Chapter 8: Raising children is not easy!
“Reporting to Immortal Tea Lord,” Longjing said, standing before the tea table, “Lord Xuanfeng and Lord Qimen have already departed for Frostfall Peak, however…”
Xianming raised a slight brow and asked softly, "But what?"
"However, a girl was traveling with them. I inquired and learned that she is the only daughter of the diviner Su Yuan, named Su Yuyao. Su Yuan and his wife were recently murdered, leaving her all alone. I don't know what she was thinking, but she ran off to follow Lord Xuanfeng..."
"Oh? The Su couple were murdered?" Xianmingjun put down his teacup, intrigued. "Have you found out who did it?"
"Your humble servant is incompetent and has not found any conclusive evidence. All I know is that people from Youlong Palace appeared on the day Su Yuan and his wife were killed."
"Oh?" Xianming narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly, "This is getting more and more interesting..."
...
"What did you do?! How could you forget about Su Yuyao?!" Chao Xi slammed her hand on the table angrily. "Now that girl has run off to find Xuan Feng. What if she finds out something? Xuan Feng will have something on us! What will we do then?"
Zeyuan lowered his head and said, "Father, don't worry. I heard that this little girl ran away because she was playing. When she came back, the house had burned down, so she definitely doesn't know anything."
"That would be for the best!" Chao Xi glanced at Ze Yuan and said with some worry, "However, for safety's sake, this girl can't be kept. What if she knows something? Wouldn't that just bolster Xuan Feng's power?"
“Father, you don’t need to worry about that at all! It’s said that this girl has just reached the age of marriage, but she is spoiled rotten by Su Yuan and his wife. She is both unreasonable and willful, and she is always causing trouble. She is not a useful person at all.” Ze Yuan said with a smile.
"Hey! We must never be careless. It's best to be cautious. Tell the Golden Moss Rat that he must! Absolutely! Eliminate Su Yuyao!"
Tide stood up, picked up a blue box, took out a blue pill from it, popped it into his mouth, swallowed it, and said, "I have to go to your mother's place. You need to take care of this matter as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Father!"
...
Outside the palace of the female mother, an old nanny blocked the tide's path.
"Lord Tide, Lady Yi is inside talking with Lord Ruixin and Princess Jinyu. She may not have time to see you."
"What?! Mother Yi clearly summoned me here, how could this be..."
"Lord Ruixin and Princess Jinyu have come unexpectedly. When the Empress Dowager saw that you had not yet arrived, she let them go in first. Now, word has come that they want to stay for dinner tonight, so... please go back."
As they were talking, a woman with delicate features, a slender waist, and graceful steps walked out of the palace.
With delicate eyebrows and slender eyes, she gently bent her knees and said softly to the old nanny, "Nanny Guiyue, I'm leaving now. My father and mother haven't been reunited for a long time, so I won't bother you any longer."
Guiyue bowed slightly and said, "Princess Jinyu, please take care."
“Lord Tide? Please forgive me, Lord Tide, Jin Yu didn’t even see you here,” Jin Yu said, bowing slightly to Tide. “My father is inside, and I don’t know if my mother will summon you again…”
Chao Xi looked at the arrogant Jin Yu in front of her, snorted, and angrily turned away.
Jin Yu straightened up and coldly watched Chao Xi's retreating figure...
At the foot of the sacred mountain, a waterfall cascades gracefully, its mist billowing and chilling. Beneath the waterfall, in the icy pool, a sapphire-blue coral sways gently in the water.
Xianming, carrying a bucket of water and gently adjusting her long robe, crouched down on the bank of the icy pool, gazing at the shimmering blue reflections in the water, and asked in surprise, "Is that... Lord Tide?"
The water in the pool surged upwards, and the waves crashed against the shore. Xianming quickly got up and retreated to a distance. Suddenly, she saw a blue water dragon burst out of the water and transform into a strong, muscular man on the edge of the pool. It was none other than the Tide Lord.
Xianming lowered her head, turned around, put the bucket aside, and said, "Tide Lord, this pool belongs to the tea garden and is the source of tea. Why did you come uninvited and pollute my icy pool?"
Tide Lord blushed, hurriedly dressed, and bowed slightly to Immortal Tea's retreating figure, saying, "Immortal Tea, please forgive me, I... I'm truly sorry, I didn't know the Ice Pool had such a use, so..."
"Never mind, no need to apologize. I don't want this icy pool anymore." With that, Xianming picked up the bucket and quickly left.
As Chao Xi gazed at the figure with swaying black hair and flowing white robes before him, a surge of desire welled up within him, and his swollen body made him restless and uneasy.
Unexpectedly, this pill is so potent! It couldn't even suppress the effects of this icy pool water! Should we really find someone to help us?
He looked up at the immortal tea in front of him...
