When I woke up, the entire cultivation world was talking about my master.

Xiao Huandu narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

He knew this kid was naive and genuinely respected Immortal Lord Jixue, his fanatical devotion to his master reaching a terrifying level. However, there was an undeniable aura emanating from him...

Before Xiao Huandu could ask another question, Chu Xianlan turned the tables, punching her brother on the shoulder. "You disobedient disciple! It's a shame that your junior uncle still cares about you so much. I'm really going to teach you a lesson for him."

Xiao Huandu's face stiffened.

"Did Master mention me to you? What did he say?"

Chu Xianlan took a deep breath—

Begin chanting.

"I'll call you unfilial, rebellious, a treacherous wretch, a heartless scoundrel! I'll beat you every time I see you, until you kneel and beg for mercy!"

"He wants to see me, and every time he sees me... he'll hit me?"

Where Chu Xianlan couldn't see, Xiao Huandu's eyes gradually brightened.

Judging from his tone, Chu Xianlan thought her brother was greatly shocked, and her mischievous pleasure was finally satisfied. "Alright, I was just teasing you. Junior Uncle didn't say anything. He just told us to come find you."

"Oh..." Xiao Huandu lowered his eyes, his gaze darkening.

It's better to just yell at him.

Saying nothing means you truly don't care.

Wei Jin is vindictive and has strong likes and dislikes. He made one mistake after another, thinking himself clever, and deceived his trust and feelings, leading to an irreparable situation.

At the moment their identities are revealed, every half-demon probably hopes that someone will stand firmly by their side and choose them without hesitation.

Throughout the entire process, Wei Jin knew he was a half-demon, yet he still taught him cultivation and allowed him to stay in the Taiyi Sect.

...What is that if not indulgence?

Xiao Huandu somehow managed to lose this person.

Chu Xianlan didn't know what he was sad about, so she casually offered some words of comfort: "You should apologize to your junior uncle properly, turn over a new leaf, and maybe he will forgive you."

"How...can I change it?"

Chu Xianlan rolled her eyes. "Don't do things that will get you slapped." Forced kisses, public confessions, making a scene that everyone knows about.

Xiao Huandu was both amused and exasperated. Those were embarrassing things he did in order to escape the Taiyi Sect. Now that he thought about it, they were quite absurd.

As they were talking, a rustling sound came from the bamboo grove.

Several small, still-formed balls of dough rolled over playfully, then trotted over to the two of them, watching eagerly.

Chu Xianlan clutched her chest upon seeing this.

Goodness, there are all kinds of fluffy things, including little rabbits, little foxes, and little kittens.

The little ones weren't shy at all, circling around their legs.

Chu Xianlan looked down and saw the little kitten, who was walking unsteadily, curiously sniffing the tips of his shoes.

I couldn't resist after trying for a while, and quickly touched it.

Xiao Huandu said quietly, "Be careful, don't touch anything indiscriminately. Be careful, or their parents will come after you."

As a result, the kitten snorted and rubbed its little head against his hand, then raised its chin and purred softly.

Chu Xianlan's legs and hands went weak and numb, and her Dao heart was almost unstable.

I touched it once, then twice, then three times.

Before long, the little ones noticed his friendliness and came over to fawn over him, blinking their big, watery eyes and snuggling into his arms.

"...I didn't expect you to attract so many half-demons." Xiao Huandu was quite surprised.

Chu Xianlan scratched the little fox's cheek with her left hand and gently stroked the little rabbit's head with her right hand, thinking to herself, "Isn't that right?"

The kitten was the wildest of them all. It stretched out its paws and climbed up the clothes in a few quick movements, instantly standing on Chu Xianlan's shoulder, turning its head and rubbing against his neck.

The fluffy head rubbed against Chu Xianlan, making her chuckle softly.

Just as I was about to stop her, a wet and rough sensation suddenly landed on my neck.

Xiao Huandu crossed his arms and gloated, "Ha, he thinks he's your boss, licking his little brother's boots."

