Get Demoted Into Cannon Fodder

Arc 5.8

Although Mo Xian knew the man was here, seeing him with his own eyes still felt unbelievable.

Whenever Hiu Liuxian dropped by, he would entertain him for hours. Sometimes, the former would even spend the night here.

Counting the time, it has been barely 15 minutes.

It seemed that after sending Hiu Liuxian away, he came here directly-

''I know that I am handsome, but you don't have to stare so hard.''

After hearing such a shameless remark, Mo Xian's first instinct was to mock him, but the moment he laid his eyes on that exquisite face, he fell silent.

I hate how right he is.

Cupping his hands, Mo Xian gave a slight bow, ''Greetings, Shizun.''

Shi Shen acknowledged his greeting with a low Mm. He invited himself in and went to sit down at the table.

Mo Xian, as if finally found an excuse to leave this room, quickly offered, ''This disciple will go brew you some tea.''

''No need.''

With a slight wave of his hand, exquisite tea sets appeared out of thin air. Shi Shen beckoned him over, ''Come and sit down.''

Mo Xian only paused for a moment before going to sit opposite him.

The way Shi Shen made the tea was slow and deliberate, as if he had all the time in the world. Except for the rustle of his clothes as he moved his hands, the room was silent. A kind of silence that was full of tranquility, something that Mo Xian hasn't experienced in a long time.

Soon enough, the scent of the tea wafted in the air. Since Mo Xian was also an alchemist; he could tell at once that it was herbal tea, a Qi-nourishing tea to be exact.

Judging by the color alone, it should be a high-quality tea.

Was this also a gift from that guy?

As if he could read his mind, Shi Shen spoke without looking up. ''I bought all of these myself.''

Even after having his thoughts read out loud, Mo Xian's face remained expressionless. He muttered a thank you, blew on the tea, and started sipping little by little.

Shi Shen propped his cheek with his right hand. He merely sat there and stared at him. Mo Xian was unnerved by his stare. He emptied his cup and put it down. However, before he could say anything, his cup was being refilled.

While setting the teapot down, Shi Shen said lightly, ''Drink.''

Mo Xian's brow twitched, but he said nothing and downed the entire cup in one go after he blew on the tea a couple times.

The moment he finished his second cup, Shi Shen poured him another one.

Mo Xian took it upon himself to drink his third cup of tea without being told to do so.

Fortunately, it seemed that it was not his intention to empty the entire pot so Mo Xian was spared for the time being.

''I left you for roughly 15 minutes. Mind telling me what happened within this time frame to make you so worked up?''

Mo Xian was not flustered by this question. He calmly replied, ''Replying to Shizun, this disciple was too eager to advance and made such a low-level mistake. Many thanks to Shizun for his help.''

Not sure whether Shi Shen bought his excuse or not, but after staring at his face for a while, he sighed, ''Blame this Shizun for neglecting you. You have it hard!''