Youyou sighed and patted Shuiyan on the back. "If you don't want to, then don't marry! Anyway, with me here, you can do whatever you want." As a parent, you naturally want to love your own child.

"Really...really, I can do whatever I want?" Shuiyan sniffed, looking at Youyou with teary eyes, her eyes full of trust.

"Of course!" Youyou nodded seriously, knowing she would take care of it anyway!

"I...I want to switch to sword cultivation, I want to become someone like the sect leader, I want to be as powerful as you, is that alright?"

"Can!"

"I want to be unassailable, I want to stay by the sect leader's side forever!"

"That works too!"

“Then…” She suddenly paused, as if thinking of something. Shuiyan’s eyes, which had been streaked with tears, shone even brighter. She gripped her hand tightly and stared at her without blinking, saying, “I… I want to become the sect leader’s follower, is that alright?”

Click...

With a crisp sound, Yuan Qi, who had been drinking tea and watching with a smile, suddenly squeezed his cup and shattered it.

Youyou subconsciously wanted to nod, "When..."

"Xiao You!" Yuan Qi suddenly interrupted the two, stood up and walked over quickly. He turned to look at Shui Yan, who was looking serious, and his smile deepened. He was still gentle, but there was an inexplicable hint of coldness in his expression. "Miss Shui Yan has good aptitude. If you work hard to cultivate, perhaps... you will achieve your goal one day."

Shuiyan glanced at Yuan Qi, then, as if struck by a thought, her bright eyes dimmed, and she slowly released her grip on You You's hand. Yes! With her cultivation level, she was indeed not yet qualified to become the sect leader's follower, but she would strive! One day… one day she could stand beside the sect leader like Venerable Yuan!

“Xiao You…” Yuan Qi turned to look at You You again, and smiled even more gently, “Since Miss Shuiyan has made her decision, she should make things clear with Master Wei as soon as possible. Although the two are not destined to be together, Wei Bi is still sincere towards Shuiyan.”

“That’s right!” You You nodded and looked at Shuiyan, saying, “Shuiyan, since you don’t like him, you should tell him clearly to his face. Don’t let him have any hope for you; that’s not fair to him.”

"Yes, Sect Master!" Shuiyan nodded, as if she had been relieved of a heavy burden. She swept away her previous depressed and conflicted look and became refreshed. "I know, I will go and find him to explain things clearly."

After speaking, he bowed and went out with joyful steps.

Youyou breathed a sigh of relief. Being the head of a large family was indeed difficult; not only did she have to consider making a living, but she also had to mediate personal relationship issues. If she hadn't noticed Shuiyan's strange expression, given her sensitive, insecure, yet self-sacrificing personality, she might have actually married her, almost creating a miserable couple.

Sigh, dealing with this kind of thing is much harder than fighting, and even harder than dealing with a certain little turkey.

"Oh, right, where's Feng Rong?" She looked around. "Why haven't I seen him for days?" Since returning to the sect, Feng Rong hadn't come to her for two or three days and was already getting angry.

Yuan Qi was also taken aback. "I haven't seen him either. Perhaps he's tired from the journey and has gone to rest."

Youyou frowned, feeling inexplicably uneasy. Thinking of his strange behavior at the ruins, she suddenly became worried. "I'll go look for him!"

Just as she was about to go out to look for someone, Ling Qi walked in carrying a pile of sect affairs, all of which required her immediate attention. You You had no choice but to get back to work, but she was busy until evening, and by the time she came out of the main hall, it was already dark.

After thinking for a moment, Youyou turned around and went to Fengrong's mountain.

Feng Rong's floating peak was right next to the main peak. When the land was divided, he originally wanted to live on the main peak, the largest area, and was prepared to share a peak with her. However, he was met with unanimous opposition from Ling Qi and the others, and even his father, Feng Yu, disagreed.

That's why he chose this location on the summit of Fufeng Peak, and even went so far as to bring back several batches of large tree seedlings from Wushan Mountain, making the summit lush and verdant. The house was also built to be exquisite and luxurious, directly opposite her main bedroom on the peak. Whenever he rested, he only needed to shout from his side, and the other side could hear him.

These past few days, it seems I haven't heard him calling her name so cheekily.

Youyou searched the house but found no one inside. She then searched the yard but couldn't find the little turkey either. She paused, about to turn and go to the hillside to ask Fengyu, when a familiar voice suddenly came from inside the yard.

"Why are you pacing around like that? Looking for me?" The tone was tinged with schadenfreude.

Youyou looked around and then noticed a figure in fiery red sitting on the largest tree to her right, looking at her with a teasing smile. He was holding a wine glass in his hand, one leg was draped over the tree branch, and the other was dangling down, swinging leisurely back and forth, as if he was in a very good mood.

"You saw me as soon as you came in? Why didn't you say anything earlier!" He only called her after she had looked around for a while.

"Why should I make a sound?" Feng Rong smiled, her eyes crinkling with a smug look of triumph. "You didn't call me! How was I supposed to know you were looking for me?"

"..." You You's lips twitched. This was his courtyard. If he didn't come to him, who else would he come to?

Feng Rong seemed even happier, and with a wave of her hand, she conjured some kind of spell. You You felt a gentle breeze sweep past her waist, lifting her up and flying her towards the tree.

The next moment, she was sitting on the tree trunk, right next to Feng Rong. Only then did she see him clearly. His cheeks were slightly flushed, his eyes were somewhat glazed, his hair was a little disheveled, and his chest was half-open, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin that stretched downwards. He exuded a unique allure, making anyone who looked at him blush.

"You came to see me?" He suddenly leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her face, making her cheeks flush. Just as she was about to ask him to sit down, she smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

"You're drunk!" You You frowned, looking at the obviously intoxicated person in front of her. She held back for a moment, but couldn't help herself. She reached out and pulled his open clothes back up, and also tied his loose belt tightly. "How much did you drink? You can't even put your clothes on properly!" Her OCD couldn't stand it!

"Not much, just a few drinks..." he replied casually, then leaned his head down and rested it on her shoulder.

"You got this drunk after just a few drinks?" Youyou gave him a disdainful look, and wanted to push the head off her shoulder, but then thought better of it and didn't move. Oh well, she wouldn't argue with a drunkard.

“I’m drinking Wutong wine, it’s different!” He glared at her with some dissatisfaction, nuzzled his head against her shoulder to find a comfortable position, and then stubbornly asked, “You still haven’t answered me. Did you come here specifically to find me?”

"Yes, yes, yes!" You You nodded and sighed, "I came to find you!"

He immediately brightened up, as if he had received some kind of affirmation, and smiled like a flower, "I knew it..."

"..."