"Yes, although Senior Brother Chu is handsome, he is too romantic. Unlike ordinary people like us, he may not be so pleasing to the eye, but he is honest." Mo Lin also echoed, causing the female cultivators to laugh.
Chu Danfeng: “…”
You are such a bad guy, Mo Lin. We have been to the Monster Market together before, so we have some friendship. How dare you slander others behind their backs? How am I a playboy
Wait, he was also present at Huang Changtian's "Jade Disc Sound Transmission Incident" and heard it clearly. It was probably a misunderstanding. He didn't expect that this matter would be spread by word of mouth and ferment to such an extent
A female cultivator agreed earnestly: "Indeed, men who are too good-looking are unreliable."
Tang Yingdong: "That can't be said. There is no necessary causal relationship between appearance and inner heart."
Chu Danfeng couldn't help but nod in agreement, and then he heard Tang Yingdong continue: "All men are unreliable."
Chu Danfeng: “…”
Mo Lin: “…”
A female cultivator said, "Junior Sister Tang, I heard that you have a good personal relationship with the young master of Bixia Pavilion. Tell us, is Bixia Pavilion really as rich as the rumors say, and is women superior to men?"
Tang Yingdong said longingly: "From the head to the elders of Bixia Pavilion, all of them are female cultivators. The status of men is indeed not high. They believe that women should be in charge of the outside world and men should be in charge of the inside world. However, they are really rich. They have countless fertile fields and shops. They sell the mermaid silk of the demon race to the demon world, and the silk of the human race to demons who want to transform into human forms. From large artifacts to small tea leaves... they do whatever makes money, and their business is spread all over the three realms."
"No wonder it is said that 'marrying a female cultivator from Bixia Pavilion' can save you a hundred years of hard work. So many male cultivators are attracted to them. Unfortunately, if you marry them, you can only 'stay at home' and eat gigolo meals for the rest of your life."
"That may not be the case. Isn't Island Master Li of Chunyang Island an exception? The elder sister of the current Pavilion Master of Bixia Pavilion gave up her position as Pavilion Master for him, brought a generous dowry, and started from scratch with him. That's how the famous Chunyang Island came into being."
"Island Master Li is not an ordinary person. He has a high level of cultivation, is generous and charitable, and cares about the world. When he was young, he was a famous handsome man in the cultivation world. He is also very affectionate to his Taoist partner. Over the years, the couple has been deeply in love. They are a fairy couple that everyone envies."
"It is said that he only has his Taoist partner in his eyes and heart, and is not interested in women at all. He doesn't even have a maid to serve him."
"That's great. I'd be willing to give up fame and fortune if I could marry a man like that."
Chu Danfeng rolled his eyes in his heart. He shook his short tail feathers and complained silently: "If Li Jing is really not interested in women, then where did Hua Tingxuan come from?"
As a tasker, Chu Danfeng had seen the main storyline of this world and some character settings from the system.
Hua Tingxuan's biological father is the Lord of Li Island.
It is said that Li Jing was once seriously injured and fell into the demon world, where he nearly died. Fortunately, he was rescued by a demon woman, who secretly hid him and took good care of him.
Later, Li Jing learned that she was not an ordinary demon woman, but the sister of the Demon King, the Demon Saint Ji Hongling, who was capable of hiding him safely without being discovered by his enemies. Only then did he feel at ease to stay there and slowly recuperate. Unexpectedly, he stayed there for half a year, and the two fell in love with each other, and after half a year, they got pregnant.
But at that time, Li Jing had already married Liu Xin, the former young master of Bixia Pavilion, and Liu Xin was even pregnant earlier.
However, Li Jing never mentioned the fact that he was married until the witch excitedly told him that she was pregnant. If his brother knew about this, he would definitely support them and they could be together openly from then on.
Unexpectedly, Li Jing was frightened out of his wits by Ji Hongling's proposal. He made excuses at first, then fled at night, and left the mother and son in the demon world without looking back.
In order to find Li Jing, Ji Hongling broke up with her own brother and left the demon world alone. However, she never expected that the name and identity left by Li Jing were fake, and this man never told her a single truth from beginning to end.
Ji Hongling suffered a lot outside. As a witch, she was besieged by "righteous people" several times. Pregnancy and serious injuries drained her body. Finally, Ji Hongling gave birth to Hua Tingxuan in a small mountain village.
"Tingxuan" was the name Li Jing gave her when they were discussing their future, and "Hua" was the surname that Li Jing had lied about all along.
At that time, Ji Hongling was seriously ill and no longer had the ability to return to the Demon Realm. She was left with only a jade sound transmission disc. There are two types of jade sound transmission discs. One uses spiritual power to transmit sound and can be used repeatedly. The other does not require spiritual power and can be crushed, but can only transmit sound in one direction once.
Ji Hongling chose to use her only chance on the man she loved, and passed the news to Li Jing. In her last, weak voice, she told him: "Brother Hua, our child is called Hua Tingxuan, a healthy boy with eyebrows and eyes like mine, and a nose as high as yours. He is very beautiful. Unfortunately, I am afraid I can't hold on for a few more days. You come and take Xuan'er away quickly, and we will be..."
