At the edge of the waterfall, a child-like face was crawling up the slightly wet stone wall with her little hands.

The pair of jade rabbits jumped up and down regularly, as if they were ready to break free from the shackles of their clothes at any time, but only just a little bit each time.

The childish face panted slightly, and the intermittent sounds made people think.

"Hmm~"

"Hmm~"

"call--"

"Hey-"

…

…

After repeating this process, the child's face stopped in the center.

The position of being neither up nor down made Tong Yan a little scared, because she had very little energy left. Looking down, she saw the well-behaved and docile Jade Rabbit sleeping deeply, blocking her sight.

"so troublesome."

"Sure enough, it's more convenient to have a flat chest."

Tong Yan muttered in her heart, her forehead was already dripping with sweat. Tong Yan wiped it with the back of her hand. Her bangs fell down and stuck into her eyes. Sweat flowed in along her hair. Tong Yan's eyes instantly became mist, sour.

The feeling made her frown.

She closed her eyes and shook her head, trying to shake her hair away. After a long time, Tong Yan gave up her struggle. She pouted and turned to Mandrill behind her, who was slowly rising with the power of the wind, and said aggrievedly: "Teacher, I...I

I’m really dying…”

"Let me go this time, and we can continue next time, okay?"

Mandrill was still in a meditative state even though he was riding the power of the wind. He straightened his back, put his hands on his knees, and his calm voice lingered in Tong Yan's ears.

"You can punish me however you want."

"Your physical strength is too weak and you need to exercise."

Mandrill looked at Tong Yan, and his golden color moved slightly.

"Besides, you are not only physically weak."

The implication is very obvious, Mandrill has no intention of letting Tong Yan go.

The hard work you put in now will be rewarded in the future.

Mandrill said words in a calm tone that made Tong Yan feel heartbroken. Inexplicably, Tong Yan actually heard from Mandrill's words that Mandrill was comparing her with An Chun intentionally or unintentionally.

There is also a hint of favoritism for An Chun.

As a result, Tong Yan became even more dissatisfied with An Chun.

"Teacher, you are so strong."

"It's hard to disobey the teacher's orders, so I have no choice but to obey them~"

Mandrill looked at the child's petite back and was silent for a long time.

"Climb up."

"I send you……"

Mandrill stroked his chin gently, his face showing some thought, he was considering his words, and soon he nodded imperceptibly.

"Gift."

This word is often heard in Liyue, and the Yanwang Emperor he longs for will also be happy because of a meaningful gift, especially a gift that is obtained without paying any price.

From Mandrill's point of view, even the King of Yan was satisfied with the choice of words, and Tong Yan naturally could not resist this temptation.

"Gift!!!"

When she heard about the gift, Tong Yan's eyes lit up, and all kinds of weird gifts flashed through her mind.

"What gift?"

"Climb up first."

Seeing Mandrill's tight-lipped appearance, Tong Yan pouted and said softly: "Teacher, please don't lie to me~"

"I won't……"

When the words came to his lips, Mandrill lowered his head, because just when he was about to say that sentence, An Chun's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

When Tong Yan saw Mandrill lower his head, she also lowered her head. She knew Mandrill too well from their relationship in the previous life.

Naturally, she will never forget those words, which were what Tong Yan said when she left in her previous life. At this moment, these words have undoubtedly become a huge obstacle between her and Mandrill.

The atmosphere fell instantly, and Mandrill had no intention of saving it. He controlled the power of wind and instantly flew to the top of the waterfall. He stood on the raised stone beside the waterfall, and Mandrill stood with his hands behind his hands while looking into the distance. He did not make any movement during this period.

He didn't even blink his eyes again.

Tong Yan stopped on a small stone to rest and regain her strength. At this moment, she was in a very low mood, and her previously excited heart because Mandrill wanted to give her a gift became calm.

Tong Yan raised her eyes and looked at Mandrill's figure. That kind of expression can only be possessed by people who have nothing. Such people don't care about everything that happens in life.

Trying to force your way into the life of such a person will inevitably leave you covered in scars.

Tongyan's jade fingers grasped the stone, her fingertips turned white, and her nails were embedded in the stone, leaving a row of fine claw marks on it.

It wasn't until a slight pain came from his fingertips that Tong Yan finally came back to his senses. He turned his head and looked, and saw that the stone was actually stained with a little bright red.

"It hurts…"

Tong Yan was very afraid of pain. The more she cared about it, the clearer she felt it. Tong Yan's feeling was very clear now. She slowly let go of the stone. The stone shook, then fell, and hit other stones on the cliff.

After being bounced several times, the stone fell into the water. Tong Yan did not see any ripples.

"teacher……"

Tong Yan closed her eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

After a long time, she gradually calmed down, and when she opened her eyes again, she was left with only clarity.

Although her development after rebirth was not as smooth sailing as she imagined, it was just more bumpy than ordinary people.

What's more, she also became Mandrill's apprentice.

"Yes, this is already the best development."

Tong Yan comforted herself softly, but there was a hint of crying in her voice.

"strangeness…"

A drop of water fell on her wrist, and she looked up at the sky.

"It's strange, it's obviously not raining..."

"Then why is there so much water..."

"It's still so salty..."

The tears fell silently, and the childish face kept wiping them, but they could not be wiped away.

Tong Yan's original confidence in herself plummeted instantly and hit rock bottom.

"Will I always be the teacher's disciple..."

"Am I going to be compared with An Chun by the teacher all the time..."

"In the teacher's heart, will I never be as good as An Chun..."

With such thoughts, Tong Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and she covered her mouth and started to cry bitterly.

She tried not to make her voice sound too loud.

Soon Tong Yan burst into tears.

Mandrill noticed the change in Tong Yan's mood. He looked at Tong Yan who was crying silently, a glimmer of light flashed in his golden eyes, and then a trace of doubt arose.

He had seen many human beings crying and weeping in Can Meng.

But he had never seen Tong Yan cry like this, covering her mouth to prevent the sound from coming out.

This is more painful than the person crying loudly, because she did not cry to vent, but chose to suppress it.

Since it's painful, then just cry loudly, why should you suppress it?

Since you like it, just tell it directly, why hide it?

Since you are happy, just look up to the sky and laugh. Why should you be tense?

This is what An Chun taught Mandrill through his actions.

He now wants to teach Tong Yan how to use language.

Tong Yan is his only disciple, and he has nothing to teach him except fighting and killing.

This is what he can teach now, and it is very simple and convenient.

The mandrill slowly descended behind Tong Yan, and Tong Yan noticed it, but she did not stop crying, but instead cried even harder.

But the sound disappeared.

"If it hurts, just cry loudly."

Hearing these words, Tong Yan jumped with all her strength and threw herself into Mandrill's arms. The clothes that Mandrill had just dried became wet again.

Only this time it's not cold, it's hot, and a little sticky.

After an unknown amount of time, Tong Yan put her arms around Mandrill's neck and hung her whole body on him.

"teacher…"

"Um."

"I like you."

"I know."

"Then why can't you like me?"

Mandrill raised his hand and rubbed Tong Yan's head, but did not answer.

"Teacher, do you like that person?"

"like."

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Chapter completed!