I, who became the protagonist of the general attack text, also defended my body like a jade today.

Bright little pet.His brain has been made up.For your own commission, you must provide warm service.

"No need." Chu Si said.

"I want it." Xiao Jiu thought it was fun and wanted to buy one.

"Okay." Chu Si paid Lingshi and got a bathroom sign.

"The number of votes can be written on the sign. A sign can only write the number of one vote." Tail Tiger said, "There are ten rounds in total, and this is the first round. You can go up and choose what to eat. Just add another nine 90 yuan low-grade spirit stone. Some spirit chefs will come up with precious materials. Whether you can eat it or not depends on your ability."

The small abacus in the tiger's heart with a tail moved quickly.What a bumper harvest today.

Chu Si is completely indifferent, Xiao Jiu is a child who likes to join in the fun.It's good that Chu Si is with him usually, but if he really comes out to play, he still likes to join in the crowd.

"Here." Chu Si readily gave the Lingshi.

Tail Tiger regretted for a moment that he hadn't reported more spirit stones.

There were quite a few spectators walking up and down on the stage, and Xiao Jiu was bouncing ahead.

He tasted the dishes made by a rabbit monster. The two tails of the rabbit monster were very long, and they were folded on top of his hair.

After Xiao Jiu ate it, he took a piece for Chu Si to eat.

The rabbit monster looked at people with a smile, and was very happy to see someone eating his food.

Asked: "How does it taste good?"

Xiao Jiu ordered: "The taste is very good."

What Rabbit Monster made was a plate of shredded carrots. The shredded carrots were very thin, and he sprinkled some other seasonings in it.

This is the first round of the God of Cooking Competition, and there are mixed people of all levels.

"Remember to vote for me!"

The round rabbit eyes blinked at Xiao Jiu, and Xiao Jiu turned to look at Chu Si who had been guarding him.

Chu Si smiled at him.

"Are you a Taoist partner? You really know how to look for it!" The rabbit's eyes were full of the feeling that Xiao Jiu had caught a rich man.

"Hahaha." Xiao Jiu laughed awkwardly. "I'll taste it again."

"I am number nine, remember to vote for me!"

Moving forward, each contestant did not prepare only one dish. After all, they had to taste the taste for the audience and judges, and some prepared many dishes.If you don't like this dish, there are other dishes as a substitute!

A dish of white beads was placed in front of a contestant whose human figure had become complete except for a pair of tiger ears.

"What is this?" Xiao Jiu asked curiously.

"This is a fruit I carefully cultivated, and I haven't named it yet!" The contestant said with pride in his tone.

"Taste." Xiao Jiu squeezed one and tasted it, and it tasted like sugar water.

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◎"How is it?" the contestant asked with great anticipation.

"It's okay!" Xiao Jiu said.

……◎

"How?" the contestant asked with great anticipation.

"It's okay!" Xiao Jiu said.

Chu Si didn't taste it at the side, but just watched Xiao Jiu running around, and he followed him all the time, fearing that his family's fox cub would be abducted.

There are three little fox cubs in the beast bag beside him. As soon as he opened the bag, the fox cubs kept poking out from the hole to see. The cubs are still very small and full of curiosity about this world. , This is the first time I meet so many people, and the kids are even more curious.

Xiao Jiu walked in front, Chu Si walked behind with three, a sweet family of three.

Chu Si walked all the way, and estimated that there were more than a thousand contestants. Fortunately, practitioners can eat, and tiger monsters can eat even more.

Chu Si fed the three cubs snacks, so that they would not be greedy.

When he walked down the lap, he didn't decide which first ticket he would give, so he put the voting device aside and ignored it.

Xiao Jiu really came to have a meal.Ups and downs, I have tasted it all the way.He dragged Chu Si back.

"Chu Si, I don't think it's as delicious as your cooking." He said, pulling on Chu Si's sleeve.

"Go back and make it for you to eat." Chu Si rubbed Xiao Jiu's head.

However, Xiao Jiu woke up suddenly at night. At his current cultivation level, Chu Si practiced meditation all night.

As soon as Xiao Jiu woke up, he noticed it immediately.

"what happened?"

Xiao Jiu kept rolling in his arms, and finally turned into a big fox in its original form.

Chu Si immediately transferred the spiritual power into Xiao Jiu's body to make him feel better, but it didn't work.

