"Master." Hua Chiyu didn't dare to look up easily after paying her respects. Only after He Qing greeted her did she dare to stand up straight.
He Qing smiled and waved at her, while introducing the two disciples beside him: "Come, this is a disciple from Tianxuan Mountain, Hua Chiyu, you should also call her Senior Sister."
Seeing that He Qing was friendly to Hua Chiyu, and not sensing any ill will from Hua Chiyu, Yue Qingru also saluted casually: "Senior Sister Hua."
He Qing was quietly observing Lu Li's reaction.
Although Lu Li had known Hua Chiyu for a long time, He Qing didn't know Lu Li's true identity at that time. Now that he knows, he can't help but observe him more -
In the book, what exactly is the young master of the demon sect thinking when he is so ambiguous with Hua Chiyu?
However, to He Qing's disappointment, after Lu Li called out to her obediently, he turned his attention back to her and happened to catch He Qing's gossipy look.
The two of them looked at each other, and He Qing turned his head away first, pointing at the desk in the study and saying to Hua Chiyu: "Chiyu, this is the book that Chang Nian sorted out for the initial stage assessment in previous years. It's very detailed. You can use this as a reference and explain a few things to them."
Hua Chiyu nodded nervously: "Yes."
He Qing heaved a sigh of relief as if he had completed a task, and said to Yue Qingru and Lu Li, "You should follow Chi Yu and learn well." Then he walked out the door, and finally turned back to Hua Chi Yu and said, "Feel free to do as you please, don't be too restrained. Chang Nian will come over later, so you two can chat for a while."
"..." Hua Chiyu blushed with nervousness and shyness. She didn't dare to make any response and humbly watched He Qing leave.
After He Qing walked a long way away, the tense feeling in Hua Chiyu's heart finally relaxed, and she felt her legs becoming a little weak.
Yue Qingru tilted her head to look at her and asked in confusion, "Senior Sister Hua, are you afraid of my master?"
Hua Chiyu looked embarrassed and chose her words carefully: "Well, Immortal Master He Qing has always been dignified. I just respect her."
Yue Qingru waved her hand, walked over and pulled Hua Chiyu to sit behind the desk, and said, "Then you must not have had much contact with my master. My master is a very kind person, not scary at all."
What could Hua Chiyu, who had been troubled by "He Qing" for many years and was almost imprisoned in a water dungeon during the worst incident, say? He could only smile awkwardly.
Flipping through the accompanying books in front of him, his fingers gently stroked those vigorous and powerful characters, Hua Chiyu's eyes were full of tenderness, and he said: "Remember him forever... I mean, your senior brother is very good to you, and these accompanying books are written in great detail."
"Really?" Yue Qingru picked up a book and flipped through it, pouting, "He didn't care about us."
This was purely childish. Given how much Yue Qingru disliked Gu Changnian on a daily basis, she would not accept it even if Gu Changnian wanted to teach her.
Hua Chiyu knew Gu Changnian too well. She knew that he was a responsible man who would never ignore his fellow junior brothers and sisters, so she did not take his words seriously.
With Gu Changnian's accompanying book as a reference, Hua Chiyu, who originally didn't know where to start, became more confident. He carefully explained the story to Yue Qingru and Lu Li one by one according to the order of records in the accompanying book.
After a long time, Gu Changnian came over after finishing his meditation. He was surprised to see that Hua Chiyu was sitting behind He Qing's desk. "Chiyu? Why are you here?"
When Hua Chiyu saw Gu Changnian, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He stood up and said, "The Immortal Master invited me to instruct your junior brothers and sisters that day. Since I agreed, I must fulfill my promise."
"Oh." Gu Changnian responded, looked behind the stacked bookshelves, and asked, "Where is Master?"
When Yue Qingru heard this, alarm bells immediately rang in her heart, and she reminded him, "Don't even think about going to see Master alone. Master said that he wants you to talk to Senior Sister Hua for a while longer."
He Qing asked him to chat with Chi Yu for a while longer? Gu Changnian was shocked and couldn't believe that this was He Qing's instruction, but when he looked at Chi Yu's shy expression, he knew it was the truth.
Lu Li caught a glimpse of Gu Changnian's doubtful expression, leaned back in his chair leisurely, tilted his head and smiled, "Why does it look like Senior Brother is unwilling?"
Gu Changnian glanced at Lu Li with dissatisfaction. He didn't want to argue with Hua Chiyu in front of him, so he sat down outside the desk and said to Hua Chiyu in a soothing tone, "I'll be here to help you find out what you missed."
Hua Chiyu pursed her lips and smiled faintly, nodded, sat back and continued her explanation.
But not long after, Hua Chiyu discovered that Gu Changnian was a little absent-minded. Even though he was sitting in front of her, he was always uneasy and looked back to the door from time to time.
Hua Chiyu felt a little disappointed thinking that it was a rare opportunity for them to meet without having to be secretive, and that Gu Changnian's attention was not on her.
But on second thought, considering Gu Changnian's aversion to He Qing, the fact that he cares so much about He Qing at this moment may be due to something important.
Considering that Yue Qingru was obviously trying to win favor, Hua Chiyu coughed lightly and said, "Changnian, I've been talking for so long, and my throat seems to be a little uncomfortable. Could you please pour me a cup of licorice tea?"
Gu Changnian came back to his senses and met Hua Chiyu's eyes. Seeing the encouragement in her eyes, Gu Changnian also understood.
He nodded gratefully and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
"Thank you very much."
In this case, Yue Qing probably didn't notice anything wrong and was concentrating on looking at the scriptures without even raising his head.
But the communication between Hua Chiyu and Gu Changnian's eyes and brows could not be hidden from Lu Li, who was also not listening.
Seeing Gu Changnian walk out of the room, Lu Li retracted his gaze, held his chin with his hand and looked at Hua Chiyu with a smile, and said meaningfully: "Senior Sister Chiyu, you are really considerate and generous."
Hua Chiyu was feeling lost over Gu Changnian's departure. After hearing what Lu Li said, she was unable to react for a moment. She looked at the boy's harmless and delicate face and asked in confusion, "Ah? What do you mean?"
Lu Li stared at Hua Chiyu for a long time with his dark eyes, then smiled and said, "Nothing, I just said it casually."
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He Qing ran to the backyard, jumped onto the tall peach tree, found a suitable branch and lay down directly, sighing leisurely.
It's great. During this period of time, I have either been acting as the balancer of the triangle, or dealing with the unpredictable young master. I have also had to find time to study the books of spells. I have never had a moment of my own. Today, Hua Chiyu came, and He Qing can finally relax.
Today she didn't want to meditate or calm her mind. She didn't want to do anything. She was just being lazy.
Perhaps he was really relaxed, He Qing took a nap on the tree. But just as he was about to fall into a deep sleep, he heard a low voice calling from under the tree: "Master."
He Qing was pulled back from the edge of sleep. He tried to sit up, but his pressure missed and he fell from the tree immediately.
"Master!"
Gu Changnian was shocked and subconsciously flew forward to catch He Qing, but he didn't expect He Qing to flip in the air and land on the ground.