I became a villain master, but I conquered the heroine

Looking at his little disciple's puzzled look, all he wanted to say was stuck in his throat.

Yuanchu didn't know what to say, so he had to change the subject abruptly and said softly, "I heard that there is a lantern festival being held at the foot of the mountain nearby today. Do you want to go, Xiaoxi?"

Gu Xi came back to his senses, raised his eyes, and murmured: "Lantern Festival?"

"Ah."

She was not a person who liked to join in the fun, but if she was with her master, she would be very willing. Gu Xi's eyes sparkled, and she looked at Yuan Chu expectantly, "Is Master going too?"

I've been in this mountain for too long. I feel bored and uncomfortable.

Yuanchu thought about it and realized that she had not been down the mountain for a long time, so she might as well go down the mountain for a walk. After all, the system has not issued any task instructions yet, so it would be okay to go for a walk down the mountain.

"Well, I will go too."

Then he thought of something and asked her, "Do you want to call your friends to go shopping together?"

After all, she still wanted her little apprentice to develop more relationships with other people of the same age, and not be alone all the time. This would also be beneficial to the healthy physical and mental growth of her little apprentice.

"Which one are you referring to, Master?"

Yuanchu smiled, raised his hand and touched the top of her hair, gently rubbed her fluffy head a few times and said: "Of course, it's those friends of your age who you made friends with after you went up the mountain."

She thought for a moment and said, "For example, the two girls who came to Qingqi Peak to see you when you were injured in the last foundation-building thunder tribulation?"

Gu Xi did not dodge, as if she had already gotten used to Yuan Chu's sudden action of rubbing her head. She treated it as normal and let Yuan Chu rub her head.

After hearing Yuanchu's words, she immediately understood that her master was probably talking about Wei Lingyu and Qiu Chaoyun, who had a good relationship with her in the academy. Apart from them, she couldn't think of anyone else.

However, when it comes to visiting the Lantern Festival, she only wants her master to accompany her and doesn't want to be disturbed by other irrelevant people. She thought so selfishly.

Thinking of this, Gu Xi blinked and looked away, not daring to look directly at Yuan Chu. She said with a guilty conscience: "Those two people told me a few days ago that they have been very busy recently and probably don't have the time to go to the Lantern Festival."

But in fact, she didn't. She just made up an excuse to get away with it. She just didn't want others to disturb her and her master when they were visiting the lantern festival alone.

And according to her understanding of Wei Lingyu, that girl has always loved being in a lively environment. She is very clever and lively. If she calls her...

She must be 100% willing to come, wouldn't that be contrary to her own wishes? So Gu Xi didn't want to tell the truth.

Wei Lingyu was very good to her, and this shouldn't have happened. She silently apologized to Wei Lingyu in her heart, "Lingyu, I'm sorry, I will find a chance to compensate you in the future."

When Yuan Chu heard this, a look of regret flashed across his face, but he didn't say anything more. After all, it would be inappropriate to disturb a girl if she was busy.

"Well, then you and your master can go to the Lantern Festival at the foot of the mountain."

Looking at Yuan Chuqingjun's delicate eyebrows and hearing what she said, Gu Xi's happy expression was beyond words. She hummed heavily and nodded, "Well, I will listen to Master."

Yuanchu shook his head in his heart and couldn't help laughing, sighing: He really still has the mentality of a child. It's just a visit to the lantern festival, but he is so happy? The word "happy" is almost engraved all over his face.

However, she was very happy to make her little disciple so happy.

Because the lantern festival started at night, when the master and disciple arrived at Weinan Town, where the lantern festival was held, at the foot of the mountain in the afternoon, the entire street was still being decorated.

But lanterns of various unique shapes are hung high, and lights are decorated everywhere, complementing each other. The whole street is bustling with people, and it feels quite lively.

I heard that the Lantern Festival held today is a unique annual custom in Weinan Town, in order to pray to the gods in heaven to bless them with good weather, good harvests, peace in all seasons, and to create marriages for the young men and women in the town.

Crowds of people are moving through the streets and alleys, bustling like a tide. Busy pedestrians, vendors setting up stalls, and a wide variety of small commodities form a dynamic picture.

The scene before him overlapped with what he saw a few months ago, and Yuanchu couldn't help but think of the time a few months ago when he went down the mountain to accept Gu Xi as his disciple.

At first, I was only thinking about completing the tasks assigned by the system and trying to survive, but now I am in a different mood. There is an indescribable feeling in my heart.

"Master?"

"Master?" Seeing that Yuanchu did not respond when she called him, Gu Xi looked at her worriedly and repeated the call.

"Ah."

Hearing the voice of his little disciple, Yuan Chu came back to his senses and answered calmly. He lowered his eyes to look at Gu Xi, and opened his red lips slightly, "What's wrong, Xiao Xi?"

Gu Xi's worried expression relaxed slightly, and she said sullenly, "Is Master unhappy?"

