My apprentice is a little weird?

Chapter 415 I Can't See You I Can't See You

Jiang Yan looked up at Lin Ran and said casually, "It's better to say goodbye. I hope you can have peace of mind."

Lin Ran readily agreed and left his hometown address to Jiang Yan, saying that he would make the bed ready for him when Jiang Yan came over in the future.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Lin Ran reluctantly said goodbye.

After parting with Lin Ran, Jiang Yan wondered whether he should continue waiting or go back to reunite with Yin Li.

Of course, he prefers the former, because it takes time to see whether the effect of alerting the enemy will be achieved. Although it is a leisurely move, it is worth a try.

Furthermore, it also meant letting Yin Li leave alone. After experiencing that embarrassing incident, if Yin Li felt ashamed to face others and chose to leave without saying goodbye, that was fine.

Jiang Yan can accept either one.

After making the decision in his mind, Jiang Yan couldn't help but look up.

The sky is blue, the sky is clear, and the sun is warm.

But in the invisible place, a beautiful figure flashed by in the light and shadow...

"Tsk... Junior Sister is really not giving up... In that case, why don't I just hide around the Qin residence and hide in the dark?"

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled. After asking around, he finally found a house agent. After a heated debate, he finally got a rather shabby courtyard.

There are no left or right wing rooms, only a main room and a kitchen. There is no well in the yard and it is overgrown with weeds, as if it has been abandoned for a long time.

And it's not just here, the houses and courtyards not far from him are similar to this place, dilapidated, and some are even on the verge of collapse.

"You dare to ask me for thirty taels for this? How shameless!"

Jiang Yan stood in the courtyard holding a door rope. In his hand was the key to the door. He could tie and untie the rope to go out. It was purely handmade, without any machine structure, and was natural and environmentally friendly.

"Forget it, forget it. Only houses of this type will be sold near the Qin Mansion."

Shaking his head, Jiang Yan stopped caring and started cleaning. Even without using any tricks, Jiang Yan's speed was extremely fast.

In a short while, the whole yard was almost brand new. The weeds were pulled out, and only a wild tree as thick as an arm was left for the view.

When everything was done, Jiang Yan felt a sense of satisfaction as he looked at the newly renovated courtyard. He glanced at the empty water tank, and seeing that the bucket next to it could be used, he took it and went out.

Humming a little tune, he walked leisurely towards the public well in the neighborhood.

There were not many people near the well, only a few aunties and grandmas chatting and washing clothes, talking about this and that, and whispering about whose wife ran away and whose family was robbed.

"Hey, have you heard that there is a young lady in the Qin family?"

"Everyone knows this. The whole city has been going crazy these past few days. Everyone knows that Master Qin's adopted daughter has returned. They are so happy that they want the whole city to know about it."

"Speaking of which, Master Qin's daughter was also short-lived. She died at the age of just a few years old. It is said that Master Qin changed completely in those years and stayed indoors all day long..."

"It's sad. How could anyone not feel heartbroken if they only had this one daughter and she died young? Not even her remains are left. This means there will be no descendants."

"Master Qin has a large family and a lot of wealth, and he has wives and concubines, but no children?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Master Qin has no wife, only concubines. His wife died after giving birth. Over the years, none of the concubines' bellies have even bulged."

"You said that good people don't get rewarded these days."

Jiang Yan was puzzled. After so many years of hard work, he had no offspring? Could it be that he had some hidden illness? Jiang Yan thought about it in a funny way and smiled.

After fetching two buckets of water, he was about to return to the courtyard, but when he looked up, he saw a pair of bright, dark eyes quietly lying in the corner, secretly looking at him.

"is her…"

Jiang Yan seemed to understand something.

The peeping figure realized that he had been discovered and quickly shrank back. After waiting for a while, he slowly continued to lean forward, his eyes full of curiosity.

Jiang Yan smiled back, revealing a row of bright white teeth on his dark face, and his smile was honest and friendly.

This time, Jiang Yan strictly followed the smiling friendship process learned from the psychology of his previous life. It was just right but not abrupt or offensive, simple and harmless.

but……

The owner of those eyes suddenly shrank back like a frightened little rabbit, and then a burst of trotting footsteps sounded...

I was scared away again...

Jiang Yan's smile froze on his face. This time the result made him doubt this mundane aesthetic.

"Could it be that my appearance has made me look like a coward with a sharp appearance and a dagger hidden in my smile in the mortal world?"

"Hey, man, what are you grinning for? Are you coveting us because we old ladies are still charming? Hahahaha"

The teasing and ridicule from the aunties once again restored Jiang Yan's confidence.

