Chapter 105 Belongs to Him Alone
Xu Chuchu's body temperature was like a gentle spring, gradually calming Xiao Yu's anxious state.
The energy he suddenly gained magnified all his senses and thoughts. He clearly felt his desire for power, his hatred for the monk who hurt Xu Chuchu, and his immense anger when he saw Yan Nanan carrying Xu Chuchu on his back.
How could his girl have any contact with other men?
Her entire body and mind, all her gaze, smile, and gentle words of comfort... should belong to him alone.
The thought that she was touched by others without knowing it because of his departure made him so angry that he almost exploded.
Yan Nan'an, this villain who took advantage of the opportunity, deserves to have both arms chopped off!
He was angry, he was furious... but in the end he forced himself to calm down.
Fortunately, he still has some remaining sanity.
He kept telling himself in his mind that Yan Nanan was not flirting with Xu Chuchu, but was rescuing her and doing a good deed.
Yes, good, good.
It was he who threw Xu Chuchu into the well first, which is why Yan Nanan had to do this.
He was at fault first.
Only by persuading himself like this over and over again could he barely suppress his murderous intent and put down the weapon pointing at Yan Nanan.
He doesn't want this to happen, he really doesn't want it to happen, he also wants to have a peaceful state of mind.
But he couldn't control it.
"Hmm... Xiao Yu?" Xu Chuchu mumbled softly in his arms, and suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing the intimate posture of the two, he instantly woke up, "You, why are you holding me so tightly?"
In fact, she woke up because she was strangled too tightly.
"Why are you crying?" She suddenly saw Xiao Yu's misty eyes and couldn't help laughing, "Wow, you didn't think I was dead, did you? I'm fine."
Xiao Yu let go of her with a stiff expression: "No... I just saw you fainted and was a little worried."
"I'm fine." Xu Chuchu smiled. "I just overexerted myself and am a little tired. How about you? How are you feeling? I just raised your cultivation level. It's normal for you to have a headache and chest tightness. It will be gone in a while. Oh, and where's that bald donkey?"
Seeing her smile and rapid-fire questions, Xiao Yu's nervous mood finally relaxed a little.
She knew nothing, so he could still hide it.
He told Xu Chuchu that he was fine. He had beaten the monk severely, but suddenly he had a headache and could not move, so the monk managed to escape.
"Is your head still hurting?" Xu Chuchu asked with concern. "I can use my spiritual power to help you relieve it."
Of course Xiao Yu was willing to accept such a good thing, but he almost did something wrong just now and was in a bad mood. In addition, his head didn't hurt much anymore, so he felt ashamed to accept it.
Just as I was thinking of declining, Yan Nanan spoke impatiently from the other side.
"Hey, that's enough. Stop flirting and provoking an old bachelor like me," he said. "Everyone in this village has collapsed. What should I do? Can I wake them up? And that old witch, she was chasing me and suddenly collapsed. What should I do with her?"
Xu Chuchu glanced around and found that the villagers who had served the old witch were lying unconscious on the ground. He nodded and said, "No hurry. The magic weapon that refined their souls was just overturned. Their souls are scattered and there is no one to control them. It is normal for them to be unconscious."
"But that old witch is different. Her body should have died long ago, and she has been relying on the power of the magic weapon to survive. Now that the magic weapon has changed hands, she will never wake up again."
"The most urgent thing is to wake up the villagers first." Xu Chuchu looked at Xiao Yu, "It's your turn. You are now the master of the magic weapon."
"The owner of the magic weapon?" Xiao Yu was puzzled.
"Well, I've made the magic weapon recognize you as its master." Xu Chuchu said with a smile, "Go and fetch that kettle first, and absorb all the souls back into the kettle."
Xiao Yu didn't ask any questions and did as he was told.
At first he could feel that the wronged souls obeyed his orders, and he thought it was because they drank the water inside. He didn't expect that it was the so-called... recognition of the master?
He went down to the bottom of the well and found the kettle. As expected, he felt a familiar warmth when he touched it. He subconsciously activated the magic weapon, and the scattered white mist automatically gathered back into the kettle.
When he turned back, he found the broken oil-paper umbrella dropped by the monk still at the bottom of the well. Thinking that Xu Chuchu might be useful to it, he picked it up.
I even searched the bottom of the well again to see if there were any fish that had escaped, but unfortunately there were none.
Xu Chuchu was very surprised when she saw the oil-paper umbrella, and said that she didn't expect that the bald monk would leave such a big gift for her.
