Protection

Xi Yue is drunk.

She drank half a gourd of wine, and even with her cultivation, she couldn't withstand the effects of the alcohol; her body was completely out of control.

But Xi Yue wasn't drunk.

She sadly discovered that no matter how much she wanted to get drunk, even if her mind was completely numb, her soul, which had cultivated to the Yangshen realm... could not get drunk.

Like a split personality, the soul quietly watches its own dancing body, just as the cold Heavenly Dao observe the joys and sorrows of the Mortal World.

I don't know if this counts as attaining enlightenment, or if it should be said that it's inferior to Huiyang.

Like he said, a besieged city...

It is something that countless people envy and regard as the ultimate pursuit, something that countless people dream of and toss and turn at night. Yet, those who have already obtained it sometimes do not want it.

"So be it." Xi Yue severed her connection between her Yang spirit and her body. Since she was drunk, she might as well have a good sleep.

She regretted it the next moment.

Her drunken, soulless body was in complete madness.

Qin Yi stopped singing, turned around in horror, and watched as Xi Yue grabbed the white cloud and crushed it into dust, turning it into hailstones. "Hahahaha, go!"

In the middle of spring, a season of warmth and blooming flowers, heavy snow fell and hail pelted down for miles around.

Qin Yi's mouth was half open, and he was almost scared awake from his drunkenness.

This is true—it must be a celestial being drunk and carelessly crumpling up the white clouds.

He doesn't even know this trick, which affects the timing of events within this scope, at least not the Qian Yuan era.

This Elder Sister isn't a late-stage Huiyang cultivator, but a Qianyuan cultivator?

Xi Yue's Yang spirit covered her forehead... Fortunately, the Yang spirit separated, and her body could not exert its formless power on its own, so it only revealed the bottom of the Qian Yuan.

"It's not flavorful enough, something's missing." Xi Yue swayed and suddenly snapped her fingers.

"Boom!" Thunder roared across the heavens and earth, and lightning flashed furiously.

Qin Yi: "..."

"Come on, sing!" Xi Yue pointed at Qin Yi. "Heaven and earth will be your drums, harmonizing for you."

Forget it... Can anyone sing with thunder in the sky as harmony? I admit I don't have your level of vision, do I?

Um, will you hit me if I don't sing?

Qin Yi stood there holding the Little Ghost, looking weak, pitiful, and helpless.

It seemed as if a deity was coming to investigate from afar. An old monk appeared first, and upon seeing Xi Yue, his expression changed. He quickly stopped the others, saying, "Go back, all of you."

"Master, this..."

"Go away, it's none of your business."

"Uh, who is that man?"

"I don't know," the old monk said, his sleeves tucked in.

Xi Yue slapped Qin Yi on the shoulder. She wasn't Martial Cultivation, but her powerful, materialized Law Power made Qin Yi flinch. "B-Big sister, what are you doing?"

"You were all so arrogant just now, why are you cowering like this now?" Xi Yue leaned closer curiously, their faces less than three inches apart. "You're clearly just a little brother, yet you act like you know everything. Tch."

Qin Yi retorted, "How am I young? I'm over thirty..."

"Pfft..." Xi Yue laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, yes... um, you big man, you really didn't mean anything by getting me drunk?"

Qin Yi said helplessly, "Really, no."

Xi Yue squinted and casually lifted Qin Yi's chin with her finger.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Qin Yi backed away. "Fairy, please..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xi Yue's eyes widened for a moment, and then she fell straight backward, seemingly drunk to death.

As she lay upon the Rainbow Cloud, behind her lay the gradually setting Xi Yue, the last glimmer of moonlight in the sky.

It was as if her drunkenness was the moon setting.

The mysterious celestial phenomena were unsettling, but unfortunately, Qin Yi had no time to pay attention to such details.

Xi Yue sighed helplessly. She knew that what her body meant was not to do anything frivolous, but rather a kind of unbelievable curiosity. This was someone who would even try to seduce Minghe, who was obviously a nun, and tie up and discipline a holy and rigid Yuren, but when he came into contact with her, he was always upright and honest, without having the slightest impure thought.

Xi Yue knew the allure of her appearance and was puzzled by this man's behavior; one moment he seemed like a lecher, and the next he was a true gentleman.

When someone in a drunken state expresses a desire to see things clearly, it becomes a form of frivolity.

Qin Yi had no idea what was going on behind the scenes. He sighed and wiped away his cold sweat, saying, "Bang Bang, it seems I can't just invite people for drinks so casually in the future."

