After massaging Pei Lianxue's shoulders, checking her meridians, and clearing the small impurities in her acupuncture points, Ye Anping let her go back.
Since she was given a sect uniform and disciple badge, she was now an entry-level disciple of the Black Star Sect.
Elders would be assigned to the entry-level disciples in about a few days.
The new disciples suitable for sword cultivation would be assigned to the Heavenly Cloud Peak, and those suitable for internal alchemy would be assigned to the Moon Spring Peak...
As Feng Yu Die's companion, Pei Lianxue would join her and Xiao Yunluo to study at the Heavenly Cloud Peak.
Elder Qin of the Heavenly Cloud Peak was quite a good person and very experienced.
Ye Anping believed that his sister could improve a lot under Elder Qin's guidance.
All he needed to do was check her meridians regularly and intervene discreetly at critical moments to prevent her from being led by Elder Qin toward the path of ordinary cultivators.
The next thing was for his sister and him to prepare for the Foundation Building.
But before this, Ye Anping had to figure out the matter of his golden finger.
The best way should be to ask Si Xuanji. If she, a Void Returning cultivator with Heavenly Eyes, didn't know what was going on, then I'm afraid that no one in this world would know.
And so...
...
A few days later, at dusk.
After Ye Anping locked the door of the physiotherapy center, he changed into a somewhat formal outfit and went to the Black Star Sect's mountain gate on his flying sword.
When he arrived at the mountain gate, two disciples flew down from above and stopped in front of him.
"Little brother, this is Black Star Sect's gate, non-disciples are not allowed to enter."
Ye Anping hurriedly cupped his hands in response and replied. "Seniors, I am here to see Miss Xuanji..."
"Xuanji?"
The two men glanced at each other with puzzled faces as if they had never heard of this.
"I have never heard of this Xuanji. Little brother, do you have any disciple badge or permit to enter the mountain? If not, I'm sorry, I can't let you in."
"..."
Ye Anping was a little embarrassed. It was Si Xuanji who told him that if he evoked the name "Xuanji", the disciple guarding the door would lead him in straight away. How did this happen now...
After a moment of silence, Ye Anping simply bowed and prepared to return home.
But just at that moment, a plump woman on a flying sword suddenly rushed from inside.
Although the woman was not wearing a disciple uniform, when the two guards saw her, they hurriedly cupped their hands in salute.
"Miss Qiu."
Ye Anping immediately recognized that person as Si Xuanji's personal attendant, Qiu Shuirou.
Although she was not an important figure, she left a deep impression.
Qiu Shuirou's great-great-grandmother was saved by Si Xuanji more than 700 years ago. In order to repay the favor, the Qiu family made a blood oath: they would choose their best daughter of every generation and send her to serve and never betray her.
Qiu Shuirou was already the eleventh generation.
"Alright... good work, you two. This young man is a guest. I will take him in."
The two were surprised to hear this and sized Ye Anping up again but didn't dare to say anything. They saluted, stepped on their flying swords, and flew away after saying, "Then, we're leaving now."
After watching them leave, Qiu Shuirou came over to Ye Anping on her sword, looked him up and down, and her eyes stayed on his face for a while.
"No wonder... he is quite good-looking..." Qiu Shuirou murmured.
Ye Anping blinked speechlessly, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I ask what should I call you, senior?"
Qiu Shuirou returned the salute with a smile.
"Just call me Aunt Qiu. Miss has already instructed me to bring you to her."
"Alright, thank you."
Ye Anping then summoned his flying sword and followed Qiu Shuirou toward the Moon Spring Peak.
After a while, Qiu Shuirou flew to Ye Anping's side and gave him a reminder. "Mr. Ye, I'd like to say a few words."
"Say it, please."
"If I'm not mistaken, you have now fully completed the Qi Refining stage, right?"
"Indeed."
"Mr. Ye, remember, this is not a joke. Your fragile body may not be able to withstand it..."
"..."
Ye Anping nodded speechlessly, feeling utterly embarrassed.
He could envision what Si Xuanji said to Qiu Shuirou:
"---I have my eyes on this kid, Ye Anping, and I am going to call him over to help me relieve my loneliness. When the time comes, you bring him in, and remember, don't reveal my identity. Call me 'Miss' in front of him, and don't tell others..."
Or something like that?
...
Six dots floated over Ye Anping's head, and he didn't want to think about it in detail.
Anyway, it was impossible for this matter to spread like the previous rumors with Bai Yuexin. The only people who knew about it would be him, Si Xuanji, and Qiu Shuirou.
In the end, if this matter were to spread, Si Xuanji would not lose her reputation-- not only did the old cow eat young grass, but she also pretended to be young and went out to seduce the ignorant fifteen-year-old boy, leading him to a path of no return...
