Jiang Qionglan said "Thank you" and then left. The sun stretched her shadow long, adding a touch of loneliness and desolation.
Zhao Chen'an shook his head. Everyone had to experience life-and-death partings. Throughout the ages, it had truly been the same for everyone.
Suddenly, out of the blue, he looked at Qin Beixuan and thought, "If such a day really comes for me, will Senior Brother cry for me?"
Qin Beixuan felt Zhao Chen'an's gaze and reached out to flick him on the forehead. "What are you thinking about?" he asked.
"Ouch," Zhao Chen'an covered his forehead in pain and grinned. "I was thinking that Senior Brother is so good-looking. Isn't there any girl you like?"
Qin Beixuan was stunned for a moment. His thin lips parted slightly. "No girl I like," he said, emphasizing the word "girl" a bit.
Zhao Chen'an just assumed that Qin Beixuan had been single for too long and had some resentment towards girls, so he didn't dig deeper. Then he asked, "Then what kind of girl does Senior Brother like?"
"I don't like girls," Qin Beixuan blurted out subconsciously. After saying that, both he and Zhao Chen'an were stunned.
Qin Beixuan immediately argued, "I don't like girls because... I don't want to get married for now. Yes, that's it."
Was it really... like that?
Zhao Chen'an looked at Qin Beixuan's slightly flushed ear tips suspiciously. He couldn't resist reaching out and pinching them twice. Finally, he said, "Senior Brother is so easy to blush."
Qin Beixuan's heart began to beat faster involuntarily. He immediately took a step back, keeping an arm's length away from Zhao Chen'an. His expression when looking at Zhao Chen'an was a bit flustered.
Zhao Chen'an squinted his eyes. He seemed quite satisfied with Qin Beixuan's reaction. "Why are you dodging, Senior Brother? I just saw a hair on you and took it off for you."
After saying that, Zhao Chen'an raised his hand to show Qin Beixuan the long, inky hair in his hand. It was thin and soft.
Qin Beixuan took a closer look and found that it was really a hair. "..."
"Erm," he coughed lightly and said to Zhao Chen'an, "Go and wait over there. I'm going to draw the spiritual formation. It's not suitable to be disturbed."
Qin Beixuan awkwardly avoided Zhao Chen'an's gaze and emphasized the words "not suitable to be disturbed".
Zhao Chen'an was already overjoyed seeing Qin Beixuan's awkward appearance, so he naturally agreed to all of Qin Beixuan's requests. "Sure."
Zhao Chen'an stood by and craned his neck to watch as Qin Beixuan took a few drops of Jiang Jinghe's blood and drew a small spiritual formation on the ground. It was about the size of a palm.
So the Sympathetic Formation was this small...
Zhao Chen'an had thought it would be a very large formation, at least big enough for people to stand inside.
The system suddenly popped up and said leisurely, "Host... what you're doing is more like bloodletting, okay."
Zhao Chen'an was taken aback.
Over here, Qin Beixuan had already finished drawing the Sympathetic Formation. Zhao Chen'an curiously leaned over to take a closer look. It was full of strange symbols. Zhao Chen'an couldn't understand any of them. Finally, he pretended to be profound and praised Qin Beixuan, "Not bad. It looks quite legit."
Qin Beixuan's lips twitched into a slight smile. His expression was a bit gentle and helpless. He naturally knew that Zhao Chen'an had never studied formations.
Qin Beixuan said, "Now the Sympathetic Formation has taken effect. Let's go and take a look."
Zhao Chen'an said, "Okay. Let's go."
Lianhua Mountain was not as big as Ziwei Mountain, but the plants and trees were cultivated quite similarly to those on Ziwei Mountain. Zhao Chen'an and the others walked down from the Changming Hall and headed down the mountain. Along the way, many disciples looked at them curiously.
There were many female cultivators on Lianhua Mountain. Now that they saw two handsome men, it wouldn't take long for this news to spread like wildfire across the entire Lianhua Mountain.
Zhao Chen'an gently tugged on Qin Beixuan's sleeve and whispered in his ear, "Senior Brother, why are there more and more people here?"
"I don't know," Qin Beixuan said as he hid Zhao Chen'an behind him. He didn't like others staring at Zhao Chen'an like this at all.
Who would have thought that there were quite a few bold female cultivators who had already run towards them.
Qin Beixuan's eyelids twitched. This definitely wasn't a good thing.
Sure enough, a female cultivator in purple clothes walked around behind Qin Beixuan and lifted Zhao Chen'an's chin with her finger. Her voice was as sweet as honey. "Little brother, you're so good-looking. Why don't you come with sister?"
"Who are you, miss?" Zhao Chen'an turned his head to avoid the woman's finger. His eyes were full of defensiveness.
The purple-clothed girl twisted her slender waist and tried to throw herself into Zhao Chen'an's arms. She said, "My name is Zilan. What's your name, young master?"
Qin Beixuan watched as this girl got so close to Zhao Chen'an. He suddenly felt extremely angry in his heart. He stared at Zilan's hand, wishing he could twist it off.
"I..." Zhao Chen'an was just about to say that he wasn't familiar with her, but before he could finish his sentence, his wrist was grabbed and he was pulled into a strong and solid embrace.
Qin Beixuan's displeased voice came from above his head. "Miss, please respect yourself."
Qin Beixuan's action and words both showed a strong sense of possessiveness.
Zhao Chen'an could smell the fragrance on Qin Beixuan's body. This was the first time he had been in such close contact with Qin Beixuan, and his heart began to beat faster involuntarily.
Zilan looked at the two men hugging each other in front of her. She covered her mouth in surprise and her cheeks turned bright red. "Sorry to bother you. Please don't be unhappy because of me, two immortal masters!"
Zhao Chen'an: "???"
What did this girl misunderstand...
But before Zhao Chen'an could explain it clearly to the girl, she had already run away excitedly covering her face, and the onlookers had also scattered.
"..."
Zhao Chen'an was now leaning against Qin Beixuan's chest. He looked up at Qin Beixuan's chin, which seemed to have enlarged countless times in front of him. Suddenly, he had an urge to kiss it.
Qin Beixuan felt Zhao Chen'an's gaze and looked down at him. He involuntarily got lost in Zhao Chen'an's bright starry eyes.
Qin Beixuan swallowed nervously. His eyes dodged a bit in a hurry and he pulled Zhao Chen'an away from himself.
His heart was beating out of control again. There had been a few times before, but why was it so frequent today...
Zhao Chen'an keenly caught the hint of panic in Qin Beixuan's eyes. Out of the blue, he leaned in front of Qin Beixuan again. With his hands behind his back, he looked at Qin Beixuan defiantly.
"Senior Brother, you seem to be very special to me," Zhao Chen'an said as he lowered his head and touched his wrist, which had been grabbed by Qin Beixuan just now. It was a bit red. Qin Beixuan had used quite a bit of strength when he grabbed it. "I saw that you just wanted to devour that girl alive. You..."
Qin Beixuan's heart tightened. He was afraid that Zhao Chen'an would guess something... or think something wrong.
Zhao Chen'an glanced at Qin Beixuan's nervous expression and secretly smiled to himself. He was just teasing Qin Beixuan, but he was actually so nervous.
Wait!
Zhao Chen'an seemed to realize something. He looked at Qin Beixuan again and combined it with Qin Beixuan's performance just now. He came to a conclusion -
Could it be that Qin Beixuan... likes me?!