Chapter 10: Should I Ever Ascend to Heaven! I'll Taste My Master First!
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【Just thirty immortal-grade offensive artifacts… I wonder if that'll be enough. After all, this is Pingyun Sect—can't afford to underestimate them…】
Ye Qinghan was speechless. With the gear his master had given him, conquering the world would be a breeze.
Seeing his master rise, Ye Qinghan felt deeply moved and wiped the tears from the corner of his mouth.
Ye Qinghan silently complained: "Master always wears those long robes, wasting such a great figure!"
Then he silently vowed to himself!
Heh! If I ever reach the heavens, I'll taste my master first!
Ye Qinghan tiptoed back to her room and hurriedly extinguished the lamp, terrified her master might discover her.
Earlier, while admiring his master, Ye Qinghan's little hands hadn't exactly been clean. He'd placed a freshly laundered garment for his master and casually snatched one of his master's clothes…
Burying his fox-like head in his master's clothes, savoring that familiar scent, Ye Qinghan felt his mind melting away~
[Did Qinghan prepare a change of clothes for me? What a thoughtful child~]
Sniffing her master's scent, Ye Qinghan wriggled like a caterpillar on the bed. Suddenly hearing her master's inner thoughts startled her, and she immediately froze, pretending to be asleep.
Master wouldn't notice at all! He'd even praise me for being so thoughtful! Hehe!
It was obvious the Master had no cultivation and rarely used any immortal arts. Most likely, the Master washed his own clothes.
But now that Qinghan is here, Master must give his disciple some chances to prove himself!
Make the master crave the disciple! Make the master linger over the disciple! Make the master unable to bear being apart from the disciple for even a moment!
The next morning, Ye Qinghan rose early to cultivate. Laying a foundation using the cultivation technique Master had given him wasn't impossible, but it certainly wouldn't happen overnight.
But since the Master had requested it before the secret realm opened, Ye Qinghan truly felt no urgency.
With the divine treasures and cultivation techniques Master had bestowed upon him, Ye Qinghan felt that even if he were a pig, Master could feed it divine treasures until it became immortal…
As for himself? As long as he followed his master, becoming an immortal was merely a matter of time.
Though the Master lacked cultivation, he was likely ageless and immortal.
As a fox demon, Qinghan could easily live a thousand years without incident. With so much time, how could she not become a demonic immortal within a millennium?
Ye Qinghan mimicked her master's routine, washing her face before cultivation. Though unnecessary, she'd heard her master say it was part of the practice!
Truthfully, Ye Qinghan hadn't needed much rest before this. Cultivation itself served to regulate her physical state.
But her master surely had his reasons!
Her master wouldn't harm her!
Though she appeared to remain at the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, her cultivation base had actually regressed since practicing her master's technique. Yet her strength had surged visibly!
And just moments ago, Ye Qinghan had cultivated to the ninth layer required by the technique. She felt absurdly powerful now!
Yesterday's ambush had proven it: with just her protective qi barrier, she could withstand blades and swords—it only stung a bit?
After completing all this, Ye Qinghan slowly rose and headed to the Main Hall to pay her respects to her master.
"Good morning, Master."
"Qinghan, I have matters to attend to today. Would you mind running an errand for me to buy some vegetables?"
Her beautiful eyes flashed with delight. Ye Qinghan was more than happy to oblige. Her master rarely asked her to do anything, and she was quite willing to run errands for him.
"Sure!"
"I've written down everything you need to buy. Just go ahead."
"Got it! Don't worry, Master. Qinghan isn't a child!"
Su Cheng scratched his head, gave a wry smile, then waved her off.
Stepping out of the Immortal Hall, Ye Qinghan began rummaging through her robes. She'd longed to ride the immortal sword!
But she'd never had the chance!
As for why she didn't use the Ling Shuang Sword? Well, Ye Qinghan simply couldn't bear to!
The sword her master had gifted her—she clutched it close every night as she slept. How could she bear to trample it underfoot?
Pulling a random immortal sword from the scabbard, Ye Qinghan rode the blade into the sky. Before long, she spotted the market outside Nanding City.
"Oh! Fairy Qinghan has arrived!"
"You flatter me, Auntie. Qinghan is but a lowly cultivator—how could she bear such a title?"
Ye Qinghan gently swayed her sleeves, half-concealing her lovely face with a hint of coyness, appearing like an innocent maiden untouched by the world.
"Did that brat Su Cheng send you to run errands?" The matron looked indignant, as if Su Cheng had committed some heinous crime.
"My master has urgent matters to attend to and cannot leave. That is why he sent Qinghan in his stead."
The old woman rolled her eyes, not bothering to ask what Ye Qinghan wanted. She simply picked out some items and packed them for her.
"Pfft! What important business could he possibly have? He's just slacking off and picking on you because you're a girl! In this old woman's opinion, you've spoiled him rotten!"
Ye Qinghan was baffled. Had she even mentioned what she wanted to buy?
Besides, according to custom, shouldn't they weigh the items first and charge by weight?
"Auntie? Qinghan hasn't mentioned what she wants to buy yet…"
Ye Qinghan wore a look of pure bewilderment—a look so perfectly innocent it seemed tailor-made for her!
"Oh, no need to say anything. Just take it."
The old woman came around from behind the stall and, without a word, shoved the packed vegetables into Ye Qinghan's hands, completely ignoring what he was saying…
"This won't do!" Ye Qinghan panicked. Why was this happening?
Could it be because of the fight he'd gotten into here yesterday, scaring off the vendors?
"Listen to the old lady. Keep some of this money for yourself. Save it up. If that guy bullies you again, you'll have a way out, right?"
"But if my master found out, wouldn't that…"
Ye Qinghan had never encountered such pure kindness before. Even though she'd misunderstood her master, she couldn't bring herself to be angry. Instead, a wave of warmth washed over her heart.
"You silly thing! Just say you bought it. How would he know?"
Ye Qinghan smiled. The old woman had a point!
If this old lady were a fox spirit, she must have cultivated for a thousand years!
"Then Qinghan will give you some money. Thank you, Auntie."
With the old woman insisting, refusing any longer would be ungrateful. Ye Qinghan paid according to Su City's bargaining standards before departing.
He didn't think the old woman had been rude to his master. If he hadn't been able to hear his master's thoughts, he'd probably have been played like a fool too.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall yesterday when his master had helped him extract the immortal pill, playing him like a puppet…
Ye Qinghan was only grateful he could hear his master's thoughts. If his master could hear what was in his own mind…
"Su family daughter-in-law? Here to buy groceries?"
Heh! I'll give you credit for your sharp eyes! You spotted right away that I'm the Su family's daughter-in-law!
"Good morning, Uncle Wang!" Ye Qinghan nodded with a smile. The slightly presumptuous title even gave him a thrill~
"Here, here, let me pack some for you. Take it home and have that Su Cheng lad stew some ribs for you!"
And so it went—a little from this household, a little from that—until Ye Qinghan could barely carry it all…
Standing before the Main Hall, Ye Qinghan stared blankly at her master, her gaze locking with Su Cheng's across the way—he was holding a military treatise.
"Qinghan, did you go on a robbery spree?"
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