Facing each other
After hearing this, Ah Xiang finally sat back down on the stool with peace of mind. "You're still young, so don't let your imagination run wild and act rashly. You also said that we're all family, and matters like this, which can mean life or death, should be discussed with your family before making any decisions."
"good."
Ah Xiang glanced at the moonlight outside through the window, estimated the time, and said, "Alright, it's time for you mortals to go to bed. Whether it's the mission or the tribulation, you have to pay more attention to it yourself, and work with Ah Cha to find a solution. Before the final conclusion is made, there is always hope."
Before getting up and leaving, Ah Xiang conjured up a soup spoon. When she saw what she had conjured up, she was a little surprised.
"Never mind, just make do with it. Things are special lately, so you should always carry it with you. If you need our help, just soak it in water and we'll be able to hear and see what's going on around you, so we can come and help you in time."
After taking the soup spoon and seeing them off, Yuanli blew out the lights and went to bed. After a night of clear thinking, Yuanli's worries suddenly cleared up.
When Ah Cha came again, she brought a bowl of pigeon soup. The fragrance was already wafting through the soup bowl before the lid was even opened, filling the room with the aroma and lingering for a long time.
Seeing that she was dressed neatly, she must have washed up. Ah Cha then brought it to her and said, "I brought you some freshly stewed snow pigeon soup to nourish you. Try it."
"Where did it come from?" Yuanli looked at the ingredients inside and asked.
Hearing this, Ah Cha asked, "Where do you hope it comes from? Ah Li, do you hope that this soup was made by me, or do you hope that this soup... comes from the Qi Mansion?"
The implications of Ah Cha's words are obvious, and her tone is full of jealousy.
"I naturally hope that you made it yourself. At least the affection in this soup is not false. After all... you treat me more sincerely than any other man in the world." Yuanli answered sincerely, with a soft tone and a bit of flattery, which made A Cha a little stunned for a moment.
"Isn't it?"
As Yuanli said this, she smiled brightly at the stunned him. In his trance, he remembered a long, long time ago, when Li Wan was still just a princess of the demon world, she also looked at him with a sweet and bright smile on her lips, followed him and called out "Axun", trying to bribe him to help her do bad things.
"Why is Ah Cha just standing there in a daze?" Yuan Li retaliated by imitating his jealous tone and pressed closer, "While Ah Cha was momentarily stunned, were you thinking about me? Or another woman?"
"I was thinking about my fiancée who died young." Putting the soup spoon into the soup bowl, Ah Cha scooped up a spoonful, blew it slightly to cool it, and handed it to her mouth, saying, "I went to Kunlun Jade Mountain yesterday to catch some soup and brewed it for you. I also added snow lotus in it, which is perfect for your health."
After tasting it, he found it tasted really good. Yuanli blurted out subconsciously: "I didn't realize you had this skill before?" But then he put himself in Chi Xun's shoes and didn't find it strange anymore.
"I've always had some cooking skills. But before I brought you back to the Netherworld Palace, I had never raised a will-o'-the-wisp before. I couldn't find any examples of cultivating with will-o'-the-wisp in ancient texts, so I didn't know how to raise you at first. I didn't even know if you needed to eat. But I thought Candlelight hadn't eaten much, so I didn't feed you. I only picked out some nourishing lamps for you to pass on to you to nourish your own spiritual energy."
Only now had the question that had puzzled her for thirty thousand years, a question she'd been reluctant to address because she'd seen him never eat, finally been solved. She hadn't expected that this was the reason she'd been starving for thirty thousand years. She asked, somewhat incredulously, "So this is why you never feed me?"
"So you need to...eat? I didn't know...why didn't you tell me?"
Yuanli was about to cry but couldn't. "Because I saw you weren't eating, and I thought there wasn't much to eat in your Netherworld Palace. You were able to pick me up and give me a place to stay, which was already very good. How dare I ask for more and beg you for food? Besides, with all the ghosts and spirits in your house, who would cook for me?"
"It's true that I don't need to eat, but before I took you back to the Netherworld Palace, I often spent my free time studying recipes. Later, I thought that since you didn't need to eat, no one would eat my cooking, so even the new recipes I learned were put away. When Chi Xun was being cooked, my mother was around, so I didn't have many opportunities to cook. I still haven't used up all the new recipes I have saved. If you had told me that you needed to eat, I could have cooked for you. It's my fault for not noticing then. What have you been eating for the past 30,000 years?"
"I'm eating the energy you gave me."
"I'm really sorry for putting you through this. From now on, I won't let you go hungry again. This is my first time raising a will-o'-the-wisp, so I don't know much about it. If you have any preferences or needs, just tell me directly if I don't know."
"I'm not wronged, I'm not wronged. Even if I eat for 90,000 years, I still can't accumulate the spiritual energy you gave me. It's better for me to eat the energy you gave me, even if it's all I eat in this life. If I have any complaints, I'm being ungrateful!"
