Yulou was stunned for a moment, but soon she calmed down and called out "Brother Tingxuan" sweetly, and asked, "Can you give me some food?"
Hua Tingxuan's face immediately turned dark, and his first reaction was to push Yulou out.
However, he was afraid that if he rejected Yulou, she would come back to pester Chu Danfeng, so he could only reluctantly give her a few plums.
Chu Danfeng was very pleased.
This is a good start. In time, Xuan'er will definitely understand the difference between "love between men and women" and "family love".
Hearing Yulou calling him "Brother Tingxuan" so often, Chu Danfeng took the opportunity to pull Lin Shuer away and whispered to her, "Don't stand there like a light bulb. Go away."
Seeing Chu Danfeng pulling Lin Shuer away affectionately, Hua Tingxuan's face turned even darker.
Lin Shu'er was completely unaware of this and asked innocently, "Fifth Senior Brother, what is a 'light bulb'?"
Chu Danfeng: "In short, don't disturb them. Do you want candied fruit?"
However, the little sister has grown up, no longer the little girl who can be fooled by snacks. She held a candied fruit in her mouth and said vaguely: "I don't like that Yulou, why does Fifth Brother insist on her going with me?"
Chu Danfeng thought to herself: Isn’t it because you are not attracted to your husband at all
Wait, Yulou is gentle and beautiful, how could anyone not like her? Could it be that the little apprentice sister is jealous? Could it be that Lin Shuer finally realized that she likes the sixth apprentice brother? If she comes to her senses at this critical moment, won’t Xuaner be able to enjoy the blessing of having two wives? Is the male protagonist of the stallion novel finally having his □□ moment
But Chu Danfeng was only excited for Hua Tingxuan for a moment, and his expression quickly fell again - Lin Shu'er was also a child he had watched grow up, and if he had to watch her compete with other women for a man's attention, he would feel bad.
The palms and backs of the hands are all made of flesh. For a moment, Chu's old father Dan Feng didn't know whether to be happy for his sixth junior brother or sad for his youngest junior sister. In the end, he could only sigh long and vicissitudes of life.
Lin Shu'er was so confused and sighed.
Half of the monsters in the Luofeng Secret Realm were active at night, so they naturally couldn't sleep outdoors. The group finally arrived at the village before sunset.
The smoke from the cooking in the village rose up, and the aroma of hot food wafted out, making people's appetites whet. The ridges of the fields were neat and long, full of low vegetable seedlings. Under the grape trellis at the entrance of the village, a few snotty-nosed children were chasing each other and playing, in a harmonious and normal scene that didn't seem like a secret place.
Not only does this place look normal, the villagers are also very hospitable.
As soon as Chu Danfeng and his companions explained their purpose, an old lady enthusiastically invited them to stay overnight at her home.
The old lady said her surname was Huang. She was hunched over, with gray hair. She must be at least seventy years old. She let the few people in and asked them directly: "Look at the way you are dressed. Are you all immortals from the fairy mountain? Can you catch ghosts?"
"..." Chu Danfeng said cautiously, "I don't dare to be an immortal, as for catching ghosts... Auntie, can you tell me in detail?"
Aunt Huang got up and closed the doors and windows. She looked around twice to make sure there was no one around. Then she whispered mysteriously, "I always hear noises when I get up at night. It sounds like crying. It's creepy. Also, the next morning, I always find that the dishes in the kitchen are smashed all over the floor. I think there must be a ghost."
Chu Danfeng thought: Aren’t there ghosts here? We encountered a large group of them on the way here. Ghosts also try to scam us and almost stole a lot of our spirit beads.
Aunt Huang: "That ghost is very fierce. Recently, people have been missing in the village. It's weird! Can you help catch the ghost?"
Everyone looked at each other. Chu Danfeng, as the 'senior brother' and the 'backbone' of the team, calmly shook his head at everyone, signaling everyone not to respond and to be careful.
