The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 23: The Chicken Thief

It was late at night, and Fragrant Cloud Peak was enveloped in darkness. If you extend your hand in front of you, you won't even be able to see your fingers. Other than the whispering wind, everything was peaceful and silent. Not even a peeping sound could be heard from the birds and beasts.

Bai Xiaochun rushed through the darkness, Zhou Xinqi's silk ribbon tied around his arm, following the path that led to one of the tail spirit chicken farms. As he sped, he would occasionally duck into the nearby bushes and continue in concealment.

Immediately, a chicken farm spirit tail appeared in front. Most chickens doze off, although some walk back and forth. There was even one chicken walking towards Bai Xiaochun.

He crouched there in the bushes, licking his lips until the spirit-tailed chicken approached the fence. As he took out the bamboo crickets, his heart was pounding, and a watchful gaze filled his eyes.

At the same time, shouts could be heard from behind him as numerous figures swarmed towards him throughout the night. They even have fireballs that repel light into the night.

“Fucking chicken thief! You finally showed your face! "

"We've been waiting for you here for days! Now that we've got you surrounded, let's see how you try to escape! " As the cries echoed, eight figures approached Bai Xiaochun, completely surrounding him.

They were the students in charge of taking care of the chickens. Even after days of hard-earned waiting, they never imagined that today would be the day when everything paid off. Their hearts were filled with righteous zeal as they prepared to immediately execute justice upon the chicken thief.

When their words rang out, Bai Xiaochun was initially very nervous. But then he looked up for a moment and snorted coldly.

"Shut up, you guys!" she said. "Stay calm!" His words were spoken without the slightest modesty, as if justice was on his side. He did nothing to try to escape, but instead, arrogantly got up, making sure that the silk ribbon on his arm was clearly visible.

"See that?!" She asked. "I'm the captain of the chicken thief task force." Eyebrows furrowed, he looked around at the eight disciples, clearly displeased.

This sudden development caused the eight smugglers to stare in shock. These few disciples had seen Bai Xiaochun before on that day. After examining it a little closer, they began to hesitate.

One of the disciples seemed somewhat skeptical about this situation. "Oh, it's Junior Brother Bai. Well .... What are you doing here late at night, huh? ”

His words caused the other disciples to stare at Bai Xiaochun suspiciously.

Waving his sleeves and frowning, Bai Xiaochun angrily said, "Older Zhou himself asked me to be the captain of the chicken thief task force, saying, "Older Zhou himself asked me to be the captain of the chicken thief task force, so of course I will do everything in my power to catch the chicken thief. I have even stopped the nighttime cultivation routine to come here and lie in wait. However, considering how many rackets you guys made, I'm sure the chicken thief had long since escaped. " He really looks like a picture of someone trying to catch a thief.

The chicken farm disciples exchanged looks anxiously, and some of them even looked somewhat embarrassed. As for the most suspicious of the disciples, his expression softened slightly, although he was still not entirely sure.

Seeing that their suspicions had not been completely dispelled, Bai Xiaochun gave a cold harrumph and, before anyone could ask again, he decided to take the initiative and lay the responsibility on them.

“No wonder, you guys have lost so many spirit chickens! you're really negligent. Look over there, your fence is even broken! " He pointed to a place where there really was a hole in the fence, even though it wasn't very clear. It had actually been poked into the fence by a fighting spirit-tailed chicken that he had been in the process of stealing some time ago.

The chicken farm disciples looked in the direction Bai Xiaochun pointed at, and when they saw the hole, shocked expressions appeared on their faces. It is true that they really did not pay much attention to small details like this in the past.

"And look at that tail spirit chicken. How do you plan to protect her after walking all the way here !? ” Bai Xiaochun seemed to be getting angrier, and even raised his voice, causing the faces of the chicken farm disciples to redden in embarrassment.

“According to my investigation, this place here is the most secluded location in the chicken farm.You should take care of this place carefully. But look, I've been here a long time before you guys showed up. ” The more Bai Xiaochun spoke, the angrier he became. In the end, he let out a long breath.

“How do you expect to catch a thief like this, huh? Based on my experience catching thieves, if my speculation is correct, then this is the location where most of the chickens are taken. " As soon as those words came out of his mouth, the chicken farm disciples began to tremble inwardly. While exchanging glances, they saw shock in each other's eyes. Based on the information they had, this was indeed the location where they lost most of the chickens.

Actually, that was the reason why they decided to keep watch here. Bai Xiaochun had struck a nail on the head, causing the entire group to stare at him with increasing admiration.

Even the most suspicious disciple of his now felt that he was wrong. First he thought about how Bai Xiaochun had sacrificed his cultivation time to catch the thief, and then he remembered how enthusiastic and duty-bound he seemed earlier in the day. Finally, the disciple sighed deeply, clasped his hands and bowed deeply.

"Junior Brother Bai, please don't be too offended by what I said earlier. Thank you very much for your sacrifice. We will immediately repair this place, and will definitely increase the guards in this area! ”

Everyone clasped hands as well, thinking about how rare it was to find someone as excited as Bai Xiaochun. He was clearly trying to help them, and it made them even more regretful over their previous impulsiveness.

