“Yuyang~”…
As soon as Chen Yuyang left the Great Hall, a lighthearted call sounded from behind him.
The youth paused and turned around to see Gu Qiushui standing in a corner outside the Great Hall with her hands behind her back, looking at him with a beaming smile.
As she called out, she quickly walked toward him.
Chen Yuyang was somewhat surprised.
“Senior Sister? Why haven’t you gone back to rest yet?”
“With such a big event having just happened, how could I rest easy?”
Gu Qiushui walked up to the youth, her eyes filled with concern.
“Yuyang, tell me, what’s the situation with Master right now?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuyang couldn’t help but twitch his eyelid.
‘Senior Sister, does Master know you’re calling her an old woman? If she hears you, she’ll probably give you a thrashing.’
Gu Qiushui playfully stuck out her tongue, the smile on her face never fading.
“Oh, don’t worry about those details~ Hurry and tell me, how is Master doing?”
Seeing her genuine concern, Chen Yuyang answered seriously, “Master is doing very well. Her cultivation is currently stable at the first level of the Great Transcendence Realm, and there’s nothing wrong with her body.”
“Really!”
Gu Qiushui’s face immediately bloomed with a look of pleasant surprise.
She clapped her hands excitedly.
“That’s wonderful! Our Hehuan Sect is now a sect protected by a Great Transcendence powerhouse!”
After a moment of joy, Gu Qiushui suddenly scratched her head in embarrassment, sighing with emotion.
“But, speaking of which, although Master has become incredible, we disciples are still too weak. We’re holding her back.”
‘Actually, it’s just you guys who are holding her back,’ Chen Yuyang thought to himself.
On second thought, however, given the ages of Gu Qiushui and Ling Xi, their current cultivation levels meant their talent was actually quite excellent.
Given enough time and resources to grow, they would inevitably become the pillars of the Hehuan Sect in the future.
“Junior Brother, I was really terrified when Master had her accident earlier. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have known what to do…”
Gu Qiushui walked side-by-side with Chen Yuyang toward the square, speaking with lingering fear.
Chen Yuyang nodded and replied casually, “Yeah, luckily everything turned out fine in the end.”
“We were lucky this time, but there’s no guarantee for the next.”
Gu Qiushui’s expression turned serious.
She turned to look at Chen Yuyang and said earnestly, “To prevent similar things from happening again, it ultimately depends on us becoming stronger ourselves.”
After a pause, Gu Qiushui’s tone suddenly shifted.
She looked at the youth with expectant eyes and a mysterious smile.
“Um… Junior Brother, do you want to learn a Divine Ability?”
“A Divine Ability…”
Chen Yuyang raised an eyebrow, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Gu Qiushui quickly continued, “The Clairvoyance I used before is a type of Divine Ability. However, these things vary from person to person. Everyone’s direction of comprehension and awakening is different. I still have a lot of untapped potential myself.”
She paused again before continuing solemnly, “Anyway, my second master once passed a mental cultivation method to me specifically used to comprehend and cultivate Divine Abilities. I was thinking… let me be the one to teach it to you.”
Only then did Chen Yuyang understand Gu Qiushui’s intention.
The roles were truly being reversed now.
However, Chen Yuyang found it difficult to refuse her.
He could only put on a hesitant expression.
“This… is this really a good idea? Your second master… would he agree?”
“It’s fine, it’s fine!”
Gu Qiushui waved her hand dismissively, her face full of certainty.
“He would definitely want me to spread the knowledge he taught me. Besides, your talent far exceeds mine. This mental method will reach its greatest value in your hands and receive a better legacy!”
Listening to the reasons she had concocted for him, Chen Yuyang was privately speechless.
‘Fine, I have no objection. But you’ve picked the wrong target, girl. Shouldn’t you be going to Junior Sister Ling Sha and the others for this kind of thing?’
“Anyway, don’t hesitate anymore, Junior Brother! Come with me, I’ll teach you right now!”
Seeing the youth’s hesitation, Gu Qiushui grabbed his wrist without another word and pulled him toward her residence.
Being dragged along, Chen Yuyang could only agree, but a faint sense of foreboding rose in his heart.
‘Regardless, let’s see what she’s really up to.’
The two of them flew through the air together toward Gu Qiushui’s courtyard.
Halfway there, Gu Qiushui suddenly seemed to remember something, though she maintained a casual air.
“By the way… did you go to the Yan family earlier, Junior Brother?”
“Mhm, yes,” Chen Yuyang nodded.
“I heard from Junior Sister Ling Xi that you went to teach that girl named Yan Luo a method of fire control?”
Gu Qiushui paused and glanced at Chen Yuyang, her eyes holding a somewhat meaningful look.
“That’s correct.”
Gu Qiushui’s voice softened slightly, carrying a hint of inquiry.
“Well, were you… okay at the Yan family?”
Chen Yuyang was secretly puzzled.
‘Why is she suddenly asking about this?’
