Chapter 65: When will Junior Brother confess his true feelings to Fairy Su?
The puppet spoke to the ring again, then seemed to remember that Xiao Yuan was right in front of him. He raised his head and said seriously again: "Xiao Yuan, I miss you."
Su Xiaoyuan's heart almost melted, her eyes aching. She hugged the puppet's head and said, "I've started to miss you too, Fu Tingyun."
The puppet rubbed against her arms, and Su Xiaoyuan felt like she was hugging a large dog.
Last night she distanced herself from him because of his declining "intelligence", damn it.
Su Xiaoyuan was soft-hearted to begin with, and she immediately remembered that when she first brought him back, he was also so dull, walking and talking clumsily. Now he had just regressed to that time.
She stroked his silky hair and whispered, "It doesn't matter if it can't be fixed. You're fine just the way you are. No matter what you become, you're still my good puppet."
"Yeah." The puppet buried himself in her arms and said in a muffled voice.
Su Xiaoyuan did not hear the subtle sound of the spring behind her, nor did she notice that among the messy puppet parts on the shelf against the wall, there was a copper eyeball inlaid with black crystals staring at the man and the puppet hugging each other beside the bed.
Seeing that it was almost too late for the second period of Guxue class and Su Xiaoyuan still had to rush to Moon Village, she had no choice but to turn around and leave.
The eyeball moved again, looking at the gap in the door curtain until the girl's back disappeared outside the store.
Fu Tingyun's body could only lie on the black ice bed during his recovery, and could only do small movements such as moving his fingers and raising his arms. He had to spend these ten days in such agony.
There was an ice mirror hanging right above him, in which was the image transmitted from the "Heavenly Eye" in Mu Qing's puppet shop.
There was a delay of about two quarters of an hour before the images reached Tai Yan, which meant that the images in the mirror were things that had already happened, and he couldn't stop it even if he sent a message.
He looked at the puppet's pretentious behavior with an expressionless face.
Su Xiaoyuan is very susceptible to this, and no one knows it better than him.
As expected, the girl's eyes turned red, and she hugged the dead thing in her arms and spoke sweetly.
She noticed the changes in the puppet, but she didn't care. "No matter what it becomes," it is still her beloved puppet.
She even used reduplication to refer to the dead thing. She never called him "good puppet" when he was around.
It turned out that his soul was worthless to her.
Fu Tingyun felt a stream of acid flowing through his internal organs, burning through his heart and burning a big hole in his stomach, making his eyes go black, his stomach twitching, and his intestines seemed to be twisted together.
He regretted putting the eyeball in the room. Some things are better out of sight than out of mind.
He moved his fingers, and the ice mirror shattered into millions of pieces, turning into ice chips that fell all over him, almost burying him.
But if we can’t see it, can we just pretend nothing happened?
When did he become so self-deceiving?
The girl's figure disappeared, the only color was gone, and the scene before her eyes was gray, cold and empty.
He moved his fingers again, and the ice chips turned back into a flawless mirror.
When the mirror shattered, the picture did not stop.
Fu Tingyun almost couldn't breathe, and his meridians that were recovering were about to break again.
That shameless puppet rubbed against her arms like a dog.
Fu Tingyun knew what that felt like. He could imagine how the puppet buried itself deeply, twitching its nostrils and sniffing greedily.
He seemed to feel that unimaginable warmth and softness, and his nose could faintly smell her unique fragrance.
All this should have belonged to him.
The girl finally walked out, looking back every few steps. When she walked out of the store, the picture in the ice mirror stopped abruptly and then disappeared.
Fu Tingyun stared at the mirror. Now there was only his reflection in it, a pale face with a hint of green, and eyes burning with jealousy.
Even he himself finds him disgusting, so how could she like him?
Two breaths later, he cast a spell and the scenes just now appeared in the ice mirror again.
Watching the puppet body and her being affectionate with each other was tantamount to self-torture. His nails scratched the black ice bed unconsciously. The black ice was said to be extremely hard, comparable to ancient meteorite iron, but his nails also scratched white marks.
