I have a high-risk profession in the cultivation world.

It wouldn't matter if Luo Suichen stayed far away from Chu Chenmu, but this was a secret realm where danger could easily arise if one wasn't careful. And since his cultivation level was the lowest, standing too far away would make him more susceptible to accidents.

They had been traveling within the area where third- and fourth-tier spirit beasts roamed, and no one expected to encounter a sixth-tier Moon Listening Falcon.

The Moonhawk swooped down with incredible speed, its claws aimed at the lone Luo Suichen. A few steps away, Chu Chenmu sensed the danger. Cultivators couldn't control their swords within the secret realm; if he were carried into the air, he'd be in serious trouble!

Chu Chenmu hurriedly brandished his longsword, slashing at the Moonlit Falcon. The Moonlit Falcon dodged to the side, then flapped its wings and swooped down on Luo Suichen again. Chu Chenmu lightly touched the ground with his feet, his body rising into the air. Just then, the Moonlit Falcon suddenly let out a sharp cry, then turned and swooped down towards Chu Chenmu. The Moonlit Falcon is adept at sonic attacks. It has two methods of attack: one is its incredibly fast speed, and the other is its cry that affects a person's mental strength.

Chu Chenmu's movements faltered for a moment, and he hurriedly swung his sword to block, but the speed of the Listening Moon Falcon was too fast. Before his sword could even touch the Listening Moon Falcon, it had already pounced in front of him.

Chu Chenmu fell backward, his elbow hitting the ground. Using the momentum, he twisted his body and thrust the needle into Tingyue Falcon's body from behind his neck.

The moon falcon flapped its wings a few times, then fell silent.

Chu Chenmu let out a long sigh of relief.

Shouldn't he find someone of similar strength to spar with? Right now, he has all the skills, but he's just a paper tiger. He knows how to fight, but his reaction speed can't keep up.

Just like now, his reaction speed was too slow when he braced himself with his hands; he only had time to extend his elbow.

Chu Chenmu rubbed his elbow and secretly grinned, avoiding the gazes of the others.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator to get injured while fighting a sixth-tier spirit beast is something that would make him a laughingstock.

"Master!"

"Master, are you alright?"

Surrounded by people, Chu Chenmu waved his hand dismissively, "I'm fine. Are any of you injured?"

"We're all fine. We're so grateful to you just now, otherwise Junior Brother would have been in danger." Tian Yige felt this was the perfect opportunity to ease the tension between Master and Junior Brother, so she quickly mediated from the side.

Luo Suichen approached silently. Tian Yige was right; if he were captured by the Moon-Listening Falcon, he would surely die.

"Thank you, Master." Luo Suichen spoke in a muffled voice, sounding somewhat awkward. After all, just a quarter of an hour ago, he had once again inwardly despised Chu Chenmu.

Chu Chenmu saved him again. He had just punished him, and then he saved him, leaving him feeling conflicted, unable to feel either hatred or gratitude.

Either they look down on him like they did in their past life, and treat him badly all the time, and he hates them just as purely.

He decided to give Chu Chenmu a chance. He would ask him again in person, when Chu Chenmu was calm and collected. If Chu Chenmu denied it this time, then he would be magnanimous and forget what happened on the main peak.

He simply treated the wound, wiping it on the ground. It looked terrible, but it was just a superficial injury. With Chu Chenmu's recovery ability, it disappeared in just half a day.

No one noticed that a figure was watching them from the shadows.

Yan Jian'an put away the powdered medicine in his hand.

The sixth-tier Moon Listening Falcon had already begun to develop intelligence, so why would it attack Luo Suichen for no reason? After all, Chu Chenmu, who had a higher cultivation level, was just a few steps away from it.

……

As evening fell, Chu Chenmu sat in the cave, watching with satisfaction as Luo Suichen resumed his busy work. Finally… with perseverance, his little apprentice no longer looked like a prickly little hedgehog.

Persistence is victory.

Now, the two can avoid the author's commands in their conversations, so it's only a matter of time before Luo Suichen returns to being a caring and attentive disciple.

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I was laughed at for writing solo on the 13th, and I was depressed for two weeks (it had to be me). I didn't dare check the backend data for a long time, but when I opened it today, I was pleasantly surprised! I read every single message, and I was so touched! Thank you to [发财我要发大财], thank you to [以朗道之名], and thank you to [果果~] for the gifts! I'm an author with support now! Thank you also to my family for following my updates, thank you everyone!

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