Volume 4: Regret for Insufficient Clothing Chapter 9: Caged Bird

  Bai Suzhen felt strange, those who could have a golden body were all Buddhist disciples who mastered the Buddhist scriptures, Xu Xian had taken Fa Hai as his master but hadn't even shaved his head. Yet he was able to create a golden body, it was truly inconceivable.

  Xu Xian slowly opened his eyes, and the golden light also slowly faded away, but it wasn't the usual dispersing feeling, rather like it was being retracted and hidden.

  Xu Xian himself was still somewhat perplexed and asked: "Just now, what was I just now?"

  Bai Suzhen regained her composure and said: "Han Wen, congratulations on making further progress in your cultivation journey.

  "Attained the Golden Body!" But in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh. Ordinary people might sit in deep mountains for several years and still not achieve such accomplishments, yet this Hanwen Xu, who was infatuated with worldly desires, had easily attained it. Truly worthy of being called "Rapid Progress"!

  The Buddhist saying "Affliction is enlightenment!" is probably like this!

  Xu Xian listened to Bai Suzhen's words, and his heart moved. Indeed, a layer of golden light appeared on his body, with a dignified appearance. Xu Xian was overjoyed and said to Bai Suzhen: "Come, help me try to see how many things I can avoid."

  "Hard!" His hand pointed to the door bolt at the corner of the slanted wall.

  Bai Suzhen hesitated: "Forget it! The Golden Body's power has always been impenetrable to swords and guns, and easily shattered all evil."

  Xu Xian urged, "Come try it!" Because of the unique skills of the Star宿Sea, his body was originally that of an ordinary person. If someone were to use a sneak attack, he might really be vulnerable. With this thought, the golden body protection arose, and only then would he truly be safe and secure. His heart naturally felt eager, wanting to try out the Golden Body's power.

  Bai Su Yao helplessly picked up the large door bolt and swung it at Xu Xian's head, her divine strength making it seem like a gentle breeze, but even a stone would be crushed to powder. Xu Xian knew nothing was wrong, but still instinctively closed his eyes.

  At that moment, Bai Su washed the bowls and chopsticks, returned to the hall, and saw this scene. Her eyes turned red, and her husband shouted "Stop!" He then used his internal energy to launch a sneak attack on Bai Su, hoping to stop her for a moment.

  Bai Suzhen was even more helpless, waving her hand in front of her to form a misty aura, but the door bolt still fell fiercely. Qing Luan's martial arts were not ordinary, but she couldn't break through Xianjia's moves, and every strike felt like hitting cotton, without any effect. In her heart, she was in agony: this time, her brother would surely be beaten to death by her.

  The door bolt broke with a loud noise on Xu Xian's head and flew far away, but Xu Xian only felt a slight shock.

  He had just carefully observed the principle of Jinshen, and found that Jinshen was like a layer of energy grass, providing energy naturally from his own sun star. When Bai Suzhen attacked him, he keenly sensed the consumption of spiritual power, but it was only the power of the sun that circulated at all times, and in an instant, it was replenished back.

  Xu Xian thought excitedly: Could this be the legendary strongest skill of a Taoist priest???? Exchanging blue for

  Blood. If others can't consume his solar power cleanly, they won't be able to break through this layer of golden body.

  Natural damage won't hurt his body. However, he also knows that the current Golden Body should have a defensive limit, and if the attack exceeds this defensive limit, the Golden Body will probably be broken in an instant. There's no time to play with using blue to exchange for blood.

  Xu Xian hadn't even had time to be surprised when he felt a softness in his arms, and was tightly hugged by someone. It turned out that Qing Luan saw that Xu Xian was fine, and exclaimed with surprise and joy: "Brother, you're okay?!" Xu Xian also subconsciously hugged her back.

  Only felt the green phoenix's body was like a weak willow, her slender waist could be grasped in one hand.

  She saw tears in her eyes, and didn't know whether it was because of sadness or joy. Xu Xian was moved, stretched out his hand to help her wipe away the tears. Qing Luan only then came back to herself, and the intimate posture of the two people made her face flush red. She struggled free from Xu Xian's arms and apologized to Bai Suzhen: "I'm sorry, Elder White Sister, I misunderstood!" After speaking, she fled like a startled deer.

  Bai Su suddenly apologized and said: "If it weren't for me, you would have been able to continue learning from Fahai! As for the Buddhist door's magical techniques, I'm still not very clear about them."

