Original God Zhongli BG Xiao Qinglong traveled through time

Chapter 354: Peony Frame Warm Spring Day

The morning light was dim, and the copper bells on the eaves rang softly. The fine light and shadows were scattered on the bluestone floor of the Wangsheng Hall, like a floor of crushed stardust. Zhongli slowly stepped into the main hall with a bowl of steaming Lianli Zhenxin Powder. The medicinal soup in the bowl glowed with an amber luster, and the faint fragrance of Qingxin Flowers was mixed in the misty hot air, rising up and interweaving with the morning light into a hazy halo, as if coating the entire space with a layer of gentle gauze.

In a corner of the main hall, Xizhi curled up on a cushion, her snow-white fur glowing with a faint silver light in the morning light, like clouds condensed by moonlight. Her tail was loosely wrapped around her side, and the tip of the tail occasionally swayed gently, as if chasing something in a dream - perhaps an unfulfilled promise, or perhaps an unspoken oath. Walnut squatted aside, holding a dried glass lily flower in her fingertips, trying to use it to tease the cat's ears.

"Xiao Xizhi~" The girl lowered her voice and gently swept the dried flowers across the cat's nose, "Wake up~ If you sleep any longer, you will become a lazy cat~"

Xizhi's ears twitched slightly, her pink nose twitched slightly, and a soft humming sound came out of her throat, like a dream disturbed by the morning breeze. Her claws opened and closed unconsciously, as if she was scratching something in a dream. Seeing this, Hu Tao couldn't help but chuckle, and gently rubbed the soft flesh behind the cat's ears with her fingertips, causing Xizhi to squint her eyes and make a gurgling sound in her throat.

"Master," Zhongli's voice came from behind, with a hint of helplessness, "She needs to rest."

Hu Tao turned around and saw the medicine bowl in Mr. Ke Qing's hand. Her eyes lit up: "Mr. Zhongli! Is this medicine for Xiao Xizhi?" She jumped over and smelled the bitterness of the medicine. She couldn't help but frowned, "What a bitter taste~"

Zhongli nodded slightly, his eyes falling on the fur ball curled up on the cushion: "Lianli Zhenxin Powder, it will be good for her injuries." He squatted down and gently brushed his fingertips across the cat's back. Xizhi seemed to sense a familiar breath, her ears twitched slightly, her nose rubbed his wrist lightly, and she purred with satisfaction, as if she had found the most secure harbor.

"Xiao Xizhi~" Hu Tao came over with a wicked smile and gently poked the cat's belly with his fingertips, "It's time to take the medicine~"

Xizhi's body stiffened slightly, her ears tilted back into airplane ears, and a layer of mist floated in her round blue pupils, like the surface of a lake wrinkled by the wind. Her tail exploded in response, like a blooming dandelion, but the tip of the tail was always carefully curled to avoid the girl's wrist. Seeing this, Zhongli gently pinched the cat's chin with his fingertips, and slowly brought the warm rock element wrapped in the medicine soup to her mouth.

"Be good," his voice was low and gentle, like a stream flowing in the morning light, "Drink it, and your injury will heal."

Xizhi's pupils suddenly shrank into vertical lines, and a shrill cat cry came out of her throat: "Meow!" Her claws scratched the air unconsciously, and her tail slapped Zhongli's wrist, with the golden mark on the tip of the tail flickering like anger or resentment. The bitter smell of the medicine soup made her hair stand up instantly, and her snow-white hair stood up like a dandelion blown by the wind.

"Oh my~" Seeing this, Kurumi opened her arms with a smile, "Xiao Xizhi, come to your sister~"

Xizhi broke free from Zhongli's arms almost instantly, dragging her broken body into Hutao's arms. Her claws tightly hooked the girl's clothes, her head buried in her neck, and she made intermittent snoring sounds in her throat, as if accusing Zhongli of his "atrocities".

"Mr. Zhongli~" Hu Tao hugged the cat and shook his head proudly, "It seems that Xiao Xizhi likes me more~"

Zhongli sighed helplessly, and brushed the cat's furry back with his fingertips: "Master, you still have to take the medicine."

Xizhi's ears twitched slightly, and the tip of his tail quietly wrapped around Hutao's wrist. His blue eyes looked at her pitifully, as if to say, "Don't take the medicine~"

Hu Tao's heart melted at the look, and she gently rubbed the cat's ears with her fingertips: "Okay, okay~ If you don't want to take the medicine, then don't take the medicine~" She said, and suddenly took out an almond candy from her sleeve and shook it in front of Xi Zhi's eyes, "But, after eating the candy, you have to be obedient~"

Xizhi's ears instantly stood up, her blue eyes stared at the candy, and her pink nose twitched slightly. Her paws opened and closed unconsciously, and the tip of her tail swayed slightly, as if she was weighing the pros and cons. Finally, she stretched out her paw and gently touched the candy, and a soft hum came out of her throat.

"That's right~" Hu Tao smiled and stuffed the candy into the cat's mouth, and then gently and patiently brought the bowl of medicine to Xizhi's lips. Seeing that she drank the bitter medicine in the bowl obediently, he finally rubbed her chin with his fingertips and fed her another almond candy, "Our little Xizhi is the best~"

Xizhi held the candy in her mouth, her ears twitching slightly, her blue eyes curved into crescents, and a satisfied purr came from her throat. Her tail was loosely wrapped around Hutao's wrist, and the tip of the tail swayed gently, as if to express some kind of attachment.

