Fortunately, Li Xingkong too long during her cultivation at Xiao Chongshan. Several hundred years passed before she recovered from her seclusion.
"I'm not surprised at all that I saw the two of you the moment I opened my eyes."
Xiao Chongshan had just recovered when she saw Li Xingkong and Liu Shinian staring at her expectantly.
"Sister Chongshan is indeed incredibly talented; she's destined for Daluo!"
Before Li Xingkong could speak, Liu Shinian spoke first, his words sweet and quick, making him hard to dislike.
"The little girl is indeed lively and adorable."
Xiao Chongshan Xiao Chongshan Liu Shinian up and down; her lively and energetic aura was a bit dazzling to him.
Like a vampire dragged into the sunlight, she even felt a bit burned.
Is this your type?
However, in her next sentence, she abruptly changed the Li Xingkong Li Xingkong with a piercing gaze as if she wanted to see right through him.
"???"
Li Xingkong wished a string of question marks would appear above his head.
"What? Fellow Daoist Liu is a friend I met during the Era of Chaos. What are you thinking?"
"Oh, so you're just friends."
Xiao Chongshan said something meaningful.
"I can't take it anymore, where's the smell of vinegar coming from?"
Liu Shinian covered his nose and said with a grin.
"Nonsense, who's jealous?"
Xiao Chongshan frowned and rebuked angrily.
"What are you babbling about? I don't understand."
Li Xingkong watched the two chatting, feeling utterly bewildered; what was going on between them?
"Well, my cultivation is about to begin its verification process, but I don't know what will happen during that process. So, before that, I plan to visit some old friends."
If you don't understand, then you don't understand. Li Xingkong went straight to what he was going to do.
"Sure, let's meet. What do you have to say to me?"
Xiao Chongshan disagreed.
"I promised Senior Wan I'd stay by your side every step of the way, so naturally we should act together on this matter."
Li Xingkong said honestly.
"Yes, yes, you promised her, go tell her yourself, I'm not doing it!"
It's unclear what she said offended Xiao Chongshan, but she was clearly a little angry. She glared at Li Xingkong, then flicked her sleeves and returned to her secluded cultivation place, leaving Li Xingkong and Liu Shinian outside.
"Huh? No, what's wrong with her?"
Li Xingkong and was a little confused.
"You, you're such an emotional idiot."
Liu Shinian never expected that Li Xingkong would make such a big mistake.
"Hey buddy, let's talk this out. Why are you yelling at me?"
"Hopeless, figure it out yourself!"
Liu Shinian shook his head. "Talking to you is exhausting. Let's eat something better."
Then she plunged into the sea of food she hadn't yet tasted, leaving Li Xingkong completely bewildered.
"What kind of nonsense is this?"
"Hey, hey, you don't understand, do you? It's a good thing I'm here, otherwise where would you have gotten around to figuring it out?"
Just as Li Xingkong was at a loss, the system spoke.
"You understand now?"
No, this system is one with him, how could he possibly understand it?
"You underestimate me! I'm online, you know!"
The system is acting up.
"Don't mention anything else. Go find Xiao Chongshan now, and just do whatever I say."
"Will it work?"
"Whether you can do it or not is better than you just standing there doing nothing! Good grief, you sound like an old woman."
The system is starting to have an existential crisis.
"I should have added emotional intelligence to your compulsory courses back then."
Like a mother hen who has lost her mind, the system keeps babbling on and on.
"Okay, okay, you tell me, I'll do it."
Li Xingkong took a deep breath.
"Now, go find her and apologize first."
Seeing that Li Xingkong had agreed, the system began to direct operations from behind the scenes.
"OK."
True to his word, Li Xingkong landed outside Xiao Chongshan's secluded retreat and knocked on the door.
"Don't bother me!"
Xiao Chongshan's voice came from inside the room, muffled and sullen.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault."
Li Xingkong recited the prepared statement and honestly apologized.
"What did you do wrong? You did nothing wrong. You are loyal and keep your promises. What did you do wrong?"
Xiao Chongshan's voice still carried a hint of anger.
"Uh, what do we do?"
Li Xingkong quickly asked the system in his mind.
"You should be grateful that this system is willing to talk to you. Alright, watch what this system does. You say whatever I say."
The system was a little excited; perhaps this was what it felt like to have a strategist pointing fingers and commanding the world.
"Okay, but don't make things too difficult for me."
Although Li Xingkong agreed, he still gave a few instructions.
Hey there, bro!
The system is working.
Should I say this?
"Get out of here!!"
After a moment of preparation, Li Xingkong began to speak according to the system's instructions.
"Actually, without that promise, I definitely wouldn't have come looking for you."
Despite the system's strong insistence and Li Xingkong's utter bewilderment, he still uttered those words.
Are you sure you won't get beaten up for doing this?
Li Xingkong shrank back, even with his high emotional intelligence, he knew that what he said was somewhat provocative.
"Heh, you bastard, let's cut ties."
The sounds inside the room became shrill, and Li Xingkong even sensed a murderous aura.
"But it's not because I don't have this thought; quite the opposite, it's because I think about it too much."
"I can't figure out what role I should play or how I should treat you."
"Our acquaintance was originally as carefree as that of men and women in the martial arts world, and our companionship along the way was as harmonious as a spring breeze. But as a friend, I should know that I shouldn't disturb you when you are cultivating and improving yourself."
"But I can't help wanting to come and talk to you, yet I'm afraid it will interfere with your cultivation and make you dislike me."
Although he spoke haltingly, Li Xingkong did indeed utter a single, unfinished sentence.
"No, man, is this right?"
Li Xingkong mentally complained to the system.
"Don't yell, just follow the guide, understand?"
The system is having a blast, like it's playing a real-life version of Galaga.
"Okay, then you can continue. Why is she so quiet?"
"Don't complain, let's see how it goes."
Li Xingkong's inner thoughts are really beneath him.
"That's why I don't dare to come to you. So when I do come to you, I always try to find an excuse, a reason, so that I can accept it with a clear conscience."
As Li Xingkong spoke, he noticed movement inside the room.
With a clanging sound, as if something had been knocked over, the door to the secluded retreat creaked open, and Xiao Chongshan poked his head out.
Who taught you to say that?
"That's what I wanted to say myself."
Xiao Chongshan looked Li Xingkong and down several times, as if he wanted to get to know this person again.
"Wait."
With a bang, the door slammed shut again.
"So what's the situation now..."
Li Xingkong appeared calm, but he was already asking the system questions.
"What's going on? You'll find out soon enough."
The system laughed wildly a few times, then hid inside Li Xingkong's body and remained silent.
"What are you waiting for..."
Li Xingkong in thought when he saw the door to Xiao Chongshan open once again.
Once outside, Xiao Chongshan changed into a stunningly beautiful fairy robe, a red dress as dazzling as a blooming flower.
"Let's go."
Where are you going?
"Where else can we go? To see our friends!"
Xiao Chongshan reached out and pulled Li Xingkong.