What does it mean that they all lived with lifelong regrets?

After resting for a while, Xie Jiexue tucked the white camellia flower into her hair bun.

Then, she took a deep breath and began to talk to Lin Wuhua about serious matters.

"You are a member of the Sword Sect." Xie Jiexue stated this directly, and even produced a file folder that stated Lin Wuhua was a suspected reincarnator.

"According to the elders of the Sword Sect," she said, "your reincarnation is a special case. In short, you may not be entirely accurate about the reincarnation of memories or powers."

"But you were reincarnated very early, otherwise you wouldn't be here as an orphan."

A stack of sword manuals was placed in front of Lin Wuhua.

"The hospital you worked at was investigated and punished for mismanagement and corruption. The hospital director and a series of related personnel have been executed."

"The death penalty has been carried out," Xie Jiexue emphasized.

"But we obtained your sword manual, and after joint verification by the elders of the Sword Sect, the brushstrokes clearly show traces of Sword Sect training."

She finally concluded: "Therefore, you are a member of my Sword Sect."

Lin Wuhua tentatively asked, "So, should I join the Sword Sect?"

Xie Jiexue: "You already are."

Seeing Lin Wuhua's stunned expression, Xie Jiexue took out a form.

The form on it reads "Reincarnator Identification Form (Supreme Sword Sect)".

[Guarantor: Xie Jiexue]

"I've already submitted this form for you, you're welcome."

Lin Wuhua fell silent.

He couldn't say it, but he felt like he had been chosen.

Xie Jiexue: "Do you have a problem with me?"

"Yes, I feel like you've betrayed me," Lin Wuhua said.

Xie Jiexue: "Don't say such harsh things. I'm the one who bought you."

Lin Wuhua: "!—?"

Seeing that he was startled, Xie Jiexue began to emphasize seriously.

This form requires a guarantor, who is responsible for the new member, so this relationship extends into the sect.

Generally, this condition falls into three categories.

Based on certainty, from bottom to top, they are fellow disciples, master and apprentice, and Daoist partners under the same master.

"Are you my master?"

"Why don't you think about it? Are you even my fellow disciple?"

Xie Jiexue didn't mention the third, most powerful proof option, and Lin Wuhua naturally didn't either, so they just pretended it didn't exist.

"Heh, I think you're just taking advantage of my ignorance," Lin Wuhua sneered. "I could say I'm your master!"

Xie Jiexue remained silent, pursing her lips.

"Here." She beckoned and picked up a wooden stick from the ground.

"Can you beat me? Whoever wins is the master."

Lin Wuhua: "???"

He glanced at the wheelchair to the side, then at Xie Jiexue who was already in position, and finally clapped.

"Teacher, I lost. Please sit back down."

"Hmph, you rebellious disciple, at least you're sensible."

Xie Jiexue put the stick away and raised her flushed neck.

......

"What about a gift?"

"?"

On the way back, seeing Xie Jiexue's stunned expression, Lin Wuhua patted the back of the wheelchair.

"I've decided to become your disciple, so where's my apprenticeship gift?"

"Isn't it only natural for a disciple to give his master a gift when they formally become disciples? If you don't give me one, I won't accept it."

Lin Wuhua felt increasingly uneasy.

He always felt that Xie Jiexue was taking advantage of him, but he was not one to suffer losses, and he absolutely could not let her take advantage of him.

If you suffer this loss now, you'll probably keep suffering from it in the future.

That won't do.

Lin Wuhua slapped the back of the chair, stood up abruptly, and looked at her with a peculiar gaze.

"Master, you're not unprepared, are you? As your disciple, I'm very worried about the future of our sect."

"Since that's the case..."

Xie Jiexue, her face tense, was amused by her anger.

"Good, good, good. I never expected that my disciple, Xie Jiexue, would be such a person who loves wealth and glory."

"You dare ask me for a gift to become your disciple without even offering tuition? I, Xie Jiexue, will teach you a lesson today..."

Lin Wuhua: "Expelled from the sect?"

The wooden stick flew back into Xie Jiexue's hand, and white frost began to condense on it: "Let me show you what it means to be superior to inferiors."

Lin Wuhua took a deep breath.

Now that things have come to this point, Lin Wuhua is about to unleash his true strength.

Otherwise, it would be outrageous for Xie Jiexue to resort to force at the slightest disagreement; he would be suppressed by her for the rest of his life.

The sword technique in his mind began to operate, and in a daze, he seemed to see the trajectory of the wooden stick in Xie Jiexue's hand.

As long as he dodges immediately, then...

A frozen flower was handed to him.

It's that white camellia.

A thin layer of ice froze the entire flower, giving it a crystal-like texture that shimmered with a warm glow in the sunlight.

"The apprenticeship ceremony," Xie Jiexue turned her head away, refusing to look at him, "can be preserved for at least a year."

Seeing that Lin Wuhua did not move, she became extremely angry.

"What, you don't want it?"

Lin Wuhua accepted it.

He felt that if things continued like this, Xie Jiexue would definitely beat him up, or even do more dangerous things.

He would endure this humiliation for now, but one day he would make her...

"Tuition fee." Xie Jiexue held out his hand to him. "Give it to me."

Lin Wuhua: "I didn't."

"I didn't have that before either," Xie Jiexue said.

"Or, you can give me tuition fees."

"Or," she took a deep breath and covered her forehead, "my head hurts a little, can you massage my head for me?"

"How about it?" She stamped her foot. "Don't tell me you won't even do this."

This is a clear sign of weakness.

But Lin Wuhua wasn't one to be sentimental, and he really wouldn't do it.

Xie Jiexue: "?"

Her gaze turned dangerous as she began to consider whether she should really teach Lin Wuhua a lesson, lest he lose his way.

But Lin Wuhua took the initiative to come closer.

He gently pushed Xie Jiexue's shoulder, pressed her into his wheelchair, and began pushing her towards the courtyard.

Xie Jiexue's body was limp, which surprised him.

By the time they reached the largest camellia tree in the central courtyard, Xie Jiexue's anger had subsided.

"Not enough," she said.

"Is it not over yet?"

Lin Wuhua took out the white camellia that Xie Jiexue had given him, and with a flick of his wrist, completely undid Xie Jiexue's hair bun.

"This hair looks awful," he said.

Xie Jiexue tilted her head, her tone softening: "You'd better make it look nice."

The frozen camellia flower ended up in Lin Wuhua's hands.

Lin Wuhua didn't do anything, and the ice on the flower began to melt.

The flowers bloomed even more profusely, their white petals unfurling and emitting a delicate fragrance.

A breeze blew by, and a white camellia petal drifted down, landing on Xie Jiexue's hair and making it itchy.

Lin Wuhua thought for a moment and simply wove the two flowers together to make a larger hair bun.

The floral quilt was tucked perfectly into Xie Jiexue's hair.

Most of her long hair fell to her waist, while a small portion was styled into a more attractive bun.

"Hey, the flowers you gave me are mine, I'm returning them to you."

"So, I still gave you the tuition fee."

Finally, Lin Wuhua bent down and looked at Xie Jiexue with a sideways glance.

Did I pass?

Xie Jiexue: "...That's too much."

She stood up, covered her face with her long hair, and pushed Lin Wuhua back.

Lin Wuhua smiled reservedly.

He won again.

......

The prompts reappeared the moment I entered the inpatient building.

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