Chapter 12: and

“Two months ago, when Feng Zeyan took Liu Xuewei back and was lighting the soul lamp for her, Liu Xuewei accidentally shattered my soul lamp.”

Si Nansheng answered honestly, but Li Tianhen frowned.

“A soul lamp is no ordinary object; how could it be shattered so easily?”

Something was wrong. Definitely wrong.

A soul lamp requires spiritual power to be shattered. If Liu Xuewei was able to break it, she must have used spiritual power at the time.

Even if it had been broken, shouldn’t Feng Zeyan have prepared a new one for Si Nansheng?

Otherwise, without a soul lamp, if something were to happen to Si Nansheng while she was out, wouldn’t there be no way for anyone to know?

“It was indeed shattered. I saw it with my own eyes, and I felt it, too.” Or rather, the former Si Nansheng had seen it with her own eyes.

At the time, she had also felt that Liu Xuewei did it on purpose, but Liu Xuewei had apologized to her with a face full of grievance and timidity.

Feng Zeyan said that Liu Xuewei hadn’t meant to do it, and the matter was simply dropped.

Being constantly pestered by Liu Xuewei, Feng Zeyan never remembered to prepare a new soul lamp for Xiao Jiu.

“I see. In that case, I shall make a trip to demand your soul lamp and properly shame Feng Zeyan.”

After Li Tianhen finished speaking, he stood up immediately.

Si Nansheng watched as Li Tianhen flew away on his sword.

Isn’t Master going to demand her soul lamp? He’s going to slap someone in the face, isn’t he?

Her master is a bit wicked!

Not only a bit wicked, but also quite protective of his own!

She likes it!

Si Nansheng didn’t know exactly what happened, only that for a long time afterward, rumors circulated that the Sect Master of the Saint Heaven Sect was holding onto Si Nansheng’s soul lamp and refusing to let go.

Some said he couldn’t bear to give up such a talented disciple.

Some said he was angry that his disciple had defected to another sect.

Others said he was just shameless!

Who could have guessed that he truly couldn’t produce it?

“Junior Sister, I’ve finished setting up the Spirit Gathering Array for you. Come and try it out.” After setting up the array in Si Nansheng’s courtyard, Ye Yanqing looked at her with a smile.

Si Nansheng hurriedly sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and began to breathe.

“Thank you, Senior Brother. With the Spirit Gathering Array, my speed at absorbing spiritual energy is much faster.” Si Nansheng opened her eyes and looked at Ye Yanqing with delight.

Si Nansheng hadn’t expected her Senior Brother to prepare a top-grade Spirit Gathering Array for her.

Previously, at the Saint Heaven Sect, the residences of direct disciples only had low-grade or mid-grade arrays.

Originally, Si Nansheng’s courtyard had an array as well, but after Liu Xuewei arrived and said she liked the courtyard, Feng Zeyan and the other senior brothers simply told Si Nansheng to give it up.

The Si Nansheng before her awakening was weak-willed, and coupled with Feng Zeyan’s order, she had handed the courtyard over to Liu Xuewei.

This current array was a top-grade one prepared specifically for her by her Senior Brother.

“Senior Brother, you actually prepared a top-grade Spirit Gathering Array for me. It must have wasted a lot of resources, right?”

“As long as you like it, it’s not a waste if it’s useful to you.” Ye Yanqing smiled at Si Nansheng.

“I like it very much. Thank you, Senior Brother.” Si Nansheng looked at Ye Yanqing, smiling happily.

Ye Yanqing felt more and more that his Junior Sister was too easily satisfied; just a Spirit Gathering Array made her this happy.

It seemed that in the future, he would need to search for more good things to make his Junior Sister even happier.

“Senior Brother, Master said you are very skilled in talismans and arrays. Could you teach me?”

Si Nansheng looked at Ye Yanqing with eager eyes.

“You want to learn talismans and arrays?” Ye Yanqing looked at her, puzzled.

“Yes. Previously, Master gave me his fire and ice spiritual essence, and I advanced to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage all at once. It was a bit intense, so I want to slow down. That’s why I was wondering if you could teach me, Senior Brother? Don’t worry, I will definitely study hard.”

Adhering to the philosophy that one can never have too many skills, Si Nansheng planned to start with talismans and arrays. She could have gone to the library to study on her own, but self-study was slow, and it would be hard to explain if others found out.

Ultimately, she decided to learn from her Senior Brother, which would make it easier to explain.

“Alright, I will teach you now. However, you must act according to your ability and not push yourself too hard.” Seeing the longing on Si Nansheng’s face, Ye Yanqing could only nod in agreement.

“Got it!”

Ye Yanqing took out an unused talisman brush and a stack of blank talisman paper to begin teaching her.

However, he didn’t dare let her draw talismans immediately; instead, he explained the precautions and the functions of various talismans.

Before leaving, he didn’t forget to leave her two books on common talismans and a few standard ones, such as speed-up talismans, gravity talismans, and immobilization talismans.

After Ye Yanqing left, Si Nansheng took out the talisman books she had found in the library and began to study them earnestly.

Once she had researched enough, she started to draw. As a result, she hadn’t drawn more than a few before she fainted with a nosebleed.

Upon waking, she clearly felt that her spiritual sea had expanded slightly.

“So that’s how it is. Drawing talismans consumes spiritual power and cultivates divine sense. It seems I should draw talismans to cultivate my divine sense whenever I have the chance.”

Si Nansheng was quite happy with this discovery.

She drew talismans in high spirits and collected the finished ones.

Feeling hungry, Si Nansheng caused a commotion in the back mountain, caught a spirit chicken, and began to roast it right there.

“Master, there’s smoke coming from the back mountain. Could it be a fire?” Ye Yanqing had intended to check on how Si Nansheng was doing with her talisman drawing.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw a wisp of smoke rising from the back mountain and hurried to find Li Tianhen.

“Let’s go take a look. It seems your Junior Sister is over there.” Li Tianhen sighed as he looked at the smoke in the distance.

When the master and disciple arrived, they saw Si Nansheng gnawing on a chicken leg, looking quite satisfied.

“Hmm?” Sensing someone had arrived, Si Nansheng looked up, a piece of meat still hanging from her mouth, and blinked blankly.

Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing looked at her with helpless expressions.

“Junior Sister, what are you doing?” Ye Yanqing asked, amused by her adorable, dazed expression.

“Gulp.” Si Nansheng swallowed the food in her mouth.

“I was cultivating for a long time and got hungry, so I came out to find something to eat. Um, Master, Senior Brother, would you like to join me?”

Si Nansheng held up the chicken leg in her hand. Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing exchanged a look and sat down beside her.

Although they had essentially reached the stage of fasting, they couldn’t resist the fact that the spirit chicken Si Nansheng roasted was truly delicious.

Last time, they hadn’t gotten their fill of the spirit chicken she had roasted.

Si Nansheng really hadn’t expected her Master and Senior Brother to sit down, and she couldn’t help but be stunned.

Master and Senior Brother are actually here to mooch off her spirit chicken? What should she do if there isn’t enough for her?

Should she go catch another one?

“Roast this.” Li Tianhen waved his hand, producing a spirit bird with bright red feathers.

Then, ignoring Si Nansheng’s gaze, he took the roasted spirit chicken for himself.

Si Nansheng looked at the only chicken leg left in her hand, then at her Master and Senior Brother eating happily, and pouted.

These two are really… who steals food from a child?

After Si Nansheng finished the remaining chicken leg, she began to prepare the spirit bird Li Tianhen had brought out.

(End of chapter)