Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

This time, Yun Chuyou did not look at Xie Fuzhi again and simply agreed.

"Chuyou, why can’t I go with you? Is there some secret he has to hide from me, something he cannot tell me?"

Yun Chuyou did not answer his question directly. To be precise, if she followed Xie Fuzhi’s line of thought, she could easily be led astray, "Fuzhi, don’t you have confidence in your own abilities? Even if something happens, you can come to my rescue at the first moment, can’t you?"

"I can talk with him alone, but there is one condition: my master must stay next door, and there has to be a set time."

She wasn’t really worried about her safety; on one hand, she trusted this cultivator from Tianji Sect.

After all, a cultivator who is willing to sacrifice their own life for thousands of years to save the lives of others would not do anything truly monstrous to her.

Others’ words were useless to Xie Fuzhi, but he had to listen to what Yun Chuyou said. The phoenix looked eagerly at his beautiful young partner, "Alright, Chuyou, you must send me messages in time."

"Don’t worry, I have many protective magical tools, and if that doesn’t work, I still have the phoenix feather you gave me."

Although Yun Chuyou was only at the Astral Projection Stage and had not fully mastered it yet, making her a bit unstable, she had many magical tools for defense. If there was an attack, she could defend, and she had endless ways to protect her life.

Even facing a powerful old master from the Tianji Sect, she was not at all afraid.

"Yun, my friend, don’t you think this kind of life is a bit suffocating?"

When Yun Chuyou came in, the curious master of the Tianji Sect asked about everything he saw.

It was just a short separation, and the distance wasn’t far, yet these two acted as if they were saying a painful goodbye. To be precise, it was Xie Fuzhi who couldn’t stand it, while Yun Chuyou was just going along.

They were originally teacher and student; one was very old and the other very young. The master naturally had a position of power, and he thought that Yun Chuyou may not want this and might just be forced to cope.

Yun Chuyou’s first reaction to this sentence was relief that Xie Fuzhi didn’t hear it; otherwise, she would have to spend some effort comforting the sensitive and fragile phoenix.

"Sect Master Yan, you must not have a partner, no, no soulmate, right?"

Sect Master Yan said proudly, "I am focused on the world and its people, and I have no interest in these little matters of love."

"So that means you don’t have a soulmate and probably have never been in a relationship."

"What does it mean to be in a relationship?"

"It means two people who like each other being together, sharing feelings before getting married." Thinking of how most marriages in feudal society were arranged, Yun Chuyou added, "And even after marriage, feelings can be shared; affection and fondness are the kind of love between a man and a woman."

Sect Master Yan felt a little heavy-hearted, "So what if I don’t?"

"It’s nothing really, I just wanted to say that being in a relationship is all about being close to each other, and when love clouded your mind, you don’t really think logically."

To very logical people, being in love sounds like a scary thing because it may lead them to go against their own principles, change their own character, and when emotions run high, they might do something wild.

"My teacher is not bad, just a bit clingy, and I actually like this clinginess."

If love is not sweet and sticky, but instead cold and distant, what is the point of such a relationship?

She is not the clingy type, but she does not mind a partner who is affectionate. After all, this little phoenix is truly adorable, well-behaved, and exceptionally beautiful.

Someone like Sect Master Yan, who has been single for tens of thousands of years and has never experienced love, certainly does not understand this feeling.

Although Yun Chuyou’s tone was calm and her expression showed no trace of mockery, Sect Master Yan still felt deeply ridiculed by this junior.

"Why did you call me, senior? If it’s not something important, I’ll take my leave." Her time is also precious; she can’t waste it playing guessing games.

Sect Master Yan, who is used to being a riddle-maker, sighed, "You are really quite impatient."

Yun Chuyou replied casually, "Earlier, you said to be sincere. I think being straightforward is the real sincerity."

She was not interested in playing any guessing games; important matters should be stated directly. She doesn’t have mind-reading abilities, nor is she a parasite in someone else’s body.

"Then I will be straightforward," Sect Master Yan said, "You are the source of vitality."

Yun Chuyou’s body tensed slightly, her upper body stood very straight, making her look like a wooden post. Her expression also became stiff, as if she didn’t quite understand what this respected elder from the spiritual world was saying.

Shouldn’t the savior’s role belong to the main characters? During this time, she never took the initiative to approach the main characters, nor did she deliberately try to take chances that belonged to the female lead or others.

Of course, if an opportunity happened to fall into her lap, she wouldn’t intentionally refuse it.

After all, when it comes to opportunities, if they come, they belong to someone, and fate is not something that stays the same forever.

"It’s just the literal meaning. I didn’t say it out loud because I didn’t want to trouble you."

He had indeed not considered Yun Chuyou before, but that match made him notice her.

Looking at the face on the water curtain, the sect master of Tianji Sect finally understood why he could never foresee a turning point in her fate. It was because, in this world, she was a person without roots; she had no past, so he couldn’t see her future.

In fact, he should have realized long ago that the lines of fate are complicated, but the disciples of Qingxu Sect always played not-so-glorious roles.

However, this time was different. This time, the Qingxu Sect had only one more disciple in the competition, but the looks of these disciples were completely different from their original fates.

"What did you say? I don’t quite understand," Yun Chuyou said, but deep down she knew it well; she was just pretending not to understand.

At that moment, she hoped the other person could be a bit more tactful and understanding.

Until the leader of Tianji Sect took out a small bottle.

"Don’t worry, you are from another world. I can’t predict much, only some less important things."

The old man handed over the item, "I could only see this. It should be somewhat useful to you."

When she touched the small bottle, Yun Chuyou received a system reminder about whether to submit the task materials.

That was the Demon Realm material she planned to collect to complete the Fate Mirror repair task. But Yun Chuyou hadn’t even bought it yet; she just had the thought and plan, without taking any action.

Yun Chuyou’s fingertips rested on the jade bottle, and the contents inside felt extremely cold, a chill that even she, an Astral Projection Stage cultivator, could sense.

She wanted to refuse, but she hesitated because it was hard to let go, as gathering such items took a lot of effort. Now, with demon cultivators causing trouble in the spiritual world, the relationship between the two levels was rapidly worsening, making collection even more difficult.

The leader of the Tianji Sect looked at Yun Chuyou with deep meaning and said, "The thing in this bottle is a guide from heaven. Do you want to know the truth of the great calamity? The truth is in this bottle."