Hua Xiangwan couldn't help laughing when she heard him calling her sister. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the wind blowing outside the window. Xie Changji reacted very quickly, drawing his sword and stabbing at him. Hua Xiangwan just had time to shout, "Wait..."

A soft "ding" sound was heard, and Hu Mian knelt on one knee on the windowsill, pinching the tip of Xie Changji's sword with his fingers. He turned his head to look at Hua Xiangwan on the bed, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where did you find this wolf cub?"

"He is my younger brother Xie Changji. He came from Yunlai to see me. He has lost his memory."

Hua Xiangwan winked at Hu Mian, afraid that she would expose her lie. Hu Mian understood immediately, and a bit of "good guy" appeared in his eyes. He then coughed lightly, tentatively released the sword and said, "Well, good brother, I am your sister's senior sister Hu Mian, don't be so defensive." Hu Mian turned around, leaned against the window, and said with a smile, "Come on, call me sister."

Xie Changji looked at her coldly without moving.

Hu Mian made a "tsk" sound and muttered, "It's boring."

As she spoke, she jumped down from the window and walked towards Hua Xiangwan: "How are you? Did that Taoist Zixiao hurt you?"

"not."

Hua Xiangwan shook his head and asked, "What does Taoist Zixiao do?"

"You've been arrested, don't you know?"

Hu Mian sat aside and knocked on the table towards Xie Changji: "My little beauty, serve tea."

Xie Changji ignored her. Hua Xiangwan coughed softly and said, "Well, Changji, can you go out and bring the tea first?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Changji looked between the two of them before walking out.

Hu Mian looked at them. As soon as Xie Changji left, she immediately set up a barrier and approached Hua Xiangwan: "Wanqiu, I didn't realize you were this kind of person before. He looks only seventeen years old, right? How could you do this to him?"

"Leave me alone," Hua Xiangwan glared at her. "I have something else to do. I just took him with me. Don't think too much about it. What's going on with Taoist Zixiao?"

"He is the one who worships a gu nearby. He was practicing Taoism a few years ago and was heartbroken by a woman. He couldn't kill her, so he worshipped a gu. After his cultivation level increased dramatically, he went to find the other party, but accidentally killed her. He lost his mind and now captures women everywhere, hoping to use these women as sacrifices to resurrect his sweetheart."

"Every year there are people who don't cherish their lives and pretend to be affectionate after they die."

Hua Xiangwan listened and saw that Hu Mian seemed to be lost in thought. Then he asked, "Where is he now?"

"Killed it, why should I keep it?"

Hu Mian turned his head to look at her. Hua Xiangwan considered, "When I left, you didn't look like you could kill them. Did...something go wrong?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Hu Mian immediately became interested. She sat next to Hua Xiangwan and asked excitedly, "Wanqiu, have you heard of the Lingxiao Sword?"

"I've heard of him," Hua Xiangwan pretended to be calm, "Qin Xiansheng."

"I'm telling you, I'm attracted to him."

Hu Mian said it seriously, Hua Xiangwan pretended to be suspicious: "Him? He is famous for not understanding romance. If you like him... I'm afraid he won't like you, right?"

"How is that possible?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Mian's eyes widened and he said angrily, "I promise to take him down within three months. Just wait and see if you don't believe me. Now, Senior Sister will give you a task."

"What?"

The flower winked at the evening.

"Help me keep an eye on him," Hu Mian approached her, "I have to go to a secret place soon, you help me keep an eye on him, and find out all his past background and preferences. Wait for me to come back."

Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. If Hehuan Palace wants to take action, it must first understand the opponent.

It just so happened that Hua Xiangwan's purpose in entering the country this time was to find out what Qin Xiansheng had done in the past. She nodded and said, "I will check it out tomorrow."

"Sister," the two of them were talking, and Xie Changji's voice appeared at the door, "I'm back with the tea."

He obviously knew that the two people wanted to get him out of the way to talk, and he even went out of his way to greet them when he entered.

