The breath that Blue Ling’er exhaled while speaking into Yu Yi’s ear seeped into Yu Yi’s ear, causing her delicate body to tremble and her heart to feel a ticklish sensation.
“You little girl, you’ve been thinking about this all along,” Yu Yi said, pretending to be annoyed.
Blue Ling’er wrapped her arm around Yu Yi’s, shaking it and acting spoiled. “Master, please?”
Although they weren’t alone now, the other person present was Blue Ling’er’s Senior Sister. She could finally set aside her own status as a Senior Sister, experience being a Junior Sister, and act spoiled toward Yu Yi properly.
Yu Yi naturally couldn’t refuse.
“Look at how nervous you are. Since I’ve already agreed, why would I go back on my word? However…”
“However what?”
“After we return, wouldn’t it be best to take a bath first?”
Upon hearing this, Blue Ling’er’s eyes instantly lit up.
She hugged Yu Yi’s entire arm, pressing close and said, “Since it’s a rare opportunity, let your disciple serve you in your bath, Master?”
Blue Ling’er’s chest bumped into Yu Yi’s chest, a collision of two mounds, sending a strange sensation.
Just that touch sent another wave of numbness through Yu Yi’s heart, and she actually felt a slight reaction.
Hearing Yu Yi agree, Blue Ling’er became extremely excited.
“It’s not impossible…” Yu Yi responded in a low voice.
“Then after we return to Among the Colorful Clouds, Master, please wait for your disciple a moment! I left a flower grave somewhere in the mountains. Covering the bath with those petals will be wonderful!”
“Oh, right! Your disciple also used the treasure ‘Bixu Lingyuan’ to purify the water in the Clear Spring Pool. Master will definitely be satisfied!”
Blue Ling’er seemed to have made quite a few preparations in advance.
It seemed she had truly been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
Just as Yu Yi was about to say something, a voice without any emotional fluctuation suddenly rang out.
“Lanlan, I want to join too.”
Zi Kui suddenly woke up at that moment, looking at Blue Ling’er as she spoke.
“Huh?!”
Blue Ling’er was startled, then met Zi Kui’s gaze.
“Senior Sister, you… you’re awake… um… how should I put it? Long time no see?”
Blue Ling’er, who had been excited and thrilled just a second ago, suddenly had her “morale” drop.
Ever since Yu Yi brought Zi Kui out of the Nether Capital, she had been in a deep sleep. Blue Ling’er hadn’t yet been able to reunite with Zi Kui properly.
Blue Ling’er had originally planned to have a proper, serious reunion with this Senior Sister she hadn’t seen for years after finishing the Dual Cultivation with Yu Yi.
But she never expected that Zi Kui would wake up so quickly.
And the timing of her awakening was just right—she had overheard Blue Ling’er preparing to bathe with Yu Yi and even expressed a desire to join.
This completely disrupted Blue Ling’er’s plan.
“Lanlan, is it not okay?”
In Zi Kui’s glittering amethyst-like eyes, although no emotion could be seen, Blue Ling’er caught a hint of anticipation.
“This, this…”
Blue Ling’er suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Back when she was young, it was nothing for Zi Kui to call her Lanlan.
But now when Zi Kui called her that, it felt like she was acting spoiled toward her.
Such a dignified Senior Sister—where was her authority!
At this moment, Yu Yi stepped in to help Blue Ling’er.
She said slowly, “Kui’er, don’t make things difficult for Ling’er.”
“I will be performing Dual Cultivation with Ling’er later to help her break through to the Grandmaster level.”
Dual Cultivation is dual—the character ‘dual’ cannot be violated.
If Zi Kui, as a third party, joined, her Extreme Yin Qi could very well interfere with the Dual Cultivation between Yu Yi and Blue Ling’er, causing Blue Ling’er’s breakthrough to fail.
More importantly, once Zi Kui joined, the nature would change.
It would no longer be Dual Cultivation, but simply group pleasure.
“Hmm, Master and Lanlan, are you rejecting me?” Zi Kui said after listening.
“No, no…”
“Ah, well…”
Blue Ling’er and Yu Yi were both at a loss for words.
