Bai Suzhen in Utopia
Just as they were getting into a good fight, Yue Qianchou suddenly noticed something rushing towards them. Before he could turn around, he swung his leg and sent the little pony flying with a "bang."
Yue Qianchou was stunned. The little colt struggled to get up from the ground and then rammed into Chen Feng, who was punching and kicking him.
"You damn horse, you dare to aid and abet evil after eating my ginseng, go to hell!" Yue Qianchou kicked the horse away again, freeing Chen Feng from his predicament.
"Stop!" White Fox shouted, and her figure appeared before them. Since White Fox had spoken, Yue Qianchou and Chen Feng dared not make a move. They stood obediently to the side, grumbling under their breath. White Fox had told them to stop, but not to stop her mouth.
The little colt got up, wobbled over to Guan Yu who was sitting on the ground with his head in his hands, and gently tugged at his blue robe with its little mouth.
"Hey! This old horse is really tough. I doubt even a normal adult horse could withstand these two kicks. Looks like my ginseng wasn't wasted. Hey, it's starting to get a bit smarter. It knows how to protect its master at such a young age." Yue Qianchou said to Chen Feng in amazement.
Chen Feng replied, "Yeah, yeah." The white fox then glared at them, and the two chuckled and shut up.
Seeing the white fox arrive, Guan Yu, his face bruised and swollen, finally stood up with a sigh of relief. He stroked his disheveled three strands of beard, patted the footprints covering his blue robe, and looked at the two assailants with a mournful expression. He knew he was in the wrong first, and said nothing else, only muttering, "Boss, you can hit me, but why didn't you spare such a small horse?"
Hey! This man and horse are quite interesting. Yue Qianchou laughed and cursed, "Damn it, is your horse more important than our Foundation Establishment? You're crazy. I'm too lazy to argue with you. You two prepare the hundred portions of spiritual herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pill. I'm going to start refining pills tomorrow."
"Really!" Chen Feng exclaimed in surprise. Guan Yu also forgot about being beaten earlier and his eyes widened in excitement.
"Hmm! We've finally found a suitable place for alchemy, we can begin now," Yue Qianchou said with a smile. He wouldn't admit that the three-day agreement last time was because his skills weren't up to par, and that he lied and said he hadn't found a good place yet. As for the hardships he endured learning alchemy, he certainly wouldn't mention that; it would be beneath his boss's dignity.
The two nodded and ran off to prepare the medicinal herbs without a word. The little colt followed Guan Yu, who had just been beaten, limping along.
Yue Qianchou's teeth ached from looking at it, and he laughed and cursed, "You lousy horse."
The white fox gently twisted its long, fair neck, looking at him and said, "As far as I know, it's not easy for someone at the Qi Refining stage to refine elixirs. Have you really learned it?"
"Look at what you're saying, sister. Don't you know who my brother is? How could such a small thing stump me? Of course I've really learned it," Yue Qianchou said with no small amount of pride.
The white fox turned around, gazing at the sea of flowers, and said calmly, "The furnace fire is blazing, and your cultivation is only at the late stage of Qi Refining. You must have suffered a lot with your Divine Sense in order to learn alchemy! Quite a few high-grade Spirit Stones are missing from that pile of Spirit Stone." With her cultivation level, it was impossible for her to hide the fact that something was missing from this area.
Few know the pain of a damaged Divine Sense. Although he survived, Yue Qianchou still felt lingering fear when he thought about it. He smiled awkwardly, looked at the sea of flowers, and changed the subject, saying, "Sister, look at the beautiful flowers in Jinzhu. The scenery is really nice. I keep calling it Jinzhu, and it's getting a bit hard to pronounce. Why don't you give this place a name, sister?"
The white fox gently shook her head, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, and slowly said, "I can't take it. My younger brother is too talented; you should take it!"
"I'm incredibly talented?" Yue Qianchou was self-aware, but being praised by a beautiful woman felt wonderful, and it lifted his spirits. He opened his arms to the sea of flowers, closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the fragrance, exhaled, and opened his eyes again, saying, "In the far west, there's a legendary ideal world called 'Utopia.' I hope that one day Jinzhu can also become a legend, an ideal world. Sister, what do you think of calling it 'Utopia'?"
