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    He actually doesn’t care

    There was a knock on the door, and Bai Chengying said outside the door: “Yin’an, you haven’t had breakfast yet. I asked someone to prepare some porridge and side dishes.”

    “Wait for me.” Qiu Yin’an was holding Wan Qiongju’s hair in a bun and tying the hair tie before opening the door.

    Bai Chengying carried the square wooden food tray and walked into the house with a smile. As he walked, he said: “Hai Di has already rushed over to diagnose Yao Ye’s injuries before dawn. He just told me that Yao Ye’s injuries are not difficult to heal. It’s just Lord Yao Yu’s poison that makes him have some difficulties. I’m here to talk to you so that you don’t worry. I just happen to have breakfast with you again. You see, it’s all your favorite food.”

    Qiu Yin’an: “Thank you very much, Brother Chengying, how is your body regulating your breathing?”

    Bai Chengying: “It’s okay now, don’t worry.”

    Before Bai Chengying could put down the food plate, he saw Wan Qiongju walking out of the back room in her pajamas.

    Bai Chengying’s face suddenly darkened. He asked Qiu Yin’an in disbelief: “Why is he here? Did he sleep with you yesterday?”

    Qiu Yin’an replied calmly: “His hand was injured. In order to take care of him conveniently, I left him here with me.”

    “What kind of reason is this?” Bai Chengying slammed the food plate on the table, “Yin’an, you said that you only have a relationship with him as a master and disciple, but which master would sleep with his disciple.”

    Qiu Yin’an frowned, and the corners of his mouth turned slightly downward, “What’s wrong with me sleeping with him? His hand is injured, and his ten fingers are like bear’s paws after bandaging. It’s hard to cover him with a quilt. If I don’t take care of him, who will take care of him.”

    Bai Chengying: “There are so many servants in Jiuling Mountain, who can’t take care of him, but you want to take care of him personally?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “He doesn’t like to boss others around.”

    Bai Chengying sneered a few times: “The servants in Jiuling Mountain said that you slept with him every night. I still didn’t believe it. Now that I have witnessed it with my own eyes, I can’t help but believe it. Is he really so seductive that you want to have an affair with him in Jiuling Mountain regardless of the relationship between master and apprentice? Don’t you care about face?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “What have I done? I’m so shameless? You came here early in the morning to make a fuss, making it look like you were trying to catch an adulterer. There’s nothing wrong between me and him. It was fine at first, but now it’s like something happened.”

    Bai Chengying: “Innocent? Look at the red marks on his neck. How can I believe that you two are innocent?”

    Qiu Yin’an turned around and saw that there was indeed a red mark on Wan Qiongju’s neck, but the red mark was scratched by Wan Qiongju after he had a rash and itched on his body after drinking alcohol that day and blowing in the cool breeze.

    Qiu Yin’an explained: “He scratched his neck by himself.”

    Bai Chengying refused to give up. He said: “Then you swear that you have never kissed him, otherwise he will not die well.”

    Qiu Yin’an: “Why should I swear?”

    This oath was not easy to make. After all, Qiu Yin’an and Wan Qiongju had kissed each other the night before yesterday. Although they were not as pro-French as Bai Chengying thought in their minds, they had indeed kissed.

    Qiu Yin’an is taboo about this and does not want to risk Wan Qiongju’s safety.

    Seeing that Qiu Yin’an didn’t dare to swear, Bai Chengying let out a lonely sigh, “Yin’an, do you know how uncomfortable I am?”

    Bai Chengying’s eyes were moist, and he asked unwillingly: “Why did you choose him instead of me?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “Brother Chengying, are you crazy? What do you want me to say in front of my apprentice? What do you want to compare with him? Have you ever thought about how Wan Qiongju will look at me in the future?”

    “Master, no one can change your status in my heart. You are the best master in the world.”

