Chapter 27 In Chapter 27, he surprisingly said: Master…
Qingfeng Stream, in the bamboo forest.
Si Yao was still some distance from the bamboo house, and she wasn't sure if Xiao Yezi was inside, so she just called out to him casually.
Si Yao originally planned to return to Chuixue Courtyard if there was no response from the bamboo house.
Standing in the bamboo forest, she felt that the forest was unusually quiet today, without even the sound of birds.
Too much quietness can seem abnormal.
Si Yao frowned slightly and looked at the bamboo house again. This time, she did not call out Xiao Yezi's name, but instead approached slowly and quietly.
Inside the bamboo house, on the wooden couch, Xiao Yezi sat cross-legged, clenching her teeth, her whole body shrouded in black and red demonic energy.
The veins on the back of his hands were bulging, his breathing was rapid, and the two opposing souls within his body were resisting each other, tearing at his internal organs.
Yan Ao was extremely worried and paced back and forth in a panic, but he was at a loss. "Your Excellency, your main soul has just awakened. There is no need to rush to merge the two souls."
Xiao Yezi raised his head, his eyes reddening, as if they held a bloody blade. "Shut up!"
Then his eyes turned wary again, and he glared at Yan Ao fiercely, "She hasn't left yet. Are you trying to let her in?"
His voice was icy cold, as if he could kill Yan Ao without a burial place in the next second.
Yan Ao's shoulders trembled slightly, and he immediately transformed into a cloud of black mist.
Outside the bamboo house, Si Yao was about to touch the barrier set up by Yan Ao.
If she took another step forward, she could sense that this place had been tampered with.
"Whoosh—"
A sudden noise came from behind her.
Si Yao quickly turned around and saw a cloud of black mist darting around in the bamboo forest.
In the blink of an eye, the black mist disappeared into the depths of the bamboo forest.
This Qingfeng Ravine is the territory of Chuixue Academy, and the black mist is extremely strange. How could Si Yao ignore it so easily?
"evildoer?"
Si Yao shouted and flew towards the place where the black mist disappeared.
When they reached the end of the bamboo forest, the black mist suddenly reappeared and transformed into three streams of black mist that surged toward Si Yao.
She stepped back and waved her Yan Yun folding fan, instantly dispersing the three streams of black mist.
"What kind of monster are you? Show yourself at once! How dare you run wild in my Joyful Union Sect!"
She saw the black mist gather from all directions, then twist and shoot straight into the sky.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Si Yao leaped into the air and rushed straight towards the black mist.
Unexpectedly, the black mist was too fast and disappeared into the air again.
Si Yao did not give up the pursuit. She searched the vicinity several more times, but in the end, she could no longer find any trace of the black mist.
Could it be that the black mist has already left the territory of the Hehuan Sect?
Si Yao pondered for a moment, then shook her head. The Hehuan Sect had been peaceful for decades, but now that something was suddenly happening, we must not take it lightly.
There must be a reason behind this strange occurrence. Instead of returning to Qingfengjian, she went straight to the Hehuan Sect's Hehuan Courtyard and informed the sect leader, Yan Yu, about the matter.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yu frowned. "It's not just our Hehuan Sect; the entire cultivation world has been stable for decades. Now that something unusual has suddenly appeared, we have to be careful."
At her command, the Hehuan Sect activated its defensive array and ordered its elders and disciples to be on high alert in the coming days, and to report immediately if any unusual activity was detected.
This delay took quite a while, and by the time Si Yao came out of the Hehuan Courtyard it was already past noon.
No urgent reports of emergencies have been received from anywhere within the sect so far, indicating that the strange black mist has not reappeared.
Thinking of this, Si Yao did not choose to return to Chuixue Courtyard, but continued to fly towards Qingfengjian.
Upon arriving at the bamboo house, we pushed open the door and entered. The house was empty; there was no one else inside.
Si Yao closed the bamboo house door again, smiled and said, "It seems this disciple really had a great time playing with the girls."
She checked Qingfengjian again and only returned to Chuixueyuan with a little peace of mind after confirming that there was no trace of black mist.
As night fell, Si Yao noticed that Xiao Yezi's room was finally lit up.
Are you only coming back now?
Si Yao hurriedly got up and quickly went to his room. Although the door was open, she still knocked three times.
She stood outside the door and saw Xiao Yezi inside with his back to her. His back looked rather thin, and even his hair was not as neat as when she combed it for him in the morning.
"Little Yezi, you're finally back. Your master has been waiting for you for so long."
Xiao Yezi turned around and said in a low voice, "Master, come in."
Although the lights weren't very bright, Si Yao still noticed Xiao Yezi's pale face and exhaustion.
She sat opposite Xiao Yezi, scrutinizing him. "Did something happen?"
Xiao Yezi slowly walked to Si Yao's side and even poured her a cup of tea. "No, Master is overthinking it."
His voice was devoid of emotion, and his eyes remained calm and undisturbed.
As usual, Si Yao smiled, her tone slightly teasing, "Little Ye, you went out with Luo Rongrong and Qin Xuan all day, right? Did you two do something funny? Otherwise, why are you so tired?"
