This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

…At this moment, Lianxue vowed in her heart that she must work hard to cultivate: “Master, wait for me, your disciple will definitely come to find you.” She looked at the starry sky and prayed silently.

"All done, we can start roasting now." Qi Nianbei walked back with the pheasant that had been processed and climbed onto a wooden stick, and put it on the fire to roast.

He wasn't actually far from them and overheard their conversation, but he had no right to say anything, so he pretended not to know.

"Um~ Qi Nianbei, can you teach me how to grill meat? Otherwise, it'll be very slow if you grill it yourself, and I'm already hungry," Lian Xue offered to help, trying to ease the tension.

“Okay, then this one is yours, you can roast it,” Qi Nianbei said with a smile, handing a chicken to Lian Xue.

"Okay, is this all I need to do, just put it on top like this?" he asked, looking at the chicken in his hand.

"Just holding it up won't do! You need to turn it back and forth, you need to flip it. If you don't move it, it will burn, and it might not even be cooked through. Try it." Qi Nianbei taught Lianxue how to roast chicken seriously, and seeing her flustered look, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

"Turns out grilling meat is quite complicated. I thought I could just leave it there. No problem, I can do it." Lianxue wiped the sweat from her brow as she turned the wooden stick.

"Is this good enough? It's all golden yellow now?" I asked, lifting up the chicken.

"Not yet. You need to make a few cuts, otherwise the meat is too thick and won't cook to the inside. When you eat it, there will be blood inside, which will affect the taste." Qi Nianbei said, taking out a dagger and making a few cuts on the chickens.

"Who taught you all this? You're really good at it."

"I didn't specifically learn it; I just found it as a pastime when I was bored. I got the hang of it over time," Qi Nianbei replied, recalling his past.

After that, the two of them stopped talking and silently grilled the meat, and the aroma of the meat soon filled the air.

"Senior sister, the meat is cooked. Come down and eat." Lianxue looked at it and, seeing that it was done, hurriedly called to her senior sister.

OK~

"Here you go, senior sister..." Lianxue said, holding up the roasted meat she had prepared for her senior sister. Suddenly...

"Ah! What is that? Where is my meat?" Lian Xue exclaimed in surprise. Her hands were now empty; there was no sign of meat. Her senior sister was still two steps away from her. What had happened?

"It's okay, it's just a thigh that's gone, we can eat these..." Lu Yaorao found her junior sister's expression amusing, but still comforted her.

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze fell on the wooden stick, and lo and behold, the stick and the chicken were gone.

"Is it haunted?" Lu Yaorao also looked frightened. She hadn't seen any people or animals nearby!

Qi Nianbei cautiously placed the two roasted chickens in front of him as a protective shield, and looked around, but couldn't see any shadows, which was strange.

After waiting for fifteen minutes without any movement, I wondered if the person or thing had finished eating or what, and that's why they didn't come to snatch it.

"Never mind that stuff, let's eat first or it'll get cold," Qi Nianbei said, giving the other chicken leg to Lu Yaorao and the remaining chicken leg to Lian Xue.

This time there was really no one around, but they remained cautious for a while before starting to eat.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them extinguished the fire, found a large tree, flew up to it, and used invisibility talismans to begin meditating.

The talismans they use can only restrict those below the same level; those at a higher level can see through them at a glance, after all, the talisman's level is what it is.

Lianxue closed her eyes to cultivate. Originally, her master's affairs made it difficult for her to calm down, but as soon as she sat down, a cool sensation came over her, and she felt herself fall asleep.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a strange place. It was all gray and gloomy, with no sky or stars. I didn't know if it was day or night. Everything was desolate and lifeless. The few blades of grass on the ground were withered and droopy.

"Where am I? Am I asleep and dreaming?" Looking at the desolate space around me, a question flashed through my mind.

Come here...

"Who? Who are you? Why are you calling me? Where is this place?" Lianxue looked in the direction of the voice with confusion. She was very scared, but she also knew that being scared would not solve the problem. She had to figure out what was going on so that she could leave this place.

The view ahead was gray and endless, and I couldn't see behind me either. I walked forward with a confused look on my face. As I walked, I felt like I had come to a bridge. Why do I say that? Because the ground under my feet was made of bricks and stones, and there was a handrail on the right. I held on to it and walked to the bottom of the bridge.

Come here...

That voice kept echoing in Lianxue's ears, and in this quiet place where visibility was poor, it was indescribably eerie.

Lotus Snow~ Come on~ We've arrived...

She couldn't tell if the voice was male or female, so she could only continue walking forward.

After walking for a very long time, she finally arrived in front of a house.

"Where is this place?" Lianxue looked at the not-so-luxurious house in front of her.

The house was made of mud, and the roof was thatched.

Seeing this, Lianxue's eyes glistened with tears. She thought of her mother in Hualuo Licheng. Although she was not her biological mother, she had never had a mother since she was a child, and she had always regarded her as her own mother.

Thinking of that kind woman, and her caring and reproachful voice, tears streamed down my face. I remember my mother was still coughing when I left; I wonder if she's better now.

I've been gone for so long, and my brother has been gone for a long time too. Will my mother worry about me?

She ignored the voice calling her name and burst into tears like a child who had just left home. She squatted on the ground and cried for a long time until she was exhausted and felt a little better before wiping away her tears.

No matter how old she is, she still longs for a mother's love and care. At this moment, moved by the scene, she couldn't help but reveal the vulnerability in her heart.

Come here...

The voice came again, sounding somewhat urgent. Lianxue pushed open the door and went inside.

The room was simply furnished, with a painting hanging on the wall. Lianxue walked closer to examine it closely. The painting depicted a woman, but it was somewhat abstract. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the woman was none other than the senior named Qinglian from the illusion.

"Could I have entered an illusion again? No way, I was meditating, how could I have entered an illusion?" My mind was filled with doubt.

You've finally arrived!

Lianxue was startled and stepped back far away from the painting.

"What are you? Why are you looking for me?" Lian Xue asked nervously, pulling out her dagger.

"Don't be nervous, I am Qinglian, young friend, don't you remember me?" the woman said with a smile. (The woman in the portrait is smiling.)

"Impossible! Senior has already been reincarnated. What are you? Show your true form!" Lian Xue didn't believe her.

"Lianxue, how can you believe that I gave you this bracelet and you've forgotten it?" the woman said, pointing to her wrist.

"Then tell me, what's the name of this bracelet?"

"You don't need to test me. This bracelet is called the Phoenix Bracelet, but I didn't tell you its name," the woman said helplessly.

"Don't worry, I won't harm you. I'm just a manifestation of Qinglian's spiritual power right now," the woman said with a smile, which made people feel more relaxed.

"Then, senior, you are..." She didn't say anything else, because she didn't know why either.

"I have wronged Su Mu all my life, wasted my life, and have endless regrets. I can only go to the underworld to report for reincarnation," the woman said, looking into the void.

Lianxue found it strange that a portrait would make such an expression. She didn't press for details, waiting for what would happen next, nor did she step forward.