After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

"Master Xie is so pitiful... I thought he would definitely remarry, but who knew he would follow his wife like this."

"Ah? Did Master Xie die for love? Didn't he die on duty while repairing the canal?"

"I heard about it, too. His wife had only been gone for half a year when he met with an accident. It can be considered as a pair of lovers coming together." The palace maids said with regret.

The older one's mind flashed with the image of Xie Yunji when he was announced as the top scorer in the imperial examination in the Golden Hall. He was wearing a bright red robe, looking so cold and gorgeous that no one dared to disrespect him.

After questioning in the Qinzheng Hall, as they walked in the corridor out of the palace, the palace maids stepped on their shoes in order to get a closer look at him. But when Xie Yunji stopped and looked in that direction with a pair of indifferent eyes, the maids fell silent.

But he just nodded slightly and smiled.

The older palace maid still felt a palpitation when she thought of Master Xie's elegant smile.

The younger one said, "Have you heard? Lord Xie Zhihuan is old and still taking concubines. He wants to have another child. But for some reason, those concubines have not gotten pregnant. Maybe it's because they are too old..."

"It would be a shame if the Xie family lineage died out in this generation." The maid sighed, thinking of something, and then said, "When Master Xie was buried, it was very grand. The emperor's personal guards carried the coffin. But he had no children, not even someone to break the basin and hold the spirit tablet."

"A person like that... but he has no offspring. Otherwise, how can we say that it is fate that plays tricks on people? No more talking, sister, we haven't gone to pick up the clothes for Madam Song from the Needlework Bureau yet, let's go."

Song Nihuan listened for a while. These words were like whips, hitting her and causing her pain.

This feeling of sudden tightening of the heart had not occurred for a long time. Song Nihuan overcame these useless emotions, calmed down, and looked at the emperor who was walking towards her not far away.

It's not like Xie Tan hasn't heard of such discussions, but she was glad for it, otherwise she and Xie Yunji would have another bond, a blood relationship that could not be severed.

Fortunately, she has no children.

He had no choice but to treat her better to dispel the guilt and helplessness she felt towards Xie Yunji or the unborn child.

Xie Tan was well versed in medicine. Since Song Nihuan entered the palace, the medicine she took every day was prepared by him personally. Over time, her weakened body recovered.

He often thought that if she liked, they would have children in the future.

This way, she would feel less pain in her heart.

*

Piaomiao Peak.

Under the moonlight, a glimmer of light flashed from the sleeves of the young man in white.

"Master?" Xie Yunji asked in astonishment.

This kind of humble house is not soundproof, let alone a martial artist like him who can hear the slightest movement.

The person who came was very good at concealing his breath, and he didn't notice it until he was close to his door.

Who would have thought it was Zen Master Xuanzhu!

After not seeing each other for many years, the old man, with white hair and wrinkled skin, is still energetic. Looking at the young man in front of him, his eyes change dramatically and imperceptibly, but he is deeply restrained.

He helped Xie Yunji up, "Zi Che, your master has found you well!"

"You are not dead after all!" Zen Master Xuanzhu said in a complex tone of reminiscing about the past, "Back then, your mother asked you to become my disciple and asked me to protect you for the rest of your life! I am still alive, how could you go west first? The Xie family held a funeral for you, but I still don't believe it. They all said that your body entered the sea estuary and could not be found. I don't believe it..."

“Zi Che…” Zen Master Xuan Zhu’s voice was trembling, “It’s good to be alive, it’s good to be alive…”

"Brother?!" A green-robed monk came in from outside. He couldn't hide his surprise when he saw Xie Yunji, and said in a lost voice, "It's really you, brother! That little girl said she found an immortal. There is only one such village along the Yi River. The master said to try his luck, but I didn't expect it to be you!"

"Envoy Jingqiu." The gentle and kind nobleman bowed slightly and called out Ye Jingqiu's current position in the Martial Alliance.

Ye Jingqiu and he were both the last disciples of Zen Master Xuanzhu, but after completing his studies, Ye Jingqiu returned to the Xie family, while Ye Jingqiu remained in the Wumeng and became Zen Master Xuanzhu's right-hand man.

"I am an unfilial disciple." Xie Yunji knelt down.

Zen Master Xuanzhu let out a long sigh and looked at the furnishings in this humble room, which was very shabby. The candles beside the stone table were dim, and there were signs that he was almost sitting on the floor.

The once priceless favored child of heaven is now like this... Looking at Xie Yunji's thin cheeks, Xuan Zhu felt even more pity for him.

"You must have guessed that the Xie family would hold a funeral. He is alive, but he doesn't go back. Zi Che, what do you think?" he asked.

The monk in green clothes said, "The court has changed the emperor, Senior Brother, why don't you not go back? There's no point in going back! I heard that the new emperor has some connection with the Xie family?"

Xie Yunji was silent for a moment, then said, "Since I didn't die, I won't die. But I often wonder in my heart, should I follow my heart or shoulder the responsibilities I should bear during my lifetime? There are too many doubts and confusions in my heart, and before I think clearly, I will not think about anything else."

"If you don't get involved in the world, you will never figure it out." Xuan Zhu said, looking at the young man with a slightly furrowed brow. The young man no longer had the pride of the past, and looked more like a lost traveler. "You were born in a high family, and have had a smooth life for half of your life, with few setbacks. Now that you have doubts, it means you have come down from that high place."

"It's useless for others to tell you what's right or wrong. You need to experience it yourself to know what's right."

"Let's go back to Piaomiao Peak with Master." Ye Jingqiu said.

Without waiting for Xie Yunji to answer, Xuan Zhu said sternly: "Piao Miao Peak is not a place for you to be lazy. If you want to find a place to heal your wounds, stay in this farmhouse! If you... want to see this world, then follow me back to Piao Miao Peak!"

Xuan Zhu did not show any warmth or tolerance to his beloved disciple who was lost and found again, and forced him to stand up.

Xie Yunji nodded and said, "Disciple will follow Master back to Piaomiao Peak."

The cold night howled, and in the pitch-black night, the water of the Yi River surged endlessly. There was a lone boat on the river bank, silently docked there, waiting for its owner.

The young man in white stood under the sky and coughed a few times. His thin body was as straight as a sword, dazzling and awe-inspiring.

Yunniang clung to the window sill and watched Xie Yunji disappear with several immortals. She wiped her face, lowered her head, and wiped her sleeves with tears and snot.

The next day, a bag of silver was left where the godlike young man had lived.

Xie Yunji followed his master back to Piaomiao Peak, where he and his mother had once stayed.

But he was still confused and had not suddenly found enlightenment. His previous doubts became even more confusing.

Why do people in Piaomiao Village say that there are immortals on Piaomiao Peak? How can I enter the secular world after I have followed my master to Piaomiao Peak and become an immortal?

Once he enters the world of martial arts, which is as deep as the sea, he and the Xie family and the imperial court will be separated by a river wider than the Yellow River, and they will never return.

Later, a white-robed monk appeared in the Martial Alliance.