Chapter 33 [033] End

The spiritual root has been repaired, but it is not stable yet and needs to be nourished by medicinal baths every day.

Zhongli Jin has been soaking in the medicinal bath for three consecutive days, and there is only a little bit of medicine left. He asked Senior Sister Cangying before, and Senior Sister Cangying said that it would not be a problem to soak in the medicine for one more day, and it can also eliminate fatigue.

So on the fourth morning, the boy planned to soak the tea one last time to avoid wasting the herbs.

It happened that I had insomnia last night and met Shi Qing in Baicao Pavilion. After returning to the room, I was still angry and couldn't sleep. I was exhausted and stayed up all night. There were dark circles under my eyes. It would be nice to use this to get rid of them.

He knew that the person he was going to marry was not really Shi Qing. After Sect Leader Shi Yue realized the misunderstanding this time, he came to explain it in person.

But the person who stabbed him in the heart and came to cancel the engagement was undoubtedly Shi Qing.

Reason told him that he could let it go. Now that his spiritual roots had been repaired and he could draw energy into his body, he could continue to practice. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could pick up the sword again. It was also good that he no longer had the engagement with Sanqing Mountain. One less constraint meant one less cause and effect. There was no harm in that.

However, whenever he thought of Shi Qing's condescending attitude and cold and cruel words when he broke off the engagement a few days ago, the young man felt it difficult to let go.

Again, since the engagement really has nothing to do with her, it is the real relatives who should cancel the engagement, not her who should be the bad guy.

But she came.

Still so arrogant.

Maybe it was just as I guessed. Since everyone could misunderstand, why couldn't she?

If she also misunderstood that the person being married was herself, then it would be natural for her to cancel the engagement.

So whether it was the demon cultivator who slaughtered the mountain sect and destroyed his spiritual roots, or Shi Qing who came to cancel the engagement, he hated them all.

Although the degree is different.

He hated the evil cultivators, a hatred that would never end, and he was disgusted with Shi Qing, a disgust that came from having his self-esteem trampled upon.

Before going to Baicao Pavilion, Zhongli Jin took a last look at the red dot between his eyebrows through the bronze mirror.

This thing had never existed before. He reached out and touched it, and suddenly he felt a tingling pain in his head, as if someone wanted to talk to him, but he couldn't open his mouth at the moment.

Zhongli Jin gave up thinking about it, took the remaining herbs and turned to head for Baicao Pavilion.

Of course, the boy did not notice that on the finger hanging under the long sleeves, a ring was emitting a gentle green light.

*
The aroma of medicine wafted from Baicao Pavilion early in the morning.

Zhongli Jin was refining the elixir on the second floor, and the young man climbed onto the stone lifting platform.

After three days of medicinal bathing, it’s time to make the elixir.

So after saying hello to Zhongli Jin, Cangying didn't remind him and continued to prepare today's homework materials.

Who knows - just a moment later, a loud sound of a door closing was heard from the top of the pavilion.

"boom!!!"

The voice was so loud that all the disciples were shocked!
"What, what happened?!"

"Did someone blow up the furnace?!"

"The sound came from upstairs. Don't disturb the elders. Go and check it out!"

Cangying also hurried upstairs to check. The sound should have come from the fourth floor. She was still worried that something had happened to Shi Qing, so she rushed to the fourth floor, opened the door, and asked Shi Qing who was still taking a medicinal bath, "What happened?!"

Shi Qing was currently sitting on the edge of the medicinal bath, with only his legs placed in as if he were soaking his feet.

Seeing Cangying eagerly push the door open, she tilted her head slightly and blinked, "Hmm?"

It seemed that he didn't understand Cangying's words.

Cangying: “…”

Cangying: "I mean, what was that noise just now?"

"Oh," Shi Qing responded calmly, "Nothing."

Seeing that Shi Qing did not seem to have any problems, Cangying felt relieved. Unexpectedly, the next second -

"Zhongli Jin, that's all."

Disciple Xu and many other disciples who happened to rush over: "..."

