Shen Gurong was startled.

Epidemic virus...

He suddenly remembered that when he first came to this world, the plague ghosts came all the way from Youzhou towards Liren Peak, and their goal was to banish Mu.

If it is true that Mu Ban's soul is born with the disease poison, then the weird things back then seem to make sense.

A body carrying plague poison is the best body for plague ghosts to seize.

Unless the poisonous body enters Taoism to practice.

There was a loud sound in Shen Gurong's mind.

He suddenly understood completely why Shen Fengxue would rather ban Mu and hate him, but also use countless elixirs to cleanse his muscles and cut his marrow to force Mu to join Taoism.

In the original book, Mu was relegated because he was doted on by Shen Fengxue and could not enter Taoism. Therefore, when he was six years old, his body was taken away by a plague ghost. He killed Li Suo and allowed the "curtain hook" to return to Li Genglan's hands.

It also indirectly led to Li Genglan's escape from the bone burial mound ten years later by relying on the Curtain Hook Sword and bewitching Yu Xinghe.

Shen Fengxue should have known about this, so he forcibly changed Mu's fate before Shen Gurong came.

Shen Fengxue is no longer the master who dotes on Mu Ban in the book, but has completely changed his approach. Even if he cuts off half of his Yuan Dan, he still wants Mu Ban to enter Taoism.

That's why when the plague ghost seized his body, it was because the Yuan Dan in Mu Ban's body did not completely seize his body, but simply possessed him.

Shen Gurong's mind was agitated, and he felt as if he knew something terrible.

The human-faced tree didn't know what he was shocked about, and kept saying: "Eat the fruit, eat the fruit."

Shen Gurong finally looked at the ugly fruit and said, "This fruit... can really cure the epidemic?"

The human-faced tree nodded desperately, and the leaves almost buried Shen Gurong again.

Shen Gurong raised his hand and waved away the leaves on the side, took a look at the bright and colorful fruit, and thought to himself: "I would rather believe that it exists than that it doesn't exist."

He thought about it, raised his hand, pinched one and looked at it carefully. He didn't notice any poison or strange spiritual power, so he put it in his mouth, intending to test the poison for his apprentice.

Anyway, his cultivation level is already in the Mahayana stage, so no poison can kill him.

The fruit turned into a stream of clear water and slowly slid down the throat with a slight sip, and the mind was refreshed.

The human-faced tree had been alone here for so many years and finally found someone to talk to. It was so happy that it kept shaking its head. Shen Gurong had been buried so many times that he was afraid that it would make him bald.

After waiting for a while, there was nothing unusual about the fruit, and Shen Gurong gradually felt relieved.

The sounds from the nest not far away are getting weaker and weaker.

A quarter of an hour later, there was deathly silence all around. Shen Gurong stood up directly and looked at the entrance of the lair with some anxiety.

Soon, a bloody smell came from inside. Mu Ban was covered in blood, holding the Nine Breath Sword in his hand, and came out of the lair expressionlessly.

Shen Gurong breathed a subtle sigh of relief.

But for some reason, Shen Gurong's heart beat violently when he saw Mu Ban's eyes as cold as a knife and the aura that inexplicably calmed his mind.

This time, it was even more powerful than the previous one. Shen Gurong almost felt that his heart was going to jump out of his mouth.

"It's terrible." Shen Gurong thought, covering his heart, "Is it because of the Taoist couple's contract? Why do I feel that Mu's relegation is so..."

...is it good-looking and seductive?

The human-faced tree glanced at him and said, "Are you Taoists?"

When Shen Gurong heard this, he immediately denied it: "No."

The Human Face Tree looked at his somewhat red cheeks and didn't know why he wanted to deny it, so he had to keep silent.

Only then did Shen Gurong realize that he was going to terminate the contract with Mu Ban. He lowered his eyes and accidentally saw a circle of bruises on his wrist, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

He patted the face tree and said, "Hey, do me a favor."

The human-faced tree had never been so needed by anyone before, so it nodded immediately.

Shen Gurong struggled to pull himself out of the pile of dead leaves. When he saw Mu Ban walking towards him gradually, he lowered his head in embarrassment.

"No, I still can't look at it directly."

Mu Ban got an opportunity from the lair and quickly went out to find the Master. However, when he was about to walk in front of the Master, he suddenly saw two vines stretching out from the quiet tree behind the Master, and grabbed him. Shen Gurong's wrist pulled his whole body back.

