Zhu Yi was completely unaware that she was now known throughout the cultivation world as a vicious illegitimate daughter. The rumors grew increasingly malicious, eventually escalating to the point that Zhu Yi, relying on being the disciple of Master Yujing, was arrogant and domineering, not only bullying men and women within the sect and humiliating her fellow disciples, but also attempting to kill her elder sister in a mysterious secret realm...
Su Linyuan rested at the bottom of Lotus Lake for more than eight months and finally used the "Lotus Heart Melody" to break the Demon Serpent's Oath Curse. He refined the Purple Crystal Lotus given to him by the Imperial Mirror Master and transformed several demonic clouds into his own cultivation, thus breaking through his realm again.
He was originally thought to be in seclusion for a year, but he was happy to be able to come out early.
Zhao Cai looked at the spirited Su Linyuan with satisfaction, proudly wagging its little tail and showing off to Su Linyuan: "You snake clan are all gluttons, meow? You've been eating raw eggs for half a year and you haven't gotten fat, you're even quite handsome, meow?"
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"If you weren't Master Yujing's beloved pet, I really would have plucked you bald and given you to the little snake cubs to play with." Su Linyuan seemed even taller, his tone devoid of any emotion.
Zhao Cai, being a coward, even had its tail fur swell up and thicken: "You half-snake are really not likable!"
"And I've been feeding you for so long!"
Which junior disciple wouldn't fawn over Zhao Cai? This half-human, half-snake, however, would practically strip it bare in less than three sentences…
"Can't you have a conscience?" Zhao Cai's glossy black fur looked vibrant and full of life in the sunlight, and its thick fur looked very warm in the winter sun.
Su Linyuan was a little confused. Snakes need to hibernate by nature, and he felt particularly confused and sleepy in winter.
Winters in the cultivation world are long and cold. He entered seclusion at the bottom of Lotus Lake in May, and now it is January of the following year. It is still snowing heavily, and the scene is full of ice and snow, which is somewhat dazzling.
The Five Elements Warm Array next to Lotus Lake is full of vegetables and fruits, and Zhao Cai is directing a bunch of little squirrels to pick the ripe fruits.
Its sharp claws gleamed, making it resemble a wicked overseer. The squirrels in the small pine forest next to the Tianlan Sect's library trembled and looked unhappy, helping to tend Zhu Yi's two small vegetable gardens under Zhao Cai's tyrannical power.
"These fruits are quite rare..." Su Linyuan could sense that a little girl was guarding him while he was in seclusion.
She was the junior sister who was innocently and severely injured by Li Mei.
"How is she... lately?" Su Linyuan was a little uneasy. Although not many people knew that he was half-human and half-snake, he was still a little worried that his junior sister would be afraid of him, a half-human and half-snake with impure blood.
Su Linyuan felt a little uncomfortable being seen in his original form by her.
Zhao Cai, with its pair of bright golden cat eyes, scrutinized Su Linyuan with interest: "Oh? You're concerned about her, meow?"
"Of course, I want to thank my junior sister for the food." This statement sounded rather businesslike.
"Meow? There are still two months until spring, and you're already calling for spring?"
Zhao Cai spoke with naive innocence.
Su Linyuan's ears turned red as he listened.
"Hiss!" Su Linyuan unconsciously flicked his tongue, a little annoyed. "You're so bad at reading people. Be careful with your fur; it's so shiny, it would make a good scarf!"
"Meow! Put away your forked tongue! Who's afraid of you! Even if you advance to the Nascent Soul stage, you still can't beat this cat!" Zhao Cai revealed its sharp claws.
It was a little sullen: "Xiao Zhuyi went to Seven-Colored Peak to participate in the sect trial and hasn't come back yet."
As a proud and principled cat, it wouldn't stoop to Su Linyuan's level!
"The little girl accidentally stumbled into a secret realm and hasn't come out yet!" Zhao Cai hadn't had Zhu Yi's barbecue for over three months and was craving it terribly, feeling quite distressed.
Su Linyuan frowned slightly: "I don't remember any difficult secret realms in Chifeng or Huangfeng. Does Senior Sister Zhaocai know what happened to her?"
"Hmph! Now you know to call me senior sister?" The lucky little tail flicked comfortably, then rolled over on the wool blanket. Seeing that Su Linyuan was a little curious, it suddenly didn't want to tell him properly.
Su Linyuan understood perfectly. Seeing Zhao Cai's mysterious manner, he stood tall and elegant in a black brocade outfit embroidered with golden cloud patterns. He bent down and coaxed the little darling Zhao Cai gently, "A plate of grilled fish."
Zhao Cai's ears twitched, and its dark cat face was slightly flushed. It hadn't had grilled fish in a long time, and it was getting restless. Su Linyuan was a very good cook, but he rarely made grilled fish for it.
More importantly, it's feeling really hungry right now! Meow~
"Add another roasted chicken, meow~" Zhao Cai raised the price on the spot, but didn't dare to be too obvious about overcharging, after all, Su Linyuan had never indulged its appetite.
As a proud and self-aware cat, Zhaocai was quite satisfied and told Su Linyuan everything it knew about Zhu Yi recently.
"How could such a cute and silly little girl think of killing someone! You have to admit that those human cultivators are really idle. Instead of cultivating properly, they just stare at how pretty girls look. They're all like wolves in heat, howling and annoying!"
Su Linyuan's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened. How could his junior sister have changed so much in just over eight months of seclusion? He could hardly believe it.
The rumors are completely inconsistent with her true self.
In the bamboo grove on the opposite bank of Lotus Lake, Zhao Cai stared at Su Linyuan's large, well-defined hand grilling fish while making sarcastic remarks.
From the devilish training program designed by the Imperial Mirror Master for the sect's disciples to its heartache at not having eaten grilled fish in so long, interspersed with bits of gossip from the cultivation world...
For the first time, Su Linyuan found Zhao Cai to be incredibly noisy.
Zhao Cai ate with gusto, his mouth dripping with oil, taking bites of fish and chicken. Happiness is so simple and satisfying.
"However, you don't need to worry. My master said that although the little girl had some troubles on this trip, overall she had a pretty good time!"
Upon hearing this, Su Linyuan felt a weight lifted from his shoulders.
Although Zhao Cai is a bit gluttonous, he is still quite reliable. Although he can get a lot of nonsense from other people, he is the most reliable person when it comes to firsthand information about Yu Jing Zhenren.
When Sect Leader Han Song returned to Tianlan Sect, he was truly amazed.
He and Fairy Yu Xiang were piloting their flying magic ship when they saw, from afar, that the Tianlan Sect's martial arts arena was filled with disciples diligently cultivating and sparring with each other.
With a slight twitch of his nose, Han Song felt a faint fragrance of elixir wafting in the night breeze. He twitched the corner of his mouth, looking completely bewildered.
"I'm afraid Senior Brother has come up with another new way to make things difficult for the junior disciples," Yu Xiang chuckled to herself.
Her clean and elegant face exudes a quiet and composed temperament.
Sect Leader Hansong really enjoys spending time with Junior Sister Yuxiang. The sect's affairs are numerous and he is always busy and overwhelmed, but only with her can he get a moment's rest.
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