Chapter 20 Shameless
After the reward was settled, Song Honghua called the steward over again:
"Go and investigate the background of these two people."
"President, this is..." The deacon bowed slightly and acknowledged the request, but no one knew what was on his mind.
Song Honghua laughed heartily: "I must get to know such a master."
Unbeknownst to many, Su Yunyu, who had gained fans this time, opened an inn and said to Xiao Shuying:
"You stay here and wait for me to return."
After saying that, he felt it was too dry and lacked emotion, so he paused and added:
"Once you get the spirit herb, you can stay for a few more days if you wish."
"Yes," Xiao Shuying sneered as she watched Su Yunyu leave. What do you mean by allowing him to stay for a few days? He probably just wanted to stay and was making up an excuse.
While he's off killing the Nightmare, I'll have a chance to move around freely...
After a moment's thought, Xiao Shuying put Su Yunyu's instructions out of her mind, pushed open the door, and left the inn.
He wasn't familiar with any place outside of the Tianxuan Sect.
But in Ye Xiaoxiang, there's no need to worry about not finding a place.
Most of them are avenues lined with locust trees, elegant pavilions with carved saddles amidst the hustle and bustle of the world. Some places with long-standing prestige, such as Jin Cuo Dao and Tianji Ge, are often very eye-catching.
So Xiao Shuying only remembered the location of the original notice. She saw flying eaves and tall pavilions in the distance. Following the road, she saw the Tianji Pavilion standing in front of her.
Su Yunyu once gave him a storage ring, the size of which was so great that the number of treasures stored inside was countless.
In short, whatever you're missing, you can probably find it by searching through the contents. Therefore, Xiao Shuying found a mask quite easily this time.
It's unclear whether this mask is a style Su Yunyu dislikes; it has a blue face and fangs, and is terrifying and frightening. One look at it is enough to make her lose interest in its owner.
The masks Su Yunyu herself wore were either peacock patterns or flowing clouds, but the ones she threw into his space were so ugly they were unpresentable.
However, Xiao Shuying didn't mind. After putting on the blue-faced, fanged mask, she entered the Tianji Pavilion.
The cultivation world has five cities, and the mortal world has fourteen continents. Their boundaries do not have upper and lower realms; they overlap.
In other words, Night Xiaoxiang actually encompasses several continents in the human world, while Tianji Pavilion has countless branch pavilions.
This is the main building. The first floor is a spacious hall, but the atmosphere is not bright and cheerful; instead, it is gloomy and dark.
The ground is paved with moonstone in the shape of the Big Dipper, and the Xuanji among these seven stars is the Xuanji Pavilion that Xiao Shuying is looking for.
There was no one on the first floor. The seven floors were separated by seven stars, which served as a threshold for visitors. If one did not know the secrets of heaven, one would not even be able to find the door.
Xiao Shuying followed the pattern of the Xuanji Star on the ground to the third floor, knocked on the wall facing southeast, and soon a door appeared.
Pushing open the door, one finds countless books displayed inside, and a person dressed in a dark black robe with a hat covering his face, making it impossible to discern his features.
"What brings you here, sir?"
The voice is neither male nor female, neither old nor young.
The existence of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is elusive and unpredictable.
Xiao Shuying adjusted her mask, no longer concealing her true voice:
"I'm here to make a deal."
The man, clearly intrigued by the "transaction," leaned forward and rested his hand on the table.
"You might as well tell me in detail."
One was dressed in a wide robe, the other had a blue face and fangs; their faces were obscured, and their backgrounds were unknown.
Xiao Shuying spoke of this deal with a nonchalant air:
"Next month, the Chongyan Secret Realm will reopen in Pingyu, and the Tianji Pavilion can send people to prepare in advance."
This secret realm is the domain left behind by the immortal Chongyan. It is said that this immortal had a great understanding of the Heavenly Dao, so the secret realm may contain the divine artifacts needed by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
Xiao Shuying knew that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had been inquiring about this secret realm for a very long time, so upon hearing this, the man immediately became serious:
Do you know what you're saying?
