Xiao Linyi returned to Zichen Palace and felt increasingly uneasy, so he went to find Tianji again.
"I did as you said. I gave her the flowers in public and asked her if she liked them. But although she said she liked them, there was no joy in her eyes." Xiao Linyi recalled Chu Xinxin's expression and actions. Not only did she not show any joy, she even wanted to disappear on the spot.
"Impossible, girls all like these, I think you must be mistaken."
Tianji sent out a transmission talisman, and a moment later a child brought in a piece of the original stone.
The angle from which the original stone was recorded was directly to Chu Xinxin's right, and Chu Xinxin's expression was clearly visible.
Tianji read it twice and indeed Chu Xinxin was incredibly stiff. However, Tianji couldn't tell the truth. Xiao Linyi had finally met someone he liked, and as his best friend, Zifeng, of course, he had to help him pursue her.
After all, he couldn't afford to lose face as the number one sea king of Shengjing.
“This fairy is too surprised. Look, her pupils dilated when she saw you, she clutched her skirt, and she even gently smelled the flower when she took it. Isn’t that a sign of liking her?” Tianji spoke eloquently for a while, but Xiao Linyi was half-convinced.
"I feel like you're lying to me?" Xiao Linyi said.
Tianji pretended to be angry and sent out another transmission talisman. The boy came in again, carrying a piece of paper.
He stuffed the paper into Xiao Linyi's hand: "This is the latest major event in Shengjing today. Look, everyone is praising you. It also says that this young lady is shy and timid, and that Master Zichen's good fortune is coming soon!"
He then added, "I've dated more girls than you've ever met. How can you doubt me? Even if you don't believe me, everyone else has eyes to see!"
Xiao Linyi seemed to be convinced: "But what she said to her friend today..."
Tianji: "How about this, I'll give you another suggestion, called 'addressing others' urgent needs.' Think about what she needs most right now?"
Chu Xinxin didn't even have money for food, and what she lacked most was—
"Spirit Stones!"
Tianji stroked his non-existent beard again: "This child is teachable."
...
The next day, Xiao Linyi went to Siyin Pavilion and first went to the side hall to find Chu Xinxin, but Chu Xinxin was not there. When he returned to his main hall, he saw a resignation letter and a handwritten code of conduct on the table.
He wanted to send a voice transmission talisman to Chu Xinxin, but then remembered that he didn't know Chu Xinxin's voice transmission password, so he had to call the second steward over.
The chubby second steward tumbled in: "Master, you wanted to see me?"
"Hmm, where's Chu Xinxin?"
"The lady of the pavilion is recruiting new musicians for the music studio."
Xiao Linyi tacitly accepted the title "Madam of the Pavilion Master" and instructed the second steward to lead the way.
The second steward led Xiao Linyi toward the Qin workshop.
The melodious sound of a zither could be heard from afar.
Upon closer inspection, a scholar-like man was playing the qin (a seven-stringed zither) on the high platform where the qin workshop was performing. He was playing quite well.
Xiao Linyi stood not far behind Chu Xinxin without disturbing her.
After the piece was finished, Chu Xinxin nodded slightly: "It's acceptable."
The man stood up and bowed, looking at Chu Xinxin with arrogance and a defiant tone: "I wonder if you could ask the Chief to play a piece so that we can see what you've got?"
Other candidates waiting for the assessment echoed his sentiments; some genuinely wanted to learn, while others, like the man, were unconvinced.
Chu Xinxin is young and her cultivation is not outstanding, but she is the chief musician of the Siyin Pavilion, which represents the highest level of skill in Shengjing.
"This man's zither skills have barely reached the level required for the music school to recruit students, yet he dares to challenge the chief disciple. Tsk tsk, I don't know if you call him confident or arrogant." The second manager shook his head. Young people these days are too impatient.
Xiao Linyi stared coldly at the man, determined to cross him off the final list.
Chu Xinxin was not angry at the challenge to her authority. She stood up, straightened her sleeves, and slowly approached the man.
