Chapter 69

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Liuyun Sect.

Ning Chen cut to the main body and began to search in Yunfeng Pavilion for some medicine that could be used to treat the redness and bruises.

Xie Tingyun's physical condition is really terrible. He can't possibly not have any medicine in his bedroom, right?

Fortunately, Ning Chen was smarter this time. He searched around in Yunfeng Pavilion for a long time and finally found a small porcelain bottle marked with bruises, which he threw into the storage ring.

Afterwards, Ning Chen disguised himself into a normal face that was still acceptable, and then used magic to cover his clothes.

Ning Chen had worn the Liuyun Sect's disciple uniform before, so he knew what it looked like, so it was not a big deal for him to disguise himself.

After doing all this, Ning Chen was about to climb out of Yunfeng Pavilion from the backyard, but for some reason he paused.

He turned around and caught a firefly from the flowers and plants that Xie Tingyun raised. He found a transparent glass jar to put it in, punched a few ventilation holes on the cork, and then put the firefly into the storage ring with satisfaction.

Xie Tingyun raised so many fireflies, so it shouldn't be too much for him to secretly take one away on a whim, since Xie Tingyun wouldn't be able to tell anyway.

Afterwards, Ning Chen climbed out of Yunfeng Pavilion from the backyard.

There were still disciples coming and going at the main gate of Yunfeng Pavilion, but the backyard faced a bunch of deep mountains and old forests, so generally not many disciples would pass by here, so Ning Chen was lucky and was not caught.

He deliberately passed through the mountains and forests, took a long detour, and came to an unknown place in the sect, and then walked in front of the disciples of Liuyun Sect in broad daylight.

Ning Chen had briefly been a disciple of their Liuyun Sect, so he was not at all shy when pretending to be a disciple. He acted just like a real person, and when asking for directions, he called everyone "senior brother" and "brother" smoothly and naturally, and no one suspected him at all.

In addition, his level of tranquility was far above theirs, and no one could see through his disguise, so he managed to get away with it.

When they arrived at the sect gate, Ning Chen was stopped as expected.

The sect's formation had already been activated, and according to the eldest senior brother's instructions, it had been raised to the highest level, in order to prevent people from inside and outside from coming in and out at will. Even the entry and exit of ordinary disciples had to be strictly reported and checked.

Not only was it to trap Ning Chen, but also because there had been many disappearances of Liuyun Sect disciples recently. For this reason, the sect had already reduced missions and training in remote areas, allowing the disciples to stay in the sect and avoid the spotlight for a while.

It is not only the disciples of Liuyun Sect who are missing. Other sects have come to Liuyun Sect and asked to cooperate with them to go to the Ghost Realm to retrieve their lost disciples. Therefore, they have successively sent strong teams to provide support.

Ning Chen faced the gatekeeper's interrogation and took out Xie Tingyun's plaster and the firefly very naturally, saying, "You are not allowed to enter the Ghost Realm at night. Senior Brother forgot to bring medicine there, so let me send it to him. You can set off tomorrow morning after you have healed your injuries and recovered."

When the disciple heard that the senior brother was injured, his face suddenly changed and he said, "The senior brother was injured? How come we didn't know? Is it serious?"

"Well," Ning Chen said, "Don't you know what kind of personality Senior Brother has? He told us when he was injured? If his injury wasn't too serious, he wouldn't have told me secretly and asked me to bring some medicine over. Don't tell anyone about this. Senior Brother said he just needs some medicine, don't worry."

Ning Chen shook the firefly in his hand and said, "This is the firefly that Senior Brother specifically told me to catch. He said I can use it to find where he is."

This detail immediately made sense. Everyone in the sect knew that the fireflies raised by the eldest senior brother were very human-like and could find their way. When the news spread throughout the sect, it shocked many disciples.

At that time, they wanted to form a group to steal a firefly raised by the senior brother, but the senior brother pulled them out in one go, and in the end he sighed and gave one to them.

The lifespan of that firefly was surprisingly quite long, but it was confiscated by their sect leader in the end with an expressionless face. It is still hung in the Pu Hall and is being kept alive, much to the dismay of the disciples.

It would be a shame to steal another one anyway, that would be so unfair to my senior brother.

Seeing that the details matched, the gatekeeper disciple naturally had no suspicion, so he said "oh oh oh" a few times and said quickly: "Then you go quickly, don't delay the injury of Senior Brother, remember to come back early, it's dangerous outside!"

Ning Chen walked out of the sect's formation and said naturally, "Okay, I know, I'll be back soon."

As soon as he walked out of Liuyun Sect's territory, Ning Chen chose a direction at random and walked out with ease, hiding in a corner where no one could see him, and then teleported his main body to the vicinity of the inn where the vest was.

It was late at night and the lights in the inn were almost turned off. Ning Chen went up and knocked on the counter to wake up the sleepy waiter, and asked for a room next to Xie Tingyun's.

When Ning Chen switched back into his vest, he noticed a pale hand slowly approaching his eyes.

