Volume 1 Chapter 26: A Midnight Rendezvous

  Qin's bright eyes sparkled with pure joy, her face was exquisite and beautiful, a head of shiny black hair was tied up in a lovely bun at the back of her head, a pair of delicate ruby earrings adorned her ears, making her skin look even whiter than jade, her gesture of supporting her chin with her fingers revealed her elegant long neck, as well as the small patch of creamy skin below it, evoking endless imagination.

  Jian Yu Yan looked at her, with even more tenderness in his eyes, and smiled as he recounted the events.

  Originally, during her seclusion, he and Luo Zi Jun along with dozens of fellow disciples from the sect were taken by several powerful members of the sect to the southern deep sea area of Penglai Fairy Island to slay demonic beasts and seize their demon dan.

  That sea area not only has monsters, but also on the seabed, there are crystal stones wrapped in brown stone skin, full of spiritual energy. As long as you have good luck, going to the deep sea will bring great rewards, and some can even become rich overnight!

  Of course, opportunities and dangers coexist. With great gains come great risks. There are many monsters there, and the sea is their domain. If you're not careful, you'll be attacked by monsters and buried at the bottom of the sea.

  Moreover, the dangers of going to the deep sea are not only from ferocious beasts, but also from the mutual plunder and slaughter among cultivators. For a cultivator with too low cultivation, without the protection of a powerful sect and seniors, even if they obtain treasures, it's not certain that they can keep their lives intact.

  Jian Yu Yan and his group, accompanied by a Xuan Fu Master Uncle from the sect, a Qing Fu Master Uncle, and a Master Uncle who had cultivated to the Jade Abode, arrived at the depths of the ocean, both to search for treasure and to test them.

  Everyone was originally together, not far apart. Later, they encountered a seventh-order demon beast, accompanied by a group of four or five small demon beasts that suddenly rushed out. Although the seventh-order demon beast had not transformed into a human, it was also a very powerful existence in the ocean.

  Two masters and one elder joined forces to deal with the leader of the demonic beasts, while others were scattered by the smaller demonic beasts. After a fierce battle, Jian Yuyan accidentally entered an extremely deep underwater tunnel, and as he went down the tunnel, he unexpectedly obtained two palm-sized nine-colored stones, which had nine colors intersecting on their surface, hence the name nine-colored stone.

  Jian Yu Yan had seen this thing in ancient books and knew its value was worth a city, one piece was worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver. He was overjoyed and was about to pick it up when the seven-stage demon beast that had been surrounded by several Shifu earlier suddenly rushed in, covered in wounds. Seeing the colorful stone in Jian Yu Yan's hand, its eyes lit up and it pounced on him, wanting to kill him and snatch the stone.

  With Jian Yu Yan's cultivation, he was originally not its opponent, but there were many talismans on his body, and the seven-stage demon beast had been seriously injured. After a long battle, Jian Yu Yan finally killed the seven-stage demon beast and obtained the seven-stage demon core from its body.

  The underwater tunnel was too deep. After killing the seven-level demon beast, he had originally prepared to exit and find the people of Piaomiao Sect. It was too dangerous to act alone in such a place.

  Before he could leave, a man in green suddenly appeared, looking no more than thirty years old, with an extremely introverted aura, seemingly harmless, but his eyes gave people a sense of unfathomable depth, making Jian Yuyan feel extremely dangerous.

  He saw the Seventh-Order Demon Pill on Jian Yu's hand, although he didn't take it by force, his attitude was very tough and made him continue walking down. Jian Yu didn't know what his intention was, but he guessed it wasn't anything good. After weighing his options, he had no choice but to follow temporarily. Along the way, he tried to escape several times, but none of them succeeded, as that black-clothed man was too powerful.

  As they emerged from the tunnel, the man in black finally revealed his identity - Ou Shan of the Piaoyou Sect. It turned out that Ou Shan was just passing by this sea area when he saw the seventh-grade demon beast attacking a disciple of the Piaoyou Sect. He stopped and hid in the shadows to protect him. After the seventh-grade demon beast escaped, the strong men of the Piaoyou Sect lost its trail, but Ou Shan followed it, and just happened to see the whole process of Jian Yuyan fighting with the demon beast.