Cangying: “…”

Cangying: "... Junior Brother Zhongli?"

"Yeah," Shi Qing nodded: "Push the door, look, it's closed again."

Disciples: "..."

——Damn it!!! Zhongli Jin opened the door, watched her take a medicinal bath, and then closed the door again!!!
Cangying: “…”

——Junior Brother Zhongli is so confused!!!

But is there some misunderstanding here?

Last night he said he hated Shi Qing, so it is impossible that he would come to watch someone take a medicinal bath this morning???

Cangying suddenly thought of something and asked, "Does Junior Brother Zhongli have anything in his hand?"

"Yes." Shi Qing said, "Medicinal herbs."

really!

Cangying breathed a sigh of relief. The young man must have come to take a medicinal bath. There were still some medicinal residues left. No wonder he asked her yesterday whether soaking in the medicine for one more day would be counterproductive.

Or maybe I said there was nothing wrong, but in the end I forgot it.

"Go away, all of you." After the misunderstanding, Cangying waved his hand and asked the onlookers to disperse.

Shi Qing's body was tightly wrapped in bandages, just like a tight underwear, so even if one deliberately peeked, one couldn't see anything.

After the disciples left, Cangying also helped her close the door.

Before leaving, I suddenly remembered that since it was Zhongli Jin who closed the door just now, then now - where is Junior Brother Zhongli?

*
The second floor.

Alchemy room.

A young man in snow-white clothes sat cross-legged on a mat, pounding and grinding medicine.

A fiery red headband bound his thick, long, black hair behind his head, with the ends resting quietly on his shoulders. It was clearly neatly styled, but if you looked closely, the little strands of hair showing between his temples looked inexplicably messy.

Zhongli Jin crushed the herbs, ground them into powder, and poured them into the mixed medicinal slurry.

The boy, who was between maturity and immaturity, should have a serious expression on his face, but at the moment he looked a little awkwardly flushed.

Her red lips were slightly pursed, her pupils were as black as ink, with highlights in the pupils, yet they were inexplicably distracted, as if she was distracted, leaving only the memory of her physical body to carry out the steps of pounding the medicine and refining the elixir.

"What's the matter, Zhongli Jin?" The five cold words were imprinted in Zhongli Jin's mind.

He didn't open the door on purpose; he thought no one was inside.

Who would have thought that Shi Qing was actually taking a medicinal bath in it.

No matter how annoying it was, it was indeed his fault for not knocking on the door to check if anyone was there before entering the room.

Since no one used the bathhouse for the first three days, he opened the door directly on the fourth day.

Then--

I saw it accidentally.

Although there was only one head, the mist in the field of vision made the girl's figure looming, but when the water droplets slid from Shi Qing's cheeks to his neck, his eyes inadvertently followed the water droplets.

Shi Qing's collarbone is beautiful, with smooth lines, right-angled shoulders, sharp edges, and fair skin, but further down, it is tightly wrapped with circles of bandages.

At that moment, the boy was thinking why she didn't even remove the bandage when taking the medicinal bath.

The next second he came to his senses - why was he thinking about this?!

Shouldn't we leave immediately?!

"Sorry!" Then he came to his senses, slammed the door shut, and ran away in fear as if he had touched some terrible beast. He quickly ran back to the second floor, took a deep breath after a while, and began to prepare for refining the elixir.

But even when he was refining the elixir, his mind was often distracted and he couldn't calm down. After nearly an hour, he failed to make the elixir for the third time. He rubbed his brows and planned to get up and go out for a walk.

The stone lifting platform slowly descended from the sky, with three people standing on it. The young man was about to walk up, but suddenly he discovered that one of them was Shi Qing!

He was startled, his body slightly stiff, because Shi Qing's dress, Yu Li said... was really - unbearable to look at! !

*
Shi Qing casually put on the white clothes and walked out of the room.

After the medicinal bath, my whole body felt much more relaxed.

