Save the poor little hero (quick wear) (MTL)

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Chapter 21 (How about a promise?...) (1)

    The mourning hall is located in the main hall, the coffin is parked on the main seat, and the hall is covered with white curtains. The cool breeze passes through the hall, and the white curtains and lamps and lanterns swing together.

    It was late at night, and the neighbors and relatives had long since left, and there were only a few relatives and relatives left on the mourning hall. As a widow, Gu Chaochao knelt down on the futon in front of him and fell asleep.

    After a long time, there was a slight footstep behind him. Gu Chaochao stayed for two nights in a row, but he couldn't hear it for a while, until someone opened his mouth to say goodbye: "Master Shizi."

    She paused, forced herself to sit up straight.

    "Go down." He said indifferently.

    "Yes." The

    servants hurriedly backed away, but a few of the vigil looked at each other with relatives, not knowing what to do for a while, one of the older ones gathered up the courage and said, "According to the rules, we can't...

    " Before she could finish speaking, she met Shen Mushen's gaze. She was silent for a moment. When the people next to her saw this, they quickly helped her up. A group of people walked out slowly, and soon the mourning hall was clean.

    Gu Chaochao lowered his eyes and never looked up.

    Shen Mushen didn't call her, but sat down on the futon beside her calmly: "Are you afraid?"     Gu

    Chaochao didn't look at him: "I didn't do anything to me when I was alive, so why be afraid when I die."

The etiquette is not the same as in normal ancient times. People like Yongchang Hou who died of illness need to stay alive for three days longer than those who are dying of life, but normal people do not need to be cremated. Put it in the coffin for another seven days.

    Today is the third day of Marquis Yongchang, and at this moment it has turned into a pile of ashes.

    What's so scary about ashes. Gu Chaochao felt that Shen Mushen asked nonsense.

    "What I'm asking is, are you afraid of me?" Shen Mu looked up at the dark coffin.

    Gu Chaochao was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he replied in a low voice, "I'm not afraid."

    Shen Mu let out a chuckle from his deep throat, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Liar." If he wasn't afraid, why would he do everything possible to leave?

    Gu Chaochao pursed his lips and didn't speak, and Shen Mushen didn't ask any more questions, the two were silent again. The black coffin stood silently in the upper position, the white flowers tied with silk on both sides were dazzling and cold, like a pair of lifeless eyes, staring at everything on the mourning hall.

    After a long time, Shen Mushen said softly, "When will you be able to like me?"

    Although it was a gentle and helpless tone, Gu Chaochao's heart was still raised. After thinking of something, she suddenly felt a little uneasy.

    Sure enough, Shen Mushen suddenly looked at her: "You really don't want to stay by my side so much, would you rather be slaughtered than stay away from me?"

    Gu Chaochao was a little surprised, but a little taken for granted.

    It was she who was careless, forgot to hide the letters, and forgot that no matter how good Hongchan was to her, it was also because of Shen Mushen that it was impossible to be truly loyal to her.

    What's more, the entire Hou Mansion is now a person of Shen Mushen, so don't even try to hide from his eyes, not to mention that she wrote such a secret letter.

    Gu Chaochao looked at Shen Mushen in silence, not knowing whether to explain or keep silent.

    Shen Mushen didn't give her too much time. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Am I that bad?"

    The people who stir up troubles in the courtroom have such humble moments.

    Gu Chaochao's heart ached when he asked him, and he sighed for a while, "No."

    "Then why did you leave?" Shen Mushen refused to let her go easily.

    Gu Chaochao said nothing.

    yeah why?

    Probably from the moment she heard the news of Yongchang Hou's death, she suddenly realized that Shen Mushen's love for her was far deeper than she thought, so deep that she could not shake his state of mind only by indifference and ignorance. What about acting disgusted with him? What about hysterically going crazy and scaring him? Gu Chaochao didn't have to think about it, he could guess what it looked like when he was rectifying the Fa on the spot.

    Soft can't work, hard can't work, no matter what, after thinking about it for several days, there is only one way left -

    ask the emperor to give him a monk.

    This move did a bit of damage to Shen Mushen, but it was definitely useful. Shen Mushen's character is a person who will do anything for power. Such a person will never disobey the imperial decree and gamble on a woman's future.

    It's a pity that the first step was still discovered, and after today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it again. Gu Chaochao sighed in his heart.

    Shen Mu stared at her for a long time, and seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, so he unhurriedly tugged at her a strand of blue silk, and after playing for a while, he looked at her expressionlessly: "Chaochao, I'm different from you. , I lived an extra ten years in my last life, and I was looking for you every day and night, but now that I finally found it, how could I let you go."

    "You are my obsession for two lifetimes, and even if I die, I will never let you go. I might let you go." This

    meant that even if the emperor supported her, he would dare to risk the world to make a big difference.

    Gu Chaochao stared at him blankly, with only one sentence in his mind - the hero is crazy.

    Shen Mushen didn't like the look in her eyes at the moment, so she covered her eyes with a sullen face: "Don't look at me like that, don't hate me, I've been looking for you for so many years, I didn't make you hate me."

    "I didn't hate you . "Gu Chaochao still kept his eyes open, but his vision was blocked by his palm, so he could barely see a little light.

    Shen Mu pursed the corner of his lips, obviously not believing her words.

    Gu Chaochao waited for a while, but before he could let go of him, he could only grab his hand that was covering his eyes.

    Gu Chaochao saw the light again, but the person in front of him had already got up and walked out: "Be good in the future, don't make me angry again, otherwise..."

    He stopped and looked back with his eyes lowered, "I will punish you."

    Gu Chaochao snorted in his heart, and when he looked up at him, he had disappeared into the darkness. She silently looked at the dark night outside the hall, and for a long time suddenly knocked on her head in annoyance.

    After that night, there were two more maids waiting for Gu Chaochao, and all the ink, ink, ink, and ink in the bedroom disappeared. She seemed to be completely under surveillance.

    Ever since the secret letter was discovered, Gu Chaochao had thought of the consequences, so he didn't care much, not to mention that he was dealing with the guests who came to offer condolences every day, so he was too busy to care about other things.

    Shen Mushen was also very busy, but no matter how busy he was, he would have three meals a day in front of Gu Chaochao, chatting and eating with her, as if that night had never happened.

    In the blink of an eye, it was the first day of the fifth lunar month. The mourning hall had been set up for five days, and it was time for the burial in five days.

    A guest came to the door early in the morning, so Gu Chaochao was forced to get up early, wash and change clothes drowsily, and knelt and sat on the futon in the mourning hall. When Wanxiang persuaded her as usual, she casually choked with a few words.

    She has been acting in such a scene for several days. At this moment, she can say that she can easily yawn. After yawning, she saw a pair of embroidered shoes appear in front of her eyes, followed by a cold comforting voice: "My condolences. ."

    Gu Chaochao nodded with a choked sobs, and when he was halfway through the nod, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and quickly raised his head.

    is the heroine.

    She opened her mouth in astonishment, and after a while, she said, "Do the Hou residence and Prime Minister Zhao... also have a relationship?" She didn't remember the original text!

    "I came to see you," Zhao Qingyu replied, frowning after seeing the tears in her eyes: "I thought you were pretending... Are you really sad?"

    "Huh?" react to.

    Zhao Qingyu glanced around, and after seeing no one came, he sat down on the futon opposite her, and said earnestly: "The Marquis of Yongchang is greedy for money and lust, and he is used to sparring people, and his notoriety has spread throughout the capital. , he died, it is a relief for you."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    "Is there something wrong with what I said?" Zhao Qingyu looked indifferent.

    Gu Chaochao swallowed his saliva: "No problem at all." It's a bit too sturdy to say this at someone's funeral.

    "So don't be sad." Zhao Qingyu raised his face.

    Gu Chaochao stared at her beautiful eyebrows for a long time, and couldn't help but be amused.

    Although it was still early in the morning, and there were not many people in the mourning hall, her joy was still abrupt enough that the people in the mourning hall couldn't help but peek at her, so she could only quickly imitate Zhao Qingyu's expression and put on a straight face.

    When Zhao Qingyu saw her agile appearance, she knew that she was worried for nothing, and the corners of her lips suddenly raised slightly: "I knew you were fine."

    Gu Chaochao coughed: "Just now Miss Zhao said she was here to see me?

    " Don't call me Miss Zhao, just call me Qingyu," Zhao Qingyu obviously doesn't know how to make friends, so he paused, and without waiting for Gu Chaochao's consent, he changed his name without authorization, "Chaochao.

    " I took out a rabbit made of dog's tail grass. Because it has been left for too long, the fur on the grass has turned yellow, and it looks strange, bald and ugly.

    Gu Chaochao almost couldn't hold back the joy again, but when he turned his head and saw the two maids next to him, he stopped in time.

    "Do you still have it?" She tilted her head.

    Zhao Qingyu was silent for a moment: "Yeah."

    Gu Chaochao thought for a moment: "I also keep the pearls you gave me."

    Zhao Qingyu was still cold, but Gu Chaochao still saw her happiness, and for a while More funny.

    When she read the original text of "Crazy Powerful Minister", she felt that the male and female protagonists were a bit rambunctious. The two were equally indifferent and arrogant, which made it hard to imagine what they would be like together. Now she is fortunate enough not to rely on brain supplements You can see these two people with your own eyes - they

    are indeed very similar, especially the Shen Mushen in the previous life. Although the two have different identities, they have no friends since childhood, and no one took the initiative to treat them well, so I met a sincere person. Those who treat each other will always look at each other differently.

    ...Alas, poor little lover.

    As soon as Zhao Qingyu lowered her head, she met Gu Chaochao's full of sympathy eyes. She paused for a while, but she always felt that something was wrong -

    Gu Chaochao was the one who should be sympathetic, right?

    She was speechless for a moment, then she started talking about business: "What are your plans in the future?"

    "What are you planning?" Gu Chaochao didn't quite understand what she meant.

    Looking at her, Zhao Qingyu hated that iron is not steel, and frowned and said displeasedly, "Naturally, it will be for the rest of your life. You are only seventeen or eighteen now, do you really want to be a widow in the Hou's residence for the rest of your life?"

    Gu Chaochao blinked . He blinked: "Listen to what you mean, do you have any ideas?"

    "Anyway, you and the Marquis of Yongchang didn't go to church, so you can't be considered a serious husband and wife. If you want, I can ask my father to help you go home." Zhao Qing said lightly sound.

    Gu Chaochao paused for a while, she still didn't respond, the maid next to her had already left.

    "What do you think?" Zhao Qingyu asked again when she saw that she didn't speak.

    Gu Chaochao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Shouldn't we ask such a question in private?"

    "It's just a trivial matter, so why hide it." Zhao Qingyu didn't take it to heart. In terms of her status, it is not difficult to take away a nameless girl from Yongchang Houfu, as long as Gu Chaochao nods.

    Gu Chaochao sighed, and the servant's voice to greet the guests suddenly sounded, she immediately covered it with a handkerchief, and let out a low sob. Zhao Qingyu looked dumbfounded at close range, and when the guests came to comfort the widow, she held back her laughter.

    When the guests left, Gu Chaochao put down his handkerchief, and was about to answer Zhao Qingyu when he caught a glimpse of a tall figure in the corner of his eye.

    When Shen Mushen entered the door, Zhao Qingyu raised his head as if he was aware of it, and first saw the maidservant who had previously served by Gu Chaochao's side, and then met Shen Mushen's indifferent eyes. She was stunned for a moment, briefly absent-minded.

    Shen Mushen also stopped at the door and looked at her silently.

    The first time the male and female protagonists met, it was suddenly ten years earlier.

    Time seemed to slow down for a moment, and all the tiny details were magnified tenfold at this moment. Gu Chaochao could even clearly see the dazed, silent, and scrutinized expressions of the two.

    This is a complex emotion that they never have when they meet others. This moment belongs only to them, and no one can integrate into it.

    Gu Chaochao stared at the two in a daze, and suddenly realized that all her previous efforts were useless, she was too blindly confident, and felt that the current male protagonist had her in his heart, and even if she saw the female protagonist, she would never be tempted. Facts have proved... the bond between the male protagonist and the female protagonist is eternal. When they are not seen, they may be shaken by other scenery, but once they are seen, other scenery will become a cloud of smoke.

    ... So why did she have to go around in such a big circle, it would have been better if she called them to see her earlier. While Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief, his heart was gurgling with sour water.

    "Miss Zhao." Shen Mu was deep and expressionless.

    Zhao Qingyu said coldly, "Shizi Shen." The

    two were silent again.

    Gu Chaochao's eyes circled between the two of them, trying to create a chance for the two of them: "Qingyu, stay for lunch later, and eat with me and the second young master."

    "I'm so busy today, I'm afraid I can't afford to entertain . ." Shen Mushen said suddenly.

    Zhao Qingyu lowered her eyes: "I have something to do, let's go first."

    Gu Chaochao was surprised: "Let's go now?"

    Zhao Qingyu laughed: "It will be a long time to come."

    Gu Chaochao sighed: "Okay, then I will take you out. "

    I'm with you." Shen Mushen said immediately.

    ...There are so many guests these days, but it's the first time I've seen someone take the initiative to send. Gu Chaochao naturally would not refuse, so he sent Zhao Qingyu with him.

    The three of them had their own thoughts and walked silently all the way to the door of the mansion.

    Zhao Qingyu glanced at Shen Mushen again, and then said unhurriedly: "I have free time these few days. If you are willing, I will come to accompany you tomorrow."

    "It would be great if you could." Gu Chaochao nodded with a smile.

    Shen Mu raised his eyes deeply and looked at Zhao Qingyu again. Gu Chaochao, who was watching the four directions, took a step back silently, adjusting his mentality while making room for the male and female protagonists.

    It didn't take long for Zhao Qingyu to stare at each other this time.

    Gu Chaochao looked at the shadow of the carriage leaving, his mood was down for three seconds, and he became bright again -

    great, the plot can be considered to be on the right track.

    "Will you promise her?" Shen Mushen said suddenly.

    Gu Chaochao paused for a while before realizing that he already knew what Zhao Qingyu said.

    She smiled helplessly: "You are not even afraid of the emperor, are you afraid of a prime minister?" The

    implication was that he would not agree.

    Although the reason was not what Shen Mushen wanted, the result was what he wanted. Shen Mushen's mood finally improved: "Just be good."

    Gu Chaochao gave him a side glance: "You came here specially for the sake of This matter?"

    "Are you angry?" Shen Mushen asked rhetorically.

    "...I have nothing to be angry with." The male and female protagonists met ten years in advance and had feelings for each other, which was a good thing for her. After ignoring the something wrong in her heart, she quickly became happy again.

    However, Gu Chaochao, who had just adjusted her mentality, waited for a day the next day, but did not wait for Zhao Qingyu, who had agreed to accompany her, and the same was true on the third day.

    "Maybe it's busy at home." Shen Mushen did not change his expression.

    Gu Chaochao thought about it too, so he didn't wait any longer, but found an excuse to leave the mourning hall, and returned to the house to focus on how to quickly enhance the relationship between the male and female protagonists.

    Shen Mushen watched her leave without looking back, her eyes sank slightly.

    Gu Chaochao closed the door when he returned to the room, lying on the table by himself, recalling the original plot repeatedly, trying to find a way that both of them liked.

    After two days of research, she didn't come up with a reason. Gu Chaochao's blood soon cooled down. She sighed and continued to go to the mourning hall to deal with the guests.

    But today no one came.

    "Did Madam forget? Today's Dragon Boat Festival, guests will not choose to express condolences today." Hong Chan explained carefully.

    Gu Chaochao nodded, and when he was about to go back to the house, he suddenly thought of something -

    in the original text, the female lead met the male lead while visiting the temple fair on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival. Putting the river lantern to make a wish, because the words 'Guotai and Min'an' were written on the river lantern at the same time, I felt sympathetic to each other, and the male protagonist came to propose marriage soon after returning.

    And today is Dragon Boat Festival!

    Gu Chaochao repeatedly recalled the original plot, and after confirming that the heroine would go to the temple fair every year to join in the fun, his heartbeat suddenly became very fast.

    Soon it was lunch time.

    She and Shen Mushen were still sitting opposite each other, the same dishes as usual, but there was an extra plate of rice dumplings dipped in sugar in the center of the table.

    Gu Chaochao dined absentmindedly, and she didn't hear what Shen Mushen said to her several times.

    Shen Mushen tried his best to restrain himself, but the air pressure around his body dropped. Gu Chaochao didn't realize it, and was still immersed in his own world. Hong Chan and the others who were waiting on the side did not dare to let out the atmosphere, for fear that the atmosphere would get worse in the next instant.

    When the air became tense, Shen Mushen took a zongzi and put it on Gu Chaochao's plate.

    "The red bean and candied dates, try it." He was calm, but there was a faint storm in his eyes.

    Gu Chaochao paused, then looked down at the attractively colored zongzi, but did not move his chopsticks to pick it up.

    The storm in Shen Mu's deep eyes was getting bigger and bigger, and his pupils were dark. Just as the beast in his heart was about to break through the cage and end this desperate wait, Gu Chaochao suddenly whispered, "Let's go to the temple fair tonight."

    The storm disappeared in an instant, and the beast fell asleep again. Shen Mu's deep eyes flashed a bit of daze, missing the best time to answer.

    Seeing that he didn't respond, Gu Chaochao felt a little nervous: "Just go for a while, I haven't been out for a long time, I want to go out for a walk, I don't need to waste your time..."

    "We're together?" He interrupted her.

    Gu Chaochao nodded: "Well, let's go together."

    "Okay." Shen Mushen replied.

    Gu Chaochao was taken aback: "Agreed?" So fast?

    "Yeah."

    Gu Chaochao couldn't help laughing: "Thank you."

    "You're welcome." Shen Mushen answered with a straight face, looking at the dumplings on her plate.

    Gu Chaochao came back to his senses and quickly ate them in three or two bites. Shen Mushen poured her a glass of water, and after she finished drinking, he asked, "Do you still want it?"

    "...No." Gu Chaochao shook his head.

    Shen Mushen nodded slightly: "When are you going?"

    "If you are free, let's go in the evening." Gu Chaochao said hurriedly.

    Shen Mu nodded deeply: "Okay."

    After speaking, he turned and left.

    Gu Chaochao frowned as he watched his back disappear gradually. After a while, he turned his head and asked Hongchan, "Does he not want to go?" Why is he so calm.

    "The slave does not dare to speculate on the master's intention." Hong Chan replied.

    Gu Chaochao pulled the corner of his lips, and when he put down his chopsticks, he found that Shen Mushen's purse fell on the chair, so he picked it up and handed it to Hongchan: "Send it to him."

    "Yes."

    Hong Chan responded, and walked towards the study with her eyes down. Since Gu Chaochao moved to Shen Mushen's yard, Shen Mushen went to live in the study, where he basically handled affairs after lunch on weekdays.

    Sure enough, when Hong Chan arrived, Shen Mushen was in the room, but instead of dealing with business affairs, she looked at the five sets of clothes on the bed with a cold expression.

    "The slave servant was ordered by the madam to come to give the purse to the master." Hong Chan stood at the door and said.

    Shen Mushen glanced at her when she heard the words: "Come in."

    "Yes."

    Hongchan entered the room and just put down her purse when she heard Shen Mushen ask, "Which of these robes do you think she would like? ?"

    Hongchan: "..."

    She was speechless for a long time, and she was sure that Shen Mushen was asking seriously, so she could only pick with the same seriousness, but it seemed that there was not much difference.

    Seeing Hong Chan's frowning, Shen Mushen's brows also frowned: "You ask someone to go to the best clothing store, pick a few sets of the best robes... and choose a few pairs of shoes."

