He Qing stood still and looked at Gu Changnian who landed right after him in confusion: "What are you doing?"
"..." Gu Changnian grabbed nothing and only felt He Qing's sleeve brushing against the palm of his right hand. Now that He Qing asked about it, he subconsciously hid his right hand behind his back and said, "Nothing."
He Qing recalled Gu Changnian's nervous expression just now, and couldn't help but open his mind -
Could this person have rushed over to save her? But why would he save her? Could he have died after falling from the tree? Or was he just trying to hit her when he saw she was losing her balance?
He Qing looked at him suspiciously with his hands in his pockets, raised his chin slightly and asked, "Didn't you go to the study? Chi Yu is here."
Gu Changnian lowered his eyelids and said in a deep voice: "I have been there, because I have something I want to confirm with Master..."
Hearing him stammering like this, He Qing couldn't help but become serious, "What's the matter?"
Gu Changnian was silent for a moment, as if he was considering how to start. After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "Last night, I was meditating in the backyard, and I saw Master, and went to Lu Li's room."
He Qing was startled when he heard this, but he looked calm. He lifted his robe and sat down, pretending nothing had happened, and said gently, "Oh, go help him regulate his internal energy, what's wrong?"
"..." Gu Changnian secretly looked at He Qing and saw that although she was sitting there calmly, her right hand was on Yeying, and her fingers were stroking it faintly.
Such leisure, yet exuding a faint murderous aura.
If Gu Changnian had not been very familiar with He Qing's martial arts, the murderous aura would have been so faint that it would have been difficult to detect.
After realizing He Qing's intimidation, Gu Changnian lowered his head even lower and changed the question he was about to ask. He said, "The assessment for my two junior brothers and sisters is coming soon. If there are any disciples who can help, Master can give them instructions."
He Qing stared at him for a long while, then smiled kindly: "Okay, then you can go and help Chi Yu and guide Lu Li and Qing Ru."
"Yes." Gu Changnian bowed and took his leave respectfully. When he turned around, his face immediately darkened.
I just mentioned what happened last night, and He Qing showed such high alert. As expected, the person she met last night was a little strange.
Who on earth would be so secretive? And for what purpose did he need to meet He Qing through Lu Li's room? What role did Lu Li play in this?
Gu Changnian could not come to any conclusions from all these things, and even his guesses were not able to find any clues. He thought that even if Lu Li had some ideas, he was still young after all, so maybe he could find a chance to find out something through Lu Li?
On the other hand, He Qing's face was not looking any better either -
Oh my god, I didn't expect Gu Changnian to be in the backyard last night. Fortunately, she set up a barrier, so Gu Changnian couldn't hear anything, and he couldn't even see anything clearly.
Of course, Gu Changnian's hesitation just now also made He Qing pay attention. Based on her understanding of Gu Changnian, even though Gu Changnian didn't ask now, the doubts in his heart would not diminish.
Maybe, they will investigate it privately.
It seems that he cannot be given the opportunity to contact Lu Li alone recently. Lu Li is not a normal person. Who knows what ambiguous words he will say in order to cause trouble.
Well, it will be fine after half a month. He Qing thought, if we calculate the time, in another half a month, Gu Changnian will have to go down the mountain and follow the CP line.
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Half a month later, Tianxuan Mountain really received a commission to clear the miasma. At the same time, Kaiyang Palace also arranged for disciples to provide free medical treatment for three months. It seems that the situation on the scene is quite bad.
But He Qing waited for several days, but Gu Changnian did not take the initiative to ask her to go down the mountain. As a last resort, He Qing could only take the initiative to ask Guanyue to let Gu Changnian go with her.
When the notice came down, Hua Chiyu and Gu Changnian were giving a small class in Beifeng's study.
"Wow..." Yue Qingru said to Hua Chiyu enviously, "You guys are going down the mountain? That's great..."
Hua Chiyu looked at Gu Changnian shyly and timidly, "Yes, that's great." This time, it was Immortal Master Heqing who personally pointed Changnian to go down the mountain, so there was no need to worry about the Immortal Master "chasing down" him.
However, upon closer inspection, Hua Chiyu discovered that Gu Changnian was distracted again.
Yes, I was distracted again.
In the past half month, she came to give explanations every two or three days, and Gu Changnian accompanied her every time. He Qing never showed up during this period.
Although they were not alone, for the two who had suffered a lot from He Qing in the past few years, this should be a time worth cherishing.
But Gu Changnian always gets distracted from time to time, just like he is now.
Yue Qingru on the side was still mumbling: "I also want to go down the mountain. I have been staying in the mountain for several months. It's so boring."
Hua Chiyu came back to his senses and gently comforted him, "The assessment will be held in two days, so you can't leave the mountain. Once you pass the assessment, you will be able to go out for training soon." Then he looked at Gu Changnian, "Right, Changnian?"
Gu Changnian responded absentmindedly and fell into deep thought——
If it were in the past, whenever the other immortal sects wanted to go out on a mission, even if He Qing didn't point him, he would find a way to get his name on the roster.
Because he didn't want to stay in Beifeng and be alone with He Qing every day.
The other leaders were all aware of He Qing's thoughts. Whether out of sympathy for Gu Changnian or out of consideration for helping He Qing rebuild his Taoist faith, they would fulfill Gu Changnian's wish and add his name.
But this time, Gu Changnian had no intention of going down the mountain. He still had a lot of things to investigate, but he had no chance to approach Lu Li alone.
Facing this list, Gu Changnian felt reluctant to go down the mountain for the first time.
Perhaps it was because he had too many things on his mind these days, Gu Changnian's dissatisfaction was directly reflected on his face.
Yue Qingru, who was eager to win favor, said cautiously: "Brother, you don't want to go, do you?"
During this period of time in the small classroom, Gu Changnian really provided help to his junior brothers and sisters, and Yue Qingru's attitude towards Gu Changnian improved a lot. At least, he was finally willing to call him senior brother.
Hua Chiyu had long been accustomed to Yue Qingru's "seeing enemies everywhere" and knew that she was afraid that someone would snatch her master from her. She should have just laughed it off, but now seeing Gu Changnian's reluctant expression, Hua Chiyu couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.
Ever since the Immortal Master passed away, Chang Nian had not told her about anything related to the Immortal Master, let alone complaints about him...
Facing Hua Chiyu's questioning eyes, even if Gu Changnian no longer wanted to go down the mountain, at this moment, he could only reply: "It is my duty to eliminate demons and defend the Way."
Lu Li watched coldly, seeing Gu Changnian's "being forced" and Hua Chiyu's "being relieved", and turned away with disdain, holding his chin.
Oh, I don't know if He Qing would continue the cooperation if he found out that his good disciple, whom he once loved deeply, had already turned into disgust and hatred towards her.