Chapter 14

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Chapter 14: Learning

The old turtle finally escaped from the Snowflake Glass before dying. Cancan had heard about this thing before–it was a very bad monster. But when she actually saw the Snowflake Glass, she couldn’t help but find it beautiful and couldn’t take her eyes off it. The little turtle left, returned to the seabed, and waited for the old turtle’s rebirth. It said, "A thousand years for a turtle’s longevity, I can wait until my grandfather becomes a grandson."

Cancan felt that something was not quite right with these words, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was.

Cancan’s clothes had become very dirty, no longer looking like they did when she first put them on. She felt like crying–this was her first piece of clothing and now it was all dirty. Cancan felt really upset. But when she thought about being able to drive away the big boss and playing a part in it, she felt pretty awesome!

The two rested outdoors, Hua Qing lit a fire to dry Cancan’s clothes. Cancan wore Hua Qing’s coat and rested her chin on her hands, "Immortal Hua Qing, aren’t you hungry?" In fact, Cancan was hungry, her stomach was rumbling, but she didn’t know what to do about it.

Actually, Hua Qing wasn’t a bad person at all, he just didn’t enjoy eating much. Cancan noticed that no matter where they went, he never mentioned eating, while she was a foodie.

Cancan stared at Hua Qing eagerly, waiting for his response. Hua Qing stood up silently, Cancan watched him walk away, even with just a single layer of clothing, he exuded a cool and refined feeling. Suddenly, she felt… her mouth watered a bit, she kind of wanted to eat up Hua Qing!

Oh, she really is a fairy, wanting to eat people, no, fairies! This feeling is uncontrollable, she really wants to roll on the ground in her true form, but seeing Hua Qing’s clothes on her body and feeling his refreshing scent, she quietly dismissed the idea, obediently drawing circles with her feet on the ground, glancing around. Hua Qing hadn’t come back yet. She thought about sitting down, then glanced again and saw Hua Qing still hadn’t returned. She pondered what to do, really wanting to hide Hua Qing’s clothes for herself. She really is a thief.

Thinking about this, Cancan felt a bit ashamed, looking around sneakily, even more wanting to take off the clothes and hide them.

"What are you doing?" Hua Qing saw Cancan peeking around, appearing behind her, which startled her. She patted her chest, "They say spirits are behind you, you are definitely a spirit behind me, right? So scary."

Looking at Cancan’s expression, Hua Qing knew this little fox probably wasn’t up to any good. He didn’t ask further, just handed her a fruit. Cancan bounced up to take it and started nibbling. As she nibbled, she said, "The taste is a bit strange." Then she sneakily glanced at Hua Qing and asked, "Hey, Hua Qing the fairy, have you ever eaten chicken?"

As a fox, one must always remember chicken. Imagine, a fox that has never eaten chicken, is it still a complete fox?

Hua Qing remained silent, sitting there quietly eating the fruit. Cancan, comparing her eating manner to his, sat up straight, mimicking him as she took a bite. Finding it satisfying, she hungrily devoured it, then sat rubbing her belly, saying, "Hey, Hua Qing the fairy, I want to eat chicken."

Hua Qing gave her a sideways glance, saying nothing.

Cancan noticed that ever since the fight with the man in black, Hua Qing the fairy seemed off. He exuded a desolate aura, spoke even less than before, almost forgetting how to speak from not talking for so long. What if he turned mute completely!

Initially not very good with things like wielding swords, it would be really embarrassing if he also became mute! Thinking this, Cancan was determined to cheer Hua Qing up a bit.

She walked over to Hua Qing and said, "Hua Qing, you can’t always be silent like this! It’s not good!"

Hua Qing looked at her, "Want to eat chicken?"

Suddenly changing the subject, Cancan’s eyes lit up. She nodded eagerly and said, "Yes! I’ve never eaten it before!" Thinking about the effort she put into driving away the big boss, she insisted, "I helped just now, I want to eat chicken!" Cancan thought it was reasonable to fight for her rights.

Hua Qing slowly said, "No."

Cancan widened her eyes, "But I helped just now, and I even bit someone. I defeated the big boss and made him run away. How can you not reward me?"

Hua Qing tossed a notebook to Cancan, who caught it. She turned it around, not recognizing what it was. Cancan flipped through it and wiped away some drool, asking, "Is this a recipe book?"

Hua Qing, "…"

Seeing Hua Qing’s expression, Cancan’s face fell, "It’s not, right?"

Hua Qing said word by word, "This is your reward."

It is not nice to give someone a gift without saying what it is. Cancan thought Hua Qing’s behavior was not good, but she had to hold back since she was at his place. Cancan tried to look serious, but honestly, she didn’t understand at all. Hua Qing probably noticed that she was not very talented, and said, "You should learn some magic spells, or else you won’t even be able to escape in an emergency."

Cancan proudly said, "I am not the type to run away when things get tough."

Hua Qing asked softly, "Then are you even human?"

Cancan suddenly felt deflated. Oh no, she really wasn’t human! She felt a strange sensation, almost like scolding herself!

"You don’t know how, I will teach you," said Hua Qing earnestly.

Cancan looked at him and asked, "Can you teach me?" She was suddenly very excited, smiling brightly as the firelight flickered on her face. She chuckled, "Can you teach me now?"

Hua Qing nodded decisively, "Sure!"

Cancan was overjoyed, "Then you read it out, I can’t read at all."

Hua Qing opened the book, his long and fair fingers gliding over the pages. Cancan felt as if a kitten had scratched her heart, making a serious expression on her face.

Hua Qing said in a low voice, "You don’t need to be so nervous, just be normal."

Hua Qing thought that Cancan was a very good little fox, at least he looked clever, so it shouldn’t be difficult to learn, but reality gave him many slaps in the face.

The thirty-fourth time Hua Qing saw Cancan fall down, he twitched his mouth and asked, "Be quick like the wind, I didn’t mean for you to jump up like a monkey."

Cancan pouted, "But to be quick like the wind, shouldn’t I just float?"

Hua Qing chuckled, "Float!" He stood up, pointed forward, chanted a spell, and immediately soared into the air. Hua Qing looked at Cancan and said, "Do it like me, as for your floating, I don’t want to hear about it."

Cancan pouted, "There are no bad students, only teachers who don’t know how to teach."