The villain is above: the villain master's handbook

On the way back to the sect, Mu Lian met Lu Xiu.

This time there was a lot of trouble with the Jade Lotus Sect, and Lu Xiu had heard about it.

Since Wang Chuanzong said goodbye last time, they haven't seen each other again.

Mu Lian has been in seclusion, and his many visits were all in vain.

It was rare that Mu Lian was finally willing to go out today, and he rushed over immediately after hearing about it.

"Daoist Qingfeng, do you need my help?"

Mu Lian stopped controlling the sword and looked at the person coming.

"no need."

This kind of thing has risen to the relationship between the two sects.

Lu Xiu can't help much, and has no reason to help.

Before Lu Xiu came, he had already heard about the general situation, so he sighed a little at this time.

He sighed, and said: "I didn't expect Brother Ye's life experience to be so rough. Fortunately, he has a master like Daoist Qingfeng to protect him."

There is no envy in the words.

Mu Lian pursed her lips, "He is a very strong person."

So strong that it hurts.

Without him, Ye Hanzhou would definitely be stronger.

Ye Hanzhou exposed all his fragility in front of him.

Thinking of Ye Hanzhou who might be suffering in the Valley of the Fallen Gods, Mu Lian began to faintly feel anxious again.

"Lu Xiu, did Venerable Li Tian say when the secret realm will be opened again?"

Lu Xiu said helplessly: "I told the suzerain about this. The suzerain said that it will be at least three years before the secret realm is opened. Before the ghost clan opens the barrier, it will open the secret realm again and continue to mend the barrier."

Three years is really too long.

Right now, Ye Hanzhou hasn't celebrated his 19th birthday with him yet.

Three years later, Ye Hanzhou was only 22 years old.

At such a young age, in such a dangerous place alone, how should I spend it?

Let alone Ye Hanzhou, Mu Lian imagined that if he was in the Valley of the Fallen Gods, he would feel that his days were like years.

Even though he understood Ye Hanzhou's intentions, he still couldn't accept such an approach.

When Ye Hanzhou comes back, he must educate him well.

Tell him not to be brave, not to take risks, not to make his own decisions and make decisions without authorization.

Then...don't leave him.

There is no difficulty, the two cannot get through it together.

Lu Xiu followed Mu Lian back to the Wangchuan Sect.

There are very few guests in the Ice Palace, and Mu Lian has nothing to entertain.

I had no choice but to bring out some spiritual fruits and spiritual tea, and the two sat on the stone bench outside the hall to chat.

Most of the time, Lu Xiu is talking and Mu Lian is listening.

Lu Xiu chatted about the past, and also about future ambitions.

Mu Lian felt that Lu Xiu was somewhat similar to him, except for their personality, their three views were more consistent.

If Lu Xiu hadn't been his apprentice-in-law, then they should have become good friends too.

Friends who advance and retreat together in the world of comprehension, subdue demons and eliminate demons, and chat with each other over wine.

In the afternoon, before Lu Xiu left, Gu Ran came.

Mu Lian had long agreed to build the foundation for Gu Ran, and today happened to meet Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu said indifferently: "Daoist Qingfeng, hurry up, I'll leave after drinking this cup of tea."

Mu Lian nodded and concentrated on helping Gu Ran break through and stabilize his realm.

Lu Xiu has been watching from the sidelines, and he has not finished his cup of tea for a long time.

Mu Lian built the foundation for Gu Ran, and inevitably remembered the scene when he built the foundation for Ye Hanzhou.

At that time, Ye Hanzhou was still very young and immature, and his personality was more restrained.

After winning the first place in the trials within the sect, the reward he wanted made him dumbfounded.

Ye Hanzhou said that he wanted him to only smile at him in the future.

Therefore, after Ye Hanzhou left, he kept his promise.

He hasn't smiled for a long time.

Not just to keep the promise, but thinking that Ye Hanzhou might still be going through hardships at this time, he couldn't laugh.

Gu Ran is a person with both talent and hard work, his basic skills are solid, and the process of building a foundation is very smooth.

After feeling the breakthrough of Gu Ran's realm, Mu Lian just stood up when an ice flower floated in front of his eyes.

"Master, I seem to be more comfortable controlling the ice."

Mu Lian stared at the ice flower in front of her and was stunned.

It was as if through this ice flower, I saw Ye Hanzhou teasing him with spells.

At that time, the young man had just established his foundation, and when he broke through, a wave gathered and touched his cheek.

