Master is tempting, come to my disciple's arms

Follow the Flower River in Lianxi Town and you will reach Lushui Town in about two and a half minutes' walk.

The scorching sun makes it miserable for farmers who work hard during the busy farming season. Wearing wide-brimmed straw hats and enduring the scorching heat, their toiling figures with bent backs can be seen everywhere in the fields, weeding and transplanting rice, preventing drought and draining water, or plowing and planting crops.

The old stone bridge lies across the banks of the Lotus Creek. Crossing the three-arch bridge over the lush bamboo forest, everywhere you look are tracts of self-cultivated rice fields randomly divided by ridges. The nearby Lushui Town inspires the two to quicken their pace. Zhao Dushan, who never feels thirsty, actually develops a desire for water in this long-lasting scorching environment.

"Brother, please walk slowly."

Cen Xin, who was admiring the picturesque scenery along the road, realized that the distance between himself and his senior brother was getting wider and wider, so he hurriedly asked for help.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dushan's speed only slowed down a little bit, and he did not walk slower as he said. In desperation, Cen Xin had to give up the beautiful scenery and follow his brother's progress towards Lushui Town.

There is a majestic and solemn stone archway outside the town, with a plaque in the middle of it inscribed with three large characters "Lushui Town" in a flamboyant style.

After drinking three bowls of herbal tea in one breath at a roadside tea stall, Zhao Dushan finally felt like he was alive again.

After finishing the drink and asking about the price, the two men opened their lips slightly and widened their eyes in the same way.

"Stall owner, how much did you say a bowl of this tea is?"

It is called tea, but in fact it is just boiled water with some mint leaves added.

The stall owner, who had a gray rag hanging from his shoulder, said without even looking up: "Eight cents a bowl."

Cen Xin shouted in dissatisfaction, "You are such a dishonest businessman. What you see and drink tastes exactly like cold water. You think three cents is too much for a bowl of boiled water."

What he said was true but also unpleasant to hear. The stall owner selling herbal tea had a gloomy face and rolled up his sleeves that were in the way while cursing. Seeing that the two were about to start a big fight over a trivial matter, Zhao Dushan took out forty cents from his purse and put them on the table, which resolved the raging conflict.

He really didn't know how to advise Cen Qi about his junior brother who acted impulsively and spoke capriciously. But his junior brother was feeling resentful and didn't think he had done anything wrong.

"Okay, don't be angry. You are right, but there are more than just the two of us here. There are other tea drinkers as well, so the stall owner got angry at you. Don't forget that we are here to help our fellow disciples with their cultivation problems. Don't lose sight of the big picture and delay the right time."

All the anger in his heart disappeared after Zhao Dushan's advice, and Cen Qi replied in a low voice: "Junior brother, I understand."

Business was the most important thing, so the two turned a corner and headed straight for their destination. Several wooden boards of varying lengths formed a fence to keep people out. The house was made of mud mixed with thatch and reinforced with some earth bricks, and it was simple and unpretentious.

There was an equally crude kennel built on the left side of the fence, with a dog tied inside... Zhao Dushan and Cen Qi took a closer look and saw that it was a cute two-month-old puppy.

"Who are you looking for?"

A weak and childish voice came from the front. The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl with patched clothes standing on the doorstep. She had never seen such a stranger before and her parents had warned her not to stand by the gate and observe closely.

Zhao Dushan and Cen Qi could clearly feel the little girl's vigilance and nervousness towards them. In order not to scare the little girl in front of him, Zhao Dushan took the lead in introducing his identity and stating his purpose in a gentle tone. Cen Xin followed suit immediately after his senior brother's words.

Having said that, the little girl obviously received a strict family education. She said it so thoroughly. She is too timid and there is no adult at home. Now is the busy farming season. My mother went to the vegetable field to pick seasonal vegetables and fertilize the new seedlings. My father went to the farmland to harrow the soil and dig canals to divert water. These two good-looking little brothers don’t look like bad people. Should we let them in or not…

At such a young age, she faced the dilemma of making decisions that she shouldn't have faced. It was as if she had suddenly understood what kind of psychological activity it was to be entangled.

"Brother, this seems a bit difficult. What should we do if the little girl doesn't believe what we say?"

