the enemy is always on the verge

Zhou Huan was locked in the room, and someone was guarding outside all day long.Before retreating, Zhou Huan gave Qi Lin a copy of the Nine Profound Heart Sutra and a key to the Library Pavilion.

Qi Lin practiced during the day every day, and in the evening, he went to Zhou Huan's door to report the results of today's practice.Although Zhou Huan, who was separated by the door, never spoke, Qi Lin still visited every day without interruption.

Zhou Huan probably didn't expect that he was imprisoned for seven years.For seven years, he was alone, reading a book and meditating every day. He couldn't even remember how long he was locked up.But there is only one thing that he will never forget, and that is Qi Lin's daily routine report.

At first, Zhou Huan felt that Qi Lin's behavior was a bit naive.But later, when Qi Lin's words became the only voice he could hear every day, Zhou Huan didn't feel it at all.Unknowingly, he began to look forward to Qi Lin's arrival, and worried that such days would not last too long.

However, he never expected that this disciple, who had just entered the sect not long ago, would treat him so sincerely.

During the day, the disciple guarding the door suddenly knocked on the door and told him that Shen Fu wanted to see him.Zhou Huan knew that he could finally go out.

The mountains and rivers outside the house can be seen from the window on weekdays, but the same scenery now makes people feel lost and in a trance.Zhou Huan couldn't help but glanced at the place where Qi Lin knelt every day, as if he could vaguely see the child kneeling upright there, patiently reporting to him the state of his practice today.

The disciple behind him stepped forward and asked, "Is the elder waiting for Junior Brother Qi?"

They have been guarding here in shifts for seven years, and they know the situation of Zhou Huan and Qi Lin very well.It's just that they don't understand what kind of heart Zhou Huan is, and he has never said a word to Qi Lin in the past seven years.

Zhou Huan snorted coldly, and walked away, "Isn't the suzerain still waiting for your return?"

"Yes..." The disciple touched his nose, obediently followed Zhou Huan and left.

It's not that Zhou Huan doesn't want to talk to Qi Lin, but he knows that he is in danger and he can't drag others down anymore.Although Qi Lin was clever and keen, he was a scheming person, and it was impossible to win against Shen Fuxin.

When Zhou Huan arrived at the main hall, Shen Fu sat on it high-spirited. When he saw him coming in, he put down the tea in his hand with a smile and greeted, "It's been a long time since I haven't seen Junior Brother. I wonder if Junior Brother's formation has progressed in the past seven years?"

The previous suzerain passed away suddenly, and only Shen Fuxin and Zhou Huan were his direct disciples. Zhou Huan followed the old suzerain since he was a child, and Shen Fuxin even brought shit and urine to him when he was young.No matter how you call this junior brother, it is not too much.

Zhou Huan looked at Shen Fuxin calmly. He always had a smile on his face, especially when facing Zhou Huan, that smile was full of the calmness of a winner, which was particularly dazzling.

Zhou Huan raised his smiling face, "Unfortunately, my brother seems to have encountered a bottleneck, and I really have no inspiration, but I have failed my brother's high expectations."

Shen Fuxin raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhou Huan playfully for a long time, and suddenly chuckled twice, "It's rare for my junior brother to have no inspiration, I thought that my junior brother's ingenuity would definitely solve the sect's major troubles, and bring me back to Yuxianmen It's the pinnacle."

Zhou Huan didn't change his expression, but his cuffed hands clenched into fists, "Senior Brother, you are joking, Junior Brother is just a little clever."

"Hey, don't say that." Shen Fuxin seemed to be in a particularly good mood, "The talent of the younger brother is obvious to all, and he has a unique vision, which is really beyond the reach of this seat. This seat has recently accepted a new student, and I just want to recommend it to you." .”

Zhou Huan didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Shen Fuxin's gourd, so he stood still and watched a disciple come out from behind the screen.He was young and looked very delicate. The first time Zhou Huan saw him, he thought of Qi Lin. There was no other reason, but because the child was thin and stubborn, he was the same as when he picked him up at the mountain gate. Qi Lin is exactly the same.

