Shen Qingmang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Master, you predicted my love life?"
She had thought Yun Xuzhou was divination about his fate, a divination that would severely shorten one's lifespan. Mortals who wished to glimpse the secrets of heaven would naturally pay a price. Only the Fang Yuan Sect's special internal energy, capable of sensing the heavens and earth, could mitigate this harm.
But the situation is different for love hexagrams. Love is unpredictable and more elusive than fate, so the accuracy of divination is greatly reduced, and the harm to the diviner is naturally less.
"All cultivators in the world say that they should emulate the Heaven and Earth, and be emotionless and desireless. Master has lived for so many years and has seen through this. Do you know why the Heaven and Earth gave birth to all things and separated humans from other birds and beasts?" Yun Xuzhou asked.
"Because... because of evolution?" Shen Qingmang said tentatively.
"What kind of conclusion is that?" Yunxuzhou stroked his beard. "What distinguishes humans from birds and beasts, mountains and rivers, and plants is their emotional nature. On the long journey to immortality, the thing people can't let go of most is emotion. Look at your uncles and aunts. The higher their cultivation, the more they feel that worldly affairs have nothing to do with them. They're unwilling to do this or that, they don't care about their disciples, they don't even care about the future of the sect. In the end, even if they become immortals, what's the point of living?"
"My Third Senior Sister is quite affectionate and righteous, isn't she? Why do you object to her forming a bond?"
Yun Xuzhou's expression changed immediately. "You still want to emulate her? Don't even think about it!"
"No, no, I just think that Third Senior Sister has lived for hundreds of years. She has her own ideas and decisions, and can bear all the consequences of her choices. You should trust her and respect her ideas."
Shen Qingmang tried to speak more gently to appease her master. She didn't understand why Yun Xuzhou, who was usually very reasonable, was so authoritarian in this matter.
But he remained unmoved. "No matter how old she is, I'm still her master. It's fine if she acts up on a regular basis, but she wants to act up even after we've formed a bond? You'd have to walk over my dead body! You too, stop messing around. Form a bond with your senior brother, and he won't let you suffer any injustice."
"Master." Shen Qingmang frowned. "You're forcing me and my senior brother together like this. How can we not grow tired of each other and become a pair of resentful couples? I know you're doing this for my own good and want to avoid this unlucky omen, but perhaps this is what's happening."
"Then Qi Xiao? He can't handle big things, but he can take care of people. When you become the head of the sect, he can be a good wife and help you."
"Master, this is even more impossible." Shen Qingmang relaxed his frown and laughed. "My second senior brother is a good wife? If he and I were together, it would only bring unrest to our family."
"So you're interested in Anyan Township?" Yun Xuzhou rubbed his face. "That's a bit difficult. His family situation is too complicated. I don't like his father, and as future in-laws..."
"No, no, no!" Shen Qingmang grabbed Yun Xuzhou's sleeve. "Don't overthink it, Master. None of these three are possible. The probability is even smaller than if I were to find a younger generation like Senior Sister."
Seeing that Yun Xuzhou's expression was not right again, she quickly changed the subject to today's business and asked him to help with the schedule. Yun Xuzhou swallowed his original words and helped her solve the problem seriously. When Shen Qingmang came out of the headmaster's meeting hall, he felt more tired than after running to the capital during the day.
"Junior Sister."
"Huh?" She put away the copied schedule and looked up. It was her third senior sister.
"Senior Sister, you haven't left yet?"
Qi Yao pursed his lips. "Is the old man still angry?"
"I'm not angry anymore." Shen Qingmang shook his head. "I'm just not willing to give in about Senior Sister's matter."
"How could it be so fast? In my opinion, he still holds a grudge against the former Palace Master of Chaohua Palace for abandoning him."
Shen Qingmang was surprised by another shocking discovery and quickly asked, "What is it? Senior Sister, can you tell me in detail?"
"Go back to the peak first, the walls have ears."
Qi Yao came to Shen Qingmang's Yushu Hall, looked around, and said, "Why don't you move into Linyuan Hall? It's much more spacious and brighter than here. Winter is the time when spiritual energy is abundant, and you can sleep soundly there."
"I won't sleep well there." Shen Qingmang looked helpless.
Just nightmares.
"Okay."
"Senior Sister, did you just want to appease Master?"
"No, I came here specially to wait for you."
"Wait for me?" Shen Qingmang pointed at himself. "Why?"
"Didn't you say you'd be waiting for my visit at any time? How come? I thought our junior sister was a man of her word, but has she learned to speak insincerely and politely?"
Shen Qingmang quickly waved his hand. "Of course not, Senior Sister, please sit down. I'll make you some tea."
"Hahaha!" Qi Yao held her back. "I was just kidding. I don't drink those grass leaves either. All teas taste the same to me. Tan Lang said I was chewing a peony like a cow. You don't have to bother preparing it. Let's just sit here and chat for a while."
"Then, Master's gossip, no, Master's past..."
"What's that? The past, actually, is pretty simple to explain. The former Palace Master cultivated the Way of Amorous Love, which emphasized indulgence in sensual pleasures. So, it's inevitable that he has a lot of emotional debts. Our Master is, after all, just a brick in someone else's emotional journey, perhaps even the dirtiest one. Just looking at him like that, you can tell he wasn't a very understanding and sensible person when he was young."
"Isn't Master very devoted to his wife?"
Qi Yao disagreed. "As long as a man doesn't cheat on two women at once, he can claim to be loyal. But as for how many women he'll be loyal to in his lifetime, who can say for sure?"
Shen Qingmang was silent, and Qi Yao knocked on the table. "Hey, hey, hey, Junior Sister. Actually, I came here today because I really have something to ask."
"Senior Sister, please tell me."
"Your senior brothers... have some issues with your eldest disciple. They think there's something wrong with him or something. Fengchun seems to want to investigate him."
Shen Qingmang immediately understood who reported Gu Suihan to the Discipline Hall that day.
"Thank you, Senior Sister. Qingmang will be on high alert."
"They're not that alert, are they? They're not targeting you anyway. But don't tell them I told you, they all thought I didn't hear." Qi Yao shrugged. "And my stupid brother didn't get involved much either. You know how timid he is. He said you cherish your disciples so much that he doesn't dare to touch them, hahaha!"
Shen Qingmang smiled with her. "Of course I have to protect my apprentice. Second Brother did the right thing."
"But your eldest disciple does..." Qi Yao pointed at her eyes. "You may not like what I'm saying, Senior Sister. I know you despise me, but I've lived over a hundred years longer than you, and I've seen more people and things with my eyes. Your disciple seems to be able to hide things, like a dark cloud. You really should be careful."
"Thank you, Senior Sister. I don't look down on you. On the contrary, I admire you very much."
"Hahaha, stop being polite. I'll leave after we finish this business. I really don't like being in the Taichu Sect. It's so gloomy here. After winter, I'll go to the Chaohua Palace. When I get married, you must come to the ceremony."
"Of course, of course."
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