Lu Xiyue arrived at the Sect Master’s Peak, where the Sect Master had been waiting for some time.
As soon as he saw her, he raised his hand slightly. A small figure formed from true qi appeared and brought over a meditation cushion and a teacup.
“Senior Brother, what is it?”
Lu Xiyue had just been thinking about spending some quality time with Feng’er, but ended up being summoned here by her senior brother, the Sect Master.
“It’s about Lin Ruo.”
The moment she heard that, Lu Xiyue became serious.
“So you agree with my opinion, Senior Brother?”
The Sect Master shook his head slightly, picked up his teacup, and took a small sip.
“The matter of Lin Ruo still requires further observation. If things truly are as you say, I’ll take action myself. But this time, I also called you here for something else.”
With that, he took out an invitation. On it was a five-clawed golden dragon that looked majestic and domineering.
When Lu Xiyue saw the invitation, her expression instantly darkened. The five-clawed golden dragon was the symbol of the Empress of the Great Yan. In other words, this invitation came from her, the Empress!
“The Empress of the Great Yan inquired about why the new disciples weren’t seen during the final stage of the last mission’s investigation. This time, she wants the promising youths of Yan to spar with our disciples of the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect.”
“And you agreed to it, Senior Brother?”
“Junior Sister, while our Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect may have a lukewarm relationship with the Great Yan, we still need to maintain some exchanges and sparring sessions. Not just us. Several other major powers have accepted the Great Yan’s invitation. So I thought, this would be a good opportunity to showcase our sect’s strength to the wider cultivation world.”
“If you’ve already agreed, Senior Brother, why call me here?”
Just thinking about that woman made Lu Xiyue seethe with anger.
“Because the Empress of the Great Yan specifically named your disciple Chu Feng to attend in person.”
Even the Sect Master didn’t understand it. Why would the Great Yan’s Empress, a cultivator at the eighth rank, be interested in someone as low-level as Chu Feng? Had she taken a liking to him?
“And there’s this letter. The Empress of Great Yan requested that only you open it personally.”
Lu Xiyue took the envelope and opened it. Elegant handwriting sprang off the page:
…..
Lu Xiyue,
No need for pleasantries. I know you’ve regressed too. Knowing your personality, you’ve probably already drunk the first bowl of soup.
I can pardon you for that.
But Chu Feng must appear before me. If not, I won’t hesitate to send two letters. One to the Fox Clan of Qingqiu, and the other to the Holy Land of Yaochi.
I’m sure those two women, once they learn you drank the first bowl, will rush over without delay.
You wouldn’t want Chu Feng to be devoured by them right in front of your eyes, would you?
So, Lu Xiyue, either you let Chu Feng come and I’ll stand with you, or the three of us will storm the Heaven’s Pinnacle Sect together.
…..
After reading the letter, Lu Xiyue’s delicate body trembled. Sword intent surged uncontrollably around her.
Seeing this, the Sect Master’s eyelid twitched. What on earth did the Empress of the Great Yan write to provoke Junior Sister this badly?!
The Sect Master didn’t dare speak, nor did he dare ask. When a woman is angry, the best thing to do is nothing at all. Say nothing, and do nothing, because the next second, you could become her target to vent on.
***
Lu Xiyue returned from her meeting with the Sect Master, her heart full of frustration. For now, she had no choice but to agree to that woman’s demand.
The Saintess of Yaochi would be easy enough to deal with. She was just a few decades older than Yuyan and only at the sixth rank.
The real problems were the Empress of the Great Yan and the Queen of the Fox Clan. One had lived for several centuries; the other for over a thousand years.
She really couldn’t fathom how, in their past life, Feng’er had gotten tangled up with them to the point where they actually fell for him.
But just as Lu Xiyue returned…
She saw her first disciple… embracing her little disciple, gazing at him with deep affection.
Hehe.
What a fine disciple she had.
