99: I am a legitimate master.

After Leng Ningshuang left, Lu Yi and Chu Qianqian strolled side by side through the corridor.

"Tsk tsk, look at how exasperated the State Preceptor was just now."

Chu Qianqian laughed so hard she trembled:

"It seems the 'healing' over the past few days has been quite effective."

Lu Yi glanced at her but didn't respond.

This enchantress really knew how to poke at sore spots.

The two chatted idly, and before they knew it, they arrived at a scenic garden.

"Eh? That is..."

Lu Yi suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a spot not far ahead.

On the path hidden by flowers, two petite figures were walking toward them.

They were Lu Yi's two "good Disciples," Qing'er and Wu Mingyue.

However, at this moment, the two of them didn't notice their Revered Master standing nearby.

Qing'er was walking in front, holding a slightly worn book in her hands.

She was looking down, her large eyes fixed on the pages, reading with intense concentration and fascination.

She didn't even bother looking at the path beneath her feet, moving forward entirely by physical instinct.

And the usually lively Wu Mingyue was now like a cat bursting with curiosity.

She was on her tiptoes, practically hanging onto Qing'er's body.

Her small hands gripped Qing'er's arm as she craned her neck, trying to snatch the book to read, while urgently muttering:

"Senior Sister! Dear Senior Sister! Just let me have one look! I haven't finished the scene from just now! Did they kiss or not?"

"Don't push me! I'm at the climax!"

Qing'er dodged Wu Mingyue's "claws" while protecting the book, her small face flushed red.

It was unclear whether it was from being squeezed by Wu Mingyue or because the content of the book was too stimulating.

Lu Yi felt quite surprised by this.

"What are they reading? So engrossed?"

His playful side emerged, and he didn't call out to them.

Instead, his figure flickered, and he silently appeared on the path they were bound to take.

"Hurry, hurry! Turn the page!"

"Aiya, don't move!"

One was engrossed in reading, and the other was busy grabbing the book; neither of the two little ones noticed the "obstacle" that had suddenly appeared in front of them.

And so—

"Bang!"

Both of them crashed into Lu Yi's embrace.

"Ouch! Who is it! Watch where you're walk... Ah?!"

The two stumbled back a few steps, rubbing their sore foreheads, just about to complain.

Looking up, they saw the face that couldn't be more familiar.

"Ma... Revered Master?!"

Two cries of alarm rang out almost simultaneously.

In an instant, they were like cats whose tails had been stepped on; their fur stood on end, and their expressions were a sight to behold.

Panic, guilt, terror... Qing'er had the fastest reaction, or rather, it was the reflex of a "food protector."

*Swish!*

With lightning speed, she hid the book behind her back.

Then she quickly lowered her head, her delicate face instantly turning as red as a ripe apple, even her ears flushed crimson.

Meanwhile, Wu Mingyue no longer cared about snatching the book to read the plot.

She immediately put her hands behind her back, tilted her head up, and blew a clumsy whistle, her eyes wandering toward the clouds in the sky.

Putting on an innocent look of "I don't know anything, I'm just passing by to see the scenery."

Looking at these two guilty-looking girls, Lu Yi scolded them with feigned sternness:

"Walking without looking where you're going, what kind of behavior is this?"

Then, his gaze fell on Qing'er, and he beckoned with his hand:

"Also, what are you hiding? Bring it out and let Revered Master see what kind of good thing it is that makes you both stop looking at the road."

"It's... it's nothing!"

Qing'er shook her head like a rattle, stammering to cover it up:

"Revered Master, it's... it's a Cultivation Technique!"

"Right! We were discussing our insights on Cultivating!"

Wu Mingyue, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, nodded frantically in agreement:

"Yes, yes, yes! Revered Master, we were really studying! Very seriously!"

"Cultivation Technique?"

Lu Yi's brow twitched slightly; he clearly didn't believe them.

If these two girls could be this studious, pigs could climb trees.

Actually, what Lu Yi didn't know was...

That book was indeed forcibly "recommended" to them by those enthusiastic Senior Sisters after they had become acquainted with the female Disciples of the Hehuan Sect over the past few days.

Besides Cultivating, the female Disciples of the Hehuan Sect's greatest hobby was reading these kinds of storybooks for fun.

Seeing two simple and cute little sisters had arrived, they mischievously stuffed a collector's edition storybook titled "The Overbearing Master Falls in Love with Me" into their hands.

At first, upon seeing the incredibly embarrassing title, they refused in their hearts.

This didn't look serious at all!

But under the vivid encouragement of those Senior Sisters, and because they were indeed bored lately, they couldn't help but flip through a few pages.

This glance was all it took to open the gates to a new world!

The ups and downs of the melodramatic plot, combined with the delicately described "interaction" scenes that made one's face flush...

...instantly made these two inexperienced, budding young girls completely obsessed!

The law of "True Fragrance" never fails!

"Revered Master! We still have to go back and Cultivate! We're leaving!"

She shouted, ignoring all etiquette, and grabbed Wu Mingyue beside her.

The two of them, like startled rabbits, dashed past Lu Yi without looking back and vanished in a flash.

"Eh? Why run? I didn't say I was going to confiscate it..."

Just then, Chu Qianqian, who had been silent beside him, finally couldn't help but let out a "giggle."

The moment they turned around just now, she had clearly glimpsed the large gilded characters on the book's cover.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Chu Qianqian stepped forward, reached out to pat Lu Yi's shoulder meaningfully, and said playfully:

"Holy Son Lu, you truly know how to teach your Disciples. Even their extracurricular reading is chosen so... unexpectedly."

He didn't understand the ambiguous hint in Chu Qianqian's words; he just felt a massive headache.

"I'm not taking the blame for this."

Lu Yi shrugged helplessly:

"I am a serious Revered Master."

"Yes, yes, yes, serious Revered Master."

Chu Qianqian laughed so hard she trembled, clearly not believing a single word.

Lu Yi didn't bother arguing with this chaos-loving enchantress anymore; he waved his hand and turned toward his own courtyard.

He had been busy catching Chu Qianqian these past few days, and upon returning, he was busy "treating" Leng Ningshuang.

Leaving Ling'er alone in the room to "study hard" those obscure Cultivation Techniques had indeed neglected her a bit.

"Tonight, I must 'compensate' her well."

He gently pushed open the door and saw the young girl inside, who looked up sharply at the sound, her eyes instantly bursting with joyful light.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.