Soon, the door was pushed open.
The footsteps came closer and closer, bypassing the screen and stopping beside the bathtub.
Fang Chaozhou was still biting his arm with his head down, and he caught a glimpse of a pair of boots out of the corner of his eye. The boots were pure white, without any decoration. He looked at the boots, loosened his lips and raised his head.
The person who came was indeed Zhongli Yueshui.
Compared to his embarrassment, Zhongli Yueshui was well-dressed. However, Zhongli Yueshui's expression didn't seem very good either. She lowered her eyelashes and looked at him in the water.
Fang Chaozhou heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhongli Yueshui. He was the leader of Tianshui Sect, so he should have some water-related magic weapons on him.
"Grandmaster, do you have any water-based magic weapons? Can you lend me some? I will definitely return them in the future." Because of his physical discomfort, his tone was a little unstable.
Upon hearing this, Zhongli Yueshui turned his head slightly to look at Tubai who was standing behind the screen. Tubai looked at Zhongli Yueshui, then at Fang Chaozhou in the water. After a while, it turned around and left.
As soon as it went out, the door closed.
Fang Chaozhou had been looking at Zhongli Yueshui, hoping that he had a water-based magic weapon, but when he heard the sound of the door closing, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look towards the door. But his view was blocked by the screen and he couldn't see the door.
Just as he was looking towards the door, his hand that was resting on the edge of the pool was grabbed.
He didn't even have time to react before someone forcibly pulled him out of the water. He was soaked all over, with water droplets wetting the floor tiles, and even the clothes of Zhongli Yueshui, who was close to him, were wet by him.
Fang Chaozhou looked at the man who carried him out of the bath in astonishment, but soon he spoke again, "Master, do you have a water-based magic weapon?"
Out of the water, he felt even worse and his whole body couldn't help shaking.
Her fair face was covered with water drops, her wet black hair stuck to her neck, and the red headband was still wrapped around her hair, but it had already slipped from the back of her head to the end of her hair, and was in danger of falling.
Zhongli Yueshui also looked at Fang Chaozhou. He loosened his hand that was holding Fang Chaozhou's arm and instead grabbed the red hairband. With a light pull, the red hairband was completely removed from the long hair.
"Water magic weapons can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause." Zhongli Yueshui whispered, "The medicine has completely drawn out the vines in your sea of consciousness. It's time to use other methods to cure your illness once and for all."
He took the red hairband in his hand and wrapped it around Fang Chaozhou's wrist in circles.
Fang Chaozhou was stunned. When the hairband was tied around his left wrist, he suddenly seemed to react and asked, "What method?"
Zhongli Yueshui stared at Fang Chaozhou's wrist. Fang Chaozhou was born fair-skinned and usually liked to stay at home and didn't like sunbathing. He once slept in a cave for five years. All this time had only made his skin color change from pale to more rosy, but it was still very fair.
Red and white were entangled together, and water droplets were still dripping from the sleeves, hitting the ground drill with a "click".
"I will nurture the vine in your body. When it tastes the sweetness, it will naturally come out, and then I can kill you completely." When Zhongli Yueshui said this, he raised his eyes and stared at Fang Chaozhou, as if he wanted to know how Fang Chaozhou would react.
As soon as he said this, Fang Chaozhou pulled his hand back. Not only did he pull his hand back, he even stepped back. He sat on the ground, his hands on the cold tiles, and his mind became much clearer because of Zhongli Yueshui's words.
He understood what Zhongli Yueshui meant.
"No, no." Fang Chaozhou pursed his lips after he said that. He shook his head vigorously and turned to look at the bathtub. Without hesitation, he was about to jump in, but was stopped by someone.
Zhongli Yueshui first grabbed Fang Chaozhou and dragged him to him. When he saw the fear in the other's eyes, he lost half of his strength. He frowned, then relaxed his brows, and tried his best to soften his tone, "Once the vines in your body are gone, your memory will return. Fang Chaozhou, I am not an irresponsible person. From tonight on, you will be my Taoist partner. I will choose an auspicious day to hold our partner ceremony."
At this point, his tone became more cautious, "We will share the same bed in life and the same coffin in death, Fang Chaozhou, I will never let you down."
