Chapter 16 (Overhauled)
My heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of my throat.
Finally, the knocking stopped.
Lian Yu breathed a sigh of relief silently and relaxed his vigilance.
Qin Yi looked at him with a smile and suddenly sped up.
He slammed his palm against the window frame, his knuckles turning white from the force.
Lian Yu bit her lips, but still couldn't help letting out a muffled hum.
"Master?"
Suddenly, Gu Yuan's voice came from outside the window.
Lian Yu shuddered all over.
Outside the window, Gu Yuan looked at the closed window worriedly.
He seemed to have heard the Master's voice just now. Is the Master feeling uncomfortable now?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Master, are you okay? Can you hear me? Do you want me to come in and check on you?"
No one responded.
Gu Yuan was getting impatient. He stamped his feet and said to himself, "Why don't we go in and take a look?"
"Need not!"
Gu Yuan was shocked.
Master’s voice…is this what it sounds like?
It was a change from the cold and gloomy days of the past, as if the snow on the branches had melted and was filled with the warmth of the spring breeze.
Gu Yuan suddenly felt the tips of his ears getting hot.
The next second, the window suddenly opened a crack.
The moonlight falls on the rainy surface behind the window.
Somehow, Master's face looked a little red.
"I'm fine..."
Halfway through his speech, Lian Yu suddenly frowned.
After a while, he opened his lips again, breathing a little unsteadily:
"Don't worry about me."
Gu Yuan stared in amazement.
“…Master.”
Gu Yuan didn't know what was wrong with him, and he couldn't help but reach out to the colored face.
"Are you feeling bad?"
The next second, a hand suddenly stretched out from under Lian Yu.
Bang!
The windows are closed.
Gu Yuan's hand hung in the air in a daze.
It's like an illusion.
Gu Yuan sat in the corridor all night.
The moment he felt the door behind him, Gu Yuan stood up quickly.
His legs were numb from sitting, but he didn't care.
Just like greed, anger and ignorance, he turned around eagerly and asked questions urgently.
What are you asking?
“Master! You…”
Gu Yuan suddenly stopped talking.
He stared blankly at Qin Yi who walked out of the room.
Qin Yi walked towards him with a dark face.
"Waiter?"
Gu Yuan instinctively took a step back.
"W-What are you going to do?"
——
Lian Yu woke up from the bed.
The bedroom still lingered with the scent of last night.
The memory was so real that it reminded Lian Yu every minute and every second that the mission had failed again.
Qin Yi was clearly angry last night.
Lian Yu sighed and covered his forehead with his arms.
Is he old?
Otherwise, why is it becoming increasingly difficult to guess the protagonist's motives?
He took the protagonist as his apprentice and made breakfast for him, all to try to lower his resentment. But why was this happening? Could it be that the protagonist couldn't handle apple-filled pancakes?
Suddenly, Lian Yu's heart beat violently.
It was an abnormal premonition. Nothing happened, but I felt inexplicably uneasy.
It's too quiet.
He darted his hand toward the side of the bed.
What about Qin Yiren?
"Help!"
Suddenly there was a cry of surprise from the yard, but it quickly stopped.
It felt like someone was strangling me.
It’s Gu Yuan!
Lian Yu pushed the door open and rushed out.
Then he was stunned by the scene before him.
Qin Yi put his hands on Gu Yuan's neck, and his eyes, which had always been clear and bright, were now filled with red bloodshot, making him look like a demon crawling out of purgatory.
"Let him go!"
Lian Yu rushed forward and tried to pull the two apart, but Qin Yi's hands were tightly gripping them.
Seeing Gu Yuan's lips gradually turn pale, Lian Yu became anxious and suddenly raised her voice:
"Qin Yi!"
The hand that was strangling my neck actually stopped.
This was the turning point in this second. Lian Yu seized the opportunity and made a move. A red spiritual power flew out from his fingertips and bound Qin Yi's body.
Qin Yi's expression suddenly became ferocious, like a beast trapped in a cage.
This reaction is really abnormal.
Lian Yu suddenly realized something and sent a palm of spiritual power into Qin Yi's body.
Qin Yi straightened up suddenly.
