Chapter 113: Traveling with Senior Sister
A long time ago, Senior Sister wasn't as aloof as she is now; she talked a lot, but usually she would pretend to be aloof, so she would only wear light-colored clothes.
Later, she really didn't like to talk much, so she stopped wearing dark-colored clothes even more.
“Which do you think is better, now or before?” Bie Xuening asked.
“Both are good, each has its own merits.”
Senior Sister herself is an outstanding beauty with excellent temperament; any kind of clothing is merely an embellishment.
Bie Xuening nodded slightly, just about to say something, but her brows suddenly furrowed.
She stretched out her hand, and with a flash of light, a long sword appeared in her palm; it was Yue Ling.
Yue Ling immediately turned into a streak of light, landed on the ground, and transformed back into her loli form, looking up at Bie Xuening.
“I want to go play too!” Afraid that Master would refuse, she quickly added, “I’ve been locked up for so many years, I want to walk around outside more!”
Today, she wants to be a free sword!
Xu Xing smiled, “Senior Sister, just let her go.”
Given her restless nature, it's normal for her to want to move around more outside after being locked up for so long.
“Don't cause trouble.”
“Don't worry, Master!” Then Yue Ling looked gratefully at Xu Xing, “Thank you, Sword Ancestor!”
“Heh, go on.”
Yue Ling bowed to the two of them, then turned and ran away.
After watching her run off into the distance, Xu Xing and Bie Xuening continued walking forward.
Because in recent years, more and more tourists have been traveling to Sword Sect, Sword Sect has also built some special attractions.
Before long, the two arrived at an ancient and quaint little town.
The overall style was similar to the relatively prosperous Mortal towns from before Xu Xing went into seclusion.
In the center of the town was a huge lake; the town was built around the lake, with continuous lotus leaves on the water and beautiful lotus flowers hidden among them, creating a rich artistic conception.
In the center of the lake, there was also a huge gray stone with the character 'Sword' carved on it, and its dusty surface had sword marks of varying depths.
This is the Sword Testing Rock!
This is also one of Sword Sect's special tourism projects; it's replaced every year, and tourists who come to Sword Sect will discuss how powerful the Sword Sect Foundation Establishment Disciples are based on the depth of the sword marks on the Sword Testing Rock.
Once, the Sword Testing Rock was almost cut in half at the waist, which sparked heated discussion and even made it onto the Spiritual Net's trending searches.
Walking along the lake on the bluestone-paved road, the classical and elegant buildings on both sides made Xu Xing feel as if he had returned to before his seclusion.
But after seeing the tourists taking pictures with their phones, Xu Xing realized that everything had truly become different.
Of course, such changes are undoubtedly very good.
Bie Xuening followed behind Xu Xing, looking at his back, her eyes slightly moved.
‘Senior Brother seems happier this time after coming out of seclusion than at any other time before.’
‘However, things are indeed much better now than before, whether it's that Rebellious Disciple or Little Yellow Duck.’
‘So... did Senior Brother want the world to become like this before?’
She still remembered when Master first took Senior Brother in; Senior Brother's performance wasn't particularly outstanding, not even comparable to some ordinary geniuses, let alone herself.
At that time, he still had a particularly lively personality and got along very well with her at the time.
But starting from who knows when, he walked faster and faster, eventually walking ahead of everyone.
Just as she was reminiscing, Xu Xing, who was in front of her, suddenly stopped.
“Senior Sister, do you want to try that?”
Hmm?
Bie Xuening paused and followed his gaze.
It was a snack stall, and several Sword Sect Disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage were busy.
From the steaming large pot next to it, a faint aroma of wine could be smelled.
It was fermented rice balls; she recognized it at a glance.
That Rebellious Disciple had brought her a portion once when he returned from a mission; it tasted quite good.
“Okay.”
With her agreement, the two found an empty spot and sat down.
Because it was prepared in advance, not long after they ordered, two bowls of fermented rice balls and a plate of fried lotus petals were served.
“Please enjoy your meal!”
“Aren't you Sword Sect Disciples? Do Sword Sect Disciples also need to set up stalls?” Xu Xing asked curiously.
“Just earning some extra money,” that Sword Sect Disciple replied casually.
Although the benefits for Sword Sect Disciples are quite good, buying pills, acquiring magic artifacts, and other such things all require money.
Setting up a small stall during the peak tourist season can sometimes earn more than completing a Sect mission!
It's all for cultivation, you know.
Just as Xu Xing was talking to that Sword Sect Disciple, Bie Xuening had already scooped up two rice balls and put them in her mouth.
The small rice balls made from glutinous rice flour were very soft and chewy, and the fermented rice wine was sweet and refreshing.
Delicious.
Xu Xing turned his head, reached out and took a pair of disposable chopsticks and a spoon from the side, placed the spoon on the edge of the bowl, and then picked up a piece of golden-fried lotus petal.
Crunch!
The crispy petals combined with the soft bean paste inside were a perfect match, and finally, taking a bite of the fermented rice balls helped balance the richness.
“So, is that Yuan someone like you?” Bie Xuening suddenly asked.
There was once a rumor in the Tai Xuan Realm that the Sword Ancestor was not from this Realm.
But this rumor later died down and was eventually considered a baseless rumor.
But Bie Xuening knew very well that this was not a rumor.
Xu Xing paused, not denying it, “Yes, I'm sure he's someone like me, but I'm not sure if he's from the same place as me.”
Given his current Realm, whether he concealed it or not was irrelevant, especially since Senior Sister was the person closest to him.
Bie Xuening's heart stirred slightly.
Indeed, that Yuan is also like Senior Brother.
No wonder he's so interested.
“But he really did a great job, just like this,” Xu Xing said, holding up the fermented rice balls in his hand.
Fermented rice balls were created by Saint Emperor Yuan three hundred years ago.
According to legend, it was to apologize to the Lingyin Workshop Disciple who had been following him all along.
“Senior Sister, what do you think of now compared to before?”
Compared to before?
She already had the answer to this question in her heart.
“Compared to before, it's naturally much better.”
Just then, a voice came.
“Master!”
But a figure was seen running from a distance; she wasn't tall and her appearance was as exquisite as a porcelain doll.
It was Yue Ling.
Soon she ran up to the two of them.
“Why did you come back?” Bie Xuening asked, looking at her.
“Give me some spirit coins!”
She stretched out her hand and said very confidently.
Just after she ran out, she saw a very exquisite sword tassel that she felt was very suitable for her.
However, she encountered an extremely serious problem—no money.
Because arbitrarily fabricating spirit coins was illegal, she was afraid of being locked up again, so she had no choice but to run back and ask Master for some.
Sword Cultivators nurturing their swords, isn't that very normal!
“...”
It was one thing for the Rebellious Disciple to ask her for money, but now even her sword was asking her for money.
Bie Xuening took out a storage ring and gave a warning at the same time.
“Don't cause trouble, otherwise you know the consequences.”
Yue Ling snatched the storage ring, nodding like pounding garlic, “Don't worry, don't worry!”
Then she turned around and ran off into the distance again.
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