23: Chapter 23 The old man is responsible for earning money to support the family, while the master is responsible for being beautiful.

A frost-white Sword Qi sliced through the sky.

Leng Qingshuang arrived riding her sword, her white clothes whiter than snow, like a Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl descending to the mortal realm.

Watching his Revered Master descend from the heavens, Chen Yan was moved to tears in his heart:

“Waaa! Revered Master is simply too cool! If only that Flying Sword could be replaced with a seven-colored auspicious cloud, it would be even better!”

“Just look at those long legs, that tiny waist, that cold and stunning aura—both pure and seductive! I wouldn’t trade her even for a Pill King!”

[Rebellious behavior detected from the host, rebellious value +333!]

Leng Qingshuang’s body stiffened slightly, and a faint blush quietly crept onto the tips of her ears.

This Rebellious Disciple!

In broad daylight, his head is filled with such messy thoughts!

When Lu Lingdan saw Leng Qingshuang, he knew in his heart that trying to take the boy by force was definitely not going to work.

But as he watched this unpolished jade, Chen Yan, about to slip through his fingers, he truly couldn't bear to let go!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him. He cleared his throat and said, “Qingshuang girl, now that you’ve become the Peak Revered Master of the Ninth Peak, you’re starting to treat your Grandpa Lu like a stranger?”

Leng Qingshuang’s beautiful face stiffened. Seeing Lu Lingdan pulling rank based on age, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

In terms of seniority, Lu Lingdan was indeed higher than her.

After all, even her own Revered Master had to call Lu Lingdan 'Uncle Lu'.

When she was a child, she often called him Grandpa Lu.

But ever since she broke through to the Mahayana Stage, who in the Taiqing Sword Sect dared to use seniority to lecture her?

Combined with her naturally cold personality, everyone naturally addressed her as 'Sword Venerable Shuanghua' when they met.

But Lu Lingdan didn't care about any of that. For the sake of Chen Yan, he was willing to throw his old face away.

“Qingshuang, you’ve seen this kid’s Alchemy talent; it’s a once-in-ten-thousand-years rarity!”

“If he only practices the sword, that would be a desecration of the Dao of Alchemy! It would not only be a loss for the Alchemy Peak but a loss for the entire Taiqing Sword Sect!”

Hearing this, Leng Qingshuang only shook her head slightly, her attitude firm: “He must be my Disciple!”

Chen Yan’s eyes immediately lit up, and his inner monologue started again.

“Wow~ Revered Master is so overbearing~ I love it~”

“'He must be my Disciple!' Hehe~ Revered Master must also be my Revered Master! She can only be my Revered Master alone!”

Seeing that Leng Qingshuang wasn't angry, Lu Lingdan chuckled, thinking there was a chance!

He took a step forward, putting on the air of a kind elder, and said, “I know taking a Disciple isn't easy. How about this, we both take a step back!”

“You don’t have to expel him from the Ninth Peak; just let him take me as his Revered Master at the same time!”

“Sect rules don’t restrict a person to only having one Revered Master. Let him be a dual-Disciple! Surely that's fine?”

Leng Qingshuang’s brows furrowed slightly, instinctively wanting to refuse.

However, Chen Yan’s voice rang out in her heart again:

“Dual-Disciple? Doesn't that mean I’ll have to run back and forth between two places?”

“Holy crap! I don’t want that!”

“If that happens, how can I spend quality time alone with Revered Master?”

“How can I deepen our Revered Master-Disciple bond?”

“How can I take the opportunity while Revered Master is cultivating to peek... ahem, appreciate her beauty?”

“If Revered Master doesn't have me, then those long legs, that proud figure, and those moist red lips—wouldn't they have no one to appreciate them?”

“Revered Master! You must not agree! I only want to be your intimate Disciple!”

[Rebellious behavior detected from the host, rebellious value +1001!]

With her back to Chen Yan, Leng Qingshuang’s lips twitched, and the veins on her forehead throbbed.

What quality time alone? Deepening bonds?

This Rebellious Disciple has been peeking at my figure all this time...

Is that 'appreciation'?

That’s pure lechery!

No!

This Rebellious Disciple’s head is full of trash, and his thoughts are becoming more and more dangerous!

If I let him stay idle any longer, who knows if he might actually do something that betrays his Revered Master and the Sect one day!

Thinking of this, Leng Qingshuang took a deep breath, and her mind instantly shifted!