Time seemed to be paused. Two seconds later, Qin Yi's hand that was pinching Gu Yuan's neck dropped and he fell to the ground exhausted.
A bright red blood spot slowly seeped out on the back of Qin Yi's hand.
Soon, a poisonous insect crawled out from under Qin Yi's skin and quickly turned into ashes.
Lian Yu supported Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan's lips had turned purple, and he was breathing heavily in Lian Yu's arms.
"I..." The boy's hands trembled, "What did I do?"
The next day, Gu Yuan came to Lian Yu to resign.
"I think I'm probably not suitable for training after all."
A circle of white cloth was wrapped around Gu Yuan's neck, covering the shocking pinch mark tightly. Gu Yuan's smile was a little weak:
"These things are too complicated and too exciting for me. I think swinging the big spoon is more suitable for me."
Lian Yu’s head is bigger than two.
The plot has strayed too far.
"Have you really decided? If you have any concerns, I can recommend you to a better teacher. Your talent..."
"Thank you, Master. It's not that I'm worried about anything, but after practicing for the past few days, I've discovered that I really prefer staying in the kitchen. This is what I truly enjoy, not just a choice after weighing all the pros and cons."
Gu Yuan smiled and shook his head.
"I'm sorry for wasting Master's appreciation and cultivation."
After a brief silence, Lian Yu nodded.
"If that's your choice, fine."
Gu Yuan quickly got up and left.
Qin Yi, who had been silent for too long, suddenly stood up and said, "Let me see you off."
The two walked in silence.
Qin Yi finally spoke until the kitchen was right in front of him.
"If it's because of me that you're thinking of quitting, I can leave."
"Are you willing to give up your master for me?" Gu Yuan looked at him.
Qin Yi gritted his teeth.
"Master likes your talent."
"What about you, where are you going?"
"Tomorrow is the sect's trial."
Qin Yi clenched his fists.
"I will prove to Master that even if I'm not talented enough, I'm still worthy of being his disciple."
"Aren't you still unwilling?"
Qin Yi suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan shook his head slightly.
"You don't need to feel guilty towards me. I know you acted that way because someone was controlling you. What I said to Master was from the bottom of my heart. I really do prefer the kitchen. As for Master... I think I'm late."
Noticing the shock in Qin Yi's eyes, Gu Yuan smiled and returned to his usual cheerfulness, his two fangs shining in the sun.
"Besides, I really believe that you are not Xiao Er anymore."
"What do you want to say?"
Qin Yi's eyes were full of vigilance.
Gu Yuan's smile became even brighter.
"I'm just saying, I'm not ready to give up completely."
——
"Immortal Venerable."
The newly arrived fairy boy, observing the others closely, bowed and presented the list. "This is the list of those who participated in the sect trials over the past few years. Sect Master, please review it."
According to the custom of previous years, three of the ten elders are sent out every year to serve as judges of the trial, and this year it is Lian Yu's turn.
The sect trial is set up for inner disciples. Although the trial takes place in an illusion, the ferocious beasts and tests are real. Any disciple who can successfully persist until the end of the trial is meant to have the ability to establish his own sect.
Lian Yu casually flipped through the roster, but quickly stopped.
"Master."
Qin Yi pushed open the door.
The moment he saw who was coming, the new fairy boy was startled and said goodbye in a hurry.
Qin Yi obviously also saw the list in Lian Yu's hand.
The two looked at each other silently, as if they were competing.
A nameless anger rushed to Lian Yu's head.
"You signed up privately?"
"yes."
"You're crazy!"
Lian Yu frowned and suddenly pushed the roster away.
"You've only been practicing for a few days. You can't handle the test in that illusion at all. You're making fun of your own name!"
"If it's Gu Yuan, Master will allow him to go, right?"
Lian Yu almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
Why do you want to mention Gu Yuan?
Seeing Lian Yu silent, Qin Yi raised his chin.
"What's so great about being more talented than me? I can do what he can do, and I can also do what he can't do!"
"You dare!"
Lian Yu stood up.
"If you dare to go, I will treat you as my disciple from now on!"
"No, then no!"
Qin Yi gritted his teeth and glared at him:
"Anyway, you wouldn't care even if I died!"
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