Chapter 65: Shiyu's Negotiation Skills Are Off the Charts!
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Huh?
Why is this guy insisting on taking me as his master?
"Hm? Master Su? Why aren't you speaking? Don't you like Shiyu?"
【How could I possibly like her? Lady, my Lingxian Hall is too small to accommodate so many favored children of fate!】
【I'm already overwhelmed with just Ye Qinghan—I couldn't handle this vixen!】
【Another little fool? That’d be like playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds!】
"If you let Shiyu join Lingxian Hall, she'll sleep with her master every night. How does that sound?"
Daiyao didn't understand all that scheming. Sleeping together? It wouldn't hurt, so what's the big deal?
Though she did fancy sharing a bed with Sister Qinghan, the girl always slept clutching her sword—utterly terrifying.
【Huh? Do you even know what you're saying?】
"Um… Sleeping together? That's unnecessary. I can sleep just fine on my own."
For some reason, Li Shiyu felt a chill seeping from the wall behind her…
She immediately moved closer to Su Cheng. It was warmer beside the Sect Leader…
"Then could Shiyu give Master Su a shoulder massage? Would you like to try it, Master Su?"
"Why do you insist on joining Lingxian Hall?" Su Cheng couldn't understand why these people kept clinging to him.
"Shiyao wants to be with Sister Qinghan every day! Plus, you look pretty handsome, and you seem really powerful? Shiyao is in great health—I can give you beautiful little babies!"
【You elders of Holy Mountain! Why don't you teach any useful things?】
Su Cheng had heard bits about the protagonist's affairs, and this Li Shiyu was a prime example!
Spoiled rotten by Holy Mountain. That Sixth Elder, to coax Li Shiyu into cultivating, kept feeding her romantic tales!
But Shiyu has the mental capacity of a nine-year-old—what the hell does she know about romance?
"Um… Taking on a disciple isn't child's play. Shiyu is the Sacred Maiden—how could her apprenticeship bypass the Holy Mountain?"
"So Master Su means that if the Elders agree, you'll personally take Shiyu as your direct disciple?"
【The Holy Mountain would never approve of her taking a useless person like me as her master. Besides, we need to get rid of her quickly!】
【After all, I haven't done anything yet. As long as she gets dressed and leaves the bed, there's still room for things to calm down!】
Su Cheng steeled his resolve and nodded. "Shiyao, I understand your intentions. If the Holy Mountain trusts me with your guidance, I shall accept you as the second disciple of Lingxian Hall."
Ye Qinghan, listening from the next room, felt as if she could foresee the future. She could even picture Shiyu running around Lingxian Hall like a whirlwind…
This Shiyuo was no ordinary person. One moment of carelessness could lead to disaster—like drinking the entire Spirit Pool Hall dry overnight…
May the elders of the Sacred Mountain persuade Li Shiyu, Ye Qinghan thought with a bitter smile. Though her master could perceive the workings of heaven, Ye Qinghan now sensed that destiny itself seemed to have shifted.
From the moment he heard his master's inner thoughts, the so-called heavenly mandate seemed to cease to exist.
Compared to his master, destiny was utterly insignificant!
Moments later, Li Shiyao returned, running back in her white dress. She grinned as she approached Ye Qinghan.
"Senior Sister!"
Ye Qinghan smiled helplessly, then looked at her with indulgent affection. "I heard everything, but next time, don't disturb the Master's rest!"
"Shiyao didn't disturb the Master's rest."
Ye Qinghan gently patted Shiyu's little head twice. "You were drunk and stumbled into the Master's room to sleep. How dare you try to wriggle out of it?"
Li Shiyu froze, as if suddenly realizing.
"So that's how it was. No wonder I still feel a bit dizzy…"
Ye Qinghan now adopted the stern demeanor of the eldest senior sister: "This time, Senior Sister will overlook it. But if you do it again, I'll discipline you according to the sect's rules!"
Li Shiyu felt her senior sister was terrifying!
