Women Were No Fun Compared to Games

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Qin Yi turned to look at Xi Xiangzi.

Xi Xiangzi trembled, but the pain had actually subsided. She looked at Qin Yi with a mixture of fear and heartache, but strangely, there was no resentment or malice in her eyes. Instead, her heartache for the flower seemed to be the stronger feeling.

The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace respects the rules of each system, and in certain situations, the Palace Master must abide by the rules of that system. For example, when participating in a gambling game, the Palace Master is merely an ordinary gambler, without any distinction of status.

The principle of accepting defeat is Iron Law of the gambling sect. If the palace master refuses to acknowledge the loss because of his status, or turns against the sect afterward, the foundation of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace will immediately collapse, and the gambling will be a complete waste.

So they used gambling to lure away treasures, Ju Yunxiu couldn't control, and she couldn't do anything about it afterward.

This current bet is a Gambling Contract personally established and witnessed by Du Pingsheng, the Peak Master the gambling sect. If Xi Xiangzi harbors resentment and seeks revenge, Du Pingsheng will be the first to confront him without Qin Yi even needing to speak, and Ju Yunxiu will no longer stand idly by. That would mean offending the Peak Master of the gambling sect, the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect, and being looked down upon by a group of fellow disciples all at once.

Having lived in such an environment for a long time, Xi Xiangzi was actually much more accustomed to it than Qin Yi. At most, he would harbor resentment and give you a hard time in the future, but he would never show his dissatisfaction in front of others.

Qin Yi hadn't thought about all these details. Xi Xiangzi's lack of resentment and harsh words actually softened his heart, making him feel somewhat guilty. After thinking for a moment, he wrote down a prescription and handed it over, "This is the prescription for Moonlight Body Tempering Liquid. It will undoubtedly help you, Senior Brother, achieve Body Tempering Completion. I'm giving it to Senior Brother as a token of my apology."

"I'm sorry..." Xi Xiangzi paused, then looked at Qin Yi seriously. Qin Yi's eyes were clear. He smiled, took the prescription, bowed deeply, and turned to leave gracefully.

The onlookers laughed and said, "Junior brother, farewell. Let's drink and chat another day."

Qin Yi suddenly had a feeling that this was actually his entry test.

It is both a test for entering the Celestial Palace and a test for entering the School of the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect. It concerns how your fellow disciples view you, what image and status you have in people's hearts, and what Ju Yunxiu thinks.

Zheng Yunyi, however, didn't leave immediately and remained standing to one side. Qin Yi, seeing his curious expression, asked, "By the way, is Senior Brother Zheng from the Sword Sect?"

Zheng Yunyi said calmly, "The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace doesn't have Sword Sect. Because all the sword fanatics have gone to the Penglai Sword Pavilion, who would come here?"

"So, Brother Zheng, this is just your own preference?" Qin Yi wasn't an outsider who couldn't understand the Martial Cultivation system; he was quite knowledgeable. Zheng Yunyi had practiced body tempering, so it wasn't surprising that he said he preferred swordsmanship.

Zheng Yunyi smiled but remained silent.

Qin Yi seemed to realize something; so you were just showing off.

If showing off is a path, then this path might be overcrowded. Qin Yi would love to join.

Zheng Yunyi didn't answer that question, but changed the subject, saying, "Everyone says Junior Brother Qin is quite suited to the Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations. His chosen cave abode has Earth Fire and Pill Furnace, and he even gave away a body-tempering Pill Formula —that's medicine. Playing dumb to outmaneuver his opponent, scheming in this gamble—that's strategy. Why didn't you even bother to take a look before eagerly adding Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting?"

"This is fate," Qin Yi smiled. "There is a predetermined order in the Unseen."

Zheng Yunyi pulled out a fan from somewhere, clapped his hands, and said, "Junior Brother Qin's path is not compatible with the arts of music, Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting. If you are truly interested in the Dao, I sincerely suggest that you go and see the Medicine, Divination, Schemes, Calculations Sect. Inter-sect adjustments within the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace are not considered betrayal; they are simply standard practice."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Of course I'll go take a look, but I'll skip the adjustments. I'm very comfortable here."

