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

So he stepped back and continued to stand comfortably, without pressure or frustration, but at the same time there was no improvement.

But when asked by outsiders, he said that he has been working hard to cultivate his legs, working diligently and not daring to slack off.

To put it bluntly, this is just laziness.

"Immortal cultivators can inhale and exhale spiritual energy on their own, feeding it back into their bodies. But young master, you don't have that ability, so you have to spend some time searching for it. See where the heavens accidentally drop a wisp of spiritual energy, and then you can grab it and eat it, nourishing your body to be fat and strong~"

Chu Wuji felt that he understood. Daily practice is to accumulate experience points for every part of the body, but when reaching a bottleneck, he has to rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to break through.

Over and over again, the cycle continues.

Tushan Yourong reached out and cupped the young man's cheek, gently guiding him to lift his face. She looked at him carefully, and after confirming Chu Wuji's expression, the fox girl nodded with satisfaction:

"Very good, very good. Judging from your reaction, you've probably figured out the idea. After a month and a half, I won't be around to guide you, and you won't be able to find an expert to guide you. So, just follow this idea and explore. The results may not be the best, but at least there will be some effect!"

Chu Wuji nodded in thanks: "Thank you for the guidance, Fairy Tushan! Now, can Fairy Tushan take over and start the journey?"

"We're almost at Yunmeng Township. We'll get there after climbing up and down the mountain. If I use my real body, it'll easily alert the scorpions. Do you have the heart to ride over there in my current form?"

The snow-haired fox girl pretended to be resentful, her voice was mournful, as if she had suffered great bullying, and looked pitiful and delicate.

However, Chu Wuji did not give any follow-up response, and Tushan Yourong's monologue became boring. She asked curiously:

"Have you ever practiced standing meditation before? Your steps are quite steady. You didn't even need to stop to recover your energy after being ridden all the way by me!"

"No, I was busy playing before, and there was no master to guide me... I think I must have practiced it while fishing."

Chu Wuji recalled it and it seemed that this was the only possibility.

In those days, he and his godmother Bai Sujin went wherever they wanted and played wherever they wanted. It was impossible for them to go to the fishing grounds specifically.

When Chu Wuji went out fishing in the wild, he would encounter awkward terrain and his pants would get muddy if he sat down, so he could only stand. If he found that the fish gathered in a deep area, he would have to step on the rocks in the river to get closer, and if he was unlucky, he could only stand on one leg.

The most taboo thing in fishing is unnecessary movement. If he shakes his feet or scratches himself for no reason, he will definitely scare the fish away. He must stand very steadily!

After thinking about it, this is the only way to train his chassis skills.

After listening to the analysis, Tushan Yourong felt it was inexplicably outrageous, yet also a little reasonable.

"This is like standing still. What's the most valuable trophy you've ever caught, young master? And how big was it?"

"About 1.75 meters tall and weighing over 100 kilograms!"

The magnanimous fox fairy was stunned for a moment, very surprised:

"With this size and weight, what ancient fish did you catch?"

Chu Wuji shook his head regretfully and sighed:

"It's not a fish, but a swollen corpse. It must have been killed by a poisonous insect. The purse on its waist is worth three ounces of gold. It's really valuable!"

"..."

The big fox fairy burst out laughing and was left speechless by him.

After all this talk, it turns out that the "most valuable loot" is like this, but it can't be said to be wrong. After all, it is worth three taels of gold, which is really amazing.

......

As Chu Wuzhi was walking, he suddenly saw a few mountain goats climbing steadily on a mountain that was so steep that it was almost vertical, with light steps.

These creatures can walk on the rock wall with no obstructions and no footholds as if it were flat ground.

Chu Wuji had only seen goats in the past, but he had never seen this mountain goat. Today he finally saw it.

I heard that high-rise buildings in some places rely on this type of sheep to transport construction materials up.

The skin and hair of male blue sheep are the same color as gray stone slabs. Their horns are large and relatively curved, making them look very heavy, which greatly affects the body's center of gravity.

He stopped, focused his eyes, and observed the ibex's steps carefully.

"The place where it landed was practically a small hole in the rock wall. How could it be able to stop steadily?"

Tushan Yourong did not make a sound to interrupt him. She waited patiently, and was also curious about how this human boy learned so many skills and tricks from animals.