"Well, it's not me who's wrong, it's this world... ahem, it's that girl!"

That’s right, the person hiding in the corner and peeping was none other than one of the mother and daughter I met on the boat yesterday, the little girl who was timid about everything.

I just don't know why she is the only one here this time? Judging from her personality, she definitely wouldn't come here alone, so her mother is probably here too.

"interesting."

Jiang Yan noted down the place where the girl left, but was somewhat surprised to find that the place she left was exactly the newly bought yard?

"Hey, what a coincidence, isn't this"

Carrying the water, Jiang Yan quickened his pace and soon returned to his own yard.

There was no lock on the door, not even a bolt.

At this moment, the door opened slightly and fluttered.

Jiang Yan pushed the door open calmly and walked slowly inside, carrying a bucket of water into the courtyard, but did not pour the water into the water tank but went straight into the kitchen.

The crude stove had little more than a brick bed and a black pot, and no firewood, rice, oil, or salt.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan went out to buy all the kitchen utensils, and started cooking as soon as he came back.

But after a while, the aroma of food wafted out, making people's appetites whet and their mouths water.

But in a few moments, several dishes were taken out of the pot one by one and placed on the table in the house. At this time, Jiang Yan seemed to remember something, slapped his head and hurried out.

The courtyard suddenly became quiet...

One second, two seconds, Shasha...

The wooden board covering the water tank in the yard moved slightly, and a pair of eyes as black as obsidian peeked out quietly. After seeing that Jiang Yan showed no sign of coming back, he slowly crawled out of the tank.

But perhaps because he was hungry for too long or had been hiding in the tank for too long, his legs went weak and he stumbled before he could completely turn out.

Before one leg could take a step forward, the vat fell down along with it.

But at this moment, the little girl still gritted her teeth and closed her eyes without making any sound.

The expected pain did not come, but a pair of rough big hands hugged her.

"What are you doing hiding in my tank?"

The little girl was so thin and light that she seemed like nothing when she was held in his arms.

Jiang Yan put her down very carefully, fearing that he would accidentally hurt this porcelain doll-like little girl.

The little girl didn't say anything and was as quiet as a ball of cotton wool. But as soon as her feet touched the ground, she suddenly curled up and ran away quickly like a shivering ostrich.

In the blink of an eye, he was inside the house and crawling under the bed.

Because the hut was empty and the bed was made of licorice, there was almost no place to hide.

The little girl's way of hiding is only concerned with her own safety and is only deceiving herself.

Jiang Yan felt a little helpless.

He was not lying when he went out just now, but was looking for the little girl's mother.

But it’s strange. Yesterday, it seemed that the woman was not the kind of person who would abandon a child, but we couldn’t find her.

Finally, I had no choice but to return.

"Heh... okay, less trouble is worse than more."

Jiang Yan shook his head and went into the house pretending to look for her as a final attempt, but the little girl was very wary of him and ignored him no matter how he tried. Finally, Jiang Yan gave up.

After placing the food near the little girl, Jiang Yan left the room and went out to buy other things.

He did not close the inner and outer doors, so he would not care if the little girl wanted to leave.

As a result, Jiang Yan did not return until the afternoon, accompanied by some porters who were carrying furniture and other items.

Jiang Yan came in and directed them to put the items in the yard, then gave each of them a few coins and a few sips of water before sending them away.

When he entered, as expected, the food he had placed there had been completely eaten up, with nothing left. Even the bowls had been washed clean, which made Jiang Yan feel slightly more favorable towards them.

The room was completely empty, with only a broken table and a simple single bed, which was occupied...

The little girl was still hiding under the bed, her body covered in dust with only a pair of pitch-black feet sticking out, and she was trying to avoid the attack seriously without realizing it.

Jiang Yan didn't point it out and just moved all the things in the courtyard into the house.

After everything was done, Jiang Yan took a look and finally felt that the room looked presentable.

"It's just that this bed is a bit of an eyesore..."

The little girl shuddered and hid deeper.

Jiang Yan rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and said to the huge wardrobe:

"This closet is quite big, but I don't have many clothes and I hardly ever use it, which is a shame."

He casually put some cushions in it and then went out. After taking two or three steps, he turned around and leaned against the wall, counting silently in his mind.

"Three, two, one..."

squeak~

The door opened, the little girl went in, and closed the door...

Jiang Yan: …………

"Tsk... If I take out a pink sack and say "Come in quickly", wouldn't it be no different from the Yellow Eyebrow King's human race bag!"

