Today, Yun Cuo walked back while carrying Xue Huai.
It has been spread throughout the Immortal Sect that Xue Huai passed the Heavenly Calamity today and was too weak to walk. Young Immortal Lord Yun, who was deeply in love, was waiting outside the Immortal Barrier. As soon as the person came out, he directly carried him, reportedly not allowing Xue Huai touch the ground.
A group of people watched and also discussed for a while before they all returned with envy and low smiles. The main reason is that these two people usually appear low-key, one is carefree and the other is sharp in silence, they don’t seem to match well. But if one really wants to explore deeper, they can always discover the intricate connections between these two people, giving people infinite space for imagination.
This rumored version was naturally unheard of by Xue Huai himself.
Yun Cuo carried him back, his whole body trapped in his solid arms, his head buried in his chest, not visible to anyone. Only his fingers tightly grasped Yun Cuo’s sleeve, and when others looked at him, they could only glimpse his pale fingertips. When the white color turned slightly red, it inexplicably made people feel a tingling and sweet shiver.
He feels like he’s lost a lot of face today, but coincidentally, before he could retract his words, Yun Cuo had already grabbed him into his arms and pushed him down without hesitation. He was like a cat or some light sparrow, gently picked up by him and completely under his control.
Yun Cuo whispered, “Xue Huai.”
Xue Huai let out an “En” and listened to him.
“Sometimes I think it’s worth living for you.” He said softly.
Xue Huai looked up at him, he wanted to say something, but swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
He reached out and patted Yun Cuo’s shoulder, brushing away a piece of falling flower from his shoulder.
Returning to the Warm Pavilion, Xue Huai still felt lethargic. Yun Cuo said he would help him fetch water, find elixirs, and make a medicinal bath for him to recuperate in.
Xue Huai stopped him and handed the task of fetching water to the gluttonous ghost. He shook his head and said, “Don’t bother. I’m not that delicate.”
Yun Cuo said, “Then I’ll cook for you. What would you like to eat?”
At this time, it was evening and not deep into the night. Xue Huai had eaten medicinal porridge in the immortal barrier and all he said was that Yun Cuo just had to make something that he himself likes, because he was not hungry.
Yun Cuo still cooks a bowl of porridge and is ready to eat it with his own sauce.
Xue Huai looked at him, “Where’s the mythical beast meat I gave you?”
Yun Cuo took it out of his sleeve—it was wrapped in clothes with three layers inside and three layers outside. It took him a while to peel it off before he could see Xue Huai’s masterpiece.
Xue Huai came over and continued to take a look, only to find that the jar was tightly sealed and there was no sign of it being opened. So he urged Yun Cuo, “Quick! Try it?”
Yun Cuo said, “I’ll try it later, now I…”
He couldn’t hold Xue Huai down before he saw that he had already held the jar in his arms and twisted it open with a creaking sound.
At that moment, his expression was a bit aggrieved—
He has been careful and collected his thing for so many days, but it was being opened so easily!
But the person who gave him this thing was Xue Huai, and the one who opened it was also Xue Huai. He couldn’t explain it logically. Xue Huai is always more reasonable than him.
Xue Huai quickly noticed his somewhat desolate expression and reacted keenly: “Ah? Can’t this be opened? Did I do something wrong?”
Yun Cuo looked at him hesitantly and shook his head, reluctantly saying, “It’s fine.”
Xue Huai took a pair of chopsticks and wanted to taste the taste inside—this time, Yun Cuo realized it and stopped him before he put it into his mouth. “That—Xue Huai!”
Xue Huai stopped and looked at him suspiciously.
Yun Cuo’s Adam’s apple moved, and he said, “I want to be the first to taste it, can I?”
Xue Huai seemed to realize something, so he gave him the chopsticks.
It has already been opened, and it’s not acceptable not to eat. Yun Cuo took the chopsticks handed to him by Xue Huai and carefully poked out a small corner of the first piece of mystical beast meat. He picked up this piece in the corner and put it into his mouth, chewing it carefully.