It is said that he is practicing spells, but in fact it is not an expression of intimacy.

"Master?" Seeing Mu Lian in a daze, Gu Ran couldn't help calling out again.

Mu Lian came back to her senses, twitched the corners of her mouth, but still didn't smile.

"Well, well done, keep up the good work."

Although it was a compliment, it was a very businesslike attitude.

The excitement that Gu Ran had just learned the spell faded, and the smile on his face also faded.

"Thank you, Master."

The atmosphere froze for a while, just at this time Lu Xiu finished his tea and stood up to break the atmosphere.

"Daoist Qingfeng, I will go back today and come to visit another day."

"it is good."

Lu Xiu smiled slightly, and looked at Gu Ran again.

"This junior brother, let me take you down the mountain."

Gu Ran met Lu Xiu several times and knew his identity.

Wen Yan nodded and said, "Well, thank you Brother Lu."

The two went down the mountain with swords, much faster than Gu Ran walking down the mountain by himself.

In just one cup of tea, they went down to the cave where Gu Ran lived halfway up the mountain.

Gu Ran bid farewell to Lu Xiu politely, and walked towards the cave.

Lu Xiu hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"Has anyone ever told you that you look like a human being?"

Gu Ran's footsteps stopped and he didn't look back.

Lu Xiu continued: "That person is your senior brother, the favorite disciple of Daoist Qingfeng, but he is leaving for now."

Lu Xiu couldn't explain why he said these things.

Maybe it was because he felt that Mu Lian's previous behavior was a bit abnormal, and he was afraid that Mu Lian would entrust his longing for Ye Hanzhou to others.

I'm also afraid that Gu Ran will misunderstand because of this, resulting in fruitless feelings.

However, where does he have the position to say these things?

He also likes Daoist Qingfeng. He and Ye Hanzhou are rivals in love, but he can't take advantage of it, and he doesn't want to see others take advantage of it.

He is not a gentleman, he insists on competing fairly with Ye Hanzhou.

He just... doesn't want to see Mu Lian unhappy.

That person has not yet recognized his own heart, so how can he make other disturbances.

"I know."

Gu Ran left a sentence, continued walking, and disappeared behind the door.

Lu Xiu sighed, Yu Jian left.

——Inside the Ice Palace——

Mu Lian sank herself into the icy cold pool, trying to calm down and practice.

But after soaking in the pool for a long time, he couldn't enter the state.

Mu Lian was a little irritable, and didn't bother to waste time doing meaningless things, so she just got out of the water and walked aimlessly.

There are two jade beds in the hall, one of which has been empty for a long time and no one has slept on it.

He lay on it for a while, inexplicably feeling relieved and nostalgic.

Mu Lian was shocked to realize that she was abnormal, this kind of emotion had never happened before, it was different from before.

He got off the bed in a little panic, and walked out of the hall again.

The peak outside the Ice Palace is where he taught Ye Hanzhou to practice spells and moves.

Next to the gate of the hall, there is a hanging chair where he and Ye Hanzhou often watch the moonlight.

On the hanging chair, they talked about their worries and imagined the future.

They watched the moon together, swayed together, shoulder to shoulder, and hugged each other.

There was also that kiss that he didn't want to think of until now, but it always appeared in his mind.

Originally, Mu Lian wanted to relax, but at this moment, he was touched by the scene, besides embarrassment and irritability, he also had some inexplicable emotions.

He withdrew his gaze and walked down the mountain, not knowing what he was avoiding.

Mu Lian walked aimlessly on Wulian Peak, only to realize that he and Ye Hanzhou had visited many places together, and there were memories of the two of them everywhere.

Before he knew it, Mu Lian came to the cave where Ye Hanzhou was when he was still an outer disciple.

It is more appropriate to say it is a cave house than a thatched cottage.

The thatched cottage is still the same as when he secretly came to help. The roof is good, the windows are not broken, and the simple wooden bed, table and chairs in the house have not changed much.

It's just that although this thatched cottage is dilapidated, it has been cleaned up very cleanly. Even if no one lives there, it still looks neat and tidy.

He remembered that when he first met Ye Hanzhou, the little boy was not tall, and was very thin and petite.

Such a little one, lying on the old wooden bed, sweating and feverish, calling for mother.

Perhaps it was at that moment that he really assumed the role of a parent. In order to make up for the lack of family affection of the teenager, he always thought about how to take good care of the teenager.

But in the final analysis, in modern times, he is not very old, and he can't tell whether it is family love, master-student love, or pure sympathy.

