After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

Seeing the chaotic scene before him, Xiao Yu composed himself, carefully examined the slender, aloof woman before him, and after a few seconds, he hesitantly asked, "You are... Xiao Yan?!"

Upon hearing this, the woman nodded, her dim eyes quietly watching Xiao Yu.

These are light blue eyes, which at first glance appear no different from those of others. However, upon closer inspection, one will find a significant difference. They are grayish-white, like darkened pupils devoid of luster, as dull and lifeless as a puppet.

"It really is Xiao Yan..." Looking at those unique eyes, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was alright, but at the same time, he felt a little emotional.

Girls change so much as they grow up!

I never imagined that after a few years, I would be so grown up now.

Just then, a figure arrived belatedly carrying a bucket of water. "Bai Yan, the water's here! Hey! Xiao Yu?"

Xiao Yu turned his head and saw a beautiful woman with a charming temperament and a tall figure.

At this moment, seemingly due to the fire, she was holding the bucket of water downwards with both hands. Due to the posture, her breasts, which were sandwiched in the middle, swayed precariously, almost bursting out. The fabric at her chest was stretched taut, and the dress was subjected to pain it should not have had to endure.

"Aunt Fox, long time no see. What's going on?" Xiao Yu asked, looking at the newcomer.

Aunt Fox, whose origins are unknown, lives on Linghu Peak not far away. It is said that she has a significant connection with the Tushan Fox Clan. Before leaving, Xiao Yu entrusted Bai Yan to her care and assistance.

"Oh! Xiao Yu, you're back! Bai Yan kept pestering me to learn how to cook so he could surprise you when you come back. He was practicing right now, but something unexpected happened." As she spoke, Aunt Fox's face showed a little embarrassment.

"Surprised? It's alright, it's good that Xiao Yan has the intention." Hearing this, Xiao Yu turned around and looked at the woman in surprise, thinking to himself, "It's not easy! This blockhead has finally come to his senses! She actually learned to cook for him."

Unlike the others, Xiao Yu noticed something was wrong when he found Bai Yan. She didn't show any obvious emotional fluctuations; she was a living dead.

The living dead are people who are born without emotions, cannot cry, laugh, or feel fear.

Such people, even as children, are like adults, able to do anything calmly. It is said that even if their own parents die in front of them, they will not shed a single tear, like puppets, which is quite frightening.

Regarding this, Xiao Yu consulted the old ghost doctor on the island, who said that she lacked emotions, which was innate and there was currently no way to help her; she could only rely on herself.

However, she said that Xiao Yu could try to guide him; even a cold stone can be warmed up, and maybe he would understand feelings and become enlightened in the future.

Thinking of the empty, lonely boat when he found her, Xiao Yu understood. She was probably deliberately abandoned for this reason. Xiao Yu couldn't think of any other reason.

Since he was all alone and didn't care about anything, he went with the flow, named himself Bai Yan, and continued living his life. Maybe he could move her and make her fall in love with him!

Unfortunately, until Xiao Yu was summoned to take the place of the main character, Bai Yan remained unchanged.

I never imagined that I would make such a big breakthrough in the years I was away, and that I would learn to be considerate of others!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but pat Bai Yan's head as a way of comforting him: "It's just a kitchen that burned down, as long as no one was hurt."

Under Xiao Yu's caresses, Bai Yan squinted his eyes comfortably, like a cat.

However, a voice broke the harmonious scene between master and disciple.

"Although I don't want to disturb your heartwarming reunion, just a reminder, it was your room, Xiao Yu, that burned down. The kitchen was burned down once before."

Aunt Fox sighed, and with a complicated expression, told Xiao Yu about it.

"What! My room..."

Xiao Yu hurriedly turned his head to look at the house that had been burned to ashes. Under the burning flames, there was nothing left but ruins.

Aunt Fox, standing to the side, explained:

"I was thinking that since you haven't been back for so many years, and the house was just sitting empty, I decided to use it as a kitchen to continue practicing. Who would have thought it would end up like this? It's cleaner than a kitchen. I can only say... your Bai Yan isn't cut out for cooking."

"Oh, I see. What about the things I left in the house?"

"They were all burned down as well. The incident happened so suddenly that most of them could not be saved."

Aunt Fox shook her head, a hint of regret on her charming face.

Xiao Yu's body stiffened, and he screamed wildly in his heart:

Do not!

Does that mean I've lost all the money I hid in the room to save for my wife?

That was money he had saved for years to get married. He was worried about what kind of danger he might encounter while traveling, since he was the one taking the blame, and the danger was no less than catching a bullet with his bare hands.

Therefore, he deliberately hid in a house on Dazhu Sword Peak, just in case, and carefully placed it in an inconspicuous book on the bookshelf.

I didn't expect it to be gone just like that?

Wait, no, most of them? That means some were rescued!

Seemingly sensing what Xiao Yu was thinking, Bai Yan brought over a well-sealed, tightly sealed box from somewhere.

Xiao Yu's body stiffened again. This was... his collection?

When boys reach puberty, what boy doesn't have things he wants to hide so his mother won't find them when she comes to clean his room?

Especially in this cultivation world where convenient things like cell phones don't exist.

Xiao Yu also had some possessions.

I never expected that the two of them would bring this up now.

The two people present didn't notice Xiao Yu's unusual behavior, and Aunt Fox even said from the side:

"Fortunately, before we left, Xiao Yan and I found this box hidden deep under the bed. It took us a lot of effort to rescue it from the house that was about to burn down."

It's a pity about all those books on your bookshelf. I don't have time to move them. I figured they could probably be bought in stores, and they weren't that important, so I'll just save this one first.

Hidden so deep and wrapped so tightly, it must be something valuable. I'm quite curious, what valuable item could you hide so well? Could it be a family heirloom...?

