……

After this night, Taohua An was completely gone.

When this matter spread, it naturally caused great panic. You know, Taohua An was the only spiritual sect within hundreds of miles.

People's first reaction was that Taohua An was being retaliated by ghosts, but when they saw the abyss that appeared out of nowhere, most people thought it was a natural disaster.

In the minds of these people, it is impossible for a human to cause such a terrible commotion.

But in fact, this thing was really made by Gu Jiu, an "ordinary person".

Faced with the destruction of Taohua An, some of the surrounding people were not only terrified, but even shed tears of sadness, because after all, Taohua An was the only spiritual sect within hundreds of miles and was also people's inner support.

Now that Taohua An is gone, who can we turn to if something evil happens?

After the cultivation community in the north heard this news, all the sects, big and small, sent people to investigate. When they learned that the entire Taohua Temple, including the giant tree, had been destroyed, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

If it was really a natural disaster, they were afraid that their discussion would alarm the beings in heaven.

All the sects with some background in the north know what a terrifying existence Taohua An is. If even something like this can be destroyed, does it mean that the immortals and Buddhas have returned?

The legend of "immortals and Buddhas entering the calamity" has been circulating in this world for a long time. Many practitioners believe that there are no more immortals and Buddhas in this world, so many powerful practitioners claim that they are the immortals and Buddhas in this world.

Even if it isn't now, it will be in the future.

In fact, many of the cultivation sects in the north are indeed playing the role of immortals and Buddhas. They accept offerings from the people and ensure the safety of the towns, but they take more than they do.

Now that they know all this, these powerful practitioners don’t know whether to be happy or sad.

Because they don't know how Taohua An was destroyed, nor do they know who did it. The unknown often brings fear.

……

The donkey's hooves moved briskly, and Gu Jiu returned to Qingliu Academy in no time. What was waiting for him was naturally the eagerly anticipated care and service of Su Ying and Xiao Qi.

This time, Gu Jiu not only wiped out the scourge of Taohua An, but also learned some truth about this world. He had successfully completed his mission and couldn't help but want to relax for a while.

As for her junior brother's desire to relax, Xiaoqi, the senior sister, naturally handled it very well, massaging his shoulders and legs, and taking care of his meals and dressing.

In her own words, apart from feeding, bathing and sleeping with her child, she did everything she could.

Whenever Xiao Qi talked about what happened to her maid, she would always be furious and wish she could beat up Gu Jiu, her junior brother who gave her orders. However, every time Gu Jiu ordered her to do something, she would run faster than anyone else.

Xiaoqi never thought that she would be a maid. She rarely even thought about it because she was enjoying it and was completely immersed in it.

For some reason, every time Su Ying saw Xiao Qi serving Gu Jiu intimately, she felt a little sour in her heart.

This has never happened before.

"Although Xiaoqi is young, there are differences between boys and girls after all. This guy doesn't pay attention. Does he still want to have a reputation? It really makes me angry!" Su Ying pouted in anger while reading, looking very cute.

In fact, according to rumors outside, Gu Jiu had long been a plaything of their master and disciple, so there was no reputation left for him.

But if they said yes, Gu Jiu must have it.

Gu Jiu doesn't care about fame now. Fame means nothing to him.

His focus now is on this somewhat terrible world, so he often thinks about the grand mission of human survival while stroking Xiaoqi's soft hair, as if he were stroking a dog.

Xiaoqi resisted at first, but soon gave up because Gu Jiu's touch made her feel really comfortable.

Chapter 2 Spiritual Victory Gu Xiaoxiao

It rained in the morning and the air became much fresher.

Even though there was a ghost dragon accident a few months ago, it did not affect the operation of the center of the empire.

People are forgetful and their memory is not much better than that of a goldfish.

The story of the empress "breaking the mountain with one sword" has long become the hottest topic among the people, while the previous hot topic "The ghost dragon hits Guanyin" soon became less and less mentioned.

The empress's "tyrannical killing of gods and breaking mountains with one sword" not only made the people of Tang excited, but also made people realize that the world is not as simple as they imagined.

The empress killed the mountain god of Yinshan, proving that there are gods in this world. Since there are gods, does it mean that there are ghosts in this world?

