It's Not Easy Being a Master

The child was not up to his waist, and with his chubby face upturned, he called "Daddy" in a childish voice, one after another.

Shouting made Shen Zhixian feel dazed, and even began to recall where he might have left something because he was young and ignorant.

Fortunately, Yan Jin's "See You", shocked him back to his senses in time.

The little guy was still shouting, Shen Zhixian raised his hand and pinched the center of his brows, squatted down halfway down in worry, and rubbed the little guy's fluffy head: "Okay, don't shout."

Except for little Yanjin, he had never coaxed a child—but even little Yanjin was a teenager at that time, considered a little adult, except for being a little stubborn occasionally, he never let him worry about trivial matters.

The little guy's eyes were watery, as if covered by a layer of mist, his fleshy little hands grabbed Shen Zhixian's sleeves, and looked at him eagerly.

Shen Zhixian was stuck for a while, and finally coaxed him dryly: "Daddy can't shout, I'm not your daddy. Why do you come out to play by yourself when it's dark? Do you know where home is? I'll take you back."

These few words, none of them stepped on the point of coaxing the children.

Yan Jin listened to him in silence, and suddenly felt that the master who stuffed him with all kinds of eating magic gadgets back then must have really put his mind to it.

Sure enough, the little guy couldn't hear the answer he wanted, so he burst into tears, calling Daddy while crying, crying and even hiccupping.

Shen Zhixian was covered by his tears and snot on his sleeves, gasped, and began to feel a sharp pain in his head. He was at a loss for a while, and froze there, so he could only continue to say "don't cry" dryly.

He wanted to ask Yan Jin to help, but Yan Jin stood beside him silently, without any intention of opening his mouth. Shen Zhixian couldn't take it anymore, and hugged the little guy up.

The little guy was startled, subconsciously stretched out his chubby arms to wrap around Shen Zhixian's neck, the crying stopped suddenly, his breath seemed to be stuck, and his face turned red from holding back.

Shen Zhixian hugged him with one hand, and patted him on the back with the other hand, the little guy hiccupped loudly, he came back to his senses, moved his fluffy head over, and rubbed Shen Zhixian's temples affectionately .

Yan Jin's originally calm expression finally changed slightly, his eyes were fixed on the little guy, he looked at the little guy with shock, and he hugged Shen Zhixian's neck even tighter: "Daddy."

Seeing that the little guy stopped crying, Shen Zhixian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't bother to worry about his address, so he just muttered softly: "It's finally quiet..."

He saw that the little guy was crying badly, but his clothes were clean and tidy. He guessed that some naughty kid sneaked out while the adults were not paying attention, so he said to Yan Jin, "Go ahead and see who got lost. child."

After all, he carried the little guy and walked a few steps first. He didn't hear Yan Jin following up, so he looked back, only to see Yan Jin looking over thoughtfully: "Sui Jian is very skilled in holding a child."

Shen Zhixian only thought that he was boasting, and said "follow me" nonchalantly, turned around and continued to walk forward, saying as he walked, "It's not difficult to hold a child, if you hold it too much, it will be fine. I used to..."

In the middle of his speech, he suddenly got stuck, and even stopped in his tracks. When Yan Jin caught up with him in two or three steps, he saw that his brows were furrowed, and there was some confusion on his face: "I...have never held a child before. ah?"

Four or five-year-old children are mostly crying and fussy, but Shen Zhixian is most afraid of the crying of children, and often runs away as soon as he sees a child of this age.

But for some reason, he was born to be very attractive to children, so he was always chased so miserable that he couldn't even run, let alone take the initiative to hug them.

Shen Zhixian looked sideways at the little guy he was holding in his hand, the little guy smiled at him, and a small snot bubble came out of the smile.

His movement of picking up the child just now seemed to be too smooth.

Most children are fragile. People who have never held a child before will hesitate for a moment before suddenly wanting to hold a child, but he almost didn't even think about it just now, and he picked it up directly. His hands seemed to have memories, and he knew right away. It won't make the little one feel bad there.

Maybe this is also...a talent?

This is not an important matter, Shen Zhixian was only puzzled for a moment and then forgot about it, and was about to talk to Yan Jin, when a scream that was so nervous that it almost broke the sound came: "Qiuqiu!"

The woman who was sweating profusely from running too fast turned out from the street, saw her lost son at a glance, and rushed over anxiously, shouting nervously as she ran, "Qiuqiu!"

The woman probably ran too fast and lost one of her shoes, but she didn't notice it.

Hearing a familiar voice, the little guy called out "Aniang" in a childlike voice, let go of Shen Zhixian's neck, and greeted the woman vigorously.

Shen Zhixian quickly took a few steps forward, hastily stuffed the little guy back into the woman's arms, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

The woman also breathed a sigh of relief, and poked the little guy's head angrily, not wanting to use any strength. The little guy just thought that A Niang was playing with him, giggled, and pointed at Shen Zhixian with his chubby little hand: "Daddy, Daddy!"

