After narrowly escaping the tree house, Yu Yi returned to her own residence.
Just as she arrived at the door to her bedroom, she saw a familiar figure, sneakily pressing her ear against the door as if trying to eavesdrop on what was happening inside.
“What are you doing?” Yu Yi stopped in her tracks and called out the person’s name, “Ling’er.”
Blue Ling’er’s delicate body trembled. She quickly straightened up, returning to her usual dignified posture, and bowed.
“Master, you’re here.” She turned slightly to look at Yu Yi, tucking a strand of her black hair behind her ear.
Her eyes kept darting toward the bedroom door behind her as she explained, “This disciple lost her composure earlier.”
“I heard Master went to find Third Junior Sister, but I didn’t know when you would return to your room. I didn’t dare disturb you without permission, so I…”
“Come in,” Yu Yi said dismissively, waving her hand. “Your master has something to discuss with you.”
Blue Ling’er acknowledged and stepped back behind Yu Yi, preparing to follow her into the room.
The moment Blue Ling’er stepped through the doorway, her heart, which had just calmed down, began to pound violently once again.
If at first, Blue Ling’er had lost her composure due to unfounded associations…
But after Yun Qianxue helped her back to her room and she learned from Yun Qianxue that Su Cheng had gone off seeking revenge and wouldn’t be back for a while, Blue Ling’er’s restless heart immediately became a little harder to restrain.
Su Cheng wasn’t here. What did that mean?
It meant that at this moment, no one in the entire Among the Colorful Clouds would be a match for her!
After the two entered the room, they sat down facing each other. Blue Ling’er knelt before Yu Yi, her delicate body trembling faintly. Her gaze was unsteady, and she looked somewhat nervous.
Yu Yi observed her appearance and thought to herself, ‘Hmm… Given Ling’er’s personality, being summoned for a private meeting must make her realize an important mission is about to be entrusted to her, right? It’s understandable that she’s a bit tense.’
To keep Blue Ling’er from getting too nervous, Yu Yi didn’t choose to get straight to the point. Instead, she started with a casual topic.
Yu Yi caught the faint, pleasant fragrance emanating from Blue Ling’er and asked, “Did you just take a bath?”
Blue Ling’er’s eyes held a hint of shyness as she nodded. “Yes, Master. This disciple and Little Junior Sister took a carriage back and sweated quite a bit on the journey. So, just a while ago, I went to bathe in the Mountain Spring.”
After answering, Blue Ling’er sighed with relief, secretly pleased.
‘Whew… Good thing I took a bath ahead of time. If Master had smelled my sweat, I’d have died of embarrassment!’
“Were either of you injured while suppressing the monster beast?” Yu Yi continued to ask.
“No, Master,” Blue Ling’er replied.
‘Master is so gentle. If I were injured, she definitely wouldn’t have the heart to… move against me, right? Whew… Good thing Little Junior Sister was there to suppress that monster beast. Otherwise, it’s not certain we could have escaped completely unscathed.’
“Good, that’s good.” Yu Yi nodded and asked another question.
“You and Chi Ming just finished suppressing a monster beast and rushed back to Among the Colorful Clouds without stopping. Although bathing can relieve some fatigue, are you really not tired right now? It’s fine if you want to rest for half a day first.”
“Not tired, not tired at all! Since Master has important words to say to this disciple, how could this disciple go and rest?” Blue Ling’er quickly waved her hands in denial.
‘Master’s words… what do they mean? She’s asking if I’m tired… Could it be… that what’s about to happen will be very intense? What do I do, I’m about to laugh out loud from excitement…’
Yu Yi noticed then that Blue Ling’er’s body was trembling even more violently, and her fair cheeks were growing increasingly red.
“That’s strange…” Yu Yi scratched her head, utterly puzzled. ‘I’ve clearly been quite considerate of her already, why is she still so tense?’
At this moment, Yu Yi didn’t realize that she and Blue Ling’er were completely on different wavelengths. What Blue Ling’er was feeling wasn’t nervousness—it was excitement.
‘Did I unintentionally put too much pressure on her? Seems like being direct is more appropriate after all…’
Thinking this, Yu Yi spoke up. “Ling’er, what your master is about to tell you next, you don’t need to feel nervous about it.”
Blue Ling’er nodded in anticipation.
