We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 468 Twins (4000 words)
After Gui Ning and Madam Tu Shan left, Xiao Mo, who had spent the day in the woodshed, also left the woodshed to get some fresh air.

Tushan Prefecture doesn't have many strict rules.

Apart from the main residence, the young ladies' residence, and important separate residences such as the storerooms, most places were accessible to the servants.

As he walked, Xiao Mo unknowingly arrived at the Bright Moon Courtyard.

Jiaoyue Courtyard is the place where Xiao Mo and Tu Shan Jingci were attacked last night.

However, a day later, the Jiaoyue Courtyard had been repaired.

As soon as Xiao Mo entered the courtyard, he saw a little girl sitting by the Moonlit Lake.

The little girl was holding a thin bamboo pole with a fishing line hanging from it, and she was sitting by the lake, fishing intently.

"Sister Moonstone, why won't the fish take the bait?"

Tu Shan Jingci rested his chin on his hand, his tone filled with melancholy.

"This..." Yue Shi didn't know how to explain, but she still comforted her, "Miss, maybe the fish in the lake are just being ungrateful. If you want to eat fish, just have the kitchen prepare it."

"No way!" Tu Shan Jingci pouted. "Xiao Mo said he'd give me a birthday present if I caught a fish. But so far, I haven't caught a single one!"

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Moonstone really wanted to say, "If Miss wants it, so what if he didn't catch any fish? Can he refuse to give it to Miss?"

But seeing her young lady's serious expression, Moonstone knew that she truly considered the human boy a friend, not a master-servant relationship.

"How about I buy Miss a fish? She can say she caught it herself, since Xiao Mo doesn't know anyway," Yue Shi suggested.

"No, no!" Tu Shan Jingci shook her cute little head. "How could I lie to him? Absolutely not! What if he finds out and doesn't want to be friends with me anymore?"

"But," the little girl's round eyes darted around, "Sister Moonstone, do you think if the fish bites the hook on its own, it counts as me catching it?"

"..." Moonstone paused for a moment, then immediately understood her young mistress's little scheme. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Of course it's calculated. Please wait a moment, Miss."

As soon as he finished speaking, Moonstone bowed, transformed into its original form, and then leaped into the lake.

In the lake, Moonstone caught a big fish, swam slowly over, hooked the fish onto the hook, and then pulled it with its claws.

"They've taken the bait!" Tu Shan Jingci shouted happily, then pulled up the bamboo pole.

Under the moonlight, a splash of water rose from the lake, and the fish's tails thrashed about.

Holding the fish in his arms, Tu Shan Jingci removed the fishhook and happily ran towards the wood-burning courtyard where Xiao Mo lived.

As a result, after turning around and running a few steps, Tu Shan Jingci, who was holding a big fish, saw Xiao Mo standing at the gate of the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, Moonstone, who had climbed out of the water, was also stunned.

The reason was simple: Moonstone was surprised that he hadn't sensed his presence at all!

However, after glancing at Xiao Mo's waist and noticing the jade pendant, Yue Shi quickly understood the reason.

But she was even more surprised.

Unexpectedly, that senior actually gave this treasure to Xiao Mo.

Why do the lady and that senior attach so much importance to this little boy?
Was it really just because he saved the young lady?
"Xiao Mo, when did you arrive?" Tu Shan Jingci stepped forward and asked, her face flushed.

"Huh?" Xiao Mo was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "I just got here and saw you running over here carrying fish. Did you catch these fish?"

"Yes, yes." Thinking Xiao Mo hadn't noticed, Tu Shan Jingci nodded happily. "How is it? Is it big?"

“Yes, it is indeed very big,” Xiao Mo replied.

"Xiao Mo, where's my birthday present? I've already caught the fish!" Tu Shan Jingci looked at Xiao Mo expectantly, her eyes gleaming with the bright moonlight. "You haven't forgotten, have you?"

“I dare not forget. Miss, would you mind coming with me to the kitchen?” Xiao Mo asked with a smile.

"Of course! Let's hurry, this fish is really strong."

Tu Shan Jingci hugged the fish with both hands and its tail, happily following Xiao Mo towards the kitchen courtyard.

Watching the two children walking together intimately, their little arms occasionally touching, Yue Shi frowned.

Although Yue Shi was very grateful to Xiao Mo, without Xiao Mo, the young lady might have been in some danger.

But she was still not used to the fact that the young lady had such a good relationship with the human race.

However, she quickly remembered what the lady had told her, that she didn't need to worry about anything and only needed to protect the young lady's safety. So Yue Shi shook her head and followed.

