At this moment, Yan Ruyu was the young lad from five hundred years ago.
Although he was a man of few desires and had never encountered a stunningly beautiful woman, nor had any physical contact with others. So when he saw the young girl in front of him reaching out her hand, he was stunned.
Before he could say anything, the girl's voice came.
"I've been looking for you for a long time."
The confusion on Yan Ruyu's face hadn't faded yet.
The girl's hand had already grasped his.
Her hand was warm.
But his hand was extremely cold.
"Your hand is so cold."
Just as she remembered, Master's body was still so cold.
"I thought it would be very difficult for me to see you again."
Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.
As a son of the Feng family, he could see through the young girl's mind. She wasn't lying when she said this.
"Have we known each other before?"
Zhao Shuning nodded, then shook her head.
She remembered that a long time ago, Master had told her that he was the imperial teacher of a thousand years. There were many things he couldn't interfere with. If he intervened in the progress of things without permission, the resulting butterfly effect would be unpredictable.
She had taken over this body. She was a person from another world. If she revealed her identity to Master at this moment, not only would Master not believe her, but she herself would also find it extremely absurd.
"Why did you come here?"
"I came to find someone."
"Who?"
"You."
Yan Ruyu smiled faintly, but Zhao Shuning's eyes turned sour.
She pointed at herself.
Yan Ruyu nodded.
"Why are you looking for me? Do you know who I am?"
"Others may not know, but I do."
Zhao Shuning was overjoyed, thinking that Master had recognized her. But before she could say anything, Yan Ruyu said, "You are Luo Qiu, the daughter of the Marquis of Ruoqiang. But because you were born with the mark of Loulan, you became a disaster star of Ruoqiang. Now, I've come here according to the fortune on the astrolabe to find you and take you as my disciple."
Take her as his disciple?
Zhao Shuning's eyes welled up with tears.
Should she follow the historical trajectory and accept this as Luo Qiu?
Otherwise, it would surely bring a lot of trouble to Master, right?
"You're not willing?"
"Of course I'm willing!"
The man in the blue shirt smiled gently.
"You don't need to be afraid. I don't eat people, and neither does my divine beast."
Zhao Shuning had jumped down from the ancient tree earlier. Seeing her former Master and Bai Ze, she was naturally extremely happy.
She slowly walked up to Bai Ze.
She reached out her hand and stroked its smooth fur.
Yan Ruyu was shocked, and Bai Ze was also stunned motionless.
Few people dared to get so close to the king of beasts.
"Xiaobai, hello."
Zhao Shuning looked up at Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu was a bit absent - minded, then said, "The name Xiaobai is quite good. From now on, I'll call him Xiaobai."
Bai Ze let out a howl, as if responding to this name.
Zhao Shuning smiled.
She was a bit reluctant to give up.
So she asked, "Master, can I ask you a few questions?"
Yan Ruyu replied, "Of course you can."
"If a person who shouldn't be here appears at this time, what should she do to ensure that she won't hurt the people she loves most?"
Yan Ruyu was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing. I'm just asking casually."
"I don't know what you want to ask for now. But I want to tell you that in this vast continent of Kyushu, everyone has their own fortune. If someone's appearance makes the originally normal trajectory become tortuous or even extend to an unknown place, then this person should disappear from this space to restore its peace."
Zhao Shuning pondered for a moment.
Then she nodded seriously.
When she looked up again, there were only stars in her eyes: "Disciple Luo Qiu pays respects to Master."
Yan Ruyu nodded, acknowledging this title of master.
At night, Yan Ruyu didn't say much to her.
The two walked along the beach, and she left a string of footprints.
Master was special to Luo Qiu, wasn't he?
She had always wanted to see what Master was like five hundred years ago. Now that she had seen him, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
She had thought a lot about the things between Master and Luo Qiu before. Unexpectedly, by some strange chance, she had become "Luo Qiu" and his nominal disciple.
Zhao Shuning still remembered that she had once asked Master if there was anyone he cared about in the world.
Master said that one person was her, and the other was Luo Qiu.
The real Luo Qiu was now in the Marquis's Mansion.
The glory she was enjoying now would surely have to be returned one day, right?
Yan Ruyu had just come to the Wuwang Sea according to the instructions on the astrolabe formation, found this young girl, taken her as his disciple, and resolved the evil qi in her body.
Now it seemed that this young girl wasn't as terrifying as shown on the astrolabe formation.
On the contrary, she was a bit cute.
This was the first young girl Yan Ruyu had ever come into contact with and the first disciple he had taken. So for a moment, he had no experience and didn't know how to get along with her.
The young girl seemed much more relaxed.
She walked in front, and from time to time, she would turn around and give him a faint smile.
The girl's eyes were very beautiful.
Every time Yan Ruyu saw her smiling face, he felt that his world had become much brighter.
When he was with the young girl, the mental techniques he taught her were always quickly memorized. Such talent was beyond compare.
Yan Ruyu didn't know that the mental techniques he taught, Zhao Shuning had already memorized by heart. Now she just remembered them more firmly on the original basis and performed better.
"Master, what are you thinking about?"
Yan Ruyu was in meditation.
The young girl wasn't afraid of him.
She directly pounced on him from the side and hugged him tightly.
Yan Ruyu's face turned slightly red, and he couldn't help but cough lightly to cover up his embarrassment.
"Don't get so close to me."
Zhao Shuning gently took her hands away.
Then she took off her veil and gave Yan Ruyu a sweet smile.
Yan Ruyu was a bit dazed.
The girl's arms wrapped around his neck.
Zhao Shuning had long thought that with her current appearance, she didn't believe that Master could really remain unmoved and turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to her.
"What are you doing!"
Yan Ruyu suddenly stood up.
He almost dropped Zhao Shuning.
Then he quickly reached out and grabbed the girl's hand, pulling her back.
She was just a little bit away from having a close encounter with the ground.
"Why is Master so angry?"
Yan Ruyu quickly let go of her hand.
His face showed displeasure and said, "If you do this again in the future, I won't care about you anymore. I'll just lock you in the illusory realm all day."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning quickly put on a mournful face.
She tugged at Yan Ruyu's corner of the clothes and coquettishly said, "Master, I was wrong."
Yan Ruyu shook off Zhao Shuning's hand.
Zhao Shuning thought that her plea had worked. But the next moment, she was locked in the illusory realm.