My apprentice is a little weird?

Jiang Yan said something mysteriously and prepared to turn around and leave.

Li Qiaoer was a little anxious. Seeing that Jiang Yan was unmoved by her, she thought about keeping Jiang Yan. At this time, she found that her mind was much more flexible after recovery, and her thinking speed was also much faster.

He quickly combined what he had seen and heard before, combined with his own intuition, and roughly deduced the cause and effect of the incident.

Seeing Jiang Yan preparing to leave, he blurted out anxiously:

"My benefactor, could you please help me again?"

As soon as Jiang Yan slowed down his movements, Li Qiaoer hurriedly got out of bed, ignoring the cold ground, and knelt directly on the ground, hitting her head hard with a dull sound.

"My benefactor! I know this is too much to ask. You have done your best to save me! I shouldn't have done this, but I am alone and powerless. My parents and brother were conspired against by the two families, and I am the only one left..."

"Well, you also said that this request is too much, so why should I agree to it? Or do you have something that can make me excited?"

Jiang Yan interrupted him indifferently without stopping. Li Qiaoer pursed her lips, trembled slightly, lowered her head and remained silent.

Shen Ming grabbed Jiang Yan's sleeve, looked back at Li Qiaoer, and quietly let go of the sleeve.

But after just a moment, she seemed to have been hit hard, her expression was painful and her fingers were trembling. She quickly reached out and grabbed Jiang Yan's hand. Only then did her body stop trembling and her expression returned to normal.

Jiang Yan glanced sideways, his expression thoughtful, but he didn't point it out, and continued to walk out in a casual manner.

The two of them walked out of the room one after the other, leaving only Li Qiaoer and two maids who were still unconscious on the ground.

Li Qiaoer had half of her face submerged in the shadows. She was silent for a long time and then suddenly spoke loudly.

"My benefactor! I don't ask you to help me get revenge! I just want you to protect me for three days! Protect me from being harmed by those immortals! Just three days! I can deal with my enemies by myself! After that, I will work like a slave and let you do whatever you want! Please!"

Jiang Yan stopped. This girl has quite a lot of knowledge and her aptitude is top-notch. Are there so many good talents in Lianshan City?

Jiang Yan was secretly surprised. While treating Li Qiaoer, he also checked her qualifications. It turned out that she was a good candidate with sharp spiritual perception and clear mind. She was a good material for cultivating immortals.

That's true, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to hold on to this point relying on the weak spiritual power on the Tongxian Order used to guide the way, and she wouldn't have been able to notice that the maid who had served her for many years had murderous intentions towards her.

The two maids were controlled by puppet worms. It should have been the work of the young man around the old man before. The purpose might be to get the Tongxian Order from the Li family.

It’s just that finding Shen Ming is a higher priority, so only two maids are manipulated to deal with Li Qiaoer.

Seeing Jiang Yan pause, Li Qiaoer's eyes lit up, and she rushed out regardless of the wind and snow outside. She stumbled to Jiang Yan's side, knelt down suddenly, and took out an exquisite and small jade pendant from her body.

The word "Xian" is engraved on it.

"My benefactor! This is my Li family's heirloom! Legend has it that a hundred years ago, an immortal was injured and was saved by my ancestor. After he recovered, he bestowed wealth and glory on my family, as well as this jade token!"

"It is said that future generations can use this jade token to ascend to the Taoist temple and cultivate to become immortals!"

Li Qiaoer finished speaking in one breath and handed the jade token over with both hands.

"I will now give the Immortal Card to my benefactor to repay him for saving my life!"

"If you are willing to protect me for three days, and wait for me to avenge myself, I will be willing to be your servant, to work like a cow or a horse, and I will have no complaints or regrets!"

Li Qiaoer raised her hands high and lowered her head waiting for the other party's reply. She was only wearing a thin undergarment and no shoes on her feet. She was kneeling in the deep snow and shivering with cold, but she still raised her hands high with a stubborn expression!

Suddenly, she felt something light in her hand, and the jade token was taken away!

But before she could be happy, the jade token was put down again... This made her feel desperate...

Seduction, playing the victim, moral blackmail, exchanging benefits, she used everything she could at this stage, she tried her best, but it was still useless...

The scenes of her parents and brother dying lingered in her mind, but she was powerless...

Her eyes had become blurred at some point and she could no longer tell whether it was snow or tears.

"Father...Mother...Brother...I..."

"Why are you so scheming at such a young age? Children should behave like children."

Jiang Yan helped Li Qiaoer up, rubbed her little head with his hand, and showed his warm smile.

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t help you.”

Li Qiaoer bit her lower lip, trying to make herself look stronger, but tears still flowed out of her eyes uncontrollably. Her nostrils twitched. She wanted to say thank you, but she heard Jiang Yan speak again.

"If you want to cry, just cry. Why hold it in?"

Jiang Yan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Her tears were like a flood that broke through the dam. She could no longer hold back her tears and suddenly threw herself into Jiang Yan's arms, crying loudly.

Her crying was heart-wrenching, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances and pain.

These days, she has been bearing tremendous pressure, fear and pain alone, with nowhere to turn to and no one to rely on, and has to bear it all alone.

Until now, she finally has the right to speak out. Yes, after all, she is just a girl in her teens.

"Alright, alright, relax."

Jiang Yan comforted Li Qiaoer softly.

An unknown amount of time had passed before Jiang Yan looked at Li Qiaoer, who seemed tired of crying, in his arms. He put his hand on her forehead, and a gentle force soothed her.

After a while, Li Qiaoer slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully. There were two tear marks at the corners of her eyes and her expression was more relaxed than ever before.

Shen Ming stood by and watched silently, his blue eyes reflecting the two people's current appearance. He watched Li Qiaoer venting the depression she had experienced during this period of time with grievance, and watched Jiang Yan comforting her without hesitation.

The strength in his hands unconsciously tightened a bit, and he subconsciously pulled Jiang Yan.

Feeling someone tugging at the corner of his clothes, Jiang Yan turned around to look.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ming'er? Are you feeling uncomfortable, or do you want to cry and throw yourself into the arms of the master?"

Jiang Yan said jokingly, and opened his other hand casually:

"Come on, your master, I don't mind being your caring big brother for once."

Shen Ming looked at Jiang Yan, um... to be more precise, he was looking at Jiang Yan's hand.

Then he took a bite.

"..."

Jiang Yan looked at Shen Ming, who was confused and couldn't bite him no matter what, and couldn't help but chuckle and scratched her nose.

"How dare you attack Master?"

"You know how painful it is, right? My body is not easily broken. Even if it is..."

"hiss!"

Jiang Yan felt a pain in his finger before he finished speaking. At that moment, he vaguely felt that the divine energy in his body was slightly pried open.

Then a trace of vital energy was drawn along the previous wound on the finger!