Chu Wuji was lost in thought, and only came back to his senses after a while, shaking his head regretfully:

"You can't learn it. When the mountain goat climbs, its hooves can split and grip the rock wall like a pair of pliers. It can hold on to any small bump or depression."

He had to wear shoes, and the soles of his shoes couldn't turn into pliers.

Tushan Naida listened to his explanation, his tender feet touching Chu Wuzhi's hands, his toes gently pinching his fingers, listening and trying, but with such tender feet, he probably couldn't cling to the stone tightly.

She suggested, "If you can generate energy with your fists, why not try to gather the energy under your feet into a pair of pincers?"

Chu Wu Ji thought for a moment and thought, this is a good idea, I can try to control it later.

The big fox fairy had actually just wanted to tell him something, but it was difficult to distract him. Now she finally doesn't have to worry about it.

"Little Master, guess what those mountain goats are saying?"

"do not know."

Chu Wuji refused to play this kind of game. Many times, he couldn't even understand human language accurately, so how could he guess what the animals were saying?

The fox girl was a little disappointed and could only announce the answer directly.

She cast a spell at any time, and a ball of charming purple light enveloped Chu Wuzhi's ears. He immediately understood what the mountain goat was saying.

Just now, when he was observing the activities of the blue sheep, the blue sheep were looking at him curiously and bleating.

Now, the calls of the blue sheep have become human language with a local accent:

[What are those two-legged creatures over there staring at us for?]

[What a pitiful biped! It's been taken in as a pet by the White Fox Immortal and ridden like a laborer.]

[It's what you deserve, you two-legged beast. You've ridden your old horse and donkey too much, and now you've got to change your mount.]

Chu Wuji knew before that even animals without intelligence could communicate with each other quite lively, but he didn't expect them to be the same as the auntie at the village entrance.

However, this is really amazing. He was able to see at a glance that Tushan Yourong was a master who could transform.

"Fairy Tushan, how did they recognize you as a demon? Aren't you also a two-legged beast now?"

The fox fairy was amused and couldn't help laughing out loud, especially when she found Chu Wuji thinking about this doubt with a serious expression on his face, she found it even more amusing.

When Chu Wuji was still puzzled, a big fluffy tail stretched out nimbly and brushed his face.

"......I see."

He finally understood the reason. With so many fox tails exposed, it would be strange if he didn't recognize them.

He was running in front and only saw two big white legs shaking, but he actually ignored this point.

However, the mountain goats over there were actually making fun of him, and Chu Wuji couldn't pretend not to hear it.

He put Tushan Yourong down for the time being. The fox girl wondered if he was too angry because of the laughter, so she planned to coax the young man.

Chu Wuji's face was as calm as water as he said calmly, "Fairy Tushan, please rest here for a while. I just heard that mountain goat say that it's a little depressed and has suicidal tendencies. I have to go and stop it."

"Really? Then go ahead, but don't take too long~"

Tushan Yourong didn't think much about it, but just recalled that she didn't seem to hear the sheep over there say that they wanted to commit suicide. They were obviously curious about how a man could be ridden on the face by a female fox.

......

Soon, there was a smell of fireworks.

The big fox fairy sniffed and found that the smell was coming from Chu Wuzhi. Following the smell, she found that Chu Wuzhi had finished processing the two mountain goats and was roasting them on the fire.

Although it’s time for dinner, isn’t Chu Wuji’s meal a bit abrupt, and isn’t the mountain goat a bit “hot”?

Tushan Yourong looked at Chu Wuji's skillful handling, nodded in approval, and asked curiously:

"Didn't you say you were going to stop them from committing suicide?"

Chu Wuji was just in tears from the smoke from the fireworks. He rubbed his red and tearful eyes and lamented:

"I almost succeeded in stopping them from jumping off the cliff to commit suicide. In desperation, I had to kill them beforehand so that they wouldn't commit suicide."

The big fox fairy was stunned and blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion. Several fox tails also froze in place, almost unable to figure out the connection between the words.

She found that the child looked silly, but sometimes quite interesting.

"You are right. I will take you there quickly on the journey later. I will do my best to help you."

