Facing the sea and confiding her feelings, Tong Yan's mood suddenly improved.

Tong Yan turned around and looked at Mandrill, with a smile on her pretty face. Her two little tiger teeth were shining brightly, and she looked extremely cute.

Although Mandrill didn't understand these emotions, he knew that what Tong Yan said was true.

The truth is sometimes just a wish.

It just so happens that the mandrill's work coincides with human beings' wishes in a sense.

So think about it another way, maybe Mandrill is also very good at fulfilling other people's wishes?

Maybe... to be precise, it's not about fulfilling your wish, but about protecting it. After all, what Mandrill is best at is killing, and protecting is the purpose of his killing.

Tong Yan is his disciple, and as a teacher, of course he must protect her.

Mandrill will personally clear away the shadows that appeared before.

Leave no one behind.

That way, even if Tong Yan is still weak, she will not be harmed in any way.

The mandrill slowly raised his hand, and then landed on Tong Yan's head in an extremely unfamiliar manner, as if he wanted to imitate human gestures and rub it affectionately, but when the mandrill was made, it was like polishing a stubborn stone.

His movements were extremely stiff, and the expression on his face made people feel uneasy inexplicably.

From a distance, it might even look like Mandrill is bullying Tong Yan.

It is reminiscent of a very violent and bloody image of a strong hand splitting a skull.

Fortunately, Tong Yan knew Mandrill's thoughts and the purpose of this approach. She slowly stood up on her tiptoes, and then nuzzled into his hand like a well-behaved kitten begging for licking.

Such an action was done very naturally by Tong Yan. She grabbed Mandrill's wrist with her beautiful hand and shook it.

"Teacher~"

"Please touch me more~"

Mandrill has never heard of such a strange request, and naturally has never done anything like this before, so Mandrill has no idea what to do.

Fortunately, Tongyan can move on its own.

The originally meticulously arranged black hair became a little messy due to friction, and a few strands of black hair hung down. Mandrill retracted his hand, and did not make any movements after that, just looking at the child face in front of him quietly.

Tong Yan seemed to still have unfulfilled intentions, but surprisingly, Tong Yan did not use playful words to convey that she wanted Mandrill to continue to do something to her that could shorten the distance between the two.

"I made a contract with Emperor Yanwang to protect Liyue."

The mandrill's voice was pleasant and made Tong Yan feel at ease.

Just like the motionless and shining stars embedded in the night sky.

"I will also protect you."

Mandrill was just stating a fact, but to Tong Yan it sounded like Mandrill was confessing to himself.

This made Tong Yan's pretty face blush slightly, and she lowered her head shyly.

"Teacher, although you usually look a little dull."

"But I didn't expect you to be so good at it."

Tong Yan hugged Mandrill's waist and nuzzled him in his arms.

As a disciple, it is only natural that you receive the protection of your teacher.

Because if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up.

Mandrill is not tall, but taller than Tong Yan.

This was the first time that Tong Yan felt that being Mandrill's disciple was a very happy and joyful thing.

Tong Yan likes Mandrill's expression at this moment.

To most people, Mandrill's two sentences are in order, first to protect Liyue and then to protect you.

An ordinary woman would probably ask very boringly whether Liyue is more important or she.

Tong Yan is not an ordinary woman, not to mention she doesn't think so.

Of course, protection is the main meaning that Mandrill wants to convey in these two sentences, but Tong Yan is more concerned about the word contract.

As we all know, the people of Liyue, under the leadership of Emperor Yanwang, attach great importance to contracts.

Mandrill, as an immortal, was no exception, otherwise he would not have refused the King of Rock's request to terminate the contract even after An Chun's death.

A contract is a contract, and it cannot be broken even by such major events as life and death.

Death just means that you can no longer fulfill the contract. This does not mean that the contract is terminated.

If there are descendants, they should fall into the next generation.

If not, then the contract will still exist.

It’s just that there is no longer the person who signed the contract to implement it.

Listening to Mandrill's confession, Tong Yan was extremely happy. She intertwined her hands in front of her and shook her little body gently.

"Teacher, I will protect you from now on!"

Tong Yan's voice sounded slowly, not loud, but full of determination.

The two jade rabbits sleeping soundly in the cradle moved slightly, as if to express support for Tong Yan's words.

"good."

From then on, the contract between Tong Yan and Mandrill took shape.

Of course there are some taboos between disciples and teachers, and some taboos can be broken.

Because those taboos are bad from a common rational point of view, but that doesn't mean they are wrong.

Of course, this does not mean that breaking taboos is right.

Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, there is a major premise, and that is that it needs to be broken first.

Mandrill turned around and looked at Liyue Port. His eyes first fell in the direction of the Hall of Purity, then the mountain behind Liyue Port, and finally the depths of the white clouds.

A small force came from the hem of his clothes. Mandrill turned his head to look, and the childish face grabbed the hem of his clothes and shook it with a smile.

"Teacher, how long will it take for you to come back to see me after you leave this time?"

Mandrill replied calmly: "It's not clear yet."

"Then do I have to work every day when I stay at the Purity Hall?"

When the word "work" came up, Tong Yan frowned and seemed extremely reluctant.

Seeing the little girlish attitude shown by the childish face at this moment, the corners of Mandrill's mouth rose slightly.

"certainly."

"ah--"

"Oh well……"

Tong Yan puffed her mouth and agreed, but her voice was full of sadness.

"Don't give up practicing while working."

"I will ask the emperor about your situation. If your strength has not made any breakthrough, don't think about traveling with me."

Mandrill pressed the back of Tong Yan's hand and removed her hand from his clothes, then walked towards Liyue.

"I will try my best to catch up with the teacher!"

Tong Yan shouted loudly from behind, but Mandrill didn't stop at all.

Tong Yan looked at Mandrill's back getting farther and farther away, but she didn't feel disappointed. She quickly followed Mandrill and came to his side, walking side by side with him.

Since we are peers, we must keep the same pace.

Even though Tong Yan's current strength is still very weak, she will work hard to catch up.

Just like it is now.

Although Mandrill did not wait for him, he slowed down his pace, which made Tong Yan feel very happy and comfortable.

"Teacher, I will definitely catch up with you as soon as possible."

"If I catch up, teacher, will you give me another gift?"

Tong Yan turned her head and looked at Mandrill, her little face full of expectation.

Mandrill walked calmly without answering.

After returning to the Palace of Purity, Mandrill and Tong Yan separated.

Mandrill went to Mr. Zhongli and explained some matters about Tong Yan. After that, Tong Yan never saw Mandrill again.

Sitting under the plum blossom tree, Tong Yan held her cheeks and looked at the white clouds on the horizon intently, as if she wanted to see into the depths.

Deep in the white clouds, nothing can be seen.

Tong Yan knew that her favorite person was fighting there.

Soon, Tong Yan will fight with him.

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Chapter completed!