"Since the sect master hasn't returned, you can stay at Little Bamboo Peak for the time being. However, you absolutely must not enter the back courtyard, or I'll break your legs. I'll come teach you at this time every day, but you must not spread this around either. Understand?"
Shuiyue warned him with her eyes.
Jiang Siming stopped, turned around, and smiled at Shuiyue. "I'll remember that."
"Once the sect master returns, you'll leave immediately. Hmph."
After leaving him with those words, Shuiyue walked away.
After watching her leave, Jiang Siming returned to Moon Gazing Platform, sat down cross-legged, and seriously began cultivating.
Meanwhile, Shuiyue came back secretly to check on him. Only after seeing that Jiang Siming was truly cultivating did she leave with peace of mind.
The moment she left, Jiang Siming lay down on the stone platform, looking smug.
Although he couldn't sense Shuiyue's movements at all right now, he had a cheat on his side.
Xiao Xian had already secretly taken up sentry duty for him.
After Shuiyue returned to Little Bamboo Peak, Zhao Ling immediately questioned her about Jiang Siming. Shuiyue told her that Jiang Siming was already fine.
However, she forbade Zhao Ling from visiting Jiang Siming so late at night. Zhao Ling was somewhat worried, but when she recalled that her master had said Jiang Siming would be staying at Little Bamboo Peak for several days, she felt reassured and returned to sleep.
Late that night, all the female disciples in Little Bamboo Peak's back courtyard had gone to sleep.
A little butterfly flew into the back courtyard and secretly slipped into the bedrooms of every female disciple. After searching several rooms, it finally found the one it was looking for.
The little butterfly tossed a leaf onto Zhao Ling's face, then flew