Elder Jing Xin didn’t take these words seriously, thinking that it was the disciple’s momentary resentfulness that affected his decisions.
He was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the thunder rumbling outside the house, deafening. He didn’t know when the rainstorm had started to fall.
The heavy rain was pouring down, as if it were about to break the window and enter.
They have been talking for too long.
“You are tired today, go back and rest first.” Elder Jing Xin said.
Shen Xingcong got up and was about to cup his hand, but suddenly heard the next sentence.
“For the remaining year, can you accompany Lan Jin well?”
Shen Xingcong paused and raised his eyes to look over.
Elder Jing Xin: “Now Lan Jin’s days are numbered. At least for the final time, I hope he can be carefree and without worries.”
Shen Xingcong: “Is this what Teacher Lan Jin wants?”
Elder Jing Xin was silent for a moment: “It was I who requested it.”
“Then,” Shen Xingcong lowered his arms, “I can’t promise Master.”
On one side was an eight-year disciple, and on the other side was a several hundred years old friend.
Elder Jing Xin knew perfectly well that there should be no favoritism, but on several occasions, he had his own selfishness. Now that he was rejected bluntly by his disciple, there was nothing he could do.
He was about to respond helplessly when he heard his disciple continue.
“I want to go out and travel, looking for a way to save Teacher.”
Hearing this, Elder Jing Xin was stunned.
Shen Xingcong: “Teacher shouldn’t have died here, I want to save him.”
Jing Xin accepted Shen Xingcong as a disciple that year, mostly because of Lan Jin’s request.
Although this person was talented enough, he was naughty and unruly by nature, usually careless and casual. He saw it in his eyes and didn’t hold much expectations from him in his heart.
And this was the first time he saw the other person reveal this kind of look, he was stunned for several seconds before he reacted.
“No, it’s impossible.”
Back then, he and the Sect Leader had traveled all over the world without finding a way. Shen Xingcong had just entered the immortal sect not long ago, so what method could he have.
“I know what Master said before.”
Shen Xingcong said, “But now things are changing with each passing day, maybe there is really a way to heal it?”
How can it be that simple.
Although Elder Jing Xin disagreed in his heart, he didn’t say anything to refute it.
Because no matter how unbelieving he was, he also didn’t want to just watch Lan Jin die helplessly.
Finally said: “Anyway, this matter will be discussed tomorrow.”
Shen Xingcong cupped his hand again: “Whether Master agrees or not. Even if it is against Master’s orders, I must leave the sect.”
Elder Jing Xin: “Xingcong, you…”
“Master, rest well.”
Dropping this sentence, Shen Xingcong turned around and pushed the door.
The door of the house was closed, and it was pouring rain outside. There was thunder in the sky, and raindrops fell heavily.
It was already late at night.
He stood by the door, his eyes reflecting the pouring rain, his shoulders wet.
It wasn’t that there was no way.
The original story did have an effective cure. It was probably to increase the male protagonist’s affairs, in the male protagonist’s harem, there was also a female cultivator who had been used as a cultivation furnace.
Later, her life was in danger, and she inadvertently met a medical cultivator who was hidden in the city, and only then was her life saved. Not only has the love poison been removed, but the spiritual veins have also been recovered. Although it couldn’t go back to the past, it wasn’t so bad that she couldn’t cultivate.
The book didn’t describe the location in detail.
But in any case.
Shen Xingcong clenched his five fingers tightly.
No matter what the cost, he had to find that rogue cultivator and save Teacher.
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It’s getting dark. Occasionally, lightning flashed across the sky, shining brightly.
It rarely rained this heavily on the Lingyuan Continent. With such a situation, perhaps there was a great talent undergoing a tribulation.
Shen Xingcong cast a water-repelling spell on himself and hurriedly walked back, passing by Xiao Lin’s residence. When he saw the light was still lit in the inner room, he couldn’t help but pause his steps.
Previously, due to his concern about Teacher Lan Jin in his mind, he hadn’t talked too much with Xiao Lin. However, the other person’s attitude towards his departure seemed a bit strange.
It may be better for him to ask again.
Besides, he had already determined to go out and travel. If Xiao Lin heard that he was setting off to save Lan Jin, perhaps he would be displeased again.
Just in case, it was still better to explain clearly in advance.
Thinking of this, Shen Xingcong turned direction and walked towards the house.