But later, during the relationship between the two of them, especially after Ye Hanzhou left, he could already feel more and more that his emotions were not as simple as he imagined.

But he didn't want to admit it, and even found it ridiculous.

After being ridiculous, I fell into a new self-awareness and doubt about myself.

Mu Lian rubbed the center of her brows, left the thatched hut, and walked to the cave where Ye Hanzhou became an inner disciple.

For no reason, he just wanted to go to the place where the two had intersected.

Wulian Peak is halfway up the mountain, where the disciples of the inner sect settled their caves.

The caves are well arranged, and there is some distance between them, neither too far nor too close.

It is possible to visit each other without affecting their practice and retreat when they live alone.

Ever since Ye Hanzhou moved out of the cave and lived with Mu Lian, he hardly ever went back to the cave of the inner gate.

At this moment when Mu Lian came, the cave was still closed as before.

There is a small courtyard outside the cave, where there are pots and pans, which is full of life atmosphere.

Seeing this scene, Mu Lian couldn't help thinking of the days when she came to eat.

Of course, after Ye Hanzhou moved into the Ice Palace, he directly became his exclusive chef, so he was no longer a meal.

Mu Lian was thinking about it, but suddenly he smelled the aroma of some food.

He searched for the scent and teleported, and came to a courtyard not far away.

I saw a young man in black standing in the yard, who was skillfully cooking vegetables. His flowing movements seemed to have been done thousands of times.

At that moment, Mu Lian seemed to have traveled through time and saw the former Ye Hanzhou.

But he knew that the person in front of him was not.

Although they are all his disciples, he also has love and compassion for the people in front of him.

But they are still different.

Where is the difference?

They obviously look alike, don't they?

Why can't he treat both of them equally?

Why... is he so resistant to seeing the shadow of that person from the person in front of him?

Mu Lian asked herself in her heart.

They are very similar, but they are two independent people, and the experiences and feelings they bring to him are completely different.

Just like there are many excellent people in this world, they will chat with you very well, and have the same three views and aspirations.

But there is only one person, you have experienced a lot together, you understand each other, you love each other more than yourself, this is a feeling that no one else can bring, it is your unique memory.

Even if everyone in the world looks the same as him and has the same temperament, only the one who has experienced it with you is the only one.

Mu Lian was asking and answering himself, there was a faint answer in his heart that he subconsciously didn't want to reveal, ready to come out.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Master, why are you here?"

Gu Ran had already served the dishes on the table, but now he was standing by the table, looking in Mu Lian's direction, and did not sit down.

Mu Lian came back to her senses and rubbed the center of her brows.

"Walking casually as a teacher, I came here without knowing it when I smelled the fragrance."

Gu Ran's originally calm face eased a lot when he saw Mu Lian.

Seeing Mu Lian's somewhat confused look at this time, he unconsciously smiled.

"Has Master eaten yet? If you don't dislike it, why don't you come over and eat together."

Mu Lian shook his head and said, "No need, this deity is a cultivator of transforming spirits, and he has long been bigu."

Gu Ran acted as if he didn't hear Mu Lian's refusal, and moved an extra chair and added another bowl of rice.

"Master, you don't need to eat, but you can also try the apprentice's craft."

"My mother and I have lived together for more than ten years. After my mother fell ill, I have been cooking. My mother also said that I can be a cook in the future, and maybe I can become an imperial cook and cook for the emperor."

Having said that, Gu Ran laughed.

"It's a good thing I didn't listen to her and went to be a cook, otherwise I wouldn't have the chance to cultivate immortality. However, if she knows that her son cooks for immortals, he has more face than cooking for emperors, she will be very happy, right?" .”

Mu Lian listened and was moved with compassion.

He couldn't bear to refuse Gu Ran any longer, so he had to sit down and watch Gu Ran get busy again.

"Since Master is here, let me cook a few more dishes."

Mu Lian said politely: "Don't bother, there's nothing to eat as a teacher."

He really couldn't eat anything, and felt that everything was tasteless.

But even after saying that, Gu Ran still cooked a few more dishes.

The action was quick and it was on the table in no time.

It was the first time for the two masters and apprentices to eat together, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Mu Lian ate a little of every dish, and I have to say that Gu Ran's cooking skills are really good.

But for some reason, he was still tasteless.

Perhaps the best has already been obtained, so that others are overshadowed.

All the stars are actually very bright, but in his eyes, only the one that belongs to him will always shine brightly.

Unique and irreplaceable.