Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Soon, Bai Yuan took off his outer robe, leaving only a piece of [Galaxy Fantasy Gauze] covering his body, which seemed transparent under the candlelight.

Even without turning around, she could feel Ye Shuang'er's gaze coming from behind, falling on her fair and petite body. There was an indescribable feeling that quietly arose from her heart, covering her skin with a layer of light pink.

To be honest, this is not the first time that Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er have been honest with each other.

A few months ago, when Ye Shuang'er's "Hanming Poison" broke out, not only did they not speak frankly to each other, but they even did some things that went beyond the boundaries between master and disciple and that they should and should not do.

but……

That incident had its reasons, and Ye Shuang'er was not very sober either. Afterwards, both of them tacitly chose to keep silent about the matter, as if it was just a small episode.

But this time it's different.

Both parties were fully awake, and each still had some unspoken thoughts buried in their hearts. At this moment, accompanied by the dim candlelight and the weak moonlight, a faint and charming atmosphere spread throughout the dozens of square meters of cave.

Bai Yuan then stripped off his robe, leaving only the thin "Galaxy Fantasy Veil" and lying down beside Ye Shuang'er. A faint scent of peach blossoms, mixed with the aroma of herbs, drifted through the bedding, causing both master and disciple to breathe faster. A scene from Hidden Moon Mountain a few months ago came vividly to mind.

"...Do you want to leave the lights on?"

Bai Yuan asked.

She still remembered that her apprentice was a little afraid of the dark due to psychological trauma left by her childhood. Usually, if she went to bed on a starless and moonless night, she would leave a lamp on.

But this time.

Ye Shuang'er shook her head.

Seeing this, Bai Yuan blew gently, and the candle flame two meters away flickered and then went out.

The cave became dark.

A thin ray of moonlight seeped in through the cracks in the vines on the cave ceiling, weaving a silver spiderweb on the stone walls. In the complete silence, the breathing of the master and disciple became unusually distinct.

A brief silence.

When the breathing sound reached the one hundred and twenty-seventh time.

Bai Yuan heard Ye Shuang'er turn over, and her whole body wrapped around her from the side like a vine, her soft and slender body tightly clinging to her. A pair of restless little hands even hugged Bai Yuan's waist from behind, making her subconsciously tighten her body.

Fortunately, after the pair of small hands hugged her, they did not make any further moves, so Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then tentatively whispered:

"Shuang'er?"

"Master...I'm scared."

Ye Shuang'er buried her face in Bai Yuan's shoulder, nuzzling the back of her neck. Her voice was as muffled as crumpled silk. "When we came out of the Cangwu Abyss that day, I almost thought I would never see you again..."

"...Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? Haven't I already explained this to you once?"

Bai Yuan smiled faintly and replied in a casual tone, "Even if you don't believe my promise, you should at least be aware of Senior Ji's methods, right? Even Qing Lingzi's sword couldn't kill me back then. How can a mere reflection of the Blood Kite hurt me now?"

In reality, Qing Lingzi's cultivation wasn't necessarily stronger than Xue Yuan's. However, as the head of the Qing Xuan Sect and the leader of one of the four main sects, Xue Yuan's reputation was much higher than Bai Yuan's, which was why he said that.

However, these words did not seem to appease Ye Shuang'er at all:

"Master, I'm not a child anymore. You don't need to use those tricks to appease me... That place is where the underworld meets reality. Senior Ji has told me how dangerous it is. If you are devoured by that fake master, not even she can save you."

"Eh? Really…"

Bai Yuan raised his eyebrows.

She herself didn't know about this, and guessed that Ye Shuang'er had forgotten to mention it when she relayed Ji Lingyun's words. Or maybe she simply felt unlucky and didn't want to say it.

After a pause, Ye Shuang'er continued in a kitten-like voice, "Shuang'er once believed that no one in this world was inseparable. Just like when my parents were killed by those bandits... I was heartbroken, but I eventually became strong and determined to live well.

"So, if something similar happened to you or Second Senior Sister one day, I might react the same way..."

"But...I found out I was wrong."

"That night, when I saw you collapsed in the black coffin with a sword stuck in your chest, I thought a lot... It wasn't until now that I realized that to me, Master, you are special and unique.

"If something were to happen to you one day, I would follow you without hesitation, no matter where you go, be it the ends of the earth or the underworld... just like the 'transformation into a butterfly' that ordinary people tell of."

"..."

