After finding an inn, the three of them rested there for a day.
The waiter brought tea. Hua Yue poured a glass of water to moisten her throat and began to talk again, "It's still three days' journey from here to the Demon Market. Tomorrow we will pass by the Marriage Temple. It is said that the love fortune telling there is very accurate. Not only that, the young monks there are more handsome than one another!"
Pei Yunshu took a sip of tea and smiled when he heard this.
After leaving the secret realm, Pei Yunshu was somewhat at a loss when faced with the suddenly vast world. Hua Yue took advantage of the opportunity and asked Pei Yunshu to go with him to the once-in-a-century demon and ghost market.
With companions along the way, Pei Yunshu saw many things he had never seen before, and he smiled more often.
He no longer wore white clothes, and his hair was tied up in an unusually simple way, but when he smiled, his features were bright, as if the fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the world became brighter.
Zhu You propped up his face and looked at him lazily. When he smiled, he touched the corner of his lips. Zhu You was always like this. If he avoided him and didn't let him touch him, he would be stubborn and insist on touching him. On the contrary, if he let him touch him obediently, he would let go with satisfaction.
Pei Yunshu did not move, and as expected, Zhu You let go after poking his lips. But the dragon was shameless and let Pei Yunshu go, but then he took the finger that had touched Pei Yunshu's lips and put it to his nose to smell the tea aroma on it.
Pei Yunshu's ears turned red, and he whispered, "Zhu You!"
Zhu You glanced at him, his eyes fixed on his earlobe, then lowered his eyes to hide the dark and fluctuating look in his eyes.
*
As expected, they came across the marriage temple that Huayue mentioned on the second day.
The temple is built on a hillside that is planted with peach trees. When the breeze blows, pink peach petals are blown towards you, making this temple look like the incarnation of the God of Love. Everywhere in the temple is beautiful and unpretentious.
Pei Yunshu brushed off the fallen flowers and when he looked up at Zhu You, he couldn't help but smile.
A few particularly bold petals also fell on Zhu You's head, two of which happened to fall near his dragon horns. If the horns were not covered, they might have happened to fall on his pointed horns. Zhu You's eyes were cold, and his eyes looked weird and cold. When he had a head full of peach petals, he was really cute.
Pei Yunshu raised his hand to brush off the petals on his black hair. Zhu You lowered his eyes to look at him, raised his hand to pluck a peach blossom, and pinched it with his fingertips, as if he wanted to insert it into Pei Yunshu's hair.
Pei Yunshu quickly took two steps back, "Where did you learn these things?"
Zhu You's eyes began to flicker. He didn't say anything, but just hooked his finger at Pei Yunshu. Pei Yunshu was pushed towards him by a gust of wind. When he was about to fall into Zhu You's arms, the pushing force disappeared behind him.
Just as she stood firm, her ear was touched by a cold hand. Zhu You inserted the peach blossom into Pei Yunshu's ear, but she didn't know if he did it on purpose. He had inserted the flower, but his hand was still touching Pei Yunshu's earlobe.
The soft flesh began to feel hot after being rubbed for a while. Pei Yunshu turned his head to avoid Zhu You's hand. Before he could say anything, he felt a chill on his earlobe. It turned out that it was held in Zhu You's mouth.
"… "
The shameless dragon wrapped the earlobe, grinding its teeth on the flesh and swallowing with the satisfaction of a wild beast.
Pei Yunshu was really caught off guard. After he reacted, Zhu You had already placed kisses behind his ears. Pei Yunshu became anxious and pushed Zhu You away with force.
Zhu You was pushed and hit against the tree trunk, and the light peach blossoms on the tree suddenly rained down fragrant flowers.
Through the rain of flowers, Pei Yunshu saw that the demonic patterns on Zhu You's face had already emerged. The demonic patterns went down along his neck and extended under his clothes.
Pei Yunshu subconsciously glanced down, and his face turned red and green. He sullenly turned his sleeves and left.
Zhu You, who was left behind, looked down and frowned in confusion.
