Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

She did not tie her hair up or wear a hairpin, letting her long silver hair fly in the night.

The Master's skin was too fair, which made his lips look too red.

There was still no emotion on that delicate and tender little face. The pair of red eyes were originally looking at Yin Yue, but after sensing Liu Bei's gaze, they slowly turned over.

Then, just like a flower blooming, the indifference on his face turned into a smile.

There was a hint of warmth in the red eyes.

"Are you back?" she asked.

"came back."

"Is the matter settled?"

"Oh, we expect the current trouble to be resolved within a few days."

"Well, Xiao Zuoci has fallen asleep. Come over here."

Liu Bei jumped from the arrow to the teacher, sat down with her, and said:

"Speaking of which, Master, have you ever heard of Guanju from Zhounan in the Book of Songs?"

Master Lu looked a little surprised: "How could someone like you actually read the Book of Songs?"

"???"

"Just a joke."

"Master!"

Seeing Liu Bei's embarrassed expression, Lu Zhi smiled and said, "Why, you allow disciples to make fun of the master, but you don't allow the master to make fun of the disciples?"

"How arrogant, Xuande."

Liu Bei's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he looked as if he had seen a ghost: "Who the hell are you? How dare you speak to my master in his place?"

"...disrespecting teachers and elders, you deserve to be beaten."

"Clap."

Master Lu immediately tapped Liu Bei hard on the forehead. The latter covered his aching head with his hands, still with an incredible expression.

"But Master, the feeling you give people now is... very strange."

"What's so strange about that?" Master Lu glanced at him. "I see you have short hair and little knowledge. People have many sides. Don't you have another face?"

"..."

Liu Bei thought of the scene in which he stood on the roof of the Zheng family's house not long ago, ordering his three subordinates to work with a cold face... He wanted to refute, but found that he couldn't refute even if he tried his best, so he could only nod slightly.

"Master, you are right. I am the one who is making a fuss out of nothing."

"It doesn't matter," Master Lu said, his lips curled up, "you'll make a fuss again later anyway."

"Master, what does this mean?"

Mrs. Lu did not continue to speak. She narrowed her eyes, raised two fingers of her right hand, and gently tapped Liu Bei's eyebrows.

"I previously blocked the Heavenly Dao's perception of you... Now the time is ripe. I, your master, will help you completely refine the fragments of the Heavenly Dao within you."

Liu Bei's expression became solemn upon hearing this. "Master, will this cause any loss? If the consequences are serious, then there's no need to refine it. The power of Chixiao is enough to solve most problems."

This is true.

With just the Scarlet Sky Fragment, he could easily deal with masters among mortals. As long as he didn't meet someone who also possessed the Scarlet Sky Fragment or the Heavenly Dao Fragment, he would basically be invincible in the world.

As for these two types of people, the former either hid in Luoyang or the ancestral temple to enjoy life, or retreated to their respective fiefdoms to enjoy life, while the latter... were either rebelling or on the way to rebel.

Basically it's hard to come by.

Even if we take a step back, the reason why he needs to do things himself now is that he does not have enough manpower around him. When he has a certain amount of power in the future, Liu Bei will do more decision-making rather than doing things himself.

From this perspective, he really doesn't need too much strength.

But what Master Lu said next made his heart beat faster.

"Originally, it would have cost me a lifespan, but because a certain unlucky soul who had reached the end of his life handed over the fragment before dying, it's now free of charge."

The abilities brought by the Heavenly Dao Fragments do not require points to be added before use like skill points. Even if you are just at level one, you can forcefully use the ultimate move, but it will cost a lot of life.

In fact, even if the level is high enough, using skills will consume lifespan, the only difference is more or less.

But Lu Zhi knew very well that if he used it too much, he would become a puppet of the Heavenly Dao, so he sealed most of the Heavenly Dao fragments and only used the outermost part.

Therefore, what she lost was not her lifespan, but her outward "age".

To some extent, this is actually a dead end.

The younger Lu Zhi gets, the more innocent and tender she becomes. One day, she will face a choice: either become a mentally retarded child, or break the seal and become a puppet of Heaven.

But actually, for Master Lu himself, becoming a child was not difficult to accept. At least he could hold the scriptures.

"Unlucky guy?" Liu Bei thought of the old man he met today and asked with some confusion, "So, who exactly is Zuo Ci?"

“…successor.”

Master Lu manipulated the Heavenly Dao fragment while softly explaining, "For mortals, inheritance is like one's own children. But for the fragment holder, the next person to hold their fragment is the 'successor,' meaning the continuation of life."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei showed a hint of realization: "So that's how it is... What about the successor and... Master?"

Before Liu Bei had time to ask further questions, he saw the teacher in front of him standing on tiptoe, and his little face was getting closer and closer.

"It's okay, just enjoy it."

"If it's not Master, what are you enjoying?"

The redness gently reflected on the center of Liu Bei's eyebrows, and the latter felt extremely soft to the touch, much more tender and juicy than Cao Bin.

But unfortunately, before he could savor it carefully, he was slapped on the forehead.

"Don't overthink it," Master Lu's cold voice rang out. "Calm your mind, focus your mental energy, and then...close your eyes and sense the condition within your body."

"...What, inner vision? This can't really be the way of cultivating immortals, right?"

"what are you saying?"

"fine."

Liu Bei closed his eyes and carefully sensed the movements inside his body.

Then, he sensed two different energies in his heart.

Jiujiang County: Chapter 29: If you want me to rely on you, you must at least be as tall as this tree

The word "inner vision" sounds very mysterious. In fact, it means closing your eyes and meditating, carefully sensing the movement and stillness inside the body, and thus constructing the appearance of the inside of the body in your mind.

