Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 658: Fire in the West Courtyard
Xu Chuo washed his brush in a water bowl, picked up the densely written words and shook it gently. After the ink dried, he folded it in half and put it in an envelope.

"Come on, I'll deliver the report to the emperor, and you can go back to the palace."

Pei Ye's elbows were still on the table, his face supported and staring blankly. In the process of writing this manuscript, he played two main roles: one was to be the supporting actor, and the other was to play the leading role.

A supporting role is a supporting role. The woman muttered to herself while writing, and most of them were questions. Some were questions about the direction of the plot, some were questions about the characters' reactions, and some were questions about her own memories... In short, most of these questions came with answers, and when Pei Ye heard them, she would softly say "um", "right", "yes", filling the tiny cracks in her thinking.

Playing a leading role is just playing a leading role. Xu Chuo would sometimes temporarily step away and look at him and ask him some serious questions, such as "Do you think that when Li Yao is thinking about important things, he doesn't notice what Bai Bi is thinking?" At this time, it was just like acting in an opera. Pei Ye would pretend to be Li Yao, think about it, and then nod honestly.

She would also try to simulate some conversations with him, but when she asked, "You are a man of great talent, in the prime of life, and as graceful as a dragon, what kind of pain did you suffer?" Pei Ye thought blankly and said, "The wound on your body is very painful." She then looked away, leaving only one sentence: "Your realm is also in the realm of 'suffering'."

Pei Ye wanted to sneer: "It's not you who is being beaten with real guns and swords, so of course it doesn't hurt for those who are watching." But in the end, he didn't dare to, and just watched her write.

At this time, he frowned and looked at the envelope: "Are you done writing now?"

"Ah."

"...If I submit it tonight, will it be published directly? No more revisions?"

"It's already seventeen today. If I don't hand it in today, it will be too late to report to the government." Xu Chuo stood up and packed up his things. "What do you want to say? - Do you think my writing is not good?"

It wasn't bad; it was quite good, just as good as what he had seen in the national newspapers before.

So Pei Ye was a little like a deceived child at this time, and said sullenly: "I feel...how come you wrote so fast? It will take several days to finish it."

So far, a total of three chapters of "Swing Rope" have been published. Pei Ye saw the chapters in October and December directly from the national newspaper. He participated in the creation of the chapter in Ziyue, but he was "connected by her heart and understood her intentions". He always felt that after he talked with her and determined the direction of the story, the woman herself would spend several days - at least five to ten days - to carefully finish writing the manuscript and deliver it.

It was not until today, when he saw her writing faster than he had copied the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" ten times, that this truth began to waver.

"When I was a kid, I thought it would take you a month and a lot of hard work to finish one article. I was waiting anxiously."

"Who said I only write one article a month?" Xu Chuo was puzzled. "Creation is a one-shot thing. I just publish one article a month."

“……” Pei Ye looked at her angrily.

Xu Chuo fastened his hood, looked back and saw that he was still sitting, and smiled: "Okay, you are so naive. I just write fast, it's not like I can finish ten articles if you give me ten hours... Without what you found out in the palace after the New Year, I would not be able to write this one."

This was a little more pleasing to the ear. Otherwise, Pei Ye would have felt a sense of frustration that he had poured all his passion, which had been accumulated for a month, into her, but she just yawned and dismissed it, and he actually felt quite satisfied with it.

The two men got on the carriage, and Xu Chuo sent him back to the palace gate. Pei Ye watched the blue carriage disappear from his sight, then turned around and walked into the palace again.

On a cold winter night, the moonlight shone on the dim red walls, and the alleys were empty. But Pei Ye did not feel depressed and lonely, as if he could dive underwater again in good condition after taking a deep breath. Pei Ye returned to the Red Mirror Hall, and the sparse candlelight gave him a sense of tranquility.

Li Xianfang came forward, and although Pei Ye waved his hands uncomfortably, she still helped him take off his dusty coat, and prepared dinner, hot water and clean clothes. Guo You sat under the eaves of the side hall without saying a word, the dazed look on his face faded more and more, and perhaps it would not be long before he would regain his senses.

Qu Xin sat on his bed waiting for him.

Pei Ye wiped his wet hair and walked in cleanly. His footsteps paused and he silently looked at the girl who had spread out a row of needle knives, put on gloves, and was quietly waiting for him.

"It has been washed first, which makes it much more convenient." She said coldly and satisfied.

"...I don't have any serious injuries now. I still have some things to do tonight, so I'll treat it tomorrow." Although this girl is a life-saving miracle doctor, which makes him feel safe to deposit his life there, but sometimes he always feels a little cold. She dismantles all the hair, tendons and bones on her body and exposes them, making Pei Ye feel as if she can replace and reassemble him at will.

