"In that case, I don't want the elixir anymore. You can just wait and take your leave."
Xiao Hua turned around and left.
"Stop, are you still a man? Don't you know that the most important thing for a practitioner is commitment?"
"Since you have agreed, it is time to complete it."
"What if the monster here or the person who led the monster away comes back? If I die, aren't you afraid that you will have inner demons?"
After Zou Shuniang finished speaking, she sat down on the boulder and turned her back to Xiao Hua. She lost her temper.
"this……".
Xiao Hua was very angry, but he listened to Zou Shuniang's words.
Yes, what if the monsters and those people come back? Do you just want to watch her die?
Although Zou Shuniang was a bit overbearing, she would rather exchange pills for her help than kill people to seize the treasure.
Based on this alone, he couldn't leave her alone.
"Then what do you think we should do? Are we just going to wait in the cave like this for more than 20 days?"
Xiao Hua stopped.
"Let's wait outside the cave. If the monster comes, we will fight if we can. If we can't fight, we can still run away."
"Anyway, the bottle and the spiritual liquid won't escape. You can just come back and get it when the time comes. Do you think this is okay? Fellow Daoist Xiao?"
Seeing that Xiao Hua no longer insisted on leaving, Zou Shuniang's tone softened a lot.
"Then let's go".
After Xiao Hua finished speaking, he turned around and left.
He decided to stay and continue to help Zou Shuniang collect spiritual liquid, but he was still angry because after all, it felt uncomfortable to be kept in the dark.
After leaving the cave and putting away the magic circle, Xiao Hua and Zou Shuniang returned to the mountainside where they rested last night.
After they each found a place to sit down, the two of them had their own thoughts and had nothing to say for a while.
There was silence for a while, and Xiao Hua couldn't help it anymore.
"Fellow Daoist Zou, since the spiritual liquid has to wait for more than twenty days, we should be able to do something else during these twenty days. Isn't it a waste to just wait like this?"
"Well, in addition to collecting spiritual liquid, I also wanted to find some spiritual herbs and elixirs that can be used to make elixirs."
"After all, I am an alchemist and I have just reached the intermediate level. My alchemy skills still need to be stable."
"It's just that many of the spiritual herbs and elixirs in Lingshan are guarded by high-level monsters. It's too dangerous for me to go alone. Forget it, just wait here."
Zou Shuniang smiled bitterly, and gently brushed the hair on her forehead with the little finger of her right hand.
Zou Shuniang flipped her hair casually, but Xiao Hua was dumbfounded.
Just for a moment, Xiao Hua suddenly felt that Zou Shuniang was beautiful.
And it's the kind of beauty that makes people's hearts beat and touches their hearts. Although she is someone else's fiancée, beauty is beauty.
"Hey, why are you looking at me? What? Is there something on my face?".
Zou Shuniang was startled by Xiao Hua's stunned and drooling look. She thought her face was dirty and subconsciously touched her face.
"Oh, no, no, you, you are right, Lingshan is too dangerous, we should just wait here."
"I didn't expect you to be an alchemist. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful."
Xiao Hua realized his gaffe, blushed, and stammered and changed the topic.
"Hey, I'm just an ordinary mid-level alchemist, what's the point of being disrespectful?"
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Xiao, what sect are you from? You are only in the early stages of foundation building, but you have advanced formations to defend yourself. I guess you must have a lot of background."
Zou Shuniang didn't notice Xiao Hua's gaffe, but became curious about Xiao Hua's origins.
"What's my origin? I'm really just a casual cultivator."
This time it was Xiao Hua's turn to smile bitterly.
I thought to myself, why is this casual cultivator so unwelcome? Either no one believed them or they were despised. How could he and Huang Ming hang out together in the future?
"Impossible, you must be a relative or close disciple of a big sect leader. Otherwise, how could you have advanced formations?"
"I guess in addition to formations, you must have other high-level magic weapons, right?"
When Zou Shuniang said this, she suddenly half-closed her eyes and looked at Xiao Hua meaningfully.
"Ah, no, no, no, no, no, I just have this magic circle, I really don't have anything else."
Xiao Hua was startled. Zou Shuniang's expression looked a bit like she was about to kill someone and seize the treasure.
"I don't believe it. This advanced formation of yours cannot be possessed by ordinary disciples of our Qingyun Sect in the foundation-building stage, let alone casual cultivators."