My peach wood sword was crushed and I had no weapon left, but then a higher-level one was delivered to my door, which was just what I wanted.
She really wanted to try it out right away, but now things had to be done first.
"It's called the Soul-Refining Pot." She took the pot from Xiao Yu, "It can store and refine people's souls."
"Now place the pot in front of each villager and let them smell it. If their soul is still intact, they can wake up. If they can't wake up, there is nothing we can do."
Yan Nan'an was delighted when he heard this: "I'll help, I'll help, come here, quickly." As he said this, he wanted to lead Xiao Yu out.
"Follow the order, they are all the same." Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows.
He knew Yan Nanan wanted to save Huang Lili first, and he was determined not to give her this chance. If he had saved Huang Lili first, this guy would definitely be focused on taking care of Huang Lili, and would not follow him as a laborer.
The two men asked Xu Chuchu to rest in the house, and then released the souls back into the bodies of the villagers one by one.
The villagers of Wuchang Village were not persecuted together, but were gradually eroded over the past two years. Some have just been refined, while others have been refined away. Each person's situation is different.
Some young men woke up and were able to move after just smelling it, and were able to help Xiao Yu and others rescue other people. Some seriously ill ones were still unconscious.
They were busy until the evening before they finally settled everyone.
At this time, Xu Chuchu had woken up from a nap. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Yu taking a nap with his head propped up at the table. She didn't know if he had dreamed about something unhappy, but his brows were still furrowed.
She quietly got up and wanted to drink some water. As soon as she sat up, Xiao Yu was awakened by the creaking sound of the bed.
"Want some water? Don't move, I'll pour it for you." He rushed to the table to pour tea without even opening his eyes, and accidentally knocked some over.
"Here, it's warm." Xiao Yu handed the teacup to Xu Chuchu. "How do you feel now? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Chuchu was also confused when he just woke up. He silently took it and took a sip.
Wait, was she having some kind of illusion? Since when did Xiao Yu start to act so low in front of her?
In my memory, he still seemed to be that arrogant and aloof young man. Although he was very down-to-earth in times of emergency, carrying her on his back to find the antidote, etc. But in real life, when was it his turn to take care of others?
Shouldn't you normally sit on the chair, raise your eyebrows, wave your folding fan and say to her, "The water is on the table, pour it yourself if you want to drink it"?
But think about it, hasn't he been acting like a gentleman in front of her for a long time these days?
Every day when setting up camp, he would happily collect firewood and light a fire, and help her lay out the mat before going to bed. Every little thing he did seemed to show his care.
These cares came so slowly and long-lastingly, like the spring rain that moistens everything silently, and even Xu Chuchu, the frog, didn't feel it at all even if it was boiled in warm water.
Only then did she suddenly realize that Xiao Yu's care for her far exceeded that of an ordinary friend.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu was frightened by Xu Chuchu's gaze, and hurriedly rubbed the corners of his eyes, fearing that there would be eye boogers that would affect his image. Fortunately, there was none.
"No, thank you. I'm fine now." Xu Chuchu drank the tea in one gulp. "How is the village now? Are many people awake?"
"I've been awake for most of the time." Xiao Yu paused, took out the silver kettle from the bag beside him, and suddenly asked, "Chu Chu, why did you give me this kettle?"
"A kettle?" Xu Chuchu scratched her hair. "Oh, don't worry. Although this kettle can refine people's souls, it's not an evil object. Magical instruments have different functions, and there's no good or bad. If you don't use it to do evil, you won't be affected."
She thought Xiao Yu was worried because of what she had said to the monks before about the evil cultivators, so she explained a few more words.
The monk also used the same trick. He asked the old witch to refine the soul and let the old witch be polluted instead of himself, and then used his own power to speed up the refining to make up for the old witch's lack of cultivation.
But he did not absorb these powers, nor did he know who they were intended for.
"That's not what I meant." Xiao Yu said, "I want to ask why you don't recognize the master yourself. Can't you get these cultivation points by yourself?"
"Me?" Xu Chuchu was stunned, then laughed. "Why? You're not being polite to me, are you? There's no need. Did you notice that the white mist attacked me but not you? It's because your physique is special, and it just happens to be compatible with these powers."
"If the pot has 100% of its power, and you can absorb 80% or 90%, while I can only absorb 50% or 60%, then of course it's more appropriate for me to give it to you."
"...appropriate." Xiao Yu didn't expect Xu Chuchu to give such an answer.
