Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 841 A Thousand Miles (Part 7)
Pei Ye added some dry firewood to the campfire and pulled the doll in front of him.

"The legend says you can summon a sea of ​​fire with a wave of your hand, but it turns out you also need to burn firewood yourself."

Pei Ye smiled and said, "Yeah. It doesn't feel right to just wave everything away."

"What's wrong with it?" Lu Yuque asked curiously.

"Hmm... I don't know. Maybe it just doesn't seem human."

Lu Yuque tilted her head, seemingly unsure whether she understood. She huddled together, wrapped in a cloak. The northwestern air was still quite cold for her. Pei Ye examined the doll, and she watched in silence.

"Have you figured out its spiritual circuit?" Pei Ye unfolded the document and looked down.

“No,” the black cat said. “It’s too intricate and detailed. I’ve spent a whole day trying to trace it all with my dragon-fire lines, but I still don’t know what 70% of it is for.”

This wasn't the first time Pei Ye had observed this doll. The delicate female face had disappeared, replaced by a white mask. It remained "alive," its exquisite eyes darting around, always reaching angles that humans couldn't.

It clearly relies on spiritual energy to move. When they first met, the kitten used the Chi Fire Thread to penetrate its body and cut off most of its spiritual energy flow.

Even now, this doll is led by a kitten.

"You didn't even know?"

“I don’t know. But I think it’s possible to deduce that it is completely based on ‘humans’,” the black cat said. “Those intricate connections that I can’t understand must be imitations of human organs.”

"There really is such a creation in the world, both ghostly and divine." Pei Ye looked at it.

“I don’t think there’s anyone in the world today who could create such a person. And Yangyi Tower isn’t in the west either,” the black cat said.

As the person and the cat were talking, a bird suddenly flew down from above, so swiftly it was like a shadow.

Pei Ye raised his hand, and the bird landed on his wrist, obediently raising its left foot. Pei Ye opened the letter tube on it and took out a small scroll of paper. The bird affectionately pecked at his wrist, and Pei Ye gently scratched its neck, feeding it a tiny water droplet.

This bird is entirely jade-green, with a body as smooth as the wind. Its claws and beak are carved from gold and jade. A small ring is encircled on its left foot, and if you look closely, you should see the four small characters "鹤字乙一".

One of the finest soul birds on Immortal Terrace is named "Water Kingdom Beauty." It has an extremely beautiful and expressive pair of eyes. When its owner handed it over to Pei Ye, he was very reluctant to part with it, explaining that the bird had a bad temper and needed to be well cared for. It would become familiar with the bird in three to five years.

But after using the liquid for twenty days, Pei recovered and came out of the cage. She was very affectionate.

This bird flies extremely fast and has great stamina, able to travel a thousand miles in a single day. Pei Ye gradually entrusted it with the important task of communication.

"A reply from Shi Zanxue?" the black cat asked.

"Ah."

The communication between the person and the cat mostly took place in the realm of mind, but the soul bird seemed to sense something, flew to the top of Pei Ye's head, looked down at the black cat in his arms, chirped twice crisply, and spread its wings majestically.

Pei Ye knew what it was doing—after being hit by the black cat, it dared not snatch his shoulder again, but it was tenacious and unyielding, and would always protest every time they met.

The black cat lazily glanced at it, the bird ruffled its feathers, looked around, and then turned and ran towards the little kingfisher. One bird chirped as it spread its wings, the other hopped and chattered; this kind of conversation could go on for a long time.

Pei Ye unfolded the letter.

"Zanxue has read your previous letter carefully. She is already aware of everything you mentioned about the puppets, Kunlun, and the Southern Sect."

The doll, Zanxue, seemed to have some idea and immediately consulted the classics, but a definitive judgment could only be made after meeting it in person. Young hero, please observe and test it along the way. There are two things to pay attention to: first, whether the doll can change its appearance and physique; second, whether the doll can understand human speech.

Kunlun and the Southern Sect have long harbored ambitions, which is nothing new, but the Southern Sect's actions are truly unusual. They arrived in Yetian City five days ago, and Duan Dansheng is currently in the city. We will discuss the matter of the Snow Lotus Sprout when we meet, young hero.

Besides Kunlun and the Southern Sect, Qing Sang Valley, Kongtong, Diancang, and the Greater and Lesser Yun Mountains have all established themselves in the city. The more sects that gather without a leader, the more perilous the situation becomes should something happen. We are approaching the city and look forward to meeting you.

Pei Ye closed the letter, and the black cat said, "I will."

"Then let's take it to Tingzhou and show it to her."

