Chapter 159: Your Home Was Stolen by Demonic Beasts

In her past life, a fortune teller once told Xiu Qingcheng, “You will face a tribulation in a thousand or so years.”

At the time, Xiu Qingcheng thought her unfilial descendants were going to dig up her grave.

But now she understood.

It turned out her disciple was using her as a shovel.

At this moment, Meng Yingxing was facing a thick pile of broken bricks and rubble. Holding the Ting Tian Sword in a reverse grip with both hands, he continuously shoveled away layers of debris.

“Master, sorry about this. I’m not yet at the level where I can levitate objects with spells, so I can only use you to shovel for a bit.”

“If I were to forcibly blast open this pile of ruins, I might injure the people inside.”

Given Meng Yingxing’s attitude towards Xiu Qingcheng, before using her to shovel dirt, he naturally spent a good amount of time pleading and reporting to her.

“Yes, yes, yes, just dig faster.”

What else could Xiu Qingcheng say?

She could only yield to him.

After all, as a sword, she was ultimately just a tool.

Besides, Xiu Qingcheng herself often used her sword form to chop vegetables and split wood, so she wasn’t in a position to criticize him.

This scene was a true portrayal of the first half of the days Meng Yingxing and Xiu Qingcheng spent recently. Every time after shoveling dirt with the Ting Tian Sword, Meng Yingxing would wipe it clean thoroughly amidst Xiu Qingcheng’s protests.

This “tribulation” of Xiu Qingcheng’s didn’t end until Meng Yingxing later obtained a shovel.

With the hard work and help of various spiritual cultivators and spells from the Tianfeng Sect, Yongning City gradually got back on track.

Except for those who died in the demon disaster, the once bustling and familiar Yongning City gradually reappeared before people’s eyes.

“Look, disciple! Yongning City! The Yongning City of the past is back!”

Meng Yingxing didn’t know why Xiu Qingcheng was so excited; she seemed even more concerned about Yongning City than its residents.

“When the four great restaurants are rebuilt, let’s come back and eat at all of them!”

Xiu Qingcheng said expectantly.

“…Okay, Master.”

Meng Yingxing knew that what his master cared about was definitely not Yongning City itself.

But he agreed anyway, because this was his master’s wish.

Another sunset; the rebuilt Yongning City began to take its old shape.

Now that Yongning City no longer needed the help of Tianfeng Sect disciples for reconstruction, the sect elders ordered most of the disciples to return to the sect, and Meng Yingxing was among them.

With the afterglow of the setting sun on his back, Meng Yingxing returned to his own disciple’s residence on Wuyun Peak after a long absence.

However, the disciple’s residence presented before Meng Yingxing and Xiu Qingcheng at this moment was so familiar yet strange.

Familiar were the building and the location.

Strange were the huge gaping hole in the wall and the tiles from the eaves that had lost their support and smashed into fragments on the ground.

Good news: returned home.

Bad news: home was stolen by demonic beasts.

Meng Yingxing was silent for a while.

No one told him that after returning to the Tianfeng Sect, he would have to repair his own house.

But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Even the Tianfeng Sect had suffered such an attack; the disciple residences within the heavily targeted Tianfeng Sect certainly wouldn’t be in good condition.

After confirming no one was around, Xiu Qingcheng transformed into her human form from behind Meng Yingxing.

Meng Yingxing felt a slight weight on his back and subconsciously reached out to support Xiu Qingcheng’s body behind him.

However, Xiu Qingcheng controlled her weight to be very light, hanging on Meng Yingxing’s back like a ghost.

“It’s fine, just a small hole. Just prop it up with a few wooden boards for now.”

“This kind of thing should be a piece of cake for you.”

Meng Yingxing nodded.

When he lived in the handyman’s quarters on Tianya Peak before, repairing houses was a common occurrence.

Later, Meng Yingxing received a notification from the elders that the damage within the Tianfeng Sect would be repaired centrally by someone later.

Meng Yingxing still planned to block it with wooden boards first.

While Meng Yingxing was banging away with the wooden boards, Xiu Qingcheng, who had separated from him, wandered around inside and outside the house.

“Sword Ghost? Sword Ghost?”

Xiu Qingcheng bent down, looking everywhere for the cat shadow of Sword Ghost.

Before setting off for Zhongyang Town with Meng Yingxing, Xiu Qingcheng had left some food and then left Sword Ghost to fend for itself.

Now that the Tianfeng Sect had suffered such a great disaster, she didn’t know how the Sword Ghost cat was doing.

Okay, Xiu Qingcheng admitted she wasn’t a very competent owner.

“Meow? Meow meow meow?”

Hearing his master suddenly start imitating a cat’s meow, Meng Yingxing’s mind wavered, and he almost hit his own hand with the hammer.

He stopped his work and looked towards the sound.

He saw Xiu Qingcheng on all fours on the ground, looking for her cat, her upper body buried in a half-destroyed bush.

Xiu Qingcheng was facing away from Meng Yingxing, and the scenery under her short skirt was instantly seen clearly by Meng Yingxing.

