2: Chapter 2 Masters Descend the Mountain

"What?! Old man, did I hear that right?"

"You're finally letting me go down the mountain."

The young man said excitedly, his face full of smiles.

Heaven knows, he had been brought to this godforsaken mountain since he first gained consciousness at the age of five, forced to cultivate by the old man before him every single day. Today, he could finally leave!

Having grown up, apart from before he was five, he had never left this mountain. The furthest place he had ever gone was a small village at the foot of the mountain, and he was filled with longing for everything outside.

"Of course. Aren't you excited?"

"Old man, isn't that a rhetorical question?! I can finally go see the world outside!"

The youth was named Chu Men, and the old man opposite him was the master who had brought him to the mountain and taught him ancient martial arts, known by the Taoist name Qing Yuanzi.

"Don't be happy too soon. The world below the mountain isn't as wonderful as you think. Besides, you're an unregistered resident, though I've already asked someone to help you sort out your identity."

"After you go down the mountain, go find the Lin Family in Hai City. Fifteen years ago, Master saved the head of the Lin Family in Hai City and arranged a betrothal for you.

That young lady of the Lin Family is now of marriageable age, possessed of peerless beauty, and most importantly, she is a Mysterious Yin Physique."

The old man said earnestly.

Chu Men's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Mysterious Yin Physique? Old man, you aren't lying to me, are you?"

"That's right." A trace of imperceptible calculation flashed in Qing Yuanzi's eyes. "If you can dual cultivate with her, you can borrow the Mysterious Yin energy to break through the innate realm, enter the Great Grandmaster realm directly, and who knows, perhaps even reach the Great Grandmaster realm in the future."

Chu Men was overjoyed: "Old man, you're so good to me!"

Qing Yuanzi patted his shoulder earnestly: "You brat, you are my only disciple in this life. In the future, my mantle will be passed on to you. After you go down the mountain, train well. When the time is right, I will come down the mountain to find you."

"Yes!"

Chu Men didn't even look back, carrying his bundle and heading down the mountain excitedly.

After he left, Qing Yuanzi stood on the mountain peak, stroking his beard and chuckling:

"Silly boy, take good care of that Mysterious Yin Physique for Master. Once you harvest her, the moment your Yang energy and her Yin energy merge will be the time for you to repay Master..."

That's right, Qing Yuanzi had an agenda in taking Chu Men as his disciple. His real plan was for Chu Men to harvest Lin Wanqing, and then, through a special secret technique, the Yang energy and Yin energy would converge within his body to form a special "Yin-Yang Chaos Energy." At that point, he would kill Chu Men, seize his power, and break through to the Heavenly Human realm in one fell swoop.

Therefore, his kindness to Chu Men was entirely an investment; he had raised Chu Men for fifteen years just like raising a pig, waiting for it to get fat before slaughtering it. (However, this is all for later in the original plot). Currently, Chu Men was naturally completely unaware, believing that his master was truly good to him.

Meanwhile, in the Hai City Qin Family.

Hai City is the provincial capital of Jiang Province and also the ancestral home of the Qin Family in China. The Qin Family rose step by step from here, eventually becoming the top aristocratic family in China.

"Young Master, Miss Lin Wanqing is calling." A middle-aged man in a suit with a straight posture said.

"I know, Uncle Fu." The person who answered was Qin Yi, and the person who notified him was the butler of the Qin Family — Qin Fu.

Qin Fu was the absolute confidant of the Qin Family, and had even been granted the surname Qin.

Not only because he had been by Qin Zheng's side since he was a child, but more importantly, he had saved Qin Zheng's life back then, which had resulted in him sustaining serious injuries, turning him from Qin Zheng's personal bodyguard into the current butler.

Also because he was five years older than Qin Zheng, Qin Yi respected him very much, so he always called him Uncle Fu.

Qin Yi took the phone from Uncle Fu and looked at the screen.

On the screen appeared a woman, extremely beautiful, with skin like congealed fat, eyes like autumn water, and a cold temperament. She was a stunning beauty; she was none other than the eldest daughter of the Hai City Lin Family, Lin Wanqing.

"Brother Qin Yi, tomorrow is my birthday banquet. You must come; you can't be like last year."

She said to Qin Yi. Her tone seemed particularly dissatisfied that he couldn't attend last year.

"Alright, such an important event as your birthday banquet, I will definitely arrive on time." Qin Yi replied to Lin Wanqing very patiently.

"Then it's a deal! You must come."

Lin Wanqing repeated it to Qin Yi again. Regarding this, Qin Yi could only smile helplessly.

Because he was at a critical period of breaking through to the Great Grandmaster realm during last year's birthday banquet, he was unable to attend her birthday banquet.

After the video call hung up, Qin Yi walked out of the bedroom. He wanted to go to his exclusive martial arts training ground, preparing to test his cultivation as a Land Immortal.

While passing through the corridor, he suddenly heard a crisp "bang" sound from ahead.

Immediately followed by a woman's exclamation.

Qin Yi did not stop walking, continuing forward. Turning the corner, he saw blue and white porcelain shards scattered all over the floor, and a young woman in a maid outfit was crouching on the ground, picking up the shards in a panic.

The woman heard footsteps, looked up, and revealed a face streaked with tears.

The maid was named Su Qingyu.

Her eyes were red, teardrops hung on her eyelashes, and her finger had been cut by a porcelain shard, with blood dripping down. But she didn't have time to bandage it, only looking at Qin Yi in a panic, her voice trembling:

"Yo... Young Master! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I... I really didn't mean to!"

Qin Yi stopped and looked down at her.

A maid, breaking blue and white porcelain.

At this moment, the system prompt sounded.

"Ding, detected Yellow-level Daughter of Luck Su Qingyu."

[Name: Su Qingyu]

[Age: 25]

[Gender: Female]

[Beauty: 82]

[Realm: None]

[Fate: Transmigrator, Qin Family Maid, Daydreamer, Selfish, Narcissistic]

Seeing Qin Yi staring at her in a daze, Su Qingyu thought Qin Yi was captivated by her beauty and unable to extricate himself.

So she secretly rejoiced in her heart: "Finally! He finally noticed me! As a transmigrator, I am indeed the legendary fated heroine."

In her past life, she loved reading domineering CEO novels since she was a child and firmly believed that she was someone with a "heroine halo." Although her original family was difficult, she was extremely confident in herself, believing that one day she would be spotted by a wealthy young master and rise to become a phoenix.

Because she got too excited after reading a domineering CEO proposing to a poor heroine and imagined herself in the scene, her heart beat at 500 beats per minute, which was too intense, and she died suddenly.

However, she didn't expect that after she died, she actually transmigrated and became a maid newly hired by the Qin Family a month ago.

Once, by chance, while she was cleaning the courtyard, she saw Qin Yi returning home. With just one glance, she decided that Qin Yi was her fated son of destiny.

And she was the one who would marry into the Qin Family and become the mistress of the Qin Family in the future.

The so-called heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon a person; she was currently just a maid, but as long as she could arouse Qin Yi's interest in her, combined with her actress-level acting skills, she believed she would definitely be able to firmly occupy Qin Yi's heart.