  ……

  Qin Luo Yi supported her chin, listening to him speak, and when she heard the end, she couldn't help but ask: "When you followed him down that tunnel, did you encounter any danger?" Jian Yu Yan spoke lightly, but Qin Luo Yi felt it was not simple at all.

  As far as she knew, Wu Shan Shu Shu and Shifu generally didn't like to take in disciples. They would proactively offer to take in Jian Yu Yan, they must be very satisfied with him.

  Jian Yu Yan nodded: "There's a lair of demonic beasts inside." Now that he thought about it, he still felt a bit apprehensive. Those demonic beasts were not high in rank, only third or fourth grade, but there were a large number of them.

  He went all the way in, and every time he encountered an attack, the black-clad man would flash out of sight, leaving him alone to fight single-handedly. He had always suspected that the black-clad man was after something in the tunnel, and was using him as a live target to attract the attention of these monsters, which is why he kept escaping time and again.

  "What did Master Wu go inside for?" Qin Luo asked again, blinking her long eyelashes.

  "He didn't do anything, waiting for me to exhaust myself from killing, and when my spiritual energy was completely depleted, he took me out." Jian Yuyan paused, smiling.

  Qin Luo's bright red lips curved into a beautiful smile, her eyes sparkling like stars in the dark night: "It seems that Master Wu is intentionally testing you."

  At this point, he couldn't help but stand up and heavily patted his shoulder, laughing: "Congratulations to you."

  Luozhu Jun and the other two also smiled and nodded in agreement.

  "It was definitely when you killed that seventh-level demon beast that Master Wu saw it and was very satisfied with your performance, so he decided to test you again."

  Jian Yu Yan's lips curled up with a faint smile, making people feel like they were basking in the warmth of spring breeze. Although he had already been accepted as a disciple by Master Wu, he was not arrogant and did not become complacent.

  Outside the window, a dark figure was hiding on one side. From the window, you could see Qin Luoyi's radiant smile and even Jian Yuyan's gentle gaze when he looked at her. Suddenly, a very uncomfortable feeling surged up in his heart, his thin lips pursed tightly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

  Several people chatted and laughed for a while, and upon hearing that Qin Luoyi's cave mansion had been completed, they strongly requested to go visit her cave mansion.

  Qin Luoyi readily agreed and led them to the Jade Green Peak. She took them on a tour around, then brought out several chairs from her spatial ring and placed them in the center of the courtyard, inviting everyone to sit down.

  "When are you moving in?" Jian Yu Yan looked around and asked her with a smile.

  "I'll stay here tonight, everything is ready, I just need to put things in order when I have time." Qin Luoyi said with a smile.

  Yuan Longhai hastily came over and said: "Master Qin, these things can't be done by you personally, just tell us what to do and we'll take care of it."

  Song Huashan and Luo Xunjun also nodded and stood up, rubbing their fists and palms, with a eager-to-try look on their faces.

  "Not bad, just in time when we have more people now, it's always faster than you doing it alone." Jian Yuyan smiled.

  "This... doesn't matter, it won't take up much time anyway. I was going to celebrate your successful apprenticeship, but arranging those things isn't urgent at the moment. As long as I have a bed to sleep in tonight, the rest can be dealt with another day." Qin Luoyi's heart skipped a beat before she shook her head.

  "It's still early, can't delay anything." Jian Yuyan stood up, and Song Huai Shan and the other two pressed him back down.

  "Hey, Master Jian and Master Qin, just sit back and relax, we'll take care of these things." Then the three of them swiftly disappeared into their respective rooms, each busy with their own tasks.

  Jian Yu Yan and Qin Luo Yi stared at each other in surprise, then burst out laughing.

  "What are you going to do with this courtyard?" Jian Yuyan asked, looking at the empty yard.

  "This piece of land is used to plant some flowers and grass, spiritual plants and so on... When the time comes, go and build a swing frame here... Put a jade stone table here, and a few stone stools beside it. On the wall of the courtyard, set up some climbing plants, best if they are flowering ones."

  Qin Luo Yi counted on her fingers, one by one, while Feng Miao's eyes sparkled brightly as she listened to Jian Yu Yan's words with a hint of a smile, and for an instant, a faint glimmer flashed in her eyes.

  "Qin Shu Shu, Jian Shu Shu, the house is ready, come and take a look quickly, what do you want to put in it." Luo Zi Jun's voice came from the east room.

