Chapter 69: Don’t show mercy to me if you miss me.
Since that day, Lin Bozhou has entered a state where he dislikes everyone.
But his control over Jiang Zhaoyue gradually relaxed.
Perhaps he really accepted from the bottom of his heart that his disciples had grown up, accepted the estrangement that would eventually come, and the intimate times that could not be returned and existed only in memory.
Lin Bozhou even took the initiative to set up another small bed for her in the room and made a curtain for her bed, gradually separating the two from their overly intimate daily life.
He still told her stories, but no longer in a cuddling position.
Jiang Zhaoyue observed all of this, and occasionally, in his spare time, he would say with a touch of melancholy, "Master has grown up and matured. He's no longer the master who used to tell me everything when we were little."
system:"?"
This is contrary to Tiangang's statement.
It thought that Lin Bozhou's behavior was a normal person's reaction, but considering that Jiang Zhaoyue did not have normal reactions and emotions, it felt that her reaction was reasonable.
After all, these are the pains and disagreements that one must go through on the road to growth. Because of the master's "maturity", Jiang Zhaoyue had no interest in "food, sex and nature" for two or three days.
It was not until the third day that someone came to Lin Bozhou's courtyard again asking to see him.
Fu Lanting and Jiang Qiying came to visit a few days ago. Because they went through official channels, many people knew about it. With just a little inquiry, they found out that they did not leave that day and stayed in the master's courtyard.
Jiang Zhaoyue also lived in his master's courtyard during this period.
With the two associations, it is natural that the person who is interested in the matter will become restless.
After all, it is your own sect and your own home. Even if you can't say that you are the first to get the moon because you are close to the water, at least you can't let outsiders snatch it away first.
Luo Huaiyin persisted for a few days, but finally couldn't bear it anymore and came to the gate of the courtyard early in the morning. He wisely did not ask to see the headmaster, but only sent a message to Jiang Zhaoyue privately.
When Jiang Zhaoyue saw him on the tree-lined path outside the courtyard, he happened to see him frowning, staring at somewhere in the void with a thoughtful and solemn look on his face, wondering what he was thinking about.
It wasn't until she walked up to him that he came back to look at her.
"Brother Luo, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Luo Huaiyin didn't answer her directly, but glanced towards the courtyard behind her, then pulled her to a secluded place and said in a low voice, "Junior sister, I heard that Sect Leader Qi Ling and Jiang Qiying have been staying in the Sect Leader's courtyard these days."
"yes."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded and did not hide it.
Luo Huaiyin's expression became even more serious.
His deep voice was filled with earnestness. "Why did the Sect Leader allow them to stay? Junior Sister, don't listen to the sweet words of some people. I've said before that these things are obstacles on your path of cultivation and will only hinder your pursuit of the Tao. Ultimately, those words are just nice words."
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't respond to his words, but just curled the corners of his lips, looked him over with interest, and suddenly asked: "Brother, why don't you learn from Brother Jiang today?"
Luo Huaiyin blushed when his past actions were brought up so directly and nakedly by the person involved. He then coughed lightly and said vaguely, "I didn't... Well, there's a secret realm opening in a few days. Junior Sister, why don't you come with me? After all, for cultivators like us, cultivation is our main priority. As for love affairs, we should just let them take their own course."
The main reason was that he thought about it later and realized that although what the master of the Hehuan Sect said made sense, he did not understand Junior Sister Jiang.
Besides, now that the headmaster had come out of seclusion, he had no chance to do those things again, so he simply gave up for now. He would ask the master if there was another way next time.
"What secret realm?"
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't expose him, but just communicated normally. At the end, without waiting for his answer, he asked, "How many people do you need?"
"A mid-level secret realm only needs four or five people. Jiang Qiying is not needed."
Luo Huaiyin quickened his tone in the last sentence, as if he was afraid that she would say that she wanted to take Jiang Qiying with her.
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I may not have time to go recently. Brother, please find a few more people as backup."
When Luo Huaiyin heard her say this, he hurriedly asked, "What's going on with you recently?"
If Jiang Zhaoyue didn't go, how could he leave with peace of mind?
Jiang Zhaoyue just smiled and told him truthfully, "There are some complicated relationships at home that need to be dealt with. Perhaps Senior Brother is right. Having too many men does affect cultivation. But it's ultimately because of me, and I can't abandon them."
Luo Huaiyin opened his mouth, wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
He felt a little sad.
When she said "home," did she mean Jiang Qiying? What about him? He was just an outsider, right?
Although Luo Huaiyin kept telling himself that he just couldn't bear to see such an outstanding cultivator like Jiang Zhaoyue being tripped up by love, after all, he couldn't give up his ambitions and goals for a woman.
But at this moment, an irrepressible bitterness still filled his heart.
After a long silence, he whispered, "You...you still like Jiang Qiying, right?"
This was a question he already knew the answer to, but he asked it anyway.
"This is my personal matter, brother."
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't answer him directly. If it were usual, Luo Huaiyin would have secretly said something cold and cursed Jiang Qiying after hearing her answer like this. However, at this moment, he just lowered his head and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "If..."
"If what?"
Luo Huaiyin's voice paused for a long time, and he finally raised his eyes. A slightly forced smile appeared on his lips, and there was a rare gentleness in his eyes, not the usual mask.