Ji Hongling held on with all her might and waited and waited, but in the end the unfaithful man never came and passed away.
This is also an important reason why Hua Tingxuan’s childhood was so miserable.
Thanks to the master for picking him up, otherwise, this child would have been tortured to death by those evil children in the deserted village.
In his previous life, Chu Danfeng knew the plot and had preconceived ideas, so he was particularly fond of this junior brother who had no relatives or friends. Knowing that he would become his "rival in love" in the future, he still spoiled him like the stars and the moon, and later he raised such an ungrateful person.
I didn't expect that in this life, I didn't care about him as much as before, but I ended up with a filial son. It seems that children really cannot be spoiled.
The conversation among the female cultivators continued: "I heard that Bixia Pavilion has already prepared a generous dowry, but I heard that the young pavilion master has a domineering personality and ordinary men dare not control him?"
Tang Yingdong defended his friend: "You can't say she's domineering. Lan'er is just more principled and a little bit strong. She's actually a very good person. When we get to Taiyou Realm, I'll introduce you to each other."
"Wow! Really? But I don't know if Master will take me there. My cultivation has not improved at all..."
"This time the sect competition is held in Taiyou Realm. It is said that Taiyou Realm is guarded by Bixia Pavilion and is extremely wealthy. There are thousands of lights in the night market and red sleeves in the tall buildings. It is the most prosperous place in the cultivation world. I really want to go and see it."
"Not only is the city prosperous, but the secret realm they have prepared is also very rich. I heard that there are many treasures and secret manuals. Moreover, disciples under the age of fifty, at the Jindan stage, and below, can participate."
"… "
Chu Danfeng landed on a Bodhi flower, listening to gossip with great interest, when he suddenly felt the petals shaking under his feet. He instinctively flapped his little wings, but was grabbed by someone.
"!!!"
Chu Danfeng pecked frantically subconsciously, and then he felt that the pair of large hands loosened a little. His junior fellow apprentice was looking at him mischievously through the gap, with a deep smile on his face, looking a little ruffian and naughty.
"…" Chu Danfeng, "Chirp, chirp?"
—Are you childish? Are you a primary school kid
Seeing Chu Xiaoniao explode into a ball of fur in frustration, Hua Tingxuan laughed even more happily.
The boy had a very pale complexion, teeth like braided shells, and a sunny smile. He whispered to Chu Danfeng, "It's settled."
Chu Danfeng immediately perked up, and the red hair on his head stood up, "Chirp, chirp?!"
Hua Tingxuan was about to nod, but Tang Yingdong and others on the other side of the flowers and trees had heard the noise. They pushed aside the branches of the tall spiritual plants and saw a young man in moon-white disciple clothes and the "Zhuang Jia" who looked like he had lost his parents. There seemed to be injuries on Zhuang Jia's face.
Hua Tingxuan exchanged a few words with Senior Sister Tang, then left, holding the Chu Xiaoniao in his hand. On the way, he praised the banker, "That senior brother is actually quite reasonable, but he doesn't have that much money on hand at the moment, so he paid 3,000 high-grade spirit stones first, and the rest can be paid back in installments slowly."
As he spoke, Hua Tingxuan took out a huge bag of spirit stones from the mustard seed bag. He shook it gently and there was a jingling sound inside, which was the wonderful sound of money.
Chu Danfeng flapped his little wings excitedly and circled around Hua Tingxuan again and again, chirping non-stop.
"Are you so happy?" Hua Tingxuan couldn't help but ask.
“Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!!”
—Of course, what is the most important thing for retirement? Isn’t it money
Hua Tingxuan: "It's still early, why don't we go to Qianlian Peak? Didn't the head master say that we should go to get medicine in the near future?"
Yes, as soon as the sword-drawing competition ended, they went straight to see Lin Cangfeng. Lin Cangfeng personally diagnosed Chu Danfeng and said that there was nothing wrong with his body. It was exactly the same as Hua Tingxuan's guess, that was because the cauldron body had matured.
If he recovered normally, no one knew how long it would take, but the sect competition was imminent, and Lin Cangfeng naturally did not want his disciples, whom he had carefully trained for many years, to miss this opportunity to win glory for his sect. Therefore, he said that he would refine an elixir in the near future, which would take three to five days at the shortest, or seven to eight days at the longest. After taking the elixir, he would be able to turn back into a human on the same day.
Being a bird is far less comfortable than being a human. The bird's beak is too small, and it can't even swallow his favorite candied green plum in one gulp. In life, the two things we need to eat and drink are nothing. If we can't eat and drink to our heart's content, what fun is there
Chu Danfeng shook his short tail feathers, raised his fiery red hair, and said in agreement: "Chirp!"
The man and the bird headed straight for Qianlian Peak.
