I Refuse, I Refuse!

In one night, fueled by alcohol, Gao Moumou wrote more than 50,000 words in one go.

You should know that in the past, even if Yu Jiaojiao locked him in a dark room for a whole day and gave him Vitality Potion, Spirit-Vein Jade Tea, and Body Tempering Liquid to replenish his physical strength and spirit, he could only write 30,000 to 40,000 words a day at most.

But tonight, Gao Moumou's fingers flew across the keyboard, writing enough for two days in one night! If it weren't for the alcohol, he could have written even more!

It's exactly over 50,000 words.

--When Yu Jiaojiao sobers up and sees Gao Moumou has typed out 50,000 words, I wonder how surprised she'll be?

On the other side, in the Jiangnan Region, there is a bamboo garden by a lake.

This is the lodging of a friend of Fairy Bie Xue. The entire building, including the outer wall, is made of bamboo.

Fairy Bie Xue spent the entire night gathering the right ingredients, and she already had a menu in mind for the 'Immortal Treasure Banquet' to improve Song Shuhang's physique.

One main course plus thirteen side dishes. The main course must be eaten in one go, while only a certain amount of the side dishes need to be consumed. This feast is enough to make Song Shuhang's physique Ascension.

After finishing her plan, Fairy Bie Xue began preparing the ingredients.

She plans to prepare the "Immortal Treasure Banquet" here and then deliver it directly to Yu Jiaojiao's villa.

On the edge of the kitchen stove, the 'Onion Spirit Crystal' that Song Shuhang had given her late was placed there. When Fairy was preparing a side dish, she decided to try adding some chopped scallions to see how it would turn out.

Just as Fairy Bie Xue was quickly processing the ingredients, the door to the Bamboo Garden kitchen opened, and a slender figure yawned and swayed as she entered.

She was Fairy Bie Xue's good friend and the owner of the Bamboo Garden. She was tall and slender, a head taller than Fairy Bie Xue. Her figure wasn't voluptuous, but her waist was exceptionally thin, a true water snake waist. When she walked, her waist swayed, and every step she took was as beautiful as a dance.

"Bie Xue, what are you doing so early in the morning?" The woman came to Fairy Bie Xue's side and leaned over to peek into the pot.

"Don't move around, this is for a young fellow cultivator," Fairy Bie Xue said. "Why don't you sleep a little longer? I'll make you a vegetarian breakfast later."

"I woke up hungry when I smelled that delicious aroma while I was sleeping. It's all your fault for making something so fragrant so early in the morning. I want to eat vegetarian meat, vegetarian chicken, vegetarian beef, or whatever, as long as it tastes like meat." The woman with the slender waist chuckled.

However, she didn't steal the ingredients that Fairy Bie Xue was preparing—interrupting an Immortal Chef's cooking would anger them.

Although given her relationship with Fairy Bie Xue probably wouldn't be angry, it's best to avoid things that could easily cross the line and ruin their friendship.

More importantly—for some reason, she can only eat vegetarian food and cannot touch any meat or spices! She will have to endure this for at least another year and ten months!

So, the woman with the slender waist squatted by the stove, smelling the aroma and drooling, but she could only look and not eat.

Suddenly, she saw the Onion Spirit Crystal placed beside the altar.

This smells so good.

"Bie Xue, what is this?" she asked.

"It's a scallion, but it's changed form; it's been transformed into crystals by someone," Fairy Bie Xue replied without turning her head.

Onion?

That's a plant?

If it's plant-based, then it's vegetarian, and you can eat it.

Thinking of this, the woman with the slender waist quickly poked her head out, stuck out her tongue, and deftly rolled up the Onion Spirit Crystal. She chewed it twice and swallowed it.

"Delicious, so delicious, I feel so happy." She cupped her cheeks in her hands, looking blissful.

Fairy Bie Xue turned her head. "..."

She rubbed her temples and said, "You ate the crystals from that onion?"

"Mmm, so delicious." The woman with the slender waist was still immersed in the blissful taste.

"That's scallion. Aren't you supposed to be abstaining from meat and spicy food and eating vegetarian food lately?" Fairy Bie Xue said with a wry smile—and it was a precious spice she had just obtained by exchanging a 'Immortal Treasure Banquet'. She hadn't even had a chance to use it yet, and it had been eaten whole.

"I know, that's why it's a plant, and therefore edible," the woman with the slender waist said smugly.

"Although scallions are indeed plants... they are still classified as one of the five pungent vegetables!" said Fairy Bie Xue.

