Chapter 444 Fu Tingyun Let’s Date
After a downpour, the clouds soon cleared.
The disciples put away the rain-sheltered tactics and looked at Elder Liu, who was dying on the ground, at a loss.
The big loach was struck by lightning, its skin and flesh were torn apart. The flesh next to the wound was cooked and curled up, giving off a strange smell of burnt meat.
Someone in the crowd made a "slurp" sound.
Su Xiaoyuan shuddered. She would never be able to eat loach again in her life.
"Empress Wushan, is it still alive?" someone asked in a low voice.
"It's still alive, look, its whiskers are moving..." another person answered.
"Ugh, so disgusting..."
"Shh-"
At the edge of the platform, Fu Tingyun folded his umbrella and shook off the raindrops on the umbrella.
Many people were looking in their direction. Su Xiaoyuan felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "Fu Tingyun, go wait for me outside first. It wouldn't be good if the other elders saw it."
Bringing a puppet to practice dancing seems a bit special.
"Okay," the puppet touched the ring on his left ring finger, "If you have anything, send me a message."
"It'll be fine, don't worry." Su Xiaoyuan said as she walked towards her senior brothers and sisters.
Xiahou Che came forward, lowered his head and said softly, "Xiaoyuan, were you scared just now?"
They were too close, breaking the social distance. Su Xiaoyuan felt a little uncomfortable and silently took a half step back.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Senior Brother."
A trace of disappointment crossed Xiahou Che's face. "I couldn't protect you just now. Xiaoyuan must be very disappointed in me, right?"
Su Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "No, no, how could that be?"
Helping is a favor, not helping is a duty. Even if Xiahou Che gets closer to her because of the Wushan Festival, she will not morally blackmail him.
Xiahou Che's eyes flickered, and he hesitated to speak: "Xiao Yuan..."
Senior Sister Wu interrupted at the right moment: "Xiahou Che, do you have your communication device? Send a message to Elder Qin quickly."
Xiahou Che nodded and walked aside to pass on the message.
Su Xiaoyuan: "Thank you for that, Senior Sister."
"Thank you, I didn't help much."
"It's very important to me that my senior sister can stand up and speak for me at that time." Su Xiaoyuan was not good at expressing her feelings directly, so she started picking her fingers awkwardly.
But she was sincere. She and Senior Sister Wu had only exchanged a few words, but she dared to speak up for her despite being accused of disobeying her teacher. She didn't know how to repay her.
Senior Sister Wu looked at her for a while and said, "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan is such a good girl."
Su Xiaoyuan felt embarrassed by the compliment and her cheeks flushed.
"By the way, the person holding the umbrella for you just now was..."
Su Xiaoyuan hurriedly explained: "That's my puppet."
"Oh, I see," Senior Sister Wu seemed a little disappointed. "No wonder he doesn't look like a real person."
"Is it that obvious?"
Senior Sister Wu nodded: "The eyes and expressions are still different from the real person."
She pursed her lips, as if she didn't know how to speak.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Are you and your Senior Brother Xiahou still in contact?"
Su Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment before she understood what she meant. She waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no, absolutely not. I don't have any feelings towards Senior Brother Xiahou. I just treat him as my senior brother."
Senior Sister Wu seemed relieved. "I heard quite a few people in the sect say that you two are a couple... That's good that you're not. With all due respect, Junior Brother Xiahou and you are not suitable."
Su Xiaoyuan was surprised. Although what she said was the truth, she and Senior Sister Wu were not that familiar with each other, and she did not expect her to be so direct.
Senior Sister Wu was also a little embarrassed. "It's a bit too much to say this, but I mentored Xiahou for a while when he was new to the sect. He seems easy to get along with and treats everyone well, but he's actually quite secretive... It has something to do with his background, not that he has any bad intentions..."
She scratched her cheek in distress. "Let me put it this way. Over the years, I've seen many of my fellow disciples driven mad by him, some even dying. In short, those who are obsessed with him don't end up well... Junior Sister, do you understand?"
Su Xiaoyuan had no such presumptuous idea of trying to win over the popular guy, not to mention that she really didn't like Senior Brother Xiahou.
She nodded vigorously: "I understand, thank you, Senior Sister."
Senior Sister Wu let out a long sigh: "Then I feel relieved."
She caught a glimpse of Xiahou Che walking back out of the corner of her eye and quickly shut her mouth.