Of course this is just a joke, but it also shows how naive and frightened this little girl is.

I don't know what she was hiding from. It seemed like she had gotten used to it. After she lost her mother, she didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, she subconsciously found a place to hide and didn't trust anyone else.

This is somewhat unlike the tolerance and habits that a normal child should have.

Night arrives.

Jiang Yan had thrown away the rotten bed and replaced it with a fairly acceptable one.

There was still "unfinished" dinner on the table, but I had already turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

After a long time, until the food was completely cold and Jiang Yan's snoring began, the wardrobe slowly opened a gap.

The little girl quietly poked her head out, her bare feet stepping on the ground without making any sound, she tiptoed to the table and began to wolf down the food.

Occasionally, if you choke, you can just go over and get a bowl of soup.

After eating very contentedly, the little girl skillfully cleaned up the dishes, washed them all and put them back in place, and finally tiptoed into the closet.

Throughout the entire process, Jiang Yan's voice remained steady and calm.

At dawn, roosters crowed in the alley. Jiang Yan slowly opened his eyes, stood up and stretched.

"Hmm~ I dreamed that the Conch Girl cleaned my room. What a beautiful day!"

He got out of bed, fetched some water and washed his face. After he woke up, he made breakfast. After inadvertently leaving some food on the table, Jiang Yan went out.

Also the door was not locked.

And the little girl was the same as yesterday. She came out quietly after Jiang Yan disappeared. After finishing breakfast, she paused, as if she remembered what Jiang Yan said when he woke up, and began to clean the room carefully?

Jiang Yan glanced casually and shook his head slightly: "This is really like renting a conch girl, and it doesn't cost any money."

As for the inside story of this little girl...if he had cared about it in the past, Jiang Yan was too lazy to explore it now.

If she didn't ask for anything, Jiang Yan wouldn't forcefully explore it, and it didn't matter if they maintained the status quo.

Another day passed in this way.

……

Outside Jingming Prefecture, on a mountainside a few hundred miles away.

Jiang Yan's figure suddenly appeared.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the traces of the formation nearby, feeling a little relieved.

"I left after all, but it's okay."

He waved his hand to remove the outer concealing magic circle and went inside. The cave that was supposed to be Yin Li's was now empty.

But there was a jade pendant on the table. Jiang Yan knew its internal structure at a glance, but he couldn't help but feel surprised.

"This is used for communication projection. Yin Li should not have had this kind of communication tool before, otherwise she should have taken it out during the first separation."

"Then where did this one come from... Could it be that it came back from somewhere? Was it taken from Huayinfang?"

As he was thinking, he had already obtained the original jade pendant, and a sentence instantly popped into his mind.

"I'm very sorry to leave without saying goodbye, sir. My master urged me to leave, but I couldn't contact you, so I left this jade talisman."

"Yin Li will contact you with this jade pendant in the future. I hope you can always carry it with you."

Jiang Yan blinked. Got it.

With Yin Li's nature of repaying a favor, and his previous series of guidance and hints, when Yin Li returns to Huayinfang, she will definitely ask her master, the owner of the fang, for mercy.

But judging from the reputation that Huayinfang has enjoyed so far, there is no reason why they have always been the only ones looking for others and have never been looked for by others.

Therefore, no matter how much Yin Li begged, the master would probably not agree. But the arrival of this jade pendant made Jiang Yan see the meaning of compromise.

"Let me always carry it with me... Monks have storage bags on them. Besides, I call myself a casual cultivator, so I always carry everything with me. Why would I bother to say this?"

"I guess I caught the attention of the master, so he started to observe me in secret. I just don't know if he will bring me into Huayinfang if I succeed in his observation..."

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yan's fingers stroked the jade bell on his waist.

"Shen Ming No. 1, Shen Ming No. 1, please reply if you receive it."

"Shen Ming received it, Master, please give me your instructions!"

"Where is Yin Li now?"

"Shen Ming is not telling the truth. Shen Ming is currently trying to sneak into the Qianyu Sect in the Broken Jade Snow Mountain. How can he be distracted and observe Yin Li?"

"Hehe... do you dare to say that you didn't secretly put something on her?"

"Hehe... I was discovered by Master..."

Jiang Yan put the jade pendant into his sleeve with a calm expression, left the mountainside and returned to Jingming Mansion.

The voice on the road remains the same:

"Stop laughing and tell me what you know. Also, how did you find out about the Broken Jade Snow Mountain? I remember that the Thousand Feather Sect sealed its gates and the Thousand Miles Forbidden Land has been turned into a forbidden area. Don't try to be smart and end up getting trapped."