After spending a few days in the Qingyun Sword Sect, Shen Qing and Li Xian originally planned to return to the Five - Element Dao Sect. After all, there was someone here they both didn't want to see.
However, Hong Chaoyang and Qi Nian had finally managed to spare some time to come back and see her. She didn't want to disappoint her two good friends, so she stayed in the Qingyun Sword Sect for a few more days.
After learning that Shen Qing had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, Grandmaster Honghua made a copy of a rare and out - of - print sword manual from his collection and gave it to Shen Qing. Shen Qing also took the opportunity in these few days to discuss with Grandmaster Honghua the parts she didn't understand.
To repay Grandmaster Honghua, Shen Qing also presented him with a few copied rare and out - of - print sword manuals in the small wooden house in her space.
Grandmaster Honghua originally thought that Shen Qing had no background and it would be extremely difficult for her to practice. But when he saw that she could casually take out a few sword manuals that were more profound, difficult to understand, and more powerful than the one in his hand, his hands trembled.
After repeatedly confirming several times that these sword manuals were not stolen from the Five - Element Dao Sect, Grandmaster Honghua happily hugged the sword manuals and went to practice.
These sword manuals were too advanced for Shen Qing to practice at present, but they were just right for Grandmaster Honghua.
"Shen Qing, you've been studying these new sword manuals day and night for the past few days. Be careful not to overwork yourself. Take a break first."
Li Xian was standing not far away, holding a bowl of newly made glass egg custard and calling Shen Qing over.
The glass egg custard was richly flavored. The meat of the zero - beasts that could produce a delicious taste was paired with refreshing ingredients. The fragrance was so alluring that it whetted one's appetite.
Compared with the roasted spiritual beast meat, Shen Qing preferred this kind of food that was easy to eat and full of umami.
So Li Xian catered to her preferences and specially studied these easy - to - eat delicacies, including some sweet and sour pastries and dried fruits made from melon seeds and spiritual fruits. Shen Qing couldn't forget the taste after just one bite.
Shen Qing glanced at Li Xian helplessly. After putting away the Forget - Me - Not sword, she trotted up to Li Xian and sniffed the bowl of glass egg custard.
"It's all your fault. I've already stopped eating ordinary food, but you've whetted my appetite. I can hardly fit into my previous clothes."
But as she said this, she still picked up the spoon, scooped up a big spoonful of egg custard and stuffed it into her mouth.
The fragrance exploded in her mouth. The deliciousness was so overwhelming that Shen Qing's eyebrows almost twitched.
She closed her eyes and savored the mouth - watering fragrance and the smooth texture carefully.
Seeing Shen Qing enjoying the food so much, Li Xian felt extremely happy inside: "Yes, yes, yes. It's all my fault that I haven't had time to buy you new clothes."
"How about we go to other towns during this period? We can stock up on some talismans and also buy a few sets of clothes by the way."
While scooping up the egg custard, Shen Qing shook her head contentedly: "Forget it. Xiao Jinglan is extremely busy with the matters of the Sect Alliance. He's sent several voice transmissions, urging us to return to the Five - Element Dao Sect."
"Moreover, I don't know when Master will leave seclusion. We still need to keep an eye on the affairs of the sect. It's not the time to go out and play."
Shen Qing wasn't a person who cared much about dressing up. As long as she had clothes to wear, it was fine. Just now, she was just making an excuse for her gluttony.
"Delicious. You eat too!"
Seeing Li Xian staring at her while she was eating, Shen Qing scooped up another big spoonful of egg custard and held the spoon up to Li Xian's mouth.
Li Xian looked at Shen Qing's smiling face and then at the spoon. The tips of his ears turned slightly red.
This spoon was the one Shen Qing had just used to eat...
If he ate from it too, wouldn't it be an indirect...
Only then did Shen Qing realize that the spoon was the one she had just used. She quickly took it away: "Sorry, sorry. I forgot I had used this spoon. I'll get you a new one."
But Li Xian didn't give Shen Qing the chance. He opened his mouth and took the spoon, eating up all the egg custard on it.
Although he was eating the egg custard, Li Xian's eyes were fixed on Shen Qing without moving an inch.
After finishing, Li Xian licked his lips, making a very seductive gesture, and whispered: "Delicious."
Shen Qing's mind seemed to explode, and her face flushed instantly.
"It's just eating egg custard. Why do you have to act like this? It makes me feel so embarrassed."
Li Xian didn't say a word but grinned.
"Is it delicious? Share some with me too..."
Chen Xi's voice came. Shen Qing was startled and quickly turned around. She almost burst out laughing.
"Oh my ancestor! What kind of outfit is this? The trendy beggar style?"
No wonder Shen Qing laughed at him like this. At the moment, Chen Xi's hair was as messy as a chicken coop, with a few leaves on his head, and there was some inexplicable dust on his cheeks.
Chen Xi gave her a resentful look and pointed at the Chen Xi Sword lying beside the firewood pile not far away.
"Look what this guy has done with my original form!!"
"He said that this glass egg custard would taste better if it was cooked with the firewood of the spiritual autumn cypress tree. Clearly, he could split the firewood with spiritual power, but he insisted on using the sword to chop it!!"
"It's too much!"
Shen Qing looked back and saw the Chen Xi Sword lying pitifully in the middle of the firewood pile. The sword body was dirty, looking a bit similar to Chen Xi's current appearance.
Shen Qing gave Li Xian a disgruntled look: "What are you doing? Do you have to pick on Chen Xi? Look, the scales on his fish tail are about to explode."
Li Xian glared at Chen Xi and murmured in a low voice: "It's all his fault. He's always spreading rumors about me wetting the bed when I was a kid. I was so angry that I..."
So that was the case.
Shen Qing looked at Chen Xi helplessly again, as if her eyes were saying, You know Li Xian is petty. Why provoke him?
Chen Xi felt guilty and touched his nose, then shrank back into the sword.
"By the way, I saw your voice - transmission jade pendant flash several times just now. But you were practicing your sword, so I didn't disturb you."
The voice - transmission jade pendant had started flashing half a day ago. Li Xian originally thought it was from Hong Chaoyang and the others, but unexpectedly, it was a message from Pei Xuanjing.
He couldn't delete this message, so he just let the voice - transmission jade pendant flash there.
But after thinking about it, he still told Shen Qing.
After all, the more annoyed Shen Qing was with those people, the more determined she would be to break away from them. So let her be annoyed.
Shen Qing picked up the voice - transmission jade pendant. When she heard that it was from Pei Xuanjing, her good mood instantly disappeared.
"Shen Qing, don't be in a hurry to throw away the voice - transmission jade pendant. I have something about Lin Yibai to tell you!"
This sentence successfully stopped Shen Qing from throwing away the voice - transmission jade pendant.
Next, Pei Xuanjing said in an extremely fast voice: "I want to tell you that Lin Yibai is not dead. She went to the main shrine and found the third junior brother.
"The third junior brother is now taking Lin Yibai towards the back mountain. Please come. We will show you how sincere we are in atoning for our sins.
"Please trust us one last time and go to the back mountain!"
Shen Qing naturally knew that Lin Yibai was not dead, but she didn't expect Lin Yibai to be so bold as to appear directly in front of Nan Zhijin.
Wasn't she afraid that these people would hurt her?
"Shen Qing, are you going?"
Li Xian suddenly regretted not throwing away the voice - transmission jade pendant directly just now.
Shen Qing thought for a moment and said: "Go. Why not?"
If the person brought by Nan Zhijin was really Lin Yibai, then this would be a good opportunity for her to kill Lin Yibai and eliminate the threat once and for all!