Shen Zhixian turned his body slightly to avoid his finger, so as not to be rude and take advantage of the woman.

Seeing his actions, the woman bowed her knees to him gratefully, "Thank you, sir. My naughty son has caused you trouble."

Shen Zhixian said "No problem", the woman thanked her again, and turned to leave.

As soon as he walked away, the little guy stopped doing it again. He flattened his mouth and immediately started crying again, crying more miserable than before.

Even the woman hugged him, patted his back and coaxed him, crying hoarsely, as if she was about to die.

The woman panicked and called him nervously: "Qiuqiu? Qiuqiu! Wake up and look at Auntie! Auntie is here!"

Obviously the man was awake and crying, but the woman kept calling him "wake up". When the little guy cried and looked over, Shen Zhixian found that his eyes had started to turn blank.

No, this is not something that "naughty" can explain—Shen Zhixian frowned slightly, and turned to look at Yan Jin, who also had something wrong, and was about to step forward, when a soft female voice suddenly came from behind: "Auntie Please stay, this kid... I'm afraid he's lost his soul."

Shen Zhixian looked back, and at some point behind her came a tall and slender woman, who was walking towards Shi Shi. She was dressed in blue, with a xun hanging around her waist, shaking gently with her steps.

Her facial features looked gentle and delicate, but a centipede-like scar ran across her chin, completely destroying her beauty.

Probably because the words "lost soul" hit the woman's mind, she turned her head suddenly: "...lost soul?" The woman became excited, "Yes, Qiuqiu just lost her soul... ..."

The woman in blue nodded, raised her hand, and a small white light gathered on her fingertips. She gave a soft drink "Calm down", and then tapped the crying little guy's forehead.

The white glow penetrated into the little guy's eyebrows, and the little guy hiccupped, his crying gradually weakened, he leaned against the woman's shoulder, sobbing softly, and soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The woman found hope, and as soon as her knees softened, she was about to kneel: "I beg the gods to save my child!" She couldn't help but also had tears in her eyes, and suppressed her voice for fear of disturbing the little guy, "Qiuqiu is naughty, a person who doesn't care about you!" Be careful and like to sneak out..."

Her husband died early, and she lived widowed with her children. She set up a small shop and took on some manual work for money. When she was busy, it was easy to ignore the little guy.

The little guy is born to be naughty, and always sneaks out when the adults are not paying attention. Fortunately, the people in the small town are simple in nature and know her well. Sometimes when they see the little guy running out, they will help send it back.

A few evenings ago, the little guy sneaked out again while his aunt was negotiating business with others.

This time there was an accident.

When the woman hurriedly retrieved the little guy, the little guy was facing a wall with a dull expression. When he saw the woman, he flattened his mouth and burst into tears.

In fact, he only left for a quarter of an hour this time. The end of this road is a dead end, and it’s evening again. Almost no one will come in here. The woman doesn’t know what happened to the little guy, so she finally coaxed her to stop crying and returned home. Only then did I realize something was wrong.

The little guy seemed stupid.

In the past, the little guy was a clever ghost, although he was naughty, he was also very smart, but now he is often in a daze, his eyes are empty, he is easy to cry and difficult to coax, and he has a bad habit - he likes to rush to call daddy when he sees people , No matter how coaxed it can't be changed.

The woman wiped her tears: "The old people around said that Qiuqiu may have bumped into something, and she was scared out of her wits..."

The woman in blue gave the woman a little support, did not let her kneel down, pondered for a moment, and said: "I am Yinxiu Duan Yuan of Qianyin Pavilion, although I am not good at the way of soul, but this simple way of scaring away the soul If you trust me, I might still be able to help."

The woman had seen the strength of her white glow just now, and saw her gentle demeanor, of course she believed her, and nodded hurriedly: "I beg the gods to save my child!"

The woman in blue took out two talismans, and Shen Zhixian caught a glimpse of the cinnabar traces on them, and recognized them as the soul-fixing talisman and the soul-seeking talisman.

She skillfully and neatly folded the soul-fixing talisman into a triangle, asked the woman to stuff it into the little guy's arms, pinched the soul-seeking talisman with two fingers, and said warmly: "Please take me to the road the child walked that day to have a look."

The two gradually walked away with the child, and Shen Zhixian's brows that were slightly frowned due to contemplation finally relaxed - ah!Xun!Disfigurement!Sound Repair!

Duan Yuan!

He remembered!

Isn't this the Yin Xiu who is suspected to be the heroine Yan Jin in the original book!

Shen Zhixian's spirit was shaken, and he tugged on Yan Jin's sleeve without thinking: "That music repair..."

It was the first time for Yan Jin to come into contact with such things as souls. He was thinking about the situation of the little guy just now, when he was suddenly pulled by Shen Zhixian.

Shen Zhixian was in high spirits: "That Yinxiu...have you seen it? What do you think?"

Yan Jin froze for a moment, thought about it carefully for a moment, and carefully said: "Children are prone to lose their souls when they are frightened, resulting in abnormal behavior. The music repair first fixes the soul, and then seeks the soul, which can minimize the harm to the child."

