Lu Guijiu was squatting with a grumpy face, roasting a fish he had just caught from the lake.

The fish meat was very tender and fresh due to the water quality. Even without seasoning, it tasted delicious and sweet. However, no matter how delicious something is, one will get tired of it if eaten too much.

After eating fish for a month, Lu Guijiu had reached the point of feeling nauseous at the sight of fish. But despite the nausea, he still had to eat. Lu Guijiu could only go into the water to catch fish every day and eat it. When he was in a good mood, he would roast it with spiritual fire. If he was in a bad mood, he would carelessly remove the scales and stuff it into his mouth, chewing it up.

After eating the roasted fish with a blank expression, Lu Guijiu began cultivating again. Over the past few dozen days, he had been constantly trying to break through the restriction in his dantian, but found that the restriction showed no signs of loosening at all. He didn't know why his master had been so harsh on him back then.

The Giant Face started to pour cold water on Lu Guijiu again, saying, "Lu Guijiu, are you an idiot? Your master has probably left this cave long ago, and you still expect him to come back?"

Lu Guijiu didn't speak, only closing his eyes and cultivating.

The Giant Face snorted and said, "In this world, who can you trust besides yourself? He's just your master, and in the future, he might even become your enemy." After saying this, he inexplicably recalled the scene he had seen in Lu Guijiu's mind before, so he silently replaced the word "enemy" with "lover" in his heart.

Lu Guijiu was not shaken by the Giant Face's words. He had an inexplicable confidence in Zhang Jingmo, as if he knew that his master would not abandon him here for no reason.

However, more than forty days passed in a flash, and Zhang Jingmo still did not appear. A small sense of anxiety arose in Lu Guijiu's heart.

What Lu Guijiu, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, didn't know was that Zhang Jingmo had appeared at the bottom of the cliff a few days ago and had begun to secretly observe him.

Zhang Jingmo was naturally very clear about the restriction he had set. He knew that with Lu Guijiu's ability, he could break the restriction in his dantian in no more than thirty days and fly up from the bottom of the cliff. This was why he had been in a hurry to deal with that monster. But now, more than forty days had passed. Zhang Jingmo had secretly probed Lu Guijiu, but found that the restriction in Lu Guijiu's dantian showed no signs of loosening at all...

This was strange.

Zhang Jingmo's first reaction to this anomaly was that Lu Guijiu might have become lax in his cultivation due to the blow to his spirit, which was why he hadn't been able to break through his restriction.

However, after a few days of observation, Zhang Jingmo's guess was quickly proven wrong, because his beloved disciple Lu Guijiu was diligently cultivating every day. Except for the time spent catching fish, he didn't even sleep.

Since he was so diligent, this situation shouldn't have occurred. Zhang Jingmo became more and more puzzled, so he decided to continue observing Lu Guijiu for a few more days.

Neither he nor Lu Guijiu could have imagined that the reason Lu Guijiu couldn't break through Zhang Jingmo's restriction was because of the Giant Face...

This was actually the first time the Giant Face had encountered a situation like Lu Guijiu's. His previous hosts were all children of destiny. They either liked power, were addicted to beauty, or desired money... In short, the things they desired most in their hearts were all very difficult to obtain.

But Lu Guijiu's desire was a person, a man who was his master.

So, because of this strange desire, the Giant Face had some wicked thoughts. He couldn't help but think that if Lu Guijiu's master really abandoned Lu Guijiu, it might be a good thing—what if Lu Guijiu came to his senses and stopped secretly loving his master?

So the Giant Face secretly made a move, reinforcing the restriction Zhang Jingmo had placed under Lu Guijiu layer by layer, just wanting to trap Lu Guijiu here and not let him follow his master...

But the Giant Face's plan was doomed to fail, because Zhang Jingmo did not abandon Lu Guijiu. Instead, after dealing with the danger, he came to see his disciple who was trapped at the bottom of the cliff, looking haggard.

That monster had indeed consumed a lot of Zhang Jingmo's energy. He had been dealing with the monster to lower its guard, while also consuming his own energy.

Refining the Molten Fire Pill had a great impact on Zhang Jingmo, so after killing the monster, his overall condition was very poor.

Seeing that Lu Guijiu had not broken through his restriction, Zhang Jingmo observed for a few more days. After confirming that Lu Guijiu was indeed cultivating diligently, he decided to check what the reason was.

So, after more than forty days, Lu Guijiu finally saw his master again, whom he had been thinking about constantly.

