"Long time no see, Jiang Yuebai."
It was morning. Zhuo Qingfeng was standing outside the courtyard where Jiang Yuebai lived. He was wearing a brand new black suit. His posture was as straight as a pine tree, his sword-like eyebrows slanted into his temples, and there was no longer the arrogance and coldness in his eyes as in his youth. At this moment, he concealed his edge and revealed a mature and restrained look.
There was a shallow scar at the end of his right eyebrow, and his chin was shaved clean, but there was still a faint blue stubble.
Being looked at from head to toe by Jiang Yuebai made Zhuo Qingfeng feel a little uncomfortable. His face turned slightly red and he raised his hand to press his chest. "Where am I... wrong?"
Jiang Yuebai smiled and said, "No, it's just that I haven't seen you for a long time and I found that you seem different from before."
Zhuo Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief, "Is it getting better, or is it getting worse?"
"Of course it is better. Come in and try the new spiritual tea that our Huaxi Valley has released this year."
Jiang Yuebai was very generous and invited the person into the yard.
"What are you doing in Tianyan Sect this time?"
Jiang Yuebai took the tea set, gathered water out of thin air to boil tea, and motioned Zhuo Qingfeng to sit at the stone table under the wisteria trellis.
Zhuo Qingfeng looked at the furnishings in the courtyard and said, "I brought the Qi training and foundation building disciples of Guiyuan Sword Sect to participate in the small competition of Tianyan Sect. I just arrived this morning. I heard that you returned to the sect, so I came to visit you."
Zhuo Qingfeng is now a mid-stage Jindan cultivator. Jiang Yuebai can't help but think of the past when Zhuo Qingfeng was a disciple who participated in the Tianyan Sect's small competition, but this time he became a Jindan Zhenren leading the team.
At that time, Zhuo Qingfeng held the sword with a cold face, as if others owed him millions of spirit stones. If he wasn't good-looking, she really wanted to beat him hard with the sole of her shoe.
When they were competing, he was arrogant and looked down on her, and in the end she broke his leg. Thinking about that time, Jiang Yuebai found it funny.
Time flies so fast.
"Have you been living well these years?" Zhuo Qingfeng asked slowly.
Jiang Yuebai set up the tea stove and nodded with a smile, "Very good, I have been to many places, experienced many things, and almost died several times. It can be said that it was wonderful. What about you? Do you have any special travel experiences? Tell me about it."
Zhuo Qingfeng was a little surprised. He thought that Jiang Yuebai would just say a few pleasantries and then find an excuse to escape. But who would have thought that she would invite him in, make tea for him, and even ask about his experiences over the years, as if she wanted to have a long chat with him.
Compared with her previous awkwardness and discomfort, Jiang Yuebai is now open-minded, free and easy, making people feel comfortable when they are with her, as if basking in the spring breeze.
"I did have a very dangerous experience once. It was when I had just formed my elixir, and I went to the North Sea with Junior Sister Hua Yingshi..."
Tea boils in the red stove and we chat around the table.
Zhuo Qingfeng talked freely, as if he was talking to an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years. He could be relaxed and casual, unlike when talking to someone he liked, where he had to be cautious.
The two chatted from morning until noon. The communication talisman on Zhuo Qingfeng's body interrupted their conversation. He then stood up and said goodbye, feeling quite reluctant to leave.
Jiang Yuebai accompanied him all the way to the foot of Tianku Peak. Before leaving, Zhuo Qingfeng looked at Jiang Yuebai and said, "I seem to still be very fond of you."
Jiang Yuebai smiled generously, "Then you really have good taste."
Their eyes met and they both laughed.
"See you later."
"Um."
After seeing Zhuo Qingfeng off, Jiang Yuebai rushed to find Yunchang. She had accepted the task of receiving the disciples of Guiyuan Sword Sect. Since Zhuo Qingfeng had arrived, Yunchang must have returned.
Deep in the bamboo forest of Huaxi Valley, the once barren place has long since changed and has been well managed by Yunchang. The animal pens of all sizes are protected by various formations and are neatly arranged along the foot of the mountain.