Upon arriving at the kitchen courtyard, Xiao Mo took the large carp from Tu Shan Jingci's hands and then knocked it unconscious.

"Please wait a moment, miss, it will be ready soon."

Xiao Mo placed a stool on the stove, picked up a kitchen knife, and began skillfully gutting the fish.

"Xiao Mo, are you going to cook?"

Seeing Xiao Mo's posture, Tu Shan Jingci asked curiously.

"Hmm." Xiao Mo nodded, focusing on making cuts on the fish. "In the past, my family would make me a sweet and sour carp for my birthday. I consulted Chef Niu before, and he helped me recreate the recipe. I'll try making it for you, Miss."

Actually, this sweet and sour carp was something the orphanage director made for Xiao Mo every year on his birthday when he was in the orphanage.

The director of Xiao Mo Orphanage is a retired chef who makes a special dish for each child on their birthday.

"Sweet and sour carp? Xiao Mo, shall I help you start the fire?"

Although Tu Shan Jingci didn't know what sweet and sour carp was, she thought cooking was a lot of fun, so she happily skipped forward to help Xiao Mo.

"This..." Xiao Mo hesitated, "How can I let you, Miss, do such rough work?"

“Yes, Miss.” At this moment, Yue Shi also stepped forward to persuade her, “I can take care of starting the fire. Miss can just wait for the dishes to be ready.”

"No! What's wrong with starting a fire? I can do it too. I've seen Xiao Mo start a fire so many times before, so I want to help him!"

Tu Shan Jingci pouted, a hint of stubbornness in her expression.

Seeing Tu Shan Jingci's persistent look, Xiao Mo and Yue Shi knew her stubborn temper and didn't say anything more, so they could only let her do as she pleased.

Seeing that they had compromised, Tu Shan Jingci hurriedly ran to the stove to get busy, while Yue Shi helped out from the side.

Soon, the flames in the stove ignited, illuminating the little girl's fair and delicate face.

The little girl watched the flames in the stove and occasionally poked at them, finding it extremely fun.

Although the carp in Jiaoyue Lake are not rare spirit fish, they are not ordinary carp either. They have almost no fishy smell, so Xiao Mo does not need to remove the fishy smell.

After scoring the fish, coating it with flour, and preparing the batter, Xiao Mo poured oil directly into the pan.

Xiao Mo held the fish's mouth with one hand and its tail with the other. He first put the fish into the oil and fried it for a few seconds to set the ridges. Then he slowly bent the fish into an arc shape.

Place the fish head and tail up in the pot, and use a spoon to continuously pour hot oil over the fish. Be extremely careful to open the fish's mouth, gills, and belly to ensure it is thoroughly fried.

Standing to the side, Yue Shi watched Xiao Mo cook with great curiosity.

This was the first time she had ever seen this kind of dish.

Xiao Mo placed the fried fish on a plate and poured sweet and sour sauce over it, making it look very appealing.

"Wow, Xiao Mo, this fish looks so good!" Tu Shan Jingci stretched out her small hand and rubbed the carp that had become a dish.

"Thank goodness, it seems to have been quite successful this time." Xiao Mo breathed a sigh of relief; at least judging from its appearance, it seemed to taste pretty good. "Would you like to try some, Miss?"

"want!"

Tu Shan Jingci nodded vigorously.

Xiao Mo broke the fish into pieces, mixed it with the broth, and Tu Shan Jingci picked up a bite with his chopsticks and ate it.

As the fish entered his mouth, Tu Shan Jingci's beautiful eyes narrowed with delight. "Is it delicious?" Xiao Mo asked.

"Mmm, delicious!" Tu Shan Jingci exclaimed happily, "I've never eaten such delicious fish before!"

"If you think it tastes good, then that's good."

Xiao Mo also took a bite.

He felt that he had done a good job, but not as exaggerated as Jingci had said.

However, since this was fish that Jingci had "caught" himself, and the fire he started made it more interesting, it would naturally taste even better.

Just as Tu Shan Jingci was enjoying his meal, Xiao Mo took out a bracelet from his pocket.

Tu Shan Jingci blinked as he stared at the emerald bracelet, asking curiously, "Xiao Mo, what is this?"

"This is also my birthday gift to Miss."

Xiao Mo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

“During this time, I also saved up some salary, and then asked Master Niu to help me buy a bracelet blank. There happened to be a gourd-shaped grinding wheel in the kitchen, so I used it to polish it every day.”

"It's just that it might not look very good. The jade used is also very ordinary. If you don't like it, that's fine. If there's a chance, I'll give you a better one."

"No, it's really beautiful!"