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Standing under the eaves of the house.
Raindrops crashed on the top of the eaves and fell down the edges, forming an impenetrable silk net.
He raised his hand but didn’t knock it immediately.
Perhaps it was the first time he was so uneasy about facing Xiao Lin.
He clearly didn’t do anything. Teacher Lan Jin treated him well, and he naturally also wanted to treat Teacher well. Does he have to distinguish between superiority and inferiority?
Besides, he only regarded Lan Jin as an elder. What answer did Xiao Lin want to hear?
He was so confused for a long time.
Shen Xingcong saw that the flame in the room was flickering, as if it was about to go out. Knowing that he couldn’t stand stiffly there any longer, he finally knocked on the door.
The door didn’t open.
He knocked a few more times, calling out in passing: “Xiao Lin, this is senior brother.”
After a while, there was finally a response from the inner room.
“What’s the matter, senior brother, I’m going to rest.”
Is he even unwilling to look at his face.
Shen Xingcong sighed softly.
“It’s not a big deal, I just came to find you for a chat.”
“Senior brother is really busy today.” The person in the inner room seemed to laugh.
“After taking care of others and then coming to take care of me, aren’t you tired.”
“Isn’t it that we haven’t finished speaking just now?”
Shen Xingcong only thought that he couldn’t understand the sarcasm in the other person’s words.
“Whether you believe it or not, I really only regard Teacher Lan Jin as an elder. The previous agreement was not a forgery. From the day I made the contract, I decided to live alone for the rest of my life and never become a Dao companion with others.”
The inner room once again fell into silence. However, since the light wasn’t extinguished, Shen Xingcong assumed the other person was awake.
“You can also rest assured, I will also not involve you in danger because of Teacher.”
He jokingly said, “You want me to cherish my life so much, where would I go to get killed for no reason?”
Xiao Lin sat in the inner room. The tea by the table was steaming with white smoke.
His heart wasn’t in order today because of this person’s indecisiveness, looking around and saying other things. Even if he came back to him now, he still felt suffocated.
“…”
Suffocated?
When he realized this strange emotion in his heart, Xiao Lin was somewhat puzzled. His hand stroked his chest.
The heart vibrated, extremely heavy and steady.
Why.
Is it because Shen Xingcong clearly promised him, but repeatedly turned his attention to others?
Or is it just simply annoyance that Shen Xingcong prioritized him last in order?
But why should he care.
In the past, he had never cared about such things. Even now, no matter how Shen Xingcong looked at him on the other side, he didn’t care.
Initially, he felt that as long as it didn’t hinder him and didn’t involve him in trouble, it was enough. All other things didn’t matter.
But now it’s only like this. But it was somewhat insufficient.
What kind of answer does he want to hear?
Shen Xingcong chattered outside the house for a long time, but he played the lute to a cow.
The rain is getting heavier. He sighed and stopped talking.
“In addition, I want to tell you in advance, I am going to leave the sect shortly.”
Shen Xingcong scratched the tip of his nose.
“Teacher Lan Jin’s body has a deficiency, I have to go and seek a way to cure…”
Before he finished speaking, the door of the house opened abruptly. It was actually moved by the wind.
Shen Xingcong was startled and saw Xiao Lin standing up from the table with his arms propped up, his expression unreadable.
“Leaving the sect?”
Shen Xingcong didn’t expect this person to react so greatly. After a slight daze, he said: “Yes, go to other places in the Lingyuan Continent to look, or go to the mortal realm.”
After all, he wasn’t clear about the specific location. That medical cultivator was practicing medicine, traveling widely throughout the year. For the rest of the year, he could only take his chances.
Xiao Lin looked at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: “Senior brother is going to leave the sect for that person?”
“At most, it will be…one year.” Shen Xingcong felt guilty for some reason and shrank his neck, “With my current cultivation base, there will be no danger to go around.”
“…really, senior brother.”
Xiao Lin approached, speaking exceptionally slowly.
“Speaking frankly that you will not get into danger, and now you are leaving the sect for that person. How do you ask me to believe?”
“I…”
Although this was the case, Shen Xingcong felt that Xiao Lin shouldn’t have excessively unnecessary worries.
He was at the Unification stage, one step away from undergoing the tribulation. If it weren’t for the lack of progress in these few years of cultivation, perhaps he has long been in the Mahayana perfectly, just waiting to ascend.