He shook his head gently: "Nothing."
He wanted to ask, what if they were not enemies, what if there had not been any confrontation in the past, what if from the beginning, he had not regarded Jiang Zhaoyue as his mortal enemy, what if there had not been all the mutual harm, vigilance, and conspiracy.
Will there be any difference between them?
However, when the words came to his lips, Luo Huaiyin swallowed them back.
There are no ifs in this world.
The reason destined him to hate Jiang Zhaoyue from the beginning. He hated her for taking away his opportunity, hated her for interfering, and hated the injustice of the headmaster. The gap between their status meant that they would never be friends.
But if he didn't do these things, that person would naturally not be him, Luo Huaiyin.
So no matter what answer she gave him, it was meaningless.
Luo Huaiyin's ambition, Jiang Zhaoyue's ambition, how can there be two people of the same kind standing at the top?
His actions and self-deception these days are actually just an unwilling struggle.
The ending was already predetermined.
In the silence, Luo Huaiyin raised his head. The mottled shadows of the trees were reflected on his face, making his eyes a little dim between light and dark.
But his voice returned to calm, without too much emotional ups and downs, just a little hoarse.
"Jiang Junior Sister."
Luo Huaiyin looked at her steadily: "Don't show mercy to me."
Jiang Zhaoyue raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why do you say that, Senior Brother?"
"If I'm destined to be defeated by you, I hope you'll give it your all. If you win, you'll win gloriously, and if you lose, you'll lose miserably. Since ancient times, the winners have always been kings and the losers have always been bandits."
As he said this, a look of relief appeared on his face.
"I joined the Yunmiao Immortal Sect at the age of sixteen, entered the core at the age of seventeen, entered the secret sect at the age of eighteen, and became the eldest senior brother at the age of twenty-one. For more than ten years, every day, I have been busy thinking about how to suppress dissidents, how to win over the top leaders, and how to get more attention. I was born to compete, but Junior Sister Jiang."
He looked straight at Jiang Zhaoyue, with a calmness in his eyes that he had never seen before.
"You and I are very similar, yet different. We're both bad people, and we were born into the same sect, destined to fight to the death. I used to be very afraid of failure, and I couldn't imagine what I would be like if I failed, but now I feel that it's nothing special."
Jiang Zhaoyue listened quietly without interrupting.
She is really a good listener. It seems that no matter who it is or what they say, she will listen carefully.
So, only after Luo Huaiyin finished speaking did she smile and say, "Brother, you're talking too far ahead. It's still unclear who will win or lose between you and me. At least, I'm no match for you right now."
"You are much younger than me, and your cultivation level is not as good as mine at the moment. This is normal."
Luo Huaiyin didn't change because of her words. He still had the same look in his eyes, sweeping across the floating clouds in the sky. He stared at those clouds, not knowing whether he was talking to her or to himself.
"If that day is the end for me, Luo Huaiyin, then there's nothing wrong with that."
After saying this, he retracted his gaze, still looking at her, but the smile on his face was deeper, a real smile.
"Junior sister, I have said so much to you and advised you so much, but this is the only thing I really want to say to you."
"If it happens again, I hope I'm not Luo Huaiyin and you're not Jiang Zhaoyue."
He looked at her deeply and his tone became relaxed.
"Okay, since you have something to say, I won't say any more. I will find other junior brothers and sisters to go to the secret realm together. You can handle your affairs first. But I still say the same old thing, be more careful, don't be deceived by those sweet words, men are the best at deceiving people."
Luo Huaiyin didn't stop. After saying this, he waved to her and turned to walk to the end of the tree-lined path.
His steps were heavy, but his pace was fast.
It was as if he had figured something out, but also as if he had never struggled before.
But in a moment, he disappeared from Jiang Zhaoyue's sight.
Jiang Zhaoyue quietly watched his back as he left. After a long time, the smile on her face faded a little. The system heard her soft voice, like a murmur, which dissipated in the wind.
"It's not that disgusting."
The system was silent for a moment, then asked her, "Do you like it too?"
"What do you like?"
"Luo Huaiyin."
"you guess."
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't answer it, but turned and walked towards the courtyard.
There was no special emotion on her face. She smiled as usual and gradually walked in the opposite direction of Luo Huaiyin's departure.
When they returned to the courtyard, Fu Lanting stood in the yard, calling her gently, "Xiaobao, come and eat roasted mutton."
Lin Bozhou, who was standing next to him with a cold expression, glanced at him coldly and then looked in the direction of the tree-lined path.
The master seemed to see something and said softly, "If you like, you can keep him in the sect and let him be your right-hand man in the future."
His words are very parental.
Anyway, everything is centered around our own children.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and shook her head, then stepped forward and said coquettishly, "Master, you're talking too much. Come eat with me. Look, my uncle roasted the lamb. I don't have to do it myself. How nice."
Lin Bozhou's expression softened, but he still sneered, looking at the lamb and cursing: "He is just imitating others."
Fu Lanting, however, remained calm. While cutting meat for Jiang Zhaoyue, he said calmly, "With your knowledge, it's hard to believe you could have produced a disciple as good as Zhaoyue."
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