"No, it will heal tomorrow."

"?" Pei Ye frowned and looked at him, "It will heal tomorrow, so why should I treat it today?"

"I mean... the outer skin is about to heal. The tendons and bones inside are not in the right position, so I still need to sort them out for you." Qu Xin looked at him, thought for a moment, and began to gently shake his drooping calves.

"Stop acting cute, it's a bit weird."

"Oh." Qu Xin stopped, took off his gloves, and put away the needles. "See you tomorrow then."

"How's Li Cannan's poison?"

"It's stable. I'll observe for another seven days and he'll be fine." Qu Xin put on his medical kit and looked at him. "You look pretty good - is Yu Sicheng that weak?"

"No, mainly because I had some adventures and have recovered almost completely." Pei Ye said, "Please come and wait for me after you have treated Li Cannan. Unfortunately, I left early this morning and did not let you know that I am safe. I am sorry for worrying you."

"Oh, I don't think you're stupid, going out on a date when you're almost dying."

"..."

Qu Xin was obviously concerned about another matter: "You said a miracle, what kind of miracle was it that could allow you to recover from a serious injury in just a moment?"

She looked him up and down for a moment, then reached out and pinched the flesh of his shoulder.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Can you take off your clothes?"

"...If you are curious, I will let you have surgery tomorrow." Pei Ye sighed softly, turned her around with the scabbard, and pushed the reluctant girl towards the palace door, "Send you out."

By the time the hall had become completely quiet, the night behind the moon was already completely dark.

Pei Ye sat cross-legged and barefoot on the couch, with a lamp in front of him and a sword and a cat on his knees.

As for this morning's conversation, he didn't need to make any preparations for it, just wait for this moment to come, but Pei Ye still sat here two quarters of an hour in advance, calming his mind and adjusting his physical and mental state to the best, and sank into the state of mind first.

He opened his eyes in the bamboo forest and stepped into the snowy world of Xitingxin. It was still some time before the hour of Hai, and nothing had changed here, nor were there any signs of impending change.

The Xiting Divine Kingdom was still covered in endless wind and snow. It was an ancient abandoned country that had seen snow for thousands of years. Pei Ye came to the foot of the sacred mountain in the center of the country. A clean stone staircase extended upward from under his feet, clear and clean in the curtain-like wind and snow. This was the road that welcomed him on this sacred mountain when he first came here with Chihuo.

Pei Ye climbed the mountain in the wind and snow. On the high and desolate peak, his temple was still the only solitary fire. After he walked in, the wind and snow were blocked outside, and the Chihuo happily lingered around him.

Unlike the confused first time he met him, Pei Ye had come here many times over many nights.

After washing his hands at the fire pit in front of the temple, Pei Ye cast his gaze towards the snow and wind to the east of the temple, which was as white as a huge curtain.

Looking from the bottom of the mountain, he knew there was another temple blocked by wind and snow. Different from his temple built of black stone and fire, that one was lighter in color, less majestic, but more dreamy and fairy-like.

In the past, he tried to hold a beam of fire and break through the wind and snow to walk towards that side. However, once he left the temple, this kingdom of God was not so friendly. The wind was sharp and the frost was fierce. He walked for an unknown amount of time before he could stand on the cliff and get a vague glimpse of it from afar. It was impossible for him to get close or even enter.

He can only enter this temple after being greeted by Chihuo. What temple could that be?

Now Pei Ye was sitting cross-legged in front of the stone platform of the Canxing Palace, temporarily putting this idea aside and looking up at the silent and deep ceiling of the palace.

Then he was inexplicably dazed for a while, and when he finally came to his senses, he realized that it seemed like a long time had passed. He subconsciously said, "Kitty, what time is it now?"

However, there was no response. Pei Ye was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the surroundings seemed too quiet. Even the sound of wind and snow outside the hall could not be heard. The flames burned silently around him, and then the next moment he realized that he had lost contact with the outside world.

Some kind of vast giant was connected to this sacred mountain. Unconsciously, it crushed all other connections with its own invisible giantness. Pei Ye's own body and mind were like a small boat in the vast ocean. At this moment, it completely lost its anchor and direction. When he discovered this, Pei Ye realized that the hour of Hai had arrived.

It turns out to be so quiet.

He began to feel a distant calling. The words might not be "Pei Ye", but it was definitely calling himself. He walked out of the hall, then stood under the eaves, looked up, and felt that his breathing and heartbeat had stopped.

The kingdom of God has not changed, the buildings are still deserted, and the wind and snow are still like the curtain of the world; the sacred mountains and palaces have not changed either, they are still ancient and dark, and the ones on the high places are still unclear.