Bai Yuyan, upon spotting her master, instantly felt a pang of guilt. After all, she had just made a pact with her master and now here she was, sneaking a taste behind her back, only to get caught in the act.
She quickly let go of Chu Feng and stepped aside, putting some distance between them.
Chu Feng, however, was completely unaware of Lu Xiyue’s arrival.
Normally, he’d have immediately sensed that faint, unique fragrance that always accompanied his master’s presence.
But having just been hugged tightly by Senior Sister Yuyan and his face pressed into that soft, generous chest…. his senses were still clouded by the lingering, creamy scent mixed with her subtle perfume.
“Senior Sister Yuyan, I…”
“Feng’er~”
Just as Chu Feng began to speak, his master’s voice came from behind him.
Crack!
Chu Feng instantly froze on the spot. It felt like being caught red-handed sneaking a bite of something forbidden. Wait, what was he even thinking?!
“M-Master…”
This felt eerily similar to being caught secretly dating back in school… The only difference now was that this “teacher” had already been brazenly taken by Chu Feng…twice.
In his past life, forget talking back. He wouldn’t have dared utter a single word of defiance.
No, no, no! That’s wrong! A good child must respect their Master!
“Master.”
Unlike the flustered Chu Feng, Bai Yuyan only showed a brief moment of panic before quickly regaining her composure. After all, counting her past life, she was several hundred years old. Maintaining her composure was child’s play.
“Feng’er, go back to your room for now. I want to have a word with your Senior Sister.”
Lu Xiyue spoke gently, planning to use this moment to inform her eldest disciple about the Great Yan Empress’s request to see Chu Feng.
“Okay, Master…”
Chu Feng glanced at Senior Sister Yuyan, then at his master. He was silently hoping the two women wouldn’t start fighting. Though he usually enjoyed watching women fight, when it involved people close to him… it was better if they didn’t.
Once Chu Feng’s figure had completely disappeared, Lu Xiyue looked at her eldest disciple and said bluntly, “Yuyan, not bad. Taking a bite while your Master wasn’t around.”
“What do you mean by that, Master? I was just concerned, that’s all. It’s only natural for a Senior Sister to care about her Junior Brother,” Bai Yuyan replied, brushing her long hair back and looking straight at her master. “Besides, I don’t believe for a second that Master hasn’t taken a bite herself.”
“I’m not that kind of person.”
At the same time, Lu Xiyue was muttering to herself: I was just guiding Feng’er in his cultivation. The close contact was simply a necessary part of the process. Nothing could be done about that.
Lu Xiyue didn’t want to get into a fight with her eldest disciple.
After all, she had already tasted the first bowl of soup from Feng’er. Mm, the second bowl was hers too. And she hadn’t even intentionally refined the fruits of Feng’er’s hard work, yet both times, the gains were immense.
As long as they could… “harvest” something in the future, her position as the main wife would be unshakable!
“This is an invitation from the Empress of the Great Yan. Yuyan, take a good look at it.”
With that, Lu Xiyue handed the invitation to Bai Yuyan.
The moment she heard “Empress of the Great Yan”, Bai Yuyan could no longer stay calm. This was a formidable rival!
She took the invitation and examined it carefully. After a moment, her cherry lips pressed into a tight line.
She hadn’t even fully won over her Junior Brother yet, and now the Empress of the Great Yan was already making a move. That woman was far too troublesome.
If Lu Xiyue had the “Master’s identity” as an attack-speed buff, then this woman had the “Empress’s identity” as her own attack-speed buff.
Just imagine it…a noble empress of a great empire, such a graceful and elegant woman, conquered by one man. Just thinking about it would be incredibly… tempting for any man.
“What does Master want me to do?”
It was obvious. Since Lu Xiyue had shown her the contents of the invitation, she naturally intended for Bai Yuyan to take some sort of action.
Lu Xiyue was quite pleased with her brilliant and perceptive eldest disciple.
“It’s simple, Yuyan. You just need to…”
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