Chapter 8 Mysterious Gift "The story should be like this..." Zi Xuan cleared her throat, "Ahem... I'm not a good storyteller, please don't mind..." "Hurry up..." Lan Lan urged. "But, I'm really not that good at storytelling..." Zixuan looked sincere and honest. "Stop talking nonsense! Speed up..." Xiaojing also said. "You know..." Zixuan explained, "When I was little, I couldn't speak very fluently..." At this point, she was stunned and stopped talking—Lan Lan was hunched over, and her big feet were already pressing against her waist without any hesitation... "If you keep us on suspense, we won't mind kicking you off the bed!" "I support Sister Lanlan!" Xiaojing echoed insidiously. So, under the threatening and slightly contemptuous gazes of Xiaojing and the others, Zixuan's story will begin - According to legend, during the Song Dynasty of China, Bai Suzhen was a white snake spirit who had practiced for a thousand years. But when she was young, she was just an ordinary grass snake.
One day, she was playing in the grass and was spotted by an eagle flying in the sky. The eagle swooped down and caught her off guard with its beak, then flew away, preparing to enjoy her slowly on the top of the mountain. When the eagle flew over Xujia Village near the West Lake in Hangzhou, an old man named Xu on the mountain was preparing to go out hunting. When the old man saw this, he immediately pulled out a sharp arrow from the quiver behind him, bent his bow and shot the eagle. The white snake was saved. After becoming a spirit, the white snake transformed into a human form to repay the Xu family for saving its life. Later, Bai Suzhen met the green snake spirit Xiaoqing and became sisters. On the edge of the West Lake, Bai Suzhen used her magic power and clever tricks to get to know Xu Xian and married him. However, the monk Fahai of Jinshan Temple recognized Bai Suzhen as a snake demon and tried to destroy their relationship. Fahai later tricked Xu Xian into Jinshan Temple and put him under house arrest, not allowing him to meet Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing fought against Fahai and flooded Jinshan Temple, but in the process, they hurt other creatures. Bai Suzhen was imprisoned under Leifeng Pagoda after giving birth to her child because she violated the heavenly law. Xu Xian became a monk in Jinshan Temple. Later, Bai Suzhen's son grew up, passed the imperial examination, and went to the pagoda to worship his mother. This act moved Guanyin Bodhisattva. With the help of Bodhisattva, their family was reunited... "Why don't you tell me anymore?" Lan Lan asked, "Are you done?" "That's all." Zixuan said. "Isn't this exactly the same as what I said?" Xiaojing pouted in dissatisfaction. "Almost?" Zi Xuan was sweating coldly, "It's not just a little different." "No matter what, I still like my Xu Xian, tall and handsome, with great magical powers, and the most rare thing is that he is loyal and devoted..." Xiao Jing lay on the bed, resting her head on her hands, muttering to herself. She looked quite relaxed. Zixuan shook her head. This nymphomaniac was hopeless. "Aren't there other versions?" Lan Lan asked, "They are all similar?" "The plot is similar." Zi Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the popularity of this legend, the White Snake's experience may have existed." Lan Lan smiled and said, "Sister, can you take legends seriously? Isn't this just a desperate attempt to find a cure?" "You don't understand. The real history is in the folks, not the official history." Zixuan said, "On the contrary, the unofficial history and secrets may reveal something." "Then tell me, what's the use of this White Snake legend?" Xiao Jing interrupted. "It worked!" Zi Xuan said affirmatively, "Think about it, according to the stories circulated among the people, none of the versions have any record of her soul leaving her body. Then according to the way she flooded Jinshan Temple, according to my deduction, the White Snake should not have reached the Nascent Soul stage yet, but is in the late Jindan stage." "Oh?" Lan Lan's eyes lit up, "This is very likely." "If Bai Suzhen can give birth to children in the mortal world, then we can also..."