Yuanchu raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "Why do you say that?"

Gu Xi looked a little aggrieved, "My disciple called you just now, but Master didn't respond."

Yuanchu understood what she meant by this, and hurriedly said: "I just remembered the scene when I accepted you as my disciple, and I suddenly felt emotional. Don't think too much."

Gu Xi's expression was visibly happy, and her dark eyes instantly shone with light. She held Yuan Chu's sleeve and said, "My disciple wants to eat candied haws. Master, can you buy some for me?"

Yuanchu smiled dotingly, "Okay, I'll buy it for you right away."

In this way, Gu Xi followed Yuan Chu like a little tail, and walked closely to an old man selling candied haws.

"Uncle, buy some candied haws."

The old man took a string of candied haws from the straw rack and handed it to Yuanchu, who then handed it to his young apprentice.

Then she took out some change from her sleeve and handed it to the old man, "Here, old man."

But the old man just waved his hand and didn't take it.

The old man smiled kindly and said, "Judging from your attire, you two must be disciples of the immortal sect on Mount Kunlun. We live at the foot of the immortal sect and are blessed by it. How dare we accept money from the immortal king? We can't do that. We can't do that."

"It's okay. It's what you deserve, old man." Yuanchu put the silver change in front of him again, but the old man still didn't take it.

Yuanchu argued with him for a while, but he could not win over the old man. In the end, he took the silver and left with Gu Xi helplessly.

When Yuanchu turned around, she used some magic and a few more silver coins appeared in the old man's purse.

Gu Xi stood aside, watching the interaction between Yuan Chu and the old man, with a smile hidden in her eyes. Unconsciously, her eyes curved into crescents and she smiled secretly. It turned out that the master could also be in such an embarrassing situation and couldn't even beat an old man.

Yuanchu felt that the little disciple beside him was laughing at him, but he didn't get angry. Seeing that she was still holding the candied haws she had just bought, he turned around, raised his eyebrows, and said with a faint smile: "Didn't you want it very much just now? Why don't you eat it yet?"

Gu Xi felt embarrassed that she was caught laughing at her master, so she quickly suppressed the smile on her face and said, "Disciple will eat it right away."

As he spoke, Gu Xi raised the string of plump, crystal clear, and bright red candied haws, bit off one, put it in his mouth, and broke through a layer of rock sugar that was as thin as a cicada's wing and very crispy.

The sour taste of the hawthorn and the sweetness after the sugar coating melted blended together, the taste was just like the one her master first bought her, but it was different from what she had eaten in the past ten years.

Gu Xi suddenly thought of something and held the candied haws that she had bitten off in front of Yuan Chu. She stared at her with sparkling eyes and said, "Master, do you want to try it? I have tried it for you and it is delicious."

Yuan Chu's heart trembled when she saw the candied haws string with one missing piece. It wasn't that she disliked her little disciple for having already eaten it.

But she has never been interested in things that are both sour and sweet. She can eat sour or sweet things, but not things that are both sour and sweet.

So she declined politely, "It is not necessary for me, you can eat it."

Hearing Yuanchu's unhesitating refusal, Gu Xi's expression suddenly dimmed, and then he reacted, patted his forehead, and unconsciously lowered his head, saying with some annoyance: "It was my disciple who was rude, I should have bought one more string just now."

Yuanchu knew that his little disciple had misunderstood that he disliked her, and he was immediately caught in a dilemma.

But she really couldn't bear to see her little disciple looking so sad, so she made up her mind and reached out to take the string of candied haws from Gu Xi.

Because the bamboo stick at the bottom was shorter, it inevitably touched Gu Xi's hand when he took the candied haws skewer.

Gu Xi, who was burying her head, felt a cool touch. She looked up and saw Yuan Chu putting the string of candied haws that he had eaten towards her mouth.

Yuanchu bit off one and then stuffed the string of candied haws back into Gu Xi's hand.

The thin layer of rock sugar melts in your mouth. After chewing it a few more times, the hawthorn flesh inside is fresh and refreshing, with a slightly sour sweetness. It is okay and not as hard to accept as you might imagine.

Gu Xi stared at the scene in a daze, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Yuanchu looked at his stunned disciple, swallowed the last bite of hawthorn pulp, and said jokingly: "Why, are you scared silly by your master?"

Gu Xi blushed slightly, and did not respond to this question. She only asked with an expectant tone: "Master, how does it taste?"

"Well, it's delicious. My apprentice has good taste!" Yuanchu said the second half of the sentence with great pride.

Hearing Yuan Chu's sarcastic words, Gu Xi's face started to get hot uncontrollably again.

She looked at the candied haws string in her hand, the piece of which her master had bitten off, as if she was holding a hot potato. Her eyes were wandering and she didn't dare to look directly at it.

Seeing Gu Xi at a loss, Yuan Chu was in a good mood.

My little apprentice is so shy that he blushes when teased. He is so adorable. Teasing him has become a great pleasure.