Arc 3: Part 38
Elder Xuan was widely recognized throughout the city as an honest and straightforward individual.
He was born with exceptional talent in alchemy. After becoming immersed in pill refinement upon his Daoist initiation, he simply assumed the role of a hands-off boss after taking on his eldest disciple. He handed over all routine and miscellaneous matters to his eldest disciple.
This was stated beautifully as "trust," but in reality, it was laziness.
After hundreds and thousands of years, he gradually achieved God Transformation. He became a well-known Alchemy Ancestor in the city, and no one dared to disturb him with mundane matters.
Therefore, a fully-fledged Alchemy Ancestor had managed to nurture himself into a...
A simple and naive old man.
Kinship?
His eldest disciple, Yue Yuan, couldn't help but facepalm.
His master might be low on emotional intelligence, but Yue Yuan, who had been handling routine affairs for many years and seen many cultivators, couldn't fail to notice the ambiguous atmosphere between the mysterious male cultivator and the young female cultivator.
Master and disciple?
It was quite ingenious of his master to come up with that.
Though the man had a cold yet handsome appearance, and an icy demeanor, he didn't hide the affection in his eyes towards the young girl. His hand was affectionately placed on the girl's waist and showed no intention of being removed.
What master-disciple relationship? Even if they weren't cultivation partners, they must at least be lovers?
His master was actually trying to poach someone publicly!
He had no choice but to tug at the hem of Elder Xuan's robe. Elder Xuan turned around bewildered and asked, "Eldest disciple, why are you pulling me?"
Yue Yuan felt like kneeling before his master!
He managed to glare at Elder Xuan repressively, then stepped forward. He performed a junior's bow to the man in black and respectfully said, "Senior, I am Yue Yuan, a disciple under Alchemy Ancestor Xuan Yan from the Alchemy Tower. Our master is direct and straightforward. He did not mean any offense. We sincerely hope you won't take it to heart."
He then gave the girl in the red dress an apologetic smile, "Fellow Daoist, I'm truly sorry. My master had no intention to offend. Please forgive him."
Tong Su didn't think the situation was a big deal.
In the cultivation world, the strong is respected. The older man was a God Transformation cultivator, and the young man was a Nascent Soul. Neither of them showed the haughty demeanor seen in the disciples of the Ziwei Heavenly Palace. They were very polite to her, a mere Golden Core junior.
Her goodwill towards both of them immediately increased.
"Senior Yue Yuan, you're being too polite. This is not my master, but my senior brother. It's understandable that you were not aware of this, so there's no harm done."
Yue Yuan was a handsome man in his thirties, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. He was dressed in a blue robe adorned with simple embroidery and had a light herbal scent about him, making him appear very approachable.
At this moment, he was taken aback.
The first to speak was the young girl!
He couldn't discern the cultivation level of the male cultivator due to his expert concealment. But he was sure the man must be an exceptional powerhouse, so he chose to pay his respects to the man first.
However, among the two, it was the girl who had spoken first. This clearly indicated that in this partnership where the man appeared stronger, it was actually the girl's words that mattered!
Rapidly reassessing the situation, Yue Yuan's face broke into an even more amiable smile.
As Elder Xuan listened to the conversation, he let out a sound of realization. However, he blinked in confusion and said, "Oh, so you two are junior and senior disciples. How silly of me! But fellow Daoist, what do you think of my disciple? Actually, there is nothing wrong in being in laws, I'm very—"
Almost betraying his master's trust, Yue Yuan disregarded the rules and stepped forward, covering Xuan Yan's mouth. He pleaded using his eyes, wearing a mournful expression:
Master, could you please be quiet?
I don't want to die!
Across them, Tian Xuanzi had been quietly listening to their conversation. Suddenly, he let out a chuckle.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he stretched out his hand, gently lifting Tong Su's chin and lazily said, "In-laws?"
Then without any warning, a dark shadow eclipsed her vision. Following that, the sensation of something moist and comfortably warm on her lips—
He kissed her publicly!
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