Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 7: This fish... is poisonous?
Gu Xiaoxing was traveling through the mountains and forests, feeling indescribably excited. He was thinking about finding a secret place to grill the big fish, but he felt something was not right.
But Gu Xiaoxing knew that these cultivators had extremely strong perception abilities. In the middle of the night, no matter whether they were in the mountains or at the foot of the mountains, once the flames started, it would be difficult not to be noticed!
If people knew that I had secretly caught the spiritual fish, I would probably be punished according to the sect rules.
"How can this be possible? I just want to eat meat to grow taller, what's wrong with that?"
Gu Xiaoxing had his reasons, but he also had a long memory and had not forgotten the severe punishment from Du Siyu. Therefore, he was extremely cautious whether he was fishing or grilling fish. He knew very well that in the world of cultivation, "walls have ears" and it was hard to guard against them!
"No! Even finding a cave is not safe. There is still a possibility of being discovered!" Gu Xiaoxing frowned, not having any good thoughts for a moment.
"But on this Shiling Peak, apart from Chaiyuan, where else is safe... Hmm? Chaiyuan?"
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes lit up and he quickened his pace. In a short while, he returned to the firewood yard.
Speaking of safety, isn’t Chaiyuan the safest place in the entire Shiling Peak?
Du Siyu is in deep practice. Looking at the way she looks like she is facing the moon and absorbing its energy, she will probably not wake up until dawn.
So now, isn’t it Gu Xiaoxing who has the final say in the entire Chaiyuan?
"Tonight, Chai Yuan's surname is Gu!"
Gu Xiaoxing had lofty words in his mind, but his movements were as gentle as possible. He gathered some firewood scraps into the room, and for safety, he pasted the yellow talisman back on the door to isolate the qi. Then he closed the door, and after a moment, a faint firelight lit up in the room.
After a long time, when Gu Xiaoxing wiped his greasy mouth, patted his round belly, and lay on the ground with a happy face, beside him was an extinguished small fire and a pile of fish bones.
Gu Xiaoxing closed his eyes and savored the taste. He felt satisfied with his whole body and soul. He had never tasted such delicious food before. The fish meat was so sweet and tender that it made him linger on the taste. After eating, he even felt light and his body became warm, and then warmer and warmer...
"Hmm? Why is it a bit hot?"
Gradually, Gu Xiaoxing realized that something was wrong. He sat up and felt hotter and hotter. His whole body became hot and his skin turned red.
"Is this fish... poisonous?"
Gu Xiaoxing widened his eyes in disbelief.
But he soon realized that this was not poison, but because this fish was not an ordinary fish. Its flesh and blood contained extraordinary powers. He must absorb these extraordinary powers. Perhaps his cultivation would even increase as a result.
If you let them run wild in your body, they might be even more terrifying than poison.
After figuring out the pros and cons, Gu Xiaoxing immediately started to practice the Soul Control Technique, controlling the Soul Devouring Insect to absorb the extraordinary power in his body. As the power continued to be absorbed, the Soul Devouring Insect between his eyebrows trembled with excitement, as if it was eating such a delicious food for the first time.
Until all the extraordinary power in Gu Xiaoxing's body was sucked away, the next moment, a strange power gushed out from the autophagic spirit insect and poured into Gu Xiaoxing's body as if feeding his parents. Wherever it passed, flesh and blood grew.
When Gu Xiaoxing slowly opened his eyes and felt the various changes in himself, he felt secretly happy and wanted to laugh out loud.
First of all, his cultivation level improved. Although it was not much, it allowed him to reach the middle stage of the Qi Condensation level.
Compared to the improvement in cultivation, the biggest change was undoubtedly in the physical body. If Gu Xiaoxing could knock down a cow with one punch before, then at this moment, he felt that he could directly knock the cow away with one punch.
Moreover, he can no longer be described as skin and bones. Although he still looks a little thin, he is almost the same as an ordinary person.
"Sure enough, delicious food is the only truth that makes you fat!"
In joy, Gu Xiaoxing subconsciously patted his belly. The no longer dry feeling made him look comfortable. He waved his hand calmly, and the pile of fish bones and firewood were all put into his storage bag, leaving only a few charred marks on the ground.
