Chapter 29: The handkerchief to him, or to the master, or to herself? ...

(Twenty-nine)

Taiyin Mountain, Shixian Palace.

The two men sat opposite each other, each holding black and white chess pieces. The chess pieces made crisp clattering sounds when they landed on the stone plate, like morning dew falling into a clear spring.

Li Shanglu knew that Shangjun couldn't just play chess with her. After thinking for a moment, she still felt that the other party might want to mention the love tribulation.

If she had not died once, she would probably never have had the chance to know that she would be Shen Changyi's love tribulation. This world was probably created for the so-called protagonist Xie Du, and Shen Changyi was the master who taught the protagonist sword skills but was killed by someone and died early.

According to this statement, Shen Changyi must die.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, no two suns in the sky, and no one superior to the emperor. Shen Changyi is already too strong to be surpassed, so what's the point of a story with Xie Du as the protagonist?

So he died, killed by his wife who left him defenseless.

Next up is Xie Du's story. How did Xie Du avenge his master, how did he reach the pinnacle, how did he ascend to become an immortal...

If Shen Changyi hadn't died, the rest of the story would have been messed up.

Changing what is destined to happen may lead to terrible consequences.

Before the Lord opened his mouth, Li Shanglu had already thought of everything he could think of.

"Shanglu..."

She raised her head, her eyes showing a slight, barely perceptible nervousness.

Shangjun looked at her for a long moment, sighed inwardly, and said softly, "How are you these days?"

Li Shanglu looked at him in surprise and said casually, "Very good."

What else could she do? She just went shopping, spent money, made some pills, and cursed Chen Changyi a few times.

Hearing her words, the Lord nodded slightly, produced an ancient book from thin air, and handed it to her. "I see that you seem to be under the control of an ancient spell. This spell is extremely evil, vicious and insidious, and difficult to detect. Have you been experiencing frequent palpitations and phantom pains lately?"

"This is the Sutra of Eliminating Anger and Purifying the Mind. After refining the elixir in this elixir book, take it daily to help you cleanse your evil spirit."

Li Shanglu was surprised. She did often feel heartache and always thought it was because of the anger she got from the bastard master and disciple Shen Changyi and Xie Du.

Has the devil's spell ever controlled her?

when?

She reached out to take the thin alchemy book, but another thing came to her mind. After the sword test, there was one last magic test.

This trial includes alchemy, talismans, formations, physical skills, etc. She is already far behind others in the swordsmanship trial. If she can refine this Eliminate Anger and Purify Mind Pill, she might be able to get a high score. After all, it is a gift from Lord Duheng, so it must be a good thing.

Li Shanglu carefully put away the alchemy manual and looked up at Shang Jun. "Shang Jun, do you have anything else to say?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, his face flushed a little, but he finally held it back and said, "I hope you and Chang Yi are all well. Other than that, I have nothing else to say."

The so-called love tribulation may have been resolved by them.

If I insist on talking too much, will it backfire?

Shangjun didn't say anything in the end. Instead, Shen Changyi asked again and again with concern, until he annoyed Li Shanglu and finally he felt relieved.

Seven days after the magic trial, Li Shanglu borrowed an alchemy furnace from Taiyin Mountain and refined the pill that could purify thoughts and eliminate anger according to the steps in the alchemy manual.

However, new problems soon arose.

When she was making pills in the past, she only looked at the color and shape, but never took them herself, so she didn't know how effective they were.

The magic trial must be given to the elders who test the medicine. She was afraid that her medicine would poison the elders.

Li Shanglu took it once himself and didn't feel any effect.

I guess nothing has happened to make her unhappy recently, so the symptoms of palpitations and phantom pains cannot be verified.

She wanted to ask Shangjun, but Shangjun was one of the examiners. When he heard that she was going to use the alchemy book he sent to participate in the competition, in order to maintain fairness, he refused to help her with any advice.

Li Shanglu had no choice but to write a letter back to Mingzhou Sect to ask someone. Elder Teng said that he had only seen this elixir in a book, and it would be best to find a few more people to try it and record the effects.

It's the same as not saying anything.

She thought about it and decided to ask Helan Jin to try the medicine.

"Pills?"

Helan Jin took the round, white pill from her hand, pinched it between his fingers and examined it carefully, then chuckled softly, "Of course I'll take the pill Shang Lu personally refined. But, since I'm helping you test it, I should at least give you some benefits, right?"

Li Shanglu frowned and said calmly, "Can't you be more selfless?"