  "Here I come." Qin Luo Yi smiled and ran in, with Jian Yu Yan elegantly following behind her.

  "Put a desk here."

  "Put the chair here."

  "Put the tea table here."

  ……

  Indeed, many hands make light work. In less than half a time unit, all the houses were renovated, with bright and clean windows, and even curtains were hung up. Xie Ruyan had prepared a lot of things for her, from small food items to large household goods, everything was available, and just by arranging them like this, the things in her bracelet were only about one-third displayed.

  After everything was settled, Qin Luo took out a lot of fruit to entertain everyone. After drinking tea for a while and chatting, they left Yuqing Peak and went to Jinyu Building to celebrate Jian Yuyan's successful apprenticeship.

  When she returned to Yu Qingfeng again, it was already late at night. She usually drank spiritual wine, but today she was too excited and followed them in drinking some strong liquor. Along the way, they blew a lot of wind, not only did it not disperse the intoxication, but her face also started to feel hot.

  He lazily walked into the house, washed his face with water, and didn't even change his clothes before flopping onto the bed and burying his face deep in the pillow. The surroundings were quiet, except for the occasional chirping of insects, there was no other sound.

  "Little sister." Just as she was about to fall asleep, a soft call with a low laugh suddenly came from outside the house.

  Although the voice was light, it entered Qin Luoyi's ears very clearly. She was startled and raised her head to see a tall and handsome figure standing in the courtyard through the open window.

  Senior Brother?

  Qin Luo Yi rubbed her eyes and sat up from the bed, still feeling a bit dizzy. She slapped her cheeks hard before opening the door and walking out.

  "Big brother, it's so late, is there something going on?" Qin Luoyi spoke up, looking at the man who looked even more handsome under the moonlight. She didn't know if it was because of the wine or her drowsiness, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was unusually different from its usual clarity, and had a strange huskiness to it.

  Feng Fei's gaze was fixed on her sparkling eyes, as well as her rosy cheeks. The smile in his eyes was thick and rich, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

  "Little sister, you've also hurt brother's heart. Just now when you walked past brother, didn't you see me at all?" He said with his eyes cast down, filled with sadness.

  Qin Luoyi's heart skipped a beat, and the already demonic face of her senior brother took on an even more alluring and enchanting expression.

  "I had a bit of wine...my head is a bit dizzy, so I didn't see." She muttered an explanation, swallowing her saliva quietly.

  Now that I think about it, it seemed like there was something standing there just now, but this cave was originally newly built, where would there be anything, she wasn't quite used to it yet, and instinctively took him for a pillar.

  Uh... I didn't expect it was actually Big Brother!

  "Is it because of drinking?" Feng Fei Li's peach blossom eyes stared straight at her face: "Really, not on purpose?"

  Qin Luoyi nodded vigorously: "Really, absolutely not on purpose." She wanted to see her senior brother, how could she not greet him? However, in the middle of the night, what was her senior brother doing here?

  Feng Fei Lian stared at her for a moment, then suddenly leaned in unexpectedly, his eyes facing hers, his nose facing hers, only a hair's breadth apart, almost touching.

  His hair was scattered behind him, and the gentle breeze blew over it, causing the strands to fly up in a soft, fluttering motion. As he leaned forward, some of his hair lightly brushed against Qin Luo's face, making her feel an itch on her skin. At the same time, the extremely pleasant scent of dragon musk also snuck into her nostrils.

  At such a close distance, Qin Luoyi's intoxication suddenly cleared up a lot. She wanted to reach out and brush away the strand of hair that had floated onto her face, but she was afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would end up touching Feng Feilu's face instead.

  Her heart began to beat faster, and just as she was thinking of retreating a step without leaving any trace, Feng Fei Liu finally stood up straight, and the distance between them suddenly increased.

  "Hmm, you indeed smell of wine." Feng Fei Liu stared at her, the corners of his mouth curled up in a good-looking arc, and the smile on his demonic face became delightful: "But little Shifu has something to be happy about, actually sneaking out alone to drink, why didn't you call me?"

  He glanced around the neatly cleaned courtyard and raised an eyebrow: "Is it a celebration of moving into a new house?"

