Qin Yu had no choice but to give up the idea of exploring the reason. He would know what happened anyway, so he was not in a hurry. He continued to set off for his original destination, Zhouyuan Peak.
When he arrived at Zhouyuan Peak, the old servant who greeted Qin Yu last time came up again, “Young Master, are you here to see the Sect Master?”
“Yes.” Qin Yu nodded.
The old servant looked embarrassed, “The sect leader is still in seclusion, the young master has made this trip in vain.”
“No problem.” Qin Yu shook his head gently, “You go and do your work first, Uncle Zhao, I can walk around here by myself.”
Qin Yu has been a man with great ambitions since he was a child. The old servant who has watched him grow up knows this very well. He smiled kindly and said, “Okay, young master, just call me if you have any problems.”
Qin Yu nodded and was about to go to the back peak. At this time, the old servant who had not walked far suddenly stopped. He turned around and looked at Qin Yu. Qin Yu saw on his face the expression he had seen countless times today, he wanted to say something but stopped. However, unlike others, the old servant’s expression showed more relief and joy.
“You are…” Qin Yu hesitated to speak. Halfway through, he looked at the situation in front of him and opened his eyes in disbelief. He hurried forward, “Are you okay, Uncle Zhao?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m just too happy.” The old servant immediately raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Yes, he just cried because of excitement.
What could make him so happy? Without waiting for Qin Yu to ask questions, the old servant said to Qin Yu in a firm tone, “Young Master, don’t worry. I am different from the master. I support you!”
Support me in what? Why is everyone so strange today? Qin Yu blinked in confusion, but in the blink of an eye, the person had gone far away and he had no way to ask.
Qin Yu shook his head and went to the back peak. The back peak was still the same as before, covered in silver and it was cold. Even the sunlight could not melt it. Qin Yu turned around a little and sat down in the pavilion. He sat there for half a day, from the sun being in the sky to the rising of the bright moon.
The surroundings became increasingly quiet and the few bird calls that had originally sounded completely disappeared as night fell. Qin Yu withdrew his gaze from the pavilion, lowered his eyes and placed his elbows on the stone table, lost in thought. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over, blowing the snow off the eaves and landing on Qin Yu’s clothes.
Qin Yu was about to reach out and brush it away, when suddenly, a slender and powerful hand appeared, gently and carefully brushing the snow away for him. Qin Yu’s eyebrows immediately overflowed with smiles. He looked at the person sitting opposite him and asked jokingly, “Shouldn’t someone be in seclusion now?”
Yin Li paused and he looked at Qin Yu with a complicated expression, then he snorted coldly, “It is said that someone is entangled with the Demon Lord, and it seems that they even have a child.”
At this point, he leaned forward and stared at Qin Yu quietly, saying, “This matter is spreading like wildfire and the entire cultivation world probably knows about it. As a good master who cares about his apprentice, how can I turn a deaf ear to it and calm down during seclusion?”
Hearing this, Qin Yu realized why everyone looked strange when they saw him. It turned out to be because of this. Qin Yu looked at Yin Li, who was pouring wine for him with a gloomy face, and thought to himself, it seems that his good master may have played a bad role in the rumors, such as a ruthless person who broke up the couple. Qin Yu made this guess and immediately got a glare from Yin Li.
Tsk, it turned out to be right, Qin Yu laughed out loud.
“Very funny?” Yin Li put the cup filled with wine aside, and his voice was inarticulate.
Qin Yu put away his smile and said seriously, “It is quite funny.”
Yin Li frowned and said with a fake smile, “You want me to clean up the sect?”
“Clean it up.” Qin Yu said righteously, “Anyway, I always respect my master, I believe that my master will clean up after me.”
“That’s not necessarily true, people always have…” When his hand slipped, he looked up and saw Qin Yu pretending to be innocent. Yin Li couldn’t bear it again. He swallowed the second half of the sentence, sighed deeply and then said helplessly, “Let’s talk about business, Han Rong, my good apprentice, how are you going to deal with these rumors?”
“How to deal with it?” Qin Yu’s eyes moved, he stood up leisurely, walked to the other side, and said in a long tone, “Of course…”
“You?!” Yin Li looked at the handsome face so close, his heart trembled and he felt that something unexpected was going to happen.
