The fake Lin Yan lowered his head, watching the white medicinal powder Feng Qishi sprinkled on his wound. He said, "Master, I'm not being difficult. I just don't want to embarrass you because of me."
"Disciple, you only bit your own flesh. It definitely won't leave a scar."
"Master, it hurts."
"..." Feng Qishi didn't want to deal with the fake Lin Yan, so he plugged the small bottle's opening with a stopper, put it back in his sleeve, and stood up.
The fake Lin Yan paused, looking up at Feng Qishi. "Master, where are you going?"
Feng Qishi: "Since you're injured, you should rest here. I'll go outside and take a look."
"Master, am I not your disciple?" The fake Lin Yan finally couldn't hold back.
Following the movement, Feng Qishi withdrew his foot that was about to step out. He feigned confusion and looked at the fake Lin Yan who had asked the question, saying, "Disciple, do you know what I hate the most?"
The fake Lin Yan’s eyes flickered. "Master, what do you want to say?"
Feng Qishi: "What do you think I want to say?"
"You hate me?" the fake Lin Yan guessed.
Feng Qishi: "You are my disciple, how could I hate you."
"Then..." The fake Lin Yan was confused by Feng Qishi's question. "Then what do you mean?"
"It means nothing. The tea in the pot is lukewarm. Drink it," Feng Qishi said, pointing to the teapot on the table.
The fake Lin Yan was bewildered.
Feng Qishi turned and walked towards the door without another word.
The fake Lin Yan worried that Feng Qishi might see through him. He stopped being difficult, turned his head to look at the layer of white medicinal powder on his wound, and thought, "It seems I'll have to find a way to destroy this bite mark myself."
As he thought this, he decided to figure it out tomorrow, for he worried that if it healed, Feng Qishi might want to examine it, which would surely expose him.
Outside the temple.
Feng Qishi stopped by the well, sighing as he thought about his repeated rejections of the fake Lin Yan inside the temple. He then thought about Lin Yan, his heart sinking. He turned back towards the temple door and asked, "Disciple, I'm going to buy some food. What do you want?"
Hearing this, the fake Lin Yan was not startled. He calmly put down his teacup, turned his head to look at Feng Qishi, and said, "Master, I'm not hungry."
"Not hungry, so you won't eat."
"Yes, I don't want to eat. My wound hurts so much I don't feel like eating." The fake Lin Yan, with a sliver of hope, tried to use a pity ploy to get Feng Qishi to heal him.
Because of this bite mark, every day it remained would bring him closer to a crisis.
Feng Qishi could tell that the fake Lin Yan had a problem, but thinking of Lin Yan, he suppressed his annoyance. He stepped over the threshold and walked gracefully behind the fake Lin Yan. "Give me your injured arm."
"Master," the fake Lin Yan feigned confusion, looking up at Feng Qishi. "Aren't you going to buy food?"
"I can't just watch you suffer, can I? Give it to me." Feng Qishi extended his hand.
Following this, the fake Lin Yan, inwardly delighted, offered his arm with the bite mark to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi: "I will relieve your pain shortly." Saying this, he began to cast a spell.
The fake Lin Yan lowered his head, watching Feng Qishi's hand gestures, and a smile curved his lips. "...."
On the street.
Xiao Zeng followed Xie Xin, feeling completely uneasy.
Xie Xin, seeing Xiao Zeng's discomfort, immediately put an arm around his shoulder and said, "Don't think about it. Eat something, perhaps you can recall her good points."
Xiao Zeng lowered his head. "I'm not thinking about her. I just feel extremely awkward."
Hearing this, Xie Xin intentionally glanced at Xiao Zeng's attire and smiled. "I can understand. If I were to become a man, I would feel awkward walking around too."
"It's good that you understand," Xiao Zeng replied, still with his head down.
Xie Xin continued to stare at Xiao Zeng and said, "I think it's better if you lift your head."
"I won't."
"Why?"
"My face hasn't changed. If I lift my head, people will definitely be shocked when they see me. So, for everyone's sake," Xiao Zeng shook his head, "I can't lift my head."
"You brat, so selfless," Xie Xin chuckled.
Xiao Zeng: "If it weren't for remembering Mu Anxiao's kindness, I wouldn't have come out with you."
"I know. Then let's go to that wonton shop up ahead. Feng Qishi told me Mu Anxiao likes wontons."
"Alright."
Seeing Xiao Zeng agree, Xie Xin smiled and led him towards the wonton shop not far away.
At the same time, the wolf demon, with Lin Yan, stopped at the place where Xiao Zeng and Xie Xin had just been. Without regard for the surrounding gazes, he asked, "How is it?" He steadied Lin Yan's arm.
Lin Yan: "Much better. He's not around here anymore."
"You can feel it?"
"Yes." The fake Lin Yan took a deep breath and said, "This feeling is truly unpleasant."
"You say, what exactly does that guy want to do?"
"Be clearer." Lin Yan didn't understand these messy affairs, so he half-understood the wolf demon's words.
"I mean, why did he choose you specifically?"
"Perhaps it's because my master is Feng Qishi."
"Isn't his enemy Mu Anxiao? He has no reason to choose..."
"I don't know much about what's going on here. All I hope for now is that Master can get rid of that imposter quickly." Lin Yan interrupted.
"Alright, it's pointless for me to guess here. Rather than that, I'd rather not guess." As the wolf demon spoke, his gaze inadvertently fell upon a man in black observing them from the crowd. He frowned. "Hey, who is that?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan followed the wolf demon's gaze to the man in black and said, "I don't know. He seems to be looking at you." He glanced at the wolf demon.
"Exactly, why is he looking this way?"
"Perhaps he knows you." Lin Yan said, staring openly at the man in black.
"Perhaps."
"Let's go take a look," Lin Yan suggested.
Hearing this, the wolf demon turned and glanced at Lin Yan. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Alright, let's go take a look." He then walked ahead.
Following this, Lin Yan followed his steps.
Over there.
The man in black watched Lin Yan and the wolf demon approaching him silently. He frowned, then turned and walked away.
However, the wolf demon never let go of a locked-on prey. So, as the man in black turned to leave, he said, "You find a place to stay first, I..."
"I'll go with you."
"I fear it's a trap."
"One more me means one more strength. Let's go." Lin Yan was full of confidence.
The wolf demon couldn't dissuade Lin Yan, so he could only nod, and then he and Lin Yan stepped forward together to chase the man in black.
Minutes later.
The wolf demon caught up with the man in black, then reached out and grabbed his arm. After deliberately forcing him to stop, he asked, "Who are you?"
The man in black did not turn his head. He smiled and said, "I knew you would chase me." As he spoke, he glanced at the wonton shop nearby.
The wolf demon did not follow the man in black's gaze to the wonton shop. Instead, he continued to stare at him and said, "You knew, yet you still left."
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Chapter 1 The Beginning