The pheasant reluctantly plucked out all its feathers, then jumped into the stream to wash itself clean.
Pei Yunshu looked at these strong chickens and felt that compared to them, the kiss he received secretly seemed nothing.
After the pheasants washed themselves clean, a stream of water flowed across their necks. After they bled and cleaned themselves, they were carried in front of the man and the monster by the water.
Pei Yunshu saw that the snake demon seemed to be ready to eat it like this, but he could not eat the chicken raw like he had just eaten the egg. He tried to whisper to the snake demon: "I'm not hungry."
The snake demon looked at him, frowned his ink-like handsome eyebrows, and broke off the tenderest piece of pheasant meat and handed it to Pei Yunshu.
The cold white meat, though washed clean of blood, was still raw.
Pei Yunshu looked at the piece of meat he handed over personally, his eyelids twitched, and he could only say: "Can I roast it and eat it?"
The snake demon tilted its head to look at him and nodded slowly.
Pei Yunshu found a clean branch, washed it, stuck the chicken on it and placed it by the fire to roast it. After the smell of the meat came out, he remembered that there seemed to be some seasoning in the storage bag. He searched for it and found some seasoning.
Since he started fasting, he rarely used these things.
The pheasants raised in the place with abundant spiritual energy in the back mountain are naturally different from the pheasants in the mortal world. Just adding some coarse salt, the snake demon was hooked by the fragrance and walked to Pei Yunshu's side, squatted down and stared at the roast chicken closely.
His black hair fell in front of him, and when he lowered his eyes quietly, the demonic patterns on his face were exceptionally beautiful. He now had human appearance, and even though Pei Yunshu knew that his prototype was a dragon transformed from a snake, he no longer had the fear he had towards snakes.
When the chicken was almost roasted, Pei Yunshu tore off a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully. After making sure it was cooked, he handed it to the snake demon next to him, whose animal eyes were staring at him closely, and said, "You can eat it now."
However, the snake demon did not take the roast chicken. Instead, it stretched out its tongue and licked Pei Yunshu's lips, as if it wanted to break into his mouth and taste the delicious roast chicken in his mouth.
Pei Yunshu was stunned. He covered his mouth, stood up and backed away in panic, "How could you..."
His face turned pale, and seeing him like this, the snake demon moved closer again. This time, its tongue turned into a long snake tongue and licked Pei Yunshu's congested earlobe.
The cold touch flashed across his earlobe. Pei Yunshu hastily turned his head and cast a barrier. He didn't know how to scold this shameless snake. In the end, he became anxious instead. He held the Qingyue Sword in front of him and took several steps back. "You are not allowed to... lick me!"
The snake demon looked puzzled. He stood there, "Why?"
He asked innocently, and it seemed that licking Pei Yunshu was a natural thing.
"..." Pei Yunshu's face turned slightly red, "Anyway, it's not allowed."
The snake demon frowned. No matter how delicious the roast chicken was, it lost its appeal at this moment. Pei Yunshu suddenly felt that his feet could not move. Water condensed into a pushing hand behind him, pushing him towards the snake demon.
Until he was pressed into a space by the snake demon, the shameless snake demon stubbornly asked: "How can this be?"
Pei Yunshu bit her lips tightly and stopped talking.
After a long while, he whispered, "No matter what, it's not allowed."
Before he could finish his words, there were sudden screams and wails of monsters all around, one after another, the chirping of birds was filled with despair, the water beside them rolled violently as if it was boiling, and the cries of monsters in the water farther away resounded through the mountains.
Obviously, the monster in front of him was not satisfied with this answer.
The cries of pain continued. Except for this area, the rest of the place seemed to have become a purgatory on earth. The smell of blood spread from outside to here, and in just a short moment, it suppressed the aroma of the roast chicken.
Pei Yunshu grabbed the snake demon's clothes with trembling hands. He looked up and saw the snake demon staring at him. Pei Yunshu's face was reflected in its blood-red eyes.
The warm golden firelight did not bring the slightest warmth to his eyes, and the pure dissatisfaction and confusion in them did not disappear at all because of the screams.
