Wandaozong, Taichidian.

    "You are going to seclude yourself? " Pei Wanhu frowns at Lu Jin'an: "You are eager for a moment?"

    Lu Jin'an nodded, speaking playfully, "I want to stand behind my master earlier."

    Pei Wanhu did not take his teasing at this moment seriously and asked instead, "Are you worried that Qingyue will treat you like a pet? Don't worry, I'm here as your master."

    Lu Jin'an shook his head again, to be honest, he now has some alertness in his heart when looking at his master.

    What reason did the master have for bringing me to the Wando Temple in the past?

    Why does the master give me so many benefits to look at?

    Does the master also have an unknown purpose?

    Lu Jin'an knows he shouldn't doubt his master, but his master and Mu Qingyue are mother and daughter!

    Although he knows they are not real mother and daughter, who doesn't know outside that Pei Wanhu comes from a family of talent and has a daughter who was dubbed 'sword fairy' at a young age?

    Based on this, does Pei Wanhu know the real purpose of Mu Qingyue?

    Lu Jin'an dares not take a gamble, so he wants to hurry up and close himself up.

    He is aware that his unease ultimately stems from his own lack of strength.

    If one had power, it would be uncertain who would refine the sword spirit, who would give someone a collar, and who would offer benefits to whom!

    "Can you control your master sister, teacher?" Lu Jin'an's thoughts turned quickly and he asked in a serious tone.

    "On this matter, I can!" Pei Wanhu smiled slightly and also strengthened his tone to comfort his precious apprentice.

    I am really looking forward to seeing how interesting the encounter will be between Qingyue and Zhu Nanzhi these two girls~

    Although I'm not clear about Qingyue's true purpose, we can't let her take the upper hand now~

    Lu Jin'an has a bottom, even if his master is also 'deviating from the norm' towards him, she will not act now.

    It's not because of her attitude at this moment, but because Lu Jin'an has the worst-case scenario in mind — even if his master is cultivating him for some kind of martial arts practice, that would have to wait until he merges with the Dao.

    Before merging with the Dao, it's safe for me.

    "Disciple believes in the master." Lu Jin'an made a bow to Pei Wanhu: "So the disciple wants to ask the master to protect the Dao."

    "This is the master's duty, oh~" Pei Wanhu walked in front of Lu Jin'an and patted his head: "Good apprentice, you are too formal. The master will help you watch over Qingyue."

    Lu Jin'an stood up straight: "Where is the master sister now?"

    "Oh~" Pei Wanhu covered her mouth and sighed softly, the coquettish face revealing a tinge of apology: "I accidentally told her about your marriage to Zhu Nanzhi. I shouldn't have spoken out of turn, after all, it's something between you young people…"

    Jin'an, won't you be angry with the teacher, will you?

    As they spoke, the prestigious vice-head of the Wando Temple, Pei Wanhu, acted like a little girl and hugged Lu Jin'an, twisting and rubbing her waist.

    The force was so great that the oblique collar and skirt of Lu Jin'an's face were loosened and dropped, showing a bit of white oily, and also allowing Lu Jin'an to clearly feel how soft and tender his master was.

    But Lu Jin'an couldn't feel happy at all. Is this you, teacher, giving me trouble?

    Lu Jin'an quickly withdrew from Pei Wanhu's bosom and retreated a few steps. Looking at the master, whose clothes were disordered, hairpins were askew, and cheeks were rosy with an apologetic expression after swaying, Lu Jin'an opened his mouth and decided to remain silent.

    Pei Wanhu blinked and said, "You're not upset with me, are you?"

    Lu Jin'an took a deep breath and said, "Teacher, you should change your name to 'Pei Yourong'."

    "Since you say that for your teacher to be forgiving and accommodating, I know you're not angry. I'm very happy~But anyway…" Pei Wanhu appeared relieved: "However~"

    She gently raised her right hand, acting as if to straighten her oblique collar, but it instead opened a bit more, revealing the deep purple undergarment slightly. The edge of a certain flower embroidered with gold thread could be seen faintly.

    Purple is really very ornamental.

