Apprenticeship
After Qi Zhixing was angered and left by him, the air seemed to freeze and the silence was suffocating.
Yu Heyi and Wanqi Si looked at each other in bewilderment. The former spoke first, "Thank you for what you did just now. It seems you really like to meddle in other people's affairs."
Wanqi Si raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "You're welcome, little human thief."
"You're wronging me again. I'm not a thief. I have a name." She said helplessly, "My name is—"
"Yu Heyi."
She was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You have quite a few bad habits. Be careful not to get your ears cut off by eavesdropping on other people's conversations."
Wanqi Si slowly stood up and jumped down from the tree.
"I thought you were going to kill her."
He tilted his head, a nonchalant smile on his face.
"Kill her?" She feigned surprise.
If he hadn't taken action, perhaps she would have really thought about it.
"Just like you killed those kidnappers in the mountains."
"Don't kidnappers deserve to die? Countless innocent women have been tortured and even lost their lives because of them. Don't they deserve to die?"
As if he didn't expect her to say that, Wanqi Si was silent for a moment.
After a while, he questioned, "You are a human girl, yet you single-handedly killed a group of kidnappers. Yet, facing Qi Zhixing's harassment, you remained unscathed. If you call it a coincidence, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense."
"Wanqi Si, are you really that interested in me?"
Faced with questioning, she was not annoyed.
What made her unhappy was that Wanqi Si was half a head taller than her and was looking down at her condescendingly.
It must be that the original owner was too short.
"Answer me."
"Why do I have to tell you just because you want to know?" Yu Heyi shook his head. "That's not fair."
"What do you want?"
"I want to be Taiyan's disciple."
Hearing this, Wanqi Si frowned, his eyes showing more vigilance: "Reason?"
"Because I have immortal bones, I'm suitable for cultivating immortality." She kicked a stone on the ground. "Wanqi Si, are you asking a hundred thousand questions?"
He lowered his eyes, as if thinking. She was not in a hurry, leaning against the tree trunk, quietly waiting for his answer.
After a while, he rejected her.
The girl in front of him had an unknown origin. If he agreed to her request, who knew what kind of trouble it would bring to the immortal race.
She nodded and said goodbye to him.
He thought she would go home, but she was still walking towards Yuqing Mountain. He chased after her, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'm not kidding you!"
"I know."
"Then why are you still going up?"
"If you don't take me with you, I can go by myself." Yu Heyi didn't even turn his head.
He wanted to stop her, but saw her with her hands on her hips, glaring at him fiercely.
"I really don't like you. Without even saying anything, you insisted I was a bad person and kept bothering me." Yu Heyi looked at him with a look full of resentment. "I did kill someone, but wasn't that also saving someone?"
The girl in front of me tilted her palm-sized face up, looking just like a cat with its fur standing on end.
Wanqi Si was stunned for a moment, his tone still cold. "I'll ask you one last time, who are you?"
“It has nothing to do with you!”
Yu Heyi walked around him and went straight up the mountain.
"Who cares about your likes?"
"You're so self-righteous. Do you think Taiyan will accept anyone? For someone with such an unknown background, being kicked out is the best fate for him."
He sneered and didn't follow.
Yu Heyi could not expose his evil spirit, and had no spiritual power, so he could only walk up the mountain.
When she was almost at the top of the mountain, she met an old man.
The old man sat alone in front of the stone table, fiddling with the chess pieces on the table.
"Old man, how far is it from here to Taiyan Sect?" Yu Heyi sat down across from the stone table. "Do you mind if I sit for a while?"
"No problem."
Without even raising his head, he held a chess piece in his hand, which hung tremblingly in the air for a long time, not knowing where to place it.
Seeing his hesitation, Yu Heyi raised his wrist, snatched the chess piece from his hand, and placed it steadily somewhere on the chessboard.
"Old man, I think this chess piece should fall here." She said with a smile.
The old man looked up in surprise and was stunned when he saw her appearance.
The girl waved her hand in front of his eyes before she heard his voice.
"Miss, are you going to Taiyan Sect?"
"Yes. Please show me the way, old man, and I won't disturb you from playing chess."
"Who are you going to Taiyan Sect to look for?"
He quickly stood up and looked at her anxiously.
"I want to worship Taiyan."
"Become my disciple?"
"Exactly."
"Why don't you take me as your master? I will take you to Taiyan Sect."
He looked at her absentmindedly.
Yu Heyi agreed in surprise.
For her, it doesn’t matter who she chooses as her master, infiltrating the sect is the most important thing.
The white-haired old man in front of him was named Qi Shouchu. He was the elder brother of Qi Xizhi, the leader of Taiyan Sect, and also the uncle of Qi Zhixing.
His strength surpassed that of the sect leader, but because he was unwilling to take care of the sect affairs and get involved in power disputes, he handed over the position of sect leader to someone else. Qi Xizhi was not polite to him, and he sat on the position of sect leader for a hundred years.
Qi Shouchu had his own selfish motives when he accepted her as his disciple. She had a fairy-like figure and eyes as clear as autumn water, and she was very similar to the old friend in his memory.
He took her back to the sect, cleared out an empty yard for her, and chattered with her incessantly:
"I have only accepted two apprentices in total, and now you are the third."
"My eldest disciple has a tragic life story. Both his parents died at the hands of demons, and he's a bit of a loner. If he bullies you, tell me and I'll give him a good beating."
"My second disciple's swordsmanship is average, but he has a talent for spells. If you are interested in spells, I will capture him and teach you."
"Thank you, Master." Yu Heyi said with a smile.
"You have half a piece of immortal bone in your body?" Qi Shouchu used his spiritual power to explore her body and was a little surprised.
