Nan Zhi immediately guessed that he must have been wronged by Shi Yao.
She looked at Shi Yao, who was chasing after her.
Shi Yao said angrily, "Master, did he complain to you? Actually, I didn't do anything. He's just too noisy and annoying..."
Nanzhi's voice turned cold.
"Shi Yao, your junior brother didn't say anything."
Shi Yao's words came to an abrupt halt.
At this moment, Shi Yuan, who was behind Nan Zhi, said understandingly, "Master, please don't blame Senior Brother. He was busy cultivating and didn't know that I was thirsty and needed to drink water, needed to go to the toilet, or was afraid of the dark after the candle went out. I can understand all of that."
Shi Yao: Hey, you little slut, you're pretty good at being sarcastic.
Nan Zhi is angry; she must have seen through Shi Yuan's hypocritical true colors.
"Shi Yao, you have disappointed your master too much. Go and reflect on your mistakes in seclusion for half a month."
Shi Yao: ?╭╮?
After Shi Yao left, Nan Zhi was planning to ask someone else to protect Shi Yuan again.
Shi Yuan tugged at her sleeve.
"Master, no need, it's too much trouble for my senior brothers. I can manage on my own."
His eyelids drooped, looking pitiful as if he dared not trouble others.
Nan Zhi was incredibly soft-hearted and immediately said, "Alright, you can stay here with me for now, and I will protect you."
Shi Yuan looked troubled: "Wouldn't this be a bit inappropriate?"
"It's a matter of course for a master to protect his disciple. Who dares to say it's wrong?"
She turned and walked into the hall, glancing at him as he hesitated and looked uneasy: "Come in."
Shi Yuan hesitated for a moment before following her into the hall.
Nanzhi changed the bed again, and made a soft mattress on it.
"You'll sleep here tonight."
Shi Yuan obediently hummed in agreement: "Thank you, Master."
Nanzhi noticed that he was clutching his lower abdomen in discomfort, so she figured he really needed to urinate.
"Let's go, I'll go with you to the outhouse."
She has been abstaining from grains for many years, so she naturally doesn't have the concept of "three urgent needs" (urination, defecation, and bed rest). Even if she did, she could resolve it with her spiritual power.
However, Shi Yuan had little cultivation, so he could only handle these matters using the most primitive methods.
Nanzhi escorted him to the outhouse and then waited outside.
Unexpectedly, she suddenly heard Shi Yuan exclaim in surprise.
Without thinking twice, she rushed inside.
Seeing Shi Yuan's panicked state, she grabbed his hand.
"What's wrong?"
When Shi Yuan saw that it was her, he was so frightened that he hugged her waist tightly: "Master, I just saw a snake crawling over there, it scared me to death."
Nanzhi scanned the area with her spiritual power but found no snake.
She patted Shi Yuan, who was still trembling slightly, and said, "It's alright, the snake is gone."
Shi Yuan then lifted his head from her embrace, still feeling a lingering fear.
It was at this moment that Nanzhi noticed his belt was not fastened.
His clothes were loose and disheveled from his earlier movements, revealing glimpses of his neck muscles and hinting at a hint of sensuality.
Nanzhi looked away and said, "Put your clothes on properly."
Shi Yao seemed to realize something was wrong at that moment, and quickly put on his clothes.
The two returned to the room one after the other.
"There's water on the table, pour it yourself."
"This is a luminous pearl that will never go out. You can place it by your bedside for lighting."
She gave Shi Yuan a luminous pearl that was almost the size of a fist, then lay down on her own without even covering herself with a blanket.
"I need to cultivate my inner power. I can sense danger when it comes. You can sleep peacefully."
After saying that, he closed his eyes.
Shi Yuan waited for a long time before approaching and calling her softly.
"Master, Master?"
No response.
He raised his hand and poked her hand that was resting on her lower abdomen.
Be good, don't move at all.
He smiled and slowly stepped forward to take her hand.
His long fingers slipped between hers, interlocking with hers.
She still didn't react.
Finally, his behavior became increasingly audacious.
He leaned down and kissed her fingertips with adoration, finally landing on her long-awaited lips, lingering and caressing them.
At that moment, he felt as if he were the one who had been poisoned by the love flower.
Looking at his pure and beautiful master, he suddenly had a strong urge to devour her whole.
Shi Yuan never told anyone that when she first kissed him, he was extremely disgusted and even wanted to kill her.
But the strange feeling in his body told him that he loved her touch.
Right now, sensing the change in a certain place, his gaze darkened, and his hand tugged at the belt around Nanzhi's waist several times, but he eventually restrained himself.
She was already in his grasp; it was just a matter of time. He couldn't rush things; he had to wait for her to come to him on her own.
When Nanzhi opened her eyes, it was already broad daylight.
Shi Yuan had already gotten up. The bed he had slept in was neatly folded, and Nan Zhi's room had also been cleaned.
At that moment, he was wiping the table by the window. When he saw her get up, he smiled brightly and said, "Master, I'll go get you some hot water to wash your face."
Nanzhi watched his busy figure and smiled, "No need, I'll just use a magic spell to clean it up."
As she spoke, she raised her hand, and a flash of blue light appeared. Not only did her clothes change, but her hairstyle and makeup also changed.
Shi Yuan was slightly surprised: "Master is so amazing."
Nanzhi comforted him, "Once you've passed the Foundation Establishment stage, you can do the same."
When cultivation was mentioned, Shi Yuan lowered his head and fell silent.
Nanzhi sensed something and walked towards him.
"Let me examine your spiritual veins."
She took his hand and placed it on his wrist.
After a moment, she frowned and said, "Your spiritual veins are very strange. They are obviously much thicker than those of ordinary people, which is extremely suitable for cultivation, but it seems that something is blocking the depths of your spiritual veins."
She tried to use her spiritual power to clear his blockage, but found it had no effect.
Shi Yuan had actually discovered this long ago.
His spiritual veins are difficult to cultivate; it's already quite an achievement that he can draw a few talismans.
Nanzhi patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged, your teacher will definitely help you find a way."
In the following days, Nan Zhi took Shi Yuan with her wherever she went.
She searched through all the secret manuals of the Wuji Sect and tried countless methods, but she still couldn't help Shi Yuan open his spiritual meridians.
Seeing Nanzhi sigh, Shi Yuan comforted her instead.
He massaged her temples: "It's alright, Master. It doesn't matter if I have difficulty cultivating. I will always stay by your side. You will protect me, right?"
"I will indeed protect you, but one day I will reach the late stage of Mahayana cultivation. When that time comes, I will undergo tribulations, and I may succeed or fail."
She said with some melancholy, "If we succeed, I can no longer remain in the mortal realm; if we fail..."
She didn't finish speaking, but Shi Yuan knew what she wanted to say.
If she fails, it means she will be struck by lightning and shattered to pieces, her soul lost forever.
His eyes suddenly darkened.
He was selfish; if he couldn't cultivate, he hoped she would stay here forever.
But why, even though she was poisoned by the love flower, did she still retain her original heart?
Is her path really that important?
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