Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

After dinner, it was time for Jiang Li to leave.

Before leaving, Jiang Jinbie stood in front of him, then stretched out her hands, with an expression that showed she wanted a hug. Jiang Li moved closer and hugged her gently.

"When will Brother Jiang Li come to see me next time?"

Jiang Li didn't know how to answer for a moment. After a second or two, Jiang Jinbie said again, "Brother Jiang Li, please don't tell me... Otherwise, it will be very difficult to wait for Brother Jiang Li."

"When you have mastered the sword skills, come to the inner sect to practice." Jiang Li whispered in her ear.

"really?"

"Ah."

"Brother Jiang Li, don't lie to me."

"When have I ever lied to you?"

"You've lied to me many times. For example, you clearly said you wanted to marry Jinbie." Jiang Jinbie thought about talking to Jiang Li more so that the two of them could hug each other for a while longer.

"I once said I wanted to marry Yue Ji."

"So Brother Jiang Li is a big liar." Jiang Jin did not lower his head and gently bit Jiang Li's shoulder.

"Why like a puppy?"

"A puppy is a puppy, it will bite you." Jiang Jinbie said with resentment. Jiang Li patted her back gently, but finally let go of her hand, "Then I'll go back first?"

"OK."

Jiang Jinbie stood at the gate of the yard, watching him turn around and walk away.

Jiang Li never looked back once, and she just stood there quietly until he disappeared from her sight. Then she turned around and went back to her yard.

But in that instant, her expression turned cold again, like an eternal ice, and her whole body seemed to exude the aura of "Keep Away".

She raised her hand, and the magic sword suddenly appeared in her hand.

This is the spiritual sword nurtured in the sea of ​​qi, a heavenly grade spiritual sword, which was the birthday gift Jiang Li gave her on her sixteenth birthday.

She practiced swordplay in this yard.

All of her sword skills came from Jiang Li's personal instruction. At the age of twelve, she had already understood the sword intent. Now, she no longer needs to use any moves to bring out the sword intent. Just a casual swing of the sword is already full of powerful sword intent.

And her cultivation...

If there were an ordinary inner sect disciple of Xuantian Dao Ji Zong present here at this moment, he would probably be shocked the moment he felt her cultivation level.

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Jiang Li returned to Hidden Sword Peak and returned to his own bamboo building.

At this moment, the sun has already set, the moon is dim and the stars are sparse. There may be another storm tonight. Jiang Li first took care of the flowers and plants in the yard, and then returned to the bamboo building to continue using spiritual energy to draw talismans and formations.

His cultivation level is now only at the initial stage of foundation building. In Xuantian Dao Ji Sect, he usually does not fight with others. If he fights with others, it will be after he goes down the mountain.

He had gone down the mountain quite a few times over the years, mostly to explore various blessed places or the tombs of some predecessors, all in order to obtain some good things that he could sell in the Qiyue Pavilion in exchange for the Fiery Spirit Pearl for Jiang Jin's other practice.

He himself did not have much desire for cultivation, and practicing in Xuantian Dao Ji Zong was another kind of practice. He constantly attacked his senior and junior sisters in order to obtain some of their secret skills.

He made a lot of peach cakes today and thought he could send some to Bai Sheng tomorrow.

When his soul was almost exhausted from drawing talismans and setting up formations, Jiang Li sat down on the edge of the bed. Raindrops outside the window fell on the bamboo leaves, making a rustling sound.

I felt a little uncomfortable sleeping without Dabai around.

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Bai Sheng gently poked Dabai's fat face in front of him with his fingertips.

Dabai was lying in front of Bai Sheng, wagging his tail. Bai Sheng's eyes were a little dazed. Her life was already monotonous. Today she practiced sword in the yard for four hours, teased Dabai, fed the rabbits, and there was nothing else to do.

It was just like usual, but she was always distracted when practicing sword skills.

The sixteen swords that Jiang Li taught her were very powerful. If she studied them carefully, perhaps she would be able to comprehend her own sword skills in three months rather than half a year. This should have been a joyful thing, but Bai Sheng found that she just couldn't be happy.

What is Senior Brother Jiang Li doing today?

Bai Sheng sat up from the bed. She hesitated for a moment, got off the bed, changed into a white Taoist robe, and then walked out of the room. Dabai behind her also followed her out. Bai Sheng simply picked it up with one hand and held an umbrella with the other hand.