Pei Ye picked up his pen and wrote a reply, rolled it up, and turned back: "Fruit."

The soul bird stopped bullying the kingfisher and gracefully landed on Pei Ye's wrist.

Pei Ye put the letter in the mailbox and patted its head: "Go."

Like a bird of the soul, it shot into the darkness.

Pei Ye turned to look at the kingfisher that was still hopping and chirping, and after a moment of silence, said, "Why don't you go out and fly around too? You just eat all day and do nothing."

The kingfisher raised its dull eyes at him, then fluttered away and flew off.

Pei Ye held the cat and leaned back on the rock.

The night was still, with the distant call of a night owl.

“You receive a lot of letters every day,” Lu Yuque said, wrapped in his cloak.

"Not many, maybe three or four."

“Three or four letters is already a lot. Who has that many correspondences every day?” Lu Yuque said cautiously, “Hmm… are there any letters in them that reveal who they are?”

"I'll allow you to ask one. Which one do you want to know?"

Lu Yuque thought for a moment: "The one from just now."

“The Snow Hairpin of Tianshan,” Pei Ye said. “I was already communicating with her before I came to the Western Territory. She informed me of many things—whether they were from Xilong or Tianshan.”

"Is that the beautiful maiden Anxiang?"

"Ah."

“I heard she’s the most beautiful.” Lu Yuque observed him.

"Yes. Miss Shi is very beautiful."

"Then you, you..." Lu Yuque hugged his knees and whispered, "You and her, really... that?"

"What you said is making me a little scared."

Lu Yuque lowered his head, too embarrassed to ask any more questions.

"My relationship with Miss Shi is completely innocent. Remember that, and don't make things up when you meet her."

"What about Ji Jiuying?"

"I'm not familiar with Miss Ji at all."

"That--"

"I don't want to hear a third name."

"Oh." Lu Yuque shut his mouth and wrapped his cloak tighter.

“You have so many pets,” she said.

"Ok?"

“Two birds and a cat,” Lu Yuque said.

Pei Ye thought for a moment: "Actually, there are some other things, but they can't be seen here or now."

"Are they all useful? — Was that the soul bird of the Immortal Platform just now?"

"Yes."

"And what about the little kingfisher?"

"Kingfishers can find famous swords."

"In search of a famous sword?!"

"Hmm." Pei Ye looked at her. "Miss Lu has lived in the Western Regions for a long time. Do you have any news about famous swords?"

Lu Yuque shook his head blankly: "Young Master Pei, you think too highly of me." "Then what use is this little cat?" she asked again.

Pei Ye laughed and rubbed it: "This one is useless, it's just cute, I like to hold it."

The black cat didn't react much, but simply raised its paw and patted his hand.

Lu Yuque thought for a moment, then hugged his knees and said, "This is definitely not the truth."

"Miss Deer".

"Ah."

Pei Ye looked at her and said earnestly, "Can I take a look?"

Lu Yuque paused for a moment, then lowered his head and unbuttoned his clothes.

I took the small package out.

Upon opening it, the lovely snow lotus sprout reappeared on the "Unexplained Sword Sutra".

Pei Ye took it and examined it carefully.

This wasn't the first time Pei Ye had witnessed this bizarre scene. As soon as he entered Shaolong, he sought out the Martial Arts Scripture to read. At this moment, the little sprout on the "Unexplained Sword Scripture" was no different from the others.

But as Lu Yuque said, it will stop growing once it reaches a certain size.

"Miss Deer, you don't know your father's method of suppressing it, do you?"

"do not know."

Pei Ye looked down at it, and the thin, thread-like fire slowly climbed up from all directions, penetrating the entire book and infecting the snow lotus sprout. Lu Yuque stared wide-eyed at this magical scene.

After a quarter of an hour, Pei Ye stopped and pondered, "They are exactly the same."

"what?"

"Its structure is different from other snow lotus buds."

Lu Yuque was slightly taken aback.

“This snow lotus sprout is not real; you should be aware of that.” Pei Ye looked up at the sky. “There isn’t actually a seed sprouting inside, tearing through the paper, and digesting the entire book.”

"Yes."

“Then it can only be Lingxuan,” Pei Ye said. “Such an inexplicable phenomenon, covering such a vast area, must have originated from something that is omnipresent in the world… Once I get the actual object, I find that it is indeed Lingxuan.”

"……I see."

“Hmm. The spiritual energy circulation has its own unique structure, and this snow lotus sprout is no exception. Actually, I can eliminate it by using the Chi Fire to dissolve it... but it will grow back soon.” Pei Ye took out his book, which he had obtained from Zhang Xiaozhu in Shaolong Prefecture. It was called “Five Leaves Separating the Sword”, and the flower on it was almost in full bloom.

