Salted fish master was forced to accept disciples

"City Lord! It's not good! The spirit stone has been stolen!"

"...Oh?" Nangong Zhentian slowly turned his head away, not only did he not feel angry, but instead showed interest, "Who stole the spirit stone?"

"Go back to the city master." The dark guard hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems...it is Luomen master. We saw him come out with the young master, and then the spirit stone in the room disappeared."

Nangong Zhentian narrowed his eyes slightly, then sneered, "It turned out to be him."

Luo Tianchen has been against them for the past two years, as if he was a different person, he changed his previous attitude towards the mermaids, and advocated peaceful coexistence with the mermaids. He also came to steal the spirit stone for the sake of the merman.

Yang Ganfeng stood next to him, showing a thoughtful look, and asked the hidden guard, "Have you exposed?"

The dark guard shook his head, "We have been hiding in the dark according to the order of the city lord, just to see who took the spirit stone away and didn't come out to stop it."

"Why is the young sect master there?"

"The young master went to store things in the Treasure Pavilion. When passing by the utility room, he seemed to hear something strange inside, so he opened the door and walked in."

Nangong Zhentian sneered, "Ms. Ajing's benevolence, even if she saw Luo Tianchen inside, she would not expose him."

Yang Ganfeng nodded, and waved his hands to make the dark guard retreat.

Nangong Zhentian and Yang Ganfeng were silent for a while, Nangong Zhentian stood with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the window and said quietly: "The Lord of the Mermaids has appeared."

Yang Ganfeng smiled inscrutably, cupped his hands and said: "It's still the master of the city, it's really wonderful to lure the king into the urn, I didn't expect that there really is a mermaid master in this world."

Nangong Zhentian narrowed his eyes lightly, "As long as the spirit stone is in my hands, the Lord of the Mermaids will definitely take the bait, he has no choice."

During the time he was with Shui Qingcheng, he had already found out all the secrets of the Merman, so he naturally knew the function of the spirit stone.

He chuckled, "The merman master can sense the existence of the spirit stone, no matter how secretive we are to hide the spirit stone, it won't help. If that's the case, let them steal it."

Yang Ganfeng murmured: "Who does the city lord think the merman master is?"

Nangong Zhentian thought for a while with a gloomy expression, and said two words lightly, "Jiu Ling."

Luo Tianchen is a human race, so he cannot be the master of the mermaids. Looking at the entire Xishui City, the only person who can make Luo Tianchen come to steal the spirit stone regardless of danger is his good apprentice Jiuling.

Yang Ganfeng thought of Jiu Ling's charming face, and nodded without hesitation. Only the Lord of the Mermaids was worthy of such an outstanding face.

"What should we do now?" Yang Ganfeng didn't like Jiu Ling at first, but now that he knew that he was the master of the mermaids, he wanted to get rid of him quickly.

"Follow the plan." Nangong Zhentian's voice did not fluctuate.

"But... if Jiuling is the master of the mermaids, then he is the son of Shui Qingcheng, and you..." Yang Ganfeng hesitated, looking at Nangong Zhentian hesitantly.

Jiuling is the son of Nangong Zhentian, and he is worried that one day Nangong Zhentian will seek revenge on him if he regrets it.

Nangong Zhentian snorted lightly, without any emotion in his voice, "So what about my son? I was able to kill him once back then, and now I can kill him a second time. When he is no longer useful, I will do it myself."

Yang Ganfeng smiled sideways, Nangong Zhentian has been pretending to be an elegant gentleman all these years, he almost forgot that Nangong Zhentian is a more ruthless person than him, otherwise he would not be willing to be subdued by Nangong all these years Under the sky.

The two looked at each other and smiled coldly. As the saying goes, no poison is not a husband. As long as they can firmly control the human race and the mermaid race, the wealth and fortune are not all theirs, so what is a son? Woolen cloth.

Nangong Zhentian said softly: "Luo Tianxiao prides himself on protecting the Merman, this time I want to see who he will choose between himself and harming the Merman."

