The little blind man's hands had distinct knuckles, as beautiful as he was.

However, his fingers were very cold, and when he gently touched Xie Shuci's skin, they felt like a cold object, devoid of any human vitality.

Helpless, Xie Shuci shook the hand that was being held, then leaned down and pressed his lips to the blind boy's hand, asking, "What are you doing?"

Xie Shuci had just taken a sip of tea when a drop of water from the corner of his mouth smeared onto the little blind man's skin. The little blind man's lips curved slightly, and he said, "I feel more at ease holding onto you."

Xie Shuci: "..."

Xie Shuci felt somewhat uneasy. The little blind man could only confirm Xie Shuci's presence by touching him, and he couldn't bring himself to pull his hand away. However, people who recognized Xie Shuci would always glance at them with extremely ambiguous and disdainful looks, as if he were a human trafficker, which made Xie Shuci extremely depressed.

The original owner of this body was such a fool, he must have committed so many sins here that even the shopkeeper's youngest son recognized Xie Shuci and would run far away whenever he saw him.

Soon the food was served, and Xie Shuci put some food into the little blind boy's bowl and then ate it all by himself.

He ate too quickly and accidentally dropped a piece of braised pork. Adhering to the principle of never wasting food, he picked up the fallen piece and instinctively tried to put it in his own mouth. Halfway there, he suddenly changed course and offered it to the little blind boy's lips. "Ah—"

The blind man: "..."

Xie Shuci felt that the little blind man's eyes and brows had turned colder, whether it was his imagination or not.

The two stayed at the inn that night. In order to take care of the little blind boy, he only booked one room, which was divided into two spaces by a screen and furnished with two wooden beds.

The next day, Xie Shuci took the little blind man to the clinic for acupuncture and inquired about the whereabouts of Li Xiao Shaxing.

Hearing that Li Xiao Shaxing hadn't left the town yet and seemed to be investigating something, Xie Shuci was worried about running into this little devil again, so for several days he stayed home almost all the time, except for taking the little blind boy to acupuncture.

After returning from the clinic that day, Xie Shuci took the little blind man to have tea in the lobby of the inn.

The shopkeeper's youngest son was named Adong. Xie Shuci often dragged him over to relieve his boredom when he was bored. Over time, the two became familiar with each other. When Adong saw Xie Shuci bring the little blind boy back, he held up a small windmill and sat down next to the two of them.

"Look at me, Brother Xiaoci!" Adong put the windmill on the table, grabbed a peanut from the plate, tossed it into the middle, and tried to catch it with his mouth open. He didn't catch it properly, and the peanut bounced on his teeth before flying far away.

Xie Shuci was sitting on a stool with the little blind man. Seeing this, he leaned on the little blind man's shoulder and burst into laughter. Although the little blind man did not know what was going on, he could tell from the rise and fall of Xie Shuci's chest that he was laughing, so he also curved his lips and helped Xie Shuci with his hand to prevent him from falling.

"You can't do it, watch me!"

Xie Shuci picked up a peanut, tossed it high into the air, and caught it steadily below. Then, he squinted contentedly at A Dong, who was standing next to him, looking indignant.

"I can too!"

Not to be outdone, A-Dong grabbed another handful and threw them into his mouth, but missed three or four in a row. If it were any other adult, they might have just coaxed the kid, but Xie Shuci was different. Seeing that A-Dong hadn't caught any, he not only mocked him but also provocatively threw a few into his own mouth.

Ah Dong's eyes were red with anger. Finally, he managed to throw down a peanut that was easy to catch. He waited anxiously below, and just as it was about to fall into his mouth, a sinister hand suddenly reached out from mid-air, caught the peanut that was about to fall into his mouth, and turned around to throw it into his own mouth.

Xie Shuci crunched away, raising an eyebrow at A Dong, "So? Are you convinced or not?"

A-Dong puffed out his cheeks and glared at him. He jumped down from the stool with his short legs, walked to the little blind boy's side, grabbed the little blind boy's hand hanging by his side, and wrote in his palm with his chubby little fingers: "Brother Xie An, he bullied me."

