Chapter 197 Daju's True Love
It was another whole night of meditation and practice. When there was movement in the yard at dawn, Xu Chuchu heard it first.
"It's New Year's Day, where are you going so early?" She pushed open the door and saw her junior brother Xu Zhe, also known as Gigi, who had packed up and was ready to go.
"Good morning, Senior Sister," Jiji said politely. "Sister Cuihua from the next village said there have been a lot of snakes wandering into the village recently. She's worried it might be a snake demon causing trouble, so she asked me to go over and take a look today."
"Jiji is also famous around here, eh?" Xu Chuchu laughed, "But why are there snakes in this season? Even snake demons need to hibernate."
"I don't know." Gigi shook her head. "We can only go and see for ourselves."
"Are you going alone?" Xu Chuchu pressed. "Even if you encounter a snake demon, you won't be able to handle it."
Jiji is only at the second level of cultivation. Any monster that dares to cause trouble in the village must be at least at the third level. If they really meet, won’t he be beaten to a pulp?
Jiji pouted. "Originally, Daju agreed to go with me. He said cats are the best at catching snakes. But he hasn't woken up yet and I can't wake him up even if I call him. I don't want to wait any longer. If I'm any later, I'll be late."
"This big orange." Xu Chuchu shook her head. She promised others this and that every day, but never fulfilled her promise.
She walked to Daju's room, opened the window and took a look. She found that Daju was squeezed into a quilt with Ah Fu in the form of a cat. The man and the cat were hugging each other tightly and sleeping soundly. Only the cat's head and the human head were exposed. They looked particularly warm.
"Have they both been sleeping like this lately?" Xu Chuchu asked hesitantly.
"Yeah." Gigi nodded.
"Forget it." Xu Chuchu rubbed his eyes and pretended not to see it.
Since he was a child, Daju has loved sleeping on humans. It was okay when he was a kitten, and Xu Chuchu could still tolerate it. Later, he grew fatter and fatter, and Xu Chuchu often slept in the middle of the night and thought he was being sleep-paralyzed by a ghost, so he would not let him sleep on him.
He has finally found his "true love" who is willing to sleep with him, which is great.
"Come on, let senior sister accompany you." Xu Chuchu said to Jiji.
Jiji said hurriedly: "No need, it's rare for Senior Sister to come back for the New Year, so just stay at home with Master..."
"Alright, why are you being so polite to Senior Sister?" Xu Chuchu ruffled Jiji's hair like she was rubbing a big orange. "What if you go alone and get eaten by a snake demon?"
"Okay then..." Gigi lowered her head, then suddenly remembered something and ran back, "Sister, wait a minute, I'm going to get something!"
"Okay." Xu Chuchu said.
Not long after, Gigi took an umbrella from the room and handed it to Xu Chuchu. It was her Floating Life Umbrella.
A few days ago, when she broke into the Imperial Observatory at night, she used this umbrella to resist the heavy attack from the Grand Master. Although umbrella-type magic weapons have the strongest defense capabilities among many magic weapons, it was still burned and had holes, and the frame was also scattered on one side.
Now it's actually... repaired? !
Although the patch is ugly and the umbrella frame is heavy due to the multiple layers of reinforcement, it is still usable and as powerful as before.
"Jiji, you are so amazing. You can even repair magical instruments?!" Xu Chuchu was surprised and delighted.
This umbrella has been with her for so long. She uses it to kill enemies and shelter from the rain, and she has developed a special feeling for it.
"No, my master also helped me with the repair." Jiji's face flushed slightly. "I used to be a beggar. I learned a little from a carpenter who was traveling with me. I did the repairs, but what materials to use and how to use spiritual power to strengthen it were all taught by my master."
Xu Chuchu said happily: "Then thank you and Master at the same time!"
These days have been busy with the New Year celebrations, and everyone has been working during the day. I didn't see Jiji repairing the umbrella, so I guess he must have stayed up late at night to do it. Xu Chuchu was very touched.
"Don't be so polite, Senior Sister!" Jiji patted his chest. "Master said the umbrella has become heavier and not as convenient to use as before. When my craftsmanship becomes more refined, I will help you modify it."
"Okay, then senior sister will wait for you." Xu Chuchu nodded with a smile.
Seeing that everyone else in the house was still resting, the two men did not disturb them. They left a note explaining the reason and went to the neighboring village together.
After mentioning Gigi's previous wandering experience, Xu Chuchu naturally asked a few more questions on the way.
I only then learned that Gigi was an orphan who grew up eating at many people's homes. He had carried the dagger, which was said to be a "family heirloom", with him since he could remember. Because it was rusty on the surface, no one had ever thought of stealing it.
But Gigi felt that no matter who left the sword to him, it meant that the sword must be valuable.
He also wanted to use this to find his parents and family, but he still had no clues.
It was not until he met Xu Chuchu that he realized that this dagger was a true high-level magical weapon, not just the heirloom he thought it was.
"In that case, Jiji should also come from a family of cultivators, right?" Xu Chuchu couldn't help but think of the sword's current condition and sighed, "Since it's a family heirloom, Senior Sister... I will definitely find a way to retrieve it for you, and use it to help you find your family."
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether I look for it or not." Jiji shook his head. "Master said that everything depends on fate. Since I have no fate with my original family, there is no point in keeping the sword. You are my family."
Xu Chuchu smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Are kids these days so insightful? They're much better than her. She's really living like a dog at her age.
The two of them went to the village and met the sister Cuihua that Jiji had mentioned. After wishing each other a happy new year, Cuihua took them to see several places where snakes were found.
"Look, they're here again!" Cuihua anxiously used a bamboo pole to pick up two black-striped snakes about a foot long curled up in the corner of the woodshed and pulled them out. "We just came to clear them out last night, and they're back again this morning, stealing eggs and biting people! Luckily they're not venomous, otherwise everyone in the village would have been bitten to death."
Xu Chuchu casually picked up a small one and observed the patterns on its body. "It's an Elaphe, not venomous, but it's still troublesome if there are too many. When did you first discover it?"
Cuihua thought for a moment and said, "Not long ago. Just the past two days, there were suddenly a lot of them. There weren't any before."
Jiji used his spiritual power to test the snake: "It's not a snake demon, it's just an ordinary snake. But at this time of year, they should all be resting in their nests. Why would they come to the village?"
"That's right, it really worries me to death." Cuihua continued, "Please, two fortune tellers, please pay more attention to it."
"No problem." Xu Chuchu said, "We still need to go around the village a bit more. Sister Cuihua, please go back first. We'll let you know if anything urgent happens."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Remember to come to my house for a quick meal at noon!" Cuihua greeted and happily went home to take care of the children.
Xu Chuchu and Jiji searched for several spots in the village where snakes were found, and then dug in the nearby fields. Sure enough, they found several small snake nests with many snake eggs buried in them. The white, oval-shaped eggs were stuck together, like large insect eggs, which was a bit disgusting.
"Are the snakes in heat? Why are there so many?" Gigi gave them a look with disgust.
Xu Chuchu choked: "What do you mean by estrus? Who taught you to say that?"
She lowered her voice and said, "There's a snake queen nearby."
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