Why was this foolish disciple so slow to catch on?
Hearing Yun Yun's words, Yun Shan frowned.
He could hardly bring up such a matter openly.
That would make him, as her teacher, seem far too improper.
His beloved disciple might even curse him in secret for acting disgracefully at his age.
Yun Shan knew his disciple's temperament well.
If he asked her to take the initiative in this matter, she would definitely refuse without hesitation.
This had to be done slowly, step by step, until it came naturally.
After pondering for a moment, Yun Shan finally said, "Yun Yun, ordinary methods of winning someone over will definitely be useless against an expert like Boss Ye. You must use an unconventional approach for it to work."
"An unconventional approach?"
Yun Yun's beautiful eyes filled with confusion. "What kind of unconventional approach?"
"An expert like Boss Ye possesses heaven-defying strength and countless treasures. In my opinion, he only opened this so-called shop to amuse himself in the mortal world."
Yun Shan slowly voiced his opinion.
"Therefore, vulgar things like treasures, wealth, cultivation methods, and combat skills certainly cannot move him."
Yun Shan instructed Yun Yun, "For someone like him, there is only one way to gain his favor."
Curiosity appeared in Yun Yun's eyes. "What way?"
Yun Shan looked at Yun Yun and slowly uttered two words. "Sincerity."
"Sincerity?"
Yun Yun was still deeply puzzled.
A hint of helplessness flashed through Yun Shan's eyes as he said, "How about this? Just follow your master's instructions."
"Later, send someone to the Back Mountain to catch a Cloud-Colored Chicken and make some chicken soup. Deliver it to Boss Ye tonight, and tell him it is a specialty of our Misty Cloud Sect that we specially prepared for him to taste," Yun Shan advised.
"Make chicken soup?"
Yun Yun froze for a moment. Then embarrassment appeared on her pretty face. "Um... Master, your disciple does not know how..."
She had never cooked before. How could she know how to make chicken soup?
"If you cannot make it, find someone who can. When the time comes, just say you made it yourself. Boss Ye will not know anyway," Yun Shan said bluntly.
"Master, would that not be inappropriate?"
Hearing this, hesitation appeared on Yun Yun's face, and she felt somewhat confused.
Her master had just said they needed to show sincerity, yet now he wanted to deceive Boss Ye. Was this sincerity?
"What is inappropriate about it?"
Yun Shan glared at Yun Yun, inwardly sighing that his disciple was good in every way except that she was far too honest.
Since ancient times, schemes had won people's hearts. Yun Shan considered himself deeply versed in such ways.
Back then, he had relied on all sorts of schemes to win his own master's favor, thereby smoothly ascending to the position of Misty Cloud Sect Master.
These days, people's hearts were too complicated. Without a few tricks, it was impossible to get anywhere.
Take what happened this morning, for example. If he had not outmaneuvered the Great Elder and the others, was he supposed to obediently line up at the back as well?
Unfortunately, his disciple would never learn such tricks. So even though she had become the Misty Cloud Sect Master, she was still completely controlled by her subordinates.
"The method I taught you is absolutely correct. Just do as I say." Thinking this, Yun Shan looked at Yun Yun with some disappointment.
Seeing her master insist, Yun Yun could only nod helplessly. "Yes, Master."
"Remember, in order to show our sincerity, you should bathe, change clothes, and dress up properly before delivering the chicken soup. That will better demonstrate our sincerity," Yun Shan reminded her.
Yun Yun frowned, feeling somewhat unwilling. She had never liked dressing up and usually went out barefaced. But seeing Yun Shan's solemn expression, she did not dare disobey her master's orders and obediently agreed.
Only after seeing Yun Yun agree did Yun Shan nod in satisfaction, a faint smile appearing on his face.
He was quite confident in his disciple's beauty. Even when she went out barefaced, she was enough to leave people amazed.
Had Gu He not secretly fallen in love with his precious disciple?
Even that mysterious Boss Ye had been no exception, staring at her in a daze.
If she dressed up properly, her charm would naturally become even more dazzling.
Yun Shan secretly felt pleased with himself. He refused to believe Boss Ye would still be able to restrain himself.
At that moment, Nalan Yanran's eyes lit up. She cried out, "Master, I want to go with you tonight."
Thinking of the Instant Noodles she had eaten during the day, Nalan Yanran still felt unsatisfied.
If she went over tonight, perhaps she could mooch another cup of Instant Noodles?
Moreover, she also wanted to build a good relationship with Boss Ye.
It would be best if she could get some contact information.
After all, Boss Ye had said that he would only stay here for three days.
In other words, after tomorrow, Boss Ye would leave.
Without any contact information, how would she find him to open Jars in the future?
"What are you, a little girl, going there for?"
"You are not allowed to go."
Yun Shan frowned upon hearing this.
Yun Shan thought that Boss Ye clearly liked women of his disciple's type.
He would certainly have no interest in a little girl like Nalan Yanran.
He had finally created a chance for the two of them to be alone. If this little girl Yanran went along, would she not ruin the mood?
Nalan Yanran was somewhat disappointed and aggrieved. What did this have to do with her being a little girl?
However, seeing Yun Shan's stern expression, she felt a little afraid and could only obediently nod. She felt regretful that she would not be able to mooch Boss Ye's Instant Noodles tonight.
"Yun Yun, go get busy."
"Remember to bring a jar of good wine. Go to the sect treasury and bring the Hundred Spirit Medicinal Wine I stored away years ago. Boss Ye should like it."
Yun Shan instructed Yun Yun.
That Hundred Spirit Medicinal Wine had been stored in the treasury more than a decade ago. It had been brewed with over a dozen precious medicinal ingredients, and its medicinal potency was extremely strong. For the sake of making his plan succeed today, he reluctantly took it out.
Yun Yun nodded, then slowly left the main hall.
Inside the pavilion, Ye Yun sat quietly in meditation, like an old monk in deep concentration.
A sharp and domineering sword intent radiated from his body.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Ye Yun finally opened his eyes slowly. A faint glint of sword light flashed through his dark pupils.
"The Ghost-Slaying True Art and the Myriad Sword Art truly deserve to be top-tier sword arts from Zhu Xian. Their power is indeed extraordinary."
Recalling the contents in his mind, Ye Yun's lips curled upward slightly. Excitement showed on his face as he silently praised them.
By now, he had mastered three sword arts: the God Elephant Prison-Suppressing Force, the Ghost-Slaying Sword Art, and the Myriad Sword Art. All three could be unleashed through the Dragon Slaying Sword.
These were currently his strongest offensive methods.
After opening all the Jars, Ye Yun took out a cup of Instant Noodles from the System Space. He planned to have a simple late-night snack before continuing his cultivation.
"Boss Ye, are you asleep?"
"I made some chicken soup. Would Boss Ye do me the honor of accepting it?"
Just then, Ye Yun suddenly heard a voice from outside.
Yun Yun?
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