Aunt Huang: "Normally, young people like you who are from outside the city should be charged per person for the night. Each person should pay two spirit beads per day. However, if you can catch a ghost, I will not charge you a penny..."
Chu Danfeng made a prompt decision: "Deal!"
Everyone: “… …” Senior Brother Chu, just to save a few spirit beads, do you have to change your attitude so quickly
Aunt Huang ignored their quarrel and said happily, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. The old man will probably be back soon. I'll go out to greet him. There are several empty rooms. Please feel free to use them. Don't be polite."
After Aunt Huang left, Chu Danfeng unfolded his folding fan and cleared his throat under everyone's gaze. "You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a household. Two per person per day is not a small amount of money. It's all gone in five days."
"..." Chu Danfeng, "Why are you looking at me like that? Yes, I collected some spirit beads when I cleaned up the bodies of the disciples from Chunyang Island during the day... But it's better to save as much as possible. Besides, we are here to gain experience. Now that we have settled in the village, it is a blessing, not a curse. If it is a curse, it is inevitable... Hua Tingxuan, why are you laughing? Be serious!"
Hua Tingxuan was called by his full name, and it was obvious that the junior brother was a little angry and embarrassed, so he did not dare to tell the truth that he was touched by his stingy appearance. He said seriously: "The junior brother is right, we are here to gain experience. Since we have entered this 'ghost town secret realm', we must be prepared to face the test. There are many places on the road that require spiritual beads, and it is best to increase income and reduce expenditure."
Chu Danfeng was relieved, and showed his junior brother a self-proclaimed kind smile, and then waved his hand: "You young people stay and divide the rooms - don't forget to settle Li Yunyi, I'll go around the village."
Forget it, he still didn't deliberately create opportunities for Hua Tingxuan and Yulou. He could like whichever of the two girls he wanted, and let the young people handle their own affairs.
Unfortunately, Hua Tingxuan was completely unable to understand his senior brother's good intentions. After locking Li Yunyi up tightly, he also ran out of the door, leaving only Lin Shuer and Yulou at home.
In front of Lin Shu'er, Yulou's fragility disappeared without a trace. She lifted her skirt and raised her legs, and asked directly: "Do you like Brother Chu?"
“Cough, cough, cough, cough!” Lin Shu’er nearly choked herself to death. After finally catching her breath, she said anxiously, “Don’t talk nonsense! Fifth Senior Brother has watched me grow up. He’s just like my own brother.”
Yulou: "Tsk, with such a handsome man in front of you, I don't believe you won't be tempted."
Lin Shu'er was so angry that her face turned red: "Do you think everyone is like you in the Hehuan Sect, with only... only those things in their minds! Also, why don't you speak in a coquettish way when you talk to me? You really should let Fifth Senior Brother see what you look like now, with two different faces in front of people and behind their backs!"
Yulou was not angry even after being scolded. She played with her hair with one white hand and smiled with her head tilted: "This is my ability. You are childhood sweethearts. Whether you have such thoughts or not, I have to tell you, forget it. They are my people now."
Lin Shuer: "They??"
Yulou held her chin with one hand and said longingly, "Senior Brother Chu is worthy of being the 'No. 1 Beauty in Shuangji Sect'. He has red lips and white teeth, and is more youthful than a girl. Especially those peach blossom eyes, which are like clear amber. When doing that, if those eyes were filled with tears and looked at you... Oh, I get excited just thinking about it. And there's Brother Tingxuan. He is a different type from Danfeng, but he is also one of the most beautiful boys. It's just that he has a cold personality and a proud temper. Conquering such a man gives me the greatest sense of accomplishment. Moreover, Yulou has seen countless people, and I can tell at a glance that Hua Tingxuan is very strong in that aspect. He may be stronger than all the men I have seen combined... They are both brothers with their own strengths. Now that I have met them, I won't let either of them go."
