101: The disciple's test

"Here, here, here."

Chen Qingxuan didn't panic in the slightest;

he easily pulled out a jade pendant.

Although he didn't realize his Beloved Disciple's true intention, since she had nagged him about it several times, he wasn't a careless person and had prepared it long ago.

"Hm?"

On the other hand, Ji Qianyou was stunned.

Looking at the jade pendant handed to her, the evidence she had been clutching in her sleeve, ready to use as a "checkmate," she seemed to freeze for a moment.

Why was there another one?

Chen Qingxuan gestured with his hand. "Weren't you always clamoring for it? Take it! A jade pendant isn't some precious treasure, why keep nagging about it?"

"..."

Ji Qianyou looked like she was questioning her life;

Facing Chen Qingxuan's urging, she could only take it huffily. "I feel like it!"

"What kind of attitude is this?" Chen Qingxuan was taken aback. "Demanding things from Revered Master, yet you're acting so self-righteous... shouldn't you say thank you?"

"You... I..."

Ji Qianyou was suddenly like a mute eating bitter melon;

She felt something was wrong, but couldn't put her finger on it.

How could there be two jade pendants?

That feeling... it clearly didn't feel like a jade pendant!

Immediately, Ji Qianyou forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Revered Master... I just wanted a keepsake... After all, this was the token of your first visit to the Demon Emperor Palace... Even if it's a lie, it's still very meaningful!"

"Is that so?"

Chen Qingxuan blinked.

Facing his Beloved Disciple's sentimental words, he felt a bit moved for a moment.

Before he could speak, Ji Qianyou added, "Revered Master, do you have many of these jade pendants?"

Chen Qingxuan didn't think much of it. "This isn't some treasure, why would I collect so many?"

"Oh? So just this one?"

"Yes!"

"..."

A curve lifted the corner of Ji Qianyou's mouth;

The next moment, she pulled the jade pendant out of her sleeve and feigned ignorance. "Strange, since Revered Master said there's only one, and it was in Revered Master's hand... then just now... why did Mother also give me an identical one? She even said this was the one Revered Master brought back then."

"Revered Master... Qian You doesn't understand!"

Ji Qianyou held a jade pendant in each hand, her watery ruby eyes staring at Chen Qingxuan both cutely and suspiciously;

Say something!

"Eh?"

Chen Qingxuan was stunned.

Looking at the two familiar jade pendants, he was a bit bewildered... No wonder he couldn't find it; it was still in his wife's hands!

The next moment, his expression turned calm as he changed his story. "Then there are two, I remembered incorrectly."

"Heh~"

Ji Qianyou laughed at his response.

Meeting Chen Qingxuan's surprised gaze, she took a step forward and looked up at him. "Revered Master, such a simple thing... how could you remember it wrong?"

"What?"

Chen Qingxuan's expression shifted;

By now, he vaguely sensed that his little disciple seemed a bit off.

Usually, she would be completely obedient.

Today, she was actually catching loopholes in his words?

Thinking back to when she caught him hugging Zhao Xiaoyin, Chen Qingxuan realized something. "What are you saying? If I remembered wrong, I remembered wrong... Did you forget back at the Central State Inn, this jade pendant accidentally poked you... Really, you've started nitpicking Revered Master's words. Have you spent so much time with me that you don't take Revered Master seriously anymore?"

"No, I...?"

Ji Qianyou looked like she was questioning her life.

She had planned to use the incident of sleeping at the Central State Inn as her final interrogation... but she didn't expect Chen Qingxuan to bring it up first.

And he was questioning her so self-righteously?

Such an unconventional move... instantly left Ji Qianyou at a loss.

"Hmph... Liar!"

Finally, Ji Qianyou snorted angrily and turned to leave.

She wasn't stupid; she could guess that this jade pendant... was most likely a new one Chen Qingxuan had gotten;

Otherwise, he would have given it to her back in Beiming.

But now that Chen Qingxuan was being stubborn, exposing him was useless... and she might even be accused of being a youngster always thinking of betraying her Revered Master.

Facing his Beloved Disciple who was about to leave in a huff, Chen Qingxuan hurriedly rushed forward and hugged her. "Qian You, don't tell your mother about today's matter... okay?"

Ji Qianyou's expression changed. "You hugged her... what does that have to do with my mother? My mother can't control you anyway."

"Cough... Revered Master is a person who values his reputation... It's not good if people find out about this kind of thing."

"..."

Ji Qianyou felt it was strange for a moment;

Seeing Chen Qingxuan care so much about this, the next moment, she suddenly lifted her small face. "Then kiss me... kiss me once, and I won't tell Mother."

"What?"

Chen Qingxuan's body shook.

Feeling guilty, he looked left and right, then lowered his voice to look at his Beloved Disciple. "Don't mess around, Qian You... how can a Revered Master kiss his disciple... be good, listen to me!"

"I won't!"

Ji Qianyou said huffily, "If you don't kiss me, I'll go tell Mother... I'm going right now."

Saying so, the young girl made a move to break free from his embrace to go report him.

"Don't, don't, don't..."

Chen Qingxuan's face turned pale with fright.

Seeing his Beloved Disciple's determination, he could only compromise. "Transform into your adult form... Revered Master can kiss your forehead... that should be fine."

"No!" Ji Qianyou refused without hesitation and lifted her delicate small face. "Kiss me like this."

"Holy crap?"

Chen Qingxuan waved his hands repeatedly in fear. "No way, it's illegal... if I do that, the screen will turn green and I'll be struck by lightning until I'm smoking."

"?"

Ji Qianyou didn't understand at all.

She only thought it was Chen Qingxuan's excuse for refusal.

Finally, she snorted angrily and turned to leave. "When I'm in a bad mood, I'll go tell Mother... and ruin your reputation."

"Qian You..."

Chen Qingxuan's shouts were useless.

Watching his little disciple's retreating figure, he sighed softly. "Alas, she's no longer that soft and sweet little disciple. She's really getting less fun as she grows up... Wait, something seems wrong."

Suddenly, Chen Qingxuan discovered a blind spot.

"Qian You... why did she want me to kiss her?"

Chen Qingxuan's heart skipped a beat.

Even if the feelings between Revered Master and disciple are great... she should understand this isn't appropriate, right?

Could it be that seeing him hug Xiao Yin... she's competing for favor with Xiao Yin?

Just then;

The door that had just been closed was pushed open once again.

Chen Qingxuan subconsciously looked up, thinking his Beloved Disciple had returned;

unexpectedly, it was Zhao Xiaoyin.

Before he could ask, Zhao Xiaoyin walked forward with a look of shock. "What did you say to her? Why... did she just run over and ask me if I've slept with you?"

"What?"

Chen Qingxuan's body shook.

"And then? What did you say?"

"I told the truth, of course... although you're unrestrained... your head isn't entirely filled with women."

"Whew—"

Chen Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

After waving Zhao Xiaoyin away, he felt more and more uneasy the more he thought about it.

Finally.

He decided to go find Ji Li.

Inside the Sleeping Hall.

Looking at the figure that appeared, Ji Li was like a startled bird. "Spare me, Brother Xuan... I've already surrendered."

"Cough, I have serious business."

Chen Qingxuan waved his hand.

Meeting Ji Li's surprised and apprehensive gaze, he forced a friendly smile. "Well, Wife, I gave Xiao Yin a hug today... To be honest, without comparison, I really wouldn't have known, but after comparing, I realized... your body is so flexible, slender, and perfect... I suppose over these years, besides cultivating, you must have put a lot of effort into shaping your physique to maintain such a perfect figure, right?"

Posting one chapter for now~