After her luck was taken away, she fell in love with the woman who traveled through time.

After hearing her say this, Cui Ling felt relieved and asked the first question: "Master, why don't you let me kill them?" He didn't believe in the nonsense about being afraid of attracting ferocious beasts.

Liang Tan didn't try to fool him and answered directly: "This secret realm is not suitable for killing people."

Cui Ling frowned, not quite understanding what she meant, but when she heard her say that, she nodded and asked another question: "How do you know that Wu Cai doesn't intend to kill his own sect's people?"

"Of course it's nonsense," Liang Tan glanced at him, "He was the first to suggest that we kill as many people as possible to within a hundred. As a role model, he should be the first to act. However, the person he wanted to kill was Zheng Qingqing."

Compared to Junior Brother's earth spirit root, Zheng Qingqing's earth spirit root is not so transparent, so it is better to keep Junior Brother. Of course, if Junior Brother gives away his head directly, then he will be too lazy to kill Zheng Qingqing.

Cui Ling understood immediately: "High-level cultivators often take lives in a split second. Zheng Qingqing was afraid that it would be too late to ask Wu Wen for help, so he simply tricked his junior brother into going to die... What a vicious heart, Master, I'm a little scared."

He was talking fine at first, but suddenly changed the subject and started making trouble, whining and clinging to Liang Tan like a frightened dog.

Liang Tan didn't fall for it. He rolled his eyes and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, intending to throw him away like before.

however--

I tried harder and harder, but I just couldn't push it forward.

Cui Ling also realized it, and after a moment of hesitation, he responded: "Master, it turns out that when you were a mortal, you had so little strength."

"……roll."

Cui Ling still pestered her: "I have one last question."

"Speak." Liang Tan glared at him unhappily.

Cui Ling smiled and said, "Since Master knew that Wu Cai wanted to kill his sect's people, why did he mislead Zheng Qingqing?"

"You said I was misled," Liang Tan glanced at him, "Of course I did it on purpose."

Everything in the secret realm will be magnified, including the inner demons. Zheng Qingqing cheated and lost his life, so he should pay a price.

Cui Ling understood what she meant and immediately hugged her tighter: "Master is really amazing."

“…let go.”

Cui Ling pretended to be dead.

"You volunteered to die, and I haven't settled the score with you yet." Liang Tan narrowed his eyes.

Cui Ling: “…”

After the eerie silence, he obediently let go of Liang Tan.

Liang Tan snorted and was about to say something when he suddenly heard some noise. His face suddenly changed and he pulled him to hide behind a tree. As soon as the two of them hid, they vaguely heard the roar of the beast, followed by the sound of the ground shaking slightly.

Liang Tan swallowed his saliva and warned in a low voice: "No matter what happens, don't make any noise."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge figure suddenly appeared in front of him, with its bloody mouth facing the heads of the two people. Cui Ling's eyes were stern, and he was about to draw his sword to stab, but Liang Tan silently held his wrist.

Cui Ling paused, then loosened the hilt of the sword after understanding her meaning, and reached out to hold her in his arms. Not surprisingly, he noticed the tenseness of Liang Tan's body.

Liang Tan was too nervous. Although she had spent a long time studying the secret realm strategy based on the original text and had a rough idea of ​​what ferocious beasts were in the dense forest and what the weaknesses of each beast were, seeing the "bloody mouth" in a book and seeing the bloody mouth appear on the head with her own eyes were two completely different things.

At least her mind was stiff now, and she had to grab Cui Ling's collar to calm down.

The beast sniffed around and drooled on Liang Tan's face. Liang Tan was irritated for a moment, but he resisted the urge to move. The beast found nothing, grunted in frustration, and turned his head to another direction.

Soon, the ferocious beast disappeared, followed by human screams.

When Liang Tan heard the noise, his face looked unhappy.

Soon, the surroundings became quiet.

"It seems that not many people take Master's kind advice seriously." A hint of sarcasm flashed in Cui Ling's eyes.

Those who came today are all people from the world of immortal cultivation. They have seen countless more monsters and demons than ordinary people, so it is not the case that they are terrified by the sight of ferocious beasts. The screams they heard now can only mean that they did not listen to their master and either fought or ran away the moment they saw the ferocious beasts.

Liang Tan also guessed what was going on. He shrugged and said, "Good words cannot persuade damned ghosts. I have said everything I can say. They will still die. I can only say that it is their fate."

