18: Chapter 18 Yin Yaba's Night Raid

Ling Yao clutched her head in pain, just about to turn and bare her teeth at Su Yi.

A sound of porcelain shattering came from the kitchen.

Veins throbbed on Su Yi's forehead, and he sighed. There was no need to guess; this was the seventh bowl broken today.

As the cook, he had already prepared the meal, so trivial tasks like washing the dishes and pots naturally didn't need to be done by Su Yi.

The few who were sponging off his meals had tacitly divided the labor, with each person taking a turn for one day.

But starting with Xiao Tian, the bowls in the kitchen were broken one after another.

Everyone had tried it once, and the four grown men had all failed; not a single one knew how to wash a bowl!

Of course, whether Gu Wanquan, who came out last with an apologetic smile, was faking it, was unknown.

He had originally thought that as the only mature one among them, Wen Daoyi would at least know how to wash dishes.

But hearing the sound of a new broken bowl, Su Yi sighed deeply and walked into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Wen Daoyi was standing at the stove, looking flustered. Seeing Su Yi walk in, a flush of red immediately appeared on her naturally cold face.

"I... I'm sorry..." Wen Daoyi apologized in a low voice.

A cold face paired with this expression created a sense of extreme contrast.

But Su Yi helplessly pointed to the door, signaling that she could leave.

Wen Daoyi hurriedly added in embarrassment, "I can learn. You just need to teach me."

Hearing the noise, Ling Yao hopped in, grabbed Wen Daoyi, and said, "Sister Wen, let's go. Let Su Yi handle it. When I ascend to the throne, I'll appoint Su Yi as the Nine... no, Six-Thousand-Year-Old, just because he flicked my forehead earlier!"

Having said that, Ling Yao glared fiercely at Su Yi, signaling that she had noted this grudge!

Su Yi gave a bitter smile and gestured that he would just wash them himself.

As Wen Daoyi was being led away by Ling Yao, she passed by Su Yi and shyly whispered another apology.

Looking at the pots and bowls in front of him, Su Yi wondered if he had been set up.

Six people and not one of them could wash a bowl; Su Yi felt like these Children of Destiny had conspired to mess with him.

He could understand not knowing how to cook, but not knowing how to wash dishes—why didn't they just say they didn't know how to chew their food?

And with six people, none of whom knew how to wash dishes, wasn't this just targeting him?

He was here to be a Prodigy, not to be a nanny!

Grumbling indignantly while washing the dishes, Su Yi complained to himself.

Indeed, the Heavens were fair; they had given these Prodigies unparalleled Cultivation Aptitude, but had deleted the part of their brains needed for independent living.

After cleaning up the kitchen and washing up, Su Yi finally returned to his room.

At this moment, Yin Chaoge was already sitting cross-legged on the bed, beginning to Cultivate.

Seeing the Prodigy opposite him working so hard, Su Yi naturally didn't want to fall behind. He hurriedly got into bed and also sat cross-legged to Cultivate.

"Experience +1"

"Experience +2"

"Experience +1"

As Su Yi immersed himself in the cultivation of the Luoxia Qi Refining Technique, the notification sounds regarding experience gain kept ringing in his mind.

This method of cultivation, where hard work yielded visible rewards, was the most encouraging.

Soon, Su Yi was so absorbed in his cultivation that he lost track of everything else.

While one person was Cultivating with fervor, another was awakened by the heat.

Yin Chaoge's eyelids twitched; he felt his body heating up again for some unknown reason.

He opened his eyes abruptly, only to see Su Yi opposite him, also Cultivating.

At this moment, Su Yi was sitting cross-legged, his dark hair cascading down. A faint smile played on his face, and his closed peach-blossom eyes lacked their usual seductive allure, replaced by a sense of tranquility.

Yin Chaoge glanced at Su Yi and tried to close his eyes to Cultivate again.

But after a while, Yin Chaoge opened his eyes again, stood up expressionlessly, and walked out.

Walking to Gu Wanquan's door, Yin Chaoge raised his hand and knocked.

"Creak!"

When the door opened, it revealed Gu Wanquan's confused face. Seeing it was Yin Chaoge, Gu Wanquan put on a smile and asked, "It is late, Junior Brother. Why are you not Cultivating and instead coming here?"

