My apprentice is a little weird?

Chapter 428 Let’s go to bed!

At Jinxiufang, Jiang Yan returned home in a melancholy mood.

The longer he stayed here, the more anxious he became, but whenever his emotions were agitated, he could always quickly calm them down.

"Qin Xiangling..."

It is natural that Jiang Yan's attention is focused on Qin Xiangling.

Don’t you see that the strange place in the back room of the Qin Mansion has an obscure connection with Qin Xiangling? In addition, the Qin Mansion is now under protective isolation, which increases his suspicion.

"What's so special about Qin Xiangling? Or is there something special about the Qin Mansion? Qin Menglin is willing to take the risk of exposing himself in front of his daughter and take the Pillow Book away. His purpose is... to prevent them from meeting each other?"

"Could it be that Qin Xiangling is the daughter of the Pillow Book? Haha..."

After speculating this, even Jiang Yan couldn't help but laugh at his own thoughts.

"Although Zhenshu's attitude was fleeting, it was definitely not what a mother should have. It was more like how Zhenshu treats Zhiwei now..."

squeak~

The door opened, and the "youth version" of the Pillow Book poked its head out, blinking its eyes and quietly looking at Jiang Yan, exclaiming softly.

"Ah! Mr. Jiang, you're back! You...you should go and stop them quickly. The young lady...she..."

Jiang Yan collected his thoughts and looked calm.

"Hehe, what's wrong? Why are you so panicked?"

"Miss, I'm going to blow up your house!"

"?"

"What do you mean?"

Before Zhenshu could reply, there was a loud bang! An oval, flat object burst out of the kitchen, carrying a long trail of gray smoke, and shot straight into the sky!

Then it landed in front of Jiang Yan, and fell to the ground with a loud thud...

There was still thick smoke coming out of it.

Jiang Yan could vaguely tell that this was the cookware he had purchased not long ago.

It’s just that his pot isn’t that flat…

Zhenshu was startled like a rabbit and jumped to hide behind Jiang Yan.

"Zhenshu! Where the hell have you been?! I told you to light the fire, and you dared to run away?"

Zhiwei's face was as gray as a tabby cat. She walked over aggressively with a kitchen knife in one hand and a spatula in the other. But when she saw Jiang Yan's calm gaze, she froze.

"Ah this..."

After standing up, another figure jumped out. It was Yin Li!

At this moment, Yin Li seemed to have rolled around in the dark ash, and said to Zhi Wei excitedly:

"Sister Zhiwei, I think I've figured it out! This feels like refining an elixir. If I try a few more times, I'm sure I'll be able to make it!"

"What do you want to refine~"

Yin Li's face also froze, and her gaze shifted away from Zhiwei, revealing Jiang Yan's rather unfriendly look behind her.

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In the courtyard, Zhiwei Zhenshu and his servant stood with their backs against the wall, heads bowed, and remained silent. As usual, the girl, Shen Zhixue, came to Zhenshu's side, holding his hand without saying a word.

"Miss, could you please stop messing around next time? This is not the imperial palace..."

"Shhh!!"

Zhiwei looked around, then frowned and poked Zhenshu's head with her finger.

"Don't say anything, okay? We finally managed to escape. If you say something wrong and we get caught again, I'll beat your ass!"

"Besides, who told you I was playing~"

Zhenshu pouted in grievance: "Miss, you obviously know how to cook, but you deliberately messed up the pot and even brought Miss Yin Li with you..."

"Tsk! I'm creating opportunities for Yin Li, you know? Men don't love bad women. How can I use compensation as a pretext to contact men without doing something? Isn't this little flame ignited?"

"Miss, where did you learn all this nonsense..."

Zhenshu muttered softly, but was interrupted by Zhiwei who raised her hand and put her ear against the wall to pretend to be silent.

"Stop making noise, let me hear it~"

…………

Inside the room, Yin Li sat upright as if she was about to teach a primary school student.

Jiang Yan sat at the table, his arms folded across his chest. He appeared to be thinking about how to punish Yin Li, but in his heart he didn't take it seriously at all.

Of course, Yin Li acted like she was in trouble, which made Jiang Yan feel even more depressed.

"Sir, Yin Li didn't mean it... I just saw that you always have to cook after working hard, and I didn't want you to be tired, so..."

Jiang Yan remained silent, his expression solemn.

This made Yin Li a little flustered. She was at a loss for words and even said that she would not do it again next time.

But Jiang Yan suddenly spoke at this time, but he was not discussing this matter.

"Yin Li, why are you panicking?"

Yin Li was bewildered: "Because I destroyed the master's residence and ruined a good pot, the noise was too loud and disturbed the people around..."

"But a mortal house is ruined, so what's the value of a good pot? You're focusing so much on these things. Have you forgotten where we are now?"

Jiang Yan's stern shout resounded through Yin Li's mind like a huge bell, immediately stirring up ripples and making her wake up instantly.

