Chapter 85 Jiang Cifeng's Promise
Song Yuening had seen a master like this a few times, but he always treated other disciples of the Wind Sword Sect.
After all, Jiang Cifeng was always strict, and everyone in the entire sect was afraid of him.
Now, she never imagined that one day her master would also angrily rebuke her.
And it was all for a woman!
This was the first time she had ever been treated like this.
She wanted to continue defending herself and fight for something else.
However, she also understood her master's temperament; if she didn't listen to him, her situation would only get worse.
She was at her wit's end; what else could she do?
Finally, with her chest heaving, Song Yuening had no choice but to kneel down before Si Yao, her eyes red and her reluctance palpable.
She gritted her teeth and uttered the words she didn't want to say, one by one.
"Elder Si Yao, this junior apologizes to you..."
Si Yao was still cleaning her ears. Seeing Song Yuening like this, she knew that her apology wasn't sincere, but she didn't want to waste too much time on her.
People like Song Yuening, relying on having Jiang Cifeng as their master, naturally have a great sense of superiority and are very proud within the sect.
She was arrogant and domineering, but she also valued her reputation extremely. Today, because she had offended Si Yao, she was then punished by her master to kneel down and apologize to Si Yao. As such, Song Yu Ning had already lost all face.
To be honest, making her kneel down and apologize right now is several times more painful than punching her a few times.
Thinking of this, Si Yao's anger subsided, but she straightened up, put her hands behind her back, and looked down at Song Yuening. "Alright, I will not hold today's mistake against you, a junior. I hope you will not do it again in the future."
Just don't repeat the mistake.
Song Yuening was furious. This tone and these words were clearly an attempt to lecture her!
On what grounds? On what grounds does Si Yao have?
Despicable, absolutely despicable!
Song Yuening was in turmoil; she wanted to jump up and lash out.
"Yuening?"
Jiang Cifeng's voice rang out beside her again. Song Yuening's shoulders trembled, her hands clenched tightly, and she bit her lip, saying heavily, "Yes! I will follow Elder Siyao's teachings!"
Song Yuening was only so obedient because of Jiang Cifeng's authority.
Si Yao gently flicked her sleeve, and Song Yuening stood up.
"Senior Sister Song, are you alright?" Xiao Zhaoshui quickly helped Song Yuening up.
However, Song Yuening angrily shook off his hand.
Xiao Zhaoshui blushed. "I care about her so much, but she doesn't appreciate it at all."
"She made a fool of herself in front of so many people, she must wish she could disappear into a hole in the ground." Xue Ruoyao from the Seven Stars Temple shook her head. "Senior Sister Xiao, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Senior Sister Song has a very high opinion of herself."
Xiao Zhaoshui shrugged. "I won't do this kind of thing again, where I'm being offered a warm welcome but getting no response."
As the two were talking, Si Yao looked away and was about to turn around when Jiang Cifeng walked up to her.
He stood with one hand behind his back, still displaying the demeanor of the Heavenly Revelation Venerable of the Wind Sword Sect, but his words were less arrogant and aloof than before.
"Elder Si Yao," he called out, "Your unworthy disciple has caused trouble. As her master, you may make one request of me from now on. As long as it is not something that harms the common people, I will do my utmost to fulfill it."
Si Yao raised an eyebrow, shocked by Jiang Cifeng's words.
Song Yuening, standing to the side, was even more astonished. Her mouth agape in surprise, she exclaimed, "Master, you..."
The lofty and aloof Venerable Tianqi, the lofty and aloof Jiang Cifeng, actually made a promise to Si Yao one day.
He said that he could do anything for Si Yao except for things that would harm the common people.
Song Yuening's lips trembled. What if Si Yao made some lewd requests? Would her pure and innocent master, untouched by worldly affairs, agree to them?
Thinking of this, Song Yuening's chest heaved. She dared not think any further, but her gaze toward Si Yao was filled with resentment and jealousy.
"Oh... okay..." After a long while, Si Yao finally reacted.
After all, the other party is Jiang Cifeng. It doesn't seem like a bad idea to make him owe me a favor. Maybe he can help me if I need it in the future.
"Master..."
Song Yuening knew it was her fault that made her master want to make amends to Si Yao.