    Shen Mushen usually felt It is good for men to be clean and tidy. He has always disliked men who are too heavily dressed, but at this moment, when he tells Hong Chan to buy something, the corners of his lips always rise.

    "...Yes."

    Hong Chan responded and turned to leave. After telling her servants Shen Mushen's instructions, she went back to look for Gu Chaochao. As soon as she entered the door, she heard her muttering in a low voice, "Don't suddenly go back and don't go with me. It 's over."

    Hong Chan: "..."

    She was silent for a while, and rarely took the initiative when the masters didn't ask questions, "The master must want to go with his wife."

    Gu Chaochao looked at her innocently: "What are you doing? Do you know?"

    "...The slave maid guessed." But he didn't dare to tell the truth.

    Gu Chaochao always felt that she didn't tell the truth, but then she thought that Hongchan was from Shen Mushen, whether she guessed it or not, she dared to say that, it must be Shen Mushen who gave her this feeling.

    Thinking of this, Gu Chaochao really felt relieved.

    The afternoon passed quickly, and before it was evening, Shen Mushen appeared before Gu Chaochao.

    He changed into a moon brocade robe. The pattern on the top was embroidered with silver coins. Although it was plain, it was not monotonous, but instead exuded an extravagance. The crown of expression is also matched with jade of the same color, and in the small courtyard, you will be Mr. Pian Pian Jia.

    Gu Chaochao stared blankly.

    "How?" Shen Mushen asked softly, not missing the trance that flashed across her eyes.

    Gu Chaochao returned to his senses, and nodded with a warm cheek: "It looks good." Dressed like this, it's hard for the heroine not to be tempted.

    After listening to her evaluation, Shen Mushen only felt that all afternoon's work was worth it.

    Gu Chaochao came back to his senses: "Are you going?"

    "Yeah." After Shen Mushen finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to her.

    Gu Chaochao stared at the clearly articulated palm in front of him for a while, then laughed dryly for a while, "I can walk by myself." "I have

    to hold it." Shen Mushen said seriously, with a secret expectation in his eyes.

    He never let go of his raised hand, as if he would not go out without holding hands, Gu Chaochao thought of the big plan tonight, and after struggling for a while, he carefully placed his fingers on his palm. Shen Mushen wrapped her entire hand with her backhand, and led her out without haste, passing many servants along the way, no one dared to look up.

    The funeral of the Hou Mansion was not over, and the two could not leave the gate openly, so the carriage stopped at the back door and waited. The two didn't let go of their holding hands until they got into the carriage. Gu Chaochao wiped the sweat from his palms and emphasized, "You can't hold them later."

    "Well." Shen Mushen was still in a light state. Wen Yan agreed very well.

    The two went out too early, and when they got there, the temple fair had not officially started, so they first found a restaurant to eat. After dinner, the temple fair became lively. On the Dragon Boat Festival today, half of the people in the capital went out. Gu Chaochao was afraid that he would meet an acquaintance and rumors would spread in the future, and his eyes lit up when he saw a stall selling utensils.

    "Shen Mushen, do you have any money?" she asked expectantly.

    The little girl's eyes were sparkling, and her eyes were full of dependence that she didn't even notice. Shen Mushen looked at her, her eyes couldn't help becoming gentle: "Yes."

    "Give it to me." Gu Chaochao stretched out his hand.

    Shen Mushen gave her the entire purse.

    Gu Chaochao thanked him and went to the stall to choose three Ergu.

    "I bought too much." Shen Mushen had already walked over.

    "Ah... The quality of this thing is not good, so buy an extra spare." Gu Chaochao said, he put on a little fox and gave him a little tiger.

    Shen Mu wanted to say that these things have always been solid, and there was no need to buy another one, but after glancing at the other little tiger in her hand, she still smiled: "Fox fake tiger mighty."

    After that, he suddenly leaned over and approached Gu Chaochao.

    Gu Chaochao was startled, and hurriedly glanced around, and found that someone had noticed them, and quickly lowered his voice to train people: "What are you doing, get up!"

    "Put it on for me." Shen Mushen stood still.

    Gu Chaochao hadn't seen him cheating like this for a long time, but he couldn't do anything to him, and in the end he could only do what he wanted.

    When most of his face was hidden under the helmet, the corners of Shen Mushen's lips finally raised, and even his voice contained a smile: "Let's go."

    After speaking, he was going to lead her again, and Gu Chaochao hurriedly avoided.

    Today, the relationship between the two of them has reached this point. Shen Mushen is already satisfied. Seeing this, she did not force her any more. She followed her unhurriedly and enjoyed the Dragon Boat Festival that the two of them spent together.

    It was already completely dark, the colorful lanterns had already been hung up, the temple fair was brightly lit, and people were crowding forward. Unconsciously, Shen Mushen walked to Gu Chaochao's side again. Although the two did not hold hands, the backs of their fingers always touched each other inadvertently.

    "This place is heavily guarded, and there are soldiers everywhere." Gu Chaochao visited the temple fair for the first time and felt strange when he saw everything.

    Shen Mu explained patiently: "There are too many people, be careful."

    Gu Chaochao nodded in agreement.

    After walking for a while, Shen Mushen said, "It's time for fireworks in another quarter of an hour. Find a place with less people and sit down."

    "Don't worry, let's walk." Find the heroine.

    Shen Mushen heard the words and did not persuade him any more, and continued to follow her through the crowd.

    After walking for a while, and still not seeing the heroine, Gu Chaochao was a little frustrated. Shen Mu looked at her suddenly falling down, thinking she was tired, and when she was about to take her to find a place to rest, a firework shot straight into the sky, and exploded into a bright red in the dark. Beijing.

    In the city where Gu Chaochao grew up, fireworks and firecrackers have been banned for many years. Apart from being on TV, it was the first time she saw such a grand scene, and she was stunned for a while.

    She stared at the sky intently, and Shen Mushen looked at her seriously. The one she chose was to match her, the smart eyes matched with the little fox's half face, revealing a naive and charming beauty, his Adam's apple moved, and he restrained himself for a long time before reaching out to hug.

    The fireworks were still going off, Gu Chaochao withdrew his gaze after the initial shock, and when he turned his head, he saw a familiar figure, her eyes lit up, and she quickly waved to the other party: "Qing Yu!"

    Shen Mushen frowned instantly.

    The figure not far away also heard her voice, and immediately came over after being stunned: "Why are you here?"

    "I came to visit the temple fair, I didn't expect to meet you, what a coincidence," Gu Chaochao suppressed his heart Excited, he handed Erku the one he had been holding to her, "Here, this is for you."

    Before Zhao Qingyu could see what it was, Shen Mushen took it away: "Ms. ."

    Zhao Qingyu heard his voice, and her eyes were slightly cold: "How can Shizi Shen know that I don't like it?"

    "You want to wear the same one as me?" Shen Mushen asked back.

    Zhao Qingyu paused for a moment, only to realize that he was wearing the same little tiger as the one on his hand, and immediately frowned in disgust.

    ... is disgusting, right? Is she right? Gu Chaochao stood silently between the two of them, looking at this and then at that, she always felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, she thought about it for a long time, and summed up this strange atmosphere as the special aura between the male and female protagonists.

    This makes sense, Gu Chaochao nodded earnestly.

    Zhao Qingyu turned to look at her, and her tone was much better: "Let's find a place with less people to watch the fireworks."

    "Okay." Gu Chaochao agreed immediately.

    When Shen Mu saw her promise so readily, her expression suddenly sank.

    Zhao Qingyu didn't look at him, took Gu Chaochao's hand and walked to a place with few people, Gu Chaochao turned around while walking: "Shen Mushen, come quickly!"

    Shen Mushen felt better again.

    Zhao Qingyu pursed her lips and pulled Gu Chaochao to walk faster. The two little girls quickly walked to the pavilion by the river and sat down. Shen Mushen also followed, took off the utensils and put them on the table, then sat down directly beside Gu Chaochao.

    Zhao Qingyu looked at the intimacy he unintentionally revealed to Gu Chaochao, and his face changed slightly after thinking of something, but when Gu Chaochao looked over, it returned to normal.

    After the three sat down, no one spoke first, so Gu Chaochao had to start the topic: "Qingyu, you didn't say that you came to the Hou residence to accompany me that day, so why didn't you see you?"

    "Yes, why didn't you see me? ?" Zhao Qingyu looked at Shen Mushen meaningfully.

    Shen Mushen looked indifferent: "Miss Zhao is busy."

    "I didn't even know I was so busy." Zhao Qingyu looked noble.

    After speaking, the two started to look at each other again.

    Gu Chaochao felt as if she had been excluded from their world. At this time, she should take the initiative to leave, but she was inexplicably worried. At least she had to wait for their process to finish before she could leave with peace of mind.

    When she was struggling, Zhao Qingyu suddenly asked her, "Chaochao, do you want to eat candied haws?"

    ... Isn't this just a coincidence? Gu Chaochao's eyes lit up: "Eat."

    Zhao Qingyu nodded slightly to the guard who was protecting him in secret, and the guard immediately went to buy it.

    Gu Chaochao laughed: "I said how dare you come out to play alone, it turns out that you brought people."

    "If I knew that there are so many soldiers guarding today, I will not bring them, and they will keep talking to my father." Zhao Qing Yu sighed.

    Gu Chaochao just wanted to ask you to come every year, how come you don't know how many soldiers are guarding you, but before the words were spoken, the guards brought two strings of candied haws.

    She is alone with Zhao Qingyu, not Shen Mushen.

    In the original text, Zhao Qingyu didn't buy Shen Mushen's, so there was a follow-up scene where the two shared the same candied hawthorn, so Gu Chaochao didn't care. After biting off the biggest hawthorn, he nodded contentedly: "It's not sour. , delicious."

    Zhao Qingyu saw that she was eating deliciously, and her appetite also improved, but unfortunately the candied haws in her hand fell off accidentally before it was brought to her mouth, and she frowned immediately.

    "Too careless, eat mine." Gu Chaochao handed it over without thinking.

    Zhao Qingyu was so grown up, and it was the first time someone shared the food she had eaten with her. This casual intimacy was very subtle. She paused for a moment before thanking her and biting a hawthorn in a reserved manner.

    "It's sweet." She was in a good mood.

    Gu Chaochao also laughed, while Shen Mu beside him was deep and expressionless.

    The two little girls took one bite and I took one bite. Gu Chaochao remembered that this part of the plot should be divided between the male and female protagonists.

    She: "..." So is it too late to buy another one now?

    "There is one more, you can eat it, I can't eat it." Zhao Qingyu told her with practical actions that it was too late.     Gu Chaochao

    stared at the only remaining hawthorn for a long time, and finally looked at Shen Mushen dryly: "Do you want to eat it?"     Shen Mushen obviously didn't expect that Gu Chaochao would ask himself, and the corners of his lips that had been tensed suddenly raised: "Yeah."     Gu Chaochao handed him the candied haws, but Shen Mushen didn't reach out to take it, just bit her finger. Lost hawthorn. Gu Chaochao was so upset by his actions that he subconsciously turned his head to look at Zhao Qingyu, Zhao Qingyu smiled at her, but her expression was as usual.     Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retracted his hand.     Eat a total of candied fruit, achieved.     After watching the fireworks and eating the candied gourd, there is only one last thing left -     putting the river lanterns.

    At this moment, most people are still busy watching the juggling, and there are not many people by the river, only a few people are lighting the lamps and making wishes. As soon as Gu Chaochao made a proposal, the guards of the Zhao family immediately sent three river lanterns over. Gu Chaochao graciously handed the two of them a pen: "Make a wish."

    Zhao Qingyu laughed: "A child's stuff.

    " , very clever." Gu Chaochao coquettishly.

    Zhao Qingyu had no choice but to take the pen. She originally wanted to write a random one, but after she raised her head to meet Shen Mushen's gaze, she really had a wish, so she snorted coldly and lowered her head, writing intently. .

    Here Shen Mushen also took the pen, but instead of writing directly, he asked Gu Chaochao, "What wish do you make?"

    "Just two pens, you write first." Gu Chaochao urged.

    "Come here, you use my pen." Zhao Qingyu called the person away.

    Seeing Gu Chaochao leave him, Shen Mushen glanced at Zhao Qingyu with a warning, and then wrote a small line on the back of the river lamp.

    Gu Chaochao was not very good at using a brush, so he did not write immediately after taking the pen, but studied it for a while. When she was about to start writing, she heard Zhao Qingyu ask Shen Mushen: "What wish did Shizi Shen make?"

    "Where is Miss Zhao?" Shen Mushen asked back.

    Zhao Qingyu generously showed him the one with the wish written, and Shen Mushen also showed it. Gu Chaochao tried to take a peek, but unfortunately the two of them were standing and sitting on her, so she couldn't see anything clearly because of the high degree of suppression. Before she could stand up to look, she heard Zhao Qingyu say lightly, "Shen Shizi and I really have a good heart. ." In the

    original text, the female protagonist said the same thing after reading the male protagonist's wish. Gu Chaochao was slightly startled, and after a while he breathed a sigh of relief.

    She bit her lower lip, lowered her head and clumsily wrote her wish on the river lantern. She felt a sense of relief when she put down the pen. When she was about to call the two of them to set off the lantern, she heard Shen Mushen respond to Zhao with no emotion. Whispered: "Unfortunately, Miss Zhao's wish will never be fulfilled in this life."

    Gu Chaochao

Chapter 21 (How about a promise?...) (2)

    : "?" Does the original text contain this sentence?

    "Shen Shizi, don't be too sure, your life is so long, how do you know that I can't do it?" Zhao Qingyu asked rhetorically.

    Shen Mushen's eyes became colder and colder: "I live for a day, you can't do it."

    ...Is this line wrong? Gu Chaochao finally couldn't help it. He pulled the river lantern of the two of them and looked over. He saw that one handwriting was unruly and the other was delicate, but the sentences he wrote were similar -

    "Zhao Qingyu stay away from Chaochao."

    "Shen Mu Don't entangle Chaochao anymore."

    Gu Chaochao: "..." He really has a good heart, but the direction is a little off.

    Gu Chaochao saw her wish, but Shen Mushen didn't respond: "I wanted to write about growing old with you, but unfortunately Miss Zhao is too annoying."

    "You are the one who is annoying, right?" Zhao Qingyu tried her best to keep the dignified lady After speaking, he immediately complained to Gu Chaochao, "It's not that I was too busy to find you a few days ago, but because this son of Shen Shizi shut me out."

    "Miss Zhao wants to coax my Chaochao away, do I? Shouldn't I shut you out?" At the Dragon Boat Festival rendezvous that was finally won, there was suddenly an unsightly person, and Shen Mushen was too lazy to maintain a peaceful appearance with her.     Zhao Qingyu narrowed his eyes: "Your Chaochao? Thank you for being able to say it. I thought you were just sending someone to monitor her, but I learned tonight that you have such thoughts about her, don't you know? Is she your stepmother?"     Shen Mu stared at her for a moment, then raised the corners of his lips provocatively: "She is mine, but not stepmother."     "You... shameless," Zhao said softly.     A trace of killing intent flashed in Shen Mu's deep eyes.     In the strange silence, Gu Chaochao laughed dryly: "Aren't you all friends?"     "I don't want to be friends with such despicable villains." Zhao Qingyu refused coldly.     Shen Mu sneered back deeply.

    Gu Chaochao stubbornly tried to smooth things out: "Is there any misunderstanding?"

    "Is there any misunderstanding? He dares to say that the two maids next to you were not sent by him to monitor you?" Zhao Qingyu looked at Shen Mushen vigilantly. , "When I first saw you, I just finished saying I was going to take you away, but your maid disappeared, and followed him in the door in a blink of an eye, obviously to complain."

    ... So when we first met, she kept staring at her. Looking at Shen Mushen, are you scrutinizing him? Gu Chaochao was speechless for a long time, then looked at Shen Mushen again: "Didn't you still send whispers with me?"

    "She's going to take you away, how can I let you be alone with her." Shen Mushen's expression was cold .

    Gu Chaochao: "..." All the special atmosphere of the co-authoring day was made up by her alone?

    The atmosphere was tense, and after a long period of silence, Gu Chaochao silently hid his river lantern behind him, and then tried to help Shen Mushen to say a word: "Actually, he didn't force me.

    " He snorted and didn't answer, thinking that she had seen it just now, otherwise, no matter what, he would take her away.

    There was a burst of cheers in the distance, followed by the lively sound of gongs and drums, which somewhat diluted the stalemate atmosphere of the pavilion.

    Shen Mushen looked at Gu Chaochao in a good mood: "Don't talk about this, today's Dragon Boat Festival, I have to make you happy."

    This point, Zhao Qingyu agrees: "Go, I will accompany you to set the river lantern."

    "No, No!" Gu Chaochao shook his head hurriedly, "Your wishes are so unlucky, let's forget it."

    "I think it's quite auspicious," Zhao Qingyu glanced at Shen Mushen, not wanting to ruin Gu Chaochao's mood, so she said again Compromise to her, "If you don't like it, just let you go."

    "Let's go, I'll be with you." Shen Mushen also looked at her.

    As for the gentle eyes of the two, Gu Chaochao expressed that he was under a lot of pressure. After secretly crumpling the river lantern into a ball, he quickly waved it in front of the two of them: "I'm sorry, when you were arguing just now, my river lantern fell on the It fell to the ground."

    Zhao Qingyu paused: "When did it happen, why didn't I find out?"

    "Just now," Gu Chaochao finished speaking, and hurriedly changed the subject, "Okay, it's getting late, and I think it's boring to put the river lanterns on. , why don't we go back."

    "Let's go back now?" Zhao Qingyu was reluctant, and changed his mind after thinking of something, "Alright, tomorrow Yongchang Marquis will be buried, you must be busy all day, you go back earlier. Rest."

    "Well, let's go first." After Gu Chaochao finished speaking, he threw the river lantern bar in his hand on the ground.

    Shen Mu looked at He Deng more deeply, Gu Chaochao yawned suddenly, and his eyes suddenly softened: "Really tired?"

    "...Well." Gu Chaochao turned his face away with a guilty conscience.

    "Then let's go," Shen Mushen said, suddenly reaching out to embrace her, and then looking at Zhao Qingyu defiantly, "Miss Zhao, do you need us to see you off?"

    He deliberately put the emphasis on 'we' two literally.

    Zhao Qing said without expression: "No need." After saying that, he turned around and left.

    Gu Chaochao watched her leave silently, and then glanced at Shen Mushen's hand on his arm, he couldn't help but feel a burst of despair -

    what is this called!

    "Let's go back too." Shen Mu said gently.

    Gu Chaochao pulled the corner of his lips and followed him out quietly. When he was about to reach the carriage, Shen Mushen suddenly stopped: "I forgot my Ergu in the gazebo."

    "Then don't, it's useless to take it back anyway. ." Gu Chaochao frowned.

    Shen Mushen refused: "This is the first time you gave me something."

    Gu Chaochao was startled. When he raised his head, he had already turned away and she could only wait in the carriage.

    As soon as she settled down, she suddenly thought that her river lantern was still left in the gazebo. Gu Chaochao groaned in his heart, and while praying that he would not notice, he quickly jumped out of the carriage and ran towards the pavilion.

    When she reappeared in the pavilion, Shen Mushen had already taken the Erji, and the river lantern she had discarded earlier was now at his feet.

    Gu Chaochao swallowed his saliva and said cautiously, "... Got it?"

    Shen Mu was deep and calm, stared at her for a long time and then nodded slightly.

    "Then, let's go back?" Gu Chaochao smiled reluctantly, not daring to ask him if he had seen anything written on the river lantern.

    Shen Mu was as quiet as water, and when she heard the words, she walked towards her.

    For a moment, Gu Chaochao felt that he was like a bloodthirsty beast being released from the cage.

