He did not disturb anyone and quietly arrived at the Inner Valley, the residence of the Lin sisters.
He had already made an appointment with Lin Qiongyu to come tonight for a second treatment for Lin Jin.
The night was deep and as dark as ink.
In the small courtyard of the Inner Valley, only a dim spirit lamp was lit, casting a shadowy reflection of the interior scene.
When Chen Ye pushed open the door, this was the scene he saw.
Lin Qiongyu was already waiting inside, kneeling on the ground, her forehead tightly pressed against the cold floor, waiting for his arrival in the most humble posture.
And behind the girl’s upright hips,
on a wheelchair, a girl like a puppet was quietly watching this scene, her breath slightly rapid.
Her sister.
The sister, who in her heart had always been proud and resilient like a plum blossom blooming against the wind and snow, was now prostrate like a tamed, most humble domestic animal at a man’s feet.
And all of this was because of herself...
"How did it come to this."
Chen Ye shook his head and lifted Lin Qiongyu with spiritual power.
The girl’s fair forehead was a bloody mess, showing no sign of how long she had been kneeling there in advance.
Lin Qiongyu was putting herself so low, to the point where Chen Ye felt uncomfortable.
"Master... previously Jin’er kicked the master once, please punish the master."
The girl slightly bit her red lips, her gaze directed at the Bone-Scraping Whip tied around Chen Ye’s waist, speaking tremblingly.
"Uh."
Chen Ye felt a bit uncomfortable, wondering why he felt like a demon to these sisters.
"It’s nothing, just a mere kick. That happened many days ago, and I have long since disregarded it."
Chen Ye sighed and simply came before the wheelchair.
Kneeling down, he looked at the girl who was quietly staring at him:
"Stretch out your legs."
Lin Jin looked at him without blinking, still not saying a word.
"Master... Jin’er has been introverted since childhood, let me do it."
Seeing this, Lin Qiongyu hurried forward, kneeled down, and trembled as she lifted the thin blanket off her sister’s legs and untied the pale green long skirt.
The girl’s delicate legs, carved as if from white jade, were presented in front of Chen Ye.
Then, Lin Qiongyu held her sister’s icy legs and offered them up.
"..."
Chen Ye’s mouth twitched, feeling more and more uneasy.
He originally intended to gently persuade Lin Jin to show his gentle character, thus allowing her to let down her guard.
But now, without further ado, Lin Qiongyu tremblingly offered her sister’s legs to him.
It felt like he was more like a demon...
Chen Ye looked at Lin Qiongyu’s utterly humble manner, and then at Lin Jin on the wheelchair, who was rejecting this with her whole body but dared not move a single inch, and he sighed again in his heart.
Enough, enough.
The gentle act—that seems impossible to carry on.
He spoke no more words, took over the pair of art-like legs offered by Lin Qiongyu, and immersed his mind in treatment once more.
With the experience from last time, this time his actions were more skilled and more direct.
In no time, he released his hands, looking at those legs that had regained some redness and were covered in striking red marks, nodded:
"Not bad. But my treatment can only relieve the symptoms, not the root cause. If untreated at the root, her legs will still accumulate cold in a few days. To fully cure her, practice is necessary."
Lin Jin’s cold ailment originated from the Cold Flame. If Lin Jin cannot control the Cold Flame, even if Chen Ye temporarily expels the cold, it will generate new cold in a few days.
"Master, you mean..." Lin Qiongyu was surprised and joyfully lifted her pretty face.
"That’s right, some days ago, I mentioned I would take Lin Jin as a disciple. Of course... temporarily as a named disciple, depending on her performance, consider other options."
Chen Ye nodded.
"A named disciple?"
Lin Qiongyu was momentarily stunned, then wild joy swiftly surged in her heart!
She knew what this meant!
This meant her sister would no longer be a frail mortal subject to bullying!
She had been waiting for this day all along!
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
Lin Qiongyu couldn’t suppress her inner excitement anymore and kowtowed to Chen Ye three times, her fair forehead even slightly bleeding due to the force, yet she seemed oblivious.
Chen Ye, watching her like this, felt a pang of emotion in his heart.
He understood how precious an opportunity to change fate was for a cultivator like Lin Qiongyu at the bottom.
After contemplating for a moment, he finally took out the Frost Splendor Record from his Storage Bag.
This technique belonged to the Water Series, quite suitable for Lin Jin’s Water-Wood constitution.
"This..." Lin Qiongyu was puzzled.
"Your sister’s ailment stems from her special constitution, which harbors cold within. This is the Frost Flower Technique, which she can cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage. Although practicing the cultivation technique will speed up the generation of cold, as long as cold accumulates, I can cut it away in time. Through long-term cultivation, one day, she will be able to control it..."
Chen Ye did not explain the matter of the Cold Flame but briefly explained and instructed,
"From today on, you will supervise her and ensure proper cultivation. If anything occurs, inform me. Remember, do not spread the news about discipleship yet. I will regularly come and guide Lin Jin’s cultivation."
He still planned to communicate with Lin Jin emotionally.
Without emotions, given this little girl’s current perception of him, there’s a chance they might turn against each other in the future.
Only, now is not the time to cultivate feelings...
...
After much hassle, Chen Ye finally left the little courtyard of the Lin sisters.