If they didn’t dispatch a hundred and eighty powerful sects, who could hurt him?
Shen Xingcong: “I know you are worried…”
Xiao Lin interrupted: “I’m not worried.”
Shen Xingcong continued: “I mean, you are worried I will implicate you.”
Xiao Lin: “…”
“If senior brother really wants to go,” He moved his line of sight away, “just untie the contract before you go.”
Shen Xingcong: “You know perfectly well that I can’t do it.”
Xiao Lin’s brows furrowed tightly.
“Xiao Lin,” Shen Xingcong called out, “If you are really uneasy, just be together with me. On this journey, it’s just you and me, two fellow apprentices.”
Xiao Lin paused when he heard the words, and glanced at him from the corners of his eyes.
Although the person before him had cast a water-repelling spell, his hair was still a bit wet. His robe was stuck to his body, outlining the figure of his body.
He saw that this person’s expression didn’t look like he was joking.
Yet he felt a little amused.
“Senior brother is asking me to go with you to save that person?”
Shen Xingcong: “Teacher has also rescued you.”
Having said that, he also knew that his words were just a waste of breath. If Xiao Lin had been moved by this reason, he wouldn’t have acted that way in the original story.
He said: “Even if it’s not to save people, leaving the sect to travel will be beneficial to you. Moreover, I also want to bring you with me as much as possible.”
Another lightning flashed, reflecting Xiao Lin’s face.
His vertical pupils first widened roundly, then narrowed.
“Senior brother is so worried about me.”
Shen Xingcong was speechless.
Yes, yet not all.
Even if nothing had happened in the past few years, he still felt uncomfortable letting Xiao Lin stay in the sect alone.
If another “Mu Xiaorou” popped up, or if Xiao Lin repeated the disastrous mistake due to some opportunity. If no one interfered, then even if he came back later, there would be no room for maneuvering.
But now, he seemed to be unable to say it as bluntly as in the past.
It’s probably because…he didn’t know since when he began to care about Xiao Lin’s thoughts.
“Are you willing to accompany me to go?”
Xiao Lin asked in return: “If I am unwilling to, what will senior brother do?”
If Xiao Lin was unwilling, he would forcefully drag the person to take along with him.
Shen Xingcong thought so in his heart, but on his lips, he said: “You don’t believe in me either, so going with me this time can be used as supervision.”
Hearing this, Xiao Lin smiled. The pupils of his eyes refracted the candlelight, showing a rather strange bright color.
“Senior brother is now tactful.”
Shen Xingcong: “From the bottom of my heart, every word is a gem.”
Xiao Lin cast his gaze down.
Shen Xingcong didn’t know what the other person was looking at, and his gaze also fell similarly. But he didn’t see anything, so he simply stretched out his hand: “Is it a deal?”
He saw that Xiao Lin first gazed momentarily and then raised his arm.
His heart was delighted, and he was about to go and hold it when suddenly, a strong force came upon him. He was yanked straight forward.
Fall into the person’s arms.
Because his body was half wet, he actually felt the other person’s body was much warmer.
One hand grabbed his wrist, the other hand wrapped around his waist. His lower jaw rested on his shoulder and neck.
“If senior brother wants me to go, you are not allowed to ask others.”
A low voice was heard beside his ear.
“On this journey, only senior brother and I are allowed.”
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Even if Xiao Lin didn’t mention it, Shen Xingcong was planning to do so.
If he asked the rest of his senior brothers and sister, it would be really troublesome to hide his actual strength in case he encountered danger on the way.
However, he didn’t expect Xiao Lin to take the initiative to mention it, and was somewhat surprised.
Going to the secret realm before, and when he heard that he was the only one leading, the other person was clearly unwilling by any means.
After embracing him for only a moment, Xiao Lin quickly let go of him.
“Senior brother has already gotten soaked, it is better to hurry back.”
“Oh,” Shen Xingcong was dumbfounded, “Okay.”
He somewhat didn’t understand why Xiao Lin suddenly hugged him?
But the opportunity to ask had passed, so it would be a bit awkward to bring it up again. He could only say goodbye and walked back in a daze.
After he watched the figure disappear behind the dense rain.
Xiao Lin leaned his back against the door, lifting the hand he had just wrapped around the waist and staring at it for a long time.
Then his five fingers closed, and his brows knitted up.
