TMS Chapter 51

Qin Yu turned his head and looked behind him. After seeing the situation behind him clearly, he slightly raised his lips. It was Jun Shi and Su Zian.

His guess came true. Qin Yu looked at the embarrassed Su Zian and thought to himself that he was indeed reborn.

In fact, when he first saw Su Zian in Qiying Hall, Qin Yu had doubts in his heart, because Su Zian’s performance at that time was really inconsistent with his usual understanding of him. In Qin Yu’s memory, Su Zian has always been noble and never disdained to lower his head, let alone knock his head and bleed in front of everyone, which is completely contrary to his character.

Later, when Qin Yu heard the servant say that Su Zian often came to Wanghan Peak to look for him, this suspicion further intensified. He asked the servant to tell him his whereabouts, because he also had some tentative intentions. As a result, Su Zian actually followed him in. Now Qin Yu was completely sure that his suspicion was not wrong.

Because, at this time in his previous life, Su Zian had not yet practiced fasting and was not qualified to enter the Nine-Layer Secret Realm. Even though all the anomalies can be explained by coincidence, when all kinds of coincidences and accidents are piled together, it is definitely not a simple coincidence, so Su Zian must be reborn.

But what’s more interesting is that, a gleam of light flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes, after Su Zian was reborn, he not only did not look for Chi Huai, but instead kept pestering himself, the “sinner”. Did he already know something, or to put it more deeply, was his death caused by Chi Huai?

If so, Qin Yu sneered in his heart, this can be used well.

Although it seems that a long time has passed, it is actually just a blink of an eye. In the eyes of Su Zian and Jun Shi, Qin Yu was just stunned for a moment, and then he said calmly, “Why are you here?”

Jun Shi raised the corners of his lips and took a step forward. Just as he was about to answer, he looked up and found that Qin Yu’s eyes were not on him, but on the young man in front of him. Noticing this, Jun Shi’s fingers trembled slightly, and his eyebrows unconsciously frowned.

“I…” Su Zian looked up at Qin Yu. He had thought of countless excuses for himself before, but under Qin Yu’s cold eyes, his mind was empty in an instant and he couldn’t think of a single excuse. Noticing that Qin Yu’s eyes were becoming more and more ruthless, Su Zian was anxious and said immediately, “I heard that the secret realm was open, so I came here.”

“Then you are really brave, rushing to die.” These words were not said by Qin Yu, but by Jun Shi. At this time, he had come to Qin Yu’s side, and naturally he could sense that Su Zian was only at the foundation-building level.

Looking at Jun Shi standing side by side with Qin Yu, Su Zian’s body froze, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by something and he couldn’t breathe at all. He stared at this harmonious picture and was extremely angry, and he also felt that the position next to Qin Yu should have been his. In fact, as soon as Jun Shi appeared, Su Zian had a sense of crisis that he didn’t know where it came from, and what the other party said to him was especially disgusting to Su Zian. How could someone be so vicious?

“Dao Jun.” Su Zian subconsciously turned his head to look at Qin Yu, with a delicate expression, hoping that Qin Yu would support him like before. As a result, Qin Yu only glanced at Jun Shi lightly and there was not only no reprimanding look in his eyes, but also a hint of playfulness and an unconscious tenderness.

On the contrary, except for Qin Yu looking at him twice when he asked at the beginning, he didn’t care about him at all.

Master never used to be like this! Su Zian’s pupils shrank, and then he lowered his head, his expression dazed. With this scene just now, he really felt that this was not the previous life anymore and Qin Yu would no longer stand up for him everywhere…

Qin Yu looked at Jun Shi’s slightly depressed lips and laughed in his heart. It turned out that he would say such a harsh word, which surprised him. However, Qin Yu turned his gaze to Su Zian who lowered his head inexplicably and thought to himself, but Jun Shi was not wrong. He had already thought about how to deal with Su Zian. Even if he would not let him die this time, he would make him lose a layer of skin.

