novelhk Chapter 314: Growing Up
Chapter 314: Growing Up
Jiangnan was still staring at the mirror, looking at the corpse that had long since been burned to ashes. His face was emotionless as he said calmly to the air, "The story has come to an end. Master, it's time for you to come out, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of deer hooves getting closer and closer.
"When did you realize that your master was here?"
"I just said it casually."
Jiangnan didn't look back, nor was she surprised by the deer's voice. She just stared at the mirror, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lu Ming came and sat down beside her, tucked the loose hair behind her ears, and asked gently, "Do you regret it?"
“I’ve asked myself this question countless times.”
"What's the answer?"
"It's all the same. No matter what you choose, the ending will be the same. It's just a matter of dying sooner or later. In fact, the one who survives to the end is the one who suffers. So, I don't regret it, I just feel pity, and..."
Jiangnan turned his gaze to the pupils that restrained him and continued, "As the Heavenly Dao, I feel a deep sense of powerlessness."
“So, you still have a lot to learn.”
"It's clear that Master still has a lot to teach me."
"You..." Lu Ming smiled dotingly and patted the deer's back, motioning Jiangnan to sit on it.
"I can't leave. It'll keep staring at me."
"Isn't this simple?" Lu Ming patted Jiangnan's shoulder, and her expression changed instantly.
The pupils lost their target, the eyeballs moved around, searching everywhere.
Jiangnan blatantly sat on the deer's back, and the master and disciple left this plane. Only then did she ask, "Master, what's going on?"
"It only has eyes, so it wouldn't recognize it if it changed its appearance. Speaking of which, I'm going to teach you 'Shapeshifting'. In simple terms, it's a spell that changes your appearance, making it easier for you to navigate the planes."
"In that case, why didn't you teach me earlier?"
"If I had learned this spell earlier, Fu Yunchu wouldn't have..."
Lu Ming deliberately raised his voice and changed the subject: "Ah~ I haven't been home for a long time. Nan Nan must be missing home, right?"
"Don't change the subject!"
"Why? What is Master hiding?"
"Your sister is already three years old! She's very cute. Go back and see her."
Jiangnan knew Lu Ming's temperament very well. No matter how much he pestered him, as long as he didn't want to talk, he would never get the answer. He could only sigh helplessly and said, "Master is always like this."
"As long as you understand what it means to be a teacher."
Returning to his old home again, Jiangnan didn't feel too much in his heart.
"After so many years, the family hasn't changed at all."
Jiang Ge, who was sitting on a small stool eating an apple, heard the voice and looked at Jiang Nan who was standing at the door.
"No way? You little thing can still see me?"
Jiangnan walked up to her with interest, squatted down, and reached out to pinch her little face, but miraculously he was able to touch it.
His eyes widened instantly, and he turned to Lu Ming behind him and asked, "Master, what's going on?"
Before Lu Ming could answer, Jiang Ge asked, "Who are you talking to?"
"Can not you see?"
Jiang Ge took a bite of the apple and shook his head.
Wu Feng said, "Xiao Ge, it's time for a nap!" Then she walked out of the kitchen with water droplets on her hands, obviously she had just finished washing the dishes.
Jiang Ge pointed at Jiang Nan and shouted, "Mom! People!"
"Who? Where is the person?"
Jiangnan quickly made a "Shh!" gesture and coaxed, "Shh~ I'm your secret friend. No one can see me except you. If you tell anyone about my existence, I'll disappear!"
Jiang Ge believed her words, withdrew his hand and shook his head.
"Our little Jiang Ge is really sleepy." Wu Feng said, picking up Jiang Ge and carrying him into the house to coax him to sleep.
Jiangnan also followed in, closed his eyes and listened to his mother humming a nursery rhyme to lull him to sleep, a happy smile on his face.
"My mother often sang this kind of children's song to me."
[Yes, and later you sang these children's songs to me.]
When Jiang Ge fell asleep, Jiang Nan suggested, "Let's go back."
"Won't you stay a little longer?"
"Isn't it good to know that they are doing well? Do you still want me to live here?"
"You kid, you're really mean."
"Hehe~"
"Since you've been so well behaved, you'll be allowed to come home and visit every year from now on."
"Every year? Are you sure?"
"The year in the plane you were born in is not the one you are in now."
"Tch, I knew it."
"You should be content."
"Yes, yes, yes! Master is the best!"
After returning to his residence, Jiangnan opened the album left by Le Xinyao and finally stopped at the portrait without a face.
"Master."
"Ah."
"You know everything, don't you?"
"That's natural!"
"Teach me how to draw."
"what do you want to learn?"
"Portrait."
Lu Ming guessed her intention and immediately agreed: "Okay."
Over the next few years, Lu Ming taught Jiangnan how to paint and the magic of "Transfiguration." However, no matter how she transformed, the beauty mark at the corner of her lip remained. (It was because of this that Luo Shiyu immediately recognized that the stone statues enshrined in the four directions of the East, West, South, and North were all Jiangnan.)
Jiangnan looked at himself in the mirror and felt worried.
"What's going on? Is it because I'm not good enough in my studies?"
"This is normal. Even when a master changes, he retains certain characteristics."
"Isn't this immediately recognizable?"
"There's something called concealer."
"Can it be brought to this plane?"
"Why can't I bring that little gadget? Anyway, my dear disciple, as a girl, you should learn how to put on makeup too."
"Let's talk later. I have something important to do."
Jiangnan finished the unfinished painting while looking in the mirror.
"The painting is finished!"
"not bad."
"Master, I want to go to that tower."
"Go, the tower has been permanently opened for you."
"Really?" Jiangnan was surprised and happy and rushed out barefoot, heading straight for the tower on the mountain.
Luming shouted behind him, "Hey! You can fly!"
"Oh yes!"
"This reckless fellow, he comes back and needs me to wipe his feet again."
Jiangnan came into the tower and placed the completed album next to Le Xinyao's photo. He moved his lips as if he was struggling to say something.
Finally, he just said: "I came to see you."
What was Luo Shiyu doing at this time?
He is looking for photos of Jiangnan.
[I remember correctly, the teacher's photo was indeed on the third floor last time.]
"found it!"
[I've actually made it to the fourth floor. Does this mean the teacher is one step closer to first place?]
When Jiangnan returned to his residence, it was already very late.
There was no sign of Lu Ming in the brightly lit room.
"Where is Master?"
Jiangnan sat on the beauty couch and reached for the novel he hadn't finished reading, only to find a note on it.
The general content is: The teacher is going to recruit a new junior sister for you!
Jiangnan put down the note and looked out the window. There was a hint of...expectation in his eyes?
"There's someone new coming."