Chapter Sixteen: The Azure Waves Nurture the Demon

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  In the Chenghuang Temple, inside the Yiwu Small Commodities Market, Su Jingyi's small face wore a sweet smile as she pulled on Chu Yu's hand, seemingly feeling happy about Chu Yu's indulgence towards her, and the girl's appearance was indescribably lovely and charming.

  "Xiao Yi, how did you become so much whiter? Do you have some secret recipe?"

  Facing this "little girlfriend's" sudden question, Chu Yu was somewhat bewildered, and immediately thought that it was because he had already built his foundation, transformed from acquired to innate, and had undergone a complete transformation, with skin as white and tender as a newborn baby...

  "It's probably because I've been sick these days and haven't gone out, that's why." Chu Yu rubbed his nose, saying a reason he couldn't even believe himself.

  "Ah! This is okay too." Su Jingyi half-covered her small mouth, first looking at herself and then staring at Chu Yu for a while, "You're now even whiter than me, it's too stimulating."

  To be honest, Su Jingyi is absolutely a born beauty. At less than sixteen years old, she already has a tall and slender figure that many older girls do not possess. Her skin, although not yet as smooth as milk, is still much better than the skin of those movie stars who rely on expensive cosmetics to achieve their looks. However, compared to Chu Yu's skin, which is as white and tender as a newborn baby's, Su Jingyi's skin appears dull in comparison.

  Loving beauty is a woman's nature, and the girl's slightly curious and envious words are also understandable. However, the girl's temperament is extremely gentle, and after hearing Chu Yu's somewhat absurd explanation, she didn't ask again. She turned her mind around and pulled the latter to run quickly towards a stall, "I found it! There are many types of origami here!"

  Because the number of origami to be purchased is quite large, after Su Jingyi and the boss haggled over the price, they bought 2,000 seven-color origami in one breath. The money was paid by Su Jingyi, which wasn't because Chu Yu was stingy, but because this expense was a class committee expenditure, so Chu Yu naturally wouldn't argue over it.

  "Shall we go to Cheng Huang Temple now and take a stroll?" The girl asked Chu Yu with a sweet smile after buying the paper cutouts.

  Chu Yu couldn't bear to see the little girl disappointed, so he nodded and said, "I heard that there are many carp in the Jiuyi Bridge of the City God Temple. Let's go take a look."

  "Great!" Su Jingyi clapped her small hands excitedly, "It's been a long time since I went to see the carp in Bibo Pool with Mom and sister five years ago."

  From Su Jing's slightly nostalgic tone, Chu Yu seemed to have read some things hidden in the girl's heart, and couldn't help but think to himself that he should hurry up and cultivate the Five Elements True Fire, so as to refine the elixir and cure Su Qing's illness once and for all. Speaking of which, he still had to make a trip to Duan Ziyu's house in the next few days, first to gather enough money to appease Su Tiantian...

  Along the way, Su Jingyi seemed like a happy little sparrow, her girlish nature was revealed without a doubt, and it was clear that she hadn't let loose like this in a long time. The girl's happiness also infected Chu Yu, and his sense of immersion in Shao Yi's youthful identity grew stronger.

  Tourists in the City God Temple also frequently cast various glances at Chu Yu and Su Jingyi, who were holding hands, and most of them couldn't help but smile at this pair of golden boys and jade girls.

  Jiǔ Qū Qiáo is one of the most famous buildings in Chenghuang Temple, winding and turning nine times across the Bi Bo Chi. Many tourists who come here like to linger around it. Under the bridge, there are thousands of goldfish being raised in the Bi Bo Chi, mostly red ones. From time to time, they swim out of the water in groups, looking very cute, often enticing tourists to tear bread or cake into small pieces and throw them into the pool to feed them.

  At this moment, Su Jingyi was tirelessly kneading the bread in her hand into small balls and throwing them into the water to feed a group of red carp, while Chu Yu looked at the girl with a smile, seemingly also enjoying himself.

  Suddenly, a burst of people's exclamations came, "Look! The Golden Carp King is here! Today we're so lucky to see it, the last time I saw it was when I was nine years old, and its size has at least doubled!" An elderly man with white hair, about fifty or sixty years old, exclaimed excitedly.

