Chapter 306

"What do you mean? Am I wrong? Isn't Your Highness my Dao Companion?"

Ye Ruoshui's pretty face flushed crimson, the blush spreading all the way to her ears, but she still tried to remain calm and argued back.

"You..."

Xiao Minghuang was speechless for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "Yes, yes, you're absolutely right!"

Then, she said gently to Su Miaomiao, "Miaomiao, don't be afraid. Even if you look at me a few more times, your sister Ruoshui won't eat you. Be good, raise your head."

At this point, Ye Ruoshui chimed in, "I was just teasing you before, don't take it too seriously."

Upon hearing this, Su Miaomiao hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up her courage and raised her head.

When she looked up and saw Xiao Minghuang's face clearly, she was immediately stunned.

Xiao Minghuang is truly beautiful.

Not only was she stunningly beautiful and captivating, but she also exuded an air of nobility that made her feel ashamed and unable to meet her gaze.

Seeing Su Miaomiao's blank expression, Xiao Minghuang chuckled and said, "What's wrong, are you dumbfounded?"

"No... no, the princess is too beautiful... I'm not worthy..."

She stopped mid-sentence, quickly adding, "No, I meant, the princess is very beautiful; I'm nowhere near as beautiful as her..."

"Yes, I understand."

Xiao Minghuang reached out and gently patted her head, interrupting her.

"Oh."

Su Miaomiao obediently responded, feeling the soft touch on her head, and her heart was filled with ripples.

Before leaving the Su family, the patriarch had a conversation with her.

"Princess Xiao is exceptionally talented and will surely become an immortal in the future. She has a fondness for beautiful women, so if you have the chance, you must not let it slip by; this is an incredible opportunity!"

Her ancestor's words still echoed in her ears; she couldn't forget them.

However, there was another person watching her intently, making her hesitant to make any rash moves.

"Alright."

Ye Ruoshui stepped forward, separated the two, and stood in front of Xiao Minghuang, saying righteously and sternly:

"Your Highness, Miao Miao has only recently recovered, and her cultivation has not yet gotten on track. How about I guide her through the basics?"

As she spoke, her aura suddenly changed, and the Saint Dao Law condensed, making the surrounding air seem to scorch, as if it could reflect the immortal sun in the distant starry sky. Her whole body was radiating golden flames, exuding an aura of supreme yang and heat.

400. System update, causal compensation

Xiao Minghuang was all too familiar with this aura; it was none other than the Primordial Sun Power.

"Your Highness, I have already entered the second level of the Saint Realm. Teaching Miaomiao to Drawing Qi into the Body should be a piece of cake!"

Ye Ruoshui said with a smile.

"No!"

Xiao Minghuang resolutely refused.

"Why?"

Ye Ruoshui was very puzzled.

"You've just broken through, so you should focus on consolidating your current level and avoid getting distracted."

Xiao Minghuang spoke with righteous indignation and stern words.

Seeing her serious demeanor, Ye Ruoshui had no choice but to abandon the idea. After all, Xiao Minghuang was right; she had just broken through and needed time to consolidate her realm.

However, she was still worried about Su Miaomiao.

After all, she knew her prince's temperament all too well. If she let Su Miaomiao stay by his side, it wouldn't be long before she was no longer able to get rid of him.

Immediately, Ye Ruoshui's gaze shifted and landed on Xu Xiuer, who was standing to the side.

"Your Highness, perhaps we could have Xiu'er teach Xiu'er first?"

Before Xu Xiuer could answer, Xiao Minghuang refused on her behalf.

"No, Xiu'er's eyes haven't healed yet, so she can't teach Miao Miao."

As for Luo Qianhua, she is even less suitable.

At this point, Ye Ruoshui was unable to find a suitable mentor for Su Miaomiao and could only temporarily appoint Xiao Minghuang as the new mentor.

However, still somewhat uneasy, she leaned close to Xiao Minghuang's ear and whispered, "Your Highness, Miaomiao is still a young girl, you mustn't..."

"What do you not want?"

Xiao Minghuang asked in confusion.

Seeing that she was pretending to be stupid, Ye Ruoshui didn't want to explain in detail in front of everyone.

"Miaomiao, before returning to the Holy Academy, you should cultivate with His Highness."

Ye Ruoshui said to Su Miaomiao.

"Okay, sure."

Upon hearing this arrangement, Su Miaomiao's face immediately lit up with joy.

Then, she bowed to Xiao Minghuang to express her gratitude, "I look forward to your guidance from now on Princess Your Highness!"

Xiao Minghuang reached out and helped her up, saying gently, "Miaomiao, you don't need to be so reserved. Just treat me as your older sister."

Su Miaomiao hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Then... Princess Sister!"

"Um."

Xiao Minghuang replied with a smile.

Seeing their harmonious sisterly demeanor, Ye Ruoshui pursed her lips and stepped aside to stand beside Xu Xiuer.

