After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 45: So Skilled It's Heartbreaking

As soon as the three of them stepped into Fuguang Town, they felt the festive atmosphere. The streets were bustling with people, and the shouts of vendors rose and fell. Many houses had already hung lanterns under their eaves, waiting to be lit up at night, making it a lively place.

As they walked further, they heard the sound of the river, and soon they saw babbling brooks on both sides. The water flow was plentiful, and a small bridge could be seen almost every few hundred meters. Many people were seen around the bridges, most sitting under peach trees reciting poetry, or playing in the water. Some beautifully dressed women walked hand in hand to the riverbank, strolling along its edge; others, with shy smiles, danced to the accompaniment of men's music.

As the three of them walked along, they saw the peach blossoms in full bloom, their petals fluttering in the air, making them feel exceptionally delightful.

A hint of surprise appeared in Su Luo's eyes. "I didn't expect there to be such an elegant place so close to the human realm."

Chu Wenqing nodded in agreement, "This place is truly breathtaking! I never expected my senior sister to have such excellent taste this time!"

Su Luo remained silent.

In Chu Wenqing's eyes, what kind of existence is Feng Xiyue?

Lin Ji didn't respond, but his gaze remained fixed on the group of people by the river, his eyes completely unmoved.

Su Luo then remembered to ask, "By the way, where are we going to see your senior sister?"

At that moment, Chu Wenqing was buying candied hawthorns. Hearing this, he didn't even turn his head and said, "No rush. We'll find her naturally as we keep walking forward."

Su Luo was puzzled.

Chu Wenqing smiled without saying a word, bought three candied hawthorns, and gave one to each of her and Lin Ji. "Come on, have some sweets to relax first, otherwise you might not want to eat anything later."

Chu Wenqing's mysterious demeanor only made Su Luo more puzzled, but thinking that she would see that senior sister soon, she didn't ask any more questions and accepted the candied hawthorn.

Lin Ji held the candied hawthorn and twirled it around, not eating it right away. He turned his head and saw Su Luo take a bite of the candied hawthorn and squint her eyes as she ate. Only then did he lower his head and try to bite down as well.

After taking a bite, a glimmer of light flashed quickly in those dark eyes.

good to eat!

The three of them strolled leisurely through the streets while eating candied hawthorns, naturally blending into the bustling crowd.

Until a spring breeze blew in...

Su Luo twitched her nose, then suddenly frowned and stopped in her tracks.

Hmm? Why does she vaguely smell a familiar scent...?

Chu Wenqing's expression changed drastically, "This is bad!"

Just then, with a surge of spiritual energy, an extremely domineering smell rushed into the air, and the crowded people in front suddenly became agitated, followed by a chorus of vomiting sounds.

"vomit--"

"Ugh! What...what is this?! Did the toilet explode?!"

"Stop talking! Stop... Ugh!"

Lin Ji's expression changed instantly. He quickly threw away the candied hawthorn, covered his mouth and nose with one sleeve, and covered Su Luo's mouth and nose with the other, his expression cold and stern.

"Someone has launched a poison gas attack!"

Before Su Luo could react, Lin Ji covered her mouth and nose. The boy was extremely close to her, almost whispering in her ear. His breath hit Su Luo's face, causing her to instinctively flinch and push him away.

Lin Ji was pushed so hard he almost fell over. A moment of blankness appeared on his face, and he even forgot to cover his mouth and nose again.

Su Luo then realized she had overreacted. She awkwardly withdrew her hand and explained, "Sorry, I'm not used to being so close to people. Your sudden closeness startled me."

In her previous life, the demon who impersonated Ning Wanshuang would often suddenly appear and whisper in her ear, scaring her half to death every time. She was utterly traumatized by this behavior!

Lin paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's good that you're alright..."

He then lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the hand that had just covered Su Luo with an inscrutable gaze.

Forgotten by the two, Chu Wenqing had already taken out two small pieces of cloth and stuffed them into his nose, showing no self-awareness whatsoever as a handsome young man, and speaking in a muffled voice.

"Quick! Plug your noses! This isn't poison gas, it's just gas produced by Senior Sister's failed pill-making attempt!"

"what?"

Su Luo was immediately drawn to Chu Wenqing's words, but before she could ask any more questions, Chu Wenqing stuffed two small pieces of cloth, each no bigger than half a palm, into her hands.

