novelraw Chapter 148 - 147: Did Master's Wife and Master Have a Falling-out?
Chapter 148 - 147: Did Master's Wife and Master Have a Falling-out?
"Master, what does the Divinity Transformation Stage feel like?"
Qing Yueqiu asked curiously as she stood atop her Flying Sword, gazing at Pei Yuhang. He kept pace beside her effortlessly, treading on the void as if taking a leisurely stroll.
Pei Yuhang gave a faint smile.
"What, you've only just reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're already thinking about Divinity Transformation? Don't get ahead of yourself."
"I just want to get stronger a little faster…"
Thinking of the group of malicious women who always hovered around her master, Qing Yueqiu silently clenched her fists.
"Why are you in such a hurry to grow stronger? You're still so young. You should be focused on tempering your Dao Heart. All I can tell you is this: the stronger your Cultivation becomes, the more you must focus on cultivating your Dao Heart.
The reason you were stuck at Golden Core Peak for so long, unable to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, was precisely because your Dao Heart and Dao Practice were too shallow. If you rush to become stronger now, you'll just get stuck again when it's time to break through to the Divinity Transformation stage."
Pei Yuhang shook his head, hoping his disciple would reflect on her impatience.
Qing Yueqiu fell silent for a moment before suddenly asking:
"Then, Master, is there any Magic Technique that can make up for a deficient Dao Heart, allowing one to quickly break through realms and enhance their Cultivation?"
"What are you thinking, you silly girl? There are no shortcuts in cultivation."
Pei Yuhang reached out and flicked the girl's smooth forehead. Caught off guard, the silver-haired girl let out a soft cry and covered the red mark that appeared there.
At the same time, her ears perked up as she continued to listen to her master's words:
"If you insist on a shortcut, the only ones are those promoted by the Demon Dao. They involve stealing the Dao Practice and destiny of others to supplement your own and fuel your own path. This is why so many Demonic Cultivators are always performing blood and soul sacrifices on the masses."
"Of course, this method goes against the Celestial Dao and humanity. If you get entangled in too much bloody karma, you'll face retribution sooner or later."
"Master, do you hate the Demon Dao?"
"Vanquishing the Demon Dao is the duty of us Righteous Cultivators."
Pei Yuhang recalled his days as a canary, imprisoned in the Yin Yang Sacred Land, and his voice grew heavy.
"The Demon Dao…"
Hearing this, Qing Yueqiu's red eyes flickered, but she did not respond.
…
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"Liyuan, I was wrong… I shouldn't have hidden my Crossing the Tribulation from you… Please, just let me in."
Having just re-ascended to the Divinity Transformation stage, Peng Sword Immortal, who had been in such high spirits just moments before, now wore a wry smile as he knocked on the wooden door, begging his Dao Companion inside for forgiveness.
"You liar! You can sleep outside tonight! You even roped Little Yueqiu into tricking me!"
"Crossing the Tribulation is such a huge deal, and you had to hide it from me! Are we even Dao Companions?!"
"I hate it when people lie to me for my 'own good'! If you really loved me, you would have just told me honestly."
Ye Liyuan's furious voice, tinged with a sob, drifted from inside the room. Pei Yuhang knew his Dao Companion was truly angry this time.
'Oh, dear. What am I going to do?'
Ye Liyuan had rarely ever argued with Pei Yuhang. In the past, whenever she got upset, Pei Yuhang just had to carry her to bed, and she would immediately become shy and bashful.
Once Liyuan became shy, she would basically just whimper softly, which was more effective than any form of appeasement.
Unfortunately, his Dao Companion had shut him out this time, and he couldn't even touch her hand. If he forced his way in, he would surely break the door. Such a brutish act, like tearing down the house, was utterly devoid of romance and would certainly frighten Liyuan.
His two disciples, Qing Yueqiu and Yu Gu Nan, stood silently behind Pei Yuhang, watching their master get locked out of his room by their master's wife.