Xia Houche glanced at the two of them and asked Su Xiaoyuan with a smile, "Is Senior Sister Wu saying bad things about me behind my back?"
Su Xiaoyuan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly denied: "No, no..."
Senior Sister Wu was quite frank and rolled her eyes: "So what if I told you? Did you send a message to Elder Qin?"
Xia Houche nodded: "The elder said to come right over."
Not long after, Elder Qin arrived, and Elder Bai came with her.
Seeing the giant loach in mid-air, Elder Bai exclaimed, "Oh my god, what kind of monster is this?!"
Elder Qin said calmly: "That is Elder Liu's original body."
Elder Bai: "This original form is rare. Is it an eel?"
Elder Qin gave him a sidelong glance and said, "You've been in the sect for so many years, and you still can't even tell the difference between aquatic creatures. See those whiskers? That's a loach."
Elder Bai: "Then I need to tell the Sect Master to remove the loach and tofu soup from the menu."
Elder Qin: "You are still very careful."
The big loach obviously heard their conversation and twitched angrily.
Elder Bai exclaimed, "Brother Liu, please be patient. The cooked meat has fallen off."
Su Xiaoyuan was almost certain that the two elders did it on purpose, and the always serious Elder Qin could hardly hold back his laughter.
The two men surrounded the loach, pointed at it, and asked the disciples about the situation at that time.
The disciples talked a lot, and then the two looked at each other and their expressions became serious.
Elder Bai pondered for a moment and asked Xiahou Che, "Did Elder Liu say or do anything before the incident?"
Xiahou Che looked embarrassed.
Senior Sister Wu rushed to say, "He was about to hit Junior Sister Xiaoyuan."
Elder Qin's face turned cold, and he looked at the big loach on the ground in disbelief: "What?"
Senior Sister Wu spilled the beans about how Elder Liu had made things difficult for her and how he had used the forbidden whip without permission to whip her.
A male disciple under Elder Liu said, "There was something strange about Elder Liu before the incident. I don't know if I should tell you about it..."
Elder Qin was already furious and said coldly, "Then don't talk about it."
The disciple looked at Su Xiaoyuan with a hint of resentment in his eyes: "Before Elder Liu's whip could hit Junior Sister Su, it inexplicably stopped in mid-air, as if someone had caught it..."
Elder Qin: "Where's the whip?"
The disciple said, "It suddenly caught fire and turned to ashes."
Elder Qin looked at Elder Bai and said, "You know more about this than I do. What do you think?"
Elder Bai said, "Now that it's turned to ash, there's no way to investigate the spell within. However, in my opinion, this type of magical weapon uses forbidden techniques, so it's not uncommon for it to spontaneously combust."
The so-called "forbidden techniques" is a euphemism, and actually refers to evil techniques.
Of course, the disciple was not happy: "Before the accident, Elder Liu said that Junior Sister Su used evil magic..."
Before he could finish, Elder Qin laughed out loud: "Witchcraft? If Su Xiaoyou had witchcraft, why would you let your Loach Elder bully him like this?"
The disciple's face flushed red. Elder Liu was originally the strongest and most ambitious among the seven elders. Many people speculated that he would become the next sect leader. Unexpectedly, he was struck by lightning and turned back to his original form. It would have been fine if his original form was a decent bird, beast, or aquatic creature, but it had to be this kind of thing.
Other disciples can treat it as a joke, but those who stand on the wrong side will be in trouble. Now they are defending Elder Liu to save some face for themselves.
Elder Qin waved his hand and said, "I have thoroughly investigated this matter. Elder Liu used a forbidden magical weapon on a disciple in front of the Goddess's shrine without authorization, offending the Goddess and incurring divine punishment. He was chopped into his original form, but fortunately his life is safe."
She glanced at the large loach writhing in anger and bowed to the Goddess Temple: "Goddess, have mercy."
Another disciple of Elder Liu timidly asked, "Elder Qin... Elder Liu... when will he be able to regain his human form?"
Elder Bai had just finished probing the loach's veins and tendons: "Fortunately, the root of the problem wasn't damaged..."
The disciples all showed expressions of relief. Elder Bai glanced at them and continued, "After recuperating for fifty or sixty years, you can start a new life."
Elder Qin said to the crowd, "Those who commit many evil deeds will be punished by heaven. You should all take Elder Liu's story as a warning."