  "King Koi... it's really the King Koi, look at that head, it's almost as big as a human head! I always thought it was just a legend, but it actually exists." A young couple stared unblinkingly at the center of the Bi Bo pool, deeply amazed by the giant golden koi fish floating on the water.

  Chu Yu merely glanced in that direction, and a hint of an amused smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I didn't expect to see a demon in this bustling city! However, its cultivation is really too shallow, and it can only be considered a minor demon among minor demons. In all likelihood, it hasn't even condensed its internal elixir."

  In the center of the Bi Bo Pool, a giant golden carp about one meter long emerged from the water surface. A pair of fish eyes were quite different from ordinary red carp, with two points of silver light faintly visible. The huge tail slapped the water, instantly creating a water column several meters high.

  At that moment, almost all the tourists on the Jiuchong Bridge were attracted by the appearance of this giant golden carp. In a few seconds, countless rolls of film were killed, and many elderly people who lived nearby sighed and occasionally talked about seeing the golden carp when they were young.

  Just as everyone was amazed, the huge golden carp suddenly jumped out of the water and rose to a height of about three meters. Then it dived down fiercely and disappeared into the depths of the emerald green pool water, leaving no trace.

  Just as everyone was sighing at the departure of the golden carp, Chu Yu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and with his eyesight, he caught a scene that ordinary people couldn't see in the moment when the golden carp jumped out of the water. In the instant when the giant golden carp jumped out of the water, a small object the size of a green bean was thrown down from above and swallowed by the carp.

  "Breeze Wave Pavilion..." Chu Yu's gaze locked onto the spot where the green bean-sized trinket was thrown, "Could it be that this Golden Carp demon is being raised by someone else..."

  Chu Yu, who had just caught a glimpse of the ultimate interest, pulled Su Jingyi, who was still amazed by the scene where Jinli appeared earlier, and said: "Xiao Jing, let's go upstairs to have some tea."

  "Xiao Yi, that place is very expensive... Adults don't make money easily, don't waste it." Su Jingyi leaned in close to Chu Yu's ear and said: "Are you thirsty? Let's go buy some mineral water."

  "You're my girlfriend, I'm taking you out for tea, of course we have to go to the best place. The City God Temple is the best place to drink tea, and this Bi Bo Lou should be it. Let's go, don't worry, my money wasn't given by my parents, it was earned by myself." Chu Yu's words were actually not wrong, the money on him could also be considered as the wealth he accumulated in the first few years after he entered the world thirty years ago.

  "Ah?" The young girl slightly unexpectedly tilted her small head to the side, and under Chu Yu's persistence, was again warmed by his words "my girlfriend..." and allowed him to lead her into the Bi Bo Lou, holding her soft small hand.

  "A cup of Longjing tea costs eighty yuan... Xiaoyi, let's go." Su Jingyi looked at the waiter who had finished taking their order and was leaving, and she pulled on Chu Yu's sleeve under the table.

  "Haha, it's rare to indulge once in a while!" Chu Yu wouldn't be stingy with money, but looking at Su Jingyi's delicate and frightened appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic. "Little Jing, let me tell you a secret, after hearing it, you won't think the tea here is expensive anymore."

  It's obvious that girls of Su Jingyi's age are extremely sensitive and interested in the word "secret". "What secret? Don't tell me something like last time, like how you secretly went into the teacher's office to change your test scores..."

  Chu Yu quickly organized his words, and a well-intentioned deception was about to emerge. "I have a wealthy grandfather who I haven't seen in many years. The last time we met, he gave me a large sum of pocket money, and of course, I also did a lot of chores to earn it." As he spoke, Chu Yu pulled out a stack of red 100-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to Su Jingyi, saying, "Now you don't have to worry about me not having enough money to invite you for tea, right?"

  "Your grandfather... oh, so that's how it is!" The thinking of a middle school girl who had never been in contact with society was still very simple. Moreover, the one who said this was her boyfriend. Su Jingyi nodded obediently and said seriously: "But having money doesn't mean we can waste it like this. Why don't we buy more gifts that the kids at the orphanage will like when we visit tomorrow?"