He frowned but still answered truthfully, “I’m fine. Nothing happened.”
Gu Qiushui caught a glimpse of the youth out of the corner of her eye, her gaze flickering.
‘Yuyang… he hesitated just now. Yeah, after something like that happened, it must be hard for him to speak about it. After all, my Clairvoyance saw everything clearly.’
‘That girl named Yan Luo clearly violated my Junior Brother!’
Just thinking about that scene made Gu Qiushui feel as if a lump were stuck in her chest, yet she was helpless.
When it happened, Master was in trouble, and she couldn’t look after him.
Even if she had wanted to, she couldn’t have crossed tens of thousands of miles to save him.
Sighing softly, Gu Qiushui spoke again, “Senior Yan Dangmo certainly seems to value you.”
Chen Yuyang nodded, his answer remaining straightforward.
“Elder Yan appreciates my cultivation talent and indeed intends to be on good terms with me.”
As for Yan Dangmo wanting him to marry into the family, Chen Yuyang naturally wouldn’t mention it.
He had no interest in the idea whatsoever.
However, Gu Qiushui was well aware of it.
She thought that since the “rice was already cooked” between him and Yan Luo, her Junior Brother would probably have to agree to marry into their family even if he didn’t want to.
‘The reason he isn’t mentioning it must be because he’s afraid I’ll be sad if I hear it…’ At this thought, Gu Qiushui felt another pang of bitterness in her heart.
The two soon arrived at Gu Qiushui’s courtyard.
Chen Yuyang hadn’t set foot here in a long time.
Looking at the familiar scenery of the courtyard, a few ripples of emotion stirred in his heart.
“Let’s go to your room.”
Gu Qiushui stopped and turned to Chen Yuyang.
He was slightly startled but then nodded.
The two arrived at a side room in the courtyard.
That was the room where Chen Yuyang had lived in previous years.
Pushing open the door, Chen Yuyang raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The room’s furnishings were exactly the same as they were two or three years ago, almost completely unchanged.
The blankets on the bed were folded neatly, and the pillowcases were clean and white, clearly having been frequently washed and aired out.
Chen Yuyang was staring at the room in a daze when a sudden gust of fragrance came from behind him.
Following that, a pair of soft arms quickly wrapped around his waist from behind, pressing his back tightly against a hot and soft body.
Shocked, Chen Yuyang instinctively tried to break free.
“Senior Sister! What are you doing?”
But Gu Qiushui held him tightly, refusing to let go.
At the same time, she rested her head on his shoulder and blew into his ear.
“Shh…”
The tingly sensation made Chen Yuyang’s whole body go soft.
“Yuyang, do you remember?” she whispered softly.
“Remember what?”
Chen Yuyang could feel the delicate curves against his back.
Although his heart wasn’t fluttering much, his body couldn’t help but react.
‘Young bodies are just like this. They can’t handle stimulation.’
“Back then… when you first crawled into my covers.”
Gu Qiushui’s voice carried a hint of nostalgia and a faint tremor.
“Back then, you were so clingy… You’d sneak into my room at night, saying you had nightmares, and you kept rubbing against my chest.”
Chen Yuyang’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch, and he was speechless.
‘Nonsense. When did I ever rub? At most… fine, back then, to better and more secretly harmonize Yin and Yang, I did stay very close. Besides, back then, I was purely doing it to help you stabilize your cultivation and harmonize the imbalance of Yin and Yang in your body.’
“At first, I thought you had surely grown up and wanted to play tricks on me.”
Gu Qiushui chuckled, tightening her arms even more.
“But I soon discovered… when I was with you, there was always a warm feeling in my body. It was really comfortable.”
Gu Qiushui’s voice grew lower and more solemn, carrying a hint of confusion but also determination.
“I didn’t know why back then, but maybe… maybe at that time… my feelings for you…”
Chen Yuyang’s mouth twitched even harder.
‘This is a massive misunderstanding! Senior Sister, don’t mistake the comfort brought by Yin-Yang harmony for romantic feelings! That can only be considered a physiological phenomenon, a very normal one.’
However, this wasn’t something Chen Yuyang could easily explain.
Thus, he simply changed the subject.
“Senior Sister, I… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Chen Yuyang cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound serious.
“Anyway, I’m here to learn Divine Abilities from you. Don’t talk about these things; that’s all in the past. I’ve grown up now. It’s different.”
Seeing his deadpan expression, Gu Qiushui couldn’t help but giggle secretly.
‘This kid is embarrassed. Even though his body has already reacted, he’s still trying to act tough.
“Grown up,” indeed. Hehe, I’ll take a good look tonight at exactly where you’ve grown up~’
“Yes, yes, my good Junior Brother. I almost forgot about the important business.”
Gu Qiushui finally released her arms from around his waist and walked around to stand in front of him, a mischievous smile on her face.
“Anyway, since you’re going to learn the cultivation method for Divine Abilities, you should start by taking off your clothes.”