Lu Bin looked at the jade bell orchid in his hand carefully and asked lightly.
Qiong Yi gritted his teeth and replied, "Yes."
Turning his gaze back to his apprentice, Lu Bin lowered his eyebrows raised in surprise. This surprise was not because Qiong Yi dared to do something rebellious to him, but because this young apprentice could use the same way of expressing his true energy to fight with him. Seize jade.
Is this a breakthrough to level up?
Lu Bin thought to himself: Xiao Wu should not have been promoted to "Controlling Things" when he came out of seclusion in January. In other words, she crossed this most mysterious and ethereal hurdle in the two months she came to Yize.
In his heart, he was still sighing that he was better than his master, and he asked a lot of stern questions: "Since Sheng Xuanyuan can give you his soul in a body of jade, do you know what kind of cultivation is required for those who can separate souls and bodies in this world?" With chance?”
Qiong Yi's nails dug deeply into her hands: "Disciple doesn't know."
"Do you know...what will happen to him if I crush this jade?" Lu Bin smiled, raised his hand a little higher, and squeezed the jade-shaped lily of the valley tightly.
Qiong Yi's body was shaken and she lost her voice: "Master! No!" She didn't know what would happen if the jade was broken, but she could roughly guess that once the parasitic thing was destroyed, the soul inside would be severely damaged, not to mention Jade Linglan. It was the first solemn gift Sheng Xuanyuan gave to herself. Thinking of this, Qiong Yi moved her knees forward involuntarily, her eyes horrified: "Master! Please, please don't destroy it!"
Seeing that she was panicked and her face turned pale, Lu Bin let go and handed the jade ornament back to her: "In the least case, it will damage the soul and affect the cultivation level, in the worst case, it will kill you directly."
Qiong Yi tremblingly took the jade orchid and held it to her chest, with lingering fear: "Master... are you serious?" She held the jade ornament in her hand tightly, not wanting to see what happened just now.
"Of course it's true." Lu Bin said: "He even put his life in your hands, why should I doubt his sincerity?"
Sheng Kyung actually... even trusted me with his own life... Qiong Yi gritted his teeth and said, he said before that it would not affect...
For the first time, she felt that the Jade Lily, which weighed less than one or two weights, was so heavy. Qiong Yi took a deep breath and bit her lip: "I will protect him."
"Although he is a temperamental person and treats you sincerely, you should not go to Jiuhua Mountain with his Sheng family. What would that do to the face of our clan?" Lu Bin lowered his voice and said in a deep voice.
Only then did Qiong Yi understand the reason for Master's anger - he might have mistakenly thought that he would go up to the mountain for a banquet with Sheng Xuanyuan tomorrow. He immediately realized Sheng Xuanyuan's plan and explained: "Master, you have misunderstood. I have never I thought about going up the mountain with the Sheng family, but I just wanted to come to the Shichun Fair to join in the fun. Before you even agreed to the wedding, what reason did I have to attend the banquet as a member of the Sheng family?"
"What? Now that my master has agreed, you can attend the banquet as a member of the Sheng family?"
Qiong Yi curled her lips and said bluntly: "Master, I am not married. Besides, even if I am married, I will still be your disciple."
She added: "My disciple knows the rules of this kind of banquet. Important people from the five clans will be there tomorrow. How could I go to Jiuhua Mountain without a clue to bring shame to the Lu family and you?"
After hearing this, Lu Bin's expression softened a lot, "You have become more sensible. Did you know that when Sheng Xuanyuan just sent his men to deliver gifts, he said that he would propose marriage at the banquet tomorrow? He knew you couldn't be there, so why did he ever consider you?"
Qiong Yi secretly cursed: So he is considered ruthless.
Seeing her face turning blue and purple, Lu Bin sighed softly: "He is still young, so he didn't think about this matter carefully, which can be considered excusable. As a teacher, if you have made some small achievements in your cultivation now, I will reward you tomorrow." I'll go to the Spring Banquet with you, go back and make some preparations."
Qiong Yi was startled at first, and then was startled again after reacting: "Master, is it true?"
"I have reached an agreement with the Master of Jiuhua Mountain. It is just one more seat for the Spring Banquet, so why not bring you with me. Our clan has always been casual and informal." Lu Bin saw the surprise in Qiong Yi's eyes. , saluted to himself repeatedly and said: "Thank you, Master!"
"Okay." Lu Bin helped Qiong stand up. He always understood his disciple's temperament and said in a calm voice: "Xiao Wu, don't think that just because you are unknown, you are inferior to him, the young master of the Sheng family. You are my disciple. You should have the confidence to be worthy of the best man in the world. In terms of cultivation, he is a sixteen-year-old high-level monk, and in terms of wealth, he is my direct disciple, Lu Bin, and he is no worse than Sheng Xuanyuan."
"Master..." Qiong Yi's heart felt warm and her nose felt a little sore.
The criticism and contempt she received as an outcast and a handyman since she was a child always surround her unconsciously. It makes her feel ashamed that she will go back to where she came from at some point. Hearing what the master said as he patted her on the shoulder, she was deeply moved. She nodded heavily and said, "Disciple, I've written it down."
"This dress is very nice. There is no rule about wearing home clothes tomorrow. Even if there is, you don't have to wear it if you don't want to."
Qiong Yi nodded again, the corners of his lips raised slightly.
