Chapter 97: Thick Emotions

  "Ah Sheng, I..." Lin Wan'er woke up with a haggard face, and upon seeing Shi Sheng, she obviously felt some guilt and buried her head, tightly grasping the quilt with both hands, not daring to look directly at Shi Sheng.

  "What's wrong, Sister Wan'er?" Shi Sheng was overjoyed to see Lin Wan'er wake up.

  Lin Wan'er propped herself up on the bed with one hand, and with the other, she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing that pale and pitiful face. She said apologetically: "A Sheng, I was too impulsive at the old house earlier. Was I too rough? Did I hurt you?"

  "Wannier sister, don't say that anymore, it's all because Ah Sheng couldn't come back in time!" Before Lin Wannier could finish speaking, Shi Sheng pulled her into his arms. Although he didn't have much deep feelings for 'home', how could Shi Sheng not understand Lin Wannier's emotions?

  Lin Wan'er leaned into Shi Sheng's arms, listening to his gentle and soft comforting words, a happy smile appeared on her face, but at the corner of her eyes, crystal tears fell.

  "Ah Sheng, thank you for not abandoning me!" Lin Wan'er didn't say much more, it seemed that the two of them didn't need too many words to express anything. At this moment, Lin Wan'er felt that Shi Sheng was her reliance, her everything, and only in his arms could she find comfort when she had no one else to rely on!

  Shi Sheng patted Lin Wan'er's fragrant shoulder, helping her wipe away tears, and said softly: "No matter what time it is, Ah Sheng will never abandon Elder Sister Wan. I will always be by Elder Sister Wan's side!"

  He paused, and Shi Sheng smiled: "Don't say such foolish things again, and don't cry anymore. Otherwise, Ah Sheng will really get angry. Look at Wan Er sister, she's crying like an old woman! If you try a bit harder, you'll look just like Wang Bo's old face!"

  "Haha!" Lin Wan'er was teased by Shi Sheng and burst into laughter: "You dare to say that in Wang Bo's house, you're so rude! Remember when you were sick before, you stayed here for a few days!"

  "Wannier sister, eat something quickly, Ah Sheng can't cook delicious food, I've cooked some porridge!" Seeing Lin Wannier's mood recover a bit, Shi Sheng hastily brought a bowl of porridge to Lin Wannier.

  "No matter what Ah Sheng makes, it's always the most delicious!" Lin Wan'er smiled happily, perhaps she was really hungry. Lin Wan'er ate three bowls of porridge, and finally, Shi Sheng still wanted to go get another bowl, but was stopped by Lin Wan'er.

  "Alright Ah Sheng, sister Wan'er has eaten her fill, just a bit tipsy now, hehe!" Lin Wan'er covered her mouth with her small hand and smiled, her eyes narrowing into crescent shapes.

  "Ah...cough, cough!" Ishizuka cleared his throat twice.

  Squeak squeak!

  At this time, the golden spirit by the pillow looked at the two of them, its eyes rolling around, and finally bared its teeth at Lin Wan'er. It then stretched out its front paw, which it had bitten itself, to show Lin Wan'er, with a look of grievance in its eyes, as if saying that it also had merit, so why wasn't it being thanked?

  "Right, this little guy..." Shi Sheng recounted the events, and Lin Wan'er's beautiful eyes curved into a smile as she said softly: "Good, thank you to our family's little Golden Spirit!"

  Squeak squeak!

  Jin Lingli burst out laughing, seemingly satisfied with his own pride, puffing out his chest like a child, and flashing a smile at Shi Sheng, as if saying "I'm not bad either, I can also help in critical moments", making Lin Wan'er and Shi Sheng laugh continuously.

  "By the way, Sister Wan'er, who went to Tianxuan Sect to inform you? And who was it that burned down the old mansion?" Feeling that Lin Wan'er's emotions were basically stable, Shi Sheng dared to ask the question that concerned him most.

  Lin Wan'er slowly retracted her smile, her eyes slightly condensed as she said: "It was Jia Ren who came to find me. After I returned home with him, I didn't expect Ma Ming to be waiting for me at the old mansion, and he brought a Yuan He realm cultivator, planning to use me as bait to wait for your return and capture you to take you to Wugu Mountain for questioning!

