I work as a cook in Xuanmen

Chapter 66 Concocting the Poison-tailed Wasp Beast
Yuxian coughed slightly and looked away unnaturally, his cheeks slowly turning crimson.

It was probably because my gaze was too hot, which made him a little embarrassed.

"Keep picking, you'll need it later." I looked away, covering up my embarrassment.

"Yeah." Yuxian continued to dig at orpiment, glancing at me from the corner of his eye from time to time.

I turned my head and could feel his eyes sweeping over me from time to time.

After digging up the orpiment, I wanted to find the source of this green light.

The further down the cave goes, the harder it becomes to walk. Not to mention the unevenness of the road, there are even blade-shaped stone peaks in some places.

The shoes I wore were Shifang shoes with thin soles. Walking on this road, I got bruised and hurt several times.

Although I didn't take off my shoes to look, I was sure that there must be a hole in the sole of my foot.

The green light comes from deep inside the cave, under a clear spring.

It is emitted by a kind of crystal stone at the bottom of the water. When it is in the water, the light still fluctuates with the water ripples, and the flashes become more beautiful.

"It turns out to be its light. It's so beautiful."

The water was not deep, so I leaned down and fished out the spar from the bottom of the water with my hands.

Yu Xian took two quick steps, hugged my waist, and said in a tight voice, "Be careful, don't fall."

After speaking, he introduced, "This kind of crystal is called fluorite. It is like a luminous pearl and can glow at night."

I looked happy, "But it's non-toxic? Can I play with it?"

Yuxian looked helpless and said, "You can forge this kind of fluorite into a lamp or a luminous pearl. You won't be afraid of the dark when you go out in the future."

The water in the pool was freezing cold, and I shivered from the cold as soon as I reached in.

He quickly grabbed a few pieces of fluorite and turned sideways.

I raised my head and held the crystal in my hand.

The water on the hand fell back into the pool, splashing out circles of ripples. Listening to this sound in the empty cave seemed even more spacious and quiet.

"Then you can teach me how to forge when you have time."

Yuxian nodded lightly, his expression was unnaturally stiff, and his voice was hoarse, "Okay, you get up first, aren't you tired of hunching over like this?"

Only then did I realize something was wrong. The posture between the two of us was too ambiguous now. No wonder his face was blushing and his expression was twisted.

My whole face felt like it was burning, especially my ears.

I quickly stood up straight, but he let go of his hand and stepped back sharply.

But because I had no support, I fell into the water with a pop.

My body was wrapped in the cold water. Because I was unprepared, I took a few sips of water.

Not to mention, this water is really sweet and delicious.

I lowered my head and took a few more sips, and it was as if a spiritual power suddenly flowed into my body, making me shiver involuntarily.

Yuxian's voice was full of panic and urgency, "Qingwan, are you okay?"

"It's okay. This water is delicious. Come and have a try." I got up awkwardly and lowered my head to take a few sips.

Yu Xian was annoyed and amused by my embarrassed appearance.

He pulled me out of the pool immediately because I couldn't use my spiritual power and I didn't have any change of clothes.

Yuxian could only take off the Taoist robe he was wearing and put it on me, "It's a bit cold in the cave, and I can't use my spiritual power. You are so easy to get sick."

"It doesn't matter. After all, I am also a late-stage Jindan great monk, Ah Sneeze..." Before I could finish my proud display, I sneezed several times.

His body shivered, "It's so cold here!"

The wet clothes were very heavy. I trembled and wringed the water out of my clothes.

Yuxian stretched out his hand next to me at a loss, then tilted his head stiffly, and hugged me tightly in his arms with a sly expression, "This way I won't be cold anymore."

I was stunned and said coyly, "Still..."

Before the word "Leng" could be said, a sound of flapping wings suddenly sounded in the cave, mixed with whimpering.

Cosine and I stood up straight at the same time, looking warily towards the sound. It looks like a wasp or a moth that appeared last time. Its wings are spread as wide as an adult's hands, and there is a poisonous needle shining with cold light on its tail.

