Do You Want It?

Seeing that Peng Shulan had come alone, Yin Yunze quickly came up with a guess.

It's estimated that we won't see Xu Hanxian today.

It seems that the incident last night was too big for Xu Hanxian last night and still can't resolve it. Therefore, he had no choice but to send Peng Shulan over to inform Yin Yunze.

If it were any other deity, even if Xu Hanxian was truly acting in the public interest, this would still be considered negligence, enough for them to secretly hold a grudge.

But Yin Yunze was still quite reasonable; after all, Xu Hanxian was cleaning up her mess.

Seeing Peng Shulan striding towards him carrying a package, Yin Yunze suddenly felt like playing a joke on him. And as this joking thought arose, Yin Yunze immediately came up with a new plan.

With a thought, Yin Yunze focused his Divine Sense on Zhang Yufei and whispered, "Your senior brother is here. Go to the village entrance and keep watch. Give him a good welcome and let him see how you've changed. Oh, and don't hurt him!"

After instructing Zhang Yufei, Yin Yunze then found Sun Qin: "Sun Qin, come to the back hall, I need to speak with you."

The two naturally obeyed Yin Yunze's orders strictly.

As Zhang Yufei arrived at the village entrance to wait for Peng Shulan, Sun Qin put down her work and went to the back hall.

Looking at Yin Yunze, Sun Qin greeted him in a low voice, "Lord Yi Yun, I wonder—"

Since the fellow disciples had already made contact, Yin Yunze pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit down and wait."

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, Sun Qin shook her head repeatedly and said, "How could I possibly sit in front of Lord Yi Yun? I'll just stand."

"----Okay, fine."

Hearing Sun Qin say this, Yin Yunze didn't say anything more.

As Yin Yunze's status rises, even intelligent mortals like Sun Qin will consciously place their own status in a position they feel is more appropriate.

Putting everything else aside, Yin Yunze had already noticed that even with her permission, apart from Sun Qin and Zhao Wan, the other young witches had quietly changed their address for her from "Lord Yi Yun" to the more distant "Your Majesty."

Yin Yunze could only silently let it go.

Yin Yunze wasn't the kind of fool who thought that forcing others to keep things the way they were was being kind to them; he was just indulging in self-delusion.

Feeling that someone has changed is a loss of self, but forcing them not to change and turning them into a decorative vase is also a loss of self, isn't it?

Therefore, as long as it's not going in a bad direction, Yin Yunze generally won't interfere with these details.

With his eyes closed, Yin Yunze focused his attention on the scene, quietly observing the infighting between his fellow disciples.

"Senior brother, it's been a long time! How have you been?"

Although she was already a master of the Innate Realm, Zhang Yufei still bowed respectfully to Peng Shulan.

Even disregarding the fact that Zhang Yufei was rescued by Peng Shulan, she wouldn't have had this fortuitous opportunity if Peng Shulan hadn't brought Zhang Yufei here.

Given Zhang Yufei's personality, if it weren't for Yin Yunze's orders...

Aside from regular, serious sparring, she would never lay a hand on Peng Shulan.

"----? Yufei, didn't we just see each other five days ago at the temple's founding ceremony?" Looking at Zhang Yufei, Peng Shulan said as if an adult were dealing with a child, "It's only been a few days, what do you mean by 'long time no see'! Go play somewhere else, don't block the way----"

Hearing Peng Shulan's attitude, Zhang Yufei puffed out her cheeks slightly.

Zhang Yufei gave Peng Shulan a resentful look and said again, "Senior brother, Yufei wants to learn from you!"

"Didn't you just seek my guidance five days ago?" Looking at Zhang Yufei, Peng Shulan sighed helplessly, "Yufei, your talent surpasses mine, and it's only a matter of time before you surpass me. But even after just a few days—"

"Senior brother, you should look at someone with new eyes after three days!" Seeing that she couldn't reason with Peng Shulan, Zhang Yufei stopped wasting words and directly brought up Yin Yunze: "This is Her Majesty's order!"

"Is this the Empress's order?"

Upon hearing Zhang Yufei's words, Peng Shulan immediately became much more serious.

Zhang Yufei would not dare to falsely convey orders, and since it was Yin Yunze's order, Peng Shulan naturally could not take it lightly.

Setting down the bundle he was carrying on the roadside, Peng Shulan assumed a fighting stance and said, "Since that's the case, then I agree. Yufei, let's get started!"

"Senior, be careful!"

After giving a verbal warning, Zhang Yufei immediately activated the Wind God Leg.

The next moment, Zhang Yufei's figure appeared in front of Peng Shulan as if she had teleported.

His toes, raised high, landed steadily just in front of Peng Shulan's neck.

Innate a newly promoted Innate Master is still beyond the capabilities of a third-rate expert like Peng Shulan.

Throughout the entire process, Peng Shulan didn't even have time to react.

"Senior brother, you flatter me!"

