Chapter 971 - 456: Susu’s Reunion; When in Rome?

Forget it forget it.

What else could Chen Ye do?

He was just a humble Spirit Plant Cultivator.

Though once, he cultivated Spirit Plants.

Now, he cultivates apprentices.

As the saying goes.

When soldiers come, generals block; when water flows, earth holds.

Since the person has been brought back, it must inevitably be faced.

Chen Ye stored the old father-in-law properly and reached out to press the array key to open the Quiet Chamber.

The door opened.

Dusk surged into the Quiet Chamber.

Zhiwei was respectfully waiting outside the door.

Seeing Chen Ye come out, she stepped forward and softly reported, "Master, True Inheritor Bai has been waiting outside the courtyard for a long time. Afraid of disturbing you, I let her have tea in the courtyard first."

Chen Ye was slightly stunned, then became clear-headed.

Though the disciples at the Reception Platform are unaware of him,

the Lingyin Sect’s Grand Array would automatically recognize the Jade Pendant that signifies a Cultivator’s identity. Since he didn’t intentionally hide his identity, the people within the sect would soon know he was back.

Chen Ye nodded, "Got it, I’ll go there now."

The dusk enveloped, and the branches and leaves of the old pear tree in the courtyard rustled in the autumn wind.

Beneath the tree stood a familiar silhouette.

The girl’s golden hair was as dazzling as the brilliant sunset, with a slender delicate figure, wearing a formal moon-white True Inheritor Taoist Robe.

No matter how one looked, there was none of the authority of other True Disciples, instead, there was a kind of pretended maturity, like an exquisite porcelain doll.

She was naturally beautiful, always unadorned and indifferent to dressing up.

But upon hearing of Chen Ye’s return today, she inexplicably took up a mirror to carefully check her appearance, intending to dress up a bit, but at the moment of action, didn’t know how, being anxious to meet, she hurriedly applied some lip color.

Seeing Chen Ye standing intact, not a single hair missing.

The golden-haired girl let out a long breath in relief, the petite body slightly relaxed.

But immediately, she crossed her arms, forced a stern face, and huffed lightly:

"Not bad, to have returned full and lively from the Qi Kingdom... Peak Master Chen’s courage and methods this time are truly admirable, barely meeting the expectations of this True Inheritor."

"Your venture into the lion’s den demonstrated the excellent demeanor of Lingyin Sect’s cultivators, unfazed by the collapse of Mount Tai. This True Inheritor represents the sect in awarding you high recognition and praise for such fearlessness and courage!"

Uh...

Why is this girl so formal?

Chen Ye chuckled softly, stepped forward, his gaze mischievously lingering on her moist, beautiful lips:

"Yes, yes, thank you for True Inheritor Bai’s praise, at least I didn’t disappoint the True Inheritor."

"However, the sect’s method of commendation is quite peculiar, True Inheritor Bai even had to apply such beautiful lip color to comfort such deserving ministers?"

With his words and gaze, Bai Susu’s pretended maturity instantly shattered.

Her small face blushed like red clouds, along with her crystallized ears burning hot.

"You, you stop being conceited! This True Inheritor is also a girl, why can’t I dress up?"

There,

as Susu was about to explode, Chen Ye suddenly realized:

"Oh... So that’s how it is, I was assuming too much, I thought True Inheritor Bai was dressing up for me... Alas, how disappointing."

"You..."

Bai Susu saw him sigh, the tough words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, her eyes flickered, and she scraped her foot on the fallen leaves on the ground, hurriedly changing her words, her voice as soft as a mosquito:

"Not...not entirely as you assumed..."

This girl, though proud, couldn’t bear to see Chen Ye showing even a bit of disappointment.

Chen Ye felt a slight warmth in his heart, just wanted to reach out and rub her golden hair, but Bai Susu seemed to suddenly remember some matter, slapped his hand away, forcibly shifted the topic:

"Ahem! Let’s get back to business! Actually, as soon as the Sect Master heard the news from the Reception Platform, he wanted to immediately summon you to the main peak to inquire about Qi Kingdom and Emotion Crossing Sect’s situation in detail. However, he was stopped by the Grand Elder."

Following her words, Chen Ye raised an eyebrow: "The Elder stopped it?"

"Yeah."

Bai Susu nodded, her voice inadvertently softened again,

"The Elder said, you’ve just fought back from such a tiger and wolf place like Qi Kingdom, physically and mentally exhausted, it’s unsuitable to be disturbed by sect affairs immediately. He wants you to rest well at Cangli Courtyard tonight, and go to Dubhe Hall for council early tomorrow."

She bit on her moisturized lower lip, seemed somewhat at a loss but still blushing as she finished her speech,

"The Elder also said...said I’m different from others, so I can come over to say some close-knit words to you..."

Saying this,

the arrogant little gold-head almost began steaming with her face.

The underlying meaning of the Elder was obvious.

In their eyes, Bai Susu and Chen Ye were already considered family...

She quickly widened her eyes, defensively adding:

"Don’t get it wrong! This is all said by the True Man, speaking of close-knit words sounds odd... Oh oh! It’s definitely because you brought back papa! I and papa are family, so naturally speaking close-knit words!"

Talking about her father, the girl also put away other thoughts.

She gathered her shy intentions, her expression urgent, grasped Chen Ye’s sleeve, her voice quivered slightly:

"Chen Ye, my father...has he been brought back by you? How...is his condition?"

"Mission accomplished."

Chen Ye’s expression was serious, he held the girl’s cold little hand,

"True Man Bai is now in Cangli Courtyard, I have checked his body condition, just needs several years of slumber, then he can wake safely."