She concluded the matter in one sentence: Elder Liu had committed many evil deeds and was punished by heaven.
"You guys go back first," Elder Qin continued, "After we discuss this matter with the Sect Master, we will arrange a new instructor tomorrow."
She then said to Su Xiaoyuan, "My dear Su, you've been frightened. Go back and get some rest. You don't have to go to the Holy Land to keep watch today. I'll arrange someone else to take your place."
Su Xiaoyuan was overjoyed: "Thank you, Elder Qin."
It's like getting a free day off.
Elder Qin shook his head, unable to bear the lack of ambition, and waved his hand: "Go, go."
After leaving Yuque, Senior Sister Wu caught up with her: "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, do you want to go back?"
Su Xiaoyuan nodded.
"It's time to go back and rest." Another senior sister said sympathetically.
Su Xiaoyuan noticed that except for Elder Liu's direct disciples, the other senior brothers and sisters were much more friendly and enthusiastic towards her, and some of them seemed to have some shame and apology on their faces.
Senior Sister Wu asked, "Xiao Yuan doesn't have to keep watch. Do you have any plans for tonight?"
Su Xiaoyuan shook her head.
Senior Sister Wu glanced at her companions and asked, "Does Xiaoyuan want to go to Moon Village with us?"
Su Xiaoyuan knew that there were some activities on various islands during the Wushan Festival. However, her schedule was fully booked due to the parade, so she didn't have much time to go out and play. However, she was still at an age where she loved to play, so she asked curiously, "What's going on in Moon Village?"
Sister Wu: "Moon Village has a beautiful nighttime forest tour. You can also make a wish to the Twin Trees. Wishes made during the Wushan Festival are especially effective."
"Really?" Su Xiaoyuan was a little moved.
"You can also draw spiritual insects," another senior sister said, "Junior Sister Xiaoyuan, you can try your luck. Every year there are some interesting and rare insects."
"Moonflower wine is also delicious, and it's only available during this season."
"Yes, yes, there are also fried poisonous insects and snake soup, slurp." said a senior brother.
Su Xiaoyuan: “…” Let’s forget about these.
Senior Sister Wu: "If Xiaoyuan comes, you can send a message to me... By the way, I haven't exchanged message talismans with you yet."
As she spoke, she took out a golden bell and said, "Here, keep one."
Su Xiaoyuan was a little surprised. It turned out that she brought a communicator!
Senior Sister Wu winked at her.
Su Xiaoyuan realized that she had deliberately interrupted Senior Brother Xiahou and sent him away.
She was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took out the communication mirror and exchanged the talisman with her.
Several other senior brothers and sisters also took the initiative to exchange with her, and suddenly a string of contacts appeared in her communicator.
"Your puppet is waiting for you," Senior Sister Wu patted her shoulder, "Remember to come in the evening, I will bring you here."
She leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "Junior sister, if you have a sweetheart in the sect, you can ask him to come along. Tonight, Moon Village is the main sacrificial site. With the blessing of the goddess' spiritual power, lovers who bathe in the moonlight together will become a couple."
"Senior sister, I don't have anything..." Su Xiaoyuan's face flushed red. She turned around and saw Fu Tingyun standing quietly under the shade of trees with an umbrella, and mottled sunlight fell on his shoulders.
Her heart suddenly beat a little faster.
It’s all because her puppets are so good-looking. Even though I’m used to seeing them, I still get shocked when I see them suddenly.
Su Xiaoyuan slowed down, walked to his side, and took his sleeve: "Let's go home."
"good."
"Fu Tingyun, do you know? When Elder Liu bullied me today, I resisted. I felt so powerful." She said excitedly as she walked, shaking the puppet's sleeve.
"Yes," Fu Tingyun turned her head and watched the sunlight dancing on her hair and eyelashes, her brows softening unconsciously, "You are amazing."
"I don't have to keep watch tonight. I'm so happy!" Su Xiaoyuan raised her face, closed her eyes, and felt the warm sunlight on her face.
What made her even happier was that Senior Brother Xiahou's vigil tonight was quite far from the sect, so she didn't have to fulfill her obligation to travel with him during the Wushan Festival.
"Fu Tingyun, let's go to Moon Village to play together tonight."
The puppet didn't answer immediately, but just looked at her with its inorganic black eyes.
Su Xiaoyuan: "What's wrong?"
"Okay." The puppet said.
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