Chapter 50: Little Ye Zi Competing with Senior Brother Xia...
Xia Chongyun stared at Si Yao's swaying seashell bracelet and asked earnestly, "Could you give it to me?"
Si Yao, with a chicken leg still in her mouth, was a little shocked when Xia Chongyun asked her, "Don't you think it's ugly?"
"How could it be ugly?" Xia Chongyun's eyes even showed appreciation. "What you made is naturally beautiful."
Si Yao swallowed the delicious chicken leg meat, wiped her lips, but couldn't help but lean slightly towards Li Ye. "But some people say it's ugly and they dislike it."
"Oh? Who has such poor taste?" Xia Chongyun raised his voice slightly. "He doesn't like it, but I do. Si Yao, give me this bracelet. I'll always carry it with me."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao turned her head to look at Li Ye.
Li Ye's gaze met hers, and she slightly raised her chin, looking arrogant.
Although he didn't speak, it was as if he was telling him: Look, what you discard like trash, someone else treasures.
Li Ye, you really don't know what's good for you.
At this moment, she was actually sulking, or perhaps showing off something.
Even though the other person was her apprentice, she still insisted on arguing with him about it.
Si Yao couldn't understand why this was the case.
Is this what women's minds are like? Sometimes even they can't figure it out.
"May I?"
Xia Chongyun repeated it again, and it was clear he was serious.
Si Yao turned around, preparing to hand over the seashell bracelet.
Unexpectedly, Li Ye reached out and snatched the bracelet that Si Yao was about to give to Xia Chongyun.
He gently squeezed the seashell bracelet, as if afraid of crushing it. He looked away from the bracelet and then glanced at Xia Chongyun. "It seems that Senior Brother Xia really wants this."
Xia Chongyun frowned, a bad feeling creeping over him. "Exactly, so give it to me?"
After saying that, he opened his palm, hoping that Li Ye would let go.
However, Li Ye wouldn't let him have his way at all, and instead held the bracelet in his hand, playing with it.
Xia Chongyun took a deep breath and said with restraint, "Junior Brother Xiao Yezi, do you intend to steal someone else's love?"
Stealing someone else's love?
Li Ye frowned slightly, then his eyes showed disdain. "Senior Brother Xia is joking. Actually, this bracelet was given to me by Master, but she is temporarily keeping it for me."
Si Yao's gaze faltered for a moment, then she turned her head back to look at Li Ye with a face full of questions.
What kind of trouble is this apprentice up to now?
Xia Chongyun swayed slightly, then said with disappointment, "Si Yao, is that really true?"
Si Yao was meeting Li Ye's gaze at that moment, her mouth agape as she silently asked: What do you mean?
Li Ye simply raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his smugness.
It's clear he's determined to have this bracelet and won't let go.
Si Yao had no choice but to swallow her anger and turn back to comfort Xia Chongyun, "Xiao Yezi is right, I did make this bracelet for him yesterday."
He had hoped to receive a new house from Si Yao, but this answer completely dashed Xia Chongyun's hopes.
His heart ached terribly, but he couldn't help but say to Li Ye, "Since it belongs to Junior Brother Ye, don't say you dislike it while secretly being unwilling to give it to someone else."
Si Yao: "..."
There's a hidden meaning in those words.
Li Ye sneered, carefully tucking the seashell bracelet into the depths of his shirt, and patted it. "Of course not."
Xia Chongyun was furious, but considering Si Yao's presence, he couldn't retaliate, so he made an excuse to leave.
Only after Xia Chongyun had walked far away did Si Yao seriously grab Li Ye's sleeve and hold out her hand, saying, "Give it back to me."
Upon hearing this, Li Ye raised an eyebrow. "What does Master want me to return?"
"The bracelet!" Si Yao said irritably, "Give it to me now."
Li Ye's eyes darted around slowly, a half-smile on his face. "What? I drove your old flame away, and now you're angry with me?"
Si Yao said with a stern face, "Don't make wild guesses about me. I just find it strange that you didn't want the bracelet yesterday, so what are you doing with it now?"
"I've changed my mind, is that not allowed?"
Have you changed your mind?
Si Yao held her breath, her eyes flashing. She really couldn't see through this disciple in front of her anymore.
"I know you're deliberately trying to compete with Xia Chongyun, right?" Si Yao slowed her speech. "Although you're of the same generation, you're younger and more accomplished than him, and his talent is inferior to yours, not to mention his looks..."
"Stop for a moment." Li Ye looked down at her. "Why are you telling me all this?"
"I just want to say that he is inferior to you in many ways, and you don't need to keep comparing yourself to him. In a few years or even a decade or two, your cultivation will far surpass his."
"You think this is what I'm competing against him for?"
"Otherwise what?" Si Yao deduced according to her own logic, "Since you love cultivation so much, and considering that the other party is the chief disciple of the Seven Star Temple Master, you would naturally want to compare your strength with him, right?"
Si Yao considered herself to understand the competitive nature of these young people very well.
Li Ye laughed out loud, his voice cold and mocking, "Then you are sorely mistaken. Does he even deserve to be compared to me?"
Si Yao: "..."
