Son of Fortune

Winning a girl's favor was never difficult. As long as you catered to her interests and did not bore her, you could achieve your goal in minutes.

"Sure."

Qin Yi continued guiding her hands as she practiced the first move, Bring in the Wine.

Every time she completed a thrust and returned to her starting position, Gu Yiyi felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration and pleasure.

At first, she could not relax, afraid Senior Brother Hua would see her being so close to another young man. But after the second time, she seemed to have completely forgotten Senior Brother Hua existed.

"What a fun sword technique! Qin Yi, Qin Yi, again."

After he guided her hands ten times, the sword-shadow imprint of [Green Lotus Sword Song] was temporarily copied onto Gu Yiyi.

At this point, she could finally leave Qin Yi's guidance and perform the first move, Bring in the Wine, on her own.

After those ten times, although Qin Yi was no longer guiding her hands, being able to perform Bring in the Wine by herself still gave her an incomparable sense of pride and accomplishment.

"I did it, I did it! Qin Yi, did you see?"

"Yes, Junior Sister Yiyi's comprehension truly is astonishing. Remarkable."

Gu Yiyi was beside herself with joy, a proud smile on her face.

Now, she no longer corrected or disputed Qin Yi's constant use of "Junior Sister," as though she had gradually accepted it in her heart.

Meanwhile, the man and woman practicing together on the training grounds also stopped and walked over together.

The woman wore a long aqua-blue dress, ethereal as an immortal, untouched by mortal dust.

Her tall, graceful figure complemented her long aqua-blue dress. As she walked, the curves occasionally revealed all displayed her stunning, peerless elegance.

Since she and Gu Yiyi were paternal cousins, the two girls also bore a fifty- to sixty-percent resemblance to each other.

As for their personalities, however, just a first glance gave the impression that Gu Yiyi was the lively, adorable type.

Gu Qingshuang, on the other hand, was the gentle, intellectual type.

As for the man beside her, Hua Yunfeng, he was probably 185 centimeters tall and quite handsome.

He was indeed worthy of being the object of Gu Yiyi's secret affection.

At that moment, his brows were slightly furrowed, as though he was very displeased with how Qin Yi had just held Gu Yiyi around the waist so intimately.

"Yiyi, who is he?" The man's first words upon approaching were a wary inquiry about Qin Yi's identity and background.

After her delight, Gu Yiyi finally came back to her senses. Facing the question from her secret crush, she smiled. "Senior Brother Hua."

"Why have I never seen him before?" Hua Yunfeng asked.

Gu Yiyi said, "Him? He's my father's new disciple, Qin Yi. Qin Yi, hurry and greet them. This is Senior Brother Hua Yunfeng, and this is my cousin Gu Qingshuang. You should call her Senior Sister."

Qin Yi did not adopt a humble posture and pay his respects to each of them. He merely cupped his hands as a greeting.

Since Gu Qingshuang was Gu Yiyi's older cousin, calling her Senior Sister would have been fine.

But although Hua Yunfeng also belonged to the Famous Sword Sect, he was not from Emerald Bamboo Peak. In Qin Yi's eyes, he did not deserve to be called Senior Brother.

"Seventh Martial Uncle's new disciple? Why haven't I heard about this? What's his background?"

Hua Yunfeng stared at Qin Yi, his penetrating gaze seeming intent on seeing right through him.

Yet Qin Yi laughed when he heard this.

You haven't heard?

Does Emerald Bamboo Peak need to notify you in advance before taking in a disciple?

Seventh Elder Gu Yanshan has already accepted me as a disciple, yet you're still asking about my background.

This was clearly an attempt to put him in his place.

Naturally, Qin Yi would not indulge him. The more he faced a situation like this, the more forcefully he needed to present himself.

He needed to establish an image in Gu Yiyi's heart, and even Gu Qingshuang's, that was no weaker than Hua Yunfeng's.

