Lin Su opened his arms, but didn't hug him. He just lowered his head and said comfortingly, "Who bullied you?"
Shen Qingtang didn't want to think about their master-disciple relationship or the age gap. He was just Lin Su's lover. "Why don't you hug me?"
"My hands are covered in mud and I'm afraid of dirtying your clothes." Lin Su said in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the mud on his hands was washed away by the cool water, and the water flowed into the flower field beside him, making it extremely clean.
Lin Su reached out and hugged the man, hugging him a little hard, and asked again: "Who bullied you?"
Shen Qingtang liked this kind of exertion, as if they would never be separated again: "Who dares to bully me? I just feel that the people of Jiuxiao Xianmen are a bit strange."
Each of them has a hypocritical shell and strives to maintain this seemingly clean surface for the so-called face and interests.
"Master, if you don't want to stay in Jiuxiao Immortal Gate, just come back to Wanbao Immortal City with me." Lin Su said softly.
Shen Qingtang felt somewhat helpless at his blunt words: "These are childish words. If I rashly leave the sect, it would be tantamount to betrayal."
"Then is there no cultivator who switches to his sect?" Lin Su said.
Shen Qingtang muttered, "Of course there are, but people like that will be looked down upon by people from all the sects. Since I'm here, I won't leave casually."
The sect had given him a place to stand, so he couldn't just leave when the sect was in trouble, otherwise, what would be the difference between him and those ungrateful people.
Although he felt cold in his heart, his tone was firm. Lin Su stroked his back and suddenly felt that he had underestimated this person and the position of Jiuxiao Xianmen in his mind.
It's not that he is rigid, but Jiuxiao Xianmen is like home to him. If his family encounters a disaster, even if some people in the family make him feel disheartened, he cannot let it collapse completely.
In the original world line, he could clearly go with Chu Xi, but he ultimately chose to stay. Jiuxiao Xianmen might be the most determined and stubborn place in his heart.
"If all the corrupt officials in Jiuxiao Xianmen were exposed and made public, Jiuxiao Xianmen might fall from the altar of the number one immortal sect." Lin Su said while hugging him.
Shen Qingtang noticed the change in his attitude and said, "Only when the termites are eliminated can this place become a pure land for righteous cultivators. If you cover up a wound knowing it's a wound, what's the difference between that and hiding your illness and avoiding treatment?"
"Master, your idea is brilliant. Whatever you wish for will surely come true." Lin Su said, stroking his long hair.
Shen Qingtang suddenly felt like he was being coaxed like a child. After his initial impulse faded, he felt a little uncomfortable. "It would be great if what you said is true. Okay, I'm going in to have some tea."
He struggled slightly, and Lin Su let him go, pinching the tip of his nose naturally: "Master, you hugged me when I was bullied, and ran away when I was coaxed. I feel wronged."
Shen Qingtang's earlobe was dripping with blood: "What happened just now..."
"I remember everything, clearly." Lin Su said as he sat on the ground, "And to ensure that Master's clothes would not get dirty, my clothes were stained with mud."
Shen Qingtang stood up and pulled him up from the ground: "Master will help you clean it up."
"When he's intimate with me, he calls himself 'I', and when he's distant, he calls himself 'Master'. Men are so fickle." Lin Su said slowly as he shook off the dust behind him.
Shen Qingtang didn't know why he gave birth to such a person who would shut people up, so he said helplessly: "It's just a habit, not a cold attitude."
"Oh?" Lin Su stood opposite and stretched out his arms, saying, "Give me a hug then."
Shen Qingtang felt her cheeks getting slightly hot: "Didn't you just..." hug?
Lin Su snorted softly: "You said you weren't cold to me, but you wouldn't even give me a hug."
Shen Qingtang felt a little annoyed, but this kind of anger was different from usual. He closed his eyes, stretched out his arms and hugged her, saying, "Is this okay?"
Lin Su reached out and embraced the person, tightening his arms and chuckled, "You can't escape once I catch you. Why is Master so cute?"
It was obvious that his smile was the result of a successful teasing. Shen Qingtang felt helpless and annoyed, but what was most filled in his chest was sweetness, the kind of sweetness that made him feel at a loss.
Lin Su didn't hold her for long this time. After letting go, he went to change his clothes. The sect's affairs were really worrying, so Shen Qingtang simply ignored them. He also loosened his outer robe, pinned the corners of his robe to his belt, and tidied up the entire Qingxiao Peak with Lin Su.
This matter was simple yet tedious. Shen Qingtang buried the seeds one by one with his own hands. Even though the two of them didn't talk much, they would feel full of satisfaction when they occasionally glanced at each other.
After a busy afternoon, most of the plants that needed to be planted had already been planted. Lin Su sat on the steps and looked at the newly dug lotus pond and said, "When the time comes, we can just move a spring from somewhere else and there won't be any problem."
Although Shen Qingtang was careful, some mud still accidentally stained his white clothes. He sat on the steps imitating Lin Su's sitting method, but found that he could not sit in that lazy and casual manner. "Well, Master... I think it's great too."
"Master, what are your plans for getting rid of the sect's termites?" Lin Su asked, one hand resting on his knee.
After clearing his mind for several hours, Shen Qingtang felt that he could now calmly consider this problem. Going head-on with the sect would not work, as that would only push him to the opposite side of everyone, including Ming Ruogu. Although he was upright in character, he was not really stupid.
"If we confront the people in the sect and Ming Ruogu openly, even as a master, we will not be able to get away with it. Moreover, we don't know who else is involved in those secret matters. Now that something has happened to Shanghe and Moshi, those people will probably hide even deeper. It will not be easy to find out the hiding people. The only way now is to find out and disclose this matter. Maybe we can pull out the radish and bring out the mud." Shen Qingtang answered seriously.
He knew that his cultivation was decent enough, and he could contribute to killing evil people, but he was not good at investigating things hidden in the dark.
"It seems that this matter will really take a lot of time and energy, so we can't act rashly." Lin Su said.
Shen Qingtang nodded in agreement. Lin Su continued, "In that case, there's no need to rush. Master will always encounter troublesome things while staying in the sect. After you finish here, why don't you come back with me to Wanbao Immortal City and stay there for a while."
Shen Qingtang was about to continue nodding, but instead looked at him thoughtfully and said, "You're still trying to get me to go to Wanbao Immortal City."
"Nothing can be hidden from Master." Lin Su said with a smile, "Now that we are engaged, the people in the sect don't need to know, but my parents must know something."
Shen Qingtang's back straightened instantly, and he subconsciously asked, "Do I really have to tell my parents?"
"Master, you don't want to be irresponsible after eating it, do you?" Lin Su said in a subtle tone.
Shen Qingtang was speechless: "Of course, of course not."
If possible, he would naturally want to get the approval of Lin Su's parents, but his identity looked like a disciple he abducted. Disrespecting a master is a taboo in the world of cultivation. No matter how he thought about it, Lin Xin would not accept it.
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