  Xu Xian smiled and said: "Once I finish this medical book, my master will probably have no way to deal with me. It's just that I'll need your help then."

  "Alright, let's talk about it at that time then!"

  Xu Xian escorted Bai Suzhen to the gate, just as they were about to bid farewell, Bai Suzhen suddenly said: "You'd better advise your wife well! Although I'm a demon, I'm also a woman and can understand her feelings!"

  Xu Xian sighed and said, "There's another hidden reason, but I don't want to tell you in detail. The one she has feelings for is not me, nor does she need my comfort. Perhaps if I keep a distance from her, she'll feel better."

  Bai Suzhen thought to herself: "Perhaps! But if she dislikes you, why would you care about her opinion? From what I can sense, she is weak and uneasy, so sometimes appears a bit sensitive. If you could show more consideration for her, I believe she won't disappoint you."

  Xu Xian joked: "Repaying kindness? One"

  Bai Suzhen gave him a white eye and turned to leave, just as she came. Xu Xian stood in front of the door for a while, seemingly thinking. Only when the white figure disappeared at the end of the alley did he turn back to his room, where he practiced the Cloud Soaring Technique for an entire afternoon.

  The sky is drizzling with small rain, as if dyeing the entire city of Hangzhou with a layer of ink color.

  This year's plum rain seems to have come a bit early. Xu Xian dispersed the cloud and mist, walked out of the door, took a deep breath of the cool and damp air, and felt refreshed, not knowing if it was because of the sparkling water star, he especially liked rainy days now.

  Once it rains, and even in daytime, it can absorb the power of the sun, let alone the power of water.

  Just calculating the time, but still no one cooks, Xu Xian can't help but bitterly smile: It seems that I really have to give up!

  Then went to the kitchen, self-reliance, made some dishes out, to reduce Qing Luan and Yun Yan eat explosion, but only came out is Qing Luan, did not wait for Xu Xian asked, Qing Luan said: "Miss said she does not want to eat."

  "She scowled and said: 'She didn't eat after being possessed by a cow spirit!'"

  Qing Luan nodded worriedly, and Xu Xian furrowed his brow, saying: "Don't mind her, let's go eat!" He then pulled Qing Luan to the hall to have a meal. He was eating happily, but Qing Luan had a gloomy face and couldn't swallow her food, which made him sigh and pat her head, saying: "Eat well, after we finish eating, I'll go talk to her."

  Qing Luan immediately happily said: "Good!" Quickly speeding up eating, unexpectedly even earlier than Xu Xian finished eating, then with eyes full of expectation gazed at Xu Xian, in the somewhat dim hall like two bright stars.

  Finally waiting for Xian to finish eating, Qing Luan snatched over the bowl and said: "I'll wash it, brother you go!"

  Xu Xian leaned lazily on his chair and said, "No reward, no go!" with a standard pose of teasing a virtuous woman.

  Qing Luan's anxious expression, yet helpless appearance, made Xu Xian laugh. But then Qing Luan's face suddenly turned bright red, and with a wave of her hand, she flew out a chopstick, extinguishing the candles, plunging the hall into darkness. Then she leaned down, gently pecked at Xu Xian's cheek, and hastily retreated, saying:

  "You must go!"

  The soft and moist feeling made Xu Xian stunned, originally just teasing his sister, but didn't expect such a consequence. Xu Xian pinched her cheek, laughing: "This little girl!"

  Entering Yuyan's room, a red candle was burning, seemingly left over from the last joyful banquet. However, the candle holder was filled with tears, about to burn out, and looked even more desolate.

  The decorations in the house have not changed much, still retaining the red festive atmosphere, but who knows about the joys and sorrows of this mistress?

  Xu Xian saw Yun Yan lying on her side, facing the wall, and didn't seem to notice Xu Xian's arrival. She appeared to be asleep. Xu Xian put down the food in his hand and sat on the edge of the bed, calling out softly: "Hey, dinner is ready!" But she didn't move at all.

  Xu Xian naturally saw that she was pretending to sleep, so he didn't hesitate to turn her fan over and make her face himself. But then he saw that she was staring at him, with red eyes, as if she had been crying.

  However, in the soft candlelight, she was still breathtakingly beautiful. Suddenly, a voice said: "Young Master Xǔ"

  "Do you want Cai Feng to attend to your bed?" She didn't know what she was annoyed about, maybe just venting silently!

  Xu Xian furrowed his brow and said: "What do you mean by this?" But then he heard her recite the name of the flower that was carved on the painting again.