Shen Fu smiled heartily, "This kid is called Yu Jingming. I think he has good aptitude, and he should be worthy of being a good teacher like a younger brother."

The child immediately knelt down, "Jingming has seen Master."

Zhou Huan looked at him and then at Shen Fuxin, "All the disciples under the junior disciple's school are stupid, which has made me very worried. I'm afraid it will be difficult to teach this child well, and it will delay others instead."

Shen Fuxin smiled slightly, "Junior Brother is too modest, the disciple you have taught, we can't find another one in Yuxian Sect."

Zhou Huan's heart skipped a beat. There were obviously many disciples under his sect, but for some reason, his intuition at this moment was Qi Lin.

He hasn't gone out for a long time, so he doesn't know what's going on outside.And Qi Lin happened to report on time every day, which gave him an illusion that everything was peaceful. Thinking about it now, the Yuxianmen has always had dark waves, how could there be seven years of peace?

Shen Fuxin didn't say anything else, but let Zhou Huan go back to think about it, and before leaving, he let go, "Since the younger brother has no inspiration, why don't you just walk around outside first, I'm afraid it will be difficult to broaden your mind if you are always bored in the room."

With a few words, he was allowed to come out.

Qi Lin didn't know the news of Zhou Huan's coming out until he finished practicing, and immediately ran back to Zhou Huan's residence happily, but just passed through the arch when he heard two disciples talking in low voices.

"I heard that the master is going to accept disciples again, and this time he is also a miscellaneous spirit root."

"Don't say that, maybe, like Junior Brother Qi, he is the body of a god? You will feel better then!"

In the past seven years, Qi Lin's cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds. At this time, he is already in the middle stage of the golden core, and no monks can match such a cultivation speed.It wasn't until this time that Qi Lin's unique talent was exposed. He was actually the legendary body of the Heavenly Venerable, with the talent to surpass all living beings.

Qi Lin's body trembled, and he rushed over to grab the disciple, "What did you say? Master wants to accept disciples?!"

This kind of anger came almost inexplicably, but Qi Lin couldn't control it at all. He waited for Zhou Huan for seven years, but Zhou Huan had just left the seclusion and wanted to accept other people as disciples. How could he bear it?Qi Lin could only feel his blood surging, wishing he could rush to the main hall right now, and beat the person who dared to rob him of his master to death with one punch!

The two disciples were startled by him, and they didn't say anything for a long time. Qi Lin couldn't wait, so he turned around and ran to see Zhou Huan.

Zhou Huan was talking to several disciples when Qi Lin rushed over suddenly, "Master!"

After Qi Lin shouted, he saw that Zhou Huan's original smile gradually faded, and when he faced him, it was already icy cold.

Qi Lin's heart suddenly turned cold, as if his anger was poured down by a bucket of ice in an instant, he immediately knelt down and said in a low voice, "I have seen Master from afar."

Zhou Huan stared at the top of Qi Lin's head, his gaze changed slightly.He already knew what Shen Fuxin meant, but he didn't expect that what he said indiscriminately back then has now become a fact, Qi Lin is really the body of a god.

Shen Fuxin was already angered by his own research of formations that could help the Tiansuo Bridge to operate. Now that Qi Lin has been tested to be the body of the Celestial Venerable, if he does not accept that Yu Jingming as his apprentice, the future of the two of them will probably be even more difficult.

Zhou Huan sighed softly, "You are here."

This sigh brought some helplessness, and Qi Lin suddenly felt that Zhou Huan still cared about him, but he was just angry that he didn't come back sooner.

So Qi Lin immediately said, "Yuanzhi heard that Master is going to accept disciples, may I ask if it is true?"

Zhou Huan nodded, "It's true."

But seeing Qi Lin's eyes burning red, he gritted his teeth and said, "Impossible! Yuan Zhi disagrees!"

Zhou Huan frowned, he always hated being restrained, and Shen Fuxin had violated his taboo, which made him feel bad.But I didn't expect to go back to Baiye Mountain, even this kid came to find him bad luck, but he was just a disciple, and he was going to accept it today!

