"Doesn't hearing about a woman as devoted as my aunt move you at all?" Zhao Sheng could not help asking when he saw how unmoved Xue Fuyao looked.
"No." Xue Fuyao shook her head honestly. "I'm my master's disciple. Of course I'm on my master's side. Besides, feelings can't be forced. And while your aunt never married, neither did my master. Don't make him sound like a faithless lover."
Zhao Sheng: ...
Seeing him fall silent, Xue Fuyao asked, "What else do you want to say? Get it all out. If there's anything I can't answer, I'll try to ask my master for you when I get back."
As she spoke, she all but had the words "Hurry up and tell me about the Divine Beast" written across her face.
Looking at Xue Fuyao's expression and then thinking of her age, Zhao Sheng felt it was normal for such a young child not to understand. He reached into his robes and took out a sealed envelope. "Then sorry for the trouble, but please deliver this letter to Venerable Spiritwood. Make sure you hand it to him in person."
Xue Fuyao took the letter. She could even smell a faint, delicate fragrance wafting from the envelope.
Then Zhao Sheng dismissed the protective barrier and said, "The last time the Qiming Secret Realm opened, someone from my lineage discovered traces of a Phoenix inside. But he ran out of time and missed it. Now that the Qiming Secret Realm has opened again, I came here for that Divine Beast."
"You want to form a contract with a Divine Beast?" Xue Fuyao asked.
"I wish," Zhao Sheng said. "Even with a Monster Beast, both sides have to agree before a contract can be formed. Otherwise, there's a very high chance of failure, let