Xue Huai asked him with some anticipation, “How is it?”
Yun Cuo said, “It’s delicious.”
It’s not particularly delicious, but it’s not too bad either. Xue Huai doesn’t know how to cook; at best, it’s because he played around aimlessly when he was a child. He knew that he had a heavy taste for oil and spicy food, but because he didn’t like it very much, he didn’t control the amount of seasoning properly. He added too much oil and a little less salt. However, his mystical beast meat was cut really well, it was thin with the meat juice. The mystical beast meat already has the fierce and spicy taste of summer-ferocious beasts, and the taste is refreshing and satisfying.
Yun Cuo finished this small piece and immediately put down his chopsticks, twisted the lid, and wrapped it in three layers inside and outside. Cherish it in his arms for fear that someone will snatch it away from him.
Xue Huai finally couldn’t help but express his doubts. “Are you lying to me? Isn’t it not delicious at all? You only ate a little bit.”
Yun Cuo immediately denied, “It’s delicious.”
“Then, why are you……”
“Because there was only one jar, after finishing it, there will be nothing left.” Yun Cuo looked at him cautiously.
Xue Huai was taken aback for a moment, then savored the meaning behind his words and smiled again: “Who said that there will be nothing left if it’s finished? If you like it, I’ll make it for you again.”
“Really?” Yun Cuo fixed his gaze on him. “Xue Huai, I would take it seriously.”
Xue Huai looked at him with disdain and said, “Who’s joking with you? That day, I hunted a mythical beast. It was so big that if it were all made into pickled meat, it would probably cost hundreds of jars. I brought the remaining mystical beast meat back to my grandparents. When you want to eat it again, let me know. You’ve made me meals for such a long time, and occasionally I have to repay you.”
Yun Cuo was flattered and said, “Okay.”
Xue Huai and Yun Cuo grabbed the dishes and washed them themselves after finishing their meal.
The gluttonous also returned with a bucket of water—the Fuli Spring water it had taken was warm and slightly hot all year round, even in icy and snowy conditions, the temperature would not dissipate. The spring pool in the Xue family also draws the water from the Fuli spring, there’s no need for burning or using spells to maintain its temperature, it is very comfortable.
Xue Huai told Yun Cuo that he still had some things to talk about with his neighbor’s Shixiong and also needed to borrow some mint floating flowers for bathing.
He pondered, “There’s nothing for your little cat every time it comes to sleep. How about I go get a few small bowls and cat toys from the warehouse? By the way, I’ve tailored clothes for Xiao Tao. I’ll have to pick them up in a few days.”
He was already thinking of settling things over here first and then going home to go through the Thunder Calamity in a few days.
Yun Cuo didn’t think this way at all. His eyes lit up, and he said, “It’s okay, I can go back and pick them up.”
Xue Huai said, “Hmm.”
“My cat doesn’t have much stuff that I can bring over, and it’s never very convenient for me to use your stuff when I’m usually staying at your place. I… can I bring my stuff over too?” Yun Cuo asked.
Moving over?
Does this count as “moving a place”?
Xue Huai thought of the word at once and blushed a little. He wondered in his mind if it was too soon.
He was still considering whether or not to be with Yun Cuo, but Yun Cuo became even more determined and dared to even propose such a proposal.
When he was still struggling on his own here, Yun Cuo had already accepted it and happily picked up the gluttonous ghost and walked out: “Then, Xue Huai, I’ll go back and get my stuff. I’ll also help you pick up Xiao Tao’s clothes. I’ll come over later, Xue Huai.”
Xue Huai was also too lazy to pull him back. Yun Cuo rarely shows such an excited emotion, he held his chin and watched his back disappear behind the door. Unconsciously, the corner of his lips curled up.
