As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

"You just told me that lust is a dangerous thing. Your actions and words contradict each other, miss."

"I just wanted to stay here, what are you thinking?" The masked woman's voice remained calm.

In any case, judging from this person's temperament, Liu Ren couldn't possibly think of anything related to special services like Xia Tou Danmu did.

If it weren't for the kind of service that everyone in the know would understand.

The problems actually increased.

"Then why don't you go find someone else? Why come to me? I have no interest in living with a stranger." Liu Ren's tone had become much colder.

Casual chat is just casual chat.

Once it escalates to other issues, it's impossible to use the same attitude.

"You're quite wary." The masked woman didn't show any extra emotional fluctuations despite Liu Ren's cold attitude.

Her emotions seemed perfectly calm from the very beginning.

Their purpose is impossible to guess.

"If you're not careful in the courtyard, you'll be nothing but bones and dust by now."

"Right."

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else. If you have nowhere to go, just ask around. As long as you're not wearing a mask, I doubt any man here would refuse a woman's request to live together."

After saying this, Liu Ren walked away.

The masked woman didn't follow, but instead asked curiously, "Can you do that too?"

"Maybe." Liu Ren's voice drifted over slowly, but he quickly disappeared.

After Liu Ren left, the masked woman silently squatted down again, staring blankly at the ground.

"...What am I doing?" she muttered to herself, as if mocking herself.

She hadn't been squatting for long when a communication notification popped up on her terminal.

After glancing at the name of the person requesting the call, she had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​hanging up and instead answered the call.

A pop-up window appeared, displaying an image of a woman with a furious expression.

She clearly possesses a face and temperament that exudes a cool and aloof elegance, like a snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains.

But the moment she opened her mouth, the first impression built on her appearance shattered instantly.

Where are you?! ...

"Out."

"I know you went out, where are you?!?!"

"East Zone 1"

"What the hell are you doing in East Zone 1?!"

"To relax."

"Are you kidding me?! You came all this way just to relax? Relax my ass!"

"..."

Seeing that the other side had broken their silence, the woman began to nag incessantly, like a mantra: "Come back quickly, come back quickly, come back quickly, come back quickly, come back quickly, come back quickly...!!"

After listening to the mesmerizing tone for a while, the masked woman silently replied, "I probably won't go back."

"..." Upon hearing this, the other end fell silent instantly.

After a while, he asked, "Why?"

"I told you before, I'm looking for someone."

"It seems there is such a thing—you found it?"

"Found it... but it also seems like I haven't found it."

"What do you mean by 'found and not found'?" The woman's breathing became erratic for a moment, then she said solemnly, "I said before that even if you want to leave Qingluan Pavilion someday, you must give me a clear reason. Otherwise, it will be treated as 'betrayal,' and you should know the consequences of betrayal."

“…I know.” The masked woman nodded, but her tone was nonchalant, as if she didn’t care about the outcome at all. “I said I found someone because I found someone who looked similar. I didn’t find someone… because they were just similar.”

The woman was speechless after hearing this: "There are so many people in this world who look alike. You ran away just because I look like you?! Huh? Did you even put any heart into me?!"

"He's not just a little bit similar, he's extremely similar, at least 99% similar."

"That's not just one person! You're going to betray Qingluan Pavilion just for someone who looks 99% similar? Didn't you even consider what would happen if that person turned out to be someone else entirely?!"

"...So I'm still confirming it, aren't I?"

"..." The woman was silent for a moment, then sighed, "You can take your time to confirm, but don't leave Qingluan Pavilion casually, understand?"

"I didn't intend to be that reckless. However, I might be absent from work for a while. The exact duration... is yet to be determined."

"It's still pending! Do you know how many people are fighting tooth and nail for your position? Huh? You don't take my Qingluan Pavilion's P3 position seriously at all?"

"No. It's just that things always have priorities."

"Prioritizing things, huh? What, are my matters completely unimportant?"

"..."

"Say something!!"

"It's important. But could we postpone it for a while? I'll be quite busy these next couple of days."

"Liu Mucheng!! You son of a bitch!"

How did that string of profanities come out of that stunningly beautiful face?

The masked woman removed her white mask, glanced helplessly at the communication image, and sighed: "Master, your temperament is rotten in your personality. Find some time to change it."

"I'll curse Egypt all I want, I won't change anything!"

"Ugh……"

Although I was given a severe scolding.

But in the end, Shi Chuyan suppressed her temper: "Since you're not coming back for the time being, then don't come back for the time being. You can apply for leave later, and I'll approve it for you."

"How long can I take the leave?"

How long do you want to take leave?

"I don't know either, it might take some time." Liu Mucheng's face showed a hint of melancholy and confusion, her eyes, as bright as stars in the night sky, were empty. "Having lived for so many years, I feel like I have absolutely no idea how to interact with a stranger..."

"You don't need to know how to interact with strangers. Just by standing there, a bunch of people will come up to you." Shi Chuyan said, looking at Liu Mucheng's face, which could attract both men and women.

Liu Mucheng is different from this volcano that looks like an iceberg.

He is actually cold inside and out.

Although countless people flocked to it.

But very few of them can be called friends.

"I don't like a bunch of people crowding around me."

"What I mean is, if you take off your mask and stand in front of the person you're looking for, wouldn't you be able to tell whether he's your brother or not?"

"..."

"What's wrong now?"

"...I dare not."

"What's there to be afraid of? Aren't you fearless and even dare to do the opposite of what I say? What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that the first thing he'll say when he sees me is, 'Who are you?'"

"..."

"He gives me a feeling that's a little different from what I remembered." Liu Mucheng stood up and stared at the communication pop-up window. "I plan to spend some time confirming it again."

"...How long will it take you?"

"Let's start with a year."

"Hiss..." Shi Chuyan took a deep breath and looked at Liu Mucheng, who was making outrageous demands. "I told you to ask, and you actually dare to ask for this...! In all my years as a hall master, no one has ever dared to ask me for a year's leave!"

"Maybe it's because you have a bad temper?"

"I didn't ask you to tell me my problem!"

"..."

“One year, that’s fine.” Looking at her disciple who was starting to side with outsiders, Shi Chuyan sighed, “But you have to be prepared to come back at any time.”

"Why? Even under normal circumstances, there's nothing that requires my intervention. I might not encounter anything like this all year round."

“That was in the past, things are different now.” Shi Chuyan said with a serious expression, “Those neighbors to the east are becoming more and more restless, and Qingluan Pavilion, due to its large size, is surrounded by enemies, which has led to a bottleneck in its development. In the next year or two, any unexpected event could escalate the situation to the point of accidental conflict.”

"That is to say..."

"In other words, an unrestricted war could break out at any time," Shi Chuyan said. "At that time, as the chief of the Central Martial Arts Hall, you absolutely cannot be absent. No matter how important your matter is, you must come back, otherwise, in everyone's eyes, how are you any different from a traitor?"

"...If an unrestricted war really breaks out, I will go back."

"You still have some conscience!"

……

Impression of Liu Mucheng

"The greatest distance in the world is not only between life and death."