The next day, after bidding farewell to each other, everyone left the palace and prepared to return to Qingxu Tian.
As expected, Shang Xie Shaoqing followed them, saying he hadn't had enough fun in Qingxu Tian last time and wanted to visit again.
The two elders naturally welcomed him, but to their surprise, even Wen Daier wanted to join, saying she also wanted to see Qingxu Tian.
Although the Liu Yu Cult had a mixed reputation, with the First Sky Ji Wen Daier personally extending the invitation, the Great Elder and the others wouldn't refuse. Su Luo also welcomed it; having the beautiful Wen Daier along the way was a pleasant sight, and she wholeheartedly agreed.
“Miss Wen, you’re coming for my second senior brother, aren’t you?” Su Luo asked quietly.
“Miss Su understands me best.”
Wen Daier spread her hands helplessly: “What can I do? If I don’t keep an eye on him, what if another woman charms him away?”
Su Luo suppressed a smile: “How is that possible? Miss Wen, you are peerless in this world, no other woman can compare to you. Moreover, my second senior brother is already yours, how could he possibly like someone else? Don’t worry!”
Wen Daier giggled, her shoulders shaking: “Miss Su, you always know how to comfort me…”
Chu Tianshu, standing nearby, shouted his objection, but it was in vain.
“Tianshu, guests are here, how can you behave like this.” The Great Elder reprimanded him sternly. Chu Tianshu dared not let his embarrassing behavior be known to everyone, so he could only resign himself to it.
The spiritual ship ascended and quickly left the capital of the Red Moon Kingdom.
It was only now that Su Luo found an opportunity to speak to Li Tianjue alone about last night’s events.
“Brahma recovered so quickly.”
Li Tianjue was surprised but also found it normal, “I suspect he either recovered through some special method with someone’s help, or his condition has a pattern, and he automatically recovers after a certain period.”
Su Luo nodded: “Yes, I also suspected that, but we don’t know the truth yet.”
Li Tianjue nodded: “Don’t worry. No matter how powerful Brahma is, Qingxu Tian is not to be trifled with, especially since his Sand Vein Heart is in your hands. With that and a little caution, he can’t stir up any trouble.”
He said this only to comfort Su Luo. He knew how powerful Brahma was; just being able to liquefy and burrow into the earth made him extremely difficult to deal with. It seemed he would have to keep a closer eye on her to prevent any accidents.
“If anything unexpected happens, remember to tell me immediately,” Li Tianjue said, showing her the sound transmission jade pendant.
“Mm, I remember your contact,” Su Luo said with a smile.
After discussing, they decided not to mention it for now, to avoid making everyone uneasy on the journey.
Once they returned to Qingxu Tian, the Great Elder and the others would definitely notify everyone, and all disciples must be vigilant. After all, they still had to guard against retaliation from the Taichu Holy Land; even without Brahma’s incident last night, everyone would not have lowered their guard against the Demonic Sect.
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The return journey was another long one.
Qingxu Tian had achieved a great victory this time, and everyone was in high spirits. Coupled with the addition of the First Sky Ji Wen Daier, the male outer disciples were even more excited. Every time she appeared on deck, they would secretly admire her beauty.
Wen Daier was already accustomed to everyone’s gaze and didn’t mind. She chatted cheerfully with everyone, and was soon hailed as the ‘Goddess’ in the hearts of the male outer disciples on the ship.
Chu Tianshu was depressed and jealous, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he took it out on Lu Jixing, picking fights with him every day. Lu Jixing naturally fought back. Whenever the two clashed and bickered, the ship was filled with cheerful laughter.
One day, the Great Elder said he missed the taste of hot pot and hadn’t eaten enough last time.
Everyone echoed his sentiment with a loud cheer!
Shang Xie Shaoqing and Wen Daier had never tried it and were very curious. Su Luo quickly took out various ingredients to prepare. Sun Lulu and He Bier helped to stir-fry the sauces and boil the broth, while the others busied themselves cleaning vegetables and meat. Everyone was busy on the spiritual ship, creating a lively atmosphere. Soon, four tables were set up on the deck at the bow.
“Look, what else did I bring!”
Chu Tianshu was in a great mood and, like presenting a treasure, took out bottles of fine wine from his storage ring.