"Xiu'er, during the days I was away, did anything special happen? Or did anyone special appear?"

Xu Xiuer frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head.

No, I don't think so.

Luo Qianhua had known them before, so she shouldn't be considered a particularly special person.

"I need to go into seclusion for a while. During this time, please keep an eye on Su Miaomiao for me. I have a feeling that this little girl has ulterior motives towards Your Highness."

Ye Ruoshui looked at Su Miaomiao and said in a low voice.

"That's no problem," Xu Xiuer replied, then asked, "But wasn't she the one you brought with you?"

Ye Ruoshui explained, "Before setting off, Ancestor Su entrusted her to me, asking me to help bring her to the Holy Academy. At the time, I didn't think too much about it and just agreed."

After all, her sacred treasure, the Great Sun Radiance Pearl, was a gift from Ancestor Su. How could she refuse such a small matter?

However, it now seems that bringing Su Miaomiao along was undoubtedly like inviting a wolf into the house.

Ye Ruoshui glanced across the deck but didn't spot Luo Qianhua.

"Strange, isn't Alliance Leader Luo always clinging to His Highness? Why haven't we seen her?"

"She sustained some injuries in the ancient tomb and is recovering."

Xu Xiuer explained briefly.

"Injured?" Ye Ruoshui's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked, "Is the injury serious?"

"It's nothing serious."

"That's good."

Although she disliked Luo Qianhua always hanging around in front of His Highness, she didn't hate her to the core.

After some pleasantries, everyone...

Xiao Minghuang helped Ye Ruoshui and Su Miaomiao settle down.

After everyone had rested, Xiao Minghuang returned to her room.

She planned to recall the key points to pay attention to when starting a cultivation journey, find a few introductory cultivation techniques, and then find an opportunity to guide Su Miaomiao in Drawing Qi into the Body.

However, just as she calmed down, a cold, electronic voice suddenly rang in her mind.

[Bite!]

Hearing that long-lost voice, Xiao Minghuang's spirits immediately lifted.

[Dear host, after a lengthy maintenance period, the system functions have been iterated and are now available for your review!]

Next, a long string of information surfaced in her mind.

After examining the situation, Xiao Minghuang roughly understood.

The system has been updated and maintained, fixing the previous flaw that allowed users to give things away and then take them back.

Now, if she takes back the items she gave away, the system's compensation will also be canceled.

However, the gifting mechanism has also changed accordingly.

There are two scenarios.

Firstly, as before, any opportunity she personally gives away will have its compensation cancelled once it is taken back. This is referred to as a direct return of the gifted compensation.

However, perhaps to compensate for this deficiency, a second return mechanism has emerged, called causal relationship compensation return.

In other words, if her contractors gain some opportunity because of her, she will also receive a certain reward.

The rewards and opportunities themselves are related to the extent to which she plays a role in the contractor obtaining those opportunities.

For example, she gave the Great Sun Radiance Pearl to Ye Ruoshui and received full compensation.

However, after the system update, she no longer needs to be involved. She can directly give the treasure to Ye Ruoshui without her having to give it to her personally; as long as there is a causal relationship, it will suffice.

However, if Ye Ruoshui obtained the opportunity on her own, she would not receive any compensation.

"From this perspective, it's just another avenue for compensation; it won't have a significant impact on me."

Xiao Minghuang thought to herself.

Furthermore, causal relationships only apply to the contracting parties and not to other non-contracting parties.

"After advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, I unlocked a new contractor slot and formed a contract with Xu Xiuer. Advancing to the King Realm granted me another contractor slot, as well as an opportunity gifted by the Void..."

She had already decided on this person; she would give it to Luo Qianhua.

However, Luo Qianhua and Luo Qianrui are currently sharing a body. If they were to be bound together now, it's uncertain whether any problems might arise.

"System, if my contract partner is a body with two souls, does that mean I've contracted with one person or two people?"

When she asked the question, the system seemed to have never considered it before, remaining silent for a long time before giving an answer.

[Ding! Given the unique nature of the question posed by the host, such as the person the host contracts with possesses two souls, it is possible to contract with both souls simultaneously. However, this effect can only be applied once.]

Upon hearing this, her eyes brightened slightly.

"If that's the case, then we've saved one spot."

After she advanced to the Saint Realm, the system granted her new rewards.

Perhaps due to the improvement in his cultivation level, he was granted two contractor slots at once, as well as two opportunities gifted by the void.

401. Spacetime Unity

"I've already used the Void Gift opportunity, which comes with the Contractor slot and the Void Gift opportunity granted upon advancing to the King Realm."

"Two spots and two opportunities were given for advancing to the Saint Realm, but neither has been used."

"All things considered, I now have three spots left, plus two more opportunities to be gifted by the void."

Xiao Minghuang pondered to herself.

According to her plan, one of the spots would definitely be given to the Luo Sisters.

She hasn't decided yet about the remaining two spots.

"Never mind, let's keep it for now and talk about it later."