Ye Tinglan’s mind temporarily froze, and Xiaobaimao’s CPU was utterly scorched.

What was this?

Was he supposed to call her “Shishuzu”?

He must have been dazed from healing injuries earlier. Why was Tianyao Sacred Land still around?

No, wait, maybe this was a good thing. His shameless master, who was into younger men, should try dating an elder. Maybe that would make her too embarrassed to continue.

As everyone reacted with varying expressions, Dugu Qingli made a beeline for Wan Jianzhong to enter seclusion. Ye Tinglan flicked her sleeve, and a gentle gust of wind carried Lu Xingzhou away, disappearing instantly.

Her voice lingered in the air: “For the disciples’ competition, you will preside on my behalf. Just report the winner to me.”

The remaining people in the arena exchanged bewildered glances. They felt the Sect Master was a bit too hasty. After being away for so long and finally returning, shouldn’t she preside over a disciple competition?

However, thinking about it, a third-grade competition might indeed seem childish to the world’s foremost expert. Perhaps only a deviant who could trigger five or six tribulations during a Tengyun Tribulation could genuinely pique her interest. Having already witnessed the battle of a genius, her enthusiasm for ordinary disciples would naturally wane. It was understandable; honestly, even the elders themselves found it a bit uninteresting.

After a while, Elder Xu took over the proceedings: “Since the Sect Master has spoken, there’s no time like the present. Let the selection begin.”

A little girl poked her head out: “Grandpa, can I participate?”

“You?” Elder Xu sized Anu’o up and down, revealing a kindly, uncle-like smile. Few people could meet this little one for the first time without smiling. “Little sister, whose disciple are you? Would you like to join my sect?”

“I’m the disciple of that unregistered disciple from just now.”

“…” Elder Xu looked at Anu’o again, more carefully this time, and finally, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes: “Fourth-grade high-tier… How is that possible… How old are you?”

Anu’o put her hands on her hips.

Elder Xu hesitated, “Fourth-grade high-tier is still a bit of a stretch… You’re still young. How about you watch your senior brothers and sisters compete first?”

“But Grandpa, doesn’t being young just prove how strong Tianyao Sacred Land is?”

“Oh…” At these words, the elders who had been amiably observing the little chubby girl exchanged glances, all feeling a bit swayed.

A fourth-grade high-tier at such a young age, even if she just stood there as a mascot, would be enough for Tianyao Sacred Land to show off…

A group of high-ranking Tianyao Sacred Land members understood each other’s gazes. The disciple competition hadn’t even started, but the quickest consensus for an internal candidate had already formed.

Meanwhile, Ye Tinglan, with a gust of wind, brought Lu Xingzhou outside her sleeping quarters, where he landed. Many disciples stood guard outside. The two walked in a dignified manner, one after the other, past the disciples.

In front of the palace was a large clear pond. Something dark and indistinct seemed to be lying in the water. A stone bridge crossed the pond, leading to Ye Tinglan’s sleeping quarters.

Ye Tinglan led Lu Xingzhou onto the stone bridge, casually taking out a piece of Xuan Snake flesh from her ring and handing it to Lu Xingzhou: “Throw this into the pond.”

Lu Xingzhou took it, puzzled. Couldn’t she just throw it herself? Why ask him to do it?

But with so many guards around, he didn’t ask further and simply threw it in.

As the snake meat hit the water, the dark shadow in the pond stirred, seemingly devouring it.

“This is our Guardian Dragon Turtle. Xuan Snake bloodline shares a slight connection with it, and feeding it is beneficial,” Ye Tinglan explained calmly, crossing the bridge without looking sideways.

Lu Xingzhou understood.

Asking him to feed it was giving him an opportunity to show goodwill to the guardian divine beast. At least, he wouldn’t be stopped when crossing this bridge to find her in the future…

Otherwise, she could have just chosen a landing spot on the other side of the bridge earlier. Why bother walking across an extra bridge?

After crossing the bridge, the path ahead was even more ethereal, shrouded in mist and clouds, with mountains, rocks, and flowing water, like stepping into a celestial realm. Behind the rocks were flying eaves, not elaborately carved or gilded with glazed tiles, but simply ordinary wooden houses, stone pillars, green tiles, and moss, though the area was vast.

Some young girls were sweeping and pruning flowers. Seeing the Sect Master bring someone, they curiously and discreetly peeked.