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Xitao and Jiuling stayed at Nangong's house for a few more days, so as not to cause suspicion if she left too soon. During this period, Nangong's mansion was calm, and it seemed that no spirit stone was missing at all.

Xi Tao didn't think much about it. After all, there were a lot of sundries in that room, and a small spirit stone was really inconspicuous. It wouldn't be surprising if they didn't find it.

Xitao has already put the spirit stone into the white crane ring in his hand, except him, only Xuan Xinghe can open it, so no one can find that the spirit stone is in his hand.

He stayed in Nangong Mansion with peace of mind, not at all afraid that other people would find the spirit stone on him.

When everyone learned that Luo Tianchen's only apprentice only played three rounds and lost, they couldn't help laughing behind their backs. They thought that Jiu Ling was so powerful, but it turned out he was just a drunkard.

Both Xitao and Jiuling didn't take it seriously. Xitao didn't care about being ridiculed by others, but Jiuling not only didn't care, but also took advantage of it. He pretended to be hurt and sad, and took this opportunity to act like a baby to Xitao. These days, Xitao depends on him for almost everything.

Every time Xitao came to Nangong's house, she couldn't help thinking of Jiuling's life experience, and her attitude towards Jiuling would be softer than usual. Jiuling knew this well and took the opportunity to show weakness. Xitao had nothing to do with him.

When the game was about to end, Xitao found a random reason and left early with Jiuling and Yu Qiqi. He was worried that if he stayed at Nangong's house any longer, his apprentice's young heart would be hurt. The power of the deep sea may awaken at any time, once awakened at Nangong's house, it will be very inconvenient, so he left in a hurry.

When they were leaving, Li Jinrui came to see them off, his eyes almost grew on Yu Qiqi's body, and his face was full of reluctance.

These days, he and Yu Qiqi are almost inseparable. The two are talking and laughing, and they are very familiar with each other. Although Yu Qiqi doesn't like Li Jinrui, he obviously doesn't hate him.

Seeing Li Jinrui's reluctant eyes, Xi Tao couldn't help feeling anxious for his apprentice. He nudged his apprentice lightly and reminded him, "Ling'er, don't you think Qiqi and Li Jinrui are a little too close?"

"I don't think so." Jiuling glanced at them, lifted his chin lightly, and said proudly, "It's far worse than me and Master."

"Can it be the same?" Xi Tao glared at him angrily, and walked forward.

He decided to read a few more story books after he went back, and think about how to improve his apprentice's emotional sensitivity. If the apprentice continues to be so confused, Yu Qiqi will be snatched away by Li Jinrui.

He was immersed in his thoughts and didn't pay attention to the way ahead. He accidentally bumped into a maidservant. Some kind of fragrance was stuck on the maidservant's body. The fragrance was strong and special. He couldn't help but sneezed.

Jiu Ling quickly stepped forward to support him, and pulled him back a step, away from the maid.

The maidservant knelt down to apologize, lowered her head and said: "My maidservant was reckless and offended the distinguished guest, please forgive me."

"It's because I didn't look at the road myself, it's not your fault."

Xi Tao straightened his clothes casually, the scent dissipated, his sneezing finally stopped, and he walked away with Jiu Ling, leaving Nangong Mansion.

A dark look flashed in the maidservant's eyes, she smiled slightly at Xi Tao's back, lifted her feet and left, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

After returning to Tianchen Gate, Xitao hurriedly handed the Lingshi to Jiuling, put it on Jiuling's neck herself, and made an excuse and said: "This is the crown gift given to you in advance by the teacher. As a gift, remember to bring it with you, and don't take it off at will."

The whole body of the Lingshi was light blue like the sea, and as soon as it was worn on Jiu Ling's body, it glowed softly, as if calling to its owner.

Feeling the spiritual energy surging in his body, Jiu Ling couldn't help being stunned for a moment. After wearing this spirit stone on his body, the spiritual energy in his body was smoother than usual, overflowing and smooth.

He couldn't help but smiled lightly, but he didn't ask any more questions. Over the years, the master brought back a lot of good things for him. In short, there must be a lot of benefits and no harm.

He put the spirit stone in his collar with great care. Even if the master didn't remind him of the things his master gave him, he would definitely keep it close to his body and keep it safe.

