Sniff, sniff…
Sniff, sniff…
Watching Lord Tiansi lean in close to sniff him, Nan Xi found himself caught between laughter and tears.
“What are you doing, Lord Tiansi?”
A flicker of displeasure flashed in Tiansi’s water-blue eyes.
When she appeared early this morning, she had headed straight for her beloved picture books.
However, the moment she passed Nan Xi, she seemed to catch a scent.
She stopped beside him, scrutinizing him from head to toe.
“There is a strange scent.”
“!?”
Nan Xi’s back stiffened instantly. What was with this inexplicable feeling of being caught in an affair?
‘Are girls’ noses really this sensitive?’
“Ahem, I ran into a disciple while I was out last night and spoke with her for a few moments.”
“Oh.”
Tiansi blinked. Since she started wearing the collar, she seemed particularly prone to believing whatever Nan Xi said.
No matter what Nan Xi said, she would just utter an “oh” before shrinking back to sleep or read her picture books.
‘In a way, this feels like a very convenient ability for having an affair…?’
Cough, what was he thinking?
Nan Xi shook his head, casting the dangerous thought out of his mind.
Once he calmed down, his gaze involuntarily fell on the girl reclining on the bed.
At this moment, Lord Tiansi was holding her favorite picture book, curled comfortably into a ball by the stove.
From time to time, she stretched her limbs, shifting into a more comfortable position.
Incidentally, Nan Xi had just moved the stove into the study this morning.
Originally, for safety reasons, stoves were generally kept in the living room and not brought into the study.
However, seeing how much Lord Tiansi seemed to enjoy warming herself by the fire yesterday, Nan Xi simply applied an Anti-Fire Spell to all the picture books and moved the stove inside.
And so, the picture books, the stove, and all of Lord Tiansi’s favorite things were right here.
How could she not be comfortable?
A faint smile played on the corners of Nan Xi’s lips.
Sometimes he really felt like he was raising a cat, except this cat had a name, a reputation, and a high status, and was even revered by others as a Supreme Elder.
‘I hope this cat learns how to repay my kindness one day.’
But… there was one other thing on Nan Xi’s mind.
After a moment of thought, Nan Xi pursed his lips and crouched down to meet Tiansi’s eyes.
“Lord Tiansi, do you know what a servant is?”
“A servant?” Tiansi lifted her bright eyes from behind the picture book, tilting her small head as she pondered.
After a long pause, she nodded seriously.
“I know.”
Lord Tiansi actually knew about servants?
Nan Xi felt a surge of joy. He had originally thought that given Lord Tiansi’s lazy personality, she wouldn’t know anything about job titles or organizational hierarchies.
“Mm-hmm.” Tiansi gave a soft hum, turned around, and began rummaging through the piles of books.
Before long, a brand-new picture book appeared in front of Nan Xi.
Reborn as a Servant, I Will Cultivate to Immortality Even from the Bottom!
Huh?
Nan Xi took the book from Tiansi and flipped through it skeptically.
According to the setting in the book, the protagonist was reborn as a servant in the “Tianjiang Sect,” serving as manual labor within the sect.
The sect rules dictated that servants were not allowed to follow Elders to practice cultivation techniques, nor could they possess their own exclusive spirit tools.
Their daily tasks consisted of cleaning the sect grounds, guarding Spirit Swords, and other chores.
Of course, it wasn’t entirely impossible for a servant to cultivate.
As long as they successfully reached the Late Qi Refining Stage before the age of 18, the sect could grant an exception and admit the servant as an outer disciple, making them an official member of the sect.
…
Following the logic that “Tianjiang Sect” equaled the Tianhe Sect…
The servants of the Tianhe Sect were likely exactly as described in the book.
In that case, the mysterious girl Xia Xia whom Nan Xi encountered last night was a servant who wanted to cultivate.
No wonder when he came into contact with her last night, Nan Xi could sense that her cultivation was extremely weak, completely incomparable to a typical outer disciple.
But…
She was already this old and still hadn’t been able to break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage. Her talent was clearly lacking.
Although nearly everyone had the opportunity to cultivate under the new era’s system, talent still determined the upper limit of one’s cultivation speed.
Some people could never break through to the Golden Core Stage in their entire lives, while others could increase their cultivation just by eating sugar beans.
For them, breaking through to the Deity Transformation Stage or even the higher Samsara Stage was only a matter of time.
Taking Nan Xi himself as an example, he had been training with the Turtle Immortal since he was 6 years old.
He reached Foundation Establishment at age 10, and now, at age 20, he had long since surpassed the level of an ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator.
According to the estimates of the Turtle Immortal and several other high-level Elders of the Wuxing Sect, it was inevitable that he would break through the limits of the Samsara Stage in the future…
Ahem, you’re asking about the information on his resume?
Well, of course that was a false age!
A 20-year-old at the Golden Core Stage would have their background scrutinized no matter where they went.
Could he have passed the inspection smoothly without lying?
Furthermore, the time Nan Xi had broken through to the Golden Core Stage was much earlier than age 20…
By comparison…
This girl named Xia Xia was truly pitiable.
Nan Xi clicked his tongue in sympathy.
“What are you thinking about?”
Tiansi’s lazy voice sounded from beside him.
In her eyes, Nan Xi had taken the book, flipped through a few pages, and then stopped, staring blankly without turning another page, occasionally sighing.
“It’s nothing. Thank you for the help, Lord Tiansi.”
Nan Xi closed the book and handed it back to her.
“The disciple I met last night happened to be a servant. I was curious, so I asked a few questions.”
“I see.”
Tiansi nodded obediently.
“Have you seen a servant before, Lord Tiansi?”
Nan Xi sat cross-legged beside Tiansi, chatting casually while his other hand reached for another book he hadn’t finished last night.
“I haven’t met any. They usually don’t go to the peak of Tianquan Peak.”
Tiansi shook her head.
Exactly. This aligned with Nan Xi’s understanding of Tiansi.
But… the peak?
Even Elder Huiyan, with his original rank as a second-tier Elder, could only reach the halfway point of the mountain, let alone a servant.
“There might be a chance,” Nan Xi said half-jokingly. “Maybe one will even have the chance to become a Peak Master.”
“No.”
“Hmm?”
Nan Xi turned his head and met Tiansi’s crystal-clear eyes.
This was the second time.
Tiansi was willing to lift her head from the world of picture books to respond to him.
Maybe not just the second time.
There would be a third, a fourth…
Facing Nan Xi’s puzzled expression, Tiansi gazed at him intently, her cherry lips parting slightly.
“Only you will become a Peak Master.”
“Me?”
Nan Xi let out a chuckle.
Oh, right.
Lord Tiansi had obtained his records earlier. She likely already knew his real age and the fact that he had long since reached the Golden Core Stage.
In the Wuxing Sect, Nan Xi was a Sect Leader Candidate.
His talent was naturally unquestionable.
So, from the perspective of talent and strength, there seemed to be nothing unreasonable about him serving as a Peak Master of the Tianhe Sect, right?
He had no choice but to accept Lord Tiansi’s kindness.
“Then I’ll thank you for the promotion, Lord Tiansi.”
Nan Xi laughed softly, speaking to Tiansi in a half-joking manner.
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