One Two Three Four
An Nuan hugged Liu Chang'an tightly to keep from laughing too loudly, her lips almost bursting into a smile. She looked up at him, her boyfriend's serious expression making it seem as if he wasn't talking nonsense at all.
An Nuan did know that in this story Zhongli Chun and Fan Lihua mentioned the Old Mother of Mount Li, Xu Jiuzhou believed it.
Zhongli Chun was a disciple of Ghost Valley Master and also a disciple of Old Mother of Mount Li. Fan Lihua was the same; it is said that she also learned martial arts from Old Mother of Mount Li. However, since both of them were mortals, they were unable to learn immortal techniques.
"Speaking of Xu Jiuzhou, after hearing Zhongli Chun and Fan Lihua's words, he searched for the Old Mother of Mount Li many times, but to no avail. This time, he traveled all the way from Lin'an to Qingcheng Mountain to inquire about the so-called miracle of the Old Mother of Mount Li. It turned out to be nothing more than a woman who had stolen from a man in the next village, almost getting caught on the spot. In her panic, she fell off a cliff, but miraculously survived. She then made up the story of the Old Mother of Mount Li performing a miracle." Liu Chang'an sighed softly, "Many ancient tales of immortals originated from this."
"Is Xu Jiuzhou a fool? It must be because he's a fool and likes listening to myths that Zhongli Chun and Fan Lihua teased him, and he actually believed it. He's been tricked from the Warring States period all the way to the Song Dynasty and still hasn't realized it." An Nuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. What a simpleton.
Liu Chang'an calmly turned to look at An Nuan.
She mocked the Marquis of Haihun on the high-speed train, and now she's mocking the Sect Master of the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect... Should I tell her?
"Go on." Seeing her boyfriend's expression, which was the same one he had on the high-speed train—the same look that said, "If you keep babbling, I'm going to punish you on the spot" —An Nuan quickly lowered her head and bit his arm, remaining silent.
Actually, An Nuan wasn't afraid of him anymore... Anyway, she had already been taken care of on the spot, so what else could he do to her? At most, he could just say one, two, three, four, two, two, three, four, three, two, three, four... An Nuan quickly stopped herself; she was no longer the kind of clueless girl who only knew how to spout dirty jokes.
"After arriving at Qingcheng Mountain, Xu Jiuzhou, having gained nothing, was in no hurry to return to Lin'an and instead wandered around the area... Qingcheng Mountain was, after all, a blessed land, Xu Jiuzhou searched for traces left by some old friends. After wandering around for a long time, he settled down in a Daoist temple built by Zhang Daoling's disciples Du Guangting descendants." Liu Chang'a Zhang Daoling n't help but continue, "One day, he saw a young Daoist boy catch two snakes, one green and one white, to make snake soup. Xu Jiuzhou remembered that these two snakes were the same ones that had lingered around him every day when he recited scriptures after he settled down... So he gave the young Daoist boy a few coins and rescued the two snakes, keeping them by his side."
"Is this the story of Xu Xian saving the White Snake? White Lady and Xiao Qing almost turned into snake soup? Luckily, White Lady and Xiao Qing met that idiot Xu Jiuzhou. If they had met you, you probably would have bought it from that little Daoist boy for a few coins and made it into an even more delicious snake soup, and then invited that little Daoist boy to feast on it." An Nuan said, feeling relieved for Little White and Xiao Qing.
Liu Chang'an was furious. How dare this mere Little White mock him so brazenly?
Winter nights come early, An Nuan refused to get up, because she felt that she should be even more shy and tiring than Lin Daiyu.
After ordering food to be delivered to his room, Liu Chang'an got up and opened the window a little to let in some fresh air. The temperature difference between inside and outside was quite large, and the air exchanged quickly.
"Are you trying to freeze me to death?" An Nuan asked, hiding under the covers with only her head sticking out.
Seeing how annoying she was yet acting all cute, Liu Chang'an went over and kissed her, then said, "Aren't you going to take a shower? The food should be delivered by the time you're done."
"I need you to help me... Oh, okay." An Nuan was about to ask him to help her take a bath, following her usual coquettish manner, but in the end she was too embarrassed. Even though they had been intimate, it was only the first day, so how could she be so uninhibited? This wasn't her way of pretending.
An Nuan hid under the covers and put on her pajamas, but this time she didn't put on her bra.
An Nuan walked into the bathroom, pressed the door open, and called out to Liu Chang'an.
"What are you doing?" Liu Chang'an asked, turning around as he was cleaning the bed and floor.
"Stand by the door with me." Although she felt embarrassed to ask him to help her bathe, she could at least ask him to stand by the door with her.
"Why is it so sticky?" Liu Chang'an said, unable to stand it anymore.
"I'm being super clingy right now! All girls are like that! What, you're already taking me for granted now that you've just gotten me?" An Nuan threatened, showing her two little tiger teeth.
"Okay, okay."
That's more like it.
An Nuan went to the bathroom to take a shower, while Liu Chang'an continued telling her the story of Xu Jiuzhou and Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing outside the door... After Xu Jiuzhou rescued Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing, he stayed in Qingcheng Mountain for a while before returning to Lin'an with the two snakes.
The two snakes did not transform into two beautiful women; they remained simply two snakes with considerable intelligence.
Xu Jiuzhou had already established the Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect, so he entrusted the two snakes to two of the sect's most favored female disciples.
The Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Sword Sect secretly possessed wealth comparable to that of a nation. Xu Jiuzhou opened a pharmacy in Lin'an, where he treated patients for very little money. He also provided disaster relief and helped people during famines and plagues. At that time, two female disciples often helped him. The people of Lin'an called one of them, who kept a white White Snake, "White Lady," and the other, who kept a green snake, "Green Lady."
Despite her mockery of Xu Jiuzhou, An Nuan also felt that such stories were more realistic, and that legends were probably embellished from such stories.
But whether it's the legend of the White Lady or what Liu Chang'an told, they're just stories! An Nuan recalled the books he read in high school, like Yuan Mei's "Zi Bu Yu" and the like. Liu Chang'an really was particularly interested in these supernatural tales!
An Nuan wouldn't laugh at him. Boys... always have an innocent side. For example, their passion for games, their love for toys no matter how old they are, and their fondness for science fiction. You can't expect them to be mature in every way and completely lose their innocence and the little bit of childlike wonder they have left.
An Nuan really wouldn't like a man who has completely lost his An Nuan. She always felt that such a man would be so rational that he would be completely devoid of human warmth and compassion.
Dinner was delivered to the room. An Nuan came out after taking a shower and ate with Liu Chang'an, but she insisted on sitting on the bed and having Liu Chang'an feed her, because she wanted to be especially pampered all day, but she wouldn't do that tomorrow.
Liu Chang'an had no objections. He fed An Nuan while turning on the TV.
An Nuan was holding the remote control, feeling bored. She switched to a TV station that was broadcasting the news, intending to change the channel again, but Liu Chang'an stopped her hand.
An Nuan glanced at the television and exclaimed in surprise, "The Leifeng Pagoda has collapsed!"