Chapter 76: Red Hare

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On the way back along the small river, Yue Qianchou glanced at the curvaceous figure beside him, and his lustful thoughts immediately arose. Unconsciously, he gradually moved closer. During their time in the cave, he had frequently touched and groped Yan Zixia, though it was all just taking small advantages – like touching her buttocks or sneaking attacks on her chest. The cave was lonely, and with Yan Zixia’s resistance not being too strong, Boss Yue naturally enjoyed these little actions tirelessly, making Yan Zixia both ashamed and angry. She hadn’t expected him to be so bold, yet she was helpless. Fortunately, Yue Qianchou’s mind was focused on learning pill refining, so he didn’t do anything more excessive.

Having been cooped up in the cave for three months, the relationship between the two had advanced by leaps and bounds. Finally getting out to relax, someone naturally had lustful thoughts arise. He was considering whether to devour Yan Zixia right now, and a certain evil claw quietly lifted, about to slap toward her perky, plump buttocks.

“Eh!” Yan Zixia suddenly looked up at the sky. Yue Qianchou forgot about his assault and also looked up. Two people were flying on swords toward the direction of Penglai Pavilion.

Yan Zixia turned her head and asked, “Qianchou, did you see clearly who those two people on the sword were? Their clothing looks like Azure Light Sect disciples. What are they doing here?”

The two people flying on swords weren’t moving very fast, obviously making Floating Immortal Island their destination. Yue Qianchou was naturally very familiar with Azure Light Sect clothing and could tell at a glance that the two were indeed Azure Light Sect disciples.

The extended evil claw unconsciously withdrew again, his brows furrowed, and he shook his head, “I don’t know. It shouldn’t be for me.”

This disturbance killed his interest in committing assault and evil deeds. The two returned to Mulberry Grass Garden, and when they were about to part, Yue Qianchou instructed, “Zixia, if possible, could you help me find out what those Azure Light Sect people are here for?”

“Mm!” Yan Zixia nodded gently, then called out to stop him as he turned to leave, saying somewhat shyly, “Qianchou, when will you move to the inner garden? I’ll help you talk to Aunt Lan.”

“Move to the inner garden for what?” Yue Qianchou was stunned, raising his hand to point at Furong who was busy in the garden, “No need to trouble yourself. I’m already used to living with Martial Uncle Furong. Let’s leave it at that. See you tomorrow.”

Saying this, he turned and walked toward the spiritual herb fields, calling out with a grin, “Martial Uncle Furong, need any help?”

Yan Zixia watched Yue Qianchou eagerly rushing to work and stood there dumbly for a moment, murmuring, “You’re already used to living with her?” She sighed wistfully and returned to the inner garden.

Just after she left, Lan Bingxue slowly stepped out from beside the inner garden gate. She glanced at Yan Zixia disappearing inside, then looked toward the man and woman in the spiritual herb field, her brows furrowing.

Furong really couldn’t resist Yue Qianchou’s insistence, so she had to give him the tools in her hands. Looking at the man bending over and working busily before her, thinking that she hadn’t seen him for three months, it was really good to see him again. He should count as her only friend in Mulberry Grass Garden. Her disfigured face showed a change in expression, and from that half-good face, one could see she was smiling, though the smile was rather terrifying.

After the two finished their work, one carrying a pole and the other holding a manure ladle, they returned to their little nest. Yue Qianchou disappeared from his bed without any concern. Furong just glanced at him once. Although she was curious about Yue Qianchou’s behavior, she had become accustomed to such strange occurrences.

As soon as Yue Qianchou returned to the golden pearl, he was greatly shocked. Guan Yu was actually feeding a jujube-red little foal. Where did this little foal come from? Could there be another passage leading to the outside within the golden pearl? This was his life-saving stronghold.

Guan Yu also noticed him and waved with a smile, “Boss, come quickly and see my ‘Red Hare.'”

Yue Qianchou walked over with a stern face and asked, “Where did you get this little foal?”

Guan Yu chuckled, “I really didn’t expect it! Boss, do you remember the two horses we brought in when we went to Hundred Flowers Valley last time? Hehe, they turned out to be one male and one female, and this little guy is their offspring.”