This was the residence of the world’s foremost expert, the sleeping quarters of the Sacred Land’s master.

Under the gaze of the young girls, Ye Tinglan sternly surveyed her surroundings. The girls, intimidated by the Sect Master’s dignity, quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look directly. Ye Tinglan opened the door and said expressionlessly, “Follow me.”

Lu Xingzhou, feigning delighted surprise at receiving guidance from the Sect Master, lowered his head and followed her inside.

As the door closed, the dignified Sect Master was immediately pressed against the door by Lu Xingzhou, who turned and began kissing her ravenously: “Shifu, you’re too alluring like this…”

“Enough of that.” Ye Tinglan covered his mouth, her own lips bitten, clearly aroused, but stubbornly said, “I’m not your Shifu. You’ve got the wrong person.”

Just fifteen minutes ago, she was discussing with someone whether the age of the people sent to the Grand Competition would be laughed at, and here, a twenty-year-old man had already broken through. He thoughtfully even arranged a challenge for the entire sect to witness, making the selection of their candidate perfectly logical.

And he was genuinely exceptional.

Ye Tinglan, who was accustomed to geniuses and was herself a top-tier genius, had never imagined someone could break through Tengyun just by observing a battle technique, then undergo a five-fold tribulation, learn another battle technique on the fly and use it directly, even collecting the Red Lotus Tribulation Flames.

And then defeat Zhang Qingxiang with just one palm.

Who wouldn’t love an excellent man? The Sacred Master felt her heart stir, truly wishing she could smother him in her embrace. Her smile hadn’t faded since then, much like Lu Xingzhou’s boat.

Lu Xingzhou immediately provided an opening: “So, Shifu also has to pretend to be the Tianyao Sacred Master here…”

“Mmm-hmm.” Ye Tinglan almost burst out laughing. “Do you know why I called you here alone?”

Wasn’t it for a clandestine affair, given the contrast? This was far more stimulating than with Pei Xiaolu on campus back then.

But Ye Tinglan pulled him to a table and sat down, reaching out to feel his pulse. “Indeed, you forcefully passed the Heart Demon Tribulation and have some after-effects. I was right.”

Lu Xingzhou’s heart tensed, and the excitement of the contrast immediately flew out the window. “What do you mean?”

“You usually act cautiously, especially in a new place like this, you would be even more discreet. But immediately after undergoing tribulation, you openly challenged an opponent whose background you didn’t know. This is somewhat inconsistent with your character – you only act impulsively like this when it concerns the Huo family.” Ye Tinglan said, “I thought at the time that your heart demons hadn’t fully receded, causing you to release an uninhibited wildness far beyond your usual self.”

Lu Xingzhou paused, reflecting that it was indeed true.

He always said he disliked fighting battles where he didn’t know his opponent, yet this time he hadn’t even thought about it.

Ye Tinglan asked, “Outsiders can see other Heavenly Tribulations, but things like heart tribulations are invisible to outsiders. What kind of heart tribulation did you encounter?”

Lu Xingzhou cleared his throat, lowering his gaze, not quite daring to look at her.

The Heart Demon Tribulation that arose in Tianyao Sacred Land was, naturally, related to Tianyao Sacred Land.

At that moment, he had seen Ye Tinglan and Dugu Qingli, master and disciple, together, vying to perform tricks, even stacking themselves high.

This reflected his deepest desires, magnified countless times within the heart demons. If he hadn’t been able to suppress the heart demons then, he would truly have turned into a pervert later, or even more directly, his mind would have been disordered on the spot, falling into delusions and becoming insane.

This tribulation was the hardest to overcome. Even if you knew it was just a heart demon, it stemmed from within and couldn’t be suppressed.

So Lu Xingzhou deliberately distracted himself by reading, both to seek a purification method and to divert his attention through reading.

The ‘Clear Water Washing Dust’ seemed to have successfully “purified” the evil thoughts, but apparently, some residue remained.

What uninhibited wildness? Stacking the master and disciple high was certainly uninhibited wildness.

But facing his after-effect problem, he didn’t dare to hide anything from his “attending physician,” so he could only selectively admit: “I saw my desires for my wife… I hoped my wife and I would do, do that.”

Ye Tinglan’s face flushed crimson, and she glared at him hatefully.

She didn’t need to imagine what kind of person she was in his “demonic thoughts”; she definitely wasn’t a proper one.

She ground her silver teeth, squeezing out another sentence: “And what else? It’s about solving the problem, don’t hide it from me.”

