Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 73 Entering the Inner Chamber, Startling the Hall and Rules
Deep eyes

Without any thoughts
Silently staring at the nothingness before me.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, the sparrow was filled with murderous intent at that moment.

The bird's body, invisible to the naked eye like dust, trembled slightly, and like pollinating spores, several even smaller larks flew out from its body in an instant.

As the air currents, it swept towards the woman fishing!
If these larks were to burrow into one's body, then the other person's life or death would be in one's own hands!

The sparrow stared at its opponent with some anticipation, but the figure that had just cast its hook twice stood still and made no further moves! Even though its tiny sparrow was about to fly into the other's body, the other did not move an inch.

But those eyes remained fixed on the void where he stood, unwavering.

"It seems to be a coincidence!"

The sparrow had made up its mind, but the anger in its heart had not subsided. It had blocked its way twice, so it would stay by its side as a maid!
Thinking this, the tiny lark flew even faster, and just as it was about to burrow into the other's body, a helpless sigh suddenly rang out from the riverbank.

"Ouch!"

Sparrow was terrified: "Who?"

His divine sense scanned the surroundings, but he found no other figures.

This did not reassure her; instead, it made her even more horrified. After all, she was an Inner Sparrow with her spirit sealed, capable of even parasitizing the City God's soul. How could someone possibly deceive her soul's perception?
Faced with her questioning, the sigh did not respond.

The woman staring at her remained calm in the face of Quezi's sudden question.

"Can you see me?"

The sparrow, with a gloomy expression, asked the woman.

Before the other party could reply, the sparrow was suddenly horrified.

Because she discovered that her tiny sparrow, when it approached the woman's body, was suddenly frozen in place, and no matter how she tried to urge it, it could not move an inch!
"Hi~!"

The sparrow flapped its wings to fly away, but then found itself still standing in the same spot.

It turned out that not only her sparrow was frozen in place, but she herself was also frozen in place!

Just as Quezi figured all this out, she felt a darkness above her head as a black square piece of wood silently appeared in the void above her!
"Crack~!"

A striking remark that shocked the court, but was quickly dismissed!

The sparrow and the several sparrows she had differentiated from trembled at the same time, and then slowly dissipated into the void!
Behind the woman in black, a burly man appeared out of nowhere, holding a large red gourd. He first took a swig of wine, then spoke with a hint of helplessness:
"Is this what you mean by 'getting out of the house to clear your head'?"

These two were none other than Wu Zhuangyuan and his daughter, whom Li Wushou knew quite well.

Wu Qinghe remained calm and cast the empty hook into the Emerald River again. This time, unlike the previous two times, the fish in the river eagerly hooked themselves onto the empty hook.

Wu Qinghe jerked the fishing rod, and the fish on the hook fell off. She then replied somewhat casually:
Isn't fishing a good way to relax?

Enraged, Wu Zhuangyuan downed another mouthful of wine.

"Zhu Sihai's daughter has extremely high talent; she's not just a simple spirit sealer, but has forged an inner sparrow within the Divine Palace!"

"Her sparrow spirit has already entered the soul. With such a high level of inner sparrow entry, her teacher is very likely that crazy woman Ji Yao from the Spirit Sealing lineage!"

Wu Qinghe reeled in her fishing hook, and the fish in the river eagerly chased after her, leaping and bounding.

"Ji Yao? Is that the Sparrow Master who ate up an entire city?"

Wu Zhuangyuan nodded slowly, his expression becoming more solemn. "This inner sparrow is extremely troublesome, invisible to the naked eye and difficult to fathom in spirit. It can divide into countless forms, using human bodies and spirits as nests. I originally thought that the City God's spirit had been subjected to other means, but now it seems that Zhu Sihai's daughter built a nest for it!"

Wu Qinghe's expression was inscrutable, and she nodded slightly.

Wu Zhuangyuan scratched his head anxiously: "If you ask me, Li Wushou is just asking for trouble. Why couldn't he just move a corpse? Why did he have to get involved in this mess? Even if he has some talent, he can't beat Zhu Sihai's daughter!"

"Why are you talking about Li Wushou for no reason? What does what he does have to do with me? I just came out for a walk to clear my head!"

Upon hearing Wu Qinghe's words, Wu Zhuangyuan felt his head itch even more.

“Grandma, if she were to come in person today, I wouldn’t be able to silence her like this. That would be a real problem! And if it causes trouble, it won’t just be a problem for you alone.”

Wu Qinghe untied the fishing line, tossed aside the bamboo she had casually chopped, then wound the fishing line and hook onto a wooden stick and put it away. She then asked in return:
"Alright, what's the trouble? Besides, I didn't do anything, and I didn't break any rules!"

"you"

Wu Zhuangyuan was speechless for a moment. You didn't actually make a move, but you forced me to!
Seeing that Scholar Wu seemed genuinely anxious, Wu Qinghe kicked the fish basket at her feet, slung it around her waist, and then turned to Scholar Wu as if to assure him, saying, "Don't worry, I remember the rules!"

After saying that, he turned and walked towards Wufang City. Wu Zhuangyuan watched his daughter's back, took a sip of wine in a sullen mood, then hung the wine gourd back on his waist and got up to follow behind.

The gavel, which had been suspended in mid-air, paused slightly, as if it hadn't quite caught up.

"Is nobody going to care about me? Am I being thrown out and made a scapegoat? Am I going to be homeless?"

Just as a feeling of grievance was about to surface, Wu Zhuangyuan in front of him waved his hand, and the gavel instantly transformed into a streak of light, flying back into Wu Zhuangyuan's sleeve!

"I'm not some rebellious teenager, I'm very well-behaved!"

As Wu Qinghe walked ahead, she recalled what Wu Zhuangyuan had just said. It wasn't that she hadn't understood, but she wasn't quite sure why she had done what she did.

She didn't think she had truly fallen in love with Li Wushou; she just felt something different about him.

When did she begin to realize that her feelings for Li Wushou were somewhat different? Wu Qinghe couldn't say!
But she clearly remembered the scene when she first met Li Wushou.

That day at Aishan, Li Wushou solemnly divided a large pancake into four pieces, very carefully, each piece being roughly the same size. Sitting opposite him was a boy who was about half a year old. Later, Wu Qinghe learned that the boy's name was Niu Dan!

Li Wushou first gave a quarter of the flatbread to Niu Dan, and then earnestly bribed him to take care of a child named Chen Gou'er.

Then, because Niu Dan refused, Li Wushou gritted his teeth and gave the other quarter of the pancake to the other party.

Li Wushou said that was his dinner, and now he gave it to Niu Dan as well.

Niu Dan took the sesame cakes, somewhat hesitant, but he wanted more. At this moment, Li Wushou refused, saying that he would take the remaining two portions back for the old beggar and Chen Gou'er.

They even said that eating is the most important thing, and as for children's healthy growth? We can only talk about that after we finish eating.

Then Li Wushou took the two pancakes from Niu Dan's hand with some regret, ate one for himself, and muttered as he walked away, "One for each of us is just enough for three people!"

Niu Dan, who missed out on the pancake, cried very sadly.

The adults in Aishan, unaware of the situation, thought that Li Wushou had stolen Niu Dan's things and condemned him behind his back for a long time.

It was a very strange scene, and it became even more strange when Wu Qinghe recalled it after learning about the old beggar and Chen Gou'er's situation.

Wu Qinghe, who has carried a lot of burdens since childhood, felt genuinely happy because of this inexplicable reason!
She remembered that night, she secretly laughed for a long time, as if it was the first time she had met such an interesting person.

Even if the other person seems a bit crazy!

(End of this chapter)