Even if his current strength fell short of Hua Yunfeng's, at least in backbone and temperament, he absolutely could not act like a weakling, meekly agreeing to everything.

Qin Yi suddenly said, "Junior Sister Yiyi, is this fellow also from Emerald Bamboo Peak?"

Gu Yiyi did not pick up on the smell of gunpowder between the two men. "Senior Brother Hua is Second Martial Uncle's disciple. Second Martial Uncle is on Osmanthus Cloud Peak."

Qin Yi nodded. "So he's from Osmanthus Cloud Peak. People from Osmanthus Cloud Peak certainly have long arms, reaching all the way into Emerald Bamboo Peak's affairs. How laughable."

As soon as those words left his mouth, Hua Yunfeng's eyes turned sharp as blades and suddenly narrowed. "What did you say?"

Only then did Gu Yiyi sense something was wrong. She hurriedly tugged at Qin Yi. "Qin Yi, what nonsense are you saying?"

Qin Yi spread his hands. "I haven't said anything wrong. Master's willingness to accept me as his disciple means he approves of everything about me. Yet this fellow questions my background the very first time we meet. That's not just meddling, it's also showing disrespect for his elders."

Questioning Gu Yanshan's acceptance of a disciple naturally counted as disrespecting his elders.

Hua Yunfeng's face stiffened. Provoked by Qin Yi's barbs, he had wanted to lash out, but in front of the two girls, he ultimately restrained himself.

Besides, perhaps seeing that Qin Yi was merely a new disciple, he felt that someone of his standing ought not to quibble with a newcomer.

Thus, he said mildly, "Yiyi, as the saying goes, stay near vermilion and you'll turn red; stay near ink and you'll turn black. Practicing swordplay with others is fine, but don't practice with just any riffraff. Some people may have ulterior motives."

The target of these words was already perfectly clear.

It practically amounted to a personal attack, saying that Qin Yi had ulterior motives.

Although Qin Yi did indeed have ulterior motives, through the system, he suddenly saw that a droplet-shaped status description had also appeared above Hua Yunfeng's head.

[Jealousy: 30!] (Displeased after seeing Gu Yiyi being held around the waist)

This system was rather interesting. He could see affection above women's heads, and above men's heads, he could actually see jealousy.

Hua Yunfeng was jealous!

But Hua Yunfeng clearly had his official girlfriend beside him, yet he was jealous over his girlfriend's younger cousin?

He was clearly eating from his bowl while eyeing the pot. Pah, scumbag.

When Qin Yi examined the droplet-shaped status description closely, he also saw a description of Hua Yunfeng's fate beneath it: [Son of Fortune, destined to soar to the heavens].

So this fellow is actually a Son of Fortune. No wonder he was at the ninth layer of Qi Refining from the start.

It was even less surprising, then, that while he had Gu Qingshuang, he had also won the secret affection of her younger cousin, Gu Yiyi.

As a Son of Fortune, in a typical story, he would take both beautiful cousins like these into his harem.

Pah, scumbag.

After cursing him inwardly, Qin Yi despised the fellow even more.

After saying his piece, Hua Yunfeng nodded to Gu Qingshuang beside him, then took flight on his sword first, disappearing like a shooting star.

Gu Qingshuang was a step slower and said to Gu Yiyi, "Yiyi, I'll be going now."

After speaking to Gu Yiyi, she also gave Qin Yi a polite nod.

Qin Yi looked toward her and suddenly noticed that the status droplet above her head actually showed Affection +5.

(Reason for affection: Almost every new disciple of the Famous Sword Sect acted meek and submissive upon meeting Hua Yunfeng, bowing and scraping. Because the host was different from the others, she regarded him in a slightly different light.)

That works too?

Qin Yi had not expected that, like an idly planted willow taking root, he would accidentally gain some of Gu Qingshuang's affection.

Although five points of affection was not much, at least this first impression was not bad.