But he still couldn't bear to take his eyes off the mirror and looked at it over and over again.
After who knows how many times in the cycle, he sent a message to Xiao Wuxin, asking her for Mu Qing's communication rune, and then immediately sent the message.
Mu Qing was sitting in the shop carving puppets when he saw strange runes appear on the communication tool. He had an ominous premonition and dropped the carving knife in his hand, almost hitting his toe.
I answered the call carefully, and sure enough, I heard the chilly voice of Ling Yue Immortal Venerable.
His tone was kind, but Mu Qing felt as if a ball of snow was stuffed in his ears, and goose bumps suddenly appeared on his arms - the first time they met, the moment he pretended to help the puppet check the evil curse and faced the pressure of the Immortal Lord alone, was the darkest moment in his life, leaving him with a permanent shadow.
"I wonder what instructions the Immortal Lord has?" he asked.
Fu Tingyun was silent for a moment, then asked the absurd question: "Is it possible for a puppet to develop spiritual consciousness?"
Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then his mind started to work rapidly.
It has to be said that his new brain is very useful. He quickly figured out the meaning behind the Immortal Venerable's question - it is common sense that puppets cannot have life, and Immortal Venerable Ling Yue cannot be unaware of this, so the puppet body must have done something that displeased him.
"I have never heard of such a thing. Logically, it shouldn't happen, but what's wrong with that generation of bodies?"
Fu Tingyun: "Why is it so abnormal?"
Mu Qing: "Could you please be more specific about how this is abnormal?"
"Disrespectful to the master, unruly in speech, and indecent in behavior."
Sweat broke out on Mu Qing's forehead. The last time he told Su Xiaoyuan that the puppet body would be influenced by the master and show some of the master's temperament, it was actually not nonsense.
Although a puppet body is not a living being, it will leave certain traces after being inhabited by a spirit like Ling Yue, just like an old pair of shoes, its shape will of course change.
Simply put, the object resembles its owner.
He even suspected that the puppet had formed a blood pact with Fairy Su in the beginning because it resembled its owner and reflected the preferences of Immortal Master Ling Yue himself.
But since the Immortal Lord had said so, he couldn't say that the puppet's debauchery and vulgarity were his own fault.
He thought for a moment and said tactfully, "Don't worry, Immortal Venerable. This puppet body is not a living being. It is only because of you that it is naturally close to Fairy Su. Since it has no spiritual consciousness, it might do something ridiculous."
Fu Tingyun: "The next time Fairy Su comes to visit, you must be present."
Su Xiaoyuan is a shy person. She feels embarrassed to be around others.
Mu Qing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Junior... I understand, I will follow the instructions of the Immortal Lord."
"Also," Fu Tingyun added, "there is a communication ring on the puppet's left hand. Take it off."
Mu Qing: "Yes..."
"I will send a message every day at 11:00 PM. Then you will connect the ring and pass the call to Fairy Su."
Mu Qing: “…” There is actually such a thing.
Fu Tingyun said coldly: "Can't do it?"
Mu Qing quickly said, "It should be feasible. I'll study it..."
"Okay, you can start researching."
Fu Tingyun thanked him and ended the communication.
He cast a spell and the ice mirror began to replay again.
Just then, he heard a few crane cries and someone was coming.
Not long after, the voice of the eldest sister was heard outside the hall: "Junior brother, we are here to bring you something. Can you come in?"
Fu Tingyun just happened to see the girl in the mirror looking back every few steps, as if she was looking at him.
He put away the water mirror with a look of reluctance: "Senior Sister and Brother, please come in."
A moment later, four powerful men rushed in, and everyone except the third senior sister was present.
Fu Tingyun always prefers to be alone, but at this moment it is not a bad thing to have someone distract him and make time pass faster.
Moreover, after staying in Yunyu Sect for some time, his tolerance for noise and bustle has greatly improved.
