Chapter 12: The Dinner

Bai Xuan twisted his neck and clenched his fist gently, he could feel the fluctuation of the soul power in his body.

Some lazily looked at Yin Wanwu and smiled,

"It's just the power of a third-order soul, what's there to congratulate. ”

Yin Wanwu flicked his fingers to check Bai Xuan's soul power, and after confirming that Bai Xuan's soul power was stable, he smiled and said,

"You kid is not small, do you know how difficult it is to get back up?"

Bai Xuan smiled, although he had not yet reached the previous eighth-order soul power, but now that there was no teaching, Bai Xuan obviously felt that the third-order soul power this time was much more solid.

Bai Xuan stretched,

"I don't know how the stall over there is cleaned up. ”

Talking like this, Bai Xuan also took out the five-color stone prepared for Bai Shushu from his heart.

"So many things happened at once today, and I didn't have time to give the gifts I had prepared for my dreams. ”

Bai Xuan looked at the five-colored stone in his hand and felt the colorful waves.

"Sir, teach me to refine souls!"

Looking at the five-colored stone like this, Bai Xuan said suddenly.

Yin Wanwu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled,

"You want to refine this five-colored stone?"

Bai Xuan shook his head,

"This is a long-cherished gift, so I don't refine it, but since I have a soul refining in my body, if it is true as Mr. said, even if my soul fighting power will be limited by the Bai family's curse in the future, I think this soul refining should be okay. ”

Hidden and unforgiving,

"Are you still worried about the curse of the Bai family? Didn't the old man say it, you don't have that kind of strange thing in your body, but what you said is also reasonable, but you need to be prepared before learning to refine your soul, you have just advanced to fight souls, it is best to rest and stabilize for a while, otherwise you will consume so much soul power at once, I am afraid that you will not be able to bear it." ”

Bai Xuan nodded slightly,

"I naturally understand this, sir, don't worry, I won't let anything go wrong with my soul power again. ”

After saying that, Bai Xuan got up and patted his clothes, stretched his waist and continued,

"Let's go, sir, let's go for a long time. ”

At this time, the Bai family courtyard had been deserted, and only Bai Shushu and Bai Ao were still standing on the stage.

"Suh, are you really okay?"

Seeing Bai Ao's half-believing appearance, Bai Shushu leaned in and grabbed Bai Ao's hand, rubbed his head on Bai Ao's arm, and snuggled up and said,

"I know that my father loves me the most, don't worry, what I just told you is true. ”

Bai Ao gently hugged Bai Shushu's shoulders and sighed,

"It's not that Daddy doesn't believe you, it's just that this world is changing, and the white letters on Puyu, Daddy has lived for so many years and hasn't seen it, you say it's all a coincidence?"

Bai Shushu smiled,

"Could it be that Daddy really thinks that Su Su has such great powers?"

Bai Ao also understood in his heart that Bai Shushu had just awakened his soul heart, and he didn't even have a little cultivation, how could such a change in heaven and earth be caused by her, but it was just that all this was too coincidental, and Bai Ao really couldn't think of a reasonable explanation, so he could only smile bitterly,

"That's it, I won't mention it anymore, as long as you're okay, Daddy will be relieved. I just heard that Xuan'er prepared a birthday dinner for you, but I didn't expect this kid to be still sleeping by himself, it's really ignorant. ”

Bai Shushu listened and helped Bai Xuan cover up,

"My brother is tired, and since everything has been arranged, my brother will naturally come to dinner. ”

Bai Ao smiled,

"You girl, you know to protect your brother. ”

Bai Shu saw through Bai Ao all of a sudden, stuck out his tongue, and with a smile, he got into Bai Ao's arms like a coquette.

At this moment, I only heard a string of hearty laughter not far away,

"It seems that you still know me for a long time!"

"Brother!"

Seeing Bai Xuan, Bai Shushu greeted him like a joy.

"Daddy said that he was afraid that his brother would be sleepy and delay the long-awaited dinner!"

Bai Shushu said to Bai Xuan as if he was complaining.

Bai Xuan laughed,

"How could the long-awaited birthday banquet be without me. Look, what did I bring you!"

Seeing Bai Xuan come to Bai Shushu in front of him, he spread his hands and presented a delicate small box in front of Bai Shushu.

"For me?"

Bai Shushu took the jade hand and tapped his nose.

Seeing Bai Xuan nodded, Bai Shushu couldn't wait to open the box.

The box is naturally filled with the five-colored stone, and the colorful color of the five-color stone overflows from the box like the morning glow and rain, reflecting on the palm of Bai Shulong.

