"Master!" It turned out that Qin An rushed towards Shu Lan with a look of anxiety.
When Qin An rushed to Shu Lan's side, he became flustered again, unsure of where to put his hands. Because Shu Lan's body was covered in wounds of varying sizes, Qin An dared not place his hands on her, afraid of hurting her.
"Master, how are you?" In the end, Qin An could only tug at Shu Lan's sleeve and ask with a worried expression.
"Cough cough." Shu Lan covered her mouth with her hand and coughed lightly twice. "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."
"Master, your injuries haven't healed yet. Stop talking and go back to rest." Qin An carefully helped Shu Lan, preparing to take him back to his room to rest.
"Grandmaster Uncle." At this moment, Ye Feiyu walked over somewhat hesitantly.
Qin An gave him a cold look and glared at him.
Ye Feiyu shuddered, feeling a chill run down his spine. He knew he was the one who had caused this trouble, so he decided to apologize.
But seeing Qin An's cold look at him, Ye Feiyu hesitated.
"Ye Feiyu, what's the matter?" Shu Lan spoke up at this moment, breaking the deadlock.
"Well...Grandmaster Uncle, I'm really sorry this time!" With that, Ye Feiyu bowed deeply to Shu Lan. "After all, if I hadn't taken the Illusion Bell, we wouldn't have attracted the Shadow Demon and dragged everyone into this mess."
"It's alright, ignorance is no excuse." Shu Lan smiled weakly. "Where's your Illusion Bell?"
"Here it is." Upon hearing this, Ye Feiyu quickly took out the Illusion Bell and handed it to Shu Lan.
Shu Lan took the Illusion Bell, and with a slight movement of her fingers, cast a spell to erase all traces of its power. Then, Shu Lan returned the Illusion Bell to Ye Feiyu.
"Alright, now you can use this Illusion Bell. I've erased all traces of it, so no demon will be able to track it now."
Ye Feiyu took the Illusion Bell in a daze, then realized what he had done and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, thank you, Grandmaster Uncle!"
Shu Lan waved her hand, leaned gently against Qin An, and returned to her room.
Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Demon Palace.
"Report! Your Majesty, the life lamps of the Blood Demon and the Shadow Demon have been extinguished!"
"Useless trash!" The man known as the Demon Lord hurled a teacup at the messenger. The teacup shattered instantly, and several shards grazed the messenger's cheek.
The messenger lowered his head, his whole body trembling slightly, and dared not raise his head.
After a long while, the Demon Lord finally spoke: "Investigate and see who dared to kill one of my generals."
"Yes, sir!"
The Demon Lord leisurely left the main hall, and the messenger only caught a glimpse of a dark red hem of clothing out of the corner of his eye.
After the Demon Lord had been gone for some time, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief, his body covered in a cold sweat.
Two hours later, Shu Lan and the Fifth Elder finally returned to the Star River Sect.
Venerable Lieyang had been waiting at the sect gate for a long time. When he saw them return, he walked up to them with a smile and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Have you resolved everything?"
The Fifth Elder clasped his hands in a fist salute, "Reporting to the Supreme Elder, the matter has been resolved. However..."
At this moment, Shu Lan came out. The moment Venerable Lieyang saw him, his smiling face suddenly turned serious.
"Junior brother, what's wrong?"
Although Shu Lan had treated her wounds and changed her clothes on the flying shuttle, her pale complexion was still undeniable. Seeing that her senior brother had seen right through her, Shu Lan could only manage a bitter smile to herself.
Venerable Lieyang flashed to Shulan's side and placed a hand on Shulan's wrist.
Suddenly, Venerable Lieyang's expression changed: "You're injured?!"
"It's alright, it's nothing." Shu Lan patted Venerable Lieyang on the shoulder. "I'm back now!"
"Nonsense!" Venerable Lieyang began to shout sternly, "You've suffered such serious injuries, and you still say you're fine?!"
Shu Lan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Venerable Lieyang. "Don't speak."
Venerable Lieyang turned to the Fifth Elder and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Reporting to the Supreme Elder, it is like this..." So, the Fifth Elder told Venerable Lieyang everything that had happened along the way, including Shu Lan's injury after killing the Blood Demon, Ye Feiyu's theft of the Illusion Bell which attracted the Shadow Demon, and Shu Lan's killing of the Shadow Demon.
After hearing what the Fifth Elder said, Venerable Lieyang's face grew increasingly grim, until it became so dark it seemed as if water could drip from it.
Qin An and Ye Feiyu also stood aside, receiving a sharp glare from Venerable Lieyang.
Even before that, Qin An had felt uneasy, when Venerable Lieyang said that his master was seriously injured. When he saw Venerable Lieyang looking at him coldly, he felt even more guilty.
"You two, really..." Venerable Lieyang looked at Qin An and Ye Feiyu, too angry to speak.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Qin An."
"exist!"
"Your master was injured because of you. I order you to take good care of your master, do you understand?"
"I heard you, I will take good care of Master!" Qin An said resolutely.
"As for you, Ye Feiyu. You're quite something!"
Ye Feiyu lowered his head in shame.
"You dared to pick up things from the demon race, what else wouldn't you dare to do?! I'm punishing you by making you sweep the roads between the peaks every day for three months. During these three months, reflect on your actions. I'll tell your master about this, so watch your step from now on!"
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Supreme Elder." Ye Feiyu bowed respectfully to Venerable Lieyang. He knew that Venerable Lieyang was giving him the lightest punishment possible because his master was the sect leader.
"Go, all of you, go." Venerable Lieyang waved his hand, and they all left.
"Junior brother, I'll come see you later."
"Understood, senior brother."
Venerable Lieyang summoned a crane to carry Shulan and Qin An back to Tinglan Peak.
Shu Lan thanked Venerable Lieyang and then returned to Tinglan Peak with Qin An.
Shu Lan had originally planned to go into seclusion immediately upon her return to try and improve her cultivation. But now it seems she should focus on recovering from her injuries first.
"Master." Qin An followed Shu Lan to her room. "I'll go get you some water, Master brother. Just wait to take a bath." With that, Qin An ran out to fetch water.
"Sigh!" Before she could even utter the word "no need," Qin An had vanished without a trace. Shu Lan could only shake her head helplessly, preparing to peacefully enjoy Qin An's "service."
After Qin An finished fetching the water, he placed the full bathtub behind the screen.
"Brother Master, please take a bath first. If you need anything, feel free to call me anytime. I'll be waiting outside the screen."
"Okay." Shu Lan walked behind the screen and began to take off her clothes.
Qin An only heard the rustling sound of clothes being taken off, followed by the sound of water splashing as his master brother entered the bathtub.
Qin An felt his heart pounding like a drum, and his whole body felt hot.
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