“The young girl left home and returned as an old boss; how can one distinguish if I am male or female!?” (A chaotic misquote of poetry in panic)

Meng Yingxing abruptly averted his eyes, panickingly reciting a line of poetry that had nothing to do with the situation in his heart, and smashed the hammer onto the back of his hand.

Pain, so wonderful!

Meng Yingxing gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, feeling time speed up considerably around him for a moment.

When he opened his eyes, a cat whose body was stretched very long by a pair of hands appeared before him.

Meng Yingxing was stunned for a moment.

“Ta-da! Found Sword Ghost!”

Xiu Qingcheng moved Sword Ghost in front of her face, tilting her smiling face to fill Meng Yingxing’s vision.

Such a sudden critical hit of a smiling face made Meng Yingxing lose his focus for an instant.

He quickly recovered. “Where did you find it?”

Xiu Qingcheng held Sword Ghost up to her face and shook it happily twice.

“Just now when I was lying on the ground, it jumped onto my back by itself. I knew Sword Ghost wouldn’t die so easily.”

Seeing Xiu Qingcheng happy, Meng Yingxing was also happy.

Suddenly, a spiritual talisman flew out from Meng Yingxing’s chest, transforming into a majestic large golden beast at the side.

Before Meng Yingxing and Xiu Qingcheng could react, Miao Miao spun around impatiently on the spot.

“Friend, is this the place I’m going to live in from now on?”

“Luxurious house, heavenly treasures—”

“Why is there nothing?!”

Looking at the house before it, which could be considered livable but had a big hole broken in it, Miao Miao’s dream of being a winner in life shattered completely in an instant, and even its tail drooped.

Xiu Qingcheng huffed.

She remembered Miao Miao’s performance when fighting Chi Zhanyue clearly!

“Miao Miao, your cowardice before the battle earlier really disappointed me.”

Holding Sword Ghost, who was still affectionate towards her, in her arms, Xiu Qingcheng patted the thick fur on Miao Miao’s neck and spoke earnestly.

“That Demon Clan member was really too scary. If I looked at him one more time, I was going to explode!”

Miao Miao curled up aggrievedly and explained.

“Wait, didn’t you guarantee delicious food and spicy drinks (good life) before!?”

Miao Miao growled low, feeling aggrieved again.

“I told you, those are things given only after I see your value.”

“For now, you can only live in a place like this.”

Xiu Qingcheng shrugged nonchalantly, continuing to lead the seemingly mentally underage Miao Miao around by the nose helplessly.

And she was very proficient in the operation of ‘a slap followed by a sweet date’.

“However, if you perform well in the future, I’ll switch you to a luxurious big dog house!”

Hearing this, light flashed in Miao Miao’s eyes.

“Really!?”

“Of course!”

Xiu Qingcheng thrust Sword Ghost in front of Miao Miao.

Big dog eyes stared at small cat eyes.

Sword Ghost let out a long cry, leaped from Xiu Qingcheng’s hands, and landed on Miao Miao’s head.

On Miao Miao’s head, it was like a proud ruler.

“If you are unwilling, you can also leave; we won’t force you.”

‘If you don’t do it, there are plenty of Palus (Pokémon-like creatures) who will!’

Meng Yingxing on the side seemed unable to watch anymore and tugged at Xiu Qingcheng’s sleeve.

Xiu Qingcheng remained unmoved.

Miao Miao straightened its four limbs. With Sword Ghost on its head, fighting spirit suddenly rose in its eyes.

“I understand, friend! I will definitely work hard to prove myself!”

Another poor soul severely PUA’d by Xiu Qingcheng.

Seeing this, Xiu Qingcheng nodded with satisfaction.

“Very good. Start by helping my disciple move wood, okay?”

As soon as Xiu Qingcheng’s voice fell, Miao Miao immediately went to find wooden boards for Meng Yingxing with the cat on its head.

Taking it down so smoothly brought a layer of pride to Xiu Qingcheng’s face.

Spreading her hands, she asked, ‘What is professional? This is professional!’

“Master, isn’t this a bit not good?”

Meng Yingxing was still kind-hearted and looked at Xiu Qingcheng, unable to bear it.

Unexpectedly, the finger Xiu Qingcheng had just tapped on the dog’s nose tapped on Meng Yingxing’s nose.

“And you!”

Meng Yingxing: “?”

“I want to drink wine tonight!”

“You promised me!”

With every word Xiu Qingcheng said, her finger tapped lightly on the tip of Meng Yingxing’s nose, making him feel weirdly ticklish.

“Drink wine…”

Meng Yingxing murmured.

Indeed, back in Zhongyang Town, he had promised Xiu Qingcheng she could drink wine once.

Drink wine… Drink wine!

A thought flashed through Meng Yingxing’s mind. Usually opposed to Xiu Qingcheng drinking, this time he agreed without hesitation.

“Mn, since I promised Master, I will naturally do it.”

Yes, but also not just that.

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