There is only one person in the picture.
He has two.
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*
Hua Yue went up the mountain ahead of them. By the time Pei Yunshu and the others arrived at the temple, this talkative fox had already become familiar with everyone there.
The abbot of the temple was also a monk. He was old, but when he smiled, he looked as friendly as Maitreya Buddha. As soon as he saw Pei Yunshu, he exclaimed in surprise, "Donor, can I take your pulse?"
Pei Yunshu put away the slight anger on his face, rolled up his sleeves, and stretched his wrist in front of the old man.
Zhu You saw this scene as soon as he came up. His eyes instantly became ferocious, and deep red demonic patterns suddenly appeared. In just a moment, he carried Pei Yunshu away from the old abbot and roared at him.
The abbot was startled and quickly comforted Zhu You, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just checking this young friend's pulse."
Zhu You's aura was terrifying. A layer of scales appeared on his arms that were around Pei Yunshu's waist, dragon horns emerged, and his pair of beast eyes were filled with murderous intent, revealing his ferocious appearance.
Pei Yunshu was in his arms, held tightly by him. He was closest to Zhu You and knew Zhu You's changes best.
There was a red light flowing in the depths of his black vertical pupils. He looked just like the day when he lost his mind under the cold pond. Pei Yunshu's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his voice and said, "Zhu You, it's okay. There's no danger here."
Zhu You heard his words and looked down at him.
The beastly eyes stared at Pei Yunshu without any emotion. Pei Yunshu gritted his teeth, hooked his hands around Zhu You's neck, closed his eyes, and moved forward.
Junjun kissed the corner of Zhu You's lips, then he quickly stepped away, not daring to look at the abbot and Hua Yue standing beside him.
Zhu You let him withdraw from his arms, maintaining the previous posture in a daze. He touched the corner of his mouth, and when he looked at Pei Yunshu again, Pei Yunshu was already standing aside pretending nothing had happened, but his cheeks were flushed, and this redness proved that he had indeed taken the initiative to kiss Zhu You.
The demonic patterns receded like the tide, and Zhu You lowered his eyes, looking a little dazed.
Hua Yue hid behind the old monk, and seeing him calm down, they both breathed a sigh of relief. The old abbot tried to take a step towards Pei Yunshu, and Zhu You was still touching the corner of his lips, without any tendency to riot.
"My dear friend," the old abbot thanked Pei Yunshu profusely, "you saved my life."
Pei Yunshu was extremely embarrassed. It had nothing to do with the abbot, so there was no need for the abbot to thank him.
"You're welcome, Abbot."
The old monk stroked his beard and smiled, then suddenly his face became serious again, "Can I take your pulse?"
Pei Yunshu then held his hand out to him. The old monk looked at Zhu You cautiously before raising his hand to cover his pulse.
After a moment, he carefully looked at Pei Yunshu's face, revealing an expression of "as expected", and said: "My friend, do you know that there is a Gu worm in your body?"
Pei Yunshu was startled, "What?"
The abbot saw his reaction and knew that he was not aware of the situation. He sighed and withdrew his hand, "You have been poisoned by a Gu. The Gu in your body is a sub-Gu. If I am not mistaken, the sub-Gu has been awakened by someone."
Hua Yue gasped, and Pei Yunshu's face turned pale.
Seeing their expressions change, the abbot said hurriedly, "This insect is called the Love Follower Gu. It is a very beneficial insect for the body. It has only one benefit and no disadvantages. There is no need to worry about it. However, once the mother Gu sucks the blood of its owner, the child Gu will also wake up. The mother Gu and the child Gu are originally a pair. The farther they are from each other, the more they miss each other. In order to attract the mother Gu far away, when the child Gu grows up, it will emit a special fragrance to tell the mother Gu the direction."
The abbot coughed lightly, "But this fragrance is not only smelled by the mother Gu."
"..." Pei Yunshu clenched his hands, his heart sinking into the sea, "Abbot, if there is anything else, please tell me as well."
Zhu You saw Pei Yunshu's expression, and his eyes turned fierce again when he looked at the abbot.