If they were ordinary disciples, they would surely play the role of peacemaker at a time like this, trying to help their master and his wife reconcile.
But they were disciples of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, and naturally, they were no ordinary disciples…
Not only did they have no desire to help their master and his wife reconcile, they would even look for a chance to fan the flames and make things worse.
If she fainted from anger and left the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, separating from their master, that would be absolutely perfect~!
Yu Gu Nan looked at the closed door, an inappropriate flicker of joy in her eyes. After all, the only reason the master's wife knew about their master Crossing the Tribulation today was because she had "accidentally" leaked it to her.
Now it seemed the master's wife had fallen out with their master, just as she had predicted!
Heh heh heh heh…
Yu Gu Nan glanced at Qing Yueqiu. Her Senior Sister was gazing at their master's back, and it was clear she wanted to say something, but propriety held her back. She hesitated, feeling it was the wrong moment, unable to get the words out.
'Tch. Senior Sister is just like my little sister said: indecisive. A total small fry, nothing to worry about.'
Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Gu Nan made her move on Pei Yuhang, who now had nowhere to sleep. In a single breath, she said what her Senior Sister had spent so long hesitating over.
"Master, the master's wife is right. This really is your fault… Sigh. You shouldn't disturb her tonight, Master. You'll only make her angrier.
Why don't you stay in my room for the night~
My room is quite spacious, so there's plenty of room for another bed. Oh, and I have some questions about my cultivation that I don't understand… The quiet of the night would be the perfect time for you to give me some guidance, Master~"
First, Yu Gu Nan put on an expression of concern for the master's wife, before finally revealing her hand.
Beside them, Qing Yueqiu heard her junior sister say everything she had wanted to say, and she pressed her lips together, secretly regretting that she hadn't spoken up sooner.
As for Pei Yuhang, he saw right through his younger disciple's intentions. How could he fail to see what this girl, whose appetites were bone-deep, was scheming?
If he really went into Yu Gu Nan's room, the girl, who had repressed herself for so long, would surely pounce on him like a ravenous wolf. Another debaucherous night would be unavoidable.
Right now, Pei Yuhang had just angered his Dao Companion, and he wasn't in the slightest mood for that sort of thing. Thus, he didn't even bother responding to Yu Gu Nan and simply continued knocking on the door to apologize to his Dao Companion.
"Liyuan, I'm really sorry. Please open the door so we can talk face-to-face. Alright?"
"No way! If I open the door, you liar will just pounce on me…"
"…"
'Great. My Dao Companion has seen through my usual trick. Now I'm in real trouble.'
Pei Yuhang sighed inwardly and said to the two disciples behind him, "Yueqiu, Gu Nan, it's getting late. You two should head back."
"But Master, what about you tonight…?"
"Tonight I'm sleeping with your master's wife, of course! Her bark is worse than her bite. She'll definitely let me in, hahaha~"
Pei Yuhang deliberately spoke very loudly. Qing Yueqiu and Yu Gu Nan knew he was saying it for Ye Liyuan to hear inside the room.
'Looks like there's no chance to spend a wonderful night with Master tonight…'
Yu Gu Nan pouted unhappily and turned to leave.
Qing Yueqiu hesitated for a moment, then also left.
Barely half an incense stick after his two disciples left, the door behind Pei Yuhang finally opened.
Dressed in a white silk nightgown and exuding a virtuous wifely aura, Ye Liyuan looked at the man outside. Her pink lips quivered, but she still said, "You can come in… It's only because your disciples looked so pitiful for you that I'm letting you in~!"
Pei Yuhang wasted no time, scooping up his Dao Companion's soft, pliant body and carrying her into the room as if afraid the woman in his arms would change her mind.
CREAK—
The door closed, and the candlelight in the room was extinguished by a puff of Sword Qi. In the pitch-black darkness, the sounds of the Dao Companions' playful struggles echoed.
"Naughty Ah Han, don't bite there! All you know is how to bully me!"
"Then should I go tease some other Fairies instead of you?"
"No!"
"…"