Caiyi, and Han Li's Unexpected Arrival

Li Xiaoyao's smile instantly froze.

He bowed slightly to Liu Jinyuan's father, then turned to the girl who had spoken. "And who is this?"

To be honest, the other person's appearance was truly extraordinary.

She was dressed in vibrant colors and carried a subtle floral fragrance, yet she gave off an unadorned impression.

Phoebe, naturally beautiful without any artifice.

To be fair, her looks were even more outstanding than those of her second junior sister Lin Yueru, before she began cultivating immortality.

"Caiyi, step back!"

Liu Jinyuan's mother seemed very uncomfortable with the girl's sudden remarks, feeling that the girl had made her lose face in front of the distinguished guests.

Speaking of which, Caiyi once said that her family encountered bandits while traveling, her parents were killed, and she managed to escape by selling herself to bury her parents. However, she was penniless and wanted to become a maid in the Liu Manor.

Seeing that she was well-educated, gentle, and knowledgeable in medicine, they allowed Caiyi to take care of their son.

Recently, seeing that her son's condition had gradually improved, Liu's mother even considered making Caiyi her son's concubine, hoping to use this method of bringing good luck to help her son recover.

In retrospect, we were perhaps too fussy about this.

A girl who doesn't know manners is not presentable and is not worthy of a son.

Seeing the situation gradually spiraling out of control, Caiyi also became anxious.

She could see that Liu Jinyuan was interested, but she was unwilling to accept the outcome and could not give a reasonable explanation.

"Junior Brother seems to have signs of poisoning."

Li Xiaoyao subtly changed how he addressed Liu Jinyuan.

He grinned wickedly at Caiyi: "You're very suspicious..."

These words immediately caused a stir throughout the room.

All eyes were on Caiyi.

Liu Jinyuan was stunned, seemingly unable to believe it. "Caiyi... you..."

But judging from Caiyi's behavior, she probably already knew about this.

"I don't!"

Caiyi clenched her teeth, as if she had made up her mind. "No matter what, I will not hurt Liu Lang!"

Li Xiaoyao raised his hand and pressed it down slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet and letting Caiyi continue speaking.

"Now that things have come to this, there's no need to keep it a secret any longer."

Caiyi smiled sadly and lowered her head slightly.

Light and pollen gradually emanated from her body.

The room was filled with orchids and magnolias.

For a moment, the reception room felt like a fairyland.

When the light faded, Caiyi's figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Flying Immortal bun, hundred-flower dress, butterfly wings.

Floating in the air, Caiyi looked like a flower fairy descended to earth.

Li Xiaoyao placed his hand on the sword on the table, quietly waiting for the other party's explanation.

"As you can see, young master, Caiyi is not human."

The elfin-like girl fluttered her wings, looked at Liu Jinyuan with tender affection, and said softly, "My benefactor, do you still remember the Cai Die you rescued from the spider web?"

The story of Caiyi and Liu Jinyuan is not complicated.

It's nothing more than the old cliché of gratitude.

The venomous spider spirit attempted to kill the Cai Die, who had cultivated for a thousand years, and devour its cultivation. However, its plan was discovered by a mortal. Enraged, the spider spirit injected its Venom into the mortal's body. Upon learning of this, the Cai Die transformed into a human and spent day and night using the essence of its natal inner core to refine a hundred-flower wine to help the mortal curb the poison.

She didn't want Liu Jinyuan to leave the Liu Manor because she wanted to help him gradually detoxify.

But things had come to this point, Caiyi could no longer hide her identity.

"My benefactor, if there is Afterlife, Caiyi wishes to stay by your side day and night."

After expressing her feelings, the Cai Die emitted a brilliant seven-colored light.

At that moment, Liu Jinyuan understood what the other party was thinking.

She wanted to sacrifice a thousand years of cultivation in exchange for her own lifespan.

"Hahaha..."

Li Xiaoyao, who had been observing coldly, suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter even made Caiyi stop in her tracks.

The spoilsport, Li Xiaoyao, waved his finger. "I died in the process of slaying demons, but my master was able to retrieve my remnant soul from the Yellow Springs and Azure Sky and bring me back to life. Junior brother is a disciple of my Seven Profound Sect, so naturally he has my master's protection. What is a mere poisonous spider demon compared to that?"

Caiyi stopped flapping her wings.

She fell to the ground, transformed into human form, and looked somewhat bewildered.

So...

Am I overthinking things?

There really are immortals in the Underworld who chase away souls, and these beings seem to value their benefactors quite a bit.

"Master once said—all unfavorable situations in the world are caused by the inadequacy of the person involved. This statement is a bit convoluted, but you should be able to understand it, right?"

Li Xiaoyao spoke Youyou, seemingly with some emotion. "For my master, perhaps there is nothing in the world that can be called a 'Extremis'..."

"Junior brother, this girl named Caiyi is quite nice. Let's keep her with us."

Liu Jinyuan was completely bewildered.

Shouldn't practitioners of spiritual cultivation live on dew and wind, abstain from worldly food, and avoid women?

Seemingly sensing his confusion, Li Xiaoyao pursed his lips. "The Seven Profound Sect doesn't concern itself with Buddhist or Daoist matters."

After saying this, he stopped looking at Liu Jinyuan and instead turned his gaze to Caiyi: "Help Junior Brother prepare his luggage. We'll set off together tomorrow."

It brooks no argument and is somewhat domineering.

However, this feeling seems even more exhilarating than that of a renowned martial arts master.

Moreover, both Liu's parents took Li Xiaoyao's behavior for granted.

The mannerisms of immortals should naturally differ from those of mortals.

Immortal Spirit Island.

"I told you before, you are weak."

Lin Yueru expressionlessly threw the blood-red vine whip on the ground, and the whip instantly transformed into a spreading vine, becoming a vibrant plant.

Before her, Zhao Ling'er was panting, her pretty face pale, and even her pure eyes had lost their luster.

"..."

The other party is right.

She is really weak.

Despite using every trick in the book, even transforming due to emotional fluctuations, they were still unable to do anything to their opponent.

"Do you want to become stronger?" Lin Yueru asked.

Zhao Ling'er tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded her little head.

Given Lin Yueru's strength, if someone wanted to harm her, they wouldn't need to say these things.

"Outside Yuhang Town, in Ten Mile Ice Domain, there is an Immortal Gate called Seven Mysteries."

"That's where your opportunity lies."

After saying this, Lin Yueru left Immortal Spirit Island without turning her head.

She has done everything she needed to do; the seed of knowledge has been planted, and it won't be long before it blossoms and bears fruit.

The task given by the Master included the words "willingly".

If she were to take Zhao Ling'er away directly, the other party probably wouldn't be too happy.

Zhao Ling'er is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside; once she has made up her mind, she will never change it.

She held a high position on Immortal Spirit Island, and once she made up her mind, even "Grandmother" couldn't refuse her.

Now, all we need to do is wait for good news in the Ten Mile Ice Domain.

Three days later.

The Seven Profound Sect welcomed two new members.

Liu Jinyuan and Zhao Ling'er.

The former had a family to support, and his maid Caiyi served him at all times, wishing she could be by his side every hour of the day.

The latter was even more outrageous, bringing almost everyone living on the entire Immortal Spirit Island.

Sixteen maids and the Grandmother followed behind Zhao Ling'er.

Wang Yan examined his four disciples in the Enlightenment Hall, a gratified smile on his face.

The sect has finally started to show some semblance of dignity.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

A young figure materialized out of thin air and appeared before him.

The young man had an ordinary appearance and dark skin, giving him a calm and steady demeanor, like a rock.

"This humble one Han Li, pays respects to my master."