Shen Qingmang was about to return to his room when he heard Gu Suihan say again, "Master, I'll go to the Turnip Pond by myself tomorrow. I won't bother you to accompany me."
She turned her head to look at him, puzzled, "Why are you being so polite to me? You are weak now, and I am your master, so it is natural for me to take care of you."
"Then Master, will you join me in the turnip pond tomorrow?" Gu Suihan's voice was a little hoarse.
Shen Qingmang said without hesitation: "Of course, what if you sink to the bottom again? You couldn't stand it for half an hour today, but tomorrow it will be an hour."
"Disciple is clinging to the edge of the pond, so he'll be fine. Master, you should rest well, or go take a look at the scenery of the Qihuang Sect and see... if there are any souvenirs you want to bring them."
"Hey, the souvenirs are all out. You don't mind, do you?" Shen Qingmang walked over to the door of his room and stared at his face. "Are you afraid I'll see you embarrassed? But you were acting like a spoiled child to me today, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Gu Suihan turned his face away, preventing her from looking closely, and his voice became even deeper. "I can't help it. I'm not as pure-minded as Master, and I always have some uncontrollable delusions. I'm afraid of hurting Master."
"What..." Shen Qingmang just uttered two words, then suddenly realized what was happening. He cleared his throat and said, "Well, then, be careful. If anything happens, call me using Lianlizhi."
"good."
Teacher Shen turned around calmly, walked into his room, set up a sound barrier, and then laughed out loud.
Her eldest disciple is so adorable. Compared to the deep-minded and scheming queen in the illusion, he is like a blank sheet of paper in reality, so pure that people can't bear to paint him.
Shen Qingmang turned off the lights, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
She seldom dreams and usually sleeps through the night, but this night she kept wandering in her dreams.
She dreamed of the dense pine forests of the Taichu Sect. It was early winter, and there was her favorite scene of walking in the snow in the pine forest. However, when she entered the pine forest, the snow had not yet fallen, and there was only silence.
Sand, sand, sand, it was the sound of pine needles being stepped on, breaking the silence.
She accidentally discovered a snow-white orchid in the woods. She squatted down to smell it, and the fragrance of orchid filled her nose.
She had only heard of orchids in the valley, but she had never imagined that there were orchids hidden in the deep forest. The lingering fragrance made her feel a little dizzy.
The orchid seemed to welcome her arrival as well, stretching out its branches and leaves, with its thin leaves reaching towards her, as if inviting her to dance with it.
She was filled with the fragrance of orchids, which seemed to be mixed with some light medicinal fragrance.
The snow gradually fell, but the temperature around did not drop, but instead rose slightly.
The green pines carried most of the snowflakes, but some snowflakes still slipped through the cracks into the forest and landed on Shen Qingmang's hair and body, feeling soft and a little tingling.
The snow continued to fall, melting into water droplets that moistened the earth. The pine needles began to rustle again.
The fragrance of the orchid became more and more fragrant, as if forming a big net, surrounding her layer by layer.
She felt her body gradually shrinking and becoming lighter, turning into something? Perhaps a drop of nectar, a snowflake, or a pine needle.
She merges with nature and returns to her most original form.
In the end, she turned into a cloud of mist, floating in the air.
When Shen Qingmang woke from his dream, he was a little dazed. The room was dark, and it was obviously not morning yet.
She slowly propped herself up, sat up, rubbed her temples, put on a coat, opened the door and looked outside.
The stars in the sky are twinkling, but not as many as in the first half of the night. Many stars that are not bright enough have disappeared, and the moon is giving up its place in the sky. Perhaps in another hour, the sun will suddenly jump out from the top of the mountain, leaving nothing to hide.
The sweat on her palms cooled down in the cool air, and her mood gradually calmed down.
The scenery of Taichu Sect was so beautiful that she felt a little homesick. If it weren't for the fact that the treatment would take some time, she would have also conducted a detailed investigation into the spiritual energy of Qihuang Sect. She really wanted to go home immediately.
No wonder the ancients always used the moon to represent homesickness. How many people have looked up at the same bright moon on sleepless nights and felt homesickness in their hearts?
However, she couldn't stay up all night until dawn. It would be embarrassing if the people from Qihuangmen saw that she was sleep-deprived and mistakenly thought that they were not treating her well enough.
Shen Qingmang closed the door in a daze and went back to sleep. When she woke up, it was already bright daylight. She heard rustling sounds, and then there was a knock on the door.
"Master, our name tags are with you. I need them to get to the Turnip Pond."
"Oh, yes, wait a moment." Shen Qingmang rubbed his eyes, got up, took out his name tag, and opened the door.
When their eyes met, both of them realized that the other had not rested well the night before.
"Are you afraid of treatment?" Shen Qingmang asked.
"No. I'm not that fragile. I'll just have to endure it and it will pass." Gu Suihan shook his head. "Master, why didn't you sleep well? Are you worried about me?"
"Ah? Can I still tell that you didn't sleep well?" Shen Qingmang touched his face.
"No," Gu Suihan smiled. "To outsiders, you might look fine, but I've seen you at your best, and I know you better than others, so I can spot a slight difference."
"It's okay as long as others can't see it. I can also hold back my yawns if I'm really sleepy." Shen Qingmang winked at him. "Don't worry about me, go get treatment."
"Then... Master, you must be careful in Qihuang Sect. It is said that there are many poisonous plants in Qihuang Sect. Even accidentally touching them will cause poisoning. You must not get hurt or poisoned out of curiosity."
"Alright, alright. You're the one who wants to get treated, but you're making it sound like I'm mentally ill. I'm your master, how could I be less steady than you?" Shen Qingmang pushed him. "Go now."
Gu Suihan walked away, looking back every few steps. Because of his words, she suddenly remembered that she really hadn't paid much attention to the medicinal effects of these exotic flowers and herbs in the Qihuang Sect.
Hmm... maybe she should find a guide to teach her how to identify them, so that if she encounters an accident in the wild in the future, she can collect herbs to deal with the emergency.
She was too embarrassed to go directly to Huichun Zhenren, so she found a passerby, a handsome young man. The other party seemed to admire her very much and muttered a lot of admiration for her. Shen Qingmang smiled and told him not to be nervous, because she was the one who needed to learn from him.
She was sometimes serious and sometimes friendly with her students, but she was generally friendly with outsiders. The boy gradually became less nervous and talked and laughed with her as they walked around the Qihuang Gate, teaching her to identify many medicinal herbs.
When Shen Qingmang was about to say goodbye to him, he suddenly realized that Gu Suihan had been looking ahead for an unknown period of time.
She felt inexplicably guilty, quickly said goodbye to the boy, and came to him.
Gu Suihan said gloomily, "Master, please come with me to the Turnip Pond tomorrow."
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