Chapter 23

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Chapter 23: Heartbeat

Cancan was worried about Hua Qing, so she ran quickly to his side, checked carefully, saw that he was fine, and felt somewhat relieved. She then turned to look at Fox Concubine, who had disappeared. She twisted her hands, unable to express her feelings.

Seeing her lost in thought, Hua Qing spoke calmly, "Let’s go back."

Hua Qing took them back to the inn to rest. Cancan was still absorbed in the realization that Fox Concubine had died. Although she wasn’t close to this distant relative, Cancan still felt sad. If she hadn’t said she wanted to come here, none of these things would have happened.

Cancan couldn’t hide anything, all her emotions were written on her face. Seeing this, Hua Qing comforted her, "Even if you hadn’t come, I would have come looking for you. The appearance of the colorful crystal in the mortal world is bound to cause disputes among various parties."

Cancan was serious, "But the colorful crystal wasn’t originally with her." Cancan muttered, "The colorful crystal wasn’t originally with her, but why did she help the old emperor, who was so ugly? If it were me, I wouldn’t even look at him!" Cancan went off topic.

Speaking of this, Big Green was also puzzled. The Art of Life Vitality was definitely not as simple as it seemed. It was a terrifying secret technique, and most of those who practiced it were fairies. However… no fairy would do that, because it would only harm them. At the beginning of cultivation, the practitioner did not have the ability to absorb the hearts of young boys and girls. They needed a fairy to constantly assist them with their own blood. This period of time, at least ten years, and even though it didn’t require as much later, they still needed assistance at least twice a month. Such consumption, if the fairy’s magic power was a bit weak, they would probably die of spirit power exhaustion in less than ten years.

Therefore, no fairy would cut off their own retreat. This was a secret understood by all but not spoken about. But now, someone really foolish had spoken out about it, wishing to rejuvenate and not die with their own cultivation. Big Green felt like he was having a bad day!

"Cancan, tell me, was that concubine from your Fox tribe bitten by a snake in her childhood?" Big Green asked meaningfully.

Cancan dug in his ear and asked, "What?"

"Snake spirit illness, snake spirit illness. Isn’t it only when bitten by a snake that one gets this illness?" Big Green said seriously, "If it’s not snake spirit illness, how else would one exhaust themselves for someone else’s The Art of Life Vitality? Saying how favored she is in the palace, and claiming that she can eat chicken casually? Wouldn’t that be eating casually? She even made people drink blood, shouldn’t they have some chicken soup to recover?"

Hua Qing snickered.

Cancan still didn’t understand, but she thought she was quite smart. She asked in confusion, "Did the Fox Concubine make the evil emperor drink its blood?" She felt goosebumps all over her body, a bit numb.

Seeing the confusion on their faces, Hua Qing explained, "Snowflake Glass has a deceptive effect, especially on demons. To a demon, it is a colorful crystal that exudes irresistible attraction, not a monster. Although the old emperor looks plain, to the Fox Concubine, he emits an irresistible charm that drives her to constantly sacrifice, even her own life. What she truly sacrifices is not the old emperor, but the Snowflake Glass. A beautiful name, but a creature that brings infinite harm."

Cancan, upon hearing this, found the thing even scarier. Beneath its beautiful appearance, it harmed both humans and demons.

"If it were on a woman, the same situation would occur," added Hua Qing.

Big Green, drawing further conclusions, probed, "So, Demon Lord Mo Yuan didn’t necessarily like the celestial Xian Yue, he was just attracted by the Snowflake Glass on Xian Yue, right? Oh no, that doesn’t seem right. It was the Demon Lord who liked Xian Yue first, which led to him using the Snowflake Glass to extend her life. If he didn’t truly like her, why would he use a sacred item from the Demon Realm?" Big Green was getting more gossip-hungry. If he knew everything, he could sell this exclusive gossip. Everyone surely wanted to know.

Hua Qing stayed silent, but Cancan spoke up, "People are dead, and you’re still gossiping. That’s really unethical."

Big Green looked sad. 🙁

After being looked down upon by the two of them, Big Green felt his heart breaking into pieces, but he was still curious, "Um, um, um, oh divine Hua Qing, are you not afraid that someone will steal your colorful crystal and run away? What will you do if someone steals your bell?"

Hua Qing smirked at Big Green, who immediately said, "I won’t steal, I’m just asking."

At this time, Cancan popped up, feeling proud, "I know, no one else can hold this bell." She grinned, "With Hua Qing being so powerful, who dares to steal it, they will be caught instantly."

Speaking of this, Cancan looked up with a smile, hoping for praise from Hua Qing.