“…” Lin Shu’er was a disciple of a famous and upright sect raised in the mountains. She had never heard such blatant words before. She was so shocked by Yu Lou’s shamelessness that she was speechless.
She held it in for a long time before she uttered with a red face, "You are wishful thinking!" and then ran away.
Chu Danfeng soon discovered that there were more than just their group of people living in the village. Two disciples from the Shengru Sect lived in the Zhou family at the east end of the village, three disciples from the Jiuxing Sword Sect lived in the Li family at the west end of the village, and nine disciples from the Kanshui Gang occupied three families at once. In addition to them, there were also several independent cultivators who stayed in this village.
No wonder the villagers were so enthusiastic and had no guard at all. It turned out that they were dealing with the "Masters' Competition" and they treated the disciples from various sects as tourists, offering two spirit beads per person per day and asking for the right price.
Chu Danfeng quickly started talking to these disciples.
A disciple asked, "Brother Chu, are you also going to attend the ceremony?"
Chu Danfeng: "I've heard a little bit about it, but I don't know much about it."
Another disciple said, "It's actually just gossip, but it's all over the place now. It's said that there's a chance at the 'grandest ceremony', and it's an amazing treasure."
One disciple smiled bitterly: "There are so many difficulties along the way, I don't know if I can make it to the destination. Brother Chu, did you encounter any starving ghosts on the way? That thing is very troublesome... Well, let's not talk about it. Anyway, I was blackmailed for two spirit beads."
"I never thought that Spiritual Pearls would be used everywhere here, and they also said that they would use Spiritual Pearls to rank in the end. Now it seems that it's good enough to be able to use them, let alone the rest."
A man from the Kanshui Gang smashed his Nine Ring Knife to the ground and said viciously, "It costs two spirit beads a day to stay in this shabby thatched house? Anyway, these villagers are powerless. If we don't admit our debt, what can they do?"
Chu Danfeng laughed and said, "Brother, anger is harmful to your health. Accommodation is fine, at least the price is clearly marked, but there are so many starving ghosts. Every time you encounter one, you have to pay two spirit beads. No one can afford it."
When Hua Tingxuan arrived, he saw his senior brother surrounded by many people. Chu Danfeng had a happy face, with a silver peach blossom fan waving gently in front of his chest. He stood tall and straight, with fluttering clothes, looking elegant and graceful. The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on his ink-black long hair, giving his whole body a faint halo, as if he was a banished immortal.
Unfortunately, when he released his spiritual sense, he heard his senior brother shouting like a peddler: "One spirit bead is worth a handful, the price is fair, no cheating, enough to resist dozens of starving ghosts, candies, candied fruits, kidney bean cakes, yogurt, preserved fruits, winter melon strips, everything you need, come one by one, don't rush, everyone has a share!"
Hua Tingxuan: “…”
"Sixth Senior Brother!" Lin Shu'er had caught up with him at some point and was waving at him stealthily.
Hua Tingxuan couldn't help but frown. He was afraid that his junior brother would fall in love with her again, so he was on guard against her like a thief in this life. And his seventh junior sister also reciprocated by never giving him a good face. The two of them had been hostile to each other for so many years, like enemies. When had Lin Shuer ever called him so affectionately
Hua Tingxuan asked cautiously: "What's the matter?"
"Oh! It's a big deal!" Lin Shu'er grabbed Hua Tingxuan and left, "Your junior brother is about to be snatched away! Go quickly and don't let Fifth Senior Brother hear it."
"!!"
Your junior brother
Hua Tingxuan's first reaction was, "Has our affair been discovered?"
He was actually a little looking forward to it, so he relaxed his strength and followed obediently.
However, when they followed her all the way to a deserted place, Lin Shu'er did not mention any "affair", but hesitantly repeated Yulou's words to Hua Tingxuan, omitting some of the vulgar words that she found difficult to say.
