XXXVIII. Before the Storm
Xiaohuo jumped out happily, interrupting the conversation between the two.
Zhang Lingyun fell into deep thought, the answer at his fingertips shook in front of him, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and being invincible in a hundred battles is the motto of Shizun's life, should he also follow in his footsteps?
"Ling Yun, Xiao Huo said that this dress is just the right size," Chi Yan pushed Ling Yun in a stupid state, recalling his scattered thoughts.
"Oh~, it's good to fit, it's not in vain that I sneaked back to the Taiping Palace to deliberately open my mouth to the little junior brother," Zhang Lingyun picked up the clean branch on the side, used his spiritual power to peel off the surface bark and break it into the length of his palm, and pulled up Xiaohuo to scatter his messy long hair.
"Well, such a handsome and cute appearance, the little girl will definitely rush up when she sees it, and she will directly fall down and carry it home to warm the bed...... ,”
Chi Yan's perfunctory teasing listened to Xiao Huo, who was confused, looking confused, touching the bun that was pulled up high, and staring at Zhang Lingyun with big watery eyes.
"Our Xiaohuo has grown up, and he dresses like a handsome and brave general, Brother Chiyan praises you for being sought after. ”
"It's an exaggeration, just his thin body with a hemp pole...... ,”
Zhang Lingyun felt that Chiyan's foul mouth was about to flare up again, so he hurriedly moved the fire, picked out the roast chicken that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and successfully diverted his attention and blocked his mouth.
"Today you cause thunder and lightning, tomorrow the Taiping Palace may come to inquire about it. ”
"Ah~, what about Brother Lingyun?" Xiao Huo swallowed the chicken in his mouth, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he dodged with horror, his face full of remorse and self-blame.
"Don't be afraid, as long as you hide well and keep quiet, they won't trouble you," Zhang Lingyun looked at Xiaohuo's simple and cute appearance, and finally gave up exploring the secrets of his race.
"You haven't let go of your heart yet?" Chi Yan felt Zhang Lingyun exude a repressed emotion.
"The righteousness and unshirkable responsibility are nothing but high-sounding reasons thrown out by human beings for their own selfish desires and selfish interests. ”
"Haha, haha, it's hard to imagine that your little doll can comprehend such a profound Taoist artistic conception, and the future is immeasurable,"
Chi Yan has lived a long time and seen a lot, naturally he has experienced the cold state of the world, and he has also seen people and things that are morally degraded and abandon his wife and children, but this doll who has nothing more to do said such a profound word, it is really jaw-dropping and shocking, and during the time he spent with Zhang Lingyun, Chi Yan still couldn't guess the true thoughts of this young man.
The warm sunshine of early autumn gradually climbed up to the bed, Zhang Lingyun opened his eyes lazily, feeling the once-in-a-lifetime leisure time, Chiyan was unusually no longer noisy, obediently turned into a dragon-shaped totem plate attached to Zhang Lingyun's chest, Zhang Lingyun got up to wash and repeatedly confirmed that the dress was formal and regular, and then sat in the main hall of the ancient temple and waited for the arrival of the Taiping Palace.
"Boy, you better go to dinner first, they may have something important to do," although the contract between Chiyan and Zhang Lingyun was short, he was extremely sensitive to the emotional fluctuations in his heart.
"It's okay, I haven't seen you for many years, you can't lose your courtesy," Zhang Lingyun sat upright like this, watching the hot ball of light in the distance shine from the sun to the dusk.
"Brother Lingyun, are they all gone?" Xiao Huo crept out from a distance and asked about the situation in a soft voice.
"Xiaohuo is hungry, let's prepare dinner," Zhang Lingyun got up and moved his slightly stiff muscles and bones, and waved to Xiaohuo with a warm smile.
"I'm going to make a fire," Red Flame unleashed a wisp of divine sense to probe the surrounding illusion barrier, making sure that no one was approaching before appearing with a slight chill.
"Look at the one that suffocates you, you just came out with a stinky old donkey face that is extremely depressed," Zhang Lingyun never showed his negative emotions, and he didn't know who provoked Chiyan, so he could only talk cheekily and awkwardly.
