Chapter 26: Fuyu has Crow (4)
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Bai Chunsheng had slept until the hour of Mao the next day (5-7am). The sky was still dark, and the thick fog over Fuyu Mountain had risen again, covering the low shrubs outside with a layer of frost. From the back mountain came the crowing of a rooster, followed by a towering rainbow light that fell on the Fuyu Mansion, causing the entire ground to tremble.
The vase on the shelf was shaken and shattered all over the floor with a crash.
Bai Chunsheng thought he was still dreaming. He was dazed for a moment and then realized he was already awake, his eyes wide open.
Carved on the ceiling of the room was actually a dragon. Bai Chunsheng counted and was relieved to see it was just a four-clawed black dragon.
According to rumors, in both heaven and earth, there was only Bo Yan in the entire cultivation world who was a five-clawed golden dragon.
The person Bai Chunsheng hated the most now had shifted from Yan Jingqiu to Bo Yan. If that carving had been of Bo Yan, Bai Chunsheng would have vomited out his dinner from the night before.
He wondered if he should comment on the people of Fuyu Mansion, who were indeed very bold.
Aside from the mortal emperors, these low-level cultivators, whom Bai Chunsheng wouldn’t even consider as having entered the door, dared to use a flood dragon as decoration? They weren’t afraid their lives couldn’t handle such fortune.
Bai Chunsheng naturally wasn’t afraid of this mere flood dragon. He sighed and remarked that no wonder such a big event had occurred at Fuyu Mountain. He then got up in a very good mood.
He had slept well yesterday and vaguely remembered dreaming of Yan Jingqiu. It was probably one of the rare times he dreamt of Yan Jingqiu without considering it a nightmare. His immunity to that face, after eating and living with Yan Yi these days, was likely one of the reasons.
Yawning, Bai Chunsheng got out of bed and noticed that he had slept without any decorum the previous night, his clothes all wrinkled.
There was even an inexplicable sweet smell of wine on him.
Those who didn’t know might have thought he had stayed up all night doing something shady.
Great!
Bai Chunsheng was suddenly furious. Without asking any questions, he slammed an iron pot onto Yan Yi’s head: What was going on? Did this guy go out drinking while he was asleep and then bring the smell of alcohol back?
How could this be acceptable!
He didn’t even invite him to go for a midnight snack.
Since Yan Yi wasn’t around and it was still early, Bai Chunsheng followed his usual routine and first cast a barrier to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.
Bai Chunsheng took out a wooden tub from his storage bag and leisurely took a bath.
After washing up, Bai Chunsheng found a stool, transformed into his original form, sat on the stool, propped up his little feet, and happily looked into the mirror.
The injuries on his chest and legs had long since disappeared. Bai Chunsheng shook his head and wiggled his hips, and the round, plump white duck in the mirror also moved slowly.
Bai Chunsheng was quite satisfied, thinking that the key was to repair the damage to his bloodline.
It wouldn’t take long. If the matter with Yusheng Sect was handled properly, he should recover faster than he imagined.
His original form looked very round, with soft, white feathers, a pale yellow beak, and ginger-colored feet that were quite pretty.
He looked like a beautiful doll made of cotton.
Just moments ago, Bai Chunsheng had been smiling and changing poses in front of the mirror, admiring the beauty of his original form. Gradually, Bai Chunsheng became a bit discouraged. He patted his face with his wings, thinking resentfully, why couldn’t he, despite not being chubby, look as graceful as other birds? He looked so clumsy.
Sometimes when Yan Yi said he looked like a duck spirit, he couldn’t blame Yan Yi, because he himself thought so too.
Darn it.
Yan Yi returned with a cold, forest-like scent, walking briskly, though who knew what he had been up to.
It might have been because he had just returned that he didn’t disguise himself, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
The barrier in front of Yan Yi was like paper; he didn’t notice it and pushed the door open to walk in.