The Shixiong that lives next to Xue Huai’s place is an illusionist who recently moved in and enrolled with a group of new disciples just like Yun Cuo. However, this Shixiong is not here to be a student, he is here to be a cultivator intern.
He graduated as the only illusionist under the Murong Mountain Sect, under the Cishan Hai Sect, and later worked in the Forgotten River, responsible for maintaining and collecting the illusion of Radiata Lycoris flowers. He was given the nickname “Sha Hua” and is also commonly referred to as “Sha Hua.”
Illusionists are not about spiritual roots, but the roots of the mind. The existence of illusions relies on a strong and stable mental power, which needs to be polished by long-term experience and a mind that does not sway easily.
What Xue Huai lacks is experience in this area. He has a spiritual gun that requires a stable mind, as well as the mind-viewing technique that can lead to death if his mind is unstable. Therefore, he will also make good relations with his neighbors these days if he has nothing else to do, and he will let the gluttonous ghost go over to visit his neighbors when it has nothing else to do, delivering snacks and small magical weapons.
This illusionist has a good character and treats people with sincerity and gentleness. Therefore, today Xue Huai went to find him and directly expressed his request. “Shixiong, I came to ask for your help. You lived on the Forgotten River in the underworld. Is there a way to contact the Underworld Faithful Crow?”
“What do you need the Underworld Faithful Crow for, Xue Huai?”
The Underworld Faithful Crow was the very thing that Yun Cuo had used to clarify things for him a few months ago. This kind of thing is somewhat similar to bats in the Demon Realm, it is a dead spirit that comes and goes without a trace, easily unnoticed by people. However, the difference is that the Underworld Faithful Crow is completely invisible in all six realms and never actively appears in the world unless there is a command from their masters.
And the most valuable point is that they are the embodiment of ancient and modern criminal trials, with no lies spoken. Their eyes can see through the world. They are used by the Underworld’s Lord to monitor and check the grievances of the appeal before the throne.
Because there are all kinds of people in the Six Paths, and the Underworld Faithful Crow is a rare and precious spiritual animal. Thus, the only hundreds of faithful crows in the world are all in the hands of the King of the Underworld, and not a single hair can leak out.
According to reason, these things cannot flow out. However, with the recent rise of the Cultivation Realm and the Northern Heavenly Forces, the traditional Southern Heavenly Sect’s Heavenly Forces have gradually become poorer, and the deities have been earning a bit of extra money or something from time to time—for example, the Moon Lord joined forces with the Brahma Phoenix Mingzun to start a crude bookstore of bad romance and moonlight biographies, such as Tai Shang Lao Jun’s investment in elixir for the elderly immortals to preserve their health and well-being. Health products business…… and so on.
Therefore, the Lord of the Underworld has also pulled out the faithful crow to perform. Usually used to settle civil disputes in the Immortal Realm—such as to give self-incrimination to those who have been falsely accused; for example, if there are sons and daughters to be married in the family, parents will hire letter crows at high prices to consult the in-laws to see if they are withholding important information, such as whether the future son-in-law is committing adultery and committing crimes. The contracted Daoist partners often ask the faithful crow whether their Daoist partners are having an affair… Because of the existence of the faithful crows, the rate of divorced wives and husbands in the Immortal Realm remains high.
Some people also use the Underworld Faithful Crow to search for treasures and things if they are nowhere to be found, since they can reach all corners of the world.
Facing his Shixiong’s question, Xue Huai still used the lie he had arranged: “I’m looking for a relic of my mother’s, it is very important to me.”
Sha Hua Shixiong pondered for a while and said, “It’s not impossible, but I remember your husband, Yun Cuo has a faithful crow in his hand, right? I even helped carry the cage when the Lord of the Underworld gave it to him.”
This is great. It’s a direct upgrade from fiancé to husband.
Xue Huai held back for a moment, but he didn’t correct his Shixiong’s statement. He only said, “He only has one, so it’s not very convenient to find things. Moreover, things like the faithful crows are controlled by the underworld. It’s not good for me to use them directly for personal purposes when it was given to him.”
