Raiders White Moonlight Master
Chapter 67 I'm Blind
Amidst the ice and snow, a thin figure in a snow-white jacket hides in the peach grove.Peach petals were shaken from the branches by the spiritual power flowing around, and covered the head of the person one after another.
"So hungry."
Whispers sounded, and one hand stroked the ground, except for the snow, only flower petals remained.Under extreme hunger, the man stuffed peach petals into his mouth and chewed. As soon as the crimson petals entered his mouth, there was a cold winter fragrance, and his body became colder.
Blue hair was draped randomly behind her, and it was pitch black in front of her eyes. She didn't speak for a long time, and Shen Baixing continued intermittently: "It's... so dark, there's no moon."
The subtle voice was heard, Shan Yuan believed that someone had kidnapped his master, and was about to raise his sword to slash someone, when suddenly he stopped, his scarlet eyes rolled, Shan Yuan looked for the sound and left.
Under the moonlit night, a man was squatting under a tree with his back to him, his shoulders were moving and he didn't know what he was doing.The Poyan sword was released from his hand, and fell into the snow with a clang. Shan Yuan seemed to have been tried with a holding spell. He stood where he was, looking at Shen Baixing in disbelief.Master, his master... finally woke up.
"Who?" Shen Baixing turned his head when he heard the sound, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything, his light brown eyes wandered aimlessly.
The face that was still sleeping just now came alive at this moment, great joy mixed with bitterness rampaged in Shan Yuan's body, his eyes suddenly became sore and red.The weight under his feet seems to be heavier than a thousand catties, and although the distance is only a few steps, Shan Yuan feels that four seasons have passed.
The corners of his eyes were wet, and Shan Yuan thought that he must be extremely embarrassed, and he wanted to preach again after being seen by his master.
Thousands of words were stuck in the throat, and finally turned into a "Master" on the lips.Shan Yuan approached cautiously, knelt on the snow with both knees, and touched Shen Baixing's cheek with one hand.
Sleeping for too long is the simplest movement, Shen Baixing couldn't do it smoothly, "Who is it?"
"Master, your eyes..." Shan Yuan stretched out his five fingers and waved in front of Shen Baixing's eyes, but there was no reaction at all from those clear eyes.
The title of Master revived Shen Baixing's stagnant memory. He frowned and thought, and it took him a long time to realize, "So it's my apprentice."
At this moment, a ball of snow-white rushed out of the Feihua Temple, followed by young birds flying stumblingly with fluttering wings.The fiery red fur ball sensed the difference in the master's breath, excitedly chirped and chirped non-stop, and struggled to nest on Shen Baixing's body.
The lion cat's hair was disheveled in the wind, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai woke up...the cat is expected to turn around!"
Shan Yuan didn't like others to touch Shen Baixing, so he picked up Shen Baixing who was squatting on the ground, and walked towards Feihua Palace's bedroom.Lion Cat and Phoenix fell behind, and were shut outside with the bang of the door.
Putting his arms around his apprentice's neck, Shen Baixing asked doubtfully, "It's so dark, why don't you light the lamp?"
"There are... no more candles in the room, disciple will go buy them tomorrow."
Putting him on the bed, Shen Baixing grabbed Shan Yuan's clothes and whispered, "I'm hungry."
Shan Yuan once thought about the first scene when Shen Baixing woke up. He misbehaved in the secret realm and was rejected by his master. Whether he died under the sword of the master or was expelled from the master's school, Shan Yuan was not surprised.But he didn't expect that although Shen Baixing was awake, he lost both eyes, let alone that the eyes were blinded because of him.
Guilt and self-reproach dragged Shan Yuan into the endless seabed, the candles in the room turned on without wind, and a vague shadow suddenly appeared on Shan Yuan's body.A strange tone came out, as if two people were talking, but it was much lighter, "The disciple will do it right away."
Shen Bai, whose mind was confused, didn't notice anything unusual about his apprentice, and quietly leaned on the pillow and waited for his meal.
