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Chapter 33

A heavy air started to surround Lim Yuan and Lian Ren. Lian Ren frowned in confusion, he pressed his lips together and stood still as he talked, There were no memories of war in my past life. If everything is changing as soon as i'm reborn, things could get out of hand. Will Shizun participate that war? What if Shizun gets in danger? I can't let that happen.

Lim Yuan replied with a shrug.

Lian Ren asked,

Lim Yuan stared at him with his lips showing a slight smile. It was as if he was getting amused on what's happening, but also getting a little bit suspicious. Lim Yuan replied.

Lian Ren stared down at his wrist, his other hand caressing his other palms, sliding it down on the veins on his wrists then redirecting his gaze at Lim Yuan.

Lim Yuan grinned even more,

Lian Ren immediately replied. If it's for Shizun, i will definitely....

Lian Ren groaned in pain as he glanced down at the bandage of his right wrist. The Mount Hua Peak Master really slit his wrist with a sharp dagger and got a lot of blood from him. What if he immediately dies if one of his veins was accidentally cut? What if he died from losing to much blood?

"Ha! Dying? You're a cultivator, you fool. Much more is that you're a demonic one. Don't go crying on losing this much blood and a deep cut."

Lian Ren immediately frowned in irritation when he remembered what Lim Yuan said. His blood was placed in a potion container! And it was filled until the top of the bottle opening! Just thinking about it makes him dizzy and faint on the spot. Thankfully, Lim Yuan gave him a Scarlet Rose pill that is very effective in increasing blood and was able to adapt to any type of blood that a person posses. With that pill, Lian Ren was able to regain just half of his blood and reduce his dizziness for a while.

Lian Ren stopped when he arrived in front of the Manor where he and Shao Ling are going to stay. Lian Ren heaved a breath before pulling the gate open, he stepped inside the Manor without a sound but the creaking sound of the gate still resonated inside the quiet Manor. There were several lanterns that was hanged on the three pavilions. Even though the Manor only had three pavilions, the pavilions were large, especially the one in the center which may be the main house of the Manor. Near the second pavilion, there was a large pond with a plum blossom tree and a wooden bridge in the middle. There was also a small pavilion on the other side of the Manor pass through the bridge, where people can appreciate the view of the mountains with the pond below them.

Lian Ren walked straight to the center pavilion and stood properly in front of the wooden doubled door then knocked twice, There was no response.

Lian Ren waited for a while because Shao Ling must've been doing something. But after a long while, he decided to push the door open, making a creaking sound as he went in. Two lanterns were illuminating the whole pavilion, one on the other room and the other on the much more smaller room where Lian Ren believe that it was the bedroom. The living room was quite large, decorated with furniture made of pure bamboo and porcelain vases and statues placed on the small tables and shelves.

A tall and wide screen was separating the pavilion into two. The other room was the bedroom, an azure blue glow was illuminated in the bedroom that was showing some of the decorations and furnitures on the other side of the room. Lian Ren didn't dare to take a step because Shao Ling must've absorbing the pill that the Blue Dawn Tribe gave to him. Lian Ren sat on the bamboo chair in the living room, he spotted a plate of dumplings on the small table and grabbed a bite, staring at the moon outside the window in a daze.

"You need to tell Shao Ling that you have a demonic core. Ah-Ling despise people who hides secrets to him, especially if that person is close to him. He is always alarmed and suspicious at all things, after all."

"But Shizun hates evil things. I'm afraid he won't see me as his disciple anymore."

"......You see Ah-Ling as a shallow person. If he really hates evil things, why hasn't he killed the demon cults yet? The Ah-Ling i know is not like that."

"................"

Lim Yuan was right. Even when Lian Ren returned in the Yun Sect as a Frost Demon in his past life, Shao Ling didn't even try to end him. What Lian Ren remembered back then was, Shao Ling, trying to defend his Sect as well as protecting the humans from him. Even when Lian Ren imprisoned Shao Ling and locked him in his grasp, mess him up and humiliated him, Shao Ling never did a thing. It was as if he was enduring it all just for his sake. Lian Ren hated it when Shao Ling was being good to him after the things he had done when he was still his disciple. The thought of Shao Ling enduring everything after the humiliation he did to him made his blood boil, so that means that the revenge he did was all just sympathy? Shao Ling suffered, of course. But suffering for endurance, Lian Ren hated it. He didn't hate Shao Ling, but hated himself.

