CHAPTER 839: CHAPTER 843: MASTER’S MIGHT (21)

The same thought inevitably arose in their hearts simultaneously: So my daughter/little sister/aunt is so powerful.....

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Luli World, Wuwei Sect

The courtyard of Li Jianfeng, which had been destroyed, is now restored to look exactly as it did before.

However, it lacked vitality and felt desolate.

What was once adorned with flowers and trees is now reduced to bare stone walls and yellow earth.

And today, this place, where no one had set foot since the master’s departure, gained a bit of life thanks to the presence of a pair of men.

Su Xuan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the courtyard, his expression distant, silent, unaware of what thoughts occupied his mind.

His previously indifferent nature now held a touch of coldness, and not even his beloved little disciple Leng Piaopiao could soften his demeanor.

Leng Piaopiao stood foolishly not too far behind Su Xuan, in pain and jealousy.

The two remained silent, and no one knew how much time passed before Leng Piaopiao could no longer hold back.

Choking a bit, she somewhat forcefully said, "Master, what is so good about her that you have remembered her for so many years. If she really cared about your feelings, she wouldn’t have disappeared for over ten years. All these years, everyone thought you were in seclusion, but in fact, you were searching for her far and wide....."

The disdain in Leng Piaopiao’s tone towards Su Li made Su Xuan uncomfortable, and he immediately said, "Shut up, she is your Master."

Leng Piaopiao: "Which Master is she...."

Before Leng Piaopiao could finish speaking, the previously still man was now only a finger’s distance from her in a flash. Before Leng Piaopiao could feel thrilled for this first close interaction since Su Li left, a loud slap turned her pretty face to the side.

Leng Piaopiao incredulously covered her blood-red cheek in extreme pain.

The master who cherished her to the core now treated her like this for another woman.

Seeing the accusing and disappointed look on his little disciple’s face, Su Xuan felt sorrowful, but still.....

He forced himself to suppress his softness and sternly emphasized, "Leng Piaopiao, have you forgotten how I taught you? She is your Master."

Leng Piaopiao still couldn’t respond to such a blow, and even as she heard Su Xuan’s words, she could only mechanically murmur, "But, you’ve never treated me like this before because of that."

Leng Piaopiao’s words left Su Xuan momentarily stunned.

If not for her reminder just now, he hadn’t noticed anything wrong with his little disciple’s attitude toward Su Li.

Isn’t she just a child?

Children often have the privilege of being indulged.

Moreover, Su Li, as an elder, should be more tolerant of younger generations.

He had always thought that since Su Li changed her temperament, she had become narrow-minded and had no tolerance for Piaopiao. It wasn’t until after Su Li left that it suddenly occurred to him that his little disciple’s attitude might indeed be the problem.

Could it be that Su Li reacted so strongly just because of such a minor issue with Piaopiao?

Su Xuan lowered his eyes in discouragement, saying, "It’s my fault for not teaching you properly, my mistake."

Yet over ten years, Su Xuan still couldn’t comprehend why Su Li behaved that way.

Seeing her master looking like this, Leng Piaopiao’s heart ached, and the previous anger towards him faded tremendously, resulting in extreme excitement as she shouted, "Master, you’re not wrong. There’s no one better than you in this world, or I wouldn’t feel...."

Leng Piaopiao suddenly fell silent, hesitated for a few seconds, then lifted her eyes with determination and blurted out, "Master, I like you. Can’t you also like me?"

"Su Li doesn’t appreciate you, but I can always be by your side."

"She even took all your possessions away....."

At first, Su Xuan was a bit confused.

Like? Of course, he liked his little disciple. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have carefully nurtured her over the years.

He had given his little disciple everything he could think of as good, so how could he not like her?

But as he listened further, even his normally calm face revealed a hint of astonishment.

His pupils constricted, utterly clueless as to when his little disciple developed such feelings for him.

Su Xuan curtly and angrily interrupted Leng Piaopiao, "Shut up, we’re master and disciple."

"Extinguish such filthy thoughts as soon as possible."

Suddenly, Su Li’s words of disdain flashed in Su Xuan’s mind: Male thieves, female prostituteness, master and disciple debauchery.

Her words were like a prophecy, as though they were a curse.

"Filthy.... Su Xuan, is this how you see me?" Leng Piaopiao was heartbroken beyond belief, staggering a few steps backward.

Despite being the disciple he once raised, seeing her in such anguish made his heart ache slightly.

Involuntarily, he stepped forward, seeing hope flash in Leng Piaopiao’s eyes, yet he steeled his heart.

Before his eyes, Su Li’s mocking face appeared.

Her beautiful eyes were sarcastically staring at him, as if to say: See, see how right I was, disgusting.

No, no, it’s not like that.

The one I love is you.

It wasn’t until after Su Li left that Su Xuan realized how much he loved her.

However, Su Li’s final look of disgust and the letter of divorce gradually became his Heart Demon.

Su Xuan suppressed his reluctance, forcibly turned his head, coldly waved his sleeve, and said facing away from Leng Piaopiao, "Go to the Contemplation Cliff and reflect. Come back when you have thought it through."

Leng Piaopiao’s tears fell one by one, and she hoarsely responded indistinctly, "Yes, disciple obeys."

Even as Leng Piaopiao walked far away, Su Xuan could still hear his little disciple’s wailing cries.

Was he wrong?

Just as he couldn’t resist, wanting to secretly follow her because he wasn’t assured, a Communication Talisman suddenly jumped out of his pocket, then burned in midair.

It was the one he left with the Su Family back then.

Something happened to the Su Family.

This time, because Su Li departed early, the master-disciple relationship between Su Xuan and Leng Piaopiao didn’t become as close as the previous life, so the talisman paper remained in his own hands.

Therefore, he was the first to know about the trouble with the Su Family.

"Daoist Lord, Daoist Lord.... something’s wrong with Lord Changli, Senior Sister Piaopiao has been taken by a Demon."

"What...." Su Xuan, who originally intended to rip open space and head straight to the Mortal World, paused his forward step, "What’s going on?"

"It’s unknown how the Demon infiltrated the sect, the aura leaked somehow, was discovered by the Sect Leader, then escaped while abducting Senior Sister Piaopiao."

The young disciple dared not hide anything, quickly explaining. In the blink of an eye, Lord Changli had vanished from his sight.

The Su Family or the disciple he had raised by hand, there was no question which was more important.

Su Xuan did not even think it through, for his actions had already made the decision.