In the early morning of the Eastern Sea, the sky was cloudy and drizzling.
Inside the warm and dry cabin, Ye Fan rolled up his sleeves, held an iron ladle, and carefully stirred the iron pot on the stove.
Inside the iron pot, the pure white granulated sugar began to gradually melt into a light golden viscous syrup.
The air was filled with a refreshing caramel sweet smell.
On the tables beside him, there were fresh haws that had been washed and seeded, and were threaded with thin bamboo sticks, as well as a large pot of fried fragrant white sesame seeds.
He was making tanghulu.
Taking advantage of the time now, he was prepared to make a trip to Pear Blossom Palace to visit his beloved wife and grandfather Ye Yun, who was seriously injured and lost ten years of his life.
Before leaving last time, he promised Fujiwara No Chiko to bring her delicious food, and Fujiwara No Chiko loved to eat tanghulu the most.
This time, he was going to personally make dozens of tanghulu for his beloved wife to make her happy and let her eat to her heart's content.
Boiling the syrup, dipping the sugar, sprinkling the sesame, Ye Fan was very careful, afraid that the tanghulu he made would not be to his wife's taste.
Baihu stood on the table, staring with its clear eyes at Ye Fan making tanghulu while drooling.
It also loved to eat tanghulu.
"You can't eat it now, you have to wait for the syrup to cool down completely." Seeing that Baihu was drooling, Ye Fan put the tanghulu covered in syrup and sesame seeds on the clean chopping board and said with a smile.
"Wu …" Baihu looked at the tanghulu covered in syrup on the chopping board and let out an impatient whimper, licking its lips from time to time.
"Impatient guy." Looking at the drooling Baihu, Ye Fan shook his head with a smile. "Alright, since you are so hungry, I'll give you two first."
Ye Fan said, stretching out his right hand, urging the cold air, and gently stroking the tanghulu on the chopping board.
Crack crack crack …
After Ye Fan touched it, the piping hot sugar-coated haws were instantly frozen by the cold air released from Ye Fan's palm, becoming crystal clear and bright red like fire.
"Here, eat." Ye Fan patted Baihu's head and said with a smile.
After hearing Ye Fan's words, Baihu didn't say another word. She lowered her head and picked up a big stick of candied haws. She jumped down from the table and happily ran to the side to eat.
"What are you making? Why is it so sweet? "
* Crash … *
After the door slid open, Tsukuyomi, dressed in red, walked in from outside the cabin.
"You came at the right time. Try my cooking and see if it's as good as the ones sold outside." After seeing Akatsuki, Ye Fan took a stick of frozen candied haws from the chopping board and handed it to Akatsuki.
"Candied haws?" Akatsuki was pleasantly surprised and said excitedly.
Coincidentally, she and Fujiwara No Chiko were the same. They both loved this sweet and sour candied haws.
She took off her veil and took the candied haws from Ye Fan. She opened her red lips and bit down.
"How is it? Is it good? "Ye Fan asked Akatsuki.
Akatsuki was chewing on the candied haws and didn't have time to speak. She could only extend her hand to Ye Fan and give him a thumbs up as a sign of praise.
"That's good, that's good." Ye Fan smiled and lowered his head to continue making the candied haws.
"Why are you in the mood to make candied haws today? And so much? "Akatsuki walked in front of Ye Fan while eating the candied haws and asked.
"I want to make a trip to Pear Blossom Palace to see Chiko and Grandfather." Ye Fan was busy with his hands and said without raising his head, "Chiko loves candied haws the most. I'll make more for her to bring over."
"Oh." Hearing Ye Fan say this, Akatsuki slowly put down the candied haws in her mouth and the expression on her face changed from excitement to calmness.
She originally thought that these candied haws were made for her by Ye Fan.
"When are you leaving?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
"When the syrup on these candied haws has cooled and solidified, I'll leave." Ye Fan neatly placed the candied haws covered in syrup and sesame seeds on the chopping board and answered.
"But isn't this candied haws already done?" Akatsuki looked at the candied haws in her hand and asked in confusion.
"That's because Xiao Zhao was greedy, so I used cold air to make it. The texture is still a bit lacking, so it's not as good as naturally cooled ones." Ye Fan looked up at Akatsuki and said with a smile.
Akatsuki turned to look at Xiao Zhao who was happily eating syrup by the stove and understood everything.
This man's love for his wife could be said to have reached the pinnacle. She could see his painstaking efforts from just a small stick of candied haws.
"I'll help you." The red-eyed Akatsuki put down the candied haws in her hand and then rolled up her sleeves. She reached out to take the finished candied haws from Ye Fan and quickly placed them on the chopping board. "You do it. I'll help you. It'll be faster that way."
Ye Fan frowned and looked at Akatsuki.
Akatsuki lowered her head and worked, avoiding Ye Fan's gaze.
"There's still time. I'll do it." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki. "You just recovered your strength. You should rest well."
"I'm not that delicate." Akatsuki tucked her long hair behind her ear and said with her head down as she worked, "You haven't seen your wife for so long. It's rare that you have time to go to Pear Blossom Palace. This time, you should accompany her more. I'm here in the Eastern Sea."
