Mortal: Fairy Song Yu has issued you a task.

Chapter 38 A Green Boat Accompanying a Beautiful Woman

The sky was just beginning to brighten, and the waning moon hung in the air.

Despite having spent the entire night cultivating immortality, Lin Jingchu was surprisingly energetic. He checked his belongings to make sure nothing was missing, then opened the cave's protective barrier and prepared to set off.

As soon as the restriction was activated, a sound transmission talisman flew in through the air.

Lin Jingchu listened intently to the message in the talisman, his brows furrowing slightly: "Why would Song Yu suddenly ask me to wait for her at the bamboo pavilion before I depart? Could it be to see me off?"

Although he didn't understand its meaning, he still took a boat and flew towards White Phoenix Peak.

Even from some distance from the bamboo pavilion, he spotted a slender, graceful figure leaning against a pillar inside. The morning light outlined her exquisitely beautiful profile.

"Senior Sister Song." Lin Jingchu landed the boat and quickly stepped forward. "Is there anything important you need to tell Junior Brother?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yu straightened his leaning posture slightly, but instead of answering directly, he changed the subject and said, "Junior Sister Shen is still young and has been away from home for several months. She is a little homesick. She even wrote a letter home yesterday."

Lin Jingchu asked in confusion, "Senior Sister, do you want me to give you a ride back?"

Song Yu shook her head, then suddenly raised her hand, gently brushing her neatly styled black hair behind her ear: "I'll deliver it myself. I've spent several months with Junior Sister Shen, and there are some things I need to discuss with her elders. Since you're also going to Tiantong City, we can travel together." She paused, then added, "I grew up in the sect, and after reaching Foundation Establishment, it's time for me to go out and gain experience. This is just going with the flow."

Lin Jingchu's face showed a strange expression as his gaze fell on Song Yu's exquisite profile. The morning sun shone down, making her slightly chubby cheeks appear white with a rosy glow, like a fresh and juicy fruit.

Song Yu felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and subconsciously turned his face to the other side: "If Junior Brother does not wish to come along, then forget it, I will go by myself."

"How could I not be willing? It is my honor that Senior Sister is willing to travel with me." Lin Jingchu said decisively, and immediately withdrew his gaze.

Staring at it for a while is fine; staring at it for a long time is impolite.

Song Yu noticed the intense gaze had dissipated and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, calming his slightly racing heart: "Junior Brother, how do you plan to get there? The sect has a flying boat going to Hundred Crafts Academy this afternoon; how about we hitch a ride?"

Lin Jingchu: "Although this method saves effort, it deviates too much from the intended direction. Once we reach Baiqiaoyuan, we still need to turn east and fly to Tiantong City ourselves, which actually takes more time."

Song Yu readily agreed, saying, "Then I'll fly there myself; the journey can serve as a learning experience." With that, he summoned his jade flute, intending to ascend into the sky.

"Wait." Lin Jingchu raised his hand to stop him, and under Song Yu's puzzled gaze, he threw out the Azure Wing Boat and activated a spell to unfold it into its full form.

The small Azure Wing Boat emitted a burst of spiritual light, instantly expanding into a medium-sized flying boat five zhang in length.

At the same time, the pair of blue-green wings on both sides of the boat, which had been folded up, were now fully unfurled for the first time, with a wingspan of three zhang (approximately 10 meters). They fluttered slightly in the morning breeze, shimmering with iridescent light.

Standing in the shadow cast by the feathered boat, Song Yu looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguised surprise: "Junior Brother, where did you obtain this magical boat treasure?"

Lin Jingchu said in a serious tone, "Elder Feng was overjoyed to have such a handsome, outstanding, talented, and intelligent disciple as me, and in his happiness, he gifted me to him."

Song Yu glanced at him and continued spouting nonsense. It was true that he was "handsome," but was having three spiritual roots really considered exceptional?

"No one would believe that. You look so ordinary." Song Yu snorted, and with a light tap of her toes, she leaped up like a startled swan and landed gracefully on the deck of the Azure Wing Boat.

Lin Jingchu watched her graceful figure, chuckled, and followed closely behind.

"Senior sister, let's go!"

With its three-zhang-long green wings flapping in the wind, the flying boat pierced the sky and headed straight for the mountain gate.

