Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The old man didn’t give up, and it wasn’t possible for him to do so. He was bent on making Qingcheng his disciple!
He snapped out of his shock and quickly said, “My little Qingcheng, it’s fine if you’ve never heard of Spirit Sect. You just need to know that Spirit Sect has been around on Star Continent for at least the past ten thousand years.” He paused there for a moment.
He couldn’t help but sigh to himself, “That’s right… it’s been ten thousand years, and you’ve finally appeared after we’ve waited this entire time.”
Then he continued speaking, saying, “Spirit Sect is the most powerful sect in all of Star Continent, and my name is Yun Yangzi. If anyone dares to bully you, you just have to tell them that I’m your teacher. Everyone out there knows me as Yun Yangzhenren. Nobody will dare to do anything out of line!”
Yun Yangzi even lifted his chin smugly when he said these words. Qingcheng was a little speechless now…
“Er… well, thank you for your kind intentions, but I have some unfinished business to settle, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to follow you back to your sect.” After hearing Yun Yangzi’s explanation, Qingcheng had a rough idea of what sort of place Spirit Sect was, and she knew it was very suitable for her future growth.
However, she really didn’t have the time right now to go there and cultivate and learn. She had all those people to deal with, so how could she just leave now?
Initially, she thought that the old man was here for the Star Bangle, but it didn’t look like that was the case. If he really wanted the Star Bangle, he could have just killed her on the spot. His cultivation level was way above hers and Tealwood, so he could do anything to them if he wanted to, but he didn’t.
She saw that there was no greed in his eyes when he was studying the bangle on her wrist earlier, but she wasn’t sure why he was so excited. Now he was here asking to become her teacher and had humbled himself to a point where he was practically pleading with her.
Yun Yangzi saw that she didn’t refuse him outright and was overjoyed. He continued to try his best to convince her, saying, “The cultivation environment of Spirit Sect is really not something you can get anywhere else. Once you get there, you can use any of the cultivation resources that the sect has, while I will personally guide you on refining pills, refining equipment, formations, anything! I know them all!” He didn’t forget to compliment himself along the way.
“This is my Palm Sect Plaque. With this, you can go in and out of the sect anytime you wish!” Yun Yangzi didn’t care about whether Qingcheng said yes or no and just stuffed a black Sect Plaque the size of his palm into Qingcheng’s hands.
Qingcheng wanted to reject him, but he didn’t care and stuffed it into her hands. He looked like he was never going to take it back… Qingcheng gave up and took it. Yun Yangzhenren was a little weird, but at least he didn’t harbor any ill intentions towards her.
After hesitating for a moment, she looked at the plaque itself. The word ‘Spirit’ was carved on the top of the front side, while the word ‘Yun’ was carved at the bottom. The back was engraved with the word ‘Palm,’ and she could feel an energy coming out from it as she held it in her hand.
She looked up at Yun Yangzi and her gaze became serious. “I still have a personal feud that I haven’t settled yet, so I’m not able to go anywhere with you right now.”
Yun Yangzi saw that Qingcheng was finally beginning to give in, so he breathed a sigh of relief inside as he quickly replied, “No problem, no problem. I’m not in a hurry. Since you have something to settle, go settle it first. If you need me to help, just let me know. Your Master here is quite free…” He looked so eager to gain her favor.
Qingcheng felt her lips twitch when she saw the way Yun Yangzi behaved. But she never had a martial arts Master before, just some coaches in her previous life. It did seem like a good idea to have a Master to fall back on now. In that case, she was going to take this man as her teacher and Master. She passed Moondevil to Tealwood.
Then a teapot and teacup appeared in her hands, and she filled up the teacup to the brim. This liquid wasn’t tea, but a drink that she made from Spirit Fruits. It was sweet and yummy, energizing, refreshing, and good for increasing one’s cultivation level, too. For those who didn’t cultivate, this drink could extend one’s lifespan and beautify one’s face.
