Ning Chen

The two little disciples whispered.

"Hey, do you know that there are rumors outside that Xie Zhanning kicked his master Lichen Zhenjun out of Heguangyuan."

"What? Impossible, that's True Monarch Lichen, the ancestor of Qianyan Sect. Even our ancestor Zhaohua respects him on weekdays. Who would dare to beat him so boldly?"

"But it's been rumored outside. It is said that Xie Zhanning is still looking for Zhenjun Lichen all over the valley. Besides, guess what I heard when I was cleaning the Zhaohua Palace today?"

"what?"

"When I was cleaning the outer hall today, I heard Zhenjun Lichen say that I want to stay with our master for a few days."

"No way, are the rumors true? Our Acting Suzerain was really kicked out of Heguangyuan by that brat Xie Zhanning?"

Xie Zhanning searched for a day, and almost walked through the entire Banyan Valley. Now, he happened to be walking towards the Zhaohua Hall, but he had not yet reached the outer hall. He listened to it.

"Cough." Xie Zhanning coughed heavily, and asked again: "Excuse me, have you ever met my master, True Monarch Lichen?"

The two gatekeeper disciples were taken aback by Xie Zhanning's sudden surprise. They saluted Xie Zhanning and said in unison: "Thank you, uncle."

Although Xie Zhanning was younger than the two of them, these two gatekeeper disciples were originally Fu Zhaohua's disciples and grandchildren. Xie Zhanning naturally could bear the call of uncle.

Xie Zhanning nodded towards the two of them, and said seriously: "You just said that Master Lichen is in Zhaohua Palace, right?"

"Yes, it should be."

Xie Zhanning said again: "Then I will ask the two of you to inform Senior Uncle Zhaohua that your nephew Xie Zhanning has something to visit, so please be sure to see Senior Uncle Zhaohua."

"Okay, thank you, uncle, wait a moment."

The two went in and reported for a while, Xie Zhanning kept pacing back and forth outside Zhaohua Hall, "Is Master really in Zhaohua Hall? What if Master doesn't want to see me?"

After another long while, the two came out of Zhaohua Hall, "Thank you, Master Uncle, Elder Zhaohua is here to invite you."

Xie Zhanning bowed to the two of them and said, "Thank you both."

Zhaohua Hall is not like Heguangyuan, the hall is as its name suggests, with flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted buildings, it is magnificent, but when Xie Zhanning entered Zhaohua Hall, he did not see Gu Lichen, only Fu Zhaohua was sitting in the magnificent hall in.

Fu Zhaohua said leisurely, "Nephew Xie, what can you do with your uncle?"

Xie Zhanning bowed respectfully to Fu Zhaohua, and said seriously: "Zhanning pays respects to Master Uncle, dare to ask Master Uncle, has my Master been to Zhaohua Hall today?"

Fu Zhaohua smiled slightly and said, "Your master..."

Suddenly, Fu Zhaohua felt a pain in his back. It turned out that Gu Lichen was hiding behind the beams and pillars of the main hall at the moment.

Fu Zhaohua coughed lightly, then changed his tone, "Hey, I haven't seen your master today."

Xie Zhanning frowned and said, "Then where is the master? My nephew has searched the entire Qianyan sect today, but I just can't find the master."

Fu Zhaohua said again: "I heard that you beat your master out of Heguang Institute? Is this true or false?"

Xie Zhanning opened his mouth wide in shock, how could even Elder Zhaohua believe such nonsense, "This matter is purely a rumor, how could my nephew do such a rebellious thing."

Yes, he didn't do any treasonous act of beating the master, what he did was something even more absurd than this kind of statement.

Fu Zhaohua asked: "Oh? Then why did your master disappear?"

Xie Zhanning lowered his eyes, his eyes filled with endless loneliness, "...my nephew doesn't know."

After a while, Xie Zhanning raised his eyes and bowed to Fu Zhaohua again, "Since the uncle has never met the master, the nephew will take his leave first."

Fu Zhaohua saw that Xie Zhanning's face was white and bloodless, and for a moment he felt a little sorry for hiding it from him, "Wait a minute, nephew Xie, in fact, you don't have to worry so much. As far as I know, your master is not that kind A person who knows how to measure, thinks that he must have something urgent to deal with, and after a few days, he will definitely return to Heguangyuan."

After hearing Fu Zhaohua's words, Xie Zhanning immediately understood, "...Yes, Zhanning understands."

When Xie Zhanning left Zhaohua Hall, Fu Zhaohua said to the people behind the beams and pillars: "He's gone, brother, you can come out now."

A figure in snow clothes sprang out from behind Liang Zhu, Gu Lichen twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, "Thank you."

Fu Zhaohua waved his hand, and jokingly said, "Don't dare, you hit me just now."

Gu Lichen smiled embarrassingly, "Haha, I hit you anywhere, how could senior brother hit you for no reason?"

