The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

Lu Ciyan was rescued, but he seemed to have lost his soul. He would just lean against the wall of Lu Shi's cave at a fixed time every day, wait until dark, and then go back.

He didn't speak, nor did he call out towards the inside. He leaned against the cave like a statue, hardly moving at all throughout the day, and his posture rarely changed.

Only those pitch-black eyes showed a hint of emotion when they saw Xu Chenjue walk around him and enter the cave.

He didn't know how long he had been waiting in front of the cave. He only knew that the snow on Xinglan Peak had melted a lot, and the snow on the area where he and his master lived had long disappeared. Only the snow on the highest ground remained.

The trees around the cabin and the cave sprouted new branches, and the flowers stretched out their heads and swayed in the breeze.

Lu Ciyan looked at the early spring scene in front of him, not knowing what was in his mind, his dark eyes showed no emotion at all.

After an unknown amount of time, the new buds on the tree bloomed into flowers, and Lu Shi finally walked out of the cave, with Xu Chenjue, who had just entered not long ago, standing beside him.

Lu Ciyan's heart slowed down for a moment, and he suddenly straightened up, his eyes filled with overwhelming emotions.

He wanted to call for help, but no sound came out when he opened his mouth.

Having not spoken for several months, he was speechless for a moment.

He could only watch Lu Shi walk past him, as if he was a stranger with nothing to do with him, or a transparent person with no sense of existence.

There was a flash of madness in his eyes, a sign of impending demonic possession.

Lu Shi paused slightly, then walked away as if nothing had happened.

After standing there in a daze for a moment, Lu Ciyan followed silently, and when he was only a few steps away from the two of them, he kept a distance between them and fell behind.

Xu Chenjue was asking Lu Shi about the problems he encountered in cultivation. The two of them were chatting seriously and did not pay any attention to Lu Ciyan behind them.

Arriving at the open space where he used to practice, Xu Chenjue took out the sword given to him by Lu Shi and began to replicate the sword moves in the martial arts. Lu Shi guided him from the side, and from time to time he would come forward to hold his hand and teach him the posture and movements for exerting force.

There was indeed some intention on Lu Shi's part, but not much. After all, this was a normal way of guidance, and neither she nor Xu Chenjue had any romantic intentions.

But Lu Ciyan didn't think so.

His heart was aching so much that it was about to explode. It seemed as if there were thousands of ghosts disturbing his mind. He had no time to tell whether the two were innocent. Only surging jealousy emanated from his heart.

"It's only been a few days, and your junior brother already holds a higher position in her heart than you do. You're truly unlikable."

Zhu Wu's voice stood out from the myriad of noisy noises and reached Lu Ciyan's ears clearly, full of gloating.

Lu Ciyan, who would have been unwilling and would have refuted these words in the past, said nothing this time, and the ink in his eyes gradually became thicker.

Zhu Wu continued, "I was just saying that to provoke you before, but now if you and Xu Chenjue were in danger at the same time, your master might not necessarily save you."

Hehe, actually this time it’s also to stimulate you!

But Lu Ciyan, who was not very confident in other aspects, suddenly burst out with strong confidence. He secretly retorted in his mind: "She will definitely choose me!"

Master has to protect his safety, this is her mission.

All her efforts for herself are based on this premise, so no matter how much she hates herself, she will save herself.

Even if his master doesn't like him, it doesn't matter. She is destined to be tied to him in this life.

Zhu Wu smiled and said, "Really? Are you willing to make a bet with me?"

Lu Ciyan was silent for a moment before refusing, "No, I will prove it myself."

He glanced at the two people in front of him who were in a harmonious atmosphere, pursed his lips and turned away.

Xu Chenjue caught a glimpse of Lu Ciyan, who had just been watching him and his master from a distance, suddenly walking away. He couldn't help but stop practicing sword skills, and his thoughts followed the figure to an unknown place.

"Master." He suddenly shouted.

"Hmm?" Lu Shi looked at him.

"You really don't like Brother?"

