The long-prepared Immortal Alliance Conference had finally come to an end. Although there had been small hiccups along the way, the results were ultimately good.
This year’s champion was indisputably Yan Yi from Feixian Peak; even Bai Xiuzhu, who usually shouted about taking first place, was convinced.
Feixian Peak winning the Immortal Alliance Conference was the most joyous news for all the disciples! Because the Three Immortal Peaks had an unwritten rule: if any of the three peaks won the conference, the Immortals would allow their disciples to go down the mountain for excursions for the duration of one month!
A full month this was a favor granted only once every fifteen years.
But Ye Qianjue knew that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him anymore. What he had to think about now was how to handle his relationship with Gu Qingyun, and how to rapidly improve his cultivation in a short period of time…
“Sigh~ Why has Master suddenly become so strict? It’s as if I hardly recognize him anymore.” Ye Qianjue poked Yeyuan’s ear with his index finger. “Also, is what Brother Xuanyuan said true? Could I really have…”
Fallen in love with Master?
Yeyuan sighed, seemingly dissatisfied: “What’s so good about Gu Qingyun? An old man with a head of white hair how many more years can he live? Is he worth you being so heartbroken?”
Yeyuan stood before Ye Qianjue, hesitating, and said solemnly: “Compared to that Gu Qingyun, I don’t know how many times more outstanding I am. You… why don’t you prioritize me?”
Ye Qianjue looked devastated, his mind seemingly filled to the brim with Gu Qingyun.
This inexplicably made Yeyuan uncomfortable. Compared to Gu Qingyun, he boasted that his appearance was first-class. Though perhaps not as gentle and refined as Gu Qingyun, he was still handsome and elegant, enchanting a large swathe of young demon boys and girls! How could he be invisible in Ye Qianjue’s eyes?
Yeyuan barked softly, seemingly forgetting that he was currently a dog.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the house, followed by a dense knocking on the door.
“Ye Qianjue! Why are you closing the door in broad daylight? Open up, we have something to tell you!”
Bai Xiuzhu brought Bai Fulan to knock on the door, both of them beaming with joy.
The door opened. Ye Qianjue leaned lifelessly against the door frame, greeting them feebly: “Greetings, Senior Brother and Senior Sister.”
Bai Fulan frowned slightly, reached out, and touched Ye Qianjue’s forehead, asking in confusion: “No fever, what’s wrong with the Little Junior Brother?”
Bai Xiuzhu pushed the two into the room and patted the table with a flushed face: “Never mind the illness, I guarantee the medicine will cure the disease once you hear the good news I have!”
Ye Qianjue raised his eyebrows skeptically, looking quietly at Bai Xiuzhu.
Bai Xiuzhu put his arm around Ye Qianjue’s shoulders and leaned in to whisper: “Immortal Venerable Gu has agreed to let you go down the mountain with us tomorrow! Are you excited?”
Hearing this, Ye Qianjue’s pupils shrank, and his whole body stiffened.
Master… is he throwing me away?
This “good news” was not good at all. Ye Qianjue was under low pressure the entire time, his face black, while Bai Xiuzhu chattered away noisily, leaving Ye Qianjue terrified.
After seeing the two off, Ye Qianjue sat down slowly, clutching his collar tightly and gasping for breath.
His voice was filled with sorrow: “Master clearly said he would be with me forever. When I said I wanted to go down the mountain and leave Feixian Peak, Master was clearly unwilling! Why now…”
Ye Qianjue realized a problem: it seemed his Master didn’t want him anymore.
With this thought in mind, Ye Qianjue ran out of the room with reddened eyes, heading straight for Gu Qingyun’s chambers.
The huge slamming of the door woke the napping Yeyuan, who immediately followed, wanting to see what this idiot was up to!
