This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Just as they were about to enter the mansion, a figure ran out and, before they could stop, was suddenly tackled by that person.

Meng Chenyu saw a figure and instinctively reached out to hug her. The woman was soft and fragrant in his arms. He looked down and was startled. He hurriedly dodged, and the woman fell to the ground.

He had never been in contact with a girl before, let alone so intimately (the only girls he had been in contact with were his mother and Xing'er, but they had never hugged like this!). His face flushed red with embarrassment, and he finally took a closer look at the person in front of him. The woman was none other than the girl he had met on the street, named Rou'er.

"What are you doing here?" the woman asked.

"What are you doing here?" the two said in unison.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but why did you dodge after catching me? It made me fall and hurt so much!" The woman got up, rubbing her bottom, and complained. There was no shame or anger on her face; it was as if it were just an accident. I really don't know if she's just carefree or what...

"Excuse me, young lady, I am a new guard in the manor. Please forgive me." She thought to herself, "I don't know what kind of fate this is. How come I have met you twice in one day? And each time it is so awkward. I wish I could find a crack in the ground to crawl into."

"You're new here? I never expected we'd be so destined for each other. I wonder if it's some kind of ill-fated connection," the woman said, pursing her lips.

"Do you know I really wanted to slap you just now, but I held back because my mother said I have to be a lady, otherwise..." Her tone was assertive, but without any arrogance or rudeness; it was more like a carefree attitude. She finished with a snort and left.

"No way, you offended her? Wow, that's amazing!" After the woman left, the doorman laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"Who is she? Why is she in our manor?" she asked, puzzled, ignoring the guards' mockery.

"Oh, it's not surprising that you don't know us since it's your first day here. Come on, brother, let me introduce you. In our manor, besides the grandfather and madam, there are two young masters and one young lady. The one you just saw is our Miss Lan Rou'er," Shi Wei explained with a smug look on his face.

"She's the young lady!" I thought to myself, "Oh, I see. I'll have to be more careful around the manor from now on."

"Yes, don't let the young lady's seemingly bad temper fool you. She's actually very kind to the servants, and the young masters are all very good to her too. The eldest young master is in the military camp, and the second young master is in the sect. You'll meet them both later," the guard said with admiration, introducing the people in the manor.

After listening to the guards' words at the door, he remained unconvinced. He was only here temporarily, and who knew what would happen in the future? After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he returned to his room and saw that Zhang Xian was actually sleeping. He thought to himself, "This kid is really carefree and doesn't even cultivate. But thinking about it, it makes sense. He has to keep watch at night, so it's normal for him to sleep." He turned around, went outside, picked up his Jinghong Sword, and began to practice.

The Jinghong Sword was a gift from my master. My master said that this sword also has its own story, and when he can fully understand it, the Jinghong Sword will truly belong to him, because the sword spirit is now asleep.

After practicing swordsmanship for an hour and meditating for a while, I returned to my room and saw Zhang Xian still asleep, sleeping soundly. I wondered what he was dreaming about, as he kept muttering, "Delicious, so fragrant, delicious..."

They lay down on the bed, closed their eyes, and went to sleep. The two of them patrolled the mansion that night, and nothing happened.

"Little girl, you wouldn't believe it, but yesterday when I went out, I ran into the new guard from the manor. I was running so fast that I accidentally fell into his arms, and he got startled and dodged to the side, causing me to trip and fall." Rou'er was combing her long hair in front of the dressing table, speaking to the mirror and the maid behind her.

"What, Miss! He assaulted you! I'm going to find the master and fire him!" The maid's alarm bells rang as she hurriedly spoke.

"Pfft! Hehe~" Rou'er quickly burst out laughing.

"Miss, you're laughing even though someone's taking advantage of you!" the maid said, exasperated.

"You wouldn't believe his reaction if I didn't see him. I wanted to slap him too, but his face was as red as an apple, so I didn't," Rou'er said, laughing heartily.

"I didn't expect him to be such an innocent person, but no matter what, he still took advantage of you." The maid firmly believed that he should be dismissed.

"Don't tell Mom and Dad unless it's something serious. I'm sure he'll start avoiding me from today onwards," she said, thinking to herself: "Teasing someone like this would be so much fun."

"Miss, are you just going to let him go like that?" the maid asked, exasperated.

"Of course not, I will punish him," he said, a sly glint in his eyes.

A sneeze!

"Hey, Chenyu, what's wrong? Are you sick?" Zhang Xian quickly asked with concern.

"It's nothing, my nose is just a little itchy," he replied, frowning slightly.

Back in Ghost Forest, we were now inside the forest, where the monsters were much more powerful than those outside.

Just then, a girl of about ten years old walked over. She was alone, wearing a white dress, with a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, bright and sparkling eyes, and her hair was tied up with a blue ribbon.