Just when he was about to clean up the burnt parts, Du Siyu's cold voice came from outside the house.
"Why don't you come out and chop wood? Don't you want to eat today?"
Gu Xiaoxing shuddered, panic flashed in his eyes, he wiped his mouth imperceptibly, forced himself to calm down, then slowly opened the door and walked out.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxing's figure, Du Siyu was obviously stunned, even a little bit unbelievable. It had only been one night, how could he have changed so much?
Gu Xiaoxing felt a little frightened by those beautiful eyes, but luckily he was thick-skinned enough and started his task of chopping wood for the day.
Du Siyu looked at him for a long while, with deep suspicion in his eyes. He even wanted to scold him several times, but when he thought of the relationship between the other party and Master Bai, he felt relieved. He thought that maybe Master Bai just left some resources for him to practice, so he ignored it and left Chaiyuan.
"Humph! She just... just wanted to go out and have fun, and she chopped all the firewood for me!"
Gu Xiaoxing swung his axe fiercely with anger in his heart, then gritted his teeth, his fierce eyes were particularly firm, and his voice was deep: "One day, I will make Chaiyuan's surname truly Gu!"
The big fish last night was not eaten in vain. As the sun set that day, after exhausting and recovering his cultivation power more than ten times, twenty frames of firewood were neatly arranged in the firewood yard. Gu Xiaoxing finally finished splitting ten logs before sunset.
After putting away all the firewood, Gu Xiaoxing headed towards the top of the mountain. When he passed the spirit pool, he subconsciously licked his lips as if savoring the taste. Without stopping, he quickly reached the top of Shiling Peak.
On the top of the mountain, in front of the gate of the inner kitchen courtyard, there was a senior brother who seemed to be waiting for something. When he saw Gu Xiaoxing, he immediately smiled gently and went to greet him.
Entering the inner kitchen, Gu Xiaoxing discovered that compared with yesterday, the attitudes of the fellow brothers had changed significantly. When they looked at him, they all showed humble smiles.
Since the brothers in the inner kitchen were so happy, Gu Xiaoxing was naturally willing to join them, and soon a bright smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.
The corner of Big Fat's mouth twitched. He always felt that there was something ill-intentioned in the other person's smile, but he had no choice but to force a smile and walk forward.
They can't afford to offend this person right now!
The thought of the person behind him made their hearts tremble!
"Junior brother Gu, why bother making a trip in person? It's just some firewood. Just let them know and we will go to the firewood yard to get it ourselves. " Sanpang spoke. His attitude changed the most. He looked fierce yesterday, but today he was smiling and patted his chest while speaking, showing his sincerity.
Several other brothers from the inner kitchen also stopped what they were doing and came forward to try to get close to him, hoping to establish a good relationship with this "nephew" of Master Bai.
"Alright, alright!" Big Fatty glared at them and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Gu has been chopping wood all day and is exhausted. Stop whining here and get busy. Get out of the way!"
Big Fatty waved his hand and dispersed them. Then he smiled at Gu Xiaoxing, winked, and said with a tacit understanding, "Brother Gu, please follow me!"
Gu Xiaoxing raised his eyebrows, nodded calmly, followed Dapang through the kitchen, came to a small attic, pushed open the door, and the fragrant smell of rice wafted towards him.
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes lit up, but he also looked embarrassed, and said, "Brother, what do you mean? I have only been in the sect for a short time, so I don't have any spirit stones to give you!"
"Brother, you are joking. Since you belong to that person, how dare we take your spirit stones?"
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes widened and he immediately became alert. He asked, "That one? Who?"
Still pretending?
Hearing this, Big Fatty came closer, lowered his voice, and said meaningfully: "Of course it's Master Bai..."
Gu Xiaoxing immediately looked incredulous, and even took a step back, exclaiming, "How...how did you know?"
The fat man's mouth twitched, and he wanted to hit someone in his heart, but he showed a flattering smile on his face and said, "I also met Junior Brother Cui by chance today. After a few pleasantries, I learned a thing or two. I just hope that Junior Brother will keep the secret of our private business in the inner kitchen for us!"
