In fact, Yin Yue was very popular in the sect. After all, who wouldn't like a boy who looked sweet and well-behaved?

But he was in a bad mood at the moment, and there was not a trace of his usual sweetness. His brows were filled with endless wickedness, and anyone who came would be able to discover his wicked nature.

For example, Xi Xingxue, who had just stepped into the room.

"Don't bother me," Yin Yue told him.

The boy's usual coquettish tone now displayed an unusual impatience, almost menacing.

The next moment, Xi Xingxue's aloof and ethereal face appeared before Yin Yue.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Yin Yue burst into unprecedented joy.

Even though he hadn't cared about him before, the image of Xi Xingxue throwing herself on him to protect him lingered in his mind, and he began to want to see him.

He smiled, revealing two small dimples on his cheeks, and said sweetly, "Master, you've come to see Yue'er?"

He couldn't contain himself and seemed to want to pounce on Xi Xingxue. Normally he wouldn't do that, but after their intimate contact in the cave, their relationship had improved.

Xi Xingxue nodded and tossed out several bottles of healing pills. "Don't die. You need to be in the top three in the cultivation world competition."

Yin Yue stroked the porcelain bottle in his hand, seemingly feeling the warmth of Xi Xingxue's fingers.

She looked up at him, her eyes shining even brighter: "Master, you are so good to me."

Yin Yue looks like a little puppy.

Xi Xingxue pondered to herself, then coughed lightly, her voice as cold as ice: "Don't try to play innocent with me. Don't forget why I've been raising you bunch of good-for-nothings."

Yin Yue tilted his head: "I am Master's little good-for-nothing."

Xi Xingxue: "..." The coldness on her face crumbled.

No, why is Yin Yue acting so unpredictably these days? Could it be that he's fallen in love with me?

He quickly checked Yin Yue's favorability rating, and was shocked to find it was 65.

Xi Xingxue couldn't help but smile. How delightful!

He looked at him calmly, but his heart was in turmoil.

Back then, I was too scared to pursue this guy because he looked like a minor. Turns out, he's the easiest one to win over!

Sigh, it's not that I'm loved, it's just that I'm too handsome.

With three months left until the Grand Cultivation Competition, they happened to encounter a small secret realm that opened only once every fifty years. Therefore, Xi Xingxue's three disciples bid him farewell.

Xie Jiuchuan and He Yan were alright, but Yin Yue was incredibly clingy. Ignoring Xi Xingxue's cold face and murderous glare, he insisted on rubbing against his shoulder.

"Master, Master, your disciple is reluctant to leave you. Would you like to come with me to the secret realm?"

At this moment, apart from a sliver of reason telling him to use Xi Xingxue, most of Yin Yue's actions were genuine.

According to her character design, Xi Xingxue should have slapped Yin Yue away, knocking out three of his teeth, and acted arrogantly and domineeringly because of her status as a master.

However, he is not that kind of person, so he can only make excuses based on the system's persona.

First, she slapped Yin Yue across the face. Before the system could announce the character's collapse, Xi Xingxue cried out in pain.

"It's not that I'm breaking character, it's just that Yin Yue's skin is too thick, I can't beat him."

System: "......" Do you think I'm out of my mind?

But looking into its host's clear yet foolish eyes, it decided to indulge him this once.

It's unclear whether Yin Yue saw through Xi Xingxue's facade and realized she was just a paper tiger, not afraid of him at all. He nudged Xi Xingxue's shoulder again and then backed away.

"Never mind, but when Master returns, you must make it up to your disciple properly."

The boy smiled, sunlight dancing across his eyes and brows, overflowing with boundless beauty.

Xie Jiuchuan's scrutinizing gaze fell on Yin Yue, but he didn't speak, only coldly pursing his thin lips.

He Yan glanced at Yin Yue indifferently, then suddenly laughed, his smile spreading across his face like the misty rain of Jiangnan.

"Junior brother, you are being too insensible. He is our master, and we have no right to make demands of him. If you act like this, our master will not like you."

He Yan had complicated feelings about Xi Xingxue. He hated him, but couldn't kill him, and yet he was also interested in him.

Of course, at this moment he considers his own interests to be paramount, therefore, he wants to cut off anyone who hinders his interests.

For example, Yin Yue, who vied for favor.

Yin Yue tilted his head to look at He Yan, the smile on his face fading, and a hint of coldness flashed in his obsidian-like eyes.

"Is that so? But I think Second Senior Brother is more self-righteous. Master has never shown any dislike for me, which means Master likes me very much. Senior Brother, you're just jealous."

After he finished speaking, he let out a burst of laughter, pleasant to the ear but jarring to the eye.

Xi Xingxue looked at Yin Yue and He Yan blankly. Wait, what are these two arguing about?

Xie Jiuchuan stood at the door, watching them like an outsider, his gaze thoughtful.

He Yan smiled gently, unhurriedly:

"I won't be jealous of you, because your existence is of no use to Master, while I can make the most delicious food in the world to make Master happy."

Xi Xingxue silently said to the system, "System, these two are arguing. Can I mediate?"

System: "No, according to your character, you should applaud and cheer."

Xi Xingxue immediately fell silent.

That damn system.

As Yin Yue listened to He Yan's childish yet highly aggressive words, a faint sense of malice raged in his eyes, but a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Really? Would your master allow you to act spoiled and give him shoulder massages? Would he rush to your aid and protect you if you were in danger?"

The atmosphere changed as soon as Yin Yue said this. The news was too explosive, and Yin Yue's calm and collected demeanor didn't seem like he was lying.

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