After making up his mind, Qin Yu rubbed his fingertips slightly and asked, “Su Zian, does Yu Sheng know that you came to the secret realm?”

Su Zian looked up suddenly when he heard this. Of course, he didn’t know about Yu Sheng, but he had left a bad impression on Qin Yu before. If he told the truth, it would definitely make him have a worse impression of him, so Su Zian gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t worry, Master Yu knows.”

After that, Su Zian stared at Qin Yu closely. When he noticed that the other party’s thin lips moved slightly and seemed to be about to ask some more questions, he thought it was not good, and hurriedly spoke before Qin Yu and changed the subject, “Master, who is the young man next to you?”

Jun Shi didn’t like the way Su Zian looked at Qin Yu, so he turned the tables as he shot a cold gaze straight at Su Zian, “I should be the one asking you this question, who are you?” Su Zian was startled by him and took a step back. Seeing this, Jun Shi curled his lips and said sarcastically, “Coward.”

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. Today, Jun Shi seemed to be holding back a lot of anger, like a small animal with its hair standing up all over its body, which made him want to stroke its hair. So Qin Yu glanced at Su Zian and patiently explained to Jun Shi, “He is Su Zian, a disciple of Tianyan Sect.” He stopped talking after that. If Su Zian had not stated the previous question again, he might have directly ignored that Su Zian was the one who asked the question first.

“He is someone I met in the secret realm. He is my…friend.” Qin Yu explained to Su Zian.

Friend, Jun Shi instantly felt his heartbeat speed up and his mood gradually became complicated. But no matter how he perceived this word, he was particularly pleased with Qin Yu’s different treatment.

With a little joy, Jun Shi put his fist in front of his lips, cleared his throat gently and said to Su Zian, “My last name is Pei, you can call me Senior Pei.”

Pei? Qin Yu turned to look at Jun Shi, with some unspeakable emotions in his expression, but Jun Shi didn’t notice it. He just saw that Qin Yu didn’t seem to intend to reveal his identity in front of others, so he made up a surname that sounded good.

Qin Yu didn’t think it was a big deal, but in Su Zian’s opinion, Jun Shi’s behavior was clearly that of a condescending show-off, and unwillingness swept through his body again. Covered by the hem of his sleeves, he clenched his fists and thought, what step did he go wrong in? Why was the master so indifferent to him, why were there people around him that he had never seen before, could it be that everything would change after rebirth?

Su Zian fell into self-pity for a while. He felt that there was nothing more chilling than Qin Yu’s indifference at the moment, but when he heard Qin Yu asking him to leave the Nine-Layer Secret Realm immediately, he realized that things could be worse.

“Why?” Su Zian asked Qin Yu in a sharp voice why he asked him to leave.

Qin Yu sneered and said, “Su Zian, with your current cultivation level, you are extremely lucky to be able to survive in the secret realm safely until now. It is hard to say whether you will have such luck in the future. For the sake of safety, leaving here quickly is the best choice.”

“I am not afraid of danger. Besides, you can protect me.” Su Zian immediately mobilized all his energy to refute Qin Yu’s reason. However, judging from the sudden gloomy faces of Qin Yu and Jun Shi, the effect was quite poor.

Jun Shi said coldly, “Let A’Rong protect you? Su Zian, who do you think you are? Or do you think A’Rong is here to play in the secret realm?”

A’Rong? It turns out that the relationship between the master and this man has become so good. But Su Zian no longer had the energy to think about this problem. What he had to do now was to quickly clarify himself, “Sorry, Dao Jun, I didn’t mean that…”

“I think you did!” Jun Shi crossed his arms and looked like he was speaking up for Qin Yu.

Hearing Jun Shi’s words, Su Zian became even angrier and shouted directly at Qin Yu, “Dao Jun, I really didn’t. Don’t listen to his nonsense. I was rude before…” Su Zian talked a lot, and started to cry in the middle of his speech, making it impossible to hear what he was saying.