    He was so calm, like a pool of stagnant water without waves, where would there be any danger.

    "Let's go," he said.

    Gu Chaochao's eyes moved slightly, watching him rub shoulders with himself.

    They have walked this road for the second time in a short period of time, but their moods are completely different. Gu Chaochao followed behind Shen Mushen, looked at his low back, and suddenly felt that the word 'stagnant water' seemed inaccurate.

    He is obviously a bereaved dog, although he is dressed in gorgeous clothes, he cannot hide his loneliness and danger.

    The question in his heart was answered in an instant, Gu Chaochao suddenly felt timid and stopped.

    Shen Mu was clearly walking forward and couldn't see her, but she turned back immediately: "Don't go?"

    Gu Chaochao moved his throat, pursed his lips and followed.

    After she approached, Shen Mushen took her hand. Gu Chaochao ducked reflexively, but in the next second, he was clenched even tighter, a pain in his fingertips easily revealed a trace of his anger.

    Gu Chaochao didn't dare to resist any more, he meekly let him lead him back to the carriage, and then quietly returned to the mansion all the way.

    When the two entered the mansion, the housekeeper had been waiting for a long time, and he immediately greeted them when he saw them, but ignored the hands they held together: "Madam, Shizi, tonight is the last day of the cessation of the spirit, and it is traditional to have close relatives. The person guards the spirit, otherwise the family will be unlucky for three years, for the future of the Hou residence, this..."

    "Let's go right now."

    Gu Chaochao was forced to follow him forward, looking at his deep back, becoming more and more uneasy.

    It was not until he entered the mourning hall that he let go of her hand and sat down on the futon in the middle. Gu Chaochao rubbed his red fingers, and sat down beside him.

    In the silence, Gu Chaochao tried hard to think about how to explain it to him. When he was thinking about it, he suddenly said: "'May Mushen Qingyu have a good relationship for a hundred years', is this your wish?

    " Reciting the wish she wrote down, Gu Chaochao felt ashamed: "Yes, I'm sorry, I thought that you two are happy with each other."

    "Delighted with each other," Shen Mushen laughed softly as if hearing a joke, but it was just the bottom of his eyes. Without the slightest smile, "You're thinking nonsense."

    "I'm sorry..." Gu Chaochao didn't know what to say other than apologizing.

    Shen Mu was silent for a long time, and then asked another question whose answer had already been guessed: "So tonight, you don't really want to swim with me, you just want to protect me and her."

    Gu Chaochao lowered his head and didn't dare to look He silently admitted.

    Shen Mushen looked at her quietly, the joy that had accumulated repeatedly since noon had long since faded away like a tide, and the truth was like a mottled river bank, exposed at this moment.

    No wonder she invited him to go out with him, no wonder she refused when he asked her to find a place to rest, and did not leave the crowd until she found Zhao Qingyu.

    No wonder she bought three of them.

    No wonder two of them are obviously the same, but she uses the other.

    It turned out that there was no miracle, but she thought of a new way to push him away.

    Shen Mushen was unexpectedly calm at this moment, calm enough to look at Gu Chaochao's face without the slightest fluctuation. Gu Chaochao was stared at him nervously, and after a long while he said cautiously, "Sorry, I misunderstood, if I knew you didn't mean that, I would never have..." Before he

    finished speaking, Shen Mushen suddenly pulled her into his arms, Gu Chaochao exclaimed, subconsciously grabbed his shoulders, and was sitting on his lap when he regained his senses.

    Shen Mushen buried his face into her collar, Gu Chaochao was forced to raise his head, she tried to push away, but he was hugged even tighter.

    "If I misunderstood, I have to fulfill me and her. Gu Chaochao, should I be happy that you are generous, or should I be angry that you don't care about me at all, even if you think I like someone else, you won't feel a trace of sadness?"

    "Why are you unwilling ? I like me."

    "I don't like me, why did you treat me well in the first place and give me hope?"

    His voice contained a bit of restrained pain, but the plain question seemed to be mixed with blood and tears, and Gu Chaochao's heart twitched after hearing it. pain.

    For a long time, she finally opened her mouth with difficulty, but what she said was the last thing Shen Mushen wanted to hear-

    "I'm sorry..."

    The pain in Shen Mushen's eyes was hidden again after hearing these three words, and she looked up after being silent for a long time. , he regained his composure.

    This calm made Gu Chaochao flustered.

    "It doesn't matter, there is still a lifetime, we will grind it slowly, you will always care about me," he raised his hand to smooth her sideburns, his eyes were tender, "Now the most important thing is another thing."

    "...What's the matter?" Gu Chaochao timidly.

    Shen Mu stared at her for a long time, and the corners of his lips slowly raised: "I seem to have said that if you make me angry, you will be punished. I'm very angry now, what should I punish you for?"

    He finished, The smile on the corners of his lips deepened, "Why don't I punish you, how would you like to meet with your body in this mourning hall?"

Chapter 22 (End) (1)

    Hearing Shen Mushen's words, Gu Chaochao suddenly widened his eyes: "You're crazy..."

    Shen Mushen's eyes darkened, he clasped her neck, and pulled towards him with a force that he couldn't help but refuse. After a burst of unspeakable pain, Gu Chaochao quickly struggled to push back, but in exchange for a more vicious attack, between entanglement and resistance, I don't know whose lips were broken first, the smell of blood permeated the tip of the tongue, and the pain gradually dissipated.

    I don't know when the belt was loosened, and there was a coolness in front of him. When he bit her neck, Gu Chaochao groaned in pain, and choked out his name: "Shen Mushen..."

    Shen Mushen suddenly woke up and went down. When she looked up for a moment, she saw the small scar on the corner of her lips.

    The bleeding wound opened slightly, stabbing his eyes, and the tears from the corner of Gu Chaochao's eyes were more like a silent stone that fell on his heart, smashing his blood into a blur.

    After a long time, he let go of her in a daze, his voice hoarse in exhaustion: "It's getting late, you can go back and rest."

    Gu Chaochao hurriedly rolled off him and stumbled towards his own courtyard with his clothes on.

    It was late at night, and the bedroom was not lit. She sat down at the table after entering the door, holding the tablecloth with her eyes blankly.

    Even though she had left the mourning hall, Shen Mushen still occupied all her thoughts. Her mind seemed to have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. There was a dull sourness at the tip of her heart.

    After a long time, Hongchan, who heard the movement, came over and greeted her at the door: "Madam is back?"

    Gu Chaochao returned to his senses, calmed down and replied.

    "Did you have a good time today? Although the slaves haven't gone out, I heard that this year's temple fair is very lively." Today is the festival, Hong Chan also ate some wine, and spoke less obstructed than usual.

    Gu Chaochao smiled bitterly: "I'm happy."

    "That's good," Hong Chan smiled, "Madam is happy, so it's not worth the careful preparations that the master has been preparing since noon."

    Gu Chaochao was taken aback: "What do you mean by preparing from noon?"

    Hongchan replied, "You don't know yet, after hearing your invitation, the master was very happy, not only called people all over the capital to find beautiful clothes, but also specially I invited a few old masters to measure and hurry up to change into that outfit."

    "By the way, he sent soldiers to guard the temple fair, for fear that something might go wrong with you. Zhu Kuai keeps an eye on the troubles , how could there be today's battle."

    "Master really loves you, and you should love him more in the future."

    Hong Chan babbled a lot, and suddenly realized that Gu Chaochao had not It was silent all the time, and then he woke up three minutes and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

    "Madam..." She spoke again, with a bit of caution.

    Gu Chaochao's tongue was dry, and his heartbeat was chaotic. After a long silence, he said, "You step back."

    "...Yes." Hong Chan hurriedly left with her head lowered.

    In the darkness, Gu Chaochao sat alone for a long time before standing up and walking towards the mourning hall.

    She didn't walk fast in the first place, and when she got to the mourning hall, it was even slower. She didn't stop until she reached the door and saw Shen Mu's dejected back.

    Shen Mushen didn't look back, but she knew she was here: "What are you doing here again, are you not afraid of me continuing?"

    Gu Chaochao bit his lips and sat down on the futon beside him.

    The two remained silent, but their moods were very different.

    "Why haven't you gone back to rest?" Gu Chaochao asked softly.

    Shen Mu looked at the coffin above, his eyes were dark: "On the last night of the death, if you don't stay until dawn, the family will be unlucky for three years."

    Gu Chaochao smiled reluctantly: "Do you still believe this?"

    "I don't believe it," Shen Mushen looked indifferent, "But I'm afraid."

    Gu Chaochao paused and turned to look at him.

    Shen Mu looked at her deeply, and there was a touch of tenderness in his eyes that was not easy to find: "What if it's true, what if it's not good for you?"

    Gu Chaochao was stunned.

    After a long time, she asked in a low voice, "Do you like me that much?"

    Shen Mu smiled deeply and did not answer.

    Gu Chaochao took a deep breath tremblingly and whispered for a while, "I'm good to you, I don't want to be with you, I'll protect you and Qingyu... It's all just because I want you to suffer less in this life."

    Shen When Mu Shen heard the words, a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes: "But all the suffering I have now is due to you."

    Gu Chaochao smiled bitterly: "That's why I screwed up."

    Shen Mushen looked at her calmly, and waited until she and herself When they looked at each other, he said, "If there is a chance in the future, I should let you taste the taste of love that cannot be found."

    Gu Chaochao's heart ached, and before he had time to speak, he heard him say again, "Forget it, this kind of taste is one of my own. It's enough for people to taste." I

    don't know when a small wind blew, the white curtain swayed twice, and the candlestick made a light beeping sound, making it more and more silent at the moment.

    Gu Chaochao knelt down on the futon, and the fingers that had been close to him for a long time suddenly moved, then little by little, slowly, slowly, moving towards his futon, until they touched his fingertips.

    Shen Mushen's fingers trembled slightly, but his face was indifferent.

    When Gu Chaochao touched his fingers, his back was already sweating, and he was clamoring rationally that once he continued, he would face the task of failing to refresh and restarting.

    Hurry up and give up... Even Gu Chaochao warned himself, but the last action he made was to hold his fingers inch by inch.

    Shen Mu's throat moved, and it was rare to have a bit of stiffness.

    Gu Chaochao held his fingers for a long time, until his palms began to sweat, and then he said with difficulty: "Since you like me so much, then try it."

    As soon as these words were uttered, all the struggles and hesitations vanished in an instant.

    Shen Mushen raised his eyes: "Try what?"

    "Together," Gu Chaochao looked at him seriously, "Let's be together, Shen Mushen."

    Shen Mushen looked at her crooked eyes and was silent for a long time, his face gradually darkened Come down: "Gu Chaochao, don't make such a joke with me."

    "No joke," Gu Chaochao bit his lip, "I'm serious."

    Since love is like a flood, it tends to get more turbulent as it gets blocked, so no matter how she hides, It can only make him worse.

    What's more, the source of this flood is not necessarily only himself.

    Since it can't be blocked, it's better to come more violently. As for the difficulty of the third time crossing after the mission fails... Gu Chaochao has already committed himself at this moment, and he is unwilling to think about the so-called consequences.

    She let out a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Mushen, who was still stunned: "But I have the conditions to maintain the current relationship on the surface, and we can't let people know how it is in private, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense outside on weekdays. "

    The people in the capital are conservative. If rumors spread and Shen Mushen has no hope of promotion, the mission will be directly judged to fail. Only by concealing this relationship can the time of mission failure be delayed.

    to extend the time together.

    Shen Mu looked at her deeply, and his voice became a little hoarse: "Gu Chaochao, what tricks are you trying to play? No matter what you do, I can't let you go."

    Gu Chaochao looked at the distrust in his eyes, She couldn't help but sighed: "I didn't play tricks, and I won't think about leaving anymore, but I don't know how to prove it..."

    Before she finished speaking, she was dragged into her arms by Shen Mushen again.

    It's still the same posture, the familiar kiss.

    His kiss was still very aggressive, with the attacking power of destroying the world, but secretly hiding tenderness and restraint. When the love was strong, he could even avoid the wound on the corner of her lips.

    The moment Gu Chaochao clasped his hand on his chest, he clearly felt that he was shaking. She was soft inside, meekly accepting all his restlessness, restraint and ferocity.

    "Gu Chaochao, don't lie to me again..." With his lips and teeth intertwined, Shen Mu stared at her, not hiding his worries.

    Even if he has the ability to reach the sky, in front of Gu Chaochao, he is still only weak, life and death are all in her mind, and it has never changed.

    Gu Chao moved his throat and suddenly felt a sense of guilt. But this guilt didn't last long, and disappeared in an instant with the sound of the cloth being torn.

    When the cold on her shoulder, she was shocked: "Shen Mushen..."

    "Want to go back?" Shen Mushen looked up at her.

    At this moment, Gu Chaochao was sitting on his lap, because it was a little higher, so he could only look at him by lowering his head. But when he saw the corners of his red eyes, Gu Chaochao's heartbeat suddenly increased for a second.

    "...Can you go back?" She blinked.

    Shen Mushen heard that she was just joking, but still didn't like it: "It's too late."

    After saying that, he bit her shoulder. Gu Chaochao snorted in pain, raised his neck subconsciously, and when he let go for a while, he saw a circle of dark teeth marks around the red mole on his shoulder.

    "Does it belong to a dog?" She was ashamed and annoyed.

    Although she was angry, Shen Mushen did not see disgust in her eyes, her mood suddenly improved, and she pushed her to the ground reflexively.

    Gu Chaochao exclaimed, and the next second, his head rested on the soft futon. Shen Mu's eyes were dark, and he pulled away the belt with one hand.

    Gu Chaochao realized what he was going to do, and suddenly panicked: "Shen Mushen, calm down, let's move to another place..."

    Before he finished speaking, he was gagged again.

    Shen Mushen has been in control of life and death for many years, and his domineering has been carved into his bones. Even if he shows restraint and patience on weekdays, he is still full of control in his bones.

    At least now, when he can no longer bear it, Gu Chaochao is not his opponent at all, and he can only sink under his control step by step.

    There was a slight noise in the distance, Gu Chaochao reluctantly opened his eyes, and when he looked up, he saw the white flowers on the coffin moving.

    "Shen Mushen, it's really not good here..." She patiently grabbed Shen Mushen's chaotic hand.

    Shen Mu looked up at her deeply: "Afraid?"

    "...I just think it's abnormal." She told the truth. I'm not afraid, but this location is a little too strange.

    Shen Mu stared at her for a long time, and suddenly raised the corners of his lips: "Then we won't change, we have to watch the night."

    Gu Chaochao: "..." You are more perverted than the mourning hall.

    Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Mu became indifferent again: "Or say you're not sincere, you're just fooling me."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    She can see that, if he can't get what he wants today, he will have more in the future. Gotta make trouble. Gu Chaochao sighed resignedly, wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him.

    Another gust of wind passed through the hall, and several lamps and candles in the hall were blown out, and the room was suddenly darkened a lot. Seeing this, the servants who were guarding outside the door took the fire certificate and walked into the house, but they did not enter the door. , He heard a woman's light hum, and he immediately froze in place.

    Just when he was shocked, Shen Mushen's deeply displeased voice suddenly came: "Go away." The

    servant suddenly returned to his senses and left in a crap.

    When Gu Chaochao heard the movement, he subconsciously tucked his shirt, but Shen Mushen clasped his wrist: "It's okay, no one will come again."

    "...Isn't it okay, don't let others know?"

    Shen Mu deeply kissed the corner of her lips: "Outsiders don't know, people in the house can't hide it."

    "But..."

    Before Gu Chaochao finished speaking, Shen Mushen didn't give her another chance to speak.

    Rumbling -

    Over the capital, which had not rained for several days, a few thunders suddenly exploded, followed by a gust of wind, blowing the white curtain through the main hall.

    The candles in the house went out in an instant, but no one dared to light them again.

    It rained continuously overnight, and the flowerbed was muddy. The bright red petals were soaked in raindrops and rotted into a piece after falling on the mud. It was unclear which was the flower and which was the mud.

    Gu Chaochao didn't know when he fell asleep, he only knew that when he woke up, he was refreshed, lying on the bed in Shen Mushen's study, covered with Shen Mushen's quilt, but Shen Mushen was gone.

    There was a faint sound of blowing and beating in the distance, she sat up on the mattress, and when she looked down, she saw the blue finger marks on her wrist.

    ...the beast.

    Her cheeks were hot, and after scolding silently in her heart, she suddenly heard a burst of crying. She was stunned for a moment, and remembered with hindsight, today seems to be... the day when Marquis Yongchang was buried?

    Before she could react, Hongchan entered the room, Gu Chaochao coughed lightly, and silently covered the marks on her body with the quilt.

    "Madam, can you use some tea?" She looked as usual, as if she didn't see Gu Chaochao's embarrassment.

    Gu Chaochao pursed his lips and responded after a while.

    Hong Chan immediately poured the tea and brought it to the bed. Gu Chaochao took a sip and looked up at her: "What time is it?"

    "As for Madam, it's almost noon." Hong Chan said respectfully.

    According to the rules of the capital, high officials and dignitaries are usually buried in the afternoon. Hearing that, Gu Chaochao lifted the quilt and was about to get up: "I'll go too..."

    Before he finished speaking, his feet softened, and Hongchan supported her in time, so she didn't kneel on the ground.

    Gu Chaochao: "..." A

    smile flashed in Hongchan's eyes, and after she helped her back to the bed, she slowly said: "Madam, don't worry, now all the guests know that Madam was too sad and fainted, and she can't send the Marquis for the last ride. "

    ...Does anyone believe this reason?" Gu Chaochao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

    Hongchan covered her with a quilt: "Master will take care of it, madam, don't worry."

    Gu Chaochao thought about it too, she didn't let Shen Mushen keep the relationship between the two people secret, but she was afraid of being used by someone with a heart, but she didn't really care about reputation And so on, whatever those people say, she will ignore everything from today, just enjoy every day before the mission fails.

    Hongchan saw that her brows were getting more and more soothing. She wanted to ask if she wanted to eat something, but she saw that she started to feel sleepy again, and it was funny for a while: "Madam, let's sleep a little longer."

    "Mm." Gu Chaochao said no humbly indented into the quilt.

    Her body was exhausted, and her fingertips were tired. After lying down, she began to feel sleepy soon. It was just that there were mourning and sadness in her ears, which disturbed her even in her dreams.

    Hongchan stood by her side for a moment, turned to leave after she fell asleep, and went straight to the mourning hall.

    Above the mourning hall, countless people were crying bitterly. Shen Mu stood at the front with a deep expressionless face, watching these people cry like they were watching a play. .

    "What's the matter?" he asked.

    Hong Chan approached and whispered something, Shen Mushen frowned gradually.

    The people present were all human beings. Although they were crying and mourning on the bright side, their minds were all on Shen Mushen, the prince. After seeing his frown, he was immediately aroused by curiosity, and his eyes drifted over. .

    In the next moment, the volume of the sad music suddenly became much smaller, and the domestic servant who played and sang was cautious, for fear of making a big noise, the guy who played the suona stopped directly. Everyone looked at each other, and there was a brief silence in the mourning hall.

    After being quiet, a woman was the first to react. She opened her mouth and was about to cry when Shen Mu looked over coldly: "Don't make a noise." The

    woman: "?

    " Ye Xijing, this last ride, let him be more clean."

    Everyone: "..." I cried hard for a long time just now, why didn't I hear about Hou Ye Xijing.

    Although it felt absurd, most of the people present were the in-laws of the marquis, and they had to rely on the marquis to live. He silently turned down the volume.

    Gu Chaochao, who was far away in the study, was still asleep. The noisy dream suddenly became quiet. She finally felt more comfortable, and she quickly fell asleep after turning over.