  "Alright! I'll listen to you, after we finish drinking tea and eating some snacks, we can go buy gifts together." Chu Yu appreciated Su Jingyi's innocence and kindness as a little girl, and agreed without hesitation.

  At this time, a red shadow flashed by from the side, and a woman's voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Chu Yu rose up, "Eh, it's Zhenyu Zhai's little friend, eh, and you've even brought a little girlfriend along with you."

  "The three words 'little friend' had never been welcomed by Chu Yu, he almost didn't even have the interest to take a good look at who was coming, in fact with Chu Yu's memory ability, as long as it was someone he had met before, he wouldn't be able to forget them, so naturally he knew who the visitor was. He let out a cold snort and said: '...Wild woman'"

  "What? Barbaric, are you talking to me!" Shen Xue Li, dressed in a red tight leather jacket, couldn't believe that the young boy in front of her, who was only around ten years old, would address her in such a manner.

  "If nothing's wrong, please return to your seat and don't affect our mood for drinking tea." Chu Yu threw out a sentence indifferently, still not even giving the other person a direct glance.

  "Xiao Yi, don't be like this..." Su Jingyi saw Chu Yu and the beautiful older sister having a conflict, and couldn't help but feel tense, so she pulled on Chu Yu's sleeve and whispered close to his ear.

  At this time, Shen Xue Li who had lost interest had already returned to his own seat and was saying something to an old man with snow-white hair.

  "It's all right, our tea and refreshments have arrived. Xiaojing, you try them first to see if they're good." Chu Yu said with a gentle smile, but in her heart she was thinking that this savage girl must be saying something bad about her now, so she might as well listen to what clever things she could come up with.

  When his mind moved, Chu Yu released a thread of divine consciousness, quietly and soundlessly wandering to Shen Xue's seat.

  "Grandfather, the jade connoisseur I mentioned to you last time is that bad boy..." Since childhood, Shen Xue had been spoiled and pampered like a princess, and she had never suffered from others' cold words. If it weren't for her grandfather being present, whom she respected and admired the most, this young lady from a wealthy family would have probably lost her temper in public with a 99% probability.

  Shen Xue's grandfather looked quite benevolent, with a kind face and eyes. In this October of golden autumn, when the temperature had already dropped sharply, he still wore only a thin white Tang suit, with black cloth shoes on his feet, and a three-inch-long white beard under his chin, which was quite majestic.

  After listening to his granddaughter's complaints, the old man smiled slightly and his gaze drifted towards Chu Yu on the table to his left. He swept a glance over him, then naturally withdrew his gaze without hurrying to respond. First, he took a sip of Bi Luo Chun from the cup on the table before speaking: "Xiao Xue'er, when will you be able to restrain your temper? That child seems to be someone I know, but I don't know whose descendant he is. However, you are not allowed to provoke him again."

  "Grandpa, he was the one who wasn't polite to me first." Shen Xue Li said, shaking the old man's arm with a puffed up appearance that also had a unique charm.

  "I see that young person, despite their tender age, is more capable than you. Think about it, with the tone you just used to speak to someone you don't even know well, of course they wouldn't be happy." The old man said in a still leisurely manner.

  "He's stronger than me!" Shen Xue Li exclaimed in shock, and then said unwillingly: "Grandfather, you say he is also a cultivator?"

  The words spoken by Shen Xue were extremely light, barely audible, but still couldn't escape Chu Yu's keen senses. This made the latter involuntarily recall the scene of the Golden Carp King jumping out of the water to feed in the Bi Bo Pool earlier.

  "It seems to be another family of cultivators hiding in the mortal world, and that golden carp king that's almost become a demon must also be raised by this family... However, with such a level of cultivation, they still dare to call themselves cultivators, it's really laughable."

  Chu Yu's astonishment lasted only for a moment, and as a former master of the Zhongtu Xianjing who had the power to summon the wind and rain, the Xian family was really not in his eyes.

  At this moment, the old man surprisingly stood up and walked towards Chu Yu with a warm smile: "Young friend, it was my granddaughter who didn't understand things earlier. Can you please let it go for the sake of an old man like me?"