"And you can have children." Lan Lan said. "But why didn't she give birth to a snake?" Xiaojing looked up and asked Zixuan in confusion. Zi Xuan rolled her eyes at her and said, "Living in human form and marrying a human, the child will naturally be human. Of course, the bloodline may be different from that of an ordinary person." "So, if we are to give birth to a human in the future?" Lan Lan said with a smile, "At first I was afraid that I would give birth to a half-human, half-demon monster." "That shouldn't happen. You have already reached the late Nascent Soul stage. Even if you don't break through for decades, your cultivation is far higher than hers, so there won't be any problems." "Is it true that only the white snake spirit gives birth to humans?" Xiao Jing asked. "Of course not. It's not just the White Snake legend, there are other monsters as well." Zi Xuan smiled, "More than a decade ago, when we first came to live in the human world, I specifically looked up relevant information..." "Check the information?" Lan Lan asked doubtfully, "Is it necessary?" "Of course. This can be used as a reference for whether humans and demons can get together." Zixuan pointed her right index finger at Lanlan's forehead, "This is for the sake of your happy life in the human world..." When Lanlan heard what she said, she thought it seemed to be true, which was so embarrassing. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jing was very sharp-eared and smart this time— She directly countered with a few words, "Sister, don't say it's for us, as if you are not one of them... Uh, you went to look up information more than ten years ago. I think it was for your own happy life, right?" Lan Lan came back to her senses, "That makes sense! Sister, are you hiding something from us... There must be something!" Zixuan was immediately furious, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "Xiaojing, you little girl, keep talking nonsense, I'll teach you a lesson!" She suddenly turned over and tickled Xiaojing's armpits. "Sister, don't press on me!" Lanlan, who was sleeping in the middle of the big bed, shouted, "You're going to crush me to death!" "Why didn't I hear you say this when Gu Zhengyang was pressuring you!" "Uh...Okay! Xiaojing, let's tickle her together..." “Hahaha…” “Hahahahaha…” The three of them rolled into a ball on the bed, laughing. …… Finally, the three people stopped, panting. "You're crazy." Zi Xuan panted and laughed, "You two are crazy. I won't play with you next time." She got out of bed and picked up the quilt on the floor. In the fight just now, the troublesome Silkworm was kicked under the bed by someone. "I'm so happy that I defeated the invincible Sister Zixuan! Haha!" Xiaojing said proudly, "Hey, turn off the lights. I want to have a good sleep!" Lanlan smiled but said nothing. If you provoke Zi Xuan like this, you will be "retaliated" by her sooner or later. "There's no rush to sleep." Zixuan suddenly said, "Lanlan, I have another gift for you!"
"Sister, didn't you give me a birthday present today?" Lan Lan asked in confusion, "Although I know you are rich, you don't have to give me two, right?" Zixuan started by giving a pair of very expensive earrings. This pair of earrings once appeared in Lanlan’s circle of friends on her mobile phone. Lanlan once posted a comment on the picture, saying that she liked it very much. Zixuan therefore catered to her wishes and bought the same style. "Sister, what gift do you want to give to my second sister? Can I get one too?" Xiaojing asked with a longing look on her face. "You? No?" Zi Xuan said, "Wait until you find a boyfriend." "Oh, so boring!" Xiao Jing lay down again with her head down. "I don't know when it will happen... " "What exactly is the gift?" Lan Lan asked with a smile, "Why are you making it so mysterious?" Zixuan did not answer Lanlan's question. She raised her left hand, on which she wore a bronze bracelet of simple style but with a sense of antiquity and vastness - others had no way of knowing, but Xiaojing and Lanlan knew that it was a space storage bracelet given to her by her mother. Zi Xuan recited a spell in her mouth, and her right hand swept across the storage bracelet - an exquisite five-colored box appeared in her hand. The box is only three inches square, but it is full of brilliance and looks like a dream. "Is this... a colorful treasure box? What's inside...?" Lan Lan and the others looked at her in surprise. Of course, they didn't know what was inside. But they still recognized this colorful box - it was a high-level magic weapon, the box was made of colorful black gold, and there was a small formation engraved on it. The magicians in the clan made a lot of these colorful treasure boxes, but they were usually only used by the upper nobles or high-ranking guests in the clan. As for ordinary people, it was difficult to even see one, let alone use it. Lan Lan and the other girl naturally recognized Zi Xuan because they had been with her for a long time. In the Middle Thousand Worlds, the Seven-Colored Treasure Box is widely used, but people usually use it to store top-quality spiritual fruits. Because these spiritual fruits are of extremely high quality, the storage environment also requires harsh requirements. Storing them in the Seven-Colored Treasure Box can prevent the loss of their medicinal properties. "Of course it's not a spiritual fruit." Zi Xuan smiled, "Open it and you'll know." Lan Lan suppressed her inner excitement and carefully took the colorful treasure box. Xiaojing also came over, her face full of curiosity, secretly guessing what Zixuan's second mysterious gift was. Lanlan carefully opened the box - the moment the lid was opened a crack, a refreshing and elegant fragrance suddenly gushed out of the box. The aroma inhaled into the nose makes the whole soul feel ethereal... The colorful treasure box is opened—— A piece of bright red jade lies quietly inside. This piece of jade is only the size of an ordinary ginkgo leaf and has no style at all, as its edges and corners have not been polished and are still sharp. However, Lanlan and Xiaojing stared at the box with shock on their faces, unable to utter a word. (End of this chapter)