Thoughts gathered.
Chen Ye did not dwell on this matter for long.
He has changed drastically compared to the past.
Even if the Emotion Crossing Sect is truly watching him, he now has the means to contend with them!
This is the confidence brought to him by Bai Susu!
Elders of the Lingyin Sect, you wouldn’t want to see the future hope of the Lingyin Sect lose her Dao companion, would you?
Bah, bah, bah...
Chen Ye’s expression became stern.
Relying on external forces is never the right path!
Only by enhancing one’s cultivation can one use strength to overcome cunning.
He exhaled a long breath of impure air, closed his eyes to meditate, and began to immerse himself deeply in cultivation, preparing to break through to the 5th Floor of Foundation Establishment!
...
Outside the door, the moonlight was cool.
Zhiwei stood quietly under the corridor, the edges of her Daoist scripture rolled up from being held tightly.
The girl turned back, looking at the tightly closed door, a depth in her eyes beyond her age.
"Master... how could Zhiwei not know you are lying?"
She murmured softly, her voice barely audible, dissolving in the wind.
The previous conversation appeared to be glossed over by her master’s few words.
But the flaws were so glaring that even a newly initiated child could see through them.
Master first claimed to have gone to the Dragon Transformation Pool for refinement.
The water in the Dragon Transformation Pool, what a domineering spiritual object is that?
It washes away impurities and transforms one’s body, even cleansing old injuries and internal impurities to the utmost purity.
Having soaked in such a spiritual pool and been washed by Spiritual Qi, not to mention ordinary fragrance, even old alcohol stains and mortal dust should have long disappeared, leaving only pure spiritual charm.
Yet Master’s body had an enduring rich fragrance.
"If one attended a banquet first, getting stained with makeup scents, then went to the Dragon Transformation Pool, those scents would certainly be cleansed away."
"If one went to the Dragon Transformation Pool first, then attended the banquet... since Master was awarded the refinement, he would surely attend the celebration banquet first, right?"
Her slender fingers gently caressed the book roll.
The only explanation is—
This fragrance did not come from the celebration banquet.
It was acquired in the Dragon Transformation Pool, or upon coming out from it.
"Again? Is it True Inheritor Bai..."
Zhiwei lowered her eyelids, her long lashes covering the emotions in her eyes.
It’s a fragrance that only comes from a woman’s close embrace.
"If Master doesn’t wish to speak, Zhiwei won’t ask." She murmured to herself.
Surely,
Master doesn’t want his disciple to know he was bullied by True Inheritor Bai, as he cares about his dignity in front of his disciple.
Otherwise.
Master certainly wouldn’t hide it from Zhiwei.
The black-haired girl bit her lower lip tightly.
She so desperately wished to change the status quo, yet she was utterly powerless.
"In these coming days, Zhiwei must reach Foundation Establishment... only by achieving Foundation Establishment can she barely help Master; only by reaching Golden Core can she protect Master, can make Master obedient..."
...
From then on.
The Cangli Courtyard resumed its usual appearance.
Moreover, because Chen Ye had just returned after slaying enemies, the sect specifically granted him five days of rest.
During the days of not being an instructor,
Chen Ye’s days were quite routine.
He would rise at 5 a.m., meditate and breathe to gather purple air; at 7 a.m., he would teach and guide his disciples in cultivation; in the afternoon, he would independently study the Alchemy Dao or talismans, or visit the sect’s library to read classics.
And Bai Susu only stayed next door for a day,
She originally intended to bond closely with her disciple, but chickened out at the last moment:
"Hmm... not long ago we stayed together at Lisong Valley for several days, if I rush over just as we return to the sect, won’t it seem too frequent to them..."
That’s the reasoning.
Before Bai Susu returned to the sect, she had been staying at Lisong Valley.
Now, with Chen Ye just back to the sect and her running to Chen Ye’s residence, it indeed seemed deliberate.
Although Chen Ye didn’t mind,
Yet this thin-skinned True Inheritor Bai couldn’t pass the psychological barrier, and after much hesitation, she still left Baopu Peak earlier than planned.
Life here at the Cangli Courtyard was peaceful,
but for some, these few days could be considered the last moments of leisure.
In Yunjian, at the Zhang family villa.
Zhang Chuxi meticulously arranged the small hairpieces at her temple in front of a glass mirror, and aligned the ribbon around her waist with perfection.
The girl in the mirror, with eyebrows like a painting and an aristocratic aura, stood there quietly, the perfect model of a noble girl of the immortal sects.
"As expected of me..." she thought with self-satisfaction.
From childhood to now,
Bai Susu has always been her role model.
But Zhang Chuxi sees clearly, although Sister Bai is glamorous, the sect disciples fear her like a tiger, privately calling her a demoness.
For herself, she doesn’t wish to fall into such a situation where she’s feared by everyone.
What she wants is the admiring and reverential gaze of others!
Therefore, she always strives to maintain her personal image in public, only privately can she not suppress her restless nature.
"Miss, if you are tired, perhaps you should not return to Baopu Peak today?"
The maid beside her noted a hint of weariness in her lady’s eyes and cautiously suggested,
"After all, in these days, Instructor Chen is not at Baopu Peak, and Peak Master Xu, being advanced in age, often rests. As for the other instructors, surely none would dare to interfere with Miss."
"That won’t do."
Her pink lips parted lightly, her voice resonating clear and melodious,
"Though Master is resting, as a disciple, how could I neglect my cultivation?"
The maid heard this and felt a peculiar sense in her heart.
Indeed, that’s the way it seems,
yet Miss, haven’t you been playing in Yunjian these few days?
The maid kept her complaints to herself, not daring to show anything on her face, and merely lowered her head compliantly, following along with the conversation:
"Miss, you are right to correct me. So today... where shall we go to cultivate?"
The girl cleared her throat lightly, her gaze drifting unintentionally out the window for a moment, then she assumed her poised, aloof demeanor, saying calmly:
"Tempering the heart amidst worldly dust is also part of the great Dao. I heard Yunjian recently received a new batch of flowing cloud brocade from the East Sea, the color as azure as heavenly waters; this material is rich in spiritual Qi, and if used to craft array flags, it would surely wield extraordinary effects."