    Wan Qiongju stepped forward and put his shoulder half against Qiu Yin’an. He asked Bai Chengying: “Lin Yuxianzun, do my master and I sleep in the same bed every night? It has nothing to do with you. What position do you stand in questioning my master? As a brother, you must be too lenient. Is it possible that whoever my master will be with in the future will have to get your consent?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “Okay Wan Qiongju, you have to call him uncle after all, and say less.”

    Wan Qiongju: “If he looked like he was a master, he shouldn’t have questioned my innocence with the master over and over again in front of me.”

    Bai Chengying: “Shouldn’t I be doubtful? I’m not doubting now, I’m convinced. You are young, behave dissolutely, and seduce your master. I will teach you a lesson today.”

    Wan Qiongju: “Come here, I have been practicing hard, and I just want to compete with you.”

    The two were at war with each other. Qiu Yin’an decided that Wan Qiongju was not Bai Chengying’s opponent at this moment. He quickly pulled Wan Qiongju behind him, “Wan Qiongju! Shut up, have I spoiled you?”

    Wan Qiongju, who was scolded, snorted, and then stood obediently behind Qiu Yin’an without saying another word.

    Bai Chengying: “He is so rude, and you don’t even teach him a lesson? If you say that you two are innocent, I won’t believe it even if you beat me to death. He must be ruthless and rely on his own skin to learn some tricks to coax you. He is despicable, dissolute, and shameless.”

    Qiu Yin’an kicked the stool beside his legs and said, “He is my direct disciple and the person I taught. It’s too much for you to say that.”

    Bai Chengying’s neck turned red with anger, “Am I going too far, or are you going too far? Which master in Qingxuan Peak has ever slept with his apprentice? You are the first to break the rules.”

    Qiu Yin’an roared: “I don’t have any. I will never break the rules of Qingxuan Peak.”

    Bai Chengying persisted and asked: “If you have never done anything like this with him, you swear, you swear on the foundation of Qingxuan Peak.”

    Qiu Yin’an was so angry that his blood was pounding: “I have never been to Wanqiongju, not before, not now, and never in the future. Otherwise, Qingxuan Peak’s foundation will be destroyed in my hands. Are you satisfied? Can you stop making trouble in Jiuling Mountain? Lin Yuxianzun?”

    Qiu Yin’an gritted his teeth and said these four words – Lin Yuxianzun.

    Bai Chengying: “You call me this? Do you want to sever ties with me?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “If you always target Wan Qiongju, I’m afraid we won’t be brothers sooner or later.”

    Bai Chengying’s eyes instantly became like pools of stagnant water. He hurriedly lifted up the stool kicked over by Qiu Yin’an, and softened his voice and said, “Fortunately, you haven’t done anything outrageous with him yet. It’s okay that you haven’t done anything. I believe in you, that’s all.”

    Qiu Yin’an closed her eyes and refused to answer.

    Bai Chengying: “Yin’an, don’t be angry. You are too nice to him, too much. How can I not think too much about it? You shouldn’t be so nice to him. He is just a disciple. You should be stricter.”

    Qiu Yin’an had a sullen face and half-opened her beautiful eyes, “I can treat my own apprentice however I want. There is no need for you to come here early in the morning to teach me.”

    Bai Chengying: “I don’t want to come here to teach you just because I have many disciples. I’m just afraid that if you two have been so close together, one day he will inevitably do something to you. Wan Qiongju is good on the surface, but he’s just pretending. I can see his true nature clearly. He must have secretly tainted you in his mind.”

    Wan Qiongju rolled her eyes at Bai Chengying and said, “Since Lin Yuxianzun has the ability to read other people’s thoughts, why can’t he see that my master just doesn’t like you?”

    Bai Chengying: “Look, he admits it. He just misses you and wants to take you as his own. I have met many disciples. I can tell what kind of person he is at a glance. Yin’an, you must be careful about him.”

    Wan Qiongju: “My master should be careful about you the most. What kind of good things can be delivered to your door? What hidden diseases do you have? That’s why I admire my master’s masculine soul.”

    “That’s enough.” Qiu Yin’an blushed and stopped the two from continuing to argue.

