Don't Mess with that Turtle-Chapter 28 - 0 Cooked Snake_1
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The lazy autumn sun drew rainbows amidst the lingering fragrance of Jing’an Hall.
Disciples came and went for meals from time to time.
Jing’an Hall managed the culinary needs of the Seven Veins, gathering the most talented Fairy Chef disciples whose medicinal cuisines were in high demand every day.
It was already high noon, and the queue of disciples waiting for food was still endless, but it was orderly; no incidents of queue-jumping or bullying took place.
Except for…
“Grandson Turtle, you dare!”
A roar shattered the tranquility of Jing’an Hall as a Giant Turtle that could carry mountains fled from the back hall as if flying, chased by an aunt wielding a ladle, teeth bared and claws outstretched.
Everyone exchanged glances, bewildered.
Wasn’t that Aunt Qiu who served the meals?
What happened to her?
Those who had their eyes opened yesterday whispered, “That’s Feng Yaya’s turtle, it must have come to steal food again.”
The crowd was stunned, “A turtle stealing Aunt Qiu’s meals?
Tired of living?
Does it want to treat us all to a meal?”
Su He ran for his life, with Aunt Qiu in hot pursuit.
Aunt Qiu was just a regular person, albeit a strong one, Su He could knock her down with a simple water balloon, but—he felt guilty and didn’t dare.
Clatter, bang, crash!
A ladle smashed onto Su He’s back, and he tumbled down from Turtle Mountain.
“Grandson Turtle, if you have the guts to steal medicinal cuisine, then stay and face me!
One vat isn’t enough; you stole three!” Aunt Qiu cursed.
When this bastard stole the first vat, Aunt Qiu didn’t think much of it, assuming the lady had paid and was buying food for the little girl and the turtle.
Then the Hall Master, confused, asked her why she ignored the turtle’s thievery today.
It was only then that Aunt Qiu realized no one had paid today, and this guy was freeloading.
By the time she chased him with the ladle, the turtle had already stolen three vats.
Su He ran desperately toward a tributary of Elephant Water, it wasn’t his fault, really; the dice didn’t roll a quality point until the third vat, and it was only two at that.
He had hoped for at least a three today.
Aunt Qiu, despite being a mere mortal, was unbelievably fast.
As she was about to catch up, Su He’s mind flickered and a flash appeared at the entrance of Turtle Mountain.
A vat of medicine was thrown out, landing with a thud in front of Aunt Qiu.
She hurriedly steadied it, fearing the medicinal cuisine would spill.
By the time she had steadied the vat and turned to continue the chase, that turtle had already dived into Elephant Water, swimming toward the riverbed.
Aunt Qiu was furious, standing on the bank and cursing loudly.
Before she could finish, she completely lost sight of Su He and indignantly returned to Jing’an Hall, where she hit the Hall Master on the head with her ladle.
The Hall Master looked at her, bewildered.
“Knowing I can’t use Taoist magic, why didn’t you use your sword to pursue him?!
He’s stolen two vats of medicinal cuisine!”
The Hall Master, rubbing the lump on his head, replied with a sense of grievance, “Why should I chase after him?
Can’t you see the ‘Su’ character written on that Turtle Mountain?
That’s the lady’s turtle; if it takes the medicinal cuisine, I’ll just ask the lady for money.
I’ll even get the money back for the vats!
Business is good, why should I chase after a customer?”
Aunt Qiu: “…”
If money could be claimed, why didn’t you say so earlier?
And now you have the audacity to make sense!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
…
Su He lurked underwater, beneath him was the abyssal darkness.
Elephant Water was too deep, too vast.
Even for a leviathan like Su He, there was a sense of awe for it.
The water was so deep that sunlight couldn’t penetrate to the bottom, leaving it pitch black.
It was also so vast that one side was Qingyuan Mountain while the other side had no visible riverbank.
Luckily, Turtle Mountain’s cave could serve as a storage tool.
Only things actively collected by Su He could enter the cave; the river water couldn’t seep in.
Otherwise, without Feng Yaya to guard the medicinal cuisine, Su He would never dare to bring it in to feed the fish.
Turtle Mountain was originally a cave dwelling meant for human cultivation, but it was halted before it began.
Now, it served only two functions: storage and recording images.
Because it was a cave dwelling, that cultivator had requested the ability to record images of the cave dwelling, enabling remote monitoring and recording of the Spirit values and Spirit pets.
This function was useless to Su He.
Upon climbing out of Elephant Water, he found a secluded spot and devoured an entire vat of two-quality-point medicinal cuisine, his belly full and left with little to do.
Leisurely, he made his way back to Su Nianhua’s pool, running into a group of familiar-looking young ladies on the way.
They were a group of female disciples who had joined the Sect not long ago.
One of the bolder ones waved at Su He, “Hey, Big Turtle!