Bai Yuan listened to Ye Shuang'er's words and fell silent.

This is...

Confess your love?

The previous words can be understood in a normal way, but the last "transformation into a butterfly" is difficult to explain in any other way.

To be honest... the relationship between Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er is indeed a bit strange.

On the surface, the two have always been in a master-disciple relationship.

But in fact, their relationship has changed several times:

Initially, the two were enemies. Due to the sins left by her previous life, Ye Shuang'er harbored a deep hatred for "Blood Kite" and only wanted to drag her down with her.

However, with Bai Yuan's arrival and the system's several interventions, their relationship began to gradually ease, returning to normal bit by bit. Then, they gradually surpassed the ordinary master-disciple relationship and reached a higher level.

The recent "Frost Nether Poison" incident, and even earlier, the "Drunken Immortal Brew" incident, while both had some objective implications, it's hard to say they were all accidents. If Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er had no feelings for each other, then perhaps so many things wouldn't have happened.

however……

All of these have a premise, that is, their origin is based on deception.

Starting from the first letter that brought back memories, Bai Yuan actually relied on one lie after another to ease Ye Shuang'er's hostility, and then slowly fabricated a false image of "Master" to deceive her trust, until she developed some special yearning for herself in this image.

And until now, Ye Shuang'er is still kept in the dark, completely unaware of these true and false information.

This kind of relationship is obviously not equal.

That's why Bai Yuan always pretended to be confused on this issue and never gave Ye Shuang'er a positive response.

But this time...

The little girl has already said so much, and she is just short of confessing her feelings directly to her master. If Bai Yuan continues to avoid it, the little girl will probably have some problems in her heart.

and so.

Bai Yuan carefully considered his words and slowly spoke, "Shuang'er, do you know? Yearning is actually the furthest distance from understanding."

"I know that what I've done recently may have caused you to have some different feelings, or even some special emotions, but that's just out of longing and instinctive dependence.

"Perhaps, the me you usually see is not the real me at all..."

Of course, Bai Yuan couldn't admit that the previous "memories" and so on were all fabricated by her. That would be like asking for trouble.

At the same time, she couldn't tell Ye Shuang'er that she was a time traveler who had taken over someone else's space.

Hmm... the latter seems to be acceptable, but the wording needs to be modified. After all, for practitioners, concepts like "time travel" and "gamer" sound a bit confusing, but "rebirth" and the like are easy to understand.

After all, there have been similar precedents in the cultivation world. In a sense, Ji Lingyun's "reincarnation and cultivation" is similar to this concept. The only difference is that Ji Lingyun was "reborn" into "his own" body instead of carefully choosing someone else's body.

But such words would have to wait until Ye Shuang'er calmed down, and then he would slowly speak according to the situation. He might also have to consider the wording when speaking, so as not to frighten the little girl too much and make her unable to accept it for a while.

In this way, Bai Yuan narrated the story bit by bit.

As Bai Yuan spoke, she could clearly feel the girl leaning against her not only not loosening her arms, but actually holding her tighter. The pounding heartbeat was shaking her back.

The chirping of insects coming from outside the cave made the silence at the moment seem even more sticky.

"Master, I know."

Ye Shuang'er finally spoke, her tone carrying a hint of mystery. "Actually, I've always known that not everything you said to me was true. I'm even a little confused as to whether you and the master who brought me up the mountain and accepted me as his disciple are the same person. But...

"What does it matter?"

"I don't care about longing or dependence. I only know that nothing you've done during this time has been detrimental to me. In the 'Yuankong Secret Realm', on Yinyue Mountain, in 'Cangwu County'... you saved me time and time again, even at the cost of igniting your own life-defining True Flame! Just one step... just one step, and you might have left me completely!

"If this still can't prove Master's sincerity towards me, then what else in this world can we trust?"

The words have not yet fallen.

Ye Shuang'er suddenly propped herself up and pressed forward from the side.

Bai Yuan was in loli form at the moment, with less strength, and she didn't resist deliberately, so the little girl directly sat on her waist, and then she pressed her hands on her chest, pressing her down firmly.

When their eyes met, she saw the "innate Gu pattern" on the little girl's forehead, which emitted a faint silver fluorescence, and also made the latter's eyes shine like stars at night.

then.

Ye Shuang'er suddenly leaned over and kissed Bai Yuan on the corner of her mouth.