She asked a very direct question, which was very much in line with the style of the Hehuan Sect cultivators.
Xiao Yezi remained unmoved, turning his head to the side with a calm and composed expression. "Is this how Master thinks of his disciple?"
Si Yao raised the corners of her lips, "I went to the bamboo house to look for you during the day, but I found you weren't there. Didn't Luo Rongrong and Qin Xuan look for you this morning? So I guessed that."
Before Xiao Yezi could respond, Si Yao remembered something else, "Oh right, many female disciples gave you gifts during the day. I've put all those gifts back in my room for you, and I'll give them to you later."
"Master." Xiao Yezi called out to Si Yao again. His eyes flickered, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he looked at Si Yao with an unfathomable smile. "I don't need those things. Throw them away."
Si Yao said, "In any case, it can be considered as a small token of their appreciation for your birthday."
Xiao Yezi's gaze remained fixed on Si Yao, his eyes even meeting hers directly. "What do their feelings have to do with me? They're just after my body. If I were of no benefit to them, why would they be so attentive?"
At this point, he scoffed, "If you don't want to throw it away, then give it to me to throw away."
He spoke with utter ruthlessness.
Si Yao's breath hitched. She felt that her disciple, with whom she had spent many years, was different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.
"Hmm... okay." Si Yao paused for a moment before replying, "If you don't like it, then forget it."
Xiao Yezi nodded. "Master, is there anything else?"
Si Yao looked up and her gaze fell on his long eyes. Even though their eyes were locked, Si Yao finally saw the coldness deep in his eyes.
What's wrong?
Si Yao was puzzled. In the early morning, when she combed Xiao Yezi's hair, he seemed flustered and awkward. Even though he occasionally avoided her gaze, he was not as cold as he was now.
This sudden sense of unfamiliarity felt like I was with a completely different person.
Faced with the silent Si Yao, Xiao Yezi stood up, bent down and moved closer to her, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
His eyes were like those of a hawk. Si Yao took a deep breath, took out the food box she had prepared behind her, and then opened the lid.
Xiao Yezi lowered his eyebrows, looking at the dishes in the food box, "What's this?"
Si Yao took out a bowl of noodles from the food box. "Today is your birthday. These are what your teacher prepared for you."
She pushed the bowl of noodles in front of Xiao Yezi, saying, "It's a birthday celebration, so of course we have to eat noodles."
Si Yao's words reached Xiao Yezi's ears, and he paused for a moment. His icy eyes finally softened slightly.
"Sit down." Si Yao stood up and pressed him back into his seat with both hands. "Try it. You're the first person I've ever cooked for."
Xiao Yezi's gaze lingered on the bowl of noodles for a long time.
Sometime in time, I don't know if it was thousands of years ago, or maybe when he was a child, he also ate a bowl of noodles on his birthday.
At that time, his mother was still alive, his father was so kind, and his younger brother always innocently called him "brother."
But later, he never ate it again on his birthday, and that one and only birthday banquet from his childhood was forever sealed in his memory.
As the years passed, he even forgot that he had a birthday.
The bowl of noodles that Si Yao pushed over now looked delicate and chewy. It was topped with a little minced meat sauce and garnished with fresh green scallions. It was steaming hot, and it seemed to be warming his heart.
Xiao Yezi pulled her thoughts back, and her resolute brows softened. "Then I will be the first person to taste Master's cooking."
Si Yao nodded, "Try it quickly."
Seeing Xiao Yezi pick up his chopsticks, Si Yao rested her chin on her hands and stared intently at her apprentice, her heart filled with endless anticipation.
Xiao Yezi picked up the noodles and glanced hesitantly at Si Yao.
Si Yao tilted her head back slightly. "What kind of look is that? Are you afraid to eat?"
Xiao Yezi: "..."
Seeing his hesitation, Si Yao said, "You have to trust my skills. I learn everything very quickly. How could cooking be difficult for me?"
"Just learned this?"
"Yes, I learned it sometime between noon and evening today."
Upon receiving Si Yao's reply, Xiao Yezi's hand trembled slightly, but he still forced himself to take a bite.
"How was it?" Si Yao rubbed her hands together, obediently waiting for the other party's evaluation.
Xiao Yezi lowered his head and remained motionless, seemingly without the strength to chew, swallowing the noodles in his mouth directly into his stomach.
Finally, he looked up and said, "It really is something I just learned."
"Huh?" Si Yao blinked. What happened to the sentence she had just learned? Where was the second half?
However, Xiao Yezi picked up the bowl, used chopsticks to eat the noodles, and swallowed the whole bowl of noodles in one go, leaving not even the soup broth.
Upon seeing this, Si Yao was overjoyed. She smiled brightly, "It seems that my apprentice is very satisfied with my cooking skills! Is there anything that needs improvement?"
Xiao Yezi frowned slightly; there were so many areas that needed improvement…
He shook his head, and surprisingly, he sincerely said, "Master, thank you."
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