After Shi Mingyi quickly inquired, he heard Ye Qinghan knock on the door: "Shiyao? Do you want to go out and play with your senior sister?"
Li Shiyao jumped off the table: "Yes! Senior sister! Wait for Shiyao!"
The door opened, and Ye Qinghan, dressed in a professional suit, stood before them. The two of them together exuded an aura of both calamity and national peace, making Shi Mingyi feel his blood surge...
"Master is waiting for Shiyao downstairs. He said he went to buy her candied hawthorns."
"Why didn't you say so sooner, Senior Sister? Shiyao went after Master!" Li Shiyao didn't even bother saying goodbye to Shi Mingyi anymore, and jumped off the second floor to go find Master...
At this point, Ye Qinghan was no longer in a hurry; she still had some things to say to Shi Mingyi.
"Qinghan greets Elder Shi." Ye Qinghan bowed slightly, showing great respect to her junior sister's family.
"You're too kind, Fairy Qinghan." Compared to Ye Qinghan, Shi Mingyi cupped his hands and bowed slightly.
Ye Qinghan gestured for Shi Mingyi to sit down and leaned against the table. His arrogance was still evident. Although he had a kind face and spoke gently, he still retained the ancestral temperament of Lingxian Palace.
Shi Mingyi felt that he had seen a similar effect on Li Shiyao just now.
Second Elder, what are your intentions?
As she said those words, Li Shiyao felt a shadow of Ye Qinghan about her. She felt a sudden surge of killing intent, a genuine killing intent, though she hadn't paid much attention to it just now.
At this moment, when Ye Qinghan stood in front of him again, the unique aura of Lingxian Palace startled him awake.
As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black," the Holy Maiden, following Ye Qinghan and Su Cheng, felt that her former weakness was gradually fading away, replaced by a unique temperament that seemed like a smiling tiger.
Looking back now, I just feel lucky that Li Shiyao still knows me, the Second Elder...
But Shi Mingyi didn't know that this was not an innate quality, but rather a sense of security that Lingxian Palace gave to the two disciples.
With his master around, Ye Qinghan fears nothing. Gods, demons, monsters, immortals—anyone can come and try if they disagree.
As for Li Shiyao, she didn't know why she wasn't afraid; in short, she was fearless!
"Master knows Shiyao's personality; she's probably not good at hiding her feelings."
Ye Qinghan smiled and poured Shi Mingyi a cup of tea before continuing.
"Master also knows that Shi Yao may not be able to explain the pros and cons to Elder Shi, which is why he sent Qing Han to answer Elder Shi's questions."
Shi Mingyi isn't stupid; isn't this clearly an attempt to intimidate?
"Hehe, Sect Leader Su, you're overthinking it. Since the Holy Maiden has already joined the Lingxian Palace..."
Before Shi Mingyi could finish speaking, Ye Qinghan interrupted him.
"Qinghan often heard Shiyao talk about Elder Shi, so it seems that Elder Shi dotes on Shiyao. However, Lingxian Palace also has its own rules."
"However, these rules are all for the protection of the disciples. Shi Yao is still young and may not understand the reasons behind them. Elder Shi is surely wise and understanding, so there is no need for Qing Han to explain further."
Ye Qinghan's smile was charming and alluring, like a gentle spring breeze, without causing the slightest aversion; it was just the right amount of naturalness.
"I've taken your kind words to heart, Fairy. Please forgive me, it's not the Holy Maiden's fault. It's just that the Holy Mountain is very concerned about the Holy Maiden's condition, that's why..."
“Shiyao is my junior sister, the second disciple personally taught by our master. To Qinghan, she is a blood relative, and to our master, she is a flesh and blood. Our master knows her destiny, and Qinghan knows her temperament. How could he blame her?”
Shi Mingyi was startled and wished he could kneel down and kowtow to Ye Qinghan twice!
With such a mentor and such a good man, the Holy Maiden is truly blessed! Not only is Dongfang Jue envious, but Shi Mingyi is also feeling a little envious at this moment!
Even though he knew that Ye Qinghan treated Li Shiyao well, he never expected that Ye Qinghan would treat him like a blood relative.
Looking at Shi Mingyi's expression, Ye Qinghan simply smiled and said, "Elder Shi, your expression makes it seem as if I've said something astonishing. Elder Shi, just put your mind at ease. As long as the Holy Mountain stands by Shi Yao's side, even if Shi Yao makes a huge mess, Master can fix it."
Shi Mingyi understood perfectly. This statement was even more explicit than the previous one. To put it bluntly, as long as the Holy Mountain didn't do anything foolish, Su City could protect the Holy Maiden.
However, Shi Mingyi didn't know that Ye Qinghan's description of "poking a hole in the sky" wasn't a metaphor, and that it could be patched up wasn't an exaggeration either...
However, if the Holy Mountain does something foolish, in the end the Holy Maiden will be stuck in the middle. The Lingxian Palace has its master, so it is not afraid. In the end, the Holy Maiden will have to clean up the mess for the Holy Mountain.
This can be seen as a veiled warning: don't inquire too much about the affairs of Lingxian Palace.
However, Ye Qinghan's attitude was already quite good; he didn't put the Ling Shuang sword to Shi Mingyi's neck, which was already a great concession.
"That's natural. Since the Holy Maiden has joined the Lingxian Palace, the Holy Mountain will naturally not do anything to make things difficult for her."
"I suppose the reason I came to the Holy Mountain was simply to find out about my junior sister's situation. I think I was overthinking it, hehe."
Translation: You've seen the Saintess's recent situation. Anything else? Heh.
After quickly settling things over here, Ye Qinghan went downstairs to find his master and Li Shiyao.
"Qinghan, I just saw you come out, why did you go back?" Su Cheng asked suspiciously. After leaving Lingxian Palace, why did Ye Qinghan seem busier than him?
[As your teacher, I was so angry I wanted to chain you up, how could you disappear in such a short time?]
"I just met Elder Shi and we chatted for a bit." Although Ye Qinghan didn't think Shi Mingyi would do anything to harm Shi Yao, he still felt he should give him a heads-up, since she was his junior sister.
Hearing Su Cheng's thoughts, Ye Qinghan was overjoyed. She didn't mind if her master wanted to, but she was afraid her master would be the one who felt shy.
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