Yuanli waved her hands repeatedly, fearing that Cha Suxun would misunderstand her displeasure and cause her to lose her spiritual energy in the future. Although the spiritual energy from Achadu was a little weak, it was still extremely beneficial to the cultivation of internal strength.
"But I saw that when you answered me just now, your face was full of resentment, as if you were quite dissatisfied."
"Not really. It's mainly because your spiritual energy is too pure. I've been eating this for 30,000 years, so it's a bit bland. When I was fleeing and wandering, I was lucky to be alive. I really didn't have the ability to feed myself by just absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. I ate a variety of foods with many flavors, and suddenly I was a little uncomfortable with the good food. But I'm used to it now, and I really like your energy."
Yuanli said so much, but the most heartwarming words to Cha Suxun were "I like you very much..." As these words kept repeating in his mind, Ah Cha's mood became increasingly cheerful.
Watching her finish a bowl of snow pigeon soup, her body movements expressing satisfaction with her praise for his cooking skills, Cha Suxun responded, "It's best if you like it..."
The atmosphere in the house was harmonious and cheerful when Qi Heng's voice suddenly came from outside the door, asking, "A-Li, are you awake? I brought you breakfast, fresh from Yude Zhai. Would you like to try it?"
Cha Suxun rolled his eyes towards the door and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Bad luck."
"No need. Axun made me some pigeon soup to nourish me. I'm full. Lord Qi, please eat by yourself."
"Yude Zhai's breakfast is very famous in the Imperial Capital, and the taste is also ranked first or second. Why don't you try a small bite, Ah Li?"
"Master Qi, I appreciate your kindness. This bowl of pigeon soup is enough for me. As for breakfast, you should take it back. People like us who grew up in the mountains don't have the same high standards for food as the wealthy merchants in the imperial capital. Whether we try it or not... is irrelevant. The snacks at Yude Zhai sound tempting, but I'm afraid you'll end up upset."
Yuanli's implication was to tell Qi Heng that having Ah Xun was enough for her and that she no longer needed him. She was also warning herself that with his true form, just like Wen Yici's, if she even touched him, she would be the only one who would suffer.
"Then I'll put it in your room first. When you're hungry, I'll ask the kitchen to heat it up for you. Today is Wangyue's first official performance since returning to the troupe. If you're interested, let's go together, Ari."
"I promised Ah Xun that I would go to the river to relax today. I'm afraid I'm not free today, but thank you for the invitation, Master Qi."
Hearing this, the person outside the door was silent for a long time before replying: "Then be careful when you go out, and pay attention to the wind."
"Thank you for your concern, sir."
Qi Heng stood outside the house, staring at the door that was clearly closed but could not be entered, with a lonely look in his eyes. He could hear that Yuanli's tone was polite and distant, clearly trying to distance herself from him.
He didn't know what he had done wrong to be the one left behind. He certainly couldn't compare to Ah Xun's face, but he firmly believed that Ah Li liked good looks and would eventually tire of Ah Xun. After all, after a few encounters with all kinds of women, Ah Li would definitely know that he was the best.
After brainwashing himself and planning, most of the haze in Qi Heng's heart was swept away. When he left, his steps became lighter and he discussed countermeasures to himself.
At this moment, inside the house, through the crack in the window, Ah Cha glanced at Qi Heng who was leaving and said, "Look, this is the precursor to hysteria and epilepsy."
"A-Cha, we are eating and living at someone else's house. It's not nice to talk about them like this in their house."
Cha Suxun withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and muttered in grievance, "It's not reasonable for any other family, no matter which family, to be concerned about another person's unmarried wife."
"Acha, let's go today."
"Where are you going?"
"Anywhere is fine. I thought about it all night last night, and it suddenly became clear to me. I may only have one or two months left in this life. Even the love poison can't make him fall in love with me. What's the point of me staying and fighting to the death? Besides wasting my time worrying and having wild thoughts, what else can I do? Instead of spending the rest of my life in fear, waiting for the verdict, and then returning to heaven to give an explanation to the immortals and gods, I might as well let go and be happy. At least when I die, I will think that my journey was worthwhile. In the remaining one or two months, we can return to Jiwang Valley, isolate ourselves from all the spies in heaven, and live like two ordinary mortals. How wonderful it would be."
Cha Suxun was particularly in favor of her proposal. He could protect Chi Li, and even more so Yuan Li, but he was still worried she would regret it later, so he couldn't help but reassure her, "Have you really thought this through? This isn't just a spur-of-the-moment statement? I can help you avoid all the spies in the Celestial Realm, at least for a while. But you have to think clearly. Doing so would be equivalent to giving up your last chance to turn the tables on the mission, and you might be doomed to failure."
"I know my own mission better than anyone else. What does the Heavenly Realm's Heng Jin have to do with me? He was the one who brought me into this predicament, not me who wanted to become a god. I am powerless and can only be exploited. I cannot resist the chopping block of their knife. This is a foregone conclusion. I have fought hard to survive these past 30,000 years. It has been so exhausting. I cannot die in such a wasteful way."
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