Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

The two walked out of the mall arm in arm, and Xia He first called Cheng Mo.

"Hey, little Taoist priest, what are you doing? I've made a new friend, let's have dinner together."

Cheng Mo's voice came through the receiver: "I have a friend here who recommended a place. Why don't you come over?"

He gave me an address.

Xia He wrote it down, hung up the phone, and turned to ask Feng Baobao, "Baobao, do you know where it is?"

Feng Baobao shook her head: "I don't know, I'll call Gouwazi to ask."

Xia He waved her hand: "No need, let's take a taxi there."

Feng Baobao nodded: "Okay, taxi drivers know a lot of places."

The two hailed a taxi.

This time, the taxi driver did not refuse passengers.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't exactly refusing to carry passengers—the passengers hadn't even boarded the bus, so how could it be considered refusing to carry passengers?

After giving the location, the taxi driver stepped on the gas and drove off.

A dozen minutes later, we arrived at our destination.

Cheng Mo was standing at the restaurant entrance waiting.

This is a Shandong cuisine restaurant. It has a small storefront with two red lanterns hanging at the entrance.

Xia He pulled Feng Baobao out of the car and waved vigorously at Cheng Mo: "Little Taoist priest~~"

Cheng Mo saw her, of course.

But his focus wasn't on Xia He, but on Feng Baobao standing next to him.

Cheng Mo's eyes widened in disbelief.

It's not that Feng Baobao is so beautiful, it's just that something about her is off.

How did this person become one with nature?

What is that? Am I seeing things?

Cheng Mo rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Look again.

Feng Baobao is still the same Feng Baobao, but in Cheng Mo's eyes, she is no longer human.

She stood there quietly, like a tree, her branches swaying gently in the wind.

She is like a flower, blooming by the roadside, naturally absorbing the sunlight and rain.

She was like a bird, perched on a branch, blending seamlessly into her surroundings.

She was like a fish, swimming in the water, the current flowing past her without leaving a trace.

She could be any other creature in the world, but she should never be human.

Cheng Mo was stunned. Could a person really train to this extent?

Since he was able to sense Qi, he has discovered that the Qi in his body is constantly interacting with the Qi of nature.

Waste Qi is eliminated, and new Qi enters, constantly strengthening oneself.

But no matter what, his interaction with Qi is a slow process that occurs with each breath, through the pores of his skin.

But this woman in front of me was someone I could communicate with without any problems.

No, it can't even be called communication.

The Qi of nature flowed naturally into her body, and the Qi within her body flowed out naturally.

There is no waste Qi, no new Qi, and no distinction between them.

What the hell is that monster?!

Xia He walked up to him and found him staring blankly at Feng Baobao, which immediately made her unhappy.

The little paw quietly reached out to Cheng Mo's waist and twisted it hard.

"Hiss—whoosh!"

Cheng Mo cried out in pain and turned to look at Xia He.

Xia He maintained her sweet smile, released Feng Baobao's hand, hugged Cheng Mo's arm tightly, and introduced him to Feng Baobao: "Baobao, let me introduce you, this is Cheng Mo, my boyfriend."

She turned her head again, gritted her teeth, and said to Cheng Mo, "This is Feng Baobao, a friend I just met."

Cheng Mo suddenly realized.

This is Feng Baobao; no wonder she's so twisted.

It's no wonder he didn't recognize her; Feng Baobao is completely different from the character in the original story.

She was dressed up like a sophisticated urban woman; her hair was neat, and her clothes were new.

Feng Baobao asked Xia He, "What is a boyfriend? Is it someone you can just play around with?"

Xia He boldly spoke out: "It's the kind of thing where I'll have children in the future."

Cheng Mo turned and glared at her: "I just wanted to date you, and you actually want to have my baby?"

Xia He hummed twice.

Cheng Mo suddenly thought of Xu Xiang.

Seeing Zhang Chulan made Lao Xu so nervous, and then look at Feng Baobao, tsk tsk, will that girl go crazy?

He snapped out of his thoughts and called to the two of them, "Let's go, the food is all ordered."

Several people entered the store.