Today, instead of wearing the uniform of Siyinge, she wore a plain blue floral jacket and a fine silk pleated skirt that reached her waist. She looked like a lotus emerging from the water, elegant and serene, like the clear moon in the sky, as if she could illuminate the darkness and humility in people's hearts.
The man couldn't help but take a half step back.
Chu Xinxin raised her hand to stroke the zither: "Very well."
After saying this, she didn't even put on her armor, and began to pluck the strings of her zither with her bare hands.
With a sharp "clang," everyone's ears were grabbed, and then they seemed to have entered a fairyland. Phoenixes cried and dragons roared, blue luan birds sang, and a spiritual spring gurgled. Cranes circled around them. Then, gradually, it quieted down. Slowly, they seemed to hear the sound of flowers blooming and leaves unfurling. A gust of wind blew, and peach blossoms fell all over the sky...
When Chu Xinxin entered her area of expertise, she seemed to radiate light.
The coldness in Xiao Linyi's eyes melted away, replaced by a slight smile.
After a while, everyone came to their senses when the piece was finished. Chu Xinxin had already finished playing.
The provocative man blushed, bowed slightly, and left.
As soon as Chu Xinxin finished saying "Next," she looked up and saw Xiao Linyi...
What to do? She really wants to slip away too.
Xiao Linyi didn't give her that chance. He also walked up to the platform. The candidates below thought he was a competitor when he suddenly came up to the platform, and they all craned their necks to look. As a result, they saw this man with an extraordinary demeanor and appearance take out a purple token with "Zichen Palace" printed on it from his clothes, and take the chief candidate's hand and put the token into her palm.
Chu Xinxin: "What is this?"
"This is the token of Zichen Palace. It can open all the access gates, including the storeroom." Xiao Linyi stared intently at Chu Xinxin, not wanting to miss a single expression on her face.
Chu Xinxin's eyes lit up when she heard this, her peach blossom eyes sparkling with excitement. She gripped the token tightly and asked, "Sect Master, what... what do you mean by this?"
Xiao Linyi: "This is my sincerity."
Xiao Linyi was still skeptical of Tianji's words. After leaving Tianji last night, he went to Shengjing Academy. The academy's dean recommended a book to him called "The Cultivation Manual of the Ten Best Daoist Couples (Male Version)," which stated: "If you want to become a Daoist couple with someone, the greatest sincerity is to offer up all your wealth and assets."
He immediately returned to Zichen Palace to take stock of his assets.
Although someone has been managing his assets, it took him an entire night just to think about all of them.
Xiao Linyi felt that Chu Xinxin should be able to understand what he meant.
System: [Is this a proposal? This is definitely a proposal! Sister, you can come and go as you please in the Zichen Palace, which means you can also control everything inside! Xiao Linyi's favorability rating has skyrocketed again. Hurry up and say yes, maybe it'll reach 10,000 soon and you'll complete the mission! !!!]
Second Steward: "Wow... I'll write this down and apply for the title of Best Daoist Couple in Shengjing, no, I'll apply for it in the Emperor Yao Continent for the Pavilion Master."
The students in the audience shouted: "Say yes! Say yes!"
What kind of nonsense is this?
Chu Xinxin gave the system a headache and told it to shut up: "Shut up for a bit. Sincerity? What kind of sincerity? You gave me the key but didn't say I could take whatever I wanted inside. It's like buying a house, giving you the key but not having your name on the property certificate. What's the use? Let me tell you, in the main world, this usually means—."
[Yes...] Although the system sensed something was amiss, it wholeheartedly agreed. [Sister, what you said makes sense. What does that mean?]
Chu Xinxin used all her acting skills, her face turning from red to white in an instant, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Xiao Linyi: "Sect Master, are you going to take me in as a sugar daddy?"
system:......
Second Steward: ......
Students in the audience: Holy crap, what a jerk!
System: [No! Sister! We're doing a mission, please don't take it so seriously! No way!]
Damn it, he's been tricked by Chu Xinxin.
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