I am also angry with Master today

The candles in the Lingqing Hall were still burning quietly, Gu Zhen probably just came back, with a dusty look, Chen Nianbai followed her, not knowing what to do.

Gu Zhen closed the window of Lingqing Hall tightly, and said: "Beihai is not bad, Qingming has been sent back, when I came back, I went to the Dragon Palace for you on the way, and when I heard that she was safe, you should too." Take it easy."

"Naturally don't worry, thank you Master for remembering me." Chen Nianbai saw that Gu Zhen looked a little tired, and said: "Master just came back, he must be a little tired, I'd better go back..."

"It's nothing, come here." Gu Zhen sat silently at the table and waved her hand.

Chen Nianbai hesitated for a moment, and approached Gu Zhen.

Gu Zhen supported her forehead with one hand, rubbed it slowly, and asked softly, "Have you improved your martial arts these days?"

It turned out to be asking yourself homework.

Chen Nianbai thought for a while, and he didn't seem to be focused on martial arts for more than a month, so he could only answer honestly: "It seems that it is not much different from before..."

Gu Zhen raised her eyes, obviously disappointed and helpless. Chen Nianbai saw nothing before, but this time she was a little uneasy, as if she was really frustrated by Gu Zhen's eyes, she quickly changed her words: "Master, take it!" I will work hard when I come down, don't be angry..."

"I'm not angry." Gu Zhen shook her head, stood up, her long, thin hair was hanging from her ears, and was entangled with her collar. The wind outside blew the door of Ling Qing Palace, and Chen Nianbai heard her continue: "I have a few words to ask you."

After staying up all night, Gu Zhen brought her here for questioning?Chen Nianbai was a little confused.

"You...do you think that my teacher is doing very badly?" Gu Zhen looked into her eyes and said calmly: "That's why you are always afraid of me and avoid me."

"..."

"If your mind is really not on cultivation, shouldn't I persecute you?" Gu Zhen didn't wait for the stunned Chen Nianbai to reply, but said to herself: "You have been with me since you were five years old, and I hardly What have I taught you, and now I am asking you to make rapid progress in martial arts..."

"No, no, Master treats me very well." Chen Nianbai didn't dare to listen to her anymore, she shook her head hastily, she was ignorant before, she didn't want to learn anything Gu Zhen taught her, she always felt boring, Later, Gu Zhen was really helpless, so she asked Liu Xian to teach her. Liu Xian was more gentle, and Chen Nianbai could listen to it. Several times she saw Gu Zhen standing silently behind a tree, watching Liu Xian teach her how to get up in the courtyard , Sword Dance.

Later, Gu Zhen took in several apprentices one after another, and Chen Nianbai rarely saw her.

"Master, I will definitely not be lazy in the future." Chen Nianbai blushed when he was anxious, Gu Zhen looked at it and said lightly: "It's good if you have this kind of heart, that's right... Tomorrow is the sixth day of the lunar month, it's your 20th birthday , Master has a gift for you."

Birthday?

Chen Nianbai was in a daze for a moment, as if it was true.

Because she didn't care about these things herself, her birthday passed without a hitch.And Gu Zhen would come to her door every year on the sixth night of July to say happy birthday.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that Gu Zhen is indeed the one who remembers her birthday every year.

"Did Master prepare a gift for me?" Chen Nianbai stroked his hair with a hint of joy in his heart.

"Yeah." Gu Zhen nodded slightly.

Chen Nianbai suddenly felt that Gu Zhen came back suddenly tonight in order not to miss her birthday, right?She didn't dare to think about it carefully, but the happy branches in her heart seemed to have taken root, bloomed, and finally grew into a tree that drank dew and bathed in wind.

She watched Gu Zhen take out a long box with carved patterns on it, handed it to Chen Nianbai, and said softly, "From now on, it will be yours."

Chen Nianbai quickly took it and said, "Thank you, Master."

The box was heavy, and Chen Nianbai opened it under Gu Zhen's gesture, and suddenly saw a silver long sword inside, with a faint light, the blade was like autumn frost, the scarlet knot was wrapped around the sword, and the tip of the sword was faintly twitching. Bright.

"This..." It is impossible for Chen Nianbai not to know this sword, she stared at the sword blankly, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Master's Han Chan Sword?"

Gu Zhen didn't deny it, but asked softly, "Do you like it?"

Chen Nianbai covered the box and handed it back, "No, no, this is Master's sword, how dare I take it..."

"It's for you." Gu Zhen put her hands behind her back, refusing to take it.

"But this is Master's sword..." Chen Nianbai repeated again blankly.

"I'm just the one who keeps it." Gu Zhen sat back on her seat, poured out the cold tea, and said softly: "The sword chooses the person, not the person chooses the sword. If you want the Han Chan Sword to obey your orders, you still need to be careful." Just work hard."

Chen Nianbai suddenly felt that the sword in his hand was too heavy to bear.

"Go back, it's getting late, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Gu Zhen's suet-like white jade skin glowed in the candlelight, and she had already issued an order to evict her.

"Okay..." Chen Nianbai replied dully, turned around and was about to leave, when suddenly he heard the person behind him speak again.

"Happy birthday, Chen Yi."

