“Ah!” Xuanji sat up suddenly and ran towards her room in the inn, hiding behind her bed curtains. Her heart was jumping violently and she couldn’t help raising her hand to touch her lips. They felt hot to the touch. It was not a dream, but reality.
What should I do in the future? She stayed for a long time, scratching her scalp on the bed, but could not think of a way. The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the sound of the inn opening for business is gradually coming from downstairs, and there are important things to do today, so she can’t stay in bed.
Ahhhhh~ how could it come to this! Xuanji reluctantly got out of bedto freshen up, the mirror reflects a young girl, cheeks burning like fire, like peach blossoms, eyes seem to have water ripples. This is her, Chu Xuanji? Is it really her?
After another long time upstairs, she hesitantly went downstairs, Zhong Minyan said that all of them have long been sitting in the lobby to eat breakfast, she glances to see that green figure, and her heart seemed to be hit by something, trembling a lot, instinctively want to escape.
Needless to say, Zhong Minyan saw her and immediately shouted, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! Why are you only getting up now?”
She had no choice but to walk over, not even daring to look up, hemming and hawing, “I …… am late ……”
Zhong Minyan pressed her to sit down and order the waiter to send another breakfast, and said, “We are discussing the matter of going to the Zhou Mansion today. Brother Liu was seriously injured by the snake demon last night, so I expect she will not dare to move today. We will use the reason that there is a demon in the house to rescue Zihu and Ting Nu.”
She nodded, but didn’t listen to a single word. When she saw a bowl of soymilk coming, she picked it up and drank it, and almost dropped the bowl because it was so hot.
“Why is the little girl so distracted ……” Liu Yihuan asked deliberately, trying to touch the girl’s red lips, but was immediately pushed back by Yu Sifeng.
“Drink some cold water.” He squatted in front of her, handed a cup of cold tea, naturally touched he lips with his finger and said, “No burns, it will be fine in a while.”
Her eyes wavered, clutching the cup of cold tea in her hand, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she looked up at Yu Sifeng, but he got up and walked away.
For some reason she felt so lost, but she lowered her eyes and didn’t say another word.
“The situation is like this. I have a small reputation as a half-immortal in Qingyang City,” Liu Yihuan said in a vague voice as he stuffed fried dough sticks into his mouth. “So I’m going to put myself down and go to the Zhou residence this time, and you will be my subordinates and follow my command.”
He was the first to glare at Zhong Minyan, this kid is the most disobedient. Zhong Minyan rolled his eyes, “I understand, I understand …… when will we leave?”
Liu Yihuan snapped his fingers, Now, right now, right away – start.”
Unexpectedly there were rumors spread in Qingyang City early in the morning, saying that the Zhou Residence was haunted last night, there was a blue light and a white light, which scared the Second Young Lady so much, that she was in her boudoir, lying in bed, waiting for the doctor.
When the group heard, they knew that the traces left by the fight last night were found, the snake demon was wounded by the heaven’s eye, can only lie about being sick. The group discussed and did not bother to reveal the truth that she was not the real Second Miss. The real Miss Zhou passed away a few years ago due to illness, but somehow the snake demon took a liking to her and possessed her, and has not done anything evil in Qingyang in the past few years, but has often helped pray for rain or something, which is still some merit. Mr. and Mrs. Zhou are old and frail, their eldest daughter is married far away, and their only son died early due to illness, so they only have their second daughter to rely on.
Sure enough, because of being ‘haunted’ last night, Liu Yihuan only said that there was a demon in the mansion, and Miss Yu’s life was in danger, and easily gained entry to the Second Young Lady’s boudoir.
“Please wait in front of the door for Lord Zhou, don’t let anyone enter without permission. This demon is very cunning, in case he escapes, it will be a disaster for Qingyang.”
Liu Yihuan was really pretending to be a half-fairy, and even his words became full of cultivation.
The white-bearded Lord Zhou knew that he was famous in Qingyang, so he did not suspect anything and ordered people to lock the door and wait in front of it.
Liu Yihuan smilingly led Yu Sifeng and the others into the inner room, only to see the elegant boudoir, layers of curtains and veils, like a dream, like a fantasy, behind the veil lies a beautiful woman, the copper censer burning a large green wood incense, but can not cover her fishy stench of evil.
“Second Miss, are you willing to let them go now?” Liu Yihuan said and the man walked over to open the curtain and sat next to her.
Originally, the boudoir is a private place, and men were not allowed to enter at will, but since she was a demon, she didn’t need to be so concerned. Yu Sifeng and the others swarmed in without any hesitation, only to see the Second Young Lady lying on the bed with a yellow face, her eyes burning and staring at Liu Yihuan.
“Okay, the eyeballs will fall out if you keep staring. It’s a pity that you have such a good look. Come on, where did you keep the merman and the purple fox?”
The Second Lady stared at him for a long time, and then suddenly a cold smile appeared on her lips and she said softly, “It wasn’t easy for you to get this Heavenly Eye, was it? Where did you steal it from? Are you afraid that the gods above will come to arrest you?”
Liu Yihuan did not even twitch his eyebrows, smiling, “Good things should be shared, this thing is useless for the gods to keep, why not give it to me?”
The second lady seems to be helpless before a rascal like him, simply pursed her lips and played dumb.
“Don’t force us to use ugly tactics, but be cooperative. Where is the merman?”