"What a beautiful stone! What is this?"

Seeing Bai Shushu full of joy, Bai Xuan also smiled,

"This is not an ordinary stone, this is called a five-color stone, it is a kind of horcrux, do you still like it?"

"So this is a Horcrux!"

Bai Shushu took out the five-color stone, reflected the sunset and put it in front of his eyes to look at it.

Like Bai Xuan, since she heard Yin Wanwu talk about Horcruxes in the cave, in addition to the special heart, this five-colored stone is the first time she has really seen a Horcrux, which is naturally very rare.

Hearing the word "Horcrux", it attracted Bai Ao,

Bai Ao was also curious to look at the five-color stone in Bai Shushu's hand, and nodded,

"I didn't expect Xuan'er to really have a heart, this horcrux is shiny and elegant, and the power contained in it is really unfathomable, but it's a pity that my Bai family doesn't have a soul refiner. ”

Listening to Bai Ao's evaluation, Bai Xuan was surprised first,

"Father also knows about Horcruxes and soul refiners?"

Bai Ao was a little unimpressed,

"What's the matter? My father is also a second-stage soul master of the Yellow Order, so it's strange to know a Horcrux and a soul refiner. ”

Bai Xuan thought to himself that his father must be reluctant to mention more things related to the cultivation of soul power on weekdays, after all, this is not a good thing in the Bai family, otherwise he would not be so old and he didn't even know what a Horcrux was, no wonder he didn't look at his brother and sister's expressions when they didn't know what a Horcrux was, like looking at two monsters.

Thinking like this, Bai Xuan also shook his head with a wry smile.

But suddenly he thought of something, and seeing Bai Shushu concentrating on studying the five-color stone, he leaned his head close to Bai Ao's ear and whispered softly,

"Father, do you know..."

I don't know what Bai Xuan said, Bai Ao's face suddenly turned pale, as if he was frightened by something, and his eyes stared at Bai Xuan like copper bells,

"You... You... You... Really?!"

Bai Xuan nodded mysteriously, and Bai Ao ran to Bai Shushu to look at the five-colored stone with her.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."

Listening to Bai Ao's muttering, Bai Shushu was a little confused,

"Daddy, what's wrong?"

Bai Ao hurriedly smiled, touched Bai Shu's head and said,

"You have to keep this five-colored stone!"

Bai Shushu became more and more puzzled,

"This is a long-cherished gift from my brother, and I will naturally take it well, why did my father say that?"

Bai Ao shook his head and pretended to be calm,

"It's okay, it's okay. By the way, it seems that this matter needs to be discussed with a few elders. ”

Saying this, he actually left the two brothers and sisters and ran away on their own.

Bai Shushu looked at Bai Xuandao in confusion,

"What did my brother say to Daddy? Daddy has always been calm, why is his behavior so strange today?"

Bai Xuan didn't think it was anything,

"You don't know, the five-color stone in your hand is worth a lot, Daddy's reaction seems to me to be calm, if it is someone else, hey, I don't know what crazy it is!"

This suddenly aroused Bai Shu's interest,

"It turns out that this stone is not only beautiful, but it is also so valuable, brother, you just secretly tell Su Shubei, how much is this stone worth?"

Bai Xuan glanced at Bai Shu,

"I told no one to tell you, this is a gift from me, you little money fan, don't sell it to me one day!"

Bai Shu pouted,

"Hmph, if you don't tell, don't tell, what's the big deal, I'll ask my dad to go. ”

Bai Xuan said a little proudly,

"Not necessarily!"

If it is a change of usual, Bai Shushu only needs to be a coquette, where can Bai Ao resist, he must have recruited everything, but this time it is different, this five-color stone is worth a lot, almost worth a year's income of the Bai family, with Bai Shushu's character, if he leaks his mouth one day, with such a valuable thing on his body, it will inevitably attract jealousy and cause unnecessary trouble, this truth Bai Xuan can understand, Bai Ao naturally understands.

Bai Xuan thought to herself, no matter how she cheated this time, her father would not tell her, and it seemed that she was going to be disappointed this time.

"There's still some time before the dinner, is there any place you want to go?"

I saw Bai Shushu muttering a small mouth, and he was so angry that he didn't care about Bai Xuan, Bai Xuan said helplessly when he saw this,

"Okay, okay, I can't tell you that I have a reason, but I can tell you a bigger secret!"

"What's the secret?"

Bai Shushu was extremely curious, and when he heard that Bai Xuan was going to tell a secret, he hurriedly turned his head over, looking extremely expectant, just like before.

