Yun Cuo didn’t go too far. He carried him to the gate of the extreme realm and let him down, so that no one else could see him.
Xue Huai immediately said, “I have rested well!” He also refused Yun Cuo’s suggestion to help him walk. After landing, he ran away.
Yun Cuo looked at his back with an unconsciously gentle smile on his lips.
There were also people nearby who came early to adapt to the trial environment. After seeing which exit they came from, they couldn’t help but shudder. Others saw that his complexion was still good, perhaps because he had just been with Xue Huai. He didn’t look as cold as usual, so they became a little curious.
They boldly asked, “Young Immortal Lord, did you just pass the level and come out? Is it difficult inside? Did you take Xue Shixiong out?”
Yun Cuo rarely talks to others, but he recognizes that those are Xue Huai’s classmates inside. He patiently stops and answers, “Fortunately, Xue Huai can come out on his own without the need for anyone else.”
The onlookers were even more surprised. “It’s so amazing! I heard that this level was created according to the Heavenly Realm’s doldier trials. Have you ever gone to the military to test it before?”
In other people’s eyes, it is natural to assume that Yun Cuo has been trained. He is the Young Immortal Lord, he has received training that is similar to and equivalent to that of the heir of Xianzhou since childhood. It is not surprising that Yun Cuo can come out.
But it’s a bit strange that Xue Huai can also come out as well.
They discussed in a low voice, “Although Xue Shixiong has excellent talent, excellent skills, and is also very hardworking, according to reason, he wouldn’t be so powerful! Does our expert ranking need to be updated?”
The young man who called Yun Cuo back to feed the gluttonous last time had even greater courage. He directly asked Yun Cuo, “Young Immortal Lord, is Young Master Xue also a trainee? Although their family has a training center in the Shenhua Terrace, even if Xue Shixiong has trained, it seems that…”
Halfway through, he suddenly saw Yun Cuo’s somewhat gloomy face, and his voice unconsciously lowered, muttering a few words. “Last time, the Sect Master told us that if you use your cultivation to break through this secret realm, you need to be at least at a Yindan or above. If you add a suppression cultivation array to the secret realm, you must cultivate for ten or eight years… Hey, Young Immortal Lord, did you guys just conceal your cultivation? Is Xue Shixiong just pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger1扮猪吃老虎 or Bàn Zhū Chī Lǎo Hǔ is a Chinese idiom, lits. to pretend to be a pig to prey on the tiger, meaning that to pretend to be dumb to have their opponents underestimated them.? He works hard day and night, has he reached the Yindan stage already?”
They always pass the level according to the standard of the final trial every time; naturally, they must’ve concealed their cultivation.
For some unknown reason, Yun Cuo replied, “No concealed. He was just a small medicine cultivator at the refining stage, where did he get such great energy? He just practiced deeply in the Shenhua Terrace before.”
Then he nodded slightly to indicate that he was leaving, and he left under the gaze of everyone.
For some unknown reason, his fingertips trembled slightly, as if he couldn’t clench them. He pressed them against his collar again and again and finally wiped away the subtle cold sweat.
Xue Huai felt that Yun Cuo had changed a bit recently.
Compared to when he’s being careful and cautious when approaching him before, this person is clearly bolder and more proficient in pretending to be pitiful. Now it had progressed from Xue Huai pretending to be weak and being carried away by him to Yun Cuo pretending to be weak and asking to sleep in the same bed with Xue Huai—
So shameless!
Unfortunately, Yun Cuo has a good temper towards him. He has always been friendly and diligent in his cooking. He has also learned to feed and provide psychological counseling to the gluttonous. Xue Huai is such a lazy guy. He has said it a few times before but he didn’t listen, so he was too lazy to say it again and give the right of approval.
Xue Huai always falls asleep alone, with a phoenix velvet pillow in his arms and a curled gluttonous ghost lying beside him every night. Occasionally, Yun Cuo’s little gray cat would nest on top of the gluttonous ghost’s head, and the two pets would snore together. And Yun Cuo will tidy up the bed and sleep on a bamboo mat on the ground.
But every morning, Xue Huai would find him on the bed, holding him tightly, and sleeping peacefully. The gluttonous ghost and the little gray cat were transferred to the ground, and even his pillow would also go to the ground.
He already had some indulgent thoughts, and when he was about to fall asleep, he became even lazier. When he held him with his tight and secure body, he felt warm and comfortable. Over time, he became accustomed to it.
Today, Xue Huai slept halfway through and felt that there was something wrong. He suddenly woke up and looked up, but there was nothing missing. The pillow was also placed well in his hand.