With her leg retracted, Zhang Yufei bowed to Peng Shulan and said something, her face revealing a hint of hope for being recognized by her elders.

"What's with the talk of yielding—"

In this situation, Peng Shulan would certainly not be foolish enough to deceive himself by saying it was an accident.

Combined with what Zhang Yufei just said, it was Yin Yunze who sent her.

Zhang Yufei displayed strength far exceeding Peng Shulan's expectations. Furthermore, this was a sparring match intentionally arranged by Yin Yunze.

For a moment, Peng Shulan had a thought that even he found somewhat crazy, "You, have entered the Innate?"

"Yes!" Yin Yunze didn't say anything about keeping it a secret, so Zhang Yufei answered honestly, "Thanks to the Empress's grace, I have entered the Innate Realm today!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yufei's words, Peng Shulan couldn't help but clench her fists.

The Innate Realm is a martial arts level that countless martial arts practitioners dream of achieving.

For a moment, Peng Shulan couldn't help but have all sorts of distracting thoughts.

If Peng Shulan hadn't stayed in the county town but instead came to work under Yin Yunze, wouldn't it be Peng Shulan, not this young girl in front of him, who had entered the Innate Realm?

Such a huge disparity, coupled with intense jealousy, made Peng Shulan look at Zhang Yufei with reddened eyes.

"Senior brother, why are you looking at me like that?" Feeling uneasy under Peng Shulan's gaze, Yufei Zhang Yufei asked, "Did I do something wrong? Should Yufei let you have a few moves first?"

Looking at Zhang Yufei, Peng Shulan remained silent, but simply extended his hand towards her.

Seeing Peng Shulan's hand reaching towards her head, Zhang Yufei, who was already at the Innate Realm, could easily block or even counterattack. However, at this moment, Zhang Yufei simply closed her eyes tightly, just like an ordinary girl.

The next moment, a hand as large as in her memory landed on Zhang Yufei's head, and then, just as she remembered, forcefully ruffled her hair.

"Yufei, you've become quite capable! Since Her Majesty thinks so highly of you, you must serve Her Majesty even better from now on."

When Zhang Yufei opened her eyes again, she saw Peng Shulan turn around and pick up the package on the ground, smiling as she asked, "So, is there nothing else? Can you take me to see Her Majesty now?"

"Okay!" Zhang Yufei nodded vigorously, her smile returning, and began to lead the way. "Senior brother, please follow me!"

As they walked, Zhang Yufei adjusted her hair, saying sweetly, "And, senior brother, how many times have I told you not to mess up my hair?!"

Looking at Zhang Yufei's petite figure from behind, Peng Shulan's smile faded, and he sighed silently.

As a martial artist, how could Peng Shulan not be envious of Zhang Yufei's opportunities?

But reason told Peng Shulan that Zhang Yufei's entry into the Innate was actually a good thing for him.

Moreover, even if Peng Shulan were insane, he wouldn't do something like killing the witch on Lady Qingnü's territory.

Unexpectedly, the junior sister I traded that extra painting of a beautiful woman for has turned into a phoenix!

Regardless of what she thought in her heart, on the surface, Peng Shulan and Zhang Yufei seemed to have returned to their original senior-junior-sister relationship. In fact, Zhang Yufei was pleasantly surprised to find that Peng Shulan's attitude towards her was no longer the same as how she treated children before!

If before it seemed like an elder treating a child, now it's like a normal older brother treating a younger sister. Although he still speaks in an elder's tone, at least he treats Zhang Yufei as a peer.

As Zhang Yufei led Peng Shulan into the inner hall, the two heard voices of conversation inside.

"Sun Qin, did you remember that?"

Upon entering, Peng Shulan and Zhang Yufei saw Sun Qin kneeling before Yin Yunze and replying, "Lord Yi Yun, I remember!"

Hearing Sun Qin say this, Yin Yunze nodded and then said, "Then, let's circulate our energy!"

Seeing this scene, Peng Shulan and Zhang Yufei waited obediently to the side without Yin Yunze needing to say anything.

Yin Yunze was also very satisfied with this opportunity.

Perfect timing! Yin Yunze was already planning to improve Sun Qin's strength, so Peng Shulan's arrival was a win-win situation.

"Yes!"

After agreeing, Sun Qin somewhat awkwardly began to practice the first level of the Frost Instruction described by Yin Yunze.

Seeing Sun Qin's very awkward movements, Peng Shulan understood what was going on.

However, Peng Shulan couldn't help but shake her head slightly at this.

Based on Peng Shulan's more than 20 years of experience in martial arts, it was not difficult to see that Sun Qin was not only past the age for martial arts training, but also had poor Root Bone, and had already given birth, which had depleted her Essence Blood.

It can be said that no matter how good the master or how Cultivation Method, for Sun Qin, just getting started was still as difficult as trying to catch fish by climbing a tree.