"Don't tell me you bought it. Even if you did, it would cost at least several thousand spiritual stones."
"Excuse me, you are just a casual cultivator in the early stages of foundation building, how can you afford it?"
Zou Shuniang still stared at Xiao Hua with half-lidded eyes and a wicked smile. This time she even frowned.
Xiao Hua was heartbroken when Mother Zou Shu saw her. Did this woman really want to kill people and seize the treasure?
But she doesn't look exactly like her. Could it be that she wants to scare herself?
Xiao Hua was unsure and had to continue to explain.
"I really didn't lie to you. Really, if I were really a relative or disciple of the leader of some sect, I would definitely get what I asked for. Why would I take risks here?"
"Just because I am a casual cultivator with nothing, I ventured into Lingshan Mountain. Hey, please don't look at me like this, okay? It makes me feel bad."
"Hey, yes, if you are really a proud disciple of some sect, why are you here?"
"But if you are really just a casual cultivator, how can you have advanced formations? Even if you buy them, where do your spiritual stones come from?"
"When did casual cultivators become so rich? Did you discover a spiritual stone mine?"
Zou Shuniang became more and more curious about Xiao Hua's origins, and her guesses became more and more outrageous.
However, Xiao Hua is now certain that Zou Shuniang is just curious and has no intention of killing people and seizing the treasure.
Xiao Hua secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the tight string in his heart finally relaxed.
"Sister, are you too imaginative? Can you discover this spiritual stone mine casually?"
Xiao Hua was happy.
He suddenly discovered that although this Zou Shuniang was a bit selfish, she was also a bit silly and cute sometimes.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Xiao, why do you call me sister? My cultivation level is higher than yours, but you are obviously older than me, so you should call me little sister."
"Hey, that's right. How about you call me Miss Zou from now on, and I'll call you Brother Xiao?"
"Really, since I started practicing cultivation, I have always been a senior fellow Taoist, a senior fellow apprentice, a senior fellow apprentice, and I'm tired of hearing this. I want to change it."
When Zou Shuniang said this, she blinked her big bright eyes, showing a sincere expectation.
"I call you Miss Zou and you call me Brother Xiao? This... are we that familiar?".
"It doesn't matter whether we are familiar with each other, that's it. From now on, you will call me Little Sister Zou, and I will call you Brother Xiao."
Mother Zou Shu is indeed very domineering, a little careless, and does not allow Xiao Hua to comment.
"No, brothers and sisters can't scream randomly, no, no, no, I have to think about it."
Xiao Hua touched his bald head and pretended to be hesitant. It's okay to call him brother or sister, but something could happen easily.
It's just that Zou Shuniang is too strong. If her wish is really fulfilled, nothing will happen. No, the initiative must be taken over.
"Hey, yes, isn't your name Zou Shuniang? She is obviously a woman from Sichuan."
"How about I call you Mrs. Zou and you call me Handsome Huang? Is this good?"
Xiao Hua started to smile playfully.
He has never been afraid of beautiful women, especially the ones that can make his heart flutter. Since you want to play, then I will play with you.
"What? Mrs. Zou?".
Zou Shuniang's eyes suddenly widened and her face turned red.
"Ah, bah, bah, you're the mother-in-law, you're a stinky bald guy, and you're a handsome guy? Why don't you call me Bald Qiang?".
Mother Zou Shu sprayed Xiao Hua's face with toilet water, but she wasn't very angry.
It seems that Zou Shuniang has really been away from the world for a long time. She does not reject Xiao Hua's playful and smiling way of chatting, and she seems to like it very much.
"Okay, you call me Bald Qiang, and I'll call you Granny Zou."
Xiao Hua continued to be naughty.
"Ah, don't say it again, just call me Zou Xiaomei and Brother Xiao."
After giving Xiao Hua a big look, Zou Shuniang began to wonder about the purpose of Xiao Hua's trip.
"Seriously, Brother Xiao, why did you enter Lingshan this time?".
"Oh, it's a long story. In fact, I went into the mountains this time to hunt a monster called the Thunder Lizard."
"It is said that the demon elixir of this beast contains the power of the five elements. The method I practice requires this demon elixir."
"I killed one before, but the demon elixir of this thunder lizard doesn't have any power of the Five Elements at all."
Xiao Hua couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he mentioned this matter. He came here in vain this time.
