After rebirth, the leader only wants to be with the shadow guard

"Eleven is awake. Sit down for a while to clear your mind before getting out of bed."

Lou Jingyu pulled the man to sit on his lap, touched the back of his hand and talked to him.

"Ah."

Ying Shiyi's voice was still a little hoarse when he just woke up, and he nodded in agreement to everything Lou Jingyu said.

The weather outside was bad, so Lou Jingyu didn't take anyone out, for fear that it would rain halfway through the journey.

He put an outer robe on Ying Shiyi, and when he was fully awake, he took him to the small couch under the window to teach him how to play chess.

It's a distraction.

There was a small table on the couch, on which sat a set of black and white chess pieces and a chessboard, which were prepared by the maidservant whom Lou Jingyu had just instructed.

Ying Shiyi's eyes lit up when he saw the chessboard. He remembered that his master had said he would teach him how to play chess when he was recuperating.

He didn't dare to trouble his master to teach him. In his opinion, his master's time and energy were very precious.

But it’s hard for the master to still remember it.

The master is so kind!

Lou Jingyu looked at his peach blossom eyes curved and breathed a sigh of relief silently.

As long as Eleven is happy, it seems that I am on the right track in coaxing others.

There was a table in the middle of the couch, and the two of them should have sat on either side of the table playing chess facing each other.

But Lou Jingyu didn't do that. He held Ying Shiyi in his arms, and the two of them sat together playing chess.

They say this makes it easier to teach him.

Ying Shiyi naturally believed what he said.

He also wanted to be closer to his master, as if this could alleviate the anxiety deep in his heart.

The two of them were pressed chest to back, and Ying Eleven could feel the strong beating of his master's heart in his chest.

He was tall and slender, not short, but he looked very small in Lou Jingyu's arms, probably because his shoulders were not as broad as Lou Jingyu's, so he looked smaller than him.

This fits very well in Lou Jingyu's arms.

Speaking of chess, Ying Shiyi has not had much exposure to it in recent years.

He is okay at playing Gobang or Hexagon, but this game of Go does have many variations, and even Shadow Eleven doesn’t quite understand the rules.

A shadow guard learns how to use a sword properly, not how to play chess or other elegant things.

And even if he learned it, it would be of no use. No shadow guard would spend his free time on playing chess with others. If he really has that time, he might as well get a good night's sleep.

But Ying Shiyi was thinking at this moment, if only he had learned it before, he could play chess with his master directly without his master having to teach him from scratch.

But Lou Jingyu thought this was a good idea, and he wanted to learn these things with Eleven.

As long as it is something that Eleven likes, he is willing to accompany him to try it.

From the rules to the chess manual, Lou Jingyu did not feel impatient at all, but rather enjoyed it.

Especially when Ying Shiyi looked at him with those sparkling eyes, his heart softened unspeakably.

"Look, the black pieces should be placed here, so that you can surround me and eat me." Lou Jingyu said in his ear.

He spoke in a gentle tone, patiently and instructively, and explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Although the things that Lou Jingyu learned since elementary school were diverse, he was proficient in everything and knew so much.

Not only chess, but also sword practice and other skills. If Lou Jingyu is willing to teach, he is actually a very good teacher.

But so far, only Ying Eleven has received this treatment.

Currently, Ying Shiyi was holding a black chess piece between his fingers. Lou Jingyu held his wrist and asked him to put the chess piece in the position he said.

The black pieces connected together to surround a group of white pieces.

"Eleven is really amazing." Lou Jingyu praised, his eyes full of doting.

Ying Shiyi was amused by his blatant letting go.

"Master, you are the white piece and I am the black piece. How can you help me with any advice when we are facing each other?"

Ying Shiyi pursed her lips, looked back at him, with a happy smile in her eyes.

Lou Jingyu hugged him tightly and chuckled.

"What's the big deal? It's just a joke. It's nothing serious."

Ying Shiyi also smiled, temporarily forgetting the messy thoughts in his mind, and concentrating on playing chess with Lou Jingyu.