Inside are pairs of spiritual beasts, living a leisurely life with their cubs.
In the corner, Jiang Yuebai saw the spotted rat again. It was big and fat, and had given birth to more than a dozen three-lined rats that looked very similar to Jixiang. It was being chased by its cubs and was hiding everywhere. In the end, it could not escape and was knocked down and rubbed by the cubs. It felt like it had lost all desire to live.
"Jixiang, it's time for you to fulfill your responsibilities as a father."
squeak!
When the spotted mouse saw Jixiang, tears streamed down its cheeks. It stepped on its cubs and rushed to Jixiang. Its huge body pressed Jixiang down. The cubs came shortly after and excitedly piled up like a pyramid.
Jixiang struggled in panic, but the hamster and its cubs were persistent and kept coming one after another. Jixiang had no way to escape and could only cry to Jiang Yuebai for help.
Xiaolu also came out from the small world of the cave and watched from the side with a gloating look on his face.
[It’s not that I won’t report it, it’s just that the time has not come yet]
"noob!"
Yun Shang's voice came from behind. Jiang Yuebai turned around and saw Yun Shang in a pink dress with her sleeves rolled up, wearing special gloves on her hands, holding a small thunder beast covered with electric arcs.
Yun Shang threw the little Leihu aside, took off her gloves and ran to Jiang Yuebai, her cheeks flushed and she kept smiling, not knowing what to say.
Jiang Yuebai raised his hand and grabbed half of Yun Shang's face, grinning, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've become more and more beautiful. You know that you're famous in the Yuling Sect, and now many people want to learn how to catch the Thunder Hound from you."
"It hurts~" Yun Chang angrily slapped Jiang Yuebai's hand away, "I already know how to breed Thunder Hounds, do you want me to give you one?"
Jiang Yuebai glanced at the animal pens and said, "One is not enough. I want many more. I will take you to a good place later."
Yun Shang shuddered suddenly, having an ominous feeling that she was about to bleed heavily.
"Achang, I found some of the hundred-year-old lightning-struck wood you wanted."
Yu Qiuchi came over carrying a storage bag, still carrying a treasure box on her back. She looked serious and stern. She was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Yuebai, especially because Jiang Yuebai's cultivation level was already in the middle and late stages of the Golden Core, and she was about to catch up with her.
At this moment, Yu Qiuchi suddenly understood the feeling of the Yangtze River's waves behind pushing the waves in front.
"Senior Sister Yu."
Jiang Yuebai bowed and Yu Qiuchi smiled and nodded.
"I'm afraid it won't be long before I have to call you Senior Sister."
"No, no, no, you are Yunshang's aunt. Yunshang and I are of the same generation. You will always be our elder." Jiang Yuebai said hurriedly.
Yu Qiuchi threw the storage bag to Yun Shang, "We meet again after a long time, you two can chat."
Yu Qiuchi left tactfully, thinking back to the time when he first met Jiang Yuebai. He discovered that he didn't have much impression of Jiang Yuebai before Jiang Yuebai's sudden success.
"Senior Sister Yu, I missed you by one move last time. Do you want to fight again today?"
When Fang Yuxing's voice came, Yu Qiuchi looked up and saw him standing at the entrance of Huaxi Valley. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
Yu Qiuchi tilted his head towards the Flower Valley and said, "Master Wangshu is back. Didn't you say before that you would never lose to her again? How about it? Do you want me to help you call her out?"
Fang Yuxing couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his arrogance disappeared for the most part. He asked, "What is her current... cultivation level?"
"You still have to call her Senior Sister."
Fang Yuxing's forehead twitched, "Ah, I suddenly remembered that the Sword Master will be back soon, I have to go back to Tianjian Peak to clean up the hall, we will fight next time!"
Just as he was about to fly away on his sword, Yu Qiuchi laughed and shook his head.
In the pond at the entrance of Huaxi Valley, a big toad gurgled and popped out of the water.
Quack~
(End of this chapter)