Chapter 9: Master and Disciple Form an Alliance

Chu Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, following the guidance of the true qi within his body as he refined the spiritual root he had obtained. As long as he succeeded, he would officially step onto the path of cultivation!

Not far away, Bai Yuyan rested her fragrant cheek on her hand, quietly watching her junior brother. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness, and a sweet smile curved on her lips.

“Young lady, if you do this, Master definitely won’t approve.”

A ghostly figure had appeared behind Bai Yuyan at some point. Fortunately, Chu Feng was completely focused on refining his spiritual root and didn’t notice it. Otherwise, his eyes would’ve widened in shock. It was the very predecessor who had passed the spiritual root on to him!

“So what? I’m not marrying anyone but Junior Brother. Worst case, I’ll get pregnant first. Once that happens, Father will have no choice but to agree.”

Bai Yuyan spoke those words calmly.

However, while she remained composed, the ghostly figure clearly was not. Pregnant first then married? If the master found out, he would probably cough up blood.

When had Miss’s personality changed so drastically? It’s all because of that boy!

“Young lady, I think you’re being too rash. He’s just some boy you barely met…we don’t even know what kind of person he is. And right now, he’s only just obtained a spiritual root. It’ll be hard for him to even break through to the sixth rank in the future.”

The figure tried earnestly to persuade her, not wanting his young lady to fall deeper into this infatuation.

“What do you mean ‘just met’? I’ve been with Junior Brother for a hundred years already. And besides, he’s destined to be someone who stands at the peak. Honestly, I’m the one who’s not worthy of him.”

No matter what the figure said, Bai Yuyan remained firm. She was determined to marry no one but her junior brother in this lifetime.

Seeing this, the ghostly figure could only sigh and fade away.

No one knew how much time had passed before Chu Feng slowly opened his eyes.

He had succeeded!

“Junior Brother, congratulations!”

Seeing Bai Yuyan, Chu Feng sincerely expressed his gratitude. “Thank you so much, Senior Sister Yuyan. Without you, I never would’ve been able to obtain a spiritual root.”

“In that case, how does Junior Brother plan to thank senior sister?”

Bai Yuyan asked with a playful smile.

“Uh…”

Chu Feng was at a loss for words. He had nothing to offer right now. Nothing suitable to show his gratitude.

“Well then, let’s wait until Junior Brother figures it out.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Sister Yuyan. I won’t forget.”

“Then I’ll be waiting, Junior Brother. By the way, isn’t it almost time Master will be guiding Junior Brother’s Qi into his body soon?”

“Yes… Huh? Master?”

Chu Feng looked at Bai Yuyan in shock, his heart skipping a beat. Could it be…?

“That’s right, Master. As for me, I’m a disciple of the Moonlight Sword Fairy.”

“!!!”

***

Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect.

Lu Xiyue waited and waited, but there was still no word of Feng’er taking on any missions.

No, that couldn’t be right. She had deliberately used a spell to conceal some of the more difficult missions for him, leaving only the very easy ones and the extremely difficult ones. Naturally, anyone would choose the easy ones.

But Lu Xiyue had waited for a long time and still hadn’t heard any news about Feng’er taking on a mission.

This won’t do! I’ll go check myself!

After arriving at the mission assignment plaza, Lu Xiyue headed straight for the registration desk.

The disciple on duty looked up and nearly jumped out of his skin. Why was the Moonlight Sword Fairy here!?

“D-Disciple greets Martial Aunt!”

Lu Xiyue wasn’t in the mood for small talk. She got straight to the point: “Tell me which mission a disciple named Chu Feng accepted today.”

“Yes, right away!”

The registration disciple didn’t dare hesitate. He quickly pulled up the information and placed it in front of Lu Xiyue.

There were three in total. Lu Xiyue immediately ruled out two; they were high-difficulty missions, which Feng’er would never have accepted. That left only one:

Explore the Cave – Chu Feng, Bai Youwei.

Bai Youwei… Wait! Yuyan’s courtesy name was Youwei!

At that moment, Lu Xiyue had a bold thought: she might not be the only one who had been reborn. There was a strong possibility that Yuyan had been reborn too.