Upon hearing his words, Sha Hua understood and said, “There’s no problem with that. If you hire from the underworld directly, the price will be high. Xiao Huai, it’s not easy for you to earn money by working now. I’ll let them know and give you a discount.”
After some discussion, both sides finally agreed on the price of 500 golden melon seeds for a letter crow.
Sha Hua asked him, “How many do you want? I’ll get you connected.”
Without hesitation, Xue Huai said, “I’ll take all of them.”
Two hundred faithful crows were rented, totaling 100,000 golden melon seeds. Sha Hua used his connections and gave him a 50 percent discount, so he was charged 50,000 only.
Xue Huai used all his savings and the salary he had earned these days to pay off, and he immediately became penniless.
But Xue Huai didn’t care at all, nor did he have any sense of being poor. After paying, he talked to Sha Hua about the recent trivial matters in the Immortal Sect, drank a cup of tea, then left.
This whole row of Warm Pavilions is lined up, facing only a corridor, with a pool of deep water outside. Xue Huai had just pushed open the door when he saw Yun Cuo walking out from the end of the building with the gluttonous ghost in his hands.
Xue Huai exclaimed in surprise, “So fast?”
Yun Cuo glanced at him and then at Sha Hua behind him—he escorted Xue Huai to the door, let out a slight “En,” then bent down and placed the gluttonous ghost on the ground, and followed him in.
He doesn’t have much luggage. When he first came to find Xue Huai, he didn’t bring anything with him. Later, when he became a disciple, all the things he had were personally arranged by Xue Huai’s grandmother. Most of them are Murong Jinchuan’s old stuff, such as clothes that were made and not worn when he was young.
The style looks good, but the colors and patterns may not be very trendy anymore.
Xue Huai followed him through the door and helped him unpacking his things, and when he got to the clothes, he said, “I’ll take you to tailor your clothes after a while.”
He remembered that when they first met in their previous lives, Yun Cuo was also dressed in old clothes, with no particular shape or color, and they were clean. After his mother left, no one told him that boys should also learn to take care of themselves when they grow up. Because when they go out, they are the facade.
He always wears black, and whenever Xue Huai suggests he buy some other clothes, Yun Cuo always shakes his head without telling why.
Yun Cuo also said, “Okay, but why is it after a while and not a few days?”
He seemed to be unable to hold back his words, causing Xue Huai to laugh. “In a few days, I will take a leave and go home. I asked the underworld’s faithful crow to help me find my mother’s old belongings, and I will follow back to take a look.”
It was actually to avoid the Thunder Calamity and wait for information from the faithful crows in the meantime.
Yun Cuo was flabbergasted for a moment. “Then…… the mind-viewing technique, will you still learn it?”
Xue Huai pretended to be relaxed and said, “If I don’t learn it in the near future, I’ll still have to learn it in the future.”
People have their fortunes and misfortunes. He originally planned to use the mind-viewing technique to determine the timing of every major event in his previous life, but there are already many things in this life that do not match his previous life.
He no longer participates in Yun Cuo’s military, so there won’t be his first injury, his first comrade farewell, the first time his grandma got lost when she came to visit him in the military, the veins in this chain—where all of them shattered with a click.
Wait till he chops off Mrs. Liu and Xue He’s evil deeds karma, wait for him to protect Xue Zong through these two years, wait for him to take advantage of the unique cultivation environment of the Murong Mountain Sect to progress to a cultivation level above that of a Transformation Spirit and be able to use that spiritual gun with great flexibility. He will be strong enough to protect both sides of the family in the upcoming turmoil.
Yun Cuo didn’t speak and just whispered, “It’s also good.”
“It’s also good, you and I just need to learn the mind-viewing technique.” His voice was low.
Yun Cuo is considered to have officially moved in.
