CHAPTER 86
Master's Embarrassment
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【How the hell am I supposed to explain this?! Dammit!】
【Isn't there any artifact that can reverse time? Or erase their memories of tonight?】
【This is just too embarrassing!】
"Wow! Master looks so handsome!" Ye Qinghan couldn't understand why Master would think that way!
But she absolutely had to correct his misguided thinking!
A master this handsome shouldn't be wearing a long robe all day!
【Thank you, my dear Qinghan!】
"Can Master marry Shiyao?" Li Shiyao stretched out her little hand and started patting Su Cheng. She hadn't paid anything, but patting wouldn't hurt…
【Master truly thanks you! My silly Shiyáo! You know how to chat!】
Ye Qinghan had no time to lecture Li Shiyu on politics now—clearly, teaching the Master took priority.
"Will Master wear this outfit again tomorrow?" Ye Qinghan's eyes sparkled with anticipation. She thought Master's peculiar attire actually matched hers surprisingly well!
"Shiyao knows! Master wanted to secretly surprise us! But Shiyao and Senior Sister discovered it!"
Li Shiyu looked as if she'd just had an epiphany. Though she'd never seen this style of clothing before, her master truly looked dashing in it!
【I… guess I'll just have to go along with Shiyu's version…】
【Qinghan, I can't tell if you're comforting me or trying to flatter me to death…】
Ye Qinghan looked utterly shocked. At the crucial moment, Daiyao was unexpectedly dependable!
"Um, Shiyu is right…"
Su Cheng felt like a janitor thrust onto the stage—now he was stuck with no way out. He could only go along with his two disciples.
"Master, are you blushing?" Ye Qinghan couldn't help but tease, delighted by his master's rare expression.
"Qinghan, are you mocking your master?" Su Cheng feigned sternness, but Ye Qinghan wasn't the least bit intimidated.
"Not at all, Master. It's just that this robe fits you perfectly and suits you so well, yet I've never seen you wear it. That's why I wondered."
Ye Qinghan narrowed his fox-like eyes, mentally snapping countless photos to capture his master's disheveled state. He planned to sketch it later and pin it on his wall!
"Shiyao has never seen Master wear anything besides long robes either. I imagine Master has prepared many outfits for Shiyao and Senior Sister, yet Master only ever changes between those few long robes."
"Er… this master…"
Su Cheng felt Ye Qinghan was manageable when she was alone.
But now that these two beauties had joined forces, he simply couldn't handle them both when he opened his mouth!
Especially Li Shiyu—that little mouth of hers would say absolutely anything!
Unable to outwit them, Su Cheng resorted to changing the subject.
"Speaking of which, you've arrived just in time. I have something to give you both."
As he spoke, he pulled out two seeds—both given by the system when he became a disciple. Su Cheng had finally figured it out.
This damn system treated him like a thief! Not giving him the slightest chance to grow stronger! Finding another path was utterly impossible!
One for each of them. Ye Qinghan and Li Shiyao exchanged glances, neither recognizing what they were.
"These are seeds of innate supreme spiritual roots. I came across them by chance, but they're useless to me. I thought I'd give them to you two sisters."
Ye Qinghan and Li Shiyao were both stunned. A先天极品灵根? Ye Qinghan had thought a先天至宝 was already absurdly powerful—could the Master actually find something like this?
If Li Shiyu's bean-sprout-like thing could still be considered a seed, Ye Qinghan mused that if her master hadn't mentioned it, she would've thought he'd given her a worthless pebble!
A top-tier innate spiritual root was something one could only hope to encounter, let alone obtain. And seeds?
Ye Qinghan dreaded the thought of painstakingly cultivating hers only to discover her master had already grown identical spiritual plants on the back mountain…
"Master, isn't this gift too precious? Shiyu dares not accept it…"
"As my second disciple, Shiyu needn't be so formal. Cultivating spirit plants is part of your cultivation practice—it serves to refine your spirit."
Su Cheng appraised Li Shiyu. Though she was unexpectedly bold most of the time, she was being unusually polite now.
Ye Qinghan smiled and patted Shiyu's shoulder, signaling her to accept it without worry before bowing to express gratitude for the master's kindness.
Out of the corner of her eye, Shiyu noticed a book resting on Su Cheng's desk…
"Master? What is that?" Ye Qinghan found herself momentarily curious. Could it be a cookbook?
Ye Qinghan had never seen his master reading before. His master had few hobbies; lately, he'd been practicing calligraphy or wielding his spear.
"This is an introductory text on alchemy I happened to come across. Are you interested, Qinghan?"
【I thought alchemy might boost my cultivation, but this damn thing reads like hieroglyphics—not a single word makes sense!】
【Keeping it serves no purpose. If Qinghan likes it, I'll give it to her.】
"May I take a look?" Ye Qinghan wasn't particularly interested in alchemy itself, but she was curious—just how extraordinary could a book be that even her master couldn't decipher?
Seeing her master show no intention of refusing, she picked it up and flipped through it…
And what she saw was nothing short of astonishing!
Judging by her master's tone, she'd clearly never seen this book before—otherwise, she wouldn't have given it to her…
Ye Qinghan had only turned to the third page when she spotted a peculiar pill called the [Vigorous Dragon Pill]…
"May I take it back to study? I'm quite intrigued by the formulas inside!"
Vigorous Dragon and Tiger? Just the name alone made Ye Qinghan feel this thing was extraordinary!
Upon closer inspection, it proved to be a treasure trove of knowledge, far from being merely flashy!
If the Master accidentally consumed it, it would spell disaster! Allow the disciple to study it thoroughly!
If this fell into Qinghan's hands, what would happen then?
Ye Qinghan thought to herself: With her innate allure, if bolstered by such divine pills, even if the Master abstains from women, he might still… Heh heh…
Su Cheng couldn't make heads or tails of it, so he simply nodded. "If Qinghan likes it, then I'll gladly give it to you."
"I wonder if Master has a pill furnace? Qinghan is quite intrigued by one of the formulas inside."
Su Cheng scratched his head. He really didn't have one…
【I do have a pill furnace, but it's merely an offensive artifact that resembles one…】
【As for an actual alchemy furnace… I truly don't have one…】
【Since Qinghan is interested, setting up a pill refinement room for her wouldn't be out of the question.】
"Qinghan, don't be impatient. Since you're interested, I'll prepare one for you later."
Ye Qinghan felt her master was truly too kind to her. With just one sentence, he was willing to arrange an alchemy room for her!
What sect could possibly have such a master?
Who could compare to her master? With a mere wave of his hand, he bestowed先天至宝 (innate treasures) and top-tier spiritual roots upon his disciple without a second thought?
Su Cheng hadn't considered it that deeply. Even with his current cultivation, treasures in his hands were far less valuable than in his disciple's.
"Then Qinghan thanks you in advance, Master. Please rest early."
Returning to her room, Ye Qinghan picked up her brush and began sketching. She wanted to capture everything she'd just witnessed while her memory was still vivid.
"Sis, your drawings are so beautiful!" Li Shiyao leaned on the table, her face full of envy. "Could you draw one for me too, Sis?"
"You little suck-up, go to sleep!"
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