    "As long as my obedient apprentice knows that the master 'has tolerance', that's enough~" Pei Wanhu had one hand on the fair neckline, and with the other hand, she raised her index finger and lightly touched her own bright red lips, giving Lu Jin'an a seductive look: "This is a secret that only my obedient apprentice can perceive. Oh~"

    Lu Jin'an did not speak, but his body responded for him.

    In his heart, Pei Wanhu is a seductive and mature woman who exudes allure that is hard to resist. Why is she so enchanting when the guard palace jade is still there?

    He wants to see and taste it even more.

    Lu Jin'an lowered his eyelids and said, "Disciple will first leave."

    Watching Lu Jin'an turn around, Pei Wanhu just wanted to put away her teasing thoughts when she suddenly realized something was wrong. She quickly asked, "Where are you going? The secluded cave where you seclude yourself is not at the foot of the mountain."

    Lu Jin'an's footsteps came to a halt: "I'm going to refine medicines, and then I'll go down the mountain."

    Pei Wanhu gently furrowed her fine brows: "There's no need to go down the mountain to refine your body. The master can not only help you watch over Qingyue, but also protect your Dao for you."

    "Refining the body is secondary," Lu Jin'an glanced back at Pei Wanhu: "There is a path I must complete within my cultivation. If it's delayed, I will definitely return in half a month. The master, please keep an eye on my master sister for me."

    Lu Jin'an finished speaking and left the Tai Chi Temple peak.

    Looking at Lu Jin'an's back as he went to the medicine refining hall, Pei Wanhu's face revealed deep thought. What path must be completed outside?

    She knows that her precious apprentice practices the "Great Natural Meditation Method" that came from an unknown source, and she also knows that he wants to combine this incomplete martial arts with his own to refine it into a fairy method and attain the Great Dao.

    Because she had never seen Lu Jin'an go astray in perfecting this martial arts, she didn't try to persuade him to change to another fairy method.

    After all, once the "Great Natural Meditation Method" is completed, it will undoubtedly be an excellent fairy method as well.

    Just the various cultivation sites in the eight towers of Wando Temple should be able to satisfy his visualization. Why do you still need to go outside?

    "Space-time, yin and yang, life and death... " Pei Wanhu's eyes flickered with an unusual color: "Life or death... "

    Muttering to herself, Xia Ming came running over with a serious expression, asking carefully, "Did Big Brother Lu tell you about the blood pool?"

    "Blood pool?" Pei Wanhu turned to look at Xia Ming: "What blood pool?"

    "Aha? Didn't say it?" Xia Ming's expression paused, why did the eldest master brother not say why the vice-head of the temple showed such an expression?

    I've talked too much...

    Xia Ming's expression instantly became tangled, the eldest master brother ordered her not to tell the vice-head of the temple first, but she couldn't help but listen to Zhu Nanzhi. However, that blood pool was related to such a big matter as 'The Great Dao', so she dare not tell the vice-head of the temple in advance.

    As a result, the eldest master brother was actually keeping it from the vice-head of the temple...

    "Say!" Pei Wanhu was tidying up the loose, hanging collar of her clothes while emphasizing her tone.

    Xia Ming couldn't hide it anymore and quickly lowered her head and said, "Big Brother Lu has a blood pool in the Blood Emperor Temple. Every now and then, he absorbs and purifies the blood with a strange-looking short sword..."

    "What does the short sword look like?" Pei Wanhu's tone changed slightly.

    "The sword body is engraved with blood-colored patterns, the handle has blood beads that look like eyes, and it's really creepy to look at..."

    As she spoke, Xia Ming closed her mouth because Pei Wanhu raised her right hand and signaled her not to continue.

    Stepping forward to the steps and overlooking the mountains, Pei Wanhu's face was no longer seductive; instead, there was a bit of concern on it.

    "After the severed realm, the ancient key of the underworld…"

    Pei Wanhu's fingers tightened slightly. She never expected that her precious apprentice would be so fearless to the point of wanting to refine the path of life and death in such a rough manner, which is more brutal than facing death and life directly.

    "I really don't know whether to be happy or worried… He doesn't let me rest at all!"

    Pei Wanhu took a step forward and disappeared without a trace.

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