    She didn't wake up in a daze until evening. When she opened her eyes, Hong Chan was standing beside her, and she immediately looked at her when she heard the movement: "Madam, you are awake."

    "...It's getting dark."

    " Yes, Madam, it's already time." Hong Chan stepped forward to help her up.

    After Gu Chaochao sat firmly, he rubbed his sore waist: "Where's your master?"

    "It's not long since I left, maybe the third prince has invited me." Hongchan answered and asked again, "Madam has been sleeping for a day, why don't you use some now? Eat?"

    Gu Chaochao nodded.

    Seeing her promise, Hongchan asked someone to bring some food.

    After Gu Chaochao had dinner, it was completely dark. She moved her hands and feet and went out for a walk alone. Hongchan originally wanted to follow, but she stopped her.

    In just a few days, most of the servants in Hou's mansion were reduced. Gu Chaochao walked and stopped aimlessly by himself. He passed through the courtyard without realizing it and came to the back door. Just as he was about to turn around and turn around, a cold voice from Shen Mushen suddenly came from behind: "Where are you going?"

    Gu Chaochao He was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head to see him, his cheeks were a little hot: "When did you come back?"

    "Where did I ask you?" Shen Mu stared at her deeply, her voice becoming more and more cold.

    Gu Chaochao was a little confused by his tone, and then saw his chest rise and fall, and his hair was a little messy, obviously he came in a hurry... She was speechless for a moment, and asked, "You don't think I'm going to escape, do you?"

    Shen Mu She pursed her thin lips deeply and looked at her silently.

    Gu Chaochao walked in front of him dumbfounded, and was about to make fun of him when she saw the unease flashing in his eyes, and she couldn't laugh anymore.

    After a long while, she sighed softly, blushing and coquettishly whispering: "My waist is still sore, how can I escape?

    " Hmm."

    Gu Chaochao smiled and reached out to him.

    Shen Mushen's expression couldn't hold back any longer, and he held her hand with a light cough.

    "I'm not leaving," she said earnestly, trying to ease his unease.

    Shen Mu responded with a deep response, and led her to walk slowly. During this period, he encountered a few domestic servants who were very jealous.

    Seeing that Gu Chaochao took a few more glances at the other party, Shen Mushen took the initiative to explain: "I replaced all those in the past, and now there are credible people in the house."

    "Well." Gu Chaochao nodded.

    Shen Mushen held her hand tighter: "I have written a letter today to give up the title, and the third prince has given permission. It is not appropriate to live in the marquis' residence."

    Gu Chaochao paused: "So where are we going to move?"

    Shen Mu deeply liked her 'us' and raised the corners of his lips, "Where do you want to live?"

    "Find a clean place, the yard doesn't have to be too big, it's safe. That's good, you are an official in the court, and you have to offend people, so you have to be more careful," Gu Chaochao thought for a while, "Ah, you have to be closer to the palace, so that you don't have to rush to court every day."

    Shen Mu Hearing that she thought of every word for herself, the smile in her eyes deepened.

    The two walked forward unhurriedly holding hands, and passed by the gate of the side courtyard before they knew it. Gu Chaochao wanted to walk again, but after noticing the light blue in his eyes, he stopped silently.

    "Tired?" he asked.

    Gu Chaochao nodded.

    Shen Mushen had just returned, and he hadn't said a few words to her yet. He didn't want to be separated from her for a while, but he still nodded his head considering her body: "Then go and rest."

    Gu Chaochao responded, turned and walked into the yard. After walking a few steps, he realized that he hadn't followed, so he turned around in confusion: "Aren't you coming?"

    Shen Mushen was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered: "...Come."

    Gu Chaochao smiled and stretched out to him . shot.

    The corners of Shen Mushen's lips also rose, holding her hand and walking in together.

    A quarter of an hour later, the two were lying side by side on the same bed, staring at the bed curtains quietly.

    After a long time, Shen Mushen said slowly, "Why do I think it's not real?"

    She was lying beside her, obviously she had done what she should and shouldn't do, but he still didn't know what to do, and he was even a little dazed. As for asking yourself many times throughout the day whether everything that happened last night was true.

    Gu Chaochao raised his lips when he heard the words, and the hand hidden in the quilt quietly hooked his fingers.

    The familiar body temperature came from his fingers, and Shen Mu smiled silently: "If I ask you again, if you are willing, will you think I am too long-winded."

    "Yes, it's very long-winded." After Gu Chaochao finished speaking, he turned to look at him.

    Shen Mushen also turned sideways and looked at her quietly.

    "I am willing." She said seriously.

    When Shen Mushen heard the words, there was no fluctuation on his face, but after a long period of silence, he said, "What should I do, I want to hug you."

    Gu Chaochao laughed and went straight into his arms: "Sleep."

    Shen Mushen didn't really want to sleep . , But I haven't been able to rest well for the past few days, and I haven't slept for nearly two days from yesterday to now. My body has been exhausted to the extreme. At this moment, I smell the gentle fragrance of Gu Chaochao's body, and my eyelids quickly become heavy.

    Gu Chaochao listened to his breathing gradually becoming even, and patted his back lightly. She slept all day and was not sleepy at all, but now she could not help but close her eyes gradually.

    She thought that suddenly there was one more person on the bed, and she would not sleep well, but the fact that she was lying on Shen Mushen's arm made her sleep better.

    And the consequence of sleeping too soundly was that she woke up before dawn the next day.

    Shen Mushen was still sleeping, Gu Chaochao waited for a while, and seeing that he had no intention of waking up, he sneaked out of his arms, put on his coat and walked out lightly.

    Hongchan was already up and was cleaning the yard at the moment. She was surprised when she saw her: "Why did Madam wake up so early?"

    "I slept too much, do you have any food?" Gu Chaochao asked.

    Hong Chan hurriedly said yes, put down the broom and went to serve the food.

    Gu Chaochao stretched, took a few deep breaths, and was about to go back to the house when someone who was sleeping suddenly rushed out.

    No shoes yet.

    Gu Chaochao coughed lightly and couldn't help but laugh.

    Shen Mu was silent for a moment, and then said lightly, "I thought there was an earthquake."

    "..." Gu Chaochao agreed seriously.

    Shen Mu took a deep look at her and turned to go back to the house, but after taking two steps, he turned back and led her into the house together. Gu Chaochao smiled and entered the room with him obediently, without asking why he ran out in such a hurry.

    The rebuilding of trust takes time, and they can take it slowly.

    There was another downpour that night.

    After the rain, the weather is fine, the weather turns hot, and before you know it, the midsummer is coming.

    Four major events happened this summer, the emperor died, the third prince ascended the throne, Shen Mushen also became a new noble of the court, and Zhao Qingyu also found a good husband.

    When he heard Zhao Qingyu say that he was going to be engaged, Gu Chaochao was stunned for a long time before trying to piece together from her words

    . A tragic character set that the Lord loves but cannot live forever.

    Unexpectedly, the plot has collapsed in a mess, and they still meet. Gu Chaochao remembered that in the original text, the female protagonist was not interested in the second male, but now she was about to get engaged, and she was worried for a while: "Don't you dislike men who are too bookish?"

    "How do you know I don't like it?" Zhao Qingyu was a little bit worried. Surprised, before she could answer, a blush appeared on her always cold face, "I didn't like it before, but now I like it."

    "Why?" Gu Chaochao was puzzled.

    Zhao Qingyu hesitated, glanced at her and said, "You promise not to be angry first."

    "I have nothing to be angry with." Gu Chaochao laughed.

    Zhao Qingyu cleared his throat: "After seeing such an unreasonable and domineering person like Shen Mushen, I realized how gentle, kind and reasonable are such rare qualities. When I look at Young Master Shu again, I like it."

    Gu Chaochao: "……"alright.

    After Zhao Qingyu made sure that she would not be angry again and again, she said the time of the engagement and asked her to come that day. Gu Chaochao readily agreed that when the day came, she went early in the morning.

    Shen Mushen was also invited by Prime Minister Zhao, but for two days one was in the front hall and the other was in the backyard, and there was no chance to meet each other. refuse to let go.

    "I want to get married too, when are you going to marry me?" he asked in a low voice.

    Gu Chaochao was helpless: "Isn't it okay, don't mention it?"

    "Chaochao, marry me," Shen Mushen buried her face in her neck with drunkenness, "Everyone else is a married couple. Banquet, I also want to attend the banquet with Madam."

    "Aren't we just going to the banquet together?" Gu Chaochao whispered.

    Shen Mushen hugged her tighter: "It's not the same, it's not the same at all."

    He was quite persistent after drinking, and it was useless for Gu Chaochao to coax her all the way, and finally said with a headache: "Shen Mushen, you don't want it. Unreasonable."

    Before he finished speaking, the arm holding her froze, Gu Chaochao immediately realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly explained: "I don't mean anything else..."

    "You are right, it was me who made trouble without reason. "Shen Mushen said, letting go of her waist, "Now that you're willing to be with me, it's a blessing, I really shouldn't have to take an inch."

    "Mushen..."

    "I drank too much, Don't mind." Shen Mu lowered his eyes and ended the conversation unilaterally.

    Gu Chao moved his lips, but when he was about to say something, the carriage stopped.

    Shen Mushen lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, turned his head and extended his hand to her. Although he was rejected again, there was still tenderness in his eyes, as if everything could be compromised as long as she didn't leave.

    He should be the most domineering and indifferent person in the world, but at the moment he is like a dog wet in the rain.

    Gu Chaochao's heart softened, and he put his hand in his palm.

    The two returned to the bedroom in silence, bathed and changed clothes in silence, and did not speak until they lay on the same bed.

    It was late at night, and there was a faint sound of cool wind outside the window, indicating that the temperature would be fully cooled after tonight.

    In the darkness, Gu Chaochao stared at the bed curtain for a long time before whispering: "If you and I get married, it will be criticized and not good for your career."

    "I never care about career." Shen Mushen's voice was calm. , the drunk has faded a lot.

    Gu Chaochao smiled bitterly, thinking that she cares. Even if the mission is doomed to fail, she hopes to stay a little longer, because she doesn't know what will change after refreshing it again.

    The silence in the room continued to spread, Shen Mushen was motionless, as if he had fallen asleep, but Gu Chaochao knew that he was more awake than anyone else at the moment.

    She sighed: "Wait a little longer?"

    Shen Mushen heard the loosening in her words, and her heartbeat suddenly increased: "How long?"

    "Wait... until you rise steadily, and one person is under ten thousand people. On top of that, even the royal family doesn't dare to criticize you and me, we will marry again." Gu Chaochao said with a guilty conscience.

    Because she knew that without the help of the Zhao family, it was almost impossible for Shen Mushen to achieve such an achievement, and the promise she gave was just an impossible goal.

    But for Shen Mushen, it was enough.

    He was silent for a long time, and then replied in a low voice: "You wait, I will do it. One day, I will ask the emperor to give you and me a marriage, so that people in the world dare not say a word."

    There was no one in the room . When the lamp was lit, the bed was even darker, so Gu Chaochao didn't see the solemnity in his eyes at this moment.

    After that night, the two did not mention it again. In the courtroom, Shen Mushen changed his usual attitude of moderation and became more aggressive than when he first entered the court as an official in his previous life.

    Spring comes and autumn comes, summer comes and cold comes, and in the blink of an eye, three years. The courtroom is turbulent and changing, and the slightest mistake will lead to the fall of people's heads. Shen Mushen is not a god. Although he has the memory of his previous life, he has almost had an accident several times.

    He never mentioned these things to Gu Chaochao, and he didn't want her to know, as if no matter how he was outside, as long as he stepped into the house, he was only Shen Mushen, Gu Chaochao's Shen Mushen.

    Just because he didn't say it, doesn't mean Gu Chaochao didn't know about it.

    In the past three years, Gu Chaochao saw how he worked so hard. At first, he was only distressed, because he felt that no matter how hard he worked, he would not be able to achieve the achievements in the original text by himself, but he watched his power grow step by step. , In just three years, she has reached the height of the last ten years, and she feels that everything is possible.

    Therefore, when he came back with the imperial decree for marriage, Gu Chaochao was not too surprised.

    At this time, Shen Mu, the official to the deputy minister, was only one step away from the Zuo Cheng in the original text.

    "Gu Chaochao, marry me?" He asked her for her opinion before opening the imperial edict.

    Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows: "If I say I won't marry, how dare you resist the decree?"

    "If you don't marry," Shen Mushen raised the corners of his lips, a hint of scorn in his eyes, "I will marry you."

    Gu Chaochao: " "..." It's getting more and more confusing.

    She was speechless for a moment, and imitated his appearance and hooked her lips: "Marry." After being

    together for nearly four years, Shen Mushen already knew that she had feelings for him, and knew that she would not refuse, but at this moment, hearing her answer with her own ears, I still couldn't help but feel the heat in the corners of my eyes.

    In order to avoid embarrassing herself in front of her, Shen Mushen threw the imperial edict aside at will, carried her and walked to the bed.

    Gu Chaochao: "?" They said they were married, why are they still playing hooligans? !

    The two messed around for an afternoon, and only talked about marriage in the evening.

    "I want Feng Guanxia, ​​Shili Hongzhuang, and I want to invite guests to a large banquet. You are not allowed to refuse." It was Shen Mushen who made the request.

    Gu Chaochao felt a little troublesome, but seeing his firm eyes, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

    "What do you want?" he asked again.

    Gu Chaochao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He wanted to say that what women liked, he had already prepared everything, what else could she ask for. But he also knew that if he didn't say something, he would definitely feel that she didn't pay attention.

    Man, it's really hard to coax.

    Gu Chaochao thought about it carefully, and said, "I don't want to marry from the Gu residence."

    "It's natural, you are my person, and you want to marry me. Naturally, you have to be married in the residence," Shen Mu hid under the quilt. His hand gently rubbed her waist, "Is there anything else?"

    Gu Chaochao lay on his heart and thought seriously. Shen Mushen waited for a long time without waiting for an answer. She said slowly, "I want to get married on the Dragon Boat Festival."

    Shen Mushen was startled.

    "I once ruined your day's happiness, so of course I have to compensate you for another day." Gu Chaochao smiled.

    Shen Mu stared at her for a long while, then suddenly squeezed her chin and kissed her.

    Gu Chaochao: "..." I knew that he would definitely have a reaction.

    The details of the marriage were settled in a joking chat between the two. The matter of the emperor's marriage quickly spread throughout the capital. The relationship that was not on the table was suddenly plated with a layer of golden light under the blessing of the imperial decree. People get married.

    Soon it was the wedding day.

    Zhao Qingyu came early in the morning, and Gu Chaochao who was dressing up hurriedly got up to greet him: "I didn't tell you, don't come too early with a big belly, there are so many people today, what should I do if I bump into you."

    "When you get married, I will Why didn't you come earlier?" Zhao Qingyu gave her a strange look.

    Since she got married, she has become more gentle and affectionate, which is very different from her lonely appearance before.

    Gu Chaochao smiled helplessly, then sat down and continued dressing.

    Zhao Qingyu sat next to her and chatted with her: "You and Shen Mushen haven't seen each other for a few days, haven't you?"

    "Listen to you, we haven't seen each other for three days." Gu Chaochao said helplessly.

    She didn't believe this, but Shen Mushen believed it a lot. Ever since she heard Zhao Qingyu say it was bad luck to meet before marriage, she has been avoiding her for the past few days, and she hasn't seen anyone until now.

    Zhao Qingyu was quite satisfied when she heard the words: "It's still reasonable for you guys. I wanted to ask Shen Mushen directly, but he was too busy, so I didn't bother."

    Gu Chaochao's eyes lit up: "You saw him . Is it?"

    "Yes." Zhao Qingyu nodded.

    "How is he today? Is he in good condition? Has he lost weight?" Gu Chaochao asked quickly.

    Zhao Qingyu laughed: "I haven't seen you for three days, so it's worth worrying about?"

    "Of course it's worth it," Gu Chaochao snorted softly, "It's all your fault, I'm almost lovesick."

    Zhao Qingyu was speechless, just about to What to say, the maid outside the door began to urge, she could only sigh: "My family has come to look for him, since I became pregnant, he has always been like this, always pestering."

    "... Is it appropriate to say this in front of a resentful woman who hasn't seen her husband for three days?" Gu Chaochao was speechless.

    Zhao Qingyu covered her mouth and smiled, patted her, turned and left.

    She followed the maid all the way to the front yard, and as soon as she entered, she saw her husband chatting with Shen Mushen. Shen Mushen naturally saw her coming, and as soon as she approached, he asked, "How is Chao Chao now?"

    "I'm about to fall ill with lovesickness." Zhao Qingyu said casually.

    Shen Mushen was stunned at first, and then his eyes were full of smiles after he reacted.

    Although Zhao Qingyu looked at him a lot over the years, he still couldn't see his triumphant appearance, so he immediately pulled her husband.

Chapter 22 (End) (2)

    You are gone. Shen Mushen stood alone for a while, but in the end he couldn't help walking towards the backyard.

    In the bedroom, Gu Chaochao finally finished dressing, and the maids and ladies packed up and filed out, and soon she was the only one left in the room.

    She listened to the lively noise outside, sighed and picked up the hijab. Just as she was about to cover it, a familiar figure suddenly flashed in.

    Gu Chaochao's heart skipped a beat, and when he saw him, he hummed softly: "Didn't you say you can't meet?"

    "I'm blocking it, it's not a meeting." Shen Mu pointed to the little tiger mask on his face.

    The mask has been around for some years, and the oil paint on it has faded, and it looks more and more dim under the background of the red auspicious clothing.

    "...After so many years, I still have it," Gu Chaochao's heart surged, complaining in a low voice, and then asked, "The front yard is so busy, why are you free to come?"

    "I heard that someone has lovesickness, I'm worried, Let's take a look." Shen Mushen mentioned this matter and couldn't help raising the corners of his lips.

    Gu Chaochao's cheeks flushed from the teasing, and seeing him still dared to laugh, he immediately grabbed his collar and tiptoed to kiss him. Shen Mushen paused slightly and let her kiss her on the lips before he hugged her waist to deepen the kiss.

    After a long while, Shen Mu took a deep breath and let go of her: "Kiss again, I'm afraid this marriage won't be done today."

    Gu Chaochao immediately moved three steps away from him.

    Shen Mu smiled deeply, touched her face, turned around and walked out, suddenly stopped when he reached the door, and looked back at Gu Chaochao: "Chaochao, do you like me?"

    He had already opened the door a crack, and the sun was falling. On half of his face, he was plated with a layer of Buddha light.

    Gu Chaochao looked at the quiet eyes under the faded mask, and his heart beat faster and faster: "I like it."

    Shen Mu was deeply satisfied and turned around and walked out.

    Shortly after he left, the maids and old ladies appeared again, Gu Chaochao sat down resignedly, and continued to be smeared by them.

    "...Three coats of powder have been applied, it's about time." The music outside became louder and louder, and Gu Chaochao's heart was itching, he just wanted to go out immediately.

    It's a pity that the women refused, so she could only wait boredly.

    Just when she finally put on her hijab and was about to go out, a high-pitched voice sounded faintly over the sound of ritual music: "The imperial decree is here!" For a

    moment, the sound of ritual music and the roar of people fell silent, and it sounded again after a while. It seems to be more lively than before.

    Gu Chaochao frowned, and just as he was about to go out to inquire, a mother-in-law happily rushed over: "Congratulations to the young lady, Lord Shen is now Zuo Cheng!" ——

    "Sir Shen is really young and promising. Now he is only in his twenties, and he is already in a high position."

    "The emperor is also a lover, and he deliberately chose to issue today's decree, which is clearly to congratulate the two newcomers."

    "Miss Gu. I 'm really blessed, I can't wait to come to the official appointment."

