Chapter 105 105 She suddenly realized that what she caught was not the Immortal Venerable...
Su Xiaoyuan woke up for a long time, and the scene in her dream was still lingering in her mind.
She had never had such a clear dream before. It was vague at first, but from a certain point on, all the details seemed vivid.
She lay in bed, hugging the quilt, unsure of what to do. Revealing the truth after drinking the truth serum wouldn't matter; it was just a dream anyway, and Immortal Lingyue couldn't possibly know.
But was that her true thought? Was she truly lusting after Ling Yuexianzun's body? Was that why she dreamed of doing that with him? Su Xiaoyuan's heart immediately began to pound as she recalled the scene in her dream.
How could she take the truth serum in the dream seriously? It must be the suspension bridge effect. Her brain just confused fear with heartbeat. Besides, she had just met Ling Yue Xianzun in the morning and was scared by him, so it was not surprising that she had such a dream after coming back.
Yes, that's it.
Just as I was thinking about this, the puppet came out of the bathroom and said, "The bath is ready. I'll carry you over."
Su Xiaoyuan turned around and looked at him, only to see that the puppet was surrounded by moisture, his hair and skin were more moist than usual, and even his eyes seemed to have been washed by a clear spring, no longer the inorganic blackness, which inexplicably reminded her of the deadly eyes in her dream.
Her heart tightened inexplicably, and she swallowed her saliva: "I can get up by myself..."
The puppet then bent down and took out her soft satin slippers from under the bed and placed them in place. When she got out of bed, he arranged the quilt and mattress as usual.
Su Xiaoyuan then remembered that she had forgotten to perform a cleansing spell on the mattress. Turning back, it was too late. The puppet stared at a large dark pool of water on the mattress in confusion. It touched it with its fingertips, sniffed it, and then tasted it. "Xiaoyuan, do you want it? Do you want me to help you bathe?"
Su Xiaoyuan's brain seemed to explode with fireworks, and her face was burning hot: "I don't have it, no need!"
Throwing down a sentence, he quickly put on his shoes and ran into the bathroom, took off his pajamas as quickly as possible, and performed two cleaning techniques on the dirty clothes.
Unexpectedly, the puppet followed in silently. Su Xiaoyuan quickly climbed into the bathtub and buried her neck down in the milky white bath water: "You, you, you, go out for a moment, Fu Tingyun..."
"I just brought in some towels and bath beans," the puppet said, his brows aggrieved. "Xiao Yuan dislikes me? But what did I do wrong?"
"How could I dislike you?" Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly, "Don't let your imagination run wild."
After saying that, he realized how much it sounded like a scumbag's words, and added: "I really didn't..."
The puppet looked at her quietly, put down the towel and comb, turned around and walked out silently.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, the shadow left by the dream finally faded a little.
Ruan Mianmian also returned from her date with Yu Yingchun. She hadn't forgotten her best friend when she went to see her boyfriend, so she brought her favorite candied fruits and even packed some pastries from a new hidden gem of a restaurant.
Su Xiaoyuan brought the cats and dogs to the garden, put the snake in the pond, and asked the puppet to set up tables and chairs under the grape trellis, and chatted with her best friend while drinking tea.
When two best friends get together, of course they talk about the re-examination in the morning.
"How was the re-examination? Did you pass?" Ruan Mianmian asked.
Su Xiaoyuan: "The results won't be announced until everyone has finished the retest."
"How many people went to Dragon's Back Peak today?"
Su Xiaoyuan shook her head: "I didn't see anyone else when I went there. It seemed like I was the only one there... The others might be there in the afternoon."
"Huh!" Ruan Mianmian asked in surprise, "What did Immortal Master Lingyue test you on?"
Su Xiaoyuan roughly recounted the questions he had asked: "Then he looked at the basics of my swordsmanship and corrected me."
Ruan Mianmian's eyes widened: "Is Immortal Lingyue personally teaching you swordsmanship?"
Su Xiaoyuan nodded. She was so scared that she didn't realize how unusual this was. She only realized it when her best friend pointed it out to her.
Ruan Mianmian enviously said, "I wonder how many people would go to great lengths to get Ling Yuexianzun's guidance on a move! I wonder if Yu Yingchun and I will have such good luck during our retest!"