Xianming, carrying a bucket of water, turned around to check the unusual sounds behind her. She saw Chaoxi kneeling on the ground, her eyes red and face flushed, breathing heavily and rapidly.
"Tide Lord, what's wrong?" Xianming's soft and delicate voice ignited the fire in Tide's heart.
Tide hunched over, his blood rushing to the same spot as he endured the impending explosion of pain, struggling to suppress his impulse.
Suddenly, a cold, soft hand touched his forehead. "Tide Lord, why is your head so hot?"
Chao Xi's body trembled, and she slowly raised her head. Her gaze slid over the wide-necked, low-cut long robe and lingered on Xian Ming's fair face, bewitching phoenix eyes, and dreamy expression. "Xian Ming Jun... I..."
"What's wrong with you?" Her thin lips were slightly parted, revealing her pearly white teeth. Strands of black hair fell between her lips, and the aroma of tea wafted over.
The tide's will crumbled instantly. It pounced on Xianming, pinning him beneath it. While violently tearing open Xianming's robe, it pleaded urgently, "Xianming, I know what kind of person you are, which is why you swore to never submit to Mother Yi. So just submit to me! You'll help me out of this predicament, and I'll quench your thousand-year thirst..."
"Tide! What are you doing! You bastard!" Xianming shouted in protest, but because he was weak and powerless, he was no match for Tide.
Xianming struggled with all her might, but Chaoxi had completely lost her mind and couldn't care less about Xianming's screams! After an unknown amount of time, when Chaoxi regained her senses, she found that Xianming beneath her was covered in tears, her body was bruised and swollen with blood.
"Xianming, I...I...I'm sorry," Chaoxi said with a hint of guilt.
Xianming's lips still had traces of blood that hadn't dried, and her eyes were filled with angry despair.
Chao Xi draped her long robe over Xian Ming and said softly, "Xian Ming, let me take you home."
"Get out..." Xianming's voice was weak, but resolute.
He threw off Chao Xi's long robe, endured the pain all over his body, got up, picked up his tattered white robe again, barely covering his body, and said coldly, "Chao Xi, I am more than a thousand years older than you, and my son Xuan Feng is the eldest son of Yi Mu. By all accounts, what you have done today violates the laws of Heaven. If I go to see Yi Mu in this state, even if I am not well received, Yi Mu will not tolerate you."
Chao Xi was slightly taken aback. Looking at Xian Ming, who was both delicate and stubborn, and who, despite being a man, displayed the frail beauty of a woman, his feelings of guilt turned into a desire to possess her.
Chao Xi straightened his clothes, walked behind Xian Ming, and pulled the cold Xian Ming into his warm embrace. He gently touched Xian Ming's earlobe with his lips and whispered, "Xian Ming, if you really want to see Mother Yi, I am willing to accept the punishment! Back then, so many people wanted to spend the night with you, but Mother Yi beat them to it. Your courage to resist to the death is admirable! It is my good fortune to have this opportunity with you!"
"Hmph, Tide, you're so sure I won't dare to complain, aren't you?" Xianming said, clutching her collar and trembling.
"How are you going to sue? Although I forced you at first, but..." Chao Xi pried open Xian Ming's fingers, pulled down her white shirt, and gently brushed her snow-white shoulders with the stubble on her chin, making Xian Ming tremble with ticklishness. "Your body can't lie to me."
A warm, rough hand slowly reached inside the tattered clothes, and a calm, unhurried voice sounded in Xianming's ear, "Xianming, how have you survived these thousands of years?"
"You bastard..."
Chao Xi brushed aside Xian Ming's long hair, buried her face in Xian Ming's neck, and kissed her passionately.
Before long, Xianming, with tears streaming down her face, slowly lost the ability to resist and collapsed to the ground, trembling.
Chao Xi wrapped Xian Ming tightly in her long robe, held her in her arms, and whispered, "Xian Ming, I'll take you back."
The aroma of tea filled the Never-Night Lodge, and on the simple bed lay a wrapped cup of fine tea.
Tide gently stroked Xianming's damp face, looking at his gentle appearance, and said, "Xianming, if Mother Yi hadn't imprisoned you, how many men's hearts would you have captured?"
He leaned down and kissed Xianming's lips passionately, and Xianming finally couldn't help but respond.
After a long while, Chao Xi finally stood up and said softly, "Take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you again in a while."
"You bastard!" Xianming frowned slightly, gritted her teeth, and scolded him coquettishly.
Tide felt an intense itch in his heart. If only his mother hadn't trapped him or forced herself on him!
“Immortal Tea Lord, Tide Lord has already left,” Longjing reported as he entered the room.
Exhausted, Xianming's face lost its playful expression. She said softly, "Help me... let go, I have no strength left..."
"yes!"