  Yun Bao said calmly, "If you want to, Cai Feng will recommend herself to the pillow and bed, to repay your kindness. If not, please leave!" She opened her mouth to urge Xu Xian to leave.

  Xu Xian sighed and wondered if avoiding a strong opponent was a sign of weakness. The monk stood up.

  Yun Yan saw him leave, feeling a bit relieved, but also a little lost. Was this what it meant to be free? But then she saw Xu Xian return, holding a porcelain bowl with wisps of smoke rising from it.

  Porridge.

  In Yun Yan's astonished gaze, Xu Xian inserted his hand into her back and forcibly lifted her up. With only a layer of gauze in between, the spot where his hands touched felt warm and delicate. The quilt slid off her body, revealing that she was wearing only a thin layer of gauze, with her plump shoulders vaguely visible.

  Xu Xian didn't linger, but simply propped up the pillow for her to lean against. Then he scooped a spoonful of thin porridge and sent it to her lips, saying: "Eat!"

  Yun Yan was still a bit dazed, and Xu Xian lightly touched her bright red lips with the spoon, as if wanting to open a door. Yun Yan only then came back to herself, somewhat flustered, and opened her mouth, allowing Xu Xian to feed her the porridge.

  Yun Yan also couldn't tell whether this was being overbearing or gentle, but as she ate the sweetened rice porridge, her heart felt a hint of sweetness.

  Xu Xian fed her spoonful by spoonful, and Yun Yan simply opened her mouth obediently. Seeing his serious and gentle appearance, her eyes became somewhat blurry. If that person had treated her with half the kindness, she would have died contentedly.

  Willingly, but why, why didn't you protect her, why did you abandon her here?

  Smiling to herself, this peaceful life is what she wanted, but is it really peaceful? Can it really go on like this forever? Bai Suzhen's arrival made her realize that the so-called peaceful life was precarious and had no guarantee. But what else can be done besides this?

  As I thought about it, big drops of tears fell down my cheeks and into the spoon, adding a few more bitter flavors. With some choking sounds, "I'm sorry, I know you've been good to me, I wasn't so selfish before."

  Xu Xian put the porridge in his hand on a small table by the bed and used a towel to wipe her mouth, asking

  "Still can't forget Pan Yu?"

  Yun Yan nodded and shook her head, with tears in her eyes, she didn't know what to say. Her choked sobs were heart-wrenching.

  Xu Xian didn't know how to comfort her either, so he thought for a moment and asked: "Do you like poetry?"

  Yun Yan raised her head, unaware of why Xu Xian suddenly mentioned this.

  Xu Xian softly chanted: "Lingbo is just a horizontal road, but the eyes send off the fragrance to go. Who can spend the years of brocade zither with? The moon bridge and flower fence, the window and vermilion door, only spring knows the place. The flying clouds are slowly rolling up the curtain,"

  "The new topic of colorful brush is heartbreaking. I wonder how much leisure sorrow there is? A river of misty grass, a city full of fluttering snowflakes, and the rain when the plum blossoms turn yellow."

  Yun Yan bowed her head to savor the meaning of the words, as if they were speaking directly to her, a fate as fleeting as wisps of cigarette smoke. The moon bridge was in bloom, the window was bright red, but only spring knew. What she wanted to ask was just one sentence: Who would spend the years of splendor with the beautiful zither?

  Yun Yan asked in a soft voice: "Is this for me? One"

  "En, I'll give it to you!" Xu Xian said affirmatively. Then he stretched out his hand to help her wipe away the tears on her face.

  Pearls, the more they were rubbed, the more they multiplied. Yun Yan rushed into his arms and burst into tears. Xu Xian gently patted her back and said, "Cry, it's better to cry! Only two extremely elastic things were tightly pressed against Xu Xian's body, as if he could still feel a slight bulge at the top. This strange experience was bound to elicit some reaction from Xu Xian.

  Before he knew it, the candle had burned out and the room was plunged into darkness.

  Yun Yan's crying gradually subsided, and after a good cry, she felt relieved. Being held in his arms always gave her a sense of security. But she also sensed the change in Xu Xian, and with a hint of shyness, asked: "What are you doing?"

  Xu Xian helplessly said, "If you still don't react now, I'll have to take you to see a doctor." His hand couldn't help but gently caress her back, and compared to Pan Yu's icy skin, she seemed even softer. Yun Yan's body trembled slightly, but she didn't refuse, and perhaps in her heart, she even liked this gentle touch a little.

