Evening.
Ao Ying, who was recuperating, was also disturbed by the monkey calls all over the mountains.
So she ran to Su Qing's place again.
On one hand, she naturally came to Su Qing to avoid the disturbance, and on the other, she also came to Su Qing's place to freeload a meal.
After all, Ao Ying, being a princess, naturally wouldn't cook...
Although she could learn... Ao Ying spent most of her time recuperating her essence, so she didn't have much opportunity to learn.
And after coming to Su Qing's place... she only wanted to bond with Su Qing, so she had even less mind to learn.
Of course.
The biggest reason for not learning was still that she could use the excuse of freeloading a meal to specifically come and find Su Qing.
At this moment, Su Qing was just about to eat.
Seeing Ao Ying arrive, she also asked Leng Xiang to get another set of bowls and chopsticks.
Su Qing said, "Ao Ying, you've come at a good time. I have something to tell you."
Su Qing had originally planned to find Ao Ying tomorrow to tell her about this matter.
But since Ao Ying had come over now, telling her today would be the same.
Ao Ying heard this, somewhat puzzled, and said, "What is it? Sister, please tell me..."
Su Qing then explained some of her future plans, including potential impacts on the Dragon Palace.
After listening, Ao Ying was slightly stunned.
A moment later, she came back to her senses, smiled slightly, and said, "Sister, I am no longer a person of the Dragon Palace, why ask me? Whatever Sister wants to do, she should do! Ying will definitely support it."
Su Qing was a little surprised, thinking that Ao Ying would at least worry about her father!
But Ao Ying told her to do as she pleased.
"Aren't you afraid your father will suffer any losses?"
"The Dragon Palace has a very deep foundation... and he is exceptionally fond of wealth. Although he often gives out treasures, more often he's plundering them. And Sister merely wants a weapon, how could the Dragon Palace suffer any losses."
Ao Ying smiled slightly, and said indifferently:
"Besides... Sister also knows that my father and I don't get along."
Su Qing looked at Ao Ying for a long time, then nodded slightly.
"Since you've said so, then I'm relieved."
Su Qing smiled, then talked about other things, saying:
"Oh, right. In a few days, I'm planning to go out for a stroll. I might not be back for a while. While I'm away, I'll trouble you to help look after Gongsun Zhixue. Come over and keep her company occasionally; this girl is most afraid of loneliness."
Ao Ying opened her mouth, originally wanting to persuade Su Qing to stay, but in the end, she nodded.
Although she would miss her even after a few months apart, she couldn't confine her sister just because she missed her.
"Leave this to me, then. But when does Sister plan to leave?"
"When everything is settled!"
As soon as Su Qing finished speaking, Leng Xiang also returned with the bowls and chopsticks.
"Alright, let's eat first!"
After Leng Xiang was seated, Su Qing also started eating.
Su Qing's remaining tasks were not many...
It was just finding an opportunity to let the monkey go and get the Golden-Hooped Rod.
In fact, Su Qing felt that even if she didn't interfere, the monkey would eventually get it...
But she also worried about other unforeseen circumstances along the way, so she decided to give him another push, allowing him to get the Golden-Hooped Rod faster.
Anyway, she had been a facilitator so many times, one or two more wouldn't make a difference.
The few of them ate dinner slowly, chatting while eating, which was quite enjoyable.
In addition, during dinner, those silly Little Sparrows always managed to say something funny, making the dinner even more amusing.
Night fell.
Ao Ying also didn't plan to stay overnight at Su Qing's house.
Instead, she planned to go back to rest after the monkey calls subsided.
But before that, Ao Ying stayed with Su Qing in the courtyard, admiring the moonlight.
"Sister seems to really like the moon? Why not find a position in the Moon Palace in the Heavenly Court later?" Ao Ying saw Su Qing gazing at the moonlight in a daze and couldn't help but joke.
Su Qing heard this and smiled faintly, "If I were to take a position in the Moon Palace... I'm afraid I'd be targeted by a certain vengeful rabbit! However, I like to look at the moon, but it's not that I like the moon itself..."
Ao Ying heard this and was slightly puzzled, not about the vengeful rabbit, but about Su Qing saying she didn't like the moon.
After all, if Su Qing didn't like it... why would she admire the moon whenever she had nothing to do?
Especially a moon that hadn't changed much in tens of thousands of years.
Su Qing saw the doubt in her eyes and only smiled, "I look at the moon simply because only this moon is the same as in my memory. No matter where I go, only this starry sky, this bright moon, remains unchanged."
Ao Ying was stunned. For some reason, she seemed to see a hint of melancholy on Su Qing.
As if Su Qing was already tens of thousands of years old.
But she didn't think so; in her eyes, Su Qing was at most a thousand years old.
So she found it strange...
"Sister..." Ao Ying didn't know what to say for a moment, only stating, "Sister, don't be afraid. Besides these stars and the bright moon, there are also unchanging people!"
Su Qing smiled, reached out and ruffled her beautiful hair, saying, "When have I ever been afraid?"
Su Qing didn't want to convey negative emotions, so she quickly changed the subject, saying:
"Speaking of which, with your dragon horns showing like this normally, aren't you afraid they'll poke you when you sleep?"