  At that time, I wanted to go and spread the news, but was controlled by them and couldn't leave. Ma Ming somehow got the news that you had left Tianxuan Sect for a long time and guessed that you were hiding and didn't dare return to the old mansion. In the end, Ma Ming and the other person, in a fit of rage, set fire to the mansion!

  Lin Wan'er's expression was grave, a kind of anger that Shi Yin had never seen before flashed across Lin Wan'er's eyes!

  "So you're saying it was Ma Ming who sent Jia Ren to find you?" Stone's eyebrows furrowed.

  Lin Wan'er said, "According to Jia Ren, they have found the bodies of Zhou Tao and his companion. Although the yamen cannot identify them, it is said that Zhou Tao's uncle recognized them at a glance, and discovered the cause of their deaths, which was surprisingly the same as that of the escaped prisoner Zha Long. Moreover, they guessed that the two did not die at the hands of Zha Long, but rather that there was another killer!"

  "Hmph, they just suspected it, so it seems that the mastermind behind all this is Zhou Tao's uncle Zhou Hong! Shi Sheng clenched his fist and secretly vowed in his heart that one day, none of those involved would be spared."

  Just because of suspicion, he would destroy other people's homes and not give them a way out. Shi Sheng wouldn't have any mercy on such people. Moreover, Lin Wan'er had always felt guilty towards her parents in her heart, and it was inevitable that she would leave behind a shadow, hurting the woman he loved, which was something Shi Sheng could not tolerate!

  "Fortunately Ah Sheng didn't come back, otherwise..." Lin Wan'er felt a bit frightened afterwards. In the past, she might not have understood, but after becoming a cultivator, she knew how terrifying it was to be in a state of yuanhe."

  "Alas..." Shi Sheng sighed, although he had escaped Zhou Hong's calamity, but was poisoned by Hua Wu Xie and had a deadly seal placed on him. If he didn't hurry to help Hua Wu Xie gather the medicinal materials, his own life might still be in danger two years later!

  "What's wrong, Ah Sheng?" Lin Wan'er asked with a puzzled expression, seeing that Shi Sheng seemed troubled.

  "It's nothing!" Shi Sheng didn't want to worry Lin Wan'er, and didn't mention the matter, smiling: "Sister Wan, I've helped you refine the Jyunian Dan. Rest for a few days, then prepare to break through to the Huahai Realm!"

  Lin Wan'er smiled and nodded: "En, Ah Sheng shouldn't delay his cultivation either. For this period of time, don't worry about me!"

  "How can this be? If I don't worry about Wan'er, then who will I worry about? Hehe!" Shi Sheng smiled: "Right, how did Ma Ming and the others let you off so easily in the end?"

  "That's not it, I just took the opportunity to escape, Ah Sheng don't worry about my affairs, you focus on your cultivation!" Lin Wan'er's eyes darted around, as if she didn't want to mention this matter!

  "Oh, I knew they wouldn't be so kind-hearted. But Lin Wan'er is really impressive, able to escape from under Yuan He's nose!" Shi Sheng thought to himself, but didn't notice Lin Wan'er's somewhat unusual expression. The two chatted idly for a while before Shi Sheng told Lin Wan'er to rest well and left the room with Jin Ling.

  "Wan'er woke up?" Seeing Shi Sheng come out, Wang Bo revealed a look of surprise in the great hall.

  "Ah, thank you for the medicinal dan and medical talisman from Master Wang!" Shi Sheng said solemnly.

  Wang Bo shrugged: "My medicine pill and medical token didn't have such a miraculous effect, I reckon you've given Wan'er some other kind of elixir again!"

  Shi Sheng had some concerns and didn't dwell on this topic: "Wang Bo, junior asks for the Condensed Branch Elixir!"

  "Qingzhi Dan? You still have this in mind?" Wang Bo asked with a hint of a smile.

  Shi Sheng was taken aback for a moment: "I don't know what Wang Bo means by this? If there are any requirements to learn the Jingzhi Dan, please speak up, I will definitely work hard to advance as soon as possible, so that I can have the power to protect myself in the sect. Otherwise, I won't even have the ability to avenge myself!" Shi Sheng's face turned serious.

  "Oh, are you not even willing to save your own life? Don't you want the poison in your body to be cured?" Wang Bo picked up his teacup and took a leisurely sip, while Shi Sheng's eyes lit up at the words! (End of this chapter, next chapter is more exciting!)

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