It had only been a joke, but who knew this fox enchantress would let her eyes shimmer and smile so sweetly as she said:
“Ruo it were Brother Jiang taking advantage of me, I'd gladly let you.”
"Uh..."
Those words left Jiang Yang speechless, utterly at a loss.
"Heehee, I was only joking too."
Ying Huang changed tack, circling back to say:
"But then again, without attaining the Purple Mansion or possessing divine powers, what right do we have to rank ourselves by the lineage register? Since we belong to the same Dao lineage, we can simply treat each other as fellow Daoists."
That was true. Unless Rain Xiang Mountain's disciples attained divine powers or became the master of a peak, they could neither enter the register nor receive a Daoist name.
His master Xuan Guang, for instance, had originally been named Yi Yuanguang. According to the register, his generation used "Xuan," placing him in the same generation as Xuan Di, Xuan Xi, and Xuan Yi.
He had heard that the generation above used "Li," while the one below used "Zhi." Jiang Yang's senior brother Zhi Yu and Zang Yu's master Zhi Qiu belonged to that same generation.
Amid her silver-bell laughter, Jiang Yang had already grown somewhat numb to being tugged back and forth by her. He merely nodded and said:
"As you say, Ying Huang."
Seeing this, Ying Huang patted her chest in satisfaction, then turned toward Yun Zhen in her seat.
Yun Zhen naturally understood and smiled at Jiang Yang with her little face.
"Well, besides catching up, I asked you here this time because there's another fine opportunity for you."
"Oh?"
Something stirred in Jiang Yang's heart. He looked up at her and replied:
"What sort of opportunity?"
Even as he asked, Jiang Yang already had