After Deceiving Shizun into Dual Cultivating, I Ran Away With His Bun 59

Chapter 59

Lin Queli and A’Xue walked in the forest for two days before they came out. It showed how big the forest really was.
During this time, A’Xue hunted many spirit beasts to increase his strength. Lin Queli was once again filled with admiration. Is this what other people’s children are like!
After leaving the forest, the two rested at the nearest inn.
After sitting down, Lin Queli looked at the antique decorations around him and the busy innkeeper, feeling extremely excited.
Since he had transmigrated to ancient times, he naturally had to try the ancient food and… pastries!
At the thought of pastries, Lin Queli was about to float. He asked the innkeeper with a grin, “Do you have any pastries? Bring me all of them!”
His “little dad” was very rich!
Only after asking did he know that A’Xue actually often slipped out to hunt. The experience of fighting with spirit beasts, plus the spirit beads, not only increased his cultivation, but he could also sell the scraps of the spirit beasts for a good price. He had a lot of private money.
“Ah… customer, I’m sorry. For this half of the month every year, there are no pastries around here. There aren’t even many roasted chickens.” The innkeeper sighed. “Are you from out of town? Don’t you know that today is the death anniversary of the Myriad Sword Sect’s little disciple?”
“Huh?”
Lin Queli and A’Xue looked at each other.
Lin Queli: “Death anniversary… what’s wrong?”
The innkeeper clapped his hands. “Aiyo… you really are an out-of-towner? We’re out of pastries because we’re not far from the Myriad Sword Mountain, and this little disciple of the Myriad Sword Sect loved to eat pastries. So on his death anniversary, Taxue Xianzun will prepare a lot of pastries, roasted chicken, and various meats for worship.”
Lin Queli muttered in pain, “Is it really just for worship? What a waste. It’s better to let me eat…”
“It’s not a waste. Those foods are distributed to the people after the death anniversary every year. It’s said that you can queue for a whole day to receive them. Little Young Master, if you really want to eat, you can go and queue at the foot of the Myriad Sword Mountain in a few days! Don’t worry about not having any. The pastries in a hundred-mile radius have all been bought. I’m sure that little disciple, even if he’s a ghost, can’t finish them all.”
A’Xue was stunned and asked sincerely, “Can people still eat after they’re dead?”
The innkeeper shrugged. “Aiya, how would we know about the affairs of the immortals. It’s said that after that little disciple died, his body was sealed by Taxue Xianzun, and for the past ten years, he has never stopped searching for the little disciple’s soul. The Myriad Sword Sect even has a high reward for those who provide clues, and they can receive the supreme reward! Maybe he can really be resurrected and really eat!”
Lin Queli exclaimed, “Then Taxue Xianzun and this disciple must have had a very good relationship.”
This is not in the original novel.
“Ha! You must not have heard of Taxue Xianzun’s anecdotes!” Seeing two ignorant country bumpkins, the innkeeper’s gossipy expression appeared, and he chattered on, “The story of Taxue Xianzun and his little disciple is a story that everyone in the mortal world loves to talk about. There are even many storybooks that describe this forbidden love, saying that the immortal who did not eat the food of the mortal world became an immortal for his demonic disciple, and even went into seclusion after his disciple’s death, only guarding that lost soul, and never came out into the mortal world again!”
The innkeeper bent down and said mysteriously, “Hehe, customer, remember to tell me if you want to buy storybooks. They’re not expensive! But you can’t let the Myriad Sword Sect find out. Anyway, we common people are just talking for fun. Even if it’s not true, the immortal won’t know!”
Lin Queli was worried. The System’s information is wrong!
Didn’t it say that Taxue Xianzun had renounced love and desire and was a big celibate?
Why does he look like he has a lover, and he’s even head over heels in love?
Then do I still have a chance to seduce him?
And if Taxue Xianzun is always in seclusion, then how can I get close to him?
Not only that, Lin Queli also caught a glimpse of the common people’s view of the Demon Clan. Unlike the original novel, everyone didn’t seem to hate the Demon Clan so much, and they could even ship them as a couple?
Lin Queli was a little worried. The thought that the pastries and roasted chicken were all sold out made him even sadder.
