Li Xian was startled for a moment by Shen Qing's sudden approach. Then, hearing the hint of disdain in her words, he felt a bit speechless.
He finally understood how those people in the storybooks given by Xiao Jinglan felt when they winked at the blind.
He had made his feelings so clear, yet how could Shen Qing still not understand?
"Cough... cough..."
"I'm fine. I'm just annoyed by a blockhead."
Li Xian's words were full of implications, but Shen Qing still failed to grasp his meaning.
She just nodded. Blockheads were indeed annoying. Weren't those on Worry - Free Peak just like that?
"If so, just ignore them."
Then Shen Qing continued to ask, "What are Yu Xuzi's hobbies?"
Li Xian felt a bit deflated but had to answer obediently, "He likes everything in general. So you can just give him something casually."
Shen Qing was a bit dissatisfied. "Yu Xuzi gave me such an important gift. How can I return it casually? Moreover, he is a senior. As a junior, I should give a generous gift."
To Li Xian, these words only left the phrase "meeting a senior" in his mind.
He didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Shen Qing sighed. Knowing that Li Xian didn't understand these things either, she pushed him out of the door.
"The day is still young. We should act without delay. I'll go with you to visit Yu Xuzi later. Wait for me a moment. I'll change my clothes."
Before Li Xian could answer, with a bang, Shen Qing closed the door.
The door almost hit Li Xian's straight nose.
But Li Xian seemed oblivious. He turned around blankly, touching his nose, full of joy.
Shen Qing had agreed!
But did he even ask her just now?
It seemed not...
But didn't this just prove that they were destined and had a telepathic connection?
Li Xian was happily daydreaming alone, while Shen Qing didn't know that she had unknowingly been misunderstood by Li Xian.
With a flash, Shen Qing entered the small space. She saw Ling Zhou curled up on the rocking chair, looking confused.
She had originally come to the space to ask Ling Zhou what gift to give. After all, there were many cultivation techniques in the small wooden house. She wondered if there was a suitable one for Yu Xuzi as a gift.
But after coming in, all she saw was her master looking like a helpless puppy, pitiful and lost.
Ling Zhou had followed Shen Qing to the main hall just now. He saw Immortal Huiyan and witnessed Lin Yibai's golden core being crushed. But suddenly, he seemed to fall into a deep sleep. When he woke up, he saw Shen Qing surrounded by a group of elders.
Through the crowd, he saw Yaoyue smiling bitterly behind them. His heart was filled with infinite melancholy.
"Master, what's wrong with you again?"
Ling Zhou sighed. He felt that as a master, he was not as strong as Shen Qing.
When he saw Immortal Huiyan, as a soul, he almost fell into a demonic obstacle.
Fortunately, he suddenly fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, the danger was over.
If he had really disappeared into thin air, he would never have seen the person he wanted to see again.
That was why he was so sad and shrank here.
What happened back then was very complicated. Even after a thousand years, Ling Zhou still couldn't figure out how he had ended up in such a situation.
"Little disciple, weren't you afraid when facing Immortal Huiyan just now?"
Shen Qing stroked her chin and thought seriously for a while. "Of course I was afraid. How could I not be? After all, his cultivation is higher than mine. He could kill me with a flick of his finger."
Ling Zhou nodded in understanding. This was the normal thought of an ordinary person.
"Then why did you still dare to refute him?"
Shen Qing tilted her head, seemingly a bit puzzled by Ling Zhou's question.
"Because I don't agree with him, so I refute him. I can't just yield just because I can't defeat him."
It was a very straightforward answer, but it made Ling Zhou feel even more uncomfortable.
A thousand years ago, Immortal Huiyan went to various sects on the pretext that the seal of the Demon Abyss was loosening and selected disciples to seal the Demon Abyss.
Back then, when Immortal Huiyan came to the Qingyun Sword Sect, he had to choose one of Ling Zhou and Heng Ling to take away.
In the end, Immortal Huiyan chose Ling Zhou. When he was about to take him away, although Ling Zhou refused desperately, Immortal Huiyan threatened him with Yaoyue.
At that time, Yaoyue, just like when she blocked in front of Shen Qing, knelt on the ground and pleaded with Immortal Huiyan not to take Ling Zhou away.
But Immortal Huiyan almost killed Yaoyue with a palm in front of him. He yielded and had no choice but to follow Immortal Huiyan.
He didn't understand at that time why Yaoyue pleaded so desperately for him not to leave.
After all, True Person Honghua didn't stop him either. He just repeatedly told Immortal Huiyan to treat Ling Zhou well.
Sealing the Demon Abyss was supposed to be a good thing, but Yaoyue seemed to know that he would never return.
Thinking about it now, there might be something hidden...
Ling Zhou gave a bitter smile and pulled himself out of his emotions.
"You came to ask me what gift to choose for Yu Xuzi, right? Come with me. I have a chess manual here. Take this and give it to him..."
Shen Qing nodded. She felt that her master was hiding something from her, but she wasn't the kind of person who would dig deeper. Seeing that Ling Zhou didn't want to say more, she didn't press further.
After getting the chess manual, Shen Qing returned to her room and changed into a light - yellow disciple's robe.
This disciple's robe had narrow sleeves, which were convenient for movement. The skirt was not very long either, so it was very nimble and convenient to walk in.
Shen Qing opened the door and faced the sunlight. She saw Li Xian standing under the big locust tree in her yard.
The gentle breeze just blew by, lifting the strands of Li Xian's high ponytail.
Li Xian was pinching a leaf in his hand. His eyes were lowered, and there was a faint smile on his lips. The warm feeling of being bathed in the sunlight diluted the natural aloofness on him.
On his back was the precious natal magic sword he cherished. The jade on the sword tassel reflected the light, and the tassels were fluttering in the wind.
It was ridiculous that Pei Xuanjing boasted about being the Gentleman's Sword. In Shen Qing's eyes, a real gentleman's sword didn't need to proclaim itself.
Pei Xuanjing was just a fame - seeker. The real gentleman's sword was right in front of Shen Qing.
Suddenly, a poem from the mortal world flashed through Shen Qing's mind: "With a pure spirit, one can enjoy the free - flowing wind for a thousand miles."
Shen Qing stared blankly at the scene in front of her. The handsome and elegant young man, the gentle breeze, and the floating leaves were like a carefully drawn scroll.
Li Xian noticed that Shen Qing had come out. He turned around and smiled at her. The smile was faint, but it made Shen Qing feel that Li Xian was in a very good mood at the moment.
Shen Qing held her breath. A strange emotion welled up from the bottom of her heart. Suddenly, she didn't know how to react.
"Shen Qing?"
Now it was Li Xian's turn to be confused. He walked up to Shen Qing and waved his hand, but found that Shen Qing still looked blank.
Li Xian raised his voice, "Shen Qing!"
Shen Qing gave a start and suddenly came back to her senses.
She stared at him in surprise with wide - open eyes and felt her almost chaotic heartbeat.
What was going on?
She was a reborn person who had been heart - broken in her previous life. How could she be tempted by beauty in this life?!
She was so unstable in her Dao heart!!