After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 348 Selfless Dedication

Stepping out of the wooden house, a gentle breeze rustled the leaves of many ancient trees, creating a pleasant, rustling sound.

Enjoying the comfort of the gentle breeze on his face, Shen Xu sensed the difference between the ancient forest and the past. This time, even without the blue light, he could clearly feel the emotions of the ancient forest.

It was a jubilant excitement, as if celebrating something.

Although he clearly knew that the cyan light cluster was the collective consciousness of the entire ancient forest, that was all he knew. Whether the cyan light cluster was there or not, the ancient forest made little difference to him.

But at this moment, the ancient forest felt incredibly alive to him, as if what lay before him was not a mindless forest, but an incredibly agile creature, and he could clearly feel the emotions of the ancient forest.

At the same time, as the hunger in his soul grew stronger, wisps of blue spiritual energy emanated from the canopy of the ancient forest and drifted into his soul.

He closed his eyes and the blue light reappeared in his consciousness, but this time he saw something different. The blue light was surrounded by many tiny points of light, forming its halo, and the light it emitted was constantly drifting into his consciousness.

"What exactly happened?" Feeling the weakness in his soul gradually disappearing, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

When Qingyun went outside and saw the scene before her, she was immediately shocked. She knew from Bailu that Shen Xu and Gu Mulin had a very special relationship.

But he never expected that the ancient forest would infuse him with its spirituality. You must know that trees are not like other creatures. It is extremely difficult for them to accumulate even a little bit of spirituality, and it takes a huge amount of time.

She was shocked by the spirituality of the ancient forest when she first came here. She had never seen such a spiritual forest before, but at this moment she could clearly feel the spirituality of the ancient forest gradually disappearing.

Although deep down she wanted to stop Shen Xu from absorbing the spiritual energy of the ancient forest, the spiritual energy of the ancient forest was not important to her compared to Shen Xu's safety.

Moreover, a question arose in her mind: according to what she had learned during this period of time, the spirituality of every living being in the world is unique. Can it really be made up for by the spirituality of other living beings?

Shen Xu could sense what Qing Yun could sense. He couldn't stand by and watch the spirituality of the cyan spirit be completely absorbed by him, so he kept sending the thought to the cyan light cluster to stop transmitting its spirituality.

But when he sensed that the cyan light sphere was completely ignoring his thoughts, he knew that this was the work of the black seed in his soul. His control over the cyan light sphere was clearly not as strong as that of the black seed, which made him even more wary of the black seed.

This time it was a cyan light, what will it be next time?

Fortunately, when the blue light orb was still half its original size, the ancient forest gradually stopped channeling its spiritual energy into him, and the blue light orb in his consciousness gradually disappeared from his consciousness.

As his soul gradually recovered from its weakened state, Shen Xu felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Even after absorbing the spiritual energy of the ancient forest, no azure aura appeared in the emptiness of his soul.

"Sorry for the delay. Let's go see what ingredients Bailu has!" Shen Xu gave Qingyun a slightly apologetic smile and walked towards the other side of Qingling Creek.

"Brother Shen, do you know where Sister Xiao Yi and the others went?"

"I'd like to know too, otherwise it wouldn't be my turn to entertain you."

"Brother Shen, don't you want to see me?"

"Of course not, I just feel a little sorry for you. After all, I lied to you, and you trusted me so much, so I feel ashamed to face you."

"Besides, I heard from Xiao Yi that you're very angry with me, so I'm even more afraid to see you."

"Is that what Sister Xiao Yi said?" Qingyun's tone turned somewhat cold for some reason.

"I think so! I don't remember very clearly. Qingyun, aren't you angry with me?"

"I am a little angry, but not to the point of being very angry. I am just a little dissatisfied with why you all kept it from me. I feel like a fool being played by you!"

I did nothing wrong, yet I took what belonged to you.

"Qingyun, you're wrong. You didn't steal anything from anyone. I never intended to go to the last Kunyuan Palace."

Moreover, what is honey to one is poison to another; I still prefer a more carefree, unconventional lifestyle.

“But I don’t think I’m suited for this position.” Qingyun’s voice weakened.

"Just be yourself. You said yourself that no one can put pressure on you right now. If you feel unhappy and want to leave Wentian, I will support you. Zuo Chen's plan is just a gamble on a possibility, so you don't need to take it too seriously."

"I want to help you!" Qingyun said firmly.

"That's great, of course." Shen Xu couldn't help but smile when he saw Qingyun's serious expression. It seemed that Li Xiaoyi was right; this girl had changed a lot.

"Qingyun, is there anything you'd like to eat?" Although he wasn't hungry anymore, he still had to keep his promise to her, otherwise he would truly be breaking his word.

"What can Brother Shen do?" Qingyun asked curiously.

Does cooking porridge count?

"Haha, let me do it!" Qingyun said with a light laugh.

Shen Xu smiled somewhat embarrassedly; it seemed he also needed to learn some cooking skills.

However, he still remembered that Bai Lu and Li Xiaoyi both owed him a meal! He dared not even think about the food Li Xiaoyi cooked, but he could look forward to Bai Lu's cooking. He wondered if she had learned anything from Guan Bi in the past six months.

While helping Qingyun wash the vegetables, Shen Xu said with a smile, "This is the first time I've known that you can cook, Qingyun. It must taste really good."

“I have lived with my master since I was a child. My master is not in good health and needs to eat a lot of medicinal food. But every time I invite someone to cook, it costs a lot of nourishing pills. So I would secretly learn a little bit each time. Over time, I learned a little bit. But the taste is definitely not as good as Xiaoxi and Guanbi’s. I hope Brother Shen doesn’t mind.”

"How could that be! Those who eat the fruits of others' hard work have no right to complain."

"You said your master is in poor health, how is she now?"

"After I came to the Sword Alliance, I had a lot of things to deal with and a lot to learn, so I haven't had time to go back yet. However, the Sword Alliance has already sent people to take care of my master, and the people who came back said that her condition is improving."

However, I can only go back next spring during the grand flower festival.

"Given your current status, why don't you bring your master to the Sword Alliance to take care of him?"

“My master is unwilling to come. After I received my title, Qingmu Workshop gradually improved and recruited some new disciples. Her lifelong wish was to make Qingmu Workshop flourish. I think Baihua City is more suitable for her.”

"Brother Shen, what about you? I've never heard you talk about your family before." Qingyun turned to look at Shen Xu with expectant eyes.