"You're not coming with me?" Ye Fan frowned and asked Akatsuki.
"You're going to see your wife. What's the matter with me going?" Akatsuki turned her head and smiled at Ye Fan. "Besides, I still have to help you find information about the Nine Cauldrons in the Eastern Sea. Only then can you be at ease and accompany your wife."
After speaking, Akatsuki turned around.
Two sparkling and translucent tears slowly flowed from her eyes and into her mouth. They were bitter and astringent.
She secretly urged her spirit energy to stop the tears in her tear ducts.
However, despite Akatsuki's efforts to hide her tears, she still couldn't escape Ye Fan's sharp senses.
"Hong Ji …" Ye Fan said.
"If you don't hurry up, the syrup will burn." Akatsuki turned her head and looked at Ye Fan with a bright smile.
"En." Ye Fan responded and lowered his head to continue working.
It was better for him to pretend that he didn't know …
An hour later, Ye Fan, who was carrying a green bamboo pole, appeared high up in the sky.
The top of the green bamboo pole was wrapped with several layers of straw mats. On the straw mats, there were many sparkling and translucent candied haws that were bright red and shiny.
Around the dozens of candied haws, Ye Fan used five-colored spirit energy mixed with cold air to completely wrap them up. This way, it could keep them fresh and prevent dust.
He stepped on the Auspicious Clouds and carried the candied haws on his shoulder as he flew toward the Pear Blossom Palace at lightning speed …
Buzz …
In the garden of the Pear Blossom Palace, Jinchan, who was wearing a pink dress, pressed one hand on the Baihui acupoint on the head of Ye Yun who was sitting on a rosewood chair. Golden light shone from her palm!
Whoosh …
Countless golden rays of light snaked down the Baihui acupoint on Ye Yun's head and entered Ye Yun's qi ocean.
Jinchan's eyes were tightly shut and her brows were slightly furrowed. On her forehead, large beads of sweat seeped out.
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Jinchan opened her beautiful eyes and slowly stopped her cultivation. Her face was slightly pale.
Jinchan squatted down and didn't bother to wipe her sweat. She asked Ye Yun who was sitting on the rosewood chair with concern, "How is it, do you feel better?"
"Can 'er, don't waste any more qi for me. Cough cough cough … Using so much qi with so little effect is not worth it. Don't drag you down because of me, this old bag of bones, cough cough cough … "
On the rosewood chair, the white-haired and wrinkled Ye Yun looked at Jinchan with heartache. He stretched out his trembling hand to wipe away Jinchan's sweat.
"I don't care." Jinchan's eyes flashed with tears. She held Ye Yun's old hand with both hands and gently placed it on her face. She choked with sobs and said, "As long as I can make you feel better, I will use up all my qi to keep you alive …"
Ever since they returned from the Demon Slaying Conference, Ye Yun's speed of aging was faster and faster. He who was in his fifties now looked like he was in his seventies!
Not only did the Burning the Heavens Diagram directly consume ten years of his life, it also completely burned away the sword qi in his body and even severely injured his internal organs!
As a result, the speed of his aging naturally became faster and faster!
During the day, Jinchan was busy taking care of Fujiwara No Chiko and Ye Yun. At night, she would study the secret scriptures of the Pear Blossom Palace. She wanted to find an effective way to heal Ye Yun's body.
However, she flipped through all the secret scriptures that she could find but still couldn't find a way.
Seeing her beloved man grow old so painfully, Jinchan made up her mind and used the natal qi that she had cultivated for many years.
This natal qi was the innate foundation of all living beings. It was the essence of life. In detail, it was even more important than spirit qi. This was because without spirit qi, one would at most be like an ordinary person. But without natal qi, it meant that one's life was about to end.
Jinchan would transfer her natal qi to Ye Yun every seven days in order to slow down Ye Yun's aging. But even so, as Ye Yun had said, the results were minimal.
Ye Yun saw this and his heart ached.
"Can 'er, cough cough cough …" Ye Yun said weakly to the teary-eyed Jinchan. "Don't worry about my injuries. I have let you down for so many years. This is my retribution. Cough cough cough … I am already satisfied that you have forgiven me. Even if I die, I will die without regrets …"
As Ye Yun spoke, two streams of hot tears flowed out from his wrinkled eyes.
"No! I won't let you die! "Jinchan cried loudly." If you die, I don't want to live either … "
"Silly girl, don't say silly things. Cough cough cough, you have to live well …" Ye Yun said as he wiped away Jinchan's tears.
After Jinchan heard this, she threw herself into Ye Yun's arms and started sobbing.
For the first time since she became famous, she felt powerless.
Granny Golden Silkworm's fame spread far and wide. Countless lives had been saved by her. However, she had saved so many people, but she couldn't save the man she loved. This pain seeped into her bones and left her heartbroken.
Ye Yun caressed Jinchan's waterfall-like hair as tears flowed down his face.
"He is not dead yet. What is there to cry about?"
Just as the two of them were crying bitterly, a clear voice entered their ears.
Whoosh …
A white light screen appeared out of thin air. It was extremely dazzling!
In the white light, a man in white clothes with an elegant temperament slowly walked out of the white light.
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