Hua Xiangwan and Hu Mian looked at each other, and Hu Mian smiled and said, "Then you go check it out, and notify me if there is anything. I'm going to sleep first."

Having said that, Hu Mian got up and left, jumping out of the window.

Hua Xiangwan then called Xie Changji in. When Xie Changji saw Hu Mian leaving, he held the tea in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "Sister, I'll get another room."

Seeing his determined expression, Hua Xiangwan knew that if she refused, he might sleep outside the window.

As long as he stayed, she was in no mood to argue with him. She waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, but don't stay too far away from me."

"Um."

Xie Changji responded, then put down his teacup and went to get a room for himself.

His room was right next to Hua Xiangwan's. Hua Xiangwan sensed this, raised her hand and set up a barrier for his room as well, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Xie Changji noticed the barrier she had set for himself. He turned his head and looked at the wall. After a long time, he took off his Tianjian Sect's jade token and rubbed it gently.

Is she really his sister?

If so, why did he always feel something was wrong?

If not, why... does he want to be close to her so much and feel at ease with her?

He couldn't figure it out, so he turned his head and looked out the window. He finally decided that no matter what the future would be like, he would be nice to her as long as she was nice to him.

The two of them rested in the room for a night. When they woke up the next day, Hua Xiangwan gave him a simple checkup. After confirming that he was fine, she led him out of the room and walked outside.

She first took him back to the cave last night, and after investigating the scene, she found Qin Xinsheng's scent.

Qin Xinsheng did not deliberately cover his tracks. Hua Xiangwan chased him all the way forward. Xie Changji followed behind her and soon understood her intention: "Are you chasing the swordsman from last night?"

"nice."

Hua Xiangwan did not hide it from him.

Xie Changji felt inexplicably unhappy, but he didn't know why. He pursed his lips and asked, "Why are you chasing him?"

"My senior sister has taken a fancy to him," Hua Xiangwan answered directly, "and asked me to keep an eye on her."

"Oh," Xie Changji nodded, his tone a little lighter, "Why are you staring at him?"

"Find out about him," Hua Xiangwan glanced at him, "You need to have a strategy to pursue a man. You can't just force yourself. First you have to know his preferences, and then plan well for him as a person."

Listening to Hua Xiangwan's words, Xie Changji frowned slightly: "You...you seem to be very familiar with this matter?"

"Uh..." Hua Xiangwan knew he didn't agree with this and quickly explained, "I'm just helping. I don't have much experience myself."

Xie Changji nodded and didn't say much.

The two chased for a whole day and night and finally caught up with Qin Xiansheng.

He found a cave and sat down to meditate. The two of them didn't dare to get too close, so they could only watch from a distance.

After watching for a whole morning, Qin Xiansheng didn't move, Xie Changji simply started to meditate, and Hua Xiangwan could only squat on the side and stare motionlessly.

By nightfall, Hua Xiangwan was tired, so he picked up a piece of dogtail grass and squatted down to count ants.

Ants are counted till late at night, and flowers are drowsy in the evening.

Without the golden elixir, she worked and rested like an ordinary person. After getting used to it, she felt sleepy without maintaining it. Now that she had nothing to do, she tried hard, but Qin Xinsheng was too boring. She stared at him and couldn't help herself. She fell to the side without knowing it and hit Xie Changji's shoulder.

Xie Changji slowly opened his eyes and looked at her with a frown.

I wanted to urge her to leave, but when I turned around, I saw the moonlight falling on her face.

She seemed to be extremely tired, her expression was full of fatigue, her skin was as white as jade, and her eyelashes were thick and long.

She leaned against him quietly, as if she was relying on him, clinging to him like a cat. His heart suddenly sank, and he stared at her face quietly, and for a moment he thought, this is how it should be.

She should rely on him like this, and he should protect her from the wind and rain and give her support.

Thinking of this, he realized that he seemed to have overstepped his bounds. But if this was his sister...

