285: Green Snake Zhu Qing

Thirty years passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Quan had fully settled down in the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Holy King's Dojo.

However, in all that time, he never had the chance to see Ning Shengluan again.

Because the Holy King's Dojo was simply too vast; it was rumored to be a solitary island in the bitter cold of the Far North. Though called an island, its area was nearly half the size of the Southern Region, taking an ordinary Immortal King several days to traverse.

Nevertheless, he hadn't been lonely over the years.

"Su Quan, Su Quan, come out! The immortal fruits on the Three-Spirit Peach Tree planted outside are ripe!"

A woman's shout came from outside the courtyard.

Soon after, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and a pretty young fairy burst in.

At that moment, Su Quan was dressed in an elegant white robe, broom in hand, sweeping the dead leaves from the last corner of the courtyard.

He possessed the cultivation of the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal realm.

Logically, mundane tasks like sweeping leaves or wiping dust should only take a glance for him, but Ning Shengluan had told him before she left that all labor must be done personally to temper the mind.

"I know, Xiao Zhu. Wait for me a moment; I'm almost finished!"

Su Quan smiled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and continued sweeping with his head down.

He had sealed his immortal essence within his body, giving him the feeling of having returned to his days as a common mortal.

"Alright, take your time. I'm not in a hurry!"

Zhu Qing sat perched on a stone platform, chin resting in her hands, quietly watching the youth sweep. Every movement and expression was as beautiful as a painting.

Unknowingly, she became entranced by the sight.

Su Quan's appearance was already Peerless Grade in the Immortal Realm, and with the added influence of the Bewitching Bone and Bewitching Soul, he naturally exuded a fatal attraction for women.

Furthermore, the potent poison within him had turned his skin into a strange and mysterious iridescent color.

This added a peculiar charm and temptation to his originally dignified and cold temperament.

The two contrasting temperaments blended perfectly, creating an intense visual impact that few women in the world could resist, let alone Zhu Qing, who was merely a minor Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

A few minutes later.

Su Quan leaned the broom against the corner, stretched lazily, and then smiled, saying, "Xiao Zhu, let's go pick some peaches to eat!"

Xiao Zhu was also an Attendant Girl taken in by Ning Shengluan tens of thousands of years ago.

Her background was similar to his, coming from a Demonic Path Sect called the "Ten Thousand Beasts Cult."

From the name alone, one could infer that the Sect was primarily composed of demon immortals, and Zhu Qing was a terrifying green snake with a Lifespan of over a million years.

On the day the Heavenly Court campaigned against the Ten Thousand Beasts Cult, Ning Shengluan saw that the resentment clinging to her was light and took pity, sparing her life and making a hundred-thousand-year pact.

"Alright, Su Quan! This way. The peaches are fully ripe and bright red; they must be very sweet!"

Zhu Qing led Su Quan southward, finally stopping in front of an immortal tree about a hundred zhang tall.

About three hundred peaches hung from the tree, their colors enticing, their aura hazy, and their fragrance wafting for miles.

"I haven't eaten peaches for a year; I've been craving them so much!"

Zhu Qing smiled somewhat sheepishly.

She volunteered and, without intending to use her immortal essence, used both hands and feet to climb the trunk like a nimble ape.

In just a few moments, she had stuffed her clothes with many immortal peaches and then slid down in a flash.

"Quick, Su Quan! This peach is big and red; you try it first!"

Zhu Qing repeatedly wiped a peach clean with her clothes before handing it to Su Quan.

Su Quan didn't stand on ceremony and took a large bite. The sweet juice and crystalline flesh instantly exploded on his taste buds, bringing immense satisfaction and fulfillment.

"Delicious!"

He couldn't help but praise.

In truth, compared to the rest of the Immortal Realm, this Three-Spirit Peach Tree was just a common wild tree; otherwise, it wouldn't bear fruit only once a year.

However, the Far North Immortal Realm was simply too cold, and the barren land was unsuitable for the growth of Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Furthermore, Ning Shengluan did not allow them to go out as they pleased. Relying only on absorbing the world's Origin Qi to sustain themselves every day, their palates had long since become bland.

A single peach was the ultimate enjoyment.

"So good, so good!"

The two of them feasted greedily for a while until the three hundred immortal peaches were reduced to three hundred bare pits.

Zhu Qing looked satisfied, lying lazily on the grass while stroking her round little belly. Her legs couldn't help but manifest into a long green snake tail, waving freely in the air.

Seeing this, Su Quan was much more refined. He sat down right beside her and grasped the girl's tail, which felt cold and silky to the touch.

"Don't, it tickles~"

Zhu Qing's pretty face flushed slightly, and her voice became unnatural.

In their Green Snake Clan, the tail was a sacred part that only those with a very close relationship could touch.

"Ah, is that so? My apologies!"

Su Quan immediately let go, then cushioned his head with his hands and lay down as well.

Instead, Zhu Qing felt a sense of loss.

However, she was too embarrassed to ask Su Quan to continue touching it, so she could only blush and stare at the blue sky, lost in thought.

"The immortal peaches are so delicious. It's a pity we can only eat them once a year!"

Su Quan spoke up, breaking the somewhat silent atmosphere.

Zhu Qing turned on her side, looking at the youth's exquisite and flawless profile, and said somewhat dotingly, "The taste of these immortal peaches can only be considered average. Since they fruit once a year, the essence of the world, sun, and moon they can absorb is limited."

"In the forest where I lived as a child, there was a peach tree that only ripened once every three thousand years. That's what I call a real delicacy."

"But the most incredible ones are the immortal trees planted in the Heavenly Court's Peach Garden. It's said they bloom for thirty thousand years, fruit for thirty thousand years, and take another thirty thousand years to ripen. At the Peach of Immortality Banquet held every hundred thousand years, only the Heavenly God generals bestowed with official titles in the Heavenly Court are eligible to enjoy one or two."

Hearing this, a look of yearning appeared in Su Quan's eyes. "You're talking about the Flat Peaches, right? I really can't imagine what a peach like that would taste like!"

Seeing the youth like this, Zhu Qing's protective and doting instincts as a girl surged. She blurted out, "Su Quan, if you want to eat them, I'll find a way to get some for you in the future!"

"You, stop making empty promises. You're a demon snake, and I'm a Devil Head. How could beings like us ever be eligible to taste Flat Peaches?" Su Quan rolled his eyes at her helplessly.

Zhu Qing gave a sheepish laugh and didn't say anything more.

A cool breeze blew past, ruffling the black hair at the youth's temples.

Seeing this, Zhu Qing instinctively wanted to reach out and tidy it for him, but Su Quan happened to turn his head at that moment, and their gazes met.

Meeting the youth's clean and clear eyes, an intense feeling of inferiority welled up in Zhu Qing's heart for no reason, causing her outstretched hand to freeze in mid-air.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming a bit awkward.

A gentle voice suddenly came from behind them.

"What are you two doing?"

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