Liusu laughed and said, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

Qin Yi shook his head. "No, really. Like I said, what I admired from beginning to end was her carefree attitude... But Bangbang, she also has a lot on her mind."

Liusu Su hummed in agreement.

Qin Yi said, "It seems she is a Qian Yuan. It shows that... no matter how deep one's cultivation is, people are bound to have worries. It's too difficult to talk about transcending them."

The dog poked its head out of the ring. "Taiqing has something on her mind."

Liusu smacked it back with a bone and replied, "It's just a matter of how much you've transcended. Right now, you're burdened with a lot of things, while she's only fifty, so she's better off than you."

Qin Yi asked, "Will it taste good?"

Liusu:"..."

Qin Yi laughed and said, "I know, I won't dwell on it."

After saying that, he sat down next to Xi Yue and stretched.

Liusu sat down next to him and they watched the sunrise together.

The two did not speak, yet they seemed to be in perfect harmony.

Xi Yue understood... They were protecting her body, afraid that something might happen to her.

Is he really that much of a gentleman?

Qin Yi then sang with great enthusiasm. "You and I are all mortals, born into this Mortal World, toiling away all day long, never having a moment's rest... Since we are not immortals, we are bound to have worldly thoughts, so let's put morality aside and place profit in the middle..."

Liusu said, "Aren't you an immortal yet?"

Qin Yi laughed and said, "Even Qian Yuan isn't one, let alone me?"

Liusu said no more, silently watching the sun leap from the horizon into a complete circle.

Xi Yue watched silently as the two figures, one human and one spirit, sat side by side watching the sunrise, their silhouettes, one large and one small, seemed eternal.

It's beautiful.

Xi Yue was originally very interested in everything around Qin Yi... she was quite interested from the very first day Beat the Mandarin Ducks.

His cultivation method is suspected to be from the Chaos Origin, which he is now concealing with Dragon Might. This Dragon Might is of a very high level, which makes the concealment very perfect. Even Zuo Qingtian cannot see any flaws. However, Xi Yue knew from the beginning that his cultivation had nothing to do with dragons, but was very likely obtained from the primordial chaos.

She wasn't interested in the practice, but she really wanted to know his secrets because they might be... important for some things.

Then... he always carried a Taotie with him. Others didn't know it was a Taotie and thought it was some kind of weird pet. Of course, Xi Yue knew from the beginning that it was a Taotie...

They were as well-behaved as dogs around him.

And then... his spirit...

This is the thing that Xi Yue understands the least.

The reason why the Taotie is as obedient as a dog may not be because of Qin Yi, but rather because of the artifact spirit.

Theoretically, it was the spirit of a Wolf Tooth Club. Even with her eyes that saw through illusions and reached the truth, she could only come to this conclusion—this Little Ghost and the Wolf Tooth Club were one; the Wolf Tooth Club was its body, and she was the soul of the Wolf Tooth Club. This was indeed the spirit of the Wolf Tooth Club.

However, this artifact spirit did not recognize a master.

Qin Yi had never refined this Wolf Tooth Club. It wasn't the kind of weapon spirit where the master and the spirit were of one mind and honestly carried out the master's actions. Qin Yi simply used the Wolf Tooth Club as a weapon to smash people, while the weapon spirit sat on his shoulder, as if the two of them were one.

Without being refined, there is no soul bond. Such a freely drifting spirit is not afraid of running away or being captured by someone.

No matter how knowledgeable Xi Yue was, she had never seen such a master and spirit.

You see, not everyone finds being a spirit artifact as fun as Xi Yue. If it were Jade True Person Zuo Qingtian who saw such an interesting spirit artifact, his first reaction would probably be to snatch it and play with it. —In fact, Wu Heartless God had thought about this before.

Didn't Qin Yi think about this himself?

If Qin Yi knew what she was thinking, he would definitely cry out in injustice. Of course, he was terrified of this situation, but how could he possibly refine the stick? He was just hoping not to get beaten up all over...

But now, watching their backs as they watched the sunrise side by side... Xi Yue knew she didn't need to be confused anymore. No matter where this ghost came from, she should not only not have any designs on it, but she also had to stop anyone from having any designs on it.

This is her friend Qin Yi's indispensable companion.

True dao companion.

Yes, that's right... my friend Qin Yi.

Xi Yue smiled slightly. This silent protection of her body was enough to prove that this was true friendship, without any doubt.

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