How the Hell Do You Play This

Su Jiuer looked at the puppet before her, her eyes full of surprise, which then turned into joy. She stretched out two furry little paws and hugged the puppet.

This puppet was none other than her true form, a Little Fox.

The puppet was carved lifelike and was extremely exquisite, clearly made with great care.

"To wake up and immediately hug your own puppet, are foxes really that narcissistic?" Xu Yan said, watching Su Jiuer hug the Little Fox puppet.

He had a strange feeling, as if this Little Fox could understand his words, so he often found himself talking to her unconsciously.

Hearing Xu Yan's words, Su Jiuer glared fiercely at him, then took a few sips of water and indeed felt much better.

Thinking of the potency of the True Spring Brew, she felt a wave of fear. She had only dipped the tip of her tongue in to taste it, and she had gotten overwhelmingly drunk.

At the same time, she understood even more clearly how terrifying Xu Yan was. He drank True Spring Brew like water, his cultivation unfathomable.

"Let's paint a picture. I'll paint you drunk in the wine bowl," Xu Yan said, an idea forming in his mind as he looked at Su Jiuer.

No sooner said than done, he cleared the table, leaving only Su Jiuer and the Little Fox puppet. He even moved the small water vat to the counter.

After fetching his painting tools, Xu Yan began to paint. The moment the first stroke fell, Dao intent emerged, enveloping the entire outer hall of the Small Shop.

However, he himself couldn't feel it, completely immersed in the Painting Dao.

Su Jiuer, hugging the Little Fox puppet on the table, watched Xu Yan paint. She felt the emergence of Dao intent, mesmerized.

In her eyes, Xu Yan was creating a world, a world condensed from Dao intent, vast and boundless.

Her gaze towards Xu Yan gradually changed, unconsciously developing a sense of awe and adoration.

It wasn't until the painting was finished and the Dao intent returned to the artwork that Su Jiuer emerged from the world of Dao intent.

Then, she saw herself in the painting, lying drunk in the wine bowl, and quickly turned her face away.

This was too embarrassing!

"How is this painting, Little Fox?" Xu Yan asked Su Jiuer with a smile.

The Su Jiuer in his painting was exactly the same as when she had been drunk in the wine bowl earlier, not the slightest bit different, like a scene replayed.

Su Jiuer turned away, not looking at the painting, nor at Xu Yan.

Although the painting was embarrassing, she was also very happy. While she was immersed in the world of Dao intent, her cultivation had broken through naturally.

Her cultivation, originally at the late stage of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, had broken through to the peak of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, just one step away from the Spiritual Roaming Realm.

"I'm a bit hungry. It seems porridge is too easy to digest," Xu Yan said, feeling a pang of hunger.

Then he went to cook.

Su Jiuer scoffed. He was clearly an ancient monster who no longer needed to eat, yet here he was claiming to be hungry. He was clearly just greedy.

Half an hour later, she fell victim to the "true fragrance" law, eating even more enthusiastically than Xu Yan.

In the afternoon, when Jiang Li came to clean, he discovered Su Jiuer and exclaimed, "Divine Doctor Xu, your pet is so cute."

It was the first time he had seen such a cute Little Fox, and he was instantly fond of it.

"She's alright. Just eats a lot and is lazy," Xu Yan replied leisurely while watering plants in the backyard.

Before meeting Su Jiuer, he truly didn't know that foxes could be so lazy. She slept late and woke up late, yet ate a lot.

He didn't know where all the food Su Jiuer ate went. Her body was so small, and she didn't seem very intelligent.

"Divine Doctor Xu, your green-haired turtle is also very beautiful," Jiang Li said, noticing the green-haired turtle in the small water tank on the counter.

He also liked small animals, but given his family's situation, it was hard enough to support himself, let alone keep a pet.

The green-haired turtle lazily opened its eyes, glanced at Jiang Li, and showed a barely perceptible look of approval, as if praising Jiang Li's good taste.

Su Jiuer also looked at the green-haired turtle when she heard Jiang Li's words, and then she realized this green-haired turtle was very unusual.

It looked very much like the Heaven Shaking Divine Turtle from their Demon Race legends!

But she wasn't sure if it was truly the Heaven Shaking Divine Turtle, as she had only seen it in ancient Demon Race texts and never in reality.

The green-haired turtle noticed Su Jiuer looking at it, but it didn't care and closed its eyes again, seemingly falling asleep.

Less than fifteen minutes later, Jiang Li had finished cleaning and called out, "Divine Doctor Xu, I'll be heading back now."

Early in the morning, Qin Tian arrived, bringing someone with him.

It was his good friend, the Sect Master of Tianya Sect, Jiang Taiyuan.

After staying at Tianya Sect for several days, Jiang Taiyuan couldn't sit still any longer. He found Qin Tian and asked him to accompany him to visit Xu Yan.

He wasn't very familiar with Xu Yan and was a little scared to go alone.

Qin Tian couldn't do anything about his old friend and agreed.

Besides, he also wanted to visit Xu Yan, so it was convenient to bring Jiang Taiyuan along.

"Old Sir Qin Tian, and Old Sir Jiang Taiyuan have also arrived," Xu Yan said with a smile.

He found these two old men very amusing. They were already so old, yet they kept calling him senior.

If anyone unaware were to hear them, they would definitely think he was some reclusive expert.

"Senior Xu!"

Qin Tian called out respectfully.

"Senior Xu!"

Jiang Taiyuan copied Qin Tian, calling out as well.

"Old sirs, do you happen to play chess?"

Xu Yan nodded in response, then asked.

For the past two days, that girl Qin Yudie hadn't come to play chess with him, which made him feel unaccustomed. Before, he used to crush Qin Yudie every day.

"I know a little."

Qin Tian said with great confidence.

His chess skills were considered the best in the Tianren Sect, and Qin Yudie had learned chess from him.

Jiang Taiyuan often played chess with Qin Tian. Although his chess skills weren't as good as Qin Tian's, they were still decent. He said excitedly, as if offering a treasure, "I do too!"

He wanted to build a good relationship with Xu Yan right now. He had encountered such a reclusive expert, and if he didn't seize the opportunity to build a good relationship, he might not have another chance later.

Xu Yan's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected these two old men to play chess, and to be quite confident about it too.

So, he took out the chess set, ready to have a good match with these two old men.

"Senior Xu, you go first."

Qin Tian said.

"Alright!"

Xu Yan thought Qin Tian might truly be a master at chess, so he readily agreed and made his move.

BOOM!

Endless Dao intent surged on the chessboard. What Qin Tian saw wasn't just a game of chess, but a world of Dao intent.

He was dumbfounded. Chess could be played like this?

This was already a clash of Dao intent. Qin Tian was no match for Xu Yan and was utterly defeated in just a few moves.

He said bitterly, "Senior Xu is truly omnipotent."

He had thought Xu Yan's mention of playing chess was just a normal game, but unexpectedly, he had integrated Dao intent into the game. Who in their right mind could possibly defeat Senior Xu?

Su Jiuer, standing nearby, felt the Dao intent once more and was in a very good mood.

She was especially pleased to see Qin Tian being thrashed, thinking to herself that Qin Tian was asking for trouble by daring to play chess with the old monster Xu Yan.