Shocked Yun Yun

"Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, the peak of nine terrors, and the meaning is quite auspicious. Why not keep it? Since a python can eventually evolve into a dragon, how about I call you Long Jiu?"

Hm?

Long Jiu?

At this familiar name, Zhang Nian suddenly thought of a stunningly beautiful face from his memories. He immediately shook his head, denying his own words, and spoke up: "Just kidding. Let's call you Cailin instead."

Although there was a suspicion of plagiarizing someone else's name, in this world, whoever claims it first keeps it. Besides, who knows where Xiao Yan is right now? When it comes to names, whoever takes it first owns it.

"Cailin, huh..."

She muttered the name softly, her dark brows drooping slightly. In a place where Zhang Nian could not see, a strange glint flashed through her cold, clear eyes, vanishing as quickly as it appeared. She then beamed a smile and said, "Thank you for the name, Master. Cailin likes it very much~"

This smile was like a spring breeze brushing over the surface of a lake, stirring up ripples that left Zhang Nian's heart fluttering.

[Ding! Medusa's favorability +5, current favorability 80, multiplier 3000]

My god! This is incredible news!

An increased multiplier meant that his strength would grow even more rapidly. Excited, he stood up, ready to leave. Cailin rose to see him off, but Zhang Nian raised a hand to stop her, simply saying: "Rest well. Remember to balance work and leisure; don't push yourself too hard. After all, your master is still here."

"Creak~"

The door was pushed open again. Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, who had been waiting outside, heard the movement and immediately bowed respectfully toward the door: "Master Saint~"

"Hm~"

He nodded and stood with his hands behind his back. He was no longer the "Dou Sheng" from a while ago who lacked real power. With the increase in strength, a powerful sense of self-confidence emerged—this was different from the feeling brought by experience cards. When using those cards, Zhang Nian's only thought was to complete the mission as quickly as possible. After all, he only had two cards, and the system's strict requirements forced him to choose compromise in some matters. But now, it was different.

Although it felt a bit like being heartless after the deed, a three-star Dou Zun could already crush eighty percent of the people on the Dou Qi Continent. If he added the Nanming Li Fire in his possession, Zhang Nian was confident that even low-star Dou Sheng experts would have to meet their end at his hands.

Seeming to recall something, Zhang Nian gave instructions to the two:

"From now on, there is no Queen Medusa in this mountain gate, only Cailin. When I am not in the mountain gate, she is the Sect Master."

This sentence undoubtedly established Cailin's irreplaceable and absolute status in the mountain gate from now on. As Cailin's personal maids, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong's status would naturally rise along with hers.

Their voices filled with joy: "Yes~"

Exchanging a glance, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong smiled very happily. The principle that a servant suffers when their master is humiliated works both ways; beyond their happiness, they became even more respectful.

Zhang Nian saw their little actions clearly but said nothing. It was only human nature. As long as they didn't stir up trouble, he would let them be; after all, they were just a group of pitiful little girls.

Not long after Zhang Nian turned and left, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong peered through the door crack and saw Medusa—no, now they should call her Young Sect Master Cailin—lying on the bed, looking slightly dazed. Recalling what Ya Fei had once said, they gathered their courage and knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

"Enter." Cailin's cold voice came from inside, though even through the chill, one could still detect the joy in her heart.

"Creak~"

As the door was pushed open, the two walked into the room one after the other, bowing to Cailin with faces full of smiles: "That's wonderful! You don't know, but just now outside the door, Master Saint said that whenever he is not in the mountain gate, you are the Sect Master~"

Seeing this, Xiao Qing nodded her little head repeatedly, her eyes sparkling as if she were the one who had been rewarded. She couldn't have been happier: "That's right, that's right! It means that in Master Saint's heart, you are the leader of all disciples—no, perhaps the person with the highest status in this mountain gate besides him."

"Yes, I think in Master Saint's heart, Young Sect Master Cailin is the most important person."

The two spoke one after another, confusing Cailin's heart until she lost even her basic judgment. A flush appeared on her pretty face. This appearance of a young girl with a budding heart was completely inconsistent with the usually cold Cailin.

Looking at each other, they tacitly chose to slip out of the room quietly. This was the best time for feelings to sprout in her heart. If it really happened... at this moment, the two were still thinking about the benefits Ya Fei had mentioned, not realizing a deeper implication: that the current Ya Fei was no longer just the manager, but one of the disciples of the mountain gate's master, Qinglian Saint Zhang Nian.

After leaving Cailin, Zhang Nian turned and headed toward Yun Yun's place. These past few days, the cultivation return notifications for Yun Yun hadn't been frequent; it seemed she was slacking off a bit. This wouldn't do. He couldn't put all the pressure on Cailin, could he? A qualified master must provide a certain amount of motivation for his disciples. And so, Zhang Nian came to Yun Yun's residence, brandishing his little whip—ah, no, his verbal whip.

There was no one in the room, but from the nearby bamboo forest, one could faintly hear the sound of air being torn apart. Immersing his mind and sensing the area, he confirmed it was her and strolled toward the source of the sound.

Above the bamboo forest, where clouds and mist swirled, a woman in green robes held a three-foot-long blade, weaving back and forth like a fairy descending to earth. As the long sword danced, clouds rose and vanished—truly impressive.

"Hm, not bad."

A voice appeared abruptly, interrupting Yun Yun's movements. She looked down and saw that her master had appeared below without her noticing. She immediately flew down and cupped her hands in a salute.

"Master~"

He didn't answer. With a wave of his hand, a ripple in space appeared—such a small trick was as simple as a daily routine for the current Zhang Nian. In the blink of an eye, three scrolls appeared in his palm:

[Earth-tier High-level Dou Technique: Wind Extremity: Annihilation]

[Heaven-tier Low-level Dou Technique: Wind Extremity: Judgment]

[Earth-tier High-level Dou Technique: Cloud-Stepping Shadowless]

"These three Dou Techniques are new versions I refined based on the techniques you demonstrated that day. Of course, you may study them, but you must never pass them on to others."

Without further ado, he left the three scrolls and quietly departed, leaving behind a stunned Yun Yun. In her heart, she had thought Zhang Nian hadn't paid any mind to that matter at all. She picked up one of the scrolls.

"Hiss..."

"My god..."

Earth-tier High-level... Earth-tier High-level... Heaven-tier!!!

It had only been a few days, and it was already Heaven-tier?

Is Master really just a Dou Sheng?

Although Yun Yun didn't know how powerful a Dou Sheng expert was, a Heaven-tier Dou Technique could be considered a legendary existence. Or rather, for someone from a place like the Jia Ma Empire, Heaven-tier Dou Techniques only appeared in recorded texts.

"This is simply..."