Chapter 20 She was also his woman.
"Boom!"
Lightning and thunder continued to strike, and the heavy rain finally arrived as expected.
After switching rooms with Qin Xuan, Si Yao moved into room number eight. She opened the window and watched as the torrential rain relentlessly washed over the city's long streets.
This small town appears exceptionally peaceful amidst the wind and rain. Located at the border of Lanzhou and Cangzhou, it has been frequented by all sorts of people, with conflicts and grudges occurring from time to time. In order to ensure peace and tranquility for the town, it was named Tai'an Town.
Si Yao stood by the window, enjoying the rainy scene, when Qi Lan's voice came from the window next door, "Elder Si Yao, you also like watching the rain?"
It turns out that Qi Lan, who had also gone through the process of changing rooms, was now living in room number seven, which was next to Si Yao's room.
"Don't you live in room number six?"
When Si Yao asked, Qi Lan told her about how Luo Rongrong had switched rooms with him earlier.
After listening, Si Yao lowered her head, pursed her lips, and smiled, "My apprentice is indeed popular."
Qi Lan quickly replied, "Isn't that right? Junior Brother Xiao Yezi is full of vigor and has a handsome face, and he will be an adult in less than two months. I also know what Qin Xuan and Luo Rongrong are thinking."
The sound of rain filled her ears, and the air was filled with the smell of rain mixed with dust. Si Yao lifted her eyelids and slowly looked at Qi Lan, "What are they up to?"
"Of course they're after Junior Brother Xiao Yezi," Qi Lan explained in detail. "Elder Si Yao, think about it, isn't there a long-standing rule in our sect? Regardless of whether they are male or female disciples, once they reach adulthood, they will seek out a cultivator of the opposite sex for dual cultivation to improve their techniques. Tell me, once Junior Brother Xiao Yezi reaches adulthood, wouldn't female disciples scrambling to find him for dual cultivation be incredibly competitive?"
"Oh—" Si Yao opened her mouth, drawing out her voice, "So that's how it is!"
Seeing Si Yao's calm demeanor, as if her surprise was all an act, Qi Lan's eyes darted around. "Someone like him, with his exceptional looks and talent, I bet not only female disciples, but even the elders in our sect would want to make a move on him."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing on her lips, "Qi Lan, is your master Qu Sui also like this? Does she also want to do something to Xiao Yezi..."
Qi Lan blushed again and suddenly stammered, "If...if Master really wants to do this, I...I can't help it. You know that in our Hehuan Sect, many people have more than one dual cultivation partner."
At this point, Qi Lan glanced at Si Yao furtively, as if to remind her, "Elder Si Yao, perhaps you could also get together with Xiao Yezi... After all... good things shouldn't go to outsiders..."
Si Yao's lips twitched. Xiao Yezi was almost an adult. Not only Qian Xi, but even Qi Lan was now starting to associate Si Yao and Xiao Yezi with the idea of "dual cultivation partners".
"Ahem." Si Yao quickly spoke up, "Qi Lan, didn't you also say that most people in our Hehuan Sect don't have only one dual cultivation partner in their lives? After Xiao Yezi comes of age, he will definitely have a group of partners. By then, the good stuff will have already flowed into other people's fields."
Qi Lan could only nod, "That makes sense. Someone like Junior Brother Xiao Yezi will definitely have a bunch of partners in the future."
The rain grew heavier, and the sound of the rain gradually drowned out Qi Lan's voice.
Si Yao didn't intend to continue talking to him.
Just then, the door creaked open.
Si Yao turned around and saw Xiao Yezi walking in with a stern face.
“Master, I knocked on your door earlier, but there was no response for a long time, so I boldly pushed the door open and came in.”
He explained, but Si Yao waved her hand dismissively, "It's alright. We've been master and disciple for five years, there's no need to be so formal."
Xiao Yezi's eyes lingered for a moment before she sat down at the table in the room.
Si Yao leaned against the window frame, her beautiful eyes scrutinizing Xiao Yezi. "Disciple, you don't look well. Is something bothering you?"
Xiao Yezi sat upright at the desk, one fist clenched on the table. He did not look up. "Who was Master talking to just now?"
Otherwise, why would there be no response after knocking on the door for so long?
He didn't say what he was going to say next, but Si Yao said, "He's chatting with Qi Lan. He lives next door to me."
If Xiao Yezi remembers correctly, didn't Qi Lan live next door to him at first?
"These rooms can be changed at will, but when they come down the mountain on a mission, they don't follow the rules at all?"
Xiao Yezi's words carried a hint of displeasure. Si Yao straightened up and quietly walked over to sit down in front of Xiao Yezi. "It's nothing. It's not easy for everyone to come down the mountain. It's good for everyone to relax and be at ease."
"Did Senior Brother Qi Lan specifically switch to the room next to Master's?" Xiao Yezi asked again.
Si Yao was pouring tea when she heard this, but she smiled and said, "It was clearly Luo Rongrong who wanted to stay in room number six, but Qi Lan switched rooms with her to make things happen."
Xiao Yezi lifted his eyelids, scanned the room, and finally his gaze settled on the wall separating the room from Qi Lan's next room. "I thought he wanted to live closer to Master."
Si Yao exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible? Why would Qi Lan want to be closer to me?"