Su Xiaoyuan was embarrassed to say that he had spent a long time correcting her opening moves and had even personally taught her the basics of Qi circulation.
The more her best friend made a fuss, the more doubts she had in her heart.
Perhaps because of her paranoia, she had several dreams of being tortured in a dungeon since that day. Not only did she remember them clearly when she woke up, but it was like a TV series. Under the power of truth serum, she answered every question and spilled all her secrets. Moreover, every time the questions went on, the atmosphere became ambiguous and then inexplicably slid in a strange direction.
Fortunately, her subconscious mind might have been frightened the first time, and after that, the heavy weapons of Ling Yue Immortal Venerable in the dream were never taken out again. However, sometimes when she caught a glimpse of the outline through the fabric, she would shudder.
The biggest trouble is that every time I have this kind of dream, my bed and body are always a mess when I wake up the next day. I try to cover it up in a hurry and use the purification technique to clean it up when the puppet is not paying attention.
I don’t know if the puppet man discovered something, but he took the initiative to suggest going outside the cabin to meditate and practice at night, and leave for a few hours from time to time during the day, which made Su Xiaoyuan feel relieved.
As for the massage chair, she could no longer bear to look at it, so she secretly put it into the warehouse to avoid seeing it.
After a few days, Ruan Mianmian and Yu Yingchun went to Taiyan for a retest, but came back saying that they hadn't even seen Ling Yuexianzun. All the questions and tests were taken care of by the sect master and other peak masters. Of course, there was no such thing as instruction in sword techniques.
Su Xiaoyuan became more and more uneasy. She waited anxiously for a few days. Linghe brought a letter saying that all three of them had passed Taiyan's re-examination.
Along with the admission letter, there is also a list of academic supplies, which students need to purchase by themselves.
In addition, there were furniture and daily necessities needed after entering the sect. The three of them immediately became busy, running to the city every day and purchasing a lot of things every day.
Three days passed quickly, and when the day of reporting arrived, the three of them traveled together on a light boat to Taiyan.
The place to report was still at the outer gate of Yunyu Sect, which was the hall where Sect Master Shen and Taoist Master Ci'en met them last time.
Su Xiaoyuan roughly counted the number of people and found that there were seventy or eighty disciples who passed the re-examination, which was much more than she expected.
Sect Master Shen showed up and handed over the affairs of the new disciple to his fourth junior brother, who was the Bull Immortal Weixuan Zhenren from the Dog Eye Society whom they had met in Yanhui Tower a while ago.
Zhenren Weixuan quickly solved Su Xiaoyuan's confusion. It turned out that the "specially recruited students" who passed the re-examination this time could not be considered formal disciples of Longji Peak. They needed to take "general courses" taught by several peak masters in the first half of the year, and then be screened after half a year. Nine people could enter Longji Peak and be recorded as disciples of Xuji Daojun. Those who were not selected could choose to leave on their own, or join the other five peak masters.
This condition is very generous. One can receive personal instruction from the peak masters for half a year and automatically qualify to enter the inner gate.
Everyone was a little surprised. Someone whispered, "Isn't Immortal Ling Yue accepting a disciple?"
Another person said, "They just said that Longji Peak is recruiting people. It makes sense that Daojun Xuji was the master of Longji Peak before he passed away."
Someone else said, "If I can't become Ling Yue Immortal Venerable's disciple, becoming his junior apprentice wouldn't be bad either. I just don't know if I can get his personal guidance."
After the disciples had discussed it for a while and gradually quieted down, Master Wei Xuan said, "Don't worry, Immortal Ling Yue will personally teach you swordsmanship."
After these words were spoken, the disciples no longer had any objections.
Master Weixuan then began to tell them about the specific life and course arrangements after they entered the sect.
Because they are considered outer disciples of Longji Peak, their residences are all in Longji Peak, but at the foot of the mountain, a long distance away from the top of the mountain where Wuji Palace is located.
