What... what does this mean?

Zhang Chuxi always felt that Chen Ye’s gaze seemed a bit strange.

It was as if certain senior brothers were looking at her.

As a girl universally acknowledged as beautiful, she naturally knew what such a gaze meant.

However...

Although she really detested Chen Ye, she also knew he was not a lecher.

Otherwise, when he bathed her back then, he would have overstepped his bounds long ago.

But at that time, he merely threw her, dressed only in her undergarments, into the bathing barrel, then humiliated her with a hard-bristled brush.

Thinking of this,

new and old grievances welled up in her heart.

Zhang Chuxi bit her lip and said insincerely:

"From now on, Chuxi will surely obey Guardian’s instruction and will not act recklessly..."

"That’s good then!"

Chen Ye smiled warmly, clasping his hands together,

"It’s not really about making you listen to me. I’m merely a Guardian; how could I dare make the Elder’s daughter listen to me?"

Good, you understand.

The girl silently thought to herself, showing a hint of a fake smile:

"In the cultivation realm, strength comes first. Guardian Chen is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and much older than me. As a junior, naturally Chuxi should heed Guardian’s words."

"Oh—since you say so, then I won’t hold back."

Chen Ye’s tone shifted, pushing his luck,

"If Miss Zhang no longer troubles me, then I, Chen Ye, do not wish to oppose Miss Zhang. But if you fail to repent, then I, Chen Ye, as a senior, will thoroughly educate this disobedient child on behalf of the Fourth Elder."

How vile!

What nonsense about educating bad children...

Zhang Chuxi felt a bit ashamed, lowered her head, and responded weakly, "Yes, Chuxi has no complaints."

...

The Spiritual Ship traversed the sky.

After passing through the dim protective sect array, Chen Ye and his party finally successfully returned to Lingyin Mountain.

Inside Lingyin Sect, it was no longer the scene of immortal grandeur it once was.

Looking around, smoke rose everywhere among the mountains, many temple buildings were half-collapsed, and the spirit fields were a mess.

Disciples coming and going were all injured, hurried in their demeanor, with their faces showing gratitude for surviving the disaster.

"We have arrived."

Bai Susu stood at the bow of the ship, letting out a long exhale of turbid air.

As the Spiritual Ship slowly descended onto the plaza at Tianxiu Peak, sect stewards who had been waiting there immediately came forward to greet them.

The leading elder was completely white-haired and bearded, with a weary complexion as if wounded.

This was the Peak Master of the Lingyin Gathering Flora Peak, with Seventh-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"True Inheritor Bai, you’ve finally returned!" Peak Master Ji sighed in relief upon seeing Bai Susu return safely.

One could say.

Bai Susu now represents the fortune of Lingyin Sect for the next hundred years; as long as Bai Susu successfully forms her core, even Emotion Crossing Sect cannot stop Lingyin’s rise.

"Old Ji, what are you worried about?"

Bai Susu smiled calmly,

"Could those demon cultivators of Moon Rhinoceros Lake District possibly harm me?"

"That’s good! Come quickly! True Inheritor Bai, follow this old man back; the Grand Elders have words to share with you."

Peak Master Ji waved his hand, casually glancing at the rest of the group, saying,

"You all have meritorious achievements in this demon extermination, the sect shall grant rewards afterward!"

Now is not the time for idle chatter, Bai Susu turned to look at Chen Ye, her tone indifferent:

"Guardian Chen, first return to Herb Peak and take a rest. You made great contributions this time, the sect will surely reward you. As for that... Zhang Chuxi matter, this True Inheritor will personally resolve it for you."

That golden-furred ball!

After toying with him, flipping faces within the sect, must her tone be so cold?

Chen Ye silently complained inwardly and replied with clasped hands: "Indeed."

Bai Susu raised an eyebrow, seemingly wanting to show a hint of a smile, which she then suppressed.

Sending a message secretly:

"Remember to hide your tail, don’t let others see it. I’ll come to find you when I have time."

Chen Ye’s skin twitched.

He took back his previous words.

Bai Susu sure had guts to send such ambiguous words in a sound transmission in front of so many people.

He only pretended not to hear the message, standing respectfully with a crowd of cultivators.

After Bai Susu and the sect’s high officials left, only then did the crowd of cultivators disperse, the scene turned lively in an instant.

"Master, Master! Qing Jun couldn’t find Little White, what if Little White is still at Moon Rhinoceros Lake District?"

The little girl pulled her master’s sleeve, still uneasy.

Chen Ye sighed, having already explained many times before, he could only continue soothing:

"That guy is sly, when encountering danger it runs faster than anyone else, don’t worry about it."

"Qing Jun isn’t worried about it!"

The little girl pursed her lips, counting with her fingers,

"It’s just that the little fox is very spiritual and surely worth spirit stones; losing it would be too wasteful!"

Er...

Chen Ye hadn’t expected Qing Jun to think that way.

What a materialistic little girl!

However... she had a point.

The White Fox Race was money-worthy, more so with such a mutated breed like Little White Fox?

Chen Ye speculated that Little White Fox probably equated to the price of a magical treasure, worth thousands of spirit stones!

Chen Ye nodded in deep agreement: "Qing Jun has a point, this fox though with ill intentions, is still worth something."

"Yes, yes!" The little girl nodded vigorously. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"..." Zhiwei blinked.

Could it be that in this family, only she genuinely liked the little fox?

She refrained from expressing her worry about the little fox; it’s merely to not trouble her master, because if her master knew she cared about the little fox, he would definitely spend time finding it.

...

Chen Ye, with his two apprentices, did not stay in the Inner Sect for long.

Instead, he rode his Flying Sword straight towards the Outer Sect Herb Peak.

Compared to the Inner Sect protected by multiple arrays, the Outer Sect’s situation was evidently much more tragic.

Once lush and verdant medicinal fields were mostly destroyed, many familiar courtyards had become ruins. The air was thick with the smell of charring.