After Lu Bin finished his instructions, he rolled up his sleeves: "Okay, that's all I have to say. You can go back and rest. Remember to get up early tomorrow and don't miss the time."
"My disciple knows that he will not make a mistake." Qiong Yi said to Lu Bin, opened the door and left happily.
*
The smile on her face completely disappeared when she returned to her guest room. Sheng Xuanyuan was sitting in the room. The flower branches in the vase had been rearranged and arranged very beautifully. The flowers were clustered together but not cluttered at all. She entered the room, closed the door, and walked to his side: "Sheng Kyung."
Sheng Xuanyuan moved his gaze down from the bouquet, and his eyes slightly curved when he saw her.
Who would have thought that what greeted him was not her smiling face, but a strange voice, "You are so scheming!" Qiong Yi wrinkled her nose and strode up to him, "I thought I was killing two birds with one stone." I didn’t expect the bird in the bird to be that stone!”
Seeing her fierceness, Sheng Xuanyuan pursed his lips: "Your master, did he reprimand you?"
"The scolding is so cruel!" Qiong Yi pretended to be heartbroken: "It's all because you made your own decisions and deceived me so thoroughly. How do you want to end this matter?"
Sheng Xuanyuan had already heard the report from his subordinates, so he was puzzled: "Didn't he agree to the engagement? Why did he reprimand you?"
Qiong Yi stepped forward and pinched his face hard: "You are the one who should be scolded! We clearly agreed to go to see your parents and then my master together, why did you go behind my back to propose marriage?"
Sheng Xuanyuan was pinched a little painfully by her, and he hissed: "You know I'm doing this for you."
"Yes, for me." Qiong Yi didn't forget to tap the tip of his nose before stopping her hand: "...Take great pains."
At first, Sheng Xuanyuan and her agreed to meet each other's elders together on the day before the Spring Banquet. If the two elders did not agree to the engagement, they would not get married and would stay together. If Mr. and Mrs. Sheng do not agree to the engagement and Mr. Lu agrees, then he will go to the spring banquet alone to propose marriage to Lu Bin, and she will wait for him at the foot of the mountain; if Mr. and Mrs. Sheng agree but Mr. Lu does not want to, then he must From now on, it will be hard work; if both parties agree, he and she, who cannot attend the banquet, will go to the market to have fun together.
But now, Sheng Xuanyuan not only sent his men to meet Lu Bin secretly behind her back, but also threatened to propose marriage at the Spring Festival Banquet without knowing the situation!
"You are forcing my master to bring me to the Spring Banquet..."
"yes."
He agreed simply, and Qiong Yi's eyebrows darkened: "First let Master mistakenly think that I will go with the Sheng family. For the sake of the Lu family's reputation and face, he will not let this happen. This is one of the reasons. . Then you sent a message to your subordinates, pretending that you would propose marriage at tomorrow's banquet. If I were not present, what kind of criticism would Lu Lanshan receive? It is impossible for my master not to know about it, and he would not let this happen. This is the second point. In addition, I am located here and am a good apprentice that he cares about. He might as well be a favor and take me to the Spring Festival Banquet. This is exactly the result you want."
"So I got it right?"
"That's right." Qiong Yi said in a low voice: "My master not only agreed to the marriage, but also took me to Jiuhua Mountain tomorrow, but... when you calculated these, you also included me. I don't like your words. It's just a trick." She said in a low voice: "You lied to me, I... don't like it."
Sheng Xuanyuan's heart was beating fast and slow, and he said, "I knew you wouldn't agree with me doing this, so I kept it secret from you." Seeing her sitting silently beside him, he added, "Only this time. From now on. , I will never plot against you again."
"you said?"
"Um."
Qiong Yi snorted: "Okay, I believe it. So the result you wanted, 'I will attend the banquet in good faith,' has been achieved. Tomorrow will be the official marriage proposal between the two clans?"
"Yes." She smiled slightly after hearing Sheng Xuanyuan's answer. Her laughter was magnetic and alluring: "Qiong Yi, I'm so happy."
"Huh?" Qiong also saw him reaching out for a hug, and moved a little closer.
"I feel so happy when I think that I will declare my marriage in front of the five tribes people tomorrow, and soon the whole world will know about it." He raised his head, stared at Qiong Yi's watery purple eyes, and touched her cheek. The palms of her hands were warm and her movements were gentle. When she was looking at his dark eyes, he moved closer and said, "...do you want a kiss?"
The corners of her lips could not help but curve up: "Why are you so peaceful now?"
"I'm afraid you don't want to..."
Qiong Yi closed her eyelashes, and the tips of her eyelashes trembled slightly, trembling in his heart: "Come on."
After hearing her promise, Sheng Xuanyuan closed his eyes and kissed her gently. His lips touched each other, and the scent of pine became more familiar to her every time. The two kissed lightly for a while and then separated. He rubbed Qiong Yi's head: "By the way. After you were called away, I wandered around the market for a while and bought this pair of Huasheng." Sheng Xuanyuan took out a wooden stick from his arms as he spoke. The box was opened, and inside was a pair of red jade beads.
"I don't know if this is the pomegranate red you like. If not..." He paused and took Qiong Yi's hand, "Just take me to see the burning pomegranate flower."
Qiong also lifted up her hair accessories. The contrast between her reddish cheeks and her bright eyes was very touching. She smiled and said, "Then I have to take you to see it myself."