Ye Qianjue rushed into the room with a tear-stained face, knelt before Gu Qingyun, who was reading, and hugged his knees, mumbling: “Master, please don’t abandon Qianjue. Qianjue knows he was wrong…”
Ye Qianjue cried so much that he looked like rain-drenched flowers; even Gu Qingyun couldn’t bear to look on.
“Why is this?”
A flash of helplessness crossed Gu Qingyun’s bright, moon-like face. He tried to help the kneeling Ye Qianjue up, but the crying little person refused to get up no matter what.
Ye Qianjue’s tears streamed down, dripping onto the back of Gu Qingyun’s hand. As the warm tears touched his skin, Gu Qingyun had a moment of distraction.
Ye Qianjue sobbed: “Master agreed to let Qianjue go down the mountain? Right?”
Gu Qingyun frowned, puzzled: “Yes.”
As expected! Master doesn’t want me anymore!
Ye Qianjue cried even louder. He simply used Gu Qingyun’s clothing as a handkerchief to wipe away his tears, but instead of wiping them away, he rubbed his eyes red.
“Qianjue is scared… Master doesn’t want Qianjue anymore, he wants to kick Qianjue out…”
“Where did you reach this conclusion?”
Ye Qianjue whimpered and straightened his back: “Master said it before—he didn’t want his disciple to go down the mountain, and his disciple would stay with Master forever. But… now Master agrees to let his disciple go down the mountain; if this isn’t abandonment, what is?”
As he spoke, Ye Qianjue’s resentment replaced his grievance.
At this point, Gu Qingyun finally understood—it was a misunderstanding. He smiled calmly and helped Ye Qianjue up.
Ye Qianjue huddled aggrievedly into Gu Qingyun’s arms, their postures finally returning to how they were before. Ye Qianjue relied on him tightly, hugging Gu Qingyun and refusing to let go.
Only after his emotions stabilized did Gu Qingyun explain slowly.
“I never thought of abandoning you. It’s just that in recent days, I felt that blind protection would harm you. It would be better to let Jue’er go down the mountain with other seniors to gain experience. It seems I was wrong about this and didn’t consider your feelings.”
“Really? Master isn’t lying to me?”
“Really.”
“Master is the best, Qianjue loves Master the most!”
Ye Qianjue kissed Gu Qingyun excitedly; his cheeks were burning hot. Both Gu Qingyun and Yeyuan, who was outside, were stunned for a moment.
Yeyuan saw this dazzling scene, his heart spasmed, and he hardened his heart and turned away.
“Sure enough, people from the Immortal sects are all liars. After I get the inner core, I will leave! Whatever Ye Qianjue… is all fleeting clouds.”
The next day, Ye Qianjue got up very early, practically having not slept all night.
“How could I sleep on such a happy day~ It’s just a pity Master isn’t willing to go down the mountain together~” Ye Qianjue came to Yeyuan and picked him up: “Don’t worry, I’ve applied to Master to bring you along!”
Yeyuan had also been awake all night; he was already black all over, and now even the two white dots on his eyebrows had almost turned black.
The high-spirited Ye Qianjue took the dazed Yeyuan down the mountain. On the road, Ye Qianjue’s eyes never rested.
“Wow~ Wow!”
“Wowing at what? We haven’t even reached the capital yet, and you are already wowing like this. If we get to the capital later, won’t you turn into a frog?”
Bai Xiuzhu sneered, looking at him as if he were a bumpkin.
Ye Qianjue ran ahead of Yan Yi, constantly looking around. Yeyuan was afraid he would be in danger—what if he fell somewhere?—so he followed closely the whole way.
Yan Yi chuckled softly: “This is the first time the Little Junior Brother has left the mountain. I still remember when you two, Xiuzhu and Fulan, were like this when you were young.”
Bai Fulan blushed when she heard this, and Bai Xiuzhu shook his head carelessly, “Not at all, I wasn’t as silly as him.”
The team entered the bustling streets of the capital, attracting the attention of many locals. People were chattering and discussing these immortal sect disciples—the ones in blue were all beauties, the ones in purple all looked high-spirited, or perhaps even a bit fierce?
