Chapter 26: Does Master have any pairing fetish?

After exchanging a few words and greeting their senior brothers and sisters, they set off for the Green Valley Secret Realm.

Since Ning Yue, Jiang Yishen, and Duan Huailin couldn’t fly on swords,

they used a flying artifacta magnificent ship.

It could not only fly but also conceal its shape and aura, making it undetectable.

It was a rare celestial-grade artifact; only the five major sects possessed this level of artifact.  Smaller sects couldn’t obtain them.

Ning Yue leaned her head against something, a little puzzled.

“I thought our Fusang Sect had so many people, and many would participate in the secret realm, but there are only eight of us.”

Shi Yinghan smiled faintly, answering her question.

“This level of secret realm has many casualties; the other disciples would just be cannon fodder.  Even we need to be extremely careful.”

Ning Yue was spirited. “No problem!”

Shi Yinghan looked at her and couldn’t help but laugh. “…I didn’t expect you to be so amazing.  It seems that even without my help, you would have excelled on your own.”

Ning Yue interrupted him seriously.

“Senior Brother, what are you saying? If it weren’t for you, I might have been hanged by some fatso.  Let alone having the chance to cultivate and train with you…”

“And” Ning Yue drew out her words, her eyes fixed on Shi Yinghan.

“It’s because of Senior Brother that I got into cultivation; otherwise, I might never have known… that there’s such a thing as cultivation and ascension in the world.”

Shi Yinghan looked at the little girl who was shorter than him and patted her head a few times.

“You’re such a little adult. Don’t worry; Senior Brother will definitely protect you.”

Ning Yue crossed her arms and looked up at Shi Yinghan. “Not necessarily, Senior Brother; I can protect you too.”

Shi Yinghan was amused by her expression and couldn’t help but laugh. “Okay, then I’ll cheer you on from the sidelines.”

“Cheer for what?” A teasing voice came.

Ning Yue turned her head.

A round-faced senior sister appeared behind her; she was the one she had met in the sword cultivator rest area.

“Hey! Senior Sister!”

The senior sister was surprised. “Wow, you still remember me?”

Ning Yue: “Senior Sister, don’t underestimate young people’s memories, okay?”

The senior sister smiled softly.

“My name is Yu Xiao; I’m an inner disciple of the sword cultivators; we’re going to the Green Valley Secret Realm together.”

The atmosphere on the flying ship was very harmonious.

Yu Xiao: “Yang Fei brewed tea; I’ll invite you to have some.”

Ning Yue and Shi Yinghan responded and went inside together.

The interior of the ship was very spacious; several people were already gathered around a table.

Yang Fei was a tall senior brother; seeing the two enter, he quickly waved at them.

“Come, this year’s new tea leaves; I’ve been keeping them; I haven’t even given any to Master.  I’ve been waiting to share it with you.”

Shi Yinghan smiled. “How long could you hide that new tea from the Beast Taming Elder?  Maybe before we even get out of the secret realm, the Elder will take it.”

Yu Xiao agreed. “We don’t understand your tea; it’s hard work you hid it from your Master.”

Ning Yue sat down, picked up the teacup in front of her, and took a sip.

“Not bitter, not astringent, sweet aftertaste; good tea.” Ning Yue sighed contentedly and asked Yang Fei.

“Senior brother, this is tea picked in March this year, right?”

Yang Fei stared at the twelve-year-old girl. “…Correct.”

Ning Yue smacked her lips. “It will taste best after three more days; it’s a little bland now.”

Ning Yue’s words were so eloquent that they stunned everyone at the table.

Shi Yinghan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and after a long while, said, “…Bitter.”

Yu Xiao tentatively took a sip and silently put down the cup. “…Astringent!”

“Go, go, go!” Yang Fei came to his senses and pushed the two away.

“Who just said they didn’t understand my tea? Junior Sister’s tea-tasting skills are top-notch!”

Ning Yue remained unmoved, nodding in agreement with Yang Fei. “Mm!”

Yang Fei was very moved. “Junior Sister! You’re the first person besides Master who understands my tea!!”

Ning Yue: “Senior Brother, feel free to ask me to taste your new tea in the future! I’ll always be available!”

Because Yang Fei’s tea was indeed delicious!

Ning Yue didn’t expect to find such high-quality tea in this cultivation world!

The two instantly hit it off.

Yang Fei: “Junior Sister, let’s exchange contact information; I’ll contact you later.”

Ning Yue took out her jade token with the pink tassel.

She gently touched it against Yang Fei’s disciple token; after familiarizing themselves with each other’s spiritual energy, they could communicate.

Ning Yue had just learned about this use of the jade token from Shi Yinghan.

She flicked the pink tassel. “Done.”

“Great, great,” Yang Fei said. “Don’t worry, Junior Sister; I’ll send you some tea every month!”

Ning Yue excitedly looked at him. “Thank you, Senior Brother!”

Shi Yinghan smiled, saying to Yang Fei, “It seems someone finally has something to talk to you about.”

Yang Fei was very proud. “I said, in such a large sect, there must be someone with the same interests as me.

Of course, my Master doesn’t count.”

Ning Yue took another sip and was about to put her jade token back at her waist.

A clear sound rang out

Ning Yue was startled; thinking she had bumped the table, she looked down

She hadn’t bumped the table.

It was the sound of Shi Yinghan’s disciple token colliding with hers.

The two identical translucent jade tokens gently bumped together.

Shi Yinghan smiled faintly, his gaze gentle. “Junior Sister, you forgot to exchange with me?”

“…” Ning Yue: “Ah… I was just about to exchange with Senior Brother.”

Shi Yinghan had explained the use of the jade token to Ning Yue.

They were called away just as they were about to exchange contact information, so they hadn’t added each other yet.

Spiritual energy flowed from the jade tokens; after familiarizing themselves with each other, they returned to their respective tokens.

A pink and a blue tassel collided.

Ning Yue was lost in thought; it seemed Master really liked these ornaments.

Two disciples, one each.

“Mm,” Shi Yinghan’s expression didn’t change; he put away the jade token. “Done.”

“啧啧啧,” Yang Fei looked at Shi Yinghan’s expression. “Junior Sister added me first.”

Shi Yinghan glanced at him and ignored him.

There were two more senior sisters; one was a sound cultivator, and the other was a talisman cultivator.

They were resting in their rooms and didn’t join them for tea.

Ning Yue helped Yang Fei clear the table.

Shi Yinghan looked outside. “The Green Valley Secret Realm is near.”

Yu Xiao also looked outside and nodded. “I’ll go gather everyone.”

Ning Yue looked down at the ship.

Below, a dense, dark green forest stretched as far as the eye could see, shrouded in thick white mist.

It looked very cold and eerie.

The eight people had gathered and were looking down together.

Ning Yue clicked her tongue twice, looking at the place emitting cold air. “It doesn’t look like a good place.”