Chapter 3

"You have come."

"I have come."

"You shouldn't have come."

"But I came anyway... Senior Sister, we are outside, please act normal."

The young girl with long blood-red hair pouted in disappointment upon hearing this, put her hands behind her back, and drew out her voice:

"Tsk, al—right—"

Judging solely by her appearance, she was an extremely beautiful young girl, her face unadorned yet clear and moving, and one could see her tender, fair skin from her exposed neck.

But that unusual long hair and her eyes, rippling like water, gave her an enchanting allure with every movement she made.

A black robe covered her body, and one could only vaguely discern her proud, curvaceous figure from the folds of the fabric.

Her strength was even greater than that beautiful woman's!

The combination of purity and seductiveness radiated an indescribable, forbidden attraction.

But Ren Yidao squinted at Senior Sister's posturing, nearly sneering out loud.

Heh, women.

Only a ghost would believe you.

Unlike the average mortal, he would not be blinded by appearances.

The young girl before him, who looked so harmless, was the mastermind and primary culprit of that kidnapping case seventy years ago!

Ren Yidao's Senior Sister, the current Peak Master of Luoyue Peak, Jing Yueqin.

And regrettably, in Ren Yidao's memory, there were not many times when her train of thought was normal.

Especially when she had red hair, she basically never did anything human!

Sure enough, the next second, Jing Yueqin gave Ren Yidao a surprise.

"Be happy, Junior Brother! From today on, you also have a Junior Sister..."

Years of habit caused Ren Yidao to interrupt her spell-casting before Jing Yueqin could finish:

"Denied."

"Why—"

"No why. We agreed before we came out that you couldn't just pick up random things and bring them home anymore."

It was one thing when you picked up small animals before, but how are you picking up other people's children now?

But unfortunately.

The arm of justice cannot twist the thigh of evil.

Jing Yueqin was not here to reason with Ren Yidao.

She pouted, glared at Ren Yidao indignantly, then covered her ears, closed her eyes, and shook her head rapidly:

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening!"

"Whatever you say is useless. Anyway, Master isn't here, so I'm in charge, and you all have to listen to me!"

Jing Yueqin: (｀へ)

Paired with her charming face, this behavior was not repulsive; instead, it had a kind of naive cuteness that made one unable to help but laugh.

But as Ren Yidao watched Jing Yueqin put on this act, his face twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but whisper:

"Why must an old woman act so coy..."

"Hm? What did you say?"

!

Feeling the bone-chilling gaze landing on his neck, Ren Yidao decisively stopped courting death.

"Ahem, no, nothing."

Comrades, never say things that are detrimental to unity!

Especially when it involves your own personal safety...

"Senior Sister, let's not mention that for now. What is going on with that Foster Father business?"

The matter of accepting a disciple on behalf of the master was likely set in stone, but he still had to protest the other matter.

I am still a hundred-year-old child; how did I end up becoming a father in such a muddled way?

"You don't like it? I thought you were quite interested in this pair of orphans and widows."

"Nonsense! Is Ren someone who would be a lecherous person like that!"

"Hehe, did I say anything? I think you are the one with a Ghost Star in your heart~"

"... Tsk."

Jing Yueqin leaned in close, examined Ren Yidao's expression from bottom to top, twitched her delicate nose slightly, and poked his cheek with a smile:

"It's the smell of a lie!"

*Pop. *

Her finger was lightly flicked away, but Jing Yueqin wasn't angry; she turned and asked:

"Junior Brother, do you want to guess why your dear Senior Sister is here?"

Am I a child? Still guessing.

Haven't you always been following behind my tail?

Wait!

Ren Yidao suddenly narrowed his eyes; he instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

He was about to go into a stress response!

Because every time Jing Yueqin made an expression like this, nothing good ever happened!

"Because I leaked Demon Qi?"

"That's part of the reason, I suppose. I really wanted to see what kind of matter could make you so angry, so I thought I'd learn from it next time. As it turned out, I found this little one on the way."

Ren Yidao:?

No, wait a second, did you just say your inner thoughts out loud?

"By the way, it wasn't me who cleared away your Demon Qi."

Hm?