After a brief greeting, they inevitably mentioned the error in the soul transfer. Everyone was a little embarrassed, but Fu Tingyun looked calm.
The eldest sister winked at the fifth brother.
The fifth senior brother stepped forward bravely: "Junior brother, the soul transfer went awry, it's all my fault... I should have informed Junior brother that the puppet body couldn't be destroyed..."
"Fifth Senior Brother, don't mind," Fu Tingyun said calmly, "I should be thanking you, Senior Brother."
Although that puppet body was hateful, if it had been successfully destroyed at the beginning, nothing would have happened later, and he would not have met Su Xiaoyuan.
According to secular rules, he would have to give gifts to his fifth senior brother and the master as a thank you for being the matchmaker.
The fifth brother carefully distinguished it and confirmed that he was not speaking in a sarcastic way. He then secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "We are family and we should not talk behind each other's backs. Little brother, please don't be so distant."
The eldest sister held her lips and coughed twice. "Junior brother, since you've returned this time, I guess you need to recuperate until your injuries are healed?"
Fu Tingyun said as a matter of course: "I have to go back in ten days."
Several people looked at each other.
Go back? Where to? This Wuji Palace is your home!
The second senior brother asked, "Little junior brother, are you talking about the Yunyu Sect?"
"Yes," Fu Tingyun admitted without hesitation, "someone is waiting for me."
The second brother scratched his head: "Oh, oh, that's how it is."
Senior Sister: "Little Junior Brother, are you talking about Fairy Su Xiaoyuan from the Yunyu Sect?"
Fu Tingyun felt complicated when she heard her name being called out by her classmates.
He was like a miser holding a treasure. He wanted to show her off to everyone and show off how good she was, but he also wanted to keep her tightly in his arms and not let anyone see her.
"It's her," he replied.
Senior Sister: "Then, Junior Brother, have you ever considered inviting Fairy Su to Taiyan as a guest..."
Fourth Senior Brother also said, "After all, repeatedly performing soul transfer in a short period of time is not conducive to recovery."
"No need," Fu Tingyun said, "She has her own things to do. Her sect entrance exam is in two months. Why should she come all the way to Taiyan just to accommodate me?"
After a pause, he said, "Besides, she doesn't know my identity."
The four of them looked at each other.
The second brother hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking, "When do you plan to tell Fairy Su the truth?"
Fu Tingyun looked at him as if he were a fool: "Why did you tell her?"
He understood Su Xiaoyuan. Although she was soft-hearted, she might not forgive him if she knew that he pretended to be a puppet to deceive her.
The eldest sister pinched her forehead and said, "But there will always be a time when this matter cannot be concealed..."
Fu Tingyun didn't want to discuss this with them, and his voice became cold: "I have my own plans."
After a pause, he asked, "Big Sister just said she had something for me. What was it?"
The eldest sister took out a Qiankun bag from her sleeve and said, "This is something that the transmission array just received. It has the seal of my junior brother. Take a look. Is this yours?"
Fu Tingyun took it and thanked him: "I sent it myself."
There was a silence.
Fu Tingyun closed his eyes slightly.
The eldest sister knew that this was a sign of getting rid of the guest: "Little brother, you must be tired. We won't disturb you from recovering from your injuries."
Fu Tingyun thanked him again and said, "I can't stand up to see you off, please forgive me, Senior Sister and Brother."
After everyone left, he cast the spell again, and a scene of the girl looking back appeared in the water mirror. He played this scene over and over again, and the girl in the mirror looked at him reluctantly, smiling repeatedly.
He opened his Qiankun bag, took out a red silk ribbon with gold writing on it, looked at it for a while, put it away, and then took out a slightly white, torn thin silk underwear. He rubbed it gently with his fingertips. The washed cloth was as soft as skin, as if it still carried the owner's body temperature. The sparse and dense warp and weft showed the owner's curves.
His fingertips curled up involuntarily when he thought of where it had clung to and wrapped around.
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