Tainted Heart | Cultivation World Series 3 (BL)

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Chapter 12

The sun was already down and the moon above was already bright; it was already midnight, but Lian Ren was just sitting on a bamboo chair beside Shao Ling's bed, leaning on the back of the chair while crossing his hands as he stared at Shao Ling, who was in a deep sleep. It has been seven hours since they arrived at the Yun Sect, and Shao Ling was checked by the doctor, but Lian Ren can't seem to sleep.

He can't just sleep with Shao Ling near his presence; more that there is only one tiny bed in his small pavilion that could only fit one person, and Lian Ren was releasing his spiritual qi for seven hours straight just to give Shao Ling cold. It's a good thing that Shizun's Azure Lotus Pavilion doesn't have that many visitors, and there are no servants inside because Shao Ling prefers to be alone rather than be served by people. The advantages of Shao Ling's Pavilion allowed Lian Ren to let out his demonic qi just so he could provide Shao Ling with coldness for a long time.

Lian Ren stared at Shao Ling's peaceful face. When his Shizun closed his eyes, his features became serene, and he always looked defenseless when he slept, holding onto the fabric of his robes as if he were trying to hide his body and shrinking himself, but when Shao Ling opened his eyes, he always looked strict, like the person who seemed unbothered by most things and situations.

Lian Ren pressed his lips as he subconsciously lowered his hand, carefully touching Shao Ling's long, thick eyelashes and gently combing them upwards using his index finger. Back in his past life, he always touched Shao Ling's lashes when he slept, because somehow the softness of his lashes made him calm, and he felt amused by it, like a child obsessed with a single toy. Maybe it was because of the fever, but Shao Ling didn't seem to wake up from Lian Ren's touches. Back then, Shao Ling immediately woke up and tried to escape from Lian Ren's grasp when Lian Ren tried to touch him, eventually helplessly trapped by Lian Ren's arms in the end.

Feeling very amused, Lian Ren's index finger slid down on the tip of Shao Ling's nose, purposely tapping his nose, which made Shao Ling frown a little bit. He then sniffled softly, but he still eventually fell back into a deep sleep. Without realizing it, Lian Ren was already smiling like an idiot, as if he was very pleased with what he was doing. Well, he is; he likes making his Shizun annoyed all the time. Even back when he was the Frost Demon.

"What the hell am I doing?" Lian Ren said to himself as he stood up, opening up his palm and letting his blue spiritual qi flow out as it danced around, slowly molding itself into three small blue ice fairies that were radiating a glow.

"Keep him cold, but not too much," Lian Ren simply ordered. The three ice fairies nodded and made a small clinging sound, then their transparent wings fluttered as they flew in Shal Ling's direction, spinning on his head and a blue shimmer falling down the scalps of his hair, giving him a comfortable, cozy feeling.

Lian Ren glanced at Shao Ling once more before stepping out of the house, heading straight to the Azure Lotus Pavilion's backyard. With soundless footsteps, Lian Ren arrived in the backyard. The small, cold lotus pond that was radiating a white glow—a sign that it was filled with spiritual qi—greeted his sight while the branches of the plum blossom tree that was planted at the entrance of the pavilion reached through the backyard. Its leaves slowly fell through the pond like a beautiful dancing swan.

His taste never changes. Lian Ren closed his eyes and heaved a heavy breath to appreciate the beauty of the Azure Lotus Pavilion. The servants and the disciples of the Yun Sect, as well as the others, can only see the massive plum blossom tree that was over a hundred years old at the entrance, but they can't see the magical pond or the falling leaves of the plum blossom tree from the backyard. Lian Ren's lips unconsciously curled into a smile at the thought of him, who was only able to see the backyard of Shao Ling's Pavilion.