The clothes were not long, the hem just reached the thighs, and her waist was casually tied with a snow-white bandage. Her hair was casually draped, swaying slightly in the wind after she went out.

Shi Qing walked downstairs, and the disciples along the way blushed when they saw her coming out.

“Shi, Senior Sister Shi Qing?!”

"Yeah." Shi Qing responded calmly, thinking it was a greeting.

It’s just that the white dress is like an inner garment. Although the sleeves are long, the skirt is too short. In the eyes of others, it looks like she is only wearing a hip-covering top.

The bandage was wrapped around the base of the thigh, which provided some coverage, but there was still some skin exposed from the thigh to the calf.

Shi Qing's short-sleeved skirt is usually of the same length, but with the emerald outer coat, it doesn't look so charming.

But today, she is wearing pure white and showing a little skin, which makes her look very suggestive.

If you were to dress like this in the mortal world, people would definitely blush and scold you for being shameless. Fortunately, this is the world of cultivation, where there are no rules and regulations from the mortal world, so it is more free.

Unable to use spiritual power now, Shi Qing stepped onto the stone lifting platform. Coincidentally, there were two disciples on the third floor who were also going down, so they followed them.

When it reached the second floor, the stone platform stopped again. Then the young man in white who had just been seen an hour ago stepped onto the stone platform. He was about to greet the three people, but when he looked at Shi Qing, he suddenly stopped!

Then, an expression of surprise and shame appeared on that handsome and delicate face, as if he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.

Zhongli Jin stood there in a daze.

Perhaps it was because her usual emerald coat distracted his sight and did not draw too much attention to Shi Qing's exposed skin, so when she was dressed in pure white, he finally noticed how avant-garde and... open the girl's dress was.

The stone platform slowly descended.

Zhongli Jin still has one leg that has not stepped up.

Then the young man's body suddenly fell uncontrollably towards the stone platform.

"!"

His eyes widened, and the disciple standing next to him was also startled. He was about to reach out to catch it, but the girl in the middle was one step faster.

Zhongli Jin did not fall off the stone platform. He was caught by Shi Qing, and his face just touched the skin of the girl's neck!
In an instant, the aroma of medicine filled the air, and there was also an inexplicably familiar faint fragrance that entered the nose.

Shi Qing's skin was extremely soft after taking a medicinal bath. Zhong Li Jin felt as if his heart was hit hard by something and almost burst out!
He stood firm and quickly pushed Shi Qing away. The other's brown eyes were calm and indifferent, without any ripples, which formed a sharp contrast with the boy's blushing and extremely ashamed look.

"you--"

He should thank him, after all he was caught and not hurt.

As a result, when he met the girl's silent eyes that were as cold as still water, Zhongli Jin felt as if he was poured with a bucket of cold water.

Shi Qing didn't seem to be nervous or shy like any other woman when someone was close to her body, and she wasn't even angry. She was like a cold puppet, with an expressionless face all the time.

Before the boy could say thank you, he swallowed it back.

The wonderful feeling of shame and indignation from the intimate contact just now also subsided like the heat and slowly calmed down.

Zhongli Jin turned around and faced away from Shi Qing.

An inexplicable sense of self-esteem surged in his heart, and he probably knew why, even after knowing clearly that Shi Qing was not the one for him to marry, he still felt so disgusted and wanted to cancel the engagement with her.

Maybe it's because of that little bit of self-esteem.

When we first met, my self-esteem was trampled into the mud by the girl.

The fourteen-year-old boy had been going smoothly for fourteen years. Everyone praised him as a genius in cultivation and he was showered with flowers and honors.

But he fell in one day, everything was destroyed by the devil cultivator, and his self-esteem was trampled by the young girl.

He collapsed and was in pain, and began to hate everything, but fortunately there was still a trace of rationality that pulled him back.

But that little bit of rationality always loses its connection when facing Shi Qing.

*
The two disciples nearby were also gossipy on a daily basis. When they sensed the tension between Junior Brother Zhongli and Senior Sister Shiqing, they tactfully kept silent.

