After the teleportation was completed, the fog dissipated. Once he became more clear headed, Yan Jin uneasily tried to pull his hand away from Shen Zhixian’s grasp. In fact, he’d never had such intimate contacts with other people before.
Immediately, Shen Zhixian vigilantly tightened his hold. He was a little angry that this tool would unabashedly play such a trick, and he was also annoyed with himself. Knowing that Yan Jin was reborned with hatred in his heart, why was he so unprepared?
Shen Zhixian thought about it and resolutely decided that he’d been led astray by the man’s beauty.
From the beginning up to now, Yan Jin had been silent. At this moment, he stood motionless, looking straight ahead without any expressions on his face, his lips pressed tightly together.
Shen Zhixian stood next to him and stared at his profile.
At a glance, this was indeed the protagonist he’d fancied. When he was reading the book, he thought that the protagonist was very handsome, just from the description alone. Now, looking at the actual person, he still looked great at 360 degrees, with no imperfections to be seen. This was his favorite type.
Knowing that his master was staring at him, Yan Jin couldn’t stand it anymore. He turned his head slightly and said in a low voice, “Master..”
He hesitated, then turned his gaze down pointedly to their fastened hands. “Hands…”
Shen Zhixian calmly continued to look at him. Noticing that Yan Jin’s five fingers were a little stiff and that he looked overwhelmed, Shen Zhixian casually said, “What’s the matter? I’m just holding your hand.”
He focused his gaze on Yan Jin’s tight jaw and let out a small laugh, saying lightly, “The Master and disciple are of one mind and has the same goal. A’Jin will not abandon Master, right?”
Yan Jin’s throat moved but he did not answer.
The experience that came with spending four years with Shen Zhixian clearly told him that he was angry.
As soon as Shen Zhixian was angry, he would laugh, smiling easily and peacefully. His eyebrows would rise slightly, his lips tipped up in a somewhat mocking smile. The whole person obviously looked elegant and calm, but it made people feel cold and set their hairs on end.
He’d treated Sect Leader Song like this, Yan Shen like this, and other people who had angered him like this.
But, it seemed that…this was the first time that Shen Zhixian was truly angry with him.
In the past, Shen Zhixian had always been lenient with him, indulgently so.
Yan Jin suddenly had a strange, indescribable feeling in his heart. In the past few years, Shen Zhixian could be said to have been too good to him, almost completely in line with the “master” that he’d longed for in his childhood.
As someone who’d been wandering alone in the cold world for so long, he’d always treated warmth like a treasure. Late at night, Yan Jin would repeatedly tell himself to cherish the present and forget the nightmare. But, somehow, he could never do it.
Whenever he’d determined to do so, there would always be a cold and deep voice tempting him in a dream, telling him to do whatever he wanted, to destroy the world.
Then, he would suddenly awakened, sweating coldly, his heart pounding, as if he was swaying between life and death. The little unwillingness and hatred were like a gangrene spreading deep within the bones. Just peel a little away and it would immediately re-grow to entangle him once more.
“…A’Jin? Did you hear my question?” Shen Zhixian’s smile became more and more kind. “Do you want to stand here with Master until we grow old?”
Yan Jin looked back at him, realizing that he’d been lost in thought for a while. He hadn’t even heard the first half of Shen Zhixian’s words. For the first time, he seemed to be at a loss about what to do or say.
“Master….” Yan Jan didn’t know what Shen Zhixian had asked and merely softly said, “The formation only limits spiritual force and isolates the person within from the outside world. After five days, the teleportation formation would start again and you would be able to go out.”
This time, he actually didn’t want to use a fierce hand to calculate Shen Zhixian. In the end, he still remembered in his heart the various cares that Shen Zhixian had shown him over the years.
He couldn’t forget the nightmare, but he still thought about how well Shen Zhixian had treated him in the past few years. He finally decided on a compromise: trapping Shen Zhixian for a few days so he would be able to quietly leave, forcibly cutting off their relationship.
Unfortunately, it failed.
Five days.
Yan Jin was thinking deeply on his end. But, on this end, Shen Zhixian was pondering the number of days. Five days was neither too long nor too short. Even if he had no spiritual power, as long as he acted cautiously, it shouldn’t be too difficult to stay alive.
It seemed that this little cub hadn’t completely lost his conscience to the point of deceiving the teacher to destroy the ancestors.
He was just about to ask Yan Jin if he recalled where the formation was so they could alter it and return. But, Yan Jin’s next sentence killed this hope.
“The place where Master originally stood was linked to a safe place without monsters. But, now, this disciple don’t know where we are.”
Shen Zhixian: “……”
Shen Zhixian silently looked around. The surrounding trees were dense and lush, and the area looked as if they were still on Shilian Mountain. However, he didn’t know which peak it was or how far away they were from the modified formation.
After Yan Jin said his long sentence, he became silent once more. Shen Zhixian took a deep breath to calm himself. “Fourth Elder usually comes to Fifth Peak every few days. When that happens…”
Fourth Martial Uncle would discover that he wasn’t there and would surely start looking for him.
Yan Jin lowered his gaze. “Yesterday, this disciple met Fourth Elder and told him that, after you finished with Shilian Mountain, you plan to go into seclusion for as long as half a month or at least ten days.”
Shen Zhixian, “……”
Yan Jin once again added, “At that time, Third Elder was also there. Third Elder said that they won’t disturb you for a while.”
Shen Zhixian, “……..”
Shen Zhixian was extremely angry. He smiled over clenched teeth. “You really plan well, didn’t you?”
With his expression slightly cold, Shen Zhixian continued to hold Yan Jin’s hand as he considered their current position, then he dragged him forward.