Seeing Jiu Ling wearing the spirit stone, Xi Tao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as Jiu Ling can safely survive the awakening of the power of the deep sea, he will be completely relieved.

The big stone in her heart was finally let go, and Xitao lived a life like a salted fish again.

He was idle again, immersed in the storybook every day, trying to use various methods to narrow the relationship between Jiuling and Yu Qiqi.

When it was raining, he ordered Jiuling to deliver an umbrella to Yu Qiqi, when it was windy, he ordered Jiuling to buy new clothes for Yu Qiqi, and when it was late at night, he would also ask Jiuling to urge Yu Qiqi to go earlier rest.

He used various methods to give Jiu Ling the opportunity to take care of Yu Qiqi every day, but Jiu Ling was not only not grateful, but his face became darker and darker, and Yu Qiqi often looked at him thoughtfully, as if he hesitated to speak , making him feel that this salted fish has worked extremely hard.

This day, when he saw Yu Qiqi wanted to go out to gather medicine, he hurriedly stopped Yu Qiqi, and said anxiously: "Qiqi, don't worry, it's not convenient for you to go up the mountain by yourself, Ling'er will be back later , I will ask Linger to accompany you."

Yu Qiqi looked at him with a smile, and said softly: "Master, don't bother brother Ling."

"It's very dangerous to go up the mountain to collect herbs. There are cliffs and cliffs. You ask Ling'er to accompany you, and multiple people will take care of you."

"Sect Master, Brother Li has already promised me that he will accompany me, and he is waiting for me at the gate."

The elder brother Li that Yu Qiqi was talking about was naturally Li Jinrui.

Xi Tao became even more anxious when she heard that, "No, I can't trouble others, just let Ling'er go with you, Jiu Ling and your childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart, it's just right for you to go together."

He took the opportunity to try his best to speak good words to his apprentice, trying to make Yu Qiqi think of their childhood sweethearts.

Yu Qiqi looked at him with the bamboo basket on his back for a while, and couldn't help laughing, "Master, have you misunderstood something?"

Xi Tao rolled her eyes and coughed softly, "No..."

It's not a misunderstanding, Linger just likes Qiqi.

Yu Qiqi blinked her eyes, and said without the slightest bit of embarrassment: "You think Brother Ling likes me?"

"..." Xi Tao stared at Yu Qiqi who was so direct, she was in a daze, and it took a while to react, and said falteringly: "This kind of thing should be said by Ling'er himself, I... Although I am his master , but it's not appropriate for me to speak for him, you might as well ask him, he's hard-spoken and soft-hearted, he might be shy, give him more time..."

The apprentice just didn't understand, so he could only be anxious, if Yu Qiqi took the initiative to ask, maybe Jiuling would have said it.

Yu Qiqi smiled softly, and said firmly: "Master, you misunderstood, brother Ling doesn't like me at all."

"Onlookers know, Qiqi, I think Ling'er has a crush on you..."

Xi Tao's voice paused, and she didn't know what to say. After all, this was Jiu Ling's own wish, or it should be expressed by Jiu Ling herself.

"The sect master is right, the onlooker knows." Yu Qiqi looked at him with a gentle smile in his eyes, "It's just that sect master, you think you are the bystander, but in fact I am the bystander."

Yu Qiqi smiled softly, bypassed Xitao and walked out, with a bamboo basket on her back, walking with ease, leaving Xitao alone in a daze.

Xitao was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, Yu Qiqi had already gone far away.

He sighed helplessly, unable to figure out what Yu Qiqi's words meant, so he had to turn around and walk back, maybe because he moved too fast when turning around, his eyes darkened, and his feet staggered, but he was able to support the stone lion next to him in time I didn't fall down.

He shook his head slightly, calmed down for a while, and his eyes became clear again.

He couldn't help but feel a little fresh. He didn't expect that after staying in the human world for a few years, his body would become weak. It seemed that he should practice his sword well when he was free, and he couldn't be like a salted fish all the time.

