The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 3: The Six Truth Lines

Bai Xiaochun's movements poked his head out the window instantly attracting the attention of the pale-faced young man. Angry, he shouted, "So, you're the one who took my place!"

It was too late for Bai Xiaochun to bow his head back to the window. He immediately attached an innocent expression to his face and said, "No, it's not me!"

"Liar! You are so skinny and short, you are obviously a beginner here! " Xu Baocai clenched his hands and looked at Bai Xiaochun furiously. He was so angry that he looked like he was going to explode at any moment.

Feeling quite wrong, Bai Xiaochun peeked: "It really has nothing to do with me!"

“I don't care! Three days from now on the southern slope of the sect, you and I will fight to the death! If you win, then I have no choice but to suck it. If you lose, then I get my place back. " Xu Baocai stuffed his hand into his robe and took out Blood Notice, which he threw into Bai Xiaochun's window sill. The notice was covered with countless versions of the character "DIE," all written in blood.

Bai Xiaochun looked down at all the "DIE" characters and could not miss the killing intent that washed them away. His heart became cold. Then he remembered that Xu Baocai had just mentioned 'fight to death, ' and he gasped.

"Sister Elder, this is no big deal! Why did you have to go and use your own blood to write so many characters? Isn't that ... sick? "

"Not a big deal?!" Xu Baocai roared, gritting his teeth. "Huh! I've been living frugally for a long time.I've been saving spirit stones for seven years! Seven years, you hear me!?!? Only then will I be able to bribe the Honor Guards for a place in the Ovens! So you decided to put your foot in the door? This hostility will never be reconciled! Three days from now is the day you die! ”

"i thought I would pass," Bai Xiaochun said, taking the Blood Notice carefully between his thumb and forefinger, and then throwing it out the window.

"YOU!" the Raging Xu Baocai. Suddenly, he felt the ground tremble, and he realized that there was a lump of flesh standing next to him. It was hard to tell how long Big Fatty Zhang stood there, but there he, at the side, coldly sized up Xu Baocai.

"Ninth Fatty," he said, greeting Bai Xiaochun, "you're on duty on a plate with Second Brother." Then he looked back at Xu Baocai. "As for you, stop causing such commotion! Get your ass out of here! ” He swept his spoon in the air threateningly, causing a gust of wind to blow.

Xu Baocai's face fell, and he retreated a few steps. He wanted to continue arguing, but seeing the impatient expression on Big Fatty Zhang's face, he looked at Bai Xiaochun venomously, then left.

As Bai Xiaochun thought about it, he realized that given the cruel gaze Xu Baocai gave him, he was certain that he would appear again at some point. Therefore, the best thing to do in this situation is to stay in the Oven. Most likely, Xu Baocai would not dare to go back there and cause trouble.

Days pass. Bai Xiaochun slowly started working in the Oven during the day, and cultivated the Violet Qi Cauldron Control Art at night. However, progress is slow. Finally he got to the point where he could endure for four breaths of time, but nothing more, leaving him deeply frustrated.

On a certain night in the middle of his cultivation session, he suddenly heard a huge commotion among the fat Old Brother.

“Close the gate, close the gate! Hurry up, Second Fatty Huang, close that gate! "

"Three Fatty Hey, check and see if anyone is spying on us. Soon!"

Bai Xiaochun blinked in shock. After learning from his previous mistakes, he dodged the window and peeked through the gap in the door. What he saw was a bunch of fatties wandering around the courtyard so fast that they were almost flying.

Moments later, the main gate to the Oven was sealed shut. Furthermore, for some reason, a faint mist had appeared, making the fatty look even more mysterious than before.

Bai Xiaochun watched the scene play out. The fatties were now rushing to one particular straw cottage. Despite all that fog, Bai Xiaochun could clearly see Big Fatty Zhang's formidable body, and he seemed to be speaking to the others. The entire scene was very strange, so Bai Xiaochun started to move away from the door in an attempt to pretend to see nothing at all.

However, it was at that exact point that Big Fatty Zhang's voice echoed: "Ninth Fatty, I know you're watching. Get out of here!" Although he did not speak very loudly, his voice immediately weighed down on Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun blinked a few times, then slowly walked out the door, putting on an innocent expression from someone who was not even capable of hurting a fly.

As soon as he approached the fat group, Big Fatty Zhang grabbed him and pulled him to stand between them. Almost instantly, Bai Xiaochun caught the scent of a unique scent, something that instantly caused a warm feeling to spread throughout his body.

He looked around at the others, and saw that they all had joyful expressions on their faces. For some reason, he was also excited. It was then that he realized that Big Fatty Zhang was holding a magic mushroom in his hand. It was about the size of the baby's hand, and the translucent crystal; all it required was a glance, and anyone could tell that it was no ordinary item.

Big Fatty Zhang looked at Bai Xiaochun, then stretched out a mushroom and roughly said, "Come, Ninth Young Brother, bite down."

"Uhh .." Bai Xiaochun replied, staring at the magic mushroom. Then he looked around at all the fat Old Brothers, and hesitated. Zhang Fatty Great was instantly annoyed. From the look on his face, if Bai Xiaochun did not eat the mushrooms, the two of them would become enemies.

Not just him. Second Fatty Huang, Third Fatty Hei, and the others all glared at Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun swallowed. Even in his wildest dreams, he would never have imagined himself in a situation where people would get angry if he had not bitten a priceless magic mushroom, it was as if it was nothing more than chicken feet. However, that was what happened right before his eyes.

Bai Xiaochun's heart was pounding as he gritted his teeth and received the magic mushroom. Finally, he opened his mouth and bit him. The mushroom instantly dissolved in his mouth, causing an overwhelming sensation to fill his body, something that was many times stronger than what he had experienced just a moment before when just smelling it. Almost instantly, his face flushed.

