I work as a cook in Xuanmen

Chapter 53 Demonic Cultivator
The sun shines on the earth, and the black air around the tree trunk gradually thins and disperses until it is no longer visible.

Then there was a movement at the tree trunk.

A hole suddenly appeared in the apparently flat land.

An old man in his sixties or so with a fierce face poked out of the cave entrance.

He raised his eyes and looked around, and wherever he glanced, it was like being cut by an icy blade, sending chills all over the person's body.

I couldn't help but shudder, lowered my head slightly, and retreated deeper into the grass.

This person's cultivation is so unfathomable, it would be terrible if he were discovered.

Seeing me shrinking into a ball, Lize couldn't help but curl up his lips and smile.

I rolled my eyes and told him to stay hidden.

He nodded and raised his hand to press down my shoulders. He still went his own way and looked up and around, but his body was leaning on top of me.

When the demon cultivator saw that there was no one around, he ran out of the cave like a monkey.

Chu Yan and others squatted in the distance without moving.

The demon cultivator turned around and flew to the southeast.

The southeast is the location of Tianquanmen we are going to.

Lize and I looked at each other and said, "Just on our way."

I threw the crystal boat and Lize caught it back.

"I'll take you with me. If you use the magic weapon, you will be discovered." After saying this, Lize hugged me and chased me out without waiting for my consent.

The speed was so fast that I didn’t expect it!
When he stopped, I saw that he was walking out of thin air, without any magic weapon or spiritual power.

I, a late-stage Jindan monk, am probably as weak as an ant in front of him.

If you are so powerful, you still need to follow me secretly?
How high is Lize's cultivation level? I never figured it out.

The demon cultivator had just left, and Lize followed closely behind him, but the demon cultivator never noticed our tracking.

After walking not far, the front is within the jurisdiction of Tianquanmen.

At this moment, Zeng Wen sent a message to us that Zeng Ling was missing and asked us to stop chasing demon cultivators and go back to find Zeng Ling.

I don't want to do anything about it. Miss Zeng Ling has a bad temper. She says wind is like rain. She gets angry when she says two wrong words. I don't want to have any more contact with her.

But there is no other way. He is a guest of Xuanqing Sect, and Master has repeatedly told him not to neglect.

With such a delay, the demon cultivator's whereabouts were lost.

"This Zeng Ling, wouldn't it be difficult if she didn't become a monster?" I couldn't help but frown and complain.

Lize patted my shoulder comfortingly, "Let's go see what's going on."

Stopping the pursuit of the demon cultivator, we returned to the place where we found the demon cultivator.

This is where Zeng Ling disappeared.

Zeng Wen went out to look for Chu Yan, but Chu Zhou was the only one looking nearby.

"Why did you suddenly disappear? Wasn't he with you?"

Chu Zhou smiled helplessly, "Zeng Ling said she thought we were making too much fuss, and the demon cultivators were not in the way, so why were we following them? After I said a few words, she became unhappy, turned around and left."

"The Zeng family really didn't educate her well. She doesn't know how painful it is for a monk who was tortured by a demonic cultivator."

As a monk, Chu Zhou also hated talking about demonic cultivation.

What monks fear most is probably falling into the devil's path!
Although I have never experienced that feeling of life being worse than death, I have also seen it.

The Xuanqing sect locked up fellow disciples who fell into the devil's ways and put them in the Demon-Conquering Cave.

There are formations inside to suppress demonic cultivators and refine their character.

Those who go in rarely come out, and they are locked up for a lifetime.

Zeng Ling was not deeply involved in the world and did not understand these things, so she felt that we were making a fuss out of a molehill and she was unhappy, so she left as soon as we said it.

No wonder Chu Zhou hated her so much.

Now that the trace of the demon cultivator has been lost, all he can do is look for Zeng Ling's trace.

Walking back all the way, I met Zeng Wen and Chu Yan halfway, but Zeng Ling was nowhere to be seen.

Now we have to search around for Zeng Ling's whereabouts.