And right now, Yuyan was carrying out a mission together with Feng’er…

With that thought, Lu Xiyue turned into a streak of light and flew off.

The registration disciple let out a sigh of relief after she left.

Lu Xiyue arrived at a courtyard and released a trace of her energy. Immediately, a young man came rushing out in a panic. When he saw Lu Xiyue, he gave a wry smile.

“Martial Nephew greets Martial Aunt!”

“Did Yuyan come to see you?”

Lu Xiyue got straight to the point. The young man didn’t dare lie and answered honestly, “Yes.”

“Good. Then you know the rules.”

What Lu Xiyue had feared most had indeed happened. Yuyan had interfered behind the scenes.

The young man nodded and said, “Half a year of confinement at Bee Cliff.”

Lu Xiyue was satisfied with his answer. She tossed him a bottle of pills as compensation.

By choosing to go to Bee Cliff, the young man was taking full responsibility for allowing an inner disciple to participate in the new disciples’ trial. He left Bai Yuyan out of it entirely.

He had no other choice. He couldn’t afford to offend either Bai Yuyan or Lu Xiyue. But at least he received pills from his maternal aunt. It wasn’t a total loss.

***

As night fell, Chu Feng returned to the main hall alone, having completed the mission. As for Senior Sister Yuyan, she had said she had something to take care of and left.

Chu Feng never expected that Senior Sister Yuyan would share the same master as him!

When Bai Yuyan returned to her residence, she sensed her master’s presence before even getting close. There was no attempt to hide it.

However, Bai Yuyan showed no fear and walked in directly.

Upon seeing Lu Xiyue, Bai Yuyan respectfully bowed and said, “Disciple Yuyan greets Master.”

“Yuyan, were you the one who carried out the mission with Feng’er today?”

Lu Xiyue cast a scrutinizing gaze at Bai Yuyan.

“Yes, Master.”

Bai Yuyan answered directly, without the slightest attempt to hide it.

“So you admit it.”

Lu Xiyue wasn’t the least bit surprised by Bai Yuyan’s straightforwardness. She knew her disciple’s personality well.

Bai Yuyan also understood her master clearly. She knew that her master liked her junior brother.

In her previous life, whenever their master looked at him, the affection in her eyes, though well concealed, hadn’t escaped Bai Yuyan’s notice.

“Master, sometimes, keeping everything to oneself isn’t such a good thing.”

At first, Bai Yuyan hadn’t planned to meet with her junior brother just yet. But upon hearing of her master’s actions, she couldn’t hold herself back.

Given how things were unfolding, it was possible that her master had also been reborn just like her. If that were true, she would definitely make a move on her junior brother.

“Oh? Yuyan, are you planning to compete with your master?”

Lu Xiyue’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She did, in fact, want to have Feng’er’s affection all to herself. Now that she had returned with a second chance at life, she was determined to make up for the regrets of her previous life.

What she hadn’t expected was that her own disciple had also been reborn.

Lu Xiyue was well aware of Yuyan’s feelings for Feng’er. Unlike herself, who had kept her emotions hidden deep in her heart, Yuyan had boldly confessed to him.

“No, I have no intention of competing with you over Junior Brother.”

Bai Yuyan shook her head. If she angered her master now, it would only backfire. Rather than that, it was better to join forces and keep the other vixens out.

“Oh?”

Even Lu Xiyue now found her disciple hard to read. After all, Yuyan was never one to enjoy sharing. Just like her.

“Master, since the two of us have been reborn… then those vixens might have been too…”

Bai Yuyan didn’t finish her sentence, but Lu Xiyue understood exactly what she meant.

In an instant, Lu Xiyue sat up straight.

Thinking of the women who had once surrounded Feng’er, she suddenly felt that sharing him with Yuyan… might not be so bad after all.

“You want to form an alliance with your master?”

Lu Xiyue had already guessed Bai Yuyan’s intention.

“Of course. Master, if the two of us work together, we can definitely keep Junior Brother from being seduced away.”

Bai Yuyan spoke with complete confidence.

“Very well.”

Lu Xiyue didn’t hesitate and agreed immediately.

And so, the two women reached an agreement. It was their first master-disciple alliance to share Feng’er/Junior Brother.