Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

Yun Qingying glanced at Chu Wuji warily, afraid that he might hear her, and lowered her voice:

"Yes, but I plan to compromise and inform Master in ten days or so."

Madam Jiang nodded, without refuting her daughter's plan. She continued:

"Mother thought about it again last night. As someone's direct disciple, it's not right for you to hide anything. Senior Ning is now half your mother..."

Yun Qingying was a little confused. She really couldn't make sense of the twists and turns of these human relationships. Sometimes she felt sorry for this person, and sometimes she felt sorry for that person. It seemed like no matter what she did, she was offending others.

"What does mother mean?"

"Mother, please stay in Sanquan Market for a few days and take care of him. At least, you can chat with him and fulfill Senior Ning's responsibility of taking care of your friend's son."

Seeing her daughter's hesitation, Mrs. Jiang continued to analyze. Yun Qingying didn't understand in the first place, and now she was even more confused.

"Then how am I going to explain this to Master? What if she asks you why you stayed in Sanquanwei?"

"Qingying, just tell me that I'm staying here for a few days. There's a nice old hen here that's about to lay eggs. I want to keep an eye on it and buy a few eggs to make soup with."

"That's fine, but mother, please don't run around randomly. This place is remote and it's easy to get lost if you walk even a mile."

"Mom knows!"

Not long after, Chu Wuzhi came back and the little foxes were all asleep under the shade of the trees.

The Yun family mother and daughter were about to return to the inn to rest. Yun Qingying asked:

"Brother Chu, when will we meet next time?"

Chu Wuji scratched his head helplessly. He actually didn't want to go to Sanquanwei anymore.

After this batch of supplies is purchased, Paluwo over there will be almost fully equipped, and it will be tiring to run back and forth for no reason.

If there were no other reason, the next time he came, he would go to Yunmeng Township, post a missing person notice, and inquire about the news of the Scorpion Demon.

"It will be four days later. When Miss Yun comes, please buy me some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, honey, etc."

Yun Qingying is the type who doesn't know the difference between grains. She can't really tell the difference between soy sauce, peanut oil and the like, so she thought that she could just buy them all when the time comes, and she would definitely be able to get it right.

"Row."

*

The next day,

Before dawn, Yun Qingying set out to return to her master Ning Xianzhi.

Mrs. Jiang had the physical condition of an ordinary woman and could not get up as early as her daughter. When she woke up, it was just after dawn. When she saw that her daughter's embroidered shoes were missing from the house, she knew that her daughter had returned to Zhuying Peak.

"You really got up early... I'll buy some buns for Wuji."

After a quick wash, Mrs. Jiang went downstairs to buy a large plate of buns and put them in a lunch box.

If her strength was not limited, she would actually like to buy more and prepare some for the little foxes as well.

The beautiful woman came to the location of last night's bonfire and was stunned.

The bonfire had been extinguished for a short time, but there were still some sparks in the charcoal ashes.

"How come Wuji left so early? He must not have gone far. We can follow the little fox's footprints."

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly followed the footprints. She didn't know how far she had walked until she came to a place with many fallen leaves and the footprints stopped.

Looking around again, she didn't know where she was. Remembering her daughter's instructions, she murmured:

"We can't wander around anymore. We should follow our tracks back. The woods here are so dense that we can't even see the smoke from the town. We'll lose our way once it gets dark!"

Just as she was about to turn back, Mrs. Jiang suddenly heard some sound coming from the direction of the stream.

I took a few steps closer and found that the sound was coming from the other side.

"It looks like someone is walking around there? There's no way there would be strangers wandering around in this desolate place. They're probably sick!"

Chapter 74: Sacrifice for Daughter

In the wild forest in the early morning, white mist is floating and vast.

Mrs. Jiang stood in the stream with a food box in her hand, tiptoeing under her skirt, and looked hard at the other side, trying to see Wu Ji's whereabouts.

"Wuji, are you there?"

After calling out a few times, there was no movement from the woods and no response. Mrs. Jiang was puzzled for a moment. Could it be that the person had walked too far away and didn't hear her calling?

She planned to go to the stream to take a look, but this stream, which was about two meters wide, was a huge challenge for an ordinary woman.

If she didn't want to get her shoes and socks wet, she would have to jump over it. However, Mrs. Jiang was not a woman who was good at moving, and she was holding a full food box in her hand, so it was not easy for her to jump over it.

She could only search the stream to see if there were any protruding stones that could help her cross the stream.

"This big rock looks stable..."

Mrs. Jiang stretched out one foot, stepped on the stone first, tested its firmness, and carefully confirmed its stability before she planned to take a step forward.