Seeing Cancan like this, Hua Qing sighed, "If you are so clever, learn some magic properly, so you can protect yourself and distinguish right from wrong, then you won’t be controlled by others in the future. The Fox Concubine’s magic is not as strong, but still fell for the temptation of Snowflake Glass and ended up losing her life."

Cancan suddenly understood a bit, but she felt a bit ashamed. Not everyone can do that! Although she is clever at other times, she is not good at learning this! Cancan pointed at herself in disappointment.

Cancan looked at her fingers.

Seeing her anxious and worried look, Hua Qing thought about her rushing towards him and gently said, "When all is said and done in the future, when I find Snowflake Glass and Xian Yue, and everything settles down, I will take you as my apprentice."

Cancan made a sound of surprise, looked up at Hua Qing, and was shocked.

Hua Qing’s expression remained the same, "If you don’t want to, that’s fine."

Cancan quickly said, "No no no, I want to, I really want to." Cancan was overjoyed. She never expected that Hua Qing would be willing to take her as his disciple. Thinking about this, she happily sang a song. Hua Qing’s expression became strange as Cancan’s singing… it was just too terrible to listen to.

Big Green had already covered his ears and moved aside. Hua Qing grimly said, "Shut up."

Cancan exclaimed, "Ah!" and playfully nudged Hua Qing, saying, "I don’t want to stop! I want to sing, I’m so happy. Every time I’m happy, I want to sing and share with everyone!"

Hua Qing’s face turned ugly, his mouth twitched, "If you continue singing, then get out!"

Cancan immediately lowered her head. Why is a celestial being so full of emotions? Oh right, bad temper, yeah, also a bit unpredictable…

This is not good!

Being so different will lead to being ostracized!

Cancan thought Hua Qing had been alone before meeting her, and she felt like she understood a bit more about herself.

She thought for a moment, held Hua Qing’s face, looked into his eyes, and said seriously, "You can’t be so cold, or else people won’t like you. Even if they don’t like you, you shouldn’t be so blunt and hurtful with words like ‘shut up’ or ‘go away’."

Cancan bit her lip and said earnestly, "You can tell me gently whatever you want, and I won’t be upset with you. But others might not react the same way. Do you understand?"

Suddenly, Hua Qing felt a moment of confusion as he gazed at Cancan’s delicate features, lively eyes, and gentle smile, he felt lost in an instant…

"Have you heard a word I said?" Cancan pouted slightly and exclaimed, "Oh dear!"

Hua Qing unexpectedly pushed her away, causing Cancan to fall to the ground. She was angry, saying, "You really don’t appreciate good intentions. I’m trying to help you, you know! If you keep this up, you’ll end up friendless. Hmph!"

Angry, Cancan slammed the door as she left, leaving Big Green puzzled. He looked around, sensing something wasn’t right, then quickly followed her outside.

Returning to her room, Cancan frowned. She felt the dirty sheets and hesitated. It was her first time staying in such a nice place. After some thought, she sat on the floor and said, "Well, I shouldn’t dirty the sheets. It’s okay to sleep on the floor."

Knock, knock! Cancan asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

At the door, a servant’s voice was heard, "Miss, I am a servant from the shop next door, and the old man next door asked me to bring you water."

Peeking through the door crack, Cancan saw two servants carrying a big bucket, and she froze.

The two servants brought the water into the house and said, "Miss, when you are done, you don’t need to call us. Just tidy up when you check out in the morning. These clothes are also prepared for you." The servants’ eyes were filled with ambiguous meaning, as they had already misunderstood Hua Qing and Cancan’s relationship.

Unaware, Cancan nodded in confusion, and after sending the two people away, she closed the door. She approached the bucket, and the innkeeper had considerately placed rose petals in the water. Curiously, she picked up a petal and put it near her nose, then smiled. She rolled on the floor playfully and returned to the water. The water emitted a delicate rose scent, and Cancan undid her clothes, slowly stepping into the water. She submerged herself in the water, giggling happily.

The bucket was filled with rose petals, and Cancan felt like she had turned into a fairy, the most beautiful rose fairy.

Pressing her face against the rose petals, she softly said, "This time… I won’t argue with you! Because you’ve been so good to me, I forgive you."

During the night.

Cancan had a beautiful dream. In the dream, Hua Qing stood among many rose flowers, extending his hand to her with a loving look, "Cancan, will you be with me forever?"

Joyfully, she transformed into her true form, rolling around. After rolling enough, she nestled on his shoulder and said, "I want to be with Hua Qing for my entire life, never apart."