Every time she asked him for help, she would ask her for benefits.

"If Shang Lu were my wife, I would definitely be selfless." Helan Jin waved his folding fan slowly and nonchalantly, "Why don't you ask your cousin to test the medicine?"

"He's been instructing his apprentice and hasn't been seen all day." Li Shanglu said casually, "Are you going to eat or not?"

It turned out that he was the one who came looking for me first.

Helan Jin smiled and said meaningfully, "Of course I will take it. There aren't many men like me who would help you test the medicine without any benefit. You must remember my kindness... What is the effect of this medicine?"

Li Shanglu: "Remove the remaining evil spirit from your body."

Helan Jin: “?”

His expression froze for a moment, and he slowly placed the pill back in front of Li Shanglu, "Let's go find your cousin."

Are you kidding? He is now just a remnant soul, and the demonic energy is almost non-existent. Even Shen Changyi can't find him. Li Shanglu actually wants to get rid of him. He might as well just kill him.

After hitting a wall with Helan Jin, Li Shanglu was at a loss. She didn't have many acquaintances, and she couldn't ask Qiu Hanyu to help her test the medicine. What if the examiner got sick from the food?

When I returned to the inn and opened the door, Shen Changyi and Xie Du were already there.

"Greetings, Master's wife." Xie Du stood up and saluted, without a sword at his waist.

Li Shanglu ignored him, holding the pill, walked in front of Shen Changyi and spread out his palm.

Shen Changyi looked at her, then at the pill, "Is this the anger-clearing and mind-purifying pill?"

Did Shang Lu show it to him, hoping that he would praise his excellent pill making skills?

He hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth when he heard Li Shanglu say uncomfortably, "Test the medicine. Take it."

She never asked for help from others, and this kind of direct command was her only way of communicating with Chen Changyi.

Shen Changyi was slightly stunned, reached out to take the pill, and was about to put it in his mouth when he was stopped by Li Shanglu.

"Forget it, let Xie Du eat it."

Li Shanglu lowered his eyelashes and did not look at him. He just unreasonably snatched the pill and stuffed it into Xie Du's hand.

Xie Du looked at them in disbelief for a long time, then asked tentatively, "Did you poison me?"

Otherwise, why would you suddenly stuff it into his mouth?

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed as if some past events that should not be mentioned were revealed, and the expressions of Shen Changyi and Li Shanglu changed.

Li Shanglu gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "If only it were poisonous, I could poison you to death and never let you go without hearing anything."

Shen Changyi stared at her in astonishment, pursed his lips and said nothing.

It doesn't matter if it's poisonous, he wanted to say.

Shanglu doesn't allow him to try the medicine. Is he afraid that something might happen to him?

Xie Du didn't know whether he could eat the extremely suspicious-looking pill. When he was hesitating, Shen Changyi gently took the pill from his fingertips, put it in his mouth, chewed it into pieces and swallowed it.

The taste is bitter at first but sweet at the end, not too bad.

Li Shanglu reacted and cursed subconsciously, "Who told you to take it? You took it even though you knew what the medicine was?"

It was the second one she had made, and no one had tried it except herself.

"I believe you." Shen Changyi said lightly, as if to prove something, "It will be fine."

Li Shanglu was speechless for a long while before mumbling, "Whatever you want. You can't blame me if you die from eating it."

It would have been fine if she hadn't said that. After she said that, Xie Du became even more suspicious that there was something wrong with the medicine. He frowned and asked, "What medicine is it?"

"What does it have to do with you..." Li Shanglu was about to retort him, but she heard a thud. She turned around in surprise and saw the figure in the snow-white clothes falling to the ground.

His heartbeat suddenly stopped, and then started beating violently. Li Shanglu's pupils shrank and the blood color on his face instantly faded.

The scene before her seemed to overlap with the day when she poisoned the food - she had clearly replaced the food, but Shen Changyi still died.

"What's wrong?"

Li Shanglu's voice trembled as he leaned over and pushed Shen Changyi's body in panic, "Shen Changyi, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Du was equally incredulous. Without hesitation, he helped Shen Changyi up and reached out to check his breath.

After a while, he let out a long breath and said speechlessly, "He's still breathing, just fainted."

Li Shanglu used trembling fingers to check his breath, then gently pressed his hand on his chest to make sure his heart was still beating. His tense body slowly relaxed, and beads of sweat covered his forehead, dripping down his chin.

fortunately……

No, that's not right. It was the same that day. Nothing happened at first. Later, he just took a short nap on the rattan chair and never woke up again.