The river stone that was still and steady one moment became slippery and swaying as if moss had grown underneath the next moment.

Mrs. Jiang seemed to have stepped on empty air with a powerful kick, and her delicate body lost balance. Her mind went blank and she had no idea why.

Just when she felt that she was about to fall into the water, her falling body suddenly stopped. Mrs. Jiang opened her eyes in surprise, only to see the sky in front of her and the stream flowing behind her head. She seemed to be lying on the stream with her pillow.

Then, a steady force gently supported her back and lifted her up.

"Mrs. Jiang, why are you here?"

Chu Wuzhi's voice was heard. He squatted in the stream, holding the slender jade back of the beautiful woman with one hand, and pressing the other hand in the water with a strange movement. A sizzling and burning smell came out of the water surface.

Mrs. Jiang may not have seen anything, but in Chu Wuzhi's vision, the stream was very lively.

There were five or six hanged ghosts on the opposite bank. Mrs. Jiang felt that the noise on the opposite side had disappeared. That was because the hanged ghosts left the woods and came to the stream to wait for her.

There was a water monkey with disheveled hair in the stream. Its head was like a black coconut shell with black kelp floating on it. Its facial features were ugly and crowded together. Its two eyes were connected, leaving no space between its eyebrows.

It was this water monkey that shook the stone that Mrs. Jiang was standing on underwater, causing her to slip for no reason.

But judging from the results, crossing the river smoothly is not necessarily a good thing.

Mrs. Jiang leaned in Chu Wuzhi's arms and regained her balance. Just as she was about to explain why she came, she found that Chu Wuzhi was pinching a charred head.

"What is this?!" The beautiful woman was frightened.

Chu Wuzhi threw the water monkey's head to the other side to lead away the hanged ghosts. Then he held the beautiful woman from aristocratic family with one hand and helped her back to the shore.

"A water monkey, right? This is the first time I've seen this dirty thing in the water. It was this thing that almost caused Madam Jiang to fall into the water."

"Water monkey?"

Mrs. Jiang blinked, a little incredulous.

She had only heard of things in rumors, specifically dragging others into the water as scapegoats in exchange for a chance to be reincarnated. She thought it was a scare tactic!

Although the stream is shallow and won't drown people, if you fall without any preparation and hit your head on a rock, it could be fatal.

Chu Wuji didn't rush to ask. He asked Madam Jiang to calm down and rubbed the little fox that ran over. Seeing that Madam Jiang had almost come to her senses, he spoke again:

“Just now, the little fox heard Madam Jiang’s voice and pulled me back, so I just arrived to help.

Madam Jiang, didn't you return to the Divine Heaven Sect with Miss Yun?"

The charming, mature and beautiful woman looked embarrassed. She didn't expect that she would end up in such an embarrassing situation.

She took a bun from the food box and gave it to the little fox, explaining:

"I saw that the environment here was quiet and peaceful, so I thought I'd stay for a few days and bring some eggs and chicks back to Zhuyun Peak... I just bought some buns and wanted to bring them over for you. I felt like you and the little foxes weren't far away, so I thought I'd follow you."

Mrs. Jiang was too embarrassed to continue talking about the subsequent situation. She felt that she was such an adult, but she was still making a fool of herself in front of her juniors.

Chu Wuzhi didn't ask any further questions. He guessed that she was attracted by some movement on the opposite side. It was indeed not Mrs. Jiang's fault.

The first two times I walked this route, I also couldn't find the direction.

He thanked Mrs. Jiang for her kindness, ate two big buns, and planned to leave the rest for the little foxes to share.

"Madam Jiang, don't wander around alone in a deserted place like this from now on. Sanquanwei looks quiet and peaceful, but if you walk into the wild woods and go five miles, you'll find yourself in a completely different world."

"I understand. I also promised Qingying that I wouldn't wander into the woods casually. This time I was really foolish and reckless. I thought I could catch up with you by just walking a few steps faster..."

Chu Wuji thought that this was indeed foolish and reckless. He was running as fast as he could now, and he wouldn't stop until the little foxes were exhausted. How could he catch up with them by just "walking faster"?

However, Chu Wuji remembered his worries from yesterday. He was worried that if he walked two steps further, the little foxes might encounter an accident, so he did not dare to be careless.

As a result, nothing happened to him, but the lucky girl Yun Qingying had an accident. Just after she walked a few steps away, her mother was in danger. Fortunately, he was pulled back by the little fox.

From now on, I must not have any luck in my actions and must eliminate any thoughts of "I shouldn't be so unlucky"!