Yes, the most important thing right now is to escape from this place. Even if you cannot escape temporarily, you should not relax your vigilance and search for clues, but go and make that useless meal.

You have to know that she was a cultivator before. She was considered in a good mood if she could eat some spiritual fruits in a year, let alone ordinary meals?

But what she does now is just like the daily routine of an ordinary mortal, eating three meals a day, and her thoughts have changed from escaping death to daily trivialities?

After figuring everything out, Yin Li's pupils trembled, sweat broke out on her forehead, and her whole body was trembling.

"I...I'm affected by this place?!"

His tone was filled with disbelief, and then he cried out in surprise.

"Impossible! How could I be affected? You know, I was the one who caused the Seven Emotions Scar! My physique is more adaptable to it, how could I be affected?"

Thinking of this, Yin Li suddenly looked up as if she had thought of something, staring straight at Jiang Yan.

"If even I am affected, then how can you, sir..."

This question stumped Jiang Yan. Previously, he thought that he and Yin Li were the only two people who were not affected, so he blamed Yin Li for not being affected.

But now it seems... I'm afraid there's something else going on.

"Yes, you were affected, but I was fine... If we exclude my own reasons, then it's just that our personal experiences are different..."

"But we're trapped together and have been together almost all this time. What's the difference?"

Jiang Yan closed his eyes in deep thought. Yin Li did not dare to disturb him and waited in silence.

Time passed by unnoticed, so long that Yin Li felt that the surroundings were as silent as death, her body was stiff, and she felt more and more anxious and uneasy, and even couldn't help but want to wake Jiang Yan up.

But in the end, I still couldn't help myself.

In the end, Jiang Yan still sighed softly.

"I can't think of it... Or perhaps I've been affected too. That unknown existence hasn't made me aware of it, so I have no idea..."

Upon hearing this, Yin Li couldn't help feeling depressed, and even her eyes were dim for a moment. This state was absolutely fatal for a cultivator, especially one who yearned for the great Dao.

In serious cases, even if you escape from the predicament, the energy will be lost and you will never be able to reach the right path again.

Jiang Yan watched this with reluctance, but he had no other options. After nearly two days of wasting time here, he had gained nothing beyond superficial clues. Shen Ming was trapped, fearing she might not be able to escape. He was also frustrated, but could only sigh softly.

At this moment, only a suppressed cry of surprise was heard!

"Zhenshu, you're going to die if you press on me. Get up quickly!"

"Miss... I, I didn't mean it. Xiao Zhixue has been leaning on me, and my legs are numb..."

Snapped!

A loud noise fell into Yin Li's ears, almost making her jump up, but she was also confused and at a loss.

Jiang Yan slammed his palm on the table with such force that the table shook and some cracks appeared.

Facing Yin Li's confused and puzzled gaze, Jiang Yan's eyes brightened as if he had thought of something. He suppressed his emotions and said:

"Zhiwei, have I been getting too close to you lately..."

"W…what? Sister Zhiwei?"

Hearing Yin Li's words "Sister Zhiwei", Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes and the suspicion in his heart became stronger, his eyes fixed on Yin Li's eyes.

The other party was puzzled by the stares, but also felt a little guilty, and stammered:

"Yes... a little bit, just after you left, sir."

Jiang Yan's eyes were blazing:

"What did Zhiwei do to you? Tell me everything, even the pauses and intonations!"

"Sir, what are you doing?"

Yin Li felt even more guilty and tried to talk about other things, but she still couldn't react to what was unusual.

Jiang Yan's face darkened slightly.

"As expected, without external help, the trapped person wouldn't notice anything unusual. Even if I presented all the evidence, she wouldn't notice anything wrong!"

"Fortunately, I was cautious and didn't have too much contact with them. Instead, I used Yin Li to clear the way. I thought that with Yin Li's ability to carry the Seven Emotions, they wouldn't be affected too much. Who would have thought..."

"I'm a little sorry for Yin Li, but with me here, everything is under control!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yan expressed his guess seriously in a certain tone.

Only then did Yin Li suddenly realize that something was wrong with him.

By this time, Yin Li had already felt a chill down her spine, knowing that she would never be able to escape in this lifetime, so she no longer dared to hide anything and told everyone everything she had experienced.

Jiang Yan was also able to get a glimpse of the whole picture.

Then his expression gradually changed from serious to strange.

"You mean...that Zhiwei wants to...pursue me?"

"Not entirely. Those involved are often confused. When I stepped out of the chess game and looked back, Zhiwei must have thought I had feelings for you, sir, and was doing this on purpose to provoke me to take the initiative."

"Plus what happened today. She deliberately led me into the kitchen and said she wanted to make a delicious meal for me. I happily agreed, which led to what happened today... In other words, she was teaching me how to... seduce men..."