That is indeed the case.

He looked away with difficulty, then closed his eyes again and quietly opened the barrier to prevent her from being woken by the cold night wind.

When Hua Xiangwan woke up in a daze, it was already noon the next day. Qin Xiansheng was still meditating, and Xie Changji was also meditating.

Hua Xiangwan felt that if they continued like this, she would be driven crazy.

Fortunately, on the third day, Qin Xiansheng finally took action. He woke up from his meditation, got up and walked out. When Hua Xiangwan saw him walking out, she hurriedly followed him.

He walked to the town at the foot of the mountain, checked into an inn, then went to the tavern to buy a few bottles of wine, and then returned to the inn.

Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji squatted on the roof, following him from a distance. When they saw him walk into the corridor of the inn, a woman's voice suddenly rang out: "Qin Daojun."

Qin Xiansheng paused when he heard this and looked back. He saw the woman leaning against the end of the corridor. She was wearing revealing clothes and smiling: "Qin Daojun, do you still remember me?"

"Wu Mei."

Qin Xiansheng spoke in a cold voice, frowning slightly: "What are you doing here?"

"It's late at night and the dew is heavy. It's really cold." Wu Mei walked forward step by step, stopped in front of Qin Xinsheng, and blinked, "Will Qin Daojun invite me to his room for a chat?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangwan reacted immediately, grabbing Xie Changji and running along the eaves to the room Qin Xinsheng had booked. After pushing the window open, she quickly scanned the room and saw that there was only a closet left in the room where they could hide. She rushed to the closet and called out to Xie Changji, "Come in quickly!"

Xie Changji was stunned, and then he heard footsteps outside. Hua Xiangwan became anxious and pulled Xie Changji inside.

Xie Changji frowned as she stuffed him into the cabinet. Hua Xiangwan quickly squeezed into the cabinet at an extremely tricky angle, closed the door, and then raised her hand to stick a talisman on the cabinet. Then she heard someone outside pushing the door open.

The closet is not small, but it seems extremely cramped when it comes to accommodating two people.

Xie Changji was curled up in the closet, Hua Xiangwan was sitting at the other end, her legs pressed tightly against his, staring intently outside.

Her cultivation was far superior to that of Qin Xinsheng and Wu Mei. She hid in the cupboard with Xie Changji, and the two people outside were completely unaware of their presence.

"What are you doing here?"

Qin Xiansheng spoke coldly.

Wu Mei propped up her head, shook her bare legs, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow is your mother's memorial day, right?"

"Wu Chu is coming?"

"You're overthinking it," Wu Mei interrupted him immediately after hearing this, "How could the Sect Master come here in person?"

"Then get out."

"Hey," Wu Mei stood up, moved towards Qin Xiansheng, and tried to put her hands around his neck, "Don't be so cold..."

Before she finished speaking, Qin Xiansheng grabbed her hand and warned her: "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Okay," Wu Mei said helplessly, "I'm here on behalf of the Sect Master to ask you to do something. The Sect Master said," Wu Mei turned around and sat back in her original position, lowering her head to play with her nails, "as long as you do it, I'll let you recognize your ancestors and become the successor of the Wu Gu Sect."

Qin Xiansheng sneered when he heard this: "Didn't he say that I was a bastard born by a whore and had nothing to do with the Wu Gu Sect?"

"You are a bitch, yes," Wu Mei stared at him with a smile, "but a bitch who can be used is still a human being."

Qin Xiansheng didn't say anything. The room was unusually quiet, and all sounds and feelings were infinitely amplified.

Including temperature and breathing.

The closet was too small, and Xie Changji felt the entire closet was filled with the scent of Hua Xiangwan. Her legs were pressed tightly against his, and the temperature rose with time.

Hua Xiangwan didn't notice it, she listened carefully to what was happening outside, but Xie Changji couldn't ignore this feeling.

