Butler Fu passed by Xiang Shu, but had no intention of stopping her. After letting her leave, he walked up to Qinji and asked, "Miss Shu, are you... quarreling with you?"
Qin Ji glanced at Butler Fu thoughtfully, shook his head and said with a smile, "No, it's Miss Shen who doesn't like to stay in this village."
Butler Fu's face suddenly darkened: "Outside is not as good as home. Although this village is dilapidated, the houses around it can block the wind. It is much warmer than outside, and the brothers can have a good sleep. How can Miss Shen be so willful?"
"I think Miss Shu is not willful."
Qinji's eyes seemed to glance over the elites who were warming themselves in front of the fire inadvertently, and he smiled casually: "I'm just afraid."
When Butler Fu heard this, a trace of uneasiness flashed across his face, and his tone softened, "It's your first time to go out, and it's understandable that you feel scared."
At this point, the two of them tacitly agreed not to continue, but Shi Shi, who was left at the end, listened to the entire conversation.
Miss Shu doesn't want to enter the village, is she afraid that they will continue to bully her?
He hesitated for a moment, then turned and ran outside.
…
Xiang Shu returned to the carriage outside the village. It was pitch dark inside the carriage. She didn't light a lamp, so she huddled in the darkness, opened the curtain a crack and looked at the dancing firelight in the village from a distance.
In order to complete Xiang Hongyu's mission, Qinji will most likely come to guard her. Will others follow?
If you don't follow, maybe nothing will happen. Maybe the restriction will have expired long ago. Maybe... maybe Butler Fu's cultivation is enough to handle that kind of situation, but she's making too much of a fuss.
Xiang Shen was not an indecisive person. He quickly got rid of the entangled emotions that he shouldn't have. He reached out in the dark and took out a piece of dry food from the wooden box, biting it one by one.
The dry food was too hard. Xiang Shu choked on the food and went to touch the water bag, but couldn't find it for a long time.
She was debating whether to light the lamp or not, when another voice suddenly sounded in the darkness: "Here's the water bag."
Xiang Shen's pupils shrank for an instant, and he turned around cautiously. The fire folded just in time to light up, reflecting the person's face.
Unexpectedly, their eyes met. Fourteen was so embarrassed that he scratched the ground with his toes. He placed the water bag on the car board and quickly turned around and got out.
It turned out to be him.
Xiang Shen thoughtfully picked up the water bag and took a big sip, then pushed down the dry food without making a sound.
Fourteen waited for a while but didn't wait for the person inside to ask questions. He couldn't bear it anymore and said first: "Did you mean what you said during the day?"
Xiang Shen raised his eyebrows and asked, knowingly, "What are you talking about?"
"No...nothing."
Fourteen quickly changed the subject, "Drink water slowly, don't choke."
She really just said it unintentionally, and they were all wrong.
What did you do during the day?
A tearful and pitiful look appeared in front of Fourteen's eyes. He gritted his teeth, took out a pill bottle from his arms and threw it into the carriage: "This is an apology."
Xiang Shen picked it up and shook it, with an unclear tone, "Spirit pill?"
"It's a spiritual elixir given by the master of the family!"
Fourteen emphasized with a pained expression.
"Ha ha……"
Qinji, who saw this place secretly, finally couldn't help laughing.
When Fourteen heard the laughter, he realized that there was a third person present, and his face suddenly turned red, "I...I'll go make it easy!"
He made an excuse and ran away.
Qin Ji didn't take it seriously, put away the smile on his face, walked to the carriage and asked: "Miss Shen, you really don't want to go back? It's not as warm here as in the village."
"I don't."
Xiang Shu's answer was brief but firm.
Qin Ji had no choice but to say, "Okay then, Butler Fu said they sleep in the village, so I'll keep an eye on you."
After saying that, she looked around, and suddenly her toes touched the ground, and she flew down and lay down on a nearby tree trunk.
She could tell at a glance that Butler Fu's group had bullied Xiang Shu during her absence. It was understandable that Xiang Shu didn't want to stay with them, and the fear of the ghostly atmosphere in the village was just an excuse.
Housekeeper Fu was similar to her in cultivation and had a bad temper. Since Xiang Shen would not be held accountable, she was naturally happy and relaxed. There was no danger in or outside the village, and it didn't matter where she was guarding.
With the piano machine guarding him, Xiang Shu relaxed slightly and continued to stare at the village. But after staring for a while, he felt sleepy coming over him, and he tilted his head and fell asleep without realizing it.
Three hours later, the morning light dimmed slightly, and a trace of fish belly white appeared on the horizon.
"ah!!!"
A scream suddenly woke up the piano player in the tree, and she immediately flew to the ground. Without saying a word, she opened the car curtain, only to see that Xiang Shen was fine inside, and his face looked much better. It was probably because of the elixir he had taken last night.
"Miss Shen is not nice, what is your name?" Qin Ji scolded her with a downcast face.
"It's not Miss Shi."
Fourteen's face turned pale, and he pointed behind the piano machine with trembling fingers, "It's the village..."
Qinji took advantage of the situation and looked back. He was so shocked that his hair stood on end and he was speechless.
As far as the eye can see, weeds half as tall as a man are seen. It is deserted and there is not a single brick or tile in sight.
What about the village? !
And... Butler Fu, Butler Fu and the others also disappeared with the village?
Qinji couldn't help but look up at the big tree where she had been lying all night. Neither the carriage nor her had moved. It was the village's problem.
She had never encountered such a strange situation, but she heard from the young master that it was probably related to some old evil cultivators and was extremely dangerous.
