Chapter 421: Chapter 230: _3
However, her clothes would change, but the snow fox fur around her swan neck remained the same.
You Su knew this, but for some reason, his sword-like eyebrows raised slightly.
"Junior Brother’s cultivation is improving very fast." Fairy Wangshu suddenly praised.
Upon hearing this, You Su’s expression stiffened. Did Senior Sister... discover something?
Dual cultivation was very effective for Ji Lingruo, and for You Su, it was the same. Dual cultivation is most beneficial for Dao companions who are close in realm.
But according to Senior Sister’s personality of wanting to get to the bottom of everything, she shouldn’t be beating around the bush to praise his cultivation progress...
"The Profound Qi on Lotus Peak is abundant. Cultivating here, I realize how limited my perspective was in Chuyun City." You Su flattered.
"It’s good that Junior Brother likes Lotus Peak." Fairy Wangshu’s eyes curved, as if she was smiling.
You Su felt the joy she radiated sincerely, and he felt a bit guilty, always feeling like dual cultivating with Junior Sister behind Senior Sister’s back was unfair to her... every time it felt like an illicit affair...
For a moment, he couldn’t tell where this guilt came from. Was it because he was hiding something from Senior Sister? Or was it because he had something good but didn’t share it with Senior Sister?
What am I thinking!
You Su hurriedly knocked his head, trying to expel those inappropriate thoughts for this stage.
"Why is Junior Brother hitting himself?" Fairy Wangshu quickly grabbed You Su’s hand, preventing him, even though You Su wasn’t using any real force.
Wangshu’s hand was as soft as if it had no bones, cool to the touch, but You Su found it very heartwarming.
"It’s nothing, Junior Brother is just urging himself on. Senior Sister should also hit me to urge me to cultivate harder."
You Su spoke righteously.
Wangshu, however, continued to hold You Su’s hand with one hand, while gently patting his head with the other, her actions very light, as if worried he might resent it.
"Junior Brother is already working very hard, you don’t need pushing. Actually, with Senior Sister here, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t push yourself that much."
It felt as if a warm spring flowed into You Su’s heart, this cold girl felt like sunlight in this cold winter.
Fairy Wangshu’s eyes fluttered for a moment, she reluctantly withdrew her hand:
"Junior Brother, the First Elder is waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."
"The First Elder?"
You Su was still enjoying the love and warmth with Senior Sister, and the First Elder’s timing was terrible.
But he did not dare neglect that extraordinarily esteemed old man, and had to prepare to leave.
Before parting, he flipped his right hand, and a branch of winter plum appeared in his hand, which he picked while cultivating that morning in the mountains.
You Su approached Wangshu, and Wangshu seemed somewhat surprised, but she did not retreat, trusting You Su completely.
You Su gently adorned Fairy Wangshu’s head with the flower.
The petals were a blend of white and pink, the stamens slightly trembled in the breeze, with a few dewdrops clinging on, enhancing her otherworldly and ethereal aura.
"I’m off, Senior Sister," You Su waved with a smile, "The flower really suits you!"
Ji Lingruo leaned by the window watching all this, muttering secretly:
"Clearly a blind man, yet has the nerve to praise his own gift, how shameless..."
"Thank you, Junior Brother."
Fairy Wangshu nodded slightly.
She watched You Su as he walked farther away, feeling a strange emptiness in her heart.
She took the flower off her head and observed it for a long time.
She suddenly reached out and gently patted Xiaohua, which served as a hairpin, speaking in an unusually serious tone:
"Xiaohua, you must not scorn this, Junior Brother gave it to me, and it’s as beautiful as you are..."
...
"First Elder, you were looking for me."
You Su indeed met the First Elder at the foot of the mountain, and within a thousand meters there was no one else, surely a spell by the First Elder.
"Hmm."
The First Elder, with white hair, waved his hand, indicating You Su need not perform such formalities.
After speaking, he took a scroll from his sleeve, "For you, a new mission."
"So soon?"
You Su was a bit surprised, not expecting the Exorcism Bureau’s first mission to come this quickly.
He took the scroll, its exterior crafted from intersecting pearl bamboo, bound by Profound Qi.
"They are waiting to test our new Divine Son. If it weren’t for me disrupting the process, you would have left the Divine Mountain a week ago."
You Su didn’t actually fear the task, as being stuck on the mountain honing his skills was not his desire.
"Thank you, First Elder."
"This is your first mission as the officially appointed Divine Son of the Exorcism Bureau, of great significance. Thus, you must complete it alone, and it would be best if it’s flawless," the First Elder spoke kindly, "Do you have confidence?"
"Of course."
You Su responded clearly, word by word.
Having chosen this path, You Su would not be timid. He placed the scroll into the Qiankun Bag and examined it with his Divine Sense.
It was rumored that near Lingxu City, within the Spirit Void Mountain Range, a secret realm had appeared. The mission required him to go to the Central Continent, to explore the secret realm left by an Immortal Family giant before her ascent, housing countless secret treasures. Additionally, this giant was a Sword Cultivator during her lifetime, quite possible that her life-bound Immortal Sword was left within the secret realm.
But seizing the opportunity was merely You Su’s apparent task; the real mission was to investigate the cause of this giant’s death.
According to reliable records, she likely ventured into the outer seas, and uncovered significant secrets involving malevolent spirits.
Immortal Sword?
You Su couldn’t help but recall the night he sparred with Junior Sister. He had originally planned to use a gift from the Fifth Elder to procure a sword from the Red Rainbow Sword Pavilion to give to her, and now an even more fitting sword has emerged.
This was like just lowering one’s pants, and someone offers you paper, isn’t it?
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