"I always feel that Miss Otto is thinking about something not so good."
Su Mei looked at Otto with a somewhat puzzled expression.
Although Su Mei was not as intelligent as Otto, she was more capable of understanding and capturing people's hearts.
Then Su Mei unexpectedly felt something very wild in Otto's expression.
(I really don't want my knowledge to be used in this way.)
"How is it possible for me to have bad thoughts?"
Otto smiled smugly.
"This confirms that I am probably still human."
"I am more curious about what Miss Otto thought of herself before this."
Su Mei complained obediently.
No, it was less about complaining and more about diverting the other person's attention and getting her to abandon that wild idea.
Otto turned her head and said nothing.
"I feel like all of this is truly baffling."
Su Mei sighed.
"Speaking of which, I haven't asked Miss Otto what business she comes to do this time, if it is in our hands, please do not hesitate to ask."
Su Mei steered the conversation back on track.
At that moment, Qin Suyi also understood that it was impossible for someone from so far away to know about her master's affairs.
They must have had their own business to attend to in the Central Plains.
"Well... it's nothing serious, I just want to borrow a feather from the Crimson Phoenix Immortal."
"This matter is easy."
Hua nodded without hesitation.
In the past, she might have asked some questions, but the atmosphere was so lively that Hua did not bother to ask anything that might ruin the mood.
Besides, with her master by her side, she should be able to avoid any trouble.
"It's getting late, I'll go cook for you."
"Master, are you cooking?"
Qin Suyi's face showed an expression as if the world had ended.
"Qin Suyi, calm down, didn't our Grand Master tell us that Master knows how to cook?"
Su Mei patted Qin Suyi.
It seems to me that your expression is too much as well!
"But hearing about it and having your master cook are two different things!"
"Although they seem like two different things, there is really no need to be so surprised."
And you took it as a joke before?
"Now that I think about it, I've never cooked for you two before," Hua sighed, looking at both of them, realizing once again her incompetence as a mentor.
Back then... well, let's not dwell on the past.
Hua sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"Hua, you just made an expression that looks very familiar to me."
"Ah... I was trying to remember the past, so I unintentionally thought of my junior sister's food, I'm sorry."
Hua gave Tian Shi a look that suggested she didn't remember what had happened.
"That era was a dark time... well, with Mobius helping and instigating the evildoers."
As the best cook among Fire Moth back then, Hua was actually bullied by MEI and Mobius quite a bit.
"Older sister/Hua, teach me how to cook!"
"Teach you my ass! Couldn't you at least learn how to use the ingredients and seasonings before coming to see me, you wasteful spenders?"
Aren't you two, great scientists, ashamed to have perished in a place like this?
However, Hua could not say those words.
After all, she was a kind-hearted person, and at that moment she felt that both of them were very motivated to learn, so she could not refuse after they persuaded her.
Well, the only good thing is that she doesn't have to do the food tasting.
There are unfortunate children specifically in charge of conducting experiments... well, food tasting.
Although I feel very sorry for my junior brothers if I say this.
"It's okay not to remember the past."
Tian Shi patted Hua on the shoulder.
"Go ahead, show your apprentices what you've got."
"Yes."
Hua regained her calm and composed demeanor, nodded slightly to the group, and then left.
"And there, Lingshuang, quickly put Sushang down."
After watching Hua leave, Tian Shi looked tiredly at Li Sushang and Cheng Lingshuang.
Li Sushang, the innocent child, was also picked up by Cheng Lingshuang with a dark face.
It seems that Cheng Lingshuang's previous plan to attract people with candy failed.
However, the problem is that even if the plan fails, Li Sushang will not be able to escape the clutches of Cheng Lingshuang.
"Aunt, second aunt! Quick, save Sushang! The young lady is going to eat her!"
Li Sushang kicked her legs wildly while being lifted.
"Go ahead, scream, no one will come to save you even if you scream with all your might."
Cheng Lingshuang said expressionlessly that she would not live past three chapters.
"Aunt, second aunt..."
Li Sushang looked pitifully at Su Mei and Qin Suyi with her large, watery eyes.
Su Mei showed her characteristic faint smile but showed no reaction.
Qin Suyi wanted to do something, but then she looked around.
Well, my second older sister is definitely ready to watch this show.