"What kind of elixir is that?" Xie Du was also frightened. He helped the man lie down on the couch, "If I had known this would happen, I should have eaten it."

Li Shanglu's mind was still blank and she didn't bother to pay attention to him. She tried to calm herself down and took out the alchemy book with trembling hands to examine it carefully.

Every step was correct, how could this happen?

Wait, the steps were correct, but she suddenly couldn’t remember which herbs she had put in. She must have put too little or too much of something!

Which one?

Why can't I remember anything all of a sudden?

Xie Du glanced at her from the corner of his eye. Seeing her nervous and bewildered expression, he pursed his lips slightly and said softly, "Don't worry, Master just fainted. There's nothing unusual."

However, Li Shanglu didn't hear his words at all. He just kept flipping through the alchemy book. His hands kept shaking. The sweat from his forehead dripped onto the paper, wetting a small area like a tear mark.

Xie Du slowly transferred the spiritual energy into Shen Changyi's body, glancing at her from time to time.

He said he didn't like Master, but it was obvious that he really liked him.

The spiritual energy circulated through his veins, but he still couldn't find any problems. If this was truly a poison, capable of killing people without being noticed, Li Shanglu might become a poison immortal.

He estimated that there was no big problem and his master might wake up soon. Even if he didn't wake up, it was the time of the sect competition and there were countless masters gathered here. He could find any alchemy master to cure him.

Xie Du was just about to say something to comfort Li Shanglu, but he saw that Li Shanglu had walked to the door and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?"

Li Shanglu ignored him. Xie Du saw that she was not in a good state and quickly stepped forward to stop her. "Master's Wife, you stay here to guard Master. I will go find someone to help."

Hearing this, Li Shanglu finally came to her senses and slowly raised her head.

Xie Du was stunned. He had never seen Li Shanglu with such an expression. Her eyes were red and moist, and her gaze was filled with almost crazy obsession, as if she had made up her mind.

"It's okay, Master is okay!" Xie Du looked at her in astonishment, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her. "I said he's okay, did you hear me? What are you thinking about?"

Li Shanglu shook off his hand and walked forward on his own.

She wanted to find Lord Duheng. No matter what the reason was, she wanted Shen Changyi to wake up immediately!

She was stopped by Xie Du again after just two steps. This time, Xie Du was truly afraid of her. "Go back. I'll ask Lord Du Heng to take a look. You can first think about what went wrong with the pill. It will be easier to diagnose when Lord Du Heng comes."

If Li Shanglu ran out in this state, no one knew what would happen, and it would definitely be more serious than what happened to his master.

Hearing his words, Li Shanglu actually stopped.

What Xie Du said made sense. The prescription was correct, but her method of refining it was wrong.

Even if Shangjun came, he would only ask her how the elixir was made, and there was no way to wake Shen Changyi up all at once.

Li Shanglu decisively pushed him away, turned back to the room, took out all the medicinal materials from the storage ring, and repeated the steps of refining the elixir over and over again.

Xie Du finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her go back. He touched his forehead and found it was covered in cold sweat.

Li Shanglu looked like she had done something irreversible before. She was afraid, but within that fear, he inexplicably felt a strong anger.

Who is that anger directed at?

To him, or to the master, or to herself?

Xie Du couldn't understand why there were so many mysteries about her, so he could only sigh, make a ground escape spell, and go to find Lord Duheng first.

Li Shanglu was indeed angry.

She didn't know why Shen Changyi fainted.

It was as if she didn't know why Shen Changyi died even though she had changed the food that day.

She no longer wanted to kill him, she no longer wanted to kill him!

Hasn't that sin been paid for yet?

How long will it take, how many lifetimes will it take to pay it back?

How many times do I have to die and be reborn like this!

Why does this always happen? Why did it happen to her? She was not in any love trouble. She just married Shen Changyi, that's all!

The paper pages were crumpled, herbs and gold were piled up in a disorderly manner on the ground, Li Shanglu's hair was scattered, and he repeated the action of refining the elixir unconsciously.

Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard on the soft couch.

Li Shanglu's movements suddenly froze. She turned around, her face covered with traces of tears.

On the soft couch, Shen Changyi stared at her in confusion, then slowly stood up, walked towards her, and handed her a handkerchief.

The sunlight leaked out from the window, shining brightly and softly on the white handkerchief.

Li Shanglu stared at him for a while, then threw himself into his arms.

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