The Legend of the White Snake

Chapter 72: Storm Rising at Phoenix Mountain

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"Whether you are hungry or not, you should always eat something." Ao Ningshuang said this to Ao Qingmei and said nothing more. She looked up in the direction of Phoenix Mountain, frowned, and seemed to be a little uneasy.

"Yes, I understand." Ao Qingmei listened to Ao Ningshuang's instructions and slowly regained her composure. She shifted her gaze away from Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen, thinking of the young doctor Xu Xian whom she had met yesterday. She hadn't seen him for most of the day, and she couldn't help but feel strange. She couldn't help but ask, "Huh? By the way, why can't I see Xu Xian from yesterday? Why didn't he come out for breakfast?"

"Xu Xian? He doesn't live here!" Xiao Qing subconsciously frowned when she heard Xu Xian's name. Bai Suzhen couldn't help but secretly shook her head when she saw her like this. It seemed that even though she had expressed her feelings last night, Xiao Qing still couldn't let go of her prejudice against Xu Xian. It seemed that it would take some time for her to change her attitude towards Xu Xian.

"Isn't Xu Xian the doctor of Bao'an Hall? Why doesn't he live in Bao'an Hall?" Ao Qingmei originally thought that Xu Xian also lived in Bao'an Hall. There were many rooms in the backyard of Bao'an Hall, and it didn't seem to be difficult to accommodate more than ten or twenty people.

"Mr. Xu is a man after all. Qing'er and I have no relationship with him. If he lives in Bao'an Hall, it will be inconvenient." Bai Suzhen looked at Ao Qingmei and explained to her, "Besides, Mr. Xu also has a place to live. Manager Wu of Jirentang and Mr. Xu's master are sworn brothers. Mr. Xu is now living with Manager Wu. He comes to Bao'an Hall to see patients after breakfast every day."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Ao Qingmei nodded, thinking about it. Xu Xian was a man after all. Although her third sister and Bai Suzhen were not ordinary women, they still had to take some worldly precautions into consideration when they were in the mortal world. Turning her head to look at Xiaoqing, Ao Qingmei felt strange in her heart. Her third sister's attitude just now was quite abnormal. Although Xu Xian was a little dull, he was also a modest gentleman. Even if Xiaoqing didn't like him, there was no need for her to be so disgusted and unhappy when she heard Xu Xian mentioned, unless there was another reason. If it was as expected, the reason should be related to Bai Suzhen. Subconsciously, Ao Qingmei cast her eyes on Bai Suzhen again. She was virtuous and beautiful. Which man would not be tempted by a woman like Bai Suzhen? Xu Xian was probably interested in Bai Suzhen, and her third sister didn't like him. Sure enough, Ao Qingmei couldn't help but smile as she stared at Xiaoqing. She suddenly felt like teasing Xiaoqing. She leaned over slightly and leaned towards Xiaoqing. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and deliberately said jokingly, "Third sister, Xu Xian didn't offend you, did he? Why do you look unhappy when I mentioned him? Huh?"

Xiaoqing glared at Ao Qingmei in annoyance. Seeing her half-smile, she knew that she had bad intentions, so she simply ignored her and turned around to help Bai Suzhen add more dishes.

"Sister, please eat more."

"Qing'er, I can do it myself." Bai Suzhen's face flushed slightly. After all, she was not alone with Xiaoqing. In front of the Ao sisters, she still had some concerns and subconsciously avoided being too intimate with Xiaoqing.

Ao Qingmei felt bored and when she saw that Xiaoqing wasn't fooled at all, she gave up teasing her.

"Miss Qingmei, are you not used to these dishes? If you don't like them, I can ask someone to change them to other flavors. But I don't know what Miss Qingmei likes to eat?" Seeing that Ao Qingmei hadn't picked up her chopsticks to eat, Bai Suzhen couldn't help but ask.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Bai. There is no need to go through so much trouble. The food on the table is already rich enough." Ao Qingmei smiled, as bright as a blooming flower, dazzling. Bai Suzhen stared at Ao Qingmei's smiling cheeks, and was amazed. After a while, she looked at Ao Ningshuang and Xiaoqing again, and thought of Ao Yufeng whom she had met before. She couldn't help but admire him in her heart, thinking that the Dragon King of the East China Sea, one son and three daughters, were all extraordinary. No wonder the power of the East China Sea was much better than the other three seas.

Ao Qingmei was indeed not very hungry, so she simply took a few bites of food and put down her bamboo chopsticks. At this time, Bai Fu happened to come into the hall from outside. Ao Qingmei saw that he was alone and couldn't help but wonder, "Bai Fu, where are Heimian and the others? Why don't they come to eat so early in the morning?"

Bai Fu replied, "Lan Po said there seemed to be a fight between goblins in Phoenix Mountain, so he dragged Hei Mian and the others to watch the fun early in the morning."

"Phoenix Mountain?" Xiao Qing raised her head, as if she had thought of something, and murmured, "When I went to the underworld yesterday, I found that the number of wronged souls in the underworld increased sharply. It seems that most of them are from Phoenix Mountain. Could it be that some evil spirit appeared in Phoenix Mountain?"

Ao Ningshuang's body suddenly trembled slightly. She looked at Xiaoqing and asked anxiously, "Third sister, are you serious? Are the countless wronged souls that suddenly increased in the underworld really from Phoenix Mountain?"

Xiaoqing nodded: "Phoenix Mountain is home to evil spirits. The aura there is different from other places, and those wronged souls all carry the unique evil aura of Phoenix Mountain. I won't make a mistake." Noticing that Ao Ningshuang's brows were getting tighter and tighter, and her eyes gradually revealed a worried look, Xiaoqing hurriedly asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Ao Ningshuang frowned, without time to explain, she lowered her eyes and quickly counted something with her fingers. Suddenly, her expression changed and she stood up abruptly.

Xiaoqing and Ao Qingmei asked almost at the same time: "Sister, what happened?"

"Mei Niang is in trouble!" Ao Ningshuang only said this and walked out quickly.

Xiaoqing and the others followed them out of the room, but they only had time to see Ao Ningshuang's figure transform into a white rainbow and quickly fly towards the direction of Phoenix Mountain, and then disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.

"Who is Mei Niang?" It was the first time that Xiao Qing heard the name Mei Niang. She wondered why her elder sister was so nervous about the other person.

"Don't worry about these for now, let's go and take a look." Ao Qingmei urged, and followed, chasing in the direction where Ao Ningshuang flew.

Xiaoqing, Bai Suzhen and Bai Fu did not delay any longer and flew towards Phoenix Mountain together.

The author has something to say: It’s been a long time since I last updated an article. Alas~ I really haven’t had time to write recently. Sometimes the appearance of a person can really disrupt a lot of things. Please forgive me and be more understanding.