They signed the marriage contract in front of the statue of Taoist Ancestor under the Tianyuan Tree, and from then on they became a loving Taoist couple with the same heart and mind.

Shen Yimian actually doesn’t care who she will be with, and has never thought about falling in love.

The world of immortal cultivation is filled with wolves, tigers, leopards, and wild beasts. If you're not careful, you can be deceived and stripped of everything. Furthermore, in novels, married and romantic men often kill their wives to prove their faith, or have their hearts and kidneys dug out by their white moonlight for no apparent reason. The risk factor is too high.

If he made a fake pact with Zuo Yan, maybe it could also help him avoid some bad romantic relationships.

After all, he is good-looking, and everyone knows that.

Shen Yimian's plan was very simple. He would just get a fake contract and sign and fingerprint it under the Tianyuan Tree in front of everyone. No one would really investigate whether the contract was real or fake.

He asked a few disciples who were sweeping the Tianyuan Tree to get a copy of the contract, copied two copies and sent them back, kept one for himself, and asked the servant to help give the other to Zuo Yan.

After returning to Zuo Lingfeng, Shen Yimian did not tell anyone about this matter. His master was busy with cultivation and probably would not care even if he knew about it. The other junior brothers did not have a close relationship with him either, they were just acquaintances.

As for Xie Lu...

There's no need to notify me.

He might have misunderstood the diary. Even if AI had feelings, it would never like him.

But when he saw Xie Lu blocking the sword for him, there was a moment when he really wanted to let Xie Lu leave alive no matter what. It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he loved him. It could probably only be considered a brotherhood.

Shen Yimian is a person who knows very well what he should have and what he should not get.

Xie Lu had helped him a lot in becoming a Earth-rank disciple and advancing to the Golden Core stage, and he was very content.

The two of their life trajectories only briefly converged at Zuo Lingfeng. Later, Xie Lu would leave here to go to a wider world and fight more difficult bosses, while he would stay here and depend on Si Wuxing until death.

Shen Yimian stood in the room, looking at the Xiuyu necklace that he had placed on the table. After thinking it over, he decided to return the necklace to Xie Lu in person, so that they would be completely even.

He picked up the collar and put it inside his lapel, then knocked on Xie Lu's door.

When Shen Yimian was thinking about what he should say when he saw Xie Lu later, the door opened quickly and a shadow fell over his head. He looked up and saw the young man's wet black hair hanging down on his shoulders. He wore a dark blue uniform half-open and casually draped over his body. His deep black eyes stared straight down at him.

His heart trembled slightly, Shen Yimian subconsciously looked away and coughed lightly, "I'm here to give you something, your collar..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Lu slightly moved sideways to make way for him, and his meaning was obvious.

Shen Yimian looked around, thinking that he was afraid of being seen looking for him, and that his fiancée would be angry if she knew, so he walked into the room.

As soon as I entered, the door behind me was closed tightly.

With a thud, Shen Yimian's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It feels like being locked in a small dark room.

He quickly took out the Xiuyu necklace and handed it to Xie Lu, "I came to give you something. You gave it to me last time and forgot to take it away..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted again.

"It's for you."

Shen Yimian was stunned for a moment, not quite reacting, "Ah"

Xie Lu carefully wiped the water droplets from his hair with a towel and repeated in a calm voice, "This is for you."

Shen Yimian heard it clearly this time. He frowned and whispered, "Your magic weapon is too valuable. I can't take it. I came here just to return it to you. From now on, no one owes anyone anything."

Hearing this, Xie Lu paused slightly, slowly turned his head to look at him, and narrowed his eyes, "No one owes anyone anything."

Shen Yimian nodded, "Yeah."

"What do I owe you?" Xie Lu said in a cold voice, "The meaning of debt is that the debt or obligation has not been fully fulfilled. My debt is..."

Hearing this, Shen Yimian noticed that he seemed a little angry, and quickly added an explanation, "I used the wrong words. What I meant was that after I return the things to you, we will no longer have any involvement. This is good for both you and me."

Xie Lu looked at him solemnly for a moment, then said indifferently, "I don't agree."

Shen Yimian: “Why?”

"Because you have not paid off the debt you owe me."

This made no sense and Shen Yimian was completely confused. Just as she was about to ask more, she saw Xie Lu slowly unbuttoning his belt.

He slightly widened his eyes and took a half step back, "What are you doing?"

Xie Lu glanced at him and lightly tapped his fingertips on the wound that was bandaged but still bloody. It was a bloody hole left by a sword that had pierced through it.

"Have you repaid this debt?"

Shen Yimian choked. After hearing what Xie Lu said, he felt like he was really a piece of shit.

Yes, when Zuo Yan was injured for him, he showed concern, sent medicinal herbs, and even made a fake contract with him. But when Xie Lu was injured for him, he seemed to have only sent a resurrection pill, which he asked for from their common master.

hiss……

Shen Yimian quietly pinched the corner of his clothes and said awkwardly, "You are right, then how can I make it up to you? Otherwise, I will go to Master to find you some medicine that will not leave scars."

After he finished speaking, Xie Lu did not say anything, but just looked at him quietly.

It was not until Shen Yimian was frightened that the other party finally showed mercy and gave him some advice.

"I said I lack nothing, but there is one thing you have that I don't."