In a short while, they arrived at the mountain gate. Lin Jingchu handed over his warrant, and after verification, the airship continued its journey. However, he retracted his conspicuously large wings, and the airship's speed slowed considerably, transitioning to a steady cruise.

"Senior sister, the journey is still long, let's go inside and sit down." Lin Jingchu led Song Yu into the elegant room at the stern of the ship.

Then, his body suddenly swayed slightly.

The next moment, two "Lin Jingchu" appeared at the same time. Song Yu activated his Clear Insight Perception and found that their auras were exactly the same!

"What kind of supernatural power is this?" Song Yu was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized, "Could it be the 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon' technique from the 'Moon Gazing Technique'?"

Lin Jingchu's clone smiled and said, "Senior Sister has a remarkable memory." After saying that, he went to the bow of the ship to observe the surrounding situation.

Lin Jingchu then lit the spiritual charcoal in the furnace to boil water, and took out a sealed purple clay pot. "I've mostly enjoyed my senior sister's tea before, but today I'd like to invite her to try my own."

As the lid was unscrewed, a delicate and sweet honey aroma filled the cabin.

Lin Jingchu's wrist trembled slightly as he gently tapped the tea canister, and plump buds covered in white down fell into the porcelain white gaiwan like pine needles covered in snow.

"This is my own spiritual tea, called Silver Needle White Tea, made from the first tender buds of the first spring harvest. This jar was made when I joined the sect and has been aged for more than three years."

Even a major customer like Senior Brother Ye had never been willing to take it out before.

Lin Jingchu swiftly and smoothly performed the steps of shaking the incense, pouring water, letting it sit, and serving the tea, handing a cup of light amber-colored tea to Song Yu.

Song Yu closed his eyes to ponder, then opened his eyes, which were as blue as an autumn sky, and sighed, "Junior Brother is truly a man of great hidden talent."

"I'm glad you like it, Senior Sister. The beauty of this tea lies in its aging and aging process, where it absorbs the essence of time." Lin Jingchu changed the subject, "It's a pity that when I joined the sect, I was short of spirit stones and busy with other matters, so I didn't make too much. This year, when the new tea is harvested, I will make some more for you, Senior Sister. You can also store the tea yourself, which is quite interesting."

Song Yu's eyebrows curved into a smile, revealing a gentle yet bright expression: "Then I'll await your fine tea, Junior Brother."

[Task Discovered]

【Task Name: Affection Conveyed Through Silver Needles】

[Posted by: Song Yu (Favorability: Close Friend)]

[Task Description: Song Yu has taken a great liking to your Baihao Yinzhen tea and, during this year's new tea harvest, personally made a batch of Baihao Yinzhen as a gift for him.]

[Task Reward: Song Yu's Alchemy Experience]

With another item added to the task list, Lin Jingchu was secretly delighted, and the tea in his hand seemed to taste even sweeter.

He casually asked, "By the way, Senior Sister, you said yesterday that you were looking after Junior Sister Shen. Now that you've gone to deliver the message, who's taking care of her?"

Song Yu put down his teacup and said casually, "Of course, I'll return it to my mother. She was originally her disciple, but she was lazy and made me and Senior Sister Meng take care of her."

"Are you talking badly about me?!" Song Yu suddenly looked at him with piercing eyes.

Lin Jingchu was taken aback. Using the Transparent Insight technique like this? He quickly raised the fairness cup and poured spiritual tea for Song Yu: "How dare I!"

Song Yu hummed in satisfaction, then took out an exquisite sandalwood zither. "How can one enjoy such fine tea without the accompaniment of string and wind instruments?"

She gently raised her hand, her fingertips brushing across the zither strings.

"Ding-dong!"

The clear, melodious sound of the zither flowed out and echoed throughout the boat cabin.

Although Lin Jingchu didn't understand music theory, he still found the melodies produced by those slender, jade-like fingers to be pleasant to the ear.

The airship's wind-breaking shield isolated it from the outside wind, and the surrounding mountains gradually became shorter as the green boat flew rapidly towards the outside of the Yunmeng Mountains.

A hundred miles away, high above the clouds, a shrunken, alien blue eagle glided silently, with a voluptuous woman sitting cross-legged on its back.