    Bai Chengying hurriedly explained: “Yin’an, I’m not sick, I just don’t want to cause you pain. If you can accept another method, I will follow you.”

    Qiu Yin’an raised his forehead and said, “Stop talking any more. Saying such things in front of my disciples will cost me my face.”

    Bai Chengying: “Didn’t you hear what he just said? He might know more than you and I. What else should we avoid? He started it just now?”

    Qiu Yin’an’s face turned red from holding back, and he said, “I don’t care who starts first, I’ll stop it now.”

    Bai Chengying snorted angrily, “Yin’an, you are facing him. I can’t win against him even if I have a bad mouth. I made this porridge specially for you. You should drink some if you are angry. Don’t go hungry. Your stomach will feel uncomfortable again.”

    Qiu Yin’an’s tone softened slightly, “You are my brother, and he is my apprentice. I didn’t say that to anyone.”

    Bai Chengying smiled helplessly: “Okay, I believe everything you say.”

    Qiu Yin’an: “You go back and calm down first. Don’t keep staring at Wan Qiongju. Let’s see you later when we go to see Yao Ye.”

    Bai Chengying: “Anyway, you won’t listen to anything I say. Keeping arguing will only hurt the friendship between you and me. Yin’an, I believe you won’t break Qingxuan Peak’s rules. We all need to calm down for a while.”

    After Bai Chengying left, Qiu Yin sat in front of the table, rubbing his cheeks with both hands. He couldn’t figure out why Bai Chengying, a gentle and handsome young man like jade, was so unreasonable now. Could it be that Bazi was in conflict with Wan Qiongju?Mingming called himself his uncle yesterday and said he would be more tolerant to Wan Qiongju, but as soon as the two met, they forgot all about it. It was really incredible.

    Qiu Yin’an was puzzled. His little disciple was so obedient and cute, why Bai Chengying couldn’t like him and love him as much as she did, but she wanted to target him.

    “Master, don’t be angry, let’s eat.” Wan Qiongju bit into a bun, held it in front of Qiu Yin’an, and said coquettishly, “Master, just eat one.”

    Qiu Yin’an sighed, pulled off the bun from Wan Qiongju’s mouth, and took a bite, “Why do you think Brother Chengying is always so manic?”

    Wan Qiongju: “Maybe the disciples have taken too many, and he gets upset when he looks at everyone.”

    Qiu Yin’an was not careful and almost choked.

    Wan Qiongju: “Master, if you learn from his experience, don’t accept others as your disciples in the future. It’s a waste of your time and energy.”

    Qiu Yin’an took a sip of tea and said, “You are difficult enough to take care of yourself, how dare I accept others.”

    “I have always served the master. The master only took care of me for one night, and he started to get bored. The disciple will not dare to trouble the master in the future.”

    As he spoke, Wan Qiongju lowered his head and drank the porridge from the bowl like a puppy, leaving porridge all over his chin.

    Qiu Yin’an hurriedly pulled the person back to the stool and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, “Okay, okay, stop pretending, I’ll feed you.”

    The young man smiled bewilderedly, “Master, don’t you think I’m difficult to serve?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “I said it casually, do you still take it seriously?”

    Wan Qiongju asked for this and that without politeness. Qiu Yin’an served the young master like a personal maid.

    The young man said sweetly: “Master, I want to eat eggs.”

    Qiu Yin’an picked up the egg and knocked it on Wan Qiongju’s head, “I will serve you as my master for only a while. When you get better, don’t think about having this opportunity again.”

    Wan Qiongju: “I know, I know. When I get better, I will feed Master.”

    “No need.” Qiu Yin’an brought the peeled egg to Wan Qiongju’s mouth. Wan Qiongju took a bite. The egg was still a soft-boiled egg, and the yolk inside flowed onto Qiu Yin’an’s hand.

    Before Qiu Yin’an could wipe it with a handkerchief, Wan Qiongju pursed his lips and sucked all the runny egg yolk off his hand.

    This action is like sucking, but also like kissing.