The entire space in the cave was squeezed into darkness, and the flapping wings brought a whining sound.

"This is the poison-tailed wasp beast." Yu Xian's voice was calm.

He drew out the Demon Slayer Sword and held it across his chest.

The space in the cave was limited, so he and I defended back to back.

The poison-tailed wasp beast's intelligence is not low, and it is circling to find our breakthrough.

I sacrificed the Emei thorn and took out the life soul.

Life Soul turned into a human form, leaned on the other side, and said solemnly, "Qingwan, the poisonous tail stinger of the poison-tailed wasp beast is too poisonous, and your cultivation is probably a bit dangerous."

It's more than a little dangerous!
I heard my senior brother mentioned before that when monks below Nascent Soul encounter this poisonous tailed wasp beast, they must first hide and not confront it head-on.

"Don't worry, she is wearing gold armor. The poisonous stings of the poison-tailed wasp beast cannot break the defense of the gold armor." Yu Xian's tone remained calm.

Since Cosine said so, I can still trust the defensive power of the golden armor.

Letting go of my hands and feet, I equipped the Emei Thorn, put my hands in defense mode, looked straight ahead, and left my back to Yu Xian's protection with confidence.

Just waiting for the poison-tailed wasp beast to attack in one fell swoop for a hearty fight.

The three-legged cauldron grew larger, and the lid of the cauldron flew up. Minghun said, "I have been in the Valley of the Gods for a long time. I know how to make this delicious, and I can also make the excess poison needles into magic weapons."

Good guy, with the weapon spirit, the three-legged tripod is really awesome!
The poison-tailed wasp beasts are overwhelmingly attacking us.

The Emei thorns are rotated quickly between the hands, and a dozen of them can be harvested in one turn.

Then I fell directly into the tripod.

The cauldron cover rushed left and right like a shield, killing many of them and falling into the cauldron one by one.

Every time Yu Xian swings the Demon Slayer Sword, a string of poison-tailed wasp beasts are slowly strung on the sword.

Not a single Poison Tail Honey broke through our three-piece defense.

This fight lasted for an hour, and my physical strength was almost over.

There were more and more poison-tailed wasp beasts in the three-legged cauldron, and the few remaining ones were no longer viable. I threw the Emei thorns out, and the flying Emei thorns chased a few defeated soldiers, stringing them together, and brought them back to the three-legged cauldron.

Just after the poison-tailed wasp beast was completely eliminated, the Soul of Life closed the lid of the cauldron, and the Samadhi True Fire exploded with sparks.

The cauldron hissed, and oil sizzled inside the cauldron.

The aroma of meat came out of the hole in the lid of the tripod.

I couldn't help but swallow my saliva. I was exhausted today and my robe was wet again.

I didn't feel cold during the battle just now, but now when I stop, I'm actually shivering from the cold.

I couldn't help but get close to the three-legged cauldron. The heat in the cauldron was high.

The coldness in my body was instantly dispelled.

"I finally feel comfortable." I sat down next to the cauldron.

Yu Xian lowered his eyes and looked at the blood-stained Demon Slayer Sword in his hand, wiping it with a plain white gauze towel.

I threw the Emei thorns to him and said shamelessly, "Rub them together."

"Ha..." Yu Xian looked up at me with a smile on his face.

"What...what's wrong?" I was flustered when he looked at me like this.

"Do you feel comfortable calling me around?" Yu Xian asked me as if joking.

After teasing me again, I said seriously, "It's okay, I haven't found any problems for the time being."

"As long as it's okay, if it doesn't go well, I must not have done well enough." Yu Xian raised the corners of his mouth, his eyebrows curved, and his voice was warm.

I murmured in a low voice, "Can you please stop teasing me? I'm not used to the change in seniority yet."

"I can wait." Yuxian heard my murmur and pursed his lips.

(End of this chapter)