This explanation seems reasonable, but Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu are two independent people. She has no obligation to give the opportunity to Xiao Yu just because Xiao Yu benefits more.
All I can say is that she has completely treated Xiao Yu as her own and is helping him without any selfish motives.
This made Xiao Yu feel more than 90% sweetness, and a small 10% of resentment towards his own weakness.
"You really don't need to think too much." Xu Chuchu added, "You don't know how much I've taken advantage of you. It's only right to return the favor."
"Well, taking advantage..." Xiao Yu's ears started burning again.
What Xu Chuchu meant by "taking advantage" was naturally to use his physique to practice, but he obviously had the wrong idea.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little ambiguous. The two of them were sitting on the same bed, one with legs crossed on the bed and the other with legs under the bed, which made him accidentally think of the wedding night.
Xu Chuchu was still yawning, as if she had not rested well, which made Xiao Yu want to push her down and let her have a good sleep.
“Bang!”
Unfortunately, several loud knocks on the door shattered his fantasy.
"Brother Xiao, Sister Xu, I'm coming in!" Yan Nan'an suddenly rushed in and saw that the two were obviously relieved. "It's good that you didn't sleep. Please come and see my Lili. She hasn't moved at all and her body is cold!"
Xu Chuchu took it seriously as soon as he heard it, got out of bed and put on his shoes: "I'm coming."
Xiao Yu also knew that human life was important, so he stood up silently, but he didn't look very happy.
Yan Nan'an was hoping that the two would save Huang Lili's life. He was afraid of offending anyone, so he apologized as he walked: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the main thing is that everyone else is fine and hasn't woken up and is sleeping. It's just that Lili is getting cold. I was really worried, otherwise I wouldn't have come to disturb you!"
"Stop talking." Xiao Yu coughed lightly, "Hurry and lead the way."
The three of them hurried to the room where Huang Lili was resting. Xu Chuchu briefly examined her body and determined the situation: "No, her soul has been away from her body for too long, and it took a long time to refine. It can no longer adapt to her body and it will be difficult for it to return to normal."
"What?!" Yan Nan'an was struck by lightning. "Please don't do that. We've gone through so much trouble and torment for so long. It can't be that we can't save him, right?"
He was devastated. He had already lost hope when he first saw Huang Lili's grave and only thought about revenge. Now that his hope had finally been ignited, it was extinguished again. It was really cruel.
"Please, please think of a solution!" he begged. "Forget about the next life. I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life."
Xu Chuchu had no interest in cattle and horses, but she still said, "It's not impossible."
"Where there are poisonous snakes, there must be an antidote within seven steps. The same goes for magical weapons. Their energy is so great that it will surely cause herbs that can repair the soul to grow in the surrounding area."
"There's such a useful medicine?" Yan Nan'an asked anxiously, "What does it look like? What color is it? How big is it? Tell me about it and I'll go find it right away."
He really cares about Huang Lili.
"...You might not be able to get it on your own." Xu Chuchu thought for a moment and guessed where the herbs would grow. "I'm not sure either. Let's go take a look together."
If there is any place that is most unusual and most likely to grow these precious herbs, it is only one place - Shuijing Lake.
Under the influence of the magic weapon, herbs rich in spiritual power grew at the bottom of the lake. The water ghosts in the lake were able to reproduce wildly after eating these herbs, and some even cultivated to the point where they could transform into human form.
This explains everything, but it doesn't mean that the herbs at the bottom of the lake are easy to get.
Previously, Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu accidentally entered the lair of water ghosts, and it was difficult for them to escape, let alone snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
The three of them lay in ambush behind a large rock on the lakeshore. In the bright moonlight, they saw the occasional dark heads floating on the lake surface and the occasional inexplicable waves. They didn't know what to do.
If it comes to a one-on-one fight, with Xu Chuchu's current cultivation and ability, he can fight on par with fourth-level and fifth-level physiognomists, and no one can stand up to him.
But what they are facing now are thousands of water ghosts, which are the power of nature. Even if Xu Chuchu, who was at the seventh level in his previous life, comes here, he may not be able to gain any advantage.
In the end, it was Yan Nan'an who sighed first: "If it really doesn't work... forget it. I don't want you two to risk your lives for me."
He had understood the power of water ghosts and was aware of the situation before him, so he knew there was no need to rush into danger.
Xu Chuchu also comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, let's look around, maybe it's growing somewhere else."
She looked at the direction of the lake with regret again, but suddenly found that there was a person standing on the lakeshore which was originally empty.
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