Chapter 55: The Beauty Sneaks into My Home

  It wasn't two days into their peaceful life when Bai Xiaofei came knocking on the door, trying not to cause any trouble. Qian Xiaodou welcomed him with a gracious smile, but nearly scared Master Yuanfei to death as he followed the two children's every move.

  When Bai Xiaofei and he lay on the wooden cart, about to sneak into the Xiao Nei Valley, Qian Xiaodou looked at Bai Xiaofei's half-reclining posture, blinking her curious big eyes towards him. At that moment... his heart almost jumped out. It wasn't until she blushed again and shook him awake that Qian Xiaodou barely regained his composure. With a kick of the stone wall, the two entered the Xiao Nei Valley, which was like a fairyland.

  Even if Bai Xiaofei had been born into a noble family and entered the various major immortal realms since childhood, he had never seen such a beautiful and warm mortal paradise!

  She couldn't help herself, the girl immediately danced with her soft and slender waist, rushing into the fragrant medicinal garden, playing like a child with the adorable little spirit beasts that Qian Xiaodou had raised since they were young. She even forgot about the thousand-year-old spiritual grass, while Qian Xiaodou sat lightly on the wooden platform outside the door, watching her play with great interest, then carelessly glanced at the alchemy book in his hand.

  At the end of the world, a warm spring scene like a utopia, a simple wooden house, a fragrant spiritual herb garden, small animals crawling on the ground, a shallow river flowing in front of the door, occasionally wafting fruit fragrance from the backyard, a handsome young man and a stunningly beautiful girl, at this moment, forgetting the cruel and bloody world of cultivation, doing what they like, occasionally exchanging gentle glances and smiles, forming a perfect scenery, this scene will be etched in his heart for thousands of years!

  After reading for a while, she raised her head to find that the person was gone. She searched around and found him playing with small creatures in the pond. He also saw her, took a few deep breaths, looked around deeply, then flew up and landed beside him, smiling:

  "It's been a long time since Fier had so much fun, fighting against the evil demons for years. You're really making me laugh, Xiao Dou!"

  Qian Xiaodou shook her head and said with a firm expression: "I want to see you so happy forever!"

  "Forever!" Bai Xiaofei listened, suddenly changing her expression to a cold and detached one: "How far is forever? Looking at the people around me, one by one they die. They promised me that they would be with me forever, but in the end, they didn't keep their word. Their lives were so fragile, they couldn't resist fate. So I understand now - those without power have no right to speak of forever!"

  Qian Xiaodou was stunned. She was so extreme, and yet so agitated with resentment towards those who had abandoned her. He felt a pang in his heart and quietly walked up to her, saying:

  "I love you - nothing will ever change that!"

  Bai Xiaofei's eyes moistened, she turned around fiercely and said loudly: "No! In Xiaofei's heart, absolutely do not pretend to be anyone else, absolutely do not hurt again, I never want to see the person I care about die again!"

  "Die?" Xiao Dou took a deep breath, and his expression turned mischievous again. "Me die? Haha... even if all the cockroaches in the world died, I wouldn't be finished. I'm a bad guy, who's afraid of whom? Only fools go to the front lines to be fighting heroes. I'll stay in the rear and take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune. What a comfortable and wonderful job this is! How about it, beauty? Want to be my deputy? There are many spirit stones to be earned!"

  "Hehe~" Bai Xiaofei's small hand waved again, and her lovely smile said: "Hmm~ you just live in a safe place, but I have to go back. Although I also want to be like you, my master and sisters are all on the front line, and I really can't put my heart at ease!"

  Qian Xiaodou took out a beautifully packaged box from her storage pouch and handed it to her, saying: "I knew you wouldn't be willing to part with it. Here's the Thousand Year Spirit Grass, in exchange for the third button on your favorite dress!"

  "What!" Bai Xiaofei covered her own chest and hastily said: "You... you silly fool, how can you take someone else's clothes? If I go out like this now, how will I face people? Moreover, there are several spiritual treasures on my body. Don't you want to keep defensive treasures for the future to overcome the heavenly tribulation?"

  Qian Xiaodou said with a look of impatience, "What defensive Lingbao? No way, I just want that button on your clothes. Will you exchange it or not? If not, then forget it!"

  "Change!" Bai Xiaofei hastily turned around, unbuttoned her clothes and threw them at him. She said in a sharp voice, "You rascal, what are you looking at? Hurry up and go find me some clothes!"

  Qian Xiaodou's eyes, which had been burning with inner fire, returned to normal as she handed a somewhat androgynous white garment to her roommate, sporting a mischievous expression.

  "Alright, what's with the tension? There's no one around. A refined gentleman like myself wouldn't sneak a peek. Humph! I'll only look openly and honestly!"

  Bai Xiaofei hastily put on her clothes, turned around with a slightly angry expression and said: "This time, thank you, but don't think I'll like you. That button is one-of-a-kind in the world, it can be considered a token of faith. In the future, no matter what difficulties you encounter, as long as you give it to me, I will do my best to help you once."

  Qian Xiaodou's face was filled with sadness as she said, "We're about to part ways, and who knows when we'll meet again. Be careful on the front lines, don't be stubborn in a fight, if you can't win then run away. Oh, I still have two bags of incendiary grenades here, if you can't defeat them just learn from me and use money to kill them off. And this Ling Yin jade pendant, keep it with you, if we're close enough we'll be able to sense each other's presence. If you encounter a danger that you can't resolve, then take it out and I'll come to rescue you no matter how far away I am. Don't look at me as foolish all the time, my abilities are actually quite impressive, remember?"