“Oh!” Yue Qianchou breathed a sigh of relief. So that’s how it was.

The little foal was very cute, with a coat of jujube-red fur that was bright and smooth. Its beautiful big eyes blinked, and seeing a stranger approach, it wasn’t afraid. It turned its head to look twice, neighed once, and even swished its little tail twice, as if greeting them.

Yue Qianchou smiled, “Really beautiful. Yunzhang, is it male or female?”

“Of course it’s male,” Guan Yu said proudly.

“Tsk tsk!” Yue Qianchou went over to touch the smooth fur, saying, “Still a little handsome guy!” Suddenly seeing the radish Guan Yu was feeding the little foal, he was stunned and asked in confusion, “Yunzhang, did you also buy radish seeds when you went to Hundred Flowers Valley last time?”

“Radish?” Guan Yu was stunned, looked at the thing in his hand, and said disdainfully, “This is radish? Boss, you can’t even recognize ginseng? For the future Red Hare treasure horse, how could I possibly feed it radish? You really have some imagination.”

“Ginseng?” Yue Qianchou touched his nose and laughed awkwardly, “This undried ginseng does look quite similar to radish.” Needless to say, this ginseng must have been grown from the seeds he brought, but using ginseng to feed horses was indeed a bit too extravagant.

“Red Hare, come here.” Someone called out lightly. The two men turned to look, and White Fox was holding a handful of green grass, calling out. Little Red Hare snorted, turned to look, called out happily, turned its little body around, and ran over on its four black, shiny little hooves. This little guy even knew how to cherish beauty, knowing not to trample flowers carelessly, so it took a detour and ran through the field paths.

Guan Yu held half a ginseng root and complained, “Ungrateful little thing.” Yue Qianchou chuckled beside him and was about to speak about serious matters when Chen Feng’s angry voice came from the forest, roaring, “Guan Yu, you beast, you stole my ginseng to feed the horse again!”

“What’s going on?” Yue Qianchou asked.

Guan Yu laughed awkwardly, “Nothing much. That boy Chen Feng is just too stingy. I just pulled two ginseng roots to feed Red Hare and he’s heartbroken.”

Yue Qianchou said “Oh” and didn’t think much of it. With the purple chaos essence around, pulling two ginseng roots to feed a horse really wasn’t a big deal, especially since that little guy was so cute and deserved to eat something good to supplement its nutrition. Sigh! If he had known, he would have assigned the ginseng-growing job to Guan Yu.

However, Chen Feng’s attitude was completely different from the two men’s. He came running over, rolling up his sleeves, looking ready to fight Guan Yu to the death. Unlike Yue Qianchou and White Fox, Chen Feng’s current cultivation was the same as Guan Yu’s – both at the tenth level of Qi Refining. If they fought, it wasn’t certain who would gain the advantage.

But Yue Qianchou, as the boss, naturally couldn’t watch his two subordinates fight in front of him. He separated the two and shouted, “Chen Feng, what are you doing? We’re all brothers here. Is it worth fighting over two ginseng roots?”

“Two ginseng roots?” Chen Feng pointed at Guan Yu angrily, “If he had just pulled two ordinary ginseng roots, I wouldn’t have said anything. But this beast pulled the hundred-year ginseng that I painstakingly grew one by one – those were all prepared for refining Foundation Building Pills! For that damn horse, he’s stolen nearly a hundred hundred-year ginseng roots from me in these past two months. This is intolerable!”

“Stole nearly a hundred hundred-year ginseng roots to feed a horse?” Yue Qianchou’s facial muscles twitched, two black lines appeared on his forehead, and his eyes glared angrily at Guan Yu. No one could sabotage his foundation-building enterprise.

Guan Yu laughed awkwardly, “That… Boss, let me explain… Haven’t you seen how my Red Hare’s coat has become lustrous and spiritual after eating hundred-year ginseng? I thought…”

“Thought my ass! Chen Feng, beat this beast to death for me,” Yue Qianchou said through gritted teeth. Two figures pounced toward Guan Yu, and under their quite angry fists and feet, the latter let out screams of agony.

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The Red Hare or Chi Tu was a famous horse owned by the warlord Lü Bu, who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.