Xiao Shuying used his natural voice, which was clearly that of a young man. Although the other person couldn't be sure if he was really a young man, he still distrusted him greatly.
"Did you know that the secret realm left behind by the Immortal Chongyan has been silent for hundreds of years?"
As he spoke, Xiao Shuying noticed that his hand was slightly clenched into a fist inside his wide sleeve, clearly indicating that he cared deeply. She couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Your Excellency can rest assured that what I said is true. You will see the results next month."
He wasn't lying; his memories from his first life gave him access to information about the future, and this information could be used to connect with the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
The man pondered for a long time, unsure whether he believed it or not, but he kept it in mind for now, and then asked again:
What do you want?
Although doubts remained, Xiao Shuying's calm demeanor and the fact that her origins were unclear shrouded in mystery.
Xiao Shuying slowly stroked the corner of her sleeve, speaking softly and unhurriedly:
"..."
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These Nightmare Demons aren't difficult to kill, but the problem is that one keeps spawning as soon as you kill one, so even if one person goes crazy, they can't kill too many.
Late at night, Su Yunyu counted three hundred nightmares, sheathed her sword, and massaged her aching shoulders.
"I can't take it anymore, I'm so tired."
Fortunately, news came from Jin Cuodao's side that the entire business had mobilized all its resources to kill Nightmares, and guaranteed that at least a thousand could be gathered by noon tomorrow.
With the protection from that side, Su Yunyu stopped killing when she was tired, flew back to the inn, gave the waiter some silver and asked him to boil a few buckets of hot water.
He felt as sore and weak as if he had been screwing in screws all day, and a simple cleaning technique was no longer enough, so he had to take a hot bath.
Pushing open the door, I assumed Long Aotian would already be asleep, but to my surprise, I was met with Xiao Shuying's gaze fixed directly on me.
"Master!"
Suddenly, Su Yunyu felt that all the hardship and exhaustion were worth it.
There was even a faint feeling that things would be better if this task didn't exist.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Su Yunyu was about to pour himself some tea to quench his thirst when Xiao Shuying poured him a cup. He took a sip, and... it was cold.
However, since it was tea poured by her disciple, Su Yunyu drank it all in one gulp when she was thirsty. Meanwhile, Xiao Shuying opened an oilcloth package, inside of which was a roast duck.
"This was delivered by the shopkeeper. They said it's a specialty of Ye Xiaoxiang. Master, you can try it."
Xiao Shuying didn't touch the roast duck, showing no interest. She was about to throw it away when she suddenly remembered the roasted fish from the secret realm last time, and for some reason, she kept it.
As she spoke, Xiao Shuying glanced at Su Yunyu's face. When she saw his handsome face after he took off his mask, she seemed to pause for a moment and thought to herself, "Just as I thought."
It is said that those with high cultivation levels have no desire for food, but he felt that Su Yunyu did not seem to be like that.
In fact, Su Yunyu was really struggling. Roast duck, this is roast duck!
Heaven knows that since he transmigrated into the book, he hasn't eaten anything good for eight hundred lifetimes.
But... Su Yunyu asked the system:
"If I eat it, will it electrocute me?"
The system replied without hesitation: [Yes, kiss!]
Su Yunyu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll only eat a little bit, and you can only shock me a little bit, okay?"
system:[……]
While Su Yunyu was struggling with his inner conflict, Xiao Shuying had already begun to ponder the probability of him dying if she were to poison him with food next time.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, knock knock knock, and the waiter said from outside:
"Sir, the hot water is ready. Let me bring it in for you."
Just as Su Yunyu was about to open the door, Xiao Shuying suddenly grabbed his sleeve. Seeing him turn around, she paused, and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Master, I'm not wearing a mask."
"..." Su Yunyu finally realized what was happening, put her mask back on, and opened the door. The waiter carried in several buckets of hot water, filled the bathtub in the room to about half a person's height, and then left.
Xiao Shuying stared at the mist in the air, her eyes flickering:
"Master, what is this...?"
"Let's take a bath," Su Yunyu said without any hesitation, even inviting Long Aotian without a second thought.
Do you want to come along?
