A cat that lingers beside a saint

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Su Bai on the roof.

Zhao Gongming's arrival was both expected and unexpected by the old Taoist priest.

In fact, he had long known that he would eventually be unable to hide it from Su Bai, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Zhao Gongming's address of "teacher" was tantamount to revealing his true identity to Su Bai.

The old Taoist priest originally thought he could keep it a secret for a while longer, but now he can't hide it anymore.

In fact, Su Bai had already guessed it in his heart, but this guess was not before he went down the mountain, but after he returned.

During his trip down the mountain, he encountered the Supreme Elder, and with the words spoken by Wan Ling beside him, Su Bai was enough to begin to doubt the old Taoist's identity.

Su Bai glanced down at the Qingping Sword around his neck. A flash of green light appeared on the blade, indicating that this must be his master's companion magic weapon.

At the same time, Su Bai's personal panel also underwent a slight change.

Name: Su Bai

【Race: Tabby Cat】

[Realm: Refining Essence into Qi]

[Cultivation Techniques: Cultivating Both Body and Mind, Breathing in the Sun and Moon]

[Talents: Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, intimidation (exhaling), plundering offerings, leveraging power (using plundered offerings to borrow the power of immortals), acting cute (high-level cultivators have a certain degree of resistance)]

[Supernatural Powers: Heaven and Earth Manifestation (Low-level), Sword Control (Intermediate-level), Thunder Magic (Low-level)]

[Magic Items: Qingping Sword (a saint's magic item, cannot be activated), 3 Life-Saving Hairs (each hair contains the power of a saint; it will activate automatically in a critical moment without needing to be controlled.)]

Sage's magic weapon...

To say this thing is bad is to say it's a sacred treasure.

This thing is good, but Su Bai can't mobilize it.

It's purely for show.

As for the life-saving hair, that's really good.

Su Bai just couldn't figure out when this was put on him.

Only three sticks? Isn't that a bit too few?

Thinking of this, Su Bai jumped onto the old Taoist's shoulder, licked his paws, and then scratched himself with his paws.

The old Taoist glanced at him. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but every time he looked away, the cat would hover in front of him and scratch its fur with its paws.

Now he understood.

Clearly, the cat had already discovered the three hairs that had been placed on it.

However, in the old Taoist's opinion, these three were enough.

If we run out of them in the future, we can just replace them.

……

Zhao Gongming, who was outside the door, did not hear any response from inside the temple for a long time. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously peeked inside.

Ok?

A cat?

This cat doesn't seem to be a creature from the void; it seems more like a real, living being.

How could a living creature get into this place?

Zhao Gongming frowned, looking at the cat and the teacher, and a thought flashed through his mind.

For a long time, everyone thought that the Jie Sect had disappeared.

But now it seems that the Jie Sect has a successor.

Zhao Gongming was overjoyed and subconsciously walked into the Taoist temple.

Before he could even step into the Taoist temple, he suddenly felt as if he were bound by a force, and no matter how hard he tried to take another step, he could not move.

"teacher……"

Upon hearing Zhao Gongming's voice, the old Taoist waved to Su Bai and then slowly walked outside the temple.

Who are you looking for?

"teacher……"

"Nonsense! When did I become your teacher? Don't try to claim kinship with me. I only have this one disciple."

As he spoke, the old Taoist pointed to Su Bai on his shoulder.

Su Bai rolled his eyes at the old Taoist priest.

They've already seen through it all, yet they still pretend.

The old Taoist priest didn't care what Su Bai thought; he just wouldn't admit it.

Who would dare force him to admit it?

Zhao Gongming sighed softly.

He knew what the old Taoist was thinking. The reason he pretended not to know him was simply because he couldn't get over that hurdle in his heart.

Zhao Gongming didn't say much. With a flick of his wrist, a huge peach appeared directly in his hand.

"Teacher, the Heavenly Court held a Peach Banquet a few days ago, and this is a gift from your disciple to you."

Despite the enormous size of the peach, the old Taoist priest never gave it a second glance.

As a saint, what hasn't he eaten?

Back then, in the Zixiao Palace, even when Yaochi personally picked the fruit and gave it to him, he didn't even glance at it.

Just as he was about to refuse, the old Taoist suddenly turned to Su Bai and said, "Little cat, do you want some?"

Su Bai was taken aback, then pondered for a moment: "Will eating this make me an immortal?"

"Becoming an immortal? What's so great about becoming an immortal? It's much more enjoyable to be carefree and unrestrained."

"Then I won't eat it."

Su Bai's words made Zhao Gongming glance at him a few more times.

The peach he handed over was from the best batch in the peach orchard. Eating it would not only allow one to ascend to heaven in broad daylight, but more importantly, it would also increase one's magical power.

In the Heavenly Court, even the most powerful immortals and deities could not obtain such top-quality peaches.

The kitten actually refused.

Such composure is extremely rare, even in the Heavenly Court.

To be honest, he couldn't resist reaching out to touch Su Bai, but before he could touch him, he heard the old Taoist speak.

"Are you ever going to stop?"

"I already told you, you've got the wrong person. Go back to where you came from."

Zhao Gongming sighed slightly, glanced at the old Taoist priest, then at Su Bai, and finally put the peach back in his hand.

After Zhao Gongming left, Su Bai couldn't help but say, "You old man, you're such a show-off. That's a god of wealth."

"What's wrong with the God of Wealth? Does the old man look like he's short of money?"

Su Bai looked him up and down. This Taoist robe was full of holes. How could he not look like someone who was short of money?

I don't know if the old Taoist priest did it on purpose or was just too lazy to change it.

However, Su Bai felt that he really should change his outfit.

Although the old Taoist priest was said to have connections to the heavens, his tattered Taoist robe was rather beneath him.

Su Bai remembered that the old Taoist priest had once said that there were fairies in the Heavenly Court who were in charge of making celestial robes.

If we could find a new set of clothes for our master, it would be a way to express our gratitude.

After all these years, he had never given the old Taoist any gifts.

Jumping off the old Taoist's shoulder, Su Bai ran towards the outer wall of the Taoist temple before the old Taoist could speak.

Looking at the wall, Su Bai reached his claws inside.

At that moment, Wan Ling suddenly appeared behind him.

"Senior brother, are you planning to go out?"

Su Bai nodded and said, "I want to go outside and find some clothes so that Master can change his clothes."

Wan Ling thought about the old Taoist's clothes and smiled, saying, "After you leave, you can go find the Ninth Fairy. The Ninth Fairy is in charge of mulberry planting, silkworm breeding, silk weaving, and clothing in the Heavenly Court."

"If you want to change the master's clothes, she is the most suitable person."

"However, it's not Qixi Festival yet, so crossing the Milky Way might be difficult."

"However, you can go to the Tushita Palace and find the Green Ox to carry you there."