Liu Bei observed that around his heart, there were two completely different light balls, one red and one pure white. The former continued to rotate, while the latter stopped moving, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

"… Generally, those who possess a Heavenly Dao fragment know how to use it," the Master's voice echoed from outside. "But your situation is special. As a descendant of the Liu family, you leverage your bloodline advantage to allow the Scarlet Sky fragment to suppress the Heavenly Dao fragment, making it less noticeable."

"Now, what I need to do is use my own fragments of the Heavenly Dao to communicate with and awaken your fragments of the Heavenly Dao... Relax your mind and allow me to enter smoothly."

Why does this sound so ambiguous...

Liu Bei let down his guard without hesitation and fully felt the changes in his body.

Then, he sensed an external ball of light between his eyebrows, rushing down along his blood vessels, and soon reached the vicinity of his heart.

Liu Bei, who had witnessed the entire process, also asked in confusion: "Master, wouldn't it have been faster if you had injected directly into my heart? Was it necessary to inject it between my eyebrows?"

"…Shut up."

This time, Mr. Lu's tone was filled with a hint of shame and anger, as if he found it difficult to speak of it.

Liu Bei was a little confused at first, but he soon remembered the kiss the master had given him between his eyebrows... Well, if it was a kiss on the heart instead, it would seem... a little bitter?

It seems that this cannot be done through clothes.

"pat-"

Just as Liu Bei was lost in thought, the teacher outside raised his hand and flicked his forehead again, saying unhappily: "Concentrate and stop thinking."

"Disciple will follow the Master's teachings."

"Haha, if you really know how to listen to advice, you wouldn't be completely unwilling to listen to it."

“…Master, who taught you this?”

"Wenhe."

"..."

This made Liu Bei silent, and he had to concentrate and continue observing the condition of his body.

The third external white light ball approached at a rapid speed, and then intertwined with the silent and motionless light ball.

next moment.

The pure white light suddenly surged, and the entire body turned white from top to bottom, like heavy snow.

Liu Bei subconsciously opened his eyes, and his peach blossom eyes, which were originally as black as ink, turned into golden pupils.

Because the Master had just kissed Liu Bei between the eyebrows, when he opened his eyes he met his red pupils.

One side is clearly a descendant of the Liu family who holds the fragments of Chixiao, but he has a pair of eyes that belong to the way of heaven.

One of them is the holder of the fragment of the natural way of heaven, but he actually has a pair of scarlet eyes.

"..."

Master Lu did not seem to have expected Liu Bei to open his eyes so quickly. He subconsciously wanted to avoid his gaze, but for some reason he chose to remain motionless.

Under the silver moon, their eyes met, and no one spoke.

After a while, Master Lu was the first to look away, pretending to be nonchalant and saying, "...You have a great talent. You gained an 'Eye' the moment you awakened the Heavenly Dao fragment."

Liu Bei immediately bowed and said, "Master, I would like to hear your detailed explanation."

"What's there to explain in detail? Where do you get so many questions? Figure it out yourself."

Liu Bei immediately coaxed him, "Ah, Master, you are my mentor and the best person in the world to me. If I have any doubts, I will naturally ask you..."

Hearing this, Master Lu shook his head and laughed, "That's not necessarily true. I previously concealed the matter of the Heavenly Dao fragment from you."

"Actually, it's nothing," Liu Bei said, keeping a smile on his face. "If I can return home alive this time, I will definitely not tell my mother about the Heavenly Dao and the Scarlet Sky fragments. I don't think this is deception, but protection."

"Protection? Haha, maybe Xuande is right."

Master Lu sighed and said, "I didn't want to tell you about the Heavenly Dao fragments before because I really didn't want you to be exposed to such things too much, lest you end up becoming someone else's pawn. But Xuande..."

"I have recently discovered that some people have actually been chess pieces since birth."

Master Lu's tone was a little heavy, but she continued, "There are some things I can't say too clearly, but you must remember that the Scarlet Sky Fragments are like your chips. The more you hold, the higher your position will be, and you can finally sit on a chair and play chess."

Liu Bei blinked and said, "I thought what you meant was: I can always rely on you."

"Don't think too much. Stop being so conceited."

Master Lu reached out and gently scratched Liu Bei's nose. He then said, "I can help you temporarily, but I can't protect you forever. Therefore... you must remember that the only person you can rely on in this world is always yourself. As the saying goes, a gentleman strives for self-improvement."

"It's ok."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Master, you protected me for the first half of my life, and I will protect you for the second half, isn't that right?"

"..."

Master Lu felt a warm feeling in his heart, but he still snorted, "You're just a chatterbox."

"How can this be considered as a joke?"

Liu Bei then smiled and said, "I understand what you mean, Master. Ultimately, the world belongs to everyone. While it's important to rely on yourself, you also need to rely on your friends and family."

“The relationships between people are like the flow of hundreds of rivers. When they are separated, they are all well. When they are together, they grow stronger. But no matter what, they all eventually flow eastward to the sea.”

"I will rely on myself, but I will also rely on you, Master. The two are not contradictory." Liu Bei stepped closer. "And Master, you can also choose to rely on me."

His appearance was indeed unparalleled in the world, and under the night and moonlight, he seemed like the third most beautiful person in the world.

Master Lu stared at his passionate disciple in a daze, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart, but he couldn't say even a word for a long time.

Only after a long while did she finally utter a sarcastic remark:

"Huh... a little brat like you actually wants your master to rely on you? You need to at least grow as tall as that tree before you say that."

Liu Bei looked over at the tree that was 20 to 30 meters tall and was speechless: "Master, do you think I'm the great god Fuxi?"