  Bai Xiaofei was amused by him once again, and with a smile, she took the things from his hand: "If it were someone else, I would absolutely not accept these. But since it's you, this rich and oily guy, then I'll be at ease accepting them on behalf of my fellow sisters who have few treasures but still need to face the dangers of fighting evil demons. It's really you, after all - that guy who didn't even reach the Foundation Building stage back then, yet dared to challenge the Little Nine Heavens Dragon alone and order the sect leader around... I must say, I admire you!"

  Qian Xiaodou smiled awkwardly for a moment, then suddenly asked in a urgent tone: "Right, Xiaofei, when do you think I'm the most adorable? Eh~ even if it's just a little bit! Think carefully, is there such a time?"

  Bai Xiaofei played with her long hair and smiled lightly: "No need to think, I know you, the most adorable time is when you fell from that high Nine-Story Cliff of Suffering and didn't die, then stood up stupidly and said you were fine. Hehe, at that time, you made Xiaofei's heart warmest. Alright, I should go now, Master is still waiting for my Spirit Grass to save his life!"

  He saw her off with a slow and reluctant pace, then stood alone at the mountain pass, staring blankly into the sky for a long time. Just as he was walking back with a lost expression, Yuan Fei suddenly appeared from behind and punched him on the head with a big fist, laughing loudly:

  "Little brother, you're really something else! I've said it before, your negotiation skills are top-notch. Today, you even managed to settle the matter of flying up - that's just awesome!"

  Qian Xiaodou rubbed his head with a look of collapse and said, "Bad master, I only have this little chance to be with Xiaofei, but you keep sneaking glances at me, making me not even dare to play with her. Eh~ what's with the 'fei sheng', Master, what are you talking about?"

  "Needless to say, with my nearly 5,000 years of wisdom, that little girl absolutely won't like a mortal man. No matter how deep your feelings are, it's useless. She won't let herself be heartbroken forever thinking about a man. And you, kid, have worked hard too! Although there are many men better than you who can easily get their hands on her, how many of them will still remain unmarried after ascending to the heavens and not having any romantic entanglements? But with this button, in the future, she'll help you secure a permanent position in the heavenly realm. At that time, even if you're inferior to others in every way, your thousands of years of devoted love will still have a 5% chance of winning her over! Even if you can't marry her, she'll still take care of you!"

  "Five percent!" Qian Xiaodou loudly protested: "Are all the people in the Heavenly Realm so arrogant? Hmph, just wait until I go there and they'll be sorry. Whoever dares to compete with me, I'll smash them to death with spirit stones!"

  "Baby disciple, as a man, I shouldn't be telling you these trivial things, but as your master, it's my duty to remind you of some things. If one day you really succeed in flying up, the first thing you'll feel is that you're short on money. In our world, there are low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade spirit stones, and rarely seen top-grade ones. But in heaven, only top-grade spirit stones circulate. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that there aren't a few top-grade spirit stones in the mortal world either. And what can three top-grade heavenly spirit stone coins buy? Hmph! A bowl of noodles without meat sauce - this is reality. Think about it, if Xiaofei takes you to the Heavenly Realm, and you have to rely on her, a girl, to support you, a boy, how will you feel?"

  Qian Xiaodou suddenly smiled slyly and said, "Master, I say your mouth is so greedy, is there no wine in heaven, so you want to drink enough in the mortal world?"

  The ape wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and dryly laughed: "This kid, knowing it in your heart is enough, why must you say it out loud and make me lose face? Honestly, I'm telling you, when we were on earth before, we should have brought more wine, that stuff is valuable up there. And all sorts of daily necessities, huh, your top priority now is to evolve this longing bangle into a spatial treasure, fill it with supplies! Also, you little scamp, learn some skills, and I guarantee you'll eat well in heaven!"

  Qian Xiaodou let out a sigh and said: "Alright, I'll go back to refine my equipment. First, I need to accumulate some spiritual stones to create a spatial treasure, then I have to get a decent flying sword - after all, it's a symbol of status, can't do without one. And I'll also make sure to master the new technique you just taught me, 'Qian Kun' and 'Ba Shi Lie Huo'!"

  The ape flew with a satisfied smile and said: "The child can be taught, but also remember that the main method cannot fall behind, go back and work hard!"

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Dou has had 400 years of Dao cultivation. In these decades, apart from successfully flying a mid-grade flying sword 100%, he occasionally refines high-grade Dao equipment, and even has two top-grade Dao equipment with some small reputation!

  It goes without saying that during the war, the sect used him like a beast of burden. The rewards of elixirs, spiritual grasses, and spiritual beasts were endless, especially the elixirs. Now the sect is afraid he will die, which stems from Xiao Dou's behavior over the years. No matter what the sect says, he always executes without hesitation, never putting on airs as a refiner.

  Even with Sakura, who occasionally loses her temper, he is still very polite and explains everything to her with a smile.

  Of course, there is such a good job, if you don't take advantage of it, then you would be sorry for yourself. After all, the way of refining equipment, no matter who it is, can't achieve 100% success, and since no one is watching me, even if I occasionally succeed, I'll just say it's a failure and hand it over to Shuixian to deal with, in exchange for some spirit stones. Of course, the three girls aren't like him, secretly greedy for wealth, but rather openly robbing him, but that's just the beginning. Later on, when they went out with Leng Hanming to conquer, then they would lack nothing!