Enough, enough, really enough! Si Yao shook her head repeatedly. Her apprentice was becoming more and more arrogant.
Youthful arrogance...
As his mentor, she wanted to advise him, but he had already stood up, looking sullen, and said, "I'm going to go for a walk somewhere else."
Si Yao shrugged and had no choice but to give up.
Around the campfire, some of the young disciples were already dancing.
Most of these disciples were female disciples from the Hehuan Sect, the Seven Stars Temple, and Tianchen Island.
Si Yao was watching with great interest when several female disciples came over and pulled her along, saying, "Elder Si Yao, why don't you give it a try too?"
And so, Si Yao joined them without really understanding what was going on.
The bonfire feast lasted for a long time. Si Yao held hands with the female disciples and jumped around the bonfire many times.
She was overjoyed and couldn't help but look towards the table, where the seat where Li Ye had been sitting was still empty.
He's still not back...
Si Yao stopped dancing and returned to her seat.
She was a little out of breath, picked up a glass of fresh fruit wine and drank it down in one gulp.
Her gaze fell on the empty seat next to her. Si Yao was very curious about where Li Ye was.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that his disciple had never been fond of crowds and probably found the bonfire banquet too noisy. He was likely enjoying some quiet place or had already returned to his cabin on the giant ship to meditate.
Just then, she heard a noise behind her. Thinking it was Li Ye returning, Si Yao turned around to call out to him.
But they discovered that the person who came was Xia Chongyun.
He left in a hurry, never expecting to return more than an hour later.
"Si Yao."
He called out and then sat down in Li Ye's original seat.
Si Yao said, "Why are you here again?"
The word "again" is quite subtle.
"I shouldn't have walked like that."
"It's nothing." Si Yao closed her eyes slightly, thinking of the bracelet. "You don't need to worry about my apprentice. He's still young and sometimes speaks rashly."
Is Si Yao trying to comfort herself?
Xia Chongyun was overjoyed and nodded emphatically, "Not at all, how could I, as the senior brother, hold a grudge against Junior Brother Xiao Yezi?"
"That's good then." Si Yao picked up another cup of fruit wine and drank half of it.
Bathed in the glow of the campfire, Xia Chongyun's face was flushed. His eyes darted around, as if trying to probe, "Just now, I found a place that looks really nice for stargazing. Shall I take you there?"
After dancing for a while and sitting by the campfire, Si Yao also felt hot.
She was looking for a quiet place to get some fresh air, and being a playful person by nature, she didn't refuse Xia Chongyun's suggestion. "Okay, take me there."
The two then left the banquet and, away from the crowd, traveled nearly three miles on the wind before finally landing on the edge of a steep cliff.
The cliff wasn't high, and below were numerous reefs. Waves crashed over the rocks one after another, making a rhythmic sound.
After finding a relatively smooth and flat stone, Xia Chongyun wiped it with his sleeve to make sure it was clean, and then said to Si Yao, "Sit here."
Si Yao sat down and looked up to see a sky full of stars.
Just as Xia Chongyun said, this is indeed a great place to stargaze.
Seeing that Si Yao's eyes were full of starlight and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, she seemed to really like this place, right?
Xia Chongyun was secretly delighted, rubbed his hands together, and then pinched his ear.
A gentle sea breeze blew by, carrying with it the fragrance of Si Yao beside him. This breeze stirred Xia Chongyun's heart.
My thoughts involuntarily drifted back to Xingyang Mountain seven years ago.
"Siyao..."
He called her name again.
If so, he couldn't wait to tell Si Yao the moment he landed on Tianchen Island yesterday.
Si Yao, who was admiring the stars in the night sky, responded faintly when she heard Xia Chongyun's voice.
"Seven years ago, on Xingyang Mountain, we also looked at the stars like this."
Those were rare and profound memories for Xia Chongyun.
He continued to immerse himself in his memories, "I still remember what you said to me that day."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao rolled her eyes and turned to look at him, only to find Xia Chongyun looking shy and awkward.
Compared to the other party, Si Yao's memories of Xingyang Mountain were vague; she even forgot what she had said to Xia Chongyun back then.
The only thing she could remember was that at the time, she was troubled by the fact that her cultivation had been stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage for many years and she could not break through. So she followed the behavior of other elders of the Hehuan Sect and went around having affairs and searching for partners for dual cultivation.
In her search for a partner for dual cultivation, Xia Chongyun was one of her targets.
When they were at Xingyang Mountain, Si Yao saw that he was handsome among the many young disciples, especially his innocent-looking eyes.
Qianxi had taught her that young men like this, especially those who hadn't seen many women, could be easily deceived with a few sweet words.
In fact, Xia Chongyun is indeed such a young man.
Si Yao used her seductive arts, speaking sweetly but against her will. Xia Chongyun was completely captivated by her charm, almost to the point of wanting to return to Huan Sect with her.
However, Si Yao couldn't remember what she said at the time.
Now that the person involved has brought up the past again, Si Yao felt guilty and coughed awkwardly, "Chongyun, it's been seven years. You don't have to take some things to heart."
Xia Chongyun was not happy about it. "You said back then that you wanted to become my cultivation partners, Si Yao. I took that seriously."
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