Chapter Ninety-Three Like a Dream, Like an Illusion

  "She suddenly sighed again: 'However, the treasure pill is extremely precious, even the elders of our sect don't have many, and our sect doesn't have innate treasure pills. How can I be so extravagant? This thought has long been non-existent.'"

  "Sister, don't worry, I'm sure we'll have the Xiantian Baodan! " Xia Chen said firmly, his arms were filled with dozens of bottles of precious medicine, including the Xiantian Baodan, and he just needed to give one pill to Chen Qiushui.

  "How did you know? You're just a smooth talker, trying to butter up the teacher." Chen Qiushui smiled at him, suddenly finding that this young man's serious expression was quite endearing. She couldn't help but raise her slender hand and gently scratch his nose.

  Xia Chen was taken aback, his heart burning with desire, he raised his hand to grasp the crystal-like jade hand, but hesitated for a long time and restrained himself.

  The atmosphere became subtle, and the two people lowered their heads to sort out the vegetables in a distracted manner. Their minds had already flown to the ends of the earth, occasionally stealing glances at each other with flushed faces and racing hearts.

  "Let's eat!" Suddenly, Sun Lihuan called out happily, and instantly, the fragrance filled the entire courtyard.

  Xia Chen and Chen Qiushui suddenly lifted their heads, they hadn't even finished picking the vegetables in their hands, while everyone on the other side had already arranged the dishes on the table, and couldn't help but exchange a smile.

  The grand feast began, and Chen Qiushui indeed kept his promise. He started by punishing himself with three cups in public, which earned him a warm applause from the four people including Xia Chen. A faint blush appeared on her peerlessly beautiful face, making her look even more stunning as a beauty with a good taste for wine.

  The cups were changed, the wine was strong and fragrant, and after a while, everyone had a few degrees of intoxication. Chen Qiushui also drank a lot of wine, very enjoyable, looked at the time is almost, then stood up to bid farewell.

  After all, she is different from her new apprentice and can't stay up all night.

  Four people respectfully sent her to the door, and Xia Chen suddenly said: "Master sister, I'll send you off again!"

  Chen Qiushui saw the eager look in his eyes and nodded slightly.

  Two people walked out of the courtyard and walked in silence for a while. It was early spring, and the slightly intoxicating cool breeze blew across their bodies, feeling indescribably comfortable.

  "Xia Chen, is there something you want to tell me?" Chen Qiushui's beautiful eyes sparkled like stars as she gazed at him, her voice as gentle as the fragrance of orchids.

  "Sister, I want to give you something, you must accept it!" Xia Chen stopped in her tracks, gazing at her delicate and pale face, her heart beating uncontrollably faster.

  "Are you giving me something?" Chen Qiushui was slightly surprised, and then nodded, "Okay, as long as it's from you, I'll accept it!"

  "Sister, you have to keep your promises!" Xia Chen said with a smile, taking out a snow-white dan medicine the size of a longan from his bosom, then grasping Chen Qiushui's slender and delicate hand, placing the snow-white dan medicine in her palm. "Sister, this dan medicine is for you!"

  Sincerity shone in his eyes as he clenched the small hand in his into a fist.

  "Qian Tian Bao Dan!" Chen Qiushui almost shouted out loud, her slender body trembling slightly, and a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.

  Xia Chen smiled and nodded at her.

  "Xia Chen..." Chen Qiushui calmed herself and revealed a determined expression, about to return it to Xia Chen. The preciousness of the Xiantian Baodan was evident, and Xia Chen must have gone through untold hardships to obtain it; how could she possibly want something so valuable?

  "Sister, this isn't a Precious Heaven Pill, it's brother's heart, you must accept it!" Xia Chen grasped her hand firmly and said softly.

  Chen Qiushi stopped in his tracks, gazing deeply at him. In Fang's heart, a softness suddenly filled up, an indescribable emotion.

  After a moment of silence, she finally smiled and said seriously: "Alright, I accept!"

  "This is more like you, Shifu!" Xia Chen laughed.

  "Xia Chen, I've been paying close attention to you, do you know why?" Chen Qiushui suddenly said in a low tone.

  "Hmm...I don't know, maybe Shijie thought I looked kind and considered me a good person?" Xia Chen said hesitantly.

  Among the many disciples, Chen Qiushui alone favored him, and even Chen Lie had noticed it, let alone Xia Chen himself. However, he couldn't understand why Chen Qiushui was so fond of him, could it be because he possessed the body of Gu Yuan?

  But apart from Chen Qiushui, others did not deliberately get close to him because he was the body of Gu Yuan, but instead were jealous and kept their distance.

  "You little scoundrel... quite good at boasting, aren't you!" Chen Qiushui gave him a cold glance. "Still, you look like a decent person, but that gaze of yours doesn't seem very kind!" As she said this, her face turned red again, as if the words "not a good person" held a meaning that everyone understood.

  Xia Chen stared at her with his mouth agape, thinking to himself, "What's wrong with my eyes? Ah, no, I must have been drunk and confused, and now I'm having lustful thoughts about my senior sister. How can I be so out of control?"

  Chen Qiushui said, "Actually, I've been paying attention to you. It's very simple - the eyes are born from the heart. The first time I saw you, I saw your heart through your eyes! Xia Chen, we're similar! You and I have a resonance, do you understand what I mean?"

