Chapter 104 Donghuang Taiyi Thinks It Through…
After thinking it through, Donghuang Taiyi went to Tanggu first. He really needed to tell Xihe about the spirit arrow.
"What did you say!?"
For the first time, Xihe looked at Donghuang Taiyi with a loss of composure: "You gave the spirit arrow to Cangli!?"
Donghuang Taiyi was somewhat bewildered. Xihe had always been well-mannered, so why?
Xihe's eyes were filled with fear. She leaned against the Fusang tree, unsteady on her feet, and after a long while, she finally spoke:
"You shouldn't have given it to her..."
Donghuang Taiyi hurriedly clasped his hands and bowed, saying:
“Sister-in-law, it’s my fault. If I had known you wanted these ten arrows, I definitely wouldn’t have used them as a wager.”
Xihe waved her hand: "It has nothing to do with you, it's the will of Heaven."
It was indeed the will of Heaven. As early as when the ten golden crows were born, Xihe knew that the ten spirit arrows would eventually pierce through the bodies of the golden crows, and now the arrows have been taken away.
Xihe calmed down and said to Donghuang Taiyi:
"Taiyi, you stay in Tanggu and don't leave even for a moment. I'm going out for a while, but you absolutely must not leave Tanggu before I return."
Although Donghuang Taiyi was puzzled, he still nodded in agreement: "Okay, don't worry, sister-in-law, I will take good care of them. If you need anything, go ahead."
After Xihe left, Donghuang Taiyi checked the cultivation levels of the ten little golden crows one by one, and also helped them to tidy up the chaotic fire energy in their bodies, so as to prevent the little golden crows from burning themselves into bald golden crows due to excessive internal fire energy.
When Cangli returned to the human race, the crops in the fields were almost ripe. Nini led her people to restore their homeland to its pre-disaster state, and everyone was working hard to live.
"Great Chief! You're back!"
Nini ran over happily. Cangli had been gone for a long time, and she always felt that after Cangli left one day, he might be like the Mother Goddess and never come back.
Cang Li smiled and nodded: "I'm back, Nini. How's everything at home?"
Nini proudly told Cangli, "Everyone is doing well. We planted a lot of grain, and we'll be able to harvest it in a little over a month. We won't go hungry when the snow comes."
Cang Li revealed a genuine smile. In this era where nothing existed, the most important thing for humanity was to be able to eat its fill, stay warm, and live peacefully.
"That's good. I hope the witch clan hasn't caused any trouble while I was away."
Nini shook her head: "No, I heard that the Wu tribe also suffered a severe disaster. They don't have time to bother us. Even if they did come, we wouldn't be afraid."
"But there is one thing, Chief, can we fill in that deep pit? The pit is too big, and the water inside is very deep. If you don't pay attention, you will fall in and you won't be able to get out."
Cang Li shook his head: "We can't leave it here. We should burn more earthenware jars, fill them with water, and bury them deeper to prepare for disasters."
Nini didn't understand, but she instinctively obeyed Cangli's words: "Okay, since everyone is not busy at the moment, I will organize everyone to make more pottery jars."
Cang Li was taking precautions and storing enough water so that if the ten little golden crows did indeed emerge, they could sustain the human race until she could resolve the problem.
Nini took two steps and suddenly turned around and said:
"Great Chief, I almost forgot to tell you, Grand Master Xuandu came by and, seeing you weren't here, asked me to tell you that once you return, you must make a trip to Kunlun Mountain."
Cang Li was somewhat puzzled. Go to Kunlun Mountain? Could it be that something happened at Kunlun Mountain?
With this in mind, Cang Li didn't linger and went to Kunlun Mountain as soon as he returned.
As always, upon arriving at Kunlun Mountain, Cang Li sensed something was amiss. She felt that the demons and familiar disciples from the two sects were giving her strange looks.
Cang Li: ?
Cang Li went to Tai Qing's place in confusion, but didn't see Tai Qing. Instead, she saw Jie, whose eyes widened at the sight of Cang Li, and she grabbed Cang Li's hand:
"Sister! You, you, you...Sister!"
Cang Li: ?
Have you forgotten how to speak since coming to Kunlun Mountain?
Finally, Jie gave Cang Li a thumbs-up and said, "Sister! You don't need to say anything more, I support you!"
Cang Li: ...
Cang Li, too lazy to waste words, pinched Jie's face and said, "Where is Xuan Du? Nini said he had something to discuss with me and asked me to come to Kunlun Mountain, but I can't find him here."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xuan Du appeared. He stared at Cang Li for a long time, his expression conflicted, his eyes darting around, before finally managing to utter a single sentence:
"Greetings, Master's wife!"
Cang Li: ?
Cang Li's expression was blank.
Xuan Du has already walked over respectfully and bowed his head, saying:
"Master's wife, Master is already waiting for you inside."
After saying that, Xuandu made a gesture of invitation.
Cang Li took two steps forward in a daze, then suddenly realized what was happening, turned around and grabbed Xuan Du by the collar:
"What did you call me?!"
Cang Li was completely shocked. How long had it been since she last visited Kunlun Mountain? Had the entire Kunlun Mountain been bewitched?
Xuan Du dared not struggle and obediently said:
"Master's wife."
Cangli: OO
The group ran over and asked Cang Li with a pitiful look on their faces, "Sister, why did you keep this from us? I know now, the Taoist priest said before that we didn't have a master-disciple relationship. Was he afraid of messing up the generational order?"
Cang Li gasped, released Xuan Du, and walked out. Xuan Du hurriedly followed, but Cang Li turned back and waved his hand.
"Don't follow me. Let me think about what's going on."
