"Hahaha, amazing, absolutely amazing!"
"To think your little bride will be even more talented than you yourself!!!"
Elder Ye laughed heartily as he looked at Dong Mulan, who was hiding meekly behind Gu Changsheng.
Gu Changsheng took her straight to Elder Ye, first to verify the authenticity of the mask, and second to settle her down.
And now, it seems... both will be easily accomplished.
Elder Ye didn’t show much surprise until he sensed her cultivation realm, making the old man grin from ear to ear.
Mind you, Dong Mulan is currently at the 12th Stage of the Body Refinement Realm! Making her quite a valuable asset to recruit. And seeing Elder Ye’s reaction, Gu Changsheng’s tension melted away like ice under the summer sun.
"Tell me, my boy, do you want her to be my disciple as well?!"
Elder Ye asked, looking at Gu Changsheng with a face full of expectation. Watching him bob his head up and down, Elder Ye halted for a second before widening his smile even further.
"Hahaha!! Good, good, good!! Very good!!"
Elder Ye said, the laughter shaking the very room.
Dong Mulan was lost in her own thoughts, praising her own intellect as she had successfully guessed this old man’s identity.
Sneaking a glance at Elder Ye, she confirmed that this old fat hag was definitely her husband’s master.
Such bad taste her husband had. Looks like the naming of the kids would be up to her.
Sensing her gaze, Elder Ye turned his head, smiling gently, though it looked quite likely to a certain someone.
"Go ahead and get the things done. I will give her a special token later!"
Elder Ye said while nodding approvingly towards Gu Changsheng, as he shooed him out of the room.
Giving one last salute, the couple slowly retreated.
Elder Ye watched their retreating figures and thought inwardly.
This was the personal matter this disciple of his was talking about, huh? Good lad!
He wondered how he should convince those little lasses to forgive his vicious idiot son.
...
The couple, now at home, slumped onto the sofa, with Mulan letting out a huge sigh of relief.
She didn’t think that this day would have so many twists and turns, especially because of that old man.
She had to act meek and timid all the way, which was not easy at all.
Yes, she was ACTING meekly. She wasn’t actually scared of the old man.
She was quite brave!
"What do you think about the Cloud Piercing Sect?"
Gu Changsheng asked as he sat beside her, letting her legs rest over his.
"It’s amazing! The mountains, the waterfalls, those buildings we saw earlier! And... those senior sisters you introduced me to are so beautiful!"
"And that..."
As if waiting for just this, she started to talk like the world would end at any time, completely letting her heart out.
Gu Changsheng listened while absentmindedly gazing at his wife’s face, patting her head from time to time as he did so.
Soon, she chatted away for a quarter of an hour.
"Hey, you said my cultivation improved, right? How much?"
"Hmmn, you are now at the 12th Stage of the Body Refinement Realm."
Hearing this, Mulan pouted as she retorted.
"Only that much? I thought I had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
Gu Changsheng was left speechless, as she was complaining about reaching the 12th Stage of the Body Refinement Realm without any effort, just from the Dao Creation Fruit.
Before that, though he had taught her how to cultivate, she had only reached the 1st Stage of Body Refinement.
"Don’t take it lightly. This is huge progress! Many cultivators take years to reach this stage!"
"Is that so? But I feel that it’s quite easy!"
She replied, not knowing that her words were less of a knife and more of a sword to the man in front of her.
"Quite easy, huh? Let me teach you how hard HARD can be!"
"Wai—Hahaha~, wait wa—Hahaha~ don’t tickl—Aahahaha~!"
But before he could show her how hard, she decided to show him the funny bone. He had to stop as she wiggled like a fish out of water, laughing her heart out.
"Now, now, are you going to act tough again?"
"No! Hahaha~ I won’t! Aahaha~!"
She pleaded while trying to escape, but Gu Changsheng wasn’t about to let her go.
"Alright then, take a bath and let’s eat. We will tour the sect again tomorrow."
"Hmmn! Okay!"
She said, still snickering in between.
As Mulan went to freshen up, Gu Changsheng went to the kitchen and started to cook their dinner.
It was a simple meal, but it was filled with love and care.
A smile was carried on his lips as he stirred the simmering pot of soup, the aroma of herbs and spices filling the air.
...
For the next few days, Gu Changsheng and Dong Mulan were like they were on vacation, roaming around the sect and forgetting about cultivation.
Though Gu Changsheng did care, he decided to indulge her just for a few days.
Soon enough, Su Mingyue and Ning Rongrong also joined them on a daily basis, as Mulan had befriended them and they were now as close as sisters.
Ye Che was nowhere to be seen, which he found a bit odd but was quite satisfied with.
He didn’t feel like meeting that senior brother of his, at least not until... Never.
But still, he had to meet him, as Elder Ye had called him for a ’very important’ matter.
Sighing, he left for the Elder’s Hall, leaving the ladies by themselves, laughing and talking.
"Ah, Changsheng, you’re here. Come have a seat."
Elder Ye said, pointing to a chair opposite him. Right now, they were in a dining room, with lots of exquisite dishes filling the table.
This was... weird, to say the least.
Even so, he thought that, but still obediently sat down opposite his master.
"Master, you called for me?"
"Ah yes, I just wanted to give this to your wife."
He said as he passed Gu Changsheng a token. It was similar to his own, but with Dong Mulan’s name on it.
It was the token of a personal disciple of Elder Ye.
"Also, I have a small favor to ask of you."
Elder Ye continued, his expression turning serious, yet there was a kind of awkwardness in it.
"Can you... tell me how to impress girls of your age?"