Chapter 45: Relationship Advancement
A banging knock on the door pulled Lu Yuan up from the bed, and he actually lay down until the sun went down completely.
Lu Yuan opened the door, and the village chief stood in front of the door with a large lunch box.
"Because Shangxian insisted on living here, I was afraid that Shangxian would be troublesome, so I brought the food over."
Although the village chief's attitude was very respectful, he didn't want to go into the room, he handed the lunch box to Lu Yuan and said, "You eat first, put it out of the door when you're done, and I'll clean it up!" β
After speaking, the village chief took his leave, and Lu Yuan took the lunch box and looked around, as if it was a very routine check if there was any threat around, but at the moment when he walked into the house and closed the door, the shadow escaped, and Lu Yuan appeared next to Cai Bai who was hiding in the woods.
The Wind Sword Technique not only made Lu Yuan proficient in swordsmanship, but also improved his perception, coupled with the blessing of the Emerald Eye, Lu Yuan discovered Cai Bai's location when he went out, and deliberately looked around just to eliminate Cai Bai's vigilance.
Lu Yuan, who had escaped from the shadow, opened the lunch box and said, "Do you want to eat?" Cabbage! β
Cai Bai, who had just been taken aback by Lu Yuan, came back to his senses and asked, "How did you find me, I obviously have hidden it well!" β
"Don't care about these first, you just say eat or not!"
Lu Yuan laid out the lunch box, and each dish exuded a rich aroma.
"Me! I ......" Cai Bai wanted to eat, but she was too embarrassed to say it directly.
Lu Yuan smiled and handed the only pair of chopsticks in the lunch box to Cai Bai, and said, "Eat!" β
Cai Bai, who had been staying in the mountains and had never eaten anything other than fruit and water, finally couldn't help it, she sandwiched meat and vegetables one chopstick after another, and didn't even ask for a bowl in the back, holding rice crackers in her left hand and chopsticks in her right hand, alternately stuffing food into her mouth.
When Cai Bai finished eating, there were some dishes left on all the plates, and she handed the last rice cake to Lu Yuan and said, "You eat!" β
Lu Yuan smiled slightly, he took the rice crackers and said, "The villagers have driven you away, why do you still guard them?" With your strength, no one can stop you, whether it was before or now, right? Why make yourself like this for the sake of a bunch of ungrateful people? β
"You know it all!?" Cai Bai was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head, "It's not that they're ungrateful, they're just afraid of something different from themselves, and I suddenly became like this, and anyone would be afraid of it." Although this place is not far from the county seat, I am the only one who guards the village, and if I leave, the villagers will definitely be killed by the demons, so I have to wait until the new monk of the village guards arrives before leaving! β
Lu Yuan took a bite of rice crackers dipped in soup, "You will suffer a big loss sooner or later!" But when is the new village protector coming? You can't stay in the mountains all the time! β
"No, it won't! On the day the aura was restored, the village chief had sent a flying sword to the county seat, and the new village protector should be able to arrive in the next few days! β
"Okay then! But do you want to take a shower and change your clothes? I can take you back to your house and no one knows! Lu Yuan said as he took the last bite of the cake.
Cai Bai looked at the clothes on his body that were so dirty that he couldn't see the original color clearly, and nodded.
Lu Yuan, who was on the side, stretched out his hand to Cai Bai after collecting the lunch box and motioned for her to hold it.
Cai Bai, who had just stood up, held Lu Yuan's hand for no apparent reason, and in the next second, Lu Yuan launched a shadow escape, and the two appeared in Cai Bai's room out of thin air.
As soon as he landed, Lu Yuan walked out of the door with the lunch box, and he said as he walked: "This is your room, you are more familiar than me." I'm just out there to keep you out there and keep anyone from coming! β
With a click, the door closed behind Lu Yuan, leaving Cai Bai alone in the room.
She looked at the simple and familiar room, and suddenly felt particularly unreal, she tentatively shouted, "Lu Yuan, are you there?" β
"I'm here, cabbage!"
For the first time, Lu Yuan's screaming cabbage made Cai Bai feel not so annoying, but felt a little warm.
When the sound of water sounded in the room, Lu Yuan also turned his attention to observing the surrounding environment.
Suddenly, Lu Yuan flicked his fingers and sent out a sword qi that shot into a pitch-black grass.
Then a petite brown fox popped out of the grass, and after dodging Lu Yuan's sword aura, it went straight to the depths of the woods without looking back.
Lu Yuan, who was guarding in front of Cai Baimen, did not set out to chase the fox, the distance was too far, the jade eye did not detect its information, and the sword qi did not hit it Lu Yuan was also his own mistake, after all, it was just a small fox.
After Lu Yuan stood guard outside the door for a while, the sound of water in the house stopped, and Cai Bai's voice sounded: "Lu Yuan, I've washed it, you can send me back to the mountains." β
Hearing Cai Bai call him in, Lu Yuan pushed the door open.
The tidy Cai Bai and a white dress are even more pure and beautiful, if she was an angel in distress before, then she is now a fairy in the mortal world!