  His departure made Qin Lianyi secretly let out a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been beating irregularly, gradually returned to normal. A smile spread across her face: "It's not to celebrate this, but the fact that this cave can be repaired so quickly, the first person I want to thank is Master Brother. How could I possibly leave Master Brother behind and go out drinking? It was Jian Yuyan who came with me to Penglai Fairy Island. He was originally a registered disciple of the Xuanxu Sect, but this time he went out and was taken in as a disciple by Master Wu Shan. I'm celebrating his successful apprenticeship."

  Jian Yu Yan?

  Phoenix flew, and the light in his eyes flashed. This person had an impression, remembering that Qin Luoyi had found him for his sake back then. He had seen this person once before, in the Xinglu Hall of the Piaomiao Sect. Jade trees swayed in the wind, with a majestic aura, he was an outstanding man, although his cultivation was not high, the momentum emanating from his body made it difficult to ignore him. At that time, he had a feeling that this man was definitely not a mediocre person.

  Who would have thought that in just over a month's time, he actually became a disciple of Master Wu, his methods and mind are indeed not simple!

  "So that's how it is." He nodded and smiled, "It's indeed a celebratory matter. Little junior sister, are you familiar with Jian Yuyan? How did you two meet?" He asked casually, but his gaze was fixed tightly on her face, not missing the slightest change in her expression.

  "It's quite familiar, as for how we met... that's a long story." Qin Luo Yi flicked the hair at her temples, and couldn't help but smile slightly. If it weren't for Jian Yu Yan, she wouldn't have been able to join the Piaoyou Sect.

  Her smiling face made Feng Fei Liu unintentionally furrow his brow, and then his smile became even more charming as he teased: "Looks like there's quite a story behind this." He turned around and sat down on the stool beside him, making a gesture of leaning in to listen intently.

  Qin Liuyi was stunned, and she couldn't think of anything else, but then she thought that her senior brother would also have such a gossip side. After thinking for a moment, she only mentioned the important points about how Jian Yuyan was poisoned, and she accidentally met Xiong Sha, then refined the elixir to detoxify Jian Yuyan.

  "Originally, Junior Sister actually knew how to refine elixirs and had even saved his life before. Adding that time at Lion Tiger Gorge, wasn't he already indebted to you for two lives?" Feng Fei Liu heard this, raised an eyebrow, and smiled with deep meaning.

  Qin Luo Yi smiled slightly and waved her hand, saying: "At the Lion Tiger Ferry that time, it wasn't me who saved his life. He should thank Eldest Brother instead. That time when I helped him detoxify... we were just taking what we needed." She had obtained his complete set of talismans, as well as that jade slip.

  Thinking of Jade Jian, she suddenly had an idea. Jian Yu's talent for creating talismans was exceptional, so she took out the jade slip and they studied the symbols together.

  He also said: "I was able to recognize Shifu and come to Piaomiao Sect to cultivate, thanks to him too."

  Feng Fei squinted her peach blossom eyes and said strangely, "How can I put this?"

  Qin Luoyi bowed and entered the door of his master, while Jian Yuyan eventually became a nominal disciple of the Piaomiao Sect. To put it nicely, he was a nominal son, to put it bluntly, the master only brought people in and didn't care whether they were good or bad, letting them fend for themselves. Was the person Master wanted to take in originally Jian Yuyan? Because Jian Yuyan yielded, that's why he took Qin Luoyi instead?

  He secretly sneered to himself, with his understanding of his master, his master was not that kind of person. If it wasn't someone he truly valued, he wouldn't have accepted him as a disciple, just like how he had been with Liu Qingcheng in the past.

  "You also know that in our Holy Dragon Continent, it's rare for someone to be able to come to Penglai Fairy Island to cultivate on their own strength. He knew I wanted to come here, so he helped me by pulling strings and finding people to help. It just so happened that my master had gone to the Holy Dragon Continent again, which is how I got to know my master."

  Because she had a very good impression of the senior brother, Qin Luoyi didn't mention that she wanted to join Penglai Fairy Island and cancel her engagement with Chu Yixiu, but other than that, she didn't hide anything else and felt there was nothing to hide.

  But these words, when heard by Feng Fei Liu, made her think that Jian Yu Yan was an even more profound and cunning person.

  Digression

  Thank you Tàoyuè Xúnxiāng dear dear's Zhuanzhuan, thank you Zhūzhū Lèlè dear dear's Huahua (2 flowers)