Xu Yi said, "If the instructor weren't so breathtakingly beautiful, making people forget the mundane world at first sight, lose their hearts at second sight, and think only of themselves at third, I wouldn't have behaved so disgracefully. As the saying goes: Clouds long to be her gown, flowers to be her face; spring breeze brushes the railing, dew on flowers rich and bright. If not seen atop the Jade Mountains, she must be met beneath the moon on the Jade Terrace. The instructor is like a celestial maiden descended from the Ninth Heaven. To expect us ordinary mortals to see her and feel no stirring in our hearts is asking far too much."
The uproar across the hall stopped dead. Countless male cultivators gaped in astonishment. Chu Yi was so furious his eyes rolled back: Could someone really be this shameless? If I had a tongue like that, would I still be single, unable to find a suitable partner?
Yi Bingwei was stunned. Though she was annoyed by his silver tongue, she had to admit that what he said made some sense. So excessive beauty was a sin too? Fine, fine. She'd let him off. Plenty of people had praised her beauty, but this man had come up with something original, and the poem was genuinely good.
Wait! Yi Bingwei stared at Xu Yi. "What's your name?" Xu Yi let out a long breath and clasped his fists. "Xu Yi, at your service." Yi Bingwei nodded. "I knew it. Only the Empty Guest could have such a silver tongue. Fine, go sit down and listen attentively."
With a thump, Chu Yi fell to the ground. His heart was about to crumble into dust. *Why? Why does this guy get away with it? What did I do wrong to deserve