Ning Chen

An embossed mahogany bed, and a bamboo bed next to the window. There are tables, chairs, books and desks in the house. Although there is a lot of dust on the beams outside the house, the inside of the room is spotless.

Gu Chuchen was surprised and said, "I didn't expect this wing room to be so clean."

"Yeah." Xie Ning hummed, and said again: "I'm sleeping on a bamboo floor."

Gu Chuchen was surprised, in the past at Gu's house, Xie Ning was always begging for nothing to get a bed, why is he so obedient today, he wants to sleep on the side.

The two were silent for a while, and Gu Chuchen said first, "Xie Ning, have you been to this place?"

Xie Ning didn't reply, Gu Chuchen saw that he was silent, and said again: "It seems that I guessed right."

Xie Ning lay down on the bamboo bed and said, "Okay, let's go to sleep."

Gu Chuchen saw that Xie Ning didn't want to talk to him in detail, so he also lay down on the bed. Gu Chuchen didn't recognize the bed, but for some reason he was lying on this bed like a thorn on his back, just as he was rolling left and right, Gu Chuchen suddenly discovered the word 'Ning' engraved on the backboard of the bed.

Gu Chuchen stroked the lettering and murmured, "Ning...Ning...Xie Ning?"

Xie Ning heard the movement and asked, "Huh? Achen, are you calling me?"

Gu Chuchen was taken aback for a moment, then sat up and shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, I'm not calling you, it's the head of the bed."

Xie Ning asked, "What's wrong with the head of the bed?"

Gu Chuchen said: "The word 'Ning' is engraved on the head of the bed, which is your 'Ning'."

Xie Ning's expression changed, and he walked quickly to the bed. Yes, there is a character 'Ning', his 'Ning' character, but who can engrave it here, this is Master's bed, Master, is it Master?Could it be that the master also has him in his heart, or does the master have the same feelings for him in his heart.

"How is it possible, how is it possible..." Xie Ning slowly touched the word 'Ning', his fingertips were trembling, and his voice became low and hoarse, "Master..."

No matter how unclear Gu Chuchen was, he had a clue now. It turned out that this courtyard used to be the place where his master lived.

Gu Chuchen also had a master, but his master would definitely not engrave his name on the head of the bed. He didn't understand what kind of emotion it was that would engrave a person's name on the head of the bed and watch every night.

Seeing that Xie Ning's eyes were filled with crystal clear tears, Gu Chuchen couldn't help asking, "Xie Ning, are you okay?"

Xie Ning didn't reply, he was still caressing the engraved words obsessively. Seeing that he ignored him, Gu Chuchen became angry in Wuming, "Xie Ning, I'm talking to you!"

Xie Ning suddenly came back to his senses, "Ah? What?"

When Xie Ning replied, there were still tears in his eyes, and Gu Chuchen felt even more annoyed when he saw it, "It's nothing! I'm asleep! Go away!"

Xie Ning took it seriously and reacted, knowing that Gu Chuchen was angry, he hurriedly said, "Ah Chen, Ah Chen, don't ignore me."

Gu Chuchen lay down on the bed, turned his back to Xie Ning again, and pretended to fall asleep.

Xie Ning asked, "Achen, are you asleep?"

Gu Chuchen snored a few times in a hurry, but this snoring just didn't look like it.

Knowing that Gu Chuchen was pretending to be asleep, Xie Ning said to himself, "Ah Chen, in fact, this Heguangyuan is my master's residence."

"..." Gu Chuchen opened his eyes and listened quietly.

Xie Ning continued: "I was 14 years old that year, and I saw Master for the first time. At that time, I was in the sea of ​​flames in purgatory. Master, like a fairy from the Toad Palace, came on the bright moon and saved me in the sea of ​​flames. After that, Master accepted me as an apprentice and treated me like a brother like a father, caring for every possible thing, but I gradually had thoughts that I shouldn't have."

Thoughts you shouldn't have?What should I not have thought?Gu Chuchen was very curious, but he didn't feel embarrassed to ask.

Xie Ning continued: "Actually, Master Lichen is my master. I have been with him day and night for several years. I have gradually developed such a fondness for Master. You may think it is ridiculous, but I really like him because he is too obsessed. Later, this obsession gradually became a demon that I can't get rid of."

Shaw think?Like him?Wait, isn't Master Lichen a man?Could it be that this is the Qianyan sect that became famous more than 200 years ago but disappeared overnight?Also, how old is Xie Ning?

Xie Ning continued, "It was my obsession that killed Master..." At this point, Xie Ning's voice became hoarse, and the hoarseness gradually turned into choking, and the choking became silent.

Gu Chuchen couldn't pretend anymore, and said, "I don't believe you will kill your master." Gu Chuchen didn't know whether Xie Ning's liking was absurd, but he believed that even if his obsession became Xie Ning would never be the one who killed his teacher.

Xie Ning looked up at Gu Chuchen's back, and roared hoarsely, "Master..."

When Gu Chuchen heard Xie Ning crying for Master, he didn't know how to respond for a moment. He turned over and got out of bed, walked to Xie Ning's side, and patted Xie Ning's twitching back lightly, extremely gentle.

