Master's Chief Disciple

Chapter 66 Summer Encounter

Wu Xiwen, Bai Yu and Nan Xi followed Shangguan Mengrou all the way to a place called Qingxi Youlin.

After days of running around, and encountering troublesome monsters on the road, Shangguan Mengrou was running out of physical strength and her spiritual energy was also depleted. She chose an inn by the forest to rest, and looked at the ring on her hand, which was emitting a faint reddish glow, which meant that she didn't have much time left.

If the ring breaks, it means that her Pei Lang will die, and the two of them will be separated by the Yin and Yang.

Nan Xi was known for being a chatterbox. She had been discussing Shangguan Mengrou with Bai Yu and the others along the way. "Shangguan Mengrou is pretty stupid. She would go to such lengths for a demon."

"Why don't we go in and order some food!" Nan Xi looked at the two of them with tears in her eyes. After all, they could use the art of changing their appearance.

How could they let Nan Xi starve? The two nodded at the same time, and a few faint lights lit up. The appearance of the three people did not change at all, but to outsiders they were just ordinary wealthy businessmen.

"What would you like to order, gentlemen?" the shop owner greeted them warmly.

"Give us a plate of everything delicious."

The three of them sat right next to Shangguan Mengrou, ready to keep track of her every move at any time.

An hour later, Shangguan Mengrou got up and went somewhere else. Before she took ten steps, she felt dizzy and fell down.

Wu Xiwen told Nan Xi that they continued to follow Shangguan Mengrou, and she claimed to be a casual cultivator and came forward to save her, and Wu Xiwen herself might go with her later.

"Girl, girl, how are you?"

Shangguan Mengrou heard Wu Xiwen's voice in her ears. She closed her eyes, frowned, and kept muttering, "I can't fall down. He is still waiting for me."

After a tear fell from the corner of his eye, his consciousness gradually became blurred and he fainted.

In Shangguan Mengrou's dream: there is a forest, lush and green, with branches and leaves spreading, and there is a boy in red clothes drawing water by the stream.

What he didn't notice was that there was a girl hiding behind a tree, looking at this side angrily.

When the girl saw him getting up and leaving, she happened to see his three tails and covered her mouth in surprise. She knew that this might be a monster and not a human being, but there was no trace of fear in her clear eyes.

She remembered her father had said that if you encounter a race of demons, remember not to confront them head-on, but to find a way to escape, because they are a very cunning and violent race.

She is only ten years old now, and her cultivation is just that of a low-to-mid-level cultivator in the Dao Body Realm. She doesn’t even know any spells.

Suddenly two rabbits ran to the boy's feet and kept rubbing against him. He smiled gently, "It's so itchy, what cute rabbits."

"You must be hungry. Here." After saying that, the boy conjured up a few carrots and handed them to the rabbit's mouth.

This scene happened to be seen by the girl, and she thought that the demons were not necessarily so ferocious and violent.

After eating and drinking, the rabbit hopped away from the spot, and the boy chose a tree to sit under to enjoy the cool air, as the summer sun was very hot.

He took out two fruits from his sleeves. The fruity fragrance attracted the surrounding animals. The squirrel bravely climbed onto his shoulder. The boy broke the fruit in half and handed it to the squirrel. He also broke the remaining fruit into small pieces and threw them to other animals.

The animals, who had eaten and drunk their fill, did not leave. Instead, they sat beside him and fell into a deep sleep, as if this monster was not as scary as the rumors said.

The girl looked at the incredible scene in front of her and felt that he didn't seem to be a bad person. Instead, he gave people a feeling of being quite gentle and kind.

Then she remembered that she hadn't had lunch yet, and her stomach growled a few times.

"Who, who is there?" The woods were so quiet at this moment that the "cooing" sound could be clearly heard.

The girl ignored the boy's call and cooed a few times, imitating the sound of birds, "coo, coo."

The boy let down his guard and continued to sleep. The girl took advantage of his sleep, tiptoed to his side, and began to observe his soft tail.

He couldn't help but reach out and stroke his tail. Unfortunately, the boy woke up and saw a girl stroking his tail. The corner of his mouth twitched, "Who are you?"

She stopped what she was doing when she heard the voice, and said, "No, I mean, your tail is too beautiful, so."

Hearing this, the boy stared at the girl for a long while before nodding woodenly, "You still haven't told me, who are you?"

The girl stood up, bowed slightly and introduced herself to him, "Just now I saw that you are so interesting, so I, Shangguan Mengrou, boldly stepped forward to greet you."

The boy rolled his eyes left and right, pouted his mouth slightly, and it took him a long time to realize that she had seen all his actions.

"You and I."

Shangguan Mengrou blinked and said, "You haven't told me your name yet?"

The boy did not see fear or disgust in her eyes, so he did not leave. After thinking for a while, he said, "Nice to meet you. I am Yuan, the demon!"

Shangguan Mengrou muttered, "Yuan? Such a strange name."

Just as she finished mumbling, a gurgling sound was heard. Yuan saw her touching her stomach and was sure that she was hungry, so he took her hand and walked somewhere else, "Come with me!"

After a while, the two came to a fruit tree. Yuan quickly climbed up to the branch and said, "Next."

Shangguan Mengrou took the fruit under the tree, rubbed it on her clothes twice and then put it into her mouth.

After a while, the two of them filled their stomachs and lay contentedly on the grass, stretching their arms.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Yuan asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"My father said that all demons are bad guys, but you seem to be different."

Wen Yanyuan laughed, "I, I'm no different."

"You don't have such a strong murderous aura." Shangguan Mengrou replied.

"..."

Yuan did not continue to ask, but changed the subject, "There is a place in this forest, it's very beautiful, I'll take you to see it."

Before she could agree, she was pulled forward and ran away.

“What a beautiful sea of ​​flowers!”

It was the first time Yuan met a human, and she was so cute and beautiful. "If you like, I can bring you here every day in the future."

Hearing this, she agreed without thinking.

Yuan handed her two gorgeous flowers, "These two flowers are for you!"

"Then how can I find you later?"

"Where do you live? I can pick you up."

Shangguan Mengrou thought about it. She had a magic weapon at home and was worried about hurting him, so she said, "Don't you fox spirits all know tracking spells? You can just cast one on me."

Hearing this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, let's do this."

As he said this, he plucked the hair from his tail and transformed it into a red bell. "Next time you have time, shake the bell. When I hear the sound, I will come to you immediately."

"No problem! I'll give this to you." After saying that, Shangguan Mengrou took out a hairpin from her hair and handed it to him.

From then on, every summer on this day, they would gather in Qingxi Forest; later, the annual gathering gradually turned into daily gathering.