"My head hurts." Xiao Jiu made a sound from between his teeth.

Chu Si's spiritual power went through Xiaojiu's meridians to check every place carefully, even rummaging through the soul.

Originally, Xiao Jiu was lacking in spirit, but after going to the last secret realm, Chu Si saw that Xiao Jiu's spirit was intact, and suddenly Xiao Jiu's spirit was lacking again.

For a while, he didn't know what was going on with Xiao Jiu?He directly knocked Xiao Jiu unconscious and put her in place.

Chu Si set off directly towards the Fox Clan overnight. He had seen a lot these days.He recognized the location of the Fox Clan.

Walking with a sword, looking down from a high altitude, and rushing over after confirming the location of the fox family.

The gate of the Fox clan has not yet been opened.

Chu Si didn't know why Xiao Jiu was so distracted.

He held Xiao Jiu in his arms and woke Xiao Jiu up.

"Xiao Jiu, this is the residence of the fox clan. I wonder if half of your soul is here?"

When Xiao Jiu woke up, he was in pain. He pointed in the direction: "Over there."

Chu Si immediately followed the direction Xiao Jiu said, making many detours.Finally, we stopped at the bottom of a waterfall.

"Inside." Xiao Jiu pointed to the inside of the waterfall.

Chu Si walked into the water curtain, and sure enough, there was something wrong afterwards.

Go inside, but after a while there will be a big cave.

Inside is a huge fox, much larger than the current Xiaojiu.But the appearance is exactly the same as Xiaojiu's, the same white without any stray hair, the big fox is lying here unable to move.

Before Chu Si could react, Xiao Jiu gradually became smaller.

Until the whole body is submerged in the big fox.

The big fox sat up slowly, his expression was as pure and sincere as Xiao Jiu's, and his cultivation base was extremely high.Even if he didn't release the spiritual power deliberately, the spiritual power he released unconsciously made Chu Si feel a strong sense of oppression.

"Chu Si, I don't feel any pain anymore." The big fox touched Chu Si's head with his huge fox paw.

Chu Sixin temporarily settled down.

"It's fine." Chu Si looked at Xiao Jiu who had suddenly grown a lot, and was full of surprise in her heart.Originally, after passing the Nascent Soul Stage, Xiao Jiu became a little bigger.Now it has directly turned into a giant, and he looked up at Xiaojiu with his neck up.

"Chu Si, my cultivation base is very high now, and I am in the period of crossing the catastrophe. It is estimated that there are not many immortal cultivators whose cultivation base is higher than mine." Xiao Jiu said.

After he returned to this body, he remembered all kinds of things.Originally planned to cross the catastrophe and become a fairy, but failed.Instead, he was seriously injured.

She was dormant in this cave, and when she was crossing the catastrophe, several spirits were torn apart and ran out, and Xiao Jiu was the last one to come back among the few spirits that escaped.The other souls are not pinned on the fox cub, not pinned on anything.Just seeing the mountains and rivers and Huhai, seeing the rising sun and setting sun, and being called by the Lord's spirit, he came back by himself after a few strands of the spirit that had run away.

After Xiao Jiu's spirit came back, the main body woke up.The subject's current memory is Xiao Jiu's memory, and the previous Xiao Jiu was Xiao Jiu who lost his memory.

"It's amazing." Chu Si smiled at Xiao Jiu.

Now that Xiao Jiu was fine, he naturally let go of his heart, otherwise he would always hang in his heart, fearing that something would happen to Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu's fox paw sticks out, and Chu Si's whole body is no more than the size of a fox's paw.

After Xiao Jiu handed the fox paw down, Chu Si stepped on Xiao Jiu's paw.One person and one fox are now a little closer.

"You've become so small." Xiao Jiu exhaled lightly, with a good grasp of the strength, and didn't blow Chu Si away all at once.

"I didn't get smaller, it's because you got too big to make me look smaller." Chu Si looked at the fox cub's huge eyes and thought they were very beautiful.

"Is that so?" Xiao Jiu transformed into a human form, still so glamorous.

"I used to be an elder of the fox clan. I tried to become an immortal when I reached the tribulation stage, but I failed. I met you later, and I am very happy to meet you." Xiao Jiu leaned into Chu Sihuai.

