Chapter 5: Farewell

The tone of this demon’s words was rising, revealing a sense of excitement and joy.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression again, “Are you really not going to let me inform your master and senior brother? You are now wandering outside, your life and death unknown. Won’t they be very worried if you don’t tell them?”

Tan Ye looked at the bonfire in front of him. With the support of the spirit of the grass and wood, the bonfire was burning just right. The warm firelight shone on his face, revealing the indifference in his expression.

“It’s alright.”

“Really?”

Tan Ye looked over, and Mei immediately suppressed her joy that was all over her face, but even though she suppressed it, there were still a few traces of it showing.

Tan Ye looked at her face that wanted to hold back but couldn’t help smiling.

Perhaps it was because she was transformed from the spirit of the grass and trees in the deep mountains and forests, this demon appeared to have a very simple mind. What she thought in her heart was what she expressed on her face. Even if she tried to conceal a little, one could still see at a glance what she was thinking.

Her temperament was simple and domineering. She did whatever she wanted to do, free to the point of making people envious.

“……”

Su Heng saw Tan Ye looking at her, “I haven’t had much contact with living people for a while. You are the easiest to get along with that I’ve ever met. If you just leave like this, I will be lonely.”

Tan Ye saw that earnest face. Demons are born with the ability to bewitch people’s hearts. Naturally, they have a very good appearance. The demon in front of him was the same, with a beautiful and clear appearance, and a pair of clear eyes that vaguely revealed a hint of mischief, like a child.

He sat there and heard this demon say happily with clasped hands, “That’s good. I was just thinking, what should I say if I go find your master and senior brother?”

“You know where my sect is?” Tan Ye asked abruptly.

His face was as calm as before, and outsiders could not detect any hint of his true thoughts from his face at all.

“I don’t know.” Su Heng shook her head, looking completely innocent, her eyes even more clear. “I heard that your rule is that a teacher for a day is a father for life. If a son gets sick while outside, shouldn’t he find his father?”

“A teacher for a day is a father for life?” Tan Ye repeated what she said, “Indeed.”

After saying this sentence, Tan Ye closed his eyes.

“I’ll go find you something to eat.” As Su Heng spoke, a streak of emerald green spiritual power had already left her fingertips. After a short while, Tan Ye heard a faint sound coming from the grass outside. He took a closer look and saw several squirrels dragging their fluffy tails. Su Heng reached out, and the squirrels handed her the pine cones they were holding in their front paws.

Under Tan Ye’s gaze, Su Heng buried the pine cones the squirrels brought over under the bonfire. After a while, the fragrance of the pine cones wafted out from under the bonfire.

Su Heng dug out the pine cones. The shell wrapping the outside of the pine cones had already been burned red by the bonfire. Tan Ye watched as she directly picked up the scalding hot pine cones with her bare hands, involuntarily frowning.

Her aura was very clean, without the turbidity found on those murderous demons.

Whether it was a Taoist priest, a member of the demon sect, or someone else, one’s appearance reflects one’s heart, and this principle cannot be overturned. Especially in his view, no matter how they disguised themselves on the surface, pretending to be innocent and righteous, he could see through their essence at a glance.

This demon was not harmless. Not only was she not harmless, her temperament could even be considered fierce. Using flesh and blood and souls to nourish magic weapons, this behavior did not seem like something a harmless being could do no matter how you look at it.

But she really didn’t have that evil turbidity.

“You’re not afraid of fire?”

He asked, seeing her holding the scalding pine cones in her hands.

“What?” She asked with an innocent face.

“Nothing.” He glanced at her hands that were still fair and tender.

She split open the entire pine cone. The fruits inside had already been roasted, and an enticing fragrance of pine oil wafted out.

The fresh scent of the pine nuts was especially abundant, whetting one’s appetite. Tan Ye had not eaten for a while. Usually, the disciples of Chaoyun Sect, regardless of gender, would start fasting after the age of 25, and he had begun fasting a year ago. Smelling this pine oil fragrance made him a bit dazed.

Su Heng handed the pine nuts to him. Half for him and half for herself. She didn’t need to eat, but she liked the fragrance and the crisp crunch of the pine nuts in her mouth.

