This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

The old man did not answer Lu Yaorao's question. He began to look at the three of them, and looked at Lu Yaorao. This girl seemed to be at the Martial King realm. She was quite good-looking, with a slender figure and a charming face.

The girl he was scheming for had big eyes, a round face, long eyelashes, a chubby face, and a red mole between her eyebrows. She looked very lively and lovable.

The only boy had sword-like eyebrows and moderate eyes, suggesting he was neither a particularly wicked nor evil person, but rather gentle, and his strength was comparable to that of the girl who was scheming against him.

"This little kid has a lot on his mind, I didn't even realize it. I can't believe I'm arguing with a child." After saying this to Lian Xue, he gave Lu Yaorao a reproachful look.

"How could that be? I was being petty. Senior, you are so noble and magnanimous, how could you hold a grudge against your junior sister?" Lu Yaorao quickly smiled apologetically and handed the meat in her hand to the old man.

"Hmph! Little girl, you don't need to be like this. Since I've eaten your food, I naturally won't cause you any trouble." The old man said while eating, without any anger, just like a gentle old man.

"Is this enough for you, senior? If not, we'll go find you more." Lianxue asked hesitantly, noticing the old man's eating speed.

The old man said, "No need for that. I'll eat this and then I'll leave."

"You guys go about your business and don't mind me." She didn't want to be watched by the three little ones while she was eating.

"Alright, senior, please enjoy your meal. We won't disturb you any longer." After saying this, the three of them found their own places and began to meditate. They had no appetite after the old man disturbed their meal, so they simply started cultivating.

Lianxue glanced at the old man, then turned around, found a seat, and began to cultivate the Nine Curves Technique.

The old man ate his chicken, and when he saw the three of them meditate, he continued eating, shaking his head and then nodding, his meaning unclear.

Lian Xue practiced the Nine-Bend Technique and found it easier than usual.

As the exercise is performed, it travels along the acupoints in the dantian, making the muscles noticeably tighter and increasing bone density.

The disheveled old man finally put the last piece of meat into his mouth, grabbed a handful of grass next to him, wiped his hands haphazardly, patted his belly comfortably, and felt very satisfied.

Watching the three children cultivate, he did not disturb them. A glint flashed in his eyes, and he extinguished the fire with a smile. Without making a sound, he turned and disappeared.

The three were so engrossed in their own world that they didn't notice the old man leaving.

The night was quiet, and all was still.

As dawn broke and the clouds turned red, the rosy clouds on the horizon were torn apart by the light, becoming streaks of color. The chirping of insects and birds roused the people in the trees.

Lianxue opened her eyes and looked down. "That senior is gone. We didn't even notice." After saying that, she went to the tree.

"Really! When did they leave? Or has that senior reached such a high level that we couldn't detect them?" Lu Yaorao also found it strange. She was always vigilant, so she shouldn't have missed their departure.

"Perhaps the senior doesn't want to bother us. It won't affect us, so don't worry about it." Qi Nianbei simply couldn't equate this disheveled old man with a master. It wasn't that he was prejudiced, but he believed that masters possessed a certain arrogance and shouldn't be like him…

As I walked over to the fire to check if it was burning, a pale blue light suddenly flashed.

The old man's image flickered within the blue light. "Haha, thank you for the food, young friends. If you ever need anything in the future, you can come to Ghost Forest to find me. I will definitely help you (Huang Cheng)."

"Even if we come looking for him, will he recognize us? That's strange," Lianxue wondered.

As if sensing their questions, the light flashed again. "Haha, don't worry, I've already left my mark on you three young friends. It won't affect you in any way. It's just for recognizing people. Don't worry, don't worry, until we meet again." After the old man finished speaking, the light disappeared.

"Why is this senior being so mysterious?" Lian Xue shook her head.

"I don't know what kind of mark the senior is talking about. I hope it's nothing serious." What Lu Yaorao was most worried about was the mark the old man mentioned. She wondered if it would harm them. After all, they had only eaten a few roast chickens and had no real relationship. What could they possibly need from the old man in the future?

"There's no point in saying all this now. Let's get out of Ghost Forest as soon as possible." Qi Nianbei missed his mother at this moment. Looking at the endless forest in front of him, he just wanted to get out as soon as possible.

"That's all we can do. Let's just take it one step at a time," Lu Yaorao nodded.

"Junior Sister, what's that smell on you?" Just as he finished speaking, a sour, rotten smell entered his nostrils. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was coming from his junior sister.

"Ah! Me? I smell." Lianxue hurriedly raised her arm and sniffed, and indeed there was an unpleasant smell on her.

"Hmm, it smells like you," Qi Nianbei said, covering her nose.

"Ugh... Ugh. I can't take it anymore, I'm going to find some water to wash up." Lianxue took a careful sniff and almost threw up herself, then quickly ran off to find a water source.

"Junior sister~ slow down and don't fall, there's a small river a hundred meters to your right," Lu Yaorao hurriedly shouted a reminder.

Lianxue had already run quite far when she heard her senior sister say there was a river on the right. She quickly changed direction and even used the speed of the wind to run.

After running for half an hour, a small river appeared before them. The water was so clear that fish could be seen swimming happily. The river was five zhang wide.

Without a second thought, I plunged into the water, fully clothed, of course.

After soaking for about an hour, I felt that the unpleasant smell on my body was gone. I found a rock to cover my body and took out spare clothes from my storage bag to change into.

(I won't go into the details of the "Happy Together" scene; what's so interesting about a little kid revealing too much?)...

Unbeknownst to her, a shadow was watching her from a tree a hundred meters away.

After changing her clothes, Lianxue looked around again. Seeing that no one was there, she mustered up her courage and walked out. She smoothed out the hem of her clothes and looked around. "It feels so good to have a bath," she thought to herself.

Yeah ~

I was running so fast I didn't pay attention to where I was going. What should I do?

How can I find my senior sister in this dense forest?

Which way did I go? I looked around but couldn't find any footprints from when I came here.

Panic began to creep into my heart. What should I do? My senior sister will be worried if she can't find me.

After calming down, I thought: I'll wait and see if my senior sister comes to find me.

Sitting there, gazing into the depths of the forest, she forgot which direction she had come from.

The wait is long, filled with constant anticipation, the hope of seeing the person you want to see, and the repeated disappointments and anxieties.

"Senior Sister Lu, shouldn't we go check on your junior sister? She should be finished washing up by now." Qi Nianbei said after thinking for a moment. He knew that if it weren't for the fact that he was a man, Senior Sister Lu would have gone there long ago. He felt a little guilty and helpless.

"Alright, let's go. Junior Sister ran this way just now, let's go too." After saying that, the two headed towards the place where Lian Xue disappeared.

Lianxue was anxious, but she could only wait patiently, watching as animals of all sizes came to drink from both upstream and downstream of the river.

Waiting around with nothing to do is also frustrating, so why not catch some fish? I have a spirit-storing bag to store them, or if that doesn't work, I can put them in the Phoenix Bracelet.

After thinking it over for a moment, she decided to do it right away. She rolled up her skirt, rolled up her sleeves, and started catching fish. Before long, she had forgotten her worries.

"Senior Sister Lu, how much further is it? I can't see the river you mentioned." Qi Nianbei looked at the lush forest and asked in confusion.