Trying to keep clean every day

"Aluan, don't be naughty."

The speaker was a long-bearded old man with gray beard and hair. He pushed open the heavy stone door with great effort, took a deep breath, wiped off the dust on his hands, and quickly invited Shen Han in, looked at him kindly, and smiled happily. It's like a babysitter invited by a pyramid selling den of health care products.

"Uncle Cheng hates me, I'm not being naughty." A little girl in a goose-yellow skirt replied, with an innocent and childish face. Lah, the master himself said to disband."

The old man earnestly said: "Don't touch the clothes with your hands after grabbing the mud."

The little girl obviously didn't listen, and ran to other places to "cause trouble".

The old man sighed, looked at the back of the little girl leaving, and said to Shen Mu in a deep voice: "That is the fifth elder in the door, she has always been like this, I am laughing at you. However, it is true that the Folding Flower Villa is in decline, she did not say Lies. So, where did you come from? Why did you become a teacher?"

Shen silently looked into the old man's eyes, clumsily and chaotically mobilizing his distant thoughts, the clear black pupils flashed a crystal amber luster.

The moment those beautiful amber pupils appeared, the old man's playful attitude disappeared, and he became more serious.

Shen Han explained the intention of coming here personally, and briefly explained the cause and effect:

"I was about to die from poisoning. Senior Shen taught me the spiritual aid method and saved my life. In order to avoid getting into disputes, he asked me to come to the villa for protection."

"By the way, Senior Xu wants me to bring you a sentence. He said, 'I'm going to Xiling, I won't see the return date', and told you not to wait."

Feeling lost, the old man patted Shen Mu on the shoulder: "Got it..."

His old expression was carved like a wind and frost: "It's nothing, I know that this day will come sooner or later. My surname is Cheng, Cheng Yunkai, the third generation head of Zhehua Villa. From now on, I will be your master and will protect you. Kongling The secret of the body, I will guard it for you. Although Zhehua Villa is withered, it still has the ability to protect a person."

Shen An didn't know what kind of etiquette in this world would show respect, so he bowed slightly according to the modern way: "Disciple Shen An, thank you Master."

The old man squeezed out a kind smile: "In the future, there will be a long time in the mountains, and the time will be opposite day and night. You are tired of traveling and traveling, so you don't need to perform some vain rituals. The villa is still lively, you can look around. After tomorrow's rest, we I will show you to meet the other elders."

After the master left for a long time, Shen An still stood in place, looking at every inch of the unfamiliar land under his feet, the mountains and rivers were beautiful, but his tastes were mixed.

Master is a good person, and Zhehua Villa is far from the bizarre rumors, but Master said something wrong.According to the plot of the original book, he couldn't hide the secret of this ethereal body, and Zhehua Villa couldn't protect him for a long time.

Shen Huan remembered that in the original book, there were not many chapters about Zhehua Villa, because it didn't take long for the secret of being an ethereal body to be spread all over the city.

The secret will fly away from the villa, there must be an inner ghost.The various sects randomly found a pretext to besiege Zhehua Villa, crusade for nothing, and arrest people for reality.Clearly sacrificing his silence can exchange everyone's safety, but the master exchanged the entire villa for him and a junior named Duan Xiao to live on.

From this point of view, he only told Master about his identity, and it is impossible for Master to leak the secret.So how did the inner ghost know?

Thinking of this, Shen Huan's back suddenly felt cold.Unless...the inner ghost is eavesdropping right now, or has been following the master for a long time, and has always been so deliberate.Follow the master without being discovered, the cultivation level is definitely not low, and it is very likely that the master will be inseparable.

Holding his breath, the surroundings were unbelievably quiet, and he seemed to be able to hear the sound of the wind like a valley in the distance.

"Ow—"

A black cat tiptoed away from among the low branches, blinking its blue eyes silently.

The silent thoughts stretched out with the branches and leaves, and the excessive consumption gave him a headache, but he really felt that there was someone behind him.Hiding behind the clump of lush vegetation, he was very cautious, even deliberately covering his breath.

Regardless of the disparity in physical strength, Shen An turned around and chased after him.He tried his best to catch up and frantically challenged his sports limit.In any case, the inside ghost cannot be allowed to spread the news, otherwise the rest of his life will be over, no joke.

The man was startled at first, and then quickly fled towards a valley overgrown with wild grass.He covered his face and was wrapped in a navy blue robe.The robe didn't seem to fit well, and the hem was a bit long, which slightly hindered his steps.Even so, the distance between the two is still getting farther and farther.

After running wildly, Shen An's blood surged and his voice was fishy and sweet, but he still chased after him.Finally, the road in front of him came to an end, and he watched the man hide in the cave.

Standing at the entrance of the cave for a while, under hesitation, Shen Han was worried that there were other exits in the cave, so he couldn't care less, so he broke in to find out.The deeper he went, the dimmer the light inside the cave, and Shen Han couldn't find the trace of the man in Tsing Yi.Going forward, you can hardly see your fingers.

Under the darkness, there is a distant strange fragrance, and Shen Huan is about to cover his mouth and nose, so it is always right to be careful.Unexpectedly, while flicking his sleeves, something seemed to be knocked off, and there was a sound of objects such as porcelain flowerpots smashing to the ground.

Shen Mu's wrist was touched by the unknown plant, blood dripped out, and the wound was tingling and itchy.Shen An had no choice but to comfort himself. This small and thorny plant was most likely from the Rosaceae family. The thorns were hardened from immature buds and were generally not poisonous.