She chewed the pine nuts noisily in her mouth. Looking very happy.

“By the way, after eating, let me continue treating your wounds.”

Su Heng saw with a mischievous glint that the young man almost choked on a mouthful of pine nuts.

Tan Ye coughed a few times, “There should be other ways to heal the wounds, not necessarily having to use your method.”

“But this is the only way I know.” Su Heng said as she tossed a pine nut into her mouth, chewing noisily. “There is no more direct method than this. I don’t know any others.”

“Is the lady transferring her own spiritual power over?” Tan Ye asked.

In the firelight, his appearance looked quite gentle. The sharpness that was like a knife had been softened a lot by the firelight. It seemed that only a gentle and harmless young man was sitting in front of her.

“I don’t know.” She shook her head.

“I only know that when I do this, the demonic poison in your body will get much better. As for what I’m transferring over and whether there are other ways, I don’t know either.”

“The lady doesn’t know anything?”

“Know what?”

Tan Ye saw those eyes that were even more innocent.

“The lady doesn’t know other ways to transmit spiritual power?”

“Isn’t it just like feeding, transferring from me to you?”

Tan Ye was stunned by her blunt words that were almost explicit. The words were explicit but essentially not wrong.

At this point, he figured out that this demon probably had never properly cultivated from the beginning to the end, and all her actions were based on her own instincts.

“If the lady wants to go further, this probably won’t work.” “There’s nothing wrong with that. I don’t plan to amount to anything anyway.” She lowered her head and peeled the pine nuts.

“I’ll teach the lady how to transmit spiritual power.” Tan Ye said. “That previous method, let’s not use it anymore.” His attitude was gentle, but it left no room for refusal.

Su Heng smiled slightly, “Alright.”

Tan Ye didn’t want to have too much involvement or too deep of a relationship with her. Since she had already realized it, she didn’t plan to forcefully change anything.

She didn’t completely clear the poison from Tan Ye’s body. In any case, if it was completely cleared, it would be troublesome instead. She healed most of the injuries in his meridians, but some still remained.

After she used her spiritual power to clear some of the remaining demonic poison in his body, Tan Ye bid farewell.

Su Heng was not angry and directly agreed, only asking him to accompany her out for a bit.

This request was not excessive at all, completely insignificant compared to her kindness in saving him.

Tan Ye took her to the nearest town and had her wait at the town entrance. After a short while, Tan Ye returned. When he came back, he had an oiled paper package in his hand.

Su Heng thought it was something delicious and happily opened it, only to see that it was a pair of embroidered shoes!

Σ(⊙▽⊙”a

What was this for?

Su Heng held the half-unwrapped embroidered shoes. With a flick of her hand, she tossed them away. Tan Ye reached out and caught them.

“What are you doing?” Su Heng looked at him with alert eyes.

“We’ll be entering the town soon. Your current appearance is a bit inappropriate.” Tan Ye explained.

Su Heng looked herself up and down. She was still dressed the same as usual, in a bright red dress, with long hair hanging down.

“I’ve always been like this. How is it inappropriate?”

Su Heng moved slightly, and the bells on her silver anklet jingled, creating an amorous atmosphere against her fair skin.

“I know the lady is already used to it, but we’re going to a crowded place now. If you stay like this, I’m afraid it will attract people to look. The lady probably doesn’t want those people staring, right?” She met Tan Ye’s eyes. The clear and gentle young man in front of her, although seeming gentle, had a forceful undercurrent beneath his gentleness.

He looked at Su Heng, without a hint of impatience or anything else. Full of patience.

Su Heng lowered her head and glanced at her feet. Her small, fair feet under the fiery red dress were especially eye-catching.

“Come, put them on.” Tan Ye handed the shoes over.

Su Heng stared at the shoes on her feet, feeling extremely uncomfortable all over. It felt like something was sticking to her feet. It made her not even know how to walk.

But the embroidered shoes were bright red, matching her dress very well.

It was unknown whether Tan Ye had casually chosen them or picked them out. In any case, they suited her well.

Su Heng glanced at Tan Ye, feeling that his footsteps were much more relaxed than before. She grabbed her hair and reached out to brush Tan Ye’s nose.

