Yaochi Duoduo couldn't argue with Shijin in the end, so with tears in her eyes, she stormed off from home.

Without Lao Tie, Shi Jin couldn't catch up with her, so he could only watch helplessly as she disappeared into the horizon.

She felt a little annoyed. Had she said something too harsh? Honestly, couldn't she have just given her a proper talking-to?

It's just a matter of wasting some more breath; why bring up Wan Chi's chicken head and keep reopening her wounds!

However, before Shijin could feel annoyed for long, she suddenly realized that something was wrong behind her.

"Scholar? You... what are you doing here?!"

Shijin suddenly turned around and saw the scholar trembling and backing away against the wall, which really startled him!

The scholar looked astonished, his eyes flashing with barely concealed fear.

When he saw that Shijin had spotted him, he trembled even more violently.

Assorted: ...

When did he arrive? Or had he been here all along?

Damn it, it's all because this kid is usually so inconspicuous; I didn't even notice he was there!

Shijin slowly approached him, thinking about how to explain, but unexpectedly the scholar stammered and spoke first.

He asked, trembling:

"You, you are not ordinary people, you are cultivators? You just said that you wanted to provoke beasts to slaughter the village?"

My head was already throbbing, and now it's even worse.

What a load of rubbish!

"Since you already know, then..."

What she meant was, "Then I won't hide it from you anymore."

But before Shijin could finish speaking, the scholar clutched his head, curled up into a ball, and trembled.

"I didn't hear anything! No, don't kill me!"

His understanding was: Now that you already know, I can't let you live!

Completely bewildered, Shijin saw that the scholar was trembling so badly that he was practically shaking like a leaf, so she quickly stepped forward to help him up.

Unexpectedly, when the scholar saw Shijin rushing towards him, he was so frightened that he fainted the next second.

Before Shijin could even reach the scholar: ...

How could he faint? Why is he so timid?

But what Shijin didn't notice was that he was carrying Lao Tie with one hand.

And judging from the way she rushed over just now, she seemed determined to stab the scholar to death.

There was nothing they could do; the person had fainted from fright, so Shijin had no choice but to accept his bad luck.

She used her spiritual power to send the scholar into the room and onto the bed, while she herself moved out a small stool and began to feel depressed.

Seeing how tightly Duoduo was grasping at the last straw, it seemed that I wouldn't be able to persuade her anytime soon.

Sigh, sometimes taking too much chance is a disease.

However, now that she has a way to prevent this, she absolutely cannot just sit idly by.

So Shijin quickly spread the news that the marriage was not possible, hoping that everyone would know as soon as possible.

And the scholar? He was so dizzy that he remained unconscious until nightfall.

When he woke up, he saw Shijin standing in front of the window in a daze, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing, and sometimes pounding his chest and stamping his feet.

Seeing that the assorted ingredients had not harmed him, the scholar was finally no longer afraid.

He got out of bed, carefully approached Shijin from behind, and asked her in a voice as weak as a mosquito's buzz, "You...you're not going to massacre the village anymore?"

Without even turning his head, Shijin said, "What do you mean we massacred the village? It was clearly the Angry Beast who massacred the village!"

The scholar thought about it and realized it made sense, so he nodded. "Then you're not going to seduce the Angry Beast?"

Shijin: ! "Brother, are all scholars so meticulous in their wording?"

Scholar: "Uncle, if your wife runs away, what will you do if you're a bachelor all alone forever?"

Shijin: "Your wife just ran away, all the wives in your family ran away!"

The scholar said, "They, they, they didn't escape, they're all dead."

Assorted: ...

Why do I suddenly feel a strange sense of guilt?

How come it seems like I'm the one who's wrong all of a sudden?

She turned around and carefully examined the scholar behind her.

He was still wearing the same tattered clothes as he had half a month ago, his hair was dry and yellow, and his cheeks were sunken.

Shijin frowned slightly, "Why haven't you changed your clothes in half a month?"

The scholar lowered his eyes: "I... I've been fleeing all this way, and I have no other clothes left."

Shijin: ...It seems she's been arguing with someone again.

To express his apology, Shijin quickly rummaged through drawers and cabinets.

Of course, this was performed for the scholars.

In reality, she was just using the cabinet as cover to rummage through the storage bag inside.

Sure enough, she actually found two sets of men's clothes!

And looking at his height and build, he seems quite suited to the image of a scholar!

The only problem was that the scholar was too thin; the clothes he wore were loose and baggy, and he couldn't fill them out properly.

Moreover, the clothes were plain white, but the scholar was dark-skinned, making it seem as if he had somewhat ruined the clothes.

After changing his clothes, the scholar gratefully bowed deeply to Shijin.

He seemed to have not worn new clothes in a long time, so he was overjoyed after changing into them.

He stared intently at his clothes, then respectfully asked about the assorted items:

"Immortal Master, these clothes are truly beautiful. Did you buy them in the cultivation world?"

Shijin was a little confused by the question. "Is that right...?"

The scholar then asked, "But these clothes seem quite different from your size, Immortal Master. May I ask if these clothes are yours?"

Assorted: ...Right? If it's not hers, whose is it?

However, the scholar's words were not without merit; the size difference was indeed quite large.

Could it be that these two outfits actually originally belonged to Chi An? Sigh, I can't remember.

However, the more Shijin thought about it, the more she felt it must be true, so she answered, "Oh, it belongs to a friend of mine."

Upon hearing this, the scholar seemed even more interested, and excitedly pressed for details about the assorted dishes:

"A friend of the Immortal Master? That must be a very important friend who is inseparable from you, otherwise why would you even leave your clothes with the Immortal Master?"

Shijin thought about Chi'an.

inseparable?

Not to mention.

Now they're quite far apart!

Very important?

She was a little unsure.

So she countered the scholar's question: "I'm not exactly inseparable, but what kind of relationship is considered important?"

The scholar scratched his head and answered with feigned seriousness:

"For example, if he is in trouble, would you do everything you can to help him? If he is in trouble, would you risk everything to help him?"

Shijin thought about it.

If Chi'an needs her help, she will definitely help if she can!

But giving it your all... is definitely not enough.

As for going to great lengths for Chi'an regardless of the consequences?

I'm sorry, that's even more impossible.

She still has a mission! She needs to revive the Grand Elder, win over the female lead, and help Mao Dan grow wings!

If she were betrayed and stabbed in the back, wouldn't the mission be ruined?

Besides, she felt that she and Chi An hadn't reached that level of relationship.

So Shijin shook her head: "Oh, it's not as serious as you say. We're not at that level of relationship yet."

The scholar was very curious: "What kind of relationship do you and your friend have?"

Shijin thought for a moment and said, "Our relationship is just that I saved him and he repaid me. We're friends, but it's more like a debt of gratitude."

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