Chapter 10: One Misstep Becomes Eternal Regret!

Yun Yi continued walking deeper inside, and inadvertently, his gaze swept toward the room next to his own.

He saw the room filled with a dazzling array of women's items, even intimate garments hanging on the window sill.

The dressing table by the bed was covered with all kinds of exquisite rouge, powder, and hair ornaments.

The bed was neatly made, and on the wall at the head of the bed, a portrait of himself was conspicuously hanging.

Yun Yi was slightly startled, subconsciously turning his head to look at Yun Yun, his eyes carrying a hint of teasing.

This girl, why did she hang me in her boudoir?

Facing Yun Yi's gaze, Yun Yun hurriedly lowered her head, her hands unconsciously twisting the corner of her clothes.

Beneath a face full of reddened shyness, her fragrant lips moved hesitantly, "I... I just..."

But the words reached her lips, yet she couldn't speak them out because of shyness.

Looking at Yun Yun's appearance, Nalan Yanran was desperately holding back laughter on the side.

She had interacted with Yun Yun for so many years, so naturally she knew that the man her own Master admired most was this Ancestral Master.

Even, that kind of emotion had long surpassed the ordinary affection between master and disciple, adding a few points of a different kind of admiration.

This was the first time she had ever seen Yun Yun looking so shy like a little girl.

"Ancestral Master, your room, Master often cleans it."

"Just waiting for the day you might return!"

Nalan Yanran blinked her eyes, seeing the atmosphere gradually becoming subtle and awkward, hurriedly spoke up to break the ice.

Yun Yi nodded slightly, a trace of warmth flashing in his eyes, "Yun'er, you have a heart."

Yun Yun's body trembled lightly.

She took a deep breath, as if she had mustered enough courage to raise her head and look at Yun Yi, her eyes full of deep affection.

"Master, for so many years, I often wondered if you would suddenly return."

"So everything here has been kept exactly as it was when you left."

Yun Yi smiled and reached out to pat Yun Yun's head.

And Yun Yun smiled like a young girl experiencing her first love.

Next, the three people sat around the table inside the room.

Yun Yun slightly pursed her lips, her expression carrying a trace of recollection.

"Master, four years ago, in order to let Yanran break through, I went to the Magic Beast Mountains to get Purple Spirit Crystals."

"That time, I encountered a Sixth-Rank Purple Crystal Winged Lion King."

"Sixth-Rank Magic Beast..." Yun Yi's brows furrowed slightly.

With Yun Yun's cultivation base at that time, it would probably be a bit difficult.

"You weren't injured, right?"

"No." Yun Yun shook her head, thinking of the events back then, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"Fortunately at that time there was the Breakthrough Pill Master bestowed, my cultivation base doubled in a short time, only then did I defeat the Lion King and snatch the Purple Spirit Crystal."

"Oh? Breakthrough Pill?"

Yun Yi raised his brows slightly.

If Yun Yun hadn't brought it up, he himself would have almost forgotten this matter.

Thinking that he had been away for so long, it was all Yun Yun cultivating on her own.

Yun Yi took out a cyan scroll from his storage ring and handed it to her.

"Yun'er, Master has a Cultivation Technique here."

"Cultivation Technique? But I already have one..."

Yun Yun took the scroll with a puzzled look.

She saw a few large characters written vigorously and powerfully on the scroll: Flying Dragon Soaring to Clouds Technique!

A faint halo flowed on the surface, one look and it was extraordinary.

Merely sensing it slightly, Yun Yun abruptly widened her eyes.

This is actually an Earth Rank High-Level Technique!

"Master, this technique..."

Yun Yun's breathing immediately became rapid.

Earth Rank High-Level Technique, the entire Jia Ma Empire has never seen such a precious technique.

Yun Yi smiled and nodded, "This was obtained by Master in the Ancient Ruins, it's of no use to me, you take it to cultivate."

Yun Yun was so excited her eye rims reddened slightly, she tightly gripped the scroll, her voice slightly trembling, "Thank you Master, I will definitely cultivate it well!"

Immediately after, Yun Yi took out another storage ring, turned and placed it in Nalan Yanran's hand.

"Inside are some cultivation resources, you accept them."

"When you succeed the Sect Leader position, they can assist your cultivation and maintain the sect's daily expenses."

After all, in three days, the Yun Lan Sect will hold the New Sect Leader Succession Ceremony.

These things should be given to her earlier.

Nalan Yanran curiously checked the resources inside the storage ring, her mouth instantly opening wide.

The resources inside this storage ring are probably far beyond ten Yun Lan Sect treasuries combined!

"Ancestral Master, this is too precious!"

Although she said that, Nalan Yanran still held it tightly like a treasure.

Yun Yi smiled, "This is just an insignificant storage ring from my collection."

"Use the resources inside as you like, when they're used up I'll give you more."

Back in Zhongzhou, Yun Yi had killed no few strongmen; many people's storage rings held collections far richer than the Yun Lan Sect's treasury.

Not to mention, he had the blood of many Soul Palace Venerables on his hands.

What he gave Yanran now was but a hair's breadth of a hair's breadth of the whole.

Nalan Yanran couldn't help but give a thumbs-up, "Ancestral Master, generous, so generous!!"

Afterward she looked curiously at Yun Yun, wanting to know what had happened after she went into seclusion.

Yun Yun sighed.

She told Nalan Yanran and Yun Yi about what happened after Ancestral Uncle Yun Shan emerged from seclusion.

Only then did Nalan Yanran learn of what had happened today.

She never expected Master had nearly been forced by Ancestral Uncle to marry Elder Gu He.

"Is... is this reasonable..."

"To keep an Elder Gu He, they would actually sacrifice their own junior niece's lifelong happiness..."

Looking at Yun Yun's present carefree appearance, Nalan Yanran felt some heartache in her heart.

If not for Ancestral Master returning in time, the consequences would simply be unthinkable...

Nalan Yanran understood clearly that the Master residing in Yun Yi's heart would surely fight to the death rather than submit, and then die to make his resolve known.

"When a person's lifespan is nearing its end, facing such temptation, it is indeed very hard to control oneself!"

On this point, Yun Yi saw very clearly.

After all, if he did not break through, he himself would be terrified because his lifespan was about to run out.

And when such hope was suddenly placed within easy reach before him, reason would often be drowned out.

Thus, one misstep leads to eternal regret.

In Zhongzhou, such things happened every day.

Devoured by desire, then becoming a running dog of the Soul Hall.

Once there was a first time, afterward with a mark planted on the soul, one's nature would become brutal, become ambitious.

Under such a vicious cycle, it would be very difficult to escape.

This Soul Hall's control over the human heart was truly terrifying.

"I suppose Ancestral Uncle is now full of regret..."

Listening to Yun Yi's words, Yun Yun said emotionally, a trace of sympathy showing in her eyes.

It was hard to imagine how painful that guilt would make him feel after Yun Shan woke up.

"Alright, it's not late, you two go back and rest!" Yun Yi looked at the sky already dimming, then said.

"Master, these years I have always lived here; I'm not used to other places..."

Yun Yun pointed to the room next door, a trace of shyness on her face.

"Then just keep staying here."

Yun Yi didn't mind, waving his hand as he said.

"Then... Ancestral Master, Master, you two rest early; Yanran takes her leave!"

Nalan Yanran obediently bowed to Yun Yi and Yun Yun, then turned and walked out of the room, gently closing the door.

In the room, only Yun Yi and his disciple remained.

(Chapter End)