Chapter 30.4

You Look Like the Shameplant (4)

“Even after a thorough investigation in the sect, we failed to find the culprit. The evil forces fighting against the righteous sects still exist…” Qiao Shu’s tone emitted his helplessness, “So Qingzhou, they were right when they refused you entry at the beginning.”

“Xuanyun Sect is not as safe as everyone thinks. Once there is a conflict with some evil outsiders, Xuanyun Sect needs to confront them head-on, and there will inevitably be casualties. If someone is too weak, he won’t have the ability to protect himself. Perhaps one day, he will be targeted by evil forces and die in a corner that no one knows about.” Qiao Shu sighed. “If you perceive danger, you must find Rongyu.”

Shen Rongyu put down the soup spoon with a clang, and he answered instead of Ji Qingzhou, “Okay.”

Ji Qingzhou blinked, realizing that Xuanyun Sect was indeed not absolutely safe.

In the world of cultivation, the weak could only await slaughter, and this was an undoubted fact.

She was a little distressed. Even on the way back to her courtyard, she felt on pins and needles.

Shen Rongyu was leading her, and he noticed her uneasiness. He asked, “Zhouzhou, it has been ten years, and similar things have not happened again. There is nothing to be afraid of.”

— There was a line he left unspoken. Ten years were enough for him to control his sword that had killed hundreds and drunk loads of blood.

Back then, his cultivation base was completely in disarray, and the Burial Snow Sword was also somewhat uncontrollable, killing several Golden Core disciples of Xuanyun Sect in a row. Fortunately, the sword swallowed their bones without leaving any traces.

Ji Qingzhou scratched her hair. To be honest, Elder Qiao Shu’s story sounded like a horror story, but her reaction to its impact was delayed. She crouched down on the Burial Snow Sword, raised her head and said to Shen Rongyu, “But Elder Qiao said, their bones were gone.”

“…”

What was so strange about it? They were eaten by his sword, as simple as that.

Ji Qingzhou lowered her head. Various scenes from horror stories flashed through her mind, and the more she recalled them, the colder her back became.

Shen Rongyu looked at her thin back and picked her up: “Didn’t Elder Qiao say it? If you are afraid, come and find me.”

Ji Qingzhou gave it a thought too. Those rotten remnants of Huang Shi, no matter how terrifying they were, should not be more terrifying than Shen Rongyu, the villain.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and took out something from the bag on her waist.

“Here’s an Ice Spirit Fruit.” Ji Qingzhou handed Shen Rongyu the crystal clear small fruit and shared the knowledge she learned from the Beast Mastery Class. “Elder Qu said Profound Frost Beasts eat this.”

She touched the smooth and cold surface of the Ice Spirit Fruit and suddenly felt a little moved.

When she fed Maomao before, she used to take a bite of the carrot herself and gave Maomao the rest of it.

In the Beast Mastery Class, whenever she saw the Profound Frost Beasts eating so happily, she felt moved, but she didn’t feel like stealing the spirit beasts’ food in class.

But this time, she bought the Ice Spirit Fruit herself, so it would be fine if she took a bite.

So, she wiped the Ice Spirit Fruit with her sleeve and asked Shen Rongyu, “Can I eat this?”

It was the first time that Shen Rongyu met someone who wanted to grab food from a spirit beast.

He had never tasted an Ice Spirit Fruit, but he knew that the fruit was not poisonous. Since Ji Qingzhou wanted to taste it, he couldn’t disappoint her.

So he nodded and said, “It’s not poisonous.”

Ji Qingzhou took a bite and grimaced at the sourness. The fruit was indeed not poisonous, but it was too sour.

Ji Qingzhou didn’t have the habit of wasting food. Besides, it wasn’t nice to share the Ice Spirit Fruit after she took a bite, so she decided to finish it by herself.

In fact, Shen Rongyu had been observing her, and seeing that she was grimacing from the sourness, so much that she could not stop licking her lips, he took the Ice Spirit Fruit from her hand when she was about to take a bite.

“Do you still want to eat it?” he asked, and raised the fruit a little higher.

Ji Qingzhou stood on tiptoe, trying to reach high enough, but she was too short.

She grew a little anxious, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, don’t drop it.”

“I’ll eat it for you.” Knowing how stubborn Ji Qingzhou was, if she wanted to finish eating it, she would finish it.

“I’ve taken a bite of this just now. If you want to have one, I’ll give you a new one.” Ji Qingzhou thought. How could she let Shen Rongyu eat something with her saliva on it?

“Chomp”, but Shen Rongyu had already taken a bite. The ice spirit fruit was terribly sour, but he remained indifferent. There wasn’t even a hint of a wince on his face.

He helped Ji Qingzhou finish eating the fruit and said, “Zhouzhou, is this all right?”

Ji Qingzhou’s mouth was still secreting saliva because of the sourness. She looked at Shen Rongyu’s thin lips, unable to understand how he managed to swallow the fruit.

“It’s alright…” Ji Qingzhou murmured.

At this time, the two arrived on White Water Island, and the Defense Formation stopped them.

Shen Rongyu signaled Ji Qingzhou to open it. Ji Qingzhou thought of the seven-character formula, and the fact that Shen Rongyu himself was in front of her.

She blushed and called out to Shen Rongyu, “Xiao Yu-shixiong, turn around.”

“Do you think I can’t hear it when I turn around?” Shen Rongyu chuckled deeply.

“Xiao Yu-shixiong… wh-what do you think…” Ji Qingzhou stammered and uttered the catchphrase next to Shen Rongyu, who had turned his back.

The Defense Formation opened. Ji Qingzhou went to Shen Rongyu’s courtyard to feed Youyou again. She had brought a lot of Ice Spirit Fruit.

The little guy jumped up and down and rushed directly into Ji Qingzhou’s arms.

Shen Rongyu grabbed its hind legs and pulled it out of Ji Qingzhou’s arms. This made YouYou roll on the ground in anger.

Ji Qingzhou held a pile of Ice Spirit Fruit and began to feed him, while Shen Rongyu sat on the bamboo platform in the center of the pool and lowered his head to wipe the Burial Snow Sword in his hand.

By the time Ji Qingzhou finally finished feeding Youyou, it was already late. Shen Rongyu suddenly raised his eyes and asked her, “Zhouzhou, are we going to cultivate now?”

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