“Thanks, Shiyu.”
Qin Xiang, who had narrowly escaped disaster, blinked her eyes and then added another meaningful comment, thoroughly confusing the troublemaker.
“Huh?”
‘Aren’t I here to be the third wheel?’
Yun Liu glared at his silly daughter, thinking ‘You better have a good reason for this.’
“Leave it there, I’ll look at it later.”
Ji Shiyu wasn’t so easy to brush off. Her innocent big eyes blinked rapidly as she whispered, “But I still have a few questions I didn’t understand, so I came specifically to ask the teacher.”
Yun Liu was full of question marks.
‘Since when did this brat become so studious?’
“Well, you two chat, I’ll come find you later. I just remembered there’s something at Clear Mist Peak I need to attend to back at the sect.”
Qin Xiang stuck out her tongue and fled as if flying. She didn’t dare stay at the crime scene for a second.
The brutality of last night was still vivid in her mind, and even the air seemed to carry a lingering, damp smell.
‘—The smell of gunfire…’
Ji Shiyu was a bit confused. ‘Sister Qin is actually pretty nice, huh? When she gets meat, she doesn’t forget to share some soup.’ Little did she know, the other girl had already eaten her fill.
Yun Liu helplessly “put on the brakes,” finished explaining the pharmaceutical formula annotations, and corrected nine mistakes.
Ji Shiyu suddenly understood. She lightly knocked her small pink fist against her head, her gaze full of admiration.
“So that’s how it is! As expected of my teacher. Shiyu understands now, I’ll definitely do better next time!”
‘Ugh, why am I talking more and more like a green tea girl now? Gross!’
‘But men probably all like this kind of delicate, coquettish little sister, right? So I’m… not exactly misunderstanding, hehe.’
‘Offering kindness for no reason is either deceit or theft.’
With no outsiders around, Yun Liu felt goosebumps listening to her and laughed, scolding, “Not at all. I just want you to say what you mean directly, cut it out.”
Ji Shiyu pouted, put her hands behind her back, and stared at her toes, too embarrassed to speak for a long time.
“I just… I just want you to treat me the same way you treat Sister Qin. That’s not too much to ask, is it?”
“About Ruan Yu, you should really consider it. As your sworn father, I observed the celestial phenomena last night, did some calculations, and there’s a destined opportunity waiting for a fated person on Mystic Island—click to claim.”
Yun could only say this much; any more would be spoilers.
“No, no, no, no, no!”
Important things must be said three times. The little yellow-haired girl shook her twin-tails like a rattle-drum and covered her ears.
“You just think I’m in the way! You want to drive me off so you can ditch the deadweight and have a two-person world with Sister Qin!”
“Not—”
Alright.
Yun Liu didn’t know why the young girl was so resistant. Shiyu’s first impression of the Sorceress of Dance was pretty good. Even after leaving the hospital, she shouldn’t be this opposed.
Once the tense and exciting sect competition was over, the next event was the annual Nine Provinces training journey that excited Sword Sect disciples the most, gloriously named the “Training Journey.”
Disciples from the Five Peaks could freely form teams for group activities to broaden their horizons and gain experience. Optional maps included surrounding small and large blessed lands.
In the game, the main character group included Ji Shiyu and Xiao Ran, with Yun Liu as the guide. However, he had been demoted to an outer sect disciple, a pure tool character.
Counting Lin Shu, the four-person team would be led by an instructor on a sea voyage for advanced training.
But now it was different. Female Ji Shiyu and Xiao Ran had parted ways, and Lin Shu wasn’t saved by her either. In the Water Aspect’s home territory, Stellar Destiny and Extreme Destiny held no advantage.
If they chose to follow the sect’s mission line into a brand new map, the Blessed Fate previously experienced by the two protagonists together was very likely to change, possibly to the point where no one would get it.
Especially since Yun Liu would also be borrowing the cheat Ao Tian for a while, which would be adding frost to snow for Ji Shiyu.
On the other hand, Ruan Yu’s thigh was very, very thick, and white and tender—who wouldn’t want to cling to it?