Where’s your violent little girl?”
These were the new disciples he had taken a Formation class with yesterday.
The crowd looked at Su He with curiosity.
A day without seeing it, and this turtle has grown even more handsome.
With a mountain on its back, it looks majestic, resembling the mythological turtle that bears the world.
“Your little violent one is supposed to come to school with us, isn’t he?
Why didn’t he come today?
Today there’s a tutor teaching the daoist ways,”
Someone teased Su He—it’s probably like seeing a dog walking its owner and feeling an urge to play with it.
Su He changed direction and followed them to the place where classes were being held.
So, the serious business has begun, hasn’t it?
Being a turtle has its advantages; at least no one would guard against a turtle, and Su He could sneak in some learning without anyone caring.
“Eh?
Are you here to attend classes on behalf of your master?” The female disciples were all curious. freewebnσvel.cøm
This was actually a great idea.
Feng Yaya had helped him a lot, and it was foreseeable that she would help him even more in the future.
If he could record the tutor’s lecture with Turtle Mountain and play it back for her…
Would that be considered repaying kindness with ingratitude?
Feng Yaya would definitely be itching with hate, but her fairy-like mother might even reward Su He.
Deal!
The classroom for the study of daoist ways was just at Li Nan Yuan’s dojo.
The dojo’s ground was made of Hanbai jade, inscribed with a group of swallows flying from the south to the north, symbolizing that embarking on the path is like the swallows giving up the mild comfort of the south to face the harsh cold of the north.
Li Nan Yuan carried the same meaning.
These new disciples were just like those swallows, destined for a lonely path without comfort from now on.
Today’s tutor was the same fat Taoist who had taken away his White Tiger.
The fat Taoist caught sight of Su He.
He seemed taken aback for a moment, then revealed a gentle smile, pointing inside the dojo to signal Su He to take a look.
Su He looked and saw a Green Snake neatly coiled on a meditation cushion in the dojo, with an even more well-behaved goat by her side.
Seeing Su He look over, the goat shrank back in fear, but the Green Snake lifted its head, flicking its tongue rapidly, looking rather pleased.
“You’re here!” Her voice was mature, with a hint of allure.
Su He was happy too.
Unexpectedly, he had run into Green Snake here.
It seemed that Qingyuan Gate truly did not discriminate based on origin and treated demon species with equal regard.
“Humph,” Su He hummed softly in greeting.
“I’m doing well!” Green Snake replied.
“The fellow disciples in the sect are very friendly.
I have my own little courtyard and specialized meals.
The sect also provided me with a Nascent Ring.
How about you?”
Though this turtle was exceptionally talented, it was ultimately unable to transform into a human.
Joining a sect as a Beast Pet could mean that its talents would be exploited, or even that its spirit soul might be imprisoned to become a Life Bound Beast…
Thinking of this made her feel sorry for Su He.
With such exceptional talents and having eaten a Demonic Fruit, yet unable to transform into a human—it must have been because the quality of the Demonic Fruit was too poor.
Fate playing tricks indeed!
Playing tricks on beasts.
While she sympathized, she pointed with the tip of her tail to a ring she wore around her neck.
It wasn’t the standard-issue One Dou Space Nascent Ring given upon entering Qingyuan Gate, but an upgraded version—the Three Chi Ring, which one could only get after graduating from Li Nan Yuan and joining one of the Seven Veins.
Inside the ring was a three chi square space, quite convenient for storing various items.
Su He let out a proud cry, and from within Turtle Mountain, he took out a jar of medicinal cuisine.
When he had previously stolen the medicinal cuisine, his first jar lucked out with a six, the second a five.
At this moment, there were a total of eleven jars of ordinary medicinal cuisine in the cave of Turtle Mountain—more than enough for any turtle kid.
The delicate scent of the medicinal cuisine instantly diffused, causing all the disciples in the dojo to glance sideways, and even the teaching fat Taoist looked over.
The tip of Green Snake’s undulating tail seemed as if it had been frozen by a spell.
It was indeed that medicinal cuisine.
She had eaten a small bowl of it for two consecutive days.
The fellow disciple who delivered the medicinal cuisine had said that Jing’an Hall couldn’t cook much of it in a month.
With thirty thousand disciples in Qingyuan Gate, only the Elders and disciples of high enough rank could enjoy it.
Ordinary disciples couldn’t even buy it if they wanted to.
Couldn’t buy…
A whole jar…
And it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere; it must be a kind of storage tool like the Nascent Ring, right?
This jar was even larger than three chi!
Her own Nascent Ring couldn’t possibly fit it!
Green Snake looked pitifully at Su He…
(ノ｀ー´)ノ┻━┻
To hell with pitying him; was this what you call a pitiable life?
I’m the one who should be pitied!
Jealousy twisted the snake’s face into a ferocious expression.