Tsk tsk tsk...
After about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at a courtyard with three entrances isolated in a bamboo forest on Moon Spring Peak.
There was also a large lotus pond in the backyard.
The girl with yin and yang eyes was now sitting in the pavilion next to the pond on a stone bench. Her short legs, which couldn't touch the ground, were swaying slightly, and her long black and white hair was spread on the ground.
After seeing Ye Anping landing with his sword, Si Xuanji immediately jumped off the stone bench, walked over, and greeted Ye An with a lady's etiquette. "Mr. Ye, this old... little lady has been waiting here for a long time."
Qiu Shuirou bowed and saluted, then looked at Ye Anping with a worried gaze and went to wait outside.
Walking in front of Ye Anping, Si Xuanji tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ye, I prepared some drinks. Would you like to have some wine first? Or are you in a hurry...?"
"Miss Xuanji, you're too kind." Ye Anping returned the greeting and said, "I didn't come to visit you because of my yang energy."
"Oh... No?"
Hearing this, Si Xuanji's smile collapsed, and the corners of her mouth bent down as if she was somewhat disappointed. Then, she led Ye Anping back to the pavilion and sat down.
"That's too bad. I received a mind message from Miss Qiu earlier, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make you happy. I was so apprehensive for a while, but it turned out that you didn't come here for the yang energy issue..."
Keep pretending, you old lady... Ye Anping smiled and said, "Actually, I have a question I want to ask you."
"Ask it."
"You should be able to see what the problem is."
"Young Master Ye, do you want to ask about your cultivation?" Si Xuanji tilted her head and smiled. "Compared to the first time I saw you, I can see that you have now perfected your Qi Refining. In just a few days, you have reached perfection from the fifth level of Qi Refining. You must have encountered something."
"Yes, so I would also like to ask you to shed some light on why my cultivation has suddenly skyrocketed?"
"Mr. Ye, why do you think this little girl would know?"
"... Miss Xuanji, you seem very knowledgeable. I think you've read a lot of books, and I don't know anyone else, so I came to you for advice."
Si Xuanji let out a sigh, leaned against Ye Anping, grabbed his right hand, and spread it.
"Mr. Ye, previously, I have divined your fate once. You are a person who goes against destiny, and your star is bound to the Heavenly Pivot, the first of the seven stars. Although I am not sure why, the reason for this sudden increase in your cultivation is most likely due to this."
"A man who goes against his destiny? The Heavenly Pivot?"
Ye Anping frowned slightly. The Heavenly Pivot Star referred to the in-game protagonist Feng Yu Die.
"Everything in the world is under the law of Heaven, and all living things have a certain destiny in life and in death. However, you disobeyed this destiny and escaped the control of Heaven, just like a fish leaping to become a dragon."
"As in, 'The carp leaps over the Dragon Gate and becomes a dragon?'"*
"Mr. Ye was supposed to be a fish in the stagnant water, but he jumped out of it and climbed onto a golden dragon." Si Xuanji lowered her eyes and gently wrote in his palm with her finger: Feng Yu Die.
"... This is the name of the golden dragon."
What a fatality... Ye Anping frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "In other words, I share the same fate with her? If she dies, I will die too?"
Si Xuanji shook her head and said, "If she dies, you will just fall into another waterpool."
"Then, the current situation is that when I am with her, I will take away the luck and destiny that originally belonged to her. Did I get my cultivation boost from her?"
"It can be understood this way."
"So that's how it is..." Ye Anping nodded. "Thank you very much, Miss Xuanji, for your guidance."
"You're welcome." Si Xuanji narrowed her eyes, smiled, and asked, "Since we are here now, why don't you let me suppress your yang energy? I am mentally prepared."
Didn't you just say that you were worried?
Ye Anping blinked and quickly stood up. Then, he politely cupped his hands and said, "That won't be necessary. Thank you very much, Miss Xuanji. I'll take my leave now."
"Hey..."
Without giving her a chance to stop him, Ye Anping summoned his flying sword, and at top speed, almost as if he was running from a formidable enemy, he turned into a stream of light and flew away.
Looking at him getting further away, Si Xuanji puffed her cheeks depressed and a little angry.
But after a while, she returned to her usual expressionless face. She looked down at her clothes and was lost in thought.
Qiu Shuirou came over from the yard next door and, seeing Si Xuanji looking at her current outfit, she said, "Master, I don't think there's a problem with the clothes."
"Do you think he figured out who I am?"
"... I don't think that should be the case either." Qiu Shuirou thought for a while and said, "If Mr. Ye found out your identity, he would definitely not talk to you as naturally as he did."
"Then, what is it?"
As she was asking this question, a parrot's quacking voice suddenly came from above.
"Not charming!! Not charming enough!!"
"..."
"..."
"💢💢💢"