"You have to be familiar with each other and have mutual affection," Pei Yunshu said in a trembling voice, "Then, then you can lick me."
The snake demon frowned in distress and looked down at him. After a while, its cold and slender hand touched the side of Pei Yunshu's face.
"My name is Zhu You."
The desperate howlings around suddenly stopped.
*
The eldest brother came to the fourth brother's residence at noon, carrying a snakeskin coat that he had just made.
However, Junior Brother Yun Shu was not there, and Yun Jing had nothing to do, so he simply sat by the stone table in the courtyard and waited for him to return.
After waiting for a while, you will reach the moon-high branch.
As the night fell on the mountain, the little boy came over and said, "Big Brother, if there is anything, please let me know first. I will tell Brother Yunshu when he comes back."
Yun Jing glanced at the sky and refused, "I'll come back tomorrow."
He walked out of Pei Yunshu's courtyard and glanced into the darkness. He wondered what could have happened to Junior Brother Yunshu as he hadn't come back for a whole day.
Yun Jing sighed and flew away on his sword.
An hour later, Pei Yunshu returned to his residence exhausted.
Until the door was closed, he set up one barrier after another, then slid down and sat on the ground against the gate of the courtyard.
Looking into the distance with lifeless eyes, every blade of grass and tree around him is full of vitality.
It was completely different from what he had seen along the way.
When he left, Zhu You was standing next to the fire. The moonlight from the sky and earth did not cast any light on his body. The farther Pei Yunshu walked, the more he turned his head and saw a pair of bright red eyes beside the fire.
It was so red that it seemed as if blood was flowing through it, and one could smell the strong smell of blood at the tip of one's nose.
This was not an illusion. Pei Yunshu was flying in the air with his sword and saw the forest below his feet. The closer he was to Zhu You, the greater the casualties, and the stronger the smell of blood.
This situation should have been noticed by the master, but the blood flowing through the forest spontaneously condensed into a trickle of water and flowed into the stream obediently. The screaming dead monster seemed to have become a secret that quietly passed away in the middle of the night.
Thinking of the scene he had just seen, cold sweat broke out on Pei Yunshu's forehead. He sat on the ground with his hands hanging by his side, and dewdrops from the grass wet his fingertips.
After a long time, Pei Yunshu stood up. The first thing he did after entering the room was to wash off the smell of blood on his body.
It was not until he soaked in hot water that his tense nerves relaxed.
It was at this time that I realized something was wrong.
Because he was really tired today, he put a lot of spiritual herbs in the bathtub. The water in the bathtub, which was originally dyed blue by spiritual power, has now become crystal clear.
Pei Yunshu took out some spirit stones from the storage bag and put them into the water. After a while, the spiritual energy of these spirit stones disappeared as expected. The speed of absorbing spiritual energy was more than three times faster than before.
Pei Yunshu took a breath and remembered the black egg that Zhu You asked him to eat.
Taking a deep breath to suppress the images in his mind, Pei Yunshu gathered his energy and, taking advantage of this great opportunity, circulated his spiritual energy in the pool water for a full cycle.
The Qingyue sword next to it suddenly moved, and the tip of the sword tentatively touched the water in the pool. The next moment, the entire sword sank into the water, with the hilt leaning against the edge of the pool, making a low, clear sound.
When Pei Yunshu opened his eyes, he saw that his natal magic weapon was so comfortable, and he couldn't help but smile.
He had placed a lot of spirit stones and spirit herbs in the pool water. He had used the Qingyue sword to poke a crack in the black egg, and the egg liquid had also stained the Qingyue sword, which might be of great use to his sword.
"Practice more," Pei Yunshu said to Qing Yuejian with a smile, "When you reach the Golden Core stage..."
He could then talk to his master about going down the mountain to gain experience.
After we get down the mountain, we can stay away from this sect and that snake...
When he finds a treasure and returns it, he will have a clear conscience.
The Qingyue Sword trembled, as if responding to his words.
