Chapter 25 Combing his hair~~
After returning to the Hehuan Sect, Si Yao rested for a while.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao Yezi celebrated his coming-of-age ceremony.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yezi got up. It had been quite some time since he last summoned Yan Ao.
Today, at Xiao Yezi's command, a cloud of black mist appeared in his room.
"Your Majesty, didn't you promise me that you would summon me once every three days?"
Yan Ao seemed a little aggrieved.
Xiao Yezi said calmly, "I forgot."
Yan Ao stood with his head bowed beside Xiao Yezi. If it were the former Venerable One, he wouldn't have dared to utter a single complaint.
The room was quiet, except for the chirping of birds outside the window.
Xiao Yezi closed her eyes slightly, "The last time I appeared in the Valley of Broken Souls, another version of myself appeared."
As he said this, his gaze swept over Yan Ao, "So, does that mean he's about to wake up?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Ao immediately looked up and said, "Your Excellency, what do you mean by 'him' or 'him'? It's clearly you, or more precisely, your main soul."
After correcting him, he said, "Five years have passed, and your main soul has been asleep for five years. If similar phenomena to those in the Valley of Broken Souls occur again in the near future, it means that your main soul is about to return."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yezi frowned slightly. "After the main soul returns, will it be the same as before, with the main and secondary souls taking over this body back and forth?"
Yan Ao pondered for a moment, then said, "This... I dare not give a definite answer."
Xiao Yezi's expression relaxed. "Alright, you can go now."
Yan Ao raised his eyes and secretly sized up Xiao Yezi. "Your Excellency, if I remember correctly, your body has reached adulthood today."
The reconstructed body was that of an eighteen-year-old, but Yan Ao also knew that his venerable one had lived for over three thousand years.
If it weren't for the upheaval at Chonglou Gate, and the Second Prince Zhao Chu's scheme to frame His Majesty, how could His Majesty have become like this, having to hide in the Hehuan Sect and endure humiliation?
He even humbled himself before Si Yao and became her apprentice!
Thinking of all this, Yan Ao said indignantly, "Your Excellency, five years have passed. When your soul awakens, you may have a new way to reclaim your primordial spirit."
At that time, His Excellency will definitely still be the same powerful and influential figure.
Yan Ao was filled with anticipation, wishing that day would come immediately.
Xiao Yezi's gaze turned cold again. Yan Ao held his breath, unsure if he had said something wrong. Before Xiao Yezi could get angry, he quickly vanished in a flash.
A gentle morning breeze blew in. Xiao Yezi had finished washing up and was about to change her clothes when there was a knock on the door.
"Disciple, are you up yet?"
It was Si Yao's voice.
Xiao Yezi responded, "Master, please come in."
Si Yao then pushed open the door and stepped out, only to find Xiao Yezi's hazy figure behind the screen.
Are you changing clothes?
As Si Yao spoke, she walked over, and Xiao Yezi's voice suddenly became more urgent, "Master, please wait a moment, I'll change right away."
He seemed worried that Si Yao might have seen something.
Si Yao smiled and said, "Don't rush to change. I have a new outfit here, specially prepared for you. It just so happens that today is your eighteenth birthday, so it would be nice to change into a new outfit."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her head to the other side, not looking at the screen, and handed over the brand-new robe with one hand.
Xiao Yezi, behind the screen, was clearly stunned, but quickly recovered.
Si Yao turned around, slowly walked to the table and sat down with her back to him. "Let your teacher take a look after you're dressed. I bought it at the shop in Tai'an Town last time. I was thinking that your birthday would be coming up soon."
You bought it in Tai'an Town? That was two months ago.
Xiao Yezi was fastening his belt when his hands froze. Was Si Yao already secretly preparing for his birthday at that moment?
"Are you done yet?"
Si Yao's voice came again, "Does it fit?"
After a short while, Xiao Yezi came out from behind the screen.
His new clothes were apricot-colored, and the light and soft fabric made him look even more gentle. With each step he took, the hem of his clothes swayed, and he was as graceful as a crane in the snow, so pure that it was hard for anyone to get close to him.
Si Yao's gaze lingered on him for a long time before she finally nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. My apprentice is tall and strong. He looks good in anything. He's a perfect clothes hanger."
Xiao Yezi looked flustered, especially feeling Si Yao's direct gaze. He turned his head away, unsure how to respond to Si Yao's praise.
Si Yao tilted her head to look at him, "Disciple, please sit down."
Xiao Yezi didn't understand what she was going to do, but she still obediently sat down.
Immediately, Si Yao took out an exquisite wooden comb from her storage ring, walked behind Xiao Yezi, and reached out to lift a strand of his hair.
Xiao Yezi was startled. "Master, what's going on?"
Si Yao's voice floated up from behind Xiao Yezi, "This is a rule of the Hehuan Sect. On the day a disciple comes of age, the master must comb the disciple's hair."
After saying that, she placed a mirror in front of Xiao Yezi, then lowered her eyebrows and gently combed Xiao Yezi's dark hair strand by strand.
The moment the wooden comb brushed against her hair, Xiao Yezi inadvertently saw Si Yao combing her hair in the mirror.
Her eyes were serene, her brows gentle, and a touch of vermilion on her forehead made her skin appear even whiter.
