Qin Wan didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she flew down to Ji Jue's side and sat cross-legged beside him.
Even when healing, one must carefully guide his absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth...
Seeing this, Ling Mubai gave a pale and weak smile.
In just a few short years, she had only gone into seclusion once, and when they met again, everything had changed.
After taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill, even though Ji Jue had dual spiritual roots of water and fire, her cultivation speed greatly increased, even surpassing that of cultivators with single spiritual roots.
Therefore, Ji Jue quickly regained consciousness, and the moment she opened her eyes, she met Ling Mubai's complicated gaze.
"Greetings, Senior Uncle." Ji Jue stood up and greeted him politely.
Ling Mubai ignored him, and Ji Jue remained calm and focused his attention back on Qin Wan.
"Master!"
Upon seeing the striking bright red mark at the corner of Qin Wan's mouth, Ji Jue's pupils contracted.
"Have you and your junior sister known each other for a long time?" Ling Mubai couldn't help but ask.
Ji Jue remained silent for a moment, without saying a word.
Seeing this, Ling Mubai understood.
No wonder...
No wonder his junior sister treated him so differently.
Ji Jue looked at Qin Wan with complicated emotions. Did his master also remember him...?
Otherwise, why would she treat him so well?
Although Qin Wan was in meditation to heal her injuries, she did not miss Ling Mubai's question or Ji Jue's silence.
Did the original owner and Ji Jue already know each other?
Suppressing her confusion, Qin Wan repeatedly reviewed the plot provided by the system, as well as the original owner's past memories...
"Master!"
Upon seeing Qin Wan open her eyes, Ji Jue immediately stepped forward, looking at her with concern.
"Master, I'm sorry, it's all my fault for causing you so much trouble." Ji Jue's face was full of self-reproach and guilt.
Qin Wan shook her head. "It's none of your business."
"Junior sister, I have no idea when you met this disciple?" Ling Mubai finally couldn't help but ask.
Ji Jue refused to tell him the answer, so he could only ask Qin Wan.
He was unwilling to accept defeat, unwilling to accept that he had lost so inexplicably.
"Sishui City?" Qin Wan asked Ji Jue uncertainly.
"So Master still remembers his disciple." Ji Jue's thin lips curved slightly, and his eyes flashed with an unusual light as he looked at Qin Wan.
[Ji Jue's favorability increased by 20, current favorability is 38.]
It turns out he was never forgotten.
It turns out that she was kind to him because she still remembered him.
"I... am not really sure either," Qin Wan said after a moment of silence.
"But Master still chose me, didn't he?"
"You've changed a lot compared to before." Qin Wan looked at Ji Jue with complicated emotions.
More than ten years ago, when they first met in Sishui City, Ji Jue was a pitiful boy whose entire family had been wiped out and who had almost been killed by villains.
Back then, Ji Jue was dressed in fine clothes, and even at a young age, his delicate and handsome features were already exceptionally striking.
Faced with the approaching knife of the villain, the boy's young eyes were filled with hatred, but he showed no fear whatsoever.
Seeing that scene, the original owner, as if possessed, stepped in and saved him...
After narrowly escaping death, young Ji Jue's first reaction was to kneel before Qin Wan and beg her to take him as her disciple...
In the past, the original owner was obsessed with cultivation and had no intention of taking on disciples. In addition, Ji Jue's talent was not outstanding, so the original owner rejected him.
Ji Jue was also a man of principle. After being rejected by the original owner of the body, he did not persist but silently got up and began to collect the bodies of his tragically deceased family members...
One after another, the bodies of the dead lay before them. Ji Jue was young and had limited strength, and fell many times, but stubbornly got up again.
For days and nights, they tirelessly dug a deep pit and buried their entire family in peace.
The original owner remained hidden in the shadows, silently observing all his actions with a complex expression.
Several days later, while Ji Jue was unconscious, the original owner finally appeared and took him back to Tianyuan Sect, handing him over to the outer sect elders.
They never saw each other again after that...
For cultivators, a dozen years can pass in the blink of an eye.
Although Ji Jue left a deep impression on the original owner, he was gradually forgotten over time.
Until the selection competition for direct disciples.
Upon seeing Ji Jue's stunningly beautiful face, the original owner recognized him at a glance.
This is also why the original owner took Ji Jue as his disciple in the original story.
For some reason, this point was not mentioned in the storyline sent to her by the system.
This almost caused Qin Wan to make a mistake...
"System," Qin Wan called out to the system in her mind.
[Host, please wait a moment. I am reporting this issue.]
Qin Wan: "..." Forget it, I can't count on this noob.
"Which version of me does Master prefer?" Ji Jue suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan was taken aback.
Ling Mubai's pupils contracted sharply, and he looked at Ji Jue with disbelief.
"...I like them all," Qin Wan replied after a moment of silence.
“You possess a quality of perseverance, which is why I believe you will be taken back to the Tianyun Sect.”
"Now, after more than a decade, you have brought this quality to its fullest potential, which has impressed your teacher."
Upon hearing this, Ji Jue suddenly smiled.
[Ji Jue's affection level increased by 2, current affection level is 40.]
His master, just like back then, has always been his salvation.
Without her, he would have died long ago.
Without her, he wouldn't have made it this far.
Without her, the entire Ji family would have been wiped out, leaving not a single survivor, let alone any chance for revenge.
Now that he is still alive, he will surely find his old enemies and avenge the deaths of the Ji family.
Sishui City...
Haven't seen each other for over a decade...
The appearance of these two keywords caused Ling Mubai's previously unpleasant expression and face to suddenly brighten up.
He remembered what happened in Sishui City.
That was the first time my junior sister went to the human world to gain experience on her own. I heard that she brought back a child covered in blood.
I heard that the child's entire family was wiped out, and it was only because my junior sister happened to pass by that the child was able to survive.
The junior sister, being soft-hearted, took the child back to the sect and entrusted him to the outer sect elders for instruction and care.
At the time, he only asked casually, and after learning that the child had only average talent in both water and fire spiritual roots, he didn't care anymore.
Unexpectedly, after many years, the little boy from back then has grown into a monster-like figure.
After learning about Qin Wan and Ji Jue's acquaintance, Ling Mubai's hostility towards Ji Jue clearly disappeared, and his gaze towards him was even tinged with a faint pity.
Ji Jue frowned, a flash of disgust crossing her eyes.
He hates pity.
Ji Jue doesn't need anyone's sympathy.
"Thank you, Master, for shielding your disciple from the heavenly lightning." Ji Jue's opening words were a direct attack on Ling Mubai.
Thinking about everything Qin Wan had done for Ji Jue, Ling Mubai, as her senior brother who was destined to marry her and had grown up with her since childhood, felt uncomfortable.
Even if he understood that Qin Wan only sympathized with Ji Jue.
He couldn't bear to see Qin Wan sacrifice herself for another man...
“Junior sister, you must never act so rashly again.” Ling Mubai frowned, looking at Qin Wan with disapproval.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Senior Brother. Ji Jue is my disciple. Even if time could turn back and I had to choose again, I would still do the same thing," Qin Wan said calmly, but her words made Ling Mubai's expression very unpleasant.
Upon hearing this, Ji Jue smiled gently.
His master treated him so well...
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