Qianlian Peak is divided into two peaks, the front and back peaks. The lecture hall, dining hall, discipline hall, scripture storage pavilion, etc. are all in the front peak. All disciples can enter and exit freely. The main hall of the sect leader and Lin Cangfeng's private Qingshanju are both in the back hall, and one must be summoned by the sect leader before entering the mountain.
However, the boy guarding the mountain recognized Hua Tingxuan and knew that he would come again in a few days, so when he saw him, he let him go.
The man and the bird did not go to see the headmaster immediately—Lin Cangfeng seemed to have a guest.
Hua Tingxuan stopped outside Qingshanju with great courtesy, and Chu Danfeng fell on the bun on his head, shrinking and shrinking, shrinking himself into a fur ball, waiting for Lin Cangfeng's schedule in boredom.
The two brothers had lived here for a whole year and were familiar with every blade of grass and tree in the back mountain. The scenery outside Qingshanju was the same as before, with cranes, peacocks and other pets strolling leisurely in the garden. A few steps away was the cold pond. Somehow, Hua Tingxuan suddenly remembered the past. When the little brother first changed from a bird back to a human, he was in the cold pond and was soaked all over. His thin robe was almost transparent and stuck to his body...
He suddenly felt a sudden heat and his throat was boiling. Then he heard a crisp sound inside Qingshan Residence, like the sound of a cup breaking.
"Did Li Jing say that himself?"
"Master, calm down. He has indeed changed a lot over the years."
Lin Cangfeng's guest turned out to be their master Meng Cangyu.
Meng Cangyu continued, "But Xuan'er is still here, so I shouldn't be so careless. Maybe there is something going on. He personally entrusted the child to me back then..."
Chu Danfeng: “!!!”
Oh… shit!
This passage contains so much information. It turns out that Hua Tingxuan was not picked up by Meng Cangyu, but was entrusted by Li Jing!
Could it be that Ji Hongling's voice transmission had worked? From this point of view, Li Jing was not completely worse than a beast - let's say 80%.
Chu Danfeng couldn't help but lower his head to see Hua Tingxuan's reaction, but he was squatting above him at the moment, so he couldn't see his expression at all...
But soon, Chu Danfeng resolved his worries by himself - Sixth Junior Brother didn't know who his biological father was at the moment, so he should be calm when hearing Li Jing's name.
Inside Qingshan Residence, the two of them lowered their voices again. Chu Danfeng was so curious that he even wanted to muster up the courage to release his spiritual sense to listen carefully to what the head master and master said.
Hua Tingxuan suddenly walked away with Chu Danfeng, and as if he saw through Chu Danfeng's thoughts, he reminded him: "Little brother, don't listen to anything inappropriate. I'm afraid that the elders will blame you."
Chu Danfeng: “…”
Who did my junior learn this arrogant attitude from? Why did he teach him a lesson
Chu Danfeng was so depressed that he turned himself into a ball of hair. He scratched Hua Tingxuan's hair with his little paws angrily, ruffling a tuft of his black hair. He thought to himself: Even if I wanted to eavesdrop, I don't have the skills to do so. It would only take a few minutes for two Yuanying elders to detect the consciousness of a Jindan stage like me, right
Hua Tingxuan stood beside the cold pond with his hands behind his back. The shimmering light from the setting sun made his facial expression unpredictable. After an unknown amount of time, Hua Tingxuan suddenly said, "Let's go."
Chu Danfeng was almost asleep when he was suddenly awakened. He shook his fur and asked, "Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp?"
—How do you know you can walk
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Cangyu walked out of Qingshanju and flew away on his sword.
Lin Cangfeng was completely unaware that Hua Tingxuan had heard all of his conversation. He praised the two children for being tactful and polite, then took out the prepared pills and said, "After taking this pill, it will take effect within twelve hours. Remember to keep it secret and don't let anyone find out."
Hua Tingxuan: "Yes."
Chu Danfeng: “Chirp.”
"..." Lin Cangfeng waved his hand, "Go ahead. If there is any mistake, inform me immediately. You two are both outstanding people in my Shuangji Sect. The sect competition will be held soon. Concentrate on training and prepare well."
As soon as Chu Danfeng returned to the bamboo house on Lixu Peak, he couldn't wait to swallow the pill, but he waited until dusk and there was no movement. He was very sleepy and planned to go back to his room to sleep, but Hua Tingxuan called him: "Junior Brother, why don't you stay in my room tonight? In case there is any problem, Xuan'er can protect you."
It seems to make sense, Chu Danfeng thought vaguely. He flapped his wings, yawned a little, buried his head on the pillow, and soon fell asleep.
Hua Tingxuan thought for a moment, then gently picked up the little fur ball that was sleeping on its back from the pillow, placed it on his chest, and lay down flat as well.
The incident happened at three o'clock in the morning. Hua Tingxuan suddenly felt his body sinking, and almost reflexively hugged Chu Danfeng, who had transformed into a human form.
He slowly woke up from his sleep, and rubbed his hands unconsciously twice, only to feel the slender waist and the smooth touch... Wait, where are the clothes of the little brother? !