Qin Yu looked at Yin Li, who looked flustered and gently curled his lips, saying meaningfully, “Of course, I will confirm it.” Then he pinched Yin Li’s chin, leaned over and kissed him.
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“Is this what you call respecting teachers?” Yin Li’s finger brushed across his red lips, his tone unkind. Qin Yu smiled and “kindly” reminded him, “Your ears are red, Master.”
As he said that, Qin Yu suddenly changed his tone, and moved close to his face again under Yin Li’s alert eyes, and continued with the previous words, “Or, do you like me to call you Xie Qiu, Jun Shi or Demon Lord?”
Yin Li suddenly opened his eyes wide. In this silent night where you could hear a pin drop, his sudden rapid breathing was particularly obvious. Qin Yu stopped talking. He sat down next to Yin Li, playing with another empty cup and quietly waited for the other party’s reaction.
After a long while, Yin Li said in a dry voice, “How did you find out?” Qin Yu told the story in general, “Then how do you know that my real identity is the Demon Lord?” Qin Yu just said how he knew that Xie Qiu, Jun Shi and Yin Li were the same person.
“It’s very simple. You still had the scent of spices on you in the study that day, which was exactly the same as Jun Shi’s. Moreover, your naming skills are really average, Xie Shiyin.”
Xie Shiyin is the real name of the Demon Lord, and the three names Xie Qiu, Yin Li and Jun Shi all come from it.
“So that’s it.” Xie Shiyin laughed, he didn’t expect the mistakes to appear in these places.
“In fact, it’s not just that.” Qin Yu continued, “Do you still remember it, Master?” He took out his natal sword and put it on the stone table.
Xie Shiyin’s eyes moved, and he stroked the sword and said, “It took me a year to forge this sword as a gift for you. How could I not remember it?”
“Didn’t the master say that you just casually picked it up?”
Xie Shiyin choked, “You remember it very clearly!”
Qin Yu said proudly, “I also know that its predecessor was Chuntu, but I learned from other places that Chuntu had been in the hands of the Demon Lord before. And it was later forged into the natal sword of your disciple, which is unbelievable no matter how you think about it.”
Qin Yu stretched out three fingers, “So after thinking about it, there are only three possibilities. One, the master stole Chuntu from the Demon Lord; two, what is written in the storybook is true, the master and the Demon Lord are a pair, and Chuntu was given to you by the other party.” Qin Yu cleared his throat, ignoring Xie Shiyin’s face that looked like a palette for a moment, and said, “Third, the master and the Demon Lord are actually the same person and Chuntu was originally in your hands.”
“Based on Master’s behavior, the second guess is ridiculous and has no possibility at all. As for the first one, even though Master has a high level of cultivation, the Demon Lord has been famous for a long time. In terms of age, Master is only a junior of the Demon Lord and your cultivation is naturally not as good as the other party’s, so stealing is even more nonsensical. Therefore, the only possibility is the third one.”
Qin Yu finished his speculation in one breath, but Xie Shiyin showed unease after hearing it.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Yu thought he should be relieved.
Unexpectedly, Xie Shiyin asked him in fear, “Do you think I’m too old?” In terms of age, Yin Li is the Demon Lord’s junior, and Qin Yu can be said to be the junior of his juniors.
Qin Yu didn’t expect Xie Shiyin to focus on this. He was angry and amused, but when he thought that his casual words made the Demon Lord, who was admired by countless people, so uneasy, he softened his heart in an instant. If he didn’t give his true heart, why would he be so afraid of such a cold-hearted person?
He embraced Xie Shiyin as he often did before and said in a gentle voice, “No, it’s not. In fact, I came to you today to fulfill my promise. Do you remember what I said last time?”
“Together for a long time.” At this time, tears had already accumulated in Xie Shiyin’s eyes.
“Yes, together for a long time.” Qin Yu lowered his head to wipe away Xie Shiyin’s tears and kissed his lips again.
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“By the way, what did you do in the confinement room at that time?” On the couch, hugging his powerless lover, Qin Yu suddenly thought of a question.
