Jiang Yu glared at her: ‘I’m asking you a question! What’s wrong with you!’
Hua Ling glanced at him: ‘When did it become a rule that the sword spirit must answer the master’s questions?’
Jiang Yu snorted: ‘…If you don’t want to say, then don’t.’
Hua Ling looked at his depressed and patient expression and burst out laughing: ‘Actually, Chu Jiang and I…’
Jiang Yu’s face was still turned to the other side, but his ears immediately pricked up.
Hua Ling said, ‘We are more like a teacher and a friend. I have studied Taoism with him for a few years, and he probably takes advantage of this to give me trouble when he can.’
Jiang Yu: ‘…if you knew his identity, how could you study Taoism with him?’ Shouldn’t mortals hate to avoid this guy at first sight?
Hua Ling shook her head: ‘My master, who taught me Chinese medicine, seems to have been friends with him for a long time. In our line of work, especially in such a remote area, it is inevitable that we will encounter strange things. I have been weak since childhood, with a heavy yin energy. My master wanted to give me the ability to defend myself, so he let me learn a little bit from him.’
Jiang Yu looked her up and down: ‘You have learned this “skimpy knowledge” really well.’
Hua Ling bowed: ‘You’re welcome. You’re just so talented, there’s nothing I can do.’
Jiang Yu: ‘… He hasn’t yet learned the description “I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen such shameless people,” so he can only use the silence to express his current mood.
Hua Ling silently looks at him for a moment.
Jiang Yu: ?
Hua Ling slowly walked up to him: ‘I’ve been thinking, ever since you came out of the sword mound, you’ve been with me here in this small pharmacy, and you haven’t been able to go out and see the outside world.’
Jiang Yu said indifferently, ‘The sword spirit’s duty is to protect its master. Where you are, I am.’
Hua Ling looked at him: ‘I suddenly want to take you out for a walk, to see the present, this world. It’s very different from the era you were in before. Aren’t you curious at all?’