Only Yun Cuo was missing in the room.
Xue Huai rubbed his eyes and got up. He looked around and found out that Yun Cuo’s little gray cat was not here either. So he knew that he must have something to do tonight.
He and Yun Cuo are both in a hurry to cultivate, they occasionally stay up all night. The Sword Cultivation Hall and the Medicine Cultivation Hall are far apart, and it’s actually not very common to see each other on a daily basis.
Come to think of it, the only chances for them to see each other every day were the three meals a day and the “chance” encounters in the food court. Xue Huai likes the window seat, so Yun Cuo always waits for him there in advance. When he sees him coming, he waves and other people consciously avoid him.
Xue Huai lay down to sleep again, but the feeling of not getting used to it still lingered.
This incident alerted him—has he been relying on Yun Cuo too much lately?
This kind of cognition made him hesitate and unsure of what to do.
He has a sense of responsibility developed from his identity as the “Young Master of the Xue family” in his bones. He must handle everything clearly and avoid ambiguity, but he really doesn’t know how to handle this matter.
To say he likes him doesn’t seem quite enough. In his previous life, he had given up when he was tempted, and he still vividly remembered the conflict between the two of them. He knew that such things could not be reversed overnight.
If he says that he doesn’t like him, it doesn’t seem…… quite right.
He has always been someone who wouldn’t deceive himself. He thinks that the food Yun Cuo cooked is a little delicious, and Yun Cuo’s embrace is also a little warm. With Yun Cuo as a person, there is still a little bit of satisfaction in his life.
Xue Huai couldn’t sleep anymore.
The next day, for the first time, he took an afternoon off for himself—to go out and relax.
This distraction led him to meet an acquaintance—his little junior sister, who was learning swordsmanship with Yun Cuo. His little junior sister came over with a bunch of snacks, sweating profusely. “Hey, Xue Shixiong, Xue Shixiong! I’m looking for you, where are you going?”
Xue Huai said, “I’m not going anywhere, just take a scroll.”
The little junior sister tiptoed hard and stuffed the snack pile into his arms and said, “That’s good, don’t run around. I’ve been looking for you all afternoon. These things are all given to you by Yun Shidi.”
Xue Huai was taken aback.
The little junior sister asked him, “Yun Shidi didn’t come to see you last night, did he? The master took him to the Ice Cave to cultivate his mind. He won’t be able to come back for a few days, nor can he cook for you. So he bought some snacks for you, but he also said that he can’t let you eat too many snacks as well, he wants you to eat properly.”
Xue Huai took it over and opened it to take a look. It was filled with local delicacies from his hometown, which couldn’t be bought here and he doesn’t know how Yun Cuo got them.
He was a bit hesitant. “Oh, okay, could you help me… help me thank him.”
The little junior sister spat out her tongue at him and said, “Aiya, what do you want me to go and say thank you for? Xue Shixiong, you can talk to him yourself. You two really make me anxious. The engagement is fixed, and you’re being so polite.”
Xue Huai: “……”
He scolded her with little confidence. “You know it again? Hurry up and go back, if the master catches you wandering around again, you’ll have to write a self-reflection.”
The junior sister pouted and said, “Xue Shixiong, when you grow up in the future, you must be an even more intimidating adult than the headmaster.”
She made a face at him. This little girl is not very old, but she is open-minded, lively, and has a lot of courage. She is really more experienced in romantic matters than Xue Huai. Xue Huai remembers that this little junior sister has a fiancé who chases after her in the academy, and he takes great care of her every day. She also sweetly interacts with her crush every day, and she has never had any unpleasant moments.
Xue Huai said, “Wait a moment, I have a question to ask you.”
The little junior sister was about to turn back when he pulled her back and bribed her with some snacks—he pulled her to a remote pavilion and sat down seriously.
The little junior sister looked at him curiously and said, “Shixiong, what exactly do you want to ask?”
Xue Huai held back for a while before asking her with an unnatural expression, “It’s just… if someone likes you, and you may also… like him a little too, but not particularly to the point where you have to be with him. What exactly should you do at this point? It seems bad to drag people around, but it also seems to go against our own hearts to refuse them too.”
The little junior sister listened attentively and finally burst out laughing, “Shixiong! Shixiong, you are so silly and cute! If it were not for the heavenly thunderstorm, who was particularly and especially fond of others in the beginning? Are you asking about Yun Cuo Shidi?”
Xue Huai let out a faint “en” in his nasal tone, pretending to be calm.