Outside the Feihua Hall, Wen Zhen was dressed in a navy blue robe, followed by Bai Chang and Ah Shui.He watched Shan Yuan pick it up from the icy steps, put his hands behind his back, looked at Shan Yuan's condition carefully, and said, "Have you recovered from the illness?"
Shan Yuan turned his eyes coldly, and when he saw Ah Shui's face like a spring flower, he unconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword with five fingers, and the Po Yan sword slid out a little with a clang.
The undisguised killing intent makes Ah Shui hide behind Wenzhen.
"Don't be foolish." Wen Zhen glanced at Shan Yuan's hand holding the sword, and said calmly, "Although you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, there are still me and my junior brother in the Lingyun Sect. Before you kill someone, you must use your brain."
The crimson in Shan Yuan's eyes gradually disappeared, and the phantom on his body retracted peacefully, and he walked towards the kitchen without saying a word.
Washing and chopping vegetables, burning them and starting a pot, Shan Yuan did it with ease.The three people who came with them smelled the natural fragrance of the food, Wen Zhen was not tempted, Bai Chang was expressionless, only Ah Shui swallowed his saliva.
"In the middle of the night, who do you cook for?"
After all, it seemed to realize something.Wen Zhen paused as he stroked his beard, and Bai Chang hesitantly said, "You've already had a bigu, and you haven't eaten a single grain of millet in the past ten years. Could it be for..."
Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew from beside Bai Chang.
A yellow figure flashed out from the kitchen and went straight to the bedroom.Ah Shui moved quickly, but Shan Yuan moved faster than him, and saw the Poyan Sword flashing coldly down in the air, sticking to Ah Shui's toes and thrusting into the floor, forcibly blocking the opponent.
Under the moonlit night, the woman in the yellow shirt had no intention of retreating, she stared at Shan Yuan with piercing eyes, and asked, "Are you awake, sir?"
"None of your business."
"So, Mr. really woke up, you have occupied him for ten years, please let me meet."
Shan Yuan pulled out the Poyan sword from the ground, and a phantom suddenly appeared behind him, both eyes were stained red.The black mist was mixed with red, Shan Yuan raised the corners of his lips, and the spell on the Poyan sword was lifted into the air, forming a triangle to surround Ah Shui.He is like an enraged beast, ready to go and think about where to bite the enemy.
"No, brother Shan is going to go crazy after being stimulated, Ah Shui back down!"
With a slash of thunder, he swung down with enough force to kill Ah Shui on the spot.
boom--
At the critical moment, Wen Zhen stood in front of Ah Shui and caught Po Yan's sword from the air.The head teacher of Lingyun Sect flicked his index finger and knocked off the long sword above his head with the force of an avalanche. He watched Shan Yuan take a few steps back with anger on his face, and said, "I really thought that my junior and I would take care of that man. In order to save face, I have tolerated it again and again, so I dare not kill you?"
"Master, calm down. Brother Shan has become like this because of the demons. The most urgent thing is to see how Cultivator Shen is doing?"
boom!
The sound of objects falling to the ground came from inside the room, and Shan Yuan suddenly woke up, all the phantoms disappeared.He plunged into the dormitory, picked up Shen Baixing who had fallen from the bed, and said as if coaxing a child: "The meal hasn't been cooked yet, Master, take some medicine to replenish qi and blood first."
The black pill was handed to Shen Baixing's mouth, "Is it sweet?"
"Sweet."
Only then did Shen Baixing open his mouth to swallow the elixir, and he asked while eating, "I heard a dispute outside just now, did someone come?"
"No……"
"gentlemen!"
"Master Shen."
"Xianjun is awake, do you feel unwell? If you feel unwell, you must tell me in time, and my junior brother and I will do our best to help."
Headed by Wen Zhen, the three of them quickly got into the Feihua Hall, and when they saw Shen Baixing staring at them with open eyes, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Ah Shui's face was filled with uncontrollable joy, if it wasn't for Bai Chang's pull, he would have rushed over regardless of the danger of being hacked to death by Shan Yuan.She choked up and said, "It's been ten years, and the husband finally woke up. If he doesn't wake up again, Ah Shui will become an old girl, and then he won't be able to marry the husband."
