Beauty and the Bodyguard

"Guidance is out of the question. Everything depends on your own efforts. You will continue to practice seriously in the future and strive to open the mountain as soon as possible."

Elder Shi nodded imperceptibly, waved to Lin Yi, and closed his eyes again.

Lin Yi bowed slightly again, then stepped onto the jade stairs, and left the place smoothly according to the walking method in his memory.

After exiting the passage, Lin Yi directly spread his ghost-speed wings and soared into the sky. Although the retreat time was not long, he was still very concerned about Shangguan Lan'er, so he wanted to rush back to Young Eagle Peak as soon as possible.

After returning to Young Eagle Peak, Lin Yi discovered that Shangguan Laner had indeed started to practice in seclusion according to what he said.

Although the environment of the other courtyard cannot be compared with the Soul-Calming and Spirit-Cleaning Pond, the richness of the spiritual energy is equally impressive. It is indeed the best place for Shangguan Laner, so this retreat can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"Brother Lin, are you back? Where have you been playing recently?"

Outside Shangguan Laner's villa, Murong Jinyan happened to meet Lin Yi and said hello to him.

Murong Jinyan lived with Shangguan Lan'er before, but after Shangguan Lan'er retreated, she moved out of the No. 2 annex and lived in Murong Jinyan's annex, while her brother was driven to the villa at the foot of the mountain. Hospital.

"It's Junior Sister Murong. I don't have time to play. I'm practicing in seclusion these days. Are you here to see Lan'er?"

Lin Yi smiled slightly and nodded to Murong Jinyan.

"You have also gone into seclusion? No wonder Lan'er suddenly said that she wanted to go into seclusion. Now that you are out of seclusion, she should be coming out too, right?"

Murong Jinyan wrinkled her nose and her eyes drifted to Shangguan Laner's villa.

She and Shangguan Laner hit it off immediately. Without this best friend to accompany her during this period, she felt a lot less fun, so she would come over from time to time to check on the situation.

"Maybe soon. Where is your brother? Why isn't he with you?"

Lin Yi agreed and asked about Murong Jinyan casually.

"He is also busy practicing. In two days it will be the challenge day to exchange for another house. At least he has to grab a better one."

Murong Jinyan narrowed her eyes and smiled, completely unaware that she occupied her brother's villa, so her brother wanted to challenge her: "Brother Lin, how did you gain from this retreat? Has your strength improved?"

Murong Jinyan thought of Lin Yi's strength and asked for information. In her opinion, Lin Yi should be the strongest among the freshmen class, but her brother was not bad either!

If Lin Yi makes no gains and Murong Jinyan makes progress, he might be able to overtake him.

“Some gain, but not much.”

Lin Yi smiled slightly and did not go into details. What he said was true. Although he could perfectly open the mountain at any time, the aura he displayed was still Xuan Sheng Dzogchen.

"It's good to have something to gain. Are you planning to drive that guy Yang Dian out of the next annex this time?"

Murong Jinyan raised her head and glanced at the other courtyard above. She didn't like Yang Dian very much, and she was quite dissatisfied with that guy for occupying the best other courtyard.

If she had the ability to deal with Yang Dian herself, she would not ask Lin Yi. Unfortunately, in terms of strength, Murong Jinyan knew that she was not Yang Dian's opponent.

"Perhaps, your brother should be more confident about his release this time."

Lin Yi smiled and shrugged. He knew that Murong Jinyan had always wanted to defeat Yang Dian, but he himself was not very interested.

While the two were talking, there was a slight fluctuation in Shangguan Lan'er's formation in the other courtyard. It was obvious that Lan'er was about to leave seclusion.

Perhaps Zhang Jinmiao and Shangguan Laner had told the time for Lin Yi to leave confinement, so she calculated the days and it was almost over.

"Junior Brother Lin Yi, you are indeed back!"

When Shangguan Laner saw Lin Yi standing outside the courtyard, she immediately ran out. However, due to Murong Jinyan's presence, she didn't have the nerve to be too intimate: "Jinyan, you come to me too!"

"Hehe, I thought you only had eyes for your junior brother Lin Yi and couldn't see my existence at all!"

Murong Jinyan smiled narrowly, with a teasing tone.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Ignore you!"

Shangguan Laner's pretty face was slightly red, and she was about to strike, but then she suddenly took it back.

"Yes, yes, it's best to ignore me, so that you can be intimate with your junior brother Lin Yi, right?"

Murong Jinyan teased Shangguan Laner carelessly. The relationship between the two was very good, but she didn't shy away from it.

"Why don't you guys talk first, and I'll go find Instructor Xu and Vice President Zhang."

Lin Yi coughed a few times. He couldn't get involved in the topic of the two girls, so he had better find an excuse to avoid it.

"I haven't seen Master for a long time. Junior Brother Lin Yi, let's go find Master together!"

Shangguan Laner glared at Murong Jinyan and turned to Lin Yi with a blushing face.

No matter what Murong Jinyan said, the fact was that Shangguan Laner missed Lin Yi very much after not seeing him for so many days and didn't want to miss any time alone with Lin Yi.

"Okay, hey, you have to go find Vice President Zhang. I can't disturb you, so I'll see you later!"

Murong Jinyan winked at Shangguan Laner, then waved and turned to walk down: "I'd better go and see if my idiot brother has come out. I don't know if he can beat Yang Dian!"

Shangguan Laner stomped her feet and wanted to greet Murong Jinyan, but in the end she didn't say anything. After all, compared to her sweetheart, her best friend still had to queue behind...

It's a pity that she didn't get the chance to be alone with Lin Yi. As soon as Murong Jinyan left, Zhang Jinmiao had already ridden a flying spirit beast and descended from the sky after receiving the news.

"Lin Yi, Lan'er, you two are out of quarantine!"

Zhang Jinmiao greeted the two of them happily with a smile on her face.

"Aunt Zhang!"

"Master!"

Lin Yi and Shangguan Laner bowed together.

"Lan'er's aura has become much stronger. It seems that the harvest in just over half a month of seclusion is quite large. Keep working hard and strive to catch up with Lin Yi as soon as possible."

Zhang Jinmiao first encouraged Shangguan Laner.

"It's all master's teachings."

Shangguan Laner smiled sweetly and stepped forward to take Zhang Jinmiao's arm and pull her towards the other courtyard: "Master, junior brother, let's go in and talk. It's not good to stand at the door."

"Okay, Lin Yi comes in to talk. I have something to ask you."

Zhang Jinmiao smiled and nodded, but there was some doubt in her eyes when she looked at Lin Yi.

"Yes, Aunt Zhang please."

Lin Yi smiled faintly, turned sideways and respectfully let Zhang Jinmiao go first.

As for why Zhang Jinmiao was confused, Lin Yi could more or less guess that he had not broken through the early stage this time, which is not realistic.

There is no doubt about the effect of the Soul Refreshing Pond. Lin Yi went into seclusion for a while. If he didn't make any progress at all, it would be unreasonable. Zhang Jinmiao would naturally be surprised and doubtful after taking a quick look at it.

The door was not the place to talk, so Zhang Jinmiao could only suppress the doubts in his heart before entering the second courtyard with Shangguan Laner and Lin Yi.