This was none other than Ye Lianxue. After fighting the python and resting to recover, she found a place to change her clothes. Her previous clothes were no different from a beggar's, so she changed them. After eating something, she continued on her way.

Not far behind her, two tree branches bent downwards briefly before returning to their normal position.

If anyone were present at that moment, they certainly wouldn't have noticed that subtle reaction. After walking for a while, the sounds of fighting came from ahead. Adhering to the principle of not getting involved, Lianxue walked to the right side of the sound. An hour later, a sound came from the bushes ahead. Lianxue immediately became alert, took out her dagger, and slowly approached. Then, she plunged the dagger down fiercely.

Just then, a weak voice called out, "Stop!"

The dagger was already in front of the man; a moment's hesitation and he would have been dead.

Only then did he realize that it was a boy a few years older than himself. The boy was covered in blood, whether it was someone else's or his own, and he looked like he was about to die.

He stood up, not wanting to deal with the matter or cause himself any trouble, and turned to leave.

"Girl, save me!" The boy broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the knife stop in front of him. Seeing the girl about to leave, he forgot his fear and hurriedly cried out.

"Why should I save you? How do you think I can safely take you away with my skinny arms and legs?" She turned back, looking at the boy warily and incredulously, gesturing to her arms and legs, thinking, "Who knows if he's a good guy or a bad guy? Bad guys don't wear their names on their faces."

"I'm sure you have someone protecting you, otherwise they wouldn't let you train alone at such a young age. Saving me won't be in vain; I'm the son of the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion." Seeing the girl's wariness, the boy, as if grasping at a straw, hurriedly scrambled to his feet and said...

"My master works for the Treasure Pavilion. I've heard that the Treasure Pavilion has many branches throughout the cultivation world; it's practically everywhere, and the treasures there are countless," Lu Yaorao whispered to her master.

"Hmm... Duobao Pavilion is indeed very powerful, but this young man..." Ye Lan hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Should we remind our junior sister? It wouldn't be bad to befriend her." Lu Yaorao thought about it and felt it was better to remind her. Even if they didn't become friends, they shouldn't offend her. There would be many things to do there, including dealing with the Treasure Pavilion.

"You have to trust your junior sister. Although she is young, I believe she has her own judgment." Ye Lan didn't want to see the youngest disciple have to face these things either. He was very worried when he saw her fighting alone. He really wanted to rush over and kill the monster when he saw her injured, but reason told him he couldn't.

Lu Yaorao didn't say anything more. She could tell that her master was just as worried as she was. After all, she had been raised by her master since she was a child and they had a deep bond. Seeing her junior sister injured, she was ready to go and save her, but her master reached out and grabbed her hand. However, his hand was trembling, and he didn't even notice it.

If all else fails, I'll have my master and I take action. In any case, we won't let anything happen to her.

"Treasure Pavilion, what is that place?" Lian Xue asked with a puzzled look. She had never heard of it and had no idea what it was for.

"Don't doubt it, you'll know when we get there." Actually, he wasn't sure if the girl could save him.

"How can I trust you?" Lianxue hesitated.

"Here is my young master's identity token. I'm handing it to you now. When we return to the Treasure Pavilion, I'll give you a spirit-gathering bag," he said, taking out a jade pendant with the character "Qi" on one side and a tiger on the other and handing it to Lian Xue.

"A spirit-storing pouch? What's that?" It's no wonder Lian Xue didn't know; she simply hadn't grown up in the cultivation world.

"The spirit-storing bag can hold all sorts of things; it's your personal baggage." I really doubted whether my choice was right. Why didn't this girl know anything? There was nothing I could do; I was injured, and in this forest teeming with monsters, I would die quickly without anyone to guide me.

"Lianxue, take him with you," Ye Lan said, seeing that Lianxue was still hesitating. He knew that the time was right and that Lianxue didn't know what a spirit storage bag was, but he knew that the larger the space in a spirit storage bag, the more things it could hold, eliminating the inconvenience of carrying it. Moreover, as far as he knew, the lowest level of spirit storage bag, which only had a few square meters of space, cost a thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy.

Lianxue turned around and saw that her master had already appeared and removed the invisibility talisman.

"Young man, we still can't quite believe what you say. What if you change your mind later?" Ye Lan asked in a deep voice, wanting to try and persuade Lian Xue one last time.

"I can swear an oath, and I can even give you an extra two thousand high-grade spirit stones," the boy said earnestly, looking at the master and disciple.

Raising his hand, he swore, "I, Qi Nianbei, the young master of Duobaoge, hereby swear that if the person before me brings me back to Duobaoge, I will give him a spirit-gathering bag and two thousand high-grade spirit stones. If I break this oath, may my cultivation be completely destroyed and I be unable to be reborn." A halo of light flashed over the boy and Lianxue, and the oath was fulfilled.