Because of this incident, the people who had always believed that "there are no ghosts in the world" suddenly stopped and no longer had the confidence to argue with others.

The consequences of this will naturally cause panic among many people, but they are not severe.

Because their emperor could even kill gods, not to mention the ghosts that hadn't appeared in their town for many years.

Therefore, legends about ghosts often become bedtime stories told by women to scare timid men, because every time this happens, the men in bed will hug them tighter, wishing they could become one with them.

Gu Jiu doesn't tell ghost stories because he lives in ghost stories.

The news of the destruction of Taohua An spread quickly, and even the Qingliu Academy, which was the least informed, knew about it.

Thinking of the time when Gu Jiu left the academy, Su Ying couldn't help but ask Gu Jiu secretly: "Did you do it?"

Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Xiao Yingying, why do you think it's me?"

Su Ying said: "Because you were not in the academy during that time."

Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "I went to smash someone else's nunnery when I was not at the academy. Do I look like such a bad person?"

Su Ying looked at Gu Jiu for a while, then nodded and said sincerely, "Resemble."

Gu Jiu couldn't help but quietly hold Su Ying's hand and said, "Aunt, do you want me to do something even worse?"

Su Ying's cheeks immediately flushed, and she said, "How can you, a man, act like a hooligan?"

"Men can't be hooligans?"

"Of course, the word 'rogue' refers to women."

"Then auntie, you can tear up the dictionary." As he said that, Gu Jiu moved closer to Su Ying and pushed her against the wall.

The two were very close to each other, and Su Ying could even clearly feel the hot breath exhaled by Gu Jiu.

She felt like she was about to melt and couldn't help but want to lower her head, but at this time, Gu Jiu acted like a hooligan again and said, "Auntie, I want you to kiss me."

"Ah?" Su Ying looked at Gu Jiu's face which was so close to her and felt like her face was about to explode.

In Gu Jiu's sight, Su Ying's cheeks were as red as clouds, which was so beautiful that it made him particularly moved.

After a few breaths, before Su Ying could react, Gu Jiu had already kissed her.

She felt her mind was blank and she knew nothing. Then she felt her head was filled with peach blossoms in an instant, full of the scent of spring.

This feeling is so embarrassing that it makes people want to crawl into the ground, but at the same time they want to stay for a while longer.

Because it’s really comfortable.

Su Ying wanted to say that Xiao Qi was still outside, but Gu Jiu didn't give her a chance because her mouth was sealed tightly by Gu Jiu.

At this time, Xiao Qi's voice came from outside - "Master, Junior Brother, dinner will only take a cup of tea, please prepare it."

Su Ying blinked frantically at Gu Jiu, indicating that Xiao Qi was outside.

After all, if neither of them answered, Xiaoqi would probably come in to see.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jiu was still kissing her mouth to mouth, but a "OK!" sounded, which was considered an answer to Xiao Qi.

Su Ying's eyes couldn't help but open wider because she knew what Gu Jiu had just done with his mouth.

But this guy's mouth is obviously like that, how can he still speak?

Is it so great to have a high realm?

In fact, it is not the high level that is amazing, but the fact that you know a lot that is amazing.

Because what Gu Jiu just used was "ventriloquism", which can be used by those in the third level of concentration, but not many people can do it.

……

While eating dinner, Xiao Qi kept staring at Su Ying and couldn't help asking, "Master, why is your face so red? Are you sick?"

Su Ying immediately coughed and said, "No, I just practiced a little bit too much."

As she said this, her face turned even redder, and she stepped hard on Gu Jiu's instep under the table.

Gu Jiu said calmly, "Yeah, Auntie just practiced without even taking a breath, how could her face not be red?"

Su Ying couldn't help but wrinkle her nose and glared at Gu Jiu fiercely. Her meaning was very clear - "I didn't even have a chance to breathe properly. I don't know who hurt me!"

Xiao Qi took a bite of the lush green vegetables and said, "Master has worked so hard, Xiao Qi must work harder too!"

Gu Jiu looked at Xiao Qi and couldn't help but smile and said, "Senior Sister, do you also want to practice without even taking a breath?"