    ...

    all the voices were piling up in his ears, but Gu Chaochao couldn't hear anything, only the word 'zuocheng' in his head -

    in the original text, this is Shen Mushen's final official position .

    Her heart beat faster and faster, and after standing for a long time, she suddenly tore off her hijab and rushed out without thinking.

    Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they chased after them shouting and shouting. However, Gu Chaochao left them far behind, and he took off step by step when he got in the way, took off his coat when it was cumbersome, and lost it all the way, just wanting to see Shen Mushen again before the world freezes.

    However, she ultimately failed to do so.

    The moment she stepped into the front yard with one foot, her body gradually became transparent, and Shen Mu in the yard turned her head back, only to see that the entrance to the yard was empty, and a group of maids and old women ran towards this side with panicked faces. .

    His heart skipped a beat, and he seemed to have lost something in the dark. Before he could figure it out, he stopped with the world.

    Gu Chaochao watched everything in front of her gradually become emptiness, and Shen Mushen also turned into a golden light spot. All the unwillingness, heartache, and sadness in her body also dissipated. When the world in front of her turned into darkness, she also became calm again.

    The moment the traveler leaves the novel world, all the emotions generated by this world will also disappear. Gu Chaochao rubbed his heart, only to feel empty, and recalling Shen Mushen's face, there is no emotion anymore.

    In front of her eyes is the blackness that can't be seen, and her ears are filled with endless silence. She is in the void, with no joy or sorrow.

    After an unknown time, a golden light point suddenly appeared and landed on her wrist, turning into a small petal.

    Is this a sign of mission success? Gu Chaochao blinked in confusion, and the next second he fell into a new world.

Chapter 23 (The Unruly Teenager)

    The clear sky and the scorching sun made people dizzy.

    Qingfengzong, on the cloud platform dedicated to punishing erring disciples, the young man was clasped by two iron chains containing spiritual power, and knelt down on the hard stone slab covered in blood.

    Under the cloud platform, the disciples who came to watch the punishment whispered -

    "If you have a good Tianling root, you will lose it if you say it is abolished. It's a pity, it's a pity..."

    "What a pity, he didn't cultivate well because of his outstanding talent. He has been beckoning cats and dogs all day, and now he even dares to steal the secret treasures of the sect, but it was a spiritual fruit that only took three thousand years to bear

    . Today's affairs will surely rise in time."

    "Unfortunately, now I'm a crippled person, and I won't even be a human being in a while." The

    speaker looked at each other in tacit understanding, and his eyes were full of color.     Above the cloud platform, the head of Qingfengzong looked stern, and looked at the young

    man with his sleeves and hands behind his back: "Shen Mushen, can you admit the crime of stealing the secret treasure?!"

, at this moment, his face was pale and the blood was bleeding, and the corners of his lips were still raised when he heard the words, and his eyes were full of indescribable wanton: "You beat and scolded, and now you ask me if I plead guilty or not, is it too late? What?" The

    head sneered: "I knew you were stubborn."

    After that, a mass of spiritual energy gathered in the palm of his hand and attacked the young man directly. The young man was rushed by the spiritual force and fell two meters, and the chains that had penetrated his shoulders also rubbed together, bringing out the red and finely broken flesh.

    The young man vomited a mouthful of blood, his face became paler, and a trace of hatred flashed in his dark eyes, but he mocked lightly: "Grandson, tell me some truth, I am in this world, and I am a prince of a country anyway, so I have nothing good. I've seen it before, can I see your bullshit secret treasure? Rather than forcing me to confess, it's better to try your son, a mere miscellaneous root, how could he build his foundation overnight."

    "Shen Mushen, you dare to speak arrogantly when you are about to die. I built the foundation because of closed-door cultivation, so what does it have to do with Lingguo!" It was me and Junior Sister Qing who saw it with our own eyes, don't think about denying it again!"

    "Yes, I can prove it." A beautiful girl also said timidly.

    The young man snorted and looked at the Sect Master mockingly, with 'Do you believe me' written all over his face.

    The headmaster was furious, and slapped him again.

    With a click, the young man's shoulder bones were all shattered, and his eyes turned black after a while, and he swayed a few times before barely falling down.

    "Father, he is unforgivable for stealing the Spirit Fruit, why don't we send him to hell!" The young man said impatiently.

    The head of the head looked at the young man with a deep look, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

    The young man raised his head to look at him, and instead of being unruly, he dared to provoke him: "Come on, grandson, if you have the ability, you can kill me.

    " . Hatred erupted in the boy's eyes, staring at his spiritual power piercing the air towards him, clenching his teeth to prevent himself from falling.

    He clearly watched the spiritual power group enlarge in front of him, and the strong wind brought by the coercion forced him to close his eyes. The next moment, there was a sound of breaking wind in his ears, he opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a bell with a tassel slam into the spiritual power group, and split in half in an instant.

    The blocked spiritual power also turned into a puff of smoke in an instant.

    The young man raised his head consciously, only to see a masked woman dressed in red coming in under the scorching sun, like a butterfly landing lightly in front of him.

    His eyes moved slightly, and his throat suddenly became thirsty.

    The arrival of the woman aroused everyone's vigilance, and the head sank his face even more: "Who are you?"

    Gu Chaochao ignored him and looked back at the young man. When she saw the familiar face, her heart moved and she couldn't say anything. Emotions.

    This emotion came and went quickly, like a breeze blowing across the lake, and finally disappeared.

    Before her first time crossing, she knew that not only would her appearance not change too much in order to avoid confusion among the transmigrators, but the male protagonists in all the worlds would have the same name and face, but it would be different because of the different settings. adjust. For example, the current male protagonist is still called Shen Mushen, still has the same face, but is only sixteen years old, so he looks a little more immature.

    Gu Chaochao was not too surprised by the appearance, but stared at the wounds on his body.

    After she came in and figured out the time line, she came right away, but she didn't expect to be late because the male protagonist's spiritual roots have been abolished by these bastards.

    What she is in at the moment is a male protagonist's upgraded fantasy novel called "Curious Cultivation of Immortals". In the text, the male protagonist was sent by his father to practice in Qingfengzong when he was ten years old. Because of the rare Tianling root, he suffered a lot in the sect. envy.

    At the age of sixteen, he broke the son of the sect master and stole the secret fruit of the sect, and was also framed. A waste person.

    After being expelled from the mountain gate after nine deaths on the cloud platform, the male protagonist suffered a lot, and finally obtained the thousand-year-old elixir to repair the spiritual root in the secret realm. Only then did Xuehen take revenge and counterattack all the way. Finally, with his unique talent on the ruthless way, he soared to the top of the mountain. road.

    Like the problem with the previous book, the length of the article describing the suffering of the male protagonist is much higher than the refreshing feeling after the counterattack, which caused strong dissatisfaction among readers, and she appeared here.

    She originally thought that all the suffering of the male protagonist was due to the abolition of spiritual roots, as long as he was rescued before the male protagonist was abolished, it turned out that neither she nor the male protagonist were so lucky.

    When Gu Chaochao was regretting, Shen Mushen spat out another mouthful of blood.

    This time, he couldn't hold on any longer, and the blackness in front of him fell straight forward. Gu Chaochao quickly supported him, using his right hand to put a formula into his ruined sea of ​​​​consciousness.

    A cool wind blew through his mind, and Shen Mushen woke up suddenly. When he opened his eyes, his forehead was itchy. He raised his head in a daze, and the next moment his eyes were stroked by a thin veil.

    It was obvious that every inch of the body was in severe pain, but the forehead was itchy, as if it had been itching to the heart. He leaned back subconsciously, and then met a pair of smiling eyes.

    "Why did it hurt like this?" Gu Chaochao clicked his tongue, raised his hand and scratched his nose.

    Her actions like coaxing a child made Shen Mu stunned, and the touch from the tip of his nose made his already numb heart suddenly ache.

    Gu Chaochao looked at his still slightly immature face, and suddenly he was in a happy mood: "There is no room for you here, do you want to come with me?"

    Shen Mu looked at her with a hoarse and firm voice: "Okay."

Chapter 24 (Can you wait until I get better?...)

    Although he knew that he had no choice now, after hearing his answer without hesitation, Gu Chaochao was still happy: "Do you know who I am? You dare to follow me."

    Shen Mushen looked at her curved eyes, The corners of his lips twitched: "It's not important."

    "You're really brave." Gu Chaochao was quite satisfied.

    Just as he was about to break the chain on his body, the son of the sect head suddenly shouted: "Who are you, how dare you to break into the Qingfeng Sect!"

    Gu Chaochao glanced back at him: "Hehuan Sect, Gu Chaochao."

    As soon as the name came out, the Qingfeng Sect There was an uproar from top to bottom, and there were more voices of discussion, but most of them were extremely quiet because they were afraid of causing trouble. The son of the sect master has no scruples, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes when he heard the words: "It turned out to be a demon girl from the Hehuan Sect. Who would allow you to break into the Qingfeng Sect without fear of dirtying our land." Among the

    Xiuxian sect, only Hehuan Sect Xiu It is the seductive art of harvesting yang and nourishing yin, which has always been shamed by other cultivators, so although it has not been classified as evil over the years, it has not been tolerated by other sects.

    Gu Chaochao did not expect his identity in this book to be the suzerain of the Hehuan Sect.

    But it's nothing, anyway, the purpose of her coming to this world is to help the male protagonist get rid of suffering. As for fame, status, etc., she really doesn't care.

    What's more, although the Hehuan Sect is in decline, her own strength is not bad, and generally no one can move her. Compared with her status as a little stepmother in the previous world, she is already very satisfied.     In the face of the youth's provocation, Gu Chaochao

    just raised the corners of his lips: "The Qingfeng Sect has piles of filth and waste, and it is too dirty to go down. If it wasn't for taking away Xiao Mushen, you would think I would come."

When Shen Mu heard her name, she gave her a hard look.

    "You!" The young man was so angry that he picked up the spirit sword and was about to start.

    The head who had been silent suddenly stopped him and asked with a gloomy expression: "Dare to ask the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, why did you suddenly come to my Qingfeng Sect?"

    "Didn't I already say it earlier," Gu Chaochao said impatiently, "I'm here today to take Xiao Mushen away."

    "He's just a cripple now, why are you taking him away?" With bad intentions, "I don't think he was born pretty well, so..."

    Before he could finish speaking, a gust of palms hit him, directly hitting half of his face with blood. The young man only felt a sharp pain, and then cried out.

    "Little little foundation building, beyond your own strength." Gu Chaochao sneered.

    The head of the sect was the only son, and when he saw that Gu Chaochao had actually attacked him, he was furious, and countless spiritual energy surged around him: "Gu Chaochao, don't deceive people too much!"

    "It was he who uttered wild words first, I Still can't fight?" Gu Chaochao finished speaking, feeling that Shen Mu's deep breathing was getting weaker and weaker, and he frowned, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, I'm going to take him away today, you'd better not stop me. "

    "What if I don't agree?" The head sneered. Although he and Gu Chaochao are both golden cores, he is in the late golden core stage, while Gu Chaochao is only in the middle golden core. If they really want to fight, Gu Chaochao is by no means his opponent.

    Gu Chaochao naturally knew that, so after hearing his words, he suddenly laughed: "As long as the Sect Master is not afraid of the scandal of Qingfeng Sect being spread, you can try it."

    "What scandal can I have in Qingfeng Sect?" The Sect Master sneered.

    Gu Chaochao raised his eyes, and the corners of his eyes were full of natural charm: "I don't have it now, but I won't be sure later."

    "I came here this time, and I brought 20 pounds of aphrodisiac powder specially made by the Acacia sect, not to mention only cultivators, even if It’s Daluo Immortal, and he has to fight for three days and three nights after getting it. I don’t know if there will be an interesting incident of cowardice and chaos if you sprinkle it on the mountain top of

    Qingfeng Sect ?” : "Shameless!"

    Shen Mushen, who was getting weaker and weaker, chuckled lightly.

    Gu Chaochao looked back at him: "You know who I am, so are you still going with me?"

    "Don't blame senior brother for not reminding you, if you go with her, you will be sucked dry!" Half of his face screamed in disgust. For some reason, he just didn't want Shen Mushen to leave with this woman.

    Gu Chaochao still looked at Shen Mushen, and the smile in his eyes deepened: "Did you hear me, come with me, I'm going to be sucked dry." The

    young man looked into her eyes, a little red on his pale face, But he still held out his hand to her. He was seriously injured, and it took him half a day to complete a simple movement, and after doing it, he broke out in a cold sweat.

    Gu Chaochao looked at his hand covered with scars and dust, his heart moved slightly, he held him without thinking, the palm of the other hand gathered a mass of spiritual power, directly turning the chain that trapped him into powder.

    Shen Mushen's body trembled and fell straight down, Gu Chaochao stretched out his hand to fish, and directly helped the person into his arms.

    The sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boy had not grown up yet, but he was already half a head taller than her. If it weren't for the spiritual protection, Gu Chaochao would not be able to catch him.

    Shen Mu was so deeply in pain that she was sweating profusely, and even breathing was scorching hot, so she could only rely on instinct to grab onto her belt. Gu Chaochao was not annoyed that his good clothes were soiled, he hugged his waist and turned to leave.

    The young man reluctantly chased two steps, and the head scolded with an ugly face: "Okay!"    Qingfengzong's group of people are inferior to animals. Not only did he abolish his spiritual roots, but he also broke most of his muscles and veins. No wonder he fell down weakly after the chain was pulled.     Gu Chaochao scolded and repaired his muscles patiently, until it was all done, it was the next morning.

    "Father, just let them go?" The young man was not convinced.     The sect

    master gave him a gloomy look: "Otherwise, what are you going to do, fight her to the death and force her to sacrifice something that is not on the table?"

Offended them, just because their methods are too dirty and too villainous, just like today's aphrodisiac fans, if they are really sprinkled, his Qingfengzong will not see anyone in the future.

    The young man was still indignant, and the head sneered: "Shen Mushen's spiritual roots have been destroyed, and he has been seriously injured. It is uncertain whether he can save his life or not. She is willing to give it to her." The

    young man felt a lot more comfortable when he thought about it.

    On the other side, as soon as Gu Chaochao and Shen Mushen left the Qingfeng Sect, Shen Mushen fainted. Gu Chaochao hurriedly gave him some spiritual energy, and hurried back to the Hehuan Sect.

    The Hehuan Sect is located in the deep mountains, surrounded by eight thousand restrictions, which is considered the safest place in the world.

    Compared with the cool formation, the small house inside is not really stylish. When Gu Chaochao first came in, he was surprised to see the thatched cottage in front of him.

    After entering the Hehuan Sect, Gu Chaochao carried the person directly to his dormitory, found a bunch of elixir and stuffed it into his mouth, and began to heal him.     Although the cultivation base has reached her level, it is normal to not sleep for a few days, but yesterday night, she was giving Shen Mu deep spiritual energy, and she was extremely tired at the moment. But there was already some blood on his face, so he simply fell to the side and fell asleep.     Before falling asleep, she was still thinking about the tasks of this world in a daze.     Although Shen Mushen is a genius of cultivating immortals, he is not an all-around player, but has a very high talent in the ruthless way. In the original text, he soared by virtue of the ruthless way. Before he ascended, the most important thing was two things—     One is to repair the spiritual roots, and the other is to worship the Great Master of Ruthless Dao as a teacher.

    Now that she has brought Shen Mushen out of Qingfengzong, he has saved most of the suffering of being bullied and humiliated. What she has to do now is to wait for the secret realm to open in five years, go in and find the fresh orange grass that can repair the root of the spirit, and then calm down. Wait for the end of the Relentless Dao Great Retreat.

    What should I do before the Rift opens? Gu Chaochao turned over, and before he completely lost consciousness, he had only one thought - when

    he was healed, he should be sent to the mortal world to study, she was not interested in raising children.

    Because of his exhaustion, Gu Chaochao slept for a long time. When he woke up again, the sun had moved from the east to the west. The boy who was in a coma was lying beside the bed at the moment, with a pair of naturally wanton eyes staring at her. Look.

    As soon as Gu Chaochao opened his eyes, he was caught off guard and looked at him. Then he punched him in the next second, and the boy was directly thrown three meters away. He hit the door and bounced to the ground, vomiting blood. .

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    She hurriedly healed someone, and at the same time didn't forget to slap her back: "Nothing to do so close!"

    Shen Mushen's lips were stained with blood, looking a little coquettish: "When I just woke up, Senior Gu is closer than now."

    Gu Chaochao gave him a sideways glance, took out a handkerchief and threw it to him: "Wipe your mouth."

    Shen Mushen took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from his mouth obediently.

    Gu Chaochao put his hand on his forehead, and his spiritual power circulated on him for a week. After making sure that all the muscles were connected, he said, "The clothes are taken off."

    Shen Mu was stunned for a moment: "What? ?"

    "The clothes are off." Gu Chaochao reminded again.

    Shen Mu stared at her in a daze, her ears unknowingly stained with a thin layer of red. He stood still for a moment before untying his belt with difficulty.

    When the clothes peeled off one by one, the lean body of the young man was exposed, and when the wind blew in the hallway, the cold hairs rose on the scarred skin. Gu Chaochao frowned when he saw that although the wound on his shoulder had scabbed over, there was still a trace of blood oozing out.

    "Recovering too slowly..." she muttered.

    Shen Mushen heard her dissatisfaction, and he was rarely embarrassed: "The injury I just suffered today, it's not bad to be able to recover like this."

    "Indeed, your spiritual roots are now useless, and you won't be able to suppress it with too good medicine. You can only use some ordinary spiritual medicine. It's not bad to be able to recover like this." Gu Chaochao sighed. It's a pity that I can't send it down the mountain immediately.

    Shen Mu stared at her deeply for a moment, and suddenly said in embarrassment: "Senior Gu, I have something to ask for."

    Gu Chaochao paused and looked at him puzzled.

    Shen Mushen was looked at by her, and it was difficult for him to speak for a while, but considering his current physical condition, he said straightly: "Can you give me a few more days to recover, and then make a furnace for Senior Gu? "

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

Chapter 25 (Can't afford it)

    Seeing that Gu Chaochao didn't speak, Shen Mushen thought she would not agree, so he hesitated and frowned: "If Senior Gu is in a hurry, I can do it today."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    After a strange silence, Gu Chaochao tapped him on the head: " What kind of yellow waste is in the mind of a young man? You dare to say that you can make a cauldron for me when the hair is long enough?"

    Shen Mushen was stunned by her knock, and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

    Gu Chao smiled vigorously: "I was just talking nonsense on the cloud platform today, do you really think I will use you as a furnace?"

    "But... If not, why would you save me?" Shen Mu frowned deeply. eyebrow.

    Gu Chaochao snorted softly, leaning on the bed as if he had no bones and said, "Tell me, you stole the secret treasure of Qingfengzong?"

    "Of course not." When mentioning Qingfengzong, a trace of disgust flashed in Shen Mushen's eyes, "Yes Song Feng, the son of the sect master, was only caught by me, so he put the blame on me."

    "That's okay, I think you are a genius, so you won't be jealous of him," Gu Chaochao curled his lips, "I As for this person, the most loved Lu Jian roared, since they knew that you were wronged, how could they let them treat you like this."

    "So...you save me, just to do justice?" Shen Mu was slightly surprised.

    Seeing his appearance, Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows: "Why, I can't have a righteous person in my Hehuan Sect?"

    "I didn't mean that..." Shen Mushen hurriedly denied it, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he simply faced her solemnly. Kneeling down, "Thank you Senior Gu for your help, I will never forget the life-saving grace."

    "Okay, get up, and put on your clothes." Gu Chaochao urged.

    Shen Mushen was not polite, and stood up after smiling.