The barrier Bai Chunsheng had set up burst like a bubble, leaving Yan Yi a bit bewildered. Only then did he realize that Bai Chunsheng had probably set the barrier because he didn’t want him to come in right now. Could it be that Bai Chunsheng felt embarrassed after remembering his sleepwalking last night?
He should have gotten used to his partner’s sensitive, suspicious, and stubborn little quirks by now, and thinking about it carefully, it was also an endearing charm.
Yan Yi retreated a few steps to close the door and said, “I didn’t see anything.”
Seeing Yan Yi had returned, Bai Chunsheng reluctantly jumped off the stool and complained, “You’ve already come in.”
He muttered under his breath, “Yan Yi, feeling guilty like a thief, you might as well come in.”
Only after hearing this did Yan Yi dare to push the door open again with ease.
After hopping off the stool, the little duck waddled towards the bed. He noticed Yan Yi seemed to be staring at him, his heart tightened, and then he angrily thought, was Yan Yi laughing at his original form for not being imposing enough?!
To be fair, Yan Yi had seen Bai Chunsheng’s original form more times than his own grandmother had, so why would he still secretly laugh at him!
Yan Yi: “…”
Bai Chunsheng’s original form, with its head-bobbing walk, was so adorable.
Bai Chunsheng’s plan to nap a bit longer in his original form was shattered, and he transformed back into his human form.
The first thing he did after changing back was to glare at Yan Yi.
Then, without waiting for a response, he brushed his face with his sleeve and used his transformation technique to revert to his disguised appearance from the previous day.
He was not very pleased. “What were you doing this morning?”
Yan Yi: “Practicing sword techniques at the back mountain.”
Feeling agitated last night, Yan Yi had gone out for a stroll and practiced some new sword moves he had conceived.
He had thought Bai Chunsheng would sleep until noon, but unexpectedly, he woke up so early.
“?” Bai Chunsheng hesitated and said, “Where is there a place for you to practice sword techniques around here?”
If he struck with his sword, half the mountain would be gone.
Could Yan Yi be more considerate and save him some worry?
Even if he restrained his cultivation and only practiced sword moves, it wouldn’t work. Yan Jingqiu was originally a great cultivator who had undergone tribulation, and his path was one of attack and conquest. Every action was tied to the Dao. If he practiced sword techniques with focused intent, the surrounding area would be influenced and develop Dao intent.
Given time, it could even become a Dao field.
This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but with the current time constraints, it wouldn’t form into a Dao field, and instead, the Dao intent would be wasted, which was quite unfortunate.
Bai Chunsheng then realized, “The commotion in the back mountain this morning, that wasn’t caused by you, was it?”
Yan Yi: “Of course not.”
Bai Chunsheng suspiciously opened the door. Outside, the foundation-building cultivators had also gone to rest, leaving only a maid holding a lantern, yawning and dozing off.
The noise of Yan Yi returning hadn’t woken her up, but Bai Chunsheng opening the door did. She immediately woke up and softly asked, “Would you like some food?”
Spotting the right moment, Bai Chunsheng said, “Yes, I’ll have soup-filled shrimp dumplings, xiao long bao, pork ribs, chicken feet, and crab roe shumai… Let’s start with ten servings.”
The maid was startled. “Is this for two people?” The door was half-closed, and she didn’t see Yan Yi.
Being reminded, Bai Chunsheng remembered Yan Yi was there too. “Oh, then make it eleven servings.”
The maid, having taken the order, hesitated as she looked at Bai Chunsheng. She was the only one there, and if Bai Chunsheng and Yan Yi tried to run while she fetched the food, what would she do?
She seemed to be considering whether to wait for someone else to come before fetching the food.
Bai Chunsheng noticed her hesitation and coldly snorted, “If I wanted to leave, how could a mere Qi Refining cultivator like you stop me?”
That made sense, so the maid went to get the food.