He was thinking about the lessons he had learned when Mrs. Jiang, who was kneeling gracefully, moved to his side and considerately helped him take off his shoes and boots.

"Your clothes are half wet. Take them off and dry them first. You can't walk on with wet shoes."

Chu Wuji was not used to being served and taken care of, but when he came to his senses, his shoes and boots had been taken off and dropped to the side, so he had no choice but to thank them.

"And my pants...the knees are all wet, which could easily lead to rheumatism!"

Mrs. Jiang reminded him with concern, but it would not be a good idea to help him take it off and blow it directly, as they were not very familiar with each other.

Chu Wuji declined, saying, "I'm a young man with a strong body. My trouser legs will be dry in no time. Madam Jiang, don't worry."

Mrs. Jiang couldn't hold on after all. She had calmed down now, put the incident of falling into the water behind her, and thought about the "important business" she had planned.

"Wuji, I want to discuss something with you. Are you willing to listen to me?"

"What's the matter?" Chu Wuzhi looked at her curiously.

Mrs. Jiang's shoes and socks were also wet just now. She took off her embroidered shoes and silk socks and put them aside to wait for them to dry. Then she sat down in front of Chu Wuji again to show that she was serious and sincere.

The beautiful woman has a serious look as if she is sitting upright, dignified and elegant, well-educated and well-mannered, and exudes the temperament of a gentle and virtuous wife.

"Ahem...Wu Ji, you should be able to vaguely guess Qingying's upbringing. She didn't have much fun, and was completely focused on laying the foundation for cultivation. Now even her temperament has become indifferent."

Chu Wuji thought for a moment and said, "People who can endure loneliness should be quite suitable for cultivating as immortals."

"That's true, but there must always be one or two close friends to chat with. Even Master Ning has his own friends who come over to chat from time to time, but Qingying doesn't have one."

"Could it be that Madam Jiang is worrying too much? Miss Yun has just joined the Divine Sky Sect and has just arrived. She will gradually get to know some immortal friends in the future."

Mrs. Jiang couldn't predict what would happen in the future. If her daughter could really make a close friend, she would be very happy as a mother, but she couldn't expect everything to be solved in the future.

Because of her cultivation, my daughter doesn't get along well with her peers in the Yun family, and even feels disgusted with them.

He couldn't get along with his peers outside the Yun family because he didn't know how to chat and had no common topics with them.

However, Mrs. Jiang found that her daughter and Chu Wuji got along very well, and she did not feel disgusted when Chu Wuji taught her some tricks of the trade.

At least when interacting with other people of the same generation, Yun Qingying would not listen and had no patience to deal with them.

Either you think the other person is too naive, or you think the other person is stupid and pretends to be profound.

"...That's basically it. You two are so close that you didn't know each other until you fought. So I thought of bringing you together... I mean, bringing you together as friends. So that when Qingying gets lost in her cultivation, she'll have someone of her age to chat with and share her worries without worry."

If this is the reason, Chu Wuji feels it is acceptable.

In fact, no matter whether he nodded now or not, in fact, he and Yun Qingying were already good friends.

Otherwise, if they were not related at all, why would an immortal disciple come all the way here to help a mortal little fox treat its teeth?

If I agree to it, nothing will change. Instead, it will make Mrs. Jiang feel at ease and she won't have to worry about her daughter's friendships.

"Okay, I'll be friends with Miss Yun from now on."

"...As brother and sister, is that okay? That way we can save ourselves the trouble and not have to worry about what others will say."

Chu Wuji was a little confused. They were just making friends just now, but now they are becoming siblings?

After thinking about it, I understood Mrs. Jiang's concerns. This beautiful woman really cared about her daughter.

The rules of aristocratic families are very afraid that the younger generations who are given special training will have extramarital affairs, so even their friendships have to be "examined".

At the very least, it would easily offend the family of the marriage alliance, and if the other party found out that the Yun family's married-out children were having an affair, it would bring disgrace to the reputation of the ancestors in the ancestral hall.

In worse cases, the high-quality successors that have been "refreshed" with great difficulty are ruined because of careless friendships, which is not worth the loss.

Yun Qingying and Chu Wuzhi are no longer childhood sweethearts, so they should be careful about the differences between men and women, otherwise it will easily lead to unnecessary gossip and affect their friendship.

But if he had the "brother-sister relationship" as a cover, he would be much more comfortable. It would be understandable for Yun Qingying to run out of the sect to find him when she had nothing to do.

Chu Wuji sorted this out, looked at the beautiful woman and nodded: