A Human Touch

Glug...

The sound of Baili Mingyue swallowing was unusually clear in the quiet environment. She stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Lu Yang wisely chose to skip the topic.

He always felt that the real reason for discussing pets might be a bit mind-blowing to him.

Lu Yang rubbed his slightly throbbing temples, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then smiled, "It's like this, Martial Aunt Baili, you are a disciple of Senior Baili Qiushui, so you must have achieved quite a bit in the Formation Dao. I need you to help me set up a mountain-protecting array."

Upon hearing this, Baili Mingyue felt a surge of nervousness. She waved her hand somewhat fearfully and said, "I... my Formation Dao skills are very average, far inferior to Master's! With Young Master Lu's discerning eye, I imagine you wouldn't think much of my Formation Dao skills."

Are you kidding me?

A person of Young Master Lu's status and background must have seen some very profound array formations, like the exquisite array formations on flying Law Treasures. The array formations set up by a useless Formation Dao cultivator like her will probably only make Young Master Lu despise her even more!

Seeing that Baili Mingyue almost instinctively refuted him and then belittled herself, Lu Yang's lips twitched involuntarily.

Then his expression turned serious, and he said sternly, "Since I've made up my mind, you just need to do as I say."

Baili Mingyue trembled instantly, instinctively standing even straighter, head bowed, stammering, "Yes, yes, Young Master Lu! As you command!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but chuckle. He realized that he had now barely grasped the art of speaking to Baili Mingyue. If he acted more assertively and gave orders directly, this somewhat socially awkward and strange Martial Aunt Baili would be able to get things done.

Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction, then reassured him, "Of course, I'm not asking Martial Aunt Baili to do this for free. As long as I don't leave the mountain, Martial Aunt Baili can go to the summit of my mountain at any time to study the array patterns on the Nine Splendors Cloud Chariot. If your sect-protecting array satisfies me, I can also give Martial Aunt Baili a few Formation Dao Law Treasures, all of them Supreme-Grade Law Treasures."

The Eight Gates Spirit-Locking Mirror and the Heavenly Evolving Seven Stars Formation Robe that Lu Yang obtained from Baili Mingyue's favorability rewards were both Supreme-Grade Law Treasures. Since he hadn't seen Baili Mingyue much before, he naturally gave these two Formation Dao Law Treasures to Baili Mingyue. He took this opportunity to present these two Supreme-Grade Law Treasures to Baili Mingyue.

Upon hearing this, Baili Mingyue immediately waved her hand and said, "Being able to help Young Master Lu is a blessing I've accumulated over three lifetimes. I don't need Law Treasure treasures as a reward; I just hope Young Master Lu won't mind!"

Lu Yang's expression hardened again, and he said coldly, "I said I'd give it to you, so you'll take it! Why all the nonsense?"

Baili Mingyue immediately stood up straight. "Yes... yes, Master... Young Master Lu!"

Lu Yang: "?"

Wait... you just said 'Master'?

What's the meaning?

Could it be the master?!

Lu Yang looked at Baili Mingyue with a rather strange expression; this was simply the most outrageous genius cultivator Lu Yang had ever seen.

Baili Mingyue seemed to be embarrassed as well. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Lu Yang even once.

After a moment of silence, Lu Yang coughed and said, "The mountain-protecting formation will need Martial Aunt Baili's help in a few days. Before that, I'd like to confirm Martial Aunt Baili's availability."

Baili Mingyue immediately replied, "I'm available anytime, Young Master Lu, just give the word!"

Lu Yang had already guessed that Baili Mingyue would say this before he even spoke, and he nodded silently. "Then I will come to see Martial Aunt Baili again in a few days."

Baili Mingyue nodded and knelt down again. "Respectfully seeing off Young Master Lu!"

Lu Yang: "..."

He was exasperated, his face stern, and said, "If you kneel before me again next time, I'll hang you up and beat you. Get up now."

Baili Mingyue suddenly jumped up as if she were on a spring.

Lu Yang exhaled a breath of stale air, which transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared.

Only after the rainbow light disappeared did Baili Mingyue tremble and peek up at the sky.

Seeing that the sky was empty, Baili Mingyue quickly took out the array plate and reactivated the mountain-protecting array. Layers of thick fog obscured the mountain where Su Jinxuan was located.

After doing all this, Baili Mingyue felt a sense of security. Then, she savored the memory of her conversation with Lu Yang.

Her face flushed red, and after covering her pretty face with her hands, she let out a giggle. "Hiss... My memories have been updated! I saw so many different expressions from Young Master Lu today, it's great, now I have new fantasy scenarios to imagine!"

Then, Baili Mingyue recalled the image of Lu Yang scolding her with a stern face, and a blush immediately rose to her cheeks. She murmured to herself, "If only Young Master Lu would take her as a pet..."

Unfortunately... Baili Mingyue felt she was quite self-aware and unworthy to be Young Master Lu's pet.

She sighed, somewhat lost and dejected, and returned to her room. Then, immersing herself in a thrilling fantasy, she focused on the images of Young Master Lu she had just acquired.

After leaving Su Jinxuan's mountain peak, Lu Yang glanced at the slowly closing mist and felt as if he had encountered a monster. He still felt a little uneasy.

Lu Yang actually thought he was pretty abnormal, but he never expected that there were people even more abnormal than him, terrifyingly so!

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and returned to Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying's cave abode.

As soon as Lu Yang entered the living room, he saw Mu Yunxue already dressed and sitting quietly on a chair in the hall, seemingly lost in thought.

She wore a plain white dress, her black hair tied up with a white ribbon, and her beautiful face had a natural indifference, but her snow-white skin still bore a trace of the blush left from yesterday.

Sensing footsteps, Mu Yunxue seemed to snap out of her daze and looked over.

Upon seeing Lu Yang, a flicker of emotion appeared in Mu Yunxue's usually calm and collected eyes. She nodded gently, "Lu Yang."

Lu Yang came to Mu Yunxue's side, picked her up, and placed her on his lap, letting her sit in his arms. Her fresh and elegant fragrance immediately enveloped him.

Throughout the entire process, Mu Yunxue's expression remained aloof and indifferent, unchanged, just like a puppet.

Lu Yang affectionately stroked Mu Yunxue's smooth, pretty face and said gently, "Why don't you rest a little longer?"

Mu Yunxue calmly explained, "My physique and cultivation are both stronger than Nanyue's, so I recover much faster."

Lu Yang could also tell that Mu Yunxue was actually a little tired, but she forced herself to get up, which seemed quite different from Mu Yunxue's usual personality.

He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there something you want to tell me? Or is something on your mind?"

Mu Yunxue nodded, her tone calm and without much inflection, and said, "You're going to the Qin Household with Nanyue."

Lu Yang suddenly realized that Qin Nanyue had mentioned this to Mu Yunxue yesterday, not during their dual cultivation, so it must have been something he and Yingying had discussed during their dual cultivation?

He chuckled and said, "I will take you back to the Mu Household, I just haven't told you yet."

Mu Yunxue nodded gently. "Okay."

Lu Yang couldn't help but smile. It seemed that Lu Yang Mu Yunxue forced herself to get up and wait for him in the living room just for this?

Unexpectedly, even a cold and aloof female cultivator like Mu Yunxue would care about this matter.

This made Lu Yang feel that Mu Yunxue had become more humane and quite adorable.