Chapter 10

Xiao Mo accompanied Chu Jinglan with the flute all the way to the cabin.

Dai Zisheng was the only one in the room. He could barely walk a few steps, but he couldn't meditate and regulate his breathing, as he was prone to getting out of breath. Just as he had barely moved his stiff body and lay back in bed panting, Chu Jinglan came.

Dai Zisheng wanted to get up out of politeness, but Chu Jinglan waved his hand and Dai Zisheng sat down against the head of the bed.

Uh, why does my benefactor look so tired?

If it were him who listened to all the "great songs of the past", he would feel tired too.

Chu Jinglan sat down on the chair beside the bed, his eyes gloomy and his eyelids drooped: "I have a senior who was deeply troubled by inner demons."

Dai Zisheng was confused: "Ah, huh?"

Chu Jinglan raised his eyes slightly and said, "Do you know any good way to suppress the inner demon?"

He did not avoid the inner demon who was still playing the flute beside him. Xiao Mo just finished playing "Gorilla" again and threw the flute back to Shi Hai's small attic. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing: "Your predecessor is yourself?"

Chu Jinglan had a blank expression on his face and pretended not to hear. With outsiders present, he would not speak casually to the "air".

Chu Jinglan did not point out Dai Zisheng's identity as a disciple of the Huanjian Sect, but he had some expectations for him. After all, it was a well-known sect in the Middle Realm. Dai Zisheng looked at Chu Jinglan's quiet and scorching gaze and felt inexplicably pressured.

But no matter how much pressure he was under, he had to tell the truth: "Uh, no, I've just started building my foundation. The inner demon is too far away from me, and I haven't studied it carefully."

Moreover, he thinks that he has a good mentality and does not have any mental demons.

Chu Jinglan's eyes narrowed, and although he didn't say anything, his disappointment was obvious. Dai Zisheng saw this and quickly said, "Wait until I get home, I'll keep an eye out for you!"

Chu Jinglan looked indifferent, not pinning his hopes on a chance meeting. He just nodded and said, "Thank you."

"No trouble, no trouble," Dai Zisheng said hurriedly, "You saved me, I should repay you. If you have any other needs, feel free to ask me in the future!"

He made a solemn promise. At this moment, a chuckle sounded from the door. It was Su Baimo who came to visit the patient with a food box. He walked into the room with a smile: "What are you talking about? It seems very lively."

Although he didn't know how he could tell Chu Jinglan was "excited" from his calm face, Dai Zisheng couldn't let his benefactor be in the cold, so he smiled and said, "I'm talking about repaying a favor, and so are you. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll repay you as much as I can when I get home!"

Su Baimo: "Yeah, then I have to think about it carefully."

As he spoke, he seemed to be in deep thought and tapped his chin with his hand. When he saw Dai Zisheng and Chu Jinglan looking over, he chuckled mischievously, "Haha, I fooled you. It's just a simple favor. How could I possibly repay you for it? Come, I just bought some food at the restaurant in the city. I don't know if it suits your taste."

The food box can be detached into a tray. Su Baimo placed the tray beside the bed and arranged the dishes for Dai Zisheng. When he took out the chopsticks, he hesitated for a moment whether to hand them over: "Do you have enough strength to hold it steadily..."

Before he could finish, Dai Zisheng interrupted, "Yes, yes, I can eat by myself. My hands are stable now!" He quickly took the chopsticks with both hands, "Thank you, Master Su!"

The two benefactors are fiancés, he has to keep a proper distance, he understands!

Well, but Young Master Su is really considerate. Dai Zisheng thought as he held his chopsticks, Chu Enren would be really happy in the future if he could become his partner.

Although the Bigu Pill is useful, it does not give you the same happiness as eating delicious meals.

Xiao Mo watched in amazement, just a few small gestures had moved Dai Zisheng so much, it seemed that Su Baimo did have some skills.

Su Baimo: "You don't have to call me Master Su, just call me Su Baimo!"

Dai Zisheng first looked at Chu Jinglan, and when he saw that he had no reaction, he smiled and said, "Okay, Su Baimo."

Xiao Mo sighed: "Your fiancé is really considerate."

There was no weird tone in the words, but Chu Jinglan always felt that he was not really praising Su Baimo.

"By the way." Xiao Mo looked up and down beside Chu Jinglan. Su Baimo's words reminded him that he had not told Chu Jinglan his name yet.

"Chu Jinglan, it's not convenient for you to keep calling me 'this inner demon'. It's too long. I'll save you some trouble. You can call me Xiao Mo, Xiao for Xiaose and Mo for ink."

Chu Jinglan was a little surprised. When Dai Zisheng and Su Baimo were not paying attention, he glanced at Xiao Mo out of the corner of his eye.

He was not surprised that the inner demon named him, but he was puzzled: since he could name himself, people would usually give their names beautiful meanings, but the inner demon broke down his name to make it sound so desolate...

Xiao could mean many names, but he chose the one that means Xiaose.

Chu was shocked and suddenly remembered what his inner demon said on the way here: "Your sea of ​​consciousness is too cold, I don't want to stay in a cold place."

The sea of ​​consciousness is lightless, boundless, desolate, cold and lonely.

Chu Jinglan's hand twitched under his sleeve, as if he was about to clench into a fist, but then slowly loosened it halfway.

He reminded himself: Chu Jinglan, you must always remember that this is the most untrustworthy demon in the world.

Being soft-hearted towards your inner demons is a disaster for yourself.

"...Brother Lan, surprised brother Lan?"