Shan Yuan: "Master is mine, I don't care about you at all, get out of here."
Bai Chang: "...Junior Sister, speak carefully."
Wen Zhen coughed, "Your master has always been obsessed with alchemy and has no time to discipline you. Since I am your uncle, I can't bear the title for nothing. You violated the school's rules and will be locked up for seven days from tomorrow."
"Ah Shui refuses to accept it. There is nothing in the family rules that I cannot show love to my husband."
Wen Zhen slapped the table with a slap, "Presumptuous! Who told you this, you don't have to wear the Zongmen school uniform! Contrary to the uncle, plus seven days of confinement. Bai Chang, take your junior sister back to Huayu Peak, day and night Keep a tight watch lest she escape."
"Yes."
Shan Yuan watched Ah Shui being escorted away by Bai Chang, and said coldly, "You are helping her."
"how you said that?"
"Ah Shui is grounded to prevent her from running to me, is it to prevent me from killing her?"
The grievances between people are the most difficult ones, Wenzhen is already at his wits' end when dealing with sect affairs, that's all he can do for Ah Shui, "Tomorrow I will ask Dan Feng to diagnose the pulse."
"Thank you."
"It's rare to hear you say thank you." Before leaving, Wen Zhen originally wanted to say take good care of Shen Baixing.But after thinking about it, during the ten years of Shen Baixing's coma, Shan Yuan seemed to have lost his soul, living alone in Luoxue Peak and dealing with no one, so he would naturally think of Shen Baixing wholeheartedly, so he should stop talking nonsense.
Under the moon, the peach forest is quiet and silent, and the plain white snow covers the sky and covers the sky.The window was not closed properly, a few snowflakes got in through the gap, and melted in the bedroom with a few crimson flakes.
When the sound of people left, Shen Baixing lifted the quilt, he groped to put on his shoes, and walked slowly to the window lattice along the direction of the wind.Pushing open the window with your fingers, the wind and snow rushed in instantly, and the corners of the blue silk clothes flew up.
The peach blossoms blew onto his face with the wind, Shen Baixing stretched out his hand out of the window to catch Baixue's peach petals, there was a smile in his eyes, but this smile gradually disappeared with the passage of time.
"Master, it's cold outside." Shan Yuan hurried over with the food, closed the window completely, and carried Shen Baixing back to the bed with ease.
Spiritual power poured into Shen Baixing's body along his back, warming his cold hands and feet.The chicken shredded peach blossom porridge in the glazed bowl was at the right temperature, and Shan Yuan fed it to Shen Baixing's mouth.
Lips squeezed the petals and meat porridge into his throat together, his eyelashes trembled in the brightly lit room, Shen Baixing turned his head to avoid the spoon in his mouth.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"The lights are on in the room, but I can't see them for the teacher, right?"
"……Yes."
Amid the sound of candles popping, Shen Baixing sighed softly: "I'm blind as a teacher, I have to feed my apprentice even when I eat."
Shan Yuan couldn't see that the master was showing a little bit of loneliness, he quickly put down the porridge bowl, wrapped his arms around the master's body, and rubbed him in his arms.The scent on Master's body calmed Shan Yuan a little, "It's okay, this disciple will cure you."
Shen Baixing laughed it off, and slapped his apprentice on the back, "Okay, the porridge will be cold if you carry it on." Although I didn't recall all the memories of ten years ago, I just told him that these blind eyes would not be cured easily .
The man who had just recovered from a serious illness was in poor health. After drinking the porridge, Shen Baixing threw Shan Yuan out to sleep alone.
In the second half of the night, the wind outside Feihua Hall became more severe, as if ghosts were crying and wolves were howling.Shan Yuan sat on the steps of the sleeping hall, his body was covered with snow, and his eyes were brilliant.He waved his hand towards the sky lightly, and the transparent barrier covered the palace, blocking all noises.Guessing that it was almost time, he got up and patted the white snow off his clothes, and pushed open the hall door.
The quilt was lifted by his big hands, and Shan Yuan hugged the sleeping Shen Baixing from behind. He rubbed his lips behind the ears and neck of the other party, and his breathing gradually became heavy.
