Instructing him in a dream?
“There’s such a method?” Miao Miaomiao leaned back slightly, looking suspiciously at the old man before her. She felt he was trying to trick her, but couldn't find any proof.
After all, she had read so many novels, yet never heard of this kind of trope.
“Of course there is!” Mo Changfeng thumped his chest, swearing solemnly, “I’m not lying to you, he was playing chess with me in a dream just last night!”
“Seriously, no joke. The night before last, he was fishing with me all night in a dream too,” another Elder chimed in to confirm.
“This…”
Seeing her hesitate, Mo Changfeng continued to persuade her: “Miao Miao, believe me, I truly have no ill intentions! Your aptitude is too special; perhaps no one besides Old Jin can teach you.”
“That’s right, that’s right! Back in the day, Old Jin was a renowned prodigy throughout the entire Cultivation World! What people call a genius is merely the threshold to even see him. Being able to become his disciple is your fortune.”
Whether it was a fortune or not, Miao Miaomiao no longer wanted to argue. She looked at Old Jin with a solemn expression: “I just want to know, how did he become like this?”
“Alas!” Mo Changfeng sighed, his gaze drifting toward the horizon. “Originally, with his strength, he could have Ascended to the Upper Realm long ago. But on the day of his ascension, he insisted on fighting against Heaven! The result… is that he became like this.”
Fighting against Heaven? Hearing these words, Miao Miaomiao was horrified.
It seemed this Old Jin was indeed a ruthless character!
She couldn't help but look at him a couple more times, then slowly spoke again: “Although there are some things I know shouldn't be said, I still have to say them.”
Mo Changfeng smiled kindly: “Then speak your mind! Our Sect has always upheld freedom of speech.”
“In this state of his… won’t he need to relieve himself normally? Since I am a girl, that would be somewhat inconvenient…”
“You can rest assured about that, he only eats and doesn't excrete!”
Miao Miaomiao blurted out: “Is he a Pixiu?”
Mo Changfeng chuckled and explained: “Don't look at Old Jin now that his Cultivation Level is gone and he can’t move, but most of his Physical Body Strength is retained. The situation you mentioned won't occur.”
“Is that so…” Miao Miaomiao rested her chin in one hand, her eyes darting around quickly, calculating something unknown.
“Yes. It’s getting late, so we won’t disturb you two masters and disciples bonding.” As Mo Changfeng stood up, before leaving, he didn't forget to instruct: “Remember to go to the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion early tomorrow morning to select a suitable Natal Artifact.”
“Got it,” Miao Miaomiao nodded.
After seeing off the Sect Master and the Elders, she approached Old Jin’s bedside: “You are a living corpse, and I am a living person. Come to think of it, we truly share a destiny.
Don't worry, I won't despise you. From now on, we will depend on each other for survival. If I have one bowl of food, I guarantee there will be one bowl for you to wash.”
Old Jin: 【 I thank you! Even in this state, I still have to wash bowls for you? You’re being excessively filial! 】
“You lie still for now, I’ll go tidy up the room.” With that, Miao Miaomiao walked out.
Those flowers, grasses, and trees she had pilfered from the Tianji Sect in her Space could be taken out and planted to beautify the environment.
She would also tidy up the small room next door; that would be her sleeping quarters from now on.
She busied herself until midnight before finally finishing the tidying up.
By this time, Miao Miaomiao was starving, her stomach pressed against her back. She dragged her exhausted body to the kitchen. Fortunately, there were still some ingredients left.
As the winner of the Dark Cuisine Gold Award for three consecutive terms, Master Miao certainly had a knack for cooking.
Soon, a smell that caused extreme discomfort and nausea wafted from the kitchen into the room.
Old Jin, smelling it, instantly felt his heart pound: 【 Is this dead Girl cooking excrement? That smell is too awful! 】
“Dinner is served~” Not long after, Miao Miaomiao walked into the room smiling, carrying a clay pot.
