So the other party was unhappy just because... she was cutting herself with a knife?

This caught Lin Wu off guard.

She thought so and asked subconsciously.

Mo Chuan nodded frankly and admitted it, and asked in return: "What else? Why do you think the master is angry?"

"...You think I'm trash? You don't believe that this is the case with the disciple you must accept."

“………”

Mo Chuan's thin lips moved slightly, and for a moment he seemed to want to say something that didn't fit his image. But when he met Lin Wu's gaze, he swallowed it back, stood up, and said something.

"I really didn't expect you to be so stupid now."

“………”

That little bit of surprise and touch came and went quickly.

Lin Wu looked at the tall man in front of him with a blank expression. He couldn't help but poke his chest with his finger and emphasized, "I'm not stupid or weak at all. You're an old man who has lived for who knows how many years. Do you have the nerve to argue with me, who has only learned for a few years?"

"No matter how many more years you study, the distance between you and me will not be shortened." Mo Chuan glanced at the little girl and pointed out the fact without emotion, "After all, you are not the only one moving forward, and I will not stagnate as you think. But you can regard others as your goals to surpass and leave them behind."

Lin Wu: “…Fuck.”

"Don't say bad words, be careful girl."

Mo Chuan pulled Lin Wu's hand down, scolded him casually, and took a step back.

Lin Wu turned around and wanted to leave without paying attention to Mo Chuan. She was a woman of integrity and could get out on her own, so she didn't rely on him.

But before he could take half a step, he was grabbed by Mochuan.

"Watch carefully. I will only show you once."

After he finished speaking, Mo Chuan casually formed a seal, and Lin Wu, who was also a master of the mystic arts, instantly felt the strong and generous unusual aura.

After hesitating for half a second, Lin Wu turned back honestly.

Oh, did you think she couldn't learn? Wrong! She was determined to learn seriously, and then do better than him, so that this man would look at her with new eyes.

As this thought flashed through his mind, Lin Wu's attention was attracted by the complex magic seals formed by Mo Chuan's rapidly changing hand gestures.

She could see that the magic the other party was using was quite difficult. It was similar to one of the three she had just thought of, but even more obscure and difficult to understand.

But the opponent did it with ease. In a moment, a white light flashed around his body. As he waved his sleeves, a gap suddenly appeared out of thin air two steps away, and it grew bigger in the blink of an eye.

There was a cold night breeze blowing on my face. Looking through the gap, I saw a quiet and deep forest on the other side! I don't know where it is, but it is definitely the outside world! Lin Wu knew that Master Xuan, as an extraordinary person, could do things that ordinary people could not do, but he also had to rely on media such as talismans and magic tools, and he could not use them directly for himself, otherwise he would not be able to bear it.

This was the first time she had seen someone like Mochuan.

Lin Wu turned around and asked Mo Chuan directly: "Why can't the Xuan Masters I have seen use this level of Xuanshu?"

"They have too many distracting thoughts and their bodies are too weak. So they can't use the magic purely. If they do, they won't be able to bear it and something bad will happen. Moreover, most of them are too involved in worldly affairs, which leads to unfair karma and injustice, making them unable to enjoy the practice."

"Aren't you different from them?"

"nature."

"What's the difference?"

"...I have never entered the secular world before, and have always been worshipped by...it is not yet time for you to know these things."

"oh."

Lin Wu then turned to ask about the three techniques he had just found out from those that Mo Chuan had taught him, and asked what was the difference between the ones Mo Chuan had just used and those three, why they were similar, how he could use them so smoothly, etc.

She was so focused and serious in her questioning that she didn't even notice when she stepped over the crack and which direction Mochuan was taking her.

When Mo Chuan patiently replied one by one and Lin Wu finally understood everything, he found that the two of them were already in a deep forest, walking slowly along a mountain path.

The chirping of insects and birds could be heard from time to time around, and a solitary moon was hanging high in the sky, with a few scattered lights, but everything was utterly silent. The night wind was so chilly that Lin Wu couldn't help sneezing.

