"Big Sister Medusa has even watched operas at the Southern Opera Troupe?" Little Fairy Doctor tilted her head in slight surprise as she looked at Queen Medusa.
It was hard to imagine that this cold and aloof Queen of the Snake-People Tribe would have such an artistic hobby.
"Is that the point?" Medusa stared expressionlessly at Little Fairy Doctor.
The point was clearly that Xiao Ting's acting was excellent and worth learning from.
As for her love of watching operas, everyone had their own hobbies.
Besides, she only liked scripts written by the Xiao family's Third Young Master—Legend of the White Snake.
"Next time you go, take me with you." Little Fairy Doctor winked playfully.
Medusa was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Ting and replied in a voice only she and Little Fairy Doctor could hear, "Got it."
At this moment, Xiao Ting was freely displaying his acting skills. He asked in disbelief, "You mean the one that only appears among humans and Snake-People descendants, can control and enslave snake-type magical beasts, and allows one to devour snake-type magical beasts to raise one's own realm—the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?"
"That's right, it's exactly that Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. In terms of cultivation talent alone, it's not inferior to Sister Little Fairy Doctor's Woeful Poison Body, and it has no hidden dangers." Xun Er's acting was also top-tier, without any flaws.
Medusa turned her head to look at Little Fairy Doctor again.
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[Little Fairy Doctor]: I know what you want to say.
[Medusa]: Two different people can't sleep in the same bed. Though these two haven't slept together yet.
[Little Fairy Doctor]: This Dao couple's acting is too exquisite—perfectly matched.
[Medusa]: Their acting is so good, this Queen wants to give them a reward.
[Xun Er]: You can say these things in private chat. There's no need to post them in the group where I can see them.
[Qing Lin]: Hehe~
[Yun Yun]: …
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She felt increasingly out of place with these four women. She had no idea what they were doing or talking about.
Why couldn't she be like Medusa, who had simply abandoned the Snake-People Tribe? Why couldn't she just abandon the Misty Cloud Sect if she wanted to?
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In the Xiao family of Wu Tan City, after listening to Xun Er explain the whole story, Xiao Ting couldn't help but sigh. "Indeed, the world is unpredictable. I never thought Qing Lin would have such talent."
"That's good too. In the future, if you return to your own family, Qing Lin will be able to keep up with your growth and continue accompanying you on my behalf."
With that, the matter of Qing Lin awakening the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had been given a legitimate explanation.
"Qing Lin awakening the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and me successfully breaking through to Dou Spirit—this is a double blessing." Xiao Ting decided to suggest going to a top restaurant outside for a big meal.
But before he could finish speaking, Medusa cut in, "So you're planning to cook personally and treat us all to something good?"
"It's nothing for me to cook." The corner of Xiao Ting's lips curved up with a teasing tone. "But the dishes I make were criticized by Queen so harshly that you only ate them reluctantly. How come they've suddenly reached the standard of 'a good meal' now?"
"Everything is afraid of comparison." Medusa responded calmly. Her beautiful, narrow purple eyes flickered with amusement. "Living in a human city, this Queen has also adapted to local customs. When I have free time with Xun Er and Little Fairy Doctor, we go out to eat and drink."
"Although your cooking is average, theirs is even harder to swallow. Eating a meal you make is still enjoyable."
A trace of smugness flashed in Medusa's eyes.
Xiao Ting's cooking skills were top-notch. He had successfully conquered her stomach and palate.
If she couldn't eat it in the future, she would definitely feel regret. But she couldn't bring herself to admit defeat.
After thinking it over, she came up with this method—it acknowledged that he was amazing while still preserving her dignity.
"Queen, can't you abstain from food?" Xiao Ting didn't let her off and countered. "If it doesn't taste good, why force yourself?"
Medusa: "..."
"This Queen is happy to eat. Can't I experience the mortal world?" Medusa was slightly breaking down.
"Fine, fine, fine. A thousand gold can't buy your willingness." Xiao Ting raised his hands in surrender, then looked up at the sky. "Cooking a full meal is too much. How about I personally knead dough and make noodles for you all?"
"Sure." Thinking of the knife-cut noodles, hand-pulled noodles, ramen, dandan noodles, and cold noodles that Xiao Ting made, Xun Er's eyes lit up. She smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten noodles made by Big Brother Xiao Ting. I miss it a little."
Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor, Medusa, and Qing Lin also became curious.
If even Xun Er missed it, the noodles must have something special.
"Qing Lin, come with me. I'll teach you step by step." As usual, Xiao Ting called Qing Lin along.
The two headed to the private kitchen attached to Xun Er's courtyard. There were plenty of ingredients available.
Not long after, Xun Er ate oil-splashed noodles, Little Fairy Doctor ate mixed sauce noodles, Medusa ate dandan noodles, and Qing Lin and Xiao Ting ate Preserved Vegetable Noodle. Everyone ate with great enjoyment.
"Tastes good, right?" Xiao Ting smiled. "Do you want me to make noodles for you again next time?"
"Yes!" Little Fairy Doctor elegantly sipped her tea.
"Big Brother Xiao Ting's cooking is really good." Xun Er's smiling eyes curved beautifully. She looked very satisfied.
"Not bad. This Queen is quite satisfied this time." Medusa still wanted more and softened her tone slightly.
"First learn Preserved Vegetable Noodle." Qing Lin said with a serious face.
After eating and drinking their fill, Xiao Ting chatted with the girls for a while before returning to his residence.
As soon as he lay down on the bed, he began writing furiously in the Journal.
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[I broke through to Dou Spirit after a few days in seclusion, but I happened to miss Qing Lin awakening the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. My luck is really bad.]
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The girls who had Journal copies: It's not that his luck is bad—he simply wouldn't have that luck.
The women who had received plane blessings knew that Qing Lin had most likely awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils because of it. Naturally, they couldn't let Xiao Ting know, so they could only choose a time when he was absent for a "reasonable awakening."
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[What a pity. I wanted to record the process of her awakening. It would definitely have been very meaningful.]
[Missing Qing Lin's awakening of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils made me think that Mo Cheng probably won't encounter Qing Lin either, so maybe he can keep his life because of it.]
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"Mo Cheng?"
On Cloud Mountain, inside the Sect Leader's sleeping quarters, Yun Yun, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating, showed a slight change in expression.
Although there were many people with the same name on the Battle Qi Continent, she had a feeling that this Mo Cheng referred to the outer sect deacon of the Misty Cloud Sect.
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[This Mo Cheng is the man who created the "Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix" of the Misty Cloud Sect—a rare minor character who leaves a deep impression.]
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Seeing Xiao Ting mention the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun secretly confirmed her guess. She murmured softly, "Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix?"
She was certain she had never heard this term before.
But it wasn't hard to guess—it was probably a derogatory term.
Dragons and phoenixes were extremely powerful among magical beasts.
A "crouching" dragon and a "young" phoenix sounded like criticism through irony.
The next moment, her guess was confirmed.
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[Mo Cheng of the Mo family. When young, he joined the Misty Cloud Sect. Later, he left to manage his family, but maintained contact with the higher-ups by offering rich tributes to the Misty Cloud Sect every year. Under the protection of the Misty Cloud Sect, the Mo family developed wantonly and occupied sixty percent of the industries in the northeastern province.]
[When news of Qing Lin awakening the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils reached the Mo family, Mo Cheng personally led people to capture her. He wanted to transplant her eyes to himself, believing he could steal her talent this way.]
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Yun Yun: "..."
Mo Cheng, you already have a path to death.
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