The Zhongnan Mountains were eerily quiet at night, with only the occasional chirping of insects in the forest. The dome-shaped ancient tombs appeared even more desolate and eerie in the darkness.
Moonlight streamed down from the sky, and outside the ancient tomb, a frame made of two wooden stakes stood upright. A swing with two ropes wrapped around it swayed gently, and on the swing, a girl in a pure white dress looked like a moonlit fairy, beautiful and sacred.
Little Dragon Girl loves the night. Every night, she would walk out of the ancient tomb alone and sit on the swing that her master had built for her. At this moment, she would recall the comfortable feeling when her master gently pushed her back when she was a child.
The swing swayed gently in the breeze, and before she knew it, Xiaolongnu's thoughts drifted away. Images from the daytime flashed through her mind: the boy wielding a wooden sword in the sea of flowers, the stunningly beautiful woman in a red dress, and the little girl who was hostile towards her.
"They seem so happy!" This thought popped into Xiaolongnu's mind without her even realizing it.
"Happiness? Do I have it? It seems like I do, but it also seems like I don't." The swing stopped rocking, and Xiaolongnu thought of her master. She seemed to have had happy moments when she was young, but gradually happiness was replaced by martial arts training. Happiness was no longer her master pushing her on the swing in the moonstone, but had become that cold jade bed.
The people she met during the day were the ones she spoke the most to since her master's death. When they left, she felt a pang of sadness, though she didn't understand why.
Just then, the swing began to sway gently, and a hint of surprise appeared on Xiaolongnu's face. But being naturally indifferent, she was not afraid. Instead, she let the swing carry her higher and higher, and gradually a smile appeared on her cold face.
"Truly a human spirit." Suddenly a voice came from above her head.
Little Dragon Girl looked up at the sky and saw a strange man floating quietly in mid-air. Every time she swung on her swing, she would move closer to the man, and this would continue.
Little Dragon Girl didn't speak, but her eyes were filled with curiosity—curious about how this person could stand in the air, curious about who this person was, and how he came to be here.
Li Daoyi looked at the little dragon girl on the swing. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, a girl in her prime. Her beautiful big eyes looked at him with a hint of curiosity, and her cool face made her look a little cute.
Li Daoyi gently raised his hand, and the swing slowly came to a stop. Then he slowly fell from the air, landing a few steps away from Xiaolongnu.
Seeing the questioning look in the other person's eyes, Li Daoyi slowly said.
"I am Yang Guo's master."
"Yang Guo? Is that the child?" The doubt in Xiaolongnu's eyes vanished instantly.
"Sigh, you're even colder than I imagined," Li Daoyi sighed.
Little Dragon Girl remained silent, simply gazing at the other person.
The two stared at each other, and slowly Xiaolongnu seemed to see a familiar feeling in the other's eyes, just like when Granny Sun often looked at her. It was a look she couldn't understand, a look she had felt from her master. It was unfamiliar, but she didn't dislike it.
Li Daoyi looked at the girl before him with pity. What a beautiful person she was! Her beauty was untouched by worldly affairs, unlike the magnificent beauty of Dongfang Bubai. Instead, it was a sacred beauty that one could not bear to desecrate.
"Zhen Zhibing deserves to die," Li Daoyi thought to himself.
"It's cool in the mountains at night, go back and rest early!" Li Daoyi said slowly.
After Li Daoyi finished speaking, he slowly flew up, and a look of surprise flashed in Xiaolongnu's eyes again.
Just as Li Daoyi turned to leave, Xiaolongnu finally spoke.
"Are you a deity?" Little Dragon Girl asked curiously, recalling the rumors Granny Sun had told her during the day.
Li Daoyi stopped and a smile appeared on his face.
"If you say so, then so be it. Although the Cold Jade Bed can help with internal energy cultivation, it is still very harmful to the body. You'd better not use it. Cultivation should be done step by step; haste makes waste."
"I'm leaving now. I'll come see you another day." After saying that, Li Daoyi turned into a white light and disappeared.
Watching the figure disappear under the moonlight, Xiaolongnu's cold heart seemed to undergo a slight change.
"Sigh, what an ice-cold girl, she didn't impress me at all," Li Daoyi sighed upon returning to the Quanzhen Sect.
"bite…"
However, at this moment, the system notification sound reached my mind.
"Congratulations, host, you have gained 2,000 Little Dragon Girl Amazement Points."
"Hey, this Little Dragon Girl is really slow to realize things," Li Daoyi said, taken aback.
And so, for the next few days, Yang Guo and Wanyan Ping continued to ignore the Quanzhen Sect's ban during the day and went to the flower field to practice martial arts. Xiaolongnu would always hide in the tree and quietly watch the two play and frolic. At night, Li Daoyi would still go outside the Ancient Tomb and use his magic to swing Xiaolongnu on a swing.