Jing Yueqin pursed her lips toward the door and chuckled:

"When I arrived here, she had already absorbed the Demon Qi. This little one is even more interesting than you imagined."

Without needing Jing Yueqin to say more, Ren Yidao had already extended his Divine Soul toward the sleepy-eyed little girl, unceremoniously sensing her from head to toe.

"You noticed it too, didn't you?"

Ren Yidao nodded slowly and said in a deep voice:

"With such natural talent, this girl will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Jing Yueqin was very satisfied with her Junior Brother's reaction, then pointed out an even more critical detail:

"This little one doesn't just have outstanding talent; look at the golden scale on her back—that is proof of Bloodline Ancestral Return."

Ren Yidao agreed deeply, nodding and sighing:

"To have such a scale at such a young age, won't she surpass her master in the future... uh, what golden scale did you say?"

Having come to his senses, Ren Yidao finally noticed the eerie golden scale on the girl's back, as well as the faint Dragon Qi radiating from it.

"Although it is very weak, it is pure enough. She will certainly not be a creature of the pond in the future... Junior Brother, are you listening?"

Amidst Jing Yueqin's puzzled gaze, Ren Yidao, who had recalled many fond memories, muttered to himself:

"Twenty-three-year-old Hou Longtao sat at..."

Jing Yueqin: "What did you say?"

"Uh, nothing, forget it... but you're right, she really should come to be our Junior Sister."

With such talent, once encountered, there was no reason to let it go.

Jing Yueqin nodded vigorously, then waved her hand and said:

"Right? Then I'll leave it to you! I'm taking off now, I just remembered I have something to do at home..."

Grab!

Seizing Jing Yueqin by the collar, Ren Yidao dragged her out the door, walking toward the mother and daughter waiting outside.

"Denied. Whoever picks it up is responsible for it; don't think about being a hands-off manager again."

"No—I—don't—wanna—"

"Foster Father! Where are we going?"

"I've told you how many times, you must call me Senior Brother when we are in the sect."

"Okay, Foster Father!"

Unfortunately.

The arm of justice cannot twist the thigh of evil.

Jing Yueqin disappeared on the spot after returning to the sect, leaving behind the Foster Father and his foster daughter.

Ren Yidao looked at Yu Yu, who was following behind him like a little tail, and sighed helplessly:

"Junior Sister, you don't have to follow me... forget it, let's take it slow."

Come to think of it, this matter really couldn't be blamed on Yu Yu.

No matter how clever a child is, they cannot withstand a week of soul-wandering; the fact that she survived at all was a miracle in itself.

Not to mention, she had also absorbed pure Great Demon Qi, and it was the Qi of a Fox Demon, which is adept at confusing the Heart.

Great, double the happiness!

Normally, even if this child were saved, she would likely become a fool who only knew how to drool.

But now, regardless of anything else, although she was a bit dull, she could at least control her drool...

Raising his hand to press on the top of Yu Yu's head, Ren Yidao sensed the state of her Divine Soul.

"If no external force is used, it will only take a week to heal on its own."

Perhaps because she had awakened the bloodline of the Demon Race, Yu Yu's recovery ability was far stronger than Ren Yidao had expected.

Ren Yidao could actually shorten this recovery time; after all, it was his Demon Qi, and he was the best candidate to help Yu Yu absorb it.

But Ren Yidao did not intend to intervene.

At least, he would not intervene so early.

"It's rare to have her in this state, so I might as well make the most of it..."

This approach wouldn't be legal in his past life, but this was already a different world, wasn't it?

How can one use the sword of a previous dynasty to execute the officials of the current one?

Looking at the girl's dazed state, Ren Yidao took her small hand and smiled kindly:

"Yu'er, be good, come with me."

"Foster Father is taking you to meet the elders in the sect."

Begging for favors?

What begging for favors!

Every one of them is of the generation of Senior Uncle or Grandmaster; shouldn't they take the initiative to show some generosity when meeting a junior?

Not to mention, this junior looks like a fool, too...

Yu Yu lowered her head to look at the large hand holding hers, then looked up and revealed an innocent smile:

"Hehehe..."

Ren Yidao was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly:

"Right, right, right! Just keep it like this, smile just like that in a moment, okay?"

"Be obedient!"

"How could Foster Father ever harm you?"