"What? There's such a saying? But when that bald guy warned me to be a vegetarian, he only told me that I couldn't eat animals, but I could eat plants. He never told me that onions were meat! That bald guy tricked me?!" the woman with the slender waist screamed.

Just then, a small pagoda descended from the sky outside the bamboo garden.

"Foolish serpent, you have broken the precept against eating meat. Behave yourself and come back to the pagoda with me to cultivate. You will be in seclusion for three years and six months, chanting sutras to wash away your sins!" A grand voice came from the small pagoda.

As they spoke, a beam of light shone from the small pagoda, entering the kitchen of the bamboo garden and illuminating the woman with the slender waist.

The light transformed into a suction force, drawing the woman with the slender waist towards the small pagoda.

"No, no! You bald bastard, you're messing with me again! I've only been out of the tower for two months, and I haven't enjoyed anything yet. I don't want to go back right away. And why three years and six months? Do you really like three years and six months that much?" the woman with the slender waist cried out, gripping the edge of the stove tightly with both hands to resist the light from the pagoda.

"That's not up to you. Two months ago, when I released you from the pagoda, you made a promise with me that you would keep your word and observe a vegetarian diet for two years after you came out... If you could hold on, I wouldn't take you back into the pagoda. But now, you've broken your vow again, and you've lost! Whether you're human or snake, you have to take responsibility for your actions if you make a mistake. Obediently come with me into the pagoda to cultivate and chant scriptures for three years and six months!" The voice from the pagoda came again, and the pagoda's allure became even stronger.

The woman with the slender waist was thus gradually drawn in and dragged out of the kitchen.

Her fingers dug ten deep marks into the ground, and she clung tightly to the threshold, refusing to let go. "You bald guy, didn't you say we can't eat animals, only plants? Aren't scallions plants?! You've tricked me, you bastard! I won't accept this, I won't accept this!" The woman with the slender waist cried out, "Bie Xue, save me!"

Fairy Bie Xue's lips twitched; she was truly powerless to help.

"Hey, you stupid snake, stop your sophistry and twisting of the facts! When did I ever tell you that you only eat plants? I only told you to abstain from meat and spicy food, and that you can't eat animals!" the booming voice from the tower roared.

The woman with the slender waist blinked, recalling for a moment. Holy crap, that bald guy really did just say that! He didn't say 'you can only eat plants.' The second half of the sentence was something she made up herself—you can't eat animals, so you can only eat plants, right?

"I don't care, I don't care! You bald bastard, you're playing dirty tricks and setting up verbal traps! I won't stand for it!" the woman with the slender waist shouted.

But her resistance was completely useless. The attraction grew stronger and stronger, and the woman with the slender waist cried out softer and softer. She was dragged and pulled into the exquisite little tower!

Fairy Bie Xue rubbed her face, feeling that her facial expression was a bit stiff—utterly speechless.

"Then, Fairy Bie Xue, this humble monk will take his leave now, as he must take this silly snake back to chant scriptures and cultivate." The voice from the small tower came again... Clearly, the monk in the tower and Fairy Bie Xue knew each other, and their relationship was no less than that of the woman with the slender waist.

"Well, goodbye Master... I hope you two have a good time," said Fairy Bie Xue —she seemed remarkably calm about her best friend being taken away by a monk.

After all, this kind of thing has happened more than thirty times in the past two hundred years.

It all happened in front of her every time; I'm numb to it!

Fairy Bie Xue spoke, a series of 'bang bang bang bang!' sounds came from the small tower—the final struggle of the woman with the slender waist.

But after a moment, the little tower calmed down.

The tower spun around, then with a 'whoosh,' it soared into the sky and disappeared...

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August 8th, cloudy. After the scorching sun disappeared, the weather finally became a bit cooler.

9 a. m.

Yu Jiaojiao finally woke up from her hangover. Yesterday, she and Shuhang had drunk Tubo and Yangde under the table.

But then, she and Shuhang were both drunk out of their bodies by Daoist Horizon!

There's always a higher mountain to climb, and a stronger wave to surge forward!

When she woke up, she still felt a throbbing pain in her head.

After she woke up, the servants brought her a hangover soup and breakfast.

Speaking of breakfast— Shuhang bought a full fifty roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) yesterday, which was already included in today's breakfast portion.

However, Shuhang, Yu Jiaojiao, and their roommates only ate ten each, while the remaining forty all ended up in the stomach of Horizon Old Daoist last night.

That Old Daoist ate and drank his fill yesterday, and his face is glowing. Shameless!

Yu Jiaojiao rubbed her temples again.