The little junior sister smiled so much that her eyes turned into a crescent moon and she said, “Isn’t that just right? You two are such a perfect match and are already engaged. Shixiong, you are silly, you don’t have to tell the world that you’re together. Otherwise, if I catch a stranger and say he’s my Daoist companion, could I be with him? If I have some feelings for that handsome young man, do I have to marry him?”
“It was supposed to be two people liking each other, getting closer unconsciously, and then liking each other even more. When people see this process, they will say, oh, look, they’re together now! That’s how it should be.”
The little junior sister whispered in his ear, “You two big fools are already in love, but no one knows it!”
Are we already in love?
Xue Huai was rarely shy in front of others, but now he seemed to have been hit by something. He clenched his fingers nervously—trembling, but with a hidden sweetness that left him nowhere to hide.
He felt his cheeks burning badly and said, “Is that so? So, I’ve already started dating him? Should I go talk to him and explain it clearly?”
The junior sister laughed at him again, hating the appearance of iron not turning into steel: “You, oh you! How could it be like that? In a romantic relationship, getting the word out is of course the first priority, it is most important to be tactful and grasp his heart. Only when you get close can you be a counselor for yourself and confirm whether you really want him alone. Xue Shixiong, let it go naturally. As long as you both know each other well, you don’t have to worry about these things, nor do you have to think about whether you are dragging the other or whether you should cut it off… If you continue to daydream like this, you will regret it.”
She squinted her eyes and smiled. “But I have to say one thing: I’m standing on Yun Shidi’s side. He’s very kind, Xue Shixiong. This Daoist partner is not a bad choice.”
Xue Huai pondered.
When he finally left, all he said was a soft, “I know.”
What he remembered most clearly from his little junior sister’s words was the warning—”As long as you know each other well, you can be tactful.”
He understands now, but does Yun Cuo, that wooden person with a naive personality, understand?
He thinks he doesn’t understand.
So now, should he gently remind Yun Cuo to understand a little bit?
After Xue Huai returned, he thought he understood very well and came up with many plans—such as sending love letters or finding someone else to convey them on his behalf.
But when he used these methods to consult with his little junior sister, they were all beaten back by her: “Xue Shixiong, you’re a bit too unrestrained and enthusiastic! It’s too fast, it’s like, if you like him, you’ll send a love letter, Yun Shidi would even suspect that you’re having a fever, or might even think that you’re frivolous… Well, actually, I think he’s more likely to go crazy with joy.”
He didn’t know what to do about it anymore.
Xue Huai felt that he had never been so torn up in his life—after much thought, he still decided to use his own methods.
Yun Cuo practiced in the Cold Ice Cave for three days, and they couldn’t see each other for three days. To say that one cares is to say that one cares that much.
Xue Huai personally cooked, following the recipe he had copied. He wanted to make Yun Cuo Smoked Mythical Beast Slices. After three days of pounding, it produced a smoky smell of snow tobacco all over, and it didn’t taste very good, so he couldn’t give it away. But he’s a terrible cook, and that’s about as high as he gets.
Xue Huai held this jar and wandered around in front of the Ice Cave for a while, so much so that the immortal gatekeeper wanted to ask him. Only then did he hand over the jar and instructed im to give it to Yun Cuo and to give it to him as soon as he came out.
The immortal boy said, “No problem, as soon as he comes out, I’m going to have to drag him over here to look at this thing, I won’t delay you.”
Xue Huai said with a reserved tone, “It’s okay, it’s not urgent. I’ve troubled you.”
He walked back as if nothing had happened.
However, before taking ten steps, Xue Huai took a few more turns and walked back.
The immortal boy: “?”
Xue Huai stuttered, “Suddenly I remembered something I forgot to put. Could you please give it to me for a bit?”
The immortal boy handed the jar to him with suspicion.
Xue Huai walked aside, sat down, gathered his magic with his fingertips and lightly scraped against the bottom of the jar lid.
He wrote earnestly, “Xue Huai gifted to Yun Cuo.”
It was his gift; it won’t be someone else’s gift, nor will it be given to anyone else.
He remembered the wedding certificate incident in his previous life and felt very angry after a long absence. So he carved the same sentence on the top, bottom, and body of the jar, wishing that the jar was filled with his dense gifts to ensure that Yun Cuo would not overlook it at all.
After he finished his work, he solemnly handed this thing to the immortal boy again.
At the moment of delivery, he saw the immortal boy’s brilliant expression as he looked at the jar, and it was only then that Xue Huai realized how embarrassing it was.
He left quickly without a word, and halfway through, he drove straight to the clouds and ran away at lightning speed.
The author has something to say: I suddenly realized that this article can be called a kindergarten love story between four-year-old Xue and three-year-old Yun…