It was at this moment that Peng Shulan realized that Yin Yunze seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

Peng Shulan saw Yin Yunze glance at her with a half-smile, then place his hand on Sun Qin's Baihui acupoint.

The next moment, something happened that surprised Peng Shulan.

An unusual fluctuation of internal energy appeared within Sun Qin's body, which even Peng Shulan, an observer, could sense.

Furthermore, because he could not control this extremely pure icy internal energy, it overflowed out of his body, and even faintly spread white frost on the ground.

For anyone else, even a master, this would already be a sign of internal energy imbalance and Qi Deviation.

However, Sun Qin, a newcomer, seemed unaffected by the situation, simply focusing on gathering her internal energy.

As time went by and Sun Qin gradually became more proficient at the job, her internal energy increased rapidly at an unreasonable pace.

It felt like a long time had passed, yet it also felt like only a few breaths.

Peng Shulan watched as Sun Qin, an ordinary woman whose Essence Blood had been depleted, saw her internal energy fluctuations rise from nothing to surpass his own twenty years of arduous cultivation. Moreover, the momentum showed no signs of slowing down, and she was growing towards an even higher realm.

Of course, because she was too shocked, Peng Shulan did not realize that Yin Yunze was actually using Secret Voice Transmission continuously teach and correct Sun Qin's cultivation.

Peng Shulan only saw that Sun Qin's internal strength cultivation was increasing continuously.

Until, the Postnatal transforms into the Innate ----

If someone had asked Peng Shulan before today how long it would take to enter the Innate Realm,

Peng Shulan would answer that even those with exceptional talent need at least sixty years of arduous practice.

If one lacks natural talent, it's like trying to catch fish by climbing a tree—it's impossible to find the right method.

If you were to ask Peng Shulan, you would know how long it took the shortest time for a master to reach the Innate Realm.

Peng Shulan would answer that the Sword Saint of 130 years only took more than 30 years to enter the Innate at the age of 30.

However, these common-sense notions held by people in the martial arts world have been challenged today.

One hour, just one hour----

Peng Shulan witnessed firsthand how an ordinary, weak woman with no cultivation experience and even numerous physical defects entered the Innate Realm in just one hour.

If it were Zhang Yufei, it would be one thing, but Peng Shulan also knew that her talent surpassed her own.

Moreover, while five days is shocking, it's still not unacceptable.

However, Sun Qin entered the Innate Realm within an hour—

His pupils trembled violently, and Peng Shulan even wondered if he had gone mad to have such a hallucination.

"Too slow." What brought Peng Shulan back to her senses was Yin Yunze's somewhat disdainful words. "It took an hour, Sun Qin, you're too slow!"

"Entering the Innate Realm in an hour is slow? Listen to this! Is this even human language?"

Peng Shulan wanted to complain, but after looking at Yin Yunze's fox ears and nine tails, he fell silent.

After all, aside from her stunning beauty and graceful figure, this Lady Qingnü was indeed quite unlike a human in every way.

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's disdain, Sun Qin lowered her head and admitted her mistake, saying, "I was too foolish! I've troubled Lord Yi Yun!"

As the only man in the inner hall at this moment, and also the weakest of the four, Peng Shulan felt an indescribable sense of frustration.

Along with the frustration came a burning desire.

"Never mind." Yin Yunze looked at Zhang Yufei and said, "Fei'er, come here and take Sun Qin to familiarize herself with her current power."

"Yes!"

After responding, knowing that Yin Yunze had something to say to Peng Shulan, Zhang Yufei obediently led Sun Qin away from the inner hall.

As Zhang Yufei led Sun Qin away, Yin Yunze turned to look at Peng Shulan and smiled, "What do you think?"

"Your Majesty's Divine Ability is unparalleled; this humble servant is in awe!"

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's words, Peng Shulan lowered her head, not wanting Yin Yunze to see the expression of envy and jealousy she was displaying.

Although Peng Shulan was also Yin Yunze's subordinate, he felt that he had not made any great contributions in recent days except for passing on some intelligence.

Peng Shulan even felt that what he had done was far from enough to compensate for those two glass beads worth tens of taels of gold.

Peng Shulan didn't know what Yin Yunze meant by asking that question, but to be on the safe side, Peng Shulan temporarily suppressed her thirst for power.

At that moment, Peng Shulan truly understood what it meant to have an easy time being an official in the capital.

Sun Qin was just an ordinary woman who only managed some trivial matters in her daily life. All the power she had was given to her by Yin Yunze.

Even so, by waiting before Yin Yunze every day and doing all these errands, he was able to obtain this incredible fortuitous opportunity—

Of course, Peng Shulan judged others by his own standards, unaware of this.

What Peng Shulan considered an incredible fortuitous opportunity, Yin Yunze saw as nothing more than a somewhat troublesome, casual act.

So, after shifting to a more comfortable position, Yin Yunze casually asked, "So, do you want it?"