Xiao Jiu is very dependent on Chu Si. Although he has a high level of cultivation, because of his extraordinary talent, he has not encountered any hardships during his practice, so his mind is clear and simple.It's just that he suffered a catastrophe when he crossed the catastrophe and became an immortal.

"I'm glad to meet you too." Chu Si patted Xiao Jiu's head. "It's fine now."

"I'll take you to play in the cave." After all, Xiao Jiu lived a few years longer than Chu Si, and still hid some treasures.

In this cave, Xiaojiu's cave is not far away.

But Teng Yun arrived at the cave where Xiao Jiu lived in a dozen breaths.

A formation was arranged in front of the house, and Xiaojiu was familiar with it, and entered the cave in a few steps.

Chu Si followed and entered the cave.

High hanging waterfalls, neatly arranged trees of various colors, and raised some mindless spirit beasts, probably for food.

"How is it?" Xiao Jiu enthusiastically shared her cave with Chu Si.

"Very good." Chu Si said.

Xiao Jiu also has a treasury. He used to hide many treasures.Although many treasures were blown up during the catastrophe, there are still many treasures left.

One person and one fox walked slowly by the water, just like ordinary couples taking a walk in the field.

Chu Si felt that Xiaojiu had changed and became more powerful, but nothing else had changed, just as cute as before.

Chapter 31

◎Xiao Jiu showed Chu Si the things in the cave, piled up with various things.It is suitable for Nascent Soul stage◎

Xiao Jiu showed Chu Si the things in the cave, piled up with various things.There are not many things suitable for the Nascent Soul stage, but Xiao Jiu patiently picked out a few things.

"Look, this is the pagoda I built. People can live in it, and they can even hit people."

The pagoda, shrunk down to the size of a fingernail, is inlaid with gemstones of various colors. As the pagoda grows larger, the gemstones will also grow accordingly.

Chu Si happily took the pagoda handed over by Xiao Jiu: "It's really beautiful."

He helped Xiao Jiu put it away, and Xiao Jiu handed over many treasures one after another.

Chu Si kept them one by one, after all, the two were already so close.

Xiao Jiu took Chu Si to wander around, looking at the scene inside the cave.

In addition to the gurgling water and various trees and grasses, there is also a row of huts in the cave, which is very comfortable and comfortable.

"We can stay here, it's a good place." Xiao Jiu took Chu Si's arm.

"it is good."

Chu Si nodded.

He was very happy to live here, and to accompany Xiao Jiu.

They haven't met many people along the way, but meeting each other is the best thing, and being able to accompany each other through the next years is even more precious!

So far, the two lived in Xiaojiu's cave.

Chusi was sitting by the river fishing. He didn't hang bait or do anything else. He just held a pole tied with a line and sat by the gurgling stream, waiting for the wisher to take the bait.

Xiao Jiu's body is super big. That's because he has reached his cultivation level. It's very simple to become bigger and smaller. He suddenly became a small one.All of a sudden, it jumped onto Chu Si's coiled thigh, still the same as before.

A little fox cub, with nine tails piled together, a fluffy one.

While rubbing the fox fur, Chu Si waited for the fish wisher to take the bait.

"Chu Si, I'll take you to the head of the fox tribe, shall we hold a formal ceremony to become a Taoist couple?" The little fox picked up Chu Si's clothes, his eyes were very earnest.

"Okay." How could Chu Si not be willing, of course he would.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Xiao Jiu hurriedly dragged Chu Si to find the patriarch, Chu Si's fishing rod was still on the side.

The two hurried to the head of the fox clan.

Xiao Jiu was very familiar with the way to the head of the fox clan. He rode the clouds and fog and arrived in a while. He pulled Chu Si and appeared directly in front of the head of the fox clan.

The cultivation base of the patriarch is not as high as that of Xiao Jiu, but it is the cultivation base of Nascent Soul.Looks like a young man with a smile on his face.

"Elder Li? Why did you come here?" The fox clan elder was very surprised to see Xiao Jiu, and said that he had gone to retreat, and hadn't seen anyone for a long time.Seeing a figure, he even brought someone over.

"Xiao Mi, I want to become a Taoist partner with him." According to his seniority, Xiao Jiu can be regarded as the elder of the head of the Fox Clan, although he looks tender and coquettish.