Shen Zhixian: "???"

He was asking how Yan Jin looked at this Yinxiu's appearance and bearing, whether he liked it or not, who asked about this child's soul!

Shen Zhixian looked at Yan Jin's expression of nothing else, knowing that he really didn't notice anything else, sighed, and flitted past this episode with hatred: "Forget it, let's go, find food."

The little guy who lost his soul was taken by Yinxiu to deal with it, and Shen Zhixian was hungry, so he didn't bother to join in the fun, and pulled Yan Jin to sit down in a restaurant that was not closed yet.

There was a faint fragrance lingering in the restaurant. Shen Zhixian smelled the unique fragrance of lotus seeds, salivated for a moment, and asked, "Is there any food made of lotus seeds? It smells very fragrant."

"It's the lotus seed soup and lotus seed cake made by Big Brother Chang." The sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy turned out of the house, stood in front of the two people's table, and skillfully reported a few dishes: "We are closing soon, and there are still some leftovers. Food, do you two want it?"

Yan Jin usually doesn't speak, Shen Zhixian didn't mind listening, nodded, and said, "I'll also have a portion of lotus seed soup and lotus seed cake."

"Okay!" The young man responded, turned around and returned to the back kitchen, and brought out the food in a short while.

This time there was a tall and strong man following behind him, looking around 25, with some flour on his hands.

The young man smiled at them: "This is our cook, Brother Chang." He finished the meal, and approached the man familiarly and intimately, "Is Brother Chang going to ask them A-Lian again?"

The man smiled awkwardly, then greeted the two of them, and said embarrassedly: "The lotus seed cake is still steaming, so it will be delivered later."

After a pause, the man hesitated and asked again: "May I ask, where are the two guests... from?"

Shen Zhixian raised his eyebrows, without elaborating, he just said: "Come from the north, go south."

The man's eyes lit up, he seemed a little excited, and there was a gleam of hope in his eyes: "Then, when those two walked along the way, did you see a young man named Alian? So tall, so thin..."

He gestured, and Shen Zhixian shook his head, "Never."

The man's eyes dimmed again, he smiled with difficulty, bowed slightly to thank the two, and then turned back to the back kitchen.

The young man came out with him, but he didn't go in with him at this time. He stood there, watched the man leave disappointed again, bit his lip, and went in after a while.

Shen Zhixian caught a glimpse of his back inadvertently, and felt a little lonely and sad.

But that's all other people's business, Shen Zhixian, who was hungry, didn't have the mind to care about so much, and was about to put down his chopsticks, when there were footsteps and a gentle "shopkeeper" at the door.

——It was the voice of the music repairman.

Shen Zhixian looked back, and sure enough, it was Yin Xiu who had just gone to help the child find his soul, and he walked in with a gentle and pleasant demeanor.

It was completely dark outside, and the candles in the room were dimly lit. Shen Zhixian and Yan Jin were sitting in the corner again. She probably didn't see it, so she picked a seat at random.

Then her gentle demeanor withdrew, her skirt flicked up, and she sat down on the stool boldly, stretched her waist boldly, and shouted again: "Is anyone there?"

Without the dignity and delicacy that he faced women and children just now, this shout was quite straightforward.

The young man answered "Here we are" from inside, and hurried out. Seeing Yinxiu, he was a little embarrassed: "Guest, we don't have any food. I'm afraid we won't be able to entertain you."

Yinxiu let out an "ah" in disappointment, and asked, "Is it gone?"

The young man nodded apologetically, they were closing soon, and the rest of the food was served to the two guests just now, there is nothing else except a basket of lotus seed cakes.

Out of the corner of Shen Zhixian's eyes, he caught sight of Yan Jin who was silently next to him, who was also looking at Yinxiu. His heart moved, he put down his chopsticks, raised his hand to knock on the table, made a little noise, and called again: "Miss Duan."

Yinxiu was startled when her name was called suddenly, only to realize that there were actually two people sitting in the corner, and then almost immediately she straightened her back and sat in a dignified posture, and put down her hands that were casually placed on the table. , gracefully placed on the knees together, with a gentle smile on his face, before turning his head away.

——Ah, they are the two ordinary people I met just now.

She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, relaxed her dignified posture again, and said hello, "You are..."

Shen Zhixian was thinking about Yan Jin, intending to find out about her, and extended an invitation with a smile: "Miss Duan, our meals haven't started yet, if you don't mind, please ask this little brother to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks..."

Logically speaking, even a female fairy cultivator would hesitate to meet an invitation from a stranger.

But this music repairer didn't know whether it was because she was too hungry, or because she was a bold artist, or because the aura of Yan Jin's protagonist began to shine again, which attracted her.In short, she only paused for a moment when she heard the words, and then stood up briskly, with a bright smile: "In that case, I will bother you."

The author has something to say: When the apprentice grows up, he has to take care of the apprentice-in-law quietly.

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