Before long, Si Yao took out a brand new silver hair crown from her storage ring and carefully pinned it to Xiao Yezi's hair bun.
"Hmm, finally done." Si Yao said, her bright eyes glancing at her reflection in the mirror.
Unexpectedly, her gaze met Xiao Yezi's.
Xiao Yezi suddenly held her breath. "Thank you, Master."
After saying that, he quickly turned to look out the window, as if nothing had happened.
Outside, the sun shone brightly, and a few rays of sunlight pierced through. Si Yao noticed that Xiao Yezi's earlobes were slightly red from the sunlight.
Her gaze faltered for a moment, but her attention was quickly drawn to Xiao Yezi's attire.
"It looks even better with the hair crown on."
As soon as Si Yao finished speaking, Xiao Yezi also stood up and walked to the window further away from Si Yao, deliberately keeping his distance from her.
He slowly began, “It’s because Master has good taste that he chose such nice clothes and hair accessories.”
"Hmm... Xiao Yezi is getting sweeter and sweeter." Si Yao smiled. "Did he learn it from Qi Lan?"
When the name "Qi Lan" was mentioned, Xiao Yezi lowered his gaze. Just moments ago, his eyes had been as warm as the first thaw of snow, but now they had returned to their wintery coldness.
"Does Master like someone like Senior Brother Qi Lan?"
Si Yao composed herself and stroked her chin. "What do you mean by 'Qi Lan'?"
"Sweet-talking."
Hearing this answer, Si Yao couldn't help but chuckle, but she didn't really understand what Xiao Yezi meant. Instead, she replied, "That kid is indeed not bad."
Xiao Yezi's face was as cold as ice, her thin lips tightly closed, not wanting to say another word.
The atmosphere turned cold, but Si Yao was unaware of what Xiao Yezi was thinking. Instead, she got up and walked out of the room, saying, "Disciple, come with me."
Upon entering the courtyard, Si Yao stood under the locust tree. The locust tree was in bloom, and the clusters of flowers looked like embroidery adorning Si Yao's white gauze dress.
She turned around, and Xiao Yezi was already in front of her. "Disciple, today is your birthday. You can make a request to your master. For example, let me teach you a certain secret technique."
Xiao Yezi's gaze was as cold as water. He lifted his eyelids and said, "Master's secret technique is probably related to the Jade Maiden Scripture and the Jade Yang Scripture."
Seeing Xiao Yezi's indifferent expression, Si Yao raised her voice slightly, "Huh? You don't seem interested."
Si Yao thought for a moment, "If you're not interested in cultivation techniques, you can make other requests."
Xiao Yezi said, "Any request is acceptable?"
Si Yao nodded, "Anything within my capabilities is fine."
Xiao Yezi's gaze suddenly deepened, flashing with a strange light.
Noticing the meaningful look in his eyes, Si Yao jumped back a step, as if she had imagined some steamy scene, and immediately covered her shoulders with her hands, "Disciple, you wouldn't be thinking of making a move on me, would you?"
Xiao Yezi: "..."
"You've only just come of age, and you're already planning to cultivate with a partner?" Si Yao's words were actually tinged with a hint of teasing. "You didn't choose to cultivate the Jade Yang Scripture back then, but it's not too late to learn it now."
Xiao Yezi's breathing became shallow. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and suppressed his emotions. "Master, many senior brothers and sisters in the sect say that you are sometimes quite improper. I didn't believe it at first, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, it's true that the rumors are true."
Si Yao's lips twitched slightly. "Uh... haha, I was just joking..."
Over the years, she had been used to being idle and sometimes teased female disciples. She had also shamelessly joked with male cultivators of the same generation in the sect.
Xiao Yezi looked at her quietly, and just as she was about to say something, footsteps came from the gate of Chuixueyuan.
The bell hanging on the gate rang at this moment, indicating that someone was about to visit Fubuki-in.
Si Yao tilted her head and looked over, and soon saw Luo Rongrong and Qin Xuan walking over.
They approached Si Yao, carrying gift boxes of various sizes and two bouquets of flowers, and bowed to her.
Si Yao looked the two women over and could tell at a glance that they had dressed up carefully.
"Elder Si Yao, we've come here today to wish Xiao Yezi a happy birthday, and we also have some things we'd like to say to him privately."
"Oh—" Si Yao opened her eyes wide, a half-smile on her face, her voice drawn out, "I understand. You two have a good talk with him. You have time."
After saying that, Si Yao glanced at Xiao Yezi.
Xiao Yezi took a deep breath, and at that moment, her eyes held a plea for help.
Unexpectedly, Si Yao curled her lips into a mischievous smile.
Xiao Yezi gritted his teeth. At a time like this, she could still smile wickedly. Was she gloating? Or was she hoping that he would develop a relationship with these two female disciples?
Seeing Si Yao leave so happily filled Xiao Yezi with irritation.
Luo Rongrong: "Xiao Yezi, what are your hobbies?"
Qin Xuan: "Junior brother, the weather is nice today, how about we go out for a walk?"
Xiao Yezi frowned. Out of consideration for their past journey down the mountain together, he didn't immediately get angry. Instead, he suppressed his rising emotions and said coldly, "If you two senior sisters have nothing else to say, please leave."
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