“Enough!” Qin Yu was annoyed and interrupted him directly, then rubbed his eyebrows and asked, “Su Zian, are you determined to stay here?” Su Zian sniffed, “Yes, and I want to follow Dao Jun.”

“You…” Jun Shi wanted to mock him again, but seeing Qin Yu look at him, he swallowed his words again, he thought to himself that he should let Qin Yu decide for himself.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yu did not reject Su Zian directly, but asked him if he had really made up his mind. This made Jun Shi look at him thoughtfully. Finally, after Su Zian’s repeated promises, Qin Yu nodded and agreed, and Su Zian breathed a sigh of relief. He did not notice the fleeting smile on Qin Yu’s lips. Su Zian, this is the path you chose, you can’t blame others.

Since Su Zian started following Qin Yu on the road, Jun Shi seemed to have completely changed. He pestered Qin Yu all day long, calling him A’Rong, and his voice was so gentle that people couldn’t help but wonder if he had some other ideas about Qin Yu. The person here refers to Su Zian.

There were several times when Su Zian wanted to ask Jun Shi directly, but when he saw his cold expression and the possible ridicule he might face, he held back and kept missing the days in Wanghan Peak in his previous life, when Qin Yu only had eyes for him and only loved him.

Yes, Su Zian knew that Qin Yu loved him a long time ago, after all, he was not stupid. But so what? Anyway, he didn’t love him, anyway, he knew Qin Yu wouldn’t dare to say it and he could get more benefits by doing so, so why not? But now, Su Zian closed his eyes and recalled Qin Yu’s present life’s gaze, he couldn’t see any love in it. He regretted it and wished that everything in front of him was just a dream, and when he woke up, Qin Yu was waiting for him to return home at the Moon-Lan House on Wanghan Peak.

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A few days later, the three finally arrived at the residence of the Jiuchong Patriarch. Even though a long time had passed, looking at the endless buildings, it seemed that the former glory could still be seen, but now they were all broken and desolate.

Qin Yu looked up at the gray sky, observed the surroundings and then stepped forward to push open the heavy stone door and said, “We should be the first wave to arrive, let’s go in.” Jun Shi nodded and followed him. Su Zian followed suit, but he was stopped by Qin Yu after taking two steps. “You stay here.”

Su Zian looked confused. Qin Yu said, “What is the situation inside? Is it dangerous? I don’t know. If something really happens, I can’t guarantee that I can save you in time. In short, it’s safest for you to stay outside.” Qin Yu’s words were very clear and Su Zian couldn’t find a reason to refute, so he could only nod to show his agreement, and then watched Qin Yu and Jun Shi walk in together.

After entering the door, what came into view was a dim corridor. The two walked in it. There was no other sound except the sound of footsteps. It was a bit quiet for a while. Jun Shi broke the silence first, “You care about Su Zian.” Qin Yu smiled but didn’t answer. Seeing that he didn’t want to talk more, Jun Shi changed the question and apologized, “A’Rong, do you find me annoying these days?” He has said too much these days.

“A’Rong?” Unexpectedly, Qin Yu paid attention to this matter. Jun Shi was so angry that he wanted to laugh. He didn’t know whether to say he was slow or sharp. He had called him A’Rong for many days and he didn’t see him have any questions. Why can he ask it now? Is it because Su Zian is not here?! Jun Shi became more and more angry, but he still told the truth about the reason for his doing so, “I just wanted to stimulate Su Zian at the beginning.” Then he got addicted to calling him.

“Oh.” Qin Yu nodded, and then replied no. Jun Shi realized at once that he was answering his previous question and joy immediately surged in his heart, and his anger disappeared. He excitedly talked about another matter, “By the way, what did you do during the time I didn’t leave the underground cave? You were waiting for me in the forest?”

Qin Yu didn’t intend to hide it from him and said directly, “I met someone, a very interesting person.”

“Who?” Jun Shi suddenly felt a sense of crisis and stopped immediately.

On the other side, Su Zian listened to the shrill cry of the jackdaw and thought, wait a while, when the master is far away, I will go in. If there is danger, isn’t that better?