Meanwhile, another person, like Luo Xing, was also trapped in an unresolvable tangle and confusion…
Inside the Celestial Room.
Ye Li sat cross-legged, eyes tightly shut. Her cold, beautiful face made her look like an exquisite, gorgeous statue.
Meditation was the most basic practice for cultivators.
It could be used for cultivation, but also for calming the mind and regulating emotions.
But…
That only worked for low-level cultivators. High-level cultivators, like those above the Nascent Soul stage, generally had no use for it.
And yet now, Ye Li, a sword cultivator at the Mahayana Stage, was meditating…
Because she was well aware that her state of mind was a bit chaotic.
Ever since…
Since she accepted Luo Xing as her personal disciple…
Ye Li recalled the past in her mind, reviewing how she had met Luo Xing and why she had accepted him as her personal disciple.
Then…
Massage, foot rubs, tea brewing, cooking…
Like a pond that had been still for a long time, Luo Xing’s arrival was like a stone…
No.
A fish that jumped into the water.
Every flick of its tail, every breath, would cause ripples in the pond’s surface.
Perhaps invisible, but definitely present.
Ye Li now had to admit that Luo Xing’s appearance had changed her cultivation career, which had lasted nearly a thousand years…
A moment later, Ye Li opened her eyes, revealing her ice-gray pupils, and exited her meditative state.
“Useless…”
She murmured to herself, then took out a bottle of wine from her Storage Ring.
For others, drinking made them more confused; for her, drinking made her clearer.
She had few hobbies in life, and drinking was one of them—especially strong liquor.
Because of her “Tyrant Sword” Sword Heart, she loved the feeling of strong alcohol boiling inside her.
Especially the fact that no matter how much she drank, she never got drunk—she enjoyed the feeling of letting it charge around wildly while she remained unmoved.
But just as Ye Li brought the bottle to her lips, her expression faltered, and the tilted bottle stopped in place.
Wine…
When was the last time she had a drink?
It seemed that ever since she drank the tea Luo Xing had brewed, Ye Li rarely drank alcohol.
Especially when Luo Xing was by her side.
This seemed to be another change…
She, who had always loved drinking, suddenly took a liking to tea.
She, who never touched mortal food, ate dishes that carried the scent of hearth and home.
She, who never had contact with the opposite sex, let a male disciple touch her feet…
And all of this…
Was because of Luo Xing…
Ye Li slowly lowered the wine flask. Ripples stirred in her once calm, water-like eyes…
Was she happy about these changes?
Of course she was.
She could even say she enjoyed them…
She enjoyed the service Luo Xing provided her.
The feeling of him obeying her every word, fulfilling all her requests…
Ye Li didn’t understand what this feeling was.
But she knew very clearly what she wanted…
She wanted Luo Xing to stay by her side forever, to satisfy her, to obey her, to act at her command and follow her every word…
Just then.
“He doesn’t like Ye Li.”
“But he once said he wanted to change masters.”
The voice in Ye Li’s mind suddenly appeared again.
That lingering whisper was like the seductive sound of the Demon Sect’s Illusory Sound Pavilion—full of irresistible, undeniable temptation…
“He’s afraid of you.”
“He wants to escape from you.”
“He’s met many people better than you.”
“He wants to replace the sword you gave him.”
“And he’ll replace you as his master.”
“Shut up!”
Ye Li’s face turned icy cold as she angrily cried out at the air.
The “Tyrant Sword” sword qi burst forth from her body.
But fortunately, she restrained herself in time, so it only made the room a bit messy.
Otherwise, not even this room—this entire flying vessel would have been dismantled in the sky.
Yet that voice was beyond her control.
Just like its sudden appearance…
“Admit it.”
“You know it.”
“He wants to leave you.”
“He won’t…”
Ye Li clenched her silver teeth, her gaze filled with determination, as if she were refuting the voice, or perhaps convincing herself.
“He won’t leave me…”
“He is my personal disciple; I am his master.”
“It will always be that way…”
“With a single word from me, he will come back to me no matter what.”
“With a single look from me, he will fulfill all my demands.”
“That’s only because you’re strong enough now.”
“So he’s afraid of you.”
“If he becomes stronger than you…”
“If someone else becomes stronger than you…”
“Then he fears you.”
“And someone will take him away from you.”
Ye Li’s expression suddenly froze.
Her slightly parted lips seemed ready to utter a rebuttal, but she didn’t know what to say…
A moment later, she abruptly stood up and then vanished from the room.
On the other side.
Luo Xing’s room.
Luo Xing: “…”
Ye Li: “…”
“M… Master…”
Facing the cold fairy who suddenly appeared in the room, Luo Xing stammered:
“You… um…”
It’s late at night, what exactly do you want?
Although he couldn’t sleep either, that wasn’t a reason for Ice Glass Fairy to suddenly barge into his room!
Faced with Luo Xing’s confusion, Ye Li did not speak or offer any explanation.
She just stood with her hands behind her back, her cold eyes fixed on him…
After a moment, Ye Li broke the silence.
“You’re leaving?”
Luo Xing: “Uh… ah?”
Leave?
Me?
Where am I going?
Where can I go?
“N… no…”
Luo Xing forced a smile.
“Master, when did I ever say I was leaving?”
Ye Li then asked:
“Then where do you want to go?”
Luo Xing: “…”
‘I want to find a pump and drain the water from your brain to see what’s in there besides water…’
‘What the hell?’
‘You rushed into my room out of nowhere and then start asking weird questions?’
“I… I don’t want to go anywhere…”
Luo Xing forced the corners of his mouth into a strained smile.
“Master, what exactly is going on?”
“If it’s really that serious…”
“How about I kneel down for you?”
Even though he didn’t know what he had done wrong.
But many times, admitting fault in advance couldn’t hurt.
Especially…
When facing a woman like Ye Li…
Ye Li still didn’t answer Luo Xing. She silently turned around and then disappeared before him…
With her departure, the room fell silent again.
And Luo Xing secretly let out a sigh of relief…
To be honest, although Ye Li’s tone and expression had been calm just now, the faint pressure she exuded still sent chills down his spine…
What exactly was going on with Ye Li? Luo Xing didn’t know, and he couldn’t figure it out.
After thinking it over, he decided…
He’d just go to sleep first.
No use thinking too much; might as well get some sleep…
“Is she crazy?!”
Out of habit, Luo Xing slowly lay down on the bed…
“No way?!”
A moment later, he sat up abruptly.
“She…”
“Even if it’s a dark side…”
“That’s not how you turn dark, is it?”
Was she trying to torment him and keep him from sleeping?
Meanwhile, back in her own room, Ye Li gradually suppressed the strange emotions inside her.
He won’t leave…
He doesn’t want to go anywhere…
He won’t leave…
Although Luo Xing’s answer was vague.
It was exactly what Ye Li wanted to hear…
At least…
For now.