Bai Xuan smiled and leaned close to Bai Shushu's ear and whispered,

"I'm a soul refiner!"

Just a few words, but it rang in Bai Shushu's ears like a bell.

"Soul Refiner!"

Bai Shushu almost exclaimed, this almost didn't scare Bai Xuan to death, and hurriedly stepped forward to cover Bai Shushu's mouth,

"Be quiet! Don't call everybody. ”

Seeing that Bai Shu couldn't stop nodding, Bai Xuan let go of his hand,

"But why? Isn't that a good thing? Does Daddy know?"

Bai Xuan shook his head,

"This is a good thing for me, but you also know that the Bai family does not say that there are few soul refiners and soul fighting masters, and now I can not only cultivate soul power, but also have two kinds of soul power. Think about it, if the people knew about it, what would they think of the father, and say that he had hidden some secret recipe for his son, or for some other reason, why is the patriarch's son so special?"

Speaking of this, Bai Xuan also revealed a hint of self-deprecation,

"Of course I believe that the people of the Bai family will not be like this, but I don't dare. Who in the Bai family doesn't want to be able to revive the prestige of the past, even if the people of the world today almost don't remember the Bai clan back then, but as the descendants of the Bai clan, this point will not be forgotten. And my father's role in this is to stabilize people's hearts and the existence of the overall situation, if I add so much burden and pressure to my father, how can you let me bear it. ”

Hearing Bai Xuan's words, Bai Shushu suddenly realized, thinking that she had been only messing around with herself, thinking that her father was her father, no matter how much trouble she had caused Bai Ao, Bai Ao had never blamed her, she didn't expect that her brother Bai Xuan would now have such a responsibility, she felt guilty, she felt that she was too selfish, he was proud, because he had such a brother.

Bai Shushu's mood at the moment is really mixed.

"You kid actually dare to call yourself a soul refiner?"

Just as the two were silent, a few wisps of green smoke slowly rose.

"Sir, why did you come out?"

Bai Xuan didn't expect that Yin Wanwu would appear at this time.

"Why, listening to your bragging, the old man is not allowed to say a few words?"

Bai Xuan glanced at Bai Shu, and then turned to the hidden way,

"Didn't I have successfully condensed the power of soul refining, didn't Mr. also say that I have soul refining in my body?"

Yin Wanwu glared at Bai Xuan, and he didn't have a good airway,

"It's great to have a soul refiner, yes, even if it's great, you think that having a soul refining is a soul refiner?"

Bai Xuan didn't know why,

"Isn't it?"

Yin Wanwu shook his head,

"Of course not! Having a soul refining in your body means that you can cultivate soul refining, from understanding cultivation to mastering, if you want to become a real soul refiner, you still have a long way to go! Right now, you don't even know what soul refining is, and you're embarrassed to call yourself a soul refiner?"

Bai Xuan knew that he really didn't know anything about soul refining, and he was also hot-headed for a while before he said that he was a soul refiner.

So he coughed lightly a few times to hide his embarrassment, and whispered,

"Sir, the student is mistaken. ”

Looking at Bai Xuan's appearance, Yin Wanwu also felt that his words seemed to be a little heavy, and he waved his hand and explained,

"That's it, the old man is not saying that you have done anything wrong, but he is just reminding you that it is not easy to become a soul refiner, besides, you still have a fighting soul to cultivate, and it is even harder. ”

Bai Xuan had already made up his mind,

"Sir, rest assured, the students will live up to Mr. expectations. ”

Yin Wanwu nodded, and Bai Shushu on the side looked at this situation, and also leaned over and said,

"Sir, don't blame your brother, my brother is all unintentional, you teach your brother well, and my brother will definitely become your most proud student!"

Yin Wanwu smiled,

"I hope so, you little girl will say good things, today is your birthday, and the old man has nothing to give you, if you want, the old man will help you refine this five-color stone into a soul source?"

Unexpectedly, Bai Shushu did not hesitate to hide the five-color stone behind him.

"I don't want it! This is a gift from my brother, don't refine it!"

Then his eyes turned around,

"But if Sir refines other Horcruxes, I really want to take a look. ”

Yin Wanwu brushed his silver beard,

"Other Horcruxes? This is easy to do, although the mountain behind the Bai family is not a treasure, but it is not difficult to find a Horcrux, if you are really interested, the old man will take you two to see it tomorrow? Just teach this stupid boy what to refine his soul." ”

Bai Shu was busy applauding, and Bai Xuan was also excited.