Xie Tingyun actually kept staring at him and even reached out to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen was startled for a moment, and turned his eyes to Xie Tingyun, but his face remained calm and he said, "Brother? What's wrong?"

Xie Tingyun uttered a cry, withdrew his hand, and said, "It's nothing, I just saw that you seemed a little sleepy and you haven't moved since a while ago."

Xie Tingyun asked, "Or do you mean you have something on your mind?"

Ning Chen couldn't say that he was daydreaming and went out to deceive people, so he took Xie Tingyun's hand back without blushing or beating his heart, and continued to rub it, saying calmly: "It's okay, I just suddenly thought of a way to punish you."

Xie Tingyun raised his eyebrows calmly and said, "Tell me about it?"

"..." Ning Chen sighed and said, "I am sick, how can I tell you? If I let you know, my efforts will be in vain."

Xie Tingyun couldn't help laughing: "You have become smarter now."

Ning Chen: “…”

Ning Chen was furious: "What did I do to you, Xie Tingyun? You really think I'm a brainless waste, don't you?!"

Ning Shen's body temperature is slightly higher than that of ordinary people, at least for Xie Tingyun. Therefore, when those hands came over and kneaded gently, the scalding body temperature would wrap around the entire wrist.

Xie Tingyun was so relaxed by the massage that he consoled her: "No, no, don't think too much. I know you are not useless, you are just too lazy to use your brain."

Xie Tingyun thought that if it could always be like this, he would handle all the problems, and Ning Chen would just need to be heartless and just focus on being happy every day.

"That's enough," Xie Tingyun said, "No matter how much you rub it, it won't go away so quickly. Take a break and don't waste your energy."

Ning Chen asked worriedly, "Does it still hurt?"

Xie Tingyun was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh: "It doesn't hurt in the first place. Don't worry."

Ning Chen let out an "oh" and watched Xie Tingyun pull his hand back.

His palm felt empty, but he could still feel the cool and smooth touch of Xie Tingyun's wrist.

The red mark on the wrist was rubbed out a little, but it was still very obvious on the white wrist and could be seen by others at a glance.

...I don't know if any elder will misunderstand me tomorrow. If so, it will be a big trouble.

Ning Chen lay down aimlessly.

Xie Tingyun closed his eyes in the darkness, thinking of Ning Chen's sudden and silent stop.

Xie Tingyun stared at Ning Shen's expression carefully for a long time in the darkness, and saw that he was like a puppet whose strings had suddenly been cut. All his expressions and movements had completely stopped.

He didn't even blink, his eyes were fixed on a certain spot on Xie Tingyun's wrist, without moving or reacting.

The scene was truly bizarre. If the patient had not still been pulsed, Xie Tingyun would have suspected that his soul had been suddenly sucked away by something.

Just when Xie Tingyun wanted to reach out to test whether his eyes would move, Ning Chen happened to look over, and then moved again very naturally.

It was like a puppet with its strings cut off having regained its master's will and become full of vitality again. The broken segment was too short and the timing of the recovery was just right, so that others could not find any conclusive evidence.

Only Xie Tingyun could personally feel the inhuman feeling of tranquility at that moment.

But he didn't say anything, he just answered the question naturally.

...Ning Chen's identity can't be some weird object, right? It doesn't seem like that from the looks of it.

Forget it, at least I am alive now.

There was a slight sound of a door opening from the next room. Xie Tingyun thought to himself that someone was entering the inn so late at night. Maybe he was going to enter the realm of resentful ghosts with them.

Xie Tingyun remained silent for a moment, stopped his racing thoughts, felt the remaining scalding body temperature on his wrist, and closed his eyes.

The next day.

Xie Tingyun woke up at daybreak.

He was awakened by the noise outside.

At this time, the inn had already opened its doors to welcome guests. The sound outside seemed to be a group of people walking into the inn. At this time, Xie Tingyun just received a friendly message from another sect: "Thank you, fellow Taoist. A disciple of our sect has also been lost in the Ghost Realm, and it is suspected that the demon lord is behind it. I heard that your sect has already sent people to the Ghost Realm. Can we go together?"

Xie Tingyun glanced at Ning Shen, who was sleeping in a ball under the quilt beside him, and silently sent a spiritual message, saying, "Of course. We'll talk about it later."

This time, Xie Tingyun slept on the outside, so he didn't have to tiptoe past Ning Chen, nor did he have to carefully distinguish where Ning Chen's body was in the messy quilt, so he came down smoothly.

By the way, after we resolve the matter of the ghost realm, when we return to Yunfeng Pavilion, we will have to let Ning Chen, the guy who doesn’t sleep at night and doesn’t get up during the day, sleep inside.

Xie Tingyun got up first, washed up, and tidied up his appearance, then quietly opened the door and went out.

Their guest room was on the second floor. Xie Tingyun went down to the first floor and saw several representatives from other sects sitting in the lobby. They were covered in dust and it was obvious that they had hurried here during the day.

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Ningmi: (Twisting into a ball) (Sleeping soundly) (Secretly rubbed by the two-legged beast) (Sleeping soundly without noticing anything)