Hard to be a master

When Shen Ziliu packed up his mood and returned to Lanling Pool, Guan Jingxuan had already soaked in the hot spring again, holding the glass bottle that Shen Ziliu had just left behind, pouring the liquid medicine on the back of his neck with difficulty.

Seeing this, Shen Ziliu walked quickly to Guan Jingxuan, took the glass bottle in his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Master, I'll come."

Guan Jingxuan turned to look at Shen Ziliu, and said, "Xiaoliu is back?"

"En." Shen Ziliu responded, while slowly pouring the glass bottle, and the transparent medicinal juice poured onto the back of Guan Jingxuan's neck and immediately turned into a whitish mist, sticking to his skin as if he had his own consciousness. Slow down.

In order to expose the neck, the waist-length hair was pulled forward by Guan Jingxuan, the part exposed to the water was wet on the shoulders, and the part soaked in the water spread out like water plants in the pool water, shaking gently with the shaking of the pool water As he spoke, he was faintly visible in the misty pool water, revealing some inexplicably seductive meaning.

Shen Ziliu restrained his eyes from sliding along the liquid medicine to places he shouldn't look at, but his heart was itchy.I don't know if it was because the steam from the hot spring was too hot, or because of some other reason, a thin layer of sweat soon appeared on Shen Ziliu's forehead, but his expression was calm, and he didn't lose his composure like before.

Guan Jingxuan turned his back to Shen Ziliu, not aware of his abnormality, but cared: "Xiao Liu, are you okay? Why did you suddenly have a nosebleed?"

Shen Ziliu's hands that poured the medicine paused slightly, and then returned to normal, saying: "Probably because I was greedy for some spicy food during the trial outside, and I got a little angry, which made Master worry."

Guan Jingxuan raised her eyebrows and said, "What food is so dry? You've been back for so long and you're still affected?"

It was just a random reason, Shen Ziliu naturally didn't answer, and instead said: "Master, I have something I want to tell you."

Shen Ziliu finished pouring the medicine in the bottle, put the glass bottle aside gently, knelt down on the bank, looked at Guan Jingxuan who turned around and cast a questioning look at him, and said seriously: "This disciple wants to go to Rouqing Master Ask for advice, and then retreat for a while."

Guan Jingxuan was a little surprised when he heard the words. After all, Shen Ziliu had always been very repulsed to leave his side, and he was very reluctant to go to the previous trials. This time he would take the initiative to retreat, which is really unexpected.

"Master naturally agrees with your decision very much," Guan Jingxuan said after considering, "But I'm a little curious, why Xiaoliu suddenly wants to go to retreat, and suddenly figured out that he is willing to ask Master Rou Qing for advice?"

Shen Ziliu said: "Master, don't get me wrong. This disciple doesn't want to worship Master Rouqing as a teacher. If Master Rouqing must ask his disciples to ask him to be his master before he is willing to teach him, then the disciple would rather not ask him for advice."

Guan Jingxuan sighed and said, "Why are you so stubborn, kid? You must know that even if others want to worship Rouqing as their teacher, they have no chance."

Shen Ziliu pursed his lips, and said: "Disciple, you will only have one master in this life. This is a principle that will not be shaken no matter what, and the master does not need to persuade you anymore. As for why you are going to retreat—"

Shen Ziliu paused for a moment, his eyes looking at Guan Jingxuan became a little gloomy.

"The disciple is also considered to be the best among the monks who entered Kunlun at the same time. The road to practice is very smooth, so although he didn't say it before, the disciple was actually a little complacent in his heart. Before meeting You Mingji, the disciple always felt that he Already very powerful and powerful, the matter of 'becoming stronger' is always understated, without serious thinking and hard work. The result of blind self-confidence and arrogance is that when encountering a truly powerful opponent, the disciple has no sense at all. The effort to fight back caused Master to be seriously injured."

Guan Jingxuan couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he heard this.In fact, he always knew that Shen Ziliu was somewhat proud, but firstly, he did have the capital to be proud, and secondly, before Guan Jingxuan felt that the child was still young, and building confidence was a good thing and very important, so he never said a word to hurt him.Not to mention that You Mingji's accident had nothing to do with Shen Ziliu's pride, even if there was, Guan Jingxuan felt that he had to bear greater responsibility.

Stretching out a hand from the water to lightly hold Shen Ziliu's unconsciously clenched fist, Guan Jingxuan said softly, "Don't think about it, Xiaoliu, it was an accident at all, you can only blame your own incompetence for being injured as a teacher, not Your responsibility."

Shen Ziliu frowned and said, "It's the disciple's responsibility. If the disciple didn't conceitedly think that he is omnipotent and insisted on asking Master to come to me, Master wouldn't be hurt."

Guan Jingxuan also stretched out her other hand, covering Shen Ziliu's other hand on her lap, and said with a smile, "Xiaoliu, I'm actually glad that I followed quietly at that time. If I wasn't there that day, you guys A group of young monks who haven't formed alchemy meet You Mingjiu, and they will never be able to support the stream wind. Although the teacher was seriously injured, he won the life for all of you, which is a big profit. What's more, the teacher is your Master, it is only natural to protect you."

Shen Ziliu took a deep breath, slightly loosened his clenched hands, and said slowly: "I also want to protect Master, but I am too weak now, so weak that I can't even protect myself, so I plan to retreat for a while. For a while."

What happened to You Mingjiu was like a resounding slap, which woke Shen Ziliu up.Especially after suddenly realizing his feelings for Guan Jingxuan, Shen Ziliu hated himself for being weak.Because of his weakness, he couldn't decide his own destiny. Because of his weakness, he could only watch Guan Jingxuan get hurt as a protected party. Also because of his weakness, when Guan Jingxuan was criticized, he didn't even have the qualification to stand up and speak for him.

The closest people around Guan Jingxuan - Sun Yumo, Ling Xifeng, Gu Qinglan, each of them are much stronger than him.Ling Xifeng easily killed the enemies that they could not deal with with all their efforts. Whenever Guan Jingxuan needed it, he could always give the most effective support.When everyone was helpless about Guan Jingxuan's injury, it was Sun Yumo who brought him back from the brink of death. It was also because of Sun Yumo's care over the years that Guan Jingxuan was able to escape from the world.On the surface, Gu Qinglan hated Guan Jingxuan deeply, but yesterday's attitude was clear that he wanted to protect him, and even expelled Zhao Qingzhou from the school. With Gu Qinglan's status and strength in Kunlun, if anyone still wants to trouble Guan Jingxuan in the future, he has to weigh it carefully. .

What is he doing these days?

He could only be protected by Guan Jingxuan in embarrassment, could only be forced to stay in Chang'an City to continue his trials, and could only stand silently as an unknown pawn watching the "big men" clash.

In the final analysis, it was because he was too weak.He no longer wants to experience that feeling of powerlessness and despair, so he must become stronger.