The moonlight quietly sprinkled over the small courtyard, covering the ground with silvery frost.
After the massage, Jiang Shouzhong did not return to his room to rest but stayed with Dugu Luoxue.
Sitting side by side, their shadows overlapped on the wall bathed in the silver-white moonlight, resembling an ink-painted Danqing, forming a tranquil silhouette scroll.
Jiang Shouzhong pondered the current situation in Qingzhou.
Although he had confird that a rebellion was about to occur in Qingzhou, he did not believe that he could stop it alone, especially since he was still a wanted man.
He had done everything he possibly could.
The letter to Lu Renjia was ant for Yuan Anjiang.
And taking the risk to warn the internal guards in advance.
Whether Yuan Anjiang could stop it or whether the palace masters would believe it, he had tried his best.
Jiang Shouzhong started to hesitate about whether to have Jiang Yi take Xia He and Qiuye and leave Qingzhou first.
A city’s rebellion was no small matter; even if the four won had high cultivation, they were rely Jianghu people in front of a massive army, unable to cause much disturbance.
Even soone like Zhao Wuxiu or Yelv Shenye, these super masters, had limited roles in a large-scale battlefield.
Yan Changqing had once said to him, even the most powerful cultivators have their monts of exhaustion, there is nothing invincible in the world, ants can indeed overturn an elephant.
Thus, Jiang Shouzhong had to consider leaving this place of trouble.
"Master, do you have soone in this world you care about?"
Jiang Shouzhong suddenly asked.
Dugu Luoxue was delicately holding a silver needle, heads down focused on sewing, each stitch ticulous. Hearing Jiang Shouzhong’s question, she paused, thought seriously and said, "When my master was alive, it was my master; now, it is you."
?
Jiang Shouzhong looked perplexed.
That statent was hugely ambiguous; anyone unaware would think it was the intimacy between lovers.
However, Jiang Shouzhong remained skeptical.
Did she really care about him?
They had not known each other for long, and her taking him as a disciple was rely because her state of mind was damaged, and she wanted to use this as a way to temper her Dao Heart, which had a strong purpose.
Perhaps guessing what was on Jiang Shouzhong’s mind, Dugu Luoxue caressed her garnt and said indifferently, "Since I’ve taken you as a disciple, of course I care about you."
While speaking, a strand of hair naturally fell, inadvertently covering half of her face, adding a touch of mystery and inaccessibility to her already pure and stunning features.
Feeling sowhat embarrassed, Jiang Shouzhong scratched his head, ashad of his petty thoughts.
So, thick-skinned, he said, "Master, with you here, can I walk sideways now? I’ve made enemies with strong people; can you help fight?"
Dugu Luoxue threading a needle, calmly said, "If you die, I will avenge you."
Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback and fell silent.
After a while, Jiang Shouzhong sighed deeply, rubbed his face vigorously and said, "I probably don’t care about anyone, either. It’s a pity though, my heart flutters too easily; now I’ve entangled myself with a pile of romantic debts."
"You should practice abstinence."
Dugu Luoxue’s topic shifted, returning to her favorite subject of discussion.
She turned her head to gaze at the man’s sharp and extraordinary handso features and slowly said:
"These so-called romantic debts of yours are rely the cravings of desire; you are just greedy for those pleasures. The day you no longer feel desire for them, your so-called care and reluctance will all turn to naught."
Jiang Shouzhong touched his chin, nodding slightly, "Master, you are right, I completely agree. Actually, I think, to solve this problem, one should use a thod of diversion.
Like, Master, you could try to seduce , making lose interest in them, because with your charm, it’s hard for your disciple to resist. Then, I will have desire only for you.
After that, you can preach to about abstinence. In the end, I would have successfully practiced abstinence, and you, Master, would have successfully tempered your Dao Heart, wouldn’t that be wonderful?"
After hearing Jiang Shouzhong’s suggestion, Dugu Luoxue indifferently said, "I don’t seduce people, nor would I use such a thod."
"Oh, then there’s nothing I can do; I can only continue my downfall."
Jiang Shouzhong sighed.
"Smack!"
The man was slapped on the head.
Dugu Luoxue’s cheeks puffed slightly, and then, her wrist lightly extended, nimbly pinching Jiang Shouzhong’s ear, she coldly said, "Go do your howork, recite the second Chapter of the ’Abstinence’ volu."
Jiang Shouzhong instantly made a face of suffering, "Master, I just gave you a massage, you can’t just cast aside after using ."
"Massage? When did that happen?"
Dugu Luoxue blinked her beautiful clear eyes, looking puzzled, "As a teacher, I’m old and don’t rember."
Jiang Shouzhong was speechless.
Just then, in the midst of night, a sharp cold light suddenly appeared like a shooting star tearing through the quiet sky, coming straight at them.
Jiang Shouzhong reacted swiftly, with a wave of his sleeve, the cold gleam was diverted by his qi, deviating from its original path, and finally "swooshed" into the door.
It turned out to be an extrely sharp dart.
Jiang Shouzhong’s figure soared rapidly, leaping onto the rooftop.
He saw a dark silhouette breaking through the night, moving swiftly and silently. In the blink of an eye, it blended into the vast night, leaving no trace.
Who was it?
Jiang Shouzhong’s brows furrowed slightly, his mind filled with doubts as he turned back to the courtyard.
He pulled out the dart embedded in the door.
Dugu Luoxue continued to sew her clothes silently, indifferent to the incident.
A delicate scroll was tied to the end of the dart.
Jiang Shouzhong slowly unrolled it, and his eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing the content. The crookedly written words read: Go to Asura City to save Ran Qingchen and Li Nanshuang.
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