Pei Ye showed it to Lu Yuque, and the fire penetrated it. In about a quarter of an hour, the snow lotus was burned to ashes.

But in just a quarter of an hour, following the old path, it quickly grew back to its original shape.

“This means it’s only treating the symptoms, not the root cause,” Pei Ye said. “The only method I’ve tried that worked was to burn it completely and then put it in a completely isolated space. That way, it really won’t grow back.”

Lu Yuque exclaimed in surprise, "You can do that?"

“Hmm. I think the major sects affected this time are temporarily using this method to delay.” Pei Ye placed the Five Leaves Separating Sword on his lap. “But there are only a few methods like this in the world. And there aren’t many Xuanmen that can sustainably and completely empty the spiritual energy within a space.”

"...Yes, but not my father."

Pei Ye lowered his head and picked up the "Unexplained Sword Sutra" again: "But your martial arts sutra will stop growing on its own without outside interference. So I originally thought that its spiritual structure had been tampered with. It's like implanting some special structure, just like making this snow lotus sick."

Lu Yuque didn't quite understand: "No, right?"

"No," Pei Ye thought for a moment, "Does your father usually study spiritual array techniques?"

Lu Yuque shook his head.

She was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I think... maybe someone else told him."

"Others? Who?" Pei Ye looked at the woman.

“I don’t know either.” Lu Yuque looked at the ground. “Because at first, my father was also clueless, and he was very worried. So he wrote letters to ask around… but I don’t know who he asked.”

"Then one day, my father seemed to suddenly have a clue, and later he wanted to announce it to the world."

Pei Ye remained silent and slowly nodded.

He suddenly said, "Can I open it and take a look?"

Lu Yuque paused, then said, "I...of course I agree, but this is a family secret, it must be—"

She paused for a moment, as if remembering that she had already made the decision, then lowered her head and hummed in agreement: "Young Master Pei, you can learn it if you don't mind... It would be even better if you could teach me after you've learned it."

"Thank you."

Pei Ye opened the martial arts manual and began to read it slowly.

The bright moon hung high on the branch, and Lu Yuque didn't seem sleepy at all. She sat quietly to the side until suddenly she was startled, her eyes widened, she straightened up, opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.

She reached out and tugged at Pei Ye's sleeve.

Pei Ye looked up from the "Unexplained Sword Sutra" and followed the woman's astonished gaze, then froze in surprise.

On my lap, the copy of "Five Leaves of the Sword," which was almost finished, finally opened wide, revealing a beautiful, large snow lotus.

It neither remained still nor disappeared without a trace.

Instead, it slowly and quietly enveloped the still-developing "Shijian Wujie Jing".

Pei Ye abruptly moved the martial arts manual away from his hand, stood up, and the Five Leaves Separating Sword fell to the ground.

After standing at a distance of half a zhang, the lotus flower stopped trying to touch it. It slowly swayed and withdrew, its petals swaying like a dozen snakes sharing one body, hunting prey.

……

……

The next day.

As dusk fell, the two riders set off onto the main road. Pei Ye spoke very little that day, traveling a full six hundred li. After nightfall, they arrived at a small town, only three hundred li away from Yetian City.

The next day, they set off again at dawn, heading straight for Yetian City, and arrived in Tingzhou in the afternoon.

News of the massacre at Jiandu Villa has spread like wildfire, leaving people in awe wherever it goes.

The news that the only daughter had survived and was on her way to Yetian City spread quickly. Indeed, no one dared to stop her along the way, and her thousand-mile journey was as if it were an empty land. This was also because the name of the person who had brought her there had been spread far and wide.

Even though this person was new to the Xuanmen sect, he was still unwilling to risk offending this sword, despite having been a veteran for thirty years.

Another secret, which no one ever spoke of but whose knowledge was growing, also began to spread silently throughout the martial arts world.

No one ever first suggested it; other secrets would spread more intensely wherever they went, but where it went, there was only silence.

This atmosphere already existed around Yetian City. When encountering members of different martial arts sects, strangers would be wary of each other, and if they made eye contact, they would immediately put down their weapons.

Those who are alone will avoid them from afar, and will not even approach others.

Lu Yuque looked at the street with a worried expression. After finishing two bowls of noodles, Pei Ye leaned on the table and wrote a letter with great speed.

"...How did things go?" She turned around and looked at the man.

“It’s alright. We just need to transfer some people,” Pei Ye said.

(End of this chapter)