“Very good. Elder Sun requested that we use this hundred-year-old magic mushroom in soup. If we all bite, then we should drown or swim together! " Big Fatty Zhang looked extremely satisfied as he opened his mouth and bit. Then he threw the mushroom to the next fat, and soon, they all chewed on the mushroom meat. Now that they were all chewing together, the group smiled at Bai Xiaochun as if he was now one of them.

"Sister," Bai Xiaochun said, "magic mushrooms are delicious! I feel like my whole body is burning! " He licked his lips and looked at Big Fatty Zhang impatiently.

In response, Big Fatty Zhang's eyes began to shine brightly. With a warm laugh, he flamboyantly took out a seal flower, which he gave to Bai Xiaochun.

"Now, have you seen how amazing the Oven is, Young Brother? I'm not lying! Okay, eat. Eat until you are full! "

Bai Xiaochun's eyes started to glow as he took a big bite. Next, Big Fatty Zhang took out a kind of natural precious material, something that looked like a golden gem, which emitted a fragrant aroma.

Bai Xiaochun did not need the encouragement of Big Fatty Zhang. He immediately bit and swallowed it. That sharp taste gave him an incredible sensation. Following which, Big Fatty Zhang produced an extremely sweet red spirit fruit.

More items appear. Magic mushrooms, various medicinal ingredients, spirit fruits and other precious items. Bai Xiaochun took part of them all, as did the other fats. He ate so much that soon, his head turned around. He almost felt drunk, his body hot and burning to the point where white steam rose from the top of his head. He felt fat like a ball.

The more he ate, the greater Fatty Zhang and the others stared at him. In the end, they slapped their stomachs and laughed out loud, and they all really looked like partners in crime.

Head swimming, Bai Xiaochun reached out his hands and feet. His hand landed on Big Fatty Zhang's gigantic belly, and his feet landed to the side. He started laughing with the others.

"Another servant department will kill to get one of their own to the Outer Sect. But we kill to make sure we stay out! After all, who wants to go there? What good is the Outer Sect, huh? " Big Zhang Fatty sounded very proud of this. After he finished speaking, he plucked out the ginseng root. The root itself has countless faint-looking age rings, and is covered with many rootlets. Obviously, this ginseng root was already very old.

"Ninth Young Brother, our cultivation bases are all strong enough that we can become disciples of the Outer Sect long ago. However, we prefer to hide our true level. Look, there are disciples of the Outer Sect who will kill for the chance to get one bite of a hundred year old ginseng root like this. Do we look scared? " Great Fatty Zhang then pulled out the rootlet and put it into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed. Then he handed the ginseng root to Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun was so full that he could barely see properly. "Older Brother, I'm full ... I really can't eat one more bite— "

Even before he finished speaking, Big Fatty Zhang plucked out a root and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Ninth Young Brother, you're too thin, so thin that the girls in the sect won't like you. In our sect, they like people like us Brothers, strong and fat! Come, eat …. " Big Zhang Fatty let out a huge burp. Then he took out a pile of empty bowls, simultaneously pointing to two scrolls hanging on either side of the nearby straw cottage, upon which was inscribed a stanza. "Listen, we have a saying here that says that I rather starve to death in the Oven than fight my way up the stairs in the Outer Sect."

Bai Xiaochun looked at the temple and said, “Yes, sure! We all want to starve to death here! Uh .. yes, starving to death. "

Then he slapped his stomach and let out a burp.

Hearing this, Big Fatty Zhang and the others started laughing. They all found Bai Xiaochun to be increasingly charming.

"Today is a great day," Big Fatty Zhang said. “Ninth Young Brother, there is something important to tell you. We have a certain way of doing things here in the Oven, and in order to adjust, you need to memorize certain mnemonics. Attentiveness. Fruits and spices of a magical nature; Bite the edges but remove the stems; the lice of the flesh are thin when one is about to be slaughtered; as for the bones to leave a little flesh on them; the spirit of porridge? Water until thin; a nice wine? Half a cup will help you. 1

“Six of these lines were compiled after years of suffering by previous generations. If you go out to eat by following these principles, then you are guaranteed to be safe. All right, let's call it night. Go to sleep, today's midnight snack is over. The Outer Sect disciples were still waiting for their soup. " As he spoke, Big Fatty Zhang began to fill the empty bowl with rice porridge.

Bai Xiaochun's head turned around, and he couldn't stop thinking about the six lines of truth that had just been told to him. He looked at Big Fatty Zhang and the others filling the bowl, let out a burp, then crouched down to inspect the bowl itself. Then, his mouth turned into a smile.

"Older Brother, this bowl is too good."

Big Fatty Zhang and the others looked at him with strange expressions.

Looking as attractive as ever, he chuckled and said, "At first glance, they don't look very big, but can actually store a lot of food. Why don't we make them look big, but hold less food? For example, we can make the bottom of the bowl ... thicker! "

Big Fatty Zhang stared in shock, as if he had just been struck by lightning. His fat scroll then began to tremble, and his eyes began to shine brightly. The other fats began to pant, and their fats also began to tremble.

Suddenly a loud hitting sound rang out as Big Fatty Zhang slapped his thigh. Then he threw his head back and laughed out loud.

"Yes yes! That's an idea worth continuing! Future generations in the Oven will all benefit from this! Ninth Junior Brother, I never imagined that someone as attractive as you would actually be this smart! Ha ha! You were born to be part of the Ovens! ”

Thanks to anonpuffs for helping with these six lines. We managed to bring the meaning of the original Chinese language, and also retained the rhyme scheme A, B, A, B, C, C!