Bai Chunsheng closed the door, and it made a slight creaking sound.
Inside the room, Yan Yi asked, “Why are you eating so little today?”
Previously, in Yunhai Small World, the spiritual fish Yan Yi caught for Bai Chunsheng were at least at the Nascent Soul stage, perfect for nourishing Bai Chunsheng’s injured demon body. Bai Chunsheng had also been quite gluttonous due to his injuries. Now in the mortal world, with insufficient quality, he had to rely on quantity, but this amount seemed inadequate.
Bai Chunsheng: “Most of my wounds have healed, and my own recovery ability is not bad. The energy from this food is already sufficient. For the remaining injuries, eating these things is useless and would just waste my energy expelling impurities.”
Hearing Bai Chunsheng’s explanation, Yan Yi had a rough understanding of Bai Chunsheng’s current condition.
Yan Yi thought for a moment and then recounted the morning’s events to Bai Chunsheng. “By the way, it turns out the bodies of Hong Chunfeng and a few others were settled down by the people of Fuyu Mountain in the bamboo forest at the back. There were hirteen people in total, each with a different death.”
Bai Chunsheng asked, “Could it be that there’s a demon wreaking havoc in the mortal world?”
“Highly unlikely,” Yan Yi said. “I took a casual look, and these corpses were full of energy, not something a demon would do. Their storage bags were still intact, so the killer wasn’t after wealth.”
“That makes sense,” Bai Chunsheng thought. The last strike on the Demon Realm’s seal was made by Yan Jingqiu when he was in a normal state. It’s unlikely that they have the ability to break free so quickly.
It was just idle speculation to pass the time, and since he couldn’t figure it out, he let it be.
If he truly wanted to know who killed Hong Chunfeng, he could lock down the entire city and search souls one by one, far more efficient than now.
But there was no need. Hong Chunfeng wasn’t a good person, and neither was his killer.
But what did that have to do with Bai Chunsheng? If there was excitement to be had, Bai Chunsheng was content to applaud.
Aside from his particularly stubborn preferences, Bai Chunsheng’s interests came and went like the wind. Now, he was no longer interested in the case.
At present, Bai Chunsheng was more concerned with Yusheng Sect. He eagerly said, “There might be treasures in Yusheng Sect that can heal my bloodline damage. In a few days, let’s follow that Yusheng Sect woman to Yusheng Sect, alright?”
“Alright.”
Yan Yi added, “This morning, more people from Yusheng Sect arrived.”
“Oh?” Bai Chunsheng said, “So, the rainbow light this morning was from the arrival of Yusheng Sect people?”
He had thought it was Yan Yi causing a commotion in the back mountain.
Yan Yi said, “It should be.”
“The visitors are two men. You should be able to see them soon.”
In just a moment, the maid who had gone to fetch Bai Chunsheng’s breakfast returned. She knocked on the door and said, “Sir, I have brought the food.”
Even using his transformation technique, Bai Chunsheng’s happiness shone through as he smiled.
He was eager to rush over and open the door, but when he saw out of the corner of his eye that Yan Yi hadn’t used his transformation technique, it was like a bucket of cold water on his excitement. He stopped and said, “Why haven’t you changed your face yet? You’ll be seen!”
Yan Yi glanced at Bai Chunsheng, then took out a black mask, the same one he used in the Lian Guang Secret Realm.
“Just say I’ve got measles and it’s not suitable for me to be seen.”
He didn’t want to keep wearing that face.
Last night, Yan Yi had also practiced his transformation technique and was now quite proficient with it.
The problem was, Yan Yi wasn’t satisfied with any of the faces he conjured.
One of the self-indulgences of a narcissist is believing no one can match their own looks.
Of course, Bai Chunsheng was an exception.
Author’s Note: Ah, Bai Chunsheng is only gluttonous because of his injuries. He wasn’t always thinking about food every day.
PS: Don’t call him a little glutton!
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