Afraid that Xiao Mo would put the bracelet away, Tu Shan Jingci quickly snatched it back, held it in his palm, and looked at it carefully, liking it more and more the more he looked at it.

"Xiao Mo, put this on for me." Tu Shan Jingci stretched out his arm, which was as long as a lotus root.

"it is good."

Xiao Mo picked up the jade bracelet and gently put it on her wrist.

"How is it? Does it look good?"

Tu Shan Jingci happily raised her wrist, the emerald green jade bracelet complementing her fair skin, gleaming softly in the moonlight.

"It looks good." Xiao Mo nodded.

"Hehehe," Tu Shan Jingci happily ran to her maid Yue Shi and asked excitedly, "Sister Yue Shi, look, isn't the birthday present Xiao Mo gave me pretty?"

"Yes." Moonstone smiled slightly. "Miss looks good in anything."

Tu Shan Jingci ran happily to Xiao Mo and said lightly, "Look, Xiao Mo, you think it's beautiful, Sister Yue Shi thinks it's beautiful, and I think it's beautiful too, so this bracelet is not ugly at all. It's more beautiful than any bracelet in the world! I will definitely take good care of it!"

"You flatter me, Miss. It's alright even if this bracelet breaks; it's just an ordinary bracelet," Xiao Mo said with a smile.

"It's anything but ordinary! I won't allow you to say that about it!"

Tu Shan Jingci puffed out her pink cheeks, looking a little angry.

“But it really is just an ordinary bracelet that you can see on the market.” Xiao Mo said.

"So what?"

Tu Shan Jingci raised her head and embraced the fair wrist adorned with the bracelet.

"You did it!"

"So it's anything but ordinary!"

There is a region in the northern part of the Demon Realm.

This region contains tens of thousands of mountains of varying sizes, stretching for thousands of miles.

Among these tens of thousands of mountain peaks, there is one mountain located in the middle of towering mountains, seemingly isolated from the world.

The mountain is named "Seeking Immortals Mountain".

At the top of the mountain, there is a Taoist temple.

The Taoist temple is called "Xunxian Temple".

There are not many disciples in the Taoist temple.

Even including the abbot, there were only fifty people.

As for the incense offerings at this Taoist temple, they are not particularly good.

But to say how bad it is, some villagers would go up the mountain to worship during festivals, to express their gratitude for the Taoist temple's good deeds, and offer some rice, meat, and incense money.

However, most of the time, it was the disciples from the Taoist temple who went down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits, deliver babies, and practice medicine for the villagers.

The villagers had no idea just how powerful the Taoist priests on the mountain were.

All they knew was that the abbot of the Taoist temple had been there since their great-great-great-grandfather's generation.
That evening, just as the villagers had returned to their own courtyards to rest.

Suddenly, a burst of light shot up from Xunxian Mountain and disappeared into the clouds.

"Old man, look! What's that?"

In the village, a woman quickly woke up her husband, who was in the same bed with her.

"My goodness!"

The husband groggily opened his eyes, looked out the window, and felt as if he were dreaming.

The colorful rays of light rippled outwards like waves among the clouds, spreading in concentric circles until they disappeared.

In the main hall of the Taoist temple, a woman dressed in Taoist robes slowly opened her eyes and looked in the direction where the rosy light appeared.

"Master, has something happened to Junior Sister?"

The eldest disciple ran into the main hall and said to his master with concern.

"It's alright, just do your own thing."

The female abbess shook her head, slowly stood up, and took a step forward.

With just one step, the woman disappeared from the main hall and arrived at a courtyard halfway up the mountain.

In the courtyard, a little girl who had just turned six sat cross-legged on the ground.

Various magic arrays were set up around the little girl, both to protect her and to gather spiritual power for her.

As the spiritual energy in the courtyard gradually subsided, the little girl slowly opened her eyes.

"Master."

Upon seeing her master arrive, the little girl quickly ran forward and bowed.

"Not bad. At just six years old, you've already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining and caused such a phenomenon. This talent is truly rare even in the entire demon realm." The abbot nodded in satisfaction.

"It's all thanks to Master's good teaching," the little girl said.

"It's because you work hard enough on a regular basis."

As soon as he finished speaking, the abbot took out a mirror from his bosom and handed it to the little girl.

"Today is your birthday. I have nothing to give you, but this mirror may be of some benefit to your understanding of the Dao."

"Thank you, Master."

The little girl accepted the gift and happily looked at herself in the mirror her master had given her.

The girl in the mirror had delicate features, red lips, and white teeth; she was definitely a stunning beauty.

However, the girl in the mirror looked exactly like a little girl of the same age from Fairy Fox City.

(End of this chapter)