Chapter 47 He was so angry he felt like his chest was about to explode.

The next day, the sky cleared.

After Si Yao got up and washed, she opened the door and saw a person sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.

Xia Chongyun.

It's him again.

He actually arrived here very early.

Hearing the door open, Xia Chongyun turned around, saw Si Yao, and quickly stood up, "Si Yao, head..."

Unable to bring himself to call her "elder," Xia Chongyun called out, "Si Yao, I brought you something delicious."

It was hard to refuse such hospitality.

Si Yao couldn't just go back to her room to hide from him, so she walked up to Xia Chongyun and sat on the stone bench.

Seeing an exquisite food box on the stone table, Si Yao pointed and asked, "What's inside?"

Xia Chongyun opened the food box and saw that it contained exquisite buns and a bowl of smooth tofu pudding.

"This is a special breakfast from Tianchen Island. I just had some at the guest dining hall, and it was quite good, so I packed some for you."

Xia Chongyun carefully took out the buns. "This way, you won't have to walk to the guest dining hall in the morning, which will save you time and effort."

Smelling the aroma of the food, Si Yao felt a little hungry and smiled, "Chongyun, you're so thoughtful."

Xia Chongyun lowered his head, smiled, revealing two dimples, and said, "This is what I should do."

A gentle breeze blew in, and the door to another room in the courtyard was opened. Today, Li Ye was dressed in a light blue robe, which made him look even more handsome and upright.

His first glance fell on Si Yao and Xia Chongyun at the stone table.

Without even avoiding them, she walked straight to Si Yao and said, "Good morning, Master."

Si Yao was eating a crab roe bun when she saw Li Ye's behavior. She was taken aback and wondered why her disciple would greet her in the morning.

She nodded blankly, pointed to the empty stone bench and said, "Disciple, sit down. I haven't had any breakfast yet. Would you like to try some?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Chongyun raised his eyebrows slightly, "These probably aren't enough... Why don't you trouble Junior Brother Xiao Yezi to go to the guest dining hall yourself? They have a wider variety of breakfast options there."

Si Yao was just exchanging pleasantries. Over the years, she knew that her apprentice did not have the habit of eating breakfast.

To everyone's surprise, Li Ye sat down and said, "Senior Brother Xia, there's no need to worry. My master has always had a small appetite, so I should help her share the burden."

"Hmm?" Si Yao couldn't help but ask.

Xia Chongyun's expression darkened slightly, and he didn't know what to say.

Si Yao pushed a plate of buns in front of Li Ye, saying, "Disciple, try this. It tastes good."

"Yes, Master." Li Ye replied in a good tone, looking extremely obedient, and picked up a bun to eat.

Xia Chongyun's lips twitched.

But then Li Ye nodded and said, "It's really good, thank you very much, Senior Brother Xia."

Xia Chongyun took a deep breath, and his hands, hidden under the stone table, clenched involuntarily.

“Thanks to your Senior Brother Xia,” Si Yao added, “if he hadn’t delivered it early this morning, we might not have been able to taste Tianchen Island’s special breakfast.”

Li Ye raised his eyelids and looked at Xia Chongyun, his tone light and airy, "As expected, Senior Brother Xia is thoughtful, he even specially sent food for my master."

Hearing this, Xia Chongyun smiled and met Li Ye's gaze, "It's all what I should do. Has Junior Brother Ye never treated your master like this before?"

“Uh…” Si Yao choked, and secretly glanced at Li Ye.

At this moment, Li Ye's eyes paused for a moment, and a gloomy look began to appear between his brows.

However, Xia Chongyun continued, "At the Seven Star Temple, besides showing concern for our master's well-being, it is also very common for us disciples to bring him breakfast every morning."

He then looked at Si Yao, "I heard that in the Hehuan Sect, the relationship between disciples and masters is better. Sometimes it is common for disciples to massage their masters' arms and legs. Si Yao, has Junior Brother Xiao Yezi ever served you like that?"

Si Yao could clearly feel that Li Ye's breathing had become heavier at this moment.

She gave a dry laugh. "I don't have any special requirements for these things. As my apprentice, just be yourself."

"So, that means Junior Brother Xiao Yezi didn't do it?" Xia Chongyun shook his head and sighed. "That's where Junior Brother Xiao Yezi went wrong. If I were your disciple, I would definitely serve you very well."

Hearing this, Si Yao still smiled and said, "Everyone has a different personality. Our Hehuan Sect also has disciples who are particularly good at serving their masters."

She couldn't help but think of Qi Lan from Flower Cinema and Xing You from Chifeng Academy. As male cultivators of the Hehuan Sect, they were masters among masters when it came to pleasing women.

Looking at his own apprentices, they could never be like them.

"Is that so?" Xia Chongyun asked back, glancing at Li Ye beside him and noticing that Li Ye's chest was heaving, as if he was angry.

Seeing Li Ye's reaction, Xia Chongyun's lips curled up.

Si Yao ate the sweet tofu pudding, the deliciousness filling her mouth. She praised it highly and didn't forget to speak up for Li Ye, "Little Ye usually focuses on cultivation. As his master, I am very gratified to see him like this. As for the rest, I really don't care."