Zhongli stood aside, watching this scene, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. He sighed softly, and brushed the cat's tangled tail hair with his fingertips without leaving a trace: "Master, she needs to rest."

"I know~" Walnut stuck out her tongue and sat on the cushion with the cat in her arms, "But according to the rules of the Wangsheng Hall--" She shook the jade button that had been taken away at some point, "All new members must test their courage at Wuwang Slope~"

Xizhi's ears instantly stood up, her blue eyes widened, and her tail slapped Hutao's wrist. Her claws scratched the air unconsciously, and a soft protest came from her throat: "Meow~"

Zhongli raised the corners of his lips slightly, and gently brushed his fingertips across the cat's furry back: "It seems that a certain friend needs to be taught some new rules."

Xizhi's ears trembled slightly, and the tip of her tail quietly wrapped around Keqing's fingertips. In the morning light, the tips of her ears turned slightly red, as if she was shy or acting coquettish. Hu Tao hugged the cat, smiling with curved eyebrows, and gently rubbed her ears with her fingertips: "Little Xizhi is the cutest~"

The copper bells on the eaves rang softly, and the morning light sprinkled on the bluestone floor of the Wangsheng Hall, reflecting a quiet light and shadow. Xizhi curled up in Hutao's arms, his tail loosely wrapped around the girl's wrist, and he made intermittent snoring sounds in his throat. Her ears trembled slightly, and her blue eyes were half-closed, as if she would fall asleep at any time.

Zhongli stood aside, his eyes gently falling on the cat. His fingertips gently brushed her fur, feeling her warm body temperature, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction surged in his heart.

"When you wake up," he whispered, "I'll take you to eat almond candy."

Xizhi's ears twitched slightly, and the tip of his nose rubbed Hutao's chest lightly, making a soft humming sound, as if responding to his words.

In the morning light, the sleepy kitten in the Wangsheng Hall was sleeping soundly, its fur rising and falling slightly with its breathing, like a warm cloud.

Between morning and night, a ball of snow-colored fluff always lay on the agarwood counter of the medicine house. These days, Xizhi used to love curling up on the dark pattern of the gilded incense cage on Zhongli's collar. When the tip of his nose twitched, the silver tip of his tail would create ripples in the dense medicinal fragrance, and he would sleep softly all the time in the room. These days, Hutao reluctantly shook Baizhu over, and rarely put aside the old conflict between Wangsheng Hall and Bubu House. In the morning, he drank a cup of warm loquat dew, and in the evening, he boiled three spoonfuls of thick and sticky Poria soup, and managed to make the little guy better.

Now, the bamboo curtains under the corridor have filtered through the twilight, and a cloud-like shadow can be seen passing over the antique display shelf. The fluff is glowing with a pearl-like halo, which is three times more translucent than the newly-stained pear slices in the glass cup.

Before the morning mist dissipated, the gilded incense holder on the rosewood table steamed warm smoke. Xizhi curled up in Zhongli's arms, the snow-colored fur brushed across the cloud-thunder pattern on the inner ring of the green jade ring, and the tip of the tail hooked and twisted the ancient seal script into a ball of wool. Hutao jumped over with a glass lamp with a Xiangfei bamboo handle. The glass lily dried flowers sealed in the lampshade were soaked by the morning dew and actually gave off a moon-white halo when they were newly picked.

"Little Xizhi~" The girl stood on tiptoe, the mora in her hair swaying into a golden curtain, "This is the soul-calming flower that has been passed down for three generations in Wangsheng Hall~" Before she finished speaking, the cat's claws were like flowing clouds exploring the moon. The lotus pattern on the celadon bottle suddenly shook, and Zhongli's black sleeves surged like black clouds, barely holding up the snow-colored ball that was about to fall - but Xizhi stepped on the dragon relief on the bottle body and spun up. When the tip of his tail swept across the glaze, he actually struck a clear and melodious sound in the ice cracks of the thousand-year kiln change.

Hu Tao raised her neck and clapped her palms, "Look at this cloud-ascending step! Tomorrow I'll teach her the task of guiding the dead!" Sparks suddenly burst out from the gilded incense burner, the rock seal in Zhongli's sleeve flashed slightly, and the bronze cup on the antique shelf had already caught the cat that jumped down. Xi Zhi stepped on the cup's ears and jumped to the flower stand, his claws stained with morning dew and drew a string of plum blossom seals on the blue brick ground.

"So I was thinking about this lotus with two stems." Zhongli brushed away the cat hair on his sleeves and looked at the trembling water droplets on the glass lily. Suddenly, a golden light flowed between the petals and leaves. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the projection of the longevity lock on Xizhi's neck. The rock element mark on the lock core resonated with the pistil, weaving the morning light in the room into a golden curtain.

When the almond candy fell from the gilded silk sachet into her palm, Xizhi suddenly put her front paws into a lotus seal. Zhongli stroked the scaly hair behind her ears with his fingertips, touching the slightly hot flow of elemental force. The cat's blue eyes reflected the mocking wind beast on the eaves of the Wangsheng Hall, which suddenly turned into flowing clouds and broke through the window paper, leaving only three golden claw marks on the sandalwood window frame.

"What is she doing...?" Hu Tao twisted the newly blossomed glass lily on the windowsill and found that the dewdrops contained crystals of rock elements. Zhongli pinned the lily on her temples. At this moment, the copper bells on the eaves rang automatically without wind, shaking off the night dew at three o'clock in the morning - that was Xizhi's favorite time to squat.