In front of the floor-standing bronze mirror.
A boy of about sixteen or seventeen was standing in front of the mirror. He looked at himself in confusion and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "How could I grow so big overnight?"
The young man was none other than Fang Chaozhou. He was still thinking about losing weight before going to bed last night. When he opened his eyes today, he discovered that his physical age had changed from two to sixteen or seventeen.
Song Lianyi's maid had clearly told him that if he was fed blood for four or five days in a row, he would grow four or five years older. How come he grew more than ten years older all of a sudden?
Just when Fang Chaozhou was puzzled, he heard footsteps coming closer and closer. However, he was thinking too hard and the footsteps were very close, so he was startled and turned around abruptly.
The person who came in stood at the door curtain, lifted the snow-white curtain with one hand, and looked into the inner room. When he saw Fang Chaozhou, his eyes paused obviously.
Fang Chaozhou was delighted when he saw the person coming, and asked quickly: "Master, what happened to me? Isn't it true that a puppet will only age up after being fed blood for four or five days? How come I became a teenager overnight?"
Although he was happy about growing up, he was also uneasy about growing up so suddenly, fearing that something might go wrong.
Zhongli Yueshui was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Maybe it was a mistake."
"How can this puppet make mistakes? Then... I will become seventy or eighty years old in a few days, right?" Fang Chaozhou became even more uneasy. At this rate, if he increases by a dozen years overnight, he will be old in a few days. His eyesight will be bad, his teeth will be bad, how can he eat or read novels?
When Zhongli Yueshui heard this, a trace of helplessness flashed across his brows, "You are a cultivator, how can you be old? If you are really old, won't you turn back to normal after the seal is lifted?"
Fang Chaozhou smiled awkwardly when he heard this. He forgot for a moment that as long as the seal was lifted, he would be able to return to his original appearance.
Without the worry of getting old, Fang Chaozhou fully enjoyed the joy of being a teenager.
There was nothing good about being a child. He couldn't walk steadily, couldn't comb his hair well, and had trouble getting dressed. Most importantly, he found that he didn't get fatter when he grew up.
However, after growing up, Fang Chaozhou could not stand being bored in the room, especially after he finished reading the jade slips he needed to read today early.
Here, he doesn't even have a storybook to read. When he was two years old, he slept more. Now that he is not so sleepy, he feels that the day is too long.
During lunch, he couldn't help but say to Zhongli Yueshui, "Master, can I go out?"
Zhongli Yueshui was holding a jade scroll in his hand. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and looked at him, "Where are you going?"
Fang Chaozhou pretended to be well-behaved and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I just want to go to the place where I practiced before. Isn't there abundant spiritual energy there? I want to go there in the afternoon to read the jade slips."
Zhongli Yueshui's eyes darkened, "Why do you have to go there to see the jade slip?"
Seeing him like this, Fang Chaozhou seemed to be about to object, and couldn't help but tell the truth, "Master, I have been bored here for more than a month, and I can't even leave the courtyard. I am not a child now, so I naturally want to go out for some fresh air."
Even Fang Chaozhou himself did not notice that his temper and personality were affected by the puppet's age, as if he had really become a young man who was bored at home.
He didn't notice it, but Zhongli Yueshui noticed it.
Zhongli Yueshui lowered his eyes and returned his gaze to the jade slip in his hand, "Then go ahead, but don't delay your studies."
"Of course not." Fang Chaozhou laughed immediately, but stopped halfway through, "But Master, I can't be too far away from you, otherwise I will become a puppet."
Zhongli Yueshui did not raise his eyes again, but said coldly: "Just take Tubai with you."
Fang Chaozhou was stunned for a moment, but did not ask why he could just take Tubai over. After the meal, he ate the food-transforming beads, then held Tubai in one hand, picked up a new jade scroll with the other hand, and went out.
Zhongli Yueshui, who stayed at the table, tightened his grip on the jade slip before looking up. He first glanced at the threshold and then at Fang Chaozhou's departing back.
The young man is free and unrestrained, even his back looks high-spirited.
Xue Danrong got off the golden-winged bird as usual and wanted to go straight to Zhongli Yueshui's courtyard, but he heard the noise of playing first.
Huali Mountain has always been quiet. No one would play around, and no one dared to play around.
After being stunned for a moment, Xue Danrong couldn't help but walk towards the direction where the noise came from.
When he got closer, he knew who was making the noise.
Under the blue sky, the light from the golden crow in the afternoon enveloped the entire Huali Mountain, and the lake also sparkled because of the sunlight, full of spring.
The young man in the lake was also covered in sunlight. He was only wearing his inner garment, standing in the sunlight and the lake, with the water and the light blending into one. He did not notice anyone coming, and smiled at the white tiger who was also in the water: "Tubai, you are definitely faster at catching fish, but how about a competition to see who swims faster? No magic allowed, let's see who reaches the other side first."
Baihu did not answer him, but turned his head to look in the direction where Xue Danrong was standing.
Because of its movement, the young man in the lake also turned his head and met Xue Danrong's eyes.
When he saw Xue Danrong not far away, he was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and called out "Junior Brother", wiped the water droplets off his face, and said to Baihu: "Tubai, hurry up, the game is about to begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he dived into the water.
The white tiger next to him saw his actions and hurriedly began to participate in the game.
But it was obvious that it seldom swam, and its movements were slow and stiff. It waited until the young man emerged from the water on the other side before it swam to the middle of the lake.