Xiao Shuying couldn't help but take a half step back and shake her head, saying:
"Master, you go ahead and go to the bar, I'm going to sleep now."
After saying that, he climbed back into bed and hid under the covers. Su Yunyu just shrugged regretfully, thinking that Long Aotian was still quite embarrassed.
When he was in college, the bathhouses were all public, and everyone was completely open with each other. After several years of this, he no longer felt any psychological burden.
After taking off her clothes and cleaning them with a cleansing spell, she threw them back into her spatial storage and then grabbed a new white outfit, placing it next to the bathtub while muttering to herself:
"The original owner's pile of white clothes is just like the ten white T-shirts in my closet."
After immersing herself in the hot water, Su Yunyu couldn't help but sigh comfortably, resting her head on the edge of the tub and relaxing completely.
The sound of water pattering filled the air as Su Yunyu soaked in the tub with great enjoyment. Xiao Shuying, lying in bed, kept her eyes tightly shut, trying to fall asleep, but all she could hear was the sound of water.
The room became increasingly filled with moisture, which gently covered Xiao Shuying's skin like a white veil. He bit his lip and pulled his exposed hands back under the covers.
But soon it got so hot that he took his hands out, and as he turned them over and over, the sound of water unconsciously sketched out that person's figure in his mind.
With a slender waist, a tall and graceful figure, and flawless white skin, she would surely become even more radiant if soaked in hot water.
The ends of her hair, damp with moisture, would inevitably meander down her shoulders and cling to her face, like a hazy cloud in the night sky.
Xiao Shuying found herself having insomnia. When she closed her eyes, her other senses became more aroused, so she simply plugged her ears to try not to hear the sound of water.
Unexpectedly, the person behind the screen, enveloped in mist, called out:
"Shuying, bring me a cup of tea."
"Tsk."
The hot bath only made her thirstier, so Su Yunyu naturally started ordering Long Aotian around. But then she heard footsteps getting out of bed and the sound of tea being poured, which grew closer and closer...
The footsteps stopped in front of her. Su Yunyu opened her eyes, and amidst the steam, she looked up at Xiao Shuying:
"Give it to me."
"..." Xiao Shuying had been avoiding looking at Su Yunyu, but his words forced her to pick up her teacup and look over—
What was merely an illusion existing in my consciousness just moments ago is now vividly displayed before my eyes:
Her once clear and pure eyes were now softly hazy with moisture, and her once jade-like skin was now tinged with a faint peach pink by the steam.
Especially her thin lips, which were originally a cold and indifferent shape, were now red and moist, making the scene before her eyes absolutely stunning.
Xiao Shuying froze instinctively, and her steps faltered slightly as she reached out to hand over the teacup.
When Su Yunyu took the cup of tea, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she touched his wrist. The serpentine touch immediately made Xiao Shuying stumble.
With a splash, water sprayed everywhere, and Xiao Shuying fell straight into the bathtub.
"Pfft..."
The sound of splashing water filled her ears, along with Su Yunyu's suppressed laughter.
Through her blurred vision from the steaming hot water, Xiao Shuying gasped for breath as if she were suffocating, then suddenly looked at Su Yunyu.
He held a teacup in one hand and covered his lips with the other, his exposed shoulders, neck, and face all showing a trembling, restrained laugh.
For some reason, Xiao Shuying's composure and self-control, honed over ninety-nine lifetimes, vanished completely. Enraged, she scrambled out of the bathtub and shouted:
"Master!"
Su Yunyu was still chuckling, her laughter trembling like falling flower branches, while Xiao Shuying felt increasingly dizzy and disoriented, and hurried away.
He was cursing in his mind: Shameless, utterly shameless!
But she didn't realize that her entire head and neck were red.
A note from the author:
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The author failed to get on the charts this week, utterly devastated [crying][crying]
But when I opened the backend, I found nutrient solution and landmines, so I'm fully healed! I'm going to grab my keyboard and give it my all! [Noob]
Since there's no ranking, I'll be updating every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday this week, a drop to three updates a week. Mwah! Don't let me get too fat! [kiss][kiss]
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