The restaurant wasn't big, with only eight or nine tables, and there weren't many people there at the moment.

Feng Baobao spotted Xu Xiang sitting in the corner at a glance.

She raised her hand in greeting: "Hey, Gouwazi, what are you doing here?"

Xu Xiang looked up and saw Feng Baobao, and was immediately stunned: "Baobao, why are you dressed like this?"

He turned his gaze to Cheng Mo and Xia He, who had entered with Feng Baobao: "You two came together?"

Feng Baobao pointed at Xia He: "Don't you think the clothes she picked out for me are nice?"

Xu Xiang looked at the completely transformed Feng Baobao and his lips twitched: "Well... she looks pretty good."

His mind was racing.

He now suspects that Cheng Mo came to find Zhang Chulan not because of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, but because he knew about Feng Baobao.

Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence?

Cheng Mo found Zhang Chulan, and his woman met Feng Baobao.

Feng Baobao nudged Xu Xiang: "Hey kid, what's wrong?"

Xu Xiang snapped out of his reverie and laughed, "I just thought of a few despicable people. Let's ignore them and eat first."

Xia He sensed something was amiss and exchanged a glance with Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo shook his head, and the two sat down at the table.

The waiter began serving the dishes—braised sea cucumber with scallions, braised pork intestines, sweet and sour carp, stir-fried pork kidneys, and a bowl of milk soup with cattail shoots.

The table was covered with dishes.

The four people picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.

No one spoke; the only sounds on the table were the clinking of bowls and chopsticks. Occasionally, Feng Baobao would utter, "This is delicious," before continuing to eat.

Cheng Mo picked up a piece of pork rib, chewed it, and glanced at Xu Xiang out of the corner of his eye.

Xu Xiang ate absentmindedly, holding his bowl, his eyes glancing at him and Xia He every now and then.

Xia He was quite relaxed, eating and drinking as she pleased, and even occasionally serving food to Feng Baobao.

Feng Baobao accepted everything offered; she ate whatever Xia He put on her plate.

The atmosphere was a bit strange, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why.

The meal was finished just like that, and by then it was already getting dark.

When the waiter came to collect the bill, Xu Xiang insisted on paying.

Cheng Mo didn't stand on ceremony and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you very much, Uncle Xu. If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

Xu Xiang waved with a smile: "Take care, don't bother seeing me out."

Cheng Mo and Xia He left the restaurant. They hadn't gone far when Xia He came over and asked, "What happened just now? Who's that Xu Xiang?"

Cheng Mo glanced at her: "You know Feng Baobao, but you don't know who Xu Xiang is?"

"Oh, I just bumped into her on the street," Xia He waved her hand. "I thought she looked a bit like Duo Duo, so I took her shopping and bought her some clothes..."

When Duoduo was mentioned, Xia He's attention was completely diverted.

She grabbed Cheng Mo's arm and shook it: "Let me tell you, I also bought a lot of children's clothes. Duo Duo will look so beautiful in them. I'll find a place to send them back to the temple later."

Cheng Mo pressed her hand down: "Let's not rush for now. We'll wait a bit. Xu Xiang might come looking for us again."

Xia He said "Oh," then remembered her earlier question: "Right, who exactly is Xu Xiang?"

"Head of Nadutong North China Region"

Xia He was taken aback: "Oh, it's someone from the company again? How did you two run into each other?"

Cheng Mo said, "I was looking for Zhang Chulan, and Xu Xiang knows Zhang Chulan, so we just happened to run into each other."

Xia He nodded: "Oh, it seems that Master's old friend is quite popular. The person in charge of Na Du Tong is helping him find people."

Cheng Mo was silent for two seconds: "...He is indeed very popular. There are probably very few people in the entire world of supernatural beings who wouldn't want to help him take care of his grandson."

Xia He sighed, "Tsk tsk, when did we become so popular?"

"Um..." Cheng Mo thought for a moment, "Then let's forget about it."

Xia He chuckled, "That's true, too many favors can be troublesome. It's fine as it is now; when we're free, we can still go beat up that weird old man."

The two of them were talking about completely different things.