Tan Ye was caught off guard by her brushing his nose.

He instinctively moved his entire body back, and the faint scent of tea flowers brushed past the tip of his nose.

Even if he couldn’t use his spiritual power temporarily, his reaction was not weak at all.

“You bore, you’re no fun at all.” She brushed past his nose and bared her teeth at him.

Tan Ye’s face still had that gentle look from before, not changing in the slightest.

She wandered all over the town, with Tan Ye following behind her.

After accompanying her to play for a while, he found a stall and ordered her a bowl of red oil wontons.

“Otherwise, you can leave first.” Su Heng held the spoon and looked at Tan Ye, who hadn’t spoken much from the beginning. “I see that you must be eager to return, and can’t hold it in anymore, right?”

Tan Ye’s expression remained unchanged, “No rush, I’ll wait until you finish this bowl.”

“Just this one bowl?” Su Heng lowered her voice.

“You can eat as much as you want.”

Su Heng glanced at him. The young man’s features had now completely softened, exuding a gentle beauty.

However, beneath this gentleness, there was still an unchanging aloofness.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at her bowl, “Do you want more?”

Su Heng nodded without hesitation.

Tan Ye immediately asked the stall owner to bring another bowl. The wontons were well-wrapped, with thin skin and plenty of meat, which was fresh. The taste was just right. Taking a bite, mixed with the red oil, the numbingly spicy and fresh fragrance, along with the unique flavor of sesame oil, made her narrow her eyes.

Tan Ye sat beside her, “Do you want some fermented bean curd?”

“I want to eat braised eggs!” Su Heng looked at him.

Tan Ye fulfilled her every request until she had nearly finished all the stall owner’s inventory. Only then was she satisfied and wiped her mouth.

Tan Ye made proper arrangements for her and also gave her some money, “This should allow you to travel for a while.”

Su Heng squeezed the money pouch in her hand, “What you said before, if I need your help with something, I can call you with a communication talisman. Does that still hold?”

“Of course it does. Your kindness is engraved in my heart. As long as it’s something I can do.”

He hadn’t rested well these past few days, and his eyelids were red. At first glance, it brought out a lot of tenderness. His brows were calm, his words humble, easily making people feel good about him.

“The mountains are high and the waters long. Please take care.”

Su Heng didn’t speak. A red light flashed faintly at her sleeve, and the red light traveled down from her sleeve, instantly disappearing into his body.

Su Heng watched Tan Ye’s figure walk further and further away, and suddenly called out to him, “Hey!”

Tan Ye turned around, his pale pink hair ribbon gently turning with his black hair.

“I will remember you.”

“I will miss you too!”

Su Heng stood on the stone-paved road and shouted loudly.

Passers-by looked towards Tan Ye because of her words. It was the first time Tan Ye had been publicly shouted at like this, but he didn’t have the shyness that a boy his age should have.

He was still smiling lightly, “Take good care of yourself.”

His calmness made Su Heng feel like she should be the one feeling shy and awkward.

Su Heng watched him walk across a stone bridge, his figure gradually moving away until it could no longer be seen. All the expressions on her face were retracted.

She squeezed the money pouch in her hand and tossed it directly to a few ragged beggars on the roadside.

“What do you plan to do next?” The voice in her mind spoke up.

Su Heng watched the beggars first rejoice and then start fighting over the division of the money.

She watched from the side, “I don’t know. But he’s really not an easy one to deal with.”

Extremely perceptive, and filled with strong vigilance towards everything around him.

Moreover…

“He dislikes women.”

Not only did he dislike women, he simply had no interest in them. Tormenting such a man would really require a lot of effort.

Su Heng sighed a few times, “But I see he’s quite smooth when it comes to playing with men.”

So he was truly difficult to deal with.

“Your task is to assist the Divine Lord in his cultivation.”

Su Heng picked her ear and looked at the few people who had already started fighting.

“So it doesn’t matter what methods are used?” She asked.

The voice in her mind paused for a moment, “As long as it can assist the Divine Lord’s cultivation.”

Upon hearing this, she smiled, “Then that’s fine.”

“With these words from you, I can completely let loose now.”