Although Xie Shuci was used to calling him Little Blind Man, he called him Xie An in front of outsiders.

Xie An lowered his eyes and smiled, dipping his fingertip in water to write on the table: "How did he bully you?"

Feeling that someone was backing him up, A Dong glanced smugly at Xie Shuci, then grabbed Xie An's hand and covered his mouth with it, just like he had seen his brother Xiao Ci do before.

"He stole my peanuts and bullied me! Don't be friends with him! I heard that Brother Xiaoci used to be really bad. He liked to bully pretty little girls and insisted on bringing them home, and there were more than just little girls..."

"Pfft—" Xie Shuci spat out a mouthful of tea, almost choking himself to death. He quickly pulled Adong over, "Who told you that? Don't talk nonsense."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Xie An.

Xie An lowered his eyes and gently rubbed his palm, it was unclear whether he had heard what was said.

A Dong said matter-of-factly, "That's what everyone in town says."

"Go away! You're not allowed to listen to other people's nonsense anymore, or I won't play with you anymore," Xie Shuci threatened.

A-Dong immediately covered his ears and shook his head, "I won't listen anymore, I won't listen anymore, Brother Xiao Ci, please don't stop playing with me."

Seeing this, Xie Shuci patted his little head with satisfaction, "Open your mouth."

A-Dong opened his mouth as instructed, and Xie Shuci picked up a peanut and accurately threw it into A-Dong's mouth. The little guy immediately beamed with joy.

Before long, the little guy was called away by the waiter. Xie Shuci, still not satisfied, tossed peanuts into his mouth. He was a playful person and had been cooped up for the past two days. The little blind man couldn't speak, and apart from A Dong, he had no one to talk to.

The peanuts were tossed into the air when a strong hand reached out, caught them steadily, and tossed them back into the plate.

Xie Shuci looked at Xie An with surprise and asked in his palm, "You can see?"

Xie An shook his head, "I've only heard about it."

"Hearing the news? You can do that?" Xie Shuci murmured.

Although he didn't hear Xie An's mutterings, Xie An explained, "I am a Taoist practitioner, and my five senses are more sensitive than ordinary people. I can distinguish the wind by smell."

"Wow, that's amazing! Is this easy to learn?" Xie Shuci wrote in his palm.

Xie An said silently, "It can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words."

"oh……"

It means that you have to figure it out yourself, and Xie Shuci immediately lost interest.

He sipped his tea in silence, his mind racing with thoughts of when Li Xiao Shaxing would finally leave. He felt he was going crazy if he stayed cooped up for another two days. He'd barely been anywhere except the inn and the clinic these past few days.

Just then, Xie An tapped his wrist twice with two fingers. Xie Shuci looked over in confusion, only to see Xie An's lips part slightly, "How many people have you brought home?"

Xie Shuci: "..."

He almost forgot about it.

He felt inexplicably awkward and didn't want the little blind boy to know about the sins the original owner had committed. He grabbed Xie An's hand and put it to his lips, muttering, "That was all a long time ago."

Xie An faced him, his face expressionless, his eyes still lifeless. "Am I one of them?"

Xie Shuci said, "You're not a little girl, why would I take you home?"

Xie An pursed his lips, his face turning cold. "Then why did you save me?"

Although there was no sound, Xie Shuci could sense that his tone was not good.

Xie Shuci said helplessly, "I told you, I am naturally kind and charitable, and besides, there are reasons why you have become like this."

Xie An's expression did not improve. He tried to pull his hand back, but Xie Shuci gripped his hand tightly. Just as he was about to explain, he felt a sword aura slashing towards him.

Xie Shuci, being a semi-cultivator, reacted quickly and pulled Xie An away from the table. The wooden table was split in two right in front of them, with wood chips scattered all over the ground.

The others in the lobby were also affected, and the inn was immediately thrown into an uproar.

"Thank you, letter, resignation!"

A sound of gritting teeth came from the doorway.

