There's no place to hide a sentiment.

Xu You's appearance has been maintained at the age of twenty, Xun Yin had already cultivated to YuanYing at the age of nineteen and had achieved a body of immortality, but he still waited until the age of twenty-four to maintain his appearance, and wore a face that was slightly older than that of Xu You.

At some point, his robes were all white, the same fabric as Xu You's white flowing clouds immortal dress.

Her sleeves were embroidered with a few pear blossoms, and his sleeves were tattooed with a few leaves, which no one knew except him.

What he's hiding, is a feeling he knows he shouldn't have.

Xu You looked at the person sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, reading a book, time is in a hurry, it has been nine years, fifteen-year-old youth grew into a calm and introverted man.

It was clear that he was not as close to her as he had been at first, and after familiarizing himself with the strict rules of the Vulture fairy gatehouse, he silently distanced himself from her, restrained and introverted, silent and reticent.

That's good. Isn't that what she wanted in the first place.

Occasionally checking the value, seeing the trust value steadily rising, the blackened value continues to fall, Xu You put down his heart, leisurely brewed up the pear blossom wine.

She didn't like tea or stimulating spirits, but only liked the light and slightly sweet pear wine.

When the sun is shining, she takes a bamboo basket to the Zhongling Mountain forest to pick pear blossoms and puts the petals into a wine jar and buries them in the ground, drinking and burying one after another.

The first room was set aside as a study, with two pear-flower tables, in which she read travelogues at night, and Xun Yin read the canonical books in the study.

Xu You stopped entering his room when he was sixteen, but he especially liked it when she would read to him. When Xu You asked about it, he lowered his eyes under the candlelight, restrained his emotions, and simply said, "It's a habit, and it's the only way to go to sleep at ease."

Xu You had no choice but to continue to read him that book in the study, going over and over it dozens of times, it's not like there aren't any good books, but Xun Yin has a kind of stubborn specialization in her bones, because this book was the first book she read to him, he only wanted to listen to this one, even if his sword skills were superb and he didn't need this kind of sword book.

This point made Xu You regret a little bit, if he had known that he would not have taken this miscellaneous book from the street stalls, he would have taken some books that teach the idea of justice.

Xun Yin will go to bed at midnight, get up at dawn, get up before dawn to practice the sword, and then meditate and run the gong, and from time to time read books in the courtyard during the daytime, and at night he will study the characters in the study, and his behavior and behavior, sitting and lying down, are more regular than the monks in the temples.

In contrast, Xu You is the real cultivation of immortality to stay up all night people, often go to the top of the mountain in the middle of the night to see Moon, sometimes simply see the sunrise, often sneak from the hands of the seven or eight to take the dog's blood words to kowtow on the head, and sometimes woke up too early, drink a jar of wine and sleep over.

That's the good thing about immortal cultivators, their bodies are great and they are not afraid of sudden death.

But Xun Yin didn't agree with it, and it was hard to talk about her, he could only persuade her silently with those good looking eyes, Xu You smiled, holding the wine jar and tilted his head, so he gave in, sighed, and indulged in silent indulgence, and only often went to the top of the mountain to fetch her back, and secretly hid her book of words.

The days are quiet and uneventful, and Zhongling Mountain is like a world away from the rest of the world, with no one to disturb them, and only the white-clad duo strolling under the rosy white flowers.

Xu You thought that this peaceful day would only be broken by the appearance of Qinguan Ye, the heroine, but I never thought--

That day the spring color is just right, birds chirping, white flowers and green leaves, Sun sun sun people lazy.

Xu You lay on the bamboo collapse under the pear blossom tree, and after drinking an altar of wine, he made up his sleep as he usually did.

Xun Yin sat at the stone table and put down the book in his hand, he looked towards the person on the bamboo collapse, her complexion was snow white, her cheeks were drunkenly red because of the wine consumption, and her fine curled eyelashes covered down.

At that exact moment, a pear petal floated down and landed on the corner of her reddish lips.

White flowers and red lips with contrasting color differences.

When Xun Yin came back to his senses, he realized that he was already close to the bamboo collapse, and the scent of light flowers and sweet wine mixed with the warm breeze, intoxicating his mind and soul.

He held his breath, his heart beating wildly, his palms flushed and sweaty, the feelings he'd been trapped in a cage struggling ferociously.

Xun Yin lifted his hand and slowly reached for her face, picking up the petal at the corner of her lips and taking it into his palm.

At the same time, Xu You opened his eyes.

Though she was asleep, she still had her divine sense, and was able to observe all directions and hear a thousand faces. When Xun Yin approached, she silently hoped in her heart that he was just passing by, or that he would just take a look and go away.

But he looked at her for far too long, and even reached out to her.

Xu You can also barely explain, he just wanted to brush off the petals, did not expect, as soon as he opened his eyes to see him too late to restrain the dark surge of affection, as well as two points of panic look.

But in the next moment, he resumed his usual cold and introverted appearance, as if everything was just her illusion.

"Master ......"

"Uh-huh."

Xu You's face was as normal as ever, but for some reason, his heartstrings were still tense.