If I hadn't softened up for a moment last night and came out to guard Xiang Shu, would I have been like Butler Fu and the others...
Thinking of this, Qinji felt his scalp numb, and immediately pulled Shiliu onto the carriage with his backhand, and gave the riding whip a sharp swing.
"hiss!!"
As the horse neighed in pain, the carriage jolted violently and sped away.
…
The feeling of panic gradually faded away as the distance increased, and the carriage gradually returned to stability.
Fourteen let go of the car seat that he was tightly holding on to. There was still fear in his eyes, but he had regained some sense.
He raised his head to look at Shen, only to see that Miss Shen, who had been weak and bullyable yesterday, now looked a little pale and looked surprisingly calm, without any sign of shock or fear.
The comfort in his mouth suddenly got stuck in his throat, and he... was he hallucinating?
Fourteen couldn't help but wiped his eyes, and looked at Xiang Shu again, only to see Xiang Shu looking down at him, his eyes were red, as if he had just cried.
It was indeed an illusion.
Fourteen breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't say any comforting words.
What was Miss Shu's reaction when she first discovered that the village had disappeared? I was only worried and panicked, but I couldn't remember anything.
"You...you go out first."
Xiang Shu's voice was soft and waxy, with a hint of shyness, "Thank you for helping me hold the car seat steady."
Fourteen was brought back to his senses, his face turned red, "I'm going out right now."
It is really inappropriate for a man and a woman to live alone in the same room.
When Shi Shi was out, the weak expression on Xiang Shu's face instantly subsided and turned into a gloomy one.
She had a premonition that something was going to happen, but she didn't expect the disaster to be so sudden and simple. Dozens of people disappeared overnight, with no one alive or dead.
She firmly believed that she made the best choice yesterday.
If the truth is told, it was not Butler Fu who was unlucky yesterday, but herself. She thought to herself that she was not so kind-hearted as to sacrifice herself for others.
But after all, she underestimated the consequences of the situation.
She thought that even if the incident happened, the end result would be just a few deaths and Butler Fu leading most of the people to escape, but the reality slapped her hard.
So many people failed to make the slightest move, and all traces of their existence were easily erased. Qinji was so frightened that he didn't even dare to investigate, so he led them to flee.
It turns out that she was still naive before. Is this the world of cultivation?
"What is the world of cultivation? The world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs; the immortals are unkind and treat ordinary people as stupid dogs. There are thousands of roads in the world of cultivation, but in fact there is only one way to go.
If you can come, I will take you to see it with your own eyes. I've said it a thousand times, but you may not understand it, but just take a look and you'll understand everything. "
Xiang Shu closed his eyes and opened them again. A quiet and clear voice seemed to be faintly ringing in his ears.
She often heard him talking in her dreams before, but she didn't understand it, but now she felt that the meaning of these words was extremely simple.
If she doesn't want to become a stupid dog, she has to become stronger, so strong that no one can treat her like a stupid dog.
…
In the blink of an eye, two days have passed since the village disappeared. Xiang Shu and the other three people rushed non-stop, and finally arrived in front of the Blazing Flame Sect Mountain Gate in the evening.
Over the past two days, Xiang Shu's face has become more and more beautiful. His yellow face has shed a fair and translucent luster, and his thin body has become plumper. He finally revealed his original appearance. The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment. .
"Have you seen enough?"
Qinji scolded him coldly, and the gatekeeper disciple came to his senses, glared at Qinji fiercely, and then threw the token into the misty gatekeeper formation.
Not long after, a transparent portal appeared in the white mist. Qinji led Xiang Shen and the two of them into it, and the portal immediately began to shrink.
"Bah! What the hell, even a maidservant of an inner disciple dares to yell at us."
"Keep your voice down. The formation is not fully closed yet, so they can hear you."
"I just want them to hear it! Just a cheap maid, isn't she just lucky? After her master has had enough fun, I will make her look good sooner or later."
Xiang Shen heard this clearly and cast a concerned look at Qin Ji. Fourteen couldn't help but said, "I'll teach them a lesson."
"Shut up! What kind of place is this? If you want to survive, stop talking."
Qinji sternly scolded Fourteen, turned to look at Xiang Shu, and softened his tone: "Miss Shu, don't take it to heart. It's normal for the outer disciples to look down on us, but they only dare to gossip behind our backs. You don’t have to take it to heart.”
Xiang Shen was stunned for a moment, "Us?"
Qin Ji pursed his lips and avoided answering, "I will take you to see the young master."
After passing through the foggy formation, Xiang Shu expected to see a fairy-like appearance, but in the end he just walked up a rugged mountain road.
She arrived at the place without seeing any of the cranes or monks flying into the sky and escaping from the earth described in the novel, and she didn't even see a few people.
"This mountain is called Dangchen Peak. It is one of the three peaks of the Blazing Flame Sect's inner sect. All the inner sect disciples live there. The courtyard where our young master lives is close to the top of the mountain. In terms of the concentration of spiritual energy, it is also the best among the many inner sect disciples. Be among the best.”
Qin Ji gave a brief introduction and opened the small door next to the courtyard.
When the servant guarding the door saw that it was Qinji who was coming back, he quickly saluted respectfully: "Master Qinji."
Qinji hummed softly, "Where is the young master now?"
"Young master is currently practicing in the backyard."
After the servant finished his reply, he couldn't help but look at Chu secretly.
Is this Miss Shi? No wonder the young master has always been obsessed with her. Apart from her temperament, her looks are really no worse than those of the real fairies.