She looked at Lu Lingdan and calmly uttered a single word: “Accepted.”

Lu Lingdan was overjoyed: “Hahaha! Kid, come and acknowledge your Revered Master!”

Laughing loudly, he grabbed Chen Yan and leaped onto his Flying Sword, heading straight for the Alchemy Peak Great Hall!

Chen Yan: “???”

He was carried through the air like a little chick, his face full of bewilderment as he looked at Leng Qingshuang.

“Revered Master? Do you not love me anymore? How could you push me into a fire pit!”

“Revered Master, save me! This old man's eyes aren't right! He doesn't look like a good person!”

Leng Qingshuang’s lips twitched, feeling utterly embarrassed.

With a flick of her hand, she cast a Silencing Technique on Chen Yan’s mouth.

“Shut up!”

Chen Yan: “|*´Å`)ﾉ”

Waaa!

No!

I won, but I haven't seen the performance of raw-eating a Pill Furnace yet!

Qian Duoduo still has my million Spirit Stones!

[Task complete. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Xuantian Appraisal Technique!]

*Thud!*

As they landed.

Before Chen Yan could even process the System reward, under Leng Qingshuang’s “coercion” and Lu Lingdan’s “enticement”...

In the Alchemy Peak Great Hall, he “voluntarily” served tea to Lu Lingdan, kowtowed, and “excitedly” acknowledged his new Master.

He became the first Disciple in the history of the Taiqing Sword Sect to simultaneously have two Peak Master-level Masters!

Chen Yan knelt on the ground, looking like a mistreated young bride, and complained wildly in his heart:

“Waaa~ My life is so bitter! My wonderful quality time with Revered Master is gone, and now I have to face this old geezer.”

“Revered Master is really something too, why did she agree? Just because this old geezer is rich?”

“But I can refine pills too, I can also earn Spirit Stones!”

“Give me some time, and I could definitely afford to support Revered Master!”

Lu Lingdan had no idea his precious Disciple was badmouthing him in his heart.

He looked at Chen Yan, and the more he looked, the more he liked him!

He was so happy that the wrinkles on his face smoothed out.

“Hahaha~ Good Disciple! Get up quickly!”

Lu Lingdan reached out to help Chen Yan up, then pulled out a purple-gold token from his robes and shoved it directly into Chen Yan’s hand.

“Take it! This is the Chief Elder Token of the Alchemy Peak! Seeing this token is like seeing me!”

He pointed at the token and said arrogantly, “From now on, in the Taiqing Sword Sect, if anyone dares to bully you, just smash this token in their face!”

“Regardless of who is right, you are the ultimate authority!”

Holding the heavy token in his hand and listening to Lu Lingdan’s overbearing speech, Chen Yan couldn't help but ask: “Then if I have a grudge with the Fifth Peak, is this token useful?”

“The Fifth Peak?”

A flash of disdain crossed Lu Lingdan’s eyes as he said calmly, “Except for that hypocrite Li Qingxuan, as long as you hold this...”

Chen Yan: “(•'╻'•)꒳ᵒ꒳ᵎᵎᵎ”

Is this the confidence of the Chief Grand Elder of the Alchemy Peak?

Looking at it this way, acknowledging this Master wasn't a loss after all!

The look of disgust that was originally in his eyes vanished instantly.

What old geezer?

Isn't this my lovely golden thigh!

“With this status, won't I be able to walk sideways in the Sect from now on?”

“When the time comes, I’ll take the token to the Fifth Peak and piss right on Li Qingxuan’s mountain gate in front of his face!”

“From now on, the old man earns the bread, and Revered Master stays beautiful!”

“What about me? Of course, I’ll be responsible for living off them... bah! I’ll be responsible for combining the strengths of both houses and reaching the Peak of my life!”

This deal is a total steal!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan’s attitude did a complete 180-degree turn!

He turned around and with a *thump*, knelt down before Lu Lingdan again!

Then, *bang bang bang*, he gave three resounding kowtows.

They were so crisp!

They were so sincere!

“Master above! Please accept another bow from your Disciple!”

“Master is truly handsome beyond compare! My admiration for you is like a surging river, unending, like the flooding Yellow River, once it starts, it's uncontrollable!”

He looked up, his face covered in a fawning smile.

While Leng Qingshuang looked on with an expression of 'how embarrassing, I can't show my face'...

Chen Yan grinned, opened his hands, and reached out toward Lu Lingdan.