The abbot shuddered under his gaze and said with a wry smile, "Since the name of this insect is Love Follows the Gu, it must be related to the word love. If the sub-insect does not wake up, there will be no problem. If the sub-insect wakes up, it will experience two emotional movements when it grows to maturity."
Pei Yunshu closed his eyes and tried his best to calm his breathing, "... Is the emotion... serious?"
If he had not gone to the Marriage Temple today, if he had not met the abbot, would he have to wait until something unusual happened before he realized that there was a poisonous insect hidden in his body
"You can rest assured about this," the abbot said firmly, finally saying something good, "The child Gu is too far away from the mother Gu. Even if the child Gu is aroused, it won't be that serious. You can just recite the Heart Purification Mantra a few times to resist it."
Pei Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief, then gave a bitter smile. He lowered his eyes and looked at the ground for a long time before he raised his head and looked at the old abbot again.
"What if I take the healing pill?"
Can’t the inner elixir of the April Snow Tree in his body drive away the poisonous insect
The abbot laughed and said, "This is a beneficial insect, how can it be effective?"
Pei Yunshu pursed his lips and said, "Abbot... is there any way to take out this love poison?"
The old monk stroked his beard and asked, "Where are you going?"
Hua Yue said at the side: "Let's go to the Demon Market. Old monk, is there any way to cure the poison of my beauty Yun Shu?"
"If we go to the Demon and Ghost Market, we will find a solution," said the old abbot. "There is a famous ghost doctor in the Demon and Ghost Market. He knows these little things very well. If he takes action, he will definitely be able to draw the insect out of the body. However, this Love Insect is a good thing. My friend, are you really willing to give it up?"
Pei Yunshu said: "I am willing to give it up."
*
It was noon, time for lunch. After finishing his vegetarian meal, Pei Yunshu came out of the room and saw a huge old peach tree in the yard.
Pei Yunshu developed a certain fondness for the peach tree. He walked forward and gently placed his hand on the trunk.
A childish voice rang out from the peach tree, "Sir, are you a tree demon?"
Pei Yunshu smiled and said in a soft voice, "No."
The childish voice uttered an "oh" and then boasted, "I am the first tree spirit in the entire mountain to become a spirit. When I have enough cultivation, I can become a tree demon."
Pei Yunshu praised him with a smile.
The little tree spirit laughed cheerfully, "Sir, they said that praying for marriage to me is very effective, do you want to pray for me too?"
Pei Yunshu was stunned and looked up at the red brocade bags hanging on the branches of the peach tree.
Zhu You walked up to him from behind. As soon as he walked in, a brocade bag fell from the peach tree and fell directly into Pei Yunshu's arms. Pei Yunshu subconsciously took it, but after taking it, he didn't know what to do.
Zhu You glanced at the brocade bag in his hand, then looked up at Pei Yunshu. He raised his hand and carefully poked Pei Yunshu's lip, but when he was about to touch it, Pei Yunshu felt something was wrong.
Pei Yunshu smelled the spice at the tip of his nose first, and subconsciously opened his mouth to put the thing into his mouth, only to find that it was a piece of fragrant jerky.
Eating meat in a temple is really like being a thief with a guilty conscience. Pei Yunshu looked around, coughed a few times, and asked Zhu You in a low voice: "Where did it come from?"
Zhu You didn't say anything, but just asked: "Do you still want to eat?"
Pei Yunshu hesitated for a while, looked around again, and nodded after making sure there were no monks around.
Since the fasting, Pei Yunshu had only eaten the chicken he roasted himself a few times with Zhu You. He had long forgotten what the food of the mortal world tasted like. He originally thought that Hua Yue’s stew was the most delicious food in the world, but these days he realized that there are so many delicious foods and these are nothing.
Zhu You curled his lips, and his slender fingers touched his pale lips. He lowered his head, staring at Pei Yunshu with his dark eyes, "Kiss."
"..." Pei Yunshu said slowly, "Then I won't eat it."