My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

"I sold the recipe for Dongpo Pork Knuckle to Fuchenglou for one hundred taels of silver!" Qi Yu said with a smile.

Xu Shuqin was speechless. She had never heard of Dongpo pork knuckle before, and it did look very appetizing.

Qi Yu took out chopsticks from the food box and handed them to Xu Shuqin.

"Mrs. Su, please give it a try!"

Xu Shuqin glanced at Qi Yu, then took the chopsticks and went to pick up the braised pork knuckle.

The meat was stewed until very tender, and it was easy to pick it up with chopsticks.

Xu Shuqin parted her red lips slightly, took a bite, and found it soft and tender, with the pork being fatty yet not greasy, melting in her mouth and bringing a completely new taste experience.

Seeing that her mother was silent, Su Yue couldn't help but look at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu smiled and handed over another pair of chopsticks.

Su Yue curiously picked up a piece and took a bite. Then, in the next moment, her eyes lit up, and her gaze towards Qi Yu became strange.

Xu Shuqin put down her chopsticks and asked, "You can cook?"

Qi Yu nodded and smiled, "This is one of my few hobbies, and I'm an expert in this area!"

"Where is your dignity as a scholar?" Xu Shuqin asked.

"What's the point? I do what I like, what does it have to do with others? Why should I care about what other people think?"

Xu Shuqin didn't ask anything more. After pondering for a while, she looked at Su Yue.

"You still have to come back with me first. You can talk to your father about the rest!"

Xu Shuqin's statement means that she will neither oppose nor support the other; she will remain neutral.

Su Yue didn't think much of it, nodded, and looked at Qi Yu.

"Are you coming back with me?"

Qi Yu smiled and shook his head, saying, "Miss Su, having feelings for someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to be together. Just let things take their natural course."

Su Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Qi Yu smiled slightly and said, "I have only known Miss Su for less than a month. Miss Su may not know who I am. Perhaps Miss Su just made an impulsive decision on a whim."

“It’s a good thing that Miss Su and your mother are going back; at least they can see their own hearts clearly.”

“If Miss Su’s decision was not made on a whim, I will be here, and no matter what difficulties or obstacles there may be, I will definitely marry Miss Su.”

"If Miss Su's feelings are merely a passing fancy, then please do not reply. It is better to forget each other than to cling to each other in hardship!"

"If we meet again in the future, just smile and say hello!"

After Qi Yu finished speaking, the courtyard fell into a deathly silence. Su Yue and Xu Shuqin both had the same expression.

Surprising!

It's better to forget each other in the vast world than to cling together in hardship.

Xu Shuqin had more to think about, and then looked at Qi Yu with a hint of appreciation.

He doesn't pester or pester, and he sees things very clearly; he has great potential.

Su Yue thought for a moment, then looked at Qi Yu and asked, "If I don't come back, will you wait for me?"

After pondering for a moment, Qi Yu shook his head and said, "No!"

Su Yue's breathing quickened slightly, a hint of anger in her voice. Was it really that blunt? Couldn't she at least comfort herself, even if it was a lie, she would still believe it?

Seeing that Su Yue was angry, Qi Yu's lips curled up slightly and he said, "Although I will not wait for Miss Su, I will always remember Miss Su. After all, Miss Su is the first woman who has moved my heart."

"I will not wait for Miss Su, but I will remember Miss Su in my heart."

Qi Yu always felt that he was alienated from the world, and no matter how he tried to integrate, he could never consider himself a part of this world.

Therefore, he was unsure whether there was any possibility between him and Su Yue.

He liked Su Yue, but more than anything, he wanted to find solace in her; he was simply afraid of being alone.

If it weren't Su Yue, but another woman, would she have been able to fill that loneliness? Qi Yu wasn't sure of the answer.

Therefore, both he and Su Yue need to calm down.

If, after calming down, I still choose the other person, then no matter what, I will marry Su Yue and be good to Su Yue for the rest of my life.

Su Yue understood Qi Yu's words, because between her and Qi Yu, there was only mutual attraction.

Qi Yu needs time to consider it, and so does she.

Whether she offered herself to Qi Yu because she liked him as a person or to repay a debt of gratitude remains to be determined.

Su Yue understood Qi Yu's meaning and turned to look at her mother.

"Mother, wait for me!"

Xu Shuqin nodded, but didn't say anything.