He didn't know what kind of person he was before he lost his memory, nor did he know how he and Hua Xiangwan got along.

But at this moment, Hua Xiangwan's skin rubbed against his from time to time, and he always felt a subtle tingling sensation, which made him want to hide.

But the wardrobe made it impossible for him to avoid it, so he could only try to divert his attention, twist the heart-clearing spell, and not look at her.

There was silence outside the house for a long time, and Qin Xinsheng's voice finally rang out again: "What's the matter?"

"I heard that you met Hu Mian from He Huan Palace a few days ago?"

Wu Mei seemed to have known that he would agree, and her tone was nonchalant. Qin Xinsheng nodded: "Yes, we met once."

"The Sect Master's intention is to let you continue this relationship."

Qin Xiansheng raised his eyes after hearing her words. Wu Mei looked at him and said, "Can you make her like you and trust you?"

"What do you want to do?"

Qin Xiansheng asked, Wu Mei smiled and said, "This is not your business. I just want to ask, can you do it?"

Qin Xinsheng remained silent, as if thinking. Wu Mei tapped the table carelessly, reminding him: "This is your last chance to return to Wu Gu Sect. If you come, in the future, you may become the young master of Wu Gu Sect, or even the sect master. Being the top figure in one of the nine sects is many times better than being a casual cultivator like you are now."

"As long as you're alive, you have to climb up," Wu Mei stared at him, "Isn't that right?"

The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time, and Wu Mei stood up: "Tell me when you've made up your mind. Hu Mian is now in the Ancient Sword Secret Realm. If you want to contact her, this is the best opportunity."

Wu Mei walked out, and when they passed each other, she suddenly turned around and said, "I say, this is your first time, right? Don't you want to try me?"

"Get lost!"

Qin Xiansheng growled, Wu Mei smiled nonchalantly, turned around and walked out.

After she left, Qin Xiansheng sat alone in the room. After a while, he took a pot of wine and sat down to drink it alone.

He was blocking the way outside, so Hua Xiangwan couldn't go out. She could only continue to stay in this narrow closet with Xie Changji.

Her feet were a little numb, and she couldn't help but lift them up and stretch her legs towards Xie Changji.

Her action instantly startled Xie Changji, who frowned and looked at her as if questioning her.

Hua Xiangwan made an apologetic expression, then pinched her leg to indicate that it was numb.

Xie Changji frowned, as if he was just going to endure it even if she was numb.

Hua Xiangwan tried to please Xiaoxiao by reaching out to pinch Xie Changji's legs and massaging them for him. She then looked at her own legs and motioned for him to do the same.

Who knows how long Qin Xinsheng will drink? If he continues like this, it will be torture for both of them.

However, when she took the initiative to show her goodwill, Xie Changji did not appreciate it at all. The moment her hand touched his calf, he pursed his lips, stared at her, and warned her not to mess around.

Hua Xiangwan kept looking at her legs, begging him with her eyes.

Xie Changji's calf was gently pinched by her.

I have to admit that such a pinch actually makes people feel much more comfortable, but her pinching of his legs brings more than just a comfortable feeling.

There is also a subtle sensation of tingling and numbness that rises along the calf all the way up to that unspeakable place.

While he wanted to stop her, deep down in his heart, he had a vague, indescribable... expectation?

Realizing this, he was suddenly startled. At this moment, Qin Xinsheng took a deep breath, stood up and walked out.

Seeing Qin Xiansheng leaving the house, Xie Changji almost did not hesitate. He pushed open the closet door and rushed out as if escaping.

Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, then quickly tore off the talisman, leaving a piece of paper man chasing Qin Xinsheng, and she quickly caught up with Xie Changji.

Xie Changji ran very fast, and by the time Hua Xiangwan caught up with him, they had already reached the street.

She used the magic talisman to catch up with him, grabbed his wrist and asked hurriedly, "Why are you running?!"

Xie Changji didn't say anything. Hua Xiangwan looked at him dumbly and felt helpless for a moment: "Xie Changji, has no one ever taught you how to speak?"

