Chapter 12 First published on Jinjiang Literature City: I serve you as my master, and will be your servant for life (Part Two)...
If she had a fire elemental root, the condensed spirit fire might be quite different. However, Yao Sisi came from an unorthodox background, had never received a systematic education, and didn't even know her own elemental root attribute.
She didn't have anything to measure her spiritual roots; she could only sense that she had spiritual roots by touching her spiritual veins, but she couldn't yet determine their specific attributes.
Her cultivation level is still too low.
She was very curious about the attribute of her spiritual root.
After she finished eating, she opened the spellbook that she had been unable to cultivate before, starting with the most basic and commonly used spells, including releasing spiritual fire, which was also a common spell.
With the spirit fire, there's no need to prepare tinder anymore, and it's also a great way to destroy evidence of a corpse.
Condensing spiritual fire is not difficult; the difficulty lies in using it more precisely.
Just as she guessed, if the accuracy is not good, it could indeed burn the other person, or even accidentally send them to their death.
The cave was quiet. She sat in a corner of the cave, holding a spellbook. The sunlight shone on the ground in front of her, and she seemed to find it too bright, so she moved the futon a little further back.
She seemed completely immersed in the ocean of magic, occasionally making hand seals. Her slender, fair fingers made clean and efficient movements, and soon a wisp of bright flame appeared at her fingertips. This orange-yellow flame was not very stable, flickering on and off, which made her serious face look warmer.
During the time she was cultivating, Qi Mu sent people to the forest to look for her many times. They had no connection and had never deliberately asked for it before, but now it seemed very inconvenient.
In the quaint house, he anxiously awaited reports from his subordinates, each time receiving an unsatisfactory response.
Yao Sisi knew nothing about any of this. After several days of refining her spiritual fire, it finally stabilized. This was the first spell she had learned, and the moment she fully mastered it, an indescribable joy welled up in her heart.
Fire rising from the palm of the hand—what an illogical phenomenon!
She didn't find the fire scorching; in fact, she found it comfortably just right.
Yao Sisi admired it for a while, then withdrew her hand, and the spiritual fire disappeared. She came to the only wooden bed in the cave and glanced at the boy on the bed.
For so many days, aside from bringing him food, she barely paid any attention to him, not even asking his name. They're unlikely to contact each other again, do you know what the problem is?
Inside the cave, she cultivated her spiritual fire while the boy recuperated. The two lived peacefully together, unaware that the boy would occasionally glance at her while she was working hard.
Yao Sisi examined his wounds and had to admit that his body had a strong ability to recover; all of his previous wounds had healed, and even the scars were shallow.
He's incredibly gifted.
Could it be that he possesses some unknown special physical constitution? Like the pure yang body mentioned in those fantasy novels?
The thought flashed through her mind in an instant. Instead of thinking about how to seize someone else's physique and make it her own, she wondered if she had any powerful physique of her own.
He had observed Yao Sisi's practice over the past few days and even guessed her intentions.
He did not resist when she examined his shackles.
These shackles weren't recently put on him; they've been with him for many years.
Not a day goes by that he doesn't want to get rid of it...
Yao Sisi lifted a corner of the blanket, sat at the foot of the bed, lifted his ankle and placed it on her lap. She gently shook the chain, her attention completely drawn to it. But the boy seemed to be thinking of something, his lips slightly pursed, his upper body pulling the blanket tighter to cover his slightly heaving chest.
Yao Sisi first gently released a little spiritual fire, then touched the temperature of the iron chain. She felt that the area touched by the spiritual fire was a little hot, but the rest of the chain was fine, so she felt relieved and slowly melted it.
She was very careful, extinguishing the spiritual fire almost as soon as she had melted a little bit to observe. It took her more than half an hour to melt the two shackles. At this time, her spiritual power was a little weak. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, kicked the iron chain that had fallen to the ground aside, and only when she turned around did she realize that the boy on the bed had changed.
How to put it? It's like a night-blooming cereus suddenly opening, without any warning.
He no longer looked like a young boy. It turned out he really hadn't lied to her. He looked like a fully grown adult, several sizes bigger than before, and two soft, fluffy ears had sprouted on his head. They were soft and cuddly, with a pink ring under the milky white down.
Yao Sisi was stunned: "You're not human?"
Are there still demons in this world?
But after thinking about it, she realized that it wasn't so strange that there were demons; she just hadn't expected to encounter one herself!
The boy nodded, a simple gesture carrying a natural allure.
Or perhaps, calling him a boy at this point no longer suits his appearance. He's clearly a year younger than Qi Mu, yet he looks much more mature. If he looked pure before, now he's like a flower in full bloom, transforming from innocent and alluring to dazzling and decadent.
And it opened up instantly right in front of her.
Yao Sisi: "Do you know what you look like right now?"
The man was still in bed when the tips of his ears twitched slightly.
Yao Sisi continued, "Like a scheming demon whose abilities were temporarily sealed, but whose shackles were accidentally broken by someone, allowing him to reveal his true form without restraint."