“Your master wishes to focus on cultivating you, to help you become a Grandmaster as soon as possible,” Yu Yi said seriously, enunciating each word clearly.
As soon as the words fell, Blue Ling’er’s delicate body trembled, and she could barely remain seated properly.
‘Focused cultivation… early breakthrough… It really is that!!’
“Your master knows this will bring you more pressure, but now that your First Senior Sister’s whereabouts are unknown, Among the Colorful Clouds needs a pillar, so…”
Yu Yi’s words cut off abruptly.
She noticed Blue Ling’er’s breathing had become increasingly rapid, her chest rising and falling with each breath. Her face was flushed like peach blossoms, and her eyes seemed to hold the same image.
Her fair, jade-like hands trembled as they began to undo her robes, revealing a pair of fragrant shoulders and jade arms. She continued on her own, starting to remove more of her clothing.
“Ling’er? Ling’er?” Yu Yi called out, waving a hand in front of her eyes.
But Blue Ling’er seemed unable to see or hear anything.
Yu Yi immediately sensed something was wrong. She quickly stepped forward to stop her, grabbing Blue Ling’er’s wrist.
Only then did Blue Ling’er gradually come back to her senses.
“Mas…ter?”
“Ling’er, why were you suddenly taking your clothes off?” Yu Yi asked.
Blue Ling’er’s face flushed red. She was too embarrassed to look Yu Yi in the eye and asked in a small voice, “Could it be… Master was planning to undress this disciple with her own hands?”
‘Not good, not good. I was too hasty. If Master couldn’t undress me herself, she’d probably lose a lot of interest, right?’
However, the next second, Blue Ling’er heard an unexpected reply.
“Why would your master need to undress you?” Yu Yi asked back, her face full of confusion.
Only then did Blue Ling’er belatedly realize.
“So… Master wasn’t planning to Dual Cultivate with this disciple after all.”
“Dual Cultivation?” Yu Yi was also thrown into confusion.
“Master just said you wanted to focus on cultivating this disciple and help me break through to Grandmaster as soon as possible. The fastest method to improve cultivation isn’t that… isn’t it Dual Cultivation with Master?”
Blue Ling’er lowered her gaze, her voice tinged with low spirits as she said:
“In this world, the number of people, regardless of gender, who wish to Dual Cultivate with Master is countless. Among our seven sisters, only First Senior Sister was ever granted the opportunity to Dual Cultivate with Master. This disciple thought it would be my turn next, but…”
Blue Ling’er’s voice grew smaller and smaller as she spoke, as if all her eager anticipation had fallen flat, leaving only endless disappointment.
Yu Yi then remembered. That certain Broken Shadow Demon Lord, who wished to remain anonymous and was instantly killed by the Heavenly Thunderstrike, had once said that if Yu Yi Dual Cultivated with him, he could directly break through from Grandmaster to Martial Emperor.
If Yu Yi truly possessed such an ability, then it wasn’t strange for Blue Ling’er to think Yu Yi wanted to Dual Cultivate with her to help her break through.
It’s just…
From start to finish, Yu Yi hadn’t even considered that aspect at all.
Seeing Blue Ling’er before her, dejected and dispirited, the light seemingly gone from her eyes, made Yu Yi feel both a pang of heartache and a strange sense of guilt.
For some reason, Yu Yi couldn’t shake the feeling that she was like some scoundrel who had toyed with Blue Ling’er’s feelings.
After pondering left and right, Yu Yi sighed and said:
“Ling’er, with your current cultivation level, it’s not sufficient for you to directly break through to Grandmaster.”
“So, your master plans to use other methods first to help you advance a few realms. Only after that will we consider Dual Cultivation to help you overcome the major barrier.”
Upon hearing this, the light returned to Blue Ling’er’s eyes.
She raised her head, looking at Yu Yi with deep affection, and cautiously asked, “Master… is that true?”
Yu Yi smiled faintly. “When has your master ever lied to you?”
“Master… Master!!” Blue Ling’er couldn’t hold back any longer. Tears of excitement welled up in her eyes as she threw herself forward, tightly embracing Yu Yi.
“Alright, alright.” Yu Yi gently stroked Blue Ling’er’s head like soothing a child.
Outwardly, she was as steady as an old dog.
Internally, she was panicking like crazy.
‘It’s over… Making a promise like this… How am I supposed to handle it in the future…?’