After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 349 Growing Discord

“I’m in a similar situation to you, with only an elderly person in my family.” Qingyun’s words made Shen Xu think that he should ask Bailu to urge Wang Rong. Couldn’t news from a small world be exchanged for a longevity pill?

Seeing that Shen Xu didn't seem to want to talk more, Qingyun continued, "So when does Brother Shen plan to go back and take a look?"

"I'll wait until I get the longevity pill that the Sword Alliance promised me!"

"Longevity Pill!" Qingyun realized then that she had asked an inappropriate question, assuming the old man must be very old.

A single longevity pill can only extend one's life by a maximum of ten years, and an ordinary person can only take one. This means that Shen Xu will soon experience a life-and-death separation from that old man.

"Can I go back with you, Brother Shen?" Qingyun asked tentatively.

"You didn't even have time to visit your master, so how come you have time to come back with me?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"That's true!" Qingyun couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Seeing Qingyun's silly and cute appearance, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile.

"However, you will have the opportunity to meet him in the future." If he wants to take Uncle Wang to other major regions of Ningzhou, Tianjian City is a necessary stop.

"Really?" As if she had thought of something, Qingyun couldn't help but blush.

"What are you thinking about!" Shen Xu flicked Qing Yun's forehead without any hesitation.

"No... I wasn't thinking about anything." Qingyun covered her forehead and giggled foolishly.

"This girl is beyond saving!"

……

As night fell, Bailu's shuttle returned to Qingling Creek.

"Those people at the Earth Fire Workshop are useless. It takes them so long to do such a small thing, but at least the final result is acceptable." Bai Lu took out a white jade mahjong tile with a layer of green jade covering the back and admired it in the moonlight.

"If you hadn't insisted on inscribing the array patterns, it wouldn't have taken so long!" Li Xiaoyi said coldly.

"You guys must have cheated by memorizing the cards to win so many times. If you didn't have the array pattern, you would still have to memorize the cards. What's the point of that?"

Moreover, repairing your Sky Shuttle clearly takes more time. You could have just left it there and picked it up in a few days, but you insisted on waiting, and in the end, it wasn't fixed.

"Heh~" Li Xiaoyi chuckled.

"Sister Guan, how did you come up with the idea of ​​covering the white jade with a layer of azure jade?" Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Ye Zhi quickly changed the subject.

"Shen Xu said that those wooden signs all grew from trees, so I tried asking Gu Mulin. It was just a simple attempt, but I didn't expect it to actually respond to me and send me an image."

"This jade plaque should be the original design that Shen Xu gave it," Guan Bi replied with a smile.

"The jade must be the place specifically for inscribing array patterns. The person who invented this game was a genius."

"Besides, Shen Xu said he had some special winning hands he'd forgotten. I think if he could remember those hands, I would definitely win more than you guys," Bai Lu said, quite unconvinced.

"Miss, please stop!" Guan Bi couldn't help but feel ashamed. She knew that with those hand patterns, Bai Lu would probably only lose more.

Ye Zhi felt a little guilty looking at Bai Lu's unconvinced expression. She had indeed won a lot of Qi-Nourishing Pills from Bai Lu by memorizing the cards. She didn't want to memorize them, but when she finished the first round, she had already passively memorized the characteristics of all the cards.

As the group continued deeper into the Qingling Creek, Guan Bi keenly noticed something amiss. It seemed that the spirituality of the ancient forest had weakened considerably, making it difficult for her to sense the presence of the spirit. This discovery made Guan Bi feel somewhat uneasy.

She knew that Gu Mulin and Shen Xu had a close relationship. Gu Mulin's spirituality was weakening, so what if something happened to Shen Xu? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Miss, something's not right about the ancient forest. I'll go take a look!" After saying that, Guan Bi ignored the three of them and walked straight towards Shen Xu's hut.

“The spirituality of the ancient forest has weakened!” Li Xiaoyi frowned as she looked at the ancient forest, but she could guess what might have happened. But didn’t Yun Yao say that Shen Xu was not yet able to directly devour spiritual energy?

Bai Lu and Ye Zhi were puzzled by Guan Bi's actions and looked at each other in confusion.

"Xiao Yi, has something happened to Shen Xu?" Bai Lu asked with some concern.

"He should be alright, let's go check on him."

When Guan Bi crossed the Qingling Stream and arrived in the ancient forest, her heart sank. She hadn't expected that she wouldn't be able to sense the cyan spirit even in the ancient forest.

But she had no time to care about what had happened to Gu Mulin; her mind was now completely focused on Shen Xu's safety.

But when she arrived at Shen Xu's wooden house, she found that Shen Xu was not there. So she went to the place where Shen Xu often meditated, but Shen Xu was not there either.

At this moment, Bai Lu and the others also came to Guan Bi's side.

"Why has Shen Xu disappeared again? He shouldn't have made the same stupid mistake twice! He can't get out of Qingling Creek." Bai Lu frowned.

"Could it be those two white cranes!" Guan Bi suddenly realized something.

“It’s possible, but why would he go out, and why isn’t he back so late?” Li Xiaoyi frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Um, is it possible that he didn't go out? I think I heard his and Qingyun's voices from the other side of the river," Ye Zhi suggested weakly.

At that moment, Shen Xu was devouring the dishes Qing Yun had prepared, while Qing Yun watched him eat with a smile.

"Qingyun, you're too modest. The taste is no worse than Guanbi's and Xiaoxi's!" Shen Xu said, his words slightly slurred.

He wasn't like Wu Qi, unable to discern the subtle differences between each dish; he simply thought they all tasted delicious.

At that moment, Shen Xu suddenly noticed that Qing Yun's smile had vanished, and he stood up in a panic.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xu was puzzled by Qing Yun's exaggerated reaction, but he suddenly felt a chill run down his neck from behind.

He turned his head stiffly and saw Li Xiaoyi and the others, then breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the reason they appeared behind him was somewhat like they came from his cabin.

So he picked up his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and asked with some confusion, "Where did you go? Why are you back so late?"

"Is it delicious?" Guan Bi asked with a smile.

"Hmm! Qingyun's cooking is quite good." Shen Xu praised, but for some reason, he felt that Guanbi seemed a little abnormal today.

"It's such a blessing to have a congressman cook for you!" Guan Bi's smile grew even brighter.

"This has nothing to do with the councilor!" Shen Xu couldn't help but scratch his head. Guan Bi was indeed different from usual today.

At this moment, Qingyun took the initiative to speak up, "It was my idea to cook for Brother Shen. I'm sorry for using your kitchen, Sister Guan."

"It's alright! Qingyun, it's my good fortune that you can use my kitchen. It's just that someone else doesn't deserve to eat here!"

"Why am I not worthy?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat dissatisfied.

"I asked you what happened to the ancient forest. Can't you feel its weakness? How can you still eat here in peace!" Guan Bi was immediately angered by Shen Xu's attitude.

"This..." Shen Xu was speechless for a moment.

"Shen Xu, what exactly did you do to the ancient forest?" Bai Lu asked at this moment.