After getting out of bed, she habitually pulled over the tablet computer next to her and swiped it a few times, wanting to see how many words Gao Moumou had updated yesterday.

But after pulling over the tablet, she remembered what had happened yesterday— Gao Moumou had spent the whole day chatting with friends, and then drank with her in the evening, ending up completely drunk. How could he have had time to write?

In other words, Gao Moumou shouldn't have updated yesterday... Yu Jiaojiao sighed softly. She had been enjoying reading tens of thousands of words every day for the past few days, and then suddenly it was gone, which made her feel particularly uneasy.

Just as she was thinking this, she refreshed her tablet and saw that Gao Moumou's novel had updated 16 chapters in one go.

Yu Jiaojiao rubbed her eyes in disbelief with her little paws.

It really is 16 chapters, and each chapter is 3,000 words long.

That's around 50,000 words!

What's going on?

When did Gao Moumou write so many articles?

Yu Jiaojiao tried hard to recall yesterday's memories.

Then, suddenly an image popped into her mind.

It was yesterday that Gao Moumou, after drinking too much, suddenly stood up and spoke of some very impressive goals and aspirations.

After saying that, Gao Moumou waved his hand again. "[I'm going to start writing now. I'm going to write to my heart's content today, until dawn! Don't anyone try to stop me, or I'll fight them!]"

Everyone was drunk at the time, so naturally no one Gao Moumou.

Did Gao Moumou really go to write at that time? And write until dawn?

Moreover, he wrote 50,000 words.

Yu Jiaojiao blinked.

Wait, 50,000 words? What a coincidence!

She took out her phone, swiped open her screen, and saw a picture of Venerable White.

Holding the phone, Jiaojiao felt a little excited.

Is it really that effective?

Yesterday, she tried making a wish upon a picture of Venerable White, wishing that Gao Moumou would write 50,000 words of manuscript yesterday.

But given yesterday's situation, Gao Moumou shouldn't have had any time to write anything.

But to everyone's surprise, Gao Moumou actually wrote more than 50,000 words this morning!

This must be the power of wishes!

[Senior White, the all-powerful Senior White!]

Yu Jiaojiao clenched her paws; she felt she should do something.

After thinking for a moment, Jiaojiao unlocked her tablet and logged into an account.

The account's ID is 'Jiaoba Who Wants a Men's Soccer Team'.

That's right, it's her father's ID. As for why she has her father's account... well, she's the one who registered True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord's account.

After logging into True Lord's account, she skillfully opened the [Nine Provinces Number One Group] and downloaded another copy of the 'Senior White Sticker Pack' from the group's shared files.

She skillfully packaged this emoticon package and sent it to her main account [Arowana Gillian].

The complete Venerable White's emoji pack is now yours.

Jiaojiao has already made preparations. She changes her phone screen to a picture of the Venerable White every day and prays to him whenever she has a spare moment, hoping to accumulate good karma.

That way, next time we have a wish, it might be fulfilled even more perfectly—how about we try getting Gao Moumou day next time?

Hmm, that's not a good idea. Writing 100,000 words all at once would definitely result in a lot of filler. How about we change it to having Gao Moumou maintain an update schedule of 20,000 words per month?

While pondering, Yu Jiaojiao changed all her screensavers and wallpapers to the Venerable White's emoji. That way, every time she unlocked her screen, she could pray to the Venerable White once.

Oh, and she should share this joy with others!

Share joy, share life!

Yu Jiaojiao logged into her account again using her phone and posted a message on her personal feed.

[Yesterday I made a wish upon a beautiful photo of a senior, and when I woke up this morning I found that my wish had come true. It makes me feel that the world is full of love.]

Attached is a photo of Yu Jiaojiao's mother with a bright smile.

Her "Dragon Fish Gillian" account doesn't have many followers, mainly the True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord family, his various wives, their sons who are almost as big as a men's football team, and even more daughters.

Then there are some fellow Daoists and elders with whom I have a close relationship.

In addition... Yu Jiaojiao recently added Venerable White's account. It was during the incident when Venerable White asked her for help to create a small tsunami on an isolated island in the Eastern Sea that the two casually became friends.

That's why, when Yu Jiaojiao posted her personal status, she replaced "Senior White" with "beautiful senior" to avoid Senior White seeing it and sending her a [Disposable Flying Sword latest version].

She wasn't Soft Feather; she had absolutely no interest in riding a flying sword and doing Thomas Flair in the sky.

Yu Jiaojiao looked out the window at the scenery, feeling happy.