The villain is above: the villain master's handbook

——Hall of Ice——

On the smooth and delicate jade bed sat a young man covered in bruises.

"hiss--"

The boy frowned slightly, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

"This medicine is a bit strong, please bear with it."

Mu Lian looked at the boy's back without a piece of intact skin, and spoke with a serious expression.

The young man grunted and clenched his teeth.

Sure enough, he was still a child, no matter how strong he was, even if he relaxed, he was still afraid of pain.

Mu Lian felt a little distressed, and carefully applied medicine to the festering wound.

Every time the slender fingers brushed over the skin, the young man's lips tightened even more.

After finally finishing the medicine, Mu Lian also heaved a sigh of relief along with the young man.

"Peak Lord—"

"Is it still called Peak Lord?"

Ye Hanzhou froze for a moment, his dark eyes lit up.

"Master."

Mu Lian smiled and agreed: "Yes. You did a great job this time."

For the first time, Ye Hanzhou showed an innocent smile of his age.

But soon, the smile subsided again.

"Master, regarding Li Kui's matter, Immortal Peak..."

"It doesn't matter, the rules of the martial arts competition have been passed down since ancient times, and Xue Ren, the master of the Immortal Peak, will not blame you. Besides, I have already given some elixir to Li Kui, and I have given him enough face in terms of emotion and reason."

Ye Hanzhou said dejectedly: "Please trouble Master to clean up the mess for me."

Mu Lian put on a soft robe for the young man, covering his scarred back.

"You did your best, and with your tenacious perseverance, you won the first prize. The teacher has seen all these, and I am very relieved. Don't say such things again."

The boy's eyes were moved, and he was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "Then... can this disciple dare to ask for a reward?"

Mu Lian didn't hesitate, and readily agreed: "Just mention it."

"Master, can...don't smile at others?"

"Just smile at me."

After the boy made the request, Mu Lian was stunned.

Kid, are you jealous?

Although he did treat him as his own son, Ye Hanzhou wouldn't... really treat him as his father, right?

This kind of intimacy and dependence is very good to experience, but he is actually not much older than Ye Hanzhou, so it always feels a little weird.

But looking at the boy's bright eyes, he looked like a child asking for candy.

Thinking of the hardships he suffered this time, Mu Lian's heart softened.

"Okay, I promise you."

Anyway, he doesn't like to laugh very much, and he doesn't have any fluctuations in his heart when it comes to strangers.

The teenager got the promise, just like a child who has eaten candy and tasted the benefits, with a pure smile on his face.

Mu Lian also smiled slightly, it couldn't be better if a father is kind and his son is filial.

"In the past two days, you should recover from your injuries first, and I will build your foundation for you in the next day."

In three days, it will be the Zongmen Grand Competition, and he must let Ye Hanzhou show his best condition to meet the new challenge.

The young man on the jade bed, whose eyes were full of the perfect fusion of coldness and warmth at the corners of the man's mouth, gently agreed.

Before returning to his senses, he saw that the man had turned around and left.

In the dark and deep eyes, a little regret rose involuntarily.

For the past two days, Mu Lian personally dispensed medicine for Ye Hanzhou.

The strange thing was that the boy still had a patient expression even though the wound had almost healed.

Mu Lian thought that the injury was more than superficial, so she used her spiritual power to probe into the young man's body to check it out.

The results showed that the juvenile's body was very healthy and there were no internal injuries.

"Where's your sect token?"

Although Ye Hanzhou was a little puzzled why Mu Lian asked this, he obediently took out the token.

Mu Lian took the token and put it in his palm, and after a burst of milky white light lit up, he returned it to him.

"This is 1 sect points, which is equivalent to your reward for being selected No.[-] this time."

"Your injury has completely healed, but I checked your body just now, and the bones are too small and lack of nutrition. You are now growing your body, so if you want to eat anything, you can go to the inner door deacon to exchange it."

Ye Hanzhou's face was reddish, and he replied, "Yes, thank you, Master."

Master thinks he is too young?

It's just a matter of age. In a few years, he will definitely grow taller than Master.

The boy's fist hanging by his side gradually clenched, secretly making up his mind.

——The next day——

The clouds and mists were just rising, and the sun was hidden in the clouds, and before it showed its face, it felt a trace of heat first.

The first thing Mu Lian did when he opened his eyes was that Ye Hanzhou was summoned by sound transmission.

"Tomorrow's Zongmen Dabi, I will build a foundation for you today, so as to give you some help."

"Okay, please trouble Master."

"Well, take off your clothes."

Ye Hanzhou was startled, and raised his eyes to look at the expressionless person.

If that person had said such things in the past, he would have been vigilant and contemptuous.

But now...

Although he was still vigilant, he seemed to be less resistant.

He was only stunned for a moment, then obediently took off the black robe on his body.

Feeling the boy's trust, Mu Lian felt relieved.

It's okay, as long as you don't look like you're looking at a beast.

"follow me."

Mu Lian took off her outer robe, revealing her white upper body, and stepped into the ice pool first.

……

In the huge fairy pond, the two sat facing each other.

Mu Lian held the young man's hands, sending spiritual energy into them.

"Concentrate your breath and concentrate your mind, and use your mind."

Ye Hanzhou did as he was told, but he couldn't move his eyes away from the person in front of him.

Feeling the scorching gaze, Mu Lian couldn't immerse herself in it at all, so she had no choice but to speak.

"Close your eyes and concentrate."

"Feel sorry……"

Ye Hanzhou's eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyes flicked across the touching palms of the two, and he slowly closed his eyes.

But even if he couldn't see it with his eyes, he could still feel the unique coolness and warmth of that person's skin, and what he saw with his eyes closed in his mind.

Time moved forward slowly.

One quarter of an hour……

one hour...

Half a day passed, and the passage of time could not be felt in the Ice Palace without light.

However, it was already dusk outside the hall, and the setting sun was setting, half covered by the beautiful mountain peaks, and it was ashamed to reveal itself.

——Inside the Ice Palace——

Immortal dew rolled in the ice pool, and spiritual energy surged, continuously flocking to Ye Hanzhou.

The young man frowned slightly, and it was obvious that being swept away by the spirit energy was uncomfortable.

Mu Lian reduced the transmission of spiritual energy, and instead used that spiritual energy to sort out the violent spiritual energy in the young man's body, allowing them to enter the meridians of the heart.

This process lasted for about a quarter of an hour before the pool gradually regained its calm.

Mu Lian opened her eyes and said, "How do you feel?"

The boy didn't answer, but the water in the pool suddenly started rolling again.

It's just that this time the pool water seems to be manipulative, slowly enveloping Mu Lian's body, and then rolled up again, condensing into a wave, gently touching Mu Lian's cheek.

With moist cheeks, Mu Lian subconsciously reached out to touch it, but it penetrated the tide, causing the tide to break up and return to the pool again.

Mu Lian was stunned, and then heard the boy finally speak.

"The aura is abundant, and the meridians have doubled in size, which is enough to cast some more complicated spells."

So... were you practicing just now?

Mu Lian pursed her lips, letting the water droplets on her cheeks slide down and condense on the back of her chin to drip.