"What kind of status are you? You also want to influence my decision? It seems that you have really become the body of the Celestial Venerable, and even I, the master, don't pay attention to it!"

Qi Lin's heart trembled, and he moved forward to Zhou Huan's feet, "Yuanzhi dare not, but Yuanzhi will never let Master accept others as disciples."

Zhou Huan sneered, "Oh, so I, Zhou Huan, can no longer accept disciples in this life? I, Baiye Mountain, will never accept any new disciples from now on?"

Qi Lin pursed his lips, he knew what Zhou Huan said was right, and his request was unreasonable.But when he thought of Zhou Huan's careful teaching and gentle treatment after he entered the mountain, he could no longer tolerate others to enjoy this honor.

Qi Lin raised his head, his gaze was burning, "Yuanzhi is willing to stay with Master for the rest of his life. Master can live without disciples, but Yuanzhi can't live without Master."

Zhou Huan only felt that these words were very familiar, and Qi Lin's gaze reminded him of the child kneeling on the ground begging for him when he was imprisoned seven years ago.

Zhou Huan's tone softened a bit, "Just because I have taken in a disciple, doesn't mean I will leave you alone."

Unexpectedly, Qi Lin's attitude was firm, "It's not too far away!"

Zhou Huan was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked Qi Lin's shoulder. Qi Lin rolled on the ground twice and then knelt down, "If Master has resentment in his heart, he can let Master vent it if he is far away, but he will never let it go if he is far away." Will allow Master to accept other people as disciples!"

Several disciples around were puzzled, and couldn't figure out why Qi Lin was so stubborn in this matter because he usually kept silent and obeyed Zhou Huan's orders.

Seeing his entangled appearance, Zhou Huan trembled with anger, "Come here! Hang him up!"

The disciples took out the fairy rope, tied Qi Lin's legs and hung him upside down on the gatepost of the training ground.Zhou Huan moved a chair and sat in front of Qi Lin, holding a bowl of tea in his hand.Qi Lin, on the other hand, burned red in the sun.

Even if he is already a monk at the golden core stage, it is not a pleasant thing to be hung upside down under the sun like this, with his blood flowing backwards.

Zhou Huan also calmed down a lot, crossed his legs and raised his lips, "As long as you let go, I will let you down."

Unexpectedly, Qi Lin also laughed, "If you can look at Master here, what's the matter if you are hung here all the time?"

"Hmph! Then hang on here!" Zhou Huan got up and left, walked a few steps, paused, but turned back.

Qi Lin's eyes lit up, thinking that he had changed his mind.In the end, Zhou Huan just picked up the chair, "I'll get the chair."

Nonsense, at least he is an elder, what kind of chair should he take?

Seeing Qi Lin's eyes darken, Zhou Huan felt relieved and walked away.

Qi Lin hanged himself like this for three days, he didn't sleep or stop dripping water, but he refused to say a single word.Zhou Huan sent people to guard there every day, for fear that when he figured it out, there would be no one around him to send a message to him, but now it seems that it is redundant.

Qi Lin could still bear it, but Zhou Huan couldn't sit still.When he ran to the martial arts training ground, Qi Lin was closing his eyes, but he didn't open them when he saw him coming.

"How are you thinking?" Zhou Huan asked.

"Yuan Zhi understands." Qi Lin said quietly.

Zhou Huan was overjoyed, "Why did you have to suffer so much when you did this early on?"

Qi Lin suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes suddenly hit Zhou Huan's, "Master gave the disciple a name and taught him that if he wants to cultivate the Tao, he must restrain his emotions and desires. Be respectful and stay away."

Zhou Huan didn't understand why Qi Lin suddenly said this, but he seemed to be fixed by those eyes, and the strong sense of oppression made him unable to look away.

"But Yuanzhi now understands that Yuanzhi will never be able to do what Master said. Yuanzhi can't bear the position of other people in Master's eyes and heart. What Yuanzhi has been looking forward to day and night for seven years has never been this."

Zhou Huan was startled, and fled in a hurry under Qi Lin's scorching gaze.