"Eh, you already knew that Mr. was a soul refiner?"

Bai Xuan suddenly remembered that he had only known that Yin Wanwu was a soul refiner, but Bai Shushu seemed to have known about it for a long time, and he was not surprised at all.

Bai Shushu approached Yin Wanwu, and smiled maliciously,

"Mr. is so powerful, he understands everything, don't say it's a soul refiner, Mr. wouldn't be surprised if he is a master, otherwise how can he be qualified to be my brother's husband!

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Bai Xuan again.

Yin Wanwu smiled and sighed, and said helplessly,

"Little girl, this mouth is really powerful, do you want to compliment the old man, or are you praising your brother Bai Xuan?"

Bai Shushu opened his big watery eyes, and blinked in front of Yin Wanwu,

"Of course you're complimenting Mr., right, brother?"

Bai Xuan smiled and shook his head,

"Yes, yes, you're right. You're getting more and more ghostly, little girl. ”

Bai Shushu stuck out his tongue and glanced at Yin Wanwu,

The three of them laughed.

"It's not too early, let's go to the long-awaited birthday dinner. ”

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Bai Xuan reminded.

Bai Shushu naturally looked forward to Bai Xuan's arrangement, and nodded and followed Bai Xuan.

Bai Shu's birthday dinner was arranged by Bai Xuan in Yunxiang Building, this Yunxiang Building is a famous restaurant in the entire White Emperor City, it is famous not because of its gorgeous decoration and rich dishes, on the contrary, Yunxiang House is simple in decoration, the price is fair, and it has a kind of atmosphere of small bamboo buildings in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is precisely because of a simple dish - "hot water crab".

When it comes to the production of this dish, it can be said that it can't be simpler, scalding crab, that is, literally, all the processes are only to put the crab into the hot water and cook, but it is such a simple process.

Yunxianglou's scalding crab is so different, I don't know if it's because of the unique recipe in the water, or because of the special crab roe farming in Yunxianglou, in short, it's so tender and delicious, the crab roe is juicy, with a dish of special Yunxiang vinegar, that taste, only people who have really eaten it can experience.

Guyun food cares about the color, flavor and shape, don't look at the scalding crab is not amazing, when you peel off the crab shell, the aroma that comes to the nose is strong and warm.

The crab meat with excellent heat is crystal clear, like an amorous dusty woman, who is fading away from the only trace of silk shirt, revealing that the full and elastic jade body is gurgling to you.

Not to mention the freshness that melts in the mouth but does not lose its elasticity, all of which are vividly exerted by this scalding crab of Yunxianglou, and many guests are even willing to cross the entire continent to taste the scalding crab of Yunxianglou in Baidi City.

Bai Xuan remembered that when he was a child, he and Bai Ao came to Yunxianglou to eat scalding crabs once, and that time alone made Bai Xuan completely obsessed with this dish, and when he was a child, Bai Xuan often went to Yunxianglou to secretly bring back a few scalding crabs for Bai Shushu to try first.

And this is really the first time to go to Yunxianglou to eat this hot water crab that has just come out of the pot.

Bai Shushu's birthday dinner, a table full of dishes, but she was so happy, just the hot water crab, Bai Shushu alone almost ate a dozen, not enough.

This made Bai Yu and Bai Qiu on the side really shocked, not to mention Bai Shan, it was the first time she saw the ladies on weekdays, and now she was full of crab roe and a bunch of crab shells in front of her, but she still kept eating happily.

Even Bai Ao couldn't help but persuade Bai Shushu to let her eat less, only Bai Xuan kept encouraging Bai Shushu to eat more, and there were more than a dozen people at this table, laughing and laughing until late at night.

Today's fatigue and accidents seem to have nothing to do with the happiness at the moment, Bai Shushu always has such energy, bringing everyone laughter and laughter, and making everyone who sees her forget those unpleasant things, even if it is Bai Ao, who is usually serious, watching Bai Shushu eat so festively, he also laughed all night.

In this way, everyone at Bai Shushu's dinner party was full of wine and food, and they were satisfied to send blessings to Bai Shushu, but no one knew that such a scene touched the unknown memory in the depths of Yin Wanwu's heart, and the same laughter, and after that, Yin Wanwu only saw the sword and sword, the blood flowed like a river, that kind of fear, that helplessness, that kind of inexplicable emotion, mixed tastes surged into Yin Wanwu's heart.

"What are these? Memory? What exactly happened... Why is it so sad?"

And these questions, no one can answer, can only hide deep in the hidden heart.