    When he was sorting his clothes, Gu Chaochao glanced at him again and found that the corners of his lips were raised, and there was a small pear vortex on his cheek.

    She didn't remember whether Shen Mushen had a pear vortex in the last mission, and she didn't bother to think about it. After he got dressed, she said calmly: "There is a side room next to you, you will live there from today."

    Shen Mu nodded deeply, and was about to say something when his stomach suddenly made a grunting noise. He was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that he is now a cripple, and naturally it will not be the same as before.

    Gu Chaochao heard the movement and guessed what was going on, so he got up and walked out: "The side room is next to the kitchen, come with me."

    Shen Mushen hurriedly followed.

    The two walked out of the house together, turned a corner and came to the kitchen door, Gu Chaochao pointed to the side room next to him: "This is your room."

    Shen Mushen looked at the dilapidated thatched hut and was at a loss for words for a while.

    "Our Hehuan sect, what we cultivate is the way of pure suffering." Gu Chaochao was the leader of the sect, and he didn't want to be looked down upon, so he said with a serious face.

    Shen Mu was deeply surprised: "Is there such a thing?"

    "Of course there is." Gu Chaochao was serious.

    Shen Mushen didn't think much, and nodded after hearing the words.

    Gu Chaochao glanced at him again: "Can you cook?"

    Shen Mu was deeply embarrassed: "Not very good."

    "Then you'll be hungry." Gu Chaochao was noble and dignified.

    Shen Mu paused for a while, and in the end he still compromised and entered the kitchen, but he came out with a speechless expression shortly after entering. Gu Chaochao was puzzled: "Why don't you cook?"

    "Senior Gu, there is nothing to eat." Shen Mushen's expression was subtle.

    Gu Chaochao paused, saying "impossible" as he walked to the kitchen. After entering, he saw that the house was in tatters, and even the stove was covered with cobwebs. The only thing that looked edible was the mushroom in the corner.

    Gu Chaochao was silent for a moment.

    "Senior Gu," Shen Mushen followed, with a subtle and restrained tone, "Is the path of pure suffering so difficult to cultivate?"

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Mushen took the initiative to relieve the siege: "Why don't you do this, I'll go look for it. Let the rest of your sect borrow some food."

    "I'm the only one here." Gu Chaochao said.

    Shen Mu was stunned for a moment: "What?"

    "I am the only one living in the sect now." Gu Chaochao looked serious. When the sect was in decline, there were not many disciples, and they all went out to find someone to cultivate. It is not surprising that she was the only one who guarded the sect.

    Shen Mushen: "..." For such a big sect, there is only one sect master, it's very strange, isn't it!

    Gu Chaochao coughed lightly: "Forget it, I'll take you

    down the mountain to eat." Shen Mu smiled deeply: "Thank you, Senior Gu."

    Gu Chaochao glanced at his pear vortex again, and then led him down the mountain.

    Not far from the hill where the Hehuan Sect is located, there is a small town. In the evening, it is bustling time, and the market is full of stalls selling snacks.

    Twelve hours have passed since Shen Mushen was deprived of his spiritual roots. During these twelve hours, he only drank some water, and he was already hungry to the limit. As soon as he stepped into the market, he smelled the smell of steamed buns. It feels more and more obvious.

    "Senior Gu, can I eat steamed buns?" He was penniless and even his clothes were tattered, so he could only ask Gu Chaochao for help.

    Gu Chaochao just fell on the mountain, and now he just wants to win back a little bit of the face of the sect master. Hearing the words, he waved his hand and took out the only piece of silver left from the Qiankun bag: "Go buy it."

    After thinking about it. After thinking about it, she didn't forget to add, "Buy a few more." Although she wasn't hungry, she was greedy, and she always felt empty when she didn't eat.

    Shen Mu looked at the broken silver that was the size of her thumb, and stopped talking for a long time, but still took the silver to buy buns.

    Things in the mortal town are not expensive, Shen Mushen bought six meat buns and recovered dozens of copper plates. He took the steamed buns and followed behind Gu Chaochao, and found a clean place to sit down at will.

    Gu Chaochao sat down and was about to pick up the steamed buns when he saw that he directly picked up the oiled paper bag and solved one in two or three mouths, without any intention of sharing it with her. Gu Chaochao was stunned and greedy, but he couldn't put it down and take it in his arms, so he could only watch it.

    The steamed buns just came out of the pot, and the soft and firm bun skin was wrapped with a large meat filling. A bite of the juice flowed and the fragrance filled the sky... Gu Chaochao silently swallowed his saliva

    , and after eating the fifth one, he picked up the first one. When she was six, she looked up and met her gaze.

    He was speechless for a moment, and tentatively sent the last bun to her: "Senior, try it?"

    "...I'm not hungry." Gu Chaochao was still holding it.

    Shen Mu looked at her deeply for a moment, a hidden smile flashed in his eyes, "If you know you're not hungry, you should try it."

    He said so, but Gu Chaochao couldn't refuse, so he took it over with an embarrassed expression. .

    The steamed buns didn't look big when he was holding them, but when they got into his hands, they seemed to be much bigger. Gu Chaochao held them in both hands and took a bite.

    It was delicious, she tried her best to restrain herself, but she squinted contentedly.

    Shen Mushen only ate half full, and when she saw her eating steamed buns in small gulps, she couldn't help her lips and teeth, but it was very strange that watching her eating seemed more satisfying than eating herself.

    Gu Chaochao was too stared at by him to eat, so he handed him the remaining half, and Shen Mushen swallowed it immediately.

    Gu Chaochao was speechless for a moment: "Are you not full?"

    Shen Mu nodded in embarrassment.

    Five and a half steamed buns are not full, and half of the buns eat the poor old man! Gu Chaochao sighed and led him back to the steamed bun shop: "Let's eat, you will settle the account after you are full."

    "Thank you, senior." After Shen Mushen finished speaking, he began to eat the steamed buns.

    Gu Chaochao watched him one by one, and finally stopped when he ate the fifth one: "Senior, I'm full."

    Very good, I ate ten and a half buns for one meal. After Gu Chaochao paid the money, there were only twenty or so copper plates left in her hand. She made a decisive decision and exchanged all the twenty or so copper plates for miscellaneous and steamed buns.

    Shen Mushen originally wanted to say that she didn't like eating miscellaneous and steamed buns, but when she saw the depression she unintentionally revealed, she was suddenly dumbfounded, and she coughed lightly and didn't dare to take an inch.

    After the two bought the steamed buns, they returned to Huanzong.

    "It's getting late, let's go to bed." Gu Chaochao said, then turned around and went back to his room.

    Shen Mushen watched the door close in front of him, the corners of his lips that had been raised gradually flattened, and the smile in his eyes slowly faded. He looked up at the hollow moon, his eyes were pitch black.

    Although Gu Chaochao closed the door, she could still sense that he was standing in the courtyard. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, but after a while, before he left, she couldn't help but go out.

    Shen Mushen was staring at the moon. He paused after hearing the soft sound of the door. After meeting Gu Chaochao's gaze, he understood: "Senior, did I disturb you?"

    Gu Chaochao didn't miss the loneliness that flashed by him just now. , could not help but sigh.

    From the moment he woke up, he behaved normally, so much that she almost forgot that even if he became stronger in the future, he was only a sixteen-year-old child at the moment. don't mind.

    "One hundred years in a lifetime, and even more so for immortals, why should you care too much about temporary gains and losses." She comforted unskillfully.

    Shen Mu smiled lightly: "Senior, my spiritual roots are completely ruined, can I still cultivate immortals in the future?"

    "The chance is already ever-changing, who can say for sure?"

    Shen Mu looked at her deeply, and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes for a long time: "Senior is right."

    "Don't think about it any more, things like chance, just wait, it's yours sooner or later, as for Now," Gu Chaochao stepped forward, reached out and patted his shoulder, "Your top priority is to heal the injury as soon as possible."

    The owner of a meal of ten and a half buns, she can't afford it, so after the injury is healed, get out Go to the mortal world and stay for five years.

    Shen Mu smiled gratefully: "Senior, why are you always so kind to me?"

    "Naturally it's because I think I have a relationship with you." Gu Chaochao looked kindly.

    Shen Mushen nodded seriously: "I will take good care of my injury."

    "Be good." Gu Chaochao rubbed his head rewardingly.

    Since childhood, Shen Mushen has had many people who have been kind to him, but no one has ever been so affectionate to him, and it has never happened before, when he saw Gu Chaochao stretch out his hand, he was stunned for a moment, Obediently bowed his head to cooperate.

    When Gu Chaochao retracted his hand, his cheeks also flushed a little: "Senior, what are you going to eat tomorrow."

    Gu Chaochao: "..." Eating farts.

Chapter 26 (Apprenticeship)

    During the few days when Shen Mushen was recuperating in the Hehuan Sect, Gu Chaochao asked three times a day, how could this kid eat so much? Why does this kid eat so much? Can this kid stop eating like this?

    Asking questions every day, still can't stop the steamed buns from decreasing. Fortunately, when he eats steamed buns, he also takes medicine on time every day. Although the medicines he takes are not superior, they are hundreds of times stronger than the herbs in the mortal world. In addition, Gu Chaochao spared no effort to infuse him with spiritual power. The injury finally healed the day after the steamed buns were eaten.

    The steamed buns were eaten in the morning. When Shen Mushen came to see her again at noon, she sighed and asked him to sit down: "I have something to tell you."

    "Senior, I also have something to tell you." Shen Mushen was obedient Sitting down opposite her.

    Gu Chaochao paused: "What do you want to say?"

    "Are our steamed buns gone?" Shen Mushen asked with a deep smile.

    Gu Chaochao took the initiative to ignore the word 'our family' and focused on the steamed buns: "Yes, the last one this morning has already been eaten by you, but this is not important, I have something else to tell you."

    Shen Mushen nodded slightly: "Senior, please say it."

    Gu Chaochao took a deep breath and adjusted his expression to the mode of kindness and kindness: "Your injury has already healed, I think it's time to leave."

    Shen Mushen was stunned: "Senior wants to I'm leaving?"

    "Yes." Gu Chaochao nodded.

    Shen Mu stared at her for a moment, and became unhappy: "Why?"

    ... How could he be so embarrassed to say why, he bought nearly forty steamed buns, he ate eight or nine a day, and finished them in just a few days, she He didn't even taste the food he bought with his last savings, how could he be embarrassed to ask why!

    After Gu Chaochao roared in his heart, his face was still kind and kind: "You are not a disciple of my Hehuan sect, so it is not good to stay in the Hehuan sect for a long time."

    "Then why should I worship my senior as a teacher?" Shen Mushen refused to leave.

    Gu Chaochao smiled and refused: "No, I'm not interested in accepting disciples, and besides, I'm cultivating the path of pure hardship, I'm afraid I will wrong you."

    After hearing her clarify the path of hardship, Shen Mushen suddenly understood the real reason why she wanted to get out.

    He opened his mouth wordlessly, originally wanting to persuade her to stay with him, but he felt that the language was too pale, and she might not agree to say it, so he thought about it and said, "The senior, can you take me home?"

    "You Having a home in the mortal world? That would be great, and I don't have to find another home for you again." Gu Chaochao's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.

    After agreeing, she remembered that Shen Mushen had something to look for her, so she asked him patiently, "By the way, don't you have something to say?"

    "I want to tell the seniors that when the steamed buns are finished, you can take me home and get some money to buy them." Shen Mushen told the truth.

    Gu Chaochao waved his hand: "How much money does your family have, so don't put a burden on your parents." The

    original text did not mention Shen Mushen's mortal identity, but it can be inferred from his shabby temperament that the mortal world must be General family.

    Shen Mushen's face was innocent and noncommittal.

    An hour later, Gu Chaochao stood in front of the magnificent palace, silent.

    "Senior, I am the prince of Nanyu Kingdom, and my family has some money." Shen Mushen said seriously.

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    After a long while, she laughed dryly, "Since you have money in your family, you don't have to work hard to make a living. In the future, take care of your injuries and see you again."

    After that, she turned around and left.

    Shen Mu was in a hurry, subconsciously grabbed her belt, and Gu Chaochao turned around in a daze.

    Shen Mu looked at the belt in his hand deeply, his cheeks were a little warm, but he refused to let go: "Senior, come here, eat something before leaving."

    "No need..."

    "Come in and sit down, and by the way, help me explain to my father why I came back from Qingfengzong." Shen Mushen softened his tone.

    Gu Chaochao hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

    Shen Mu's deep eyes suddenly filled with a smile, and he pulled her belt and walked in, without letting go all the way.

    The sudden return of the prince who had been cultivating for many years caused a shock in the palace. The emperor came quickly when he heard the wind, and when he saw Shen Mushen, he asked: "Why did you come back suddenly, did you get kicked out of the division? I knew You little bastard, you won't stay safe anywhere!"

    Shen Mushen pulled Gu Chaochao back a step to prevent him from spraying the spit on his face.

    This move made the emperor see Gu Chaochao, who was stunned before asking: "This is..."

    Gu Chaochao knew that whether it was in the world of immortals or the mortal world, the evaluation of the Hehuan Sect was not high, and just wanted to make up an identity at will, just listen Arriving at Shen Mushen, he said: "Hehuan Sect, Senior Gu."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    "Hehuan Sect?" The emperor was surprised for a moment, his eyes wandered back and forth between the two, and finally sighed in resignation, "Okay. , so you are someone else's cauldron now?"

    ...This father, please don't say the word 'furnace' so easily, okay? Gu Chaochao was slandering, when he heard him sigh again: "That's fine, you are so stingy, if you don't make a stove, I'm afraid you won't be able to get a wife."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    Seeing The more he spoke, the more outrageous he became. Gu Chaochao could only interrupt, "I'm sorry, he's not." The

    emperor was startled.

    Shen Mu was deeply afraid that he would offend Gu Chaochao, so he quickly pulled the person aside and detailed the humiliation he suffered in Qingfengzong. The less serious emperor suddenly became quiet after hearing this, Gu Chaochao took a look, only to see that his eyes were all red.

    "Fortunately, Senior Gu saved me, and everything is over." Shen Mushen said lightly.

    The emperor took a deep breath and said with trembling lips, "I'll gather troops to attack the Qingfeng Sect.

    "

    "Then they can't be allowed to bully my emperor!" The emperor was angry.

    Seeing him protecting her like this, Shen Mushen immediately raised the corners of her lips: "Don't be afraid, Royal Father, I will repay these hatreds over time. The most urgent task now is to prepare a table of good dishes to entertain the seniors."

    "Yes , yes, yes. , I'll ask people to prepare." After the emperor finished speaking, he ran out.

    The efficiency of the palace's affairs is high. Within two quarters of an hour, dozens of dishes are placed on the table, all of which are fragrant and attractive. Gu Chaochao was not hungry, but when he saw these delicious dishes, his stomach still growled slightly.

    She reluctantly sat down under the warm invitation of Shen Mushen's father and son. Before picking up the chopsticks, the emperor pointed to a plate of small steamed buns with mixed grains and said, "This is newly developed by the imperial kitchen. The taste is very fresh. You should eat more."

    Gu Chaochao and Shen Mu tacitly ignored it.

    The emperor wanted to continue to recommend, but the courtiers had no choice but to leave first, and only Gu Chaochao and Shen Mushen were left in the room.

    "Senior, try this fish." Shen Mushen said, taking a piece of fish for her.

    Gu Chaochao is still putting on the air of his predecessors: "I'm not hungry."

    "Just treat me as a face." After spending so many days with her, he probably knew her character. Facing her duplicity, Shen Mu was very kind. coax.

    Sure enough, Gu Chaochao 'reluctantly' picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the fish he gave him.

    Then fireworks exploded in my heart.

    ... She really is a layman, even if she becomes the Golden Core cultivator in the novel, she still can't give up her appetite. After Gu Chaochao finished eating what was in the bowl, she stared blankly at the plate and complained silently about why the table was so big. She had to stand up if she wanted to pick a dish, which was too inconvenient.

    Fortunately, Shen Mushen was a clever one. Wherever she looked, he would take the initiative to help her clip where, and take care of Gu Chaochao before he could take care of his own food and drink.

    He has been miserable eating steamed buns these past few days, but when he comes across something delicious, he begins to bury himself in it.

    Gu Chaochao was full, and he was in a good mood when he saw how fast he was eating without being rude at all, so he took the initiative to help him eat some food.

    "Senior..." Shen Mu raised her head and looked at her moved.

    Gu Chaochao's eyes were kind and kind: "Good, hurry up and eat."

    "Thank you, senior." Shen Mushen was not polite to her either, and continued to eat with his head down.

    Because there were so many dishes, even though both of them could eat it, there were still two-thirds left. Gu Chaochao looked regretfully at the few dishes that he had not touched at all, thinking that it would be good if he could pack it.

    "Senior, are you ready?" Shen Mu asked deeply.

    Gu Chaochao nodded slightly: "Okay."

    "I have something to discuss with senior." Shen Mushen looked sincere.

    Gu Chaochao paused: "What's the matter?"

    Shen Mushen: "Actually, it's something we talked about just now. I want to worship my senior as a teacher, and I will follow my senior in my life."

    Gu Chaochao didn't expect him to mention this again, and was stunned. He asked later: "Why do you have to worship me as a teacher?"

    "I want to repay the seniors."

    "Are you revenge for your kindness?" Gu Chaochao was speechless.

    Shen Mushen: "..."

    Seeing his silence, Gu Chaochao realized that he had gone a bit too far, and after a moment of silence, he sighed: "I am a practitioner of acacia, and I can't teach you anything good. I'm suffering, it's better to stay here..."

    "If senior is willing to accept me as a disciple, I'm willing to bring craftsmen to repair the Acacia sect's house." Shen Mushen interrupted her.

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    "You can also bring a few servant girls to serve the seniors, and then bring the chef who cooks today, so that the seniors can prepare delicious food every day."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    "At the same time, I will prepare 10,000 taels of gold, the senior thinks. Buy whatever you want."

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    Seeing her expression becoming more and more loose, Shen Mu approached in a bewitching manner: "I know that senior has cultivated the path of hardship, but the avenue is three thousand, so why do you have to stick to one path? In the future, if you can cultivate the Tao of Pleasure, it would be good."

    As soon as Gu Chaochao heard his words, he understood that he already knew the so-called Tao of suffering, and she made up her mind. She was speechless for a moment: "Should I thank you for not exposing me before?"

    "Junior dare not." Shen Mu smiled lightly.

    Gu Chaochao snorted softly and gave him a sideways glance.

    Seeing that she didn't speak for a while, Shen Mu felt gradually uneasy. Just when she was about to add more chips, she heard her say calmly, "The house really needs to be repaired, but the cook and servant don't have to, I don't like it. There are too many people in the sect, you have to do these chores yourself in the future."

    Shen Mu's eyes lit up, and immediately knelt down: "Master!"

Chapter 27 (How about looking for a pair of people?...)

    Gu Chaochao, who made a special trip to send the oil bottle away, now has to go back with the oil bottle, but... She glanced at the hundred and ten skilled craftsmen, and then looked at the boxes of gold and silver treasures on the ground. I feel very pleased.

    She agreed to accept Shen Mushen as an apprentice not just for fun, but mainly to take care of him nearby. Anyway, there is no rule of recognizing only one master in the world of immortality. As a teacher, so just accept it. Gu Chaochao put the gold and silver treasures into the Qiankun bag in a serious manner, and at the same time planned where to spend it later.

    "Master!" Shen Mushen ran towards her, "I just asked the craftsman, it will take at least ten days and a half to repair the house. Can I work hard these days, Master, and stay in the palace for the time being?"

    Gu Chaochao glanced. The luxurious palace, nodded implicitly and agreed.

