52: Get the servant "Shadow"!

The afternoon sun shone on the steps in front of Cijing Palace.

Wen Qin, who was sitting there, was wide-eyed and flushed, listening to the sounds coming from inside.

Her expression was as if her worldview had been shattered.

"No way..."

"Elder Chen seems so proper and polite on the surface, but these sounds actually..."

Wen Qin wondered if the two of them had taken some kind of medicine.

Listening to these sounds.

She was afraid Nanzhi wouldn't be able to breathe and would die in the midst of this bliss.

"Master."

Suddenly, a respectful voice came.

Wen Qin followed the sound and saw Mu Xianyan, wearing a pure white robe, holding a stack of pastries, smiling at her from outside the barrier of the Cijing small courtyard.

"Master, I've come out of seclusion! I even brought you your favorite peach blossom crisps!"

Under the warm sun, her smile was exceptionally sweet.

Wen Qin looked back at Cijing Palace behind her, then lightly tapped, letting her precious disciple in.

Holding a stack of crisps, Mu Xianyan walked in cheerfully.

However, the closer she got to Cijing Palace, the slower her steps became.

It wasn't until she reached the steps that she stared at her Master with surprise mixed with three parts curiosity, her gaze clearly saying: Who is inside?

"One is the person you care about, the other... you guess?"

Wen Qin's lips curved into a smile; she didn't think her disciple could guess.

"Your Shadow?"

"No."

"Husband's beast pet?"

"No."

"Some maid?"

"Not that either."

Mu Xianyan furrowed her brows, then she suddenly seemed to understand, placing the stack of crisps she held onto the steps, and then kneeling on the spot, bowing to Wen Qin.

"Disciple understands, you want to use this question to admonish this disciple."

"As Lin Sheng's fiancée, I am unclear about his social relationships, and I don't even know what kind of women are around him; this is my negligence."

"After this, I will definitely proactively understand Lin Sheng, help him find excellent women, discern the good and bad of the women around him, and fulfill the responsibility of helping Husband propagate his lineage."

Wen Qin was slightly stunned at this.

She hadn't thought of that angle...

But she quickly reacted, pretending to be pleased, nodding and smiling: "Good, good, good, get up. I'm truly relieved that you could comprehend."

She saw Mu Xianyan stand up and bow to her again.

"Master, Husband and I haven't seen each other for a day. Please allow me to go in and express our longing for each other."

"Stop!"

Wen Qin was startled and quickly stopped her, making her sit down on the steps as well.

This girl is truly brave. Going in now, wouldn't she just be a little white sheep being bullied by a crazy big bad wolf until she cried?

"It's been a long time since we Master and disciple sat together and ate crisps. Sit down and keep Master company."

"Didn't we just eat together the day before yesterday?"

Mu Xianyan guessed that Master didn't want her to go in right now. Although she didn't know the reason, she wasn't stubborn.

Looking up at her Master, who was like a mother to her, her heart was filled with warmth. She thoughtfully picked up the largest peach blossom crisp: "Here, Master, I made these myself~"

About two incense sticks later.

When the Yin and Yang energy inside Cijing Palace gradually became peaceful, Wen Qin finally stood up and walked in with Mu Xianyan, pushing the door open.

Soon.

The two of them saw Lin Sheng sitting in the main seat of the side room.

He was wearing a simple blue sleeping robe and brewing tea there, and to the right as you entered the side room, on the bed blocked by a curtain, a graceful figure was vaguely lying.

"Want some tea?"

He was very impolite, as if he were in his own home.

Wen Qin smiled slightly and sat down in the chair directly opposite him.

"Sure."

Mu Xianyan obediently came to Lin Sheng's side, took off her boots, and climbed onto the main seat he was sitting on, which could accommodate three people. She knelt beside him with her legs together, massaging his shoulders.

"Husband~ Are you tired? Xian'er will give you a massage."

Perhaps because she had been with Wen Qin for a long time, her voice could also be soft and seductive to the point of making one's bones go numb.

Lin Sheng turned his head to look at her, seeing her stunningly beautiful face covered in a docile smile, and even a faint look of flattery appearing between her charming eyebrows.

"Cough cough."

Sensing the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere between the two, Wen Qin quickly coughed twice and immediately said: "The higher your realm, the more Yang energy you will gain each time you break through."

"If you are outside and there is no one available around you, then the matter of you cultivating the 'Hongyang Undying Scripture' might be at risk of exposure."

"So I still decided to give you the Shadow."

She clapped her hands, and a black-robed figure immediately flashed out beside her.

"From now on, she is your servant and can serve you anytime, anywhere..."

"Shadow, quickly pay respects to your new Master!"

Almost the very next second after Wen Qin finished speaking!

Plop!

The black robe knelt heavily on one knee, lowering her head, looking extremely solemn.

"Shadow! Greets Master!"

Coming from inside the black robe was a voice identical to Wen Qin's.

None of the three present were surprised.

—After all, the twin body cultivated by the forbidden cultivation technique 'Twin Shadow Body Art' was exactly the same as the cultivator themselves, including appearance, figure, voice... The difference was that it wouldn't inherit the cultivator's bloodline, cultivation techniques, cultivation level, etc.

"Alright."

Wen Qin waved her hand: "Go to your new Master."

The black-robed figure didn't react.

Everyone was taken aback.

Lin Sheng glanced at Wen Qin's slightly changed expression, smiled, and beckoned: "Come."

The black-robed figure instantly flashed to his side.

She remained in a half-kneeling posture, so Lin Sheng didn't even need to stand up to touch her head through the black robe.

"Not bad, indeed very obedient."

"Naturally, after all, I personally nurtured her."

Although she looked a little sulky, Wen Qin still took off the cold gray bone ring from her little finger and gave it to Lin Sheng.

"This is her usual dwelling. Wear it, and you can summon her anytime, no matter where you go."

"Okay."

After putting on the bone ring, Lin Sheng reached out and summoned the Shadow back into the bone ring.

In the original plotline, she was also a tragic figure, extremely loyal since being inexplicably created.

She had no desires.

Her only preference was to watch excitement, to stay in crowded places.

However, because there had been instances of twin shadow bodies 'devouring their masters', Wen Qin always harbored a trace of wariness towards her.

Later, Wen Qin sent her to assassinate the heavily injured Ye Liufeng. She was only attracted by a novel fire performance in a bustling market for a few breaths, causing Ye Liufeng to accidentally discover her and escape in time.

After returning.

Wen Qin believed she 'intentionally reminded the enemy to escape', believing she had selfish motives, and immediately twisted her neck on the spot.