Xiao Jinan spoke almost reflexively because he was so familiar with that voice.

But why?

He could not connect a man like Qingyuan who looked like an immortal with the shriveled old man in front of him.

"You, you are really..."

"How dare you! You don't even recognize me? You are so heartless! This is just the beginning! I would recognize you even if you turned into ashes!"

Qingyuan bent his back and tried his best to straighten up so that Xiao Jinan could see that he was still the same vigorous old man, but he couldn't do it.

Helplessly, he pounded the floor hard with his cane.

"Take the medicine, you are really worrying..."

When Xiao Jinan saw Qingyuan like this, her eyes turned red.

How could he not recognize it? Master did this for him.

"Master, what have you done for me?"

Qingyuan looked at the tears in Xiao Jinan's eyes and smiled faintly.

The rough fingertips stroked Xiao Jinan's skin, and the crystal tears gave him a moment of nourishment.

"Jin'an, you have your destiny, and I have mine. This is my destiny."

Qingyuan finished speaking, the smile on his face had not yet faded.

Her eyes were no longer clear, but she smiled at him and said she was relieved.

Xiao Jinan took a look at his body and found that it was no different from that of an ordinary person.

There is no bone-chilling cold, nor is there a feeling of floating in the air.

"Master?"

"I know that fate cannot be changed, and human power cannot go against God's will. My mission is to do everything I can to help you, and if you insist on saving her, I cannot stop you."

Xiao Jinan was a little anxious when he heard this: "Master, but what are you going to do?"

"I followed my 'Tao' and naturally I found the right place to go."

Xiao Jinan looked at Qingyuan's empty eyes, as if he had suddenly realized all the truths of the world and was ready to pass away at any time.

"Master, am I being selfish?"

Qingyuan shook his head: "The day I accepted you as my disciple, I knew that you were not yet satisfied with the secular world and your worldly ties were not over. My relationship with you as a master and disciple was just because I saw the instructions given to me by the Tao. Logically speaking, no one is worthy of being called your master...

Now that my mission has been completed, it is a mutual achievement between you and me, so how can I be selfish? "

"Drink the medicine."

Qingyuan slowly handed over a bowl of black medicine, his movements were cautious and slow, as if his arm would be broken if he used a little more force.

Xiao Jinan took the medicine and drank it all, feeling that his body was injected with energy again.

The limp body can be lifted up all of a sudden.

"Master, where is she? Is she alive?" he asked anxiously.

Qingyuan shook his head slowly.

Xiao Jinan's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, but he couldn't believe it: "How could it be, didn't the master say that you would help save her?"

"I also said that fate cannot be changed."

Qingyuan faced the window and moved slowly. Xiao Jinan didn't understand his intention and instinctively wanted to go over to support him, but he refused.

"You and she are from two different worlds, but neither of you belongs to this world. I can't save you."

Can’t save…

Xiao Jinan thought about the last time he saw Yu Miao, which was in the cemetery.

She had not yet been recognized and could not be buried with the ceremony for a princess. She could only be buried in a place like this with the standards for a commoner.

There were many people in the cemetery, and he was afraid that she would be squeezed, so he brought it back to her personally.

She was still as beautiful and clean as before, but her face no longer had the liveliness it once had.

But so what?

She is still her, even if only her corpse is left, it is still a part of her!

He would hide her until he disappeared with her.

I thought this wouldn't take long, but now...

Why isn't she the one alive?

Xiao Jinan couldn't suppress his heartache. He regretted so much why he didn't treat her better before, why he suppressed his feelings and let her die without hearing his love for her.

He really likes it, really likes it...

"Master, you said that she and I are not from this world, so why can you save me but not her?"

"I can't save you either."

Qingyuan looked at him with loving eyes: "With your intelligence, you should have known that she came from another world, but you didn't expose it because you didn't know how to keep her, so you simply didn't say it."

Xiao Jinan agreed.

She is so stupid that it is hard for her not to attract attention.

In the palace, he was about to kneel down, but suddenly an inexplicable and powerful force held him up. Except for Yu Miao, no one would care about a small zither player like him, and no one would go to such great lengths to protect his insignificant dignity.

But he didn't ask or say anything.

He didn't want to scare her, didn't want her to leave.

After practicing Taoism with his master for so many years, he certainly knew that everything in the world is predestined. Her coming was definitely not accidental. There must be some opportunity to fulfill her destiny.

But what happens after it’s completed?

Will she leave?

Thinking about all the kindness she showed me, I do love her, but what if this was just a ploy?

Will she leave when he falls in love with her?

So he didn't dare to gamble, nor did he want to gamble. Even though he was already deeply involved in it, he didn't want her to notice anything.

But now...

Xiao Jinan closed his eyes and made some kind of decision.

"Master, but I must let her live."

"That's impossible. Fate is something that is predetermined for everyone when they are born."

"Who decided?"

"road."

"Then I'll change my route."

"you……"

Qingyuan looked at Xiao Jinan and suddenly smiled.

He stroked his beard stiffly with his dry hands.

"Come back here again at three o'clock tonight, and you will have the chance to know what you want."

Xiao Jinan glanced at Qingyuan and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Master, please take care of yourself. I want to go see her first."

"Go."

Qingyuan heard his footsteps gradually fading away and slowly closed his eyes.

There was a smile on the corner of his lips.

Amid the chirping of birds, I returned to where I should be.

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