Chapter 086: Blue Moonlight (15)
The wind was strong on the sea, and silver-like spiritual power shot out from Luo Qifang's fluttering clothes, weaving into chains and tying up the mermaid.
Faced with the swordsman's unreasonable demands, the mermaid spat, "Don't even think about it! Even if you drain my blood, I won't shed a single tear!"
"Oh, why bother?"
Luo Qifang smiled lazily, then swung the knife handle back and struck it hard on the forehead.
After the crisp sound of bone cracking, he said without much surprise, "Ah, you used too much strength."
Looking at the siren again, it was lying on the ground with its head broken and bleeding. The spiritual power as dense as silk threads continuously seeped into it, constructing an illusion for it - based on the experiences of the people on the ship it robbed.
So the cruel but stupid mermaid realized for the first time that it is the result of one's own actions.
Burning, skinning, slicing flesh, grinding bones... It's like walking through hell, and it's not a good death.
“Ahhhhhhhh!——”
The siren let out shrill, inhuman screams, and curled up on the rocks, sometimes bouncing, sometimes twisting various parts of its body, just like a fish on an iron plate, being roasted and tortured by high, medium and low fires in turn.
All mortals shed tears when in extreme pain, and the siren was no exception. Soon, a mass of round, white beads accumulated beneath its body. These beads resembled mermaid tears, but they were a rare and precious medicine.
Luo Qifang picked it up with a wave of her sleeve, a look of disdain on her face. "Pain, fear, regret, repentance... I don't know if using the tears condensed from these emotions to nourish my body will be any use, but I really don't want to create a beautiful illusion for it."
"Forget it, I'll find something else to make up for it for him."
As Luo Qifang spoke, she put away her tears and smashed the siren's forehead with the handle of the knife again.
The mermaid woke up with shock, realizing that it was just an illusion. She couldn't help crying out and begging for mercy.
"The world of cultivation emphasizes a cycle of cause and effect. Retribution is inevitable. Coincidentally, I am your retribution."
Luo Qifang squatted on one knee and stroked the mermaid's head with her palm. The mermaid's body shrank and soon turned into a palm-sized fish, wagging its tail and jumping around randomly.
"You treated that ship like a chopping block. Now it's time you were on the chopping block yourself."
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"There's one thing I must confirm." Chen Yunli pointed at the soup Luo Qifang had personally brought, and met his sincere, gentle, and apologetic eyes. "Isn't this soup made with the fish that the sea monster transformed into?"
"Of course not, why would you think so?"
Luo Qifang was slightly surprised. "The fish wasn't good, so I gave it to the fishermen on the coast. I made the soup with the tears of the sea monster. It's very nourishing. Would you like to try it?"
Chen Yunli took a deep breath and pursed his lips to reveal an awkward but polite smile.
"Actually, there's no need to go through so much trouble. I..."
"It's no trouble. I just picked up a little mermaid. Don't be so polite."
Luo Qifang interrupted him with a smile, talking about dealing with the sea monster, her tone as calm as buying a bunch of baby cabbage at the market. And considering his expression, it was still a stale baby cabbage.
Unable to refuse the kind offer, Chen Yunli took the bowl and took a sip carefully.
Putting aside the psychological factors, the soup made with mermaid tears tastes very good. It tastes like snow-white, thick and gelatinous fish soup. It not only has no fishy smell, but also exudes a faint fragrance.
"How is it? It's not bad to drink, right?" Luo Qifang asked expectantly.
"It's delicious." Chen Yunli drank it all in one gulp. "Thank you."
Luo Qifang breathed a sigh of relief, handed over the handkerchief, took the bowl, and placed it on the table next to her.
"This is my first time making soup. I'm not very experienced and my skills aren't great. Next time..." He said excitedly but stopped mid-sentence. "Never mind, let's not have a next time."
Chen Yunli wiped the soup stains from the corner of his lips and looked at Luo Qifang with some curiosity.