Gu Zhen's voice was clear and full of fatigue, Chen Nianbai's eyes were inexplicably covered with a thin layer of mist, she didn't dare to turn her head, she could only hold the box tightly, and whispered: "Thank you, Master. "

Gu Zhen came back, and Chen Changyin was very happy when she knew that Master was back, she leaned beside Gu Zhen and said that she missed her very much, Gu Zhen patted her head and said with a smile: "You are the only one who misses me that much."

nonsense.

Chen Nianbai thought that she had thought about it too, and even dreamed about her, but she dared not tell Gu Zhen that if Gu Zhen knew what a dream it was, she would probably not be able to stay in Nanling Mountain. .

No one knew where Gu Zhen went alone before, and no one asked. She and Elder Yu Zhu spent more and more time together, as if they were discussing something.

Once Chen Nianbai couldn't sleep at night, and when he was wearing a blanket to go outside, he happened to see Gu Zhen and Yu Zhu, they were standing in the courtyard, quietly, they should be talking in a low voice.

Chen Nianbai didn't intend to eavesdrop that time, but when she saw Gu Zhen's fair face, she couldn't help but stop, lying behind the pillar, heard Yu Zhu sigh, and asked softly: "You go to see Elder Dao Meng, she How to say."

Elder Daomeng, Chen Nianbai frowned, she had never heard of this name, could it be the elder who hid in Nanling Mountain to practice?

"She told me that time is running out." Gu Zhen seemed to be remembering, stood for a long time, and then slowly said: "The catastrophe has fallen, why don't I replace her..."

"You've done it for her once, is it possible that you want to do it for the second time?" Yu Zhu knew she would say that, and there was a hint of wetness in her eyes, "It's not worth it, Gu Zhen, just tell her..."

"No." Gu Zhen immediately shook her head, "Let me take her place."

Chen Nianbai was confused, she didn't know who the "she" the master and the elders were talking about.

Seeing Gu Zhen's resolute attitude, Yuzhu said, "Aren't you afraid of the consequences if she finds out?"

Gu Zhen seemed to have considered this question, and replied: "She hates me, and my leaving won't affect her in any way."

Yuzhu was stunned.

Perhaps Chen Nianbai felt a little guilty for eavesdropping on the master's words, she didn't listen to Gu Zhen's words, and went back to the room silently.But she still couldn't help but think, who is the "she" Elder Yuzhu and Master are talking about?

The Han Chan Sword was placed on the side of the pillow by Chen Nianbai. She quickly climbed onto the bed, spread out the quilt and lay down. For some reason, she slept with Gu Zhen's sword box in her arms these few days. She always felt at ease and slept comfortably. It didn't come true as she imagined in her dream, in fact...she thinks Gu Zhen is very good?

Woke up early the next day, Chen Nianbai rubbed his eyes while putting on his clothes, yawned, and prepared to wash up and have breakfast.

Today is a rare day off, and she wants to go to the small kitchen to make some pastries.

Just entered the small kitchen, Chen Changyin and Lu Lan were also there, they both agreed to help out today, Chen Nianbai rolled up his sleeves, and asked Chen Changyin to make the dough first, today they are going to make peach blossom cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus steamed chestnut powder cakes, Lu Lan Last night, I went to the backyard to get some peach petals and osmanthus petals and soaked them in ice water for half a night, like a thin layer of pink.

Chen Nianbai was patiently squeezing the sweet-scented osmanthus away when he suddenly heard Gu Zhen's voice from the door.

"What are you three doing?"

"Ah, Master." Chen Changyin turned his head first, showing a sweet smile: "We are making cakes with Senior Sister Nianbai."

Gu Zhen held a black folding fan in her hand, on which were inscribed a few blurred small characters with a gold pen, she looked at the three people who were busy in the kitchen, "It's good."

"Master, let's try it later." Lu Lan wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Lu Qing is going to help Elder Yun, and I won't be here until the afternoon."

Chen Changyin wiped her hands and saw that the chestnuts in the pot were almost cooked, so she picked out the big one first, and the cracked chestnuts exuded a sweet smell. She carefully peeled off the reddish-brown shell and handed it to Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Taste the chestnuts we cooked, Master, they are very sweet."

Gu Zhen took it, looked up and saw some flour on the tip of Chen Changyin's nose, she couldn't help but raised her finger, wiped it off for her, and said softly, "Look at you, you've become a little cat."

Chen Nianbai was adding firewood, when she heard this sentence, her finger was burned by an open fire, and it hurt her heart. She stood up, soaked her finger in the cold water just now, and heard Chen Changyin laugh a few times in embarrassment, "I didn't Pay attention... is it sweet, Master."

"Well, it's very sweet." Gu Zhen took a bite of a chestnut and said vaguely, "It's as sweet as a sugar man."

Sugar man, she still remembers the sugar man she bought for her.

Chen Nianbai turned his head to look at Gu Zhen secretly, seeing her gentle brows, her cheeks becoming more and more beautiful, inexplicably felt that her burned fingers were more painful.

"Senior sister, I'll take the sweet-scented osmanthus and soak them in molasses first..." Lu Lan was about to take away the sweet-scented osmanthus from Chen Nianbai's hand, when Gu Zhen saw this and stepped forward, walked to Chen Nianbai's side, and said, "Let me do it."

"How dare you ask Master to do it, I'll go..." Lu Lan wanted to refuse, but Gu Zhen took the bowl with osmanthus, "It's okay, Chen Yi will teach me."

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