After he finished speaking, he curled his lips and gave Fang Chaozhou a very faint smile.
Zhongli Yueshui obviously seldom smiles. When he did this action, there was embarrassment in his eyes, but more of it was seriousness.
When Fang Chaozhou heard these words, not only his expression was stiff, but his body was also stiff. He was stunned for a while before he said in a trembling voice: "Even if Master doesn't have a water magic weapon, don't tease me like this. I'd better go take a bath."
He tried to pull his hand out of the other person's hand, but the hand holding his arm suddenly exerted force, just like this afternoon.
Zhongli Yueshui frowned, "I'm not joking with you, Fang Chaozhou." He turned away slightly, and after a while, he turned back again, "If you feel that you haven't considered the matter of forming a Taoist partner, you still have time to think about it. Let's get treatment first today."
After saying that, he leaned towards Fang Chaozhou, but Fang Chaozhou suddenly covered his head and face with the hand that was not caught.
Fang Chaozhou covered himself with his sleeves. In fact, his body felt very uncomfortable and his consciousness was not very clear, but he knew what he was thinking.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master, but please leave."
Zhongli Yueshui paused. He looked at Fang Chaozhou who was resisting him, and his face darkened involuntarily. "Is it because of Xue Danrong? Do you really believe the stupid things that bird told you, and think that you and Xue Danrong were already Taoist companions?"
But Fang Chaozhou did not answer him. Zhongli Yueshui's expression became colder. He grabbed Fang Chaozhou's raised hand and found that after his hand was pulled off, Fang Chaozhou's face was still turned to the other side.
His eyes became even colder. He clasped Fang Chaozhou's wrists with one hand and with the other hand, he spread out the four fingers and thumb, pinched Fang Chaozhou's cheeks, and forced him to turn his head.
Fang Chaozhou was naturally unwilling, but he could not beat Zhongli Yueshui, and his cultivation was completely crushed by him on a normal day, not to mention that at this moment, he was like a wounded beast caught by a powerful hunter.
"Answer me, Fang Chaozhou." Zhongli Yueshui seemed angry.
Fang Chaozhou's eyelashes trembled a few times. He bit his teeth, but it didn't hurt enough. He simply bit his lips hard until he tasted blood. Then he whispered, "It has nothing to do with him. Master, don't worry about my little problem. I can get through it."
In fact, he could hardly hold on any longer. He felt really uncomfortable. If he had nothing on his body, he would have wanted to stab a dagger into his thigh and use the pain to distract himself from the discomfort.
Zhongli Yueshui saw the blood oozing from Fang Chaozhou's lips, which was crimson in color, staining the slightly pale lips red. He rubbed it lightly with the tip of his thumb, and just as he did so, he sensed Fang Chaozhou's resistance, so he couldn't help but hold him tighter.
But not long after, he let go of Fang Chaozhou again, but at the same time he also cast a barrier around the room, preventing Fang Chaozhou from getting out.
Fang Chaozhou, who was released, immediately climbed up. He first rushed to the door, and after finding that there was a barrier set up, he went back behind the screen. Zhongli Yueshui had already stood up and sat on the beauty couch. He just sat there, not saying anything and not moving.
Fang Chaozhou looked at Zhongli Yueshui, as if he understood what he meant. He turned his head to look at the bathing pool, and without pause or hesitation, he jumped into the water.
He soaked himself in the water, having to endure it even though he couldn't bear it.
In fact, since Zhongli Yueshui came in, Fang Chaozhou had already keenly discovered that the other party had water spiritual roots. He smelled a scent. To him now, cultivators with water spiritual roots all exude a sweet scent.
Xue Danrong is one, and so is Zhongli Yueshui.
What kind of person is Zhongli Yueshui? Even without his previous memories, he knew that the other party was amazing, the best in the world, with a cultivation level so high that he would never be able to match him in his entire life.
Compared with the other party, he may be just an ant. It should be a great blessing to receive some love. After all, practicing dual cultivation with such a powerful person would definitely improve his cultivation level, not to mention that the other party wanted to become a Taoist partner with him.
How glorious it would be to become Zhongli Yueshui's Taoist partner? I'm afraid everyone will envy him.