He had a calm and steady face, but his personality was quite lively and childish. I think the sentences describing his "youthful spirit" in the history books of the academy all came from this period.
Chen Yunli was still thinking about the mission, and since he had developed a slight interest in him, he took the opportunity to ask, "Speaking of which, Mr. Luo was fighting before? The fight was so intense, were you two enemies?"
"He's not an enemy, he's an evil cultivator. He massacred several villages along the coast. When I ran into him, I wanted to kill him... ahem, capture him and avenge those innocent people who died. But..."
Luo Qifang glanced at Chen Yunli and quickly turned her head away, pretending to be busy and took an orange from the table to peel it.
Chen Yunli was stunned by his gaze, then reacted in the next second, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "In order to save me, you let him escape?"
"You can't say that."
It was obviously he who had this idea first, but after Chen Yunli pointed it out, he immediately denied it seriously.
"Your appearance caught me off guard, but it's true that I injured you, so saving you is my duty. As for that evil cultivator, I've left a mark on him. Once Yuanchen confirms that you're okay, I'll immediately set out in pursuit and won't let him escape!"
When he said the last sentence, his tone was low and his eyes were cold, but when he looked up at Chen Yunli, he returned to his approachable and gentle demeanor.
"Come, eat some oranges." He put all the peeled oranges into Chen Yunli's hands. Seeing Chen Yunli looking over, he smiled brightly in return. "These oranges were grown by Yuanchen. They're very sweet. Try some. If you like them, I'll sneak over to his tree and pick a few more."
Chen Yunli laughed out loud and said in a serious tone, "Then I will secretly accept it."
The two of them smiled at each other, leaving Su Chenyue, who was passing by the window, speechless.
He leaned against the wall and knocked on the window: "Hey, I can hear it."
The laughter in the room stopped abruptly. After a while, a piece of orange peel flew out from the window and hit Su Chenyu in the chest.
Su Chenyu was not angry: "Such fresh orange peels, perfect for boiling water and making tea."
Having said that, he turned and left happily.
In the afternoon, Su Chenyu brought some health-preserving tea and took Chen Yunli's pulse again.
"The Siren's Tears are truly a wonderful thing. Not only have they replenished most of the vitality you lost after your injury, they've also made up for a lot of the original deficiencies in your body." He exclaimed, then reached out to Luo Qifang, "Anything left? Let's share half when we meet."
Luo Qifang rolled her eyes elegantly at him.
"No, I ground them all up and made soup for Zhuji."
"Zhu Ji? Who is Zhu Ji?" Su Chenyu was stunned.
Chen Yunli, who was also enjoying the health-preserving porridge with wolfberry, orange peel, red dates, longan and lotus seeds... oh no, health-preserving tea, raised his hand.
"It's me. My surname is Chen, my given name is Yunli, and my courtesy name is Zhuji."
"I see." Su Chenyu suddenly realized and immediately glanced at Luo Qifang, "When will you change your habit of being so familiar with others? You've only known each other for a day and you're already calling me by my given name?"
"Friendship is not about the length of time. Besides, we are friends who have shared life and death together, don't you think, Zhuji?" Luo Qifang looked at Chen Yunli with a smile.
Chen Yunli pondered the story of their acquaintance and nodded, "It's indeed a life-or-death relationship. It almost cost me my life, so how can it not be called a life-or-death relationship?"
Su Chenyu: "...Okay, okay, as long as you are happy."
The three of them joked with each other for a while. Seeing that it was almost dusk and Chen Yunli's injuries were not serious, Luo Qifang decided to go and fulfill what she had told him before.
Su Chenyu had long been accustomed to his altruism and believed in his ability, so he only reminded him to be careful.
Chen Yunli lifted the quilt and pretended to get out of bed.
“Eh—”
The two of them quickly reached out to stop him, and Luo Qifang was the first to ask, "What are you going to do?"
Chen Yunli did not answer but asked, "With your strength, if you bring me along, will it affect your ability to deal with that evil cultivator?"