Time passed quickly and in the blink of an eye I had spent an entire afternoon studying.

After dinner, we played a few games of chess seriously in the evening.

Lou Jingyu did not let up this time. He was in a good mood as he appreciated Shiyi's expression as he was struggling over where to put the chess piece.

Although the wind and rain were howling outside, the atmosphere inside the house was extremely warm and comfortable, making people feel lazy involuntarily.

It was not until before going to bed that Ying Shiyi remembered that he had not yet sorted out the things he brought back from Dajue Temple, so he had to leave it until the next day.

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The accumulated dark clouds finally came down, and it rained all night until dawn.

It is the beginning of autumn. As the saying goes, every autumn rain brings a chill, but we are bound to run into the autumn heat, and I don’t know which will win.

Lou Jingyu had already made plans for the cooler weather. He planned to build a hot spring pool in the side hall that had been vacant, so that it would be more convenient to bathe in the winter.

In fact, the Chiyang Sect already has several hot spring baths, but they are a bit far away from the Canglan Palace.

Lou Jingyu thought it would be more convenient to build another one in the side hall. The hot spring was meant to keep Ying Shiyi warm in the winter, and if he went to a place far away, he would still suffer from the cold.

It’s better to go to the side hall, it’s just two steps away.

The craftsmen have arrived today, and Lou Jingyu is giving instructions to people in a side hall.

Ying Shiyi didn't follow them. He was packing the box of books that Master Jingtai gave him.

I arranged all the classics and scrolls neatly in the bookcase, leaving out a copy of The Classic of Tea, which I placed on the bedside cabinet for easy reading.

In addition, Master Jingtai also gave a lot of dried fruits made from wild fruits from the mountains.

Ying Shiyi has a bad stomach and can't eat so much.

These things will go bad if they are left for a long time.

Lou Jingyu said that it was up to him whether he distributed the money to others or gave gifts.

He gave some to Mingyue and Qingfeng, and there was still a lot left, so he wanted to take it to the shadow guards in the Dark Pavilion and send some snacks over as well.

When we were at Dajue Temple, Yingwu and Yingliu were still protecting us. Although it was the order of their master, they still suffered a lot.

He is a shadow guard, but he is protected by his former colleague. The master is really too cautious.

How could I be so delicate?

Even though I thought about it this way, I felt really sweet in my heart.

But this sweetness was broken by someone on the way to the dark chamber.

It was the person who caused him to have wild thoughts yesterday.

Under the corridor, Qiao Shuhe walked towards him, still wearing a light purple dress. Perhaps it was a little chilly after the rain, so she also wore a moon-white cloak.

Ying Shiyi originally thought that they just met by chance and passed by each other, but he didn't expect that this person was coming for him.

"Master Ying Shiyi." Qiao Shuhe called him like this, and there was a hint of respect in his tone.

It is not about whether it is true or false, or whether it is sincere.

"Miss Qiao." Ying Shiyi said lightly, trying to bypass her and leave, but was blocked.

"Sir, I have just arrived at the Chiyang Sect and I don't know anyone there. Yesterday I saw that you had a good relationship with the Sect Leader, so I wanted to ask you what the Sect Leader likes to eat now so that I can make some and send it to him."

Qiao Shuhe had a dignified smile on her face, and seemed very embarrassed, so she explained.

"I knew the leader when Aunt Yu was still alive. We were childhood sweethearts, but after all these years, I wonder if he still likes the snacks he had when he was a kid?"

Their words and actions revealed their intimacy, and if you didn't know, you would really think that she and Lou Jingyu had a good relationship.

Ying Shiyi's eyes suddenly turned cold and he looked at her with a frown.

"The master doesn't eat food made by outsiders."

Qiao Shuhe still smiled and pulled the collar of his cloak slowly.

"A man like the leader deserves the best, whether it's a thing or a person. Not everyone in the sect is worthy of him. You have to try them all to know the taste. I think what I did is more suitable than what you said, sir."

Her eyes seemed to be saying: I am more suitable than you to be next to Lou Jingyu.