After returning from the Demon-Suppressing Tower, Shen Yimian rushed into Si Wuxing's bedroom without stopping.

“Master!”

Walking around the screen, Shen Yimian saw Si Wuxing practicing under the portrait of the Fox Ancestor. He quickly knelt down and said, "Disciple would like to ask Master to grant him a Nine-Transformation Soul-Restoring Pill."

Si Wuxing stopped practicing and turned to look at him slowly, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Who told you that I have the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill?"

Shen Yimian was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Si Wuxing, "That's what my senior brother said."

He honestly told Cui Xueyi everything that happened today at the Soul-Calming Tower, and saw that Si Wuxing's face became increasingly gloomy.

"You mean, he didn't die, and was imprisoned in the Soul-Calming Tower for an unknown period of time?"

Shen Yimian felt the temperature around her drop slightly, and it felt chilly. "I wanted to take him out, but he refused to leave."

Hearing this, Si Wuxing narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he slowed down his voice and asked, "What do you want the Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill for?"

"Xie Lu also came along on the mission..." Shen Yimian's voice trailed off. "He was badly injured saving my life. My senior brother helped keep him alive for now and told me to ask you for a resurrection pill when I come back. He said that would save Xie Lu."

Si Wuxing snorted lightly, but his expression recovered a lot. He twisted the storage ring on his fingertips, and soon a sandalwood box appeared in his palm.

He casually threw it to Shen Yimian and said calmly, "Which floor is your senior brother on?"

Shen Yimian took the sandalwood box, breathed a sigh of relief, and said carefully, "On the seventh floor, I actually think he's doing well. He hasn't been bullied. It seems like he's bullying other demons."

"Got it." Si Wuxing didn't react after hearing this. He slowly closed his eyes and practiced. He raised his hand and shooed him away, "Get out! Don't disturb my peace again."

"Yes, thank you Master!" Shen Yimian's eyes turned red again. He knew that this thing must be extremely rare, but Si Wuxing would never be stingy in giving him anything he wanted.

He ran to Xie Lu's room holding the sandalwood box. Xie Lu had not come back yet, probably still charging outside.

Shen Yimian looked around carefully and placed the sandalwood box on the desk where Xie Lu usually read, so that Xie Lu could see it when he came back.

He was about to turn around and leave when he saw a small notebook open on the desk.

Shen Yimian paused slightly. He knew he shouldn't look at it, but he couldn't help but look at the page that had been opened.

He whispered in his heart, just take a look, he promised not to look a second time.

[On May 4th, the weather turned cloudy and drizzled, and my mood was uncertain.

I noticed something was wrong with my body and after a preliminary self-diagnosis, I suspected I might be suffering from the mood disorder mentioned above.

Specific symptoms include difficulty identifying and describing one's own emotions, but the internal emotions still exist.

I couldn't control myself from staying away from him, and I began to resent myself, feel guilty, and try to indulge myself and evade responsibility.

I want to be close to him, to get wet in the rain with him, to practice, to complete missions, anything is fine, everything is good.

Perhaps, this is what humans call love.

I can’t find the correct answer yet.

Shen Yimian stared at it in amazement, his eyelashes trembling. He blinked and carefully smoothed out the crease on the page.

Xie Lu would never make such a mistake. He is a very strict person and even his clothes cannot have a wrinkle.

The only reason there is a crease is that he opened the page and read it countless times.

——I wanted to tear it off, but I couldn’t bear to.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind him. Shen Yimian shuddered all over and quickly put down the sandalwood box, then closed the notebook with a guilty conscience.

When he turned around, a figure in snow-white clothes was already standing outside the door.

Xie Lu had enough power and recovered, but the terrifying sword mark on his chest was still shocking.

Their eyes met, and before Xie Lu could speak, Shen Yimian said hurriedly, "I'll put the pills on the table for you. Remember to take them."

After saying that, he ran past Xie Lu without looking back.

Shen Yimian walked quickly back to his room and closed the door tightly.