Xie Changji lowered his head. Hua Xiangwan thought that those people who were taught in the Realm of Life and Death seemed to be like this.

She thought about it and could only say, "Xie Changji, if you are unhappy about something, you have to tell me."

"I'm not unhappy."

"You look unhappy now," Hua Xiangwan said seriously.

Xie Changji was stunned. Hua Xiangwan looked at him and inexplicably felt a little pity for him. She didn't know why she had so much patience with the seventeen-year-old Xie Changji.

Perhaps because he was still young and had room for improvement, she couldn't help but want to teach him more: "Don't keep everything in your heart. If you think something is not good, just say it out. If you like something, also say it out."

Hua Xiangwan thought for a moment and said, "You don't like me touching you? Then I promise you," she let go of him, stretched out her hand, and made a gesture of surrender, "I will definitely not touch you in the future, don't be angry?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Changji felt even more uncomfortable.

He lowered his head and said harshly: "I... don't dislike it."

Hua Xiangwan was stunned by these words. Xie Changji raised his head slowly and looked at her seriously: "I feel scared because I like you."

Every word he said was difficult, but he was trying hard to express himself. It seemed that he took her words to heart and tried hard to explain.

Hua Xiangwan looked into his clear and serious eyes and suddenly realized.

Actually, they are different.

He is different from Xie Changji back then.

At that time, Xie Changji shouldered the responsibility of the Tianjian Sect.

He is the heir designated by the Sword of Conscience. He knows that the barrier between life and death will be broken. He is burdened with too many people's expectations and life and death.

But now Xie Changji has forgotten everything and knows nothing. He is like a blank sheet of paper, clean and pure, but also the most real appearance.

She looked at the person in front of her, and for some reason, she felt a little sad.

She couldn't help laughing: "You spoke so many words at once, I thought you were a stutterer."

Xie Changji seemed embarrassed and lowered his eyes gently: "I'm not a stutterer."

He just never said it.

Hua Xiangwan understood. She thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "Then you need to practice more. Come, sister will teach you."

Xie Changji looked up in confusion, and saw Hua Xiangwan take out a spirit beast bag, turn it over, and shake out a little white tiger.

Xie Changji stared at the little white tiger in a daze. Hua Xiangwan raised it and asked, "Do you like this?"

Xie Changji said nothing. His gaze moved to Hua Xiangwan's face, but his eyes, filled with fragmented light, already revealed his obvious emotions.

"If you like it, just tell me," Hua Xiangwan pinched Xiaobai's paw, "If you tell me you like Xiaobai, I'll let you hold it."

Upon hearing this, Xie Changji looked away, wavering.

Hua Xiangwan pushed Xiaobai in front of him again and said, "Tell me, Xie Changji?"

He couldn't say it.

He also has some, but he doesn’t know how to put it.

But for some reason, there was a faint voice in his heart that made him try hard to speak out.

He looked at the woman in front of him waving the tiger claw, her smile, her beaming expression, the way she was earnestly trying to teach him.

He couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

"What?"

Hua Xiangwan didn't understand, Xie Changji looked at her quietly: "Why do you have to teach me to say this?"

Hua Xiangwan pursed her lips when he asked her this, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Because...if you don't learn it, you will lose a lot."

Hua Xiangwan felt that she was meddling in other people's business, so she shook her head and said, "Forget it, I just did it on a whim. Let's go and find Qin Xiansheng."

Anyway, he won't remember anything after the painting is completed. What difference does it make whether he learns or not?

She turned around and walked forward holding Xiaobai. Xie Changji looked at her receding figure and suddenly said, "I like it."

Hua Xiangwan stopped and turned back in a daze.

Then she saw a young man in white standing not far away, looking at her seriously: "I like Xiaobai."

Hua Xiangwan was about to laugh when she heard this.

Then the boy said seriously: "I like you, too."

"Wanwan."