"You, don't think about going back to the mountains, who do you think I want this house for? You're going to fall asleep in your bed tonight, and I'll spend the night in that chair. Lu Yuan pointed to the chair in front of the table.
"This, how can this be!?" Cai Bai hurriedly waved his hand and refused.
Lu Yuan, who was originally walking towards the chair, stopped in place, "Think I'm going to do something bad to you?" Then I'll go out, you have a good rest here! β
After speaking, Lu Yuanyou walked out the door.
"It's not! I mean you should be in bed! Cai Bai hurriedly stopped Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan, who stopped in front of the door, waved his hand again and again, "No! No way! This bed is yours, how can I occupy the magpie's nest!? β
When he saw Cai Bai's insistent expression, he said again: "In that case, I see that there is a bed quilt in your closet, and I can make a bunk." β
Hearing Lu Yuan open the closet, Cai Bai suddenly covered his chest with a red face.
At this time, Lu Yuan remembered that there were several close-fitting clothes hanging in the closet, and Cai Bai's clothes were naturally taken out of the wardrobe, so Lu Yuan had seen the underwear she was wearing now!
Lu Yuan coughed embarrassedly, "Cough! I'd better go out to sleep! β
Cai Bai was generous at this time, "Lu Yuan, it's okay, I'll help you lay out the futon!" β
As she spoke, she had already opened the wardrobe and hugged the quilt down.
After everything was done, the two still felt a little embarrassed, relatively speechless, and soon turned off the lights and fell asleep.
Not long after the lights went out, footsteps could be heard outside.
The village chief's faint voice came in from outside the house, "Shangxian's appetite is really large, and two people may not be able to finish eating so many dishes!" β
The village chief's words made Cai Bai's face blush, and in the faint moonlight, that touch of red was particularly obvious.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan was lying on the ground on the other side of the bed, and he couldn't see Cai Bai's expression, but he was also trying to hold back a smile at this time.
After the village chief walked away, Lu Yuan finally couldn't help it, and he burst out laughing.
It may be that there is no face-to-face, coupled with the blessing of darkness, Cai Bai roared angrily: "Don't laugh!" I haven't eaten properly in days, what's wrong with eating more!? β
Hearing Cai Bai's words, Lu Yuan quickly stopped laughing, coughed twice, adjusted his voice and said, "Then seriously, in fact, I want to ask you how you hid your appearance before." β
Cai Bai turned sideways and sighed, she blocked her entire face from the moonlight that spilled in through the window.
"Not long after I was born, I was abandoned by my biological parents because of my gray hair, but fortunately, my master Guo Hongyu saved me, she not only raised me and taught me to cultivate, but also found a refining master and practiced a unique magic weapon! This magic weapon can use extremely low aura to create a small area of illusion, and it is also because of it that I have been able to hide my true appearance, but once the aura is depleted, it is useless, and it was broken in a subsequent battle, and it is no longer useful. β
"What about your master? Isn't she with you? Lu Yuan asked.
"My master, she died during a mission to the imperial court. My master is just a casual cultivator, and if we want to go further, we can only join the imperial court and exchange freedom for the opportunity to become stronger. β
"Sorry for mentioning your sadness. But with your talent, there will be sects rushing to get it, right? Why do you want to join the imperial court and become a village protector here? β
"Yes, my master has also taken me to take some sect entrance exams, but the inspection of joining the sect will inevitably expose my true appearance, and I don't want to."
"Are you willing to join a sect now? I am a person from the Xuantian Sect in the southern part of the Yan Kingdom, as long as you are willing, I can let you enter the Xuantian Sect to cultivate without checking! I can also help you find a refining master to refine an illusion magic weapon for you again! β
"Really? That Xuantian Sect won't be you, right? Cai Bai also made a joke.
"How could it be! Xuantian Sect is now the first sect in the southern part of Yan Kingdom! I'll tell you......"
Lu Yuan introduced a lot of the history of Xuantian Sect to Cai Bai, but Cai Bai always listened quietly without the slightest impatience.
When Lu Yuan finished speaking, Cai Bai finally asked the question that had been pressing in his heart, "Lu Yuan, why are you helping me?" Because look at me pitiful? β
"Of course not! After your strength is fully recovered, you have to have the early stage of Jindan, right? It's so strong, every sect will want it! And you're so kind and beautiful! β
Realizing that his words might make Cai Bai misunderstand, Lu Yuan hurriedly added: "I don't have any bad thoughts about you!" I have a fiancΓ©e! β
Cai Bai heard Lu Yuan's nervous tone, and she burst out laughing, "That's it, then I'll rest assured!" β
Although Cai Bai laughed on the surface, that feeling of loss always lingered in Cai Bai's heart.
"Then did you agree to join the Xuantian Sect?" Lu Yuan asked.
"Hmm...... I'll think about it again. Cai Bai replied softly.
"Then you ......"
In this way, Lu Yuan and Cai Bai chatted for a long time, and neither of them saw each other's faces in the dark, but the distance between them was much closer this night.