!"
"Hey! What's going on? Why are the medicinal herbs like this this time? They've blown my house up!"
"Don't blame the herbs for your poor health. Senior Sister isn't picky, but you're the one who blows things up every day!"
"This medicinal material is really not good!"
"Go! Go! Go."
Xu Xianlin listened along the way, her mood suddenly brightening, and she smiled. The next moment, the familiar dirty figure suddenly flashed through her mind, and her brows subconsciously frowned.
Then, she felt a deep sense of relief and gratitude.
Fortunately...she followed the Lord of Xique.
There is no need to do those dirty, filthy, bloody and disgusting things. They in Xique are kind people who help the world. These hands are clean and can save the dying and the wounded...
Xu Xianlin's eyes curved instantly, his heart filled with joy.
Everyone saw her and immediately stopped what they were doing. Amidst the joyful, respectful, and admiring looks and words, Xu Xianlin walked back and shouted with a smile:
"Master's wife! I'm back!"
The woman in the main seat nodded slightly at her, and Xu Xianlin smiled even brighter.
However, her joy did not last long. That afternoon, she saw the wild child from Dongque again.
Xu Xianlin had no expression on his face.
"That's how it is, just do it this way, there will be absolutely no problem."
Xu Qinglin changed into a clean and tidy black and red exquisite robe. He put one hand on his waist and raised the other hand to spread it casually. He raised his face and muttered with confidence.
Xu Xianlin uttered a "huh" expressionlessly.
The corners of her mouth turned down a little, and she stared at Xu Qinglin with a gloomy and unhappy face, saying: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's so wrong!"
Xu Qinglin paused and stared at her, a look of displeasure appearing on his face. "You are the one who is so wrong!"
Over a disagreement, two children of similar age and appearance but completely different clothing suddenly broke into an argument.
"Listen to me!"
"Listen to me! Following your nonsense is a waste of time and resources!"
"I've killed so many, how could I not know?! That's it! Do as I say!"
"Crooked ways!"
“Only paper!”
…
Xu Qinglin's face was filled with anger, and he suddenly jumped back a step, "Then fight! Whoever wins will be the boss!"
Xu Xianlin also sneered, "That's exactly what I meant!"
"Fight!" Xu Qinglin got ready.
Xu Xianlin snorted, "I'm not as free as you. I have things to do today. Come and fight me tomorrow morning!"
Xu Qinglin snorted, "Then we must fight tomorrow morning!"
The two children looked at each other, snorted loudly, turned around and went their separate ways.
The next morning.
"Bang!" A heavy black object hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust and splashing blood.
"Xu Qinglin!!!"
Xu Xianlin was horrified.
"Why are you calling me!" Xu Qinglin was covered in blood, with his hands on his hips looking at her with a bad look in his eyes.
Xu Xianlin retreated repeatedly and screamed:
"We're here to fight, why are you bringing this disgusting thing? And you're covered in blood!!"
Xu Qinglin crossed his arms in front of him and snorted, "I want to take him up the mountain. We'll go up the mountain together after the fight. It has nothing to do with you."
Xu Xianlin looked horrified, "No! Go wash yourself clean before you fight me!"
"No." Xu Qinglin also said, "We have to wash after the fight, so let's wash together after the fight."
Xu Xianlin shook his head frantically, his feet unable to stop retreating again and again, no matter how far he retreated, he could not retreat enough. He turned around and refused to look at her again, "You are dirty, I don't want to fight with you!"
"That's what I said!" Xu Qinglin curled his lips.
Xu Xianlin turned around abruptly, "No!!"
Xu Qinglin suddenly raised his hands towards her, blood dripping from his fingers as he moved them. "Hehehe..." he said with a curled lip, "Then come and fight!"
“You did it on purpose!!!”
Xu Xianlin was so angry that he ran away.
In the back, Xu Qinglin held his head high, his hands on his hips, and laughed wildly with his head tilted back.