  "This old man seems to have some cultivation, should be much stronger than myself now, and his words are still quite polite, it's not bad to give him some face." Chu Yu's character is like this, when people respect me one foot, I respect people ten feet, when people are fierce with me one trick, I am fierce with people ten times.

  "Uncle, she and I didn't have any conflicts anyway, it's no big deal."

  On the other side, Shen Xue saw Grandfather suddenly walk towards that despicable bad boy and the two of them started chatting and laughing together. She couldn't help but furrow her brow, "What's going on with Grandfather? Why is he being so polite to such a young kid, even if the other person is a cultivator, they're still just a child, is it really necessary to try so hard to get along?"

  What she didn't know was that the old man had only shown a slight interest in Chu Yu, whom he had met by chance at the tea house, but because of his sudden perception of the thread of divine consciousness released by Chu Yu, the old man was shocked and amazed.

  To know that one can derive spiritual consciousness, at least they must possess the foundation-building initial cultivation. At such a young age of only ten or so, this youth has already completed his foundation-building, then wouldn't the cultivator family he belongs to be extremely powerful?

  After all, they measured others by themselves. In the Shen family's inheritance of over 300 years, only about a dozen people have broken through this hurdle in their cultivation, and even the fastest ones took nearly twenty years to complete their foundation.

  Taking Shen Xue as an example, who has the highest innate talent for cultivating immortality and is also a registered disciple of the South Sea Goddess Nun, from the age of ten she started practicing cultivation and obtained the "Zhuling Dan" bestowed by the South Sea Goddess Nun. Until today, she still lacks one line to complete her foundation-building work.

  "Come, little friend, sit down. My Snow is also not much different in age from you. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, why don't we all have a cup of tea and make amends?" Shen Mugou said this while kindly turning to Su Jingyi sitting next to Chu Yu: "This little sister also comes together, Grandpa invites you to drink tea, okay?"

  Shen Mu Gu's benevolent face easily inspired trust in people, but for Chu Yu, it didn't have much effect. However, Su Jing Yi had already nodded and agreed, so Chu Yu could only get up and move over. Fortunately, he also wanted to ask the old man some questions about raising demons.

  After Chu Yu Luo sat down, Shen Xue Li turned her body sideways without giving face, with a sulky expression. If Shen Mu Gu hadn't been present to restrain her, it's likely she would have slipped away immediately.

  "Old man, the golden carp in the Bi Bo pool is yours, isn't it?" Chu Yu asked Shen Mugou in a low voice after sitting down for a while. Anyway, he had already confirmed that the other party knew about his cultivation powers, so there was no need to pretend to be stupid and ignorant. It was better to clarify the doubts in his mind as soon as possible and take his leave.

  This esoteric skill is actually a kind of martial art, and for the current martial arts world, it's a lost secret technique that has been passed down for thousands of years. However, for cultivators, as long as they have achieved spiritual awareness, anyone can master it.

  Shen Meng's smile on his face suddenly stiffened, and he barely came back to himself, even more puzzled in his heart, "How did this young man see that the golden carp in the pool was raised by him..."

  After being unable to figure it out, Shen Mugou was actually very magnanimous. He nodded his head slightly towards Chu Yuwei, which was equivalent to acknowledging him.

  Chu Yu also raised an eyebrow, indicating that he understood. The next question followed, "Old man, the saying 'raising a demon' has been around since ancient times, and most of it is because the cultivator wants to obtain the inner elixir of certain special demons after many years of cultivation. However, I think that Golden Carp King's fire attribute is not good enough. Even if it were to condense into an inner elixir, its effect would be very weak. Is it worth spending so much energy and time to raise a Golden Carp King with such a poor return on investment?"

  In the Zhongtu Xiu Zhen realm, the practice of raising demonic creatures has been passed down for a long time. However, over the past few hundred years, due to the extinction of most rare and exotic beasts, the gains from raising demonic creatures have become increasingly scarce. As a result, fewer and fewer cultivators are willing to spend their energy on this pursuit. It's not that they don't want Chu Yu to see it in the bustling Bi Bo Tower, but even in the true Xiu Zhen realm, such a thing is rarely seen.