After Su Yue finished speaking, she ran into the inner room and came out a short while later.

Qi Yu thought she was packing her things, and she was indeed packing, but the things she took were her own.

"Miss Su, that was scrap paper I used to practice calligraphy, you...!"

What Su Yue was holding was a poem that Qi Yu had casually written down when he was practicing calligraphy.

Qi Yu couldn't bear to throw it away, because it was all money that could be kept as firewood.

Su Yue was holding three scrolls in her arms, but she walked past Qi Yu on her own.

"You cheated me out of several dozen taels of silver, so these things are part of the compensation!"

Qi Yu was speechless, then gave a bitter laugh, having nothing to say.

Although it was several dozen taels, it was all spent on Su Yue's medicine. My efforts were completely wasted!

Su Yue and Xu Shuqin boarded the carriage and left. Qi Yu sat under the eaves, watching the carriage disappear into the distance, feeling a little melancholy.

Inside the carriage, Su Yue held three scrolls of paintings, her gaze somewhat unfocused and dazed, it was unclear what she was thinking.

Xu Shuqin looked at her daughter, sighed, and then her gaze fell on the painting in her daughter's hand.

“Your father does like calligraphy and paintings, but he doesn’t just buy them from anyone!” Xu Shuqin said.

“This isn’t for Father!” Su Yue said.

Xu Shuqin was puzzled and asked, "Then what are you going to do with it?"

Looking at the painting, Su Yue smiled and said, "I thought he was just a frustrated scholar, but he's not simple at all!"

Xu Shuqin didn't quite understand, and her gaze also fell on the painting. She said, "Let me see!"

Su Yue hesitated for a moment, then handed over the scroll.

Xu Shuqin opened the scroll and her gaze fell on the painting. It was a traditional Chinese ink painting, depicting green pines and towering mountains, with a style that was both rich and delicate.

The painting is not bad, but it's only barely passable; it's far inferior to the ones I have at home.

What really surprised her were those ugly characters!

Phoenix Seeks Its Mate!

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Chapter Nineteen: Leaving the Seclusion

The phoenix is ​​an auspicious mythical creature; the male is called Feng and the female is called Huang.

Is this a love poem?

As she looked around, Xu Shuqin's gaze turned strange, and then she looked at Su Yue.

Su Yue's cheeks flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her. The meaning of the poem was quite clear.

Xu Shuqin opened the second scroll, but this one wasn't painted; it was just calligraphy practice.

The handwriting is still ugly, but the poem itself is quite good.

The reeds are green and lush, the white dew is like frost; the one I long for is on the other side of the water.

They were still love poems, and all of them were quite good.

Xu Shuqin was speechless, then handed the scroll to Su Yue.

Qi Yu wrote a lot, but she only chose these three volumes because they were all love poems.

Su Yue looked at the scenery outside the window, her thoughts somewhat chaotic.

Time passed, and Su Yue had been back for almost a month.

In the south, on the island where the Blood God Cult's headquarters was located, Xu Shuqin and Su Chengying stood at the entrance of a cave, waiting for Su Yue to emerge from seclusion.

The couple looked somewhat shocked, but mostly relieved.

Because Su Yue has already become a Grandmaster!

After Su Yue returned from Jiangzhou City, she stayed at home for three days. When they were worried about her and thought that Su Yue was trying to force them to agree to let her marry Qi Yu, Su Yue proposed to go into seclusion.

Su Yue succeeded and became the youngest Grandmaster, because she is only nineteen years old.

Under the watchful eyes of Xu Shuqin and Su Chengying, Su Yue, dressed in a long purple dress, slowly walked out of the cave.

In this world, purple is revered, even more precious than yellow.

The fact that Su Yue could wear a purple dress signifies her status within the Blood God Cult.

Today he achieves the title of Grandmaster, and today he also becomes the Holy Maiden of the Blood God Cult.

Su Chengying and his wife stepped forward, stood in front of Su Yue, and looked at her with smiles.

"Yue'er, have you really become a grandmaster?" Xu Shuqin asked.

Su Yue nodded, but didn't say anything.

Su Chengying nodded with satisfaction. He could finally retire early!

Su Yue became a Grandmaster and could completely keep those old guys in check. The Blood God Sect was severely divided into factions.

Because this belongs to the Xu family, yet he was forced into the position of sect leader by his father-in-law, Xu Yangyu, many people are dissatisfied with him.