  Xia Chen was slightly perplexed, seeming to understand yet not quite grasp it.

  "Xia Chen, did you know?" Chen Qiushui looked up at the starry sky and said softly, "Before I joined the sect, I was also a miscellaneous servant like you!"

  "What!" Xia Chen was shocked.

  Chen Qiushui's legend, he had heard countless versions of it. But no matter which version, the core was always the same, that is, a dazzling genius disciple entered the sect, and with a legendary speed, cultivated to the tenth rank of Houtian, becoming the highest existence among Houtian disciples.

  But there is no version saying Chen Qiushui was also from a miscellaneous role background, which is truly astonishing.

  "I used to be a miscellaneous servant for three years," said Chen Qiushui. "Until the last moment of the third year, I finally cultivated the true energy sense and then took part in the door test to become an inner disciple. That year, my test score was only qualified, ranking second from the bottom."

  "Shi jie..." Xia Chen gazed at her, suddenly feeling an unprecedented closeness with Chen Qiushui.

  "When I was a servant, I never gave up on my cultivation. Even when others ridiculed me to the point of being covered in scars, I gritted my teeth and persisted." Chen Qiushui said, "Until the day I rushed to take the test, I was still cultivating my true energy perception. Fortunately, a miracle finally appeared!"

  She smiled slightly: "That year, I was 15 years old. Everyone didn't think highly of me, thinking that I would at most cultivate to the fourth stage of Later Heaven and that would be the end of my life. But I used eight years to cultivate to the tenth stage of Later Heaven. As a result, many people automatically ignored my past and only saw my current halo."

  "So, Xia Chen..." Chen Qiushui looked at Xia Chen with tenderness, "The first time I saw you, I felt that you and I were very similar. No need to ask why, it was just intuition. Because when I look at you, it's like looking at myself."

  Her eyes sparkled with a hint of light: "I've checked your records, Xia Chen. I spent three years cultivating my true energy sense, which is still within the allowed time frame. But you took five years, and I don't know how you managed to persevere. If it were me, perhaps I would have given up in despair already. I've never seen anyone like you who refuses to give up. From that moment on, I knew that you will become strong, incredibly strong!"

  Xia Chen fell silent, his thoughts suddenly returning to half a year ago, those five years of miscellaneous life, that kind of humiliation under the gaze of others, even being ridiculed by others, he would never forget.

  He will never forget the oath he swore to heaven with his own blood!

  Or, without this oath, the聚宝盆 would not have entered his body, the cause of the previous life, the result of the next life, one drink and one peck, actually already destined.

  "This is why I want to take care of you." Chen Qiushui said softly, "Xia Chen, you really didn't disappoint your master's sister. In just a short half year, you've become so strong. I believe that one day, your achievements will surpass mine!"

  "Sister, wait until Brother becomes stronger and he will take care of you forever." Xia Chen didn't know what to say, suddenly becoming bold, stretched out his arms and tightly hugged Chen Qiushui.

  Slender and delicate, elegant and refined, with a subtle fragrance of orchid, it's indescribably charming.

  He had never confided in anyone about his past, not even Sun Li and Chen Lie, who could share life and death with him. Without that unforgettable experience, there was no resonance, so Xiaocheng could only seal the past.

  Never thought that the post-heaven's first man, Chen Qiushui, who was surrounded by countless halos, would have a past so similar to his own. Upon hearing Chen Qiushui's words, Xia Chen felt an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, as if it were his own past.

  Chen Qiushui nestled in his arms, the tenderness in her heart surged up, and her stunning face revealed a satisfied and down-to-earth expression. Suddenly, she wanted to stay like this for a lifetime, never letting go.

  She is a senior sister, but she is also a young girl, and in her heart, there are times of weakness and helplessness, how much she hopes to have a reliable shoulder to lean on.

  The two of them hugged each other quietly, both feeling very warm in their hearts. What a beautiful night...

  After a long time, Chen Qiushui suddenly pushed Xia Chen away and pretended to be angry: "You little brat, how dare you take advantage of Shizi, don't do this again next time."

  "Sister, I..." Xia Chen was startled and thought to herself, "When I hugged you just now, didn't see you struggle at all."

  "Xia Chen, I'm older than you... You're my younger brother, we... Ah!" Chen Qiushui seemed to have thought of something, his eyes slightly dimming.

  "Sister, how many years older are you than me? I'm not a kid, why do you have such feudalistic ideas?" Xia Chen couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Although he was still a young man, he was after all an adult now.

  "In my eyes, you are just a child, don't get distracted because of this, cultivate well, the Beast Garden selection, let's go together, sister." Chen Qiushui smiled and returned to her usual elegant demeanor.

  "Sister, one day I won't be a child in your eyes anymore, and that day isn't far away." Xia Chen said firmly, his heart suddenly filled with pride.

  Chen Qiushui gazed at him with her beautiful eyes, filled with gentle affection like water. Suddenly, she leaned forward and lightly kissed his forehead, softly saying: "I believe!"

  As soon as her words fell, she had quietly slipped away like a startled swan.

  Xia Chen gazed blankly as she walked away, stroking his forehead, the beauty's light kiss still lingering with a faint scent, and in his arms that delicate body's subtle fragrance continued to quietly bloom.

  For a moment, it was like a dream, an illusion.