As for the one in cyan~
His every gesture carried a breeze.
“That one is good! That one is also good. Have you seen the young boy in cyan in the middle? He looks handsome and seems quite young…”
The young girls discussed it with blushing faces, their eyes looking at Ye Qianjue from time to time.
Seeing that the team was too ostentatious, Yan Yi stopped on the spot and instructed everyone: “Let’s disperse here and look for an inn in teams.”
Seeing Ye Qianjue running around, Yan Yi grabbed him quickly and said to the Bai siblings: “You two take the Little Junior Brother with you. The Masters specifically told me to keep an eye on you.”
Ye Qianjue entered the inn obediently, but couldn’t help himself as soon as he put down his pack.
He came to Yan Yi’s door and said with a mischievous smile: “Senior Brother, this capital is so interesting, it would be a shame not to go see it!” He blinked his eyes, “I’m going down first, you pack slowly!”
“Junior Brother”
Yan Yi sighed. Before he could finish, his mischievous Junior Brother had already vanished.
Not only had the Junior Brother become eccentric, but even that dog had become eccentric.
Just after stepping out of the door, Ye Qianjue was blocked. A luxurious carriage covered in gold stopped in front of the inn, attracting people to watch.
Ye Qianjue looked at the visitor with displeasure.
“Why are you here?”
Xuanyuan Xinbei got off the carriage while fanning himself. His clothes were luxurious and expensive, completely different from his previous elegant style.
“I’m here to find you. Hearing that the Three Immortal Peaks’ disciples were going down the mountain for excursions, I knew you would come too.” Xuanyuan Xinbei closed his fan and pointed to the carriage, “May I invite you for a small gathering, as an apology.”
“I don’t”
“Fourth Prince?” Yan Yi’s voice came from behind.
Following that, Bai Xiuzhu and Bai Fulan also came out of the inn. Ye Qianjue had wanted to refuse, but he was afraid of being exposed; he could not reveal his secret. If his liking for Master were exposed, he wouldn’t be able to stay on Feixian Peak!
No, no!
Ye Qianjue looked up at Xuanyuan Xinbei, implying to himself that he must hold back!
Small intolerance leads to great chaos!
Xuanyuan Xinbei seemed to see Ye Qianjue’s concerns, so he deliberately bypassed him and greeted the other three. After some pleasantries, Yan Yi looked at the sulking Ye Qianjue.
Could it be that the two had a quarrel?
He smiled and asked: “Is the Fourth Prince here looking for the Little Junior Brother?”
Xuanyuan Xinbei looked at Ye Qianjue and nodded.
But Ye Qianjue did not appreciate it!
Yan Yi patted Ye Qianjue’s arm and said softly: “It’s good if misunderstandings are resolved. Haven’t you been clamoring to go out and play? The Fourth Prince knows this capital like the back of his hand, why not let him take you around.”
Xuanyuan Xinbei nodded hurriedly upon hearing this: “Yes, yes! Why not give me a chance, Qianjue.”
Ye Qianjue looked at Xuanyuan Xinbei coldly—this hypocrite, who was so aggressive a few days ago, is now acting like a kind and good person!
Biting his teeth, Ye Qianjue denied: “I don’t—”
“Go! What are you twisting and turning for…” Bai Xiuzhu gave Ye Qianjue a push forward.
Looking at his “good” Senior Brother and Senior Sister, Ye Qianjue sighed in his heart. Forget it…
He walked toward the carriage and said coldly with his head turned, “Let’s go.”
His plan succeeded. Xuanyuan Xinbei smiled and invited Ye Qianjue onto the carriage, then turned back to thank the three.
Yeyuan looked at the hypocritical Xuanyuan Xinbei with sinister eyes.
Bai Xiuzhu clicked his tongue, feeling that this Xuanyuan Xinbei was a bit strange; he even subconsciously disliked this Fourth Prince…