Chapter 591 - 294: The True Fairy

The newly reconciled couple, naturally, indulged in mutual affection. Chu Xuan gave Ming Yu a kiss and said, "Let's talk business first."

"When I died before, you said Jiang Yiyi saved me. How exactly did she do it?"

Ji Mingyu immediately felt a bit annoyed, poking Chu Xuan's chest, "Yiyi, Yiyi, all you know is your Yiyi. She's your venerable ancestor, and yet you like to demean your teacher that much?"

Chu Xuan was a bit embarrassed, "It's not that I like it, it's just that you happen to be...No, you've diverted the topic."

He said seriously, "Let's talk business first."

Ji Mingyu then recounted her previous experiences: "When I rushed to the East Sea, I discovered a sudden outbreak of war from where I came, which I knew was not right."

"But to avoid wasting my efforts and to not disappoint your orders, I gritted my teeth and reached Jiang Yiyi's side anyway."

"You don't know how annoying that fellow was, stubbornly bent on throwing her life away."

"I told her you were in trouble, and I had no time, that I needed to hurry back to save you, and she still rambled on about 'being here to save the Three Realms and Six Paths, all beings in the world,' and that 'to die in the right place, with no regrets.'"

"I just asked her if she wouldn't care if Chu Xuan died?"

"And then she fell silent, even urging me to leave and save you first."

"As the two of us were entangled, suddenly, a Green Robed Immortal approached, holding a red Candle Dragon..."

Chu Xuan was startled upon hearing this. That mysterious Exiled Immortal??

Indeed, Ji Mingyu's subsequent narration confirmed his guess. Although she lacked the patience to see it through to the end and hurried off to save people, she had heard most of Jiang Immortal's scheme.

Chu Xuan, after understanding the prior situation, inevitably fell into contemplation...

So, did this Jiang Immortal also grab Jiang Yiyi's chance for credit?

No, he didn't rush to his death; he sent others to die. So, is this a meritorious achievement or a crime to be commuted?

Moreover, Chu Xuan couldn't help but harbor a doubt in his heart:

Could it be that this Jiang Immortal really has a secret crush on Jiang Yiyi?

Thinking about it, it's not impossible. Gu Haitang once told him that her own deceased ancestor had a secret crush on Yiyi, which showed that Jiang Yiyi was indeed quite endearing to many...

No, no, Chu Xuan shook his head. No need for wild imagination; a face-to-face encounter upon returning will make everything clear.

Ji Mingyu looked at Chu Xuan with seriousness, "If you dare deceive me in this way again, I will never forgive you."

Chu Xuan snapped back to reality and looked at her gently, "I won't do it again."

Ming Yu nodded, resuming the noble and elegant tone she used with her disciple: "Good boy, call me Master; it's been a long time since you've called me that."

But Chu Xuan deliberately refused, "After you lost your memory this time, I refrained from taking you as my student; that's already kind enough."

This left Ming Yu quite annoyed, and after some playful bickering, Chu Xuan finally whispered in her ear with a smile, "Master."

Ji Mingyu's heart fluttered upon hearing this, feeling that familiar old sensation returning.

She contentedly patted Chu Xuan's head, "These past days, you willingly recalled the snippets of old times with me, fulfilling a wish of mine."

"But I still have many things I want to do with you, like visiting the water towns of Jiangnan, or journeying to the northwestern grasslands..."

After listening, Chu Xuan nodded, "Once everything settles, we'll do that. For now, let's return to the living world first. I need to figure out how to get myself a physical body, or I'll just remain a wandering spirit."

Ji Mingyu readily agreed. Seeing the cold beauty turning so "soft and lovable," Chu Xuan joked:

"Now that we've officially reconciled, isn't there some special compensation for me? Something to comfort my wounded heart."

Ming Yu flushed and said, "I-I can wear stockings for you to see."

Chu Xuan almost spat out blood—stockings? Black ones or white ones? No, no, where did stockings come from in this world?

Wait, he then remembered that during the Celestial Evil Period, he really did have the leisure to study how to produce stockings in this world.

He even made a batch of finished products, but the cost was too high to promote them widely.

Back then, Ji Mingyu was strongly opposed to them, calling Chu Xuan a shameless rogue. Now, she has finally softened her stance, even suggesting it herself.

Chu Xuan felt both moved and amused, "A willing Master to wear stockings for her disciple—there's none like you under heaven."

Ji Mingyu shyly reached out to hit him, "Stop teasing, or else I won't let you see it."

Chu Xuan naturally agreed repeatedly.

"Do you like black or white ones..." Ming Yu asked quietly, blushing, almost unable to look at Chu Xuan, especially after he deliberately mentioned their master-student relationship.

"White ones! Of course, ideally, you'd wear both for me to see."

"Don't even think about it, you only get one chance."

And so, the sweet couple bantered lovingly and officially set off on the road back to the living world.

...

At the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, Chu Xuan returned with Ming Yu, feeling a bit sentimental.

With the flick of a finger, forty or fifty years had passed in the blink of an eye; when he knelt here to plead for the palace to accept him as a student back then, he never expected things to turn out like this.

However, while he was feeling all sentimental, a charming young girl dressed in a goose-yellow dress ran out with tears and hugged him, "Chu Xuan~!"

Chu Xuan looked at the ancestor in his arms in surprise, "When did you come back? Is everything fine over in the East Sea?"

Jiang Yiyi's face was tear-stained like a little flower cat's, as she nodded and sobbed, "They all said you were dead, I cried so sadly... Luckily, the old man Fuguyun secretly told me that you still had a chance to come back to life."