"Halfway through, this must be the Immortal Venerable Jiliang."
The Immortal Venerable Ji Liang possessed an air of otherworldly grace, and Lin Banjian adjusted himself to be in the best possible condition to greet him.
Immortal Venerable Jiliang pretended not to notice the haggard look on her face, looked around the room and asked, "Miss Lin, I often hear my good disciple mention you. I wonder if you are getting used to living here?"
Lin Banjian bowed slightly, "It's a habit, thank you Immortal Venerable Jiliang."
Luan Hua said to Immortal Venerable Ji Liang, "Ban Jian is very grateful to Master and has always wanted to thank you in person!"
Immortal Venerable Jiliang waved his hand, "As my only disciple, it is my duty to consider your needs."
After chatting for a while, Immortal Jiliang said to Luan Hua, "Disciple, there is a packet of my treasured tea in the leftmost cabinet in the kitchen. Go and brew a pot of tea."
Luan Hua immediately understood that his master was trying to get rid of him.
"Yes, Master."
He wondered what his master wanted to talk to Banjian about alone. He walked toward the kitchen as he pondered this.
Luan Hua had already left, and Immortal Venerable Ji Liang and Lin Banjian were sitting face to face.
Sensing the gaze of Immortal Venerable Jiliang, Lin Banjian touched his face.
Why is the Immortal Venerable staring at her like that? Is her makeup too heavy today?
Immortal Venerable Jiliang finally spoke, “Miss Lin, if I am not mistaken, your days are numbered.”
Lin Ban was startled. After a long pause, he managed to speak with difficulty, "As expected of the Immortal Venerable, you saw through it at a glance..."
Immortal Venerable Jiliang shook his head, "No, not only me, Luan Hua also saw it a long time ago."
Lin Banjian's heart skipped a beat. "Luan Hua... I clearly told him it was alright."
Immortal Venerable Jiliang began to tap his fingers on the table. "In your current state, there's no way you can hide it." He glanced at her pale face. "Giving your heart's blood to Mu Jinyun, your loss is truly enormous."
"Immortal Venerable, you know everything..."
Immortal Venerable Jiliang sneered slightly, "How could I not know? He made a big fuss about finding someone back then, how many immortal sects didn't know? But he was lucky, he actually found him."
Lin Banjian didn't know how to respond. From Ji Liang Xianzun's words, she could tell that he was dissatisfied with Mu Jinyun.
"There have been people in history who lost their heart's blood, but most of them were fine after taking heart-protecting herbs, and quite a few of them lived long lives."
Heart-protecting herb?
Looking at Lin Banjian's puzzled expression, Immortal Venerable Jiliang said, "Heart-protecting grass is an herb that can protect the heart meridian. After learning about your ordeal, Luan Hua immediately asked me for it."
No wonder the tea she drank tasted so strange for the first few days; it turned out to be heart-protecting herbs!
“However, Luan Hua told me that even after taking the Immortal-Protecting Grass, your health has not improved and has even worsened. He is now frantically searching for a solution. I couldn’t bear to see him becoming increasingly anxious, so I came to check on you.”
"Immortal Venerable, you have taken time out of your busy schedule to take care of me, I am deeply grateful," Lin Banjian said hurriedly.
“Logically speaking, your body should be fine after so long, but in my opinion…” Ji Liang Immortal Venerable paused for a moment before slowly speaking, “the situation is not optimistic.”
Lin Banjian smiled wryly, "To be honest, Immortal Venerable, I could still lift things a few days ago, but now I can't even lift my hand."
Immortal Venerable Jiliang vaguely saw his own reflection in Lin Banjian's multicolored eyes, looking every bit the good master who cared about his disciple. "Your constitution is special, otherwise Mu Jinyun wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to find you."
Lin Banjian placed a hand on his chest. "Perhaps."
My heartbeat is much slower than before; it feels like with every throb, life is slipping away.
The room fell silent for a moment.
Immortal Venerable Jiliang had exceptional hearing. He heard Luan Hua's footsteps coming from the kitchen and guessed that the tea was ready.