"Utopia?" The white fox pondered for a moment, her brow furrowing slightly. To be honest, she didn't think the name sounded particularly good, and it even seemed a bit strange. But she still nodded, gazing at the fragrant sea of flowers, and smiled, "An ideal world? I hope to live peacefully like this. This is my ideal world. Just like my brother said, let's call it 'Utopia'!"
Yue Qianchou smiled, then suddenly tilted her head and asked, "Sister, do you have a name?"
The white fox glanced at him in surprise, then turned away, her eyes filled with confusion. A scene long buried in her mind resurfaced... The scholar clumsily carved a hairpin with a knife, cutting his hands several times. The faint red stain on the hairpin was his blood; he wiped it again and again with his sleeve, but the red seemed impossible to remove. The scholar cheerfully ran over, holding the hairpin, and said with a smile, "Bai'er, look, I made this for you myself. Come, let me put it in your hair." Actually, she had seen his clumsy attempt. Grateful, she nodded shyly, put her hair up, and let him insert the hairpin. The scholar examined it for a moment, then smiled and said, "Bai'er, it's so beautiful. Bai'er, I'll give you a name!" She looked at him happily and nodded. The scholar gazed at the hairpin in her hair, pondered for a moment, and said, "Your name is Bai'er, so I'll name you Bai Jingniang. What do you think? Do you like it?" She nodded vigorously and said, "I like it." The scholar smiled with satisfaction...
More than two hundred years have passed. The scholar is long gone, and the hairpin was lost in the fierce battle in the capital, never to be found again. Perhaps it really was Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream, and dreams must eventually end.
Should I wake up? Perhaps I already have? The white fox parted her lips and exhaled slightly, a look of utter farewell flashing in her eyes. She looked at Yue Qianchou beside her, who was waiting for her answer, and shook her head gently, sighing, "Perhaps I did! Time has passed, I've forgotten, I can't remember!"
Yue Qianchou was taken aback. Living too long was truly a troublesome thing; he had even forgotten his own name. He touched his nose and chuckled awkwardly, "Anyway, we've already named Jinzhu today. Sister, how about I give you a name too?"
The white fox gave a soft "hmm," which was taken as agreement.
A heavy responsibility rests on my shoulders! I must choose a name worthy of her beauty. Yue Qianchou paced back and forth a few times with his hands behind his back. The surname Bai was a certainty, but what should he name her? The harder he tried, the less he could think of a name. After a long time, his head was almost broken from scratching, but he still couldn't come up with a single clue.
Should he be named Bai Meili (White Beauty) or Bai Piaoliang (White Pretty)? If he were to choose such a name, he could truly be called an idiot. Yue Qianchou shook his head painfully, gazing at the sea of swaying flowers, wondering if Bai Xianhua (White Flower) would like it.
After a moment of silence, he looked at the stunningly beautiful woman standing there calmly and sighed. Uh... a flash of inspiration struck him, and a figure from a mythological legend from his past life appeared before his eyes. She was also a beautiful and devoted demon who had cultivated for a thousand years, but she was a snake demon.
Yue Qianchou groaned in pain. Wasn't he supposed to be incredibly talented? Was his talent only good for plagiarism? How frustrating!
"Sister, I've thought of a name, I don't know if you'll like it, Bai Suzhen, what do you think? If not, I'll think of something else." Yue Qianchou added, "Su means simple, and Zhen means loyal, Bai Suzhen."
"Bai Suzhen?" The white fox frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then turned and drifted away.
It seems she doesn't like it anymore! Yue Qianchou felt bored, and after thinking about it, she suddenly realized that she wanted to slap herself twice. She was really asking for trouble, bringing up loyalty for no reason. She had finally managed to let go of the past, and this was just reminding her of it.
"Thank you, little brother. From now on, I'll be called Bai Suzhen." The white fox's voice, mingled with the faint fragrance of flowers, drifted over. Yue Qianchou was stunned...
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