Sweat dripped down his forehead and he swallowed, still feeling a little dizzy.

That's what he meant, right?

That was Xie Lu's diary. In it, Xie Lu wrote that he was suffering from a mental illness and that he might fall in love with someone.

AI has awakened to self-awareness

Who does Xie Lu like?

Countless questions popped up in my mind one by one.

He suddenly remembered the sentence "I can't control myself from moving away from him.

I want to be close to him, to get wet in the rain with him, to practice, to complete missions, anything is fine, anything is good."

This description looks like him no matter how you look at it.

No, Xie Lu has a fiancée, and he even cut off all contact with me for his fiancée.

Oh, yes, yes, maybe she likes him. Xie Lu secretly followed him to do the Earth-level mission, maybe because he was worried that he would get into trouble. After all, Xie Lu is the omniscient and omnipotent AI male protagonist, and he might have known that the demons in the Demon Suppression Tower would escape and kill people in the plot.

Oh no, no, if he liked him, why didn't Xie Lu stop him when he said he would stay away from him?

Oh, yes, that’s right. Xie Lu wanted to say something at that time, but he didn’t even listen and just left.

Shen Yimian blinked in a daze, and his heart began to beat faster.

Is the person written in the diary really him?

Is he a little too narcissistic?

Also, why is the diary open there? It's so weird. Was it deliberately opened for him to see?

If it was intentionally shown to him, then the name on it shouldn't be him. Maybe it was written about Xie Lu's fiancée.

His fiancée didn't let Xie Lu get close to her because he and Xie Lu had a quarrel.

That's why Xie Lu wrote that he didn't want to be away from her.

That seems to make sense.

Shen Yimian rubbed his head and decided not to think about it anymore. He took off his coat and got into his soft bed.

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

All that came to his mind was the scene of Xie Lu blocking the sword for him. Such a tiny little man was pierced by the sword, bleeding profusely. How tragic it was!

He sat up distractedly, turned over and continued to lie on the bed.

Xie Lu and Zuo Yan had both saved him, but why did he feel several times more pain when Xie Lu was injured?

At that time, he even thought about dying with Xie Lu. Was he crazy?

It would be too stupid to say that I would commit suicide for love with AI.

Bah, what is suicide for love?

Shen Yimian took off the Xiuyan jade necklace from his neck, buried his face in the pillow, raised his eyes with some shame, and looked at the dragon scale tourmaline hanging on the necklace.

I forgot to return it to Xie Lu.

As his fingertips gently fiddled with the crystal clear tourmaline, Shen Yimian suddenly thought of the scene when someone held him on his lap and inserted his slender fingertips under his body.

My face instantly became hot, like a gardenia dyed pink by the sunset.

Could it be that after that incident, Xie Lu developed a consciousness that AI shouldn't have?

Shen Yimian found that he could no longer stop the random thoughts in his mind, so he simply got up from the bed.

He needed to talk to someone.

It would be best if he was knowledgeable and liked men... The master was practicing and didn't want to be disturbed by him. Zuo Yan was very good, but Zuo Yan liked him, so it didn't seem appropriate to do this. It was even worse if Yun Ning liked Xie Lu.

Who else likes men? He can't go to Ji Wenxiao, right?

After much deliberation, Shen Yimian decided to meet Zuo Yan.

He planned to tell Zuo Yan that he was asking for a friend, but he was not sure who the friend was.

The afternoon sun is gentle and bright, making my body feel warm.

Shen Yimian knocked on Zuo Yan's door, but no one responded.

He stopped a hurried-looking disciple and politely asked, "Excuse me, have you met Zuo Yan?"

The disciple recognized him immediately and whispered, "Master, please send Zuo Yan away. I think he will be back soon."

Hearing this, Shen Yimian thanked him and stood obediently in front of the door waiting for Zuo Yan to come back.

Just standing here, Shen Yimian's mind began to wander uncontrollably. He remembered that he had taught Xie Lu how to develop a relationship with Yun Ning here. Although it failed in the end, Xie Lu had clearly learned very seriously at that time.