Xue Huai reinforced and upgraded his bed—originally, he only had one bamboo mat. Xue Huai was having fun today. He nailed nails into the wall, hanging up a wobbly soft bed, using divine wooden boards to make brackets underneath, and replacing pillows with cloud-shaped ones.
The silly cat and the gluttonous ghost both love this bed like crazy. The two pets are rubbing and sticking to it, almost taking it for themselves. Xue Huai grabbed them each in one hand and took them back. “I’ll make two for you guys another day, but let’s forget about it today. It’s so tiring.”
His body was still sore and tired. So he fetched his own water to take a bath, and when he came out, he saw that Yun Cuo had already fallen asleep.
Yun Cuo behaved too well today—perhaps it’s because he thinks he’s being unreasonable enough by moving in. He’s got a lot of experience dealing with Xue Huai—it’s like teasing a cat, one day you forcefully hold it into your arms and pets its fur against its will, the next day you must keep your distance and feed it some treats to please it. Wait until the cat no longer remembers this, starting it over again.
Xue Huai is lazy and often gets confused about small things. He has deceived him several times by taking such a step forward.
Yun Cuo behaved very well today.
Xue Huai glanced at Yun Cuo, who was already asleep on the bed, and didn’t say anything. He also climbed onto the bed and picked up his phoenix plushie bird pillow. The gluttonous ghost lay by his pillow as usual, with a small gray cat on top of his head.
Xue Huai covered two small animals with blanket, flipped over, and closed his eyes.
The moon is bright tonight. Not long after, he felt a black figure swaying in front of him—it seemed like the gluttonous ghost was shaking its claws in front of him, trying to see if he was asleep.
Xue Huai remained motionless.
The gluttonous ghost felt relieved and secretly stepped over his pillow, running towards their dream bed with the little gray cat—the sound of claws snapping to the ground was followed by the sound of the hammock creaking and swaying.
Yun Cuo seemed to be shaken awake. Upon seeing that it was the two pets jumping up, he lifted the blanket to let them burrow in and nestle.
Xue Huai couldn’t help but feel a little jealous—the gluttonous ghost used to be the most clingy to him. Since Yun Cuo came, it was as if it had found someone to give it a head start, and there was one more Yun Cuo to fawn over.
Little heartless!
Xue Huai couldn’t sleep for a long time, thinking about it, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.
He simply sat up, stroked his hair, and looked to the side.
Yun Cuo fell asleep again. He was busy today and probably a bit tired.
The gluttonous ghost has started snoring.
After pondering for half a day, Xue Huai finally decided to don’t do it or just don’t rest1一不做二不休 or Yī Bù Zuò Èr Bù Xiū is an idiom lits. don’t do it, or don’t rest. It refers to either giving up or going through to the end; since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.—he moved his family there.
He grabbed his pillow and got off the ground, squeezed to Yun Cuo’s bedside, lifted the blanket, and carefully crawled inside.
The gluttonous ghost didn’t wake up, but the little gray cat woke up and crawled to Yun Cuo’s chest, squatting and staring at him.
Xue Huai patted the little gray cat’s head and picked up the sleeping gluttonous ghost, holding it in his arms—it was between him and Yun Cuo.
He adjusted his posture for a while and then comfortably closed his eyes. The little gray cat also seized the opportunity to re-enter the gaps in the blanket.
Two people, one cat, one gluttonous ghost, with a fluffy cuddler and a quilt stuffed to the brim—the warmth swept over them quickly.
Yun Cuo woke up again in a daze, thinking it was the gluttonous ghost moving. Subconsciously, he wanted to wrap him and Xue Huai’s small pet in blankets—as soon as he reached out his hand, it crossed over a soft waist.
Yun Cuo was startled awake.
He opened his eyes and saw Xue Huai beside him, thinking he was dreaming: “Xue… Xue Huai?”
Xue Huai reluctantly opened his eyes and glanced at him. Without saying anything, he went straight into his arms and muttered softly, “Don’t make noise.”