    After thinking of the word kiss, Qiu Yin’an felt numb all over. He recalled the passionate kiss with Wan Qiongju under the moon that day, and his red lips suddenly became hot.

    Wan Qiongju still remember?He didn’t ask if he didn’t remember it?It’s good not to remember, otherwise the image of a great and glorious master he created would be ruined if he mentioned it.

    Wan Qiongju: “Master, have you ever been burned?”

    “Ah?” Qiu Yin’an shook his head, “No, it’s not hot.”

    Wan Qiongju leaned his head closer and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

    Qiu Yin’an: “Nothing.”

    Wan Qiongju raised her eyebrows and asked, “Are you thinking about me kissing you?”

    “How do you know?” Qiu Yin’an immediately covered her mouth after reacting, but what she said was too much to hold back.

    Compared to Qiu Yin’an’s reaction, Wan Qiongju was much calmer. He chuckled, then raised his chin to bite the remaining half of the egg in Qiu Yin’an’s other hand, looking at Qiu Yin’an with a smile while chewing.

    Qiu Yin’an was rehearsing in his mind how to talk to Wan Qiongju about this matter. He planned to say this – you took the initiative to kiss me that day, but I stopped you.

    But if Wan Qiongju asked him how he stopped it, how should he answer?

    Qiu Yin’an recalled the day when Wan Qiongju kissed him. He was still sane at that time, but later his tongue pried in, and he felt like the ground was spinning. He remembered that he refused. He frowned, clenched his fists, and kept thinking in his heart that he couldn’t, but Wan Qiongju didn’t stop.

    Qiu Yin’an exclaimed, what’s the difference between this kind of denial and taking advantage of others’ danger?Wan Qiongju must not let Wan Qiongju know what he did, otherwise his dignity as a master will be lost.

    Qiu Yin’an thought about possible excuses. He had to explain his indulging his disciples and being scornful of his master in a way that made him feel helpless.

    “I – I was drunk at the time.” Qiu Yin’an spoke softer and quieter. Before others suspected it, he felt guilty first. He was not suitable for lying.

    Just when he was wondering if Wan Qiongju would doubt him, he heard Wan Qiongju say indifferently while chewing.

    Is this the only reaction Wan Qiongju has?Qiu Yin felt dissatisfied.

    Qiu Yin’an emphasized: “Wan Qiongju, generally masters and disciples cannot do this kind of thing, but we two did it.”

    Wan Qiongju nodded, “Yes.”

    Qiu Yin’an was suddenly filled with smoke and rage. He had been in chaos for so long, for fear that his perfect master image would be shattered in this little brat’s heart. Unexpectedly, Wan Qiongju didn’t take this matter to heart at all. Why?

    Why should his worries be in vain? Shouldn’t Wan Qiongju be on pins and needles and suffering like him?

    Why should he take it in stride? It’s not fair.

    Qiu Yin’an felt depressed. He raised his eyes and stared at Wan Qiongju, eager to find any trace of panic in him, but the young man did not find any traces of panic. He always remained so calm.

    The young man swallowed what was in his mouth and found Qiu Yin’an staring at him gloomily, “What – what’s wrong, Master?” the young man asked doubtfully.

    Qiu Yin’an roared angrily, “It’s nothing.”

    The sudden outburst scared the young man to the point where he froze on his stool and did not dare to move.

    People’s emotions are very complicated, and Qiu Yin’an’s is even more complicated. The young man couldn’t figure it out, so he could only sit beside Qiu Yin’an and accompany him honestly.

    Qiu Yin’an picked up the spoon, scooped out a spoonful of porridge, and ate it with big mouthfuls. After swallowing a few mouthfuls, he raised the spoon and pointed it at Wan Qiongju’s nose and said: “Traitor, if you dare to stick your tongue out and kiss me again, I will pull out your tongue, tie it in a knot and feed it to the dog.”

    The young man didn’t know why, but he still nodded obediently, secretly remembering that his master would not stick out his tongue in the future.

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