What on earth was this human-machine thinking at that time?

After a while, Zuo Yan came back and saw him, with a look of surprise in his eyes, "Senior Brother."

Shen Yimian quickly stepped forward to support him, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, Master is calling you, why don't you just refuse?"

Zuo Yan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "My master is different from your master after all."

"Then what did he ask you to do?" Shen Yimian asked curiously.

Zuo Yan's expression paused slightly, then he suddenly opened the door and ushered Shen Yimian in, "Brother, come in and talk."

The two entered the house. Zuo Yan poured a cup of tea for Shen Yimian and gently placed it in front of him. "Don't worry, my injuries have improved a lot, so I can do this little thing without any problem."

Shen Yimian took the teacup and took a sip. A bitter taste was felt between his teeth. He couldn't help but frowned, "The tea you drink is so bitter."

"If your mouth is bitter, the bitterness in your heart will be alleviated." Zuo Yan sat beside him and whispered, "Brother, why did you come to see me today? Did something happen between you and Xie Lu?"

Hearing this, Shen Yimian almost choked to death on his tea. He quickly explained, "If nothing happened, I wouldn't have come to see you. Besides, what does this have to do with Lawyer Xie?"

"Because you didn't come with him today." Zuo Yan smiled faintly, "You two are usually together, did you have a fight?"

Shen Yimian pursed his lips and whispered, "It can be considered a quarrel."

Zuo Yan suppressed his smile, patted his shoulder gently, and said softly, "So I guessed it right. It's okay, Senior Brother, I'm here."

Shen Yimian forced a smile and said, "Actually, I came here today because I really have something to talk to you about."

"You can ask for anything." Zuo Yan picked up the teacup and blew away the foam. "As long as I can help, I will definitely help."

Shen Yimian blinked and lowered his voice, "I have a friend who seems to have a different feeling towards my junior brother."

Zuo Yan's expression froze, and he moved closer to him. "What different feelings?"

"It's just..." Shen Yimian's voice became even lower, like the whimper of a mosquito, "When I think of him, my heart always beats very fast, and I feel very shy."

Zuo Yan's Adam's apple rolled slightly, he suppressed his excitement and said softly, "Brother, maybe you like him."

Shen Yimian's face flushed red, and he stammered, "It's not me, it's really a friend of mine. You know I don't like men at all."

Zuo Yan looked at his expression and couldn't help laughing.

How can there be such a stupid and pitiful little fox in the world?

"I see. What do you want to ask, brother?" Zuo Yan propped up his chin and looked at him with a smile. "I want to ask if he will be with you, or with your friend."

Shen Yimian bit her lower lip and whispered, "No, I want to ask how I can make my friend stop having this unnecessary emotion."

After the words fell, Zuo Yan's smile froze slightly, and his tone was a little anxious, "Why, isn't it good for two people to be in love?"

"This is not right." Shen Yimian explained seriously, "My friend is not suitable for him."

Two brothers from the same school, one is a human, one is an AI, one is a cannon fodder who steals the fiancée, and the other is the male protagonist who has a fiancée.

Even after they traveled into the book, they were still of different races.

The only reason they are not suitable is that Xie Lu has a fiancée.

"What's inappropriate?" Zuo Yan couldn't understand. "Tell me the reason. I want to hear it."

Shen Yimian hesitated for a moment and whispered, "My friend thinks he has someone more suitable. For example, he has an engagement or something..."

Zuo Yan suddenly fell silent. After a while, he asked softly, "You know everything?"

"Ah," Shen Yimian didn't know what he was talking about, and coughed lightly, "If it was about the engagement, my friend would have known about it long ago."

Zuo Yan stared at him intently, as if he understood everything in an instant, "I see."

This is the reason why Shen Yimian doesn't like him.

"What if the engagement is cancelled?" Zuo Yan asked tentatively, "Will things be different without that engagement paper?"