Lu Shi did not give a direct answer, but simply said: "People who practice Taoism should avoid likes and dislikes the most."

Xu Chenjue turned these words around in his mind, then clasped his sword and saluted, "Disciple understands."

To like is to dislike, and to dislike is to like.

"Disciple will help brother."

Lu Shi nodded mysteriously, but he was actually very confused.

What did he understand?

I was just making it up.

And he said he wanted to help Lu Ciyan? How?

At this moment, Lu Shi vaguely felt that the male protagonist was a little unreliable.

But then Lu Shi knew how to help.

He was getting close to himself intentionally or unintentionally, deliberately creating the appearance that he was close to himself.

Lu Shi was curious about his purpose, so he pretended nothing happened and cooperated with him.

After several days, Xu Chenjue found Lu Ciyan, who was spying in the dark like a ghost.

"Brother, did you see that? Master is very good to me."

Lu Ciyan's eyes were red, "Are you showing off to me?"

"Do not."

Xu Chenjue said seriously, "I just want to tell you, brother, that being together doesn't necessarily mean you have to be together."

As the male protagonist, he has always been smart, otherwise he would not have been able to raise his frail and sickly sister in that cannibalistic family for so long.

"You've seen how kindly Master treats his disciples. Isn't this the way we get along?"

"You just need to apologize to Master."

Xu Chenjue had been deliberately getting close to Lu Shi these past few days just to tell Lu Ciyan: You see, this can also be a way for a master and disciple to get along. If you are more deliberate, it is no different from the way a Taoist couple gets along.

He understood what Lu Shi had said at the time, which was that the relationship should not be made public.

He believed that his senior brother could use the master-disciple relationship to do things as a fellow Taoist, but he must not let others know about it, as it would ruin his master's reputation.

As long as he doesn't tell anyone, no one will know about this, and he can cover up for his master and senior brother.

I have to say that in this regard, he is really terrifyingly open-minded.

But he didn't quite realize that everything that shouldn't have happened between Lu Shi and Lu Ciyan had already happened. Lu Shi had also made it very clear on the paper he wrote that day: "I will only bear the title of Master, and from now on we will be strangers."

So what he said could no longer be achieved with just an apology.

Xu Chenjue didn't understand, and Lu Ciyan was also very angry after hearing what he said. He couldn't control his strength and pushed him away.

Lu Ciyan forgot that he had already reached the Mahayana stage. This push was filled with anger, and directly pushed Xu Chenjue, who had just been promoted to the initial stage of foundation building, causing him to spit blood and fall to the ground dying.

Lu Shi noticed that Xu Chenjue's jade token suddenly burst out with a flashing red light, and hurriedly came out of the cave. He saw Xu Chenjue lying on the ground, staring blankly at Lu Ciyan who was stiff and standing there.

What's unclear here?

“Master… I…” I didn’t mean it.

Lu Ciyan opened his mouth to explain, but saw that Lu Shi simply ignored him, walked to Xu Chenjue, squatted down, and fed him a healing pill.

Several ribs were broken, and he suffered severe internal injuries, his internal organs were shattered...

With just one glance, Lu Shi knew clearly the injuries on Xu Chenjue's body.

After taking the elixir, Xu Chenjue's pale face looked much better, but he didn't want to see Lu Ciyan again. He just pulled Lu Shi's sleeve and whispered, "Master, don't blame me, Senior Brother."

He was meddling in other people's business.

Xu Chenjue lowered his eyes to hide the disappointment in his eyes, and was brought back to the room by Lu Shi.

Lu Ciyan, who was standing aside at a loss, was completely ignored.

It was completely different from the scene he imagined where his master would be angry with him.

But it was this indifference that made Lu Ciyan even more difficult to accept.

He would rather his master beat him, scold him, and punish him...

Lu Ciyan felt that something extremely important was slowly moving away, as if his heart had been dug out, and a tearing pain spread throughout his body.

"Well, are you still confident? Do you want to make a bet with me?"

Lu Ciyan clutched the cloth on his chest and fell to the ground in pain. In a trance, Zhu Wu's voice appeared again...