Recalling that Star River Ruler, even the timid Shiyu was scared out of her wits!
After all, even someone as powerful as the senior sister had been thoroughly subdued by that Star River Ruler. With her skinny arms and legs, she might as well be asking to be beaten to death!
"Senior Sister, Shiyu knows she was wrong. I'll never dare again!"
Ye Qinghan was also a bit stunned. This girl never admitted fault under normal circumstances!
Even the Master couldn't do a thing about her!
They say the aggressive fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless!
Li Shiyu was both stubborn and reckless, with no regard for her own life! She even dared to beat up the Master! And now she actually knew she was wrong?
Ye Qinghan was momentarily baffled. This girl feared no one, not even the Master—yet she feared her?
"Qinghan, it's time to head to Ling Mountain."
Outside the door, Su Cheng had finished preparing his attire and was ready to lead Ye Qinghan to the Spirit Mountain.
This morning belonged to Ye Shihan and Dongfang Jue, while Li Shiyu had already secured victory in yesterday's preliminary round.
Ye Qinghan offered a polite greeting with a smile, then abruptly asked in a neutral tone.
"Master seems to be in a rather good mood this morning?"
Su Cheng froze. Had Qinghan figured it out?
【Damn it, Qinghan's state feels off!】
【Could it be she found out about Li Shiyao being in my room last night?】
Su Cheng scrutinized Li Shiyu and Ye Qinghan. Shiyu appeared unchanged, as composed as ever.
Seeing her master's unease, Ye Qinghan offered a faint smile and said no more. After all, tormenting her master wasn't her true intention.
Reason and emotion dictated that even though her jealousy was beyond recognition, she couldn't blame her master for it.
Only after Li Shiyu went to pester Shi Mingyi into buying her breakfast did Ye Qinghan finally speak up.
"Master, are you planning to take Qinghan a junior sister disciple?"
Su Cheng froze. "What do you think of Li Shiyu?"
"Shiyao has a pure heart. She truly is a good girl."
【Hmph, I know she's a good girl, but good girls always belong to Cheng Liang!】
【Li Shiyao is innocent-minded. If not for being discarded by Cheng Liang, she could have become the Emperor of the Righteous Path. It's truly pitiful.】
【Taking her in is just a matter of keeping my word. Now that I've brought it up, there's no turning back.】
"Qinghan, she was in my room the moment I woke up. Do you have any idea about this?"
"Is that so?" Ye Qinghan hadn't expected her master to lay everything bare. It seemed she had underestimated how much trust her master placed in her.
Didn't you say you didn't want me to know? Why ask me now?
Ye Qinghan could only feign ignorance, lacking any plausible excuse.
"Li Shiyao possesses only the mental capacity of a nine-year-old child. If she truly stumbled into my bedroom by accident, it's no big deal. But if the Holy Mountain is pulling the strings behind the scenes, this matter becomes far more complicated."
[The situation has grown increasingly dire these past days. The Liu and Mo families have already set their sights on the Lingxian Hall. Cheng Liang will likely interfere with this martial contest as well.]
【Not to mention encountering that witch Su Muchan yesterday. If the Holy Mountain intervenes now, it might be difficult to handle.】
【Qinghan could be in grave danger! Given Cheng Liang's nature, he'll likely send agents to sabotage the tournament—through secret arts or magical artifacts—probably using the competition as cover to eliminate Qinghan…】
"Daiyao drank heavily last night. From this disciple's perspective, it seems unlikely that someone was deliberately guiding him from behind the scenes."
【If that's the case, accepting Daiyao might actually benefit Qinghan and me. This Li Shiyu seems straightforward and appears to have a close relationship with Qinghan…】
【We must alter our strategy. Merely evading them is no longer viable.】
【If Li Shiyu genuinely seeks to become my disciple, accepting her is acceptable. As for Su Muchan and Dongfang Jue, we must proceed with caution.】
Ye Qinghan was a bit confused. Who was Su Muchan? That name sounded familiar… Another woman from Cheng Liang?
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