As she spoke, Aunt Fox stretched out her slender, jade-like fingers, preparing to lift the lid of the box to find out what was inside.

Bai Yan also stared intently, his eyes wide open, seemingly curious as well.

"Wait a moment!"

The lid had been slightly opened, and the beautiful cover was about to be revealed to Bai Yan.

Xiao Yu shouted loudly, and Aunt Fox was startled by the shout. Taking advantage of the moment, he made a decisive move and pounced over at the fastest speed he had ever seen, pressing down the lid and then snatching the box away.

He turned around and threw it towards the still-burning house behind him.

The box fell into the burning fire in a beautiful parabola.

The flames, which had been somewhat waning and even on the verge of extinction, suddenly burst forth with great power after receiving the box that Xiao Yu had donated. It swallowed the box that had been thrown to it and burst into flames, with the fire growing stronger than ever before.

"Xiao Yu, what's going on?" Aunt Fox's questioning voice rang out.

Bai Yan followed Aunt Fox's gaze and looked at Xiao Yu.

"Haha...just some trivial things, nothing to see. Rather than leaving them behind, it's better to let them go with us and put an end to any lingering thoughts."

The dazzling firelight shone on his face, reflecting off his tears. With his back to the two of them, Xiao Yu clutched his chest and explained, not daring to turn around for fear that they would see the heartbroken tears on his face.

Now it's really all gone, there's nothing left.

His "Enchanting Moon Fairy" photo album, "Spring and Autumn Annals"... are all classics! Do you know how difficult it is to find a copy in the serious world of cultivation?

Moreover, it also contains a book that Xiao Yu specially commissioned from a painter-monk.

The art style is absolutely superb. In fact, because of the nature of this world, the images in the book will even move and be projected in front of you. Combined with the unique supernatural powers of the painter monk, it makes people feel as if they are there and can't help but be drawn in.

This is gone!

Back then, Liu Shicheng offered a high-grade spirit stone, and I hadn't even given it to him yet! What a cruel twist of fate, I was defeated by a fire.

However, in order to maintain his lofty image as Xiao Yan's master, he had no choice but to reluctantly abandon it.

But at least it's something I repeatedly observed and studied at night.

Even Xiao Yu felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help himself. He knelt on the ground, staring at the burning flames, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Let me look at you one last time...

?

Seeing his master like this, Bai Yan tilted his head in a cute and adorable manner, and actually stepped forward to imitate Xiao Yu and patted his head.

"Xiao Yan?!" Xiao Yu looked up and suddenly noticed that Bai Yan's hands were covered with scars, big and small, probably left from chopping vegetables.

"Ha! Men." Aunt Fox, who was standing to the side, pulled out a pipe from somewhere, put it in her mouth, and walked over. As someone who had been through it all, she could tell at a glance what Xiao Yu was worried about, and she had more or less guessed what was in the box.

Call ~

She slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke, looked at Xiao Yu, and narrowed her long eyes: "How long do you plan to stay this time? If you ask me, seeing Xiao Yan alone guarding this Great Bamboo Sword Peak all day long, I'm so eager for him that I'm practically a left-behind child."

Since I'm the one who usually takes care of things anyway, why not take this opportunity to move to my Spirit Fox Peak and become my disciple?

"This..." Xiao Yu chuckled awkwardly. He knew that Aunt Fox was just saying this out of anger, so he said, "It's my fault, it's my fault. I'm not going out this time. I'll just stay on Jumo Island and not leave."

"Really?"

"Really, after all... if we don't come back soon, Xiao Yan will be a grown woman!" Xiao Yu grasped Bai Yan's scarred hand, looking at the wounds on it, and said with heartache, after all, she was the girl he had picked up.

"I see!" Aunt Fox smiled slightly, holding her black pipe between her jade-like fingers. "In that case, it's time to start making arrangements for your wedding. Xiao Yan is someone I've watched grow up; it wouldn't be right if the wedding wasn't grand."

"Huh? Aunt Fox, what nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Yan and I are master and disciple, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Fox gave Xiao Yu a disdainful look: "Come on, I know you too well. When you took Bai Yan as your disciple, didn't you have the idea of ​​raising her as a child bride? Besides, these days, forbidden love between master and disciple is commonplace in the cultivation world. Why are you pretending to be an old fogey and surprised?"

"This is different. My feelings for Xiao Yan are..."

"Alright, I don't have time to listen to your rambling. Anyway, I've almost finished training Xiaoyan as a bride, so you don't need to worry."

"Although she might have some issues with cooking, it's alright. Our Xiaoyan is as beautiful as a flower, and I believe you won't reject her because of that. We can't let the young girl ask for this. It's decided. Remember to send me the wedding invitation; consider the money you owe me as Xiaoyan's dowry."

After saying that, Aunt Fox ignored Xiao Yu's reaction and slowly walked away, her ever-shiny pipe dangling from her lips.

Watching that alluring figure depart, Xiao Yu's expression was complicated. He finally understood why Bai Yan had said such startling things when they first met. It turned out that it was Aunt Fox, that thousand-year-old fox spirit, who taught him those things.

However, this shows that Aunt Fox truly regarded Bai Yan as her daughter.

However, his feelings for Bai Yan were truly...

For a moment, only Xiao Yu and Bai Yan stood there staring at each other in front of the burned-down house.

After not seeing each other for several years, there was a slight awkwardness when we met again.

Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Xiao Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "Xiao Yan, don't listen to Aunt Fox's nonsense. The things she taught are useless. Be good! In a little while, I'll let you try some pastries that I brought back from outside. They're called Golden Silk Jade Dew Cakes, and they're delicious."

Bai Yan nodded obediently.