Even though Yin Li's mind was already clear at this moment, her cheeks still blushed slightly. She turned her head away slightly, not daring to look at Jiang Yan's expression.

"Judging from the trajectory of your trajectory, your abnormality did indeed begin with that contact with Zhiwei. If my prediction is correct, and if no one points it out, I'm afraid you will really do as Zhiwei expects and slowly act according to her will..."

"In other words, you were influenced by her will. I had very little contact with her and was often out, so I wasn't affected..."

"Yes"

Yin Li nodded her head repeatedly. At this moment, she had returned to her role as a follower. She no longer had any other thoughts and followed Jiang Yan's instructions wholeheartedly.

"Anyone who can influence the Seven Emotions Domain, even if it's not the one who left the Seven Emotions Mark, must be related to it! Currently, I'm leaning towards the latter. After all, the cultivation level of someone who can leave such a mark on this world is absolutely unimaginable!"

"Then, the breakthrough to leaving this strange place lies in Zhiwei!"

Originally, Jiang Yan didn't pay much attention to Zhiwei and Zhenshu. Although he knew that they must have a big role to play, he really couldn't find any flaws. So he just stayed to pay attention and be on guard, while he focused on looking for clues elsewhere.

But right now, I have to turn all my attention back to Zhiwei...

"Well! Sir, what should we do next? Yin Li will listen to you!"

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and decided to keep things as they were to avoid alerting the enemy. However, Yin Li inevitably developed some psychological trauma towards Zhiwei and did not dare to contact Zhiwei as usual.

After sorting out all his thoughts, Jiang Yan prepared to stand up and pretend to reprimand Yin Li in order to mislead the three people who were eavesdropping outside.

But before he could make any move, the door was suddenly pushed open!

Zhiwei's slightly panicked face came into view. The little face that was originally as quiet as the moon reflected in a cold pond and as pretty as a firefly perched on the dew now showed a look of shock.

The same goes for the pillow book that is used as a punching bag.

"Not good! Not good!"

Jiang Yan's heart tensed slightly. He had just made a profit and shouldn't have too much contact with Zhiwei, but now she suddenly barged in. The timing was rather clever...

"Is this intentional or just a plot twist..."

"Ahem, Miss Zhiwei, don't be anxious. Just tell me what happened slowly."

Zhiwei looked panicked and waved his hands repeatedly. He walked into the house, searched around and looked like he was about to go back in, as if he was avoiding some monster?

He dodged and eliminated at the same time, muttering to himself.

"No, not here! It's too obvious! We'll be discovered!"

"No! Not here either. It's just like a torch on a starry night!"

"Here! It's no use... What should I do? There's nowhere to hide... I'm going to be caught..."

Zhiwei's face showed despair and his eyes were dull, as if the road ahead had ended and he could not go any further.

Jiang Yan frowned.

Zhenshu was also a little anxious. He quietly peeked in at the gate of the courtyard, and then trembled all over as if frightened by a wild beast. He quickly closed the door and ran back into the house.

"What should I do? What should I do? How did I alarm the Xuanyuan Guards? This is over. The young lady and I are finished... Going back won't just be a simple spanking, wuwuwu..."

"What happened? What are the Xuanyuan Guards?"

Jiang Yan didn't ask Na Zhiwei, but whispered to the pillow book:

"What have you done wrong? Are those Xuanyuan Guards here to hunt you down?"

When Zhiwei heard Jiang Yan's voice, it was as if a flash of inspiration had occurred to her!

She came and stood in front of Jiang Yan, her expression changing from despair to a weak and pitiful beauty.

She reached out and held Jiang Yan's hand, her voice crisp and soft.

"Mr. Jiang, those people outside are the ones my father sent to arrest me. Please, save us!"

Jiang Yan's expression remained normal:

"First, tell me what the Xuanyuan Guard is. It sounds like the imperial court's military guard. If I help you, won't I be offending the court? I dare not do such a thing..."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwei's face turned pale and she cried and complained:

"I understand your difficulties, sir, but I have no choice... I really don't want to be captured again... If you don't want to help me, then let it go. I don't blame you..."

"But, I don't want to be caught...so..."

After saying that, Zhiwei actually slammed her head against the wall! There was no acting involved, as if she would not give up until she hit the wall.

Jiang Yan subconsciously tried to stop her, but Zhiwei kept crying in a tone that said she had no desire to live and no one to die.

After thinking it over, Jiang Yan finally made a decision.

"Okay, I'll help you hide and send you out right away..."

But Zhiwei's expression changed immediately! Her eyes sparkled with stars!

"It's too late. Now that I see them here, I can't go out anymore. There must be people of theirs around!"

"so……"

Jiang Yan felt something was wrong.

"So, we just need to ask them to check it out! Let Zhenshu and the others hide under the bed!"

"But it's useless. They'll definitely search every corner of the room when they come..."

"So, let's get to bed!"

"???"