Zhenren Weixuan also specifically emphasized that there were formations set up around the Wuji Palace, and trespassing might be life-threatening. He also hinted that Immortal Venerable Lingyue liked quietness, and if he wandered around the Wuji Palace with the intention of "encountering by chance", he might be regarded as a suspicious person, and it would be difficult to predict what would happen then.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Su Xiaoyuan felt a chill in her heart, as if the words were directed at her, and sweat broke out on her forehead.
After Master Wei Xuan finished explaining the precautions, he asked his disciples, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"
One disciple boldly asked, "Exalted Immortal, when can we finally see Immortal Lingyue's grace?"
Immortal Wei Xuan smiled helplessly and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. The first sword class will be held in three days, and the Immortal Venerable will be there to give instructions."
Then he called the doorman of the Deacon Hall and took them to their respective residences.
Each deacon brought three or four disciples and rode in a cloud car to the foot of Longji Peak.
Su Xiaoyuan naturally acted together with Ruan Mianmian and Yu Yingchun.
Only Ling Yue Xianzun lives in Longji Peak now, so there is no shortage of empty houses, so each disciple is assigned a separate courtyard. However, due to the steep terrain and dense forests of Longji Peak, these courtyards are not large and cannot be grouped together. They are scattered in the mountains and forests, and are far apart from each other.
"In order to facilitate travel, Immortal Master Lingyue has equipped each of you with a crane carriage. You can use it at will." The deacon said to them.
"Sister..." Ruan Mianmian almost blurted out, but when she saw her best friend's face change, she quickly changed her words, "The Immortal Venerable is really generous."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the deacon's face. "Of course, of course. The Immortal Venerable has always been generous and tolerant towards his fellow disciples."
Su Xiaoyuan thought of Lin Wan and felt deeply suspicious.
The deacon sent Ruan Mianmian and Yu Yingchun to their respective residences according to their distance, and finally only Su Xiaoyuan was left.
Her residence was the highest and a little far away from the others. The two-courtyard house was built on a cliff, with a vast fir and pine forest behind it.
The deacon used a talisman to open the protective formation outside the courtyard and invited her in. She saw corridors surrounding a medium-sized courtyard. Although there was snow outside, the courtyard was warm and the grass and trees were lush. Although it was not as luxurious as the garden in Wuji Palace, it was also very unique.
There are five rooms in the yard, which are enough for her, the puppet and three spirit pets to live in. There are also guest rooms for Ruan Mianmian to stay when she comes to visit. One room can be reserved as a study and one as a living room.
The kitchen, bathroom and toilet are all available. Su Xiaoyuan was originally worried that there was no toilet in Tai Yan's house, but she found that she was worrying too much. The toilet here is fully equipped, even with a self-cleaning toilet, which is very convenient.
"By the way," Su Xiaoyuan asked nervously, "I wonder if I can raise a spirit pet here? I also have a puppet of my own, but I wonder if I can bring it into the sect..."
"Of course you can," the deacon said with a friendly smile that didn't sound overly attentive. "You just need to register at the Deacon's Hall."
Su Xiaoyuan felt relieved. The only problem was that Immortal Ling Yue knew her puppet. However, he lived on the top of the mountain, which was several hundred meters away from here. He usually stayed at home and rarely went out. As long as she didn't rush to seek death, the probability of meeting him was almost zero.
After inspecting the house, the steward opened the backyard door and pointed to a winding path leading into the woods. "There are many spiritual springs scattered throughout the woods behind the mountain. They are effective in cleansing the marrow and tendons, relaxing the mind and relieving fatigue, and improving cultivation. Junior Sister Su, you can go there more often when you have time. The forest is complex, so you can use a spiritual crane to lead the way. Although you generally won't run into anyone, it's best to set up a formation just in case to avoid embarrassment."
As he spoke, he took out a scroll from his sleeve and gave it to her: "Everything about daily life and cultivation is written on it. It also has my contact rune. If you have any questions, just let me know."
After a pause, he said, "Junior sister, please settle down as soon as possible in the next two days. Classes will start the day after tomorrow."
Su Xiaoyuan thanked him, saw the deacon out, walked around her new home, and then took the sect's crane carriage to the mountain gate to meet her best friend and Yu Yingchun.