Cui Ling patted her arm comfortingly: "Master, don't be sad."

"Why should I be sad?" Liang Tan was speechless.

She was not a saint. She helped them before only because she had been in this world for too long and had developed some sympathy for these background characters in novels, but nothing more.

Cui Ling was relieved when he saw her reaction. He chuckled and nodded: "Master is right. There is nothing to be sad about."

Liang Tan sighed and continued on his journey with his apprentice.

The dense forest was much larger than expected. Without the spiritual power and cultivation, Liang Tan's physical strength was about the same as before he crossed over. In short, in one word -

Waste.

Cui Ling also noticed that her steps were getting slower and slower and her breathing was getting faster and faster. After thinking for a while, he knelt on one knee and said, "Master, come up."

Liang Tan was stunned: "What?"

"I'll carry you." Cui Ling was helpless.

Liang Tan was puzzled: "Why are you carrying me on your back?"

"...Of course it's because you're tired." It was rare to see her act silly, and Cui Ling was in a good mood.

Liang Tan understood and laughed: "No, I don't need it..."

Before she finished speaking, Cui Ling stood up and picked her up horizontally.

"No need to carry me, I'll hold you in my arms," ​​Cui Ling said seriously.

Liang Tan: “…”

Although the arms need to be passed through the knees in the same posture, hugging and carrying are two completely different feelings. At least when being carried, half of your body will not be forced to stick to the other person's arms.

Liang Tan was suddenly picked up and subconsciously hugged Cui Ling's neck. After she reacted, she struggled a few times, but was held tighter and tighter. She took a deep breath, narrowed her eyes and sneered: "I find that you have become more and more presumptuous recently."

"What's wrong with me?" Cui Ling looked innocent.

Liang Tan sneered: "Let go."

"Then Master, please promise me that you will let me carry you on your back." Cui Ling refused to let go.

Liang Tan looked at him speechlessly, and after a long stalemate, he had no choice but to compromise.

When Cui Ling carried the tiny master on his back as he wished, he felt as if her warmth was still lingering in his arms. He deliberately ignored this, trying to keep his mind as pure and simple as possible, but he still froze the next moment.

Hugging and carrying are indeed two completely different feelings. At least when hugging, the softness of her front body will not accidentally press on his back.

"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Liang Tan adjusted his posture, trying to keep his upper body as far away from him as possible. "Are you tired?"

Cui Ling came back to his senses, quietly wiped the sweat from his palms into his sleeves, then raised the corners of his lips and said confidently: "A man will never say no."

"You are nothing but a shitty man," Liang Tan sneered, "you are just a little brat who hasn't even grown all his hair yet."

Cui Ling smiled and said nothing more, carrying her on his back and walking slowly forward.

If Liang Tan was in front of him at this moment, she would definitely see the most gentle expression in the world, but unfortunately she didn't, so she just pinched her nose and said with the laziness of just waking up: "How long have I slept?"

"About half an hour." Cui Ling replied.

Liang Tan let out a light breath and patted his shoulder. Cui Ling immediately put him down obediently.

After his feet touched the ground, Liang Tan stretched comfortably and then sighed, "It's rare to sleep so well." After becoming a Jindan cultivator, he was forced to have sharp ears and eyes. Although he would deliberately weaken his five senses when sleeping, he still couldn't help waking up every time he heard the slightest movement.

This is the first time I have slept so comfortably in all these years.

Cui Ling looked at her messy hair, smiled, and tucked her hair behind her ears: "Master, why don't you sleep for a while?"

"No." Liang Tan said, and looked around. After comparing the surrounding environment with the scene description in the original text, he finally found a small path and said, "Let's take this one."

Cui Ling paused, and following her line of sight, he saw a rugged path. At the end of the path was an even deeper and denser forest. Every inch of the air was ominous.

"Here is a shortcut." Seeing his worry, Liang Tan took the initiative to speak.

"There is no safer place in the secret realm. Believe me, there will be absolutely no problem with this road." Liang Tan said firmly.

The wrinkles between Cui Ling's eyebrows deepened. Seeing him like this, Liang Tan simply turned around and walked towards the path. Cui Ling was stunned for a moment, and quickly chased after him.

The small path was more winding and difficult to walk on than the main road. There were countless thorns and gravel on the narrow road, and if you were not careful, your clothes would be torn. Liang Tan walked less than a hundred meters, and his clothes were scratched more than a dozen times, and there were also several small cuts on the back of his hands.