Ao Ying saw Su Qing change the subject and knew that Su Qing didn't want to talk much about that matter.
So she followed Su Qing's topic, saying:
"No, they just occasionally get caught on my horns when I'm dressing! And when I'm moving through the forest, they often get tangled in branches and vines."
"Isn't that still inconvenient? Why don't you retract them?"
"My mother said they are a symbol of the Dragon Clan and shouldn't be hidden at will." Ao Ying said with a smile, "Sister, do you not like Ying's appearance like this?"
Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "Actually... it looks quite cute like this. Can I touch them?"
Ao Ying was slightly stunned. Although Su Qing's request wasn't excessive, it was a bit strange.
But she still agreed, saying, "Sister, feel free..."
Su Qing had actually wanted to try for a long time, but just hadn't had the chance to say so.
She was very curious about how they would feel to the touch, and how Ao Ying would react.
After all, many beast-eared girls in her previous life had extremely sensitive ears...
Although Ao Ying's weren't ears... they should be pretty similar, right?
Su Qing reached out and touched them. The surface of these deer-like horns felt slightly soft, similar to velvet antlers, but the inside was hard.
"Do you feel anything?"
"Hmm? I feel Sister touching me? Sister... my horns are just horns, they don't have much sensation."
"Oh? What a pity." She had been somewhat looking forward to it.
She thought she might see a shy side of Ao Ying!
"......"
Ao Ying was speechless for a moment... she always felt that her sister seemed to be thinking something strange just now.
However, if she really wanted to... Ao Ying wouldn't mind, after all, she had a big plan!
Su Qing withdrew her hand, stretched, then smiled slightly at Ao Ying, saying:
"The texture is quite nice."
"That's a strange comment," Ao Ying chuckled, saying.
Su Qing couldn't help but laugh along.
The hint of gloom from discussing the moon earlier immediately vanished like smoke.
Gongsun Zhixue, sitting in the tree, couldn't help but pout as she watched Su Qing.
She knew Su Qing would be leaving in a while, so she was angry that Su Qing wasn't taking her... Of course, she also knew that Su Qing couldn't always take her, as she hadn't yet undergone Transformation.
But... she was still very angry.
She didn't know why...
After thinking for a long time, Gongsun Zhixue felt she might be angry at herself.
Angry that she hadn't cultivated to the Transformation realm after so long!
"Hmph! I'm ignoring her, I'm going to cultivate."
Gongsun Zhixue glanced at Su Qing, who was chatting with Ao Ying, then turned and disappeared.
After a while longer, the monkeys finally tired themselves out.
At this point, it had quieted down.
Seeing the monkeys in the distant forest quiet down, Ao Ying bid farewell to Su Qing and returned to the pool.
After Ao Ying left, Su Qing's courtyard returned to quiet.
She stretched her limbs, then turned to go back and rest, planning out her next steps.
As she turned, Su Qing heard Leng Xiang call out, "Master..."
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"Do you still need a massage?"
"Not tonight." Su Qing smiled slightly, reached out and pinched her cheek, saying, "Stay with me tonight! Your scent is quite conducive to sleep."
Leng Xiang heard this, and her originally somewhat dejected face immediately broke into a smile, saying, "As Master wishes."
Su Qing merely smiled slightly at the sight...
She naturally saw that Leng Xiang was a bit dejected about not being useful today, so she casually asked Leng Xiang to do something else.
However, she wasn't completely casual in her thoughts.
The reason she asked Leng Xiang to sleep with her was also because Leng Xiang's scent was indeed very conducive to sleep.
With her company, she could sleep more soundly.
The Little Sparrows flew onto Su Qing's shoulder at this time, chirping that they also wanted to sleep with Su Qing.
Su Qing smiled upon hearing this, and although she agreed, she only let them sleep by the bedside.
If they slept on her body...
It would be easy to get sleep paralysis... and not sleep well, even with Leng Xiang there it would be useless.
The next day.
After playing for half a day and drinking a lot of Monkey Wine, Wukong awoke from his sleep, vaguely hearing what sounded like training outside.
He groggily walked to the window and looked out, only to see a group of monkeys holding various weapons, training in a proper manner.
Wukong was somewhat surprised by this...
As the Monkey King, he naturally knew the nature and conditions of the monkey troop in this mountain.
Now, for this group to be training so earnestly, it truly astonished him.
What surprised him even more were the weapons in the hands of these monkeys and their descendants...
How did they get so many weapons?
He pondered for a moment, then went out and found a Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, asking about the matter.
The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey scratched its head and said, "Great King, you may not know..."
The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey explained the course of events, which made Wukong understand the whole story.
"It was indeed Big Sister who did it!"
Wukong couldn't help but sigh in admiration... Big Sister was truly far-sighted, to think of letting the monkeys practice martial arts themselves and master their own skills!
Once the monkeys had some martial arts skills, even without him, Flower-Fruit Mountain wouldn't fall into too much chaos.
And when encountering demons like the Chaos Demon King again, they would have some power to resist.
"In terms of foresight, I truly can't compare to Big Sister!"
Wukong shook his head, then immediately went to find Su Qing.
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