Gradually, during the day, Xiaolongnu left the treetops and walked into the sea of flowers. Under Yang Guo's excited gaze, she slowly sat down. She didn't say anything, while Yang Guo practiced martial arts even more diligently. Wanyan Ping no longer looked at this beautiful young lady with hostility. Xiaolongnu even allowed Wanyan Ping to put a beautiful flower wreath on her.
On this day, Xiaolongnu came to the sea of flowers as usual. Yang Guo and Wanyan Ping were waiting for her early in the morning. This seemed to have become a tacit understanding. This time, she was carrying a basket in her hand.
"Come with me," Little Dragon Girl suddenly said. Then she walked towards the woods.
The two were taken aback at first, seemingly surprised that Xiaolongnu had actually spoken, but they quickly recovered and followed her.
"Oh, it's a bee!" Under a tree, Xiaolongnu stopped, and Wanyan Ping exclaimed in surprise when she saw the beehive on the tree.
Little Dragon Girl took out a jade flute from the basket and gently began to play it. The flute music was melodious and pleasant to listen to, and bees flew out of the beehive in the tree.
Wanyan Ping was so frightened that she quickly hid behind Yang Guo.
However, the bees merely hovered and flew in the air without attacking the people.
Xiaolongnu stopped, took two bottles out of the basket, and handed them to Yang Guo.
"Huh?" Yang Guo was dumbfounded.
“Fool, your sister asked you to get the honey,” Wanyan Ping said.
Yang Guo looked up and saw a bamboo stick directly below the honeycomb, sealed with beeswax, clearly a man-made honey extraction channel.
Although Yang Guo was still a little afraid of the sealed items, he took the bottle, stuffed it into his arms, and then leaped onto the tree trunk, climbing up quickly like a monkey.
Dai breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the bees didn't seem to intend to attack him. He reached out and pulled out the beeswax from one end of the bamboo tube, and pale yellow, jade-like honey instantly flowed out.
"Idiot, catch it quickly!" Wan Yanping urged from under the tree.
Yang Guo hurriedly took out the bottle and placed it under the tube.
"Wow, so sweet!" Wan Yanping exclaimed under the tree. She had caught the honey that had just fallen with both hands, and the little girl couldn't wait to lick the honey off her hands.
Soon, both bottles were filled with honey. Yang Guo put the beeswax back in and then jumped down from the tree.
"Phew...that scared me to death." Yang Guo patted his chest. Then he handed the two bottles to Xiaolongnu.
"I only need one bottle; you can take the other one to your master," said Xiaolongnu, reaching out to take a bottle.
"Huh? You know my master?" Yang Guo asked in surprise.
Xiaolongnu didn't say anything, but instead turned and left.
"Hey, isn't there any for me?" Yang Guo pressed.
Xiaolongnu stopped and turned around, casually tossing the bottle in her hand to Yang Guo.
"I...I was just saying," Yang Guo quickly caught, then said awkwardly.
But Little Dragon Girl had already flown away.
"Here, get me a bottle," Wanyan Ping said.
"I won't give it to you, this is for Master and me." Yang Guo quickly stuffed the bottle into his clothes and then ran back.
"Ugh, I'm so angry! Yang Guo, you just wait!" Wanyan Ping chased after him angrily.
In mid-air, Xiaolongnu turned around and saw this scene, and a smile gradually appeared on her cold face.
"Master, Master, help! Wanyan Ping is going to kill me!" Yang Guo shouted as he ran into the courtyard.
At this moment, Li Daoyi was playing chess with Qiu Chuji.
"Guo'er, what are you doing?" Mu Nianci scolded.
Upon seeing this, Yang Guo immediately stopped.
"Yang Guo, you stop right there!" At this moment, Wanyan Ping also ran in, panting.
"You two are so inconsiderate," Mu Nianci said helplessly.
"Haha, he's just a kid, it's alright," Qiu Chuji laughed.
"Why are you back so early today?" Li Daoyi asked.
"Ah, Master, look." Yang Guo said, taking out two bottles containing honey.
“It’s honey from Sister Long,” Wanyan Ping said quickly.
"Sister Long?" Qiu Chuji was taken aback.
“The one from the ancient tomb,” Li Daoyi said.
Qiu Chuji showed a hint of surprise, but didn't say anything more. They weren't from Quanzhen, so he naturally wouldn't interfere.
"Dongfang, go and fetch a few cups. This is jade bee honey, which has the effect of enhancing internal strength."
"good. "
Soon Dongfang Bubai brought over several cups. Mu Nianci took the bottle from Yang Guo and carefully poured out the honey.
"It smells so good!" Dongfang Bubai exclaimed in surprise. The honey had a faint floral fragrance.
Then the group, including Qiu Chuji, each drank a cup.
"Mmm...so sweet,so fragrant."
"It's delicious."
The two children said happily.
"Hurry up and cultivate your internal energy!" Li Daoyi urged.
Yang Guo and Wanyan Ping quickly sat down cross-legged and began to circulate their internal energy.
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