There is no curfew at night in Jijian Mountain, and with fluorite as companions along the way, the road is not too dark. Bai Sheng walked into the peach blossom forest of Jijian Mountain. The peach blossom forest seemed particularly quiet late at night, and it was still drizzling.

Bai Sheng came to the peach tree, jumped lightly, leaped onto a thick branch and sat on it.

When she couldn't sleep late at night, she would always choose to sit here for a while without saying a word. Dabai would lie obediently in her arms, and his pink, barbed tongue would gently lick her palm.

"Baymax."

"Meow~"

"Tell me... what kind of person is Senior Brother Jiang Li?"

This seemed to be the second time that Dabai heard Bai Sheng ask such a question, but Dabai still couldn't answer her because it was just a stupid cat.

After Bai Sheng asked this question, she was silent for a long time. She bit her lips lightly, as if she had suddenly made a decision, and gently touched Dabai's head.

"Today may be the last time we meet..."

"I need to stay away from Senior Brother Jiang Li."

Bai Sheng spoke to herself very seriously. After saying these words, it seemed as if all her previous boredom and fatigue were swept away at this moment. She sat under the peach tree and listened to the rain for a long time. Finally, she hugged Dabai and returned to the room. She changed her clothes and lifted the quilt. Dabai ran into her quilt, rubbed her arm, and closed his eyes with her.

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The next morning.

Jiang Li came to the gate of Bai Sheng's yard with a box of peach cakes.

He knocked gently on Bai Sheng's courtyard door, and the door opened quickly. Bai Sheng, who came to open the door, was wearing a white Taoist robe, holding a sword in her hand, and her black hair was tied up. The moment she saw him, her eyes dodged for a moment.

"Brother Jiang Li, are you here to pick up Dabai?"

"Yes, I brought peach cakes for Junior Sister Bai Sheng."

Dabai quickly ran out of the yard, holding a fresh fish in his mouth. Bai Sheng looked at the peach cake that Jiang Li handed over, hesitated for a moment, and turned his face away, "I don't like peach cake."

"Then Junior Sister Bai Sheng can share it with other junior sisters and brothers." Jiang Li's hand was suspended in the air, with no sign of taking it back.

Bai Sheng was silent for a moment, but still took the peach cake. Then Jiang Li squatted down, reached out and gently touched Dabai's head. Dabai quickly finished eating the fish. Jiang Li took out a handkerchief to wipe its mouth, and Dabai obediently jumped onto his shoulder.

Jiang Li looked at Bai Sheng in front of him and asked, "Do you need me to practice sword skills with Junior Sister Bai Sheng?"

Bai Sheng turned his face away and answered decisively, "No need."

She was still glancing at Jiang Li from the corner of her eyes, and Jiang Li's expression became very complicated at this moment, as if he was filled with a lot of things he wanted to say but was hesitant to. But in the end, Jiang Li said nothing, as if everything had been expected.

"Okay, then Junior Sister Bai Sheng, remember to take good care of yourself."

Jiang Li picked up Dabai, held Dabai's hand and waved it towards Baisheng. He lowered his head and whispered in Dabai's ear, "Say goodbye to Sister Baisheng."

Dabai meowed perfunctorily and was then held in Jiang Li's arms.

Jiang Li looked at Bai Sheng deeply. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "Goodbye."

He turned around without stopping for a moment. Bai Sheng stood there, watching him carry Dabai away. Her body became a little stiff at this moment. She lowered her head slightly, and her thick eyelashes drooped as well. The light and shadow of the morning sun fell on her cheek, alternating between light and dark.

Goodbye...never see you again?

Bai Sheng always had an inexplicable intuition that she felt Jiang Li understood everything.

She felt that Jiang Li knew what she was thinking, but he still chose to leave. He neither tried to keep her nor tried to take shortcuts like before.

Bai Sheng suddenly felt a little empty in her heart. When she looked up again, Jiang Li had disappeared from her sight. She turned around and returned to her yard, but she couldn't muster the heart to practice sword. She returned to the bed and buried her cheek in the pillow. Somehow, her nose suddenly felt sore.

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Jiang Li carried Dabai back to the bamboo house. Dabai started meowing as soon as he got home. After getting Jiang Li's consent, he went to the cupboard and took out the snacks he earned from working, three dried fish.

Jiang Li sat at the table, resting his chin on his hand and began to think about the follow-up plan.

Every gambler suffers from the gambler's black hole, and he is the same. If it ends here, all the previous efforts will be in vain. Jiang Li doesn't want to do such a thing, but if he wanted to get back with Bai Sheng just now, the effect would only be counterproductive.