It is the sky that changes.

Pei Ye found it absolutely difficult to describe this feeling that was beyond human cognition and extremely contradictory. The vast, boundless blue sky, whenever viewed from afar, gave people a feeling of being open-minded, distant, and inexhaustible in a lifetime. But at this moment, Pei Ye couldn't help but feel a sense of limitation and even crampedness.

Then Pei Ye realized that it was relative to what it contained.

The snow was still falling, but the dark clouds had disappeared, revealing a clear and distant night sky with cold stars hanging clearly on the curtain. Pei Ye had never seen such a sky before, and he felt that his vision could not accommodate it, just as it could not accommodate the deeper things. It seemed to have not changed, but it seemed to have taken off the veil facing the world and became... as if it was within reach.

How would people feel if the starry sky came before them?
Pei Ye felt a sense of vastness and suffocation.

There must be something between humans and the starry sky. You can't face it directly like this... Pei Ye felt that his heartbeat was not stopped, but was so fast like dense drumbeats that he almost ignored it. Then he realized that it was not him who wanted to face the starry sky directly, but Xiting's heart had established a connection with it... As the will deposited in Xiting, he had to face this vast engulfment, and he still couldn't even see it clearly.

As Li Jian said: "This is a fateful event for the world, but it does not necessarily have anything to do with you."

The starry sky is eternal, the Xiting Heart will not be damaged, and the Chihuo will not go out. They are connected in a line, but one's own will will really be submerged in this vastness.

……

The first to descend was the will that was already lingering in Shenjing, probably the most powerful immortal hunter in the world, the auspicious beast Qilin, which opened its golden eyes. From a spatial perspective, this event happened in its claws, but from a dimension that some other people could not understand, it was too far away from this event, so it just watched calmly and observed the entire process of this event.

Then, a look came from the Taoist ancestral home, Jade Emperor Mountain. Invited by a letter two days ago, this look stopped at the north gate of Shenjing, heading north, blocking some dangerous temptations.

Xijun carefully read the whole process of the opening of Xiting, lowered his head and ticked a certain item in the notebook, and then threw the other three into the brazier beside his feet. Those were notebooks that had been planned but not yet implemented or concluded. After the inexplicable failure of Shaolong, he thought about many things and had many new guesses. Now, on the one hand, he felt that Li Yan was indeed an overly decisive and difficult person, and on the other hand, he felt that his guess had been verified and he felt a little relieved.

In addition, several figures in the Tianshan Jade Pavilion have been sitting around for several days and nights and have not stopped discussing; some places in the south that have grasped the matter of immortal power earlier have also realized what happened through various means. Some of them roughly know what happened, while others have no clue for the time being.

For some people in the world, it was like a pitch-black night with only the sound of flint grinding coming from different directions. Tonight, with a bang, a flame lit up, which was quite conspicuous. So the night became quiet and no one moved.

But no matter what, these are too far away from the human world, and humans often cannot perceive their existence.

For the real world, it was an ordinary night and nothing happened.

……

Shenjing, Zhujing Palace.

There was more and more darkness in his vision, and Pei Ye felt that he was being squeezed and forced out of here. The Canxing Palace was also getting farther and farther away from him. He roughly realized what was happening - he had established a connection with the Canxing Palace through the Chihuo, but when the real heaven and earth and the Xiting Heart were connected, the connection between them became stronger, more permanent, and larger, and so the connection between him and the Canxing Palace became shaky.

Because a person's will is too weak and insignificant. In other words, what he needs to take over now is not the Canxing Palace, but the boundless starry sky behind the Canxing Palace, but he finds that he can't do it at all.

He stared at the palace gate that seemed to be getting farther and farther away. He desperately wanted to take a step forward, but his legs and feet had completely lost feeling, and darkness gradually obscured his entire vision.

When his entire consciousness could not perceive anything - he could neither return to his sitting body in the outside world nor see anything inside Xiting's heart, a point of green jade light emerged in the darkness.

It was a finger-long feather floating forward, pulling Pei Ye towards some unknown direction, neither upwards to approach the boundless starry sky, nor downwards to sink into the old country of Xiting. In fact, Pei Ye felt that he was getting farther and farther away from both of them at the same time, until light bloomed from the green feather, and the seven small words "My soul and dreams are with you at night" dissipated into elusive streams of light.

Then the light gradually spread, and an absolutely quiet, never-before-seen scene appeared in the field of vision.

Is it a cloud? Is it a bird? Is it the sky?
Pei Ye thought for a while and confirmed that he was lying down, so he sat up with his back straight, in a daze.

Then he found himself in front of a banquet table, but there was no seat. There was not only himself at the table, but also several beasts.

(End of this chapter)