The entire large pot of dark, viscous food was bubbling and steaming, emitting a nauseating, strange odor.
Miao Miaomiao sat by the bed with the pot, stirring frantically with a spoon while muttering to herself: “Old Jin, this is our first dinner together. I promise to give you hot food every day from now on! Aren't you moved?”
Old Jin: 【 Moved my foot! You can cook shit, but you expect me to eat it too? Aren't you Sang Liangxin at all! 】
“Here, respect the old and cherish the young, you eat first! Taste my cooking, I guarantee you’ll savor the aftertaste forever.”
Old Jin: 【 Actually, you don't need to be so polite! This smells nauseating just looking at it!! Take it away quickly!! I absolutely refuse to eat this kind of thing! 】
His mind roared with frantic resistance, but his body betrayed him. As a vegetative state patient, he could only let her do as she pleased.
As an unknown substance entered his throat, in that instant, he felt like he had opened the door to a new world.
Like a fish submerged in the deep sea, surrounded by no air, suffocating to the point of despair, and unable to move…
What he couldn't stand the most was that this stuff not only stuck to his mouth but also scraped his throat, feeling like he was swallowing blades.
The aftertaste was indeed unforgettable; that strange flavor Kuku shot straight to his Skull Cap, lingering for a long time.
Old Jin wished he could die right then, cursing inwardly: 【 Damn Mo Changfeng, what kind of creature did you bring back for me? Are you tired of me being alive or what? Is this trying to kill me? 】
Unknowingly, the entire large pot ended up in Old Jin’s stomach. Miao Miaomiao clapped her hands happily: “I didn’t expect you to have such a good appetite; you didn’t leave a single bite for me.”
Old Jin was speechless and choked up: 【 Is that a good appetite? Huh? Your hand never stopped stirring from the beginning, spoon after spoon! It was all force-fed, I almost choked to death. Having you is truly my fortune. 】
However, after her chaotic fussing, Old Jin was surprised to find that his Divine Sense, which had been imprisoned for many years, showed a slight sign of loosening!
A bold idea immediately popped into his mind: If he ate a few more meals like this…
Hiss~ No! What nonsense am I thinking?
One meal from her successfully helped me quit my years-long addiction to food. If I eat a few more meals, she might actually kill me.
No, this Dark Cuisine must absolutely not be eaten again! I’ll explain it clearly to her in a dream later; whoever eats it again is a dog!
*
“Forget it, I’ll find something else to eat myself.” Not far outside the house was a vegetable patch. Miao Miaomiao pulled out two radishes, washed them casually, and started munching.
Looking at the round moon in the sky, she couldn't help but think of that old acquaintance. — Her Scapegoat best friend, Lin Xiuer.
The two grew up together. Lin Xiuer was two months and three days older than her. On the first day they met, they knelt before Superman and made a solemn vow: “We don’t ask to be born on the same day of the same month and year, only to die on the same day of the same month and year!”
And so, on that dark and windy night, their wish came true…
“Crunch~~ Mmm~~ Chew (￣～￣) Chew~~~” Miao Miaomiao lay in the chair, gnawing on a radish while thinking of her deceased friend under the moon, “Xiu’er, are you well?
Are you in this world too? ~~Chew Chew~~ Heartless thing, not even coming to find me, Chew Chew~~ Spit~”
*
Meanwhile, far away at the horizon.
A sneaky Black Shadow slipped into someone else’s Sweet Potato patch.
It dug out an enormous Sweet Potato and took a huge bite: “Crunch~~ Chew (￣～￣) Chew, Damn Miao Xiao Jian, still not coming to pick up this Young Miss, forcing me to suffer this hardship! When I find you, I’ll bite you until you howl! Chew Chew~~ Spit~”
*
The night was deep and quiet.
Miao Miaomiao sat in the wicker chair and fell into a deep sleep.
Just as she entered dreamland, a deep, powerful voice echoed: “You’re here?”