"Guess what, I've been sitting dry all day, and I haven't even seen a single hair," Chiyan was like a child at this time, constantly throwing firewood on the side to spill his anger.
"Okay, okay, I'm not a party, what do you have to be angry about, haha, haha, quickly hold your chin and this face is about to fall to the ground, but don't break it,"
Zhang Lingyun took out the set of tricks to deal with Xiaohuo, gently stroked Chi Yan's smooth long inky hair, and coaxed softly, and it took a while to calm Chi Yan's grievances for himself, which caused a raging anger.
"Little brat, what are you smirking at there?" Chi Yan turned his head to see Xiao Huo dragging his chin on the side, looking at him with a ghostly look on his aunt's face, goosebumps falling to the ground all over his body.
"It's nothing, people look at Brother Lingyun again, what are you yelling at," Xiaohuo has been dissatisfied with Chiyan's stinky mouth for a long time, and every time he suffers a loss, he is worried that he will not have a chance to pierce his disguise in front of Brother Lingyun, so Chiyan will send it to the door by himself.
"How can I yell at you, it's because you're too timid to stand the volume of other people's words," Chi Yan's voice changed, so that Xiao Huo's wishful thinking was stillborn and had no chance to carry it out.
"The fish is baked, do you want to eat it?" Zhang Lingyun once again used food to resolve the embarrassing atmosphere of the scene.
The three of them chatted about the immortals and righteous men of the past and present, eating the fragrant and tender grilled fish, and the pleasant and high atmosphere did not subside until late at night due to the sleepiness of the small fire.
During the day, Chiyan supervised Xiaohuo to do transformation exercises, and from time to time also taught him some combat skills, the two laughed and played every day, and lived happily, Zhang Lingyun slipped out of the illusion enchantment of the ancient temple with the poisonous flame centipede every day, according to the careful cultivation and teaching of the demon beasts in the Linglong Tower over the years, he studied the ancient formation that had been inherited for thousands of years in the mountain sealing array around Laoshan Mountain, looking for loopholes in the formation, hoping to explore the mystery with the help of his weaknesses, and quietly send Xiaohuo away as soon as possible.
"Xiaohuo, recently, your transformation method has no sense of stagnation, you can transform freely, it's time to go back to the Taiping Palace. Zhang Lingyun studied the mountain closure array for more than half a month, but there was no progress at all, so he had to persuade Xiaohuo to take the initiative to show up and get out of trouble.
"Brother Lingyun, I can't bear you," Xiao Huo blinked his big green eyes and pouted to be cute, hoping to continue to stay.
"Then stay, what's the matter, more people than one fish,"
Chi Yan likes to have someone to fight with him, Zhang Lingyun is good at everything, but he doesn't get angry if he talks too little on weekdays, and he doesn't have an overwhelming sense of accomplishment when chatting with him, but he is often choked speechless, and other demon beasts are either too low in grade, or they used to be fierce and vicious existences, and it is not easy to find an existence that matches his temperament.
"Xiaohuo, don't you want to look at those friends who get along day and night, they can't find you, it's very sad. ”
"I ...... Xiaohuo really misses them, but he can't bear to see this person in front of him who is really good to him.
"Then you can go back and have a look first, and come back in a few days," Chi Yan faintly guessed the worries in Zhang Lingyun's heart, and also encouraged Xiao Huo to go back to the palace to check the situation first.
"Brother Lingyun, aren't you angry?" Xiaohuo has been in an irritable mood lately, and he always feels like he is going to lose someone important.
"I'm not a child, they're also my brothers, why should I be angry if you're close to them?"
Under Zhang Lingyun's persuasion, Xiaohuo finally let go of the burden in his heart, transformed into a wolf, and rushed back to the Taiping Palace through the illusion enchantment.
The days returned to calm, Zhang Lingyun still got up early every day to enter the morning and twilight phantom array, and the demons in the Linglong Tower of the gods to learn and discuss, and in the evening came out to have dinner at the same time as the red flame, the poisonous flame centipede consciously assumed the duties of the housekeeper, responsible for the daily maintenance of the cultivated land in the mountain behind the ancient temple, occasionally watering and fertilizing, the dragon red flame made a pot of tea in his spare time, looked at the green mountains and green waters in the distance, and recalled the eventful years of the past.