She doesn't seem to be thinking clearly right now; she might have eaten some poisonous mushrooms. She needs to clear her head before going to see Taiqing.
Cang Li walked along the mountain path with his mind blank, unable to figure out where this rumor came from.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, Cang Li slapped her forehead. She was confused. Why didn't she just ask the person in question directly?
Cang Li turned to go back, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Tongtian with a complicated expression. Cang Li opened his mouth:
"I didn't, I didn't, please don't..."
Tongtian covered his face and waved his hand:
"Alright, stop talking. I know. Sigh, it's just that I find it hard to call you sister-in-law. After all, I used to treat you like a good-for-nothing daughter."
Cang Li's body trembled, and he looked at Tongtian in disbelief: "I treated you like a brother, and you want to marry my mother!"
Tongtian: ...
Tongtian slapped Cang Li on the back of the head: "What nonsense are you talking about?! My heart is only for the sword!"
Cang Li covered his head, grimacing, and after a while, he said:
"Are there mushrooms growing in your Kunlun Mountains? Or have you all taken the wrong medicine?"
Tongtian ignored Cangli, put his hands behind his head, and said as he walked, "I'm not even angry yet. I was just wondering why my brother treats you so differently. It turns out you two have been together behind my brother's back all along."
After saying that, he glanced at the green aura in Cang Li's hand, shook his head, and drifted away.
Cang Li: ?
Cang Li gritted his teeth, deciding to go back and find out what happened.
After taking only two steps, they saw Yuan Shi, whose face was dark and whose eyes were equally complicated.
Cang Li: ...
Cang Li pretended not to see and walked away with a wandering gaze.
Yuanshi stopped Cangli, and after looking at him for a long time, he coldly said:
"How can you keep up with this level of cultivation? I shouldn't have spoiled you like this all this time."
Cang Li: "...Brother, don't stop me. I don't even know what happened myself, and I've been cultivating diligently!"
Yuan Shi's face darkened further: "No manners! What are you spouting nonsense about? From now on, you and your elder brother are officially Daoist partners, so you absolutely cannot mess up the way you address each other!"
Cang Li: ...
Cang Li walked away listlessly. Yuan Shi looked at Cang Li, wanting to say something, but in the end he held back. He was a man of principle and couldn't be so disrespectful to the future... his sister-in-law.
Yuan Shi's face was more unpleasant than ever before, and he flicked his sleeves, deciding to ignore it.
Cang Li couldn't figure out what was going on. He was walking with his head down when he bumped into someone's chest. When he looked up, it was the person in question.
Taiqing's expression remained as indifferent as ever. He simply reached out to support Cangli and whispered:
"Be careful."
Cang Li stared at Tai Qing for a while before asking:
"Daoist Master, what exactly happened? Have Xuandu and the two Sages lost their minds?"
Taiqing grabbed Cangli's wrist and led him to a pavilion by the mountain path. He slowly took out some of Cangli's favorite spirit fruits and roasted meat from his storage bag and placed them on the table. He then took out a pot of spirit dew before slowly speaking:
"Cang Li doesn't know? Then why did Junior Brother Zhunti suddenly come to my door a few days ago and say to me: Congratulations, Senior Brother! I didn't expect you to have a Daoist partner!"
Cang Li: ? ? ?
Startled, Cang Li shoved a large mouthful of roasted meat into her mouth. After regaining her composure, she remembered that she had indeed encountered two bald robbers on her way to Tanggu. Cang Li slammed her hand on the table:
"It was those two bald guys who spread the rumor!?"
Taiqing handed the cup of spirit dew to Cangli and said:
"It doesn't seem like a rumor to me. Is Ali planning to deny everything now?"
Cang Li: ?
Cang Li swallowed the food in one gulp, then hurriedly stood up to explain:
"Daoist Master! Don't misunderstand me. I only said that in a moment of panic. I was on my way to Tanggu when I passed by the Western Sect. Those two shameless saints robbed me. I figured I couldn't beat them, so I gave them the crown, earrings, and necklace you gave me. But they still wanted the Green Ghost."
"I was just in a hurry, so I blurted out some nonsense to scare them. Little did I know they were not only shameless but also loved to spread rumors!"
If I had known, she would have said that she and Sanqing were sworn sisters. Now look what happened, the rumors have reached the person in question.
To be honest, she might have coveted Taiqing, but if it were really her... Cang Li shook her head. She might be lustful, but with Taiqing's strength and status, if Taiqing weren't a saint, she would have to forcibly take the handsome man. As the leader of a clan, what's wrong with taking a handsome man?
Cang Li sighed inwardly.
Taiqing waved her slender fingers in front of Cang Li's eyes. Cang Li snapped out of her daze and said very sincerely:
"Master, you must believe me, I truly have no lust for your beauty or your body!"
Taiqing: ...
Taiqing sighed. Since becoming a saint, his time seemed to be longer than the tens of thousands of years he had cultivated before. He couldn't understand it, but later he realized why the way of non-action that he admired didn't apply to him. He never needed to restrain his feelings for Cangli.
"Yes, I know. It was I who coveted you. It was I who approached you with dark intentions, secretly wanting to possess you, wanting you to be in front of me at all times, wanting you to only have eyes for me and not look at anyone else, just like in your spirit palace, where there are only the two of us and no one else."
Cang Li was stunned.
What does it mean to covet her? What does it mean to take her for yourself?
No! Wait a minute!
Did she mishear something about a spirit palace?
Cang Li suddenly looked at Tai Qing and tentatively asked:
"What spirit realm? What do you mean there are only the two of us? Daoist, are you out of your mind?"
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