Chapter 99: Eating Hotpot While Singing, Points Came to Hand
In the evening, after dinner.
While Si Jingzhu and Shi Qingyan were busy in the bathroom, Young Master Sang was fiddling with the curtains in the living room.
Master Yu Xia was quietly helping him on the side.
Actually, ever since Master Yu Xia returned this afternoon, she seemed a bit off, keeping her head down and not speaking.
At first, Young Master Sang thought she might have lost a bargaining battle with the aunty at the market and was sulking.
But that didn’t seem right.
Until he was putting up the curtains, the silent Master Yu Xia finally spoke.
“Master.”
“May I take up a little of your time?”
Young Master Sang turned to her, puzzled: “What’s up?”
“I would like to ask… was all of this planned by you, Master?”
Young Master Sang: “… Huh?”
What are you talking about?
“A hundred years of seeking immortality blinded me for a while, consumed by my inflated desires.”
Master Yu Xia looked somber, slowly saying: “Thanks to your clear insight, Master, I was taught to let go of my obsessions and view the world anew as a mere human.”
“If it weren’t for your guidance, I might never find a way to lower myself and glimpse the right path.”
“Your kindness, Master… I have learned.”
Young Master Sang: “… Huh????”
What are you even saying?
“Now that I think about it, it’s no wonder I thought my exceptional talent would make exploring the great realms easy. But since I embarked on the tribulation, despite consuming numerous resources, my progress has only slowed.”
“Trapped in a cage without realizing it, how can I feel at ease and solve my doubts to ascend to immortality?”
“Moreover, driven by greed and blinded by desires, I have accumulated sins…” A hint of sorrow glimmered in her beautiful eyes.
“My obsession has become too deep, my sins too heavy; I no longer deserve to glimpse the Dao.”
“I would rather serve you with this broken body, as a way to atone.”
“Please, Master… place the soul mark on me.”
Young Master Sang: “… Huh??????”
Wait a minute.
I’m a bit confused, let me think this through.
“Um, if I may ask,” Young Master Sang tentatively inquired, “Did He Hongyi brainwash you too?”
“What Sect Leader He said before, I thought was just a madman’s rant.”
Master Yu Xia slowly knelt on the ground: “Now that I think about it, Sect Leader He might be luckier, having gone ahead of me.”
Gone ahead? To where?
To hell to find his dad?
Why are you all suddenly losing it?
He Hongyi, sure, Young Master Sang could say they had some connection.
But Master Yu Xia? He had no clue about her.
Why does she look like she thought she leveled up herself?
How did a curtain shopping trip lead to such enlightenment?
Seeing Young Master Sang’s dazed expression, Master Yu Xia assumed she wasn’t sincere enough and continued earnestly:
“I now understand your good intentions, Master.”
“After capturing me, you not only avoided using torture or harsh punishment but took the time for me to slowly experience the loss of cultivation.”
“Your insights are profound, clearly seeing my deep obsessions and impatience. You specifically chose this way to enlighten me.”
No, I just thought watching you lose your powers would be less painful than torture…
“Not only that, but you also gave me a chance to redeem myself, bringing me home to experience mundane life and let go of my obsessions.”
No, it’s just that no one was cooking at home, and you looked idly available…
“You even uniquely arranged for me to serve the three disciples who were harmed by my selfishness, giving me a chance for redemption.”
No!
It’s just that those three are mooching in my house and won’t leave! I didn’t want this!
“I should have known better.” Master Yu Xia’s eyes radiated sincerity and reverence, “You are someone capable of enlightening Sect Leader He; how could you possibly care about me?”
“I truly misjudged your intentions before… I was thinking like a small-minded person.”
Uh.
But I am actually thinking of something specific about you.
If I hadn’t hoped to lure you into the Demon Cult and noticed your assets…
“You forgave past grievances, guiding me through confusion and teaching me the path of atonement.”
Master Yu Xia bowed deeply, nearly moved to tears, her heart entirely devoted.
“Your great kindness… I am willing to serve like an ox or horse to repay!”
Young Master Sang stared blankly at Master Yu Xia before him.
His brain felt like it was short-circuiting.
In his mind, the process of winning her over should be long.
After all, someone like her, with a screw loose and used to being selfish, wouldn’t just be swayed by a few flattering words.
Even if she experienced the pain of losing her powers, it would probably take ten to fifteen days of fine-tuning to truly change her.
But Young Master Sang never expected that Master Yu Xia would completely win herself over.
Especially with Nian Nian’s voice echoing in his mind: “Master Yu Xia攻略进度：100%，系统奖励一万点积分。”
At that moment, Young Master Sang truly felt a sense of bewilderment at life.
Turns out, points can come in while lying down?
Eating hotpot and singing, and the points just roll in.
Easier than those blood-sucking capitalists in their offices.
Seeing Master Yu Xia’s sincere face and her hopeful gaze on him, Young Master Sang hesitated a moment and asked:
“Uh, but I did take away your cultivation, don’t you hate me?”
Unexpectedly, Master Yu Xia smiled brightly, her crimson lips slightly parted:
“Your actions have their own special meaning, Master. I’ve only just begun to understand a piece of it.”
“For instance, my cultivation… you didn’t actually take it away, did you?”
Young Master Sang smirked awkwardly.
She actually figured it out.
“I’m over a hundred years old; if my cultivation really disappeared, I wouldn’t last long. How could I still serve you like this today?”
“You want me to understand that overly obsessing over cultivation only blinds oneself.”
“So, you purposely blocked my perception of my own powers.”
“What a profound intention… I am deeply grateful.” She bowed again.
Seeing her so moved, Young Master Sang felt a bit shy.
Truth be told, it wasn’t that sacred.
The Dispersing Skill Pill did exist.
But it wasn’t from the Demon Cult; it was from the system.
Originally, Young Master Sang did intend to use that to take away Master Yu Xia’s powers.
However…
It was too expensive.
So, Young Master Sang found a cheaper substitute, the Locking Skill Pill.
This pill could seal her cultivation power and block her perception of her own energy, creating the illusion that she had become a mortal.
Of course, the biggest advantage was, it was cheap.
Anyway, Young Master Sang thought, as long as Master Yu Xia couldn’t use her powers, any pill would suffice.
So he picked a cheap one.
He thought this would stay under the radar, but somehow Master Yu Xia caught on.
“Well, since you’ve mentioned that.”
“Not giving you a soul mark would seem stingy on my part.”
Young Master Sang rubbed his hands, feeling a bit embarrassed.
“Well then, I’ll take this opportunity!”
