Chapter 168: The Commandery Princess’s Competitiveness

Does a reunion after a long separation need to be particularly tense?

Wu Yingxue felt that it should not be necessary.

Time is like water, passing in a hurry.

Time is like the wind, silently brushing against one's face.

When meeting an important person, the past becomes blurred, as if the long wait was just yesterday, and all hesitation and helplessness vanish.

As long as she can see him again, her restless heart will be calmed.

However…

The Commandery Princess also did not want the reunion to be too casual.

It is a precious moment.

It is the moment when moonlight emerges from dark clouds, illuminating the dim water once more, making the silhouette of the bright moon fit the water's surface, reflecting each other's brilliance.

“On Mister's side, it seems like the New Year is approaching?”

Strolling through Chaos.

Wandering through time and space.

A beautiful figure, more mature than in Xu Xi's memory.

Twirling a long spear in her hand, a few casual flourishes of the weapon caused the Dao laws to roar, making the heavens tremble and forming layers of Boundless Sea tides.

The New Year is coming; it is the most crucial time of the year.

The Commandery Princess still remembered that snowy night.

She remembered the flickering candlelight.

She remembered the gentleness with which Xu Xi wiped the corner of her mouth.

“As expected, I still need to give him something,” the Commandery Princess thought. Her hand movements quickened, piercing through several demon worlds in succession.

Worlds were compressed, Dao laws were refined, gathering bit by bit into her jade-white palm.

A long time ago.

Xu Xi had once given the Commandery Princess a paper flower.

Now, having grown stronger, the Commandery Princess also wanted to prepare a special gift for Xu Xi.

Because of this, she continued to wander through Chaos.

Meeting Mister is easy, but choosing a gift for Mister is difficult.

At least…

The gift she gives cannot be worse than those two auras.

The Commandery Princess is very competitive; regarding this, she has never changed.

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Real world, Yanshan City.

Xu Xi looked up slightly. His gaze met the azure sky, but his thick Mental Energy had already enveloped everything, accurately locking onto the departing figure of the Red Dragon.

“Does that Red Dragon have some kind of misunderstanding about me?”

Lexanches's panicked expression…

Made Xu Xi feel slightly puzzled.

He truly hadn't thought of killing the Red Dragon.

After all, the Dragon Clan in the real world was too scarce. If the Red Dragon were gone, growing dragon blood grass would become somewhat difficult.

If he let his sister and the witch take action…

As eternal Supremes, being omnipotent in every sense, solving the problem of dragon blood grass would be easy.

But that would be equivalent to using cheats directly, and he would lose the joy of gardening.

Therefore…

All along, Xu Xi had never thought of doing anything to the Red Dragon. The Red Dragon itself was very sensible, obediently donating blood after understanding the gap in their strength.

For some reason today, the Red Dragon was actually scared into fleeing in panic.

“I'll have to find some time later to dispel its concerns.”

“Lest the quality of the dragon blood deteriorates and affects the growth of the dragon blood grass.”

Xu Xi shook his head.

He walked out of the Courtyard.

He had already explained things to Mo Li and Klisa.

He told the two girls they didn't need to continue searching for the Martial Arts World.

Xu Xi, who couldn't stop worrying about the commoners, performed Space Magic again. With one step, he crossed from the Courtyard entrance to the outskirts of Yanshan City.

He arrived just in time.

The timing was perfect.

Official staff members were carrying out the final wrap-up work, filling large iron basins with food.

Among them was the white rice that A-Niu had been longing for.

There were also tender, bouncy chunks of meat that the refugees couldn't have even imagined.

“Everyone, please eat.” Desire was visible in their cloudy eyes, and their mouths unconsciously secreted saliva, but the people didn't dare to eat. They cast pleading glances toward Xu Xi.

Xu Xi smiled and nodded.

At this, the people finally felt at ease.

Boldly, yet with a hint of timidness, they each ladled a bowl of meat soup over rice for themselves and their families.

A layer of oil droplets floated on the surface of the soup.

The liquid was clear and bright.

It looked very hot.

White steam rose continuously, carrying a precious warmth that gently brushed against the cheeks of those eating.

Taking a bold sip and feeling the warm current enter the body, it felt as if their bodies were experiencing a second spring.

The people had come back to life.

Drinking the delicious meat soup and swallowing their own tears, they ate faster and faster.

“Mother, please eat slowly.”

A-Niu carefully blew on the hot soup with a spoon. Once the soup was no longer scalding, he meticulously held it to his elderly mother's lips.

One mouthful, then another.

Until his elderly mother had eaten her fill.

Only then did A-Niu pick up his own rice bowl, using his chopsticks to push a small mouthful of rice into his mouth to chew slowly.

He ground it finely with his teeth.

He licked it over and over with his tongue.

Finally, it turned into the silly joy Xu Xi was familiar with: “Brother Xu, the white rice is really delicious!”

“If it's delicious, eat more,” Xu Xi said with a smile, saying the words he had never dared to say in the Martial Arts World.

“There is plenty of food here; it's fine no matter how much you eat.”

“Mm!”

A-Niu nodded excitedly.

His eating speed increased.

Holding the bowl in his left hand and chopsticks in his right, he quickly shoveled the food from the bowl into his mouth.

A-Niu was very brave—brave enough to take large mouthfuls of food, stuffing rice into his mouth, trying for the first time to fill his mouth with white rice.

It was so good.

It was truly delicious.

A-Niu ate very happily. He gazed blankly at the rice in his bowl, then looked at his mother beside him and everyone from the familiar Qingniu Town.

He was incredibly happy in his heart.

The sweet white rice was delicious, and being able to eat it with everyone made it even better.

Satisfied, A-Niu stood up, holding his finished empty bowl, and bravely filled it once more.

Following that.

More and more people grew brave.

Like A-Niu, they tried to get more rice. Seeing that the staff didn't stop them, they all filled their bowls again with smiles, adding two pieces of beef brisket as well.

Xu Xi wasn't hungry, so he didn't join in.

But the smile on his face was no less than those of the commoners from the Qiuhuo Army.

It was like a gentle summer breeze.

Soothing and mild.

The upward curve of his lips revealed his good mood.

“Rumble! Rumble!”

The only flaw was that before the people could finish eating, the sky turned dark at an extremely fast pace, with rolling thunder and flashes of lightning.

A sudden heavy rain arrived.

Xu Xi waved his staff and cast large-scale magic: Wind Barrier and Water Guard.

He blocked all the wind and rain from the outside.

This allowed the people to eat in peace.

The torrential rain was like the Heavenly River pouring down, with dense curtains of water connecting heaven and earth, but the moment they touched the magic barrier, they were directly repelled.

The strange sight caused the people, including A-Niu, to let out bursts of exclamation.

They once again confirmed their guess.

Xi-geer must be a Star Lord or Heavenly Emperor who can summon wind and rain.

To this, Xu Xi only gave a light smile.

“This is about enough…” Xu Xi waved his staff again, manipulating natural elements to form a roof to help the people better shelter from the wind and rain.

The subsequent work, such as arranging housing for the commoners…

Was something the Supernatural Administration Bureau needed to consider.

There were quite a few commoners.

To properly settle them on Earth, careful planning was necessary. Xu Xi decided to let the professionals handle it.

After all, he couldn't just stuff everyone into his own Courtyard.

“Time to go home. I'll come see A-Niu and the others tomorrow.”

After saying goodbye to the people, Xu Xi turned around.

The rain was pouring down.

He was about to use Space Magic, but at the end of his line of sight, he saw a familiar figure holding an umbrella, quietly standing and waiting.