Food Therapy (Part 3)
Everyone was surprised.
Didn't Senior Brother Shi already practice abstaining from grains?
The group of food cultivators seemed to sense Shi Yuzhen's low mood and dared not answer the question easily.
For a moment, there was an eerie silence.
Wang Shi hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly broke the silence with a cough: "Shi Xiaoxiu, is this really true...? Then..."
Shi Yuzhen turned her body toward the direction Xu Ya had run off in, not caring much about the king's question.
Given Shi Yuzhen's strength, she could indeed put on airs as a food cultivator, so Master Wang had no choice but to cough repeatedly to remind her.
“You’ve been treating Junior Sister like she’s a servant,” Shi Yuzhen said in a flat tone, “which is why she’s always so late bringing me food. As for… you food cultivators’ own traitors, you can deal with them yourselves. Don’t wrong an innocent person.”
After saying that, Shi Yuzhen lifted her foot to leave.
Zhang Xin couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but retort: "Yes!"
Shi Yuzhen turned around in an instant.
Before the echo had faded, Zhang Xin suddenly felt an irresistible gust of wind rush into his sleeve. In a moment, the hidden pouches he had concealed in several places were shaken off by the impact.
The group of food cultivators saw their senior brother's equipment fall to the ground with a crackling sound.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be precious ingredients that had been stolen several days ago.
Zhang Xin stood frozen in place, his face turning from red to blue and then to green. The food was falling too fast, and he was powerless to stop it.
Wang Shi was incredulous, staring blankly at his first disciple, but Yu Zhen had already flown away on her sword.
In an instant, the king's army erupted in fury, his anger subsiding. His greasy face turned a dark red, and his roar was like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down: "You wicked disciple, what explanation do you have for this?!"
Zhang Xin's expression changed several times, and her legs involuntarily gave way, causing her to kneel down heavily.
Zhang Xin was terrified, trembling like a leaf. He had made a fatal mistake; he had intended to use Xu Ya, that little good-for-nothing, while she was at the sect to expose his secret theft and sale of ingredients, but unexpectedly...
Tears welled up in her eyes, and despite the pressure of the King's spiritual power, she still struggled to move her knees and hugged her master's leg, begging for mercy.
The king's army was so angry that his head ached, and his eyes, filled with hatred, closed and opened repeatedly.
Xu Ya had disappeared somewhere. The Food Cultivation Sect had always been very close to the mortal world, and at this moment she desperately wanted to break out of Yunmeng Immortal Marsh.
"Why don't we run away?" Xu Ya thought to herself.
Xu Ya, petite as she was, struggled to climb the railing. Thanks to the magical fried chicken, her body was no longer so frail, and her strength had greatly improved. However, having not climbed walls for a long time, she was a little rusty.
Xu Ya was a mud-covered monkey in the real world since she was a child. Without parental guidance, Xu Ya, who lived in the welfare home, was naughty and mischievous all day long. She quickly became the leader of the snotty-nosed children in the home. Every day, she led them to jump around and caused a lot of trouble for the director and teachers.
Xu Ya's tears fell uncontrollably, but her hands gripped the ivy rooted in the rocky mountain with increasing force. Before long, Xu Ya had climbed up the cliff, and no one could tell that the person on the wall was Xu Ya.
The system kept warning Xu Ya in her mind, but she ignored it and continued to climb.
In the same spot, a handsome man dressed in white stood gracefully atop a jet-black longsword, his hands behind his back watching Xu Ya struggle to climb.
High-level cultivators usually have excellent eyesight. The man noticed the lingering tears on Xu Ya's cheeks and hesitated whether to intervene.
Xu Ya's physical strength was almost exhausted, and with the noise of the system in her mind interfering, Xu Ya felt that she was about to lose her grip on the next foothold. Xu Ya gritted her teeth and reached out to reach the thicker branch at the top.
Xu Ya did not expect that as soon as she grasped the roots, she felt a loosening, and her body fell half a meter away along with the roots.
Xu Ya was scratched all over by tree branches and rock walls, and blood seeped from her face. Ignoring it, she immediately grabbed a nearby branch again. The entire patch of ivy could not support Xu Ya's weight and tore straight down from top to bottom.
Xu Ya panicked for a moment, then a cold glint flashed behind her. She was then embraced by a warmer embrace, and the next second she was lifted to the top of an even higher peak.
After descending the mountain from here, she left Yunmeng Immortal Marsh.
Seeing that the little girl was about to fall, Shi Yuzhen didn't even realize that she had panicked for a moment. She quickly moved her sword behind Xu Ya and caught the girl.
After bringing Xu Ya to the summit, he sensed that Xu Ya was trying to break free and run down the mountain.
Shi Yuzhen, unable to say anything more, used her hands faster than her thoughts to cast a spell and immobilize the girl.
Xu Ya couldn't move, but tears were still streaming down her cheeks.
Xu Ya heard Shi Yuzhen say from behind, "Tell me, junior sister, why do you always bring me food? I'm quite curious."
Xu Ya could only move her mouth, and she was extremely aggrieved: "I...I...I..."
Xu Ya blurted out, and the system immediately issued a blocking notification. She felt that the system was deliberately targeting her.
What Xu Ya didn't know was that the system's cunning went far beyond that.
From Shi Yuzhen's perspective, Xu Ya, with tears welling in her eyes, confessed to him with her back to him: "I...I like you..."
?
Shi Yuzhen stopped abruptly.
As one of the most promising and capable cultivators in Yunmeng Immortal Marsh, Shi Yuzhen receives confessions of love almost every time she appears in public, so many times that it's almost impossible to remember.
However, when Shi Yuzhen heard Xu Ya say the same thing, she felt a sense of unease.
