Chapter 6: The Arrival of the Logic Master
Luo Yingying lit the special sandalwood and placed it in the censer. The fragrance gradually filled the not-so-large study.
She tiptoed, trying to reach a book on the shelf. Ye Changsheng saw this, walked over, and used his height advantage to get it down for her.
“Thank you, Brother Xiao,” Luo Yingying said, taking the book with a sweet smile before returning to her chair.
Ye Changsheng felt charmed by Luo Yingying’s cuteness.
“Young Palace Mistress, you asked for me. Is there something you need?” Ye Changsheng inquired.
“Nothing special, really. I’m just taking a break today and wanted to spend time with you, Brother Xiao. Is that okay?”
“Of course. It’s perfectly fine.”
Ye Changsheng had thought Luo Yingying might be up to something again, but it seemed he was overthinking.
He leaned against the table and with a bit of effort, prepared a pot of black tea for Luo Yingying, pushing the cup towards her.
“Brother Xiao, don’t you feel like we’re like an old married couple?” Luo Yingying said, picking up her teacup.
“Do we?”
“Of course!” Luo Yingying replied matter-of-factly. “Novels always describe it like this.”
Ye Changsheng now felt that as long as Luo Yingying behaved, he didn’t feel much resistance towards her. It was like having a younger sister.
“Young Palace Mistress, you shouldn’t joke like that. If the Elders find out, I’ll be in trouble. They’ll call me a menace again.”
“Chicken Little, pfft~” Luo Yingying said dismissively before burying her head back in her book.
In the study, it was just Ye Changsheng and Luo Yingying. Since they were just passing time, he sat down, sipping his tea while contemplating the current situation.
Recently, due to the traitor incident, he couldn’t bring up the topic of the Heart-severing Seal. He would have to wait for things to calm down before trying to probe Luo Yingying again.
Then there was the matter of the Heartbreak Flower.
Although Ye Changsheng hadn’t had a chance to directly interact with Wuhua Palace’s supreme Spirit Plant treasure, he had gathered significant intelligence over the years.
There was once an obscure demonic sect called the Soul Refining Sect. Its sect master had advanced to the Void Comprehension Realm, becoming a powerful Cult.
There were barely a handful of cultivators in the Void Comprehension Realm in Qixia Isle. With one obtaining the Dao, all their dependents ascended. The Soul Refining Sect quickly rose to become a top demonic sect.
The Sect Master of the Soul Refining Sect was dominant for a time, even targeting Wuhua Palace’s Peach Godwood. He allied with other demonic forces to seize it.
The Spirit Gathering Array was the foundation of a Sect. Without the Spirit Gathering Array drawing Spiritual Power, how could the daily cultivation within the Sect proceed?
Wuhua Palace naturally refused and allied with its own forces, determined to wage a great war against the Soul Refining Sect.
At that time, the strength of the Wuhua Palace Mistress was in the Integration Stage, a full two realms below the Void Comprehension Realm. The worldly people believed that Wuhua Palace was destined to lose the battle.
However, the Wuhua Palace Mistress actually unleashed the supreme Spirit Plant treasure—the Heartbreak Flower—and fought the Soul Refining Sect Master for three days and three nights without being at a disadvantage.
In the end, both died, and Wuhua Palace and the Soul Refining Sect were both heavily damaged.
This event shocked the entire cultivation world of Qixia Isle.
Who would dare to underestimate Wuhua Palace when someone in the Integration Stage could contend with someone in the Void Comprehension Realm? The demonic path began to fear Wuhua Palace.
Although it came at a considerable cost, this battle allowed Wuhua Palace to establish its prestige within the demonic path and gradually solidify its position.
A trump card that could fight across two realms – if one thought about it carefully, wasn’t it equivalent to a nuclear weapon?
It was no wonder Wuhua Palace placed such importance on the Heartbreak Flower. Even the Young Palace Mistress Luo Yingying knew very little about its inner workings before her formal succession.