At that time, he was squatting and roasting fish again when he heard a slight cough behind him. Lu Guijiu turned his head vigilantly, but saw his master standing not far away, smiling at him slightly.

This scene was deeply engraved in Lu Guijiu's memory. He would always remember that during a period of waiting, his master suddenly appeared behind him. That familiar face appeared somewhat ambiguous in the darkness, but the white long hair was so eye-catching. He slowly reached out to him and called out "Guijiu" in that gentle voice.

Lu Guijiu suddenly turned around and ran over, then threw himself into Zhang Jingmo's arms. He forgot that he wasn't wearing clothes, and clung to Zhang Jingmo like a monkey, refusing to come down. He kept saying, "Master, Master, you're finally here. I missed you so much..."

Zhang Jingmo casually patted Lu Guijiu's white and tender buttocks, but his expression was very solemn. He said, "Guijiu, have you been cultivating diligently these past few dozen days?"

Lu Guijiu didn't notice at all that Zhang Jingmo had taken advantage of him. He nodded like he was pounding garlic and said, "This disciple has been cultivating diligently. Master, where did you go? How did you suddenly disappear?"

Zhang Jingmo said, "Your master went to deal with some trouble." His tone was calm and he quickly changed the subject. "Have you still not been able to break the restriction your master set?"

Hearing this, Lu Guijiu thought this was a test from his master, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Zhang Jingmo reached out and touched Lu Guijiu's dantian area. After a moment, he frowned and said, "How could this be..."

Lu Guijiu said, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Jingmo pursed his lips and said, "I discovered that there is a new seal inside your body."

Lu Guijiu let out a surprised "ah".

After thinking carefully, Zhang Jingmo said, "Did you cultivate the 'Blood Hell Heaven Scripture'? Could it be that the spiritual energy from the 'Blood Hell Heaven Scripture' reacted with my seal? But that doesn't make sense, how could there be an additional seal..."

In Zhang Jingmo's eyes, the 'Blood Hell Heaven Scripture' was just a book, but for Lu Guijiu, it was a book spirit. Thus, there was a discrepancy in their understanding. While Zhang Jingmo was puzzled about how a new seal could appear in Lu Guijiu's body, Lu Guijiu quickly figured out the connection.

He angrily said, "Big-faced monster, is this your doing?"

The Giant Face replied, "...Don't call me big-faced monster, my name is Lu Shu."

Lu Guijiu said, "I don't care what you're called. Did you create the seal in my dantian?"

Lu Shu knew he couldn't deceive Lu Guijiu anymore, so he sighed, "I did it for your own good..."

Lu Guijiu furiously shouted, "Bullshit!!"

Seeing that Lu Guijiu was quite angry, Lu Shu quickly changed the subject, saying, "Did you notice that your master is injured!"

The topic change instantly worked. Lu Guijiu immediately dropped the matter and asked, "Injured? How did he get injured?"

Lu Shu said, "Take a careful look at his appearance."

Lu Guijiu had been very excited earlier, but at Lu Shu's reminder, he finally calmed down and carefully observed his master's appearance. Compared to more than 40 days ago, there didn't seem to be any particularly big changes in Zhang Jingmo's appearance. However, upon closer inspection, one would find that his complexion was even paler, his clothes had obviously been changed, and the Zhu Yan that he always kept out was nowhere to be seen...

If Zhu Yan had no food, it would need Zhang Jingmo to feed it with his own spiritual energy. Since it couldn't be kept by his side now, it clearly meant that Zhang Jingmo's spiritual energy had a problem.

Seeing that Lu Guijiu's attention had been successfully diverted, Lu Shu quickly added fuel to the fire, deliberately sighing, "Your master, he really has it tough..."

Lu Guijiu said, "What do you mean?"

Lu Shu said, "He previously left you behind, probably because there was danger above the cliff. Now that he has come to find you, he must have eliminated that danger."

Lu Guijiu nodded, and his gaze towards Zhang Jingmo contained something more.

Just as Lu Shu thought he could breathe a sigh of relief since Lu Guijiu was no longer pursuing the issue about the seal, he suddenly heard Lu Guijiu ominously say, "So, why exactly did you strengthen my seal? Didn't you say that my master didn't want me anymore?"

Lu Shu: "I did it for your own good..."

He had only said half of his words when Lu Guijiu interrupted him. Lu Guijiu's tone was cold, using a tone he had never used before, as he said to Lu Shu, "If I find out in the future that you did something 'for my own good' behind my back again, regardless of what rare book or secret technique this is, I don't want to continue practicing it."

Lu Shu remained silent for a long time before letting out an "mm".