In the next few days, Li Jinrui came to find Yu Qiqi frequently, and the relationship between the two of them became better and better. During the day, they went to the mountains to collect herbs, and when they came back, they dried the herbs together in the yard. There are their right backs.

The mermaids in Tianchenmen also like Li Jinrui very much. Li Jinrui doesn't discriminate against the mermaids at all, and gets along very well with them.

Xi Tao couldn't find anything wrong with Li Jinrui after watching him for three days, so he had to admit that he was indeed a good man.

He was sitting at the stone table, holding melon seeds in his hand, watching Li Jinrui frowning while nibbling, and couldn't help sighing.

Jiu Ling came over and shook his hand in front of him, "Master, what are you looking at?"

Jiuling looked up at Yu Qiqi and Li Jinrui, who were drying the medicine on the steps, and frowned.

Xi Tao couldn't help curling her lips, do you know it's urgent now?Do you know you are sad?Why did you go so early, the daughter-in-law is almost flying away.

Although Xi Tao hated that iron could not be made into steel, Jiu Ling was his apprentice after all, and he wanted to help no matter what.

He cleared his throat and said, "Ling'er, go and help Qiqi and Mr. Li, they have to collect and dry the medicine, it's really hard, you go and help them share it."

The apprentice has always been thin-skinned, if he doesn't make an excuse for the apprentice, the apprentice will not go over no matter how anxious he is.

To Xi Tao's surprise, not only did Jiu Ling not go over, but she leisurely sat down beside him.

Xi Tao took the melon seeds in front of him, peeled them one by one, and then put the full melon seeds in front of Xi Tao without saying a word.

"... What are you doing?" Xi Tao couldn't help asking.

The future daughter-in-law will be abducted, and you are here...to peel the melon seeds?

Jiuling lowered his head, staring at the melon seeds in his hand seriously, "Master peeling melon seeds is also very hard, I will stay and help Master."

Bad, Xitao felt that he might have been too strict in disciplining his apprentice, and had accidentally turned his apprentice into an idiot. He must have taught too much about respecting the teacher.

He couldn't help but said: "Ling'er, it's just peeling melon seeds, I'm not tired at all, I don't need help as a teacher."

Jiu Ling didn't raise her head and said: "They are not tired of drying the medicinal materials, and they don't need my help if they think about it."

Xitao looked up at Yu Qiqi and Li Jinrui, whose brows were sweating under the scorching sun, "..." It's not for nothing that I become more and more salty.

The salted fish Xitao stood up silently, and decided to go back to her yard to cook a salted fish basking in the sun, so as not to be an eyesore here any longer.

With him around, the disciples only know how to hang around him all day long. If he is not here, the disciples don't need to be busy respecting the teacher, and can go to please Yu Qiqi.

He took a step forward, his eyes blurred, and he quickly supported the stone table with his hands.

"Master, what's the matter with you?" Jiu Ling hurriedly supported his waist, his brows furrowed.

"...It's okay." Xi Tao smiled lightly, calmed down, stood up straight and said, "I accidentally tripped when I stood up, I'll go back first, you are obedient, go help Qiqi and Li son."

He smiled calmly and walked in front of Jiuling. He was just dizzy. If he told Jiuling the truth, Jiuling would definitely make a fuss again, so he didn't mention the dizziness and turned away as if nothing happened.

Jiuling stood there, looking down at his hands, recalling the touch of Xitao's slender waist just now, his cheeks turned red a little bit, and the sun shone on his cheeks, bringing a scorching heat, his heart could not be restrained beating fast.

On the way back to the house, Xi Tao couldn't help muttering in her heart.

Do fairies get sick too?Could it be that he has been in the mortal world for too long, his body has been contaminated with turbidity, and his health has deteriorated?

He touched his chest, as if his heart was beating a little too fast, his hands and feet were weak, and he always felt that something was weird.

He didn't think much about it at the time, but he didn't expect that the situation would get worse and worse. For several days in a row, he felt dizzy when he got up, and once he fell back on the bed uncontrollably, his waist was bruised, but it was okay. Covered by clothes, Jiu Ling didn't know that he was injured.