Sister Otto...
Although I call her "sister," we are not that close, and more importantly, sister Otto is also flat-chested!
In my own words...
Qin Suyi rubbed her chest silently; she didn't want to be hit in the chest with her sword sheath again.
Now she knew that she felt a lot of hatred toward her older sister.
Now, the only one who can save Sushang is her Grand Master.
However... even though the Grand Master had spoken, the Fifth Older Sister still showed no intention of letting go of Sushang.
"Sushang's frank nature really needs to be kept under control."
Su Mei smiled in the direction Tian Shi had spoken.
"If we don't do anything about it now, we are afraid of causing trouble later by talking nonsense."
"I think Su Mei, you are just settling personal scores," Tian Shi replied, his face tense as he returned to the puppet.
"Grand Master, you flatter me, how could I hold such a grudge against Sushang?"
Su Mei had a kind smile.
"How could I, an old woman, harm her?"
Do I look like I have Alzheimer's?
"This disciple does not dare."
While listening to the conversation between the two, Qin Suyi winked at Li Sushang.
What's the use of finding them? Are you just trying to play the victim with your great-grandfather? We already told you to worship your great-grandfather, now get it together!
"Grand Master, Grand Master! Come quickly and save Shang'er! This woman is about to flatten Shang'er's butt!"
Cheng Lingshuang: "..."
Why does that girl's comment make her even more irritating?
However… Cheng Lingshuang touched her own buttocks.
Well, I have some substance in the back, unlike Otto, who is flat both front and back.
"Cheng Lingshuang, do you want to fight?"
Otto arched an eyebrow upon noticing Cheng Lingshuang's gaze.
"You talk as if you could beat me."
Cheng Lingshuang rolled her eyes and looked at Otto, then slapped Li Sushang's butt.
If she hit Otto, she would be lying on the ground turning into a caterpillar right now.
"Enough of your commotion already."
Tian Shi rubbed his forehead.
"Put Sushang down, this girl is quite smart."
"Since the Grand Master has said so..."
Cheng Lingshuang nodded and, as she put her down, gave Li Sushang's butt another slap.
"Waaaaah! I am such a bad girl!"
Li Sushang ran behind Tian Shi, trying to hide.
However, the Tian Shi doll is probably only the size of Li Sushang's head right now...
Then Cheng Lingshuang stared at the self-deceiving Li Sushang with narrowed eyes.
(If you dare to speak ill of me to your great-grandfather, I will break your ass into eight pieces tonight.)
However, everyone can see it clearly, so it doesn't really matter if we say bad things or not.
"Waaah~~"
"Sushang is smart at crucial moments, isn't she?"
Su Mei smiled, half boasting and half disappointed.
That last phrase was really cute and charming, but it's a bit disappointing that she didn't get a good beating from the Fifth.
The fifth sister hasn't been doing very well these past few years either.
"All you do is act cute."
Cheng Lingshuang had a cold face.
"Being able to act cute is a skill in itself; the squeaky wheel gets the grease."
Su Mei picked up Li Sushang.
"Okay, I'll take Sushang to the kitchen to see Master, everyone go clear the table, I also have something to say at the table."
….
"Master, this disciple also wishes to go to the Western Regions like the Fifth Sister and serve the Grand Master."
Just when everyone was marveling at Hua's culinary skills, Su Mei suddenly said something while picking up food.
Their expressions and tone suggested a casual conversation at a table.
"That is also fine."
Hua paused briefly with her chopsticks and then nodded.
"These days have been too much for you."
"I don't dare to say that..."
"Sushang... Sushang also wants to follow the Grand Master!"
Li Sushang, who was eating while sitting on Qin Suyi's lap, also started to make a fuss, speaking in a coquettish tone.
"Sushang, don't talk nonsense."
Qin Suyi quickly pressed Li Sushang's head.
It's your business if you go down the mountain, what are you getting into, girl?
"..."
Observing the commotion caused by Li Sushang, Hua couldn't help but doubt herself.
Is Professor Tian really that charming...?
Su Mei was one thing; she realized that her second disciple's heart was no longer with her.
But Sushang...
Professor Tian is really nice...
However, at that moment, Otto seemed pensive.
(Was it during the time Su Mei took Sushang to the kitchen?)