"In short, you all have to be careful. That woman is not a good person. I heard that the people of the Hehuan Sect are good at the art of dual cultivation and will lead people astray. Fifth Brother is too good to her. It seems that he has been bewitched by that vixen."
Lin Shu'er waited for a while, but did not receive a reply from Hua Tingxuan. She thought that even the cold and hard Sixth Senior Brother had been tricked by Yu Lou. Just when she was feeling uneasy, she heard Hua Tingxuan ask in an irrelevant way, "You really don't have any romantic feelings for Fifth Senior Brother?"
"..." Lin Shu'er had just been questioned by Yulou, and she was still angry. When she heard Hua Tingxuan say this, she said excitedly: "He treats me like a real brother, how can I have any improper thoughts? He is different! Even the second senior sister said that 'Xiao Wu is different from other stinky men'. The fifth senior brother is so gentle, handsome, and a god-like figure. No woman is worthy of him!"
Hua Tingxuan agreed, "You are right, no woman is worthy of him. That Yulou is full of worldly airs, yet she even dreams of eating swan meat."
When Lin Shuer heard him call Yulou a "leper", she felt happy and nodded. But then Hua Tingxuan slowly dropped a bombshell, "Junior Brother is mine, no one can take him away."
Lin Shuer: "Sixth Senior Brother is right, Fifth Senior Brother is... Wait, what did you say???"
Hua Tingxuan sighed: "In this case, I won't hide it from you, little sister, Fifth Brother treats you well. If one day he falls in love with a man, you can accept it, right?"
Lin Shu'er still had that dazed expression, "Naturally."
Hua Tingxuan: "It's not in vain that Junior Brother loves you. As for Yulou, I have a plan. Shu'er, you will help me, right? You don't want Junior Brother to be deceived by that woman, right?"
Chu Danfeng made a lot of money from the snacks he had in stock, and he was very proud of himself.
The thing he had the most in his mustard bag was snacks. He had earned so many spirit beads, but only less than 10% of his inventory was gone. At this market price, if he continued to sell them, he could feed the entire team with just this one item!
What’s more, the ones we sell are the flavors we’ve already gotten tired of, so we keep the ones we like to eat recently.
By the way, there are quite a few independent cultivators living in this village. I must visit them again tomorrow to drum up some business.
Chu Danfeng was calculating a lot in his mind as he walked slowly along the country road towards Aunt Huang's house.
It was already dusk, and the dark night was quietly falling, with only the faint light of the stars.
"Little Brother, why did you come back just now?"
Chu Danfeng looked up and saw Hua Tingxuan waiting for him at the intersection. He couldn't help but scold him, "Why are you running out in the middle of the night? The secret realm is no safer than anywhere else."
Hua Tingxuan let him scold her, as obedient as a little lamb, "Xuan'er was worried that you didn't know the way and didn't know which room we should stay in."
Chu Danfeng: “…” Yes.
He didn't know how the rooms were allocated, and... he forgot the most important thing. His relationship with his sixth junior brother was somewhat awkward, so it would be best not to sleep in the same bed. But the child was a little sensitive, so how could he put it more tactfully
Chu Danfeng was so confused that he didn't notice that Hua Tingxuan took him around in circles and finally stopped outside the two girls' room.
"Well, Xuan'er, I think, otherwise we should just..."
"Hush." Hua Tingxuan interrupted him, "Listen."
Seeing his strange expression, Chu Danfeng couldn't help but stop talking and pricked up his ears. The sound of two girls talking could be faintly heard in the room.
But before Chu Danfeng could hear clearly, a loud crackling sound came from the kitchen not far away, like the sound of pots and pans breaking.
"!!" Chu Danfeng remembered Aunt Huang's request to catch ghosts during the day, and he immediately flashed and chased after it.
Hua Tingxuan didn't expect such a change to happen, but he followed.
The situation in the kitchen surprised both of them - Aunt Huang didn't hold the bowl firmly and broke it, then she walked through the wall with a frown, complaining about something.