The man was very docile, or rather, Yao Sisi discovered that most men in the world were very docile.
“My benefactor… I lost all my magic power, which is why I was unable to control my body and revealed my true form.”
Yao Sisi joked, "Benefactor? I ask nothing of you, just don't repay kindness with enmity."
The man's ears twitched. Yao Sisi took a step back. She saw something moving inside his blanket, and if she wasn't mistaken, it was probably his tail.
Amazing! He just casually saved someone who turned out to be a rare breed; it's practically a protagonist's standard.
But she could only rely on herself for her spiritual practice and never thought of relying on others. Just as she said, she had no other requests of him.
The man's eyes were clear and bright, but his every move was full of seductive charm: "My benefactor, my name is Ri Jiu. It's not the 'Jiu' in 'love grows over time,' but the 'Jiu' in 'returning to oneness.'"
Yao Sisi: "What about that day?"
Man: "It's the kind of 'love that grows over time'..."
Yao Sisi thought to herself: Your name is really unique; it's hard to forget.
"Alright, the chains are off, you're free. I'll do you a favor and leave you some things. Take care of yourself from now on!"
Without wasting any words, Yao Sisi swiftly took things out of her storage bag. First, there were a few pieces of meat, then some dry rations. Fearing he wouldn't know how to use magic, she also tossed out a tinderbox.
She quickly pulled out a bunch of supplies and piled them in the corner. Just as she was about to say goodbye to him, she saw his tail suddenly grow longer and stick out from under the blanket, wrapping tightly around her calf. She could even feel the warm, furry warmth and the resilient friction against her skin.
Are you leaving?
Yao Sisi: "Yes, I came out this time to break through, and I will naturally leave when it's over. However, the concentration of Xuan Qi in this cave is quite good, so you can take good care of your injuries."
Rijiu: "Will you come looking for me again?"
Yao Sisi replied almost without hesitation: "They probably won't come."
Ri Jiu seemed to have anticipated her response, pursing her lips as if she had been abandoned: "Have you ever thought about leaving this place?"
Yao Sisi was taken aback, not quite understanding what he meant.
"Leave where?"
Ri Jiu: "The plains we are on are surrounded by dangers, and the concentration of Xuan Qi is limited. If we want to break through to a higher level of cultivation, we must leave here and cross the Xuan Beast Forest. The place outside the Xuan Beast Forest is where we can cultivate."
Yao Sisi became interested; no one had told her this before: "How did you find out?"
Ri Jiu pointed to his head: "Memory inheritance."
Yao Sisi wasn't in a hurry to leave. Ri Jiu reluctantly retracted his tail, leaving half of it hanging outside the blanket, occasionally swaying as if to indicate his good mood. He didn't disturb her further, but kept a close eye on her every move.
Yao Sisi paced back and forth inside the cave, frowning in thought. Although she had a spirit that allowed her to travel through space, having another way was always a good thing.
She thought about the matter of the spiritual spring again. She couldn't leave for the time being, but this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible.
"We'll discuss what you're talking about later. I'm going back now and will come see you in a few days. If you're in the area, tell me if there's anything you need and I'll bring it to you."
Rijiu's tail tentatively touched her hand, and seeing that she didn't dodge, she casually stroked it, and he squinted his eyes comfortably.
"If it's convenient, could you please bring me a few changes of clothes?"
Yao Sisi subconsciously stroked his furry tail, the soft touch like petting a cat. She quickly released his playful tail and noticed that his clothes were tattered and couldn't even cover his jade-like skin. She rummaged through her storage bag and took out a set of clothes. "The clothes I bought are simple in style and not gender-specific. You can use them for now, and I'll bring you some more next time."
Ri Jiu paused for a moment, seeing that she said it so naturally, without thinking of anything else or having any intention of flirting with him. He thought to himself: What a silly woman, she would give her own clothes to any man.
But he accepted it anyway.
He's a bit... shameless...
Yao Sisi rummaged through her spatial storage again and found a plain silver hairpin, the most common kind in the mortal world. "Your hair is too long, it's not convenient to leave it loose like this, you can take this and use it first."
After receiving the clothes, Rijiu felt even more at ease when receiving the hairpin.
He said, "I haven't lived among humans for long, so I don't know how to use this..."
Yao Sisi's eyes lit up. There were people even more clumsy than her!
It's strange, she learns things very quickly, but she can't understand how to cook or how to tie her hair. Those hair-tying videos look so simple, and others can learn them in a few seconds, but it takes her three days to learn.
But that doesn't stop her from being a theorist; she has strong theoretical knowledge!
"This is so simple, I'll teach you."
A note from the author:
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What a brilliant name, Ri Jiu!
This is one of the male supporting characters in the story. Hmm, I already anticipated the chaotic scene involving a group of men...
Seriously, other people write male supporting characters to increase their readership, but I feel like my readership will decrease if I write male supporting characters...
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