Xiao Yezi scoffed, "He just said he envies me for having such a good master like you. Maybe he wants to come to Chuixue Academy, or maybe he wants to follow Master..."
"What about me?" Si Yao asked with her eyes closed. "Why don't you continue?"
Xiao Yezi turned his face away and said with a forced smile, "Maybe he wants to be like Master."
What kind of thing is that?
Si Yao was puzzled. Why had her disciple become so strange so soon after they came down the mountain? Even his speech had started to be roundabout.
Xiao Yezi couldn't bring himself to say it, but Si Yao wasn't stupid either. She quickly figured it out and, after a moment of realization, shook her head and laughed again. "Xiao Yezi, what are you thinking? Qi Lan already has a dual cultivation partner, who is his master Qu Sui."
But Xiao Yezi retorted confidently, "Isn't it said that within our sect, one person can have multiple partners? Maybe he's in Cao Cao's camp but his heart is with Han, wanting to eat what he has but also wanting what he doesn't?"
"Hahaha..." Si Yao couldn't help but laugh loudly.
Xiao Yezi's brows already revealed a hint of indignation. He turned to look at Si Yao and asked, "Master, is it that funny?"
Si Yao covered her mouth, trying to suppress her laughter, before saying, "It's not impossible. Just like when you come of age, if you want to cultivate together, you'll have many cultivation partners. Anyway, this is the most normal thing in our Hehuan Sect."
"I refuse!" Xiao Yezi blurted out, her voice filled with anger.
"Hey? Why are you suddenly angry?" Si Yao reached out, and at this moment she couldn't help but want to pat his head to comfort him.
However, Xiao Yezi avoided it, stood up, bowed to Si Yao, and then slipped out of the room.
"See that? See that? Your Majesty, that's the kind of woman she is!"
In Xiao Yezi's room, a cloud of black mist appeared, and Yan Ao responded to the summons.
Xiao Yezi gripped the cup tightly in her hand, closed her eyes, and said, "You heard what she just said, didn't you?"
Yan Ao nodded repeatedly, "I heard that, I heard that. That woman actually said that it's perfectly normal for one person to have several dual cultivation partners in the Joyful Union Sect. Doesn't that mean that she has countless admirers?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yezi suddenly opened her eyes, her once clear gaze now filled with anger.
"As expected of the Joyful Union Sect, can they really accept such a chaotic relationship?"
Xiao Yezi asked a question, which even surprised Yan Ao.
"Your Excellency, that's the Joyful Union Sect. It's not unusual for men and women to be promiscuous." Yan Ao snorted. "In our Demon Realm, we've always valued one person for life. But she's different. She cultivated with Your Excellency and received your spiritual energy and primordial spirit's blessing to obtain her Golden Core. She never remembers your kindness and now wants to find multiple partners for dual cultivation."
The cup in Xiao Yezi's hand suddenly shattered into pieces with a "bang".
Yan Ao's expression changed drastically. "Your Majesty, please calm down! Don't get angry over that woman!"
Xiao Yezi sneered, "You're overthinking it. Why would I be angry for her? Didn't you just say that it's not unusual for the Hehuan Sect to have promiscuous relationships between men and women? So what if she and I had a one-night stand? She has no obligation to remain chaste for me."
Yan Ao's eyes darted around, and he secretly glanced up at Xiao Yezi before quickly lowering his head again, saying in a low voice, "I hope Your Excellency is not just saying one thing and meaning another."
Having been Li Ye's spirit for hundreds of years, Yan Ao knew him quite well; Li Ye never liked others touching his things.
Moreover, Si Yao had taken Li Ye's virginity, and since they had slept together, in a sense, she could be considered his woman.
Yan Ao didn't believe what Xiao Yezi said. He knew that his superior was definitely very concerned about other men having anything to do with Si Yao, but he was just being stubborn on the surface.
However, after listening to Yan Ao's mutterings, Xiao Yezi's eyes reddened, and her voice rose slightly, "Hmm?"
Yan Ao's shoulders trembled, and he shook his head vigorously, "It's nothing, Your Excellency is absolutely right, that woman really doesn't have the ability to affect your emotions."
The rain outside had lessened a bit, but the drizzle continued.
It was late at night, and Xiao Yezi was lying on the bed when he heard Luo Rongrong's voice from next door, "Junior Brother Xiao Yezi, are you asleep?"
Xiao Yezi kept her eyes closed and ignored her.
Then Luo Rongrong said, "I just bought a box of osmanthus cake on the long street. Would you like to try some?"
Xiao Yezi frowned, but Qin Xuan's voice came from the other wall, "Junior Brother Xiao Yezi, I have some crispy chicken, a specialty of Tai'an Town. Shall I bring it over for you to try right now?"
The two female disciples chattered incessantly, making Xiao Yezi extremely irritated.
If he hadn't changed rooms, the people living next to him right now should be Si Yao and Qi Lan, so why would they be as noisy as Luo Rongrong and Qin Xuan?
Oh, right, them...
Xiao Yezi couldn't help but imagine that Si Yao and Qi Lan might also be talking through a wall at this moment.
Especially Qi Lan, he's definitely going to keep pestering Si Yao.
hateful!
Xiao Yezi got up, ignoring the women's voices coming from the two walls. In a fit of anger, she rushed out the window, jumped onto the roof, and stood in the drizzling rain, seeking only peace and quiet.
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