Longjing stepped forward and helped Xianming unfold her blue robe. When she saw the body covered in wounds and sticky with blood, she was so frightened that she took two steps back.
"What's wrong?" Tears welled up in Xianming's eyes. "Do you think I'm dirty?"
With tears in her eyes and her fists clenched, Longjing replied in a low voice, "Xianmingjun, why...why are you doing this?"
"Yes... what have I suffered for thousands of years... what was the point?" Xianming slowly closed her eyes, letting the tears flow.
...
"Immortal Master, I just don't understand! With so many fine horses, why choose this one?" Xuanfeng said angrily, pointing at the short, fat, gray horse with black spots and a messy mane. "This horse is lazy and greedy. It's been traveling for days! And we still haven't reached the territory of Lüshuang Peak!"
"If Yao'er likes it, I'll buy it," Qi Men said with a smile, stroking his beard.
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao, who was running and jumping ahead, and sniffed with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "You brat! It's not like she's paying for it, why should I listen to her?!"
"My lord, please don't be angry. I think Yao'er makes sense, so I bought it." Qi Men stroked his beard and said leisurely, "The white rice cake is short and fat, lazy and greedy, and it doesn't look good either. If we don't buy it, it will only be killed and eaten."
"White rice cake? What white rice cake?" Xuanfeng asked in confusion.
"Look!" Qimen pointed to the horse in front of him and said, "Its name is Bai Mi Gao (White Rice Cake), Yao'er named it!"
"Holy crap..." Xuanfeng rolled his eyes in exasperation, "You guys even gave them names?!"
"My lord!" Qimen said sternly, "You must not speak carelessly!"
"White rice cake! White rice cake! Come quick! There's cat's tail grass here! Do you want some?" Su Yuyao called out from the front.
Upon hearing this, Bai Mi Gao perked up and ran over, wiggling her belly.
"Hey? Look, sir! The white rice cake is running... pretty fast!" Qi Men said awkwardly, pointing at the carriage that had gone far away.
"Immortal Master, it ran pretty fast," Xuanfeng said angrily, pointing to the various bundles on his body, "but my luggage is still with me!"
He was furious as he walked, saying, "The carriage was provided to carry luggage, but this damned broken horse doesn't want to carry even a little bit more!"
Su Yuyao was feeding Bai Migao cattail grass when she saw Xuanfeng puffing out his cheeks and walking over, so she quickly protected Bai Migao.
Xuanfeng took off his luggage and threw it into the carriage. He glanced at Su Yuyao and said angrily, "You're still protecting this broken horse? Just because of the horse you picked, I could beat you up without even asking!"
"I..." Su Yuyao was about to speak when Xuan Feng grabbed her and threw her into the car.
"Immortal Master! Get in the carriage!" Xuanfeng called to Qimen, then turned and tapped Baimigao's head, saying, "I don't care if you're Osmanthus Cake or Red Date Cake! If you don't pull the carriage properly and keep throwing a tantrum, I'll chop you up!"
The white rice cake was puffing out air from its nostrils.
Xuanfeng stepped into the carriage, pulled on the reins, and gave them a sharp tug, finally getting Bai Migao to obediently continue on its way.
"You brat!" Xuanfeng shouted angrily at Su Yuyao while driving the carriage, "From now on, you must get my permission before buying anything or doing anything! Absolutely! If I find you wasting money again, see how I deal with you! Do you understand?!"
"My lord, Yao'er is so young, why must you..."
"Immortal Master Qimen! From now on, all decisions must be approved by me!" Xuanfeng said, suppressing his anger. "I always said I didn't have time to raise children. This troublemaker has caused so much trouble! She's such a burden..."
Su Yuyao huddled in the corner, listening to Xuanfeng's words. Her heart sank, and tears began to fall again, seemingly worthless.
"Lord Xuanfeng, please don't be angry... I just feel that Bai Migao is a lot like me. If no one is willing to take it in, it will die... Please don't send us away..."
This time, Xuanfeng's heart sank.
He turned around and looked at Su Yuyao, who was curled up in the corner with her legs drawn up to her chest. Her hair was disheveled, her face was flushed, and she looked cautious and fearful. Why did I lose my temper with her again?!
“Girl,” Xuanfeng’s tone softened, “I didn’t…”
"Wah—!" Su Yuyao burst into tears of grievance when she saw that Xuan Feng's attitude had softened.
"Oh dear! Yao'er, don't cry, don't cry..." Qi Men quickly comforted Su Yuyao.
When Su Yuyao saw someone comforting her, she cried even more unrestrainedly.
Xuan Feng's anger, which had just subsided, was gradually reignited by Su Yuyao's incessant crying.
I've truly brought this upon myself! I've brought this terrible karma! Xuanfeng gritted his teeth…
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