Bound to Mary Sue, I am against involution in the world of immortal cultivation

"Protecting? Well... you know it again."

Ling You felt somewhat helpless, and casually felt the sound of the wind in the air, then added even more casually: "You are right."

Fan Ning: "So perfunctory."

Qiu Yi Nong: "..."

Ling You forced himself to correct the topic: "This is not important."

"What's important is what to do next." He looked down the hill, where several figures were already heading back. "If we can't find a way to leave, then... there must be someone who doesn't mind being the bad guy."

The moment he said this, a figure climbed up from the other side of the mountain.

At first glance, it looks very familiar.

"Hey, you look pretty energetic," Fan Ning greeted him without realizing that he was the one who sparked the conflict. "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you have anything to say?"

"Who... who is that?"

"..." Ling You pondered for a moment, then decisively turned his gaze to the Qingyun Sect disciple with a purple face and asked politely, "What's your name?"

Disciple of Qingyun Sect: "..."

Qingyun Sect disciple: "...Lin Shouyue."

After he finished speaking, he stared straight at Fan Ning, who was sitting on a tree stump with a comfortable look on her face. He took several deep breaths at her smiling face before he relaxed his expression and asked quietly, "Do you know where Senior Sister Qiu is?"

Ling You was a little surprised: "Why do you think so?"

Lin Shouyue pressed the corner of his mouth, and the bloodstains on his face, which he didn't care about at all, looked even more miserable.

"I guessed," he didn't approach rashly, but said again in a firm yet pleading tone, "You already knew about my going to Mirror Lake."

Fan Ning hummed, "You know something, don't you? Should I say you are lucky or unlucky, in a place like this, you can save the person who saved you a second time."

"..." Ling You recalled what she had said before, and in just a few breaths, he finally connected the truth of the matter. "So those people have never seen the 'Senior Sister Qiu' you mentioned, right? You just wanted to come and look for someone, but why did you drag so many people into this? This..."

"I didn't do that at all!" Lin Shouyue seemed to have been fuming for a long time, and finally vented a little at this moment, "I didn't expect anyone to follow me, nor did I expect them to jump down to save me..."

"...I didn't mean to make things worse."

He felt somewhat dejected, and looking at Ling You's slightly furrowed brows, he uncontrollably covered his already tired eyes.

"I just want to bring my senior sister back to the sect..."

Lin Shouyue slumped weakly on the ground, and in an instant lost all the pride that belonged to the genius of Qingyun Sect, like a puppy soaked by rain.

The wind started to blow around.

Fan Ning stretched out his hand to feel the autumn atmosphere that was difficult to capture in words. His gaze slowly fell on the person in front of him, and for a moment he even wanted to sigh about his fate.

"Well, if you have anything you want to say to her, just tell her, and I might be able to pass it on as appropriate."

Seeing that the person on the ground finally began to calm down, Fan Ning was very satisfied. He turned around and leaned on Ling You's shoulder.

Feeling Ling You's suddenly rapid breathing and wandering eyes, she felt even more satisfied.

"You finally found my senior sister..." Lin Shouyue wiped the blood off his face and simply sat up from the ground.

His expression had not fully recovered yet, but after hearing this sentence that almost confirmed the ending, he still forced a smile.

But that's all.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...Why don't you say something!" Ling You couldn't stand his hesitation and said irritably, "Aren't you the one who's been looking for someone everywhere?"

"..."

There was another suffocating silence, and the only response he got was a gust of cold wind.

At the same time, a warm and soft hand slowly wrapped around the back that was forced to straighten.

"Don't say that. It seems a bit too anxious."

A bone-chilling itch came from behind him, making Ling You shiver uncontrollably. He wanted to pull that hand away from behind him right now. He would have done so before!

But, besides them, there is only one soul and one person in this place.

If they did so, not only would they quickly draw attention to themselves... they would also let everyone else know they were not innocent.

Even though they are really not innocent.

Ling You, not wanting to occupy this spot, suppressed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and said nonchalantly, "Aren't you sleepy? If he continues to hesitate like this, it's uncertain whether he can get his message across."

"What do you say?"

Fan Ning, defiant at the gaze, couldn't help but smile. She let go of Ling You, whose ears were burning hot, raised her hands slightly, and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, if you say I'm sleepy, then I'm sleepy."

Ling You: “…”

A system that absolutely did not want to appear at this time: [……]

The system looked at the [Critical Hit] that had been pulled out from the corner by the host and exchanged, and for a moment it could not find a reasonable wording.

[Critical Hit]——A disposable consumable item whose only function is to deliver a small electric current that cannot be resisted.

Looking at Ling You's expression, it seemed that he had never expected that someone would do such a meaningless and extremely outrageous thing.

[Host...] The system choked for a moment, but then cautiously advised: [Mall items are to assist the host in completing tasks, please do not abuse them.]

【I reject. 】

Fan Ning leaned against Ling You and said calmly in a very calm tone: "If you still can't learn to speak, then don't say anything."

Lin Shouyue, who was hesitant just now, said: "!!!"

The system that feels like it is subtly implied: [……]

"Senior Sister, you probably don't even remember me," Lin Shouyue smiled bitterly. After his excitement quickly cooled, he finally remembered the cold truth. "After all, Senior Sister is always busy. The only time I get to see her is at the mountain gate assessment trial site."

"I really don't know what to say. Senior Sister's kindness is still etched in my heart."

The silent wind moved.

The "messenger" Fan Ning slowly stood up and, without commenting on his complex emotional expression, said directly: "So what you want to say is...?"

"Tell her thank you for me," Lin Shouyue's expression finally calmed down. He looked at Fan Ning, and seemed to be back to standing in the crowd to argue for his senior sister, revealing a melancholy and relieved smile.

"Judging from your expression, I probably can't take her with me. If you see her again, please return this disciple token to her, along with this one."

Fan Ning lowered his eyes and saw two tokens placed together.

One has blurred handwriting, while the other has "Lin Shouyue" clearly engraved on it.

"I always see Senior Sister rushing around. Although I can't do much more, at least don't let her be alone."

Ling You felt a little complicated: "Even if she can't remember your name?"

Lin Shouyue nodded, "Senior Sister has saved so many people. I can't let her go alone."

"Let's go?" Fan Ning paused before taking the token he handed over. Feeling the wind surging around her, she smiled meaningfully, "Well... that may not be the case."