“I won, hahahaha!!”
…………
Wild child! How shameless! Xu Xianlin thought angrily, and sat on the cushion in front of the alchemy furnace, resentfully refining the elixir!
She grabbed the herbs next to her and was about to throw them into the alchemy furnace, but then she stopped suddenly.
Xu Xianlin frowned and looked over the herbs in his hand again and again, his anger rising, "What a piece of junk!" He threw the thing away.
She turned around and shouted to the outside of the door, "Tell them to send more herbs!"
The sound echoed in the empty space, but there was silence outside the door and no response.
Xu Xianlin frowned in annoyance. Where did all the people outside the door go?
"Huh..." Xu Xianlin took a deep breath to calm himself down, slowly stood up, and pushed the door open to walk out.
I decided to go to the medicine field myself to see what was going on with those people. The quality of the medicinal materials has been getting worse and worse recently!
She had only been shown around Beigui Shuangque when she first arrived, and she hadn't been to the herb fields since. She was an alchemist, not an herb farmer, so why would she go to the herb fields? The herbs were already taken care of, picked, and delivered to her, so she didn't have to worry about it.
Recently, the master's wife asked her to cooperate with Xu Qinglin in research. She was so angry with Xu Qinglin that she didn't even pay attention to the herbs sent to her. She didn't expect that even if she didn't say anything, they would become more and more excessive!
When Xu Xian was about to reach the medicinal field, he looked around but didn't see anyone. He immediately became annoyed. There was no sign of anyone. No wonder he couldn't take good care of the herbs!
"These people should all be thrown into Dongque, and let them suffer the hardships of Dongque..."
Xu Xianlin thought to himself that he would go into the medicine field to see how the herbs were growing.
She just doesn't grow herbs, but how can these herbs be hidden from her eyes!
The child was short, so Xu Xianlin reached out and pulled a herb toward her, lowering her eyes to examine it carefully. In a split second, she let go with a gloomy face and turned to look for someone.
"Click." Something suddenly wrapped around her ankle, and Xu Xianlin staggered two steps and almost fell.
What is that...Xu Xianlin subconsciously turned around and looked down.
A shriveled, bleeding hand gripped her ankle tightly.
Xu Qinglin was stunned, her eyes shifting away. A shriveled and skinny face was lying on the ground, with its eyes wide open and its mouth wide open at her.
“Save me, save me…”
Xu Xianlin's head buzzed, and he instantly screamed and kicked the hand away, falling to the muddy ground, trembling all over, and turned around and ran away in panic using his hands and feet!
“Master, Master, Master… Master’s Wife, Master’s Wife, Master’s Wife—!”
She cried, her mind went blank, and she screamed unconsciously.
“Master’s Wife!!”
Suddenly, the familiar ethereal hem of clothing appeared in his field of vision. Xu Xianlin cried out and raised his head abruptly to speak, "Master..."
"Who asked you to come here?" Lord Xique looked down at her condescendingly, his face indifferent, as always.
A tall gray shadow loomed over him, tears welled up in Xu Xianlin's eyes, and the fear on his face froze in an instant.
"Since you're here, then come." The Lord of Xique said calmly, "After you've seen it, go back."
At this moment, someone came running in the distance, shouting in panic, "Que, Que Lord!"
The man suddenly threw himself to the ground, his voice trembling, "Master Que, spare me! It's true, the people we sent here recently are too weak to cultivate good herbs...!"
Her pupils trembled wildly, reflecting the sacred and ethereal figure of the Lord of the West Palace. The Lord of the West Palace stared at her calmly with his eyes lowered.
Xu Xianlin was screaming in his head, suppressing the fear on his face and lowering his eyes, "It's... Master's wife..." His voice trembled slightly.
The Lord of Xique left in an instant.
Xu Xianlin felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and he sat down in a daze among the flowers and plants, in the mud...
For a long time, no matter how people shouted, he could not come back to his senses.
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