At this moment, Su Ying couldn't help but increase the strength of her foot under the table, looking at Gu Jiu with anger, as if to say - "She is still a child!"

Xiao Qi looked bewildered and said, "Can I become more powerful if I don't breathe while practicing? It's so hard for me to hold back my Shuiyan sword."

Gu Jiu was afraid that his shoes would be stepped on and damaged, so he nodded quickly and said, "Senior Sister, you should not learn from Aunt's way for the time being. After all, your foundation is not strong enough and you are still young. Everything should be done step by step."

After hearing this, Su Ying relaxed her feet a little, and then started eating indignantly.

How did this guy become so...

As a man, this is too...

The more Su Ying thought about it, the more suffocated she became, and she almost wanted to vomit blood. At this moment, Gu Xiaoxiao, who was in southern Xinjiang, had also felt the same way about the same person.

At this time, Gu Xiaoxiao was also eating grilled scorpions.

The land of southern Xinjiang has a hot and humid climate, unusually tall trees, and is rich in various poisonous substances.

Before that person occupied this place, Southern Xinjiang had always been a forbidden area in the eyes of outsiders, because ordinary people could easily die if they traveled through these rainforests.

Either they will be poisoned to death by poisonous miasma or bitten to death by snakes, scorpions and venomous insects. Without a guide to lead the way, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a life-or-death situation.

In fact, many practitioners from wealthy areas are also very likely to die an unnatural death.

Although practitioners are powerful, it does not mean that they have strong survivability.

There are too many dangers in this world. If you throw a cultivator from a water town and a local into the desert at the same time, the local is most likely to survive.

The same is true for this rainforest. The indigenous people who have lived here since childhood are more likely to survive than ordinary practitioners. Because they are not immune to all poisons, ordinary practitioners are not much stronger than ordinary people. A poisonous snake that accidentally emerges from the grass may take a person's life.

During this period, Gu Xiaoxiao learned a lot, such as how to eat these dishes that look a bit scary.

Snakes, scorpions, centipedes, these poisonous creatures that are not common in the north are very common here, and the place where they are most often seen is not the rainforest, but the dining table.

Like the north, southern Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated and not prosperous.

The level of backwardness of its towns is even far higher than that of the north, so in all these years, Gu Xiaoxiao has only been to two towns, and spent most of the rest of the time staying overnight in these stilt houses.

There are restaurants in larger villages, but the food is a bit scary.

Centipedes, scorpions, snakes, silkworm pupae...

Everything looked scary, but everyone here enjoyed the food.

Gu Xiaoxiao suppressed her nausea and tried to eat these things, and then found that... they tasted pretty good.

For example, these grilled scorpions in front of you are very fragrant and crispy. As long as you don’t look at their appearance, you can imagine a lot of delicious flavors.

She has been living like this for so long.

Every time she ate, she thought of Gu Jiu sitting next to her and the table full of home-cooked meals, and she couldn't help but eat happily.

Lu Hongling soon discovered that her apprentice was indeed unusual, because she found that Gu Xiaoxiao was very good at deceiving her.

It was obviously fake, but she treated it as real. She lied with open eyes and her method of mental victory by passing off fake things as real was not even as good as her.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly several times, "This child is teachable," because this is a quality that travelers all over the world need.

Travelers often walk in uninhabited areas and may face harsh situations such as lack of food and water and being in danger. At this time, the spiritual victory method of quenching thirst by looking at the plum is often more important.

Gu Xiaoxiao did a great job in this regard, as evidenced by the satisfied expression on her face when she ate the scorpion.

In her imagination, she was eating blue lobster with Gu Jiu.

Chapter 3 Fingers

It was already dusk when Gu Xiaoxiao and Lu Hongling finished their meal.

It gets dark quickly in Miaojiang. The dim sunlight shines through the tall trees, making the entire village look a little dim.

Gu Xiaoxiao knew that fog would quickly form all around once night fell. This was the experience she had gained from staying in Miaojiang for so long.

The two of them got down from the stilt house and began to walk slowly towards the small inn in the village where travelers could rest.

This village is not small, but it is still a little different from a real town, so this so-called inn is actually similar to the B&Bs in modern society.

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