Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 131 New Year’s Eve
After dawn, Ren Yuan came out of Youxianzhen and announced that he was going to Wuling to look for the Peach Blossom Spring.

A Yao naturally listened to him. Ren Yuan said to Su Xiaoxiao, "It's a long way to Wuling, and they haven't issued a wanted notice for you anyway, so why don't you find a safe place to hide?"

"What are you thinking about, Yuan? Don't you know that what I like most is traveling?" Su Xiaoxiao shook her head firmly. She said excitedly, "Besides, I'm going to find the Peach Blossom Spring. You can't stop me!"

"We are not going there for sightseeing. It could be dangerous." Ren Yuan reminded her.

"I'm already a dead man, why am I afraid of danger?" Su Xiaoxiao giggled and said, "Let's go, stop fussing!"

"Okay, let's go." Ren Yuan laughed at himself. When it comes to being free and easy, he really needs to learn from Su Xiaoxue.

"Okay!" Su Xiaoxiao jumped happily on the ground and hid in the oil-paper umbrella. Senior Sister also put on a bamboo hat and held the cat, and rode on the red leopard with Ren Yuan, heading west.

As for Chen Baxian, Ren Yuan discussed with him that the Peach Blossom Spring was not so easy to find, so they went to look for it slowly first. Chen Baxian stayed where he was to protect the Taoist priest, and they would reunite after the Taoist priest came out of seclusion.

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The red leopard turned into a yellow horse, running faster when no one was around, and slowing down to normal speed when there were people around. Even so, he still ran 200 miles in a day.

That night, they still found a deserted forest to rest. Ren Yuan was not in a hurry to get on the boat. Instead, he strung the Three Lives Stone with a red thread and put it on his senior sister's slender and white neck like a swan.

A Yao held the cold little stone in her hand, but her eyes were fixed on Ren Yuan.

"Try it now and see how it works?" Ren Yuan urged.

"Yes." The senior sister nodded and sat down cross-legged. She could no longer practice the Taiyin Jue, so she used her innate breathing skills to focus her mind on the small Sansheng Stone, thereby absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Ren Yuan felt something rushing towards A Yao, and quickly used his spiritual sense to take a closer look, only to find that it was wisps of almost transparent moonlight that were converging into the San Sheng Stone from all directions.

The moonlight gathered more and more, gradually turning into bright silver threads, which continuously flowed into the Sansheng Stone. The Sansheng Stone also lit up, first emitting a cool white light. Gradually, the light became stronger and stronger, turning into a warm and bright golden color, just like the full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival.

As the golden color became increasingly intense, a layer of honey-colored dew appeared on the San Sheng Stone, slowly condensing into a drop of honey-colored viscous liquid, which also emitted a faint glow, and it was obvious that it contained powerful energy.

A drop of golden "honey" suddenly dripped from the Three Lives Stone. The senior sister was quick-witted and reached out to catch it. However, the drop of "honey" penetrated her skin and disappeared suddenly.

The senior sister was about to feel annoyed, but she suddenly felt a long-lost warmth all over her body, and every limb was warm, as if she was soaking in a hot spring.

What made her even happier was that the irritable killing intent and the desire for blood in her chest also temporarily disappeared. Before, this effect could only be achieved with a lot of blood.

She felt extremely satisfied after just nine drops. The Emperor's Blood also completely replaced the blood in her heart.

To use an inappropriate analogy, it's like eating bran and vegetables every day before, and now I finally taste white flour steamed buns, and I don't want to touch those coarse foods anymore...

Seeing that more Emperor Liquid was condensing, the senior sister wanted to collect it for future use, but she tried various methods and nothing worked.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Emperor's Flowing Liquid is like time. Anyone can get it, but no one can keep it or save it. It's absolutely fair."

Ren Yuan nodded and said, "That's right. Why don't we just collect them and keep them for daily use? Why wait for two months?" Senior Sister smiled embarrassedly and said, "I was greedy."

Ren Yuan was delighted to see this and said, "Senior sister, this is the first time in a while that you've smiled at night."

"Yeah, I feel much calmer too." Senior Sister smiled happily, holding Ren Yuan and Su Xiaoxiao's hands and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Ren Yuan felt very relieved. He had been out looking for medical treatment for so long, and finally saw some results. Then he remembered to ask Su Xiaoxiao: "Sister Su, is the Emperor's Flowing Juice useful for you?"

"Oh, it's not easy. I finally remembered to ask my sister." Su Xiaoxiao teased the two of them deliberately, and then said with a smile: "Of course it is useful, otherwise why would I have such a big round window in my mirror pavilion."

"That's great." Ren Yuan said happily, "The fox and the red leopard can definitely be used, so we can make the best use of them!"

Wenli was on sentry duty outside and didn't hear what Ren Yuan said. Chibao, who was lying on the ground exhausted, jumped around happily after hearing what Ren Yuan said. Baobao had been wanting to speak for a long time and was about to burst...

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The next day, they continued on their journey, traveling in the morning and sleeping at night, enjoying the magnificent mountains and rivers during the day. At night, Ren Yuan practiced on the boat, while the senior sister condensed the Emperor's Flowing Juice and shared it with her friends.

Every day was full, so I didn't feel the journey was long. Before I knew it, I had traveled 2,000 miles and was only a hundred miles away from Wuling.

At dusk that day, Su Xiaoxiao emerged from her umbrella, pointed to a dilapidated Taoist temple on the side of the road and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. Let's stay here early and celebrate the New Year before leaving."

"Ah, it's New Year's Eve?" Ren Yuan was surprised and said, "I don't feel anything at all."

“Yes.” After the senior sister switched to Emperor Liujiang, she became much softer. Upon hearing this, she said happily, “When I was in the temple, I liked the New Year the most. There were a lot of people burning incense, and the offerings were the best of the year.”

"What are you waiting for? Let's get busy preparing for the New Year!" Su Xiaoxiao rolled up her sleeves and assigned tasks to everyone like an older sister.

"A Yuan, please use the talisman to clean this place thoroughly."

"Ayao, you come and put up window decorations and door gods, and then go get some firewood to make a fire. This New Year's Eve must be a prosperous one."

"Kitty, go catch some fish in the river. Leopard, go hunt some game so I can prepare the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Okay!" Everyone responded excitedly, temporarily putting their business aside and wholeheartedly enjoying the fun of the busy new year.

Ren Yuan chose a side hall with relatively intact doors and windows. He first used the purification talisman and the cleaning talisman to remove the dust and debris in the room, and then used the Nine Phoenix Breaking Evil Spirits Talisman to burn away the foul air that had accumulated for many years.

A Yao then smashed the old doors, windows and desks and started a fire in the hall. The warm flames completely dispelled the cold and gloomy air in the hall.

Wait until the two of them work together to hang up the peach charms, paste the cut window flowers and freshly written Spring Festival couplets.

Coupled with the chicken stewed and roasted fish cooked by Su Xiaoxiao, the warm Tu Su wine, and the crackling sound of firewood in the stove, the festive atmosphere is instantly felt.

(End of this chapter)