Cui Ling couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply took off his coat and covered her head with it, then picked her up again.

"...Are you getting more and more comfortable with hugging me?" Liang Tan was speechless.

Cui Ling curled her lips from an angle that she couldn't see: "I can't help it. It's because Master is so troublesome."

"Let me go, I can walk by myself." Liang Tan was helpless.

Cui Ling simply ignored her words and walked forward.

Liang Tan struggled twice but failed, so he just let him go.

After they walked for a while, the ground suddenly shook slightly. Cui Ling stopped in time and held his breath quietly. Liang Tan climbed onto his neck and also pricked up his ears to listen.

Within a moment, there was another scream.

The path was always quiet, and the various sounds coming from afar seemed to have nothing to do with this place. Cui Ling stood there for a moment, and the noise gradually disappeared. He then continued to walk forward holding Liang Tan.

Liang Tan was wrapped in his outer coat from head to toe, so his expression could not be seen, but it was obvious that after the noise, something was wrong with his mood.

Scared? Liang Tan thought about it, and before she could speak to comfort him, she heard Cui Ling slowly say, "Master, how come you seem to know everything and predict every step?"

"Isn't it good?" Liang Tan asked through his coat.

Cui Ling was silent for a moment: "Okay, but..."

He suddenly stopped in the middle of his speech.

Liang Tan became more curious: "But what?"

Cui Ling pursed his lips and said nothing, but quickened his pace. Liang Tan was held in his arms, swaying gently with the rhythm of his walking. Whenever her cheek touched his chest, she could inadvertently hear his violent heartbeat.

He is uneasy.

After this realization, Liang Tan poked his chest through his coat and asked, "What are you afraid of?"

Cui Ling paused after hearing this, but still told the truth: "Master, I imagined you to be very powerful, but you are even more powerful than I thought. I am afraid that one day in the future you will break through and leave me."

Perhaps it was because the two of them had a master-disciple relationship, or perhaps it was because when he met her, he was already at the bottom of his life, and she had witnessed all his embarrassment and unbearableness with her own eyes. Other men were afraid to admit that they were useless in front of women, but he was never afraid, and he didn't know how to hide his insecurity.

Liang Tan obviously didn't expect him to worry like this. After a pause, he laughed: "What are you thinking about? How could I not want you?"

"You definitely won't do that now, but I can't say for sure about the future." Cui Ling snorted.

For mortals, practicing Taoism is going against the will of heaven. The higher the level of cultivation, the less humanity they have. He hopes that Liang Tan will get better and better, but he is also afraid that as she gets better and better, her feelings will become indifferent and she will eventually abandon him.

Liang Tan struggled to get out of his coat and looked at him with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't. No matter what happens, I will not abandon you."

Cui Ling lowered his head and fell into her eyes unexpectedly. His heart warmed up and the corners of his lips rose uncontrollably: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, I can swear on my inner demon." Liang Tan said as he was about to extend his hand.

Cui Ling noticed her thoughts and quickly hugged her tightly, "Don't be silly, I believe you."

"It doesn't matter if I swear to my inner demon. I will never abandon you anyway." Liang Tan said with a smile.

Cui Ling looked at her again and finally felt much better.

He walked slowly holding Liang Tan in his arms, and finally they came to the end of the long path, arriving at a large flat area.

There was no risk at all along the way.

"Put me down." Liang Tan reminded.

Cui Ling quickly put her down.

Liang Tan threw his coat to him. Cui Ling hurried to take it, but he stopped suddenly before he caught it, and his expression became a little subtle.

"Are your hands numb?" Liang Tan raised his eyebrows. "I told you to put me down a long time ago, but you didn't listen. You deserve it."

"...Master, shouldn't you comfort me at this time?" Cui Ling looked helpless.

Liang Tan couldn't help laughing, then he sat down casually in front of a big rock and waved at him. Cui Ling obediently moved over.

"Anything with spiritual power is of no use in the dense forest, so forget about the spiritual medicine. It will be the same as not taking it. I'll just massage it for you." Liang Tan said, grabbing his wrist.

Cui Ling's arms were only numb before, but now they were starting to ache after he recovered. When she grabbed him fiercely, he groaned, "...Master, be gentle."

Liang Tan found him funny when he saw him like this, but he still said seriously: "It won't work if you don't focus on it."

Cui Ling has been following her for so many years, how could he not know what bad things she is planning.