Chapter 2675: Master and Disciple United

Yun Jianyue’s eyes lit up. “As expected of the disciple I raised. You had the same thought as me!”

Qiu Honglei was surprised. “You also thought of that, master?”

Yun Jianyue nodded awkwardly. “I couldn’t stand the thought of being mocked by that ice sculpture for the rest of my life, so I thought I’d make her like me. Neither of us can mock the other then. I didn’t think that deeply into it, but I guess it’d indeed be more embarrassing for them.”

Qiu Honglei was enthused. “Master, how’s your progress?”

Yun Jianyue frowned. “My gut feeling tells me something is off about that ice sculpture and Ah Zu, but I can’t put my finger on it.”

“Tell me about it. What feels off?” Qiu Honglei asked with widened eyes.

Yun Jianyue shared the earlier incident, especially how unnatural Yan Xuehen looked when she returned to her body. “Their explanation made sense, but something seems to be off.”

Qiu Honglei nodded in agreement. “Indeed. How can Ah Zu not be tempted by someone as beautiful as Sect Master Yan? I didn’t think about it back then, but if he dares to touch even you, master, what else would he dare not do?”

Yun Jianyue’s eyebrows shot up. “You lass! You’re making fun of me!”

Qiu Honglei hugged her arm and coyly replied, “Master, I’m just stating facts here. Don’t take it to heart.”

Yun Jianyue continued, “Ah Zu has always been fearless and brazen. It is indeed likely for him to have made a move on that ice sculpture. But I've known that ice sculpture for many years. She isn’t the type who would get involved with her disciple’s man...”

Qiu Honglei grudgingly murmured, “Master, are you conceding that you’re inferior to Sect Master Yan in that aspect?”

Yun Jianyue harrumphed. “You said it yourself. We’re the Devil Sect’s demonesses. It’s more like us to be daring in that regard. How can you say I’m inferior to her?”

“Master, you've finally regained your usual flair.” Qiu Honglei chuckled as she leaned against Yun Jianyue and enjoyed the warmth they shared.

This isn’t that bad either. I can be with master forever, and we can work together to deal with love rivals too.

“Honglei, what should we do to make that ice sculpture accept Ah Zu?” Yun Jianyue was vexed. She'd harbored that intention for a long time now, but she hadn’t found a way to achieve that.

“Shall we work together to knock out Sect Master Yan, strip her bare, and put her on Ah Zu’s bed? I don’t believe Ah Zu can hold himself back.” Qiu Honglei’s eyes twinkled.

Yun Jianyue looked at her disciple with a frown.

She’s even more extreme than me.

“That won’t work. That ice sculpture is no weaker than me. If we work together, we can defeat her easily, but capturing her is a different story. Besides, I doubt Ah Zu will fall for it. He is lustful, but he isn’t the type to take advantage of others in their moment of weakness, not to mention that ice sculpture is Chu Chuyan’s master.”

Qiu Honglei nodded.

Ah Zu is indeed not that kind of person.

“Should we injure Ah Zu and have Sect Master Yan offer herself to save him, just like what you did back then?” Qiu Honglei proposed.

Yun Jianyue gritted her teeth.

She’s doing this on purpose, isn’t she?

“Ah Zu is now so powerful. How can we injure him?”

“That’s true.” Qiu Honglei nodded. “Since there’s nothing we can do about Ah Zu, should we try drugging Sect Master Yan instead? Our Devil Sect’s Yin Yang Path has some potent medicine. Even you nearly fell for it back then, master. You should have some of it on you, right?”

Yun Jianyue was speechless.

Fang Zhonghe from the Devil Sect’s Yin Yang Path was fond of concocting such medicine, and she did have some on hand. However, she still turned down the tempting proposal. “That won’t do. That ice sculpture practices the Unshakable Daoist Manual; the medicine might not work on her. Even if it works, Ah Zu can heal her. We have to find a way to make her do it willingly. Otherwise, she’ll claim we schemed against her, and it won’t be fun to mock her after.”

Qiu Honglei giggled. “Master, I have to say you’re wrong. Considering Sect Master Yan’s personality, there’s no easy way around this, so we’ll have to do it step by step. Ah Zu can cure her poison, but that will require physical contact. Sparks are bound to arise from that. Even if they observe etiquette, their relationship won’t be as pure as it used to be.”

Yun Jianyue’s eyes lit up. “Your suggestion makes sense. Why didn’t I think about that?”

Qiu Honglei nuzzled against Yun Jianyue with an excited grin. “Master, when are we doing it?”

“You focus on your recuperation. Leave this matter to me,” Yun Jianyue replied. She already had an idea in mind.

When Yun Jianyue left the room, Zu An walked over and whispered, “Big sister Yun, how is it?”

Yun Jianyue knew what he was getting at, so she let out a sigh and said, “Honglei is still angry at me.”

Zu An gently comforted her. “It can’t be helped. You’re more than a master to her, and such a thing happened. Don’t worry too much. She just needs time for her feelings to settle down.”

Yun Jianyue was secretly delighted. She was probing Zu An to see if he had eavesdropped on their conversation, and it seemed the latter hadn’t. This made things easier for her. She said, “I’m thinking of staying here to accompany Honglei. Is that fine with you, regent?”

Zu An was overjoyed to hear that news. “Of course.”

Yun Jianyue’s expression suddenly turned serious. “Don’t let others know about our relationship, lest it affect Honglei.”

Especially not Yan Xuehen.

“That goes without saying,” Zu An replied. “There aren’t many rooms in the courtyard. I’ll have to place you next to Sect Master Yan.”

“That would be best.”

“???”

“I mean, we are already familiar with each other.”

“You aren’t planning to fight and tear the courtyard down, are you?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t go that far.”

...

Black JIng Teng was observing the two of them from afar.

They sure know how to act.

Zu An noticed how she had looked at the two ladies. He'd been planning to head out to settle Yun Jianyue into her room, but it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to just leave right now, as he hadn’t visited Jing Teng in a while. So, he decided to gather them together in the room and share what happened with them.

Qiu Honglei saw her master returning and initially thought their secret ploy had been exposed. She only breathed a sigh of relief afterward, upon learning that wasn’t the case.

“Shouldn’t we call the ice sculpture here to listen too?” Yun Jianyue asked.

Zu An shook his head. “I’ve already shared it with her on our way to the Netherworld.”

I doubt the shy Yan Xuehen is in the mood to meet anyone after what happened earlier.

“You must have chatted a lot on the way,” Yun Jianyue replied with a tinge of jealousy.

Black Jing Teng asked, “Big sister, could there be something between Ah Zu and that Yan woman?”

White Jing Teng telepathically replied with a graceful smile, “It doesn’t matter. We’ll just watch the show.”

Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei were initially distracted, as they were busy considering how to scheme against Yan Xuehen, but their attention was soon drawn to Zu An’s story. Even though he had returned safe and sound, their hearts still thumped anxiously when they heard about his close shaves. In particular, they were shocked when they learned about universal deities.

Yun Jianyue remarked, “Actually, I sensed a powerful will summoning me a while back. I don’t know if it was one of the universal deities you talked about.”