Shen Yimian understood what he meant and said stubbornly, "You still want to learn, but I don't have anything to teach you anymore."

Xie Lu's fingertips gently slid across the table, landing on a parchment notebook. It was his diary. When he came back, he saw that the notebook was closed, but before he left, he clearly remembered that the notebook was open.

He has an excellent memory and will never make a mistake in remembering the location and status of any item.

It means that a thief read his diary.

Xie Lu retracted his fingertips and said in a fainter voice, "Why not?"

Shen Yimian felt really uncomfortable with his look, so she simply said, "Just tell me what you want to learn, and I will definitely teach you."

Hearing this, Xie Lu's eyes fell on him, staring at him intently, "Teach me how to kiss."

Shen Yimian's expression paused, and when he realized what he had heard, he suddenly looked up at him.

No, brother, isn't learning this a bit too ambiguous?

"Let's start now." Xie Lu had already chosen a seat on his own. "Here, in the inner room, but in the inner room you can only sit on the bed."

Shen Yimian grabbed his wrist and pulled him back urgently, "I haven't agreed yet!"

Xie Lu slowly looked at him and whispered, "I'm not asking for your consent, I'm asking for repayment of the debt, understand?"

Shen Yimian: "...Okay."

He continued patiently, "After I teach you this lesson, we're even now."

Xie Lu calmly retorted, "Do you think that human emotions can be learned just by being taught once?"

"You are pushing it too far," Shen Yimian was provoked by him and said, "Are you going to keep asking me for a lifetime debt? Isn't that too much?"

Seeing that he was unhappy, Xie Lu said calmly, "You have to teach me everything I want to learn in three months."

Shen Yimian gritted his teeth and held up three fingers, "Three days."

Xie Lu was silent for a moment, "There's no such thing as bargaining."

"I'm sorry, we humans are just so shameless."

Xie Lu looked at Shen Yimian's calm demeanor, and found it amusing. He calmly imitated Shen Yimian and raised a finger, "One month, no lower, and we need to sign a contract."

Shen Yimian's head started to hurt. "What kind of contract are you signing? Can you please stop imitating the bad habits of humans?"

"I doubt whether you have the spirit of contract. The contract must be signed, and it must be sworn in by the Heavenly Dao." Xie Lu knew that the only notary public who could work in the world of immortal cultivation was the Heavenly Dao. Only in this way would Shen Yimian not easily breach the contract.

Shen Yimian gritted his teeth, kicked the stool in front of him away in a rage, then picked up a pen and paper to draft a contract for Lawyer Xie.

Xie Lu watched him finish writing stroke by stroke, then picked up his pen to add a few more sentences.

"Satisfied?" Shen Yimian said unhappily.

Xie Lu nodded slightly, "Not bad."

Shen Yimian found that he was even better at making people angry than Ji Wenxiao. He endured it and said patiently, "Okay, then I will teach you how to kiss now."

Xie Lu paused for a moment and nodded.

Shen Yimian picked up the pen and carefully drew two little people kissing on the paper. After he finished, he blew on the ink and held the drawing in front of Xie Lu, "Have you learned it?"

Xie Lu looked at the extremely crude little figure drawing on the paper, his eyes gradually darkening. He stared at Shen Yimian and said coldly, "I didn't say I wanted to learn painting."

Shen Yimian looked away guiltily and said nonsense, "What do you know? I am teaching you the principles of kissing. You just need to follow my instructions. I have an assignment for you. Go find your fiancée and follow the instructions in the painting. I will come to check the results tomorrow."

After saying that, he put down the paper, turned around and was about to leave, but someone grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.

Shen Yimian looked up in surprise and met Xie Lu's gloomy gaze.

“I will learn faster if the teacher teaches me in person.”

His heart skipped a beat as he sensed a hint of danger and subconsciously wanted to escape, but Xie Lu's hand blocked his way, trapping him in front of the desk.

"Now, teach me."

The unquestionable cold voice contained a faint threat. Shen Yimian pursed his lips and whispered, "No, you have a fiancée, we can't..."

Xie Lu picked up the contract from the table and said calmly, "First, I don't have human ethics and morals, nor do I need to abide by them. Secondly, you don't have to teach me. If you violate the terms of this contract, heaven will punish you. As for what the punishment is, I don't think it will be acceptable to you."

Shen Yimian: "...You are pretty good, right?"

Xie Lu didn't answer, but reached out and gently held his face, leaning over to kiss him.

Shen Yimian quickly raised her hand to cover his lips, gritting her teeth and saying, "I already said no. Although the contract states that I have to teach you, it doesn't say when I have to teach you. I don't want to teach you today."

Xie Lu looked at him silently, grabbed his wrist and squeezed it gently, then put his hand behind his back without allowing any resistance.

Shen Yimian trembled all over, and could even feel the other person's warm breath lightly on his face.

Fear.

He was a little afraid of Xie Lu like this.

I always feel like something has changed about this person, he's full of aggressiveness.

"Don't be like this, Xie Lu." Shen Yimian said softly with lowered eyelashes, "I don't like you like this. Don't make me hate you."

Hearing his words, the person in front of him stopped moving. After a long while, he sighed very lightly and withdrew his hands from the desk.

“It’s really hard to understand the human mind.”

Xie Lu reluctantly let him go and handed the contract to him, saying softly,

"Sorry, at least don't hate me."