Qingcheng juiced it like how she used to in her previous life, then added a tiny bit of Sacred Spirit Spring water and mixed it together. It wasn’t as effective as drinking pure Sacred Spirit Spring water, but it was definitely more useful than just pure fruit juice. After she got tired from refining pills, she didn’t drink water anymore and just drank this instead.
When Qingcheng poured the juice out, the fruity smell filled the air. Tealwood and Moondevil both took in a deep breath. “Wow! It smells amazing…”
Yun Yangzi stood in front of Qingcheng and watched her pour out this greenish liquid that was both pretty to look at and smelled so intense and alluring. His eyes immediately lit up as he stared at the cup.
After Qingcheng filled the cup, she kept the teapot away. She knelt on both knees and held up the cup with both hands above her head. “My honorable Master, please accept a bow from your disciple.” Then she bent down to bow towards Yun Yangzi.
Yun Yangzi immediately started laughing merrily when he saw how Qingcheng had formally bowed to him and said in a loud voice, “Excellent! Excellent! My wonderful disciple! Get up, get up!” He took the teacup from Qingcheng as he said this.
He placed the cup at his nose and sniffed it again. “Oooh, it smells really good!” He took a sip, and his eyes shone brightly. “It’s delicious! It’s simply delicious! Haha!” Yun Yangzi was really enjoying this drink.
He didn’t notice how there was still one more large wolf and one tiny fox staring at him with large eyes. Tealwood and Moondevil had much contempt for how whimsically he was behaving, but there was nothing they could do about him. They couldn’t beat him in a fight, and since he was now their Master’s Master, they couldn’t rough him up either, so they could only stare.
Qingcheng straightened herself up to see how Yun Yangzi looked like he was high on the juice, and her lips couldn’t help but twitch.
She usually just treated this drink like water, but somehow her Master made it seem like she gave him alcohol… He seemed like he couldn’t bear to finish drinking it all, so he was just sipping it bit by bit. She had no idea how long he was going to take to finish this tiny cup.
She couldn’t help but say, “Master, is the fruit juice nice to drink? I still have a lot of it, so if you like it, I can always give you more.”
Yun Yangzi and the two animals next to her were overcome with joy. “You have more? Sure! Sure! You call this fruit juice? I’ve never had such delicious fruit juice in my life! My wonderful disciple, if you have some more, then please give me a few jugs of it!”
Yun Yangzi didn’t bother being polite. To him, since this young lady was now his disciple, then it was only right for her to give good things to her Master as a way of honoring him. He was her Master now, even though he was quite a shameless one…
Qingcheng took out six jade vessels, and they were filled to the brim with fruit juice. She had used the Spirit Fruits grown inside the interspace anyway, so she had plenty to go round and didn’t mind giving away these few vessels’ worth. She could make more when she wanted to.
Moondevil’s eyes shone brightly when it saw these six vessels of fruit juice appear from nowhere. “Qingcheng, Qingcheng, I want to drink some too…” It looked pleadingly at Qingcheng. Tealwood wanted to act cutesy too, but he didn’t dare to do that anymore after he got scolded the last time. He could only try his best to look at her and express his thoughts through his eyes…
Yun Yangzi saw that the two animals wanted to fight with him for the juice and was immediately displeased. “Tsk! Go away! My disciple is presenting this as a gift to her Master, so both of you should move aside…” He immediately finished up the rest of the liquid in his teacup without leaving a single drop behind.
He returned the cup to Qingcheng, then with the wave of his hand, he kept away all six vessels and even remembered to glare at Moondevil while doing so.
….er… this really made him look like a child trying to protect his food from being taken away by others…
Qingcheng couldn’t help but clutch her forehead… this Master was like a playful old man who refused to grow up, but she did like him quite a lot.
She looked at Moondevil and consoled it, saying, “It’s alright, I still have some more, and I’ll give you guys some later. These six vessels are meant for Master.”
Yun Yangzi immediately looked smug. “Did you hear that? My disciple specially set aside these just for me! So, don’t try to covet them!”
Then he looked back at Qingcheng and put on the most brilliant smile he could muster.