284: Chapter 284 What a tragedy!

"This detestable rebellious disciple really gives me a headache!"

Master Shen Xi felt utterly helpless regarding Ye Xuan's persistent pestering.

"Master, please don't be angry. I promise I won't make you angry again in the future. I can swear it!"

As Ye Xuan spoke, he gently rested his chin on Master Shen Xi's soft, delicate shoulder, greedily inhaling the faint floral fragrance wafting from her cascading, waterfall-like dark hair.

At the same time, his sneaky eyes peered through the gap in her veil, catching a glimpse of Master Shen Xi's dreamy, ethereal face, half of which was as fair and smooth as mutton-fat jade, hidden beneath her hazy immortal aura.

"Rebellious disciple..."

Master Shen Xi's voice carried a hint of feigned anger, but it was mostly shyness.

Her originally cold and stunning face was already flushed with an alluring rosy hue, and even her earlobes, usually pale almost to the point of transparency, had turned bright red under the warmth of Ye Xuan's breath, resembling two ripe love beans.

Feeling Ye Xuan's cloying words and shameless actions, Master Shen Xi suddenly felt as if she didn't know how to react at all.

After all, she had never been this flustered even when facing Supreme experts!

She could even suppress the entire Holy Land by herself!

Yet, despite her immense power, she was left with nothing but helplessness when facing her own rascal disciple.

"What a little brat, disturbing my focus and ruining my cultivation! Should I just slap him?"

Master Shen Xi blushed, her beautiful eyes shimmering with light, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself in annoyance.

However, even as she thought this, her hands moved very gently to push Ye Xuan's unruly head away slightly.

"Master, I am willing to give them up and only be with you."

Ye Xuan tightly hugged her soft, slender waist that seemed as if it could be encircled by a single hand, holding the fragrant Master Shen Xi in his arms, and spoke with an extremely serious tone.

"It seems I also used the same words to coax Qianxi!"

Ye Xuan muttered to himself, but all of this was for his beloved Master.

"Alright, Pretty Boy, let me go!"

Upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, Master Shen Xi's delicate body paused slightly, but she still shook her head gently.

Then, she struggled to break free from Ye Xuan's embrace and spoke to him with a serious expression.

At this moment, her beautiful eyes were as calm as a lake, without the slightest ripple.

"Master, are you really not angry anymore?"

Looking at Master Shen Xi's calm, lake-like eyes, Ye Xuan felt an unspeakable sense of unease.

He felt that his Master in this state was far more worrying than when she was angry.

"I'm not angry anymore. As your Master, why should I quibble with my own disciple!"

Master Shen Xi said to Ye Xuan indifferently with her heavenly voice.

However, her eyes seemed to hide a trace of complex emotion that was difficult to detect.

"Master, we did those things over those two days. I don't just want to be your disciple, I also want to..."

Ye Xuan sensed the faint feeling of distance radiating from his Master, and he couldn't help but panic as he spoke to her.

"Hmph!"

However, before he could finish his sentence, Master Shen Xi cast a silence spell on him.

Ye Xuan widened his eyes, trying to make a sound, but it was all in vain.

"Remember, from now on we are only Master and disciple. Don't overthink it, or I will personally help you remove your troubles."

Master Shen Xi looked at Ye Xuan with calm, beautiful eyes, speaking with a heart as still as water.

Ye Xuan felt a bitter ache in his heart. How could he possibly forget what happened during those two days? Those were the most beautiful memories between them! Yet now, Master Shen Xi was treating him with such cold indifference.

"Master, please just be angry at me. If you distance yourself from me like this, I will be very sad."

Ye Xuan's voice carried a hint of tears; he truly didn't understand why Master Shen Xi had suddenly changed like this.

Feeling the sense of distance from his Master, who was clearly close at hand yet felt as if she were worlds away, Ye Xuan's eyes gradually welled up with tears.

He knew he could not lose Master Shen Xi; he could no longer imagine how to live without her.

"Why be sad? You and I are only Master and disciple; that was true before, and it will remain so!"

Master Shen Xi looked at the anxiety and sadness on Ye Xuan's face, and her heart involuntarily ached slightly.

But she knew deeply that if they continued to entangle, it would only cause them both more pain.

Prolonged pain is worse than a quick end; it would be better to completely sever this connection to avoid falling into endless trouble in the future.

Hearing Master Shen Xi's resolute words, Ye Xuan felt as if his heart were being twisted by a knife. He was unwilling to give up just like that, yet he didn't know how to salvage the situation.

At this moment, he felt the entire world turn gray and devoid of light.

Ye Xuan had so many confidantes; how could he possibly lack Master Shen Xi?

It was enough for her to simply be his Master; they only needed to maintain a pure Master-disciple relationship.

"Is it really just a Master-disciple relationship... but I don't just want to be your disciple..."

On the towering Sword Immortal Peak, an exquisite pavilion stood amongst the clouds.

Ye Xuan sat quietly on the threshold of Master Shen Xi's boudoir, whispering to himself, as if lost in a trance.

"Master, I know I am a bit of a playboy, but my feelings for you are incredibly sincere. I truly love you, and I am willing to spend my entire life protecting you. Should I encounter danger in the future, I would willingly trade my own life to ensure your safety!"

Ye Xuan poured his heart out silently. His originally handsome face now wore a hint of sorrow, casting aside his usual playful demeanor and replacing it with profound solemnity and earnestness.

"Master Shen Xi, we have already been so intimate; how can we possibly maintain a pure Master-disciple relationship? Our ages are not that different, and I will never easily give up on my feelings for you."

After pondering for a moment, Ye Xuan seemed to have a sudden realization. He gently shook his head, a tender smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

"I hope Pretty Boy can understand my good intentions and work hard to cultivate; only then will he be able to survive the struggles of the coming great era."

Inside the boudoir, Master Shen Xi stood by the window with her hands behind her back, her beautiful eyes gazing into the distance as she murmured to herself.

"Sooner or later, I will no longer be by your side. When that day comes, I hope you can protect yourself!"

There was a hint of gravity in Master Shen Xi's beautiful eyes. Having reached her level of cultivation, she seemed to have developed a wary premonition about the future. She could feel the opening of the curtain on the great era, and she could also sense the endless darkness lurking behind it.

Under the shadow of endless darkness, there is no place for romantic entanglements; cultivation is everything. Only with cultivation can one protect the people they wish to protect.

And those whom she, Master Shen Xi, wished to protect included not only Ye Xuan and Qingluan, but also the Cangqiong Holy Land, and furthermore, all living beings in the Shenxuan Continent.