    Shen Mu raised his lips deeply, and the little pear eddies on his cheeks were looming: "Then please ask Master to work hard and bring these people to the Hehuan Sect. They have already prepared enough food and drink, just wait for them all to be built, and then send them back. That's it."

    "It's simple, I'll go right now." Gu Chaochao was unequivocal about his big house.

    Shen Mushen beckoned behind her: "Master, come back soon, I asked the imperial kitchen to make osmanthus cakes for Master."

    Gu Chaochao stopped, and his pace suddenly became much faster.

    Shen Mu looked at her back with a deep smile until it disappeared, and the smile on her face faded.

    The emperor leaned over and followed his line of sight, but he could only see a vast void: "Now that your spiritual roots have been destroyed, you can no longer cultivate, so why not stay in the palace? Why do you insist on following her?

    " If I stay, it will be difficult for me to return to the Immortal Cultivation Realm for the rest of my life. How can I return the humiliation and pain I have suffered? So even if I die, I will die in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and I must not leave easily, not to mention, Shen Mushen looked at Gu Chaochao's disappearing direction, and the corners of his lips raised an inconspicuous arc, "I want to follow her, always follow her."

    He always remembered the feeling of the veil brushing his forehead when he was about to die.

    Itchy, itchy to the heart.

    Hearing this, the emperor looked at him strangely, and sighed for a long while: "Son, I think you made the wrong choice. The request you just made should not be to be an apprentice, but to be a furnace."

    Shen Mushen: "..."

    He was speechless for a moment, and gave the emperor two words, "dirty." The

    emperor: "..." After the

    father and son bickered, Gu Chaochao had moved all the skilled craftsmen to the Hehuan Sect. After repeatedly telling him not to run around, he turned around. Back to the palace.

    For the next ten days, she lived in the palace. Shen Mushen would come to her for three meals a day, but most of the time he disappeared. Every time he came, Gu Chaochao could always find some small wounds on his body, especially On the hands, it is either blistered or broken.

    Gu Chaochao was very helpless. Every time he used the elixir to heal him, he would complain twice: "Are you still a three-year-old child

    ? , I will pay attention."

    Shen Mushen hummed to her, and promised very well, but the next time there was still a small wound.

    This kind of small injury can be quickly healed with a little ordinary elixir, and Gu Chaochao will go with him. After all, she has more problems that need to be paid attention to now-the

    food has become more and more unpalatable these days.

    It's not that all of them are unpalatable, but some of them taste really bad, and with the passage of time, the proportion of unpalatable food is getting bigger and bigger. As of today's meal, there is no good one.

    And Shen Mushen was still enthusiastically serving dishes: "Master, eat more."

    Gu Chaochao looked at the indescribable things in the bowl, and after a while he laughed dryly: "Forget it, I'm not hungry."

    Shen Mushen was stunned: "It's hard to eat . "

    It's not very tasty," Gu Chaochao tried to be euphemistic when he was a guest at someone's house, "It's the kind that I would rather starve to death than eat."

    Shen Mushen: "..."

    "Has the palace changed its cook?" Gu Chaochao sincerely asked for advice.

    Shen Mushen was a little embarrassed: "No, no."

    Gu Chaochao saw that his expression was not right, he made an excuse to leave without waiting to ask carefully, and a few trays of cakes were sent by a palace servant shortly after.

    Gu Chaochao ate something casually, and the more he ate, the more he felt that Shen Mushen was wrong, so his consciousness swept around the palace, and found that he was stunned behind the imperial kitchen, thinking that he was going to reprimand the cook, but after thinking about it, he still felt that it was too much. Xingshi moved the crowd, so he got up to stop him.

    Unexpectedly, when she arrived, Shen Mushen was working hard to cut vegetables under the guidance of the cook.

    Seeing this miraculous scene, Gu Chaochao immediately understood where those unpalatable dishes came from.

    Shen Mu was deeply aware of someone at the door, looked back at her and was stunned, and called her a little embarrassedly: "Master."

    "Why do you remember cooking?" Gu Chaochao was curious.

    Shen Mu touched his nose deeply: "Master didn't say it before, why do you want me to do these chores myself? I thought about practicing before I go back."

    Gu Chaochao just said it casually at the time, but he didn't expect him to remember it like this. I felt a little moved in my heart: "So all those wounds on your hands were made to cook for me?"

    "It made the Master laugh," Shen Mushen was helpless, "I'm really not the one to do this, We can only learn more."

    "It's okay if you don't learn, the big deal is that we will go down the mountain to stock up on food regularly in the future. Anyway, the Qiankun bag is kept fresh, how long it takes to put it in and then take it out, it will be the same as the one that just came out of the pot." Gu Chaochao didn't take it seriously. .

    Shen Mushen shrugged: "Then you have to learn more. In case you don't have enough food in time, you can make some food for the master."

    "You are a filial piety." Gu Chaochao looked at him more and more pleasing to the eye.

    Shen Mushen was elated by the praise, and the master and apprentice looked at each other, each satisfied.

    It took the skilled craftsmen nearly 20 days to repair the house, five days more than expected. Shen Mushen also learned to cook for 20 days. When the two left the palace, he finally learned a few home-cooked dishes.

    After Gu Chaochao brought people back to the Hehuan Sect, the first thing he saw was the three large tiled houses made of brick and stone, and the kitchen with clean windows.

    Gu Chaochao entered the house and turned around. Although it was not as luxurious as the palace, it was much better than the previous thatched cottage.

    "It's a pity that the time is too short, so we can only build it like this. Next time, if there is a chance, we must build a courtyard." Shen Mushen was not very satisfied.

    Gu Chaochao glanced at him: "It's not bad, people need to be content."

    "My apprentice understands the way of suffering." Shen Mushen was serious.

    Gu Chaochao: "...Believe it or not, I will expel you from the teacher's door."

    Shen Mu was very happy, rubbing against her like a big dog, Gu Chaochao was so annoyed by him that he carried him by the neck and threw the person into the yard .

    That night, Shen Mushen made four dishes and one soup, and Gu Chaochao also took out the new brew he just bought at the market.

    "Respect Master, we will be a family from now on." Shen Mu Shen held a toast.

    Gu Chaochao took his cup and gently touched him: "In the future, you must be obedient and be obedient, and don't be as stubborn as when you were in Qingfeng Sect."

    "I am not stubborn in Qingfeng Sect. Those people always love to slander me," Shen Mu said. He shrugged deeply, then smiled again, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely listen to you, and I will be more honest and steady."

    After that, he drank the wine.

    A quarter of an hour later, he wrapped himself around Gu Chaochao as if he had no bones, hugged her tightly and hummed: "Master, Master..."

    ...Fuck your father to be honest and steady. Gu Chaochao was expressionless, tore him off his body, and threw him onto the bed in the side room with his neck in his arms.

    "Master." His eyes were blurred, but he still insisted on staring at her, the pear vortex on his cheek was looming.

    Gu Chaochao clicked his tongue: "If you can't drink and try to be brave, you will be ill."

    "Master." Shen Mushen smiled.

    Gu Chaochao turned his head and walked away. When he was about to reach the door, there was a muttering behind him: "I will take care of you."

    Who is taking care of whom? Gu Chaochao couldn't help laughing. Suddenly I felt that even without the temptation of a lot of money, it would be pretty good to accept him.

    Of course, it is better to have a lot of money.

    Although accepting apprentices was unplanned, since accepting them, Gu Chaochao decided to take responsibility. Shen Mu's deep spiritual roots are completely ruined, and it is impossible to cultivate, but he can learn some swordsmanship for self-defense.

    His talent is excellent, not only in cultivation, but also in swordsmanship. It only took more than a year to learn all the swordsmanship of Gu Chaochao. When Gu Chaochao had nothing to teach, he took him everywhere to search for sword manuals, and then the two masters and apprentices stayed at the sect to study together.

    The world of immortality has always had no concept of time, especially when every day is extremely fulfilling, Gu Chaochao first realized that time flies like the sun and the moon, when he found that Shen Mushen was a head taller than himself.

    "When did you grow so tall?" Gu Chaochao had a hellish expression on his face.

    Shen Mushen was helpless: "Master, I'm already twenty years old, is it strange to be tall?"

    "...It's so big." I remember the first time I saw him, he was only sixteen. More than four years have passed.

    In this way, it is less than half a year to calculate the time, and the secret realm will be opened.

    Gu Chaochao looked up at Shen Mushen, who had grown a lot in recent years, and suddenly felt that time was running out.

    Seeing her serious expression, Shen Mushen hooked her lips and put her shoulders on her shoulders, discussing with her in a friendly tone: "Master, let's go to the market at night, I want to eat roast goose.

    " Move your feet." Gu Chaochao removed his fingers in disgust.

    Shen Mushen was a slobber, and after being rejected, he took him up: "Shizun Shizun..."

    "Shut up!"

    Gu Chaochao had a headache and reached out to scratch his itch. Shen Mushen hurriedly laughed and begged for mercy.

    After a long time of trouble, the two of them were tired and lay side by side on the roof to watch the clouds.

    Gu Chaochao stared at the sky, thinking about the secret realm.

    After the secret realm is opened, people from all the immortal sects will go there. At that time, there will be danger. Although Shen Mu has the aura of a male protagonist, he may not be able to handle it. She is in the middle stage of Jindan, can she be sure to protect him by then?

    Gu Chaochao felt depressed when he mentioned the cultivation level in the middle stage of Jindan. If the secret technique of the Hehuan Sect reached a certain level, it must be enhanced through double cultivation. It is only the middle stage of Jindan.

    ... Why don't you find someone to do double cultivation and win Nascent Soul before entering the secret realm? Gu Chaochao fell into deep thought.

    Shen Mushen turned his head and saw Gu Chaochao     's thoughtful face, a smile flashed in his eyes, and the hidden love was hidden in his eyes: "Master, what are you thinking?" For."

    Shen Mu's deep smile froze.

Chapter 28 (The secret realm is about to open...)

    As soon as the words came out, Gu Chaochao was firm, but he still turned to discuss with him: "Mushen, what kind of person do you think I should find?"

    Shen Mushen stared at her for a long time, making sure she was serious. Shang's expression gradually faded: "I don't think anything is good."

    "How do you say this?" Gu Chaochao was curious.

    Seeing that she was still discussing further, Shen Mu was silent for a moment, but still analyzed with her seriously: "Look, no matter what kind of person, as long as he can easily agree to double cultivation with you, he can also easily agree to double cultivation with others. The relationship between men and women is chaotic, do you know what kind of goods you have?"

    Gu Chaochao thought about it, and suddenly he was a little nervous: "Yes, then I will find a clean one?"

    "With the reputation of the Hehuan Sect, I am afraid that it will not be possible to clean oneself. Promise you, all promises to you are fake purities, hypocrites are real villains." Shen Mu gave her a deep look.

    Gu Chaochao gradually began to retreat.

    "I think so too. Instead of thinking about taking shortcuts in dual cultivation, it is better to cultivate well. It really doesn't work..." Shen Mushen continued his efforts, but halfway through his words, he suddenly felt that it was not very good, so he stopped talking.

    Gu Chaochao was curious: "It really doesn't work, why?"

    "It really doesn't work, I will make a cauldron for the master, and the master can also diligently cultivate." Shen Mu hesitated for a while, but said it seriously.

    Shuangxiu needs the other party to be a cultivator, but the furnace does not need it. As long as the body is healthy and strong, it is good, but the effect of cultivation is not as good as that of double repair.

    Hearing this, Gu Chaochao looked at him blankly.

    After a long time, she still couldn't hold back: "Pfft..."

    Shen Mu was expressionless.

    "Hahaha Shen Mushen, are you getting on with the cauldron?" Gu Chaochao laughed until tears almost came out, "If you say you want to make a cauldron for me, do you have a long hair?"

    Facing her The mockery, Shen Mushen chose to turn his head and leave.

    Gu Chaochao was so mixed up by him that he temporarily forgot about finding someone to repair.

    Shen Mushen was so angry this time that he locked the door after returning to the room, and did not come out until the night.

    Gu Chaochao walked leisurely to the door of the bedroom, and knocked on the door twice: "Are you going to the market?"

    The people in the room ignored her, but her breathing stopped for a moment.

    Gu Chaochao raised his lips: "If you don't go, I'll go back to the house. Don't eat that roast goose."

    After speaking, she turned her head and left, counting down the time in her heart at the same time. The door creaked softly, and she turned back smilingly.

    Shen Mu gave her a slanted look: "I want to eat two."

    "Three is no problem." The money brought back from the palace four years ago only used less than a box, and Gu Chaochao was quite generous.

    Shen Mushen was happy again.

    The two went down the mountain together, and as soon as they stepped into the market, they realized that something was wrong.

    There seems to be a lot of immortal cultivators gathered here today. Shen Mushen has no spiritual roots and cannot detect the spiritual power of these people, but it can be seen from their clothing and behavior that they are all disciples sent from the gate, and some of them have some familiar faces. I saw it at the disciple competition.

    At that time, he was still the root of Tianling, and he won the first place in the conference without any effort, and he was very popular for a while. Since the spiritual root was abolished, he followed Gu Chaochao to live a secluded life. He did not often see people in the world of immortal cultivation, and temporarily forgot about his spiritual root being abolished.

    And now...

    "A group of inferior spiritual roots, who will never have great prospects in this life, what is there to envy." Gu Chaochao's voice suddenly came.

    Shen Mu returned to his senses deeply, and he couldn't help laughing and crying: "Master, I don't even have low-quality spiritual roots now."

    "So what, you will definitely be better than them in the future." Gu Chaochao said firmly.

    Shen Mu smiled deeply: "Well, I believe in Master."

    After all, he looked at those people again.

    "If you don't leave, you won't eat the roast goose?"

    Shen Mu was stunned for a while, and when he looked back, he saw that Gu Chaochao had already walked to the restaurant, and he couldn't care about any sadness: "Master, wait for me."

    Gu Chaochao I ignored him and walked straight into the restaurant.

    Shen Mu couldn't help crying and laughing, and trotted after him.

    The roast goose in the restaurant needs to be made fresh. After the two of them got to the box, they ordered some side dishes to satisfy their hunger. Seeing that the two of them are extraordinary, and they don't have the feeling of being a thousand miles away from other immortal cultivators, he approached them diligently: "Are the two immortals also here for the secret realm?"

    "Secret realm?" Gu Chaochao listened. To the familiar name, looked up at him.

    Seeing that she didn't seem to know, Xiao Er immediately talked about it: "Yes, it is said that the ancient secret realm is about to open, and the opening location is our small town, so there are immortals gathered for a while, waiting to enter the secret realm to find out."

    Gu Chaochao I simply recalled the original text and found that there is indeed this paragraph in the original text.

    While the male protagonist was still struggling in the abyss because his muscles were broken, an immortal sect master suddenly predicted that the ancient secret realm was about to open. All immortal sects who heard the news sent disciples to prepare for the experience when the secret realm opened.

    No wonder there are so many cultivators in the town today, it turns out that the secret realm is to be opened here.

    "What is the ancient secret realm?" Shen Mushen asked suddenly.

    Xiao Er looked surprised: "Immortals don't know? It's a great secret that only opens once in five hundred years. There are all kinds of opportunities and treasures in it. It is said that when it was opened last time, someone directly ascended."

    "You are from How do you know?" Shen Mu raised his eyebrows deeply.

    Xiao Er smiled: "Xiao Er has also seen too many immortals recently, so I accidentally listened to both ears. As for whether it is true or not, Xiao Er has no idea."

    After that, he turned and left.

    As soon as Xiao Er left, Shen Mushen immediately asked Gu Chaochao curiously: "Master, do you know about this so-called ancient secret realm?"

    Gu Chaochao squinted at him: "Of course I know."

    "Is what he said just now true?" Shen For some reason, Mu Shen was very interested in this so-called secret realm.

    Gu Chaochao didn't hide it from him: "It's true, there are good things in the secret realm of ancient times, and there is a spring called Wishing Heart, which can repair everything in the world, including your abolished spiritual roots."

    Shen Mu was taken aback for a moment.

    "Of course, the better things are, the more dangerous the surroundings are, so the secret realm is also full of danger." Gu Chaochao added.

    When Shen Mushen heard the danger, he immediately frowned: "Since it's so dangerous, then forget it, we won't go."

    "Why, you don't want to repair the spiritual root?" Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows.

    Shen Mu tutted deeply: "Of course I do, but if the price is for the master to be in danger, then I still don't want it."

    Gu Chaochao's heart moved slightly, and as soon as he raised his head, he met his handsome brows and couldn't help but smile: " Not only for you, but mainly because I also want to be diligent."

    She said so, Shen Mushen couldn't refuse any more, and after thinking about it, she asked, "Then Master, are we going to prepare something? "

    Don't worry, the secret realm won't open until half a year later, we just need to prepare one month in advance." Gu Chaochao said casually.

    Shen Mu was deeply stunned: "How does Master know that it will be half a year later?" Gu     Chaochao tapped

    him on the head: "Because of your Master, I can count."

    Shen Mu laughed deeply: "Master is really powerful."

The flattery was refreshed, and after the roast goose was delivered, he remembered one more thing: "By the way, when it's time to prepare, don't forget to remind me to bring two more quilts and more food, You also have to bring fire books and candles."

    "Why do you bring these?" Shen Mu was puzzled.

    Gu Chaochao stared at him and smiled mysteriously for a long while: "Naturally it is useful."

    According to the original text, the secret realm is divided into four layers, two of which cannot use spiritual power. Without spiritual power, a cultivator is just a mortal. It is especially important in the secret realm to eat something that cultivators do not use on a quilt.

    When Shen Mushen heard her say this, she didn't ask any more questions. She picked up a goose leg and put it into her bowl: "Master

    , have dinner." Gu Chaochao responded and picked up his chopsticks, just as he was about to say something. , a ray of sunshine appeared in the distance, and the two looked out the window at the same time.

    This ray of light attracted all the cultivators in the town. Just as Gu Chaochao was thinking about who the breakthrough was, an excited voice suddenly came from under the window sill: "Look at this direction, it should be the direction of Qingfengzong. Brother Wu just broke through the golden core. Ling Zun has become Yuan Ying, it’s really a double happiness, congratulations to Brother Wu!”

    The Wu brother in his mouth was Wu Wen, the son of the head of the Qingfeng Sect, and the 'Ling Zun' was Wu Cai, the head of the Qingfeng Sect.

    The most infuriating thing in this world is not re-encountering with the enemy, but when the enemy is in the limelight. Gu Chaochao looked at Shen Mushen worriedly, and sure enough, the expression on his face faded.

    "Twilight." She called to him.

    Shen Mu returned to his senses, met her worried eyes, and suddenly laughed: "Don't worry, Master, I'm fine."

    After speaking, he raised the corners of his lips, his eyes were wanton, "Master didn't say, inferior quality. Linggen is nothing, there is nothing to envy, when my chance comes, I will definitely be stronger than all of them."

    "You understand." Gu Chaochao nodded in relief. At the same time, I thought of another thing -

    in the original text, the two fathers and sons of Qingfengzong entered the secret realm and injured the male protagonist in the secret realm... This is troublesome. Listening to the meaning of the man just now, the two fathers and sons are now One is Jindan cultivation base, the other is just breaking through Nascent Soul, she is in the middle stage of Jindan, how can she protect Shen Mushen at that time?

    Gu Chaochao frowned, looked up at the younger apprentice who was getting more and more handsome, and once again had the idea of ​​finding someone for double cultivation.

Chapter 29

    The secret realm will be opened in less than half a year. Since it is decided to find someone to double-cultivation to improve the cultivation base, it cannot be delayed any longer, and action must be taken as soon as possible.