Lu Xingzhou said, “That… my wife used the identity of the Tianyao Sacred Master.”

That should be explosive enough, she wouldn’t press Xiaobaimao any further, right?

Lu Xingzhou secretly glanced at Ye Tinglan. Her expression was like a mixture of anger and petulance, but her face was red, and her eyes were like spring water.

“So, how do we solve this?” Lu Xingzhou carefully asked.

Ye Tinglan took a deep breath, forcing herself to maintain an expressionless face: “Of course, by having your wish fulfilled, the heart demons will naturally dissipate.”

Lu Xingzhou’s eyes sparkled. There was such a good thing?

Wait… if it only counts as solved when truly accomplished, then how could the stacking game possibly be accomplished?

Just as he was feeling anxious, he heard Ye Tinglan continue: “Of course, it doesn’t have to be an exact match. Otherwise, what if you fantasize about things that normal people can’t possibly cooperate with? So in reality, you just need to feel in your heart that it has been completed.”

Lu Xingzhou tried to reach out and grasp her slender hand, tentatively asking, “Then…”

Ye Tinglan’s lips curved into a sly smile: “Naturally, there’s a way to make you feel that it’s completed.”

Saying this, she gracefully settled into his embrace and softly said, “Kiss me.”

Lu Xingzhou, holding her in the Sect Master’s robes, found it hardest to restrain himself. He didn’t bother with politeness, directly lifted her veil and kissed her. Ye Tinglan wrapped her arms around him, cradling the back of his head.

This was a frequent, habitual movement, and Lu Xingzhou suspected nothing. He quickly picked her up and rolled onto the Sect Master’s grand bed.

The moment they landed on the bed, Ye Tinglan’s slender finger subtly brushed the Yuzhen acupoint at the back of his head. Unbeknownst to Lu Xingzhou, he entered an illusion.

In the illusion, he and his Shifu were shamelessly intimate, doing everything imaginable.

When he woke up naked, lazily leaning on her shoulder, drawing circles, it seamlessly connected with the illusionary scene, so much so that Lu Xingzhou didn’t even realize it had just been an illusion. His expression was complex: “You… I didn’t expect you would actually agree, here…”

Ye Tinglan smiled slightly: “Are the heart demons gone?”

Lu Xingzhou carefully sensed it. Although he felt that not having achieved the “stacking” meant it shouldn’t be completely resolved, upon internal inspection, it seemed to be genuinely resolved.

It appeared that fulfilling the most direct desire was enough… He then said, “Thank you, Shifu. Indeed, there are no lingering issues.”

Ye Tinglan giggled: “But what you just experienced was only an illusion.”

Lu Xingzhou: “?”

“Cultivating with me would increase your cultivation, but did yours increase?” Ye Tinglan smiled. “In such matters, it’s always resolved when the person involved believes it’s completed. So after you felt it was completed, I just needed to tell you it was fake…”

Lu Xingzhou’s face hardened: “Are you very proud of yourself?”

Ye Tinglan giggled: “Of course, this Seat is omnipotent…”

Before she finished speaking, Lu Xingzhou flipped her over, fiercely pinning her beneath him: “Since you’re omnipotent, then you, as my wife, must be responsible for extinguishing the fire that your husband has stirred, right?”

“Who’s your husband…” Ye Tinglan’s eyes gleamed, a smile playing on her lips: “Do you know what generation Elder Feng belongs to? From now on, you are my Shishu. Let’s see if you still go for younger men?”

Ye Tinglan thought the young man would be dumbfounded, his ‘boat’ would even soften.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xingzhou was overjoyed: “There’s such a good thing?”

It was Ye Tinglan who was dumbfounded: “You, how could you… Mmmph, mmmph…”

This time, the Sacred Master was truly pinned onto her own noble bed, her robes roughly pulled open again. While one hand climbed Tianyao Peak, they kissed passionately.

“If you move again, Shifu will hit you…”

“What Shifu? My good niece, call me Shishu.”

Ye Tinglan’s eyes flickered, and she whispered softly, “Shishu.”

Lu Xingzhou shivered all over. He reconfirmed: when Ye Tinglan turned seductive, Yuan Muyu truly had no chance…

Even in seduction, Yuan Muyu couldn’t compare. What gave Yuan Muyu the confidence to compete with this elder sister for the Sect Master position back then? Did she bring in outside help?

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