"Junior Brother Bai is a good man."

As soon as Bai Xiaochun was nowhere to be seen, a cold wind swept over his back, and he realized that he was sweating profusely from how close the call was. However, his stomach was still grumbling, so he decided to go to the other two chicken farms to see if there was still a chance to move.

He walked down the mountain path, looking around carefully as he walked to make sure he wasn't followed. His expression was very serious when he thought about how to steal a chicken from the next chicken farm. As the wind blew, it threw down the silk ribbon tied around his arm.

Meanwhile, in the dark night air, a woman was standing on the blue flying silk, it was completely undetectable by everyone below when he checked the situation in this part of Fragrant Cloud Peak. Suddenly, his expression flickered as he looked at Bai Xiaochun walking over, looking around warily. His eyes gradually began to shine with praise.

"This little Junior Brother is really taking his responsibilities seriously." Naturally, the woman was Zhou Xinqi, who had inspected the area. Previously, there were many disciples patrolling, but as the night wore on, most of them returned to practicing cultivation. Bai Xiaochun was the only one who came out and tried to catch the thief.

"With him around, the chicken thief must definitely control everything." Zhou Xinqi looked away and then returned to his cave Immortal, feeling much better about the situation.

Two hours later, Bai Xiaochun spun back to his courtyard residence. Once inside, he slapped his bag to produce two spirit chickens. While chuckling at himself, he plucked it and threw it into the frying pan, immediately after, a fragrant scent filled the air, causing it to salivate. Then, he did not even wait for them to cool down before attacking him greedily.

Finally, he burped, patted his stomach, and then lay down, looking so satisfied that he almost looked drunk.

Another month passed, at that moment Bai Xiaochun carefully came out at night, looking very serious as he appeared randomly to check out the various chicken farms.

Even so, the chickens are still missing. They seemed to disappear without a trace, which was a deep mystery. The chicken farm disciples increasingly felt as if they were losing face. Filled with passion, they continue to vow not to give up until the chicken thief is imprisoned.

Bai Xiaochun seemed to be taking things even more seriously than them. He was completely devoted to defending the chicken farm, as if he was not even willing to rest until the thief was captured. There was even one occasion where he stood guard at one chicken farm for four days and four nights.

The hard work done seems to put a lot of pressure on chicken thieves, and the rate of theft seems to have diminished. However, the thief did not disappear at all. Finally, nearly half of the spirit-tailed chickens at Fragrant Cloud Peak were now gone, and the ones that were left behind were mostly teenagers.

In the end, even the chicken farm disciples began to berate themselves, and could not hold their breath emotionally. They argued that if the entire task force of the chicken thief was as meticulous as Junior Brother Bai, then the chicken thief would have already been caught.

Zhou Xinqi became extremely anxious. One afternoon when Bai Xiaochun was sitting cross-legged on one of the chicken farms, looking around warily, blue flying silk descended from above, on top of which was Zhou Xinqi.

After seeing who it was, Bai Xiaochun slickly called out, "Older Zhou."

When Zhou Xinqi's beautiful eyes fell upon Bai Xiaochun, he smiled and said, "Work hard, I understand, Junior Brother Bai."

Immediately, the other disciples in the area rushed over, crowding around Zhou Xinqi as well as Bai Xiaochun.

"Father and Mother, I express my deep gratitude for your recent help," he said gently. “I am very grateful. However, the chicken thief was still as brash as before. Therefore, I will join you just in case. " After looking around at the group, he frowned slightly and continued, “I wonder if maybe the chicken thief has a connection with my Master. Otherwise, wouldn't he have stolen the spirit-tailed chicken from the other mountain peaks as well? Instead, he seems to be targeting only my Master's chickens! "

When Bai Xiaochun heard that, his eyes began to shine brightly, and he almost slapped his thigh. What Zhou Xinqi said was very reasonable, and when she thought about it, she couldn't help but look towards Violet Cauldron Peak. Slowly, his eyes narrowed to cover the dense glint there.

Now that Zhou Xinqi had shown herself, many of her admirers had also begun to flock to the area. Immediately, a large crowd had gathered at Fragrant Cloud Peak's tailed spirit chicken farm.

The chicken thief was now incapable of doing anything, and in the days that followed, no single spirit-tailed chicken was lost.

Even so, the mysterious and unfathomable chicken thief was already completely famous. In fact, many people call him the Chicken Thief. He had caused such an uproar among the disciples that he was considered standing beside the owner of the little turtle as one of the most mysterious figures in Fragrant Cloud Peak. In fact, even the disciples of the Outer Sect at Green Crest Peak and Violet Cauldron Peak had heard of him.

Now that the chicken thief had disappeared, Zhou Xinqi felt much better. Although he had never been captured, when he thought about how hard Bai Xiaochun had worked for the past month or so, he ended up rewarding him with a jade pendant, as a form of encouragement.

When the matter finally ended, Bai Xiaochun's earnestness and devotion had caused some of the outer Sect's sect disciples to notice how pure, charming, and dedicated he was.