    It just so happened that the nearest town was full of Xianmen disciples. Although there were some who behaved frivolously like Shen Mushen said, there were not a few who were strict and good-looking. The most important thing was that they were close to home. At the end of the day, she will feel sorry for herself if she doesn't cultivate to Nascent Soul.

    The more Gu Chaochao thought about it, the happier he was, and he couldn't help but smile while eating the roast goose.     Shen Mushen always felt that her smile was malicious. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Master, what

    are you thinking?"

    Gu Chaochao returned to his senses: "Oh, nothing."

There is no need to explain it to a child.

    After the two of them finished eating the three roasted geese, they were about to leave together, but just as Shen Mushen walked to the door, Gu Chaochao stopped him: "Wait a minute, put this on."

    She gave a hat . .

    Shen Mu raised his eyebrows deeply: "What are you doing for me?"

    "Didn't you hear what those people said just now, the bastards from Qingfengzong are here too. If you know that you are here, you must have trouble again, we don't need to be here. It's time to conflict with them." Gu Chaochao waved his hand.

    Shen Mushen likes to listen to her cursing, especially for herself. She originally wanted to use the veil to make trouble unreasonably, but now she can only be obedient.

    He put on his hat obediently, and Gu Chaochao also covered his face, and the two walked downstairs one after the other.

    When they got downstairs, Gu Chaochao waited outside the restaurant as before, while Shen Mushen was in charge of checking out.

    Gu Chaochao covered his face, leaned on the pillar at the door and looked around. Every time he saw a young talent passing by, he silently gave a score in his heart, and then took a few more notes on the person with the highest score.

    I remember that when I was concentrating, there was a sudden exclamation of a woman behind him. Gu Chaochao turned around as if he was aware of it, and saw a beautiful female cultivator holding a cup of hot tea and pouring a hapless person all over her body, and the unlucky person was splashed. Egg is her precious apprentice Shen Mushen.

    "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The nun blushed and apologized in a panic.

    Shen Mushen stood there, the place where the hot tea was poured on his clothes was still smoking, and the hood covered his face, but Gu Chaochao could still see at a glance that he was very angry at the moment.

    This is strange, her little apprentice is by no means a careful person, and she is very generous to the girl, but she was just poured a cup of tea, how could she be so angry? Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows and glanced at the female cultivator again, only to realize that she was a little familiar.

    Where have you seen it?

    While Gu Chaochao was thinking about it, a familiar male voice sounded: "Junior Sister Qing, why haven't you come over yet?"

    Gu Chaochao paused, followed the voice, and saw a familiar face.

    Wu Wen, the son of the head of the Qingfeng Sect, think about how he called the female cultivator... Well, Zheng Qingqing, one of the four major disciples of the Qingfeng Sect, was also the one who slandered Shen Mushen and stole the secret fruit together with Wu Wen. people.

    Unlike Wu Wen's jealousy towards Shen Mushen, she took the initiative to help Wu Wen slander Shen Mushen, mainly because she loved Shen Mushen too much. That's right, since she entered Qingfengzong, she has been secretly in love with Shen Mushen, but unfortunately she is an ordinary water spirit. No matter how much effort she puts in, she can't get close to Shen Mushen, so she simply helps Wu Wen to pull Shen Mushen. Go down to the altar so that you can get closer to him.

    Hey, this Qingfengzong is really a pervert. Gu Chaochao complained in his heart, but Zheng Qingqing didn't leave directly after listening to Wu Wen's words, but still stared at Shen Mushen's hat and apologized.

    Gu Chaochao knew with her toes that she thought the figure in front of her was familiar, so she deliberately poured tea, otherwise, with her late foundation-building cultivation, how could such a mistake possibly occur.

    Her little apprentice really recruited peach blossoms.

    Gu Chaochao was gloating at the misfortune, but Wu Wen had already walked over impatiently. After glancing at the silent Shen Mushen, he said angrily, "Isn't it just a glass of water that was poured, as for embarrassing a little girl?"

    "Senior brother... "Zheng Qingqing tugged at his sleeve.

    Wu Wen snorted coldly: "Just tell me how much compensation you want. Whether it's spiritual stones or silver money, what I have in Qingfeng Sect is that I don't want to be here, trying to bully my junior sister."

    His voice was not low, and he attracted everyone at once . attention.

    Gu Chaochao was unhappy, and immediately walked into the lobby: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist, only your junior sister is a treasure, and my little apprentice is a grass?"

    "Who are you?" Wu Wen lowered his face. He subconsciously checked Gu Chaochao's cultivation base, but found that he couldn't find it at all, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

    The reason why he dared to be so arrogant was because he found out Shen Mushen's deep knowledge was empty, and determined that he was just an ordinary person. Who would have guessed that a cultivation base that was so much higher than himself would suddenly appear, Wu Wen suddenly felt a little regretful, But in front of so many people, if he suddenly makes a fool of himself, what is the face of the chief disciple of Qingfengzong?

    Thinking of this, he straightened his back again: "No matter who you are, it's a fact that this person is entangled with my junior sister. Could it be that you want to cover him up?"

    Gu Chaochao sneered, "Joke, my apprentice has said something since he was poured tea. On the contrary, it is you, one who sings the white face and the other who sings the black face, and has performed a good drama. Could it be that the whole Qingfengzong has this kind of virtue?"

    "You!" Wu Wen blushed with anger, but he did not dare to act rashly. Others also understood who was right and who was wrong in the words of their comings and goings. The people who were congratulating Wu Wen just now felt a little contemptuous in their hearts.

    "Senior brother," Zheng Qingqing saw the reactions of Wu Wen and the people around him, and knew that the situation was not good for them at the moment, plus he couldn't see the depth of this woman's morality, so he could only quickly pull Wu Wen up to the steps, "This matter is all clear. It's not right, this fellow Taoist didn't embarrass me."

    Wu Wen reached the steps, turned his head and reprimanded his junior sister: "Then why didn't you make it clear earlier? It caused everyone to have a lot of misunderstandings!"

    "...I'm sorry," Zheng Qingqing blushed, and saluted Gu     Chaochao with tears in his eyes, "It's all my fault, please forgive me this time." What is the girl apologizing to?"

    Zheng Qingqing was even more embarrassed, so he apologized to Shen Mu again.

    Shen Mu was separated by the curtain and his eyes were cold, but because he didn't want Gu Chaochao to entangle with them, he still reached out and pulled Gu Chaochao's sleeve.

    Gu Chaochao closed it when he saw it, and after taking a deep look at Shen Mushen, he said, "We have received the apology from the girl, and I hope you will be less careful in the future and take the right path.

    " The corners of his lips twitched first, "It's the late stage of Foundation Establishment, how could such a pediatric mistake be made in such a spacious lobby?"

    Zheng Qingqing's face turned pale.

    Gu Chaochao didn't give her a chance to explain, and he deliberately bumped into her when he passed by her. Shen Mushen didn't expect that the master who loves to show off would be so childish, and the corner of his lips couldn't help but raise slightly.

    Shen Mushen didn't say a word until he returned to the sect, Gu Chaochao took off his hood with a smile, and met a pair of gloomy eyes.

    "When you see the old man, do you feel bad?" She raised her eyebrows and asked.

    Shen Mu gave her a depressed look: "Shouldn't I be in a bad mood?"

    "Of course I should, they insulted you and bullied you back then, if you were in a good mood when you saw them, wouldn't you be a fool?" Gu Chaochao curled his lips .

    When Shen Mushen heard her say this, the gloom on her face was reduced, but it was still less clear than when she first went to the market. Gu Chaochao stared at him for a moment, then raised his eyebrows: "Really so angry?"

    "What?" Shen Mu didn't understand what she meant.

    Gu Chaochao raised his hand and scratched the tip of his nose, Shen Mushen's eyes moved slightly, and his voice was gentle: "I don't have it, Master, don't worry."

    "Stop talking, I don't know you yet," Gu Chaochao gave him a sideways look, "Don't worry, I've already vented my anger about what happened just now."

    Shen Mushen was stunned for a moment: "When?"

    "It's time to leave. , I sprinkled some tickle powder on the Qing junior sister, not only her, contact her within half a meter within an hour, more than a quarter of an hour will be tricked," Gu Chaochao raised the corners of his lips maliciously, "Qingfeng Don't want to sleep tonight."

    Shen Mushen was completely happy: "Thank you, Master."

    "Okay, you can go back to your room to rest, it's time for me to meditate." Gu Chaochao stretched out He stretched his waist, turned his head and walked into the house.

    Shen Mushen stood there for a while before turning his head back to the house.

    In the blink of an eye it was night.

    When Shen Mushen prepared the meal, Gu Chaochao also came out of the room, and the master and apprentice sat face to face to eat.

    "Master, today is the first day of the new year, there is a lantern festival in the town, shall we go and see it?" Shen Mushen asked.

    Gu Chaochao's chopsticks stopped, "Lantern Festival?"

    "Well, you didn't say you wanted to watch it last month, but you forgot about it that day. Let's go tonight." Shen Mushen took the chopsticks for her.

    Gu Chaochao listened to his words, and his thoughts flew a little.

    Most of those immortal disciples grew up in the sect, and they come out twice a year. This time, when they meet the lantern festival, they will definitely join in the fun. When everyone gathers together, it will be clear at a glance which is the young talent and which is not

    ... Master?"

    Gu Chaochao raised his head: "Huh?"

    "Go?" Shen Mushen saw that she was distracted, and frowned slightly.

    Gu Chaochao blinked and said, "Don't go, it's very tiring to meditate today, and besides, there are cultivators everywhere in the town now, so I feel annoyed when I see it."

    Shen Mu nodded deeply: "Yes, then we will wait until they leave. go with."

    "Mmmm, eat quickly, don't get cold." Gu Chaochao said, and kept adding vegetables to his bowl, which soon filled him a full bowl.

    Shen Mushen saw that the bowl was filled with what he liked, and suddenly became vigilant.

    The master gave him some vegetables last time, and then kicked him off the cliff. It took him three days and three nights to climb up.

    The last time I served him vegetables was because alchemy burned his house, and it took him half a month to fix it.

    This time... Shen Mu squinted his eyes deeply, hiding his unknown emotions: "Thank you, Master."

    "Good." Gu Chaochao smiled.

    The two looked at each other, a good teacher and disciple.

Chapter 30 (Captured)

    After dinner, the master and the apprentice went back to their respective houses.

    As soon as Gu Chaochao entered the door, he ran straight to the wardrobe.

    Although people in the immortal world don't seem to eat human fireworks, in fact, as long as they don't really soar, they still have to deal with the mundane, such as trivial matters such as dressing and eating. Thanks to her wealthy apprentices over the years, she also got a lot of beautiful clothes, but she and Shen Mushen usually stared at her and Shen Mushen, so she didn't have the chance to wear such cumbersome dresses.

    The opportunity will not come today.

    Gu Chaochao stood in front of the closet to choose for a long time, and finally chose a water red pomegranate skirt. She prefers red, and even her jewelry is made of coral beads. After drawing her eyebrows and drawing her eyes, she is full of joy. Fortunately, her eyes are big and good-looking, so not only does she not feel exaggerated, but she shows a little innocent and easy-going.

    Well, it doesn't look like a hundred-year-old at all.

    Gu Chaochao looked in the mirror and felt quite satisfied, so he listened carefully, making sure that Shen Mu's deep breathing was even, and then he quietly slipped down the mountain.

    In the small town down the mountain, lanterns are lit everywhere, and although it is late at night, the excitement continues.

    As she thought, Xianmen disciples were too ruthlessly restrained on weekdays, but now they have managed to catch up with the lively things in the world, and none of them have missed it. The front was crowded with people.

    Gu Chaochao watched a little girl with braided pigtails fall in love with a tiger mask, and a subtle feeling suddenly appeared in her heart, but before she could think about it, she saw the mask vendor stretch out his palm: "Five taels of silver."

    Gu Chaochao : "..." Good guy, it's darker than a black shop, and fifty taels of silver is enough to buy his stall, so a fool would pay for it.

    As soon as this idea came to her mind, the little girl started to check out the school and left.

    Gu Chaochao: "..."

    She was speechless for a moment, then walked to the stall and grabbed a little fox mask.

    "This is the best mask in my family. It costs ten taels of silver." The hawker looked expectant.

    Gu Chaochao was expressionless: "Don't fart, three copper coins, don't promise me to open the stall to you." The

    hawker: "..." It's still you.

    A quarter of an hour later, Gu Chaochao started swaggering around wearing a mask.

    The peddler is black, but he has one thing right. This little fox mask is indeed the best he has made. The mask just covers the upper half of her face, but does not cover her eyes. The edge of the mask is close to the outline. Perfectly outlines the curvature of her jaw.

    Gu Chaochao bought a mask, originally just wanting to use the mask's cover to slightly weaken her eyes that pick men like vegetables, but she didn't expect it to highlight the agility of her eyes.

    Today, she wore a full set of coral heads and a flamboyant water red dress, which was in sharp contrast with the female cultivator who only wore light blue and white robes. After walking around in the crowd, she had already attracted many young talents. Notice.

    Gu Chaochao watched these people secretly, avoided her gaze and blushed temporarily, and all those who looked at her generously were to be determined. As for those who looked at her recklessly, she deliberately looked at them one more time, and planned to smash them out and beat them when they returned. .

    His wife is also for him to watch? Gu Chaochao snorted softly and continued to stab in crowded places, trying to pick the most suitable candidate in the fastest time possible.

    Before you know it, the time has passed, and the town is still noisy and has the momentum of a prosperous city that never sleeps. After walking around for a while, Gu Chaochao finally identified three suitable candidates, and finally picked the most pleasing one among the three, inadvertently bumped into someone with a teacup—

    this is the trick she just learned today .

    "Oh," she exclaimed and looked at the young man in front of her in a panic, "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to." The

    young man was stunned, and his cheeks flushed when he met her gaze: "It's you..."

    "You know me. Me?" Gu Chaochao tilted his head. In order to look more cute, she deliberately faked her cultivation base as if she had just established the foundation. If she guessed correctly, in this person's eyes, she is a young novice who has just started cultivating.

    It's this effect.     The young man was a little embarrassed when he

    heard the words: "I-I just saw you guessing lantern riddles."     "...Master?"

    Hearing this, he paid attention to her early in the morning. It really didn't take much effort. Gu Chaochao's smile deepened: "Yeah, what a coincidence." The

    young man's face suddenly turned redder.

    When Gu Chaochao was busy with the sky and the ground, Shen Mushen, who was far away in the Hehuan Sect, was still sleeping, but he suddenly woke up in the middle of his sleep, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

    He was silent for a moment, then got up and walked out. After walking to the courtyard, he waited patiently for a while.

    There was no questioning from the master bedroom.

    Shen Mu frowned deeply, and said carefully, "Master, I can't sleep, can you give me one of your tranquilizers?" There

    was still no movement in the room.

    It was quiet in the bedroom, apparently no one was there.

    Shen Mushen thought she was in danger, and immediately rushed out to find someone as soon as her face changed. When she ran to the door, she glanced back and vaguely saw that there seemed to be some chaos on the dresser.

    Although Shizun is a girl, he is rougher than a big guy. Although he buys her a lot of things from his daughter's house on weekdays, he has never seen her use it, so the dresser has always been clean and has never been messed up like this. Shen Mu's throat twitched, lit the fire, and walked to the dresser.

    On the dressing table, there is a table of rouge gouache, all of which have just been opened and used. On the stool next to the table, there is a piece of riding clothes she just wore today, and the cabinet full of new clothes is also open. Inside is full of dresses.

    Although the number of skirts was dazzling, Shen Mushen could see at a glance that there was a water red skirt missing.

    It is the skirt that Master has praised the most.

    No one has to dress up carefully before encountering danger, not to mention that he never cleans up his master. Shen Mu deeply remembered that day she casually mentioned finding someone to double-cultivate, and then thinking about her abnormal behavior tonight, she couldn't help but take a deep breath and narrow her dangerous eyes.

    Without any hesitation, he picked up his sword and walked out.

    Although the Hehuan Sect is hidden in the mountains, there is also a shortcut to the town at the foot of the mountain, but on weekdays he is led in and out by the master, and he rarely walks this path alone.

    It's in use now.

    Shen Mushen was very annoyed in his heart, and his walking speed was much faster. He arrived at the foot of the mountain in two quarters of an hour, and just happened to encounter a carriage passing by, so he went straight to the town.

    By the time he got to the town, the lantern festival was almost over. Although there are still many cultivators walking back and forth outside, the hawkers who sell things have already started to pack their things, yawning and going home to sleep.

    Shen Mushen looked around, but couldn't find Gu Chaochao's figure, and her heart gradually cooled down -

    she wanted to pick someone to cultivate, it was much more convenient to come here than to sneak into every room of the inn to find her, but she couldn't find her at this moment. , Could it be... she has already succeeded?

    Thinking of which room she was in at the moment with Yun Yu, a strange man, the hand he held the sword trembled a little, and his chest was so tight that he could hardly breathe. Even when Linggen was broken by the broken tendon, he didn't seem to have experienced such pain.

    "Young Master Wang is really amazing." An

    exclamation suddenly came from the corner behind him.

    Shen Mu was stunned for a moment, then turned around suddenly, and saw someone wearing a little fox mask, sitting in the pavilion, covering his mouth and laughing, and across from her, sat a man who was about to close his mouth. .

    Shen Mu heaved a deep sigh of relief, and then more dissatisfaction emerged -

    she chose this one after so much careful selection?

    The eyes are a little bit like a dancer, the nose is not straight enough, and he has a square face with a Chinese character. The spiritual root may not be bad, but it is good to have his Tianling root? Shen Mu snorted coldly, the more brilliant Gu Chaochao smiled, the more upset he felt.

    "This immortal, can you let me go, the little one has to go this way."

    A diligent voice came from behind, Shen Mushen turned back, and saw a peddler pushing a cart with a few masks left. , because of his extraordinary demeanor, he was regarded as a person just like other cultivators.     "When I'm taking advantage of you?" Shen Mushen was in a bad mood, and the corners of his lips curled into a dangerous smile, "Believe it or not, I smashed your stall?"     Hawker: "..."     Shen Mu Shen took the mask and glanced at Gu Chaochao, who was still chatting and laughing with the man. When he was thinking about how to interrupt them, there was a sudden anxious noise in the distance.     "Senior brother, please bear with it, there     is a medical repair in the inn in front of you, and you will definitely be able to cure your itch."     "Junior Sister Qing, please hold on too, it's almost here!" The disciple of Qingfengzong carried two people anxiously. When he was running towards him, he subconsciously wanted to put on a mask, but after thinking about it, he suddenly stopped.

    Shen Mu took a deep look at the only mask he had left, and picked out a little white rabbit: "How much." The

    hawker didn't expect that he would be able to make more money after closing the stall, and immediately smiled brightly: "Sen, this is my stall The best mask costs ten taels of silver."

    Shen Mu was expressionless, took out two copper plates and threw them to him.

    The hawker: "?"     Gu Chaochao naturally heard the movement from here. She held back a smile and glanced at random, and suddenly saw a person who shouldn't be here.     Her expression stiffened, she turned her head and was about to run away, but out of the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of him still standing there, and those people were about to bump into him in a few steps.     Gu Chaochao took a deep breath and tried his best to pretend he didn't see it.     Shen Mushen just stood there, quietly watching those people rush towards him, he stood at the only fork, and he had to pass by him wherever he went.     In other words, how could these people see him.     One step, two steps, three steps... Soon, soon, Shen Mushen's palms were sweating, but his eyes were firm.     "Get out of the way!"     The disciple of Qingfengzong shouted angrily. Before he could see who was blocking the road, a small and fair hand grabbed the back of Shen Mushen's neck. He quietly raised the corners of his lips, and his mood suddenly changed. A little better.