The charming whispers slipped out of the window and door, and were completely blown away by the wind.
"So hungry."
Whispers sounded, and one hand stroked the ground, except for the snow, only flower petals remained.Under extreme hunger, the man stuffed peach petals into his mouth and chewed. As soon as the crimson petals entered his mouth, there was a cold winter fragrance, and his body became colder.
Blue hair was draped randomly behind her, and it was pitch black in front of her eyes. She didn't speak for a long time, and Shen Baixing continued intermittently: "It's... so dark, there's no moon."
The subtle voice was heard, Shan Yuan believed that someone had kidnapped his master, and was about to raise his sword to slash someone, when suddenly he stopped, his scarlet eyes rolled, Shan Yuan looked for the sound and left.
Under the moonlit night, a man was squatting under a tree with his back to him, his shoulders were moving and he didn't know what he was doing.The Poyan sword was released from his hand, and fell into the snow with a clang. Shan Yuan seemed to have been tried with a holding spell. He stood where he was, looking at Shen Baixing in disbelief.Master, his master... finally woke up.
"Who?" Shen Baixing turned his head when he heard the sound, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything, his light brown eyes wandered aimlessly.
The face that was still sleeping just now came alive at this moment, great joy mixed with bitterness rampaged in Shan Yuan's body, his eyes suddenly became sore and red.The weight under his feet seems to be heavier than a thousand catties, and although the distance is only a few steps, Shan Yuan feels that four seasons have passed.
The corners of his eyes were wet, and Shan Yuan thought that he must be extremely embarrassed, and he wanted to preach again after being seen by his master.
Thousands of words were stuck in the throat, and finally turned into a "Master" on the lips.Shan Yuan approached cautiously, knelt on the snow with both knees, and touched Shen Baixing's cheek with one hand.
Sleeping for too long is the simplest movement, Shen Baixing couldn't do it smoothly, "Who is it?"
"Master, your eyes..." Shan Yuan stretched out his five fingers and waved in front of Shen Baixing's eyes, but there was no reaction at all from those clear eyes.
The title of Master revived Shen Baixing's stagnant memory. He frowned and thought, and it took him a long time to realize, "So it's my apprentice."
At this moment, a ball of snow-white rushed out of the Feihua Temple, followed by young birds flying stumblingly with fluttering wings.The fiery red fur ball sensed the difference in the master's breath, excitedly chirped and chirped non-stop, and struggled to nest on Shen Baixing's body.
The lion cat's hair was disheveled in the wind, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai woke up...the cat is expected to turn around!"
Shan Yuan didn't like others to touch Shen Baixing, so he picked up Shen Baixing who was squatting on the ground, and walked towards Feihua Palace's bedroom.Lion Cat and Phoenix fell behind, and were shut outside with the bang of the door.
Putting his arms around his apprentice's neck, Shen Baixing asked doubtfully, "It's so dark, why don't you light the lamp?"
"There are... no more candles in the room, disciple will go buy them tomorrow."
Putting him on the bed, Shen Baixing grabbed Shan Yuan's clothes and whispered, "I'm hungry."
Shan Yuan once thought about the first scene when Shen Baixing woke up. He misbehaved in the secret realm and was rejected by his master. Whether he died under the sword of the master or was expelled from the master's school, Shan Yuan was not surprised.But he didn't expect that although Shen Baixing was awake, he lost both eyes, let alone that the eyes were blinded because of him.
Guilt and self-reproach dragged Shan Yuan into the endless seabed, the candles in the room turned on without wind, and a vague shadow suddenly appeared on Shan Yuan's body.A strange tone came out, as if two people were talking, but it was much lighter, "The disciple will do it right away."
Shen Bai, whose mind was confused, didn't notice anything unusual about his apprentice, and quietly leaned on the pillow and waited for his meal.
Outside the Feihua Hall, Wen Zhen was dressed in a navy blue robe, followed by Bai Chang and Ah Shui.He watched Shan Yuan pick it up from the icy steps, put his hands behind his back, looked at Shan Yuan's condition carefully, and said, "Have you recovered from the illness?"