Suddenly, not far ahead, a cloud of thick smoke rose with the fireball on the ground.When the thick smoke dissipated, the flames and shadows illuminated the layout of the cave in seven or eight parts, and he could see clearly that both sides of the road were full of colorful potted plants, bright yellow stamens, purple petals, and barbs at the roots. growing savagely.

Still no trace of the man, Shen Mu came to the place where the fire was burning, and found a huge deep pit on the ground, in which there was a pill furnace, and the fire at the bottom of the furnace was burning vigorously, and tongues of flame sometimes shot up high along the furnace wall, and the pill furnace The furnace wall exudes old rusty gas and is hot and red.

"go to hell!"

The man in Tsing Yi came out from nowhere, he sneaked a palm at Shen An from behind, Shen An was caught off guard, and fell into the pill furnace after a dull pain, the moment he regained consciousness, his eyes were burning red The wall of the furnace, and the flames soaring high, he is still falling rapidly——

A cold and powerful hand tightly grasped the silent hand, the strength of that hand almost crushed his fingers one by one.

Shen Xuan raised his head, under the reflection of the fire, he saw a pale and familiar face, and the cinnabar mole under his eyes was charming and moving under the fire light.Finally, there was a bit of vividness on that face, with forbearance, persistence, anxiety looming, and even grievance and resentment.

After leaving without saying goodbye that day, he has been thinking about this cold face, imagining that if they meet again someday, but he did not expect to be in such a situation today.

Shen Shen shouted: "Why are you here? It's dangerous here!"

The boy just grabbed him tightly, as if he only came here for an answer: "Why did you abandon me?"

But he didn't wait until Shen Mo opened his mouth, the masked man in green took a step forward, he was surprised by the young man's appearance, and then he was furious: "There is another one here? It's a lifeless thing, then, let's die together."

The man in Tsing Yi stomped on the young man and grasped the back of Shen Mu's hand. The flesh on the boy's hand was squeezed onto the hot and red furnace wall. The burnt smell accompanied by the sound of burning flesh was nailed to Shen Mu's heart like a thorn. It wasn't him who was hurt, but he was so sad that he wanted to cry.

The man in Tsing Yi raised his foot with energy, preparing for a fatal blow, and just about to kick the boy's abdomen, he yelled in a low voice: "You let go—"

At the same time, there seemed to be rustling footsteps and disciples talking outside the cave:

"Wait a minute, I seem to hear a sound in the Dan cave?"

"Let me hear..." Another person responded: "No way, you heard it wrong. After the fifth elder's parents passed away, no one came to this Yoyo Valley anymore. It is full of sea love flowers , let’s go, that’s taboo.”

Hearing the sound, the man in Tsing Yi seemed a little apprehensive, presumably he was afraid of being discovered, so he left in a hurry.He pressed a mechanism casually, and the stone door fell, trapping Shen Han and the others in the cave.

"Give me the other hand."

The boy's voice trembled a little, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it.

The feeling of burning fire made Shen Han almost suffocate, he raised the other arm with difficulty, raised it high.The young man grabbed him, using both hands at the same time, beads of sweat slipped from his forehead, and finally pulled him up, pulled him to the side.

The young man's body was icy cold, while Shen Huan's whole body was scorching hot, and when they were pressed together, he felt terribly dry.

How can it be so hot?Could it be that it was warmed by the fire, don't worry about it, Shen Mu is worried about the injury on the boy's hand.

"Are you okay, let me see?"

Shen Mu grabbed the young man's hand, but the young man avoided it, and his expression returned to the previous coldness: "No problem."

"No, show me. This is your right hand. If you hurt your muscles and bones, it will affect your ability to hold a sword in the future."

Only then did the young man stretch out his hand. It seemed that martial arts were very important to him.Shen silently held that hand, checked the muscles and bones repeatedly from the acupuncture points at the base of the fingers to the joints at the fingertips. Fortunately, it was only a skin trauma, and there was no limitation of joint movement.

"Fortunately, it's just a skin injury."

The young man looked silently: "Your palm is very hot."

Having said that, Shen An also sensed that something was wrong.Indeed, very dry, the abnormal kind of dryness.The boy's cold touch still remained in the palm of his hand, and under imagining, it became even more dry, and an abnormal blush appeared on his face.

The boy saw something wrong: "Have you touched the flower in the hole?"

Shen Mu looked at his wrist, the wound had scabbed over: "It was scratched."

"Sea love flower."

"What do you mean?"

"..." The young man looked at Shen Huan, momentarily at a loss for words: "You can solve it yourself, you won't be able to resist."

The hotness gradually shifted to other feelings. If Shen An still can't understand the medicinal effect of the sea love flower at this moment, then he is not a man.Goofy and vulgar words can't escape the stalk of X medicine, it's a crime.

The boy's voice was still cold and he couldn't hear his emotions, but he was silent but embarrassed, anxious and annoyed, panting: "You look at me like this, how can I solve it by myself?"

The boy belatedly realized what was wrong with him, so he turned his back.Embers of flames floated in the stale air, and it wasn't good being claustrophobic.Shen Mu looked at his thin back, leaning against the closed stone door, guessing the identity of the man in Tsing Yi, worried about the secret of his ethereal body, and was in a state of confusion. While solving his physical problems by himself, he was panting more and more .

After a long while, the boy spoke, with a bit of disgust in his coldness: "Can you keep your voice down?"

The author has something to say: Shen An: Cough, I'm fine.

The boy in black: ...I'm in a mess.