That night, Xu You was so distracted that it was hard to sleep, "Seven or eight, when will Qinguan Ye show up, I feel like the plot and emotional lines are going off."

Nanohachi was also worried, "I don't know about that yet, anyway, I'll be sure to alert you when it comes up soon."

Xu You scratched his hair irritably, "This can't go on like this."

For nine years, she had consciously avoided unnecessary contact, and Xun Yin had never overstepped the bounds of what she thought he thought of her as an elder, but now it seemed that he had hidden it from her.

Although they are master and disciple, they are different from men and women, and they are alone in the small courtyard, so it is inevitable that Xun Yin, who has seldom come into contact with women, will have feelings for them.

She's the one to blame for that.

Now she had to think of a way to remedy the situation, but she hadn't thought of one for a while.

In this long night, similarly disturbed by the mind can not sleep, Xun Yin, he sat by the window, the moonlight fell quietly in the courtyard, the branches of the pear blossom is colored white.

The moment Xu You opened his eyes, the feelings he couldn't hide collapsed and disappeared back into the dark recesses of his heart, so much so that now he can't tell if the tightness in his heart is fear or palpitations.

After a long time, Xun Yin opened his hand, the petal was lying quietly in his palm, and he looked at it with downcast eyes, eyes more dark than the color of the night.

He picked up the petals and put them in his mouth.

Slightly sweet.

--

The next day Xu You woke up, walked into the courtyard and met Xun Yin's gaze, so he subconsciously averted his eyes.

She thought about it and planned to go down the mountain first to reduce the amount of time the two of them spent alone before thinking of other ways, " Xun Yin , Master has something to do to go down the mountain, you should stay here and cultivate well."

His eyes dimmed without trace, "How many days will Master be gone?"

Xu You hung the white fan towards his waist and said, "I don't know, it depends."

Xun Yin's clenched fist tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again, hesitated and said in a low voice, "Master ...... Is it possible for me to accompany you?"

She had never come down from the mountain in the past nine years, and other than asking her to read the swordsmith's manual, this was the first time in those nine years that Xun Yin hadn't asked her for anything else.

"No need." Xu You bit his lower lip tightly and turned around to pinch and disappear.

She went to wander the earth for a few days, and realized that after being used to being in Zhongling Mountain, she was rather unaccustomed to the bustling sea of people in the bazaar, and even had a feeling of emptiness.

"Seven-eight, I've got nothing to do right now anyway," Xu You said, "You help me locate the heroine's direction, and I'll see if I can take a chance on bringing someone back."

Seven-Eight let out an oh-so-quiet sound, then told her, "It's on the west side."

Xu You: "Which way west?"

7-8: "I don't know anymore, you'll be happy to settle for a west."

Okay, at least rule out the other three options as well, it's only that much harder for her to go to the west to fish for someone than it is to go to the west to get the scriptures.

Xu You never thought that the heroine would get a monkey instead of a heroine.

She was walking through the mountains, and a monkey in a monkey appeared, covered in mud, Xu You just touched the white fan, and noticed that the guy had no demonic aura, and was an ordinary person.

Xu You spread a fan, the yellow mud on his body quickly dried and hardened and weathered, turning into yellow sand and dispersing with the wind, revealing a skinny teenager.

Upon enquiry, he learns that his name is Mingjiao Ye, and that his family is in distress, and he has lost all his relatives, so he has fled to the mountains to live somewhere, dressed in a weird costume just to protect himself.

Xu You by the way, found that he has good bones, also suitable for cultivation of immortality, intends to bring back to the Vulture fairy gatehouse, so that he can live out his days in peace, and then she thought for a moment, if Mingjiao Ye is adopted as a disciple, Zhongling Mountain, one more person, but also can greatly reduce the possibility of her being alone with Xun Yin.

Xu You : "Do you want to be my disciple."

Mingjiao Ye asked, "What are the benefits of being your disciple?"

Xu You : "Give food, give clothes, give elder brother."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh."

Mingjiao Ye smiled with open brows and agreed in one breath, "Good, Master is above to receive a bow from my disciple."

Xu You then took Mingjiao Ye back to Zhongling Mountain.

As soon as he sensed Xu You's aura, Xun Yin immediately opened the door to welcome him, "Master, I haven't delayed my cultivation for a single moment this month, and I've taken care of the Pear Blossom Garden as well. ......"

Xun Yin, who always had an indifferent expression, couldn't help but curl his lips and light up his eyes when he saw Xu You after a month, but when he saw the person behind her, his expression instantly froze, "He is?"

" Mingjiao Ye ," Xu You turned to the person behind him and said, "This is Xun Yin, and he will be your Eldest Senior Brother from now on."

Mingjiao Ye came forward with a smile, made a big bow, and exclaimed, "Good day, senior brother!"

"Master ......" Xun Yin blanched slightly, "You want to take on a disciple?"

"Yes," Xu You lowered his eyes and stepped into the room, "I have already sent word that the apprentice acceptance ceremony will be held tomorrow."

At this moment, Xun Yin's eyes trembled as he met the white back that he had seen countless times, and he clearly heard the sound of his heartstrings snapping.

