Chapter 30 So you don't want me to be taken away...
Si Yao looked at him, trying to see something in his eyes. "Oh? That's interesting. Do you also feel that you are different now than you were before?"
Xiao Yezi paused for a moment, but didn't avoid her gaze. Instead, she threw the question back at her, "I didn't think that way. It's just that Master keeps emphasizing the past me."
“Haha…” Si Yao shook her head, “As long as you are still the same as before, that’s fine.”
Xiao Yezi asked meaningfully, "Is Master afraid that I've changed?"
Si Yao smiled knowingly, looking at him without saying a word.
Qianxi, standing to the side, couldn't help but interject, "What kind of game are you two playing, Raoke Ling? What's with all this talk about the past and present? I'm completely confused."
Si Yao coughed lightly, then said with a grin, "If you heard everything, what would happen?"
Qianxi shrugged. "Alright, alright, I'll just consider this a private affair between you and your master."
Si Yao: "..."
Is it really okay to say that?
She couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yezi and noticed a slight smile playing on his lips.
Just as he was about to look over, Si Yao turned to look at Qian Xi again, rubbing her forehead and saying, "Ever since I took Xiao Yezi in, you've become much more gossipy than before."
Qianxi held up a piece of pastry. "Of course, after all, I've noticed a big change in you since you took this apprentice over the past few decades."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao smiled sincerely, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards Yu Ke in the distance.
At this moment, under Yan Yu's guidance, six outer disciples had entered the hall.
The six disciples were both men and women, and each of them was handsome and refined.
Si Yao was puzzled and nudged Qian Xi beside her, "What are you doing?"
Qianxi said, "Now that Qianxi has become an elder, the next step is naturally to take on disciples. These six disciples are said to be the most outstanding in the outer sect. The sect leader summoned them over so that Qianxi could personally select them."
Yu Ke, dressed in a red robe, slightly raised her chin, her gaze shifting back and forth between the six outer disciples.
Seeing Yu Ke's smug expression, Si Yao couldn't help but recall when she first joined the Hehuan Sect.
When Si Yao was very young, she was brought into the Hehuan Sect by the old sect leader Qingyue. At that time, Si Yao wanted to integrate into this new environment. When she saw Yu Ke, she took the initiative to greet her.
But when Yu Ke saw her, she stuck her tongue out at her.
"Who are you? Why did my master make an exception and let you into the Hehuan Sect?"
Si Yao smiled and said, "I saved the sect leader by chance, and she sympathized with my plight, so she brought me here."
Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Yu Ke's eyebrows shot up, and she put her hands on her hips. "You're bragging! My master is incredibly powerful, why would he need you to save him? Don't be so boastful, and don't act so superior, or you won't be able to stay in the Hehuan Sect!"
Neither of them liked the other at their first meeting.
Later, when it came time to choose who would serve as an elder of the Snowfall Academy, the old sect leader, Qingyue, did not choose her beloved disciple, Yu Ke, but instead chose Si Yao, who had been stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Yu Ke had already reached the Golden Core stage at that time. Not to mention herself, even most people in the sect could not understand Qingyue's decision.
How could the proud Yu Ke possibly submit to Si Yao?
"You're only doing this because you were kind to my master! Even so, you're not worthy to be an elder of the Fubuki Institute!"
This has been something that Yu Ke has held a grudge about for many years.
Until five years ago, Yu Ke competed with Si Yao and lost.
That defeat was like falling from a towering cliff into a deep valley.
Fortunately, now that he has emerged from seclusion, his cultivation has steadily improved, and he has even been exceptionally appointed as a new dean elder.
At today's ceremony, she was already immersed in endless joy and a sense of accomplishment.
Pulling her thoughts back from the past, Si Yao saw that Yu Ke had already taken in three disciples, two women and one man.
"She took in three at once," Qianxi muttered. "Given her personality, she'll probably be exceptionally strict and assign her disciples a lot of tasks."
At this point, Qianxi glanced at Siyao with concern, "She has more disciples than you, so she will naturally do more bounty missions. By the end of the year, her points may surpass those of Chuixue Academy, and this is probably one of her most desired goals recently."
Si Yao nodded. "She will definitely do that. The first thing the new elder will do is compare herself to me."
Qianxi then suggested, "Why don't you take on a few more apprentices? With more apprentices, the number of tasks will increase, and your points will also rise."
"I won't accept it." Si Yao narrowed her eyes, her gaze unconsciously drifting to Xiao Yezi beside her. She spoke without any hesitation, "Xiao Yezi is enough for my Chuixue Academy."
Qianxi clicked her tongue, "Alright, you can take on more disciples, but you also need to pay attention to your cultivation. It's said that Yu Ke will soon reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage after she comes out of seclusion."
Si Yao picked up a grape and ate it with relish, "It doesn't matter, so what if she's at the Nascent Soul stage?"
Xiao Yezi, who was standing to the side, glanced over as if she couldn't help but say, "Master, you can't be so unambitious."
“Exactly! Even your disciple can’t stand it anymore,” Qian Xi chimed in. “Yu Ke is definitely determined to compete with you in everything, so don’t back down. If you’re worried about not being able to improve your cultivation, go find that powerful expert for dual cultivation!”