"Then I will open up the ancestral land for you." The elder of the Fox clan agreed naturally.If you don't agree, I'm afraid you will be beaten by Xiao Jiu.

"Thank you then." Xiao Jiu patted the head of the Fox Clan on the shoulder.

The patriarch of the fox clan coughed lightly: "I wish the elder a sweet wedding."

Chu Si followed Xiao Jiu all the way, and after seeing the elder greeted him, he followed her forward again.

One person and two foxes flew into the sky, and stopped again in a short time.

"The ceremony of the Taoist couple of the Fox Clan is held in the ancestral land. Elder Li knows how to start the ceremony!" The patriarch asked uncertainly.

"I know." After Xiao Jiu's memory recovered, she had hereditary memory.Know how to make the companion ceremony complete.

Chu Si was dragged into the ancestral land by Xiao Jiu, and he followed closely.

The ancestral land of the fox family is light pink, various shades of light pink, as if it is full of peach blossoms.

Many ancestors of the fox clan are buried here, and the Taoist couple ceremony of the fox clan is also held here.Death and birth merge together, all symbolizing hope.

Xiao Jiu said to Chu Si with foggy eyes, "I'm very happy to see you."

"Nice to meet you, too."

"The Taoist couple ceremony of the Fox Clan is very simple, just make an oath under the witness of the ancestors, and then give some gifts to the ancestors."

"Ah."

Xiao Jiu: "I, Hu Li, and Chu Si have become Taoist couples. They depend on each other for life and death, and they will never leave each other for life. Please witness the seniors of the Fox clan."

Chu Si: "I, Chu Si, and Hu Li have become Taoist couples. We depend on each other for life and death, and we will never leave each other forever. Please witness the seniors of the Fox clan."

Chu Si followed Xiao Jiu to read the oath contract.Vaguely, a rule descended from heaven and earth, restraining one person and one fox at the same time.

There were bursts of pink petals floating down from the ancestral land. Some of the petals fell on the ground, and some fell on one person and one fox, and the pink was fluttering.

Xiao Jiu threw the large spirit stones she had prepared into the surrounding pink water pool, one piece after another, the water pool was very deep, and there was no change after the spirit stones were thrown in.It started to swallow the top of the large spirit stone, and gradually swallowed the whole spirit stone.until it disappears.

"The souls of some fox seniors have dissipated, and some of the fox seniors are still there. Maybe one day they will pass away." Xiao Jiu threw a lot of spirit stones into it.

"I'll throw some more in." Chu Si inherited a secret realm, which is very rich now, and he also threw pieces of secret realms into it.Throwing it to the end is directly poured in.

There are spirit marrows in the secret realm that can produce spirit stones, and there are several veins of spirit stones.Chu Si poured out an hour's Lingshi.

Because they threw too many spirit stones at once, the water surface started to turn up with bubbles.

"Why don't you release the spirit stone?" Chu Si turned his head curiously and asked Xiao Jiu.

"That's enough." Xiao Jiu took Chu Si away.

Chu Si had a contract with Xiao Jiu before, so the contracts were stacked up layer by layer. There was no mutation, but it became stronger.

It was brought by Xiao Jiu when he came.When going back, Chu Si knew the way, and it was Chu Si who carried Xiao Jiu back to their cave.

As soon as I went back, I saw three fox cubs having fun in the field. Chu Si fed some edible pills to the three foxes, and now they are growing very fast.When the body is stronger, you can feed the auxiliary spirit pill, and help the spiritual energy enter the experience, so that it will be more convenient for the three little cubs to step into the path of cultivation and knowledge.

"Ah Yi, stop." Xiao Jiu was happier and more willing to play.

After Ah Yi understood, he stood still and played with Xiao Jiu.

The three ordinary wild foxes will grow very well after receiving such help.

Xiao Jiu was playing with the paws of the wild fox, while Chu Si was grilling meat.

Xiao Jiu's appetite has not been given up yet, he likes to eat all kinds of delicacies very much.

There are some animals without intelligence in this cave. Except for the three little foxes, the rest are edible.Chu Si caught a few and took care of them.

Chu Si grilled a bunch of meat and sprinkled it with various seasonings. The color, fragrance and taste were delicious, and the taste wafted into Xiao Jiu's mouth.Three little foxes ran over together.

