The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

This intimate gesture really made Hua Ye feel at a loss. Ever since that night of passion, the originally cold and taciturn Xu Zhi seemed like a completely different person.

He would often approach her intentionally or unintentionally, following her closely, as if he was afraid to be separated from her even for a moment. This close contact made Hua Ye wary.

So she deliberately widened the distance between them, and then sat quietly on the chair opposite.

"Master, you should go back to the inn and rest first. I will find some suitable stones..."

"No, I must go with you. You have always been playful and do things on a whim. I'm afraid you might not be able to come back until late at night..."

Xuzhi stared at her uncomfortable and slightly shy expression, and a sense of joy welled up in his heart.

"It's up to you. I can't stop you!"

Hua Ye shook his head helplessly, muttering to himself: Who would have thought that Master Xu Zhi, who is usually aloof and unpredictable, would be such a clingy person.

Hua Ye turned his head away, lowered his head and rolled his eyes slightly, expressing his dissatisfaction and speechlessness.

However, none of this escaped Xuzhi's eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he seemed to be quite fond of this naughty disciple.

"Yer, I still have to advise you to try not to talk about my faults in your heart in the future."

Xuzhi suddenly stood up, his movements quick and graceful.

Then, he bent down slightly, stretched out a big, broad hand, and easily picked Hua Ye up from the bench as if he was picking up a chicken.

The low and magnetic voice entered Hua Ye's ears, making her tremble all over, her scalp numb, and even goose bumps appeared on her body.

At this moment, Hua Ye felt as if he was enveloped by a powerful aura and was completely unable to move.

"Master, could you please restrain your mind-reading ability? I, Hua Ye, really don't want to be a person without any privacy or secrets..."

Hua Ye has always been outspoken and never hides his true thoughts. At this moment, he directly stretched out his hands to hug Xu Zhi's slender waist, and gently pulled her into his arms, then muttered softly with a hint of complaint and anger.

"Hahaha... No, no, it's obviously because you, Ye'er, are too naive and straightforward. All your joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness are reflected on your face, allowing others to know what you are thinking at a glance. There is no need to use such mysterious magic as mind reading!"

Xu Yi responded softly to his beloved disciple while lightly standing on tiptoe. Then he hugged Hua Ye's waist tightly, jumped up, and landed on the roof as easily as a bird.

At this moment, a tiny crack suddenly appeared in the air, as if it was torn open by a mysterious force.

In the blink of an eye, the figures of Xu Zhi and Hua Ye disappeared into the narrow crack, as if they had never appeared.

When they reappeared, Xu Zhi hugged Hua Ye's waist tightly and landed together on a stream that had dried up and become flat ground.

The pebbles that originally flowed under the stream bed were now completely exposed to the air, and the surface was covered with a layer of grayish-white dry soil.

Seeing these cute, round stones of various shapes, Hua Ye's eyes instantly became bright.

"This size is just right! Master, please cast a spell..."

She couldn't wait to break free from Xuzhi's arms, bent down and squatted on the ground, picking stones with great interest, and gathered them into a small hill and placed it at Xuzhi's feet.

Xu Zhi just raised his index and middle fingers and tapped lightly. The originally dull grey stone began to change color gradually, turning into a dazzling golden color from top to bottom.

Hua Ye excitedly looked around Xu Zhi, and only after confirming that there was no one else around did he relax his vigilance and squat down to carefully observe this magical and exquisite spell of turning stone into gold.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, those ordinary stones turned completely into dazzling golden color.

She carefully picked up one of them, looked at it carefully, and even put it in her mouth and took a light bite.

"This color and hardness are exactly like gold! Thank you, Master, for your gift!"

While expressing her gratitude, she quickly tore off a piece of lining from the hem of her skirt with skillful and neat movements, and then wrapped the gold tightly.

In a short while, he had packed more than a hundred taels of rice and continued.

"Okay, let's go! I feel like I haven't had a good rest all day. Now I feel weak all over and exhausted..."

Xuzhi slowly put his hands behind his back, and his originally straight and upright body bent slightly unconsciously, as if all the strength in his body had been drained away, and he looked a little listless.

"Then let's go back to the inn and rest..."

Hua Ye stood next to Xu Zhi, holding the pile of gold that had turned from stones tightly in his arms, and signaled him with his eyes to use teleportation to return to the inn.

When his big hands wrapped around her waist, the two of them disappeared into thin air...