Chu Wenqing pointed to himself and said anxiously, "You guys quickly do what I do! It'll make you feel better if you plug your nose!"

Su Luo: ……

Lin Ji:......

Seeing that Su Luo and Lin Ji still didn't move, Chu Wenqing was so anxious that he almost jumped up. He grabbed the cloth from Lin Ji's hand and was about to stuff it up his nose when Lin Ji slapped his hand away, and the cloth fell to the ground.

Lin Ji retreated as if facing a formidable enemy, covering his mouth and nose with his hand and shaking his head in refusal, "This is fine for me..."

Many years ago, his nose lost its sensitivity; unless the smell was extremely strong, he really couldn't smell anything. For example, this terrible smell today—while everyone else was vomiting, to Lin Ji it was just a slightly unpleasant stench.

As for asking him to stuff his nose with a strip of cloth? Sorry, he'd rather die than do that!

Chu Wenqing, having failed to persuade the cloth strip, refused to give up. "Didn't you see how much pain those people were in? When my senior sister failed to make a pill, the power was terrifying. You can't cover the smell with just your hands! You're weak, you could easily faint from the stench! Listen to me!"

He was genuinely worried about Lin Ji's small frame.

Before this, Chu Wenqing had never imagined that after transmigrating to a cultivation world, he would one day smell an enhanced version of snail rice noodles. So when he first smelled the failed pills his senior sister made, he was so overwhelmed by the stench that he fainted…

Some people in this world find durian fragrant and snail rice noodles delicious, while others can't stand them—he was one of the latter! Alchemists, terrifyingly powerful! He couldn't let poor Lin Ji follow in his footsteps!

Unfortunately, the "poor little thing" Lin Ji still refused, completely failing to understand Chu Wenqing's good intentions. He even found Chu Wenqing annoying, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes as he thought to himself.

"Why is Chu Wenqing so long-winded? Maybe we should just kill him."

Chu Wenqing sighed and had no choice but to give up trying to persuade her. He then turned to see if Su Luo was ready, but the next moment his pupils dilated and he cried out, "Ah!"

"Why didn't you stuff it with cloth strips?!"

Lin Ji also looked up at Su Luo, only to see the girl standing there calmly, with no pain or urge to vomit on her face, as if her nose had failed her.

Her normal appearance made her stand out too much among the chaotic crowd around her.

Without thinking, Chu Wenqing asked, "Is your nose malfunctioning?"

"No..." Su Luo blinked, her face calm, and even twitched her nose as if to sniff, but her words were deafening.

"I don't think it smells bad at all. It's just the strong smell of snail rice noodles. To be honest, I haven't had it in a long time, and now the smell of snail rice noodles actually smells quite good..."

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Chu Wenqing's pupils dilated in shock. He stared intently at Su Luo, but seeing that she still looked relaxed, he had no choice but to believe Su Luo's words.

He thought about how many people in the world did indeed like this taste, and asked tremblingly, "Then you must have really liked eating durian, snail rice noodles, and the like before, right?"

Su Luo nodded. "Yes, I eat it often."

"Waaah..." Chu Wenqing burst into tears, "I'm so envious. I just can't stand this smell... Every time my senior sister fails to make pills, it smells like this. I've already passed out from the stench several times..."

"I can tell." Su Luo glanced pityingly at the strip of cloth still in his nose. "You were so skilled just now it was heartbreaking..."

Chu Wenqing covered her face, "Waaah..."

Seeing Su Luo and Chu Wenqing talking back and forth in words he couldn't understand, Lin Ji couldn't help but interrupt them irritably and asked, "..."

"What is snail rice noodles? And... durian?"

Su Luo then realized she had let something slip and quickly tried to cover it up, "Ah, it's just a kind of food. These foods have a strong flavor but taste delicious, and I really like them, although many people can't accept them."

Lin Ji frowned as he smelled the faint stench lingering around his nose. "You like this smell?"

Is Su Luo's taste really that unique? Even if he doesn't have a sensitive nose, he still wouldn't like this smell; it would make him feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Lin Ji's obvious disdain, Su Luo felt offended. "You haven't tried the kind of food I'm talking about. Once you do, you might like it! Really! I'll see if I can make it for you to try sometime."

Lin Ji: Thank you, but I'm not really keen on trying it.

Just then, a clear female voice rang out from ahead, "Sister, we are kindred spirits! I also want to try the food you mentioned!"

Chu Wenqing blurted out, "Senior Sister?!"