Zheng Yunyi smiled slightly, "Because Senior Sister Ju is an absolute beauty? If that's the case, Junior Brother is afraid he's miscalculating."

"Oh?" Although that wasn't his purpose, Qin Yi couldn't resist hearing some gossip. "I'd like to hear the details."

"Junior Brother Qin should know that Senior Sister Ju is an unparalleled beauty, surpassing all others in the celestial realm. There are very few Fairy in the entire cultivation world who can compare to her. Do you know what this means?"

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes. "Does that mean there are a lot of flies?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zheng Yunyi and thought to himself, "You're not one of them, are you?"

Zheng Yunyi seemed to guess what he was thinking and shook his head with a smile, "Junior Brother Qin is wrong. Cultivation is about seeing through appearances. No matter how beautiful one's appearance is, to a cultivator, one is nothing but a skeleton. This is especially true in our Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, because the vast majority of people in the Immortal Palace are obsessed with a certain path. Their interest in women is probably less than that of a cup of wine, a pill, or a gamble. It's the same for me."

Qin Yi nodded vigorously. "Women are nowhere near as fun as games!"

"But!" Zheng Yunyi slapped his fan, "The Fragrant Garden Flowers is full of blooming flowers, but which one can compare to Ju Yunxiu? Countless men who love beauty have come one after another to Seeking marriage, and many of them are very sincere, saying that if they could marry Yunxiu, they would be willing to kneel before her every day just to see her beautiful face, and that would be enough for their lives. There are also those who want to become disciples of the mountain sect, hoping to be close to her. Their sincerity is as great as yours, Junior Brother."

"And the result?"

"In the end, no matter what methods they tried, they were all beaten black and blue and thrown down the mountain. Those who wanted to become disciples were also deemed unsuitable and were all expelled." Zheng Yunyi concluded, "In the past few decades, no one has gone to embarrass themselves anymore."

Qin Yi smiled slightly, "So instead, they go around being sarcastic, saying that he's just a fool who can only play the Zither and Painting, or that he can only sleep like a pig."

Zheng Yunyi laughed heartily, "That's just how people's hearts are."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "Then why doesn't Senior Sister like any of them? Are they all too weak?"

Zheng Yunyi shook his head. "You forgot one thing. Ju Yunxiu herself feels that men don't find the kind of spiritual practice that's as fun as playing the zither or reading books."

Qin Yi paused for a moment, then chuckled. It seemed that way; she'd rather go to sleep than waste her free time, and perhaps bullying Qing Cha would be more fun.

Zheng Yunyi smiled and asked, "Junior Brother, would you like to try again?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Senior Brother, you're not telling me all this because you want to try it yourself, are you?"

"You seem to have misunderstood the cause and effect. I didn't come to you to talk about this kind of men-women topic. You're the one who asked me for details." Zheng Yunyi said irritably, "I came to you because your performance today suited my taste, and I wanted to recruit you into my sect. You don't appreciate my good intentions."

Qin Yi smiled slightly, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother, but I still think this place has a pleasant scenery that I like, so I won't change locations."

"Blinded by lust, how pathetic and lamentable." Zheng Yunyi shook his head and left. "If you change your mind later, feel free to come to me."

With that, he harnessed the light of his sword and vanished in an instant.

This guy actually flew on a sword, what a show-off! Qin Yi looked up and watched his figure disappear, a smile still playing on his lips.

If it's a calculated strategy, would they use such painstaking persuasion to recruit people into their sect?

He must be hiding something deep inside. We can't see it now, but we'll find out later.

Qin Yi stretched and turned back to his cave abode: "Qingfeng Mingyue, close the cave. I'm going into seclusion for three days."

The cave abode suddenly shut.

Within the secluded cave, amidst the floating Spiritual Qi, Liusu's voice came, word by word. "That is the Soul Solidifying Flower. Whether I can have a stable soul body to rely on depends on it."

Qin Yi's eyes widened.

Compared to watching porters leave porters, no woman, scheme, or gamble is as interesting as porters.