“Really don’t need my help?”
Yun Liu lifted his eyelids, inquiring once more.
Ji Shiyu still shook her head angrily.
“What do you take me for! Am I the kind of freeloader who comes running with sweet talk when I need something and disappears without a trace when I don’t?”
Ao Tian’s off-screen voice: ‘You weren’t this tough when you went to Mother to beg for spirit stones~’
“Alright then, I actually have something I need to ask you for help with.”
Ji Shiyu’s eyes lit up, and she came alive.
This was the first time! She actually had a chance to help her all-powerful, miraculous sworn father?
“Really?”
“I want to ask you for something.”
Yun Liu raised a single index finger, his expression serious.
“Easy, easy! Ten things would be fine!”
“Don’t agree so quickly. Aren’t you going to ask what it is first?”
“No need to ask, just say it. As long as it’s on me, I can give it to you right now. Hurry up and say it!”
The little yellow-haired girl readily agreed. ‘It feels a bit awkward to eat and drink for free every day, you fool. Where else can I find a big shot who’s this good to me, letting me freeload and even paying me wages?’
‘It’s rare for Teacher to make a request. I have to show the generous demeanor of the Celestial Aristocratic Family!’
“Let’s be clear first, I’m not taking it for free. I’ll exchange it with a Heavenly Dao Ginseng Condensation Pill.”
“Huh? Are you okay?”
Ji Shiyu covered her mouth, speaking as she leaned in, her smooth forehead pressing against Yun Liu’s.
“Temperature’s normal… You weren’t hit stupid, were you? What good thing do I have on me that’s worth a third-grade Heavenly Dao Ginseng Condensation Pill?”
Their eyes met, the two of them staring at each other.
The young girl’s lively starmoon eyes were filled with great surprise. Her flawless, pretty face was so close that moving just a bit forward would touch her soft lips.
Yun Liu’s expression turned odd. He couldn’t help but feel his heart race. He gently poked Ji Shiyu away and coughed.
‘This silly kid really has no self-awareness at all. Does she really not see me as a man?’
“Ahem, don’t interrupt. Since I’ve agreed to exchange it for a Heavenly Dao Ginseng Condensation Pill, what I want is something very precious, and it’s on you right now.”
“A very precious… thing?”
Ji Shiyu muttered to herself. She racked her brains but couldn’t figure out what treasure she had that was worth a Heavenly Dao Ginseng Condensation Pill.
If she had something like that, she would have long since traded it for money to eat!
Although she often slacked off and neglected her duties, she was still a small first-grade Elixir Cultivator now and had memorized quite a few second-grade pill recipes. Of course she knew how precious the Ginseng Condensation Pill was.
This wasn’t just generous, it was practically being a philanthropist in the cultivation world. Even with her thick skin, the yellow-haired girl felt it was too much.
Thinking of this, Ji Shiyu felt a sweet warmth in her heart.
‘Teacher is always cold with his words, but in reality, he finds all sorts of ways to send me Blessed Fate and has taught me many principles about how to conduct myself in the world.’
‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. I remember all these lessons.’
‘This time should be no exception…’
‘But wait, what if Teacher asks for my first kiss?’
‘Or even worse, what if he’s after my body?’
‘What could be more precious than a young girl’s integrity—no, I mean chastity.’
‘Ew, Teacher wouldn’t really want to keep me as his mistress, would he… That would be a different story.’
‘The young master of the Palace of the Heavenly Pivot Star, the Nine Provinces’ number one peerlessly beautiful female Sword Cultivator—thinking you can buy me with just a Ginseng Condensation Pill is just too…’
‘Wait, there’s such a good deal? Even if you don’t give it, I’m sticking to you for life anyway, great!’
The little yellow-haired girl’s stray hair curled into a heart shape. Lost in narcissistic delusions, her thoughts ran wild, diving headfirst into fantasy.
‘Teacher and disciple in public, Dao companions in private… Sister Qin wouldn’t get mad if she found out, right?’
“Ahem, cough…”
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