Cangying packed up the alchemy furnace and looked up to see Shi Qing coming down.

Having just finished a medicinal bath, the girl's exposed skin still had a little blush, and was delicate, tender and smooth.

Surprisingly, Zhongli Jin also came down with him.

There were more disciples on the first floor. When they saw Shi Qing casually wearing a short white shirt, they all looked at Cangying in shock.

Cangying was startled for a moment, then blushed and glared at disciple Xu: "Xu-Zhong-Tian!!! You idiot, you gave me the wrong clothes!!!"

After a moment, Cangying threw a green gown on Shiqing's head and said, "Put it on first. Go back to Sanqing Blessed Land and change into your own clothes."

"Oh." Shi Qing sat obediently on the small stool waiting for Cangying, took off the clothes on his head and put them on.

The long gown reached her calves, just enough to cover her completely.

After taking the medicinal bath, I also took the pills.

So now comes the problem.

Since she can't use spiritual power, how can she fly back to the Three Pure Ones blessed land on her sword?

Shi Qing looked at Cangying.

Cangying rolled his eyes at her, summoned a fairy boat, injected spiritual energy into it, and said, "You can ride on it for the next few days."

"Okay." Shi Qing obediently sat in the fairy boat, now she was just like her junior sister.

The immortal boat sent her back to the Sanqing blessed land according to the predetermined trajectory. At present, the blessed land was deserted, with only the huge alchemy furnace in the middle of the platform emitting green smoke continuously.

The Monster Secret Realm has been open for five days, and today is the last day. Shi Yue needs to go back to preside over the closing ceremony.

I heard that during this secret realm training, a fierce battle broke out in the area of ​​​​Fire Mountain.

The monks fought against the residual soul of the Demonic Bird and used the thunder tribulation caused by someone's breakthrough to completely destroy it, successfully preventing the residual soul of the Demonic Bird from killing.

The disciples of Mount Sanqing also rescued a disciple from Liaoyue Valley, but unfortunately the disciple was so frightened that he lost his soul and became slightly stupid.

His other four senior brothers and sisters seemed to have died in the cave of Lieyan Mountain. Who would have thought that they were four cultivators in the late Jindan stage who were about to reach great perfection and fell at the hands of the Demonic Bird.

The guardian elders from Liaoyue Valley who came this time were extremely sad. The death of four outstanding disciples in the late Jindan stage at the same time was a serious blow to them. It was also difficult for them to seek an explanation from Sanqing Mountain. After all, they did not die in the fight between disciples, and Sanqing Mountain also saved one person.

The immortal boat slowly landed on the ground and Shi Qing jumped down.

She went to the cave where she often meditated, but as soon as she reached the door, she was so cold inside that she could not go in any further.

"..."

Previously, I could mobilize my spiritual energy to regulate my body temperature, but now I can’t.

Shi Qing was silent for a few seconds, and finally turned around and left, going to the room where he used to sleep.

The room faced Shi Xiang's room. It was simple and plain inside, with no furnishings except a bed, a table, a chair and a shelf.

Before returning to her room, she glanced into Shi Xiang's room through the window.

The girl lay on the bed, motionless, and I don’t know if she was still angry about what happened before.

The sixteen-year-old Zhongli Jin's defense could be broken by Shi Qing, not to mention the fourteen-year-old Zhongli Jin, who could only break a big big defense.

His emotions would fluctuate because of Shi Qing, but when he found that Shi Qing would not have any emotional changes because of him, he would become extremely frustrated, extremely uncomfortable, and extremely childish.

If it were the sixteen-year-old Zhongli Jin, although he would feel like he was being poured cold water, he would still thank the person with a cold face and politeness. But the fourteen-year-old Zhongli Jin would not do that, hahaha.

So there are two Zhongli Jins. One is more mature and stable, pays attention to manners and etiquette, and is generally not showy. The other has just fallen to the bottom and still has the arrogance of a young man who has not experienced any polishing and shows his emotions.

——The difference is still huge.