However, it was also possible that Luo Yingying would become the Wuhua Palace Mistress one day and inherit the Heartbreak Flower…
With this thought, Ye Changsheng’s gaze fell upon Luo Yingying, but he was caught as she noticed him.
“Brother Xiao, you’re secretly looking at me. What are you thinking about?”
“I was thinking, why is the Young Palace Mistress so cute?” Ye Changsheng said with a casual lie.
“Brother Xiao’s mouth is full of lies. Don’t think you can make me happy with flattery like this!” Luo Yingying raised her book, hiding half her face, as if to conceal her shyness.
“Does the Young Palace Mistress have any impression of Senior Sister Ling Xiaoxing?”
“Ling Xiaoxing?” Luo Yingying savored the name. “Who is that?”
“She’s a Wuhua Palace disciple who recently transferred from the outer sect to the inner sect. Her attire is also similar to the Young Palace Mistress’s.”
“Ling Xiaoxing… I think there is such a person. I don’t have a strong impression. I think I only spoke to her once,” Luo Yingying replied. “What’s wrong? I remember her as a very introverted child. She would get incredibly shy after just a few words with me, and she was very polite.”
Introverted?
Shy?
Polite?
Ye Changsheng felt something was amiss. Could it be that Wuhua Palace…
…had two Ling Xiaoxings, or was Ling Xiaoxing suffering from a split personality?
“What’s wrong, Brother Xiao? It’s rare for you to notice another girl. Could you be interested?”
“I bumped into her before, and her name just happened to stick in my memory.”
“Oh~~~ So, there are girls whose names Brother Xiao specifically remembers.”
Luo Yingying’s tone stretched out, implying a hidden meaning, as if containing some subtle emotion.
Ye Changsheng did not want to delve deeper, but Luo Yingying suddenly changed the subject, making a rather large leap.
“Brother Xiao, do you like me?”
The sudden, fatal question hit him square in the face, and Ye Changsheng was almost caught off guard.
“I like the Young Palace Mistress,” Ye Changsheng added, “I feel like you’re like family to me.”
“Isn’t Brother Xiao an orphan? Where would you get family?” Luo Yingying’s little mouth was as sweet as honey.
Although annoyed, Ye Changsheng couldn’t find any reason to refute her.
“Then let me ask another way. Brother Xiao, besides me, who do you get along with best in Wuhua Palace?” Luo Yingying suddenly launched her pursuit.
“Senior Sister Chang Yu, I suppose.”
“Is that liking her?”
“If I had to say, I don’t dislike her very much. I guess you could grudgingly say… perhaps?”
“And besides Chang Yu, do you like any other women?”
“…No.”
Ye Changsheng couldn’t possibly answer that he also liked that useless Master. Was it too much to develop romantic feelings for his Master?
“Between me and Chang Yu, who does Brother Xiao like more?”
Wow, another fatal question?
Ye Changsheng truly couldn’t understand the wind Luo Yingying was blowing. Women were sometimes so inexplicable, deciding on a whim to get to the bottom of things.
“Young Palace Mistress.”
“Then what about other women and Chang Yu?”
“Chang Yu.”
“That’s great!” Luo Yingying almost jumped for joy. “Luo Yingying is greater than Chang Yu, who is greater than other women. I am the girl Brother Xiao likes the most in this world!”
“…Young Palace Mistress, doesn’t something seem a bit off here?” Ye Changsheng said after a moment of stunned silence.
“There’s nothing off at all. I am the girl Brother Xiao likes the most in this world, so Brother Xiao, let’s get married and become Dao Companions!” Luo Yingying gazed at Ye Changsheng with earnest and fervent eyes. “Since I am the girl Brother Xiao likes the most, Brother Xiao has no reason to refuse me at all!”
“Uh? This?”
Ye Changsheng was speechless.
You truly are a logic master!