Chu Wuji didn't want to complain, he stopped turning the mutton and said expressionlessly:

"But Yunmeng Township is just down the mountain here, and we can see the market town. It seems that it is not worth it for Fairy Tushan to work hard. Can we..."

He wanted to postpone this opportunity to travel and use it when he left Yunmeng Township.

The charming fox girl with snow-white hair and a face as beautiful as peach blossoms interrupted the conversation unreasonably. She held her chin with one hand, cast a cunning look at him with her beautiful eyes, and said:

"No need to work hard? So you like me riding your head, young master. Then I'll have to trouble you to continue to exercise your legs for the rest of the journey. Let's see how effective this mountain goat is!"

"..."

Chu Wuji was a little out of pace. He remembered the wild fox he had encountered while fishing in the past.

He was unlucky that day and caught no fish, so he could only feed the bait to the fox.

After feeding the fox bait a few times, Chu Wuzhi felt familiar with it. It dodged and dodged again, and he couldn't tell whether it was playing or really being wary of him.

The little foxes that were at the waterfall pool before were all very well-behaved because of Tushan and Rong's presence, and they were not overly wary of him.

Unexpectedly, with Tushan Yourong, Chu Wuji once again felt that feeling of being unable to fathom or understand her thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? Tell me now! When you are daydreaming, the things in your mind must be quite interesting~"

"It reminded me of a fox I met many years ago. It ate all my bait and nearly wiped out my fishing boat!"

"Almost air force... You're not going to take the fox as a trophy and eat it back home, are you?"

"No, the fox couldn't stand it anymore, so he went into the water and caught two big fish for me. It doesn't count as a empty-handed fish!"

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PS: (Today's two updates are 7k words, which is pretty impressive!)

Chapter 80: The tree full of corpses

After confirming the sarcophagus in the cave, Ning Xianzhi and his group left quietly without disturbing the little foxes' habitat.

After returning to Shenxiao Sect, Ning Xianzhi felt a little relieved, but only a little, and the depression in his heart was slightly relieved.

From the chance encounter with the child Chu Wuji, to his painstaking efforts to bring him up the mountain to practice the Dao together, Ning Xianzhi seemed to be on the verge of success. However, he unexpectedly fell flat on his face in the end and was "stolen" by a snake!

After being out of contact with Chu Wuzhi for so many days, Ning Xianzhi finally knew his current situation. She felt relieved, at least the child was safe.

It’s a pity that this time we just missed each other.

If Taoist Jiuwu had come to her to buy wine that day, and she had followed him around, she might have brought Chu Wuzhi back to Zhuying Peak that night.

"It's acceptable now. He'll still come back up the mountain in half a year. All my efforts have paid off..."

Ning Xianzhi frowned slightly and comforted herself with a sigh.

Half a year is very short, and she has already gone through many half years. She might as well just think that Chu Wuzhi is being naughty and secretly ran away to play for half a year before coming back to her.

However, Ning Xianzhi also had some thoughts about Chu Wuji's movements.

He is a typical person with "narrow vision". A godmother blocks his eyes. The recruitment of wealthy families and the opportunities of the mysterious immortals cannot get in his way at all.

Now, judging from Chu Wuji's behavior of burying her in a stone coffin and offering melons and fruits as sacrifices, he should have accepted the fact that his godmother was dead.

So what would he rush to do?

"The small hole in the sarcophagus...an empty coffin...something Wu Ji was in a hurry to do."

Light and shadow shifted in Ning Xianzhi's clear eyes as she carefully reviewed her brief time with Chu Wuji, not missing a single ordinary detail.

As those images continued to play backwards, they finally stopped at the medicine.

Chu Wuji said that this was a calming soup he had found, but Ning Xianzhi had smelled it at that time and knew it was definitely a soul-calling soup!

The difference between the two prescriptions is that they have similarities in the medication used, but the latter contains several medicinal ingredients that are definitely at the level of elixir, which are unlikely to be stocked in folk pharmacies.

In addition, later on, Ning Xianzhi felt that someone was peeking at the yard from time to time. She thought that Chu Wuzhi had become famous and attracted the attention of the neighbors.

"It seems that someone has long been eyeing Bai Sujin's body of merit. I intercepted her halfway and ruined her plot..."

Ning Xianzhi suddenly figured it out.