Missing Thoughts Literature

The Girl Who Rode a Broomstick

After fighting the Demon Pig during the day and returning from Mu He's place, Yun Luo went to sleep early.

The next day, she was awakened by the vibration of her Jade Slip. Infusing it with spiritual power, she saw that Chu Li had created a small group with only herself, Second Senior Sister, and Third Senior Sister in it.

Chu Li: "I've already spoken with Master. We don't need to cultivate this morning. We'll go down the mountain to buy some things, then have a proper gathering with Eldest Senior Sister tonight."

Su Xanyu: "Meet at the Mountain Gate in two quarters of an hour."

Yun Luo hurriedly replied, "See you at the Mountain Gate."

After putting away her Jade Slip, she sprang out of bed in a Carp-like Flip and changed into a light-purple wide-sleeved long skirt embroidered with cranes.

Then she took a comb-shaped Magic Artifact from her Qiankun Pouch and ran it through her hair. A simple, elegant Spirit Snake Bun instantly took shape.

This was a spirit artifact Su Xanyu had refined. It could memorize the hairstyles a cultivator had worn; the next time it was used, one only needed to lightly comb their hair to perfectly recreate it.

Yun Luo considered it Third Senior Sister's most useful invention.

"Zhuaizhai."

Yun Luo called out. Zhuaizhai, who had been catching butterflies in the courtyard, turned and ran toward her.

"Master."

Once it reached her, Zhuaizhai braked with its face. Its tiger-sized body obediently sat on the ground, its two chubby paws pressed together, while its fluffy tail swished behind it and swept the flower petals on the ground into a fan shape.

Over the past three years, it had been fed pills and spirit herbs as though they cost nothing. Not only had Zhuaizhai grown larger, it could now speak human language.

"I'm going down the mountain today. Let's go together."

"Yay, yay!"

Zhuaizhai rolled across the ground, stretched with its perky little cat butt raised, then lay flat on the ground.

Yun Luo straddled its back and grabbed the long fur at its neck.

"Zhuaizhai, let's go."

"Senior Sister Yun."

"Are you going down the mountain today?"

"Can I pet Zhuaizhai?"

After descending Lingxi Peak, disciples on their way to morning practice all greeted Yun Luo.

Within the sect, disciples either rode immortal cranes or flew on artifacts. She was the only one who rode a Pallas's Cat, making her exceptionally recognizable.

"Yes, I'm going down the mountain to buy some things... I'll play with you next time... Go ahead and pet it, it's very well-behaved... I need to go now."

Yun Luo warmly responded to them. She even let several Inner Sect disciples she was close with pat Zhuaizhai's chubby head a few times before finally reaching the Mountain Gate.

There was no helping it. Her senior sisters were simply too enthusiastic.

By the time Zhuaizhai ran to the Mountain Gate, Chu Li and Su Xanyu had just arrived.

Yun Luo still did not know how to Ride the sword, so taking a spirit boat was the best option for the three of them and one beast.

But Su Xanyu was not one to behave herself. She insisted on trying the new Magic Artifact she had refined.

"Watch closely—ta-da, ta-da, ta-da, ta-da!"

A broom suddenly appeared in midair before the three of them.

"..."

Yun Luo's native language was speechlessness.

"Little Junior Sister, doesn't it look like that flying broom you told me about? I made one. Amazing, right?"

Su Xanyu put her hands on her hips, her pride utterly heedless of Yun Luo's life or death.

"We're riding that?"

Chu Li frowned, wanting to reject it on the grounds that it was ugly.

The three of them were such beautiful young girls. Was riding a broom really appropriate?

"Senior Sisters, Little Junior Sister, just try it."

Su Xanyu began acting cute and shamelessly pestering them. Yun Luo did not particularly want to ride a broom either, so she racked her brains and found an excuse.

"But I brought Zhuaizhai too. The broom is too short for all of us. Let's take the spirit boat instead."

Chu Li secretly gave her a thumbs-up behind Su Xanyu's back.

"How could I possibly have failed to consider that?" Su Xanyu's fingers danced through hand seals.

"Change!"

The broom, originally only six feet long, instantly tripled in length—more than enough room for three people and one beast.

"..."

