Tao Ji's eyes reddened. He did not quite dare meet Xuan Miao's gaze, shifting his eyes slightly aside. After holding it in for a long while, he finally choked out, "Junior Sister, I don't want you to choose me out of gratitude."
The tenderness on Xuan Miao's face vanished in an instant. Her hand moved faster than her thoughts, and she slapped him on the head. "If I did not love someone, then even if that person were hacked to pieces before my eyes, my heart would not stir. If he died for me, I would naturally send his enemies down to the Yellow Springs to meet him, so they could keep fighting in the underworld. But because it is you, I am afraid."
Tao Ji's face immediately lit up. He reached back and grabbed Xuan Miao. "Junior Sister!"
Still kneeling before him, Xuan Miao snorted. "I tried speaking nicely to you, but you would not listen. Did I really have to get angry before you believed me?"
Watching the two become all lovey-dovey again, Pan Yun immediately shuddered.
She rolled up her sleeve and glanced at her arm. Seeing the goosebumps all over it, she instantly did not want to look anymore. Turning around, she ran off to find Zhang Liuzhen.
She had only come to show off. She had not come to eat dog food, much less such cloying dog food.
"Temple Master Wang wants to pass down teachings to me?" Zhang Liuzhen looked utterly astonished.
Pan Yun urged, "Do you want to learn? Say the word."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Liuzhen solemnly bowed to Pan Yun and said in a deep voice, "Thank you!"
Pan Yun waved a hand dismissively. "We disciples of Mount Sanqing are broad-minded. When passing down the Dao, we care only