Liu Yihuan’s finger tapped impatiently on the head of the bed, and the Second Lady closed her eyes in silence for a long time before saying coldly, “You can’t even find out where I’ve hidden him, and you expect me to hand him over. I can’t believe I lost to a scum like you!”
Liu Yihuan smiled faintly, about to argue with this beauty again, and suddenly heard a rush of birdsong from the window, Ruo’Yu hurriedly went over to push the window open a crack, and Qinggeng slid in through the crack, flapping wings, chirping clearly. After circling the room twice, then stopped behind the incense burning censer squeaking.
Liu Yihuan laughed and said, “Why can’t I find it? I’ll show you!”
He gave a wink to Yu Sifeng, who immediately understood and moved the censer with Zhong Minyan. There was a secret door behind, which opened with one push. Everyone had tried so hard to find Ting Nu and he was locked inside, holding the injured purple fox in his arms and lying on his feet was a small monster like a pig, emitting a blue light to cover his whole body, probably it was something like a barrier.
“Tingnu!” Xuanji rushed over to him, Tingnu looked pale and tired, but he was still in good spirits and smiled slightly when he saw her coming. Dangkang immediately withdrew the green light and Qinggeng circled them a bit and then they gradually disappeared.
“Ah …… they!” Xuanji was taken aback.
Ting Nu lightly sai, “They’re all exhausted, just gone to rest.”
Xuanji looked at him up and down and said, “Are you … are you okay? Are you injured? This demon did not bully you, right?”
He shook his head and slowly pushed the wheelchair out, thanking the people for rescuing him, before saying: “She is a snake demon who is about to become a dragon, this is the last time she will shed her skin. She caught me to use my demon power to help her become a dragon soon …… molting is always an uncomfortable thing for snakes.”
Zhong Minyan said strangely, “But we heard that you are going to be forced to marry ……” he glared hard at Liu Yihuan, looks like he must be telling lies!
Ting Nu chuckled, “The day she grabbed me, she was seen by the people of the Zhou Residence and had no choice but to make up such a lie and later I sneaked out of the residence by night. The marriage, of course, fell through.”
Xuanji saw the purple fox in his arms with her eyes closed tightly, motionless, and couldn;t help but be surprise, “What happened to her? Is it … ” Is it dead?
Ting Ny touched the fur of the purple fox and chuckled lightly, She rushed in last night and wanted to rescue me, but she was bitted by the snake demon and poisoned. But it’s okay, it’ll be fine in a couple of days.”
Everyone was relieved to see that there were no casualties, and Zhong Minyan laughed: “It went well. We can go to Buzhou Mountain without any worries!”
Ting Nu was slightly stunned, “What are you going to do at Mount Bu Zhou?”
Liu Yihuan said, “This is not the place to talk about family matters. I think there is a back door there, you take this man out through there. Leave the fox behind, and I will give an explanation to Lord Zhou.”
Zhong Minyan and Ru’You pushed Ting Nu out the back door. Liu Yihuan held the purple fox by the tail, but she seemed as dead as a doornail. He laughed and said, “It’s rare to see her like this, she’s a thousand year old fox demon, she’s not even afraid of snake poison.”
Yu Si Feng asked, “Can we go out now? I’m afraid there will be changes if we stay longer.”
Liu Yihuan nodded and turned around and left, the Second Lady was actually a bit shocked and said in a hoarse voice, “You …… are not going to kill me?”
Liu Yihuan hummed, “Why would we kill you? Did Lord Zhou take me as a prisoner? You have done some good in Qingyang in the past few years, this mistake …… gods will also ignore. Don’t be arrogant and think of lazy ways to become a dragon, and the right result will be right in front of you.”
The Second lady is speechless, after a long time, she said, “People and demons are different, today you are merciful to the demons, someone may not be appreciate in the future.”
“Cut! I don’t care about the mercy of you demons! I don’t change my name, I’m the Grand Master of Qing Yang Liu Yi Huan. Any demon who doesn’t like me, go ahead!”
He patted the purple fox’s fur, and without further ado, pushed the door and walked out.
“Lord Zhou, I caught the demon.” He carried the purple fox upside down in front of the crowd, bluffed them all backwards.
“This …… this …… troublemaker is this fox demon?” Lord Zhou was trembling, not daring to approach.
Liu Yihuan nodded haphazardly, indiscriminately shoving the purple fox towards his sleeve, said, “Your daughter was a little frightened, but fortunately she was not injured by the demon. The next thing …… is the doctor’s business. Since we caught the demon, this is farewell.”
After saying that, ignoring Lord Zhou’s attentive invitation to the banquet, he drifted away, but really it was a bit out of the ordinary. Many years later, the legend of Immortal Liu Yihuan who got rid of the fox demon was still circulating in Qingyang, and according to the legend, he became a handsome and dashing immortal who could fly through the clouds and fog. As to whether this legend has made Liu Yihuan laugh off his jaw, it is not known for the time being.
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[1]: Youtiao is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough commonly eaten in China and (by a variety of other names) in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines. Conventionally, youtiao are lightly salted and made so they can be torn lengthwise in two. Youtiao are normally eaten at breakfast as an accompaniment for rice congee, soy milk or regular milk blended with sugar. Youtiao may be known elsewhere as Chinese cruller, Chinese fried churro, Chinese oil stick, Chinese doughnut, Chinese breadstick, and fried breadstick,
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