HCB Chapter 23 Cold War
Chapter 23 Cold War
"Senior sister, what is this?"
At the pavilion atop Xiaoyao Peak.
Xu Nian took the small porcelain bottle from Fu Qiuyu and looked at it with some curiosity.
"This was given to you by Senior Sister Shangguan Ling and a senior."
"Ah? Senior Sister Shangguan Ling?"
Xu Nian was speechless.
It was funny, but also a little touching.
Even in my past life, Senior Sister Shangguan never seemed to be so hung up on me.
Could it be that Xiao Qinghuan caused her to explode?
Did it make her feel...a sense of crisis?
Xu Nian suddenly felt a sense of guilt, similar to the feeling of a thief with a guilty conscience.
What's with this feeling?
He subconsciously turned his head and, sure enough, found Wu Qinghuan staring at him.
He stared at himself expressionlessly.
Then, calmly, she turned her head, closed her eyes, and continued her cultivation.
Because he was disobedient in the morning, Xu Nian slapped his junior brother on the butt.
They're all men, so what?
Isn't spanking a normal thing?
What's there to be shy about?
To my utter surprise, my junior brother actually got angry and ignored me for the entire morning.
It seems that they still don't care about my intentions.
He just looked at himself and then at the porcelain vase.
Then, seemingly without making a sound, he pursed his lips.
Xu Nian shook her head.
This weird sense of guilt is just ridiculous.
What is there to feel guilty about?
It's not like I'm being given pills by another senior sister who has feelings for me in front of my future Daoist partner.
What's causing this strange feeling?
Nervous!
After venting her frustrations, Xu Nian closed her eyes and continued cultivating.
Because he is exceptionally talented.
In addition, he had the experience of cultivation in his previous life.
Drawing qi into the body is as simple as eating or drinking.
Xu Nian absorbed the energy of heaven and earth, improving the poor condition of her weak body.
Previously, in the small village at the foot of the mountain, people were always hungry.
My health is very poor.
Large frame, but almost no muscle.
Now, I absorb the energy of heaven and earth to refine my physical body.
Xu Nian's breathing gradually became deeper and stronger.
Physical strength cannot be increased rapidly in a short period of time.
But he is definitely stronger than he was during his time in the servants' quarters.
The physical body is being improved little by little.
Fu Qiuyu glanced at his two junior brothers and saw that they had continued their cultivation.
The situation is stable.
So he left, riding his sword to the servants' quarters.
They brought back quite a lot of food.
As a senior student, I naturally have to do what a senior student should do.
We can't just deprive our two junior brothers of food when they're growing.
Hurry up and get some vegetables and meat.
That way, they won't steal your barbecue.
I'm so clever.
Fu Qiuyu smiled.
After bringing the items back, the two of them also came out of their meditative state.
They both surprisingly reached the first level of Body Tempering.
The third senior sister was speechless with astonishment. "You guys are really fast!"
Master is so lucky to have taken in two such extraordinary individuals as disciples.
They can cultivate on their own with almost no instruction.
It's so convenient.
If the second senior sister hadn't gone down the mountain, she would have seen her two junior brothers cultivating here.
They'd probably be scared to death.
Fu Qiuyu thought to herself.
The second senior sister was the least talented of the three.
It took about half a year to draw qi into the body.
It took me a whole year to reach the first level of Body Tempering.
He could almost be described as dull-witted.
Before reaching the Golden Core Realm, breakthroughs are very slow and comprehension is poor.
But after reaching the Golden Core realm, she heard from her master that she had found her own path.
It made rapid progress all the way.
He surpassed himself in no time, and then surpassed his senior sister.
Then, he went down the mountain to gain experience.
Having been surpassed by the dull-witted second senior sister, the eldest senior sister was spurred on and also began to go into seclusion.
Several years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The second senior sister has been training for several years, and the eldest senior sister has been in seclusion for several years.
I wonder how my two senior sisters are doing.
Fu Qiuyu felt somewhat melancholy.
Sighed.
"Senior sister, what's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
Before anyone knew it, Xu Nian had already entered the dining hall.
Fu Qiuyu waved his hand.
After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke up, "I was thinking about your second senior sister. She's been down the mountain for so long, and I haven't heard from her at all. I'm worried that something might have happened to her."
"Ah, you're worried about that?" Xu Nian's expression was strange.
If I remember correctly, this is the time.
Second Senior Sister seems to be suppressing bandits in southern Xinjiang.
He led cultivators to form an army and fought alongside the demon race and numerous demonic sects.
To sustain oneself through war, and to break through to new heights in life-or-death battles.
The second senior sister comprehended the Way of Peace.
Take the world as your responsibility.
When the world is at peace, one can enter the path of Taoism.
But this is extremely difficult.
True peace is so difficult to achieve.
There is almost no hope of reaching the Dao.
But once she reaches the Dao level, she is practically invincible.
With the support of the people's faith, their fighting power greatly increases, making them invincible.
Once we've wiped out all the demons and monsters in the southern border region, we should be back.
Meanwhile, the eldest sister is in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
There's no way to get out of the country in the short term.
That all happened later.
For a short time, only Third Senior Sister, himself, and Qinghuan were on the mountain.
Even Master, that drunkard, was in a semi-secluded state.
Seeing her third senior sister's worried expression, Xu Nian comforted her, "It's alright, senior sister. Second senior sister is definitely safe. I don't know her, but don't you know her?"
"She is indeed a very reliable person and would not do anything without certainty."
Fu Qiuyu nodded, feeling much more at ease.
But suddenly, she felt something was wrong.
Why does it feel like I've known Junior Brother Xu Nian for a long time, even though he's only just entered the sect?
It was as if the two people had met before.
There's always this illusion that 'I've known him before' or 'We already have a good relationship'.
Even though he had just entered the sect, it was as if he had always been a member of Xiaoyao Peak.
It seems that he was already familiar with himself, his senior sisters, and his master.
It's a really strange feeling.
"Junior brother, have we met somewhere before?" Fu Qiuyu hesitated for a moment before asking.
After speaking, Xu Nian's expression turned strange.
She said calmly, "Senior sister, your way of striking up a conversation is too outdated."
Fu Qiuyu blushed, feeling somewhat ashamed and indignant.
"Who hit on me!"
She was asking very seriously: who struck up a conversation with Xu Nian?
That brat thinks he's good-looking and everyone will like him, right?
Pah! Narcissist!
Fu Qiuyu pouted and ignored him.
Wu Qinghuan also appeared in the dining hall at some point.
Seeing such a scene.
Her red lips curved slightly, but the upturned curve quickly disappeared.
His expression returned to its icy coldness.
After preparing the ingredients, Xu Nian cooked, with Wu Qinghuan assisting.
One dish after another was served on the table.
It was completed in no time.
Third Senior Sister originally planned to sneak away and find a place to have a barbecue.
But the aroma of the dishes made them stay.
She suddenly realized that her junior apprentice's cooking skills seemed to be quite good.
The dishes I make are even more delicious than my own barbecue.
Wait a minute, even ordinary dishes are more delicious than barbecue.
Wouldn't it be the most delicious thing ever to take him to barbecue for me?
At that moment, Fu Qiuyu swallowed hard.
His eyes were full of appetite as he looked at Xu Nian.