The man and the sword finished the bath comfortably and returned to the room refreshed. In his dream, Pei Yunshu dreamed of himself traveling through the mountains and rivers of the world in the clouds. The scene changed and he was standing on the top of a snow-capped mountain, sitting cross-legged on the Qingyue sword. The band on his black hair fell on one side of his cheek. He saw his own eyes, which were brighter than ever before.
Pei Yunshu's lips curled up into a smile and he fell into a deep dream.
*
The next day, Pei Yunshu opened his eyes, put on his clothes and opened the door. The little boy was watering the grass. When he saw him wake up, he trotted over and said, "Brother, our senior brother came yesterday."
Pei Yunshu: "What are you doing here, Senior Brother?"
The little boy didn't know, so he told Pei Yunshu that Yun Jing had waited for him in the yard for a whole day yesterday. Pei Yunshu frowned.
Is there anything that you have to talk to him face to face
Yun Jing said he would come again today, so Pei Yunshu waited for him in the yard. Fortunately, Yun Jing arrived not long after waiting.
He did not come alone, he was followed by his third senior brother and the youngest junior brother. When Pei Yunshu saw them, the lightness in his dream last night disappeared, as if he was hit back to reality by a heavy punch. The smile on his lips faded, and a barely perceptible worry covered his eyebrows.
Yun Wang ran over with a smile, and took the lead to sit next to Pei Yunshu, smiling lightly, his face as beautiful as a lotus, "Senior Brother."
Pei Yunshu nodded calmly, "Junior Brother."
He was still wearing the same snow-white coat today, except for the light blue ribbon that tied his hair, which added a touch of brightness to him.
That fairy-like beauty cannot be hidden even if the headband turns blue.
Yun Wang's eyes twinkled, "Brother, you look good today."
Yun Jing and Yun Man, who were following behind him, heard what he said and looked carefully at Pei Yunshu's expression. It was just as Yun Wang said, Brother Yunshu's eyes were full of energy today, which was indeed good.
The third brother opened his folding fan, waved it in a very romantic manner, and joked, "Brother, are you so excited because you know that the eldest brother brought you a treasure?"
Yun Wang heard this and asked curiously, "What treasure?"
The atmosphere was silent for a moment. Yun Man closed his folding fan awkwardly, and then he remembered the distribution of the snake skin. Most of it was given to Pei Yunshu to make clothes, and for the remaining small part, they planned to make a belt for the younger junior brother according to Junior Brother Yunshu's idea.
But how can I say it in this situation
Yun Man said vaguely: "It is a defensive magic weapon."
Yun Jing sighed and said bluntly: "It is a piece of clothing made for Fourth Junior Brother. It can protect against swords, water and fire. Junior Junior Brother will also have one. It will be delivered to you tomorrow."
Yun Wang's eyes lit up, "Is this the same magic weapon as Senior Brother Yun Shu's?"
The third brother said in a low voice: "It's a belt."
When they proposed the idea before, no one had thought about what would happen if the junior brother would overthink it.
However, Junior Brother Yunshu made a great contribution to the discovery of this snake skin. It was already a pleasant surprise to have a belt from Junior Brother.
"The belt is also very good," Yun Wang smiled and thanked his brothers, "I am very happy that you thought of me."
Pei Yunshu let them talk, and stared at the patterns on the table in a trance. Yun Wang next to him suddenly looked at him and smiled sweetly, "I wonder if you can wear your magic clothes for us to see?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest brother took out clothes from his storage bag. The clothes were made of snake skin, but they were made of gauze with intricate patterns. The wind blew up the hem of the clothes, and it seemed that with a little force, the gauze clothes could be torn into pieces.
After a long while, the third senior brother said, "I didn't realize before that the pure black snake skin could become so light and elegant."
"This thing is invulnerable to swords and guns. It was refined into this piece of clothing, which made the brothers and sisters on Wuqi Peak very embarrassed," Yun Jing explained, looking up at Pei Yunshu, "Brother, give it a try."
Yun Wang smiled so much that his eyes curved, "Brother, please take off your coat quickly."