After Yun Wang's apprenticeship ceremony, he received many kinds of treasures: the sword of the eldest brother, the green flute of the second brother, the century-old wine of the third brother, and the warm jade of the fourth brother.
After the ceremony, Master Ling Qing only left Yun Wang behind, while Pei Yunshu followed his three brothers out of the hall.
"Junior brother," the third brother asked, "are you having a fever again?"
Pei Yunshu's face was abnormally flushed, and her black hair hung on both sides of her face. "It's okay."
He stood up and tried to leave, but his wrist was held tightly by his second senior brother. Yun Cheng used some brute force to pull Pei Yunshu in front of him and raised his hand to touch his cheek.
His skin was burning hot, and Yun Cheng frowned, "Why is it burning again?"
Pei Yunshu's whole body was stiff. He didn't dare to look at Yuncheng, and he didn't even dare to avoid his hand. But he was particularly repulsive in his heart. This repulsive emotion arose from his heart. His internal organs all rejected Yuncheng's approach. His hands in his sleeves trembled, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes and endured it, "It's okay, Senior Brother."
The third brother looked at the two of them, and suddenly smiled and opened the folding fan at his waist, "Your face is like a lotus. Junior brother, your illness has added a bit of charm to your appearance."
The eldest brother taught: "Yun Man."
Yun Man put away his folding fan and smiled without saying anything.
"There is a hot spring in the back mountain," Yun Cheng looked at Pei Yunshu tenderly, "The water in the hot spring has undergone some changes a few days ago. Although it is not very useful, it can at least strengthen the body. Yunshu, go back to the room, take some clothes, and go soak in the hot spring with us."
Pei Yunshu felt dizzy for a while. He endured the discomfort and felt that the condition could not be delayed any longer. He nodded and said, "Okay, Senior Brother."
The hot spring that Yuncheng mentioned was originally a deep spring in the forest behind the mountain. It was ordinary and there was nothing special about it. But at some point, some strange changes occurred. The useless hot spring was infused with spiritual effects. The spiritual power contained in it was very beneficial for cultivators to soak in it, as it could strengthen the body.
Pei Yunshu remembered the illness he had in his previous life. Because his master was about to return to the mountain, and he didn't know the exact time, he waited for his master on the top of the mountain all night. People who practice Taoism are also mortals, and after that night, he caught a cold.
But that cold was far less severe than the one he had now. The burning temperature on his face made Pei Yunshu wonder if this was related to his rebirth.
Perhaps this illness, in the final analysis, is due to a heart disease, which has no cure. No matter how skilled Yun Cheng's medical skills are, he can do nothing for him.
When he arrived at the spring, Pei Yunshu realized that this was actually a living spring. One side of it stretched out into the distance with no end in sight. Only this extra pool was emitting steam, and no one knew why.
The three senior brothers were taking off their clothes. Seeing Pei Yunshu in a daze, they reminded him, "Junior Brother Yunshu."
Pei Yunshu came back to his senses and began to unbutton his outer shirt.
The third senior brother was bold and took off his inner clothes and threw them aside, but the others couldn't do that. They all did the same as Pei Yunshu and only took off their outer clothes and put them aside.
Pei Yunshu was about to go into the water when his third brother, who was already in the water, asked curiously, "Brother, why don't you take off your shoes and socks?"
Pei Yunshu was in a trance, "I forgot."
His legs had been broken for so long that he had forgotten he had shoes or socks on.
I even forgot to bring new socks with my change of clothes.
Pei Yunshu took off his shoes and socks. The third brother under the water watched his movements and also looked at his feet. After a while, he praised: "Junior brother, your feet are extremely beautiful."
Her skin was snow-white, and the curve from the ankle to the foot was smooth, with every part of her being graceful.
Pei Yunshu's face flushed slightly, and he shouted softly: "Senior Brother!"
The third brother covered his mouth, his eyes and eyebrows showing helplessness, "Junior brother also knows your temper, you don't say things that don't matter, otherwise, junior brother will hit you a few times?"
How could Pei Yunshu possibly hit him when he was smooth-talking? He just went into the water and ignored him.
The hot water wrapped around his whole body. As soon as he got into the water, the unnatural heat on Pei Yunshu's face subsided a little. His mind became much clearer, and the depressed mood in his heart seemed to be relieved a little. He was slightly surprised.
Yun Cheng saw his expression and smiled, "Yun Shu, do you feel better?"
"Much better," Pei Yunshu waved the water and clearly felt the changes in his body, "This pool is amazing."
"It's not magical," Yun Cheng said, "because you have a disease, so you feel it is extremely beneficial. For us, we just feel refreshed."
The eldest brother nodded, "That's right."
Pei Yunshu frowned slightly. In his previous life, his illness had long been cured. He really didn't know that this pool existed. "Brother, do you know the reason?"
"Fairy fruits, spiritual springs, gods, demons, and beasts," the third brother interrupted, "There are so many things in the back mountain, but they all fall into these categories."
Pei Yunshu thought so too and nodded.
He was exhausted today, and it was so comfortable to soak in this spiritual spring that he could not help but come to the pool wall, rest with his hands under his head and his eyes closed.