However, he hadn’t walked for more than two quarters of an hour before his stomach began to growl with hunger. Without spiritual power, he would naturally be like an ordinary person and be incapable of abstaining from eating. Moreover, he’d gotten up late this morning and didn’t have time to eat.
Therefore, he was even more annoyed that he would have to listen to his bodily needs.
He finally released the hand that he’d been clinging to and threatened lightly, “A’Jin, if you cause this kind of upheaval again, Master will drive you out.”
“…..” Yan Jin, who’d just taken a few steps forward, suddenly stopped to look back Shen Zhixian thoughtfully.
Shen Zhixian immediately regained his senses, realizing that he shouldn’t treat this disciple with common sense. He resolutely repented. “I said it wrong. Let me start over. A’Jin, if you did this kind of thing again, don’t even think about leaving this master’s tutelage for the rest of your life.”
Yan Jin was silent for a moment, then he turned around to busy himself with picking fruits and gathering dead woods. Once done, he killed a big rabbit that was just recently released and hadn’t fully understood the situation yet.
Since they couldn’t use spells, they found a mountain spring by following the sound of water. Shen Zhixian tried to take out items from his space storage bag but realized that he had no spiritual power and wouldn’t be able to open it. Therefore, he could only sit down and start tossing the pile of woods together.
Meanwhile, Yan Jin went to the mountain spring to clean the rabbit.
He’d done these things many times in the past. Although he hadn’t done it in a few years, he was still very familiar with the process and quickly cleaned the rabbit. As a result, when he carried in the rabbit, Shen Zhixian was still stressing over the pile of dry wood.
Before Shen Zhixian transmigrated, he had a variety of convenient kitchen utensils, such as a gas stove and an induction cooker. After transmigrating, there were disciples to serve him. Therefore, he had never done this kind of thing before.
Without seasoning the taste was rather bland, but fortunately, the meat was delicious. Yan Jin’s cooking technique was very good. Not bad at all.
Shen Zhixian finished a rabbit leg, followed by another piece of meat, before becoming completely full. The rest of the rabbit ended up falling into Yan Jin’s stomach instead.
Once they had enough to eat and drink, they would have to locate the formation and leave as soon as possible. Doing so would result in them suffering less.
Afterward, they didn’t know how long they’d walked or how far they’d gone. Finally, they saw that the mountain shrubbery and forest had fallen back to display the edge of a cliff.
They’d been walking for a long time. Shen Zhixian was breathing hard, and his heart was pounding. He stopped, frowned, and then coughed a few time. His voice was a little a hoarse as he said, “Wait a moment.”
At this time, in this place, if he had a heart attack, he would be killed.
Shen Zhixian reached into his sleeve and took out a small jade bottle. Fortunately, he was afraid that he wouldn’t have time to flip through his storage bag. Earlier, he’d picked out a bottle of medicine and brought it out with him.
Shen Zhixian pulled off the lid and was about to pour out a pill to eat, when suddenly, he caught site of something from the corner of his eyes. His facial expression changed as he dropped the jade bottle and pulled Yan Jin aside. “Be careful!”
An adult gray snake as thick as a man’s arm suddenly flew down from the nearby tree, landing directly where Jan Yin had been standing.
Shen Zhixian recognized this snake. Although it looked very inconspicuous, it was actually not very shy. It liked to coil on tree branches. When it meets a prey, it would rise up and move with extreme speed and strength. With a full blow, it would even knock down a hardwood tree a diameter in foot!
If this snake had managed to hit Yan Jin, who currently had no spiritual protection, it would probably strike a hole in him!
Fortunately, Yan Jin also responded extremely fast, almost completely pulling his sword out nearly at the same moment that Shen Zhixian spoke. He immediately realized what was happening and slashed his sword without hesitation.
The gray snack was cut in two at the waist. However, it created a resulting pulse that forced Yan Jin, who had no spiritual power, to take a few steps back. Even his sword was shaken.
Shen Zhixian’s expression twisted. He instinctively rushed toward Yan Jin and managed to grab his hand by the cliff’s edge.
Yan Jin dangled dangerously at the edge of the cliff, which was so smooth that there was hardly anything to provide purchase for Yan Jin to climb back up. He could only rely on Shen Zhixian’s hand.
The gray snake hadn’t died yet. The snake’s head twisted continuously, it’s smelly blood saturating the ground underneath. It twisted so much that it had practically rolled on top of Shen Zhixian.
Shen Zhixian watched from the corner of his eyes as the snake came closer and closer. In the next moment, the snake’s twisting body knocked against the small jade bottle, immediately sending it rolling toward the cliff’s edge!
On one side was the medicine that could prevent a heart attack and protect his life. On the other side was Yan Jin, who was hanging precariously off the cliff.
Shen Zhixian’s pupils dilated sharply.
Whatever happens, he'll definitely try to save Yan Jin first.
– XF
Ah the fates are too cruel. Just how will they get out of this one.
I think in one part it got doubled weirdly:
Shen Zhixian had walked for a long time. He was breathing hard, and his heart was starting to palpitate. He stopped, frowning, and coughed a few time. His voice was a little
Shen Zhixian walked for a long time, there was a snack, frowning, and stopped frowning, and coughed a few times, his voice was a little husky: "Wait."
Thanks for the great translation ♥️
Thank you for letting me know. Mistake has been fixed, along with other typos. Haha. Last night, while translating, I kept falling asleep on my laptop and could barely keep my eyes opened long enough to do a decent second editing.
I know he’s going to save Yan Jin.
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter 😊😍
I'm late to the party, but thanks for the chapter!!
shen suffers so much dkdhskdndh *cries*
This way atleast now YJ will understand that the SZ from his past life is different from the one present,
it seems that “falling off the cliff” scene is really popular 😂
Truly Yan Jin planned exceedingly well