He was so arrogant, saying that he know a lot about his Shizun, but the truth is what he know about him was just shallow. About how Shao Ling hates hot weather but likes cold weather even if he always get sick, how Shao Ling prefer sour and bland foods rather than sweet and spicy ones, how Shao Ling prefer to always wear plain light robes than dark and colored ones, how Shao Ling always frown when he saw humans being mistreated but at the same time, endure it because there was a rule that cultivators can't meddle with human's conflict and how Shao Ling's nose and cheeks becomes red when he silently cried, how he curled himself into a corner and hug his knees when he felt overwhelmed and sad. He only knows shallow things about him, Lian Ren never knew about Shao Ling's beliefs, his values, the things in life that he really wanted and things that can make him happy. He knew nothing because he didn't even dared to know about it back then.

Even in his past life, Shao Ling never told him the reason why he always punish and humiliated Lian Ren in the Sect. It was as if what Shao Ling did was normal, it was as if what he did was best for Lian Ren.... But was that really it? Then the pain that Lian Ren also endured was best for him? The thought of that made him angry, yet at the same time, he was finding for answers. If only Shao Ling told him... If only Shao Ling said the reason why before he died, then Lian Ren would've understood.

"...I'm sorry......It was all....this Master's...fault."

Lian Ren clenched his fist tightly, he bit his lip hard to the point that he felt a stinging pain and felt the blood drip down to his robe. That's right, Shao Ling apologized as he breathed his last breath, saying that it was his fault. But then what? Shao Ling indeed said that it was his fault, but what was the reason? Lian Ren can't take it anymore, he agressively stood up and was about to exit the pavilion when he heard a loud thud on the other side of the room. Lian Ren immediately ran to the bed room, shoved away the plain white curtains on screen and yelled,

Shao Ling was sitting on the floor, his head was lying on the edge of the bed, biting his lip in pain and sweating all over. His nightrobe was disheveled, exposing his shoulder as well as his thighs. Lian Ren gulped hard and set aside the sinful thoughts on his head and went to aid Shao Ling,

Shao Ling frowned as he murmured. Lian Ren noticed that his cheeks straight to his earlobe was flushed red, and his eyes was glistening, looking like a drunk person. Lian Ren was taken aback when Shao Ling stood up. But when Shao Ling tried to walk, he immediately swayed and stumbled, falling back on the floor. Shao Ling murmured again.

"I will give your Shizun another pill that will be good for him. Mmn.... But the side effect is a bit..... Hehe!~"

Lian Ren felt his veins popping out of his head. That old witch! So this is the side effect that she was talking about! Shizun will feel humiliated when he remember this! When Lian Ren redirected his attention to Shao Ling, Shao Ling was staring at his loose hair in a daze, his eyes were looking sleepy and his pale lips were slightly moised, giving Lian Ren shivers down his spine. Lian Ren punched himself and closed his eyes tightly to wake himself up, Endure it, Lian Ren! Endure the temptation! Lian Ren slowly stood up, gently grabbing Shao Ling's waist and guiding him back to his bed.

Shao Ling shifted his gaze at Lian Ren's direction, making Lian Ren flustered and not knowing what to do. Shao Ling said in a soft voice. Lian Ren gave him a half smile and replied,

Shao Ling asked, his brows deeply frowning as he lay down on the bed. Shao Ling said as he startes to hiccup,

Lian Ren ignored him and went to the living room, pouring a cup of water and going back to the bed room as he handed the cup to Shao Ling,

*hik*Shao Ling sat on the bed in a frown and acceptes the cup, slowly drinking it and giving it back to Lian Ren. After a while, they both stared at each other, only to hear Shao Ling hiccup again.

Lian Ren washed his hand over his face and heaved a breath. He widened his palms and let the blue spiritual qi flow out of his hand, slowly dancing and molding itself into ice fairies. The ice fairies spinned around and glanced at Lian Ren, when they shifted their heads at Shao Ling, they immediately made a soft clinging sound and flew over Shao Ling's head, spinning around and started giving him ice dust to make him sleep. Lian Ren was astounded because the ice fairies automatically did what he wanted without his orders. The ice fairies must've like Shao Ling so much to the point that they will do anything just to make him feel comfortable.

Lian Ren was about to go to the living room to sleep on the bamboo sofa when Shao Ling noticed him walked away and called him out,

Lian Ren looked back and replied,

Shao Ling stared at him for a while and gave him a soft smile,

As Lian Ren went back to the living room, he glanced at the large round bronze mirror hanged on the wall and noticed that his cheeks were flushed red. Lian Ren immediately looked away on the mirror and ran to the bamboo sofa and lay down. Glancing at the bedroom with his cheeks still flushed red and covering half of his face with a pillow.

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