Two stunningly beautiful women, dressed in new clothes and wearing new hats, walked the streets of Dingzhou City, practically becoming a tourist attraction in the city.
Even people eating in restaurants would come out halfway through their meal to see just how beautiful it was!
"Sect Leader Su." Shi Mingyi stood at the entrance of the inn and cupped his hands in greeting to Su Cheng.
Su Cheng nodded in acknowledgment, but to Shi Mingyi's surprise, Ye Qinghan actually bowed slightly to him!
He's just a mere second elder!
How can we possibly bear this responsibility!
There's a saying that a mother's status rises with her son's, and Shi Mingyi never imagined that he would actually benefit from Shi Yao's fame in his lifetime!
He thought to himself: It wasn't in vain for me, Shi Mingyi, all these years... Shi Yao! You are my pride!
"Second Elder, do you think Shiyao is pretty?" Li Shiyao, with a cute and innocent face, twirled in front of Shi Mingyi, showing off her new dress.
"Beautiful! Beautiful! Shiyao looks beautiful in anything!"
With the Holy Maiden's invitation to Lingxian Palace, Shi Mingyi's status on the Holy Mountain has risen accordingly, to the point that he could be said to have absolute power.
He was in charge of almost all negotiations with Lingxian Palace and matters concerning the Holy Maiden.
It even had a bit of a "holding the emperor hostage to command the princes" feel to it. However, among the elders, he was indeed the only one who interacted more with Lingxian Palace, and he also doted on Li Shiyao.
Su Cheng smiled and led Ye Qinghan away first, presumably because Shi Mingyi probably wanted to ask about Li Shiyao's recent situation.
Shi Mingyi then pulled Li Shiyao back to the room: "Shiyao, how have you been these days?"
As soon as Shiyao entered, she picked up Elder Shi's teacup and took a big gulp without any ceremony, then refilled her cup.
"How is it? It's pretty good."
"Could you speak with the Second Elder? How does Sect Leader Su treat you? How does Senior Sister treat you?"
Although Shi Mingyi was very happy that the Holy Maiden was able to join the Lingxian Palace, all the elders of the Holy Mountain, including himself, were very worried about Li Shiyao these days.
"Master is so-so about Shiyao. He agrees, but he won't let Shiyao wash his clothes! He does give Shiyao a lot of treasures, and even a mysterious cultivation technique."
Although Shi Mingyi didn't understand what washing clothes represented, he was certainly familiar with this treasure and the mysterious technique...
"What treasure? What cultivation technique?"
"The six gifts Master gave to Shiyao are all treasures above the Immortal grade. Senior Sister said we can't tell anyone!" Li Shiyao tilted her head back, looking quite smug!
Upon hearing this, Shi Mingyi exclaimed, "Great! Yes, yes, yes!"
Don't tell anyone! That's right!
Although Shi Mingyi did not recognize those innate treasures, he could tell that Ye Qinghan's sword box was extraordinary!
Not to mention that the sword box is so huge that it can change size at will, and the flying swords inside are of an unpredictable grade!
Shi Mingyi then began to scrutinize Li Shiyao...
"These clothes look extraordinary, surrounded by an aura of immortality and Daoist wisdom..."
"Of course, this is one for me and one for my senior sister! My senior sister's is a water-sleeved glass dress, and Shiyao's is a flowing light dress."
Shi Mingyi thought to himself, "Just as I thought!"
"Hey? Why is Shiyao carrying such a dirty clock? Aren't you afraid of getting your clothes dirty?" Shi Mingyi had been with Li Shiyao since she was little. Dealing with this little idiot? Practice makes perfect!
Li Shiyao was instantly fooled: "This was also given to Shiyao by her master. He said it must never leave her side, must not be touched by anyone, and must not be told to anyone..."
Halfway through her sentence, Li Shiyao realized what was going on!
"Second Elder, you tricked Shiyao into revealing information! You're so wicked!"
"I didn't say that, Shiyao said it herself!" Shi Mingyi laughed heartily. Shiyao has grown up, and now she can understand what he said after only half of it!
Shi Mingyi examined it carefully and remembered that Li Shiyao had said that Sister Qinghan would carry her sword even when taking a bath. He could guess what this bell was.
"Shiyao, have you been drinking?"
"No, only last time I accompanied Sister Dongfang to Zuixianlou..."
"Then if you don't drink, why are you carrying a gourd of wine?"
"This is not a wine gourd. It was given to Shiyao by Master. However, Shiyao doesn't know how to use it. Master just told Shiyao to figure it out herself."
Shi Mingyi thought to himself, "He's still just a child..."
However, since Sect Leader Su has already given the magic weapon to Shi Yao, why doesn't he teach her how to use it?
"Shiyao? Didn't you ask your senior sister how to use it?"
"Senior sister said that although Master will cook for Shiyao, he will not feed her the food."
"Haha, you probably didn't understand."
"Yes, Shiyao and her senior sister were talking about magic weapons, but her senior sister said something about eating. How could Shiyao understand that?"
As Li Shiyao spoke, she looked aggrieved, but not because her senior sister wouldn't help her; rather, she didn't understand what her senior sister was talking about...
"Just listen to your sister Qinghan. I also think your senior sister wouldn't harm you."
"Of course! Senior Sister is so good to Shi Yao. She spent a lot of money to redeem Mother's bracelet, you know? Senior Sister loves money! That's why she likes Shi Yao so much! But Shi Yao likes Senior Sister too!"
Shi Mingyi smiled, thinking that she truly deserved to be called a saintess!
Originally, the Holy Mountain planned to ask the Heavenly Dao Pavilion to accept Li Shiyao, but now the Holy Maiden has found a better place to stay.
Everything seemed to be predestined. The innocent saintess with the intelligence of a child became friends with the cunning and domineering fox demon and joined the Lingxian Palace, which did not respect the Heavenly Dao.
Shi Mingyi originally wanted to give Li Shiyao advice: it would be reasonable for her to join a sect and do what she could to help her master, and it would also help her get closer to her master.
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