Song Yun wrapped Shen Bai in a thin blanket and gently held him in her arms.
Shen Bai was indeed exhausted, as if all her strength had been drained, and could only lean on Song Yun's arms.
He closed his eyes and recalled what his mother had told him: that woman named Chen Hui, along with the Shen family, had killed his parents.
They are all bad people, and Xiaobai will make them pay the price.
Shen Bai knew who had sent that evil creature: the Chen family of Shanghai, Chen Hui's maternal family.
Their original plan was to take over the Shen family, but they didn't expect the Shen family to be so large. They could only kill the most powerful Shen Songxue first, and then slowly annex the Shen family.
Shen Bai didn't understand any of this, but Shen Songxue told him a lot about their helplessness at the time.
The evil creature knew he wasn't dead and would definitely come back. Shen Bai just needed to wait for it to come to him.
They are currently inside the Taoist temple, so evil spirits cannot come up, let alone break in and harm Shen Bai.
So these days, Shen Bai just needs to take good care of himself.
At night, Song Yun kept looking at Shen Bai's sleeping face and took out his phone to check messages.
The investigation at the Song residence has revealed that the gardener was bribed; his task was to take photos of Shen Bai.
However, he vehemently denied this to the police, insisting that he was merely a fervent fan of Shen Bai and that he did this simply to see Shen Bai's photos every day.
Therefore, his punishment was only administrative detention, and Song Yun asked his bodyguard, Acheng, to investigate.
They quickly located the gardener's mother, who suddenly had a million dollars in her account.
Clearly, this is what that person gave it to.
But the person did it discreetly; the money was transferred from an account in Country R.
Even their contact was a Japanese national, who had already returned to his country.
The trail went cold here, and Song Yun could only send N to investigate.
As for the black-robed ghost, Song Yun had never seen it before, nor did he know where it came from.
He knew that the ghost had reminded Shen Bai of something bad, but he didn't dare ask Shen Bai now. He didn't dare bring it up again to upset Shen Bai.
We can only wait and see if Shen Bai is willing to speak.
The next day, Song Yun held Shen Bai in his arms as they sunbathed in the courtyard.
Shen Bai, who hadn't been in the sun for seven days, was lying in a rocking chair.
Shen Yan came to check on him once, and was relieved to see that he was alright.
"Little Bai, you should rest well. This ordeal is over. My little apprentice will have smooth sailing from now on."
The kind old man smiled and spoke to Shen Bai.
However, he will be going back to seclusion soon.
Looking at his master's full head of white hair, Shen Bai recalled the words of Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
They said that Master's current level of cultivation will actually decline in the future, and whether he can ascend to heaven at that time will depend on the review of the Ten Kings of Hell.
Shen Bai opened his mouth and whispered, "Master~"
"Hey? Little White, you can talk now?"
This was the first time Shen Yan had ever heard his little apprentice speak, and he was so excited that his face turned red.
"You...you can really talk now?"
Shen Bai nodded. Ever since he returned from the underworld, he had discovered that he could speak.
He didn't know why, maybe it was because he saw his mother. His mother said that Xiaobai had grown up and was not afraid of bad people, nor did he need to worry about being discovered.
I've just been too weak to speak these past few days, not that I can't speak.
Moreover, Xiaobai is reluctant to part with his master. If his master really leaves one day, will this Taoist temple still be Xiaobai's home?
“Good child, I’m content just to hear you call my name once in this lifetime.”
Shen Yan had always known that his little apprentice was more insightful than his other disciples.
Otherwise, the peach wood sword wouldn't have chosen him. Actually, the peach wood sword was left by the patriarch, but the junior master didn't need it, so he gave it to them.
At the time, it was only given to Chen Bai to hold for a short while, and the artifact spirit immediately recognized it as its master.
Shen Yan was pleased with this, at least his little apprentice had gained another means of protection.
Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, Shen Bai still experienced a calamity at the age of eighteen.
Fortunately, he's made it through, and it seems this old man has nothing left to worry about.
Shen Yan gently patted Shen Bai's head with his aged hand and smiled:
"Little Bai, if one day your master is gone, if you need anything, just go to your senior brother. There are many people in our Taoist temple. If you are bullied, just come back here."
He turned to look at Song Yun, who was helping Shen Bai wash clothes.
This is a Taoist temple, a place for spiritual practice, so naturally everyone has to do everything themselves, and even Song Yun is no exception.
While Song Yun was doing laundry, he would occasionally glance at Shen Bai.
However, knowing that Shen Yan was Shen Bai's master, he had nothing to worry about.
"Master can't stay here forever; he'll leave sooner or later."
He himself had noticed that his health was deteriorating day by day, and he was afraid that one day he would never wake up again.
Now, most of the affairs in the Taoist temple are handled by the eldest disciple, Shen Wei. In fact, becoming the abbot is not a good thing, as there are too many things to deal with.
Shen Yan never intended for his junior apprentice to take over the affairs of the Taoist temple. The junior apprentice should be protected, and he only needs the senior brothers above him to support him.
Even Gu Yu and the others, Shen Yan thought the same way.
"Master, don't leave..."
Shen Bai felt sad when he thought that his master would also go down, and he couldn't help but pout.
Shen Yan immediately said:
"No, no, Master isn't going anywhere. He'll stay right here in this Taoist temple, but he'll be going into seclusion soon. Little Bai should also cultivate diligently, so he won't grow old, just like his little grandmaster."
Shen Yan recalled the first time he saw his grandmaster when he was a child; he was only six years old at the time.
But now he's over eighty years old, actually more than eighty.
He was a child his master had taken in. At that time, food was scarce, so he was abandoned by his family and was lucky enough to be found by his master.
He was so thin from hunger that he was probably mistaken for a three-year-old even though he was six. He himself couldn't remember clearly.
As people grow old, each meeting becomes one less. Shen Yan felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down, or rather, had not increased at all.
He had long accepted his fate; he was destined to be unable to ascend to immortality. He only hoped that his disciples would all be well.
The people I'm most worried about are Shen Bai and Gu Yu. Shen Bai's ordeal is finally over.
As for Gu Yu, he has relatives in the city and will recover soon.
"Master...is not old at all."
When Shen Bai first met his master, his master had black hair, but now it was all white.
But Xiao Bai didn't think his master was old, because his junior master was also white, so his junior master wasn't old.
Therefore, Shen Bai never felt that his master was old.
"Okay, if Xiaobai says she won't get old, then she won't get old."
The master and disciple chatted for a while longer before Shen Yan went back to his seclusion.
He said this retreat might last a long time, ranging from six months to several years.
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