But he was unwilling to do so, even if it was just a dual cultivation, even if the other party could cure his illness, he was unwilling to do so.
His heart was rejecting.
Time passed bit by bit. Zhongli Yueshui watched Fang Chaozhou emerge from the water several times and sink back into the water. When he came out the last time, Fang Chaozhou's face was frighteningly pale. He was shaking all the time and even kept touching his neck.
Zhongli Yueshui's expression was not much better than Fang Chaozhou's. It was extremely horrifying. If anyone saw it, they would most likely fall to the ground due to their weak legs.
It was unknown how much time had passed, but Zhongli Yueshui suddenly stood up, followed the stone steps of the bathing pool, stepped into the water, dived to the bottom of the water, half hugged and half embraced Fang Chaozhou who was sinking to the bottom of the bathing pool, and brought him out of the water.
Zhongli Yueshui did not leave the bathing pool. He sat on the stone steps, leaving most of Fang Chaozhou's body still soaked in the water. Fang Chaozhou's face was paler than paper at this time, and the base color of his lips was white, but because he kept biting his lips, the wounds were small and mottled, and the blood that seeped out painted his lips red, which was then stained again after being washed away by water.
Zhongli Yueshui saw Fang Chaozhou's bitten lip and his face froze. He spoke in a low voice, but it was not difficult to hear that he was suppressing his anger. "Are you so unwilling to practice dual cultivation with me? Are you unwilling to just treat illnesses?"
Fang Chaozhou frowned. He kept pulling Zhongli Yueshui's hand, trying to tear it away. At the same time, he was struggling to get out of Zhongli Yueshui's arms.
But obviously, his behavior angered Zhongli Yueshui.
Zhongli Yueshui directly carried the person out of the water and pressed him to the edge of the pool. He bent down and looked at the person he caught, wanting to say something, but the anger in his chest was dissipated when he looked into Fang Chaozhou's eyes.
The anger was gone, only frustration remained. This was not the first time he felt incompetent. It happened once five years ago and once a month ago. This was the third time.
Zhongli Yueshui closed his eyes. He tightened and loosened his grip on Fang Chaozhou's shoulders. After an unknown amount of time, he finally uttered three words, "Why?"
These three words were asking Fang Chaozhou, and perhaps also asking himself.
Fang Chaozhou was shaking violently. Without the water, he felt even more miserable. But even so, he did not take the initiative to get close to Zhongli Yueshui. He just curled up as much as possible.
Because he had bitten his lips until he could no longer feel them, he could only bite the back of his hand to numb himself with the pain.
Suddenly, he heard a voice.
It's the sound of a lot of things being placed on the ground.
Then he felt himself being released, and a cool breeze came in from the door. Finally, the cool breeze disappeared, and the room became silent.
Fang Chaozhou absorbed the water spiritual power and recovered. He then dragged himself back to his room to change his clothes. Just as he changed his clothes, he saw Tu Bai in the bronze mirror.
Tu Bai squatted behind him at some point and didn't say a word.
Fang Chaozhou was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Tu Bai, who meowed softly.
It was almost dawn. Fang Chaozhou stared at Tubai for a moment and suddenly said, "Tubai, let's go watch the sunrise."
Sitting on the boulder, I watched the dark blue of the distant sky being gradually pushed back by the warm red. The sky was divided into three colors: dark blue, pale white, and warm red. The golden crow rose from the junction of heaven and earth, dispersing the thick fog, and everything in front of me became clear.
Fang Chaozhou's hand that was petting the cat gradually stopped. He stared straight at Jinwu without blinking. His eyes became sore. Then he said to himself, "Actually, I miss him."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a roar.
At the same time, Tu Bai jumped off his legs. When he saw Tu Bai, he realized belatedly that the roar just now was made by Tu Bai.
Tubai had never looked at him like that before. Its pupils were almost straight. It glared at him, and a sound different from the usual purring came from its throat. It growled, arched its back, and raised its tail high, with even some of the hair on its tail standing up.
"Tu Bai?" Fang Chaozhou was startled by Tu Bai.
When Tubai heard him calling it, it turned around and ran away. It ran so fast that it disappeared in an instant.
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