  Yun Yan asked softly, "Do you like me?" Under the cover of darkness, she only waited for Xu Xian's answer. Even if it was a lie, she had decided to repay this man's gentleness with her own body. All along, she had actually been very grateful to him.

  Xu Xian said calmly, "I was afraid of falling in love with you." Many ideas can't be changed just by wanting to change them. It wasn't until much later that I realized how many of the things I insisted on were meaningless. Since Pan Yu had entrusted her to himself, she no longer had a choice. Wasn't the so-called choice he gave her just an illusion?

  Xu Xian's epiphany today is not just about his cultivation, but also a deeper understanding of his own heart.

  As long as you can be true to your conscience and the heavens, you can follow your own heart's desire, rather than being obsessed with certain rules and reasons.

  "What now?"

  Xu Xian said, "Now I've almost fallen in love. Holding this woman in my arms, I suddenly realized that I never wanted to let go. What was the point of saying those words about letting her go? How much of it came from the heart? Alas, being an ordinary person, why pretend to be a gentleman?"

  "Is that so!"

  Xu Xian asked: "And you?"

  Yun Yan sighed: "I am too! With a slightly shy tone, she said: "Do you want to?" Only in the darkness could she say such words, unlike the perfunctory responses on their wedding night. This time it was from the heart. But she didn't know that Xu Xian could clearly see her face in the dark.

  Pang, with a shy and uncontainable charming appearance, is probably something that no man can resist.

  Xu Xian's hand couldn't help but become more indulgent, gently stroking the curves of her waist, yet he asked instead: "Do you want it?"

  Yun Yan was taken aback, but she knew it wasn't just teasing in the bridal chamber, but a genuine inquiry into her own heart.

  He said with some emotion: "Thank you."

  Xu Xian said seriously: "You and I don't need to mention those two words again! But then he couldn't help but laugh and say: "After all, we're both ducks in the pot, might as well cook them thoroughly before eating."

  Yún Yān pinched him on the waist and said: "Were you like this from the very beginning?"

  He said "calculate", but it's strange that he ruined the atmosphere at this moment.

  Xu Xian immediately pinched her buttocks as revenge and said: "At first, I was foolish and wanted to give you to someone else!" At that time, he only wanted to give her freedom, but forgot what she really wanted!

  Yun Yan hugged him tightly and whispered, "Protect me forever, okay?" She was really tired of drifting around, and in the arms of this man, it would be a great haven!

  Xu Xian understood that perhaps not all birds wanted freedom, the phoenix in his arms just wanted a safe and stable cage to protect her. His promises about freedom, saying she could change him at will, only added to her sense of insecurity.

  Today's troubles aren't because of what I said, nor are they because of Bai Suzhen; it's just that the accumulated sense of insecurity has been triggered.

  And now he wants to be her dependence. He whispered in her ear, "I will protect you forever!" But couldn't help but gently kiss the edge of her beautiful ear.

  Yun Yan's body trembled slightly, unsure if it was due to evading the topic or his actions. However, he opened his mouth

  He, stroking his slightly damp ears, said with a flushed face: "Can you give me some more time? I will completely devote myself to you." With no one else's shadow in his heart.

  Xu Xian smiled and nodded slightly.

  "But you have to like me too!"

  Xu Xian joked: "Raising a small cat or dog, after a long time, there's still affection! Let alone such a big living person!"

  Yun Yan was annoyed again, and lightly pounded him a few times, but the man holding her couldn't do anything.

  Xu Xian smiled and said, "Let's take a deposit first!" He wrapped his arms around her again, deeply kissing those tender and juicy red lips. His tongue pried open her teeth, savoring the sweet fragrance in her mouth. Yun Yan's struggles became weaker, slowly starting to respond to his deep kiss. It was something that Pan Yu had never done to her before, gradually erasing the shadow of that person, gradually intoxicating her mind, as if she was suffocating.

  After the kiss, Xu Xian saw her dazed and startled expression, and he almost couldn't help but do something.

  She pinched her plump buttocks hard several times.

  Yun Yan woke up, leaning on his chest, drawing circles and asking: "You really don't mind?" Now that the belonging had been decided, with Xu Xian's promise, her heart truly calmed down. Knowing she would be attached to this man, her own man.

  But at the same time, she couldn't help but worry about Xu Xian's feelings. After all, she had loved another man before, and although he was a good friend of hers, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't harbor any resentment.