Shen Gurong's hands were roughly tied and trapped on the tree.

Mu Ban's pupils shrank suddenly, and the scarlet dilated pupils that had finally dissipated spread instantly. He held the sword with a cold expression and rushed forward, slashing the vine with one sword.

But in the next moment, the vines were not damaged at all, but they almost shocked Jiuxi and made him feel confused.

Mu Ban was startled.

Shen Gurong lowered his eyes slightly, wondering if he had fainted. He was leaning against a tree with his hands tied, and circles of scratches could be clearly seen on his wrists, which was particularly dazzling.

Mu Ban reacted very quickly, abandoned his sword, rushed forward, grabbed Shen Gurong's slender waist, held him in his arms, and used all his strength to break off the vines on his hands.

But just as his hand touched the vines, the vines that had been tightly entangled completely loosened up. Shen Gurong's body limply fell into Mu Ban's arms.

Mu Ban was stunned for a moment.

Before he could react, he heard Shen Gurong secretly cheering: "I succeeded!"

Mu exclaimed that something was wrong, and was about to withdraw his hand and push Shen Gurong away, when he saw Shen Gurong, who should have been "sleeping", suddenly opened his eyes, with anger flashing in his eyes that wanted to expel him from the school.

Mu Ban: "..."

His master actually plotted against him!

In order to understand the contract and be willing to go to this step, Mu Ban knew that he had underestimated his master's ability to cause trouble.

Shen Gurong was hugged tightly by Mu Ban at this time, and his waist was tightly clasped by his arms. The two were close to each other, breathing intertwined, and both could see each other's long eyelashes.

Shen Gurong had been planning to expel him from the school, but when he saw Mu's relegated eyes, he suddenly froze.

Then, the heart began to beat wildly again.

Shen Gurong held on to his last shred of consciousness, refused the temptation of being relegated to a pastor, and dryly said the words he had prepared: "How dare you offend Master, Master..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mu Ban, who was still strong enough to hold him, suddenly lost strength in his legs and fell directly to the ground with him.

Shen Gurong was caught off guard and fell down. Fortunately, there were layers of dead leaves on the ground, so it didn't hurt much if he was hit by it.

The two of them just kept hugging each other and fell on the dead leaves. Their white hair and black hair were intertwined with each other on the yellow branches and leaves, looking inexplicably charming and ambiguous.

Mu Ban closed his eyes tightly and looked in pain, as if he had been seriously injured and had fallen asleep.

Shen Gurong: "..."

I, I haven't finished speaking yet.

Wake up.

Another great opportunity was missed.

Shen Gurong hates.

***

When Mu Ban woke up again, he felt as if his master was whispering and cursing in his ears.

"If you fainted sooner or later, you fainted at this time. Did you do it on purpose?"

"I'm so mad at you, so mad at me!"

"If he wakes up and I have another attack, wouldn't it be more hypocritical? After all, they are trying to save me."

"I...I don't seem to be right. He was injured, and I still plotted against him."

Mu Ban: "..."

After hearing Shen Gurong's few words, Mu Ban took all the blame on himself and couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.

He slowly opened his eyes, sat up with his arms propped up, and found that they were still under the tree.

Shen Gurong was squatting aside and closing his eyes to "meditate". He opened his eyes when he heard the sound and said calmly: "Are you awake?"

Mu Ban found that the blood-stained clothes on his body had been changed, and he was now wrapped in his master's white clothes. His master was probably afraid of getting dirty, so he also changed his body.

Mu Ban stood up, gathered his clothes, nodded and said, "Thank you, Master."

Shen Gurong: "Humph."

Mu Ban: "?"

Still angry?

While he was still thinking, he heard Shen Gurong say: "What do you do to be so tall? I almost died from exhaustion by changing my clothes."

Mu Ban: "..."

After Shen Gurong complained, he knew that he was being unreasonable, so he didn't say much. He handed the fruit wrapped in dead leaves to Mu Ban and said, "Eat."

Seeing this, Mu Ban didn't even ask, he just took it, pinched it and stuffed it into his mouth.

Shen Gurong saw his completely unguarded look of trust in her, and was stunned for a moment before turning his head unnaturally.

The feeling of being unconditionally trusted was like a warm current flowing through his limbs. He finally understood why when he trusted the human-faced tree just now, the human-faced tree swayed as if it had been hit by a violent storm.

Now he also wants to sway back and forth and raise his toes.
To be continued...