Xie Shuci, still shaken, looked toward the door. When he saw who it was, his face immediately fell.

Standing by the door was a young man in blue robes with an angry expression. Who else could it be but Li Xiao Shaxing?

"Let him go!" Li Xiaoshaxing's eyes were spitting fire as he looked at Xie Shuci holding Xie An's hand with disgust.

Xie Shuci subconsciously let go of her hand, but Xie An, unaware of what had happened, grabbed Xie Shuci's hand back.

Li Xiao Shaxing was instantly enraged. "You despicable scoundrel! I told you to let him go!"

Xie Shuci knew from the situation that Li Xiaoshaxing had misunderstood, and quickly said, "Young Master Li, you've misunderstood. It's not what you think between us..."

Because of the drugging incident, Li Xiaoshaxing had an extremely negative impression of Xie Shuci. Seeing that the boy being led by Xie Shuci had a handsome face but lifeless eyes, he was certain that Xie Shuci had kept him by his side through some means. It was really despicable.

"Young master, do not be afraid, I am coming to your rescue!"

Li Xiao Shaxing wouldn't listen to Xie Shuci's explanation. He drew his sword and slashed at Xie Shuci. In desperation, Xie Shuci grabbed Xie An and fled around the inn, causing chaos in the lobby.

"Despicable! Shameless! Let him go right now!"

"You've misunderstood! He is..."

"Shut up! Let them go!"

The tables, chairs, and benches in the lobby were all overturned on the ground. The shopkeeper was crying and wailing on the side. Xie Shuci was running for his life while grabbing a burden. Before long, he was cornered by Li Xiao Shaxing.

What the hell is this?!

"Xie Shuci, let him go!" Li Xiaoshaxing wanted to draw his sword and slash at him, but Xie Shuci actually hid behind the boy. "Despicable and shameless!"

Knowing he wouldn't hurt Xie An, Xie Shuci huddled behind him, listening to his endless stream of curses. She couldn't help but stick out half her head and mock, "Have you gone mad from cultivating Taoism? You only know a few words to curse with? Can't you come up with something new?"

"You...you're asking for death!" Li Xiao Shaxing was furious and wanted to strike with his sword, but fearing that innocent people would be hurt, he roared, "Get out here!"

"No!" Xie Shuci pulled Xie An back two steps, then huddled in the corner and secretly wrote a few words on Xie An's back: Don't move, you're in trouble.

His fingers slid quickly across Xie An's waist. In the tense atmosphere, Xie Shuci did not notice the momentary stiffness in Xie An's body.

Li Xiao Shaxing was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He cursed, "You, as a cultivator, actually hid behind a blind man. Aren't you ashamed?"

Seeing that he didn't dare to touch her for the time being, Xie Shuci grew bolder and retorted, "What's the meaning of you, a young master of a dignified immortal sect, repeatedly pestering a man like me? Do you really have feelings for me? Let me tell you, you're not my type. I prefer virtuous women..."

Seeing him twist the truth like this, Li Xiao Shaxing turned green with anger and shouted, "You're talking nonsense!"

Xie Shuci chuckled and said, "If you're still not satisfied with me being expelled from the sect, I'll let you drug me once. I absolutely won't resist. Do whatever you want to me. If I, Xie Shuci, say 'no,' I'm not a man!"

Li Xiao Shaxing never expected him to be so shameless as to say such things in public. His handsome face turned pale and then red. "Xie Shuci! I'm going to kill you!"

Relying on Xie An as his protector, Xie Shuci made a face at Li Xiao Shaxing with arrogance, "Come on if you dare."

"Young master, please step aside, I will avenge you!"

"He won't listen to you..."

Before Xie Shuci could finish speaking, Xie An, who was in front of him, slipped and half of his body tilted to the side, revealing Xie Shuci, who was hiding behind him.

Li Xiao Shaxing and Xie Shuci locked eyes, and Li Xiao Shaxing raised his sword, revealing a sinister smile.

Xie Shuci: "..."

"No... Help!!"