Lin Wu heard footsteps and turned around for some unknown reason. The man's back was tall and thin, with long, smooth white hair that shone coldly in the night, making him look dull and quiet, which was out of tune with everything around him.

His words when he suddenly woke up also echoed in Lin Wu's ears.

The other party's injuries have not yet fully recovered, and she was forced to end her retreat early? After a moment of silence, Lin Wu finally followed him obediently.

When she got closer to the other person, she pulled off her robe and wanted to return it to him.

Mo Chuan was in front of Lin Wu, and it seemed as if he had eyes behind him, and his voice suddenly rang out.

"The teacher will not be cold."

Lin Wu said: "? How can anyone not be cold?"

"You are right, but I am not an ordinary person." Mo Chuan said calmly, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. "Not only that, I don't need to eat or drink. Otherwise, how do you think Master stayed in that ice coffin for several years without waking up?"

Lin Wu was stunned and looked at the man in front of him in surprise, thinking that he was talking nonsense.

But... when she saw the other person, she really thought that he was dead, without even a pulse... It seems like it's possible?

The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things.

Lin Wu suddenly became curious and quickly caught up with Mo Chuan. He walked beside him, looked at him and said, "When you were in seclusion, were you always... like a dead person?"

"almost."

"Then there is still a difference? How is it different?"

"The teacher has a heartbeat."

"? But I felt you had no pulse..."

Mochuan stopped suddenly.

Lin Wu didn't notice and stopped too, but her body's inertia was still there and she continued to move forward, which caused her to stagger for a moment. Without thinking, she grabbed Mo Chuan's arm to steady herself.

Then quickly release it.

Unexpectedly, Mo Chuan suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled it directly to his chest.

The forest fog stagnated.

The man's body temperature was extremely low, but he could still feel his slow and powerful beating through his chest. Although it was barely noticeable, it was hard to ignore its presence.

For a moment, Lin Wu's fingers curled up as if he was stung by something.

"Master is just not like an ordinary person. He is not dead, so of course he still has a heartbeat and pulse. But compared to an ordinary person, his heartbeat will be slower when he is asleep, and his body functions will be greatly reduced. He only needs to maintain basic life."

Mo Chuan looked directly at Lin Wu and said, "Now, do you understand?"

As he finished speaking, the air seemed to have changed.

Lin Wu immediately retracted his hand, took a big step back, and opened his mouth to say something, but he was speechless.

Mo Chuan didn't force Lin Wu to say anything. He turned around and continued walking forward, slowly reminding Lin Wu to keep up.

This time, Lin Wu kept his mouth shut, wrapped himself in the other person's robe to keep warm, and no longer had any thoughts of considering the other person's own limitations.

Because Lin Wu is now quite sure that even if she is so sick that she can't even walk, the other party may still be able to walk very fast and even have the mood to say something mean to her, which makes her feel even worse.

Such a tragic contrast made Lin Wu a little autistic, and he was really listless when he walked to the back.

About an hour later, the two walked over a small hill, and Mo Chuan suddenly said, "We're here."

Lin Wu looked up.

Not far ahead, there is a winding stone staircase that goes up deep into the forest.

Mochuan took her up to the end of the stone steps, and a few wooden houses appeared in sight. They were not too big, but they were simple and spacious. There were half-person-high fences on both sides to separate a piece of open space, which served as a courtyard.

"Is this... the forbidden area of ​​the Thirty-Six Villages?"

Lin Wu looked around in confusion. He felt that this was just an ordinary residence, at most a quiet and cold place in the woods.

How did it become a forbidden area of ​​the Thirty-Six Villages? Is there an unexpected trap? Or is it a dangerous place?

"Originally this was just an ordinary place." Mo Chuan said, "But since my master came, it has become a forbidden area."

In other words, he is the forbidden area itself.

Lin Wu choked and couldn't help but said, "You are really good... No matter how arrogant I am, I am not as arrogant as you."

Mo Chuan laughed rarely, and without further explanation, took Lin Wu over.

When I got closer, I found that the place was very clean, as if someone came to clean it every day.

"That's an empty room. You can sleep in it. There should be clean and usable bedding in the closet." Mochuan pointed to the room on the right.

Lin Wu said "oh" and turned to walk over.

She stopped after walking a few steps, took off the robe she was wearing and returned it to Mochuan.

This time, Mochuan reached out and took it.

Glancing at Lin Wu's half-dried clothes, he added, "Master doesn't have any clothes you can wear. Wait a minute, I'll send a message to the people in Gugui Village. When you wake up, you'll see something to change into, and you can change then."

When necessary, Lin Wu is not picky and can make do with anything.

She nodded indifferently and turned to go into the house.

The inside is not big and the furnishings are quite simple, but there is surprisingly no dust. It is as clean as the outside and you can tell that someone comes to clean it regularly.

Lin Wu walked to the bed and took a look. The bedding was clean and tidy and didn't need to be changed.

"It's been a few years since Mo Chuan left, but there are still people here taking care of it as usual..."

Lin Wu stroked her chin and thought, it seems that Mochuan’s status in the Thirty-Six Villages is higher than she thought.

It was just right, she could use this opportunity to find out why Zhangjia Village broke away from the Thirty-Six Villages.

It's more or less a chance.

Thinking of this, Lin Wu felt much happier and took off his shoes and went to bed quickly.

She looked at her watch and it was already past four in the morning.

Let’s find a way to get back to Zhangjia Village after we finish sleeping.

Lin Wu closed his eyes, pulled the quilt up to cover his head, and curled up into a ball.

Outside, in another room not far away.

As the door was about to be closed, Mo Chuan didn't even have time to reach the table before he staggered to the ground, losing his strength and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He closed his eyes, and finally suppressed the surging blood in his body. He stood up with difficulty, walked slowly to the table and sat down.

"It's just that I woke up early, but it's so serious that I can only endure it for a little while..."

Mo Chuan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his fingertips and pulled the corner of his mouth in self-mockery.

It seems that over the years, he has become incredibly weak.

Fortunately, no one discovered it... otherwise he would be so embarrassed as a master.

After calming down for a while, Mochuan regained his strength. He stood up, walked to the bed, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

However, at this time he was unable to calm down and enter a state of meditation.

After a long time, Mochuan opened his eyes resignedly and looked forward.

Lin Wu may not know that the room she was in was right opposite this one, and that was the room that Mo Chuan lived in when he was here before.

Thinking of Lin Wu, Mo Chuan was actually a little dazed and confused.

He still couldn't believe that a little girl like that could be his apprentice.

But, it came true.

(End of this chapter)