Fu Zhaohua asked: "Brother, to be honest, why did you hide from Xie Zhanning? Could it be that you two fought like the rumors?"

Gu Lichen went straight to Zhaohua Hall after he left Heguangyuan. He didn't know that there were such rumors outside, "...Nothing, I just want to spend a few days with you, so that he can practice hard without distraction. .”

"No distractions?" Fu Zhaohua was even more puzzled by these words. Could it be that Xie Zhanning had other distractions when Gu Lichen was in Heguangyuan?

Gu Lichen saw the confusion written on Fu Zhaohua's face, and said repeatedly: "Okay, let's not talk anymore, I'm tired, I'm going to bed first, you should go to bed early too."

Fu Zhaohua came back to his senses and said, "Mmm, yes."

When Xie Zhanning returned to Heguangyuan, it was already dusk. In the past, Heguangyuan was clean, but as long as Gu Lichen was around, Xie Zhanning didn't notice it. But today, it was the first time Xie Zhanning stayed alone in Heguangyuan , It turns out that this Heguang Temple is so big that he is alone in the abyss. Looking back on Fu Zhaohua's words and his abnormal expression, Xie Zhanning can conclude that Gu Lichen is hiding in Zhaohua Hall , "Master, I know you are in Zhaohua Hall, but why, why don't you want to see me..."

During the few days when Gu Lichen lived in Zhaohua Palace, Fu Zhaohua, who was moaning and noisy all day long, had no intention of dealing with affairs. On this day, Fu Zhaohua finally couldn't help it, and said: "Brother, you have been living with me for five days. , it's time to go back, you really plan to leave your precious apprentice alone."

Fu Zhaohua said too much about this, and it was time for Gu Lichen to let go along the steps, "You want to drive me away so much, okay, okay, I'll go, can't I go?"

In fact, Fu Zhaohua had already seen that Gu Lichen wanted to go back, and now that he is given a step to send him away, he is now at ease.

"..." Gu Lichen bumped into Xie Zhanning as soon as he entered the gate of Heguangyuan. He was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Xie Zhanning's starry eyes were surprisingly big, and his eyes were wet with crystal tears, "Master, you are finally back."

Gu Lichen didn't expect Xie Zhanning to look like this, he was stunned, and whispered a few words from his lips, "...well, I'm back."

During the few days when Gu Lichen was away, Xie Zhanning stayed at the gate of Heguangyuan all day long. He knew that Master was in Zhaohua Hall. He went to invite him, but Master didn't want to see him. Isn't that what he does most often and knows how to do?

For these five days, from early morning to dusk, Xie Zhanning waited and watched closely. Now, when he saw Gu Lichen, the overflowing emotions that had already overflowed could no longer be restrained, and he saw him fly away. He rushed forward and hugged Gu Lichen tightly, buried his head on Gu Lichen's shoulder, and cried loudly while trembling all over.

As long as Xie Zhanning cried, Gu Lichen let him hug him for a long time. After a while, Xie Zhanning gradually calmed down. Suddenly, Xie Zhanning caught a glimpse of the blood scab on Gu Lichen's neck, "Master, you The scab on the neck..."

Gu Lichen was shocked when he heard the words, the blood scab was probably the trace left by Xie Zhanning that night, "Ah, it's a mosquito bite, it's not a problem."

Xie Zhanning suddenly thought of that dream, and remembered that he had bitten Gu Lichen fiercely at this position in the dream, and tentatively asked, "Really?"

Gu Lichen gently pushed Xie Zhanning away from his shoulders, "Zhanning, can we get along as we used to?"

Xie Zhanning gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and called out, "Master."

Gu Lichen reached out his hand and wanted to touch Xie Zhanning's head as usual, but he retracted his hand halfway, "Master knows that Master's attitude towards you was a little stricter that night, after all, it was you You can't blame all the things that happened when you were unconscious, in short, let him get over the past, and from now on, you and my master and apprentice will still be the same as before, that's good."

Xie Zhanning originally wanted to ask clearly about what happened that day, but since the master didn't want to mention it again, he didn't want to make the master unhappy, "Well, the disciples listen to the master."

The two were silent for a moment, and Xie Zhanning said again: "Master, I'm afraid I won't be able to practice the Wuyou Jie mentality before August [-]th."

Gu Lichen paused, and said, "It's okay, don't be in a hurry."

Xie Zhanning lowered his eyes, his thick black eyelashes cast a lonely shadow on his face, "But the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival..."

What Gu Lichen didn't want to see the most was his appearance, he thought for a moment and said, "...well... the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, don't worry, the teacher will have a way to take you to see the lantern festival then."

When Xie Zhanning heard this, his eyes sparkled immediately, and he said loudly, "Really? Master."

Gu Lichen smiled and said, "Why did you ever lie to you, my teacher?"

Xie Zhanning shook his head, smiled nicely, "No."

Gu Lichen finally stretched out this time