If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have framed Si Yao yesterday.
Asking Jiang Cifeng to make a promise to Si Yao right now is a hundred or a thousand times more painful than asking Song Yuening to be respectful to Si Yao.
I regret it so much!
Song Yuening was still somewhat unwilling. Jiang Cifeng's displeasure had not subsided. He merely glanced at Song Yuening before flicking his sleeves and walking away to another place.
Seeing this, Song Yuening, unable to express her bitterness, could only follow along with a pitiful expression, eventually sitting obediently three feet away from Jiang Cifeng.
"My God, what did Venerable Apocalypse just say? Did I hear that right?"
Looking into Xue Ruoyao's wide eyes, Xiao Zhaoshui couldn't help but excitedly grab Xue Ruoyao's sleeve and tug at it, "You heard right, what we've seen today is truly unheard of, could it be that Venerable Tianqi...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Song Yuening pointed at the two of them angrily and said, "Stop talking about my master!"
After the brief incident, a gentle breeze blew by, and Si Yao was already sitting cross-legged in another quiet place.
A moment later, Li Ye sat down beside her and gave a mocking laugh.
Si Yao opened her eyes and looked at him. "What are you laughing at?"
Li Ye said coldly, "My good master, you actually managed to get the Heavenly Revelation Venerable to go to such lengths for you. You really have some tricks up your sleeve."
Si Yao found the term "good master" somewhat sarcastic.
She coughed softly, her eyes darting around frantically. After thinking for a long time, she finally said, "Jiang Cifeng did this for his disciple's sake."
"Really?" Li Ye said dismissively. "I think he treats you a little differently."
"How could that be?" Si Yao stopped breathing. "He wouldn't do that. He's Jiang Cifeng."
"So what if he is Jiang Cifeng?" Li Ye's cold gaze swept over, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction. "He is a man too."
Sensing that the other person's tone was off, Si Yao chuckled awkwardly and immediately realized what was going on.
She shook her head. "Don't misunderstand."
Li Ye's brow twitched, and he turned his head away. "I didn't misunderstand..."
“I know.” Si Yao gently patted his back. “You said that during the duration of our agreement, I cannot flirt with other men.”
At this point, Si Yao shifted her body, tilted her head, and looked directly at Li Ye. "Jiang Cifeng and I have no flirting whatsoever, and nothing will ever happen between us in the future. Don't wrong me."
Seeing her busy explaining, Li Ye's tense expression eased slightly. "You're not in a hurry to explain."
"If I'm not in a hurry, you might be the one who gets anxious next." Si Yao smiled. Didn't she know Li Ye's personality?
However, Li Ye would not admit it. He ignored the matter and with a gentle flick of his hand, a delicate little golden bell appeared in his palm.
He then handed it to Si Yao.
Si Yao was slightly taken aback. "What is this?"
“When I’m not around, you can use this to send me a message.” Li Ye closed his eyes slightly. “Through this, you can contact me anytime.”
This surprised Si Yao. "Why would you suddenly give me this?"
Li Ye looked ahead, then turned his head to the side. "Although Wei You is dead, it doesn't mean that other demons won't approach you. If you are in any danger, you can call me through this bell."
He placed the bell in Si Yao's hand and noticed that she was still in a daze. He then fixed his gaze on her.
I may not always be by your side.
Upon hearing Li Ye add this sentence, Si Yao gripped the bell tightly in her hand.
The golden bell still retained the warmth of his palm.
She smiled brightly, "Are you worried about me?"
Before Li Ye could respond, Si Yao continued, "Are you still worried about your primordial spirit?"
A gentle breeze blew by, and Li Ye looked down at her. "Whatever it is, I just hope nothing happens to you."
He's not as stubborn as before; he seems to have changed somewhat.
Si Yao felt a ripple of emotion and stared at Li Ye for a long time.
The bell in her hand rang crisply once or twice. While she was still lost in thought, the person in front of her had changed to Ye Guyan.
Unexpectedly, Ye Guyan also returned.
"Little Siyao, I heard you've fallen into a mysterious space. Are you alright?"
His words were filled with concern. Si Yao pulled herself back to reality and waved her hand, "It's nothing serious, just a false alarm."