Xia Chongyun was stunned, but then smiled and said, "This is the difference between me and Junior Brother Xiao Yezi. I can't forget myself in cultivation and only think about serving my elders."

He didn't mention "master," but rather "elder."

Si Yao and Li Ye, who were present, could easily tell that the "elder" Xia Chongyun was referring to was Si Yao.

Si Yao sighed, feeling that Xia Chongyun was being too blunt, but there was nothing she could do about it.

She didn't think much of it, but Li Ye couldn't hold back any longer. He scoffed, "Oh? Senior Brother Xia wants to become my master's disciple?"

Xia Chongyun did not deny it, "If it were possible, I would be more than happy to do so."

As soon as she finished speaking, Si Yao felt that the situation was getting a little out of control.

Li Ye sneered, "If that's really the case, wouldn't it be a waste for you to become my junior brother?"

Xia Chongyun waved his hand, looking nonchalant, "If I could become Elder Si Yao's disciple, I wouldn't care about seniority. What's wrong with calling you senior brother?"

Li Ye: "..."

He was speechless, but he was genuinely angry.

The air seemed thick with the smell of gunpowder. Si Yao knew that if she didn't speak up soon, the two of them might start fighting.

"Hahaha, what are you all joking about?" Si Yao's gaze fell on Xia Chongyun. "Chongyun, you are the first disciple of Haiqian Daoren, the master of the Seven Star Temple. He cherishes you like his own son. If Haiqian Daoren hears these words, he will be very angry with me."

Xia Chongyun's eyes were gentle, and his voice was even more fervent, "Although it was a joke, it was also my true feeling."

He even disregarded Li Ye's presence and directly called out, "Si Yao, you know that no matter what it is, I am truly sincere."

Si Yao: "..."

This is practically a blatant confession.

Li Ye stood up abruptly and walked like the wind towards the gate of the Hehuan Sect's guest courtyard.

He couldn't stay any longer.

If I stay any longer, my chest might explode with anger!

He never wanted to hear Si Yao and her old flame's conversation again; those few words only made him feel nauseous and disgusted!

But he had only taken a few steps when Xia Chongyun called out to him, "Junior Brother Xiao Ye, where are you going?"

Li Ye couldn't help but turn around, wanting to see how Si Yao would react.

However, Si Yao was still engrossed in scooping up the tofu pudding, seemingly oblivious to his change in mood.

His anger burned even brighter. He glanced at Xia Chongyun again and saw that Xia Chongyun was raising his chin and smiling smugly at him.

Is that laugh a boast? Or a provocation?

Li Ye gritted his teeth and replied, "I'm going to cultivate."

After saying that, he took off and flew far away.

Si Yao looked back, but Li Ye had already disappeared without a trace.

She wanted to say something, but Xia Chongyun, who was standing in front of her, rested his chin on his hand and looked at her with burning eyes. "Is it delicious?"

Si Yao had finished eating the tofu pudding and nodded, "It was pretty good, Chongyun, thank you."

There's no need for thanks between us.

Seeing that Si Yao had finished her breakfast, Xia Chongyun quickly cleaned up the leftovers on the stone table and put them back into the food box.

In Si Yao's eyes, Xia Chongyun did a good job in this regard, being gentle and considerate.

If it were any other woman, after being treated so attentively by him several times, she might have been won over in no time, right?

Xia Chongyun put away the food box and asked, "Where would you like to go today?"

Si Yao was quite interested in having fun, and this was her first time living on an island, so she didn't want to miss out on the island scenery.

She said, "Anything is fine with me. Do you have any good recommendations?"

"The scenery along the coast of Tianchen Island is quite nice, and there are also many smaller islands that we can visit on our own."

Go up alone?

Si Yao narrowed her eyes slightly; the implication was rather obvious.

Si Yao didn't agree to go or not. At this moment, Lan Yu, the disciple from Tianchen Island who was in charge of receiving her, came over and bowed to Si Yao.

It turns out that Tianchen Island had made arrangements in advance. In order to keep the guests occupied for the next few days before the new island owner's succession ceremony, Tianchen Island had already planned the guests' itinerary.

"Elder Si Yao, today Tianchen Island will be organizing a cruise on a giant ship for our distinguished guests."

Upon hearing this, Si Yao clapped her hands and exclaimed, "That's great! When do we start?"

Lan Yu said, "In one hour, we will guide you to the appropriate location to board the ship."

Si Yao nodded and said to Xia Chongyun beside her, "We were just thinking of going out to play. Look, Tianchen Island's arrangements are really timely."

Xia Chongyun nodded reluctantly; he didn't seem to really like group trips.

Yu Ke and Tang Che, who were staying at the Hehuan Sect's guest quarters, also arrived at the courtyard. The disciple in charge of receiving them was informed of today's guest schedule.

Tang Che was surprised to see that the person sitting next to Si Yao was not Li Ye.

He asked Si Yao, "Where did Senior Brother Xiao Yezi go? Is he going on the sea trip today?"

Without a second thought, Si Yao replied, "He's gone to cultivate. He's not usually interested in traveling, so he probably won't go this time either."

She was convinced that Li Ye wouldn't go.

However, when she went to board the ship, she found that Li Ye had already boarded the ship before her.