News from Qingqiu (Part 1)

“Stop messing around!”

“Miss Fairy Fox, I’m talking about serious matters; don’t pretend to brush me off!”

Li Miaosheng frowned.

Surprisingly, there was no laziness in his eyes; instead, there was a sense of seriousness that could be seen even from afar.

“Are you sure you want to know?”

“Do you want to know even if it means being dragged into the cycle of karma and reincarnation?”

Seeing him like this, Su Jiuli also grew serious and answered earnestly.

“Of course!”

“Stop keeping me in suspense, and tell me all about that ‘many lifetimes’ stuff you mentioned so I don’t have to worry blindly!”

“Hoho~ alright then!”

“Actually, the truth is…”

“Mhm! Mhm~”

Li Miaosheng nodded frantically beside her, staring at Miss Fairy Fox with wide eyes.

“……………”

“I have some premium biscuits brought from the Yousu Clan here.”

“Does my little husband want to eat some?~”

“No!”

“Hurry up and tell me!”

“Aw~!”

“No way!”

“My little husband is so impatient.”

“You’re so bad~ I don’t want to tell you, the time hasn’t come yet…”

Under his eager gaze, Su Jiuli actually began to twist her body coyly and act coquettishly.

At that moment, Li Miaosheng’s expression looked exactly like this: (￢_￢).

‘A fox’s mouth is a deceiving ghost!’

‘It seems I’ve really been overthinking things lately, to actually have a tiny sliver of expectation…’

After pondering for a brief moment, nothing mattered to him anymore.

Since he couldn’t get any answers out of her and couldn’t beat her in a fight either, what else could he do?

Naturally, he chose to sleep so he could properly think about how to investigate tomorrow…

***

It didn’t take long for Li Miaosheng to fall asleep lying on the bench, completely ignoring Miss Fairy Fox behind him the entire time.

Whether she blew gently into his ear or spouted pure flirtatious nonsense.

It had absolutely no effect…

After a long time, the person staring at the moonlight in the quiet little pavilion changed.

That person was none other than Su Jiuli.

Because of Li Miaosheng’s questioning, she couldn’t help but recall all sorts of past events.

Whether it was that era when everyone cultivated to become immortals, or that chaotic world of warring feudal lords.

To her, they were all nothing but the past.

Ah, no!

They should all be dreams~

Even though the person beside her had already died ten times.

He was still him, even if his personality had changed.

How could thousands of years of true affection lingering in the heart be washed away by the passage of time…

***

The next day, as the sky was just starting to brighten…

Because he had stayed up late, Li Miaosheng was still sound asleep on the bench at seven o’clock in the morning.

Until…

“Hey!”

“Kid!”

“Kid?~”

“Mmm~?”

“You are…”

He rubbed his eyes; his just-woken appearance made him look exceptionally exhausted.

“I am Xing Tian, the uncle who often gives you noodles…”

“Oh!”

“So it’s you, Uncle.”

“Why… are you setting up your stall so early today?”

“What time is it now…”

“Holy crap!”

He suddenly let out a loud roar, startling Xing Tian, who was right in front of him.

“Could it be that it’s already night?!”

“I’m dead, I’m dead!”

“I planned to investigate today!”

“If the schedule is delayed, how am I supposed to do business!!…”

The newly awakened Li Miaosheng fell straight into a panic, unable to even care about the name of the uncle in front of him…

“Hey!”

“Kid, snap out of it.”

“I’m just here for a morning jog.”

“It’s not night time yet…”

Xing Tian said this, but how could Li Miaosheng listen?

He could only remain completely flustered and confused…

He didn’t come to his senses until the glaring morning sun shone directly into his eyes.

“…Oh~ so that’s how it is!”

“Scared me to death, it’s still early, still early!”

He sighed.

He noticed the uncle beside him looking at him with a helpless expression, slowly opening his mouth to say:

“Kid, you… couldn’t have slept here all night, right?”

“Emmm… that seems to be the case.”

“I’ve always slept in this place.”

“Counting the days, it should be about three days now.”

“Yawn~”

Watching him yawn, for some unknown reason, Xing Tian felt a wave of sorrow in his heart.

Just as he was about to speak up to express his sympathy, Li Miaosheng interrupted him:

“Oops!”

“I forgot I still have to work today.”

“Goodbye, Uncle.”

“Let’s chat more tonight~”

Quickly, he hopped off the bench, grabbed his bundle nearby, and left, completely oblivious to the fact that the uncle still had more to say…

***

Before long, he crossed the plaza and walked onto the main street…

However, as he walked, he continued to ponder the question from last night…

“What exactly does ‘the time hasn’t come yet’ mean…”

This vexing question caused him to stop halfway at an intersection.

Or rather, he completely couldn’t see through Miss Fairy Fox.

After all, she was an immortal, and he was just a mortal.

Thinking about it, a wave of hunger gradually climbed to his head.

“Grrr~~”

“Sigh~ forget it!”

“I wouldn’t be able to figure this out even if I racked my brains.”

“If it’s a past life, then it’s a past life.”

“Since I’m already in this lifetime, I should just set my mind at ease and not worry about what happens next…”

“After all, I still have a job to do right now.”

“And listening to what Miss Lin Tong said, that menace might even be a big shot~”

As Li Miaosheng muttered to himself up to this point, a smile unconsciously hung on his face.

***

After finishing his breakfast, he had already begun preparing all his tools.

For example, things like a peach wood sword, a bronze mirror, and so on…

“Oh right.”

“There’s also Bai Ze!”

He shouted silently in his mind, hoping that Bai Ze would hear and come out to help in time…

But no matter how long he shouted, not a single sound came from his mind.

Er, it was actually more of a snoring sound.

After all, looking at her, Bai Ze could be considered a feline; laziness was in her nature…

But at this moment, as her big brother, he couldn’t take it anymore, roaring continuously in his mind:

`[`Wake up!`]`

`[`Little Bro Bai, we have to work today, stop sleeping and get up already!!`]`

`[`Mmm~ Big Brother.`]`

`[`Let me sleep a little longer~ it’s still early!`]`

Bai Ze acted coquettishly; her lethargic voice sounded just like a child refusing to get out of bed.

`[`You’re thousands of years old, and you still stay in bed!`]`

`[`Hurry up.`]`

`[`The whole day’s work depends on a good start in the morning; if you don’t work, you don’t get to eat!`]`

“…………….”

Hearing this sentence, Bai Ze froze for a moment, and then dug out a huge pile of delicious food.

`[`What?!`]`

`[`Eat!!`]`

`[`Big Brother, I want to eat fried chicken, potato chips, Kung Pao chicken, and…`]`

`[`Eat, eat, eat, that’s all you know!`]`

`[`Did you latch onto me back then just so you could freeload until you die?`]`

Li Miaosheng frowned deeply.

Afterward, his facial expressions grew more and more exaggerated.

It was virtually identical to a certain meme, lacking only four words.