Shan Yuan turned his eyes coldly, and when he saw Ah Shui's face like a spring flower, he unconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword with five fingers, and the Po Yan sword slid out a little with a clang.
The undisguised killing intent makes Ah Shui hide behind Wenzhen.
"Don't be foolish." Wen Zhen glanced at Shan Yuan's hand holding the sword, and said calmly, "Although you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, there are still me and my junior brother in the Lingyun Sect. Before you kill someone, you must use your brain."
The crimson in Shan Yuan's eyes gradually disappeared, and the phantom on his body retracted peacefully, and he walked towards the kitchen without saying a word.
Washing and chopping vegetables, burning them and starting a pot, Shan Yuan did it with ease.The three people who came with them smelled the natural fragrance of the food, Wen Zhen was not tempted, Bai Chang was expressionless, only Ah Shui swallowed his saliva.
"In the middle of the night, who do you cook for?"
After all, it seemed to realize something.Wen Zhen paused as he stroked his beard, and Bai Chang hesitantly said, "You've already had a bigu, and you haven't eaten a single grain of millet in the past ten years. Could it be for..."
Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew from beside Bai Chang.
A yellow figure flashed out from the kitchen and went straight to the bedroom.Ah Shui moved quickly, but Shan Yuan moved faster than him, and saw the Poyan Sword flashing coldly down in the air, sticking to Ah Shui's toes and thrusting into the floor, forcibly blocking the opponent.
Under the moonlit night, the woman in the yellow shirt had no intention of retreating, she stared at Shan Yuan with piercing eyes, and asked, "Are you awake, sir?"
"None of your business."
"So, Mr. really woke up, you have occupied him for ten years, please let me meet."
Shan Yuan pulled out the Poyan sword from the ground, and a phantom suddenly appeared behind him, both eyes were stained red.The black mist was mixed with red, Shan Yuan raised the corners of his lips, and the spell on the Poyan sword was lifted into the air, forming a triangle to surround Ah Shui.He is like an enraged beast, ready to go and think about where to bite the enemy.
"No, brother Shan is going to go crazy after being stimulated, Ah Shui back down!"
With a slash of thunder, he swung down with enough force to kill Ah Shui on the spot.
boom--
At the critical moment, Wen Zhen stood in front of Ah Shui and caught Po Yan's sword from the air.The head teacher of Lingyun Sect flicked his index finger and knocked off the long sword above his head with the force of an avalanche. He watched Shan Yuan take a few steps back with anger on his face, and said, "I really thought that my junior and I would take care of that man. In order to save face, I have tolerated it again and again, so I dare not kill you?"
"Master, calm down. Brother Shan has become like this because of the demons. The most urgent thing is to see how Cultivator Shen is doing?"
boom!
The sound of objects falling to the ground came from inside the room, and Shan Yuan suddenly woke up, all the phantoms disappeared.He plunged into the dormitory, picked up Shen Baixing who had fallen from the bed, and said as if coaxing a child: "The meal hasn't been cooked yet, Master, take some medicine to replenish qi and blood first."
The black pill was handed to Shen Baixing's mouth, "Is it sweet?"
"Sweet."
Only then did Shen Baixing open his mouth to swallow the elixir, and he asked while eating, "I heard a dispute outside just now, did someone come?"
"No……"
"gentlemen!"
"Master Shen."
"Xianjun is awake, do you feel unwell? If you feel unwell, you must tell me in time, and my junior brother and I will do our best to help."
Headed by Wen Zhen, the three of them quickly got into the Feihua Hall, and when they saw Shen Baixing staring at them with open eyes, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Ah Shui's face was filled with uncontrollable joy, if it wasn't for Bai Chang's pull, he would have rushed over regardless of the danger of being hacked to death by Shan Yuan.She choked up and said, "It's been ten years, and the husband finally woke up. If he doesn't wake up again, Ah Shui will become an old girl, and then he won't be able to marry the husband."
Shan Yuan: "Master is mine, I don't care about you at all, get out of here."
Bai Chang: "...Junior Sister, speak carefully."