The kiss was awkward and trembling, the wet touch brushing the corner of Bai Yuan's lips lightly, like a flower petal falling on a sword blade. The chirping of insects outside the cave suddenly stopped for a few seconds, as if sensing something. The pale moonlight shifted slightly to the side, just enough to illuminate the tears in the corners of the girl's eyes.

pat-

A tear slid down and hit Bai Yuan's cheek, burning it frighteningly.

Bai Yuan's movement of raising her hand suddenly stopped.

Ye Shuang'er had already closed her eyes at this moment, as if she had prepared herself for being stopped and scolded. When she saw that Bai Yuan did not push her away, she seemed to have received some kind of encouragement and continued to explore boldly. However, she had no experience in this kind of thing after all. It was not until she tasted a hint of blood between her lips and teeth that she realized that she had bitten the corner of her master's mouth.

"Master, I..."

Ye Shuang'er shrank back in shock, hesitating a little, as if she didn't know what to say.

"Hey……"

Bai Yuan sighed in his heart.

Then, she suddenly turned over, pushed Ye Shuang'er off her body, and pressed her to the other side of the cushion. If she had done this before the "Cangwu trip", she might have had some difficulty doing it, because Bai Yuan's cultivation was lower than Ye Shuang'er's at that time. But now...

The offensive and defensive momentum changes.

"Your poison pill has just shattered, and your realm has fallen. It's a time of turmoil in your cultivation. How dare you act rashly?"

Bai Yuan placed two fingers on Ye Shuang'er's wrist and felt her meridians. His tone became gentle, "Your heart fire is too strong, and your liver qi is stagnant. If you continue to act like this, I'm afraid..."

"It's just that the poison pill is broken. I can refine it later. It's not a big deal at all. This level of pain is not even one ten-thousandth of the pain you felt when you destroyed your Dantian!"

As she spoke, Ye Shuang'er struggled, raising her free hand. Her fingertips reached up to Bai Yuan's chest, tracing the location of the sword mark through the fabric. Crystal clear tears welled up in her large eyes.

"Shuang'er's life was originally given by Master. Even if Master wants to take it back one day, Shuang'er will be willing and will never complain!"

Chapter 159 How could a disciple hug his master like this?

this moment.

Bai Yuan's vision became dazed for a moment.

The affectionate look in Ye Shuang'er's eyes as she looked up at him reminded her of a scene in the past - fifteen years ago, when she rescued Ye Shuang'er from the hands of that group of bandits because she discovered the existence of the "Gu Ling Poison Body", this little girl covered in wounds looked at her in the same way.

now.

Fifteen years after being extinguished by cold water, this attachment suddenly burned again, and it was even more intense and pure than the last time, even Bai Yuan couldn't help but be moved by it.

"Shuang'er, you..."

Bai Yuan considered his words and spoke again, "You know, you and I are originally a master and a disciple, and there shouldn't be that kind of emotion between a master and a disciple...

"Besides, my master is a demon everyone hates. Sooner or later, he will have to pay for his past sins. And you still have a long way to go in your life. Do you really want to sacrifice yourself for such an illusory feeling?"

——The latter one is true.

Bai Yuan's future plans had always included a "false death line." That is, if she couldn't find a way to deal with this senior disciple before Qingluo showed up, then her only option was to fake her own death. Otherwise, Qingluo would likely crush her to ashes, leaving her body unburied.

At that time, Bai Yuan might go to Jiang Rao to discuss it, and ask this second disciple with extraordinary IQ to help him find out the shortcomings and fill them, and by the way, think together about what to do with his "afterlife".

As for Ye Shuang'er... Originally, Bai Yuan hadn't planned to tell her the truth. After all, with this little girl's acting skills, it would be too easy for her to reveal flaws.

But now...

"It's not illusory!"

Ye Shuang'er's voice was filled with tears, but her tone was more resolute than ever before: "What others think of Master is none of my business. I only know what I see of Master. Even if you want to burn the world to ashes, Shuang'er is willing to be the moth that flies into the flame, even if you die!"

"..."

The air was quiet.

The water droplets seeping from the cave ceiling hit the stalagmites, and the tinkling sound broke the frozen silence.

Bai Yuan looked at Ye Shuang'er in front of him, and somewhere in his heart suddenly felt soft.

It is so rare to meet a child as innocent and pure as Ye Shuang'er that she can't bear to hurt her again.

“…Master?”

"That's all."

Bai Yuan sighed and finally slowly released the hand that had been clasped around Ye Shuang'er's wrist.