  Xu Xian hastily grabbed her hand again, and if things continued like this, he was afraid that tonight they would really end up doing something.

  "As for her question, he said: 'As long as you forget about her, I don't mind.' In fact, he doesn't mind now either, or rather, he can't be bothered to mind. Pan Yu in his arms is even more obedient than she is."

  You can't be jealous of your own wife, but saying it directly would only make her worried and suspicious, so it's better to say it this way.

  Yun Yan said firmly, "I will." No longer was it a weak attempt to persuade herself, but rather a genuine confidence that she could change. In fact, at the moment of their kiss, she had already forgotten about others and only thought of the man holding her.

  Xu Xian stood up, not daring to lean against her again. He forced himself to suppress the flames of desire in his heart and said: "The food is probably cold, I'll go heat it up again, let Qing Luan bring it over!" He knew they both still needed a little more time.

  Yun Yan nodded and said: "It's raining, the road is slippery, be careful! After thinking for a moment, she said: "Husband, if you want to marry that Miss Bai, I will get along well with her. Just don't let her bully me."

  "Nowadays, calling out to you is no longer as awkward as it was at first, but rather affectionate and smooth."

  "Xian Xuan's heart was filled with joy and wonder, but it also made him think of the woman who liked to call him 'husband'."

  That delicate soul, where is it now? And can't help but secretly laugh at myself, I'm just a man after all.

  Xu Xian simply stroked Yun Yan's cheek and said, "It's not what you think, I'll go first."

  "If you don't leave now, you'll really have to stay overnight." Although Yunyan would certainly not refuse, he wanted to wait a little longer for something.

  The gate was open, but it was still drizzling, only as thin as cow hair, wetting clothes, and the small courtyard was empty, with no one in sight. Only the vegetables that Xuxian had planted a few days ago had just sprouted, and were full of vitality. But Xuxian said: "Luaner, why haven't you come out yet?"

  Qing Luan slowly walked out from behind the pillar and softly said, "Brother!" Listening to Yun Yan and Xu Xian talking about their love, her face had been red all along.

  Xu Xian couldn't help but laugh, "That's a great hiding spot!" But then he said seriously, "Listening to others' private conversations deserves a spanking!" Seeing Qing Luan busily protecting the adorable appearance of the pavilion, he smiled and said, "Go heat up the food!"

  The green phoenix was like a great amnesty, and hurriedly escaped into the house. The overbearing appearance on the painting still saw a little division.

  It's nothing. Actually, in that abnormal environment, everyone can't help but be twisted a bit, now they're finally showing their true faces!

  Xu Xian raised his head to gaze at the dark sky, suddenly laughing and saying: "Even birds in a cage have their own happiness!" Then let me give them happiness myself! No matter what way.

  Xu Xian took a step into the void, his foot had not yet landed when white cloud energy condensed beneath it, and then he took another step, also landing on the clouds. This was the result of his afternoon cultivation, and also because he was able to take advantage of the rainwater to make it so easy.

  Xu Xian's mind stirred, and a cloud slowly rose up, getting higher and higher, surpassing the stone wall, surpassing the treetops.

  Higher than the eaves of the house, it has been open all night in this vast and mysterious rain. Nor need to worry about being seen by others.

  Look! If someone saw it, they would really kneel on the ground and exclaim that it's a divine being.

  Xu Xian stood on the cloud head, rising straight to the sky, a pair of dark hands emitted golden light, and looked at this Hangzhou city clearly. This city where he had lived all his life, looked from high altitude, seemed like a small box. All living things were born in it, and were no different from birds in a cage! But who can say they are unhappy?

  Xu Xian drove his cloud chariot into the dark clouds, surrounded by a vast expanse of whiteness, as if he was in a thick fog. But he didn't care and rose even higher, piercing through the clouds. Looking up at the sky, countless stars twinkled across the heavens.

  The stars have always been there!

  Recently wrote a few chapters not very smoothly, also just returned to the company, miscellaneous things are complicated. Also need to guarantee

  Update, it's really not easy now, and I'm slowly finding my tone. Since I didn't write well myself, of course, I don't have the qualifications to ask others to tolerate me, I can only sincerely apologize and promise that I will do my best to bring out the due state and write good texts.

  Finally, special thanks to "That Winter, The Wind Blows", thank you for your support and understanding.

  If necessary later on, I will take a break to recover instead of forcing myself to write.