Chapter 118 - Female Yao (1/2)

Chapter 118: Female YaoQiu Shuang saw Kong Hou come over and pulled her to sit by her side. “We spoil this child, and she is getting worse and worse.”

Pentad spirit base talent, Base Building at fourteen—this was called getting worse?

Shuang Qing gritted his teeth and forced a smile. “Celestial Kong Hou’s talent is such that not many in the cultivation world can compare. Elder, you are too stringent.”

Stringent was a more derisive phrase than strict. It appeared that Spirit Master Shuang Qing still had opinions about being unable to join Splendid Cloud Sect back then. Otherwise, he would not have used such a term. Kong Hou peeked at Elder Qiu Shuang who still looked cold and lazy, as though she did not care what Shuang Qing said.

Of course, as one of the top ten cultivators in the entire cultivation world, Elder Qiu Shuang had this confidence.

Zhou Xiao, who was sitting next to Shuang Qing, could not hear the emotions in Shuang Qing’s words and gave an honest smile to Kong Hou. Kong Hou nodded slightly at him and stood to pour tea for Qiu Shuang and Shuang Qing.

Shuang Qing had predicted all kinds of reactions of Qiu Shuang, but hadn’t expected a complete lack of reaction. It felt as though all the struggles and hard work he had performed in these years were nothing and ineffective. He was so angry he raised the tea cup and poured it into his mouth. But the tea was so hot his tongue was in pain. In order to avoid embarrassing himself, he swallowed it all without even a frown.

In front of Qiu Shuang, he was too embarrassed to heal with a minor spell and pretended to look at ease.Qiu Shuang looked at him. Her hand, fingernails painted, flipped, and a bottle of green pills appeared in her palm. She placed the pills in front of Shuang Qing. “Stop trying to bear it. The boiled water came from Splendid Cloud Mountain’s springs and is unlike ordinary water. If you are burned, I do not know how long it will take you to heal without the special medicine of Splendid Cloud Mountain.”

Looking at the bottle of medicine, Shuang Qing’s face flushed red. His lips trembled. A long moment later, he said, “Elder Qiu Shuang has such good eyes to see everything.”

“Do you know why I was not willing to let you join Splendid Cloud Sect back then?” Elder Qiu Shuang did not mind when she saw him not pick up the medicine bottle. She continued speaking. “You are diligent and work hard, you also have good talent, and that is more than enough to be a disciple of Splendid Cloud Sect. But most disciples of Splendid Cloud Sect are free in their personality, unrestrained in their emotions, and do not care about trifles. That kind of atmosphere did not suit you. If I had kept you back then out of selfishness, it would have buried your talent.”

Shuang Qing was not suited to Splendid Cloud Sect, and Splendid Cloud Sect was not suited to Shuang Qing. For a person who cared about good manners and had good control of himself, it would be all right if he stayed a while in Splendid Cloud Sect. If he stayed too long, he might go crazy.

“Don’t you think that I do not qualify for Splendid Cloud Sect?” Qiu Shuang easily said the question that had been in his mind for many years, as though all his persistence was a joke.

He pushed aside the teacup and medicine bottle in front of him and turned to leave.

“Diligent, not concerned about trifles, strategic, and open-minded are all good traits; there is no discrimination between them.” Qiu Shuang took a sip of tea and did not try to keep Shuang Qing. “I have never looked down on you. Right now, you are the sect master of Primary Luck Sect. People in the cultivation world would only say Splendid Cloud Sect has no foresight, and nothing about you. Put down the past.”

Shuang Qing paused in his steps. A moment later, he looked back at Qiu Shuang and sneered. “Elder Qiu Shuang thinks too much. I am a master of a sect now and do not have much energy to spare for past events.”

Qiu Shuang spun the teacup and said wryly, “That is good. Kong Hou, see Sect Master Shuang Qing off.”

“Yes.” Kong Hou walked behind Shuang Qing and bowed. “Sect Master, please.”

“Celestial Kong Hou is a pentad spirit base genius of your honored sect. This one is lowly and cannot bear Celestial’s please.” Shuang Qing left, sweeping his sleeves. He did not even step on the bridge that Qiu Shuang had made with spirit energy and flew through the air to Primary Luck Sect’s ship.

Zhou Xiao looked embarrassed and he bowed to Kong Hou. “Celestial, please do not be offended. Master has no intentions of targeting you. This one bids farewell.”

“Walk slowly.” Kong Hou smiled and did not think much about Shuang Qing’s conduct.

As Zhou Xiao turned to leave, he saw a white-robed man nearby. Wasn’t that… Spirit Master Huan Zhong of Radiance Sect? Why was he on Splendid Cloud Sect’s flying palace? He heard that a couple of years ago Splendid Cloud Sect and Radiance Sect were close, but hadn’t thought that an apprentice of Radiance Sect would still be staying at Splendid Cloud Sect before an important conference.

He had no time to think. He raised his hands to Huan Zhong and then bowed to Qiu Shuang before returning to the ship. “Master…”

“Shut up!” Shuang Qing glared at him. “Go away!”

“It is so busy here.” The laughter of a woman traveled on the wind and seemed to come from all directions.

Shuang Qing looked around and said to his disciples, “Return to your rooms.”

“I have just come. Why are you hiding? Is my voice not pleasing, or am I not beautiful enough?” The laughter of the woman grew more seductive as she said, “A person with this kind of cowardliness can be a good sect master? It seems the cultivation world is in decline. I cannot find many useful people.”

“All right, just a fox who lived a thousand years. Who are you pretending for?” Qiu Shuang slapped the table and threw out the teacup. The dense clouds on the left suddenly scattered and revealed the seductive woman leaning against a lotus flower cushion.

The lotus flower was a flying talisman that Buddhists liked to use. It represented cleanliness, benevolence, and nobleness. Yet the fox forged a talisman like this. One did not know if this was to humiliate the Buddhist cultivators, or if she simply felt that a talisman like this was good-looking.

“I wondered who is so bitter in their words. So it is a woman.” The charming woman sat up from the lotus flower and brushed back her hair. “You orthodox female cultivators are all jealous of my beauty but pretend to be righteous. You are so fake it is nauseating.”

“This miss.” Kong Hou coughed and said, “Confidence is good, but it is not good to be too proud. Anyone with eyes can see that our Elder Qiu Shuang is better-looking than you. However, we orthodox sects are generous. If you are happier feeling the elder is jealous of you, then we can allow it.”

“Little girl, you should not interrupt this seat from talking.” The charming female yao flipped her hand. A powerful wave of yao energy came over. Qiu Shuang waved her fan and destroyed the yao energy. She slowly stood up. “Little Granddisciple Kong Hou, do you like a fox cape? I will make one for you.”