Morning Star

"But... I don't have anything I want to do." He answered seriously and paused. "I didn't have much to do at home, except for what my grandfather told me to do, which was to practice and gain experience outside."

Chu Furong was stunned for a moment and felt helpless: "Then you can also go to practice now, or gain experience or something."

After she finished speaking, Gao Yashan looked at her in silence for a long time, looking somewhat at a loss and hesitant, "Second Miss... don't you like me following you?"

"Um... this... isn't it..." Her expression froze and she stammered.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Gao Yashan's face, his lips trembled and his tone was full of disappointment: "I know that I often react slower than ordinary people. If this causes trouble to the Second Miss, you can tell me directly."

After hearing his words, Chu Furong guessed that he must have misunderstood her meaning. She quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. I meant that you don't have to give up what you want to do in order to protect me."

She paused for a moment and saw his lips opening to speak, then quickly continued, "Of course, you just said you have nothing to do. In that case, it's okay for you to follow me."

"Really? Miss, don't you mind?" When he said this, the lonely expression on his face disappeared instantly, and his eyes seemed to be glowing.

Chu Furong's mouth twitched when she saw this, and she nodded hesitantly.

At the end, he remembered something and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Also, no one is perfect. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Don't just see your own shortcomings. It's also important to see your own strengths."

"Advantages? I..." Do I have any? Where do his advantages come from?

Seeing him depressed again, Chu Furong sighed and smiled: "Although you are a little slow to react sometimes, you also have many things worthy of praise."

"Yes, is it?" he asked in a low voice, unsure.

Chu Furong nodded and said one by one: "You are hardworking, down-to-earth, protective, good-tempered, never complain, and good-looking..."

At this point, the voice stopped abruptly, and the two eyes staring at his face trembled for a moment.

The two looked at each other for a moment, then lowered their heads, their cheeks unconsciously flushed slightly.

In fact, Gao Yashan had already blushed, and his heart was almost beating in his throat with his head buried.

After a moment of silence, Chu Furong coughed lightly, turned around and walked forward, saying, "Well... let's go to the auction house and take a look."

"Oh, okay." Gao Yashan replied hurriedly and followed.

*

At the inn, Chujiu woke up just before dinner time. She was shocked to find herself sleeping on Mo Xinglan's bed. She couldn't believe her ears when she learned that it was Mo Xinglan who put her on his bed.

She wanted to ask more questions but was afraid that Mo Xinglan would go berserk and kill people. After all, he wanted to kill her more than once. So she had no choice but to stop asking.

The next day, after dinner, Chu Furong asked the old shopkeeper about the psychedelic forest. Chu Jiu also knew about it and sat with him curiously to listen.

Chu Furong asked the old shopkeeper: "Grandpa, have you ever been to the psychedelic forest?"

"The psychedelic forest? I've never been there. But I have heard some rumors about the psychedelic forest." The old shopkeeper was flipping through a book and answered her question.

Chu Furong repeated his last two words with doubt: "Rumors?"

Chujiu was eating dessert out of boredom, his cherry lips smacking non-stop, but his eyes were fixed on Chu Furong.

Could it be that she wanted to go to that place called the Psychedelic Forest?

At this time, the old shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "That place is shrouded in thick fog every day. It is said that if people go in when the fog has not dissipated, they will either get lost and never get out, or be eaten by the monsters living in it. But the fog in that strange forest will dissipate for a few days every two years. It should be in eight days."

Chujiu nodded silently while eating dessert. It was almost the same as what she heard.

"Are you asking this because you want to go? Do you want to get the treasure inside?"

He asked this question because he expected Chu Furong to have already inquired about the news in advance.

Chu Furong opened her mouth but the words were just about to come out of her throat when Chu Jiujie spoke first. She looked at Chu Furong with a smile and teased, "Could it be that Second Sister has taken a fancy to the painting of beauty?"

This caused Chu Furong to glare at him: "You are the only one who thinks of nonsense all day long."

She shrugged and pursed her lips, then ate a piece of dessert.

But then Chu Furong asked, "Do you also know about the psychedelic forest?"

"Yeah." She nodded nonchalantly. After a pause, she continued, "If you can find out, why can't I? Isn't it normal for me to know?"

Her words left Chu Furong speechless. She held her breath in her chest, feeling only anger.

The two of them were silent. The inn was quiet for a while. The old shopkeeper sighed and said, "It's a good thing that young people are brave enough to take on challenges, but the Misty Forest is full of dangers. The only treasures are the Beauty Painting and the Soaring Cloud Whip, and they are extremely difficult to obtain. Isn't it not worth spending so much time and energy to go to the Misty Forest?

Why not focus on the secret realm that will be opened in a month? There are so many natural treasures, secret techniques, magic tools, etc. in the secret realm, and it is not that dangerous. Isn't it more worthwhile?"

Chujiu stopped eating dessert after listening to him, thought about it carefully, felt that he was right, and nodded: "Yeah, I think what you said makes sense."

So she had no plans to go.

She thought that Chu Furong might think the same as she did after listening to the old shopkeeper's analysis, so she didn't think about the psychedelic forest anymore.

Unexpectedly, Chu Furong said seriously: "Whether it is cost-effective or not, young practitioners like us should not miss any opportunity to gain experience, and if it can help us gain more knowledge, we should go even more."

After hearing her words, the old shopkeeper smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's good to be young. You have courage."

However, Chujiu looked at her incredulously. The expression on his face when he looked at Chu Furong seemed to be saying, is there something wrong with Chu Furong's brain?

She thought about it again and again and finally couldn't help but speak: "Second sister, are you crazy about cultivation? Or do you want to get the painting of the beauty?"

Otherwise she couldn't think of a third reason.

Chu Furong took a deep breath and exhaled, with a look of disappointment on her face: "Born in this world, if you are always lazy and don't make progress, you will only end up stagnating. Don't think that you can stay in your own way with the protection of your family, otherwise you will end up bringing shame not only to yourself, but also to your family."

"I..." Chujiu wanted to say something, but before he could finish his words, Chu Furong continued.