54: Chapter 54 Caught in the act! The arrogant master is extremely jealous from afar!

The sun dipped below the layered rooftops of Sword King City, and the light in the guest room gradually grew dim and quiet.

On the bed, Junior Sister Lin Wanying, having tossed and turned for most of the day, finally could not resist the encroaching drowsiness.

Like a well-fed little Spirit Beast, she curled onto her side, clutching one of Gu Yi's pillows tightly in her arms, and fell into a deep sleep.

Her sweet, innocent face still bore a hint of post-coital satisfaction. As she breathed steadily, her long eyelashes cast two faint shadows against her eye sockets.

Gu Yi tucked the blanket in for her with light movements. After confirming that this little girl was sleeping soundly, he put on a clean moon-white robe and walked slowly to the round mahogany table in the outer room to sit down.

Counting the days, it had been quite a while since he left Xuantian Sect.

Gu Yi turned his wrist and took out the Holographic Heart-Link Mirror he had exchanged for using points.

The surface of this bronze mirror was engraved with complex spatial formation patterns. Its design was ancient, yet inside it contained profound Karma that could span thousands of miles.

He mobilized the pure True Qi within his body and steadily injected it into the mirror surface.

"Hum —"

The mirror surface rippled, and a bright white beam projected outward, weaving and converging in the Void Realm.

The image reflected the snow that lay eternally on Guhan Cliff.

Fei Yuechan was sitting upright on the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice bed at this moment.

She was not handling Sect affairs as usual, but was closing her eyes and breathing.

Her snow-white Peak Revered Master robe made her look aloof and cold. The rhythm of the Dao belonging to the Early Stage of the Soul Transformation Stage swirled around her. Even through the projection, that inviolable Immortal Qi rushed toward him.

Seemingly sensing the fluctuation of his Divine Sense, Fei Yuechan slowly opened her eyes.

Those cold, autumn-water-like eyes accurately pierced through layers of space and landed on Gu Yi's face.

"Rebellious Disciple, now that you've arrived at Sword King City, you finally deign to contact your Revered Master? I thought you were dazzled by the prosperity of the Central Plains and had long forgotten the coldness of Guhan Cliff."

Fei Yuechan's voice remained cold, carrying her usual strictness. However, in the instant their eyes met, a trace of faint joy flashed across her picturesque brows, only to be suppressed by her strong pride.

Gu Yi rested his chin on one hand, watching the tsundere Revered Master in the light screen pretending to be calm, and the smile on his lips grew softer.

"Even if this Disciple has seen all the prosperity in the world, my heart is always beside Revered Master's mysterious ice bed. Look, as soon as I had some free time, I hurried to 'check in' on Revered Master." Gu Yi's tone was relaxed, even carrying a hint of teasing.

"A glib tongue invites trouble." Fei Yuechan snorted coldly, but her gaze unconsciously scanned Gu Yi's face.

Confirming that his aura was steady and his cultivation had even made a qualitative leap, the heart she had been hanging finally settled. However, as the image zoomed in and focused, her sharp Phoenix eyes, belonging to a Soul Transformation powerhouse, suddenly locked onto a corner inside Gu Yi's collar.

The air froze in that instant.

Through the incredibly clear projection of the Heart-Link Mirror, Fei Yuechan clearly saw a thin strand of long hair entangled at the collar of Gu Yi's moon-white robe.

That strand of hair was a faint tea-brown color with a mischievous curl, completely different from Fei Yuechan's ink-like, satin-smooth hair.

More importantly, Gu Yi's current demeanor—that lazy look with a sense of "nourishment" at the corners of his eyes and brows—struck Fei Yuechan like a loud alarm bell.

"Gu Yi."

Fei Yuechan didn't even call him "Rebellious Disciple." Her tone was extremely low, like the calm before a storm.

Immediately after, a terrifyingly cold pressure followed the spatial channel of the Heart-Link Mirror, forcefully crossing thousands of miles, and descended directly into the guest room where Gu Yi was!

"Crack..."

The originally warm teacup froze into ice in an instant, making a crisp shattering sound.

