Do You Like Him More?

Upon learning about her plan, Little Snowman couldn’t help but admire it with a single word: extraordinary!

After a quick tidying up, Chu Jiuning returned to find Yue An, only to see Fei Yu and Jian Tong standing at the door.

Jian Tong waved at her, revealing a radiant smile like sunshine.

As she approached, Fei Yu said, “Junior Sister, Master has instructed us to accompany you and help you.”

Ah! Chu Jiuning felt that Master actually cared and was concerned about her.

However, in reality, Jun Xu had asked Fei Yu and Jian Tong to follow her in order to keep an eye on her and gain some experience themselves.

So, the four of them left the First Immortal Sect together, walking side by side with Yue An.

Yue An turned his head toward her and asked, “Miss Xuanyuan, are you planning to lead us on foot?”

Chu Jiuning stopped in her tracks, sighed deeply, and pointed to the red arrow signs on the ground. “Can you see the red arrows indicating the path?”

Yue An frowned, looking at the gray road. “Are there… any?”

Chu Jiuning glanced at him and replied, “Of course there are, otherwise, do you think I’m just wandering aimlessly? If I could fly on a sword, I wouldn’t want to take the No.11 bus.”

Taking the No.11 bus is so tiring. “Junior Sister, what is the No.11 bus?” Jian Tong asked.

Chu Jiuning could only patiently explain, “In Arabic numerals, the number 11 is represented by two chopsticks. Our two legs are like two chopsticks, right? So, taking the No.11 bus is a metaphor for walking on foot.”

“Oh… but what are Arabic numerals? I’ve never heard of them before,” Jian Tong asked again.

“Second Brother, it would be better if you read more books. Then you wouldn’t have so many questions,” Chu Jiuning replied casually.

Jian Tong looked at Fei Yu and asked, “Senior Brother, do you know what Arabic numerals are?” Hmph, he didn’t believe that Fei Yu would know.

Fei Yu coughed lightly and said, “Junior Brother, Junior Sister is right. If you read more books, you wouldn’t have to ask others about everything.”

Actually, Fei Yu didn’t know either, but he didn’t want to admit his ignorance due to a lack of reading.

After all, he considered himself well-read, but he felt embarrassed that he didn’t know as much as Chu Jiuning.

Jian Tong pouted in dissatisfaction, “Then if you know, tell me. Don’t just tell me to read more books. I don’t have time to read now.” Fei Yu pretended not to hear and continued walking ahead.

Yue An furrowed his brow, wondering what Arabic numerals were. He had never heard of them before.

If Chu Jiuning and the others found out that even he, the mighty King of Sea, didn’t know what Arabic numerals were, would it be embarrassing?

He secretly glanced at Chu Jiuning, thinking that this girl’s appearance was peculiar, and it seemed that everything she knew was also peculiar.

On the way, Chu Jiuning never felt bored. When she was hungry, she took out her own iron pot and various ingredients to stir-fry or hot pot.

Occasionally, she would use a stone slab to grill steak, and they could even have an outdoor barbecue.

When they were bored at night, she taught Yue An and the others to play card games like Fight the Landlord and Werewolf. She was living a very comfortable life.

Yue An’s impression of her was that she was simple-minded but loved to tinker with peculiar things.

He felt that there was a huge generation gap between him and this young girl, even bigger than the Milky Way.

After more than two months of trekking through mountains and rivers, the four of them finally found the Dragon Soul of Yue Chi in a fairy spirit cave.

However, it was guarded by two small Pixiu.

Although the Pixiu were not large, they were divine beasts, so they couldn’t be taken lightly.

Yue An planned to directly drive away the two divine beasts, but Chu Jiuning stopped him. “You can’t do it! What if you accidentally kill the divine beasts?”

After all, he was the mighty King of Sea, and he had a desperate desire to save his brother.

If the Pixiu refused to leave, he would definitely resort to force to snatch the Dragon Soul.

Yue An frowned at her and asked, “So, what do you suggest?” She turned to look at Fei Yu and Jian Tong, “Senior Brother, Second Brother, you two go!”

Fei Yu and Jian Tong exchanged a glance, which suited their intentions perfectly. This was a great opportunity for them to gain experience.

“Junior Sister, leave it to us!” Jian Tong rolled up his sleeves and took out a large knife from behind.

Later…

Chu Jiuning lowered her gaze, watching the two figures rolling out from her feet like balls, feeling a complex mix of emotions as she tightly pursed her lips.

Yue An’s mouth curled up with a mocking smile, not saying a word.

When he wanted to go, she stopped him, and now she had to ask him to step up. Chu Jiuning awkwardly scratched her head.

At this moment, Fei Yu and Jian Tong returned with swollen faces and bruises. Jian Tong touched the large bump on his left eyebrow, wincing in pain.

“Junior Sister, we’re sorry. We embarrassed you.” Chu Jiuning took out a porcelain bottle filled with medicinal liquid from her small bag and tore off a piece of gauze from her own body, gently wiping their wounds.

“Brothers, it should be me apologizing to you. I was wrong. I truly overestimated your abilities.” She nodded her head slightly. Fei Yu lowered his head deeply, feeling ashamed.

Trimming her eyebrows and pouting, Jian Tong said, “Junior Sister, your apology is worse than not apologizing at all, it’s like rubbing salt in our wounds…”

She giggled softly and stuffed the medicine and gauze into his hands. “If you think I’m rubbing salt on your wounds, then tend to them yourself. As the saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself.”

Jian Tong watched her walk away, her mouth curling up even higher. “It’s not fair! You helped Senior Brother with his wounds, why do I have to tend to mine myself? Do you like him more?” Fei Yu lowered her head, unsure of what to say.

She glanced back at him and said, “Second Brother, I’m just trying to find a way to distract those two divine beasts. Stop making a fuss.”

Jian Tong let out a long sigh, resigned to tending to his own wounds with a resentful expression.

After taking a few steps, she turned around and said, “Brothers, please make a fire for me before I return.”

“Why do you need a fire?” Jian Tong asked.

Without looking back, she walked towards the woods and replied, “I’m hungry. I want to eat some rabbits. They’re so cute, they must be delicious!”

Oh, dear. Yue An sighed. How could she think of eating a rabbit when they had agreed to find a way to distract the two divine beasts?

Well, he would see what she had in mind. After a while, Chu Jiuning returned with two clean rabbits in hand.

She approached the fire pit and took out a portable iron pot, preparing to stew a spicy and fresh rabbit dish.

Jian Tong crouched beside her and said, “Junior Sister, can you save some of this spicy and fresh rabbit for me later? Don’t feed it all to those two Pixiu.”

She turned her head and looked at him. “Who said I was going to feed them? I’m making it for myself.”

“But what about distracting the two divine beasts?”

“No need to rush. Let’s calm down and enjoy the spicy rabbit stew first. We’ll surely come up with a solution.”

Yue An rubbed his forehead. Fine, if he only relies on her. Even pigs can climb trees!

Out of the corner of her eye, Chu Jiuning noticed him heading toward the cave. She immediately called out to him, “What are you doing?”