"Stop talking..." Si Yao hurriedly covered Qian Xi's mouth and lowered her voice, "Stop this."
Xiao Yezi frowned slightly and asked with interest, "Master, which great power is it?"
Surprisingly, Xiao Yezi was also interested.
Si Yao quickly shook her head, "That's not true, don't listen to your Aunt Qianxi's nonsense."
Even though she denied it, Qianxi made a "woo-woo" sound and tried hard to wink at Xiaoyezi, indicating that his master was lying.
Xiao Yezi was quite interested. "I wonder which great being had a connection with Master."
Si Yao felt her temples throbbing, so she poured a glass of wine and handed it to Xiao Yezi, saying, "Drink well, but don't be too curious."
Xiao Yezi took the cup, her gaze lingering on the sake before slowly returning to Si Yao. "I'll drink it, then you can tell me?"
Si Yao narrowed her eyes. "Fine, since when have you started negotiating with your teacher?"
"I'm happy today, let's have some fun." After saying that, Xiao Yezi actually drank a glass of wine.
Seeing this, Si Yao instinctively grabbed his arm, "This is the first time you've drunk alcohol in all these years, don't get drunk."
Xiao Yezi said leisurely, "Master, you underestimate me too much. Now that I've finished drinking, can you tell me?"
Si Yao gasped, "I didn't agree to that."
At this point, she slightly raised her eyelids and stared at Xiao Yezi, "But you, who are usually not interested in these things, why are you acting like you're determined to get to the bottom of this today?"
Xiao Yezi smiled brightly, "After all, it's my master's romantic affair. If it were someone else's, I really wouldn't bother asking a single question."
"You really want to know?" Si Yao suddenly leaned closer.
Seeing Xiao Yezi nod repeatedly, Si Yao lowered her voice and said, "Anyway, he is a very powerful expert, very powerful in all aspects."
"In all aspects?" Xiao Yezi's voice trailed off slightly.
Si Yao noticed that he seemed to be carefully pondering the meaning behind her words, so she quickly said, "Don't overthink it."
Before Xiao Yezi could speak, Qian Xi leaned over from the other side and asked, "Tell me quickly, who is it? You said they are very powerful in every aspect, so they must be either the master of a mountain or a venerable figure from a sect. Could it be... that... Venerable Tianqi of the Wind Sword Sect, Jiang Cifeng?"
Si Yao felt a headache coming on.
However, Xiao Yezi's long eyes flickered, and a hint of mockery flashed across his lips, "Master is indeed capable."
Si Yao said urgently, "I didn't say it was him!"
"Who is it?" Unexpectedly, Yu Ke walked over with a wine glass in hand, smiling at Si Yao and Qian Xi. "Si Yao, Qian Xi."
Without offering any further words of thanks, she continued, "I'd like to propose a toast to you all."
Si Yao and Qian Xi exchanged a glance, and then both picked up their wine glasses.
It was rare that Yu Ke didn't cause trouble for Si Yao today, and even took the initiative to offer a toast, so Si Yao naturally wouldn't refuse to give her face.
She picked up her glass and said, "Yu Ke, congratulations."
Yu Ke was overjoyed today, and was naturally delighted to hear Si Yao's words. "Thanks!"
Then, the three of them drank the wine in their glasses together.
Yu Ke poured another glass of wine and walked up to Xiao Yezi. "Xiao Yezi, come on, have a drink too."
Xiao Yezi remained expressionless, but picked up his wine glass, ready to drink.
But Si Yao stopped him, standing in front of him with a smile that made her eyes crinkle, and looked at Yu Ke, "My apprentice doesn't usually drink much, and he was already a little drunk just now, so why don't I drink this wine for him?"
"You..." Before Yu Ke could finish speaking, Si Yao had already snatched the wine glass from Xiao Yezi's hand and then drank every last drop of his wine.
Yu Ke laughed and said, "Interesting, have another one."
Si Yao had no choice but to drink another cup, and only then did Yu Ke return to her seat.
After drinking several glasses of wine in quick succession, Si Yao felt the effects of the alcohol wash over her instantly. She took a step back, lost her balance, and bumped into Xiao Yezi.
Xiao Yezi's voice quickly came, "Master, if you can't drink this much, why force yourself to drink it for me?"
Si Yao turned her head away and looked up. Her face was flushed from the alcohol. "I know what Yu Ke was planning back then. Even if she can't take you away from me now, I still don't want her to have any contact with you."
She said these words without hesitation, speaking the truth after drinking, every word was very straightforward and real.
"I still feel uneasy about this." Si Yao said, rubbing her head, feeling the dizziness getting stronger.
Xiao Yezi chuckled, "Is Master afraid that Elder Yu Ke will snatch me away?"
"Of course I'm afraid, you're my apprentice."
"Is it just because I'm your apprentice that you don't want me to be taken away from you?"
Is there no other reason?
Si Yao responded with an "Mmm".
Qianxi had drunk some wine and was quite tipsy. She became more talkative than usual, and even said directly to Xiaoyezi, "Your master is protecting you like this, so Elder Yu Ke is obviously still after you?"
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Author's Note: Li Ye: I'm trying my best to hide my identity every day XD
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