Her skin was as white as snow.
There seemed to be tiny stars twinkling in her eyes.
Her thin red lips were slightly parted, exuding an alluring charm.
Even though Zhao Shuning had seen this face countless times, she still felt her heart flutter.
"Master, why are you here?"
Yan Ruyu gently helped Zhao Shuning up.
"Master, let's leave first."
Zhao Shuning instinctively reached out to grab Yan Ruyu's hand, but as soon as she touched the back of his hand, he dodged away.
She almost forgot that Master didn't like being touched by others.
Immediately, she grabbed the sleeve of his robe and pulled him to hide in a big tree.
Not long after.
A familiar figure appeared on the path below. He looked rather anxious.
Seeing no one on the road, he chased forward.
Zhao Shuning felt a bit guilty.
It was not until Xia Qingyan was out of sight that she jumped down from the tree.
Zhao Shuning turned around, intending to call out to her master that it was safe to come down.
"What's going on?"
Yan Ruyu had already appeared beside Zhao Shuning, almost scaring her out of her wits.
"Master, don't you make any sound when you walk?"
Yan Ruyu then said, "Did you come to Changkong Academy just to provoke these people?"
"Of course not."
Zhao Shuning poked her head out. Only after she was sure that Xia Qingyan wouldn't turn back did she explain to Yan Ruyu patiently.
"I came here on business."
"Have you seen me before?"
"Yes, I have. Why do you suddenly ask this, Master?"
"Do you know that I'm the headmaster of Changkong Academy?"
"Um, ah—what did you say? Master, you? You're the headmaster of Changkong Academy?"
As if realizing something, Zhao Shuning covered her mouth.
She mumbled through her fingers, "Then, did you hear all the things I just said?"
"You didn't know I was the headmaster? Then were the words you just said just to deceive that man?"
Zhao Shuning nodded and then quickly shook her head.
At this moment, she had to fully express her affection for her master.
"No, no, no. It can't be considered deception. I was telling the truth. I truly adore you, Master."
As she spoke, Zhao Shuning took the initiative to move closer.
As expected, Yan Ruyu dodged away again.
"Were all the words you just said true?"
"True, truer than pearls. I won't marry anyone but you, Master. Considering how obedient I am, can you reward me?"
Yan Ruyu took a step back.
Zhao Shuning pouted and was about to pounce on Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu was a bit on the verge of collapse.
This was the first time he had taken in a disciple, and he had no experience.
But this Luo Qiu was simply too shameless.
Her level of shamelessness could be regarded as the first in history.
"Master, you're so unromantic."
Yan Ruyu remained silent.
He felt that coming here tonight might have been a mistake.
He turned around and was about to leave.
Zhao Shuning quickly followed him.
"Master, why do others treat me differently from you? My face is not bad, right? I should be a good match for you. You're always so serious with me. You won't lose a piece of meat by talking to me a few more words."
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word.
He continued walking forward.
Zhao Shuning murmured, "Whatever. If you don't let me touch you, I won't. Anyway, I've touched you before. I've hugged you and kissed you. I'll get it all back in the future."
Yan Ruyu stopped in his tracks.
Zhao Shuning didn't notice and bumped into his back.
Yan Ruyu said, "Don't have any other thoughts about me. You won't get any good results from me."
Zhao Shuning shrugged.
She didn't care.
She really wanted to know what she had done in five hundred years later to make that cold Emperor fall in love with her.
Zhao Shuning kept following him.
"Are you still going to follow me?"
"I'm going back to the academy. I'm just on the same way as you, Master."
Luo Qiu was the first female disciple Yan Ruyu had ever taken in.
But the first time she appeared, she gave him a completely different feeling.
The way she looked at him was as if they had known each other for a long time.
Yan Ruyu had lived for so many years. He was sure that he had never seen Luo Qiu before. The time they met in the Wuwang Sea was the first time.
"Master, what are you thinking?"
Luo Qiu had extremely high talent.
Sometimes, Yan Ruyu even had an illusion that if a person with such talent could live on, her achievements might not be lower than his.
With just a little guidance from him, her spiritual power had already reached the level of the Eight Phases.
If she grew up in the future, she would surely become a Nirvana Star that dominated one side of the Nine Provinces Continent.
"Luo Qiu, I don't have any other requirements for you, but I hope you understand one thing."
Zhao Shuning stopped in her tracks.
"The people of the world should be the most important."
"Those with abilities should shoulder their responsibilities and not use their abilities to satisfy their own desires."
"Do you understand this?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"Don't worry, Master. I know what I should do."
After they returned to Changkong Academy, Yan Ruyu disappeared.
Zhao Shuning shrugged. She climbed over the wall from the back door and entered the Wangyue Courtyard. To her surprise, there was a man standing under the osmanthus tree in the Wangyue Courtyard.
It was Xia Qingyan.
She had forgotten about this.
She and her master had walked back together. Maybe they would run into this young prince.
Zhao Shuning didn't intend to talk to him. Of course, she didn't know what to say at this moment.
So she walked straight past Xia Qingyan.
"I thought you were lying to me."
Zhao Shuning paused for a moment and then continued walking inside.
"So it's all true. Miss Luo, you really have feelings for the headmaster."
"Miss Luo, are you so heartless now that you don't even want to talk to this prince?"
Zhao Shuning lowered her head.
"Prince, I've said everything I should say to you."
"Even though I've seen it with my own eyes, I still can't believe it."
Zhao Shuning didn't say a word. She went into the house and slammed the door shut.
Look, with such a beautiful face, just saying a few words to others would easily win their favor.
Thinking of herself as Zhao Shuning, who had been raised in the countryside and wasn't very good-looking before. Every time Zhao Huai carried her up the mountain to collect herbs, that Erwa who herded cattle in Zhao Village would throw stones at her.
Now these men wouldn't throw stones at her, but it seemed that she had more and more unwanted suitors.
As for the master she had been longing for, no matter how she tried to seduce him, he remained as firm as a rock and wasn't tempted at all.
As for those people she didn't want to have any relationship with, they would appear in front of her from time to time.
Outside the house.
Xia Qingyan stood there for a long time.
It was not until the sky began to brighten and the horizon turned white that he went back.
Zhao Shuning had a big heart. After returning to the house, she lay on the bed and had a good sleep.
The next day, she got up and went to class as usual.
In the classroom, before the teacher had finished half of the lesson, he called Xia Qingyan to answer a question.
When everyone turned their eyes to him, his lips slightly parted. Just as he was about to speak, his face suddenly turned pale, and his lips turned slightly purple.
His body leaned backward and he fell straight down.