Chapter 224 Law Enforcement Elder Guards the World (38)

Bai Tang directly performed a series of hand seals and appeared at the designated location.

Shen Zhuo looked behind Bai Tang and saw the dazzling and mysterious aurora.

It swirled like smoke or mist, shifting between purple, green, blue, and red, floating gracefully across the night sky. The light varied from bright and full like a full moon to faint and delicate like a strand of black silk. At times it resembled the first light of dawn, and at other times it bloomed like camellias in full color.

Shen Zhuo was momentarily entranced by the sight.

Fang Xingyun marveled, “Such a spectacle can only be seen in the Extreme North.”

Bai Tang spoke gently, “Little disciple, the aurora is a rare and magnificent phenomenon unique to this Extreme North. If one finds themselves in a place shrouded in darkness, unable to see any hope or vitality, only evil remains. But remember, you are like this brilliant and mysterious aurora.”

Shen Zhuo lowered his gaze, “It is clear that Master is the one.”

After all, it was Master who had shattered his despair.

Bai Tang smiled with a touch of helplessness, “No, little disciple, it is you. Our little disciple, Shen Zhuo, though a bit withdrawn, is still a handsome, refined, and intelligent young man. Over the years, you might not have realized how much you’ve accomplished, but as your Master, I’ve recorded it all for both you and A’Jin. I’ll give it to you later.”

Shen Zhuo uttered a soft “Oh”, and lifted his hand to reveal his injured arm, “Master, it is beyond healing.”

The lingering resentment in his wound showed no sign of abating.

Fang Xingyun was astonished, “How is that possible? Shen Zhuo, let me try to help you.”

Bai Tang intervened, “Xingyun, step back.”

Fang Xingyun was concerned, “Elder, Junior Brother Shen’s condition…”

Bai Tang performed another hand seal, and a faint, warm golden light enveloped Shen Zhuo.

Bai Tang said, “It might be a bit painful. Little disciple, bear with it a little.”

Shen Zhuo cautiously remarked, “It’s quite painful.”

Bai Tang reassured him, “Next time we meet, I will bring you some sweets. They will make you feel better.”

Shen Zhuo had never tasted sweets before. Neither in his previous life nor in this one had he ever experienced them.

Much of the time, he had eaten discarded food left on the ground by others. Sometimes, they would deliberately hide needles in it, or poison. Later on, he began practicing asceticism and abstained from earthly flavors altogether. In this lifetime, at the Divine Movement Sect, he had cooked some of his own food and discovered that it could be clean and delicious.

Shen Zhuo intentionally remarked, “There won’t be any needles or poison in it, and it won’t have mold or dirt, right?”

Bai Tang shook her head with a smile, “Of course not. Anything meant for our little disciple must be good. If it were not, I wouldn’t even consider it.”

Shen Zhuo felt a sharp pain. To him, this pain was nothing much. Supporting his head, he said, “Master, it turns out that even good things are worthy of being used for me.”

Bai Tang spoke gently, “Our A’Zhuo has never used anything less. Think about it—the spiritual food from the dining hall is all procured uniformly. When the Sect Master and Elders prepare meals, they use the same ingredients. Unless you dip into your own private reserves, the cultivation resources allocated each month according to talent and effort are the same for A’Zhuo, and he has never lacked for them. The equipment used in classes at Enlightened Mirror is the same, and its quality is quite good. The rewards from training; I’m afraid our A’Zhuo have likely accumulated quite a bit, right? These are all earned by your own efforts. Everyone deserves good things; it all depends on whether you work hard enough to obtain them. There’s no such thing as being unworthy.”

The gloomy aura surrounding Shen Zhuo dissipated somewhat. “I had never received such things before. They took what was meant for me and then said, ‘You can’t even guard that; how dare you say you’re worthy? You’re so diligent, yet you still couldn’t protect what should have been yours.’ Gao Yikang said, ‘You, a lowly thing, don’t deserve good things. You can only beg for the master’s favor while crawling on the ground.’”

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