After Si Yao finished speaking, she subconsciously looked around and found that Li Ye had already gone far away and was now leaning against a tree with his eyes closed, as if he was oblivious to what was happening around him.
It was as if he hadn't given Si Yao that little golden bell just now.
A moment later, Xiao Zhaoshui from Tianchen Island, lifting her skirt, walked excitedly to Li Ye's side.
Seeing this, Si Yao wanted to take a few more glances, but Ye Guyan blocked her view. "Little Si Yao, I care about you so much, and you don't even ask how I am? In the dozen or so hours we've been apart, aren't you worried that something might have happened to me?"
Ye Guyan smiled, in a good mood.
Si Yao saw that he was joking and didn't take it seriously. She looked him up and down a few times before saying, "You don't seem to have anything wrong, so I didn't ask any more questions."
After speaking, Si Yao glanced at Li Ye in the distance, seemingly unintentionally. At this moment, Xiao Zhaoshui had already started talking to Li Ye.
Ye Guyan's eyes held a meaningful look. "It seems that the daughter of the Lord of Tianchen Island has taken a liking to your disciple."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao's eyelids twitched involuntarily, and Ye Guyan still caught that fleeting moment of unease.
"What do you think of this future daughter-in-law?"
Seeing that she still hadn't answered, Ye Guyan smiled faintly and asked again, "Hmm? Little Siyao, why are you spacing out?"
As he spoke, his hands were also busy, reaching out to gently stroke the strands of hair on Si Yao's chest.
Si Yao then came to her senses and quickly stepped back to avoid Ye Guyan's hand.
She really couldn't get used to Ye Guyan's ambiguous and intimate behavior.
He didn't hide his feelings at the moment, his face showing displeasure. "My future disciple's wife, this is still far from settled, how can you, Master Qin, start joking with me like this?"
"Master Qin?" Ye Guyan raised his eyebrows slightly. "It seems you're anxious and angry. You're even unwilling to call me by my name anymore. This 'Master Qin' has pushed me far away."
Si Yao rubbed her temples. The thought of Ye Guyan's words "disciple's wife" did not lessen her irritation. She took a deep breath and said, "Guyan, actually I don't have those kinds of feelings for you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Guyan's mechanical smile froze. "Little Siyao, why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
Si Yao's attitude had also cooled considerably, and she said in a serious tone, "I only hope that Qin Zun will have less contact with me in the future, and that we will have less physical contact to avoid misunderstandings."
"Misunderstanding?" Ye Guyan shook his head. "You are a breath of fresh air in your Hehuan Sect. It is always said that the people of the Hehuan Sect are the least afraid of the word 'misunderstanding'."
Si Yao gave a dry laugh. "You're right, but I really don't have those kinds of feelings for you. Let's be frank today, it'll be better for both of us."
She made herself quite clear, and Ye Guyan wasn't someone who couldn't understand human language.
However, Ye Guyan still smiled and said, "Alright, I've always been the one to reject others, but now the tables have turned, and I've tasted the bitterness of being rejected. It's like paying off a debt I've owed for decades."
He sighed deeply, put his hands on his hips, and shook his head.
In the blink of an eye, he was back to his carefree self.
Ye Guyan nodded. "I promise you. But I'm curious, Xiao Siyao, can you tell me if you like your disciple?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Si Yao's heart jumped. She felt a little lost and couldn't help but look for Li Ye's figure in the distance.
Just then, the man was looking at her.
Their eyes met, and Si Yao felt a surge of heat in her heart.
All the memories of the past surged back at this moment, creating ripples in Si Yao's heart that gently and silently pounded against her soul.
He was her disciple who spent every day with her, but he was also a demon lord who had plotted against her.
He must have made some calculations for the sake of his primordial spirit.
If his spirit hadn't resided within her body, they would never have crossed paths in this lifetime.
Now, Si Yao has to ponder whether she likes it or not?
However, whenever Si Yao saw Xiao Zhaoshui showing him such favor, she would feel a slight displeasure.
I like it, I do like it, right?
She didn't want to deny it and was about to say it out loud.
Even if it's uncertain whether the other person feels the same way.
Sudden.
A sharp, long cry was heard.
As the ground shook violently, a demonic beast pounced on Si Yao and the others from the darkness of the jungle.
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