Although there was no evidence, Otto felt that Su Mei must have taught Li Sushang something.
"Master, please don't take it to heart, Sushang has been talking without thinking lately..."
Qin Suyi forced a smile toward Hua.
"Sushang, why do you want to follow your Grand Master?"
Hua, who didn't seem to care much, asked in response.
"Sushang thinks her Grand Master is incredible! More incredible than everyone else!"
"This child is very much like me."
Hearing this, Otto, regardless of whether Su Mei had taught her or not, smiled immediately.
"Are you going to become Sushang's stepmother?"
Tian Shi, who was nearby, uttered a single sentence that sank Otto's career.
"Ahem... let's forget about this."
"Then just eat your food."
"Yes."
Ignoring Tian Shi and Otto who were watching the show from the sidelines, Hua showed a pensive expression at this moment.
(With Professor Tian following me... I probably won't have to worry about Sushang's education.)
Hua believed in Tian Shi's teaching methods; after all, they couldn't be worse than hers.
(As for martial arts, with Su Mei and Lingshuang by my side, I naturally don't need to worry... In view of this, does it seem that having Sushang by Master Tian's side is actually a good thing?)
After what happened to her seven disciples, Hua finally realized a certain reality.
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because now that she had, Hua was worried she had ruined Sushang's promising future.
"Sushang's decision is not bad."
After thinking for a moment, Hua nodded.
"Master, this..."
Qin Suyi's face showed surprise.
"Second aunt, would you like to come with Sushang as well?"
Li Sushang's words interrupted Qin Suyi.
"This..."
Hearing this, Qin Suyi couldn't help but show a worried expression.
Go to the Western Regions with Sushang and the second older sister?
Does that not seem impossible?
But if that's the case, what about Master...?
"Sushang wants to be with the Seventh Mother!"
Li Sushang pitifully shook Qin Suyi's sleeve.
"Since Sushang can't live without you, then Qin Suyi, you can go with her."
Hua nodded again upon seeing this.
"Master, I..."
"I don't need you to take care of me now, and staying here on Mount Taixu may not be good for you, Qin Suyi."
My seventh disciple is barely twenty years old this year, why should she waste time with me on Mount Taixu?
In addition, Hua also knew that some things could not be undone.
Maybe Qin Suyi didn't really want to stay on Mount Taixu; she just couldn't leave her old feelings behind.
"After a few more years, when Shenzhou is at peace, I also wish to travel to the Western Regions."
That said, Qin Suyi could not say anything more.
"Going to the Western Regions together is not so bad, since the Fifth Brother is also there, and Miss Kallen is also there."
Su Mei consoled Qin Suyi, who seemed a bit down.
Unlike Otto, they actually had a relatively good relationship with Kallen.
Well, given Kallen's personality and charm, as long as their values didn't clash, everyone could get along very well.
"By the way, speaking of which, why didn't Miss Kallen come with you, Miss Otto, this time? Aren't you two... best friends?"
Speaking of Kallen, Su Mei suddenly remembered that the two were best friends, although Su Mei found it hard to believe that the two could become best friends.
"Her? She's dead."
Otto put down the bowl and said expressionlessly.
Best friend? Best friend is my foot!
I didn't want to be my mother's best friend.
"Eh?"
Everyone else was surprised, and Cheng Lingshuang looked slightly to the side.
When the two fought, she was dealing with Lyser's situation with Eleonor, so she didn't know much about it.
But... she sensed something vaguely.
Anyway, since that day, Kallen would occasionally give Otto a strange but loving smile.
However, to be fair, her Grand Master was a member of the Taixu Sword Sect...
"Um... sorry, I was abrupt."
Su Mei was stunned by Otto's response.
"But may I ask... what was the cause of Miss Kallen's death...?"
Although Kallen's combat strength is not as good as her fifth sister's, it is almost the same as the others', or even better.
How could someone like that die like that?
"She was hit on the head by a tortoise that fell from the sky."
"..."
Where do I start criticizing this way of dying?
Su Mei did her best to put on a polite smile.
"It's a joke."
"I think so too, but joking about this..."
"Actually, I rammed her with my carriage, then I got out and stabbed her eighteen... no, one hundred and eighty times."
"..."
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