If the people from Gugui Village really knelt like that, she would have no mood to eat at all.

She tugged at Mochuan's sleeve.

Mo Chuan glanced at Lin Wu and asked Guqizhai and others to go out.

The village chief and others looked at Lin Wu in surprise. They did not dare to disobey Mochuan's words, and they crawled away quickly. However, they could not help but look back at Lin Wu several times, and their eyes were full of shock.

Lin Wu was puzzled and asked Mo Chuan: "Why are they so afraid of you?"

Mo Chuan said calmly: "They are not afraid of me."

"?"

"There is a hidden danger in the Lingnan area. It suddenly appeared more than ten years ago and brought devastating damage to the Thirty-Six Villages. I came here and encountered it, and I helped them solve it and suppressed it."

Mochuan stood up and walked towards the small kitchen nearby.

The rest of his words floated back.

"After that, several minor accidents occurred one after another, which cost them a lot. In order to ensure safety, they simply asked me to stay and help them. I happened to be in need of a place to stay at the time, so they found this place for me. I went deep into the place where the thing was and sealed it for them. After that, no more accidents happened."

Lin Wu couldn't help but ask: "Is this why you got hurt?"

Mochuan came back from the kitchenette and brought a bowl of steaming egg noodles and a plate of braised pork ribs and shredded potatoes.

You know what, it smells pretty good.

Lin Wu's attention was attracted.

Mo Chuan came over and put it down, then handed the chopsticks to Lin Wu. She hesitantly leaned forward to smell it tentatively, and seemed to be quite satisfied. Only then did she relax her brows and lower her head to eat. He said slowly, "No."

"ah?"

"Master was already injured before coming to Lingnan. Because he needed to recuperate and it was not appropriate for him to travel any further, he allowed them to stay. After resolving their problems, Master asked them to find the place for retreat. However, they did not know that Master went in to recuperate, nor did they know that Master had stayed there the entire time and had never come out."

The people of the Thirty-Six Villages feared Mochuan and dared not ask about his whereabouts, but they were also worried that the thing would become unstable again and make a comeback.

Over the years, they have been living in fear, dreaming of seeing Mochuan again - as long as Mochuan appears, it means they are safe and can live their lives in peace.

Therefore, when they learned that Mochuan had returned, the leader of Gugui Village and others rushed over overnight to confirm it, and also notified the other tribes in the Thirty-Six Villages.

"No wonder they respect you so much."

Lin Wu understood a little bit and began to admire Mo Chuan. "The troubles they encountered cost them a heavy price and they were almost unable to solve them. But you easily solved their problems even though you were injured. It seems that you are more capable than I thought."

"So now you understand that it is worthwhile to take me as your master. Are you ready to complete the apprenticeship ceremony?"

Mo Chuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Wu with his arms folded.

…Here it comes again! Lin Wu pretended not to hear and lowered his head to eat his ramen.

As soon as she took a sip, her eyes lit up.

"How does it taste?" Mochuan asked Lin Wu.

Lin Wu hummed, "It's just barely acceptable."

Mo Chuan curled the corner of his mouth, said nothing, and poured himself a cup of tea.

Lin Wu looked at him: "You really don't need to eat?"

"Need not."

"It's not that I'm being petty and don't give you any attention."

Lin Wu moved the noodles and dishes towards himself, and asked vaguely while eating: "What was the thing that caused trouble for the Thirty-Six Villages?"

Mo Chuan refused to answer her: "Although you are my apprentice, you have no obligation to help them as a master. So you don't need to know, so as not to get involved."

"Oh." Lin Wu didn't dwell on it too much and said, "You said you were injured before you came here. How did you get injured? Who is so powerful that they could hurt you?"

Lin Wu now has a new understanding of Mochuan's abilities and becomes curious about it.

Mo Chuan looked at Lin Wu, his eyes filled with indescribable emotions. After a while, he said, "This is a private matter of the master. I can tell you, but not now. Unless you kowtow to the master now, complete the etiquette, and become the master's true disciple, then the master will tell you."

Mochuan didn't say anything else, just drank his tea and waited slowly.

Lin Wu had been hungry for too long and had consumed a lot, so his appetite was particularly large. He almost finished all the noodles and two dishes and ate until he was full.

She stood up and stretched her arms and legs, "I'll go get those people back."

“No need.”

Mo Chuan called her and raised his hand to hook a strand of her hair.

Lin Wu then noticed that there were small white jade bells and turquoise hanging at the end of his hair, but there was no sound at all, so he hadn't noticed the bells before.

But I don’t know how Mochuan did it, but with just a slight shake, a clear bell sounded.

After a while, footsteps were heard.

Lin Wu looked and saw that the leader of Gugui Village and others were staggering over, supporting each other, and it seemed that they were really kneeling outside.

This made Lin Wu confused. Just because Mo Chuan had saved them and had always protected the Thirty-Six Villages, could they respect him to this extent? No matter how he looked at it, it was more like a master and servant with some kind of connection...

"Lord Mokawa!"

After coming over, the village chief and others stopped and looked at Mochuan anxiously.

"Excuse me, are you free to listen to our story now?"

Mo Chuan didn't look at them. He stood up and cleaned up the dishes and said, "It's my apprentice who has something to do with you, not me."

The village chief and others watched Mochuan carrying the bowl and chopsticks into the small kitchen, and their eyes widened again.

"He's right. I have something to ask you." Lin Wu waved his hand in front of the village chief. "What I want to ask is quite simple. It's about Zhangjia Village. I heard that they were originally one of the Thirty-Six Villages, but they withdrew. Why did they withdraw?"

Everyone's expression changed when they heard this.

The village chief was quite polite, "This..." He didn't know how to address Lin Wu, so he paused.

Lin Wu: "My last name is Lin."

"——Miss Lin," the village chief continued, "this is an internal matter of our thirty-six villages, we cannot tell you. If you want to know more, we may be able to tell you something."

"I just want to know about Zhangjia Village."

"……terribly sorry."

The village chief refused outright and looked eagerly at Mochuan who came out.

Lin Wu's eyes rolled around, and he immediately said to Mo Chuan: "Since you can't tell me, I guess I have no destiny with the Thirty-Six Villages. You are also considered a member of the Thirty-Six Villages, so let's not meet in the future. No need to see me off, I can go by myself."

After saying that, she simply turned around and went into the house to get her bag.

The next moment, someone grabbed him.

Lin Wu stopped and looked back.

Mo Chuan looked at her intently for a moment, then said, "I am your master, not theirs. If you don't get along with them, why do you want to sever the relationship between master and disciple with me?"

"Because I am a person who values ​​boundaries very much and don't want to have anything to do with people who have no destiny with me. Aren't you also from the Thirty-Six Villages?" Lin Wu said confidently.

Mo Chuan: "It doesn't have to be. Anyway, I will go with you."

Everyone in Gugui Village: “?!!”

"etc!"

The village chief immediately stepped forward with his cane and said, "Master Mochuan, this is a misunderstanding! That's not what we meant to Miss Lin just now!"

Lin Wu turned his head and looked at him.

The village chief forced a smile and said, "You are Master Mochuan's disciple, so how can you be considered an outsider? If you want to know about the internal affairs of our Thirty-Six Villages, of course you can, of course you can!"

Lin Wu asked, "Why did Zhangjia Village withdraw from the Thirty-Six Villages?"