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The next day, Shen Xingcong went to visit Lan Jin again. After feeding the medicine, he informed the other person of his plans.
Hearing his words, Lan Jin abruptly propped himself up: “No——”
“Don’t be angry, Teacher.”
The same with Master, Shen Xingcong knew in his heart that these two were worried about him. But his mind has been decided.
“I am now at the Nascent Soul stage and have long had the ability to defend myself. Junior brother has also agreed to join me. The two of us will take care of each other, so you do not need to worry, Teacher.”
“Nascent Soul…”
Lan Jin coughed several times and looked sideways helplessly. Because his body hadn’t yet healed, his face was still pale.
“Do you know which realm has the most fallen cultivators?”
Suddenly hearing this question, Shen Xingcong paused: “Is it…the Foundation Building stage?”
Everyone entered the sect from Qi training. But even the most slow-witted cultivator could break through the Foundation Building sooner or later.
The number of Foundation Building stage cultivators was the largest, so the number of people who have fallen should also be the largest.
After he answered, he saw Lan Jin pull the corner of his mouth: “That’s right. But in terms of proportion, it was Nascent Soul who died the most.”
The actual strength was powerful, but it wasn’t unbeatable. They often risked their lives, and as a result, they would never come out again.
Because after Foundation Building, every breakthrough in the realm is a world of difference.
When Golden Core broke through to the Nascent Soul and suddenly gained so much power, most people were too proud of themselves.
…including him.
“Teacher,” Shen Xingcong lowered his eyes, but still didn’t relent, “I will be careful.”
In the next second, his arm was tightly clasped.
“Not allowed to go.”
Lan Jin stared at him firmly, his fingertips turning white.
“I have lived for a long time, and with such a lifespan, it has come to the end of my life. I have no regrets.”
Shen Xingcong: “Then, Teacher is going to leave me behind like this?”
Lan Jin was taken aback.
Shen Xingcong continued: “Leaving Master behind, leaving Sect Leader behind, and leaving the entire Xiaoyao Sect behind?”
“I…” Lan Jin hesitated, “Regarding the sect, I…”
After waking up, the Lan family had wanted to take him back. But he still chose to stay in the sect. Because he felt guilty, he wanted to make amends as much as possible.
But this couldn’t change the fact that the former Sect Leader was dead, it was just trying to put out a blazing cartload of firewood with a cup of water.
He has long been useless to the sect. But for Xingcong, he has indeed not yet made amends for him.
Therefore, telling the other person to go out and risk his life to save him, he wouldn’t agree.
“This conduct is also not just for Teacher.”
Hearing this, Lan Jin raised his eyes to see that Shen Xingcong’s eyes were already slightly red.
“It is I who am unwilling.”
“Teacher shouldn’t have stopped here, much less died like this. The virtuous suffer for a lifetime, but the main culprit gets away with it.”
“If this is the Way of Heaven,” he lowered his volume, “I will curse.”
He didn’t know if it was an illusion. When Shen Xingcong’s words fell, Lan Jin saw a dark golden light flash under the other person’s eyes.
And as soon as he closed and opened his eyes again, they returned to their normal blackness.
Lan Jin was a bit stunned.
Then he saw Shen Xingcong pull out his hand and bend over to tuck in the corner of the quilt for him.
“Teacher will recuperate at the peak, senior brothers and sister will take good care of you. I will leave tomorrow.”
Lan Jin saw him pick up the medicine bowl and turn around, somehow he was always feeling uneasy. He called out loud: “Xingcong——!”
Shen Xingcong stopped in his tracks.
“No matter what Teacher says, I won’t change my mind.”
He turned his head sideways, and the sunlight outside the house fell through the window paper on his handsome face, showing a smile as usual.
“Wait for my good news.”
I swear if Lan Jin dies 😭
I think lan Jin is suspicious 🤔
Nah what is with all this angst today I swear to God…….. Bright just confirmed dating Nene and just thinking about Sarawatine i can’t handle it but…… I still support Bright and Nene’s relationship…… He has his own life but it’s just kind of hard to accept it but what can we do it’s his life…… And i came here and was hit with another angst God I feel like crying my heart feels so hollow😭😭😭😭
Who is bright and nene ?
I’m moved TT^TT
Thank You for the new chapter (♡´艸`)
I can’t tell who has raised the most death flags this chapter 💀💀