He had pondered Xu Ya's reasons for doing this more than once, but he never made that connection. He realized that the girl was quite shrewd, but still refused to tell him the truth.
Shi Yuzhen seemed lost in thought, her gaze deepening slightly.
Little did they know that Xu Ya was currently engaged in a mental battle with the system.
If the system had a physical form, it would be begging Xu Ya to stop, its mechanical electronic voice almost screaming: 【—Host, calm down!!!】
[Please do not attempt to leave Yunmeng Immortal Marsh at your own discretion!! This will cause the story text to break!! The consequences will be unimaginable!!]
After Shi Yuzhen immobilized Xu Ya, the system seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and fully agreed with the male protagonist's actions.
[Host, you really should think carefully. What good will it do you to announce your withdrawal now? If you're too far from the male lead, you'll never be able to go home again. Are you really willing to be bullied for so many years?]
"Wasn't I being bullied because you malfunctioned and didn't protect me in time?!"
[Calm down, please! Our little commander also needs to meet his KPIs. Host, your mission has been delayed for too long, which is why I've been making you rush to catch up. I'm also at fault! Let's compromise, okay?]
Xu Ya was so angry that she trembled all over.
"Which step have you taken that back?!"
The system assured: "I won't force you to do any more tasks from now on."
Shi Yuzhen was unaware of the intricacies of the situation. She only noticed that Xu Ya was trembling all over, and from the side, her chubby cheeks were puffed up, as if she was shy.
For some reason, Shi Yuzhen couldn't help but reluctantly believe her story again.
Remembering that he hadn't unsealed her, he used magic to restore Xu Ya's freedom.
Fearing that she might do something rash and run down the mountain again, he grabbed Xu Ya's clothes.
Xu Ya was free. She turned around and subtly brushed away the force on the hem of her clothes.
Her large, wet eyes blinked at Shi Yuzhen, her long eyelashes enveloping her pupils. Her gaze revealed no extra emotions, yet she showed none of the shyness one would expect when facing Shi Yuzhen, unlike others.
"Senior Brother Shi, I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to give you some of the fried chicken I made myself," Xu Ya explained earnestly. "Let's go."
Shi Yuzhen was slightly taken aback, then followed in her footsteps.
When Xu Ya saw Shi Yuzhen, she didn't say anything and followed her, her cheeks puffing out again.
Ultimately, it was because she entered this lousy novel and had to serve the male lead's leveling up that she was wrongly accused of stealing food from the food cultivation canteen. The more Xu Ya thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and her impression of the male lead, Shi Yuzhen, immediately worsened.
The system's wailing and lamenting in Xu Ya's mind calmed her down. The system was right; there was no other way at the moment except through the male lead's final advancement so she could go home.
Having lived in the world of cultivation for decades, Xu Ya rarely interacted with men. Now, having been slandered by strangers, she felt no sense of belonging to this place at all, and her pace quickened with excitement.
Shi Yuzhen followed steadily behind, and seeing Xu Ya's every move, the corners of her mouth curled up. She suddenly pulled Xu Ya into her arms and rode up on her sword.
Xu Ya was so frightened that she almost lost her footing on the jet-black sword.
The ink sword shot into the night sky, and soon Xu Ya realized where Shi Yuzhen had taken her.
The lights were on at the Food Cultivation Sect, creating an eerie atmosphere.
It looked exactly the same as when Xu Ya had just left, but she could sense something was off.
A chair was neatly arranged in the main hall, and Wang Shi, with a gloomy expression, sat on it.
The cultivators were crawling and kneeling on the ground, their skin torn and bleeding from the blows of ordinary beings.
Zhang Xin, who was in the lead, lay sprawled at the front in a disheveled state. Her hair was no longer as neat as before, and her face showed extreme panic when she saw that the people who came were Shi Yuzhen and Xu Ya. She spoke evasively.
Wang Shi was also furious. If Xu Ya really did such a dirty thing, then it would be fine to kick her out, and just inform Xu Shi.
But now, the sect's shameful affair has been caused by the intervention of the outer disciple Shi Yuzhen, and Shi Yuzhen is no ordinary person.
I'm afraid this matter will be known to everyone in the entire swamp by the next day. If the royal army doesn't punish them severely, people will gossip about it. Food cultivators in the swamp are already at their limit.
If not handled properly at this time, it will plunge the sect into an abyss of no return.
Whenever Wang Shi thought of this, he felt a chill of fear and reprimanded Zhang Xin even more severely for being so foolish.
A powerful spiritual force clung to the whip, which whipped out a cloud of dust before landing sharply on Zhang Xin's back.
Zhang Xin, a five-foot-tall man, screamed and cried out as he was whipped.
Xu Ya was slightly taken aback by the scene and dared not take another step forward. Instead, she hid behind Shi Yuzhen.
She ran away after being humiliated and knew nothing about what happened afterward. Now that she has returned, she sees the chief disciple whom the master was so proud of kneeling there being punished. What exactly happened?
Shi Yuzhen was not surprised to see this scene, and said calmly, "I have found my junior sister. Master Wang, please speak frankly about what is going on."
Wang Shi's face grew even uglier, with veins bulging on his forehead in a ferocious manner. Nearly half of his face was hidden in the darkness of the night. He cleared his throat and waved to Xu Ya.
Shi Yuzhen turned to the side, gesturing for her to come over.
Xu Ya hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed the arrangement and walked towards the royal army.
Seeing Xu Ya's obedient behavior, Wang Shi's expression softened slightly. He forced a smile and said, "I have thoroughly investigated the theft case in the cafeteria. Thanks to my little disciple Shi's assistance, it turns out that it was my wicked disciple Zhang Xin who used clever words and flattery to frame my little disciple. Please forgive me, little disciple Xu."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ya turned around and looked at the tall figure not far away.
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