Chu Si divided the meat among the one big, three small and four foxes.

Xiao Jiu ate the skewers one by one, and the three little foxes ate the meat from the skewers.

Chapter 32

◎The meat skewers grilled off the oil, sprinkled with delicious spices, taste sweet and delicious.The flavor of meat grilled from various parts of skewers is not...◎

The meat skewers grilled off the oil, sprinkled with delicious spices, taste sweet and delicious.The meat quality and fragrance of the grilled meat skewers of various parts are different, and each has its own deliciousness.

Seeing that the foxes ate so deliciously, Chu Si ate a root himself.

"The roast is really good." Chu Si boasted.

"It's really delicious." Xiao Jiu also praised.

A few cubs also cooperated.

He just sat there and grilled skewers, from meat skewers to vegetarian skewers.Chusi's craftsmanship is very good, and he baked a bunch of skewers

Chu Si also took out a lot of melons and fruits to relieve the tiredness.

He also took out a spirit wine that was not too strong for everyone to drink together.

The two older spirit wines still had no effect, and the two younger ones drank the spirit wine and wandered around.

He just tasted a few skewers to satisfy his appetite, unlike Xiao Jiu, he can keep eating.He is now cultivated to eat no matter how much he eats, he really eats from morning to night.

Chusi's speed of grilling skewers barely kept up with Xiao Jiu's speed of eating

Xiao Jiu didn't stop eating until his mouth was full.

When it's late at night, you can do something that adults can do.

With three little fox cubs in her arms, Xiao Jiu walked into the house with Chu Si.The three little fox cubs have drunk themselves out.

Under the moonlight, her face was still clear.But it looks more charming.

Chu Si: "Are you really going to bring them all in?"

Xiao Jiu blushed and put the three little foxes on the ground.The three little foxes jumped out very cleverly, leaving them a suitable space to get along with each other.

The two walked into the house, where there was a bed with pearl curtains on it. When the bed swayed, the beads would collide with each other, making beautiful music.

Pearls are big and small, and there are different intervals when wearing them. When they hit each other, they will make different sounds every time.

The beads kept playing until dawn, and then until dark, until at last there was no difference between day and night.

After several days, Chu Si and Xiao Jiu came out from the house.

Their faces were flushed, and they knew that life was very happy at a glance.

Seeing the two coming out, the little foxes hurried over and circled them.The little foxes live very comfortably without the care of adults. There is food and drink here.

The little foxes are very cute, so Xiao Jiu took them into his bosom to play.

Since then, Chu Si has lived here with Xiao Jiu, and she doesn't feel bored when she gets along with each other day and night.

The longer the time, the better the relationship will be.

Under Chu Si's love and feeding, the three little foxes are gradually able to cultivate their spiritual power.Then Chu Si fed the elixir of human transformation.

The three little foxes were the size of a small radish head, and Chu Si and Chu Si looked like a happy family of five at first glance.

"Ah Yi has grown taller." Chu Si said to the fox cub who looked only about the size of a seven-year-old child.

"Hahaha, I'm the tallest." Ha Yi happily ran among the brothers, happy for his status as the eldest.

"Don't fall." Chu Si said.

"It won't fall, don't worry." Xiao Jiu said.

Now his cultivation base is crossing the catastrophe period.Chu Si's cultivation has reached the fusion stage.

They have been practicing spiritually, and the spiritual power in Xiaojiu's body nourishes Chu Si, making Chu Si's cultivation rise very quickly.

Chu Si is more than enough to teach the three little foxes to practice, and he has a good attitude towards children.

Xiao Jiu and Chu Si are very sweet, and the more they get together, the better.Raising three cubs is also very happy, but he thinks that when they grow up, they can go to the school of the fox clan and go out to see the world.

Xiao Jiu told Chu Si about his thoughts, and of course Chu Si agreed with Xiao Jiu's thoughts.

Xiao Jiu respected the little foxes' ideas very much, and asked the little foxes.They all agreed.

So Xiao Jiu took the cubs to the fox clan's school, and put the cubs in the school after handing in some spirit stones.

There are many underage fox cubs living in the fox school.The little ones will make lots of friends there.

When Xiao Jiu returned to the cave, Xiao Jiu leaned on Chu Si's shoulder, and Chu Si felt sweet seeing Xiao Jiu like this.