The walls, tables, and chairs were covered with a layer of fine white frost at a speed visible to the naked eye. The temperature plummeted, and the bone-chilling cold of the Soul Transformation Stage made Gu Yi's muscles tense up.

"Explain to your Revered Master: which 'vixen' left the hair hidden in your collar?"

Fei Yuechan was trembling with anger, her cold, beautiful face covered in frost.

As a Soul Transformation powerhouse, she had lost all her usual composure over a single strand of hair. The anger of "the cabbage I raised with such difficulty was eaten by a pig"... no, the anger of "my own pig secretly went to eat someone else's cabbage" occupied the high ground.

Gu Yi instinctively felt his scalp tingle. This was the remote fury of a Revered Master at the Soul Transformation Stage. If he didn't handle it well, he might really be frozen into an ice sculpture and hung at the cliffside when he returned.

In his Sea of Consciousness, Ji Meier had already burst into unscrupulous, gloating laughter.

"Pfft... hee hee hee! Little enemy, you've crashed, haven't you? Your tsundere Revered Master's jealous look is truly terrifying. Even I feel cold watching this Soul Transformation Stage cold Qi. Do you want big sister to go and explain it for you?"

Gu Yi rolled his eyes in his heart, directly blocked Ji Meier, and his brain raced.

He didn't panic and brush off the hair; instead, he raised his hand and calmly picked up the tea-brown strand of hair with his fingertips, facing Fei Yuechan's icy, murderous gaze.

"Revered Master has truly sharp eyes, even noticing this."

Gu Yi gave a wry smile, and a look of helplessness and "deep" entanglement appeared on his handsome face at the right moment.

"This Disciple has not been by Revered Master's side these days. Every time I close my eyes, my mind is filled with Revered Master's teachings from back then. This Central Plains is not like the Sect, and this Disciple always feels empty inside. Today, while taking a walk, I saw a bundle of extremely tough brownish-red silk in an embroidery shop by the road, so I thought about using this thread to weave a sword tassel myself to give to Revered Master after returning to the mountain... but I didn't expect my hands to be clumsy, and this leftover thread got into my collar."

Gu Yi sighed, looking directly at Fei Yuechan, his eyes so sincere they could almost melt mysterious ice.

"I intended to give Revered Master a surprise, but I didn't expect it to cause a misunderstanding."

That terrifying cold pressure, enough to freeze the guest room, stalled for a moment after these words, and then melted away at an incredibly strange speed.

Fei Yuechan was stunned. She looked at the "silk" being rubbed between Gu Yi's fingertips, then at Gu Yi's aggrieved look of "my heart was set on the bright moon," and the anger in her heart instantly fizzled out, replaced by a wave of shame and confusion that hit her heart hard.

So... it was to prepare a gift for me? I actually... actually acted like a shrew and got jealous right in front of him?

"Who... who told you to buy these things randomly?" Fei Yuechan's originally cold voice became soft and wavering. She didn't even dare to look at Gu Yi's eyes, her gaze looking elsewhere in a panic, and that snow-white jade neck was stained with a flush at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"As a Soul Transformation Cultivator, would I be short of that one sword tassel? Truly neglecting proper work."

Although she said that, her tightly pursed red lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Yes, yes, yes, Revered Master is right to teach me." Gu Yi felt relieved as the crisis was averted. He looked at the Revered Master in the light screen who was so shy she was almost going to burrow into the ice, lowered his voice, and gave an evil, charming smile.

"Since Revered Master thinks the sword tassel is not important, then after this Disciple returns... how about I find another way to 'compensate' Revered Master? This Disciple has recently gained many insights and is just thinking about accompanying Revered Master to carefully 'discuss' the details of Dao and law at Guhan Cliff after the actual combat in Sword King City."

"Get out!" Fei Yuechan could clearly hear the rebellious, lewd undertone in his words. In a mix of shame and anger, she raised her hand and unilaterally cut off the holographic connection.

The light screen dissipated, but the frost filling the room attested to the presence of that Soul Transformation powerhouse just a moment ago.

Gu Yi let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again.

This job of smoothing things over is really not something an ordinary person can do.