Chu Yan suggested to look for them separately.

Then they met in Tianquan City, which is under the jurisdiction of Tianquanmen.

Lize and I were traveling together without anyone else, so the journey slowed down.

On the way, I met a passing shop selling magical herbs.

The boss set up a few tables next to the shop for customers to rest.

"You two immortals want to see the items in the shop?"

Before he even reached the door, the waiter came to greet him.

"Let's take a look! Take a break by the way."

While looking around at the items, I asked casually, "Why do you think Zeng Ling suddenly left the team?" Although there were many items in the store, there were no top-quality ones. They were all ordinary items.

Lize shook his head, "You woman's thoughts are the hardest to guess. Besides, I'm not familiar with her."

I stopped in front of the shelf, which contained various letters on how to make alchemy and medicine.

A bunch of letters tied with blue satin on the top of the bookshelf caught my attention.

The slip was written in official writing - Forging Notes, in four large characters.

I stood on tiptoe and touched it for a long time, but couldn't find it.

Lize suddenly approached me, hugged me from behind, and lifted me up.

My face turned red, my heart skipped a beat, and I took down the slip with trembling hands before he put me down.

"You are so small that you can't think of a solution?" He teased me softly.

The voice was filled with pleasure.

"What can I do?" I was confused and shy.

"Get something from the air!" He lowered his head, came close to me, and looked at me.

The light in his eyes was so bright that I couldn't help but lower my eyes, "I...I forgot."

At this moment, I was so flustered that I forgot that he was my nephew.

Unknowingly, I put him on an equal footing with me.

Lize's smile grew thicker and his voice was bewitching, "If you forget the technique, then you must remember me."

I lowered my head, eyes evasive, "Okay."

What good?
What should I remember him for?
We only got along for a month or so.

The monk is too old.

There are too many passers-by in life.

Who can always remember whom?

What does Lize mean by this sentence?
Before today, I only wanted to practice, refine elixirs, and learn spells.

Being talked to for the first time made me blush, my heart beat fast, and my breathing became short.

He didn't know whether my helplessness was funny or cute?

I care so much about what he thinks of me that I'm afraid he'll think I'm too frivolous.

I pursed my lips and pushed his head away, "You're too close. I can't breathe."

His laughter spread from his chest all the way into my eardrums and into my heart.

I felt that I must have been extremely embarrassed, otherwise how could I have made him laugh so loudly?
"I'm not laughing at you, I'm happy."

"But, what kind of incense did you use that smells so good?" He saw my eyes were red and my expression was stiff for a moment, then he changed the subject.

"Does it smell good? The one I usually order is really fragrant." When I mentioned the incense, I calmed down my shyness and turned my attention away.

"No wonder it smells so good."

He stepped back, and I dared to take a deep breath.

It just choked me to death.

He was so close that it was difficult for me to breathe.

Every time this happens, it reminds me of how disheveled he looked when I first saw him.

No, thinking about it makes me so shy that I feel overwhelmed.

I held the forging manual hard until my joints turned white. He sighed softly, "Do you want this manual? If you don't like it, I can give you a copy. Where can I find a more comprehensive one."

I shook my head, getting rid of the confusion in my mind.

"Did you write it yourself?" I asked softly, staring at the note in my hand.

"No, it was written by Cosine. I will give it to you."

Is it my uncle’s stuff again?

Lize has many things belonging to his great uncle. Why is his great uncle so nice to him?

"Would my uncle be angry if he knew that you gave me all the things he gave you?" I worried and raised my eyes to look at him.

He shook his head and laughed, "No, he likes you very much. He knew it was given to you, and it was too late for him to be happy."

I have never met my uncle, how could he like me?

Most likely I heard my name from my master.

Li Ze must have been afraid that I wouldn't want it, so he made up lies to deceive me.

"Then next time I see my uncle, I must thank him in person!" I put the forging manual back on the shelf.

Lize returned to the heights again.

(End of this chapter)