Shen Yimian was stunned by his question and was in a dilemma. "No, there are too many people who like him."

Zuo Yan: "...This shows that he is a good person. You can give it a try."

He recommended it so strongly that Shen Yimian felt a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. What did Master call you to do today?"

Zuo Yan was a little unwilling to let the topic end so easily. He raised his eyes to look at Shen Yimian and suddenly said, "I didn't want to talk about this, but other than my senior brother, I really don't know who to tell."

Shen Yimian asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"

"Master intends to force me to become his Taoist partner."

Zuo Yan's words were shocking. Shen Yimian's eyes widened in shock and he was speechless for a long time.

“This… this is true.”

Zuo Yan laughed helplessly, "How could I have ever lied to you? Master has been talking about this for a while now, and all the disciples of Xianyue Peak are aware of it. If you don't believe me, you can just arrest someone and ask them."

Hearing this, Shen Yimian slowly clenched his fists, "Is there still justice? He is at least the master of a peak! Let's report it to the headmaster..."

"No." Zuo Yan shook his head and put his hand over his lips. "Do you know that my master, Jingshui Zhenren, is the master's younger brother?"

So even though Master Jingshui's cultivation level is not very high, he can still own such a big mountain and has thousands of disciples.

The relationship between Master Jingshui and the Sect Leader is a secret of Yanshan, and very few people know about it.

Even if they reported it to the whole world and even to the headmaster, the matter would be dealt with hastily.

Shen Yimian's face turned pale, and he loathed this world of immortal cultivation even more. They respected the strong but didn't care about the difference between good and evil.

"Then what are you going to do? You can't really become a Taoist partner for old man Jingshui!" Shen Yimian was extremely anxious. "Or else, go find Xie Lu. He will definitely find a way to help you..."

Hearing him mention Xie Lu, Zuo Yan's eyes dimmed slightly. He reached out and held his face, whispering, "Brother, I don't need to rely on him. You can help me."

Shen Yimian was stunned for a moment, "I"

"Yes," Zuo Yan stared at him with stern eyes, "If we become Taoist companions, then Master won't be able to do anything to me."

After he finished speaking, Shen Yimian looked at him in shock.

That look made Zuo Yan feel a little uneasy, "Brother, don't you want to help me?"

Shen Yimian shook his head and said softly, "No, I'm thinking about something."

"What's the matter?" Zuo Yan asked cautiously.

Shen Yimian raised her eyes, looked at his face, and said lightly, "I wonder if you sometimes treat me as a fool."

His heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Zuo Yan suppressed his panic and put on a calm expression, "Brother, why do you say that? If you don't want to, then forget it. I won't force you."

He was too impatient.

Shen Yimian was indeed a little angry. He was angry that Zuo Yan had tricked him like a fool. No matter how slow he was, he could see that Zuo Yan's words were meant to lure him into the trap and make him agree to become a Taoist couple.

This isn't how you should like someone.

Relationships gained through deception will always create discord.

"I can't become a Taoist partner with you." Shen Yimian said ruthlessly.

Zuo Yan's heart grew colder and colder. He nodded gently, his face as pale as death, and said softly, "Yes, I understand."

"But," Shen Yimian changed the subject, pursed his lips, and whispered, "I can pretend with you, you and I can pretend to be Taoist couples, so that old man Jingshui won't bother you again."

In this way, maybe he could gradually get rid of the strange feelings he had for Xie Lu.

Hearing his words, Zuo Yan's eyes lit up slightly, "Okay, as long as senior brother is willing!" Although it was just a pretense, there was no telling when Shen Yimian would turn the fake into real with him.

He paused, pondered for a moment, and tentatively said softly, "How about we pick a day to make a fake contract under the Tianyuan Tree?"

Shen Yimian said without thinking, "Let's do it tomorrow night. I'll pick you up. Remember to invite more brothers to come and show your support."

Zuo Yan suppressed the excitement in his heart and said softly, "Okay, it's all up to Senior Brother to arrange."