I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 331 Green Scales!

"Qinglin? What do you want with her? She's just a useless little girl." Xiao Ding quickly belittled her upon hearing this.

Of course, he didn't belittle Qinglin to ruin her chance; he was just worried that Xiao Wuji had some strange quirks that might cause further harm to Qinglin's young mind.

Xiao Wuji looked into Xiao Ding's eyes and said something that shocked him greatly.

"She is very important to me, more important than the Xiao family!"

After regaining his senses, Xiao Ding immediately left his seat, clasped his hands in a salute to Xiao Wuji, and said, "Please wait a moment, Elder. I will bring Qing Lin right away!"

"Go!"

Xiao Ding quickly walked out the door, and then after a full incense stick's time, he came back in with a little girl whose clothes were covered in patches.

However, Xiao Wuji only glanced at it and shook his head, saying, "It's not her. Never mind, since you can't find her, then you can go look for her yourself!"

He could tell that Xiao Ding was wary of him, probably because of the snake-woman slave girl (Medusa) beside him. The child he brought had no snake-woman bloodline, no Azure Serpent Three-Flower Eyes, and wasn't even a girl; he just looked rather pretty. He wondered where Xiao Ding had found him a wig in such a short time.

He swept his spiritual power across the entire base of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, but found no one he was looking for. He could only further expand his spiritual power to cover the entire city.

"found it!"

……

Beside a river that runs through the city, a row of women were washing clothes side by side. But far away from them, a small, thin figure stood out from the crowd, even though they were all doing the same thing.

A tall, somewhat sexy woman rushed over and easily found Qinglin hiding in the corner. She quickly went over, grabbed Qinglin's hand, and started walking away, saying, "Qinglin, come with me quickly. The leader said there's a pervert looking for you. You need to come with me to hide somewhere else!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglin abruptly stopped in her tracks, then timidly said, "I'm sorry, Sister Xuelan, I've caused everyone trouble again!"

Xue Lan said anxiously, "Oh dear, what's the point of saying all this now? Come with me quickly! You know those perverts are capable of anything. If you fall into their hands, you'll be in big trouble!"

In her opinion, anyone whom the leader called a pervert must be a psychopath who enjoys torturing young girls. She had seen such people many times before, but the leader had always stopped them. This time, even the leader couldn't stop them, and she had to hide with Qinglin. This showed how strong the newcomer was.

"I'm capable of anything with some people, but with Qinglin, I only have goodwill!"

Hearing Xue Lan's evaluation of him, Xiao Wuji couldn't help but jump out. If it had been any later, who knows what Xue Lan would have said about him!

Xue Lan was startled by the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him, but after calming down, he said sarcastically, "Some people may look like decent human beings on the outside, but who knows if their hearts are black inside!"

Xiao Wuji ignored Xue Lan's words, but stared into Qing Lin's eyes and asked softly, "Qing Lin, do you still recognize me?"

Qinglin scrutinized Xiao Wuji for a long time before shaking her head with absolute certainty and saying, "I... don't recognize him!"

Xiao Wuji, however, persisted, asking, "Do you really feel no sense of familiarity at all?"

"Hey!" Xue Lan shielded Qing Lin's body behind her like a mother leopard, and scolded, "You pervert, Qing Lin already said she doesn't recognize you, what else do you want?"

"Sigh!" Xiao Wuji sighed sadly. Sometimes he felt like "The Truman Show," trapped in an illusion where everyone was a figment of his imagination, and outside this illusion, countless eyes were watching him.

Who can say for sure whether his previous simulation was just a word game, or whether he really experienced it but just doesn't remember that period?

He had pondered this question more than once, yet never found an answer. But he was certain that the Qinglin before him was a new Qinglin, not the one who had accompanied "him" before. This soft sigh carried an undercurrent of profound sorrow in Xue Lan's voice, instantly sending a chill down her spine. How could a mere boy possess such a weathered air, such a story to tell?

"Qinglin, stop doing those chores!"

“Starting tomorrow, I will personally teach you cultivation…”

Having said that, Xiao Wuji had no intention of taking Qinglin away immediately; he needed to give her some time to consider. However, before leaving, he didn't forget to demonstrate his ability to transform his battle qi into wings to the two of them.

After all, only those with sufficient strength can attract others to their cause!

……

The next day, before dawn, Xiao Wuji withdrew from Medusa's body early.

Then, without a second thought, he took out pots, pans, and some of the failed attempts and started making breakfast, or rather, "medicinal cuisine," in the yard.

Qinglin's body has been malnourished for many years and is simply unable to withstand high-intensity training, so it needs to be replenished first! It needs to be nourished with medicinal cuisine!

Through countless simulations, Xiao Wuji mastered many top-tier culinary skills and medicinal cuisine. However, this doesn't mean he had exceptional culinary talent; most of it was simply learned through the divine sense of a cultivator. Without this, the things he did in the Douluo Continent would have occurred.

Using the techniques of alchemy to control the heat, and employing the methods and skills of medicine refining to control the fusion of the medicinal properties of food and herbs, the resulting dish is not only delicious and visually appealing, but also extremely nourishing.

The difficulty is just too high. To make a truly top-grade medicinal dish requires far more effort than to refine a pill of the same grade.

At sunrise, Qinglin arrived at his courtyard and was immediately stunned by the table full of food.

"Young Master, this, this is..."

Xiao Wuji waved to Qing Lin and said, "Come on over, let's eat together, we've been waiting for you!"

Smelling the aroma of the food, Qinglin swallowed hard and slowly walked forward. However, she did not sit down to eat. Instead, she walked to Xiao Wuji's side and said, "Young Master, let Qinglin serve you your meal!"

"No need. Someone else will do the work of serving others! You don't need to do it anymore."

As they spoke, Xiao Wuji glanced at Medusa not far away, signaling her to come forward and serve him his meal. Once Medusa was in place, Xiao Wuji spoke to Qinglin in a commanding tone:

"Sit down and eat. That's your task now!"

"Mmm!" Qinglin nodded weakly, sat down in the chair, picked up the bowl of white rice on the table, and began to eat it in small bites.

"Eat your food, these are mainly prepared for you!"

As Xiao Wuji leisurely savored his own cooking, he said:
"The achievement of a creature lies in what it eats. Herbivores are good at walking but foolish, carnivores are brave and fierce, grain-eaters are wise and skillful, and those who eat air are divine and long-lived."

"Your body is too weak to take elixirs. Otherwise, you should eat elixirs every day and stay away from worldly impurities."

"Of course, these foods have all been refined by me using special methods. They contain no impurities, only pure primordial energy, retaining only their corresponding flavors and textures."

(End of this chapter)