Mo Chuan stopped and glanced at Lin Wu. Seeing that her face was still a little pale, he simply took off the last piece of clothing on his body and gave it to Lin Wu.

Lin Wu took several steps back.

"I don't need it."

Just kidding, if she gave him that one, the man would be naked, and she would feel cold just looking at him. If they continued walking like that in this kind of weather, the man might fall down before her.

Not to mention that she couldn't drag the man, even if she could, she might not be so kind to save him and carry him to Zhangjia Village. It was more likely that she would take the opportunity to force him to tell her the details, or just run away.

Mo Chuan glanced at Lin Wu and said, "Do you know where this is?"

After a pause, he continued, "The river I went to is in the back mountain of Zhangjia Village. When I came out, I didn't seem to see... the river? But it shouldn't be far away. So this place is still in the back mountain of Zhangjia Village..."

"The closest village to this place is Gugui Village, one of the thirty-six villages."

Lin Wu's voice suddenly stopped.

Mo Chuan looked at Lin Wu with a smile.

"Gu Kui Zhai...if I remember correctly," Lin Wu said blankly, his tone full of uncertainty, "Zhangjia Village was once the Zhangjia Village among the Thirty-Six Villages, but it was not the core of the Thirty-Six Villages and was located in a remote location. Gu Kui Zhai is the head of the Thirty-Six Villages and is located in the center...the distance between the two is several mountains???"

Mo Chuan: “Good memory.”

“……?!!”

Lin Wu was not satisfied at all after finally hearing the praise from Mo Chuan. She asked, "You...you used a spell that could travel through space to send you and me to the heart of the Hundred Thousand Mountains?!"

"Um."

"If I go to Zhangjia Village now, it will take several days just to walk?"

"Um."

“Is there a car from Guihe Village to Zhangjia Village?”

"No."

Mo Chuan answered patiently and patiently. He said, "Gu Kui Zhai is the most exclusive of the thirty-six villages, with the least outside influence. It does not have traffic with the outside world, and does not have roads built. But Jiuhe Village, which is closest to Gu Kui Zhai, has traffic. After more than ten years, it should be more convenient."

"How far is Jiuhe Village from Gu Kui Zhai?"

"Three hours."

"How far is this place from Gu Kui Zhai?"

"Half a day."

Lin Wu's eyes went dark, and he had the urge to utter a series of cordial greetings to the other party's ancestors.

She took a deep breath and said, "Then send me back. I don't ask for much. Just that river will do."

"no."

"Why!"

"Master, I have never seen the river you are talking about."

"???"

Seeing Lin Wu's disbelief, Mo Chuan said leisurely, "Master, you don't need to go through the Zhangjia Village you mentioned. When I went to retreat before, I just needed to find a place that was a little closer and didn't consume much energy, and use magic to get in."

"But there is a spell you cast on that river!"

“The entire retreat has it.”

Mo Chuan calmly replied to Lin Wu: "After I go in, I will also set up magic there just in case. As for the place you went in, it was built by the ancestors of the Thirty-Six Villages, not by me. I just specially asked to leave a ban, so you don't need to go there in person to check it out."

“…………”

Lin Wu turned around abruptly and took deep breaths.

"But the debt closest to this place is not the ancient snake debt." Mo Chuan suddenly said.

Lin Wu didn't want to look at him, so she still turned her back to him and even covered her ears to express her resistance with practical actions.

There seemed to be a low sigh, barely perceptible.

"The nearest one is the Thirty-Six Villages Forbidden Area, which is where my master lives."

A robe suddenly fell from my shoulders.

Lin Wu's hands that were covering her ears were pulled away, and Mo Chuan's low voice drilled into her ears without rejection.

"It will take another hour to walk there. But I woke up suddenly and my injuries have not yet fully healed, so it is inconvenient for me to use magic. I have no choice but to walk."

"It's cold in the mountains. If you go there like this, your body may not be able to bear it. I, your master, don't have the patience to take care of others, even my apprentice."

"So you better be obedient and wrap yourself up."

(End of this chapter)