The coolness gradually deepened, and the leaves were blown up by the gentle breeze, swirling low on the ground. In the Jinbian Creek Inn, the afternoon sunlight spilled onto the eaves, adding a touch of comfort. The six heroes were gathered together, their low voices discussing something unknown.
"What should we do?" Tiao Tiao said in a deliberately lowered voice, if it were slightly louder, with Hong Mao's hearing, it would be hard to avoid being heard by him.
"Or this way?" Da Ben suggested.
Sally shook her head: "No, that's not creative enough. It's better to be a bit more unusual. How about..." "What are you doing?" Just as they were discussing enthusiastically, a sudden voice startled them and they turned their heads to look back, only to see the white-clothed figure standing behind them, with a hint of doubt between his eyebrows. Fortunately, it seemed that he hadn't overheard their conversation yet.
Tiao's face suddenly lit up with a sly smile: "Hehe, Hongmao, that... Jumping has something to ask you!"
"What?" Jumping saw Tease pushing the matter onto himself, and also saw Rainbow Cat's slightly puzzled expression. He took a deep breath, put on a smile, but when looking at Tease again, he added a few more teeth-gnashing expressions. Tease slightly lowered his head, "Brother, I'm sorry, you must keep it secret..."
Only to see Jump lightly let out a sigh, patted the shoulder of Rainbow Cat and said: "Alas, Rainbow Cat, you don't know how I've been struggling in the Demon Sect all these years. Not only do I have to be constantly on guard against being discovered, but also have to keep gathering information." Rainbow Cat heard this and replied with a hint of sigh: "Jump, it's tough on you." Jump saw that Rainbow Cat seemed to be carried away by his words, and a tinge of sorrow appeared between his eyebrows: "I once had a woman I liked too, but for the sake of the Seven Swords' great undertaking, I had no choice but to give her up.
But even now, I still haven't found the next generation of Qingguang Sword. I really owe it to my parents..." As he spoke, his face was tinged with a hint of helplessness.
Rainbow Cat was taken aback, having always seen Jumping so carefree and uninhibited. When did he have such a sad past? But looking at his appearance, it seemed to be true. However, before she could finish speaking, Pudding and others who had quietly snuck up behind her couldn't hold back their giggles anymore, their lips curling up into smiles. "Hey, Jumping, don't be too sad..." Just as Rainbow Cat was about to continue, Jumping patted her shoulder and said, "Rainbow Cat, just don't say anything else, I understand." After saying that, he nodded at her with a worldly expression and walked away on his own.
Rainbow Cat turned around, looking at the crowd behind her with an inexplicable expression. Tiao Tiao and others quickly stopped laughing and put on a slightly serious face, shaking their heads and sighing before leaving one after another. Rainbow Cat then looked at Blue Rabbit sitting on the stone bench, who felt her gaze and suppressed the laughter in his heart, saying slowly: "What a pity for the couple."
Rainbow Cat nodded slightly as if in agreement, but in fact, he thought their expressions were all a bit strange, somewhat like... they were smiling.
Finally out of Rainbow Cat's sight, everyone couldn't hold back their laughter anymore and burst into loud laughter. Tease teased while laughing and patting Jumping's shoulder: "Jumping, hahaha... when did you have such a sad past, how come we didn't know about it, hahaha..."
Jump's face turned gloomy as he slapped away Tiao's hand: "It's all because of you, you suddenly pushed everything onto me, what am I supposed to do?!"
Sally smiled and said: "Alright, alright, let's focus on the important thing. In these few days, we should think carefully about how to celebrate Hongmao's birthday, best if we can give him a surprise."
"Good!" Inside the Jade Toad Palace, petals fluttered and fell in the peach blossom forest. Deep within the peach blossoms, on a stone bench, a blue figure and a man in black robes sat facing each other. On the table was placed a pot of steaming hot tea, its fragrance wafting out, refreshing the heart.
"So," said the man in black, putting down his teacup and looking at Blue Rabbit, "you're discussing Rainbow Cat's birthday?" Blue lightly sipped a mouthful of tea and nodded. "Then, have you come up with a plan?" Mo Xuan's gaze fell on the teacup in his hand, where the blue clothes were reflected in the tea water.
A gentle breeze blew by, lifting the blue rabbit's hair. She shook her head and said, "Not yet, so I wanted to ask you." Mo Yu was taken aback, just about to speak when his gaze accidentally fell on a white-clad figure. He thought for a moment, then smiled and asked, "What if I gave him a gift now? Would he like it?" "What?" Blue Rabbit hadn't had time to react before Mo Yu suddenly stood up, walked over to her side, and gently brushed off the flower petals from her shoulder and hair. From this angle, they looked like a loving couple chatting under the peach tree - truly a beautiful scene.
Mo Xuan sat back down, and Bai Yi had already walked over. Mo Xuan looked at him and said, "You've come just in time, let's have a cup of tea." As he spoke, he carefully observed the expression on Hong Mao's face. Hong Mao ignored him, but seeing the faintly puzzled look on Lan Tu's face, he understood what was going on. He smiled slightly and said, "You two are quite comfortable." As he spoke, he sat down as well, taking the tea that Lan Tu had poured for him.
Blue Rabbit wasn't a fool, and naturally understood Mo Yu's intention. He couldn't help but laugh and shake his head secretly. These two people... At this time, Rainbow Cat seemed to have remembered something and looked at Mo Yu: "By the way, Jumping mentioned that you had a crush on a woman in your past teachings. Do you know anything about it?" Blue Rabbit's hands paused upon hearing this, why was Rainbow Cat still remembering this matter? Mo Yu heard this and raised an eyebrow: "Oh? I didn't know he had such a romantic affair!" Blue Rabbit saw the situation and quickly said: "According to Jumping, that woman left Black Tiger Cliff later and there was no news of her again."
"It's been so many years, I suppose you've let go of that already." Mo Xuan caught a glimpse of tension in Lan Tu's eyes, but didn't mention it, and instead took another sip of tea without speaking. Hong Mao also didn't think much of it, nodded and said: "That's for the best."
At this time, Blue Rabbit seemed to have thought of something, looking at Rainbow Cat who was drinking tea, slightly pursed his lips, and had already made up his mind. Giving him this would be the most suitable!