Is it really okay to use Master’s concern?
Moreover, she secretly used the Jade Pendant to eavesdrop on Master today and found that he was busy dealing with the Medicinal Farmer issue.
Master is so busy, yet I still give him the cold shoulder...
Thinking of this, Zhiwei couldn’t resist wanting to eavesdrop on Master again.
She hadn’t eavesdropped for half an afternoon!
Forget it... Now is not the time to eavesdrop.
Zhiwei was a bit hesitant, but remembering that Master was willing to ignore her feelings to meet Lin Qiongyu, she gritted her teeth.
Looking at the tightly closed courtyard door, she finally nodded slightly.
"Hmm."
At this moment, the courtyard door creaked open slowly.
Chen Ye’s somewhat tired figure appeared at the doorway.
He’s here!
Qing Jun and Zhiwei exchanged a glance, instantly slipping into "combat mode" like two well-trained kittens.
Qing Jun jumped off the stone bench with a swing, grabbed Zhiwei’s hand, and ran to the corner of the courtyard, taking out their favorite Five-in-a-row game, and started playing it intently.
They didn’t rush to welcome him with cheers like they usually did.
They didn’t even lift their heads, as if they hadn’t noticed their Master returning.
Chen Ye was stunned by this strange scene in front of him.
What’s up with these two little girls today?
He walked to the stone table, watched the two small figures around the chessboard playing with full concentration, and deliberately cleared his throat: "Ahem, Master is back."
Qing Jun’s hand holding the black piece paused slightly but then set it down again, saying with her head still down, "Oh, Master is back. Senior sister, it’s your turn."
Zhiwei didn’t even lift her eyelids, just extended her slender fingers, picked up a white piece, and placed it on the chessboard gracefully and indifferently.
"..."
This left Chen Ye puzzled.
Could it be that his two disciples knew he was thinking about taking a new disciple?
Impossible, absolutely impossible, no one knows about this.
Besides, these two girls wouldn’t have secretly put some eavesdropping device on him, right?
Even if there was a bug, it couldn’t be eavesdropping all day...
He just assumed it was because he returned late today or didn’t bring them back anything new and interesting, which made them unhappy.
He didn’t point it out, just sat down at the stone table and poured himself a cup of already cold tea, then deliberately let out a long, tired sigh.
"Sigh..."
The sound was long and filled with stories.
But this time.
His "injured act" seemed to fail.
The two little ones around the chessboard didn’t even lift their eyelids.
Qing Jun hesitated her little hand in mid-air for a long time, then with a slap, put it at an inconsequential spot, muttering to herself, "Check!"
"..." This is five-in-a-row.
Chen Ye’s eyelids twitched, he had indeed taught the two girls chess before, but now, they were clearly playing five-in-a-row.
Zhiwei, on the other hand, seemed oblivious to everything around her, concentrating solely on the sacred game she was playing, her slender fingers picking up a white piece and placing it down gracefully, completely blocking Qing Jun’s so-called "check", the whole process smooth and unhurried.
In summary, the attitude of the two girls was impenetrable.
Chen Ye cleared his throat twice more and decided to change his strategy.
"Ahem, today at the Market, I brought you back some good stuff," he said, taking out two strings of crystal-clear, faintly fruit-scented candied hawthorns from the Storage Bag.
He had specially searched through the entire Peach Grove Collection to find the only shop that sold these special candied hawthorns.
What’s special about them?
The special thing was the hawthorn inside was Spirit Hawthorn, worth a full twenty Spiritual Sands—there’s no help for it, putting ’spirit’ in front of something always raises the price.
In the past, as soon as he took out this ultimate weapon of candied hawthorn, Qing Jun would certainly rush up cheering.
But today...
"Senior sister, it’s your turn."
Qing Jun merely glanced at the two strings of bright red candied hawthorn and then focused back on the chessboard.
Only, her little hand almost crushed the five-in-a-row pieces.
Annoying!! Annoying!! Must hold back!
Zhiwei didn’t even give it a look.
Chen Ye was completely at a loss.
He looked at the two little girls determined to have a "cold war" with him, and in the end, could only shake his head helplessly.
Naughty girls...
Chen Ye originally planned to put the spiritual candied hawthorns on the table, but thought better of it and put them back into the Storage Bag with annoyance.
"Never mind, never mind," he stood up and said in a free and easy manner, "since you don’t want to bother with your Master, then Master will go back to the room to practice Alchemy. You... should rest early."
With that, he didn’t stay any longer, turned around, entered the Quiet Chamber, and gently closed the wooden door.
...
Until the wooden door was completely closed and Chen Ye’s aura completely disappeared from the courtyard.
The two little girls, who had been "focused" on their game, finally let out a long sigh of relief in unison.
"Senior sister! We did it!"
Qing Jun dropped the chess piece in her hand and rushed into Zhiwei’s arms excitedly, "Look, look! Master is anxious, Master is anxious!! He must be angry with us!"
Zhiwei softly responded, her expression hesitant: "But, Master was really tired today..."
Speaking of this,
The excitement in the little girl’s eyes faded as she looked at the gourmet meal prepared in the Storage Bag.
This was her reward to treat Master!
It took her half a day to prepare this delicious meal...
However...
She could make Master good food every day from now on.
But the chance to teach Master a lesson wasn’t often!
The little girl perked up, clenched her soft white fists, and said somewhat guiltily:
"Who told Master not to behave! Tomorrow, when Master behaves, we’ll reward him properly!"
Thinking of this, Qing Jun couldn’t help but feel smug.
She seemed to have already seen, early the next morning, Master bringing hot breakfast to them, coaxing them with kind words, and asking what they really wanted.
By then, they could... have their way!
From now on, Master would not dare to make Qing Jun unhappy, nor would he dare to flirt with others!
"Hm! If Master doesn’t love us, we’ll find another Master to drive him mad!"
Zhiwei, usually so indifferent, couldn’t help but smile slightly, like the first snow melting:
"Yes... From now on, Master will focus on his practice and not be tempted by beauty."
The two little girls exchanged a glance and saw in each other’s eyes a trace of joy named "victory."
At the same time, they felt justified.
They were both doing it for Master!