Chapter 316 Burning Hair

Chiyun didn't go to the kitchen with me, and after walking to the door, he turned back to the Chasing Pavilion. I also really wanted to go back with him.

I stood at the door of the kitchen and watched Chiyun's back for a while, thinking in my heart, it's as if my soul has already drifted back.

白爷从厨堂走出来，他顺着我的目光看去，“在我门口是看不到怅寻阁的。”

我说道，“我已经飘回去了。”

“飘？你什么时候还学会这个了？”白爷看了我一眼，“哎臭小子，我怎么瞧着你今天的脸色不太对啊？”

"It won't be long before it works again." After we got in, I took out the spirit charm and said, "Old man, can you see anything from this?"

"I've already said I don't understand spirit charms." Bai Ye took it over, "Hmm! You have drawn so many, what progress have you made..." Bai Ye suddenly paused, frowned, and looked at me, "Didn't you explain it to your little partner?"

"Do you also feel the internal force of Xiao Chou?" I asked.

"Me too? Who else felt it?" Baiye widened his eyes, "You mean Baiyu discovered it?"

I nodded and told them the whole story.

White Master frowned and said, "This Baiyu person has a beastly heart! No wonder your face didn't look right today. If he had been even more heartless, then I..." The old man looked at me, his voice trembling, "Then I would never see..."

我心一软，正想抬手拍拍白爷安抚一下，只听白爷道，“那我不就再也看不到我的小伙伴了……”

我悬着的手，猛的一攥，叫出了肖愁，吼道，“看！来！给你看！好好看！”

Xiao Chou stared blankly at me,

White Master smiled,"You... what did you just say, the older you get, the more temperamental you become. Look, you scared your little friend."

The butler asked, "So, did you manage to bluff your way through the initial ascension to immortality?"

Baiye said, "This is natural. He could never have imagined that Jianggu, me, Bai Qin, and that old thing would unite to protect our little friend."

The steward said, "So, Xuzhao Shangxian can only think that he has encountered a remarkable person and strange events. Can Chimu achieve such a feat because of his inherent talent?"

白爷点头，“殊不知，我们的小伙伴才是那个旷世奇才。”

我问肖愁，“肖愁，你每次在练符时，自己都没有意识的吗？”

Xiao Chou was a bit confused and didn't know what we were talking about. He became even more confused when I asked him.

I said, "Old man, show Xiao Chou the talisman."

After receiving it, Xiao Chou carefully examined it. I wanted to ask him if he found the talisman familiar or not. However, this guy held it in his hand for a long time without realizing that he had been holding it upside down the whole time...

Mr. Bai asked on the side, "How about it, buddy, do you remember if you have ever drawn this thing?"

Xiao Chou shook his head in confusion.

I said, "It seems to be Xiao Chou's subconscious."

Baiye said, "Alright, stop thinking about it, whether it's before or after, it's still interesting if you haven't revealed anything."

"Old man, do you know where I can get the kind of talisman paper I use in the Ancestral Chamber? That talisman paper is pitch black, completely different from the commonly seen talisman paper and the ones we usually use for practicing talismans. It's made of a special material, thick and hard, even if your internal energy is unstable, it won't burn."

White Master said, "When it comes to talismans, only Zhi Chu Xuan has them, and the kind you mentioned is extremely superior. There won't be too many of them, only Bai Yu has them. By the way, during the previous human sealing, Bai Yu used that kind."

I don't understand, "But that time I didn't see any substantial talisman. I remember he just drew a few strokes in the air, and then the rune floated over by itself, like a phantom, without even using a long talisman paper."

"When you reach the level of Baiyu, you will be able to do the same." Baiye turned to the butler and asked, "What was that paper called? I remember it's called something like Qiqiao or Bafa?"

管家无奈笑了笑，“是玖窍灵符。”

“对对对，就是它了！”白爷道。

我问道，“玖窍灵符？一张空白纸只能称得上是符纸，它为什么起步就是灵符？”

Mr. Bai said, "Do you know why the spiritual symbol is black when it's physical?"

I shook my head, and the butler and Xiao Chou also came over with interest. Mr. Bai rubbed his little beard and began to talk confidently.

那老头说了一堆废话后，我终于听到了重点——白羽是玖袭仙鹤，双翅的羽毛黑似玉石般光亮，其他部位则是洁白如雪。

The Jiukao Spirit Talisman used by Baiyu requires nine feathers from his wings to make each one. The feathers are naturally grown, and the wings are where the accumulated power of the Jiuxi Immortal Crane resides, so each feather has spirituality, not to mention the talisman made of nine feathers.

And the talisman paper we usually use for practice is the white feathers from other parts of its body.

I blinked, "So you mean, what I burnt before wasn't paper, but feathers?"

Whitey didn't care, "You don't have to take it too seriously. He has a lot of fur, burning a few hairs doesn't matter, it's not like they won't grow back."

I couldn't help but imagine Whitey in a ghostly state, squatting in the room constantly plucking his fur, and suddenly feeling uncomfortable all over...

Before, I burned hundreds of his hairs alone. He shouldn't be able to hide this, right... Today, when my internal force was almost exhausted, he allowed me to stop. Could it be revenge for burning his hair?

我看着手里的解意灵符，“哥们儿，你一定要挺住啊……这毛，我们不能在烧了。”

白爷道，“挺不住也没事，这么多年他早薅习惯了，不薅的时候也会因为新陈代谢掉毛，这是正常的生理现象。”

“早前白因还说，他们纸多的就像执初轩的飘雪，他不会到现在还不知道，那都是白羽的毛吧？”我问道。

“他怎么可能不知道？在仙灵界待久了的上仙什么不知道，他那么说，只是不想你有心理负担。”白爷拍拍我，投来用心良苦的浮夸眼神，“至于你老子我，看似是在给你制造心理负担，实际上，我是在帮你认清事实，助你快速成长。”

I asked, "Are you helping me to grow quickly, or are you helping Baiyu to lose feathers quickly?"

"Actually, it's the same thing. Your growth cannot be separated from his molting," Baiye smiled, "Why don't you carry forward the spirit of being grateful to the one who provides help, and stay in Zhichu Pavilion for the next six months?"

"It's impossible!" I said, "I've already made up my mind. Besides Changan and Dingchao, I won't join any other immortal sects. If Jianggu doesn't accept me, I'll come to you."

Whiteye gave me a sidelong glance, "You just knew I would take you in?"

I also gave him a sidelong glance, "For the sake of Xiao Chou, you will take me in."

"Alright, consider it a buy one get one free." Whiteye slapped his thigh and got up to prepare the meal.

I asked, "Why are you cooking so early today?"

"The kitchen deity wants to stew soup to nourish you," the butler said, "The kitchen deity has been thinking about this for a long time, seeing you working hard on practicing magic recently."

I laughed and said, "Oh wow, after thirty years, for the first time I feel like I might not be a foundling."

"If you don't want to drink, then don't!" Old Bai said impatiently, "The message from Xuan House was wrong. This soup wasn't meant to be stewed just for you. It's just for you to smell the aroma at night!"

I sit on the rattan chair, smiling as I watch the old man busy at the stove.