"It's not that she doesn't believe it, but she doesn't dare to act rashly without the adults around, for fear that they will scold her."

Zhao Dushan's words touched the heart. The little girl believed it very much. However, she was the only one at home, so she was very conflicted about whether to keep them out. Everyone who came from afar was a guest, and what they said was too profound for a child, and she couldn't understand it.

After thinking it over, he finally walked slowly to the gate and opened it for them. Anyway, there was nothing valuable in the house that they could care about. Calculating the time, A'niang would be on her way back.

During this time, Zhao Dushan asked a few more questions, and it was not until he asked about snake meat that the little girl gave a reliable clue.

"Eating snake meat is very common here. Every household eats it. Last time, a group of brothers and sisters who were as good-looking as you came to my house to eat snake meat."

"Oh? Where did this snake meat come from? Did your father catch it?"

The little girl shook her head a little depressed, her brows knitted tightly together as if something sad had happened to her. She said with a droopy mouth: "They were all caught in the reed marshes by the river, but my father hasn't gone to catch snakes for a long time because I was sick and he didn't have time to go to the reed marshes to catch snakes in order to treat my illness."

Cen Xin and Zhao Dushan looked at each other as if they had telepathic connection. Could it be that the truth that the group of disciples had personally experienced was wrong?

Thinking carefully about what came out of their mouths, they only mentioned eating snake meat. Even the master couldn't figure out the specific process, so they had no information at all!

Without knowing why, they let Zhao Dushan and Cen Xin, two unlucky guys, take over this investigation.

"Brother, do you want some water? I'll pour you some."

As he said this, he picked up the empty teapot on the table and wanted to go to the kitchen to fill it with water for them.

"No need, little sister. We are not thirsty."

As soon as the word "water" was mentioned, the fire that Cen Xin had put out with great difficulty began to swirl violently again. Zhao Dushan turned his head and glared at him heavily. The warning in his glare was like a sharp blade that could kill people without shedding blood. If it could really condense into a knife, his appearance that he was so proud of would probably be disfigured.

Senior brother is so scary... I'm afraid I won't be able to find a Taoist partner in the future with such a fierce senior brother.

Zhao Dushan, who didn't know his apprentice's inner thoughts, had a layer of worry between his brows. It didn't matter if Wu Zi was his master. He sent them to Lushui Town without explaining anything clearly. Why did he come to Lushui Town? Was he trying to beautify the relationship between the same sex and how good it was, or was he trying to find a new apprentice as soon as possible to kick him aside? It seemed that he had never disturbed the love between the master and the master's wife, right?

It is understandable that a child talks incoherently. It is better to wait for her parents to come back and sort it out in detail. Otherwise, it will take forever to investigate.

The farmers who were going home after work were walking further and further away from the rice fields. In an unattended canal, black-scaled creatures were swimming invisible to the naked eye and hiding in the nearby reeds.

No one can stop this.

Surrounded by darkness, Bai Luoli's heartbeat was abnormal. His unrestrained consciousness could make basic judgments through external caresses, but his brain seemed to have not unlocked the authority to control his body.

Ghost on the bed?

Forgive him for only being able to think of the explanation of sleep paralysis. Is there any explanation more appropriate and understandable than this?

He couldn't make any sound and could only allow the "ghost" in his body to explore the entire area.

If he doesn’t wake up, his scandal will probably make headlines in the cultivation world again.

When the body is disobedient, the will can come in handy. Before the word "broken" can spread from the bottom of the heart, it is replaced by bad.

The granulation is sleeping in the innermost position, could it be...

After a terrifying struggle, his body was finally able to stretch freely. Who could tell him why his bed was so crowded...

Is it a meeting or a nice dinner?

Where is the meat bud? Bai Luoli looked everywhere but couldn't find her own Guaiguai.

"Master, there."

Bai Luoli leaned out to look down. Wow, is this how you be a father?

Just ask which father would let his son sleep on the floor...

It’s confirmed, it’s definitely the stepfather.

The white and plump flesh buds were not affected by the landslide of fatherly love at all. The gentle rise and fall of the surface was a sign that he was breathing. In order to keep the cub away from pollution that was not suitable for children, Bai Luoli stuffed him back into the storage bag...

In the end, it was the granuloma that took it all.