Since the large wing boat could not enter the sect, Su Xiaoyuan and Ruan Mianmian went back to pack their luggage and various belongings and utensils, put them in the Qiankun bag, and took a small boat with their puppets and spirit pets. They moved into their new home that night. The wing boat was still kept and moored at the original airport, used as a luxurious aerial vacation home. During their vacation, they could use it to travel around Taiyan.
It was already dark when they moved. The puppet man had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and had his own set of storage rules. Su Xiaoyuan couldn't help but think of the spiritual spring that the deacon mentioned and couldn't help but feel moved.
"How about we go to the Lingquan Spring together?" Su Xiaoyuan met the puppet's deep gaze and hurriedly explained, "Just soak in the hot spring, nothing else."
The puppet lowered his eyes and said, "There are still some things to pack. Xiao Yuan, go by yourself. I will take a bath in the bathhouse after you finish packing."
Seeing that he still had a pile of boxes and cages that had not been sorted out, Su Xiaoyuan took the lantern and went out with Linghe.
Although the forest is deep, perhaps because of the strong spiritual power, the atmosphere is peaceful and harmonious, and there is a faint spiritual light flowing among the branches and leaves. Su Xiaoyuan, who is afraid of the dark, does not feel scared when walking alone in the forest with the cranes.
The forest is deep and the paths are interconnected. If there was no spiritual crane to lead the way, she would definitely get lost in no time.
The spiritual crane took her on a winding journey for a long time. Under normal circumstances, Su Xiaoyuan's legs would have become weak, but in this mountain forest filled with spiritual energy, she did not feel tired at all. Instead, she felt lighter and lighter as she walked.
She had felt this feeling once in the Gu Forest of Moon Village, but Tai Yan's spiritual energy was more abundant, deep, pure and upright, and completely different from the Gu Forest.
After turning countless corners, the crane finally stopped. Su Xiaoyuan vaguely heard the sound of water. She pushed aside the branches and looked forward. She saw that the front suddenly opened up. Under the starry sky, a clear pool was slowly surging like mercury. Spiritual energy continued to flow out of the pool and was blown everywhere by the pine wind.
Su Xiaoyuan almost fainted, not because the scenery was too beautiful, but because there was a person in the spiritual spring, a man.
The man stood in the water, which only reached his waist. His thin undershirt was soaked through, revealing his good figure with broad shoulders and narrow waist. His long black hair was wet and fell into clumps, hanging casually from his shoulders and floating on the water.
Su Xiaoyuan felt that the figure looked familiar. Without giving it much thought, she quietly moved her feet back, thinking about leaving in a dignified manner without disturbing her fellow disciple. But as soon as she moved, a familiar voice rang out: "Who is it?"
Su Xiaoyuan's feet seemed to be nailed down, and she could hardly believe her ears. That was clearly the voice of Immortal Master Ling Yue.
How did he get here? Why didn't he set up a formation barrier?
Just as she was thinking, the man turned around, revealing a face that she had often seen in her dreams recently.
The wet long hair, the moist but cold eyes, and the water droplets on the tip of the nose and chin all felt familiar to her.
The spiritual spring had its own glow, which clearly reflected his face and outlined the slender and beautiful lines of his muscles under his wet clothes, even the color of his chest was clear.
Very pink.
Su Xiaoyuan's lower abdomen tightened reflexively and she couldn't help swallowing.
In just this short moment, she missed the best opportunity to introduce herself and defend herself. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt her heart tighten, and a suction force pulled her into the air, and her eyes met the man's.
"Fellow Daoist Su?" Ling Yuexianzun's eyes revealed genuine confusion.
The force holding Su Xiaoyuan suddenly loosened, and with a "splash", she fell into the pool.
Su Xiaoyuan was afraid of water. She panicked the moment she dived into the water and flailing her limbs around trying to grab something to save her life.
She really caught something.
It was Ling Yuexianzun's arm! She was terrified, but her instinct for survival made her ignore so much and she held on tightly to the life-saving object.
After finally stabilizing herself on the slippery bottom of the pool and emerging from the water, she took a few breaths smoothly before she suddenly realized that the feel and thickness of the object she was holding were not right.
That wasn't the Immortal Venerable's arm, but something else! Su Xiaoyuan instantly felt a chill run down her spine.
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