This was the same wine they had drunk at the Red Moon Emperor’s banquet last time. It tasted excellent, sweet and mellow, brewed with spiritual fruits, and was imperial wine. He had privately asked the chief eunuch for several dozen more bottles.
Everyone was overjoyed. Last time, because they were in the Red Moon Kingdom’s imperial palace, no one dared to drink too much. Now, on their own spiritual ship, surrounded by fellow disciples and friends, they could enjoy the fine wine with confidence and boldness.
Soon, the aroma of hot pot wafted from the ship, and everyone ate and drank while chatting and laughing.
“I propose we play a game,” Su Luo said with a grin.
“What game, Luo Luo, tell us,” Shang Xie Shaoqing immediately asked.
Everyone looked at Su Luo, and she said with a smile: “This game is called ‘Truth or Dare’. We’ll decide by rolling dice. The person with the lowest roll will be punished and choose between truth or dare. The person with the highest roll will ask the question…”
After she explained the rules, everyone found it interesting.
Sun Lulu asked curiously: “Can any question or any action be asked?”
Su Luo nodded: “Yes, questions can be anything, but actions must be something the other person can do. For example, you can’t ask someone to pick the moon, which is impossible, right? But you can ask him to drink foot-washing water…”
As she spoke, she even laughed: “If they refuse to drink, they can take a drink as a penalty.”
Everyone understood then. The male disciples’ eyes secretly fell on Wen Daier, thinking that if they won, they might learn the secrets of this First Sky Ji, and perhaps even get her kiss. One by one, they chuckled and started rolling the dice.
Four dice were rolled together. In the first round, the lowest roll surprisingly belonged to the Great Elder, with four points.
The highest roll was from outer disciple Lin Yao, with twenty-two points.
“It seems I’ve lost.”
The Great Elder chuckled: “Then I’ll choose truth.”
To everyone’s surprise, Lin Yao actually asked: “Then I would like to ask the Great Elder, is there any secret to the eighth move of the ‘Star Brilliance Sword Technique’? I always practice it incorrectly, and my spiritual energy feels blocked.”
Tsk~!
Asking such a serious question at this moment, everyone immediately booed with dissatisfaction.
The Great Elder, however, was very pleased. Even during leisure and rest, they didn’t forget to practice. Qingxu Tian needed disciples like this!
He earnestly answered Lin Yao’s question and encouraged him, telling him he could come to him anytime if he had any questions. Lin Yao quickly thanked him and offered the Great Elder another cup of wine, and that was that.
The second round began. The highest roll was Qin Yuanshu, with twenty-three points, and the lowest was He Bier, with five points.
“I’ll choose truth too,” He Bier said timidly.
Qin Yuanshu, however, felt a bit regretful. Why wasn’t it Wen Daier? He casually asked: “Since everyone wants to know, I’ll ask junior sister He, do you have someone you like?”
He Bier became shy and didn’t answer for a long time. Gu Chengfeng was about to help her out and suggest she take a drink, but He Bier looked at him and said: “I do have someone I like… it’s you, senior brother Gu.”
Gu Chengfeng’s face instantly turned red.
He hadn’t expected that by trying to help her out, He Bier would actually confess, and it was him!
“Wow, junior sister He actually likes senior brother Gu!”
“Senior brother Gu, what do you have to say? Junior sister He has confessed, shouldn’t you also give a response!”
Everyone started teasing them, shouting for Gu Chengfeng to respond, making both of them blush profusely.
In the end, although Gu Chengfeng didn’t publicly say he liked He Bier, under everyone’s teasing, he moved his seat next to He Bier, which was also an implicit acknowledgment.
Su Luo laughed heartily: “This is great news, congratulations to junior sister He and junior brother Gu for becoming a couple! Let’s continue playing.”
The game continued.
Everyone quickly grasped the essence of the game and began asking all sorts of tricky and bizarre questions and dares.
What color underwear they were wearing, how many days it had been since they last pooped, kissing the person next to them… causing the other party to blush and refuse, opting for a drink instead. The next time they finally won, they immediately retaliated.
In a short while, they hadn’t eaten much food, but the wine was more than half gone.
This time, it was finally Lu Jixing’s turn to win. He looked at his twenty points and chuckled at Chu Tianshu: “Second brother, you only got six points. It’s my turn! Tell me, truth or dare?”