Just as they were thinking about how to coax Zi Kui, they heard her change the subject and say:
“I was just messing with you, hehe.”
Although this “hehe” sounded like a monotone recitation without any emotional inflection, it was precisely Zi Kui’s unique style, giving her a special kind of cuteness.
Yu Yi and Blue Ling’er both breathed a sigh of relief.
They had almost been “double-killed” by Zi Kui…
Zi Kui then spoke up and expressed her wish.
“Besides Lanlan, I want to reunite with the other Junior Sisters.”
Indeed, as the Successor Disciple of Among the Colorful Clouds, she had been fighting on the front lines at the River of Forgetfulness, unable to repay Yu Yi’s kindness, and had never even officially met her other Junior Sisters. This had always been a regret in Zi Kui’s heart.
“Your Third Junior Sister, Fifth Junior Sister, and Little Junior Sister are currently at Among the Colorful Clouds. Later, I will also take you to Yuanzhou to meet your Fourth Junior Sister. As for your Sixth Junior Sister…”
As Yu Yi spoke, her voice suddenly stopped.
Since parting ways with Su Cheng at the Fengqing Sect, Yu Yi had not received any news about her.
She wondered how far Su Cheng had progressed on her path of revenge.
“Master, don’t worry too much.”
Seeing Yu Yi’s hesitant expression, Blue Ling’er took her jade-like hand and said:
“Sixth Junior Sister is exceptionally clever and sly. She’ll be fine.”
“Mmm…” Yu Yi nodded slightly in response.
In a sense, among Yu Yi’s seven disciples, the one who required the least worry was probably Su Cheng.
When she was only five years old and had a frail, sickly constitution, she had managed to escape hell by herself. This showed that her perseverance, endurance, and intelligence far surpassed ordinary people.
Now, Su Cheng had the blessing of the “Heart of the Firm Rock Jade,” compensating for her only weakness—a weak physical body.
With her cunning and resourceful nature, ordinary people couldn’t really do anything to her.
“Master, Mingyue City has arrived!”
Blue Ling’er glanced at the ground and quickly said to Yu Yi.
“Kui’er, you have ‘eyes’ in this Mingyue City, don’t you?”
Yu Yi asked Zi Kui.
Zi Kui nodded.
“Now, you can see with your own eyes the Among the Colorful Clouds that you left years ago.”
Yu Yi smiled and patted Zi Kui’s head.
“You must have been waiting for this moment for a long time, right?”
Zi Kui nodded again.
But this time, each nod was more forceful than the last.
For all these years, to suppress her longing, Zi Kui had placed her “eyes” in Mingyue City—that was already the furthest distance she could bear.
Even though home was right in front of her, she couldn’t even take a single look.
Now, she had finally come home.
The Fengshen Litter traveled through Mingyue City amid the welcoming cheers of the entire city’s residents, ascended to the skies above Among the Colorful Clouds, and slowly descended.
Upon reaching the ground, Blue Ling’er couldn’t wait to jump off the Fengshen Litter and turned back to shout at Yu Yi:
“Master! Your disciple will be back soon!”
After saying that, she ran off to make the final preparations for the Dual Cultivation.
“This girl…”
Yu Yi smiled helplessly, then said to Zi Kui beside her:
“Kui’er, I’ll take you to meet your Junior Sisters. They should be coming to welcome me soon.”
Zi Kui nodded even more forcefully.
Finally, she would meet the rest of her family.
Blue Ling’er excitedly ran to her residence. When she was about to grab a change of clothes, she suddenly saw someone sitting at the door.
“Little Qianxue?”
Blue Ling’er was a little surprised and called out the person’s name.
Sitting in front of Blue Ling’er’s door was none other than Yun Qianxue.
This time, she hadn’t entered Blue Ling’er’s room without permission; instead, she obediently waited for Blue Ling’er to return.
“Ling’er!”
Seeing Blue Ling’er, Yun Qianxue immediately stood up and ran over.
Blue Ling’er noticed that Yun Qianxue had her hands behind her back, as if hiding something.
“Little Qianxue, are you holding something behind your back?”
“This is a surprise I specially prepared for you, Ling’er!”