After becoming a Taoist partner with my senior sister, my master changed

"Qiu, do you want to follow me into the cave?"

Lin Chuan's gaze fell on Qiu, who remained silent the entire time, and he asked in a gentle tone.

"After all, the young master needs someone to serve him."

Qiu pursed his lips, his voice soft but with unquestionable certainty.

"It's going to be boring with you all alone and me having to go into seclusion again."

Lin Chuan looked at Qiu with some worry in his eyes. After all, he had no time to be distracted during her retreat, and he was afraid that it would be too boring for her to stay alone.

"..."

Qiu shook his head gently, lowered his eyes to look at the ground, and didn't say another word.

"Well, if you get bored then, just tell me and I'll take you out."

Lin Chuan walked to Qiu's side, and with a flash of black light, the two figures disappeared in the room.

"Sisters, what are you trying to hide from Qin Lang?"

Qing Shu looked at the group of people who stayed for various reasons, her eyebrows slightly raised, and there was a hint of inquiry in her tone.

"..."

……

Inside the cave.

"Akira, do you want to come back to the room with me, or wait outside?"

Lin Chuan stopped and turned his head to look at Qiu beside him, with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Wherever the young master goes, I will go." Qiu lowered his eyes and spoke softly.

"..."

Lin Chuan nodded, said nothing more, and walked quickly into the room.

The room was simply furnished with a wooden bed against the wall, a desk and a chair next to it, and nothing else.

"You can go to the next room and find a soft couch so that Bigan can sit and watch over me more comfortably. Of course, if you don't mind, you can also sit with me."

Lin Chuan came to the bedside, looked back at Qiu who followed in, and spoke slowly.

"Then... then I'll have to bear with you, young master, by squeezing in with me."

Qiu's cheeks turned light pink, and her fingertips gently twisted the corner of her clothes, the sound as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"I don't feel wronged at all."

Lin Chuan chuckled and shook his head, then sat cross-legged on the bed. Looking at Qiu who was walking towards him, he said, "By the way, I didn't use the Phantom Ripple Pearl last time, so it's of no value to me now. Why don't you collect it and refine it now?"

As he spoke, he took out the Phantom Ripple Pearl from the storage space and handed it over.

"No... no need for that. Things made from the five elements are extremely precious. Even if you can't use them, you can auction them off." Qiu stopped by the bed and waved his hand to refuse.

"..."

"Qiu, do you want me to treat you as a Taoist partner? Or do you not want me to treat you as a Taoist partner?"

Lin Chuan looked at Qiu quietly, his tone unhurried but with an unavoidable seriousness.

"I... hope you can treat me as a Taoist partner!"

Qiu's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, yet extremely firm.

"It is because I consider Qiu as my Taoist partner that I want to refine the Illusionary Ripple Pearl for Qiu."

Lin Chuan spoke frankly and confidently, and handed the Fantasy Ripple Pearl in his hand forward again.

"But Master... you don't have any feelings for Qiu as a fellow Taoist..."

Qiu pursed his lips, his lowered eyelids hiding the surging emotions in his eyes.

"But I still regard Qiu as my Taoist partner."

Lin Chuan's tone was calm but full of unquestionable seriousness.

"..."

Qiu didn't say anything, but just lowered her eyelids. Her long eyelashes cast a light shadow under her eyes, and her fingertips twisted the corner of her clothes with a little more force.

"Actually, I already have a crush on Qiu. If Qiu could be more obedient, maybe I would like her a little more." Lin Chuan said softly with a slight smile on his face.

"..."

Qiu slowly raised his eyes, with a hint of disbelief and expectation in his eyes, and asked softly: "Really...really?"

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