Sob, sob, sob, sob…
“Then bring me whatever you have.”
Then the dejected Lin Queli received a bowl of porridge and vegetable soup, which was even more miserable than his school cafeteria.
Perhaps because his obsession was too great, Lin Queli actually dreamed of a table full of pastries when he fell asleep that night.
Mung bean cake, red bean cake, osmanthus cake, dragon’s beard candy, rose pastry…
Ah, ah, ah, ah!!
He was overjoyed and wanted to take them and eat them, but he found that he couldn’t pick them up no matter how he tried. His hands passed through the solid objects like an invisible soul.
He was so anxious he was about to die. After struggling for a while, he finally managed to pick up a piece of mung bean cake. He took a bite but found that it had no taste and melted in his mouth, turning into immortal qi.
Sob, sob, sob, is this what Zhu Bajie felt when he ate the ginseng fruit?
—The next moment, Lin Queli woke up.
After opening his eyes, he saw A’Xue sleeping beside him.
The sleeping child was like a soft little snowball. His white hair was scattered, and his body was curled up beside him, his hand still holding the hem of his clothes.
Lin Queli reached out and pulled the quilt for A’Xue. He was about to go back to sleep when he felt that something was wrong.
There seemed to be… movement outside the window?
He turned his head and his heart sank. He saw several men in black outside the window, holding weapons and about to approach them.
Who are these people…!
Lin Queli gently shook A’Xue, wanting to wake him up and hide together, but he saw that A’Xue didn’t react no matter how he shook him.
Something’s not right!
Is something wrong with this child?
“Rumble—!”
With a loud crash, Lin Queli reacted extremely quickly and hugged A’Xue, rolling off the bed and protecting the child in his arms as he fled.

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Myriad Sword Mountain.
A side chamber had been opened up in a corner of the Ice Cave Abode, wrapped in layers of icicles.
In the side chamber was an ice coffin. The body in the ice coffin, even after ten years, had been nourished by spiritual energy and was not damaged at all. The wounds from the Demon Sword had long since healed, and the flesh was pale and smooth, but lifeless, like a delicate puppet.
Helan Xue stood in front of the ice coffin, looking down at the person lying inside. There was a hint of imperceptible affection in his eyes, as if he were looking at a living person.
He lifted the lid of the ice coffin and carefully wiped the condensation on the body, which was caused by the extreme cold, with a silk cloth.
When he wiped the face of the body, his fingers would gently brush over the beautiful cheek, and his fingertips would slide over the long eyelashes, catching the ice crystals that fell from them.
“Immortal Venerable…!”
Ji Chun’s almost-breaking voice came from outside. “The-the offerings… there’s something wrong with the offerings!”
Helan Xue’s gaze sharpened. “Come in and speak.”
Ji Chun stumbled in, rarely so flustered. “The offerings were suddenly all knocked over. When we went to clean them up, a piece of mung bean cake was-was bitten! But the offering table has always been strictly guarded, and no one has approached!”
“Click.”
The prayer beads in Helan Xue’s hand made a crisp sound of collision. He froze in place, and the fierce wind around him suddenly stopped.
Ji Chun offered the pastry with both hands and lowered his head, not daring to look at Helan Xue’s expression.
A piece of mung bean cake was placed on a plate, and someone had gently bitten a piece off, leaving a small dent.
Helan Xue reached out to take it, holding it carefully as if it were a precious treasure, staring at the small, round tooth mark.
There was a barely visible redness in Taxue Xianzun’s eyes. His fingers trembled slightly as he carefully stroked the tooth mark back and forth, his movements gentle, as if he were tracing the shape of the tooth mark.
It’s him…
The fierce wind that had suddenly stopped swept through the cave again with uncontrolled force. Not far away, icicles were blown down, and a mess was made. The stone platform was even blown with cracks. Only the pastry in Helan Xue’s hand was intact, and the area around the ice coffin became the only calm place.
Helan Xue suddenly turned to look at the body and saw that there were specks of crystal on the body, as if it were a sign of something.
He also just realized that the jade bracelet on the body’s ankle was already… gone.
Helan Xue held the mung bean cake and said, “Find a box for This Venerable to store it.”
Helan Xue was smiling, but for someone who hadn’t smiled in a long time, the corners of his mouth twitched, and it was uglier than crying.