Jiang Li had completely expected Bai Sheng to have that expression just now.

Because he made Bai Sheng feel "dangerous", thus triggering Bai Sheng's defense mechanism. People are creatures that seek benefits and avoid harm, and Bai Sheng made such a decision because her intuition has told her the answer. If she continues to negotiate with Jiang Li, the most likely scenario is that they will become Taoist partners in a short period of time, and then be completely abandoned by Jiang Li.

This was also an illusion that Jiang Li personally created for her.

But when a gambler has paid enough, she will choose to deceive herself. For example... Even if he is a scumbag, will he change because of me?

Unfortunately, Bai Sheng hasn't paid enough, so she may not make such a choice. What Jiang Li has to do now is to create such an illusion for her.

Build up the illusion that… “You are the only one special to me”.

So... Jiang Li stood up and walked towards the peach blossom forest on Jijian Mountain.

He was going there to paint peach blossoms.

Draw lots and lots of peach blossoms and give them to lots and lots of girls.

Chapter 22: Chapter Peach Blossom

When Mu Bingning arrived at Bai Sheng's courtyard, she was slightly stunned.

She knew that every time Bai Sheng came here at this time, he was practicing sword, and she had just broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage in seclusion, so the first thing she thought of was to find Bai Sheng.

But surprisingly, when she pushed open the door to the yard, the yard was empty. Mu Bingning gently called Bai Sheng's name, and then she heard footsteps. Bai Sheng walked out of the room with slightly red eyes.

Mu Bingning was startled, "What's wrong?"

Bai Sheng shook his head, "It's okay... Senior Sister Bing Ning came out of retreat early?"

"Yeah." Mu Bing stared at Bai Sheng in front of her. She was never good at caring about others, but seeing Bai Sheng's slightly red eyes, she still wanted to say something. After holding it in for a long time, she asked, "Who bullied you?"

Bai Sheng hurriedly shook his head, "No."

Mu Bingning stared at Bai Sheng without blinking for several seconds, and Bai Sheng gradually lowered his head.

The two women sat on the stone table in the yard. Bai Sheng thought for a long time. She finally raised her head and looked at Mu Bingning. She asked softly, "Senior Sister Bingning, in your eyes...what kind of person is Senior Brother Jiang Li?"

Mu Bingning's expression froze slightly.

As one of the two great fairies of Xuantian Dao Ji Sect, the word "Bingning" in Fairy Bingning's name seems to have explained her temperament. In the eyes of outsiders, her eyes have always been cold and arrogant. She is almost always alone in Xuantian Dao Ji Sect. She is notoriously cold, and some people even suspect that Mu Bingning is born with facial paralysis and has no other expression on her face.

But when she heard this name, Mu Bingning's eyes showed obvious changes in emotion.

Especially complicated.

"Why...are you suddenly asking him about that scum?"

Bai Sheng stared at Mu Bingning's face, "Sister Bingning, do you think he is a scum?"

Mu Bingning faced Bai Sheng's eyes but avoided them inadvertently. "Tell me first, why did you ask him?"

Bai Sheng was silent for a long time, and finally told Mu Bingning everything about his meeting with Jiang Li in the past few days.

From the day we first met in the peach blossom forest to today’s farewell in the morning light.

Mu Bingning listened to the whole story and looked away. "Do you know how many women that scum has been entangled with in the past four years in Xuantian Dao Jizong?"

Facing Bai Sheng's confused gaze, Mu Bingning replied calmly, "You are the hundredth."

"He is quite frank and has not concealed the matter of the ninety-nine women from you." Mu Bingning snorted coldly, "Even so, can it cover up the fact that he has ambiguous relationships with multiple women? It is better for you to stay away from such a scumbag."

Bai Sheng lowered his head slightly.

She had expected Mu Bingning to say this. After a long while, she looked up, with one last question left.

"I want to know why Senior Sister Bing Ning rejected him back then?"

But this question made Mu Bingning tighten her blue skirt. She looked at Bai Sheng's curious and eager eyes. She had already thought of what to say when Bai Sheng told her the story. But facing Bai Sheng's eyes at this moment, she found that she couldn't open her mouth.

After a long time.

Mu Bingning turned her face away, "There's no need to mention what happened back then."

"Even I can't tell it?" Bai Sheng asked again.

If it were her old self, she would definitely not ask any more questions when Mu Bingning didn’t want to reveal it, but now she urgently wanted to know the truth of that year... What was it like?

Mu Bingning was silent for a long time.

"What happened back then..."