He began, "Miss Lin, I have one last question for you."
"Please speak, Immortal Venerable."
...
When Luan Hua returned after brewing the tea, she noticed that Lin Banjian's eyes were red.
"Banjian, what's wrong?" He immediately put down the teapot and took out the handkerchief he always carried with him.
Watching the young couple being all lovey-dovey in front of him, Immortal Venerable Jiliang poured himself a cup of tea, squinted slightly, and nodded.
It tastes exactly the same as before, not changed at all!
Glass cup, the tea you keep is still the best.
He hadn't tasted this flavor in a long time; the slight bitterness seemed to take him back to many years ago, to the happy days when his family of four lived together.
At this moment, time travel overlaps with many years ago. His two children are playing at his knees, and he looks through the open window carved with twin lotus blossoms at his wife practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.
It seems like nothing has changed.
The steam rising from the hot tea obscured his eyes. When he opened them again, the past vanished like smoke, and all that remained before him were a young man and woman with their hands clasped together.
They will follow the same path we once took.
Immortal Venerable Jiliang leaned back slightly and took a sip of tea.
Li Zhan, my disciple will prove that I am not wrong, and that the "Vast Sword Technique" is not wrong.
Your death was worthwhile.
Lin Banjian withdrew his hand, "The Immortal Venerable is watching, what kind of behavior is this!"
Luan Hua laughed, "Master didn't even look at us!"
Lin Banjian glanced at Immortal Venerable Jiliang not far away and found him spacing out, seemingly lost in thought.
It seemed as if they were looking at them, yet it also seemed as if they weren't.
She spoke, "Immortal Venerable."
The title "Immortal Venerable" pulled the person out of their memories.
She clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Half-See already has the answer to the question you just asked."
The problem? What problem? Luan Hua didn't know, but seeing Lin Banjian's serious expression, he realized it was a very serious problem.
"Oh? You've thought it through?"
"Yes!" Lin Banjian replied decisively.
She helped Luan Hua walk step by step to Immortal Venerable Ji Liang, and slowly knelt down, "Master, please accept Lin Banjian's bow!"
Luan Hua was startled. Why was he called Immortal Venerable Ji Liang "Master"? Could it be that in the short time he had left, his master had already taken on another disciple?
"Alright." Immortal Venerable Jiliang helped Lin Banjian up. "Then let's set the wedding for a month from now!"
Luan Hua was stunned.
wedding?
What kind of wedding?
Whose wedding?
Lin Banjian stuck out a finger and poked Luan Hua's side. "What's wrong with you? Of course it's our wedding!"
His wedding with Lin Banjian?
It took Luan Hua a while to process what had happened before she finally realized that the words had come from Lin Banjian.
He picked Lin Banjian up in one swift motion and asked, "Banjian, are we getting married?"
"Um!"
"Great, great! Banjian!" He hugged Lin Banjian and spun him around.
"I'm so happy!" Even after putting Lin Banjian down, he couldn't help but jump around.
Luan Hua still had a smile on her lips when she saw Immortal Venerable Ji Liang to the door.
"So happy?" Immortal Venerable Jiliang teased his disciple.
"Of course! Master, you don't know, the moment I saw Ban Jian, I already..." He scratched his head embarrassedly, "...I fell in love with her."
"Is that so? You've finally gotten what you wanted."
Luan Hua lifted his robe and performed a deep bow respectfully, saying, "Thank you for your help, Master!"
It must have been something Master said to Banjian that made Banjian agree to marry him.
Ji Liang Immortal Venerable curled the corners of his mouth.
"I told you, I would make Lin Banjian your wife."
After all, you loved her so much.
But love is the key to ascension!
...
One month later.
In a secluded corner of the immortal sect, red lanterns were hung in a small courtyard.
Meanwhile, in Ruzhou, at the Mu residence.
"Congratulations on your completion of seclusion, young master!"
A figure emerged from the forbidden area, his eyes sweeping over each of the people who had come to greet him.
"Where is my half-view?"
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