Ji Chun was speechless.
That’s right… it’s not necessarily that Lin Queli has returned. If it’s a mistake, at least there’s a keepsake if the pastry is left behind…
Ji Chun lowered his head and was about to turn and leave when he heard Helan Xue say, “And pack up the other pastries for This Venerable. This Venerable will take them down the mountain together.”
—How can one be enough?
Ji Chun: “Huh?!”
Ji Chun: “Okay…!”

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Lin Queli hugged A’Xue and fled into the forest. There were four or five men in black chasing him from behind, and one of them threw a hidden weapon at him.
Lin Queli’s heart panicked. He subconsciously flicked his hand, and he saw a huge fluctuation of spiritual energy appear before him. The fierce wind almost lifted the ground, sending the several men in black flying.
Huh?
Huh???
Lin Queli stood on the side, holding A’Xue in a daze, looking at the several holes he had blasted out. He was dumbfounded.
I’m so amazing??
When did I get spiritual energy?!
After the several men in black got up, one of them stepped forward and said, “Young Master, our target is only the child of the Tiandi tribe in your arms. If you hand him over, we can let you go.”
Lin Queli thought to himself, A’Xue once said that his tribe has been troubled by some people recently. Are these them?
Then A’Xue must have been plotted against by them and lost consciousness!
Lin Queli held A’Xue even tighter and frowned. “I won’t.”
A’Xue is just a simple-minded child. These past few days, he has not only been polite to me, a stranger, but has also taken good care of me. And these people of unknown origin are masked. I don’t know what their purpose and intentions are!
“Then don’t blame us for being rude…”
The several people suddenly raised their hands and formed a formation. The surroundings rumbled, and a formation appeared on the ground where several holes had been blasted out.
Lin Queli held the child and turned his back, taking a few steps back in fear, trying to recall how he had just used the spell.
Dead hand, move quickly!
Just as Lin Queli was about to speak and negotiate with the men in black again, he saw snow suddenly begin to fall around him.
The several people first felt the temperature drop sharply, and then in an instant, the entire forest was covered in frost.
Lin Queli first felt a fierce wind brush past him, and then he saw a golden light rush towards the men in black before him, almost drowning them.
He was carried back a few steps by the strong wind and was about to fall when he fell into an embrace.
This embrace was as cold as the wind around him, and the hand that held his waist was strong and even colder.
Lin Queli couldn’t help but shiver. He looked up and saw a pair of golden eyes like A’Xue’s, but this pair of golden eyes seemed to reject people from a thousand miles away, reminding Lin Queli of the immortal in the book.
The person before him was tall and handsome, and even had a bit of divinity.
Helan Xue was also looking down at the person who had come.
He had found this place with the faint spiritual energy of the jade bracelet. From afar, he saw a young man holding a white-haired child. The child was nestled in his arms, and his face could not be seen clearly, but both of their auras were somewhat familiar.
Before he could see clearly, his body had subconsciously pulled the person into his arms. Now, looking at the person before him, he looked… similar but not the same as his little disciple.
The two had similar facial contours, but the person before him lacked the demonic charm and delicacy of the Demon Lord, and had more vigor and cuteness. Only that pair of eyes was exactly the same, clean and lively, as if they could hold the entire world.
Helan Xue was stunned.
He had a feeling of unreality. Is this… his A’Li?
And after Lin Queli came back to his senses, he found that the immortal’s eyes, hair, and the red mark between his eyebrows were exactly the same as A’Xue’s.
Could it be A’Xue’s father… no, his father has already passed away. Then could it be his clansman or relative?
Lin Queli quickly said, “Immortal, save-save me!”
Helan Xue was slightly startled. This voice was younger, but the tone was as soft and fluffy as his little disciple’s.
The flying frost around them transformed into sharp blades and stabbed at the men in black. With the formation, in the blink of an eye, the men in black were knocked down and then teleported away.
The forest returned to peace, except for the still-fluttering fine snow.
Lin Queli stood up from leaning against Helan Xue and curiously caught a snowflake.
Then he turned to look at Helan Xue. “May I ask who you are?”
Helan Xue was stunned again.
“You… you don’t recognize me?”