He knew that Jiuling had always been nervous about his affairs, so he kept silent, and he didn't tell others about his dizziness.

It's a pity that his Yinchuan bell was gone, and he had no way to contact Mr. Xuan Xinghe. After returning to Tianchenmen, he searched for a long time, but still couldn't find any trace of Yinchuan bell.

He had no choice but to go to Yu Qiqi alone, and wanted Yu Qiqi to check his pulse to see if there was something wrong with his body.

When Xitao came to Yu Qiqi's room, Yu Qiqi accidentally hurt her hand and was sitting at the table bandaging it.

Xi Tao walked over worriedly, and was about to ask, when he suddenly smelled a sweet smell of blood, his footsteps stopped, and his nose moved slightly unconsciously.

In the past, when he smelled this bloody smell, he only thought it was extremely pungent and disgusting, but today he smelled this bloody smell like a demon, and couldn't help smelling it again and again, feeling an unbearable itch in his heart meaning.

Yu Qiqi bandaged the wound, without raising her head, she said, "Master, sit down for a while, I'll fix it right away."

Xi Tao swallowed unconsciously, staring at Yu Qiqi's wound with scorching eyes.

Yu Qiqi waited for a while, but didn't hear an answer, felt a little weird for no reason, couldn't help but looked up, but was startled.

Xi Tao didn't know when she got very close, he put his nose close to her wound, his eyes were slightly red, his breathing was heavy and hot, his whole person was a little different from usual, like a madman.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" She sensed that something was wrong with Xitao, and asked hastily, ignoring the wound.

Xi Tao's eyes followed Yu Qiqi's wound, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He looked at Yu Qiqi's worried eyes, knew that he was abnormal now, and forced himself to calm down.

He took a step back in time, leaned against the window in a panic, and opened the window to let fresh air pour in.

He stood in front of the window, trying his best to ignore the vague smell of blood, and gently closed his eyes.

"Master, are you alright?" Yu Qiqi couldn't help worrying, and took two steps towards him.

"Qiqi, don't come over." Xi Tao hurriedly stopped him, he didn't dare to look back at Yu Qiqi, and said, "Take care of the wound quickly."

His voice trembled unconsciously, Yu Qiqi seemed to have realized something, looked down at the wound on his hand, and his face became serious.

She nodded, returned to the table, cleaned up the wound neatly, threw out all the bloody things, and said to Xitao, "Okay, door master, come and show me."

Xi Tao glanced back, seeing that all the blood-stained things were gone, she was slightly relieved, and walked back.

He pursed his thin lips tightly, and his steps were heavy, as if Yu Qiqi was some kind of scourge, he walked slowly over.

Xi Tao sat down at the table, and exchanged glances with Yu Qiqi, both of them realized that something was wrong with Xi Tao's state, and couldn't help but look serious.

Yu Qiqi put the pulse pillow on the table, Xitao stretched out her wrist without hesitation, but her body moved back slightly, there was still a bloody smell floating around Yu Qiqi, this bloody smell kept attracting He, so he didn't dare to get too close.

Yu Qiqi put his finger on his pulse, felt his pulse for a while, and didn't speak for a long time.

The house was extraordinarily quiet, and the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus wafted in continuously from the window, but Xi Tao was attracted by the smell of blood in the air, and could not notice anything else. He unconsciously wanted to get close to Yu Qiqi, so he could only bear it reluctantly. The stool moved restlessly.

Yu Qiqi checked his pulse for a long time, frowned slightly, raised his eyes to observe his expression and asked, "Does the sect master feel uncomfortable?"

Xitao said truthfully: "I occasionally feel dizzy these days, and sometimes my heart beats faster than usual, but I can't tell what's wrong."

Yu Qiqi nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked, "How do you feel now?"

Xitao's eyes fell on Yu Qiqi's wound unconsciously, and she froze.

Yu Qiqi changed his expression, put his injured finger close to his nose, observed his complexion, and asked softly: "Master, what do you want to do now?"

Xi Tao held her palms slightly, staring at the blood oozing from Yu Qiqi's hands with burning eyes, swallowed unconsciously, and said hesitantly, "I feel...thirsty."