As soon as these words were spoken, Nan Tianxing and the others burst into laughter.
Su Tao’er stood there, her expression already quite unsightly. She had mentioned before that since she had accepted Si Yan as her Master, he was like a father or brother to her—her family. No matter how good her temper was, how could she allow outsiders to insult her Master repeatedly?
Si Yan had already noticed his disciple’s state. From a distance, he gave her a rather playful wink, signaling her not to act rashly. Then, with a fake smile and an innocent look, he cupped his hands toward Li Yuxia. “No need, no need. The stables aren’t quite suited for me. Thank you for your kindness, young master.”
Before his voice even faded, Si Yan added, “Also, I wish this young master good health.”
Without waiting for Li Yuxia to react, Si Yan walked outside.
At that moment, Su Tao’er repeatedly made hand gestures toward Si Yan, but she didn’t know if her Master had seen them. Furthermore, she didn’t understand why his temper was so good. With her Master’s cultivation, if he were to manifest that Primordial Spirit Phantom that stood tens of feet tall, these people would likely be scared into kneeling and begging for mercy.
But how could she understand Si Yan’s thoughts? At the very least, Si Yan believed his status was not something these two jumping clowns could compare to. He couldn’t be bothered to lower himself to explain things to them. If they truly became annoying, he could wipe them out with a single move. After all, there were many such cultivators; they would only become a hidden danger and a scourge to the region later on. Especially that Nan Tianxing—he had a dagger hidden in his smile, his words carried double meanings, and he was quite calculating. He was by no means a gentleman. Si Yan only held back because Su Tao’er was here and he didn’t want to see bloodshed.
However, Nan Tianxing, seeing Si Yan leave as if he were afraid of trouble, couldn’t help but say, “It seems this person is just like that—a coward who fears conflict.”
Yao Yuyan pulled on Nan Tianxing’s sleeve and said softly, “Senior Male Disciple Nan, you are here, and you are a master of the Seven Souls Realm. How could that man dare to be impudent?”
Nan Tianxing held his folding fan, looking at Yao Yuyan with an appraising gaze.
Yao Yuyan had a good figure and a good background, so he naturally had certain intentions. If he solidified his relationship with Su Tao’er in the future, it might not be a bad idea to take this enchanting young woman as a concubine. After all, by then he would be in a high position of power. Taking one of the granddaughters of a Tianjian Sect Elder would be a trivial matter. However, he couldn’t expose his thoughts now. He hadn’t yet established a good relationship with Su Tao’er, and the sixth lady of the Su Family was currently his primary target.
“The Seven Souls Realm isn’t much,” Nan Tianxing said with a pained expression. “I have been a bit lazy in my cultivation. Perhaps I am only slightly higher than that Pavilion Master Si. I am still some time away from the Xuanyuan Realm.”
Nan Tianxing said all this while eagerly anticipating Su Tao’er’s reaction. However, when he turned around, he found her still sitting there, lost in thought.
Su Tao’er rested her chin on her hands, wondering if her Master had seen her signal just now. ‘If not, Master will have to sleep on the street alone. The weather is a bit cold today. That wouldn’t be good; I’d feel terrible about it…’
Seeing that Su Tao’er hadn’t reacted, Nan Tianxing naturally felt disappointed. But on second thought, they still had several days to spend together. He was handsome and well-spoken; he wasn’t afraid of failing to capture this young girl’s heart! That man from before was nothing!
What a load of nonsense, this Destiny Pavilion! It was enough to make one die of laughter!
Thinking of this, and looking at Su Tao’er’s graceful figure and exquisite face, a surge of sinister heat couldn’t help but rise in his chest…
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As for Si Yan, he was naturally wandering the streets. He really wanted to visit these brothels to broaden his horizons, thinking about whether he should go and slightly relieve his recent fatigue. However, after some thought, he felt something was wrong. He remembered that there was a brothel here opened by Bai Lan. The women in the brothels were all female monsters from the mountains or young women who practiced the Demonic Path and were keen on the method to Harvest Yin to Supplement Yang. If he went in to indulge and ended up in the wrong place, he would be caught red-handed by these wicked disciples, and his heroic reputation would be ruined.
However, without Su Tao’er’s company, Si Yan was just a single man passing by. Those brothel women actually swarmed over, competing to pull Si Yan inside.
The monsters and young women called out one after another, “Good brother, good brother, come and play! Come on! We’re also lonely tonight, just come in and have some fun! If we’re happy tonight, we won’t even charge you any money~”
These women had no sense of shame. Like a flock of birds, they all pressed against him, hugging and pulling. One vixen directly leaned on Si Yan’s back, biting his ear and touching his chest, or reaching straight toward his belt. For a moment, Si Yan almost lost his self-control. These females were all so proactive that it made his heart itch. However, he was afraid it was a trap. After all, these fallen women only became so diligent when he walked by. There was clearly a major problem here. So, he quickly found an excuse to extricate himself and fled in a panic.
At that moment, in a pavilion above, a beautiful woman dressed in a pink dress with long hair cascading like a waterfall was leaning against the railing, watching the scene.
Bai Lan snorted and said, “It seems Honored Master realized something and actually ran away. He’s making Lan’er so angry… Master thinks only one brothel here belongs to Lan’er, but he’s wrong. Actually, all the brothels here were opened by Lan’er!”
Bai Lan crossed her arms over her chest and watched Si Yan’s retreating figure. She said in a delicate voice, “If I can get some dirt on Master, I won’t have to worry about him smacking Lan’er’s bottom in the future. With that kind of leverage, I can even threaten my Junior Female Disciple. Hmph, when that time comes, even Master will have to bring Lan’er her shoes and socks!”
As for things like alchemy, Bai Lan had long since handed those trivial matters over to the subordinates who understood the craft. She was naturally too lazy to do it herself.
“Sister, sister!” Suddenly, a female monster ran over hurriedly and asked, “How did this person you brought over collapse? He’s like a crab, foaming at the mouth!”
Bai Lan looked at her Third Senior Male Disciple, Yuling, who was lying on the ground surrounded by women who were constantly poking him with their fingers. He was twitching all over and foaming at the mouth.
Bai Lan twirled a strand of hair around her finger and explained, “He’s just like that. Don’t worry, he won’t die.”
Yuling looked at Bai Lan standing not far away and twitched in a daze. “You… you lied to me, saying we were just going for a walk… Are… are you a devil…”
Si Yan went to find a place to drink tea to pass the time. Then, once it was a bit late and the night was quiet, he returned to the inn he had visited earlier.
The young girl leaning out of the window above seemed to have known Si Yan would come, and she waved at him happily.
“Master, Master,” Su Tao’er called out with a happy smile. “Tao’er is the only one in her room. You can come up and rest tonight.”