The voices of the senior brothers came and went with the ripples. The steaming spring water splashed on Pei Yunshu's chest. His black hair floated on the water, making his neck look as white as snow.
Pei Yunshu's breathing slowed down and he was about to fall asleep when he felt something cold touching his ankle. He initially thought it was just a stone in the water and didn't pay much attention to it, but the next moment, the underwater thing actually went up his ankle and wrapped around his calf.
"..." Pei Yunshu's face turned pale, with cold sweat rolling down his forehead, "Senior Brother... Senior Brother."
The thing on his legs was getting tighter and tighter, pushing Pei Yunshu's clothes above his knees. The cold scales were in direct contact with his calves. Pei Yunshu even felt something long and thin crawling under his underwear towards his thighs.
Pei Yunshu's delicate skin became sensitive after being soaked in hot water, and the sudden chill made his scalp numb.
He subconsciously made hand gestures, but the attack seemed to hit nothing and had no effect at all.
The eldest senior brother heard his cry, stood up and strode over, the sound of water splashing down, "Junior brother Yunshu, what's wrong with you?"
"Something is wrapped around my legs," Pei Yunshu's eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Yun Jing for help, "Brother, save me."
He is afraid of snakes.
After his leg was broken, in that cramped little house, a thin snake with purple patterns all over its body crawled to his body. His legs couldn't move, so he couldn't run, so the snake crawled on his body. He bit his lip and cried, tears falling from his face out of fear.
Finally, he was tired of crying and was still afraid that a snake would bite him in his sleep, but when he woke up, the snake had disappeared.
Yun Jing's expression instantly became serious. He took a deep breath and dived underwater.
The thing didn't seem to be afraid at all and had already crawled over Pei Yunshu's knees.
The cold and slippery snake crawled slowly. Before the tears in Pei Yunshu's eyes flowed out, the eldest senior brother broke out of the water and said, "Junior brother, there is nothing..."
Seeing him like this, he was stunned and couldn't say the rest of the words. The eldest brother raised his hands and hugged him, holding him and sitting on the shore.
Part of his legs emerged from the water, and the cold crawling feeling finally disappeared. Pei Yunshu lowered his eyes, tears falling one by one.
Yun Cheng and Yun Man also gathered around him, watching him cry but at a loss as to what to do.
He was crying silently, probably because he was frightened, and his body was trembling slightly. Yun Cheng frowned, walked on the water to Pei Yunshu, and lifted his legs from the water.
The right leg was fine, but the clothes on the left leg were pushed up to the knee. The beautiful white calf was slightly red from the hot water. Yun Cheng held it and felt like he was holding a hand of warm jade.
Yun Cheng was very focused, but he didn't notice anything wrong. "Junior brother, what's wrong?"
Pei Yunshu looked up at him, his eyes moist, and pointed at his left leg, "That thing... that thing is running under my clothes..."
The rest of the words just couldn't come out.
Yun Man reached out and touched his underwear, "Did you get inside?"
The second brother raised his hand and knocked his hand away, making a loud snapping sound, which startled many birds in the forest.
Yun Man hissed and withdrew his hand awkwardly.
Yun Cheng put Pei Yunshu's feet down and reached out to tidy up his clothes. After everything was tidied, he said slowly: "Yunshu, go back to your room today and check if there is anything wrong. If there is anything wrong, be sure to tell Brother."
Pei Yunshu had recovered a little. He turned his face away, feeling embarrassed. "I will, Brother."
Pei Yunshu was no longer in the mood to soak in this hot spring. After his legs and feet regained their strength, he stood up hastily. He didn't even want to change his clothes. He used a spell to dry his body and then put on his coat.
He didn't want to soak in the water anymore, and the other three didn't want to stay here either, so they went ashore one after another. However, Yun Jing noticed that something was wrong with the place where his junior brother had just been, so he dived underwater again. A moment later, he came ashore holding a black object.
"What is this?" Yun Cheng was surprised. "Snake skin?"
What Yun Jing was holding in his hand was snake skin. The skin was pure black, so black that it seemed to absorb the surrounding light. The pattern was intricate and dark, and it did not look like an ordinary item.
"Is there really a snake?" The third senior brother was also surprised. He picked up a branch from the ground, covered it with spiritual energy, turned it into a sword and poked the snake skin. Unexpectedly, the snake skin was fine, but the branch broke with a snap.
Several people were silent and looked up at the third senior brother. The third senior brother innocently defended himself: "There is no problem with my spiritual power."
Pei Yunshu stood aside, pursed his lips, trying his best to pretend nothing had happened.
Yun Jing glanced at him, and it was unknown what he was thinking. He actually unfolded the snake skin in front of his junior brother Yun Shu who was afraid of snakes.
Wailing sounds came from the deep mountains, and the animals around them fled away like crazy. Birds chirped and monkeys cried miserably. All kinds of creatures seemed to have gone mad in an instant. The sound of grass being trampled reached their ears, and in a blink of an eye, the animals around them disappeared without a trace.
The fellow disciples were startled by this strange phenomenon. Yun Cheng's breathing stagnated. He seemed to have thought of something. He quickly turned around, squatted down by the spring, put his hand into the spring, and suddenly realized something.
The medicinal effect of the spring has worn off.