Su Baimo called out twice before Chu Jinglan finally heard what she said. He came to his senses and raised his eyes slightly: "What?"

Su Baimo blinked in surprise: "It's rare to see you in a daze." He asked concernedly, "Are you worried about something?"

Chu Jinglan just said, "Nothing."

Not to mention that Dai Zisheng was there, even if it was just the two of them, Chu Jinglan would not tell Su Baimo anything.

There was always a line between him and Su Baimo. He never got angry with Su Baimo. As long as Su Baimo asked for help, Chu Jinglan would almost always respond, but that was where he stopped.

Rather than being a fiancé, it's more like he's a responsible brother taking care of his younger brother.

Chu Jinglan said this, and Su Baimo stopped asking questions. He changed the topic he was going to talk about: "Will you go to the secret realm selection in three days?"

This selection conference was jointly held by several major families in Mu City, with the purpose of competing for the admission qualification to the Mu Mountain Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm of Dusk Mountain is an important training ground in Dusk City. It opens once every thirty years and only people under the age of nineteen can enter. The number of places is limited, and the big clans have been fighting for many years. Later, they came up with a method of joint selection to calm the meaningless bloodshed.

Chu Jinglan had already obtained the qualifications, so he did not need to take part in the selection because his cultivation level was so overwhelming that even if everyone under the age of 19 in Mucheng were put together, they would not be his match. All the families tacitly agreed that he did not need to take part.

After all, no one wants to embarrass their disciples.

Chu Jinglan: "I will go."

The clan had already made arrangements for him, letting Chu Jinglan appear at the selection meeting so that he could be the first to know which other disciples of the Chu family could be selected and could be taken care of. Of course, the Chu family brought him along to show off in front of other families.

After all, Chu Jinglan could attract the attention of other families just by standing there, and the elders of the Chu family enjoyed this feeling very much.

As for whether Chu Jinglan enjoyed it or not, it was not within their consideration.

Su Baimo was very happy: "Great, I will try my best on the day of the selection!"

Su Baimo's cultivation had just reached the late stage of Qi training and he had not even touched the door of foundation building, so even though he was the apple of the Su family's eye, he was not eligible to get a place in advance.

Dai Zisheng didn't know the inside story, he just heard about the selection, so he sincerely said: "Good luck to you all!"

Su Baimo smiled and explained to him: "Brother Jinglan doesn't need to cheer for him, he has already obtained the quota."

Dai Zisheng: "Oh, you are indeed my benefactor, awesome!"

When others praised and exclaimed, Su Baimo's vanity would be greatly satisfied: after all, he was his fiancé, he was his!

His expression was reserved, but he was obviously showing off: "Of course he is amazing, he is at the peak of the Golden Core!"

Dai Zisheng: "Puff! Cough cough cough!"

He was drinking water when he swallowed it unexpectedly and started coughing violently. Su Baimo rushed forward to pat his back. Dai Zisheng's face turned red from coughing, but he kept his distance and leaned back in disbelief, "Wait, cough, wait a minute!"

"I thought, ahem, we were about the same age?"

He coughed until his voice broke, and the final tone of his words became weird, like a pheasant that wanted to scream but was interrupted halfway, and finally made a strange sound.

Su Baimo: "Brother Jinglan is only a few months away from becoming an adult."

Dai Zisheng: “Cough cough cough cough!!”

Seventeen, seventeen's peak golden elixir state!!

Is this still a human?!

Amidst the earth-shaking cough, Dai Zisheng finally remembered why he felt that Chu Jinglan's name sounded familiar. Yes, he had accidentally heard the elder say that a genius was found in the lower world and would practice in the Huanjian Sect in the future.

He was on his way without stopping, and vaguely heard the pronunciation of the name, but didn't know which three words it was.

Now that I think about it, isn’t it just the three words “楚惊瀾”?

Others are at the peak of the Golden Core stage at seventeen, while he is still at the foundation-building stage at nineteen.

How can the gap between people be so big!

It is said that people's spirits are more fragile when they are injured or sick. Dai Zisheng was hit so hard that he was in a daze and almost lost track of time for a moment, until his eyes fell on Su Baimo - Su Baimo, sixteen, in the Qi training stage.

Dai Zisheng slowly came back to his senses.

Yes, this is the level of cultivation of most people. It’s not that he is too weak, but that Chu Jinglan is too abnormal!

At the age of seventeen, he was at the peak of the Golden Core stage. Not to mention the middle realm, even in the upper realm, he couldn't find such a terrifying talent. Dai Zisheng hammered his chest, feeling comforted, and finally stopped his intermittent coughing.

He also understood why the Illusion Sword Sect tried their best to block the news of Chu Jinglan. Once too many people knew about it, or it spread to the upper realm, it would cause a bloody storm just to snatch the person away.

No matter which sect Chu Jinglan chooses, the sect that fails to capture the person will not give up.

Too much talent is both an asset and a danger. Before he can gain a firm foothold in the entire cultivation world, the road ahead will surely be filled with thorns.

Dai Zisheng's mentality was completely balanced. This is the way the world is. No one can have smooth sailing, not even a genius.

Seeing Dai Zisheng so shocked, Su Baimo tried to comfort him with words, but at the same time she was secretly happy in her heart: having a fiancé like Chu Jinglan is really a great honor.

Mom and Dad were right, it was the right choice to choose Chu Jinglan.

The chaos caused by a single sentence gradually subsided. In a place where no one was paying attention, Xiao Mo stopped moving and just slowly floated in the air.

The Secret Realm of Mushan...isn't that the place where Chu Jinglan was abandoned?