Wen Zhen coughed, "Your master has always been obsessed with alchemy and has no time to discipline you. Since I am your uncle, I can't bear the title for nothing. You violated the school's rules and will be locked up for seven days from tomorrow."
"Ah Shui refuses to accept it. There is nothing in the family rules that I cannot show love to my husband."
Wen Zhen slapped the table with a slap, "Presumptuous! Who told you this, you don't have to wear the Zongmen school uniform! Contrary to the uncle, plus seven days of confinement. Bai Chang, take your junior sister back to Huayu Peak, day and night Keep a tight watch lest she escape."
"Yes."
Shan Yuan watched Ah Shui being escorted away by Bai Chang, and said coldly, "You are helping her."
"how you said that?"
"Ah Shui is grounded to prevent her from running to me, is it to prevent me from killing her?"
The grievances between people are the most difficult ones, Wenzhen is already at his wits' end when dealing with sect affairs, that's all he can do for Ah Shui, "Tomorrow I will ask Dan Feng to diagnose the pulse."
"Thank you."
"It's rare to hear you say thank you." Before leaving, Wen Zhen originally wanted to say take good care of Shen Baixing.But after thinking about it, during the ten years of Shen Baixing's coma, Shan Yuan seemed to have lost his soul, living alone in Luoxue Peak and dealing with no one, so he would naturally think of Shen Baixing wholeheartedly, so he should stop talking nonsense.
Under the moon, the peach forest is quiet and silent, and the plain white snow covers the sky and covers the sky.The window was not closed properly, a few snowflakes got in through the gap, and melted in the bedroom with a few crimson flakes.
When the sound of people left, Shen Baixing lifted the quilt, he groped to put on his shoes, and walked slowly to the window lattice along the direction of the wind.Pushing open the window with your fingers, the wind and snow rushed in instantly, and the corners of the blue silk clothes flew up.
The peach blossoms blew onto his face with the wind, Shen Baixing stretched out his hand out of the window to catch Baixue's peach petals, there was a smile in his eyes, but this smile gradually disappeared with the passage of time.
"Master, it's cold outside." Shan Yuan hurried over with the food, closed the window completely, and carried Shen Baixing back to the bed with ease.
Spiritual power poured into Shen Baixing's body along his back, warming his cold hands and feet.The chicken shredded peach blossom porridge in the glazed bowl was at the right temperature, and Shan Yuan fed it to Shen Baixing's mouth.
Lips squeezed the petals and meat porridge into his throat together, his eyelashes trembled in the brightly lit room, Shen Baixing turned his head to avoid the spoon in his mouth.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"The lights are on in the room, but I can't see them for the teacher, right?"
"……Yes."
Amid the sound of candles popping, Shen Baixing sighed softly: "I'm blind as a teacher, I have to feed my apprentice even when I eat."
Shan Yuan couldn't see that the master was showing a little bit of loneliness, he quickly put down the porridge bowl, wrapped his arms around the master's body, and rubbed him in his arms.The scent on Master's body calmed Shan Yuan a little, "It's okay, this disciple will cure you."
Shen Baixing laughed it off, and slapped his apprentice on the back, "Okay, the porridge will be cold if you carry it on." Although I didn't recall all the memories of ten years ago, I just told him that these blind eyes would not be cured easily .
The man who had just recovered from a serious illness was in poor health. After drinking the porridge, Shen Baixing threw Shan Yuan out to sleep alone.
In the second half of the night, the wind outside Feihua Hall became more severe, as if ghosts were crying and wolves were howling.Shan Yuan sat on the steps of the sleeping hall, his body was covered with snow, and his eyes were brilliant.He waved his hand towards the sky lightly, and the transparent barrier covered the palace, blocking all noises.Guessing that it was almost time, he got up and patted the white snow off his clothes, and pushed open the hall door.
The quilt was lifted by his big hands, and Shan Yuan hugged the sleeping Shen Baixing from behind. He rubbed his lips behind the ears and neck of the other party, and his breathing gradually became heavy.
The charming whispers slipped out of the window and door, and were completely blown away by the wind.
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