"I want to sleep with you!" Yin Chaoge said arrogantly, without a wasted word.

"?"

Gu Wanquan's smile didn't fade, but his eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone cooled: "What? Did Junior Brother Su want the room to himself and kick you out?"

"Hah, who would dare to kick me out? I chose to come out myself!" Yin Chaoge sneered.

Gu Wanquan was even more confused. Since it wasn't Su Yi's request, what was the difference between staying in the same room as Su Yi versus staying with him?

Gu Wanquan had an unknown secret. To keep it hidden, he wanted to live alone and did not want to share a room with anyone else!

"Then why? Wasn't the room selection finalized today? Surely Junior Brother Yin doesn't intend to go back on his word?" Gu Wanquan put away his smile and asked indifferently.

Yin Chaoge fell silent for a moment. He couldn't exactly say that living with Su Yi made him unbearably hot, could he?

Who could say such a thing? He didn't even like men!

If he actually said that, even if Yin Chaoge didn't like men, others would assume he did.

Could it be that he actually liked men?

An absurd thought popped into Yin Chaoge's mind, and he immediately shook his head vigorously to dispel it.

As if he feared the thought would contaminate his brain.

Watching Yin Chaoge, who was shaking his head violently as if having a seizure, Gu Wanquan was about to speak but was locked in a fierce stare by Yin Chaoge.

Yin Chaoge said urgently, "One night, just one night. Let's swap rooms; you go stay in the same room as Su Yi!"

He wanted to find Gu Wanquan, who was also a man, to test it out.

To see if there was something wrong with him, or if there was something wrong with Su Yi!

Gu Wanquan looked at the anxious Yin Chaoge. Although he didn't understand why, he instinctively countered, "Why should I?"

Yin Chaoge fell silent for a moment, then pleaded, "I'm begging you!"

Hearing Yin Chaoge say this, Gu Wanquan, who had been about to close the door, became interested.

The Yin Chaoge in front of him had extraordinary Aptitude and looked simple-minded.

He was isolated and helpless in the Luoxia Immortal Sect; finding a shield to cover his secret wouldn't be a bad idea.

The quiet, arrogant, and simple-minded Yin Chaoge seemed like a very suitable candidate!

Thinking of this, Gu Wanquan put the smile back on his face and said to Yin Chaoge, "You and I are now fellow disciples. Although I don't know why, I can help with this small favor!"

Looking at the hypocritically smiling Gu Wanquan, Yin Chaoge took a long time to squeeze out, "Many thanks!"

When Gu Wanquan went out to walk toward Su Yi's room, Yin Chaoge seemed to recall something and added, "If you come back tonight, that means from now on, we will share a room!"

Gu Wanquan, who had stepped out, was stunned. Did Su Yi snore? Was it keeping Yin Chaoge awake?

Gu Wanquan said with interest, "Then I'm afraid Junior Brother Yin will be disappointed. I sleep very soundly and am not easily awakened!"

Watching Gu Wanquan walk into Su Yi's room, Yin Chaoge, who had entered Gu Wanquan's room, suddenly began to feel anxious and conflicted.

Could it really be his own problem?

Could he really like men?

Yin Chaoge looked at the door with some trepidation, fearing that Gu Wanquan would not experience anything unusual!

If Gu Wanquan could sleep in the same room as Su Yi for a night without any issues, it would really prove that the problem was him!

Regarding the major issue of his sexual orientation, Yin Chaoge couldn't even focus on Cultivation; he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

Finally, after a grueling half-hour, the door to Yin Chaoge's room was pushed open by an expressionless Gu Wanquan.

At this moment, Gu Wanquan was soaked, as if he had just taken a shower with his clothes on.

Seeing Gu Wanquan in this state, Yin Chaoge felt a surge of joy and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Good, good, good! It wasn't just him; even this Gu Wanquan couldn't handle it!

Gu Wanquan expressionlessly changed his clothes and then sat on his own bed to Cultivate.

Yin Chaoge asked, with a tacit understanding, "Can I sleep here from now on?"

Gu Wanquan, with his eyes closed, remained silent for a long time before squeezing a word through his teeth:

"Mn..."