Chu Li and Yun Luo stood dumbstruck. In the end, they could only mount it in silent resignation.

She had already worked this hard. What else could they do?

The Girl Who Rode a Broomstick

"Meow..."

Zhuaizhai let out a whimper, looked left and right, and in the end had no choice but to jump aboard. Its four limbs wrapped tightly around the broom handle, and its tail curled around it several times as well.

The broom dipped sharply, then swiftly rose into the air and shot away with a whoosh.

Passing disciples were swept by a fierce gust of wind. When they looked up, they saw only the broom's shadow.

"Is that a new Magic Artifact Senior Sister Su refined? How peculiar."

"Why does it look like a broom to me?"

"Even a broom can be made into a flying Magic Artifact. Senior Sister Su truly is a genius."

Su Xanyu had maxed out her speed, but had not invested a single point in defense. She had no windproof measures whatsoever.

Above the Sea of Clouds, the faces of Yun Luo and the other two were blown crooked. Zhuaizhai's long fur looked like wheat seedlings flattened by the wind, all streaming in one direction.

"Ahhhhhh..."

"Su Xanyu, I'm going to fight you to the death."

"Third Senior Sister, can you be a little more reliable?"

"Hold on, we're almost there."

The broom circled above the town three times before finally landing safely, though not without alarm.

Yun Luo was so dizzy that she simply lay across Zhuaizhai's back and let it carry her along.

Chu Li and Su Xanyu had higher cultivation. Aside from looking somewhat disheveled, they felt no discomfort at all.

"Stinky Fish, you are not allowed to ride the broom on the way back!" Chu Li exploded.

Her perfectly good hairstyle had been blown apart.

Su Xanyu stiffened her neck and retorted, "Just tell me—did we land safely or not?"

Chu Li could not refute that. In the end, she could only bring out the authority of Second Senior Sister and give Su Xanyu a thorough beating, not stopping until she promised never to take out the broom again.

After bickering noisily for a while, the three of them tidied their appearances and headed toward the market.

Yun Luo sat on Zhuaizhai's back, drawing countless looks along the way.

Most cultivators here had never seen a Pallas's Cat. They did not know whether it was a cat or a tiger. Many female cultivators were drawn to Zhuaizhai's appearance and repeatedly asked Yun Luo what it was.

"Fairy, what breed is your spirit pet? How come I've never seen one before?"

"Is it a cat?"

"It looks so Zhuaizhai. I like it."

Being watched by the crowd made Zhuaizhai's gaze even more unruly and aloof.

Yun Luo stroked its head and explained:

"It's called a Pallas's Cat, but it isn't a rabbit. It's sort of related to cats, and it came from the Western Continent."

The Western Continent was tens of thousands of miles from here, but that was not far for cultivators.

Having received satisfactory answers, the crowd gradually dispersed.

"I'll go buy wine and spirit fruits. Third Junior Sister, go buy some spirit plants with a good texture. Little Junior Sister, go buy demon beast meat. As for the rest, buy whatever you like."

They had decided to have hot pot that evening. There were many ingredients to buy, and Mu He had only given them half a day, so they had to split up.

"Little Junior Sister, don't go too far. If you encounter danger, call for your senior sisters at once."

Before they separated, Chu Li reminded her softly.

Yun Luo pointed to the Waist Token at her waist, which identified her as a disciple of the Hehuan Sect. With it, no one in Xiaoyao Town would dare bully her.

She was not bragging—when stall owners saw the Waist Token, they would even give her an extra two taels of meat.

"Rest assured, Senior Sister. I'll only wander around the market. There won't be any danger."

The three then split up.

Xiaoyao Town had set aside a separate market for visiting cultivators to set up stalls, dividing it into different areas according to the goods being sold.

After turning left and right, Yun Luo found the area that sold demon beast meat.

The beast meat sold in shops generally came from domesticated animals, and the varieties were extremely limited.

This place was more like a wild game market. There were many kinds of beast meat, though most came from demon beasts that had only just begun Spirit Gathering.

Yun Luo stopped and went along the way, buying some beef, mutton, chicken, and duck meat.

Animals tainted with spiritual qi grew larger. A single rumen weighed over a hundred jin, yet cost only a dozen or so Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

She had finally achieved tripe freedom.