  This time, Shen Menggu's expression was even more bizarre. He simply couldn't believe that these words were spoken by the young man in front of him. After all, the phrase "raising a demon" was rarely known to anyone, and even if it were a cultivator from a prestigious family, there might not be many who understood it clearly. But the young man in front of him not only spoke clearly but also hit the nail on the head, making his intentions for "raising a demon" clear.

  "Little friend, who is the person in your family that can tell an old man?" Shen Mugou also asked Chu Yudao in a secretive tone.

  "Me?" Chu Yu shrugged indifferently, "I don't belong to any immortal family, and you still haven't answered my question, elder."

  When Shen Mugou heard Chu Yu's answer, he naturally didn't believe it. After all, in his opinion, someone like Chu Yu who had already achieved foundation-building at such a young age and was extremely knowledgeable must be the son of a well-known immortal cultivation family that had been carefully nurtured.

  It is more likely that some already accomplished cultivator took him in as a nominal disciple, similar to how Shen Xue left was taken in by the Goddess of the South Sea.

  To know that in the secular world, the Xiuzhen family is only a marginal supporting role on the path of Xiuzhen. They are able to exist and continue until now mainly because those detached from the world Xiuzhen sects need someone to provide them with various worldly products.

  "The matter of raising a demon is indeed a secret of the Shen family. Today, I'm glad to have met you, young friend, and if you're free, feel free to visit my humble abode as a guest. At that time, I'll tell you more about it." Shen Mugou responded while no longer using the transmission method to communicate with Chu Yu, instead reciting an address out loud, then smiling and saying: "I hope you can keep your discovery confidential for now, I will be eternally grateful."

  Chu Yu was just curious, but as for the Golden Carp King, he didn't even have half a bit of interest, a small demon who hadn't even condensed his inner dan was completely worthless, yet they still treated him like a treasure...

  "Don't worry, old man, I'll definitely visit you when I have a chance. As for the thing in the pool, I'm not interested at all."

  The strange behavior of the old and young, as well as the sudden emergence of a conversation, left Shen Xue and Su Jingyi staring blankly. One pulled her grandfather, while the other pulled her boyfriend, both looking worried that they might have gone mad.

  "Xiao Jing, why are you looking at me like that?" Chu Yu said, but then he noticed Su Jingyi's worried gaze and couldn't help but laugh.

  "I thought you were going to say something, but you just moved your lips without speaking, and then you blinked your eyes and raised your eyebrows. I thought something was wrong!" Su Jingyi patted her own chest, finally feeling at ease.

  "Grandpa, are you okay?"

  On the other side, Shen Xue was not as ignorant as Su Jingyi. She saw some clues from it and after Shen Mugou slightly shook his head to indicate that it didn't matter, this young lady looked at Chu Yu with a pair of beautiful eyes, but this time there was less disgust and more surprise. "What kind of person is this detestable little boy, worthy of Grandfather's attention..."

  Having heard Shen Muguo's invitation to Chu Yu just now, it's no wonder that Shen Xueli had such an idea. To know that the address Shen Muguo reported to Chu Yu was the ancestral mansion of the Shen family in Shanghai, this kind of invitation can only be issued by the master of the Shen family, and not anyone can get this invitation casually.

  Shen Muguo called the waiter to pay the bill first, and the old man also settled the consumption of Chu Yu's table together. The latter didn't bother him much either, and after saying goodbye, Shen Muguo went downstairs and left first. However, Shen Xueyi walked away not so quickly, and before leaving, she suddenly touched Chu Yu and Su Jingyi's heads sneakily, "Little brother, little sister, sister is leaving, you guys must be good and go home, see you."

  Before Chu Yu could get angry, Shen Xue Li let out a string of extremely vengeful and pleasurable laughter as she chased after Shen Mu Gu down the stairs.

  "This little girl, sooner or later I'll settle the score with you..." Since Su Jingyi was right next to him, Chu Yu couldn't lose his temper, so he could only swallow this bitter pill, but in his heart, he secretly vowed that next time he saw this little girl, he would definitely teach her a lesson.

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