It was decided long ago that Yun Qian would leave Celestial Bright Peak and go to Muyu Peak for cultivation.
No matter how the reputation of Muyu Peak is in the cultivation realm, to Xu Changâan, it is like a "base camp"; not to mention Zhu Pingniang and Li Zhibai, just his painstaking efforts to establish good relations with the senior sisters... it was all to pave the way for Miss Yunâs future arrival.
Saying it might sound a bit odd, but considering Wen Li becoming Yun Qianâs guide, you can tell heâs really been trying to use every resource around him to create ease for Miss Yun.
If he couldnât satisfy Zhu Pingniang and do the inner discipleâs work well, why would Zhu Pingniang help take care of Miss Yun? Why would she give Miss Yun the opportunity to ascend to the Immortal Sect?
If he didnât have a good relationship with Senior Wen, how could he motivate this exceptionally talented and highly respected senior sister to become Miss Yunâs guide?
He owes Senior Wen personal favors.
He owes Zhu Pingniang personal favors.
He also owes many to the gentleman.
Including borrowing the storage pouch now at his waist from Ms. Dongfang.
Xu Changâan himself knows that now, having nothing, he has received help from many people.
Personal favors need to be repaid eventually.
But itâs enough to keep these things in mind.
The senior sisters are all good people.
Therefore, emotionally and logically, Muyu Peak is the most suitable place.
The problem arises here.
Yun Qian went up the mountain, she should be able to bypass the rule and not stay in the senior sistersâ courtyards but live together with him in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain.
After all, since Miss has arrived at Muyu Peak, thereâs no way they can live apart; it is necessary for the couple to live together.
However, if Miss truly follows him around, wouldnât she then be able to see the nature of his work at any time?
Although Xu Changâan never hid anything from Yun Qian from the start, every time he comes back, even if Miss Yun doesnât want to hear it, he would report on his work these days.
So Miss Yun is quite aware of what work he does on the mountain and knows he is surrounded by women.
But knowing in the heart and seeing it with oneâs own eyes...
The impact on a person is worlds apart.
Xu Changâan thought simply about the future scenery.
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He, in a Daoist robe, is in the pavilion playing chess against the senior sisters who have set up the inner realm of a chessboard, chatting and laughing, with a steaming pot of fragrant tea before him.
And Miss Yun, dressed in a long skirt, is watching quietly from behind. Even if she is thirsty, she is not used to drinking tea leaves, at most she would hold a cup of plain water in both hands, waiting quietly and obediently for him to finish interacting with the ladies.
Xu Changâan: "..."
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The official road to Unfastened Boat was very quiet due to the rain, with grass and trees obscuring both sides, no one on the road, only some bird calls and slow breathing heard after the fresh rain.
The sky seemed to suddenly get colder.
Miss Aqing tightened her clothes, her light green eyes half-closed as if not fully awake, looking at Xu Changâanâs distant back.
"...?"
Miss Aqing, holding an umbrella, noticed Xu Changâan suddenly shivered.
Tilting her head, she looked at him in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
Is the young master... appearing somewhat afraid?
And what is he afraid of?
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Xu Changâan: "..."
Oh this.
Just thinking about himself being surrounded by flowers, while Yun Qian stood outside the flower garden, made Xu Changâanâs spine chillâperhaps itâs due to Yun Qianâs constant thoughts about her Li Mochou and Lady Yao Yue.
The main thing is, Xu Changâan knows this kind of scenery where he is playing chess with the ladies and Miss Yun is watching from behind... is highly likely to occur.
One might even say it is bound to occur.
As they say, misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and actually, Xu Changâan feels such a scene occurring wouldnât be bad at all, because perhaps... it might teach his Miss Yun to learn to be jealous?
Upon careful consideration, him playing chess while Miss Yun watches from behind is very normal, nothing to make a fuss over.
Because Yun Qian wouldnât get jealous, she would simply wait quietly for him to finish working.
Xu Changâan also knows Yun Qian wouldnât get jealous, just quietly waiting for him to finish working.
But the senior sisters wouldnât know.
Even if they did know, the senior sisters definitely wouldnât understand.
So, in the senior sistersâ eyes, such a scene might seem extremely excessive.
The senior sisters at Muyu Peak are also women, they would naturally feel such a scene is inappropriate, and would feel injustice for Miss Yun, feel guilty.
Because the senior sisters are good people, perhaps when Yun Qian appears, the senior sisters might start avoiding him.
If so, the work he receives on the mountain will become less and less.
And given his current cultivation and status, he canât take on any outside tasks; if he were to lose his job on Muyu Peak, the blow would be nearly fatal.
In the end, after Miss Yun ascends the mountain, he would become increasingly poor.
Only relying on the Steward Hall at Muyu Peak for document sorting work couldnât possibly support Yun Qian.
Poverty... that wonât do.
Without spirit stones, without contribution points, what would he use to support Miss Yun?
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"???"
In Miss Aqingâs eyes, she saw Xu Changâan sighing with a complex expression.
Has the young master encountered a difficulty?
She might be able to help him, considering she counts as a person with Dao achievement.
Just as she was thinking this, Miss Aqing saw Xu Changâan stretch lazily, the entanglement and worry between his brows dissipated, as if he had figured something out.
Seeing Xu Changâan no longer troubled, she had no reason to talk, so she went back to fiddling with the little snake in her palm.
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Xu Changâan indeed figured it out.
Since at this stage, he canât afford to give up the opportunity to work at Muyu Peak, then there is only one answerâ