It turns out that no matter how hard you try, it's useless to make up for what you're not good at.

Yan Huailiu was extremely worried: "It looks a bit like a fried egg... I swear I was thinking of Xiuyun, and it just so happens to be your name, it has a good meaning."

He sighed heavily: "It's so ugly. Why don't you burn it? I'll practice it and then embroider it for you again."

Gu Xingyun took the hairband away and tied it on his head naturally: "Disciple thinks it looks good."

He is never picky when it comes to gifts.

Yan Huailiu yawned: "Just try to coax me, forget it, let's do this for now, I'll send you off later..."

His voice gradually weakened, his eyelids were almost unable to hold up, and his body fell into Gu Xingyun's arms: "It's too hot, I'm a little sleepy, I'll take a nap..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he fell asleep completely.

Gu Xingyun hugged him, his expression gradually becoming ugly.

He didn't dare to investigate the situation inside Yan Huailiu privately, but something was obviously wrong now.

His master never had the habit of sleeping during the day, and it had been like this for many years.

"Before the sun sets, one must stay awake."

This was what Yan Huailiu said to him when he was kneeling in the yard and feeling sleepy. He still remembers the expression on his master's face.

It seems like taking a break during the day is such a heinous crime.

But in the past few days, his master has been sleeping significantly more often.

The first time he fell asleep, he was so scared that he went to check Yan Huailiu's breathing. He was so nervous that he didn't dare to move the whole time.

Later, I felt sleepy when reading and suddenly couldn't hold my chopsticks when eating.

Now, I can fall asleep while talking.

But everything was normal after waking up. No matter how many times he was asked, Yan Huailiu said he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

He knew that this must be related to him, but for such a long time, he could not find any solution.

He carefully checked every book that Yan Huailiu brought back.

I tried to find more descriptions of soul binding, tried to find something that could complete the fragment, but I found nothing.

Feeling the weight of the person in his arms, Gu Xingyun frowned.

Gently reached out and stroked Yan Huailiu's back.

It’s not an illusion. Master has lost a lot of weight and his bones are a bit uncomfortable.

"Master...what should I do..." He hugged Yan Huailiu tightly, his eyes full of confusion.

A black shadow circled in the air and landed on the bamboo bed after a moment.

"Go away."

Without anyone supervising him, Gu Xingyun's attitude became much worse.

Tutu acted as if he couldn't hear anything, jumped onto him, and moved little by little into Yan Huailiu's arms.

Then it folded its wings, lowered its head, and looked like it was about to go to sleep.

Gu Xingyun stretched out his hand to throw it out, but when it was about to touch Tu Tu, he saw a faint light overflowing from it and flowing towards Yan Huailiu's body.

"What is this?" Gu Xingyun wondered, and suddenly felt a noticeable pain in his body.

He gently put Yan Huailiu down, kept a distance from him, and then arched his body to suppress the pain.

That inexplicable pain, as if tearing his soul apart, was truly unbearable.

He was afraid that the noise he made would disturb Yan Huailiu, so he could only slowly move down from the bed and stagger out.

Find a familiar place to sit down and slowly regulate your breathing.

On the bamboo bed, Yan Huailiu slept very uneasily, as if he was troubled by a nightmare.

A trace of demonic energy emerged from the lower abdomen, entangled with the faint white light, and dissipated in a moment.

…

Wuya Peak.

After failing countless times, Baili Changhuan finally developed the correct prescription.

When adding the last medicine, Little Lightning quickly jumped onto his arm and bit his palm hard.

"Hiss..." Baili Changhuan withdrew his hand in pain, not noticing the blood dripping in.

"What are you doing? Look carefully, I only put leaves, only leaves! I don't need you to remind me, it will definitely work this time. Really, you don't know how to control your strength when you bite."

He wiped the wound clean with disdain and treated it briefly before continuing to scold: "Why are you biting it? What if your teeth and saliva are poisonous? Aren't you afraid of it falling in? What's the rush?"

Little Lightning said nothing, just stared at the stove and made a hunting gesture.

The moment the pill took shape, Baili Changhuan quickly snatched it out.

Little Lightning, who failed in his sneak attack, stood there in a daze with an extremely funny expression.

"Oh, little brat, you want to fight me?" Baili Changhuan raised his chin proudly.

He returned to the house with the pill in one hand and Little Lightning in the other.

He placed the struggling little creature on the table and casually cast a confinement barrier.

Little Lightning raged at him.

Baili Changhuan sat down, cleared his throat deliberately, and shook the pill in his hand in front of Xiao Lightning.

"I know you can understand human language. How about we play a game?"

Little Lightning remained unmoved, still looking fierce.

"It's very simple, you just need to nod or shake your head. Come, let's rehearse first. It's a nice day today, isn't it?"

No response was received.

Baili Changhuan tossed the pill up and down. "Tsk, it looks like the remaining ingredients aren't enough to make another one. Hey, I remember there was a herb in it called... Phoenix Tail Vine?"

Kid Lightning froze.

"Let me think about it. This season, there shouldn't be any fresh phoenix tail vines left in the entire Yuxu Sect. How many times have I failed in refining the medicine? I can't quite remember."

Little Lightning sat down obediently and even called out in a flattering manner.

Baili Changhuan almost laughed out loud.

He understood the principle of knowing when to quit, so he asked a new question: "It's very sunny today, isn't it?"

Kid Lightning nodded quickly in agreement.

Baili Changhuan smiled gently, without beating around the bush, and directly asked the next question: "We've known each other for a long time, right?"

Little Lightning tilted his head, a confused expression on his face.

Baili Changhuan wasn't fooled at all and continued to ask, "You could talk originally, right?"

"You were by Master's side before he died, right?"

Three consecutive questions completely confused Little Lightning.

Its little ears drooped visibly and its claws moved quietly backwards.

Baili Changhuan brought the still warm pill closer, the smile on his face disappeared at some point.

"My nephew, who is obsessed with medicine, could research this in just three days. Why did you have to bypass him to find me? Do you want to pass on some information to me?"

"Are you eating this for yourself, or are you giving it to someone else? Are you working for outsiders now, or are you still loyal to the Yuxu Sect?"

His tone was cold, as if he was interrogating a prisoner.

Little Lightning stared at him for a while, then suddenly jumped up, bit the pill and ran out.

Baili Changhuan didn't react for a while, and when he chased out, Little Lightning was nowhere to be seen.

He slapped the door frame in frustration: "I was careless and forgot that my barrier couldn't contain it at all!"

Without even bothering to tidy up the mess in the yard, he picked up his sword and ran out in a hurry.