“Ah-Dai, don’t panic yet. Stay right where you are and don’t move. Let me calm down and think of a solution!” Yun Qingxue tried her best to suppress the laughter bubbling up inside her. She needed to regain her composure; otherwise, any reckless spellcasting would only multiply the flowers on Ah-Dai’s tail.
“Hiss~” Master, you better think of something good for me! Ah-Dai flicked its tongue pitifully and slumped motionless on the bed, utterly dejected.
Yun Qingxue turned her back to it, taking deep breaths—one after another.
After several rounds of controlled breathing, she finally steadied her emotions.
Then, with one last deep inhale, she slowly turned around, eyes still closed, to face Ah-Dai.
“Transform!” Yun Qingxue adjusted her stance by instinct and pointed toward Ah-Dai.
Ah-Dai immediately tensed up and glanced at its tail… Wuwuwu~~~~ It was too much! Finally, it was back to normal!!!
Having cast the spell, Yun Qingxue wasn’t entirely confident. She cautiously opened one eye to peek in Ah-Dai’s direction, only to see a streak of purple light flash by before a familiar cool sensation wrapped around her wrist.
“Ah-Dai?” Unable to see anything, Yun Qingxue called out.
“Hiss~” Ah-Dai coiled tightly around her wrist. This lesson was one it would never forget: whenever its master cast a spell, it would stay as far away as possible. This time, it was just its tail sprouting flowers—next time, it might be its entire body!
The mere thought of such a scenario made Ah-Dai’s tiny body shiver involuntarily.
Finally having restored Ah-Dai’s mutated tail to normal, Yun Qingxue tucked away the jade thumb ring and lay down on the bed. Soon, drowsiness overtook her.
The night passed uneventfully.
By the time Yun Qingxue woke the next morning, the sun was already high in the sky—likely around eight or nine o’clock. Daise came to help her dress.
Pushing open the window, she let the bright sunlight flood the room. Stretching lazily under the sun, she found herself in an inexplicably good mood.
“Knock, knock…”
A knock sounded at the door, followed by Mo Changxing’s voice—calm, almost devoid of emotion, and tinged with a hint of gloom.
“Little Junior Sister, we have a guest. Come with me to meet them.”
Daise went to open the door for Mo Changxing. Yun Qingxue looked at him, puzzled. “What kind of guest requires my presence?”
Mo Changxing’s expression twisted slightly. “An old acquaintance of yours.”
Yun Qingxue frowned. In the Xuanling Continent, she knew very few people—and most of them had ulterior motives toward her…
She wanted to ask Mo Changxing who this “old acquaintance” was, but the words died on her lips.
Never mind. She was living under someone else’s roof now, at their mercy. What difference would asking make? Did she even have a choice?!
“Don’t worry, Junior Sister. Master and I would never allow anyone who means you harm into Luoyun Mountain.”
As if reading her thoughts, Mo Changxing offered an explanation.
“Let’s go,” Yun Qingxue replied with a faint smile.
The morning sun was bright but not scorching, and the branches of the phoenix tree swayed gently in the breeze. Following Mo Changxing, Yun Qingxue soon spotted a figure seated beneath the tree—her so-called “cheap master.” Standing before him were two others, one slightly ahead of the other.
Though she couldn’t see their faces clearly, one of the figures seemed oddly familiar.
Hearing their footsteps, the two turned around simultaneously to look.
The moment Yun Qingxue recognized one of them, she quickened her pace, breaking into a small run toward Purple Song Sage.
“Jin Lin?” Yun Qingxue could hardly believe her eyes.
Jin Lin grinned, flashing her a radiant smile. “Xuexue, I never thought I’d actually find you here.”
“How did you get here?” Yun Qingxue asked in astonishment.
Jin Lin chuckled. “That night you were taken by that mysterious figure, Shui Liu returned and told me the person who took you claimed to be acting on their master’s orders to bring you back to your sect.
At the time, I was shocked because I remembered you didn’t have a master. After thinking it over, the only master I could connect you with was the Purple Song Sage you intended to apprentice under. So I took a chance and came to Luoyun Mountain with Shui Liu. And here you are!”
Yun Qingxue’s gaze flickered briefly, but Jin Lin continued excitedly, “Xuexue, did you really become Purple Song Sage’s disciple?”
“Yes, I did.” Though the process had been… unusual, and not exactly voluntary.
Good heavens!
Had she known this was the genuine Purple Song Sage from the start, she wouldn’t have needed her “cheap master”—no, now that she knew his true identity, she had to address him respectfully as “Master”—to use magic to compel her. She would’ve dropped to her knees and begged to be his disciple immediately!
But Mo Changxing’s sudden, bizarre appearance and the abrupt shift from difficulty to ease in the apprenticeship process had left her too bewildered to believe it was real.
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