Not everyone in the Immortal Clan possesses Immortal Bones. Disciples who possess these bones often have an extraordinary perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and are able to achieve twice the result with half the effort when absorbing and refining it.
But Yu Heyi surprised him.
Not only did she have low spiritual power and practice very slowly, she couldn't even hold a sword.
Qi Shouchu murmured, "This shouldn't be the case."
However, he still comforted her: "Don't take it to heart. After all, everyone's physique is different. As long as you practice diligently, everything is possible."
Only Yu Heyi herself knew that, as a demon, even though she had concealed her demonic energy, her body was still unable to absorb spiritual energy. Immortal swordsmanship required a large amount of spiritual energy, and her spiritual energy was so low that she couldn't even hold a sword.
Fortunately, there is half a piece of celestial bone in my body, so I can still absorb some spiritual power.
She often tried to cultivate hard in front of Qi Shouchu, but it was just a pretense. After all, as a demon, no matter how hard she tried, she could not improve her cultivation.
Yu Heyi is very interested in the swords of the fairy world.
Even though her spiritual power is low, she is the king of the demon clan. How could she not be able to lift a magic sword?
But without exception, she never succeeded.
Qi Shouchu would also teach her spells, but the spiritual power in her body was so weak that the spells she cast were like tickling.
She was patient and practiced very hard in the yard.
She had never seen these things before in the demon world, so she was very curious. In addition, since she couldn't use magic energy, it would be helpful to learn some spells to protect herself.
However, Yu Heyi still did not give up the idea of holding the magic sword.
"Old man, that matter--" A lazy voice came from outside the yard.
"A Si is back. Let's put that matter aside for now. Come here first. I want to introduce you."
Yu Heyi raised his eyes and looked at the man walking towards him.
The man was dressed in brocade and fox fur, full of grace and a cold expression, but he frowned the moment he saw her.
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief until she heard Qi Shouchu's voice:
"This is your senior brother, Wanqi Si."
Qi Shouchu walked to Wanqi Si and whispered in his ear: "A Si, this is my new disciple."
"Old man, your judgment of people is getting worse and worse."
"What are you talking about, kid?"
"Who is Yu Heyi and what is his purpose in coming to Taiyan? Have you figured it out? I dare not accept someone with unknown origins as my junior sister."
"I know exactly what kind of person Ah Yi is. Don't be prejudiced against her!"
Although he didn't know why Wanqi Si was so hostile to her, he still sided with Yu Heyi without hesitation.
Wanqi Si glanced coldly at the girl standing behind him and walked away.
"That brat!" Yin Shouchu glared at his departing figure and cursed, "Ayi, don't take his words to heart. He's been like this since he was a child. You..."
"Since he is my senior brother, I will get along well with him in the future."
Qi Shouchu nodded with satisfaction.
Ever since Wanqi Si returned to the sect, Yu Heyi always felt that there were eyes staring at him from behind.
Until she tried to hold the magic sword again, the magic sword fell to the ground with a clang, making a crisp sound.
"Yu Heyi, you can't even lift a sword, it's better for you to get out of here as soon as possible." Wanqi Si leaned against the tree and said sarcastically.
"Brother. You seem to like climbing trees. Are you a sloth?"
Yu Heyi looked up with a smile and looked at the uninvited person.
"The old man is easy to deceive, but I am different. I don't know how you gained his trust, but you'd better keep your tail hidden. If I find out you're doing evil, I will kill you."
"Then Senior Brother, remember to keep an eye on me and don't let me have any bad thoughts."
When Qi Shou first arrived, he saw the two disciples glaring at each other. He glanced at Wanqi Si with a reproachful look, then took Yu Heyi's arm and walked away. "Leave this kid alone. He stays in the tree all day and has no manners. Your second senior brother will be back soon. He has a good temper. You should talk to him more."
Yu Heyi lowered his eyes and said "hmm".
What a coincidence, someone arrives as soon as I mention him.
Mi Xiu walked over from the edge of Yuqing Mountain. He was wearing a light blue brocade robe, and his hair was gently tied up with a simple jade hairpin. He looked fresh and handsome.
"Master, I'm back." Mi Xiu walked up to Qi Shouchu and bowed. After standing up, his eyes fell on the girl behind him, "Who is this?"
Qi Shouchu explained with a smile: "This is my little apprentice, and also your little apprentice sister."
"Second Brother."
Yu Heyi clasped his hands together and bowed to him.
"It turned out to be Junior Sister."
"Master, senior brother, I have rushed back to the mountain to report something important." Seeing Wanqi Si coming, Mi Xiu put away his smile and looked solemn.
"What happened?"
"It seems an evil demon has descended upon the world. I heard from the villagers of Xiyuan Village that an ogre appeared in the village and kidnapped most of the villagers, causing panic among the people. But when I was lying in ambush in the village, the ogre seemed to be aware of my presence and refused to come out. I was at a loss for a solution, so I had to come back to you for help."
"The demons are becoming more and more rampant." Qi Shouchu said angrily.
"I just left for a while, and those beasts started to get restless again." Yu Heyi muttered softly while they were talking.
When she raised her eyes, she found Wanqi Si looking at her with a smile.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing. I mean, human lives are at stake. We can't delay this any longer."
Hearing this, Qi Shouchu nodded: "Ayi is right, you should set out immediately and kill the evil demon."
"She's going too?" Wanqi Si glanced at her sideways.
"Nonsense, as senior brothers, you should naturally give her some experience."
Wanqi Si's face was full of disgust, but Mi Xiu responded gently: "Don't worry, little sister, we will protect you."
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