Chu Si rubbed Xiao Jiu's head, they were still so sweet.

Many years passed.They explored every place in the cave.Chu Si's alchemy, formation inscriptions, all of them are very good.And the spells of spiritual practice are all practiced very well.

"Shall we go out to play?" Xiao Jiu suggested.Staying with Chu Si is very happy, but he still hopes to see the outside world, and then come back and continue to live here.

Although the two of them have always had things to play in the cave, but when they go out, they can see a more exciting world outside.

"Okay, let's go out then." Chu Si agreed with Xiao Jiu's idea.

He took people out to play.The two of them rode the clouds and the fog, and they were able to see the territory of the fox clan clearly.

The territory of the Fox clan stretches across mountains.

The foxes are good at charm and get a lot of resources. Some foxes who know how to repay their kindness will give back the resources they get.So as to build the fox territory better.

Appreciating the territory of the fox clan in his spare time, Chu Si's mood improved a lot.

Chu Si took Xiao Jiu back to the original Chu family.

He hasn't been back for a long time, and he doesn't know if Chu Ci is still alive.

He went straight into the Chu Mansion, and the Chu Mansion was still the same as it used to be, even the courtyard where Chu Si lived was still there, after all, a hundred years had passed.

After seeing Chu Ci, Chu Si found that Chu Ci was still alive, and now Chu Ci looked like a middle-aged man, with black hair and a beard.

Father Chu's cultivation base has reached the third level of Jindan.

Chu Si: "Father may not see you soon."

I haven't seen Chu Si's appearance become more prosperous for many years, and his general physique can be hidden, but his appearance can make people see how detached he is.

"You are Chu Si. I haven't seen you for a long time. I recognize you at a glance." Chu Ci could tell at a glance that Chu Si's current cultivation base was much higher than his, and the cultivation base next to him was even bottomless.

"The one next to me is my Taoist companion." Chu Si introduced to Father Chu.

Xiao Jiu said hello.

Father Chu: "Your cultivation base is so high now."

Chu Si: "It's a coincidence."

Chu Si stayed in the Chu Mansion for two days.

During this time, he gave Father Chu many magic weapons, as well as pills and spirit stones.Let him practice well, and he can live longer.

"You have given too much." Father Chu was amazed at his son's strong financial resources, it seems that he is really promising!

"Father put it away." Chu Si was very proud.

No one in Chu's mansion could recognize Chu Si, and Chu's mansion had changed.

One hundred years passed.Except for those who have already raised their cultivation bases, everyone else has entered the underworld and died.

Chu Si took Xiao Jiu around the Chu Mansion, Xiao Jiu also lived here, but Xiao Jiu didn't have deep feelings.

The housekeeper of the Chu Mansion followed behind Chu Si, entertained him very warmly, and explained in detail every place he went.The butler saw that Chu Si looked like an expert, and he didn't dare to neglect Chu Si in the slightest.

Chu Si planted some seeds all over the Chu Mansion and strengthened the formation.It's also his reward.

When Chu Ci left, he greeted Chu's father and left gracefully.

Xiao Jiu: "Aren't you going to stay for a while?"

Xiao Jiu looked at Chu Si sideways, looking cute and cute.

"Not staying for a while, it's good to be with you."

Xiao Jiu was very happy when Chu Si said this.

The two have swum through many mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. They are just a couple of gods and immortals. When they are bored, they open shops everywhere and don't ask for any profit. Anyway, both of them are very rich, and they can make a little money with Lingshi.

Chu Si has always had a good face, and he was often stared at when walking on the road. Even if his general offensive physique was concealed, his face was very attractive.

His cultivation base is high and he doesn't deliberately hide it. People with low cultivation bases will float away when they see their souls. When Xiao Jiu saw the jealousy, he asked Chu Ci to change his face.

Xiao Jiu would pinch Chu Si's face into various shapes every day, which was also a kind of couple's love.

Unfortunately, Xiao Jiu's hand has been pinched in various shapes.

Chu Si was not angry at all, and patiently cooperated with Xiao Jiu, he could do whatever he wanted, and he could dress him up as Xiao Jiu wanted to dress him up.Chu Si is very tolerant of Xiao Jiu's mischief.The days are so peaceful and beautiful.

A person who cultivates immortals has a long time, and the two of them have been together for many, many years