19. Hidden scales and feathers

"True Lord Lichen, Achen, Gu Chuchen..."

The night was heavy with dew, and the cool breeze was blowing. Gu Chuchen lay on the bed and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Lichen Zhenjun Qingyu Baoding recognized him as the master, Xie Ning called him Achen, and the nightmare that haunted him day and night. Is it all just a coincidence?

nightmare?Speaking of nightmares, Gu Chuchen seems to have never had that dream since he went down the mountain. To be precise, it should be after meeting Xie Ning. Everything seems to be unrelated, but they all connect together. Chen couldn't figure it out even though he was thinking about it.

Suddenly, Gu Chuchen came up with a ridiculous idea for no reason, but this idea only flashed in his mind for a moment, only for a moment, he couldn't think too much, and he didn't dare to think too much.

Gu Chuchen tentatively asked, "Xie Ning, are you asleep?"

There was silence in the room, no one answered, Xie Ning should have fallen asleep.

Gu Chuchen got up quietly, and walked out the door lightly. The moon was in the sky, and the night was as cold as water. Gu Chuchen's mind was in chaos. He sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, looking at the bright moon, "Thank you Ning, True Monarch Lichen..."

It seems that everything is connected together, why Xie Ning happened to appear in Fuyuan Village to save them, why Xie Ning called him Achen, why Xie Ning looked at him always close but far away.

Gu Chuchen murmured: "True Monarch Lichen, Achen, Gu Chuchen..."

After a long while, Gu Chuchen laughed wryly for some reason, "Hahahaha, I don't even know that I was used as a stand-in. It's a joke. What a joke. Gu Chuchen, you are so stupid."

When Gu Chuchen went out, Xie Ning was actually awake. Through the window, he saw Gu Chuchen sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, his back was so alienated and cold.

Xie Ning couldn't help but got up and walked out, and said, "Ah Chen, why are you sitting here."

When Gu Chuchen saw Xie Ning walking over, he pursed his lips and said in a daze, "Oh, I can't sleep, so come out and blow some air."

Xie Ning sat down and said softly, "I'll accompany you."

But Gu Chuchen didn't want Xie Ning to accompany him, he didn't know why he suddenly felt so uncomfortable, as if his heart was blocked by something, it was so tightly blocked that he couldn't breathe, as if he would suffocate at any time.

Seeing that Gu Chuchen didn't respond, Xie Ning called out, "Ah Chen? Ah Chen?"

"Don't call me Achen!" Gu Chuchen didn't know the tone in which he yelled this sentence, even he was startled.

Xie Ning didn't expect Gu Chuchen to be so excited, he was a little stunned for a moment, "..."

Seeing that Xie Ning was really frightened by himself, Gu Chuchen felt that he was being unreasonable, "I'm sorry..."

Xie Ning was stunned for a while, and tentatively said: "...I, can I still call you Achen?"

Gu Chuchen twitched the corners of his mouth, and said in a calm tone, "It's up to you."

After that, Gu Chuchen got up and entered the room, leaving Xie Ning alone in the courtyard, "..."

Xie Ning didn't know where he offended Gu Chuchen, fearing that he would not dare to go in for a while, so he just sat quietly like this.

Gu Chuchen had seen him for more than half an hour, before Xie Ning came in, he called out, "Xie Ning, are you going to sleep outside?"

Xie Ning heard Gu Chuchen calling him, stood up suddenly, and ran over with a smile, "No, I want to sleep inside."

Seeing him blowing the cool breeze in the middle of the night, Gu Chuchen was not only not annoyed, but also cheerful. He curled his lips and said, "You are really strange."

After a while, Gu Chuchen made up his mind to speak out all his doubts, "Xie Ning, let me ask you, were you waiting for us there early in the morning in Fuyuan Village?"

Xie Ning didn't speak, nor did he make any moves. Seeing that he didn't answer, Gu Chuchen pretended to be angry and said, "Don't say yes, okay, if you don't say it, we will go our separate ways from now on!"

Hearing this, Xie Ning lost his sense of control in an instant, and hurriedly said, "I'll say it, I'll say it."

Gu Chuchen stared at him, Xie Ning said, "I've been waiting for you in Fuyuan Village for a long time."

Gu Chuchen was not very surprised, because all this was already in his expectation, "Did you know where the Qingyu Cauldron was?"

Green Jade Cauldron?Xie Ning was taken aback, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Gu Chuchen didn't believe it, and looked at him suspiciously, Xie Ning said: "I really don't know, the Qingyu Cauldron disappeared more than 200 years ago."

Gu Chuchen said: "Okay, let me believe what you said is true, then why does Qingyu Cauldron recognize me as the master?"

Xie Ning took a sharp breath, Gu Chuchen saw him like this, and continued to ask: "Also, why did you call me Achen shortly after we met, don't tell me the same thing, I don't believe it .”

Xie Ning knew that Gu Chuchen was not a fool, and he would only get angrier if he couldn't hide it anymore, "...If I say that you are the True Monarch Lichen, would you believe me?"

Gu Chuchen didn't expect him to speak so happily,