"What?" Chu Xianlan looked completely bewildered.

"Whom a cat licks is who it's protecting," Xiao Huandu laughed. "It means it thinks you're weaker than it and need protection."

Chu Xianlan had unwittingly become the leader of a cat. Helplessly, she turned around, cupped the kitten's fluffy little body in her hands, gently lifted it off her shoulders, and softly placed its four paws on the ground.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need protection..."

Suddenly, all the little ones pricked up their ears and ran off in a swarm.

As Chu Xianlan was wondering, the bamboo house door slowly opened, and two girls dressed as medicine boys came out.

"Excuse me, gentlemen. The witch doctor invites you to come into the bamboo hut."

Chu Xianlan and Xiao Huandu exchanged a glance.

Didn't we agree to meet with only one person at a time?

Xiao Huandu shrugged, making a "I don't know what happened" expression, and followed the medicine boy into the house. Chu Xianlan followed as well.

The bamboo house was dimly lit, with the occasional bubbling sound of medicine pots cooking. Passing through several alchemy furnaces shimmering with spiritual light, one arrived at the warm and spacious main hall.

Behind the desk, on a futon, sat a woman draped in a white veil.

Seeing Yi Chen sitting not far away, Chu Xianlan subconsciously walked to her master's side.

"Master Witch Doctor, do you need something from us?" Xiao Huandu bowed respectfully.

"Young friend, please extend your hand." The witch doctor looked at Chu Xianlan with light-colored eyes, and spoke in a gentle and pleasant voice.

Chu Xianlan reached out blankly, feeling soft fingertips land on her wrist. After a moment, the witch doctor sighed, "It really is a life-binding Gu."

The long-hidden secret was revealed in a single sentence, leaving Chu Xianlan extremely surprised. Before he could recover, the witch doctor's next words shocked him even more.

"This Gu was created by my disciple, Qiao Yu."

Chu Xianlan was stunned. Qiao Yu? The half-demon who stole the Thousand-Condensed Cold Iron from the Taiyi Sect, and who ultimately died by his master's sword?

A deep sorrow and regret welled up in the witch doctor's eyes, and he gazed into the distance, as if he could see a scene from the past through the passage of time.

The witch doctor already knew about Qiao Yu's death, understood the cause and effect, and of course knew who killed her disciple.

"That child... has been extreme in temperament since childhood." The witch doctor's voice was desolate. "According to the rules of Peach Blossom Spring, once she chooses to leave, she is responsible for her own life and death. Whether she lives or dies is her fate."

The witch doctor understood that no one could be blamed for this. If Yi Chen hadn't stopped Qiao Yu's atrocities, the Taiyi Sect would have suffered heavy losses, and countless innocent lives would have been lost at her hands.

It's all about cause and effect.

She glanced at the ever-silent Yi Chen with a complicated expression, and said, "The Entangling Fate Gu is originally a sinister and forbidden technique. I was unwilling to teach it to her back then, but I never expected that it would ultimately cause her karmic burdens."

"I can help you break free from the curse."

"It can be considered that... I, as her master, am settling a karmic debt for her."

Chu Xianlan could hardly believe what she was hearing.

Can the Life-Binding Curse be removed now?

He and his master were finally no longer bound together by this broken Gu.

Overwhelmed by the wonderful news, Chu Xianlan's eyes lit up, and she instantly stood up excitedly: "That's wonderful, Master!"

He said excitedly, "Senior witch doctor, please cure us now—"

"This matter still needs to be discussed."

Chu Xianlan was stunned. Discuss? Discuss what?

If the curse can be lifted, why...?

But Yi Chen didn't give him a chance to ask questions. After speaking, he got up and left, walking outside.

That silhouette seemed to be covered with a thin layer of frost.

"Master!" Chu Xianlan had no choice but to hurriedly bow to the witch doctor and jog after him.

Inside the bamboo house, only the shaman and Xiao Huandu remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.

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