Hearing this, Ye Yanji gave a wry smile. “Sigh, what man isn’t lecherous?”
After saying that, Ye Yanji could not help adding, “Right now, I just hope the Patriarch can help us resolve the trouble in front of us. In a few more days, I’m afraid the Blazing Flame Sect will be sending people over.”
After thinking it over, Ye Yanji asked curiously, “Grand Elder, why did you suddenly say that the Patriarch is lecherous?”
Shi Henshuang then said, “Wasn’t I taking him to arrange his lodging? He actually asked to stay in the same courtyard as that Liu Qingyue. That girl Liu Qingyue, though her cultivation isn’t high, is still a beauty in the making, and her sister is also…”
Soon, Shi Henshuang told Ye Yanji all about Chu Fan.
After hearing it, Ye Yanji muttered to herself. She and the three Elders not only had very high cultivation, but each of them was also stunningly beautiful. Why wouldn’t the Patriarch live with them?
“The Patriarch is stepping into the situation himself to get more contact with the disciples. He’s had it rough.”
After thinking it over, Ye Yanji finally said that.
Shi Henshuang nodded and said, “The Patriarch, for the sake of understanding the sect’s situation better, was willing to start as a steward and even live with the outer disciples. He truly is a model for us to learn from. I just hope he isn’t doing this merely to make it easier to bully that Liu Qingyue.”
At that point, Shi Henshuang paused before adding, “After all, when we saw the Patriarch today, he was already bullying that young Miss.”
Ye Yanji gave a bitter smile and said, “Sigh, the sect is weak now. As long as our Patriarch can turn the tide, let alone one Liu Qingyue, even if we rotated different female disciples to keep him company every day, that would be fine. At the very least, if those female disciples went to the Blazing Flame Sect, they would probably lose their lives. Too tragic.”
Shi Henshuang nodded after hearing that.
The next morning, just as Chu Fan got up, he heard a knock at the door.
“Sect Master…”
“That’s right. Why has the Sect Master come looking for that steward Chu Fan?”
In the courtyard, after Liu Qingyue and the others saw Ye Yanji arrive, they all stood at a distance with puzzled expressions.
Soon, Chu Fan opened the door, welcomed Ye Yanji inside, and then closed the door.
“Qingyue, I’ve never seen this Chu Fan before. As a steward, his cultivation should be pretty high, right? It seemed like you were chatting yesterday. You’re familiar with him, aren’t you? Do you know why the Sect Master came to look for him?”
A female disciple could not help asking curiously.
After all, the Sect Master stood high above everyone else. Usually only those Elders could interact much with the Sect Master. A steward would rarely get to see the Sect Master on ordinary days.
Liu Qingyue smiled faintly. “I don’t know either. Some things are better left unasked. Let’s go back to our rooms and cultivate properly.”
After saying that, Liu Qingyue returned to her room. Thinking back to when Chu Fan had opened the door earlier, his face from a distance did look a bit younger and more handsome than yesterday.
“Patriarch, yesterday we thought you looked like an old man. I didn’t expect you to look so spirited, like a middle-aged man now.”
The moment she saw Chu Fan, Ye Yanji could not help but freeze for a moment, even wondering if she had come to the wrong place.
At this moment, not only did Chu Fan look spirited, but every gesture he made also carried the bearing of a powerhouse.
Chu Fan smiled faintly. There were only six days left before the quest was complete, and he had to find a way to finish it today.
But Ye Yanji was the sect’s Sect Master. Asking her for a hug… what if she got upset? Wouldn’t he be finished?
Besides, what excuse should he use? It really was a bit embarrassing to ask.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Fan’s eyes suddenly lit up. He said to Ye Yanji, “Yanji, the Joyous Sect is weak right now. As the Sect Master, you carry a huge responsibility.”
Ye Yanji frowned and asked tentatively, “Patriarch, what do you mean?”
Chu Fan smiled faintly and said, “I want to ask you: for the rise of the sect, are you willing to do anything?”
Ye Yanji’s heart skipped a beat. Yesterday the Grand Elder had said this old man was somewhat lecherous. Now he was asking her this question. Could it be that, in the end, he had really set his sights on her?
This old man… was he trying to possess her?
Ye Yanji felt a bit angry. Even if he was the Patriarch, he could not just bully her, the Sect Master, like this. If he really had needs in that regard, she could help arrange a few female disciples.
But targeting her made Ye Yanji feel that Chu Fan had gone too far.
However, thinking that the Patriarch might have very high cultivation, far above hers, Ye Yanji suppressed the anger in her heart and gave an awkward smile. “To defend the sect, I am willing to give my life!”
At that, Ye Yanji clenched her fists again and said angrily, “Of course, a gentleman may be killed but not humiliated. If anyone wants to humiliate me, I’ll fight them to the death.”
Chu Fan did not know what she was imagining. He clapped and said, “Good. With that determination, that’s enough. I have a treasure here that I want to bestow upon you. If you wear it, it can greatly increase your strength. By then, even an expert at First-rank Spirit King cultivation won’t be your match!”
“Huh?”
Ye Yanji’s heart sank. It seemed she had misunderstood the Patriarch’s meaning.
Chu Fan smiled awkwardly and said, “The main thing is, this needs one hug from you! This treasure of mine can’t just be given to anyone!”
“This…”
Ye Yanji frowned, but thinking of the sect’s situation, she still stepped forward, gave Chu Fan a big hug, and then stepped back.
Chu Fan froze. Less than three seconds?
He immediately smiled awkwardly and said, “Yanji, that time is too short. How about this: let me hold you, and once the time is up, I’ll let go naturally.”
“Huh?”
Ye Yanji was dumbfounded. There were so many requirements for a hug? Why was this Patriarch so strange?
Chu Fan did not care whether she agreed or not. He stepped forward and tightly hugged her.
Ye Yanji immediately felt a wave of shyness. Damn it, this Patriarch really was a lecher. Wasn’t he taking advantage of her?
However, thinking that the sect still needed the Patriarch’s support, she endured it with her face flushed red.
Her heart pounded wildly. For the first time, she felt a man’s masculine aura, making her extremely nervous.
And after hugging her, this guy seemed to have no intention of letting go.
Chu Fan’s heart also trembled. Ye Yanji’s figure was truly excellent, and the faint maiden fragrance on her body made him intoxicated.
“Ding, quest complete! Congratulations, host!”
Chu Fan was overjoyed. The quest was finally complete!
It seemed this woman in front of him was not as cold and aloof as she had seemed.
Chu Fan flipped his hand and took out that pair of black stockings, then said solemnly, “This treasure is for you. It can increase your strength quite a bit. Take it.”
“What kind of treasure is this? Why is there no fluctuation from it? It’s not a magic treasure, nor a spirit treasure…”
Ye Yanji picked it up, looked at it, frowned, and then put it on her head. “Is it worn like this?”