Xu You closed the door and leaned against the door panel in a lackluster manner, then he heard Mingjiao Ye from outside the room say, "Eh? Eldest senior brother you this face ...... Are you not feeling well?"

Xu You winced at the tip of her heart, before letting out a long sigh.

--

At the apprenticeship ceremony, the same fifteen year old boy knelt in front of her, and Xu You picked up the carving knife and carved another name, Mingjiao Ye, into the crystal inscription stone.

Under the name Xu You is Xun Yin and after Xun Yin is Mingjiao Ye.

At the ceremony, Xun Yin was standing at the bottom, closest to the stage. Xu You didn't look down at him, but he knew how downcast and silent he was.

Zhongling Mountain is a lot more lively with the addition of one more person, and compared to Xun Yin's cold and introverted nature, Mingjiao Ye is so free-spirited that she can't stop talking.

"Elder brother, your face looks like it's made of clay statues, it doesn't even change, isn't it hard for you to be like this?"

"Elder brother, do you want to go play in the mountains together, what are you doing nestled in the courtyard all the time?!"

"Elder Brother Elder Brother, I heard the people in the Immortal Mansion say that you and Master are so powerful, when will I be as powerful as you so that I will never be afraid of being bullied again, and if I get beaten up, you and Master will help me, right?"

He was answered with a bludgeoning.

Mingjiao Ye was always beaten up by Xun Yin, he was beaten up for talking too much nonsense, he was beaten up for eating and talking, he was beaten up for not having a straight back, he was beaten up for drinking water, in short, Xun Yin always had a reason to beat him up.

Xun Yin didn't use spells, but he didn't spare any energy either.

Xu You thought that Xun Yin favoritism retaliation, want to politely stop a bit, who knows the optimistic Mingjiao Ye simply do not think that Xun Yin is in retaliation for him, always nose and face do not want to desperately to come up, joyfully provoke Xun Yin, every day, smiling and smiling.

Xu You Seeing a willingness to fight, she has nothing to say, which may be a unique way of getting along with feelings between men.

At first Mingjiao Ye could not sit down at all, running to the mountains without stopping for a moment, catching the birds in the mountains one by one, and then going back to the lifestyle of the wild monkeys, staying in the mountains and forests for several days without seeing anyone, with no intention of practicing at all.

Xu You, with a stern face, caught him back a few times and sternly admonished him, "If you don't want to cultivate, go back to wherever you came from."

Mingjiao Ye froze and didn't listen to a single word, threw the book away and took the sword to dig out the snake hole.

Because Xun Yin was too obedient, Xu You, who had never bothered to teach his disciple, finally felt tired. If she had taught Xun Yin like this, he would have been worried and scared for days, but it didn't work on Mingjiao Ye.

Until one day, Mingjiao Ye suddenly practiced sword all morning and read all afternoon, Xu You raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to your senses?"

"Elder brother said that if I practiced well, I would be able to practice the art of a thousand transformations," Mingjiao Ye sounded serious, "By then I would be able to turn into a big bird!"

Xu You: "......"

After a few more days, Mingjiao Ye, who had never refused to go to the Beginner's Hall, took the initiative to ask to go to the Beginner's Hall, saying, "I want to be like Eldest Brother and pass through the layers of tests so that everyone will feel that I'm qualified to be his senior brother."

Seeing his face of adoration, Xu You felt the need to remind him, "Why don't you say that you are qualified to be Master's disciple?" Why don't you worship your master?

"It's the same," Mingjiao Ye said as a matter of course, "Isn't Senior Brother your disciple, Master."

Xu You : The feeling is that I've beaten you up too little.

Facts have proved that the consequences of blind worship is very serious, Xun Yin does not take the three-level examination, Mingjiao Ye also do not take the examination, the sword will not, directly ran to the door in front of the master to draw a lot of examination, who knows that a draw on the draw to go to the Valley of the Monsters of the topic.

Valley of the Monsters Inside most of them are low level small demons, suitable for beginner immortal cultivators to practice, good thing that this time there are four other people who have the same exam with Mingjiao Ye, they can be accompanied.

When Xun Yin also went to the Valley of the Monsters once, Xu You wasn't too worried, but when faced with Mingjiao Ye, the silly disciple who laughed all day long, she was really a bit worried and gave him a flare.

"Don't try to be strong when things go wrong, life is most important." Xu You admonished, waving his sleeve to send Mingjiao Ye down the mountain to join the others.

She thought Mingjiao Ye would last a few days, but she didn't even get to seventy-two hours before the flare lit up the sky.

Xu You put down the wine cup, sighed at the white fireworks in the sky, and just as he whisked his sleeves up, Xun Yin picked up the Obsidian Sword and said, "Master, there is no need to worry, I will go."

In fact, it was not good for the master to interfere in this kind of trial, the disciple's results would be canceled, and the fellow disciples would laugh at it, so it was indeed inappropriate. With Xun Yin's current cultivation, ten Valley of the Monsters would be no problem, Xu You nodded, "Go."

After Xun Yin disappeared, Xu You pressed his brow, always feeling a little unsettled under his heart.

Published at: 06/14/2024 02:00