Luo Qifang raised her eyebrows. "You want to come with me? - Let me make it clear first, that evil cultivator is indeed worthy of going through hell and hell, but I was the one who hurt you, he didn't do it."
Buddy, do you have to be so honest?
Chen Yunli was at a loss for words. After he kindly explained, his thoughts became incoherent.
"It has nothing to do with this matter. I just simply can't stand evil cultivators." I simply want to cultivate feelings with you and complete the mission.
Chen Yunli swallowed his true words and lowered his eyes, saying, "My birthplace, Biechou Island, was also destroyed by an evil cultivator. But before I could seek revenge on him, he couldn't withstand the heavenly tribulation and was struck to pieces. This is a lifelong regret, and it also makes me extremely disgusted with all evil cultivators."
Luo Qifang's expression softened and she raised her hand to pat his shoulder.
"It's okay to have regrets and hatred, but don't use them to torture yourself. In fact, you can look at it from another perspective. For example, your enemy died in a heavenly calamity. It was the will of heaven that couldn't bear your suffering, so it helped you avenge your fate. Isn't this a great thing worth celebrating with a banquet?"
Chen Yunli's fingers that were supporting him on the bed curled up slightly.
When he had previously read the history of the Imperial Academy, he had always assumed that the words used by the historians to praise Luo Qifang's likable personality were exaggerated through a fan filter, but it turned out that they were not. Like the descriptions of Luo Qifang's appearance, they were realistic in style; Luo Qifang was truly that likable.
The perfect human template created by the system is so terrifying!
"You're very good at comforting people." Chen Yunli praised sincerely, but the mission still had to move forward. "However, I still want to see the end of that evil cultivator with my own eyes. Of course, if you are in a difficult situation, I..."
"That evil cultivator's strength is far inferior to mine. I can take you with me." Luo Qifang agreed without hesitation and pulled Chen Yunli off the bed. "If you wish, I can also let you take the final blow to kill the evil cultivator. It's to make up for the regret of not being able to take revenge myself before."
...He's really so thoughtful that it's scary.
Chen Yunli said helplessly: "That's not necessary, it would be safer if you do it."
Luo Qifang didn't force it, nodded, and then asked Su Chenyu: "Can he go out now? Can his body handle it?"
Su Chenyu scooped up a full spoonful of tea, blew it cool, and put it into his mouth.
"Go ahead, just block the wind for him, don't let him catch a cold."
"clear!"
Luo Qifang put her arm around Chen Yunli's waist, turned into a flash of light and rushed out of the room at lightning speed.
The two of them passed through the sea of clouds, with the blue sky above their heads and the setting sun right before their eyes.
Chen Yunli's eyes were only slightly affected by the wind at the beginning, but he was then protected by Luo Qifang's spiritual power. He looked around and found everything new to him.
I have seen the sea of clouds and the sunset when I took a plane before, but my vision was limited to the small window. It was not as exciting as flying in the sky.
In particular, the direction they flew was consistent with the direction of the setting sun, which was no different from getting the experience card of the myth - Kuafu chasing the sun.
Chen Yunli felt open-minded and extremely happy, and even forgot that he was also a cultivator and could fly.
He smiled unconsciously, gazing at the sun ahead. The warm afterglow blended with the sunset glow, reflecting into his glass-like eyes, reflecting even more brilliant and gentle colors.
Luo Qifang looked at him secretly: "Do you like sunsets? They look like yellow peaches, aren't they beautiful?"
Is this person allergic to romance?
"They look good." Chen Yunli laughed, "Yellow peaches look good too, and they taste good too."
Finally drawing his attention to herself, Luo Qifang said with a smile, "I know there's a wine shop that brews excellent yellow peach wine. I'll take you there to buy some when we get back."
Chen Yunli said helplessly, "Okay, but if you take me out for a drink, are you sure you won't get scolded by Mr. Su?"
Luo Qifang scratched her temples: "It's okay, we can buy some first and drink it together when you're fully recovered—and add vinegar to his portion!"
Chen Yunli couldn't help laughing.
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