Fang Chaozhou looked at Tu Bai's clumsy movements and couldn't help laughing before walking out of the lake. He sat casually on a rock by the lake, pulled off the loose copper-green hairband, bit it between his lips, used his hands as a comb, casually pulled up his wet hair, and then tied it with the hairband.
After tying his hair, he glanced at Tu Bai who had not yet swam over, then raised his head to look at the sky above. The sunlight was so good that he felt a little sleepy.
He raised his hand to block the sunlight and sat there basking in the sun until Tu Bai came up to him. Then he lowered his head and looked at Tu Bai, who had a pitiful look in his eyes.
"It's okay, Tubai, we'll try again tomorrow. You will definitely swim faster tomorrow than today." Fang Chaozhou reached out his hand soothingly and touched Tubai's wet tiger head. At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew, making him feel cool in an instant, and he even took a breath of cool air.
His clothes were now soaked and stuck to his body. I was just being baked by the sun and didn’t feel anything, but now when the wind blows, I feel extremely cold.
Fang Chaozhou quickly stood up, walked to the other side of the lake, picked up his coat that was neatly folded on the stone, and put it on. He put on his clothes and then remembered Xue Danrong whom he had just seen. However, when he looked over, there was no one there.
Fang Chaozhou didn't care. He put on his coat and prepared to return to Zhongli Yueshui's courtyard.
When he returned to the courtyard, it was quiet. Fang Chaozhou glanced towards the compartment and guessed that Zhongli Yueshui must be helping Xue Danrong to exorcise the evil spirit, so he tiptoed into the inner room.
He had previously told Zhongli Yueshui that he was going to look at the jade slips. If the other party found out that he was actually going to play in the water, he might be punished.
But Fang Chaozhou was not thoughtful enough. He was so busy making sure his footsteps were light that he forgot about the water dripping from his body. The water dripped onto the ground, forming a line that extended from the corridor all the way to the inner room.
Tubai followed behind him, and it didn't dry its fur either, so its fur was all wet. It followed him all the way in, so the ground became even wetter.
Fang Chaozhou entered the inner room, took off his outer robe and threw it on the stool, then opened his storage ring and rummaged through the clothes inside. However, the clothes inside were all those that suited his original body type, and there were no clothes from his youth.
And the clothes in his closet in the room were all suitable for a two-year-old child to wear.
The clothes he is wearing today have grown larger as he ages. Perhaps the puppet knows that he can't live without clothes, so the clothes have grown larger along with him.
Fang Chaozhou hesitated for a moment, then decided to wear the clothes that suited his original body shape first, and make do with it. After Zhongli Yueshui finished helping Xue Danrong to exorcise the evil spirit, he would ask the other party if he could go down the mountain to buy some clothes.
When it came to choosing which piece of clothing to wear, Fang Chaozhou was confused again. After a while, he chose a pine-colored dress with a pink edge. During this period, all the clothes he wore at Zhongli Yueshui's place were as plain as could be, so today he couldn't help but choose one that was not so plain.
After choosing the clothes, Fang Chaozhou took them to the clean room next door to take a bath, leaving water marks along the way. When Tu Bai saw Fang Chaozhou going to take a bath, he wanted to follow him in, but he was driven out. So he had to hang his head and run to the outside of the courtyard to bask in the sun and lick his fur.
Fang Chaozhou entered the bathroom and hung his clean clothes on the screen. Then he took off his wet clothes and entered the bathing pool which was always stocked with running water. Although Zhongli Yueshui has lived here alone for many years, he obviously has high requirements for the quality of life. For example, the water in this bathing pool with running water is always hot, as if it was drawn from a hot spring pool.
The most amazing thing is that there is a faucet above the bathtub, and water flows out from the top. If you press the faucet, the water will turn red.
When Fang Chaozhou lived in another courtyard in Huali Mountain before, the bathroom there had the same structure as this bathroom. He also pressed the faucet and red water came out.
He was shocked at the time, and Tu Bai even laughed at him for being naive.
Tu Bai told him that this red water is good for the human body because Zhongli Yue often soaks in it.
Fang Chaozhou had never soaked in it before, because he felt that soaking in red water was like soaking in blood, which felt very strange. However, today, when he looked at the dragon head above him, he couldn't help but want to try it, so he stretched out his hand towards the dragon head.
In the cubicle.
Zhongli Yueshui suddenly opened his eyes. He turned his head to look at the sound transmission talisman placed aside. The sound transmission talisman lit up. The only people who could contact him, besides Xue Danrong, were his disciples.
Xue Danrong was beside him at this time, and his disciples generally would not contact him unless there was something big happening in the sect.
Zhongli Yueshui thought about it and stood up to pick up the sound transmission talisman. He did not avoid Xue Danrong and listened directly to the words that came over.
These are the words passed down by the elder of Four Finger Peak.
"Master, Lin Han is about to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage. I think his posture is unusual. Please come over."
Lin Han is the elder of Five Finger Peak.
Xue Danrong opened his eyes when he heard the voice. He looked at Zhongli Yueshui and said, "Grandmaster, you should go over there. Elder Lin's breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Stage cannot be underestimated."
Zhongli Yueshui was silent for a moment, then said, "Then I'll go over and take a look. If you can't wait for me for an hour, go to Wuzhi Peak to find me."
After saying this, he disappeared into the cubicle.
Xue Danrong stayed where he was and sat for a while, then got up and walked out. As soon as he walked out, he saw a long string of wet marks extending all the way out.
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