Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Master…”
After the competition, Yun Xiuxin, who had lost both matches, went directly to Yun Yang’s room on the Central Peak. With her eyes red, she pulled at his sleeve and said, “I’ve disgraced you…I’m sorry…”
Looking at the two braids that stood up because she had lowered her head, Yun Yang did not know whether to laugh or cry. “I’m quite satisfied that you have come so far. You should not put too much pressure on yourself. Just try your best, and you don’t need to force yourself too much.”
She was only a little girl twelve and a half years in age, and Yun Yang was very content with what she had achieved.
But, the little girl was obviously very dissatisfied with herself. She went behind him and said, “Master, you must have been very tired after sitting all day…Let Xiu’er massage your shoulders for you…”
After saying that, she began to massage while looking at Yun Yang with a flattering expression.
‘I have a motive…’ was written all over her face.
Yun Yang snorted and said, “One who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions. If you have anything to ask, just say it and don’t beat around the bush.”
Yun Xiuxin continued to massage Yun Yang’s shoulders as she said flatteringly, “Master, you are indeed a wise man with keen eyes. I can’t believe you can see that I have an ulterior motive at a glance. Hehe…After today’s competition, I feel I should still have a chance to reach the top of the list…However, when Senior Brother Sun and Senior Brother Bai return, the two Uncle-Masters will definitely give them special training…”
Yun Yang rolled his eyes and asked, “Hmm? What do you want then?”
The little girl chuckled and said, “The next competition is the last one before we go to the battle of the Celestial Luck Banner. It doesn’t matter if I lose, as my personal honor is not valuable at all. But, if I disgraced Master once again…that will be my sin…”
Yun Yang snorted and said, “Just say that you also want to have special training. What’s the point of being so sweet-tongued?”
Yun Xiuxin stuck out her tongue and said, “I am worried that Master will be too tired…”
“In that case, why don’t you cultivate yourself diligently?” Yun Yang said with a sigh. “At least, you won’t feel any guilt.”
“But what if I am pulled down by others?” Yun Xiuxin said in a crying voice. “I am a girl…but Senior Brother Sun and Senior Brother Bai never go easy on me…They are both men, but they have no gentleman-like manners…”
Yun Yang rolled his eyes and said nothing.
Yun Xiuxin’s eyes darted from side to side as she massaged Yun Yang’s shoulders harder and said, “In fact, I don’t really need much special training. But, I saw Master practicing sword moves the last time, and I felt that Master’s sword technique is the most powerful…If only I could learn one or two moves, I should not disgrace you…”
Yun Yang rolled his eyes again and remained silent.
“As the eldest disciple of the Central Peak, I feel really bad to see that the position of the chief disciple is always occupied by those from other peaks. Moreover, junior brothers and sisters are all saying that I, as their eldest senior sister, am disappointing and incompetent…”
As she spoke, she began to weep.
Looking out of the corner of his eye, Yun Yang really saw beads of tears rolling down her cheeks.
‘This little drama queen!’
Yun Yang knew that she was only faking it, and that she was aiming for his sympathy. But, even though she was faking it, she was out of breath with tears all over her face. That seemed like a legit skill to him…
After pondering for a moment, Yun Yang said, “Let me think about it…”
When she saw her chance, Yun Xiuxin’s spirit suddenly lifted and she wept even more sadly, “I…I just want to take back the place that belongs to the Central Peak…”
Pretending to be moved by her, Yun Yang said generously, “Well, since you are so thoughtful, I will teach you three sword styles! I think they should be enough for you to practice in these days.”
“Wa!”
Yun Xiuxin jumped up and said happily, “Master, how kind of you! I love you so much! Wahahaha…”
She kissed Yun Yang on the cheek, then laughed loudly and jumped up and down. The heartbroken bitterness she had just now was long gone.
“How rude!”
Yun Yang snorted and said, “You look carefully, I will only show them once. As for how much you can understand, it is entirely up to you!”
Yun Xiuxin immediately became quiet and sat down, widening her eyes without moving at all.
‘What a whimsical girl.’ Yun Yang did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
In fact, Yun Xiuxin was not unreasonably suspicious or cynical. At the same time that she begged Yun Yang to teach her extra moves, Shi Wuchen, Kong Luoyue, and the others were actually giving their disciples special lessons.
Everyone’s thought was almost the same—let their disciples get a better ranking.
At this moment, Shi Wuchen and the others were wondering.
Yun Yang’s personal disciple was treated the same as their disciples in the sect. Even though Yun Xiuxin’s aptitude was better, there should not be such an overwhelming gap between them.
The aptitudes of the nine peaks’ first-generation disciples were at the same level. However, the average age of Yun Yang’s disciples was younger than the other disciples, and their starting point was at the bottom of all nine peaks. If it were not for these reasons, it would be impossible for none of the disciples from the Central Peak to make it to the top ten disciples after the first competition.
They still remembered that the only relatively outstanding disciple from the Central Peak at that time was Yun Xiuxin, and she was only a Jade Mystic. Although she was the strongest of all Jade Mystic disciples, she was still just a Jade Mystic!
But, why were these disciples improving by leaps and bounds in both cultivation bases and fighting tactics, and their progress was so appalling?
Clearly, their disciples also worked very hard, they were dwarfed but compared with these disciples and quite inferior.
What was going on?
To clarify the doubt, eight people—including Shi Wuchen—came to the Central Peak as if by prior agreement to observe how Yun Yang guided his disciples. They wanted to see if he was also good at teaching.
However, when they arrived, they did not see the man at all.
“Where is your Master?”
“Master is in the main hall,” Yun Xiuxin answered crisply.
Ren Qingkuang was taken aback. “He doesn’t even watch you practice and give you advice?”
“Master never watches us practice.”
Everyone was shocked.
‘How did your disciples improve when you are so irresponsible?’
Why did it seem more and more unreasonable?
The eyebrows of the eight were twitching as they watched Yun Xiuxin practice by herself and instruct her junior brothers and sisters at the same time. When someone’s movement was not right, she walked over and gave the disciple a kick, “Are you stupid? How long have you been practicing this move for? How can you make such a simple mistake?”
When someone lost his concentration, she also walked over and gave him a kick, “What are you thinking? Are you planning to disgrace Master? Are you an undercover agent from another peak trying to set us up?”
Shi Wuchen and the others tried hard to control themselves so that they did not fly into a rage on the spot.
‘Why is this little girl’s mouth so big? What nonsense is she talking about? How could she say that!’
