Chapter 53 It's been ten years since I've had a hot meal.
Su Yu and Feng Huaijin exchanged a glance and tacitly stopped paying attention.
After the dishes were served, the one who ate the most happily among the group of demons was Shu Yuanlan, who was using Wu Xi's body. She ate with great emotion while responding to Wu Xi's instructions in her sea of consciousness.
Seeing that her ancestor was focused on eating, Hua Min breathed a sigh of relief, regained her calm and composed demeanor, and gracefully served Fang Fang food.
At the same time, with a mysterious smile on his lips, he said to Su Yu and Feng Huaijin, "Although you both know my identity, I would still like to reintroduce myself."
"I serve as an assistant instructor at Yuanfu. In addition to my studies, I am also responsible for researching and managing magical plants. If you have any needs in this regard, you can contact me at any time."
"It is my good fortune that my good-for-nothing brother has friends like you. I am grateful for your care."
Su Yu exchanged a few polite words with him.
Shu Yuanlan had just finished eating and looked up at Hua Min, asking, "Uncle Hua, what about the new dress you promised to buy me?"
Upon hearing the pure child's voice, Su Yu and Feng Huaijin's expressions were momentarily complex and difficult to describe.
There's an awkward feeling when you see a mature person pretending to be young.
Hua Min's forced smile vanished instantly. He turned to Hua Xian and asked, "Little Flower Fairy, where are the clothes I asked you to buy?"
"It's too big, I'm returning it." Hua Xian said with a sour face, clearly displeased with Hua Min's way of addressing her.
He had initially thought the message was from a girl in her early teens, but it turned out to be a real baby.
“Then…” Hua Min cautiously looked at her ancestor who was pretending to be young.
The ancestor's eyes glistened with tears.
"Waaaah, you bad uncle, you didn't keep your promise!" She cried a few half-heartedly, jumped off the stool, ran to Su Yu's side, and hugged his leg. "I don't want you anymore, waaaah, I want this handsome brother! Brother, please take me back, okay?"
Su Yu's pupils dilated.
Hua Min looked pleasantly surprised.
Feng Huaijin was clearly displeased and tried to pull his martial uncle away.
The remaining demons were at a loss.
Su Yu frantically tried to send a telepathic message to Shu Yuanlan, but it was all rejected.
Wu Xi was also very strong; his legs were held so tightly that he couldn't pull them out.
Feng Huaijin grabbed Su Yu's upper body and pulled him out, trying to free his brother from the clutches of his terrifying senior uncle.
"Waaaaah, you're bullying a child! I won't let you go!"
Hua Xian, Rong Lan, and Fang Fang attempted to take the child away.
Amidst the chaotic stalemate, Wu Xi, who was in her sea of consciousness, finally noticed the commotion outside. She then transmitted her voice to her disciples, her tone weary and aged:
He sounds very experienced.
In the end, Shu Yuanlan emerged victorious.
Under Hua Min's clearly sympathetic yet greatly relieved gaze, Su Yu and Feng Huaijin led her back with slightly stiff postures.
You could see his gratitude.
But I don't need this gratitude.
On the way back, Shu Yuanlan bought a bunch of snacks, but she was still cooperative, and in any case, she achieved her goal.
See, she said it was just a matter of finding a reason to be taken away, it's such a simple thing.
[We've arrived. Give me back my body first.]
[Tch, I get it.]
As soon as Su Yu entered the courtyard, she noticed the change in the demon cub's expression and tentatively asked, "Master?"
“Hmm,” a serious expression appeared on the child’s face, looking somewhat strange. “Ayu, your teacher has something to discuss with you. Huaijin, you should go back first.”
Some things are better left unknown to the devil.
Feng Huaijin pursed his lips reluctantly.
"Yes, disciple takes his leave."
He left with his eyes down, and then saw that his master had set up a shield around his brother's courtyard.
Fang Fang's ability is really impressive; he also wants the ability to know his brother's condition at any time.
No, it's just that my brother likes to take the lead when things happen; he really needs that.
In the courtyard, Wu Xi and Su Yu entered the study. He frowned, and even asked Su Yu with some nervousness, "Did you see something at Baiwei Restaurant just now?"
Su Yu remained silent for a moment before answering, "What does Master mean?"
"Don't play dumb!" Wu Xi was a little impatient, but since she was too short, she could only grab her apprentice's clothes and pull hard.
“…I did see a little bit,” Su Yu said cautiously, “I saw you fighting with Uncle Shu, and when you shrank back to your original size after the fight.”
In the end, Wu Xi gritted her teeth and unleashed a powerful attack on Shu Yuanlan, blasting away the demon. However, she herself was poisoned. Unbeknownst to all the demons, while she still had the power to use magic, she secretly collected and nurtured Shu Yuanlan's broken soul.
Originally, it was hidden in the Soul-Nourishing Stone and placed in the storage ring, but Wu Xi thought it would be too easy to be discovered, so she simply hid her sleeping, broken soul deep in her own sea of consciousness to nurture it.
In recent years, Wu Xi has been searching for medicine everywhere to treat himself and Shu Yuanlan.
Su Yu had only helped him detoxify, but the injuries Shu Yuanlan left him couldn't be healed by just any healing pill.
However, the secret technique he used also shrunk his own body. Shu Yuanlan's soul was also damaged. Although he has now awakened, his thoughts and behaviors have become childish and he has a very wicked sense of humor.
Su Yu was amazed.
“Keep this to yourself!” Wu Xi crossed her arms. “Whether it’s about me and Shu Yuanlan or about you seeing these things!”
"Don't let your mind wander aimlessly, lest you see things you shouldn't see in the past, future, or present, and it will shorten your lifespan!"
Short lifespan is unlikely, since the world's consciousness will give its staff preferential treatment.
Su Yu squatted down to look him in the eye, her eyes unreadable: "I thought Master should be very happy."
After all, they took him as their disciple because they valued his Moon Demon bloodline.
Wu Xi stretched out her index finger and poked Su Yu's forehead hard.
"Let me tell you, your Uncle Shu and I had to fight to the death for the position of Palace Master because of the Demon Palace. When you two picked me up, the demons from the Demon Palace were hiding nearby!"
Wu Xi gritted her teeth: "If it weren't for that bastard playing dirty tricks on us, we wouldn't be so badly injured."
"This Demon Lord is utterly useless except for his strength. You can't reveal that you've seen him; absolutely not now!"
"Otherwise, you can just wait to be exploited and worn down to death!"
“…I understand,” Su Yu replied softly, clutching her head in pain, but her voice was much gentler. “Then what was the matter that Master rushed back for?”
At this point, Wu Xi's expression became somewhat uneasy. He first took out a bag of magical treasures and handed it to Su Yu, saying sincerely, "Disciple, I haven't shown my face for so long because I'm considering the image of the Lord of the Manor."
Su Yu took the bag and scanned it with her divine sense, feeling that this matter was probably quite significant.
"But I must make an appearance at the four tournaments the year after next."
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